Oh Joy! Thank the Lord for free express shipping from Barnes & Noble! Seriously, the amount of waiting time saved makes the thirty-some dollar yearly fee worth every penny... never mind that 1-3 day shipping is free for everything!
I've been looking forward to the arrival of this book since I finished
Allies over the summer. Honestly,
Allies tore me up, and I wasn't able to even re-read the thing, which is my habit to do before embarking upon the newest book in the series, to ensure that I don't forget anything important. Certainly,
Allies wasn't a BAD book by any means. It was actually a very GOOD book... and in truth, it was
too good, because it ensnared me emotionally right from the first chapter.
I don't think I have been so emotionally involved in a novel since my last re-read of
Little Women a few years back. And I'll say that it inspired some of my best writing to date.
Christie Golden writes a good book. What more can be said?
I really hope this is the case with
Vortex. I hope Denning successfully picks up where Golden left off and, as much as I hated it, I hope I'm as drawn in by his writing as I was by Golden's. If Denning manages to do half as well as he did with
Star by Star (which
still makes me cry), then I think I shall be very pleased indeed.
I apologise for the geekiness of this post, but it really can't be helped. *sheepish grin*
I do promise, however, that normal programming will return after
Vortex has been read, digested, and commented upon.
Until such time,
May the Force be with you! ;)
