Not a Rob Thurman fan, alas. I gave her first book a try, but it's not my cup of tea. Robin McKinley I've heard good things about, and I spotted one of her books at the used book store with a "Our Staff Recommends!" sticker on it, so I picked it up and added it to the "to read" pile.
And I'd forgotten there was a new Chrestomanci book out! I'll have to get that.
I have read Lynn Flewelling's first Nightrunner book, but I remember being disappointed in it -- I felt like it had all the trappings of what I normally like (the reluctant but growing closeness between the main characters, etc), but it just felt forced, and I hated the history infodumps that we kept getting; it didn't make me want to pick up the next book. I know some people who like the series, though, so maybe I'll give it another chance.
although it's (surprisingly, for published novels) slash. There's very little explicit in it, though, so I'd recommend it for anyone who is willing to read a really good story even when slash isn't generally their cup of tea.
That's an interesting use of the terminology. I'd always considered "slash" to refer only to fanfic where the relationship is not present in the original. I'm not much of a slash fan in general, except with certain pairings, but I love encountering LGBT characters in mainstream fiction, especially genre fiction, and feel as if there aren't nearly enough of them! I'd forgotten about that aspect of "Nightrunner", actually, or maybe it was just so subtle that I didn't pick up on it at all.
Re: Frustration in book-land
And I'd forgotten there was a new Chrestomanci book out! I'll have to get that.
I have read Lynn Flewelling's first Nightrunner book, but I remember being disappointed in it -- I felt like it had all the trappings of what I normally like (the reluctant but growing closeness between the main characters, etc), but it just felt forced, and I hated the history infodumps that we kept getting; it didn't make me want to pick up the next book. I know some people who like the series, though, so maybe I'll give it another chance.
although it's (surprisingly, for published novels) slash. There's very little explicit in it, though, so I'd recommend it for anyone who is willing to read a really good story even when slash isn't generally their cup of tea.
That's an interesting use of the terminology. I'd always considered "slash" to refer only to fanfic where the relationship is not present in the original. I'm not much of a slash fan in general, except with certain pairings, but I love encountering LGBT characters in mainstream fiction, especially genre fiction, and feel as if there aren't nearly enough of them! I'd forgotten about that aspect of "Nightrunner", actually, or maybe it was just so subtle that I didn't pick up on it at all.