Jaqueline Carey

[Kimeira]

Say, have any of you guys ever read Jaqeline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series?

If you haven't, and you're serious about getting hold of some really excellent fantasy, READ IT NOW!

If you have read it, tell me how much you loved it!

Or tell me how much you loathed it. I don't care.

 

[NightIntent]

While I don't loathe her, I can't say I was too impressed with her book. I read Kushiel's Dart, and while it was good, it really didn't make me want to read the next book. So... I didn't. I don't even remember any specifics of the book, just that it wasn't great to me. So, yeah. Not a particularly bad book, but not a particularly good one, either, in my opinion.  

[Maze353]

I've been meaning to grab one of her books, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.  

[Kimeira]

Make time. Seriously, it's that good.  

[Bubbliscious]

Great books, so far, I'm in the middle of the second one so far, and don't really see any reason to put it down. It was kind of a random grab at the bookstore, but I'm very happy with it. I really like the 1st person perspective, you don't see a lot of it, but considering who and, more importantly, what, the main character is, it really fits. I think without said perspective, we wouldn't be able to like her as much. I think the largest flaw that people will find in it is how long it takes to start moving. This is actually something I enjoyed immensely. I liked to see about 300 pages of character, and world, development. It really laid out the rest of the story, and now, into the second book, I already have all of that info drilled into my head, so I could just jump in. Altogether, I really like this set so far, and have no intention of not finishing it razz  

[draven_heart]

Read all her book in the series and then some. I really enjoyed the books. She does a great job with the first person perspective. I also find that all the characters have real substance to them, they are not just the 'bad guy', if you know what I mean. I also like how she gets really in depth with all the politics and story lines, really gets the mind working. 3nodding  

[Azaveil]

NightIntent

While I don't loathe her, I can't say I was too impressed with her book. I read Kushiel's Dart, and while it was good, it really didn't make me want to read the next book. So... I didn't. I don't even remember any specifics of the book, just that it wasn't great to me. So, yeah. Not a particularly bad book, but not a particularly good one, either, in my opinion.

I agree. I finished the first book and while it wasn't bad, I didn't particularly feel motivated to move onto the next one. I just find other books more enticing. I'll admit, it wasn't bad enough that I had to struggle to finish it, but once I was finished I was like ... "okay, moving on..."  

[Flitterbye]

So far I love the series. She is one of my favorite authors for now. My only problem is it takes forever for her books to come out in paper back and the newest one is always taunting me in the bookstore.