new month
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Robert Plant
Topic: reading
Hey all. I hope y'all had a great Halloween. We did, here at the castle. :) Lots of reading, lots of fun on Halloween, tricks and treats and nice good times with the crazy denizens of the castle. :) Finished reading #3 in Susan Krinard's "Forester family" series, Secret of The Wolf. It was pretty good, if very different from the previous two; In a nutshell? It's the story of how Quentin went mad--very plausible, but in relation to the other two, very strange. Still, it was a good book, and we recommend it. Next on the TBR list, for the next year? A whole bunch of Stephanie Laurens. :) Until later, then.

Recently Read
Mood:  down
Now Playing: Bruce Dickinson--Chemical Wedding
Topic: reading
Three more books have been added to the recently read list:
The Prisoner Bride by Susan Paul
and
Raven's Ransom, by Haley Ann Solomon
The first was a Medieval Romance about the daughter of a very eccentric family who finds herself kidnapped in the name of her rival for the eccentric family's treasure; I liked that one very much, as you can see from the review I've added to Raven and Rose Cottage; The second was a Regency--and very cute--about three sisters and their grandfather's scheme to see them well-married. :)

And thirdly, but not least, Key of Light, by Nora Roberts. About three strangers brought to gether by an eccentric couple to go on a mythic quest to save the souls of three imprisoned demi-goddesses. :) Another excellent title by Ms. Roberts.

if you can find them, I reccomend them.

updates
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Iron Maiden
Topic: stuff
Just a quick update to let y'all know, a new book review has been added to Raven and Rose Cottage. :) Do check it out:
http://grailmaiden.crazedfanboy.com/shrines/cottage.html

New vamps
Mood:  irritated
Now Playing: Tom Petty
Topic: reading
Have finished reading The Laughing Corpse. :) Enjoyed it *very* much. No wonder Lkh is so popular! Anyway, the next on the list will be her third, but right now, I'm taking a break (so as not to gobble all her oeuvre up in a sitting) and am reading Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking. 

That's all for now. Have a great... erm, evening.... 

New url
Mood:  energetic
Topic: stuff
Immortal Grace has a new site url.
http://grailmaiden.crazedfanboy.com/extras/index.html

A lot of work needs to be done in the switch so for now, please excuse any broken links and images. Eventually all will be set right And we will have that Laurell K. Hamilton stuff ready eventually soon too. :) For now, enjoy what we have for you..

forthcoming...eventually
Mood:  irritated
Topic: reading

Sorry for the delay. I know I said I was going to have a Laurell K. Hamilton review up, but this priestess has been so busy, there  just hasn't been time. Will write/post it to Immortal Grace asap. Please bear with me....

on the finished stack
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: reading
Just a quick note; Finished Guilty Pleasures this weekend. It's awesome. :) It took me a while to get into it, but in the end, I fell in love with Anita the Vampire Slayer (except, of course, that she *slays* those adorable vampires. *shudder* ;)) . It was a very enjoyable read, and am chomping at the bit--so to speak--to read a few more. :) Full review and Laurell K. Hamilton shrine will be forthcoming at Immortal Grace. Until then, happy haunting, all!

On the TBR list
Mood:  sharp
Now Playing: Evanescence
Topic: reading

There are quite a few things coming on the tbr list, eventually, to be read, eventually to be reviewed for either Immortal Grace, or Raven and Rose Cottage. Some are as follows:

Dark Fantasy:
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Pandora by Anne Rice
The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
Blood and Gold by Anne Rice

Romance:
Autumn's Bride by Cathrine Archer
Beneath A Blood Red Moon by Shannon Drake
Dark Gold by Christine Feehan
Secret of the Wolf by Susan Krinard
To Catch a Wolf by Susan Krinard
To Tame A Wolf, by Susan Krinard
Prince of Shadows by Susan Krinard
In A Wild Wood, by Sasha Lord
The Vampire's Seduction by Raven Hart
Face in the Fire by Nora Roberts
The Key Series by Nora Roberts
Captivated by Nora Roberts
Robber Bride by Deborah Simmons
My Lady deBurgh by Deborah Simmons
Man of Many Talents, by Deborah Simmons

And many.. many more... herm. to list them, what do you think is our favorite genre, at the moment? So... much to look forward to, at our two favorite sites. :) TTFN. 

Things I love...
Mood:  amorous
Topic: stuff
Family
Friends
Vampires
writing
mythology
A good story (fantasy/sf/classics/literary any will do)
History
Intelligent people
music
a good movie
ravens

Scary things...
Mood:  sharp
Certainly not vampires and witches. No...  Well, what then?

life threatening diseases
Some horror Movies (The Sixth Sense, Exorcist)
Bad writing
How much Bad Writing is published, year after year
Hurricanes...
Big Bad Katrina-like hurricanes
Query letters