tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27142965.post5608330065567606983..comments2012-05-26T07:51:09.056-04:00Comments on Bookroll: The Mark of SolomonJoshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467322140216809690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27142965.post-36156991383009868932008-04-26T13:04:00.000-04:002008-04-26T13:04:00.000-04:00The problem with reviewing new books, also, is tha...The problem with reviewing new books, also, is that one often has to shell out money for them. I'm still waiting for the library to get Alma Alexander's <I>Spellspam</I> (came out in March), and they just got Haydon's <I>The Assassin King</I> a couple months ago, when it came out closer to a year ago. Sometimes they are really fast, but sometimes they aren't. (It also seems like requests for books that are in cataloging are satisfied nigh unto instantly, but it might just be a coincidence.)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467322140216809690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27142965.post-29543473936740389212008-04-26T12:58:00.000-04:002008-04-26T12:58:00.000-04:00Yes, I figured I had better post this one before t...Yes, I figured I had better post this one before the book got too old. It was much easier to finish this review than ones for other books, for some reason, probably because I was gushing a little. I also read the second book <EM>really</EM> fast and late at night, so I might have overlooked other faults. But the series is really good, so I doubt it. ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the recommendation, too. I've had Monster Blood Tattoo on my mental list (but not my physical one) for a while, since I saw it on the shelving cart, but I haven't gotten to it, partly because I was waiting for the other two books to come out. I'll probably check it out sooner, though, since you mentioned it. A boy named Rosemary, or whatever his name is, is a pretty good hook.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467322140216809690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27142965.post-83365694234392642362008-04-26T12:26:00.000-04:002008-04-26T12:26:00.000-04:00Oh, huzzah, you've reviewed it! Now I want to read...Oh, huzzah, you've reviewed it! Now I want to read these books more than ever.<BR/><BR/>Also, you really <I>must</I> read D.M. Cornish's <I>Foundling</I>, first in the "Monster Blood Tattoo" series. <I>Lamplighter</I>, the second book, is due out this month and I am going nuts with anticipation. He's a Christian author (though there's nothing overtly allegorical about his worldbuilding so far) and I enjoyed the first book enormously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com