Thursday Thirteen #46

Wherein the blogger plays Catch-Up. I am seriously behind on my reading, and have started to make a dent in the TBR pile taking over my apartment. I'm also trying to get caught up on the reviews for those books given to me by the authors, so this week you get a twofer. Two reviews for two totally awesome books I read this week. Next week I'll be at RT, but will try to post something for you. In the meantime, enjoy. 13 Awesome Things About Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione 1) The Hero- Eidolon- a demon who went to med school, not all demons are evil in this world. 2) The Heroine- a demon hunter who is rescued by demons and taken to their hospital, where the evil, wicked demons…heal her. 3) The Setting- the demon hospital, the gates between worlds, the city itself 4) The Hero’s Brothers- Wraith and Shade- cool names, interesting characters. 5) The secondary characters- Nancy, the vampire nurse, Skulk, Gem, Kynan 6) The Dialogue- some of it is laugh out loud funny, 7) The Writing- awesome writing, the storytelling, the character development, the plotting, the whole nine yards. 8) the world building- The Aegis, the Demon councils, the fact that there are good and evil on both sides, the gates between- very cool. 9) The glossary- very helpful to explain the Demon world 10) My very own signed ARC- yup, I’m bragging. 11) Book 2- Will be out next year- hoping for another ARC (hint, hint). 12) Book 3- There will be one, yes? 13 ) The author- Nuff said (wouldn’t want her to get a swelled head- *g*). 13 Awesome Things About The Fire Within by Joely Sue Burkhart 1) The Hero- Zahak- has no hope about his fate, until me meets… 2) The Heroine- Eleni- at her wits end trying to escape her brother’s clutches. 3) The Setting- the Green Lands, Keldar, the ocean 4) The secondary characters- Amin, Malum, and 5) The Bad Guy- Darius- creepy guy- very creepy guy- very well written creepy guy. 6) Hello, Dragons- love dragons, very cool.  7) The mythology- Somma, Igni, and Yama the Black are the gods of the realms. 8) The Dialogue- great dialogue- believable, appropriate, and at times wicked funny 9) The Writing- again- awesome writing, the story telling, the development of the mythology, the character development, the sense of place. 10) Descriptions- people, places, things, and even the horses- all made real. 11) The world building- where the people drink things called fire tea and dragon piss (it’s not, just tastes like it). 12) The bookmarks and postcards- and again I’m bragging. Totally cool cover art, made into bookmarks and postcards, and sent to me by the author.  13) The author- has been sharing snippets and encouragement with me for almost two years now (that's how long I've been blogging- not her), and I’m thrilled to see her become successful. The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!