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Day 5 ~ A book that makes you happy

So far this series makes me happy... Atticus manages to find humour in the most dire situations. And, there is a dog as a main character. That always makes me love a series more. I also think that it makes me happy just because it handles what could be ridiculous ideas really well. It is definitely not everyday that I enjoy a series that manages to include Jesus as a character. And Hearne, through Atticus, just makes fun of the world in general. There are definitely current events, pop culture references, etc that get brought up and commented on. Plus, Atticus is a Neil Gaiman fan. 

Secondly, it's a fitting title because Etta's passion is music; just like Arielle wanted to be the next big fashion designer as a child, Etta wanted to be the next big jazz star. B-Side, I think, perfectly sums up both Etta's love for music and being a spin-off book.

As for Etta's love of music, I chose this to be her passion because if I could actually carry a note, I would love to be a West End musical star. Since I can't though, I'm living through Etta's voice and sharing her musical journey.

Etta is more extreme than Arielle but, between you and me, they are not so different. Both have dreams they want to make happen, and struggles they have to face... Arielle's struggles are just a bit more legal than Etta's! 

Writing B-Side was a lot of fun; it's definitely gritter than both Kept and Lost, that's for sure. I always think that writing books is an awesome way to explore all those careers that you thought you might want to do, but never did. Saying that though, I've had an idea recently for my next book which involves an estate agent, and I can safely say that I never wanted to be one of those! 

I don't even know. When a series is 22 books long and is really just a large story broken up... They start to run together. And, I am atrocious at reviewing books so it is not like I can go back to my archives and reread my thoughts on all 22 of them... I do know that there were strong volumes and then there were weaker volumes. I found around volume 13, after the big crossover, there were some hiccups as they tried to come up with a new main storyline. That happened again once those events started to die down. I can also safely say the spin off series never appealed to me as much as the main series. I have read them all, but they were never as good for me. 

Day 3 ~ Your Favourite Series

I don't think that anyone that reads my blog would be surprised to see my answer is Fables. I started the series in 2009 with some Christmas gift cards. I was never sure if I was a graphic novel fan back then. And, my library has never been big on graphic novels that I could try first. I ended up loving the series and catching up before 2009 was over. The last volume came out last year and I am still sad about it. I used to expect a Volume or 2 a year and now to have none... It's sad!