On to what I read during the week (because that’s why you’re
really here, right?):
Jun 11: “How to Marry a Highlander” by Katharine Ashe, a
historical romance. Blurb from Goodreads: With seven troublesome half sisters to marry off, Duncan,
the Earl of Eads, has one problem: he's broke. With the prospect of marriage to
the pompous local curate, Miss Teresa Finch-Freeworth has one dream: to wed
instead the handsome Highlander she saw at a ball. How does a desperate lady
convince a reluctant laird that she's the perfect bride for him? She strikes a
wager! If she can find seven husbands for seven sisters, the earl must marry
her. Duncan has no intention of wedding the meddlesome maiden, and he gives her
a deadline even the most audacious matchmaker can't meet—one month. But Teresa
sets terms, too: with each bridegroom she finds, the earl must pay her
increasingly intimate rewards . . .
This was a reading assignment so I might not have delved into the
book with anticipation. Sure, the blurb sounded interesting, but this is a
historical (and a Regency at that) and I’m no longer fond of them. Well, maybe
I should clarify. I’m not fond of British historicals. I don’t have any issue
with American historicals, but that’s beside the point. Yes, this book had too
many hyphenated last names and the brogue took some getting used to, but I
really enjoyed the story and especially the romance. I had fun reading this, so
color me surprised. Still didn’t understand all the terminology, though. That’s
why I only gave it 4 stars on Goodreads.
Jun 15: “Alienated” by Melissa Landers, a YA sci-fi romance.
Blurb from book: Two
years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a
bathroom with one of them. Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange
student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to
her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs
that every journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to
skyrocket. Still, Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans
and L’eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx
couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing though: no human boy is
this good-looking. But when Cara’s classmates get swept up by anti-L’eihr
paranoia, Midtown
High School
Seeing how Melissa’s aliens didn’t seem all that different
than the aliens in the alien book I wrote (and hope to one day get published),
I checked out some of the reviews on Goodreads. She really got slammed from
some reviewers on the sci-fi part, which makes me think maybe I need to label
MY alien book as a romance with sci-fi elements! Gee, is there such a thing?
So… What was the last STRANGE movie you’ve seen?
Happy reading!
Stacy
5 comments:
I watched Authors Anomyous last night. It was supposed to be like a documentary. Which is fine because I loved Best In Show and Drop Dead Beautiful. If you haven't seen those you're missing out on two hilarious movies. Anyways, this one wasn't nearly as funny but it had a lot I had in common with the characters. I think what blew it for me was a first time author signed with an agent on a proposal. After that I lost interest.
G
"I'm Not There." We didn't even make it through the movie. Then again, I think the twins were still keeping us up at night.
Bonnie - Amazing what disturbs us once we know how it REALLY is, huh? Funny how I don't remember ANY of those movies, but then maybe there's a reason for that (like my brain?). I couldn't even find Drop Dead Beautiful on imdb. Drop Dead Fred showed up, and let me tell you, I hope to NEVER see that movie again. My daughter must have watched that movie a zillion times when she was a kid. :)
Michael - Not sure I could stand a movie all about Bob Dylan, either (I had to look it up, though, since I'd never heard of the movie). I don't even own any of his records and I still have all my vinyl albums in the basement.
I cannot think of one.
Ivy - You're lucky if you've never seen a strange movie. I've seen my share of them, that's for sure!
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