Meeeeeeeeediiiaaaaaaaaaaa

So here's the deal, guys.
I started writing this post a few weeks ago about a series of books I've been reading, but it got so damn long that it just started to look stupid/ridiculous. And I got sick of it. Not to mention the fact that it's been so bloody long since I read the first ones that I needed hardcore refreshers and wikipedia can only do so much for you. You know what I mean?  Also, each novel has its own plot that is, in large part anyway, separate from the overlying plot of the entire series, but not in entirety. But to explain only what appears to be the main, overlying plot of the entire series would make it look like it was a really dirty set of romance novels.  Which, don't get me wrong, they kind of are. But there's so much more to them than that.  The protagonist is seriously antagonistic, but there are SO MANY antagonists throughout the course of this series that it's impossible to list each one. Besides the fact that at LEAST as many conflicts are internal as external. And the internal conflicts aren't all on the protagonist!
It's complicated. Seriously.
In other words, to explain the series fully, adequately and precisely is a huge undertaking. And... not one I care enough about to actually do. So! I skipped. Sorry.

Besides that, though, I have a book that I would like to talk about, and I just bought 3 more CDs. (= YAY!
I have so damn many CDs these days it's absurd. ALSO - irritating - like, 5 or 6 of my CDs got left in my ex-boyfriend's car before we broke up. In JANUARY. Aaaaaaand... there's not really any hope of getting them back anymore. If he even still HAS them. =/  Soooo I guess I'm just out.
Which pisses me off. >|

Anyway. Shall we get on with it? I suppose we ought.

I'll start with a book.

A Madness of Angels: Kate Griffin

Author bio: "Kate Griffin is the name under which Carnegie Medal-nominated author, Catherine Webb, writes fantasy novels for adults.

An acclaimed author of young adult books under her own name, Catherine’s amazing debut, Mirror Dreams, was written when she was only 14 years old, and garnered comparisons with Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman.

She read History at the London School of Economics, and studied at RADA."

For the record, I'll be referring to her by her pseudonym, in case there are questions. Pseudonyms exist for a reason, and to neglect them just seems rude. (I don't think I'll ever use one, should I actually become published. Anyway.)

Griffin has a method of description unlike anything I have ever seen. And that's saying something if you have any idea how many books I've read in my life. But I love this novel because of how real everything is. It's Urban Fantasy, and it's kind of weird, admittedly--even Griffin admits it--but it's so... interesting. The more of it I read the more into it I really get, and it's so cool. It's cool.

OH! The other super spectacular, totally awesome thing about Kate Griffin (or at least this book series) is that she doesn't write in chapters! None whatsoever!  I mean, the book is split into Prelude and Parts 1, 2 & 3, each with their own title following, but still. There are, of course, breaks in the text. But she treats it pretty much the same way that I do. Break where you need to, but just write. And I like that because it gives me hope that I don't have to write in chapters either. =P

As far as a plot goes, I guess that uh... I'm still working on that.  I'm a ways into Part One now, and it just keeps getting more and more interesting. Here's what I know:

• Matthew Swift disappeared 2 years ago, but left enough blood at the scene that everyone decided that no one could lose that much blood and survive and so therefore he must have died.
• Two years later, Matthew Swift was resurrected, but certain things aren't quite right. For example, his eyes are now a crazy shade of intense blue, but they used to be brown.
• He refers to himself as "We." "Us." etc. And due to a few other things that have appeared here and there, I know that there is clearly somebody - something - else in his head with him. I just don't know what yet.
• Matthew's sole purpose here is revenge. Revenge against whomever killed him and whomever is responsible for his resurrection.
• He's one helluva powerful sorcerer.
• He's being hunted by a "shadow" he calls Hunger, who, at last run-in, was wearing the trench coat that he'd died/disappeared in two years ago. It's still stained with his blood.

Apparently angels are supposed to come into this somewhere, judging by what I started to read in the interview in the "Extras" segment in the back of the book. I'm just not that far yet. But I'm interested, and will likely keep you posted.

Sounds good.

I've got people at my house, though, so I'm going to cancel the music talk for today. I'll come back to that later. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next week. Whatever.  I'll get back to it. (=

Happy weekend! (=

With love,

--Emily Renae