I fully intended to write full reviews for these books, but time has gone away from me! I thought mini-reviews would be easier and then I’d have less chance of forgetting what I actually read.
Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher
In this memoir, Carrie Fisher takes the opportunity to humorously reflect on what she remembers of her life since she got electroshock therapy. The famous actress talks about such topics as her parents’ many marriages and her movie experiences with pictures to illustrate her life.
I mostly chose this book because I’ve always been a huge Star Wars fan. I knew Carrie Fisher has had quite a challenging life, so I thought it would make for interesting reading besides the Star Wars memories. Unfortunately I was disappointed on both fronts. She mentions very little about Star Wars and she treats her whole life as a joke. I could definitely tell the book was first a stand-up routine, but it wasn’t really funny in writing. A couple of jokes caught me, but for the most part I could tell it was meant to be funny but wasn’t working.
On the bright side, the book was short and it took me less than two hours to read, making it a good Read-a-Thon choice from a totals perspective!
Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the magic world (The Weird) and the nonmagic world (The Broken). Edgers can easily travel between the worlds – Rose works in the Broken – but don’t feel at home in either. Because Rose’s magic is far stronger than it should be, she’s been pursued as a marriage prospect for years. All she wants is to stay home and take care of her little brothers. The world’s not going to leave her alone, though, because one day Declan Camarine, a noble from the Weird, walks straight into her life and refuses to leave. When strange things start attacking people in the Edge, Rose has to get past her dislike of Declan and work with him to save her home.
Ilona Andrews, really the pseudonym of a husband and wife pair of writers, continues to put out awesome books. This one is definitely not an exception. It’s more romantic than the Kate Daniels series (not like I mind!) and is quite self-contained, so I’m not sure whether not it will be developed into a series. I really liked the two boys, Georgie and Jack, and the different ways they, Rose, and Declan all had magic. If there is another book in the series, I hope we can spend more time in the Weird!
I am an Amazon Associate. I borrowed one of these books and purchased the other.
I was less than impressed with Wishful Drinking. In fact, I didn’t even finish it even though it is a very short and quick read.
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Sorry to hear the Wishful Drinking was so flawed. I can’t say it’s on that I’ve been meaning to read, but I will be staying away for sure now! I am glad that you liked On the Edge though. Great mini reviews!
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I don’t think Wishful Drinking is for me, but my mother would probably love it!
I don’t think Wishful Drinking is my thing but the new Ilona Andrews book is! I love the Kate Daniels series and have been meaning to pick up a few of her other books.
.-= Amy´s last blog ..Daughters of the Witching Hill =-.
Am I the only one who immediately pictures giant braided hair buns as soon as anyone says either Carrie Fisher or Princess Leia?
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I don’t read a lot of Hollywood memoirs but I might have picked this up for the Star Wars memories — now I know to let it go.
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Wishful drinking could have been so much better – but it was a book of a show effectively. Let’s hope she decides to write a proper memoir. That would be really worth reading.
.-= Annabel (gaskella)´s last blog ..Tales of beasts, wolves and crafty maidens =-.
It’s too bad Wishful Drinking wasn’t very good, although I’m pretty skeptical of celebrity memoirs. but she did so Star Wars, like you said, so that should have been something!
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