I received a nice little gift in the mail yesterday from GunDiva.
No, it was not one of the items from my midlife crisis list (drat!). GunDiva and I haven't "known" (in the blogosphere sense of the term) each other long enough that she would feel generous enough to drop a minimum of $400 to accommodate one of my desired arsenal additions.
Oh well.
She did, however, send the next best thing: a book. In celebration of her 200TH post, GunDiva ran a little contest. I was lucky enough to be selected as one of her winners.
As you all should know, I love books. I am addicted to books. I read them quickly and often. Sometimes I read the same book 3 or 4 times (or well over a dozen times for Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers).
My one failing as a reader is that I tend to get tied down to a few favorite authors and don't venture very far from that comfort zone. Every time I try to find a new author to add to the circle of old familiars, something gets in the way.
As a result, I look to my friends to introduce me to authors I might not otherwise experience. My friend Alex introduced me to Tom Clancy and R.A. Salvatore. My wife got me hooked on Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (it's only fair...I got her hooked on Clive Cussler and I'm trying to get her to read Terry Pratchett).
So, it is with great anticipation that I look forward to devouring Crazy Kisses by Tara Janzen (an author I had never heard of until GunDiva's blog). I can normally run though a book this size (354 pages) in about a day and a half. However, I've got a busy weekend planned, and I may not finish this one until next Tuesday. Once I do, I plan on writing up a review. I also plan on finding a suitable book to send GunDiva's way as a way of saying thanks. If any of GunDiva's peeps (I know there are some lurking in the shadows here) are reading this and have suggestions on authors she has NOT read, please feel free to drop a comment.
Good luck with finding authors I haven't at least tried - if it's got words, I'll read it. (In reality, there are a lot I haven't read yet, but I do read voraciously.)
ReplyDeleteI really hope you enjoy Tara's book. It's got all the great elements: hot guns, fast cars, hotter sex (not necessarily in that order). Oh yeah, it's written well too.
I'm looking forward to reading your review - *Fingers crossed that you like it* - but even if you don't, I'd love to read an honest review.
GunDiva, have you read anything by Robert Heinlein (I'd be surprised if you hadn't), L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Christopher Moore or Terry Pratchett? They represent a fairly wide cross section of my faves. If you haven't read one or more of them, I'd be honored to introduce you to them.
ReplyDeleteTruth time: I'm terrible with authors' names. None of those names look familiar, but I rarely pay attention to who wrote what once I'm in the book. I'm game to try any new to me author.
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