tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post1252280848442747163..comments2023-05-28T08:56:03.350-07:00Comments on Jaded Love Junkie: Whaleshark shifters and other such nonsenseAngela McCallisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610798614001745001noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-2577485041031909182012-01-17T19:26:32.317-08:002012-01-17T19:26:32.317-08:00Whoa, Nate, that is weird. Must have some highly d...Whoa, Nate, that is weird. Must have some highly developed worldbuilding in it. I think I'd quite enjoy the whaleshifter story if YOU wrote it ;) Whalesharks are only murderous when you touch them, so if the vampire fell in love with the whaleshark shifter---ooooo, great conflict!Angela McCallisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610798614001745001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-8962699694164101532012-01-17T12:48:59.964-08:002012-01-17T12:48:59.964-08:00The most outlandish I've come across is China ...The most outlandish I've come across is China Mieville's <i>City & the City</i>, in which two distinct cities (from different countries) exist in the same physical space. And it's not as if they're even in different dimensions; the citizens are simply taught to "unsee" all elements and people of the other city. (It's a murder mystery.)<br /><br />If a story's plot is unoriginal, the only thing that will keep me reading is a really compelling voice. Or possibly a gun to my head.<br /><br />And frankly, I'm surprised no one has yet to write about a romance between a whaleshark shifter and a vampire bounty hunter tasked to bring the (allegedly) murderous whaleshark in. Literary gold, I tells ya.Nate Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690171790664252309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-27147994013053418632012-01-16T15:49:45.918-08:002012-01-16T15:49:45.918-08:00@Misha You're welcome! I think it helps me to ...@Misha You're welcome! I think it helps me to read multiple genres. Then I never get too tired of the tropes. Really I get more tired (in romance anyway) of the cookie-cutter alpha hero. I love them, but from time to time I like to see something that makes them different.Angela McCallisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610798614001745001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-26302974135649286972012-01-16T06:30:18.979-08:002012-01-16T06:30:18.979-08:00Hey, just stopped by to say thanks for commenting ...Hey, just stopped by to say thanks for commenting on my blog. :-)<br /><br />I agree with you that even when certain tropes are over-used, well-executed stories can still be loved. Shifters, aliens, zombies, vamps or no.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-81270509964969027732012-01-14T10:54:56.895-08:002012-01-14T10:54:56.895-08:00@Lisa You're welcome! Anytime, chica ;)
@Erin...@Lisa You're welcome! Anytime, chica ;)<br /><br />@Erin LOL! That would be a sight to see. And hoooo boy, I checked out Shana's website and that book sounds like my cuppa. It's goin' on my TBR.<br /><br />@Talli I know, right??? I have a thing for military/spec ops. They nearly all use the same plot devices, but I enjoy each story anyway *sigh*<br /><br />@G That sounds unique to me! Don't think I've heard of a non-erotica that involves the adult movie industry other than as a backdrop for the bad guys--you know, porn ring, etc. It's a good point you make that some genres get the odd device more than other genres, but I'm seeing a lot more cross-genre type stories lately. I loved when historicals started incorporating paranormal and steampunks became more popular.Angela McCallisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610798614001745001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-19113535172836876612012-01-14T08:25:36.243-08:002012-01-14T08:25:36.243-08:00I haven't read enough non-historical fiction t...I haven't read enough non-historical fiction to come across anything even remotely strange for a plot device, but the book I'm shopping around now features a young woman who lives with a symbiont and the both of them become involved with the adult movie industry.<br /><br />So I guess that would qualify as a strange plot device.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-65827161334381596012012-01-14T01:28:30.558-08:002012-01-14T01:28:30.558-08:00I am always gripped by love triangles! Very unorig...I am always gripped by love triangles! Very unoriginal, I know... :)Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-65720945318742315122012-01-13T16:55:49.161-08:002012-01-13T16:55:49.161-08:00It would be hard for a whale shark shifter to mate...It would be hard for a whale shark shifter to mate with some non sea shifter. And what would their halfway in between phase look like? Would they be spotted or just ginormous? Plus, I can't help but think of a Diego episode. <br /><br />Most outlandish premise -- well, it wasn't super outlandish, but I didn't think I'd enjoy it at all. Shana Abe's Smoke Thief. I bought the firs tone while I was in hospital because it was available. LOVED it.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-30824186433457518602012-01-13T16:10:13.714-08:002012-01-13T16:10:13.714-08:00Oh I love Ladyhawke!!! :) Great movie!!!
I agree...Oh I love Ladyhawke!!! :) Great movie!!!<br /><br />I agree Angela it's the writing that makes the story work, not the type of shifter... <br /><br />Thanks for the blog shout out too! :) You rock!<br /><br />Lisa :)Lisa Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209324744019368067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-361377721049516722012-01-13T12:34:20.377-08:002012-01-13T12:34:20.377-08:00I totally loved that movie! I must have watched it...I totally loved that movie! I must have watched it twenty times. Even as a kid, I had a thing for romance and HEA's, I suppose.Angela McCallisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610798614001745001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704402990835559649.post-1804743240377662852012-01-13T12:05:25.162-08:002012-01-13T12:05:25.162-08:00Usually the unique voice of an author that will ma...Usually the unique voice of an author that will make a common story so compelling.<br />And your shifter story reminds me of Ladyhawke. Remember that movie?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com