Josh
200+ pages of persona goodness... What's not to like!? The only downside is I now have to wait for the next volume!
As with most mangas the art work is great quality, the writers really captured the characters and had me hooked from page one. With P5R out at the end of the month it felt great to be back in that world!
Probably my least favourite book in the series so far (and I love this series).
For me The Conference of The Birds felt flat, it was a filler novel that (in my mind) should have been twice the length to actually close off the story... There are two or three stories running at once, none of which really get any closure or solid explanation and I'm left feeling disappointed more than anything.
Don't get me wrong, my reading tastes have changed over the years, it might just be YA isn't for me anymore. Lowest score of the series so far!
“Horror writers are specialists in the worst-case scenario.”
This book... man this book... I don't know what to say, it was interesting (in parts) but way to sexual for the sake of it. Any sense of suspense or horror was quickly lost to the boob talk, Laymon... I really enjoyed Midnight Lair, really struggled with Beware!
I need something light next, too much sexual violence for me, to much sexual talk for the sake of it... Just too much!
I'm giving it three stars but only just, if it had been any longer I would have probably DNF'd it.
Short non-fiction read whilst I descide what to read next.
I've wanted to read a Stephen Hawking book for a while and wasn't disappointed, I have to admit I only have a passing interest in science (mainly the fun space stuff) but as this was a short book it felt like the right size.
I'd recommend The Grand Design to anyone wanting to try something new, it's a quick read (I did half on my Kindle and half Audio book). If you have no interest in science, this isn't for you (obviously).
“It came to him, with the force of a revelation, that you had to have been imprisoned to fully understand what freedom was.”
I wanted to love The Institute... for parts of the novel I really did, but the overall feeling when I finished the last page was “Meh”.
The characters build interesting relationships but you never see enough of them together to get truly invested, King has a real talent for throwing kids together and making you love them and there dynamic, The Institute didn't have that (in my opinion).
Also, the ending felt too easy. SPOILERS AHEAD.
Institutes around the world have been running for 50+ years yet Luke and his friends are the first ones to group together and combine their powers? In 50+ years no one else had that idea? I get Luke being super smart but that's not a super-smart call, its basic power in numbers.
Is The Institue worth a read? Hell yea, is it a good book? You bet it is. Is it one of King's best? Nope, not for me.
“Watch out for men in black cars.”
“We Mandalorians have a saying,” Canderous explained. “A warrior who doesn't hope for battle has no hope during battle.”
I really wanted to love Revan but truth be told, it was flat at best. Any book titled Revan should focus on Revan... instead over half of the book is spent with new characters KOTOR fans won't care about. Is it worth a read? yes, if you're a KOTOR fan and you don't have a backlog. Unfortunately, the draw of reading a book based on the KOTOR universe suggests characters from that universe will be the focus, and that wasn't the case.
“Now you know why I told HK-Forty-seven he couldn't come,” Revan told T3. “He'd probably try to clear a path through all these ‘meatbags' with a flamethrower.”
“My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die! “
The Princess Bride has to be one of the most fun and unexpected books I've read in a long long time, the cast is fantastic (Fezzik and Inigo made it for me) and the way it doesn't take its self serious made every page fly.
If you need a fun read, read The Princess Bride!
“As... You... Wish”
“Ursula ta-daed back before their eyes, her noodle legs looking like Hellboy's right fist, ending in heavy-armored sneakers.”
If you give into its completely mental nature of This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us its a great, fun read.
The idea of two siblings (brother & sister) sharing the same body from birth is enough to tell you what you're in for, both personalities are very different and they clash on every page.
I personally REALLY like Cantero's writing style and whilst this didn't live up to Meddling Kids, it was super fun.
Almost gave it four stars but I think thats probably half a star to many! 3.5 very well deserved stars, would read a sequel!
This quote sums the plot up perfectly, don't fight it, just enjoy it...
“Kimrean sighted purple caged dancers, mud wrestlers, tattooed devils, G-stringed Atlases erected like Pillars of Hercules out of a liquid crowd waving in worship of ancient twerk masters summoning cellulite tsunamis.”
“Reality is thin ice, but most people skate on it their whole lives and never fall through until the very end. We did fall through, but we helped each other out. We're still helping each other.”
4.5 Stars to The Outsider
I loved this book. I loved the Mr Merceades trilogy and the Outsider did not let me down one bit! The character of Detective Ralph Anderson really grew on me as I read on and Holly Gibney is basically perfect.
Modern King writes very differently to the King of 10, 20 years ago. I don't hate that, whilst I love classic King the more modern reads are (to me) easy page-turners!
If you havent already, read the Outsider (and the Mr Mercades trilogy)! Onto Doctor Sleep now...
“Just promise me you'll stop every once in a while and acknowledge the day, honey. It's the only one you'll have until tomorrow.”
“Life is a dream from which we all must wake before we can dream again.”
This WoT has torn me slightly, for three quarters of the book I found it slow and whilst it was never boring the focus on “the game of houses” isn't my favourite part of WoT. That said... What an ending! The final four or five chapters are SOLID!
It would have had a 3 star rating but I can't go any lower than a four now!
“Sometimes loving eyes don't see what they don't want to see.”
Holiday read for the plane to and from Malta and it was a great easy read! Unusual read because of the lack of closure, King explains it well in his afterword explaining his love of a good mystery meant he wanted us to keep questioning the Colorado Kid and you can't do that if he gives you all the answers...
If you need a quick and easy read give The Colorado Kid a go!
“It was that kind of story. The kind that's like a sneeze which threatens but never quite arrives.”
“Living by your wits is always knowing where the wasps are.”
3.5 stars to The Shining.
I expected to enjoy The Shining a lot more than I did, I didn't dislike it by any means but I'm not sure how much of it I really enjoyed either! The characters are interesting and well fleshed out (as King always does) and the slow build horror is creepy but I think that's the problem, it was too much of a slow burner for me!
“Monsters are real. Ghosts are too. They live inside of us, and sometimes, they win.”