Top Ten Tuesday: Series…

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish (Click the image to visit them). This week the theme is Top Ten Best/Worst Series endings.

But here lies a problem…I am so TERRIBLE at finishing series. Even worse than I thought I was when thinking about what to put in this post. So I’m going to do the series that I need/want to finish and the ones I want to start.

Top 5 Series I Need to Finish:

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare: I wasn’t completely smitten with these and only made it to book 2. But then I re-read the first book, City of Bones before I went to see the film and now I feel like I should read the rest of the series.

The Morganville Vampries by Rachel Caine: I enjoyed the beginning of this series and made it all the way to book 8 so I really should sort my life out and finish a damn series for a change!

The Bourbon Kid Series by Anonymous: These books are pretty hard to find in actual shops and online they’re not cheap so I’ve been hoping to find them in charity shops (that’s where I found the 2nd one) or on ReaditSwapit…my eyes are peeled for books 3 & 4.

The Akasha Series by Terra Harmony: I only read the first book, Water but I’ve been meaning to get round to the other two. Water was infuriating but intriguing!

Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger: Again, I only managed the first book in this series, but I liked it a lot. Will get round to it one day. Maybe.

Top 5 Series I Want to Start

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead // The Grisha by Leigh Bardugo // The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen // Luna Chronicles by Marissa Meyer // Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Bloody Good Fun (pun intended): The Eye of the Moon (Bourbon Kid #2) by Anonymous – A Mini-Review.

Following a massive rampage that left the streets of Santa Mondega soaked with blood, the elusive supernatural serial killer known only as the Bourbon Kid is now himself being haunted. Hot on his heels are several vampire gangs, the Secret Service, a couple of werewolves, corrupt cops, and the Dark Lord himself, and none will rest until he is dead. But the Kid has a vengeance of his own to wreak, and young lovers Dante and Kacy, hapless bartender Sanchez, Peto the Hubal monk, and the mysterious Jessica will each be drawn into the escalating vortex of violence.

Let me start by saying that this book is not for everyone.

• If gory, mindless violence offends you, you shouldn’t read this book.
• If colourful, constant swearing offends you, you shouldn’t read this book.
• If laughing at religion and sexism offends you, you shouldn’t read this book.

And most importantly, if you only like your vampires to be the sparkly kind, you really shouldn’t read this book.

However….

If the idea of Elvis as a Hitman, a vampire clan of corrupt cops called the Filthy Pigs, a useless rap-star werewolf and a cowardly bartender who serves his own piss instead of whisky sounds like your idea of a party, then you are going to LOVE this series.

If you’ve seen any of the Tarantino/Rodriguez Grindhouse films or trailers, imagine the most ridiculous and gory one, convert it to a novel and BAM – there it is. If you have no idea what I’m referring to then this quote from the back of the book also sums it up pretty well:

Possibly drug-induced lunacy of a book – 4 stars” [Zoo Magazine]

With all of these ridiculous, mainly evil characters trying to get their hands on the Eye of the Moon and avoid The Bourbon Kid at all costs, this sequel to The Book With No Name is a fast-paced blackest-of-black comedy that is a whole lot of fun. I felt that the plot wasn’t quite as strong as the first book but I enjoyed finding out more about The Bourbon Kid and where he came from and I hope I can get my hands on the next one in series soon.

Details: Paperback, 384 pages. Published April 1st 2009 by Michael O’Mara (first published 2008)
Unicorn Rating: 4/5
Is it a keeper? Yes!
Start With: The Book With No Name.

WWW Wednesday! (11-09-2013)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently Reading:
Following a massive rampage that left the streets of Santa Mondega soaked with blood, the elusive supernatural serial killer known only as the Bourbon Kid is now himself being haunted. Hot on his heels are several vampire gangs, the Secret Service, a couple of werewolves, corrupt cops, and the Dark Lord himself, and none will rest until he is dead. But the Kid has a vengeance of his own to wreak, and young lovers Dante and Kacy, hapless bartender Sanchez, Peto the Hubal monk, and the mysterious Jessica will each be drawn into the escalating vortex of violence.

This is the second book in the Bourbon Kid series by Anonymous. The first book, The Book With no Name was insane. In a good way. This definitely more of the same. Crazy characters (including Elvis as a hitman) and LOTS of violence and swearing.

I’m also reading The Daughter of Camelot. A YA novel set in the Arthurian era. Liking it thus far.

Recently Finished Click on the images to go to my reviews.

I also just finished Rereading City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) before seeing the film yesterday. Review and Rant will be posted later today.

Up Next: I want reread the next TMI book and then carry on with the series at some point and I also have two great titles in my NetGalley library to read.

Sneak peak:

Leave a comment with your link and I’ll have a peruse later today!