tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post2871765775017555589..comments2024-01-30T12:33:15.670+01:00Comments on LesleyW's Book Nook: Claimed by Shadow - Karen ChanceLesleyWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-46017126381310745172008-10-06T18:37:00.000+02:002008-10-06T18:37:00.000+02:00Scooper - I have Midnight's Daughter but I'm deter...Scooper - I have Midnight's Daughter but I'm determined not to read it until I've read Cassie Palmer Book 3. So many books and not enough time!LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-89173822570236426362008-10-04T14:26:00.000+02:002008-10-04T14:26:00.000+02:00Great review. I knew you'd love this book, because...Great review. I knew you'd love this book, because of the Pritkin aspect. I've got to get Midnight's Daughter...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-67175483622248035042008-09-29T21:55:00.000+02:002008-09-29T21:55:00.000+02:00Li - I've just ordered Midnight's Daughter. I get ...Li - I've just ordered Midnight's Daughter. I get the feeling I have to read the third book of the Cassie Palmer series before I start that one. Anyone who knows differently please let me know.<BR/><BR/>Leslie - Glad you liked the review. Yep you've got three good books to look forward to reading. I had problems with the first but I'm glad I stuck with the series as I just loved the second book.<BR/><BR/>Liviana - Prikin fans unite! I will check out your review of the third book, it's going to be a few weeks before I get to read it, as there are other books that I've got to read first. I'm determined to be organized for October and have my TBR review ready to go for a change.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-59151235082978396922008-09-27T17:35:00.000+02:002008-09-27T17:35:00.000+02:00The third is even better on being non-confusing. ...The third is even better on being non-confusing. There's a review of it on my site, either in April or May.<BR/><BR/>I adore Pritkin. I agree absolutely that Mircea would be my favorite except for him.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-72519135848648964752008-09-20T21:48:00.000+02:002008-09-20T21:48:00.000+02:00I've got the first 3 on my TBR pile. Looks like I...I've got the first 3 on my TBR pile. Looks like I need to get to them sooner rather than later. <BR/><BR/>Great review!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-84333187253707382902008-09-18T22:51:00.000+02:002008-09-18T22:51:00.000+02:00Oh, Karen Chance is one of my fave authors! And b...Oh, Karen Chance is one of my fave authors! And book 3 is even better :-)<BR/><BR/>And it's funny, but I remember reading the 1st book and getting completely lost, and then on a whim, doing a reread and loving it (maybe because I actually understood what was happening!).<BR/><BR/>The info-dumping didn't bother me that much in the 1st book - it was more the breakneck pace of the plot (which has been fixed in the next two books, IMO).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-23328375966240213012008-09-18T19:12:00.000+02:002008-09-18T19:12:00.000+02:00Naomi - I found Claimed by Shadow a much easier re...Naomi - I found Claimed by Shadow a much easier read, so I think Karen Chance has settled into her writing more. Midnight's Daughter looks to be an offshoot of this series - so more sexy vampires. :)<BR/><BR/>KMont - I'd almost recommend that you read Book 2 before Book 1. One of the things I forgot to comment on in my review was how we don't find out until page 200 and something that Mircea made it back from the past at the end of book 1. Maybe we were just meant to assume that he was okay at the end of Touch the Dark but I thought he was stuck back there.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-71075457888779848912008-09-18T19:08:00.000+02:002008-09-18T19:08:00.000+02:00Bridget - I would recommend it based on Book 2, wh...Bridget - I would recommend it based on Book 2, which as I think everyone could tell - I loved.<BR/><BR/>Donna - Yeah, push it a little higher up that TBR pile. I must admit if it wasn't for TBR day I probably wouldn't have got round to reading it, but I'm very glad I did.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-68526772083011462802008-09-18T19:06:00.000+02:002008-09-18T19:06:00.000+02:00Carolyn Jean - I'd give a reserved yes. The info-d...Carolyn Jean - I'd give a reserved yes. The info-dumping (I had a problem with that in book 1 as well) is gone. There is no stopping mid-action to explain something, or to give us a history lesson. Everything is much more seamless and integrated into the dialogue and action. If you need an easy breakdown of Book 1 I can give you one. :) <BR/><BR/>But I remembered very little of what happened in Book 1 before I started Book 2, so I think you can probably pick up stuff as you go along.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-75650755193564626092008-09-18T18:21:00.000+02:002008-09-18T18:21:00.000+02:00I have had my eye on this series almost every time...I have had my eye on this series almost every time I'm on Amazon shopping for books. Good to know about the info dumping, which has turned me off a couple of books this year. Still, the series sounds worth checking out. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-9710598258140586822008-09-18T10:13:00.000+02:002008-09-18T10:13:00.000+02:00I found Touch the Dark really hard work, and don't...I found Touch the Dark really hard work, and don't plan to read the next one, but Midnight's Daughter looks really intriguing. I know I'm going to pick it up, and I'll just hope the problems I had with TtD don't crop up there!Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388312817437378315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-9523185613143092952008-09-18T05:37:00.000+02:002008-09-18T05:37:00.000+02:00I know I read the first book of this series and th...I know I read the first book of this series and this one is on my TBR shelf. The fact that it's still there means I had a problem with book 1, but not enough of a problem to write off book 2. <BR/><BR/>Argh.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should push this one higher on the TBR pile.DonnaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084481047963331136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-63231791549092250872008-09-18T03:42:00.000+02:002008-09-18T03:42:00.000+02:00I really enjoyed this series as well. Don't know ...I really enjoyed this series as well. Don't know a lot of people who have read it, but I try to recommend it whenever I get a chance. :)Bridget Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215550820824744529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-22110926835999632822008-09-18T02:41:00.000+02:002008-09-18T02:41:00.000+02:00That is so funny that you complained about the inf...That is so funny that you complained about the info dumping in the first book. That feature made it a total DNF for me. Maybe I need to skip to the second. Can I do that?Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-32823126962802104582008-09-17T23:23:00.000+02:002008-09-17T23:23:00.000+02:00Nicole - I have a review for the first one as well...Nicole - I have a review for the first one as well, somewhere back in the past. Will tag them as Cassie Palmer. Bear with the info dumping in the first book, 'cause this second book rocks.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-4809365943431661742008-09-17T23:15:00.000+02:002008-09-17T23:15:00.000+02:00I really want to read the first one, and this revi...I really want to read the first one, and this review (skimmed to avoid spoilers) makes me want to read the whole series. Cool - and thanks!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.com