Goddess in Time by Tera Lynn Childs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book as part of the Oh.My.Gods series. I wouldn’t have been able to follow it if I hadn’t read the other books.
With the way the book ended, I hope there’s another book in this series. One more story to tie up the loose ends.
According to the above linked article, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy premiered 42 years ago yesterday. Happy birthday!
I may have to reread this series again. After I get the stuff with deadlines read. To quote Douglas Adams: “I love deadlines,” he wrote. “I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” I am finding lately that this is very true, and keeps my schedule less crazy if I don’t finish stuff in time and I can’t go to the event that had the deadline. Who am I kidding? It’ll be crazy for a while.
The above linked article talks about fantasy series that are worth starting. I have several of the books in many of these series. Some are on my TBR list, some have been started. One of these days I’ll get to them.
Where to Start? Acacia: The War with the Mein
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Etchings of Power
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Crystal Cave
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Mists of Avalon
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Shadow of the Torturer
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Fifth Season
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Prince of Thorns
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? A Warrior’s Path
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Cast in Shadow (there are several prequels, but this is book 1)
Finished? No, but 12 are published, so plenty to read!
Where to Start? King’s Dragon
Finished? Yes.
Where to Start? The Grace of Kings
Finished? No. First 2 published.
Where to Start? The Gunslinger
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Daggerspell
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Chronological: The Color of Magic. My pick? Either Guards! Guards! or Equal Rites. But this series has so many starting points; you really can’t go wrong.
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Lots of places to begin. I started with Dragons of Autumn Twilight, which is also the first the pair wrote.
Finished? Yes and no. Weis and Hickman still publish books in this universe, but there are PLENTY of completed trilogies within the universe.
Where to Start? A Wizard of Earthsea
Finished? Yes
Where to start? Song of Blood & Stone
Finished? No. First 2 complete.
Where to Start? Elric of Melnibone
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Range of Ghosts
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Assassin’s Apprentice
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Blade Itself
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Lies of Locke Lamora
Finished? No. First 3 published.
Where to Start? Titus Groan, or The Gormenghast Novels, the complete trilogy
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Lots of entry points. Chronological: Arrows of the Queen. My favorite trilogy in this universe begins with Magic’s Pawn. If you want a stand-alone in this series to see if you want to continue, read By the Sword.
Finished? Yes.
Where to Start? The Briar King
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Name of the Wind
Finished? No. First 2 published.
Where to Start? Kushiel’s Dart
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? A Shadow in Summer
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? I say The Hobbit, but you can start with The Fellowship of the Ring.
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Suldrun’s Garden
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Thief’s Magic
Finished? No. First 3 complete.
Where to Start? Perdido Street Station (though I actually read these completely out of order the first time and had no problem).
Finished? Yes
Where to start? Servant of the Underworld (there are several prequels, but this is book 1)
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? A Stranger in Olondria
Finished? Probably (only 2 books in the series, and both are stand-alone)
Where to Start? Sheepfarmer’s Daughter
Finished? Yes, though she continues to write in this world on a regular basis.
Where to Start? Tales of Nevèrÿon
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Riddle-Master of Hed
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? Daughter of the Forest
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? A Game of Thrones
Finished? Notoriously no, but the first 5 are completed.
Where to Start? The Sorcerer of Wildeeps
Finished? Maybe. Two so far, both stand-alone novellas in the same universe. Will there be more? We can only hope.
Where to Start? The Way of Kings
Finished? No. First 2 published, 3rd coming in November (it’s currently listed as a 10 book series on Goodreads).
Where to Start? Sunbolt
Finished? No. 2 published so far.
Where to Start? Wizard’s First Rule
Finished? I think he plans to continuously add books to this series forever. For. Ever.
Where to Start? The Bone Doll’s Twin
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? With either The Black Tides of Heaven or The Red Threads of Fortune, though Tides is listed as Book 1.
Finished? No. First 2 novellas published.
Where to Start? His Majesty’s Dragon
Finished? Yes
Where to Start? The Eye of the World
Finished? Yes. Finished posthumously by Brandon Sanderson
Where to Start? The Mirror Empire
Finished? No. Final book in the trilogy comes out next year.
Where to Start? Swordspoint or Tremontaine (Tremontaine is being co-written by multiple authors as a serial prequel. Can be read first, or you can start with Book 1, Swordspoint)
Finished? Kind of. The original The World of Riverside series is complete, but Tremontaine is still going!
Where to Start? The Curse of Chalion
Finished? Kind of. The first 3 can work together as a trilogy, and are completed. She’s been adding novellas to the series with Penric’s story.
The above linked article talks about series that are great for adults. In different genres, too. These are the series that are listed.
The 21st season of Big Brother started this week. I missed the first day, though. I couldn’t be bothered to look it up on demand. I am sure I can catch up quickly.
I don’t really watch reality shows, but I’ve watched this one since my oldest child was only a few months old.
There are already different games this season. I haven’t heard any new rules, but I’m sure there will be some. I’m sure there will be several twists and surprises this season. I look forward to them.
I am excited for a new season, even though it takes up several hours a week. I can read during commercials.
There are various authors whose work I have loved! I am trying to read my way through each of the authors’ bodies of work. I am excited when I see a book that the author has written that I haven’t read yet.
I was very excited to see that Meg Cabot has new books published, and books that will be published soon. I love that she has various series, and they are mostly different genres. I’ve finished the Princess Diaries series, other than three of the mini stories
Shanna Swendson has a lot of series, also. I have finished the Enchanted, Inc series, and I LOVED them. I am about to start the Fairy Tales series and the Rebel Mechanics series. I hope they are as good. I am currently reading Twice Upon a Christmas, even though it’s June.
I so far have loved each of Jodi Taylor’s books. I bought them all at once for my Kindle. I am working on them slowly, since other books need attention, too.
I am sure I will add other authors to this list, but these are three of my favorites, so far. Working my way through books I am just loving is a decadent way to pass time.
Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I have loved the Princess Diaries series. This one, though, was more of a bridge to the next book than a story on its own. Mia was whiny and needy in this book, more than usual. If I had not been reading the series out of order, I probably would have given up on it when I got to this one. The book after this one went back to being a good one, though.
