tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post4930158524192965631..comments2023-05-17T05:51:40.714-04:00Comments on Coffee, Cookies and Chili Peppers: Challenges for 2014Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-12351427515575593052014-01-21T12:35:32.735-05:002014-01-21T12:35:32.735-05:00Some very interesting choices here, you should hav...Some very interesting choices here, you should have a lot of fun with this. I would have thought you'd have read <i>The Mists of Avalon</i> ages ago, so I look forward to hearing your take on it. I also hope to hear how you like <i>Warchild</i> and <i>The Snow Queen</i>, since Kristen's reviews have made me want to read them. I've wanted to read some other series by Carol Berg, but the one that begins with <i>Transformation</i> hasn't yet called my name, so I'm curious to hear what you think. And I'm strangely gratified to see <i>Daughter of the Blood</i> and <i>Kushiel's Dart</i> listed here. Incidentally, there's a book that's part of Anne Bishop's series, <i>The Invisible Ring</i>, that was published after the initial trilogy but which is actually a prequel to it, so you may opt to begin with that one, if you can fit another in. Not to worry if you can't, I believe many people have happily read the series first and then gone back to the prequel.<br /><br />And just for fun, I'll mention that one title on your list is a book that I had to grit my teeth in order to finish, and I have since rid myself of my copy (which is something I almost never do). But of course, I'm not going to tell you which one it is!<br /><br />Isn't it too bad there isn't a "Fantasy Mistressworks" subheading in the "Masterworks Challenge"?<br /><br />Enjoy your challenges!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-47762135891501211232014-01-19T16:41:48.067-05:002014-01-19T16:41:48.067-05:00The recommendations that I have already read from ...The recommendations that I have already read from your event have been excellent, so I am happy to try some more. I just wish I had more time!<br /><br />I know that series often start slowly, but I will take that chance and keep it in mind as I read. Some of these authors are really prolific, so I have to assume that they are doing something right! :)Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-78554443481597802482014-01-18T17:27:28.629-05:002014-01-18T17:27:28.629-05:00There are some really good books on your lists! Wa...There are some really good books on your lists! Warchild and Transformation are both excellent and I found both of them really easy to pick up and wanting to keep reading right from the beginning. I've enjoyed the others I've read that are on these lists as well, though a couple of them are series starters that aren't as good as later books in the series. Hope you find some books you love from these lists!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com