Book meme: Day 28!
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algYou know what I forgot yesterday? ASSASSINS. If an assassin is the protagonist of the novel, I will read it. Bonus points if:
1. The assassin is a woman.
2. The assassin is a lesbian.
3. The assassin has an affair with a secret agent.
4. The assassin gets a happy ending.
A million bonus points if all four of those things happen.
I have to be honest, though -- my favorite books about an assassin are still C. T. Adams and Cathy Clamp's book Hunter's Moon
and its sequel Moon's Web
, about the Mafia hit man who gets turned into a werewolf. Both are romance novels, and both are told from the first person point of view of Tony, who is the hero. Full disclosure: I acquired and edited both books for the Tor Romance imprint back in 2003/2004. In fact, Hunter's Moon was one of the first books I acquired for the imprint, right at the beginning when we were first going forward.
(One of the other first books acquired? The Challenge by Susan Kearney
, which has also stood the test of time -- I'm actually rereading it right now and remembering again just how much I love it. What's it about? Why, it's a romance novel about a female Secret Service agent who gets shot protecting the president -- and pulled forward in time to compete in an intergalactic challenge. Yes, it's awesome.)
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
For once, my answer is not the Anne books -- the first series I can remember being really taken with was actually Nancy Drew. When I was five years old, my kindergarten class went on a "field trip" to the school library, and I pulled a Nancy Drew book off the shelf. I think at that point I wasn't reading books with quite that much text per page at home (although I'd already started series like the Bobbsey Twins and the Boxcar Children), so Nancy Drew was new to me. I don't know why my teacher let me take that book out of the library -- maybe she thought it was funny? Maybe she thought she was just indulging me? But I read the whole thing. The mystery, I remember, was sort of boring -- but it kicked off a long obsession with Turkey. For many years, I told people that I was going to move to Constantinople when I grew up. When I learned that Constantinople was now called Instanbul, I immediately lost interest. Hah!
That was The Mysterious Mannequin
-- with the "Oriental" (cringe) rug with the messages for Nancy's father woven into it in code. I thought that was the most amazing thing ever when I was five -- and, honestly, it's still really cool.
Other days of the book meme:
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
1. The assassin is a woman.
2. The assassin is a lesbian.
3. The assassin has an affair with a secret agent.
4. The assassin gets a happy ending.
A million bonus points if all four of those things happen.
I have to be honest, though -- my favorite books about an assassin are still C. T. Adams and Cathy Clamp's book Hunter's Moon
and its sequel Moon's Web, about the Mafia hit man who gets turned into a werewolf. Both are romance novels, and both are told from the first person point of view of Tony, who is the hero. Full disclosure: I acquired and edited both books for the Tor Romance imprint back in 2003/2004. In fact, Hunter's Moon was one of the first books I acquired for the imprint, right at the beginning when we were first going forward. (One of the other first books acquired? The Challenge by Susan Kearney
, which has also stood the test of time -- I'm actually rereading it right now and remembering again just how much I love it. What's it about? Why, it's a romance novel about a female Secret Service agent who gets shot protecting the president -- and pulled forward in time to compete in an intergalactic challenge. Yes, it's awesome.)Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
For once, my answer is not the Anne books -- the first series I can remember being really taken with was actually Nancy Drew. When I was five years old, my kindergarten class went on a "field trip" to the school library, and I pulled a Nancy Drew book off the shelf. I think at that point I wasn't reading books with quite that much text per page at home (although I'd already started series like the Bobbsey Twins and the Boxcar Children), so Nancy Drew was new to me. I don't know why my teacher let me take that book out of the library -- maybe she thought it was funny? Maybe she thought she was just indulging me? But I read the whole thing. The mystery, I remember, was sort of boring -- but it kicked off a long obsession with Turkey. For many years, I told people that I was going to move to Constantinople when I grew up. When I learned that Constantinople was now called Instanbul, I immediately lost interest. Hah!
That was The Mysterious Mannequin
-- with the "Oriental" (cringe) rug with the messages for Nancy's father woven into it in code. I thought that was the most amazing thing ever when I was five -- and, honestly, it's still really cool.Other days of the book meme:
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?