The Rogue Book Reviewer

  Peace Talks – Jim Butcher 3/5   I almost rated this lower but I needed some time between finishing it and actually writing the review to come to terms with the fact that this is a set-up book for Battlegrounds which comes out September 29th. In terms of the book itself, I was not overly thrilled. It seemed like the same kind of fight over and over again, though I was happy to see more of McCoy and the white council. I liked the introduction of the new characters, I found them varied and interesting and should be fun to read about as their powers are pretty cool. It was decent for a set up book, if a little repetitive from previous books (ie. Harry having White Council issues, more drama than was really necessary with Thomas – though I think that was a plot device for the next book). I find Harry being so quick to anger annoying. He was always mouthy and sarcastic and didn’t edit himself but I really am not a fan of the addition of the personality traits that he has r...

Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer 4.5/5  I’m not going to be concerned about spoilers in this post because as we all know, this is a rewrite of Twilight from Edward Cullens perspective. If you haven’t read Twilight , start there – not with this review. I will be the first to admit that I was legitimately shocked by how much I enjoyed the book. When it was finally announced that Meyer was releasing Midnight Sun , I rolled my eyes so hard I checked out my own ass. All I could think was oh look, another cash cow . But once I started reading, Midnight Sun made me hate Edward so much less because I could delve into his motivations for why he is the way he is with Bella. He’s a much more complicated character this time around which is great. The whole controlling me-Tarzan-you-Jane thing from the original saga got very old, very fast and is one of the major reasons in the anti- Twilight column for most readers. Because we can’t see into his head in the original saga, we don’t really h...