so I was wondering...

[seperis]

So this is the thing about Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - the more sporkings and reviews I read, the more I want to read it. You see, that angsty obsessive vampire thing is something I never got over. Plus, sparkly.

Now, to what I'm actually looking at thoughtfully.

Master: An Erotic Novel of the Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback) by Colette Gale, who also wrote Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera, which I am also looking at thoughtfully. Mostly because I have this suspicion this is going to be very, very bad.

And also, despite the fact it's called Master, apparently this is not going to be about Edmund taking it and liking it from the prison guards.

...this could be sleep deprivation. Anyone read either one and give me a yes/no?

Also.

Phantom by Susan Kay, which my favorite extensions of Gaston Leroux's original. It's really good. And it's really fun. And it builds a *lot* on the history of the Phantom.

ETA: Huh. I forgot she also wrote Legacy about Elizabeth I and I really liked that one too.

Comments

[malkingrey.livejournal.com]

I'm not certain, but I think that the target age for Twilight has to be about fourteen. My younger daughter is nineteen, and her reaction (http://skyfyre.livejournal.com/156340.html) was decidedly mixed.

[seperis.livejournal.com]

Hmm That sounds abo8ut right. I'm thinking of The Vampire Diaries I read in my teens now.

[trie-squid.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Twilight (yet? is there a yet in there?), but, in reading this

Oh noes, all the boys keep asking me out! Oh noes, a vampire and a werewolf fall for me!

from elaran's review, my first thought was "OMG, Juvenile Laurel Hamilton! Except, without the DL* and the kink!".

But, ya know, sounding all vaguely disgusted and oddly curious. *ashamed*

But, did you like The Vampire Diaries?



*"delayed fuck" used in Celluloid Closet (documentary) in reference to Doris Day movies

[trie-squid.livejournal.com]

*sigh* That was supposed to be DF not DL.

[seperis.livejournal.com]

God yes. I *loved* The Vampire Diaries. And the implications of incestuous threesomes.

...*still* convinced it'll end up that way.

[trie-squid.livejournal.com]

It wasn't just me! Yay! A friend of mine gave them to me when I was a bitlet and I really adored them...because of the totally incestuous threesome that went on forever after the books and for the tiniest of glimpses of folkloric witchcraft that were there present since there weren't a lot of pagan or witch models when I was a teenager.

[elaran.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that sounds about right except the sap didn't feel right to me so I was... VERY disappointed (http://elaran.livejournal.com/361181.html#cutid1). Because I was expecting it to be so awful, it'd be awesome [I read Mills&Boon and like them so I figured I could handle Twilight] but it just, it didn't interest me. =/

That said, I'm going to read the next book because of Jacob. >.>

Also, the movie it just an excuse to get as many very pretty people on the screen as possible. And you know what? I'm fine with that. :D