tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post1436501476658174057..comments2024-03-17T17:37:56.801-05:00Comments on ***The Starry-Eyed Revue***: Review: Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburnestarryeyedjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-69311344552040259482014-06-11T09:48:17.125-05:002014-06-11T09:48:17.125-05:00I honestly didn't even notice the cover at fir...I honestly didn't even notice the cover at first. I just saw "assassins" and knew I had to read it. :P I hope you do give it a try. I'd be curious to see your reaction to reading the novel and THEN the novella, since I read them the other way.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-71064475061707624792014-06-11T09:46:27.074-05:002014-06-11T09:46:27.074-05:00I'm okay with complex fantasies, too, but I kn...I'm okay with complex fantasies, too, but I know that not everyone is, so I wanted to make it clear that this wasn't one of those. :) I think you'll be surprised by how that novella plays into the full-length novel. :Dstarryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-2251262995631977052014-06-10T14:41:06.558-05:002014-06-10T14:41:06.558-05:00Huh. Well, ok, then. While this cover is striking,...Huh. Well, ok, then. While this cover is striking, it didn't really call to me in any way. I don't think I've even read the synopsis before. It sounds really interesting and quickly-paced, though, so I'll give it a try. Thanks for the heads-up. Great review! Natalie @Natflix&Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738039522965794238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-65598248232482965182014-06-05T18:31:06.020-05:002014-06-05T18:31:06.020-05:00I'm so excited to read this one! I received a ...I'm so excited to read this one! I received a copy of the novella last year as well, so it will be interesting to see its place in this greater story. I'm honestly quite all right with fantasies featuring complex character names and worlds that require maps, but I'm also okay with those that don't. And twisty stories really are the best. I will definitely be reading this one when it publishes.<br />Great review! Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052456915027241479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-17784090738653802792014-06-04T09:13:56.855-05:002014-06-04T09:13:56.855-05:00Yay! I've been reading so much contemporary la...Yay! I've been reading so much contemporary lately; it was nice to take a break and read some fantasy again. And I'm so glad it was GOOD fantasy. :) Hope you like the novella and decide to pick up the full-length. You can borrow my ARC if you do. :Dstarryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-16444855025028291072014-06-04T09:12:25.814-05:002014-06-04T09:12:25.814-05:00I kind of agree...I think I would have preferred t...I kind of agree...I think I would have preferred to read PD *after* MT, especially with what goes down in the full-length novel, but reading it first didn't detract from the story for me. And there is quite a bit of death...it's just that Kyra doesn't become an assassin herself, if that helps.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-41795704341771915842014-06-03T19:14:35.084-05:002014-06-03T19:14:35.084-05:00ya know, I wasn't really interested in this bo...ya know, I wasn't really interested in this book till now. I just downloaded the novella. I have to say this cover is pretty bad ass and I'm unsure why it wasn't on my radar. I'm intrigued. I think it's probably because it's not contemporary. I've been brushing over other genres. Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860029277147120060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-37654741663076945132014-06-03T04:14:50.149-05:002014-06-03T04:14:50.149-05:00Eeeeh! I'm so glad you liked this one because ...Eeeeh! I'm so glad you liked this one because it's one of my highly anticipated for the YEAR and I'm sooo freakishly excited for it. I read Poison Dance, too, and while I liked it...I kind of thought it would've been better to know more of the world before reading the teeny tiny prequel? Mm. Not sure. But it DID whet my appetite. I'm sad that it's not about assassin's again. What's with assassin's not being assassins these days???CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.com