Title: Dead Man's Deal
Author: Jocelynn Drake
Publisher: HARPER Voyage
Series: Asylum Tales, Bk 2
ISBN: 9780062117885
Length: 371
Obtained: Library copy
Why this book?:
It is the second in a series. I enjoyed the first. I was in the mood for some fantasy.
Comments:
I really like Gage's character. He's a good guy with power (restrained though it may be) and morals. A good combination to have. He has loyal friends and is loyal and protective in return.
This story also brought in more of Gage's family, which was an interesting twist as normally a wizard wouldn't see their family after leaving as a young child. This gives some additional insight into Gage's character.
Of course he does get into his scrapes. I mean, the book begins with Gage needing to get out of a sticky situation. A situation that has resulted from actions taken in the first book. And I have to say the largest impression made on me by this book is how it ends. Because I could only ask, uh oh. What next? How's he going to handle that? What other problems are going to crop up? Because as surely as he settles one problem, there will be another, most likely bigger, one to take its place.
Anyway, this won't be for everyone (I know while I really enjoyed the first book, at least one friend couldn't bring herself to finish it), but I'm a fan. And I don't know when the next book will be coming out, but there are some shorts I will try in the meantime.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Monday, August 20, 2012
Angel's Ink
Title: Angel's Ink
Author: Jocelynn Drake
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Series: Asylum Tales, Bk 1
ISBN: 9780062117854
Pages: 338
Obtained: Advance Reader Edition provided to the local library... then made available for employee's to take
Comments:
I was giddy with pleasure when I found this on a cart in the staff lounge of my library. I read the first couple books in Jocelynn Drakes Dark Days series, and I'll be honest I didn't keep up with it. But I knew I liked her writing so finding this uncorrected proof was exciting. And I enjoyed the story too.
In her author bio, Jocelynn says her writing "influences" include: Raymond Feist, Simon R. Green, and Kim Harrison, as well as Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley. I could see Simon R. Green and Kim Harrison in this (not that she copied anything, there was just a familiar feel). I haven't read any of the others named so I couldn't say how similar or dissimilar this is when it comes to them.
Anyway, I really liked Gage, his friends, and the world-building. Gage did seem to get into way more trouble than any character could possibly handle, and the ending... well it's a conclusion in a way, but it was more cliff than I like.
This book is due out in October of this year. And I'm definitely planning on reading the next book in the series (it seems untitled as of now). I need to know what's happening to Gage next.
Author: Jocelynn Drake
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Series: Asylum Tales, Bk 1
ISBN: 9780062117854
Pages: 338
Obtained: Advance Reader Edition provided to the local library... then made available for employee's to take
Comments:
I was giddy with pleasure when I found this on a cart in the staff lounge of my library. I read the first couple books in Jocelynn Drakes Dark Days series, and I'll be honest I didn't keep up with it. But I knew I liked her writing so finding this uncorrected proof was exciting. And I enjoyed the story too.
In her author bio, Jocelynn says her writing "influences" include: Raymond Feist, Simon R. Green, and Kim Harrison, as well as Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley. I could see Simon R. Green and Kim Harrison in this (not that she copied anything, there was just a familiar feel). I haven't read any of the others named so I couldn't say how similar or dissimilar this is when it comes to them.
Anyway, I really liked Gage, his friends, and the world-building. Gage did seem to get into way more trouble than any character could possibly handle, and the ending... well it's a conclusion in a way, but it was more cliff than I like.
This book is due out in October of this year. And I'm definitely planning on reading the next book in the series (it seems untitled as of now). I need to know what's happening to Gage next.
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