Graceling Ch18

Last time, Katsa and Metaleyes hang out together. Also, apparently Leck is evil. You know, Metaleyes, if you were so suspicious why'd it take you so long to ever check things out?

Sunday Carapaces Part 16 (9)

My poor computer's a mess, this took forever because it keeps freezing up when I do anything on a webpage. Hopefully it'll be a little happier now that I've worked through a few pages.

Oh well. There was a long one with plot today!

The Fault in Our Stars, Chapter 3

Last time, backstory. This time, absolutely nothing happens at all, and the quality of the writing takes a nosedive. *sigh* I got prematurely excited about the quality of this thing. I need to learn to not hope.

Graceling Ch17

Last time, they finally set out to address the Teaprince kidnapping thing.

Graceling Ch16

Last time, Katsa suddenly realizes the king can't force around the person he uses to force people around, and leaves.

Graceling Ch15

Last time, Metaleyes successfully wears Katsa down into forgiving him.

The Fault in Our Stars, Chapter 2

Last time, Hazel is irreverent about death and so is Augustus, so they decide to go watch V for Vendetta at his house.

This chapter, backstory.

Graceling Ch14

Last time, Metaleyes is a lying liar.

Graceling Ch13

Last time, Katsa and her imaginary anger issues.

Graceling Ch12

Last time, everyone hates Giddy.

This time, Pandaman! He comes to see one of the fights.

Sunday Carapaces Part 15 (6 reviews, 7 stories)

The Fault in Our Stars, Chapter 1

So, the first chapter has its plusses and its pitfalls.

A note: I'm having trouble finding a PDF of this to copypasta from (probably because it's so new). I found a PDF, but when I copy from it I get nonsense characters. So I may take a few screenshots of passages I don't feel like typing up; just a warning that this could get a bit image-heavy until I figure this out. (If anyone has Acrobat and wants to see if they can get it into text, that'd be really helpful.)

FYI: The first two chapters or so are up for preview on Amazon, if you'd like to follow along.

Graceling Ch11

Last time, Metaleyes the teletubby is great. So great.

The Fault in Our Stars, Introduction

Graceling Ch10

Last time, Katsa takes Metaleyes to see his grandfather, then they flirt more.

Now, she's fighting with him again and more about how awesome and perfectly matched they are.

Graceling Ch9

Last time, the book was amusing, although probably not intentionally.

Graceling Ch8

Last time, Katsa can't handle dresses or looking pretty or people not hating her. Also, absolutely everyone knows about her secret council.

Graceling Ch7

Last time, sue eye fight go!

Graceling Ch6

Last time, some chatter and Katsa doesn't understand people.

Sunday Carapaces Part 14 (7 reviews, 9 stories)

Graceling Ch5

Last time, dickery.

Graceling Ch4

Last time on Graceling, how do you babies.

Graceling Ch3

Last time, not-Katniss manages to get the old royal guy to her own country's prince.

Now she's running back to meet up with her fellow conspirators.

Graceling Ch2

Last time on Graceling, Not-Katniss not-murdered her way through the guards, also tragic backstory.

Graceling Ch1

So, Graceling.

I've read scattered spoilers and discussion about the book that seem to amount to either Graceling being feminist and patriarchy-showing or terrible and patriarchy reinforcing. I'm inclined to hope that if something is actually getting debated on those merits it's going to be at least better than the average book where no one even pays attention to such issues, but that's what I thought when I was hearing discussion about The Bone-Doll's Twin that made it sound like the only issue was whether or not designated female rulers were really any better than designated male ones, and wow did the series turn out to have many, many terrible issues.

Then again, at least that's interesting. Let's find out if Graceling manages to live up to any of its reputations.

Chosen of the Sun Ch42-END

Last time, Wren and Ratcatcher's plot arcs wrapped up for the book, in so much as a cliffhanger and a fakeout count as wrapping up. This time, we'll get the same for Yuyu and Holok.

Sunday Carapaces Part 13 (5)

Looks like this is my three-hundredth post!

I think I'm going to take weekends off doing the next book and just focus on catching up. I'm not even done with October yet, there's six more to go.

Chosen of the Sun Ch41

Last time, Yuyu vs Holok! Somehow, neither dies. It's all very sad.

Back to Wren, who's enjoying his tea.

Chosen of the Sun Ch40

Last time, Ratcatcher finds out Wren's missing.

And back to Yuyu!

Chosen of the Sun Ch39

Last time, Wren!

This time...Ratcatcher. Who's about to go look for Wren.

Chosen of the Sun Ch38

Last time, Yuyu slaughters Dragonblooded.

And back to Wren again. You can really feel how the author's just recently realizing that wait, he's got to wrap things up before he's allowed to end the book. No more time for new characters.

Chosen of the Sun Ch37

Last time, now there's two Solars in this book!

And now we switch back to the first one. Or more exactly, the Dragonbloods trying to kill him.

Chosen of the Sun, Ch36

Last time, finally some damn charm use.

This chapter, back to Wren!

Chosen of the Sun, Ch35

Last time, Wren is now in the clutches of a surprisingly squeamish deathbyssal.

...back to Holok. Luckily something will actually happen this time.

Sunday Carapaces Part 12 (9 reviews, 10 stories)

More than before, but I'll need to do far more if I want to ever catch up.

Chosen of the Sun Ch33-34

Last chapter, Wren is now in the Prince of Shadow's clutches. This is pretty awful, but it's hard to remember that when everyone's acting like they're in a bad cartoon.

Now it's back to the so interesting Holok.