Halfway: Song of Susannah

I am halfway done with Song of Susannah by Stephen King. This is the sixth book in the Dark Tower series. If you haven't read books 1-5 yet....I don't recommend reading this post lol.

Brief Summary: In the fifth book we learn that Susannah is pregnant with a demon's baby. This book starts off with Mia overpowering Susannah and fleeing to New York City of 1999. The chap, as Mia calls the baby, is ready to come out but before it can they need to reach a certain group of people. By a sick twist of fate the father of the baby is actually Roland the gunslinger himself, and the baby is to grow up to kill Roland. Roland and Eddie go to Maine to seek out Calvin Tower so they may gain ownership of the precious rose in New York. They succeed! Yay! Callahan and Jake (and I think Oy snuck in there too) go to New York City of 1999 to try to save Susannah. So far we haven't heard from them at all.

My Views So Far: Susannah is my least favorite character of everyone in this series. So, naturally, I'm not too thrilled to be reading a book mainly about her. Being a psychology major you'd think she'd be my favorite character because she has 4 personalities, but no. So far I am like this much better than Wolves of the Calla though. There are so many crazy twists and turns taking place; I am on the edge of my....page. Haha. I love King's idea that we are just characters in a writer's book. We are transparent and our lives are fiction. Tell me more Mr. King, tell me more! I think it's a little bit conceited though that King is a character in his own book...but I guess it goes with the theme that we're all just characters.

What I'm Hoping For/Expecting: I hope and expect them to find Susannah and save her. There is afterall a seventh book and I'm pretty sure she's in it....I hope they can kill the chap, but I'm also expecting it to live to be an obstacle dealt with in book seven. I expect the characters to meet Stephen King officially and get some awesome insight from him. I'm also hoping King goes into more detail about multiple worlds and people being fictional characters. Like I said, I am loooooving that idea; not really sure why. And, finally, I'm hoping for Jake to whip out some badass moves and mind tricks.

My book has no cover...its just a black hardcover :( But this one is pretty!

Finished: Once Dead, Twice Shy

Didn't take me too long to finish Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison.
The Second Half: There is a random carnival/track team/photography scene. Madison finds Kairos, Kairos gets killed and Madison becomes the new dark timekeeper. This was a very surprising twist I did not see coming. Kind of sad I can sum up the second half in 2 sentences, but essentially that is all that happened. Madison also still never got with Josh, but she never got with Barnabas either :/

Book as a Whole: This book was ok; it was not as amazing as the short story. The ending leaves lots of unanswered questions but there is a sequel. I'm not sure if I'll read the sequel or not. I found it very strange that the good people became the bad guys and the bad people are supposedly the good guys...At least the book makes the reader think about if life is all fate or all choice; which is cool. Personally I believe in both. I believe in fate, that somethings are just destined to happen, but I think we are given the choice of how we will get to that fate and the choice of choosing that fate or not. Thoughts to ponder!


I think reapers, light and dark, probably look like this.

Next Book: Kissed By an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler

Halfway: Once Dead, Twice Shy

I am halfway through Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison. I would first like to say that this book is based off the short story "Madison Avery and the Grim Reaper" by Harrison in the collection Prom Nights From Hell. I highly recommend you read the short story before reading this book or the book won't make any sense.

Brief Summary: Madison Avery is 17 and is dead technically speaking. She was killed by the dark timekeeper Kairos, but she steals his amulet which gives the illusion that she has a body. There are dark reapers who kill people who will grow up to do something influential, trying to stop the people from fulfilling their life goals. (Kind of like the Terminator movies) Light reapers are sent to stop the killings from happening. However, Madison's light reaper kind of failed epically because she died. Don't know why Kairos wanted her dead or where he took her body...So now Madison, her guardian angel Grace, and the cute guy Josh are trying to defeat Kairos all before their 6 pm curfew!

My Views So Far: Ok first off....who has a 6 pm curfew???? When I was 17 I didn't even have a curfew....This book kind of just rushes through everything. There are tons of minute details that could use more than just one short sentence to describe them. If I hadn't read the short story first I would not understand a single detail in this book. I do like the supernatural element though. It is a lot different from the typical vampire craze that's going on right now. Also Madison has purple hair, major kudos to the author for adding that awesome element!

What I'm Hoping For/Expecting: I'm really hoping the story picks up more. So far not a whole lot has happened and I'm a little bored. I am expecting that we will find out why Kairos wanted Madison dead and where he has her body stashed. I am also expecting Madison to get it on with Josh because he went from thinking she's a bitch to clinging to her in about 10 seconds...It's a shame though, I kind of want Madison to get it on with the light reaper Barnabas. I am also expecting that they will all somehow defeat Kairos and keep Madison's soul intact.

Pink+Emo Girl= Pretty cool cover :)