tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post772251097918796683..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: Spotlight on October BooksRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-74258452588255114292014-01-03T18:17:26.887-05:002014-01-03T18:17:26.887-05:00Spotlights were stopped due to the amount of time ...Spotlights were stopped due to the amount of time it took to create, upload, and research them. In some cases it could take up to 5-8 hours. <br /><br />The reviewers' have had an increase in personal/professional workloads, and as FBC is a hobby - some things had to be put on a backburner. <br /><br />Spotlights may be brought back in the future, but at the moment they are on hold. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285417085465806153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-66415359279514405682014-01-03T18:02:03.367-05:002014-01-03T18:02:03.367-05:00I miss these spotlights. I haven't been able t...I miss these spotlights. I haven't been able to keep up with the fantasy world as much, and these spotlights used to help me find books to read. Why were they stopped? You might have answered this already, or it has to do with your workload increasing, but I've been out of the loop. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-64852050109085214342012-09-30T23:49:21.852-04:002012-09-30T23:49:21.852-04:00I didn't know about the list maintained by Rob...I didn't know about the list maintained by Robert. It's good to have a frame of reference in this abbreviation-mad world. Thanks.<br /><br />-Sean.<br />Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-64001637387590024002012-09-30T13:27:59.701-04:002012-09-30T13:27:59.701-04:00Thank you for featuring these books. I will defini...Thank you for featuring these books. I will definitely check out some of these books in the near future. <br /><br />http://brittneycanna.blogspot.com/Mori Liihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617785381976883363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-51207521708383537922012-09-30T11:49:16.787-04:002012-09-30T11:49:16.787-04:00As books of main interest and upcoming reviews: re...As books of main interest and upcoming reviews: reading or read and you can find initial raw thoughts on Goodreads: Mage's Blood, Hydrogen Sonata, The Secret Keeper, Zoo Time, Swimming Home (already rv)<br />I also read Fire season and as it is way too YA for my tastes, the Goodreads thoughts is the most time I will spend talking about it.<br /><br />As possibles (started, depending on time/energy/mood): The Art Forger and Black Flower, while The Tainted City and Three Parts Dead (both started and ok'ish but not that high a priority for me) will probably be rv by Mihir <br /><br />Huge asap's: The Twelve, Night of the Swarm, Luminous Chaos, Red Country, Red Knight, The King's Assassin, Tom Swan #3 (read and put short thoughts for parts 1/2) and of course I plan to get Lands of Ice and Fire<br /><br />Despite being a huge fan of J. Carey's Kushiel and Naamah series, and liking quite well the Santa Olivia duology too, the excerpt read from Dark Currents just made me cringe so no plans to touch that<br /><br />Other than that I will monitor the mainstream releases as they hit stores and see if/what surprises I will find like say the charming recent Me, Who Dove into the Heart of the worldLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-90859856547520630542012-09-30T10:22:01.233-04:002012-09-30T10:22:01.233-04:00yes, HF stands for Horror Fiction though in a rush...yes, HF stands for Horror Fiction though in a rush I also think of it as High Fantasy - Robert picked most of the acronyms as he updates the Upcoming Releases Page from where I c/p most of the titles and I kept his notations to avoid confusion as I am sure I will forget to change some if I decide to change them.<br /><br />There is an explanation there and I may add it in the Next Spotlight.<br /><br />http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/p/upcoming-releases.html<br /><br />Thank you for the comment.<br /><br />Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-16259890593792313982012-09-30T02:53:27.428-04:002012-09-30T02:53:27.428-04:00Thanks for this, I often find these spotlight post...Thanks for this, I often find these <i>spotlight</i> posts very handy for picking up new books.<br /><br />Just a clarification on an acronym used: <b>HF</b>. In this context it usually stands for High Fantasy. But after reading the descriptions of the books, it seems you had rather <i>horror</i> in mind? Or maybe I got the wrong impression from the blurb.<br /><br />-Sean.Seannoreply@blogger.com