tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950979514940131182.post3780470083782420970..comments2024-02-15T07:43:12.824-08:00Comments on Ageless Pages Reviews: Book Tour Review: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996840003306047763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950979514940131182.post-34690645558612879212013-08-24T09:39:12.434-07:002013-08-24T09:39:12.434-07:00Love that cover!!! Great review hon(:
Happy readin...Love that cover!!! Great review hon(:<br />Happy reading<br />Jackie<br /><br />nobentspines.blogspot.comJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860556457014980028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950979514940131182.post-32277903886181936862013-08-23T16:31:25.347-07:002013-08-23T16:31:25.347-07:00I'll definitely have to check out the author&#...I'll definitely have to check out the author's take on reading for the audiobook - I'm a huge audiobook fan, and insights from authors are fascinating to me.<br /><br />Thanks for being on the tour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950979514940131182.post-39770025928183299532013-08-23T09:55:19.825-07:002013-08-23T09:55:19.825-07:00I love the cover! I'm looking forward to readi...I love the cover! I'm looking forward to reading this one.Kim@Time2Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584489744366874728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950979514940131182.post-22074243309458371932013-08-22T20:52:16.054-07:002013-08-22T20:52:16.054-07:00YES. The prose sounds AWESOME. The cover, then the...YES. The prose sounds AWESOME. The cover, then the synopsis - the part historical fiction, part supernatural aspect of this story - was what drew me to this story. I can handle it being slow paced if it's well written, memorable, and unique with that setting and the protagonist's experiences.<br /><br />"The slow pace, the meandering plot, and an admitted style of "telling" can hinder the reader's first impression." <-- Sounds like this is the sort of thing I'd need to read an excerpt for to get what you're feeling. Is it kind of like Maggie Stiefvater's writing? Sometimes she's got a telling style, and her plots are a bit slow and meandering. If it is, it wouldn't be too bad. With detailed descriptions, I do often skim a bit, but if they lend to the setting and the characters - particularly the family & protag - get developed... Plus, it's good that the book picks up and improves.<br /><br />"Choo picks and chooses, as well as invents parts of the Chinese afterlife to fit her story, but not enough information is provided for me to really follow all the rules and customs that govern Li Lan's actions while there." I am definitely a fan of genre mash-ups, but this is the kind of thing that somewhat disappointed me about the Lunar Chronicles. Is the blend of historical and supernatural anything like that in Grave Mercy? Or is it more like the LC, with the sci-fi and Asian setting, or the supernatural here, aspects being less emphasized?<br /><br />OH, OH, FIRST CHAPTER IN AUDIO FORM. Gimme gimme!! I only recently started on audiobooks and haven't read a single one where the author is the narrator but eee. Can't wait to start!<br /><br />Glad that you enjoyed this one :).<br />(Also sorry for all the references to the YA series and authors o.O.)Christina Reads YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937783114868207494noreply@blogger.com