Lisa’s Comments (group member since Aug 16, 2014)

Lisa’s comments from the Once Upon a Time... group.

Many? I guess you mean the Valdemar as a whole since this particular series (Heralds of Valdemar) only has three. I looked on the shelf before getting it from the library thinking it might be there, but couldn't find it.

I think the narrator makes a huge difference in audiobooks. Glad this one has a good narrator. The copy I read was a paperback and small enough to handle easily for my hands, so I read it. I seem to always have one audiobook and two other books I am actually reading at a time. I just got the other two in this series from the library and was pleased to find that they were paperbacks too.

Just finished it last night and super enjoyed this one! Once again, I want to read the rest of the series, but I'm not worried about reading them immediately. That is one thing I enjoyed about this book - all along, it was kind of obvious that there would have to be more books because there was just sooo much depth and possibilities of further exploring the characters and lore of Valdemar. I totally expected the book to end on a cliffhanger, but it didn't, so if a reader wants to continue, they can but this book is totally fine to be read as a stand alone. In my opinion, this is a characteristic of a great author - to leave a reader interested and wanting more, but totally satisfied with the book just read.

Good idea, Gem! I didn't even check about that.

I just got my copy from the library and will start reading it next week.

I am currently reading the second book titled Bloodmarked. Very good so far.

I read this two years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it then. I just finished re-reading it and it is still a fun read. Sometimes myths can be somewhat boring or too drawn out for me, but Gaiman's writing style makes it easy to read.

I think this may be my favorite of the books we have read so far! I really enjoyed the writing style, and loved how the author blended Arthurian legend with the lore of African Americans.

BTW, Susan, I put all the books in the series on my TBR list. There are a lot of them! Did you have any favorites?

I think mine would be water. I've always been a water baby. Also, according to the color preferences in the book, mine would definitely be water. I have always preferred to decorate with blues and greens, although coral is my favorite color and I use that as an accent.

Just out of curiosity, what element do you think you would associate with most, or what type of elemental would you want to have as a helper?

I had also forgotten just how very vile some of the characters are, and the whole aspect of human trafficking. Guess that has been an issue since time began.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the salamander!

I totally agree. I love the time frame and the elemental angle. I haven't read any of the others in the series. I would probably really enjoy them, so should add to my never ending TBR list.

I haven't. I enjoyed the books so much that I have been hesitant to watch them. I usually find myself either totally disappointed in film adaptations of good books, if not completely angry at how distorted the film version turns out.

I read this book years ago and enjoyed it then. I do have a copy, but haven't started reading it again. I will start tomorrow.

I finished it yesterday and I liked it well enough. Nothin fantastic, but not horrible. I just found it too predictable. Anyone else has any thoughts?

That would have been kind of horrid. I didn't look at it that way at all. Although, I suppose that is kind of the way it works for split personalities when the person heals and the personalities are integrated. They just don't exist any longer.

Oh! The way I looked at it is that they were two sides of the same person, like everyone has a good and an evil side. His were just manifested more strongly. The wolf was his evil, unlovable side. So when Beauty proved she loved him, the wolf was incorporated into the actual man.

I finally got my copy and started reading it. I'm not too far in (page 81) but to be honest, so far it isn't really that interesting. Admittedly, Cinderella is my least favorite of all the fairy tales and I have only found a few retellings that were actually of interest, but I'm always willing to try more. The whole aspect of "woe is me, I'm so helpless" and the love at first sight just is irritating to me. At least with this retelling she did do something to help herself a little so far.