Reading List 2018!

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I got tired of all his stuff being attached to The Circle series.  I liked his earlier works that were generally only one or two novels.  I like his daughter Rachel's stuff better these days.

alldatndensum wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I got tired of all his stuff being attached to The Circle series.  I liked his earlier works that were generally only one or two novels.  I like his daughter Rachel's stuff better these days.

I didn't even know the 49th Mystic was tied into the Circle series.  I might pass.  I have had the worst time keeping up with his series.  I understand why author's do it (having to reinvent characters and words every book is hard)...but even though the first three or four books were fantastic I've had a hard time remembering what has gone on with his later series work...like the characters or story lines just aren't strong enough to remember from novel to novel.

Round Robin - Jennifer Chiaverini

Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances by Timothy Zahn

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I just started it.  Yeah, it's tied to the Circle Series, so far it seems like a "next generation" kind of situation.

alldatndensum wrote:

Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances by Timothy Zahn

I read that last.  I liked it pretty well, but it seemed kinda slow at points.  I like the Thrawn character and wished he had actually been a part of the film story.  He was an intriguing character in Rebels.  He came across as a sort of Hannibal Lechter-type character (minus the eating people thing), someone who was clearly a villain, but had a lot of qualities that make you like and respect him.

messiaen77 wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances by Timothy Zahn

I read that last.  I liked it pretty well, but it seemed kinda slow at points.  I like the Thrawn character and wished he had actually been a part of the film story.  He was an intriguing character in Rebels.  He came across as a sort of Hannibal Lechter-type character (minus the eating people thing), someone who was clearly a villain, but had a lot of qualities that make you like and respect him.

I liked it as well.  Yes, it did have some slow parts but overall very well written.  I like how they added how Thrawn was analyzing people as he met them. And I like how he kept bringing up Anakin much to Vader's chagrin.

messiaen77 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I just started it.  Yeah, it's tied to the Circle Series, so far it seems like a "next generation" kind of situation.

I'll be interested to know what you think of it once you are finished.  I did see there are at least two books in the series already.

Wedding Quilt - Jennifer Chiaverini

Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances -  Timothy Zahn

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I just started it.  Yeah, it's tied to the Circle Series, so far it seems like a "next generation" kind of situation.

I'll be interested to know what you think of it once you are finished.  I did see there are at least two books in the series already.

So far it's pretty good.  In places it seems like a theological treatise in novel form.

Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed

Indelible - Kristen Heitzmann

Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray

The Case For Faith - Lee Stroebel

Rose House - Tina Ann Forkner
A Summer at Sea - Katie Fforde

Staybrite wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I got tired of all his stuff being attached to The Circle series.  I liked his earlier works that were generally only one or two novels.  I like his daughter Rachel's stuff better these days.

I didn't even know the 49th Mystic was tied into the Circle series.  I might pass.  I have had the worst time keeping up with his series.  I understand why author's do it (having to reinvent characters and words every book is hard)...but even though the first three or four books were fantastic I've had a hard time remembering what has gone on with his later series work...like the characters or story lines just aren't strong enough to remember from novel to novel.

I don't know that I would call it a "must read."  It's kinda stagnant in places and really only ramps up toward the end when...you have to get the next book to see what happens.  That's a big reason I think a lot of authors go the series route--people like me who have a hard time starting a story and not seeing it through to the end.  So with that in mind...

The Rise of the Mystics--Ted Dekker.

alldatndensum wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I got tired of all his stuff being attached to The Circle series.  I liked his earlier works that were generally only one or two novels.  I like his daughter Rachel's stuff better these days.

I picked up her books yesterday and will probably go to them next.

messiaen77 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

The 49th Mystic--Ted Dekker

Did you finish or are you still reading it?  I haven't kept up with him for the last 3 or 4 years, as I wasn't too impressed with some of his latest stuff.  So just interested in what you think of it.

I got tired of all his stuff being attached to The Circle series.  I liked his earlier works that were generally only one or two novels.  I like his daughter Rachel's stuff better these days.

I didn't even know the 49th Mystic was tied into the Circle series.  I might pass.  I have had the worst time keeping up with his series.  I understand why author's do it (having to reinvent characters and words every book is hard)...but even though the first three or four books were fantastic I've had a hard time remembering what has gone on with his later series work...like the characters or story lines just aren't strong enough to remember from novel to novel.

I don't know that I would call it a "must read."  It's kinda stagnant in places and really only ramps up toward the end when...you have to get the next book to see what happens.  That's a big reason I think a lot of authors go the series route--people like me who have a hard time starting a story and not seeing it through to the end.  So with that in mind...

The Rise of the Mystics--Ted Dekker.

  I've been known to do that as well.  Started to get really angry with Frank Herbert about the 4th novel into the Dune series.

Winter Blossom - Corine Bomann

Star Wars: Battlefront II: Inferno Squad by Christie Golden

Labyrinth - Kristen Heitzmann

Told You Twice - Kristen Heitzmann

Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi - Kevin Hearne

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