Windypicnic’s Comments (group member since Sep 04, 2010)

Windypicnic’s comments from the Sci-Fi Romance group.

Perhaps try . The heroine is a reptile expert and the hero, well, he's an alien who would fit nicely into her research!

I do! http://shiori.haptism.org/ I'd love to exchange links with other SFR bloggers too :D

Just head to this post: http://shiori.haptism.org/?p=878 and comment with your name/email. Sorry, I've been a bit verbose over Christmas and it's been pushed down the main page!

I'm loving my little Sony - really looking forward to grabbing some of those eBook titles that I couldn't get my hands on before. Thanks for the Taking Liberty rec, I suspected that was you! The blurb here on GoodReads makes it sound like a ride I'd love to take ;)

Thanks Anna, lots of luck! :)

Yes, listen to Rae and come to my blog! ;) This year's SFR Holiday Blitz has had a massive response but there's still time to get your entries in. It would be great if we had some winners from this community!

Great to have you here, Sara. I'm glad you've enjoyed our discussion - we've loved your book! ;)

Congratulations! I'll be sure to check this out, I'm loving the description (and the cover is hot~). :D

Ahaha thanks Gert! I couldn't think of another way to phrase it. I don't doubt that Aguirre has something strong planned for the conclusion of the series, but the journey there is wrought with suffering. Things aren't all rosy in Scarabaeus but it hasn't brought me down like the Jax books often tend to!

Yes! There's such subtlety to her descriptions and her dialogue sounds very real. The characters don't just sound like the author's puppets, doing this and that because the author commands it. Their actions and exchanges make sense. That might seem like something that's obvious to do in a story, but so many still can't get it right - and certainly not with the same nuanced delivery as Creasy.

While I have been enjoying the Jax books, I do feel as though Aguirre is trying to one up the suffering in each book. There's not the same level of bleakness in "Song of Scarabaeus" despite all of Edie and Finn's peril (imho).

Yes, exactly! So many heroes are just outwardly brusque and nothing else. With Finn, there's both inner and outer complexity. I love the layers Creasy has given each character, they're all so very real.

Thank you, and thanks for the rec! I agree, it's a quality book. I wish my life wasn't so hectic at the moment, I have a feeling I'd curl up in a chair and just devour it if I had the chance!

As for Finn? Dare I say he's one of the most complex and compelling heroes I've read in a long time. Edie is an interesting heroine too, though Finn has more of the swoon factor for me lol. ;)

I'll stop by again when I'm done~.

Welcome to the group, Anne! Hope you enjoy your time here :)

November is pretty hectic for me, but I keep escaping from the day-to-day pressures with a chapter or two of "Song of Scarabaeus". I'm absolutely loving it, limiting myself to a chapter or two at a time is so difficult! I'll pop back here again to comment when I'm done but I just had to gush a little at the half-way point. Definitely glad I listened to the recs ;)

Yeah definitely, new_user! :)

Let us know how you enjoy the book too, Laurie.

I'm in favour of this tangent, new_user, it's giving me an excuse to look up some new books lol. ;)

I'm still plodding away on "Enemy Within". I think there's definitely potential in these pages, but it all seems to be going to waste. I keep fighting back the urge to just ditch it and start on a Samhain book instead.

I should probably clarify that Burnard's story isn't horrible by any stretch of the imagination, I'm just finding it largely forgettable. There's nothing tying me to the leads and their struggle. I started reading "Song of Scarabaeus" on the same day and found myself instantly attached to Edie & Finn. There's a genuine sense of humanity and urgency about their situation. Ari and Cullin feel simply like they're playing the appropriate roles and nothing more.

Your own mileage on the book might vary, but unless things drastically improve over the last third of this book, I think it'll be getting 3 stars from me too.

Definitely seconding most of what's been said so far. Just following on from the last item on your list, Felicia, one thing I like about SFR is that its heroines are quite diverse. You can have kick-ass lady pirates in one SFR and then in another there's a space ambassador or intergalactic scientist. While I love this kind of diversity (I have a soft spot for more intellectual heroines) nothing frustrates me more than when a supposedly brilliant woman is bumbling, foolish, or utterly clueless about her alleged field of expertise. Ugh, so frustrating!

I received my copy of Enemy Within today and I'm several chapters in already. I agree with Hmr28, in that there's a lot of telling and not a whole lot of showing so far. The political landscape is more interesting at this point than the main couple. I guess I'll see how it pans out :)

I was hopeful too, new_user. It was that cover! It lured me in! I'll still give it a try anyway and see how I go...

Thanks, new_user! I'll definitely be back here for a chat about it!

Ah, that's a shame, Hmr28. Telling rather than showing can really take you out of a book. At least it was a better read for you than a Susan Grant title, I guess?