is this not awesome? answer: yes, it is

[schmerica]

Continuing on the celebrity gossip theme, this story is the best thing I have read in ages.

I finished Laura Kinsale's The Shadow and the Star. She continues to be freaking amazing. Seriously, she and Jenny Crusie are the two authors I would recommend whole-heartedly even to people who don't like romance, because... BWEE.

Comments

[annakovsky.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA! Harrison Ford, hobo.

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

Laura Kinsale fell apart five or six years ago, but the older stuff was great (especially if you like playing "guess the still unnamed medical/psychological ailment" as I did). Did you mention having read Flowers From the Rain? Because that used to be my favorite of hers.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

The Shadow and the Star is my favorite. Because: Samuel! Leda! Thief with heart of gold and secret ninja power! Ninjas in Hawaii! What is there not to love?

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I love it when real life is so awesome there is nothing to add to it. AWESOME.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Oh, I still really enjoyed Shadowheart, really. And Flowers from the Storm was the *first* of hers I read, which meant I had to go out and, you know, look for all the rest.

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

Storm. Storm. I knew it was Storm.

*headdesk*

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Nothing! There is nothing not to love! Midsummer Moon is probably still my favorite, but this one was just wonderful.

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

Okay, I have class all weekend, but I will make time to create a "Harrison Ford, Hobo" icon which I will share with everybody because that story is HILARITY.

Also, would you willing to recommend romance authors? I'm just getting to the genre, like, officially, and I've gotten some guidance from The Smart Bitches, (http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com) but more would be great. I don't have a strong opinion re: contemporary vs. historical; I just want characters who are smart and non-annoying, surrounded by well-written text.