Aarg

I just finished Amanda Quick's Mystique (I know. Historical romance. Leave me alone. I wasn't a big fan anyway).

Let me just say...when it's over 50 pages from the end and I figured out the killer AND one of the major twists, that's not a good thing.

What? Someone died by poison? Well, who knows poisons. Let's see, there's the heroine (who would never kill anyone, from the annoying monk to her husband), and the healer at the convent. I wonder who it could be.

Oh, and now that I think of it, when his parents died 30 years ago? By poison? I bet she was the dad's betrothal. Shocker how that works out.

Sorry I ruined that part of it for you. But figuring that out kind of spoiled the rest of it for me. Including the other twist. I just didn't care.

I Am Not Myself These Days...

Now, it's common knowledge that I pick up completely random books, right? Well, I'm pretty sure that I Am Not Myself These Days... by Josh Kilmer-Purcell takes the cake.

I promise, you'll never believe the premise. And, mind you, this is NONFICTION!! It's the guy's memoirs. Josh is a gay, alcoholic, drag queen (his drag persona is Aqua) who meets and falls in love with Jack, a gay S&M hooker.

I kid you not.

It is by far the most random series of events I have ever read. They fall in love because Jack takes care of Josh, something Josh despairingly needs. But eventually, Jack begins to fall apart (he gets addicted to crack). It all comes crashing down in just 7 months, and Josh finally realizes that the complete party life may not be for him. Not that he's going to stop, but the last thing he needs is a lover who can't get his crap together.

It was absolutely stellar. Not for the feint of heart by any means, but if you want a laugh, a rip-roaring good time, and a look at a life that most of us will never live, read this.

I mean...Josh kept goldfish in his fake breasts. It was so great!!

Angsty Teen Vampire Novels

Okay, for my 265 class, I have to read 50 YA novels. So, of course, I continually pick up vampire novels. That's what I do.

But they're all angsty, teen vampire novels, and the authors aren't that great.

I read the first two in the Vampire Diaries series today. Can we say...suck! So awful. I was literally within pages of the end when I put it down because I needed a break from the stupidity.

It's like they're trying to write a great novel...but failing oh-so-badly.