Showing posts with label genre: omnibus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genre: omnibus. Show all posts
February 3, 2015
Six by Seuss
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
We tend to read this a story at a time as it's a collection of 6 different works by Dr. Seuss. A nice way to get a jump start on a classic children's collection. Some of the stories draw more attention than others. The easy rhymes and funky pictures always catch the kid's attention though and make for a relaxed and fun story time. I'm glad we were able to pick this one up early for our bookshelf.
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January 22, 2012
Morganville Vampires 4: Feast of Fools
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This series seems to be getting better the further it goes, which is good. Claire especially seems to have grown and changed a lot in the last couple of books. Not sure what I think about Jason coming back in the picture again. Can't say Morley was much of a surprise, though their Texas adventure was definitely far more than what I originally suspected. Amelie's call at the end, while disappointing, was also expected. Nice to leave it off with a sweet Shane/Clair moment though rather than everyone's angst over yet more problems they can't do anything about.
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June 19, 2011
Morganville Vampires 3: Midnight Alley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Life really went crazy on me, making it seem like it took forever to get through this book. Once I actually had some uninterrupted time to focus on it though, I flew through it. Very glad to see some real development with Claire and Shane. Also happy with Myrnin's developments. Interested to see if they do or say anything more with Bishop now that he is infected. Installing a new equality system will keep things up in the air and interesting for awhile if nothing else. Looking forward to the next set.
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December 21, 2010
Morganville Vampires 2: The Dead Girls Dance
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Slightly better than the first two, but still not as engaging as I would like to see for this series. Amelie is driving me crazy, though I did like her turn around and the teaming with Oliver against Bishop at the end of Feat of Fools. Unfortunately not engaging enough for me to be watching the regular release schedule though. Will be visiting the library or waiting for the next combo book to come out before continuing. Even more convinced Jason should have burned like they were risking to do to Shane, especially after being bought off by Bishop. Slightly interested to see if they can get the cure from Bishop; more curious how he can be the cure when he should theoretically be the same as all of Morganville's vampires. So what made them different?
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December 20, 2010
Morganville Vampires 1: Glass Houses
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Heard a lot of hype about the series, so thought I'd check it out. Struggled initially getting into it as I was not feeling the main character, Claire, until somewhere between a fourth and half way in to Glass House. If there's a way for a situation to turn bad and Claire to be in more trouble, it'll happen. Also felt that Michael's choice in the Dead Girls' Dance was a little obvious. Even more so considering the nature of the town that they live in - secretly controlled completely by vampires. Will still continue reading the series to see how it develops, but it's more of a laid back curiosity and just wanting something easy to read than really devouring the story, which is a little disappointing after all the hype. Claire and Michael are growing on me though, so there may be hope yet. Currently would rather slap Eve and lock Shane in a room with a therapist, so can't say much about them. Will see if the next two books improve them any.
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