Promise of Blood

 

Promise of Blood  yet again this one did not work for me, there is nothing wrong with it. It is just one of those times when I couldn't connect with neither the characters nor the plot. 

Unsouled

 Unsouled  turned out to be not really my thing. Despite the Japanese and Chinese influence in the world building and action scenes I just couldn't get into it. 

Delta of Venus

 

Delta of Venus is collection of erotic short stories. The first ones almost made me stop (taboo subjects indeed), but I stuck with it since the prose was interesting/different for this genre and I was intrigued and very glad that I did since the later stories turned out to be very good subject matter wise. 

The edition I have read has noticeable spelling mistakes and could have used a good proof reader. 

 A Ladder To The Sky  is the story of a literary parasite (of sorts I suppose) and his victims (two have their own pov) This author has a knack for making vile characters entertaining and I like how honest and vulnerable some of them are. He writes good characters very well too but that certain viciousness of his tendered with a sense of humour is very good.

The plot may not be all perfect but I liked this one very much and will not hesitate to recommend. The audiobook is fantastic. If you can't decide on the format get it on audio.

Rebecca 2020

 

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Rebecca   well, meh. 

The Picture of Dorian Gray

 The Picture of Dorian Gray  well it must have been a long time since I first read this since this time around I didn't like it as much. Nothing to do with the quality of prose and it is no surprise that this is one is quoted often. However the character Lord Henry's thoughts and speeches were trials and kind of marred an otherwise good read. Still I recommend it.

The Bear And The Nightingale

 

The Bear And The Nightingale turned out to be a nice read. Enough to have a good listening time but not enough to seek out the rest of the trilogy. This one is not left at a cliffhanger so it is possible to enjoy it as a stand alone.