Top 5 Wednesday - Author Blurbs on Books

Hi, and welcome once again to another Top 5 Wednesday.  This week our challenge was to find the top five author blurbs that are found on book covers.  Of all the topics I've participated in so far, this was by far the hardest for me to complete.  Why, you ask?  Well, it is because I have over 1000 books on my bookshelves where I live, and at least another 400 packed up in boxes at my family home.  That's a lot of books to look through! But I persevered, and after a few days of raiding my bookshelves at random, I found my Top 5 Author Blurbs on Books.  

So without further ado, here they are...

 

The Iron Wrym Affair - Lilith Saintcrow

YA, Steampunk

Although the book isn't quite as great as I'd hoped, the quote on the back is rather good...

 

  

and is very much reflective of the steampunk style.  This is the first book in the series.

 Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger

YA, Steampunk

This is an awesome start to a fabulous series, and the quote by Marie Lu sums up what this book is all about - and hopefully where the series is heading.  High praise indeed to be compared to Harry Potter, but I couldn't have said it any better than Lu.

Is the 'In Death' series sinking?

The short answer is maybe? I got my hands on the newest offering from JD Robb yesterday and spent the next few hours devouring it. I was expecting more insight into Eve and her tortured past... the nightmares, the occasional fight with Roarke, and her ever increasing heartache at being a homicide cop.

But what did I find? A cop who wasn't too emotionally involved with this case, who was more interested in nailing the villain to the wall than in actually solving the case. It was one of the least dramatic/suspenseful stories in the saga of Lt. Eve Dallas.

To be fair, it is a good read. There are some truly funny moments, especially with Eve & Peabody....

"Marriage is mostly a sucker bet"

"Spoken by the woman with Dream Husband"

"You just said Dream Husband might tak a turn down the road and decide he wants to do threesomes or ___ "

"Me! Me!" Peabody shot up a hand. "Pick me!"

In all I would recommend it to all the In Death fans. Just be aware that if you are looking for a heartwrenching Eve story... forget it!