Comments on: 897 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/ New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:12:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Chasity https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7457 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:12:07 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7457 The librarian actually commented the other day that I need to contact the world records people because I obviously read very fast. She was astounded by the fact that I checked out 10 books and returned them all within 5 days or so. And yes, I read them all.

I think right now I have about 25 books here, and another 20 or so on hold.

]]> By: Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7397 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:00:21 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7397 One time, I had so many books checked out from the library they wouldn’t let me have anymore until I returned some. I didn’t realize I had so many at thome. That was a little embarassing … :redface:

]]> By: Chasity https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7373 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:29:52 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7373 It is an addiction. I need to whittle down that stack of 30 library books I have right now. Or at least decide to return some of them, but I just can’t decide on any. /shrug. Oh well.

]]> By: Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7358 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:15:27 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7358 Chasity — Yeah, I looked on Amazon at the book descriptions and read the story line for Stolen. I always like to read a series in order, but I was hoping I could skip Stolen because of Clay.

But it will be awhile before I get to any of these. Still need to whittle down the TBR pile some more. I’m trying to finish reading all the books I got last year before I start on any of the ones I recently bought. It’s an addiction. Sigh. :rolleyes:

]]> By: Chasity https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7351 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:21:29 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7351 You kinda need to read Stolen before you get into Page’s story in Dime Store Magic. Some of the events that happen in Stolen make Page who she is. I read them in order, so I have no idea what the book would be like without reading them in order. But what I remember about them, I’d suggest reading Stolen first.

To me Clay gets a bit better in Stolen. But he didn’t really bother me in Bitten, so I may be a bit biased there.

You can always try to read Dime Store Magic, see how it goes. If you’re completely lost, then read Stolen first. I really like both of Page’s books.

Personally I stopped reading them after Page’s story. I couldn’t get into Haunted and never looked into any of the others. But that’s just me.

]]> By: Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7318 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:14:04 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7318 A Clay story? Hmm. I actually might try that one if only to see what makes him tick. There’s a little bit of his backstory in Bitten, but it still didn’t justify his treatment of Elena to me.

]]> By: Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7317 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:12:24 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7317 Yeah, I don’t particularly like reading about socities (made up or otherwise) where women are treated as second-class citizens either. It already happens too much in real life.

Basically, all the male wolves in Bitten treated Elena like she was their kid sister. Except for Clay, of course. I just didn’t get the sense she was equal to everyone else. And the thing about the wolves ignoring their female children really bugged me.

I’ve never heard of Hambly’s book. Is it worth reading?

I think I’ll try a Paige book next time …

]]> By: celeber https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7316 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:03:38 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7316 There is a Men of the Otherworld coming out that will feature Clays story. Kelley actually had this up on her site, but now that it will be published she had to take it down.
I liked Clay much better after reading his story.

]]> By: Jody W. https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7313 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:44:22 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7313 Oooh, yeah, those sound like things that would hit my no-thanks-o-meter, too. I realize sometimes authors like to create and explore societies or cultures that are different from ours, but honestly, seems like the majority of the societies you see “created” are your basic patriarchal, women-are-less-than models, and rarely do the characters in the book subvert this in any way that interests me. It’s either outright “sassy” or “feisty” rebellion that doesn’t convince me or status quo. One book I read that subverted this typical model in a more interesting way was Hambly’s “The Sisters of the Raven” (the beginning of a series, of course).

I did read one of the Paige books and enjoy it.

]]> By: Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/897-and-counting/#comment-7291 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:49 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=558#comment-7291 Like I said in the review, one of my friends likes the witch books better than the werewolf ones. Do you have to read all the Otherworld books in order? Because I was thinking about jumping ahead and reading one of the Paige books.

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