Book meme! Day 1
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BOOK MEME Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
I wish there were more sequels to The Silent Tower, The Silicon Mage, and Dog Wizard by Barbara Hambly. I really like Antryg and Joanna as main characters and enjoyed the world-building, the magical ethics, and the romance. I thought the secondary characters had really enjoyable, complex reasons for their actions.
I'm not sure I'd want more direct sequels - what I'd really want is more books set in that world and era (I liked Stranger at the Wedding, but though it's the same world it's a different era). Following different people, perhaps? And we could have Joanna or Antryg cross the narrative occasionally.
Is it wishing a series would end already if you wished it had gone differently after a certain point? I still love the Young Wizards books (though I haven't read the most recent one yet) but I wish Kit and Nita would finish puberty already. I think my problem is that I started reading the books as a pre-pubescent kid and it's now about 20 years later and Kit and Nita are younger than me now instead of older. I wanted them to age out of middle-grade and into an older YA feel.
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
alg came up with this!BOOK MEME Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
I wish there were more sequels to The Silent Tower, The Silicon Mage, and Dog Wizard by Barbara Hambly. I really like Antryg and Joanna as main characters and enjoyed the world-building, the magical ethics, and the romance. I thought the secondary characters had really enjoyable, complex reasons for their actions.
I'm not sure I'd want more direct sequels - what I'd really want is more books set in that world and era (I liked Stranger at the Wedding, but though it's the same world it's a different era). Following different people, perhaps? And we could have Joanna or Antryg cross the narrative occasionally.
Is it wishing a series would end already if you wished it had gone differently after a certain point? I still love the Young Wizards books (though I haven't read the most recent one yet) but I wish Kit and Nita would finish puberty already. I think my problem is that I started reading the books as a pre-pubescent kid and it's now about 20 years later and Kit and Nita are younger than me now instead of older. I wanted them to age out of middle-grade and into an older YA feel.
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
