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It's no secret I like bad things. Mega Piranha is am awesomely bad movie. The Far Out Ones is an awesomely bad book. Plan 9 From Outer Space is so awesomely bad it's somehow good.
But some bad things are just bad, and I wonder, sometimes, why I subject myself to them? I've tried (and recently somewhat succeeded) to set aside bad books, because they really aren't worth your time. This weekend I read two (well part of) differently bad books. This entry will contain some spoilers for the mermaid book, less so for the other (because I haven't finished it)
A Mermaid's Kiss by Joey Hill
I'll admit, I read it for the mermaid sex. Because I was curious. And at first I was horribly disappointed that she had sex with the angel (um, yes...) in her altered human form. But I shouldn't have worried, later on she does it as a mermaid and... oh yes... as a pixie (I'm not going to ruin that for you by describing it, oh no). And yet as bad as a lit of the book was, I couldn't put it down. I didn't find it steamy, or compelling, our on any way well-written or deep, I just had to see where it was going. So it was still bad - I honestly wouldn't recommend it - but not in the same way the other book is.
Murder by the Book
A typical amateur cozy, this one is so infuriating that I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it. Never mind the two main characters/love interests are just creepy (he's her best friend's father, she grew up spending a lot of time at his house), they're also annoying. Her, mostly. I know a lot of amateur cozies take the "police are missing something" angle, but this character takes it too far. Way way way too far. Assuming the police don't understand rigor mortis (oddly italicized in the book) or would ever think to check VICAP. Actually meddling in crime scenes and getting huffy when the police are upset (because, duh, she is way smarter than they are, they obviously need her help). Mind you, the police characters are no better - over-done bits of two-dimensional crap. Actually, all the characters are completely unbelievable. They are all one characteristic that is completely over-blown. And we've not even touched on the droning on and on about how it's not her fault she keeps finding bodies! Oh yes, this is apparently a series. Hold me back!
Maybe I'm getting pickier in my old age, but I'm getting a lot less tolerant of things I don't like in books and movies. There are to many good things I'd rather spend my time on.
But some bad things are just bad, and I wonder, sometimes, why I subject myself to them? I've tried (and recently somewhat succeeded) to set aside bad books, because they really aren't worth your time. This weekend I read two (well part of) differently bad books. This entry will contain some spoilers for the mermaid book, less so for the other (because I haven't finished it)
A Mermaid's Kiss by Joey Hill
I'll admit, I read it for the mermaid sex. Because I was curious. And at first I was horribly disappointed that she had sex with the angel (um, yes...) in her altered human form. But I shouldn't have worried, later on she does it as a mermaid and... oh yes... as a pixie (I'm not going to ruin that for you by describing it, oh no). And yet as bad as a lit of the book was, I couldn't put it down. I didn't find it steamy, or compelling, our on any way well-written or deep, I just had to see where it was going. So it was still bad - I honestly wouldn't recommend it - but not in the same way the other book is.
Murder by the Book
A typical amateur cozy, this one is so infuriating that I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it. Never mind the two main characters/love interests are just creepy (he's her best friend's father, she grew up spending a lot of time at his house), they're also annoying. Her, mostly. I know a lot of amateur cozies take the "police are missing something" angle, but this character takes it too far. Way way way too far. Assuming the police don't understand rigor mortis (oddly italicized in the book) or would ever think to check VICAP. Actually meddling in crime scenes and getting huffy when the police are upset (because, duh, she is way smarter than they are, they obviously need her help). Mind you, the police characters are no better - over-done bits of two-dimensional crap. Actually, all the characters are completely unbelievable. They are all one characteristic that is completely over-blown. And we've not even touched on the droning on and on about how it's not her fault she keeps finding bodies! Oh yes, this is apparently a series. Hold me back!
Maybe I'm getting pickier in my old age, but I'm getting a lot less tolerant of things I don't like in books and movies. There are to many good things I'd rather spend my time on.