Wednesday Challenge Update 09.05.12

I am really, really terrible at keeping up to date with this. I keep telling myself to do it regularly so that I won't have as many to write about in one go but unfortunately I don't often listen. So then I find myself with 3 books to write about and I put it off until suddenly it's been weeks and I have to write about 5 in one go. So here goes this weeks update...

The Books

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The Burning Wire - Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver is one of my favourite authors, Lincoln Rhyme my favourite of his characters and so I was really looking forward to this book. I was not disappointed, I loved it although I did wander around afterwards scared of every metal object because the weapon the murderer uses in this book is electricity.






 

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Dark Prophecy - Anthony E. Zuiker

This is the second book in a series created by the guy behind CSI and, although I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first, it's still a really good read. It's pretty twisted and for some reason I enjoyed the first half of the book a lot more than the second. I'm still looking forward to reading the third one though.

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Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins

When I first started reading this trilogy I was pretty sceptical, I knew a lot of people loved it and that always makes me suspicious. I have to say though that I really, really enjoyed it. Mockingjay follows on really well from the others and I was pleased that they didn't chicken out in this book and make it too happy (even if it resulted in me crying). Again it wasn't the best piece of writing ever and it wasn't my favourite of the trilogy but it was fun to read and I don't regret it.

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Lord Tyger - Philip Jose Farmer

I think that I only read my first Jose Farmer book in November last year and I've read four this year alone. This was definitely one of the stranger ones though. It read as a 1970s style Tarzan book which was really interesting but it had some pretty heavy erotic parts which were unusual to say the least. It took me a while to read but I actually really enjoyed reading it even if I was slightly embarrassed doing so in public!



 

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The Limehouse Text - Will Thomas

This is the third book in the Barker and Llewelyn series and sees them investigating the murder of Barker's first assistant after new evidence comes to light. This book is based heavily in the Chinese district of London, Limehouse and I think it may be my favourite so far (I've said that every time). I've already started the fourth one so we shall see if it stays my favourite.







I'm now on 20/50 books and currently 3 books ahead which I'm pretty happy about. On a side note, I know it looks like I really enjoy every book that I've read so far but most of them have been ones that I've wanted to read for a while or have come off of Matt's bookshelves so it was always likely I'd like them. I do want to branch out and try some completely different styles but I don't have money to buy books that I might not like. I think I need a trip to the library.