Comments on: Over the Moon by Angela Knight et al

By: Helen M

Helen M — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:56:13 +0000

It’s really more like a bridge between the 1st book and the sequel, which is coming out in February. That… well, that shit pisses me off because I DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO READ A PREVIOUS BOOK IN A SERIES TO UNDERSTAND A FUCKING SHORT STORY IN A GODDAMN ANTHOLOGY.

Hear, hear! Bam. I fucking hate that shit. I read an anthology this summer…the title eludes me at the mo…and one of the ‘stories’ was less a story and more a bridge-y thing, and even though the other stories in book were good, I felt ripped off.

In this case too, the piece of crap ‘bridge’ was the last thing in the book. Do you think publishers do this on purpose? I don’t always read anthology stories in the order they’re presented in, but maybe the pblishers are hoping that encountering this kind of dickery last seems less annoying than if it’s the first thing you read in a collection.

By: Annie Dean

Annie Dean — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:58:22 +0000

I’ve read Ms. Constantine and she actually pushes me past my “this is too weird for me to read” place. I just can’t handle pretty boys with perfect good penises that turn into flowers and then plug into each other like computer cords for the mega-hawt hermaphrodite sex.

By: L.E. Bryce

L.E. Bryce — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:28:56 +0000

Or Glenn Guglia from the wedding singer. I think I actually dated the guy Glenn Guglia is based on, and no, I was not starring in my own ’90s version of an 80’s rom-com movie.

Poor shuzluva!! That guy was the biggest creep! And ouch, Bam! This story must’ve really sucked, because you only hand out F’s on special occasions!

By: L.E. Bryce

L.E. Bryce — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:25:19 +0000

People in this world also seem to gain power by having sex.

Storm Constantine’s Wraeththu books are kind of like that, but with angsty pretty boys (well, they used to be boys, until they became hermaphrodites) and plot. Ever read any of those?

Oh, I’ve a new book out and another on the way if you’re interested.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:19:57 +0000

Yay Angela Knight! Awesome Mageverse, but her new books do avoid the buttsecks that made her e-stories so much fun.
I had avoided Mona Lisa just because of the back cover blurbs…and the short story confirmed my fears! So many creepy, annoying, egregious similarities to LKH — argh! With so much paranormal va-jay-jay out there, do the forces of evil stand a chance? Should the girls start up their own HMO?
However, there is a bright spot on the horizon. Up front — I am a bookseller, not an author, so no ulterior motives — I got an ARC for The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson and it rocked my fricking world. No va-jay-jay, no man-titty, just action and an interesting mythology with a great heroine (remember how Anita used to be? questions of identity and power and purpose??). Get it and cleanse your palate of the recent dreck.

By: web

web — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:06:05 +0000

That is just what makes me crazy about Mary Su- uh, MaryJanice Davidson.

By: shuzluva

shuzluva — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:43:23 +0000

her father decides to mate her with a douchebag, a jerkweed so utterly obnoxious and such a blowhard that he had to be a parody of all those arrogant, spoiled-ass, rich-boy dickheads from the rom-com movies of the 80’s.

Or Glenn Guglia from the wedding singer. I think I actually dated the guy Glenn Guglia is based on, and no, I was not starring in my own '90s version of an 80's rom-com movie. Back to the review: I continue my love affair with Angela Knight, so I guess I'll be off to buy this at my next stop to the bookstore. A- indeed! That negates the F for Sunny. However:

Mona Lisa even has her own ardeur-type thing called Aphidy.

Um...isn't an aphid a really annoying bug that destroys plants? Oh, boy...awfuly mental image here...suddenly her magic va-jay-jay is inhabited by plant killing flies. UGH! I may have to skip it just because of that.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:41:27 +0000

It’s okay to be a total whore if it saves everyone around

Hey, ain’t nuthin wrong with sleeping around. I’m just sayin’.

I won this antho from Jane at Dear Author; I haven’t read it yet, and I’m looking forward to the read. Even with your Sunny warning, I’m going to give it a try.