This week's topic on Top 5 Sundays are those series and authors I just can't wait for and absolutely, positively MUST read just as soon as I can, to hell with what other books might be waiting! This is probably something any bibliophile can relate to - heck, anyone who has ever waited in line for admittance to a night club can relate. Sometimes, no matter how good you look, someone (or something) else for one reason or another simply jumps ahead.
Here's my Top 5 and the reasons why; hope you enjoy!
#5 - MetaWars series by Kelly Meding
The interesting thing about this series is that it reads like a comic
book. The plot is simple: a group of young adults suddenly have their
former powers return to them after they mysteriously vanished fifteen
years earlier and decide to band together to rebuild the tarnished
reputation superheroes have incurred since the aftermath of the last
great hero/villain super match. What really distinguishes these books,
however, are two things. Firstly, the stories actually bother to deal
with the collateral damage incited by superheroes doing battle with the
villains in the middle of major city centres. Secondly, the characters
are amazingly well written with complex histories, distinct
personalities and engaging dynamics. It's like The Justice League meets
The Middleman and too good to wait any longer than absolutely necessary!
#4 - Monère: Children of the Moon series by Sunny
These
books are not that long when it comes to the number of pages between
their covers. When it comes to the plot, however, these books are jammed
packed, using every word, every scene for all it is worth and just when
you think everything's over, that's when the story flips. Take the
first book; just when you think everything's settled, a car accident
orphans Mona Lisa's brother. Among the book's other points: Mona Lisa
learns she's only half human and, oh yeah, a Queen, falls in love, finds
and meets her birth mother, acquires two indentured servants, is
introduced to a high court, meets the prince of Hell, loses her lover,
gets kidnapped, falls in love again, escapes her kidnappers, exposes
another Queen's treachery, and regains her lover. And that's only the
first half of the book. Now imagine five books just as bursting with
activity. Yup. It's like that.
#3 - Undead/Betsy Taylor series by MaryJanice Davidson
I
have never managed to get through one of these books without laughing.
Betsy is a self-absorbed, shoe-obsessed air head who somehow landed
herself the job of vampire queen. Needless to say, hilarity ensues.
Among my favourite adventures to date are Betsy's trip through time with
her Satan spawned sister and unraveling the mystery of her zombified
friend while coping with a total lack of help from her visiting future
self. Wild times, man, wild times.
#2 - Charley Davidson series by Darlynda Jones
Another
hilarious narrative but in a totally different manner. There's
something about Charley's tone and thoughts that reminds me of my own
making for a narration I find beyond easy to relate to. Toss in ghosts,
demons and one hell of a hunky son of Satan and the only bad thing about
this series is the unbelieveably torturous wait between book releases.
#1 - Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
This
series has everything - a sarcastic, crazy heroine whose powerful and
kickass but has a heart, a domineering, control-freak alpha whose not
afraid to let his devotion show, an extend cast of developed and
distinct secondary characters, compelling and intricate mysteries that
draw on mythologies and history from around the world and an
overreaching story plot that progresses and deepens with each book. Add
in the fast paced and engaging writing and, really, there's no question
why these books jump the line.
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