30 Day Character Meme (Anime): #29

Fai D. Flourite, Tsubasa Chronicle

Fai - or Fye, depends on in which language you watched/read it - was so incredibly fascinating. Always smiling yet ready to fight and kill, with strong principles and mysterious past... He went through so much development, from a mage to a vampire, linked to Kurogane. Wonderful! Loved him :)

Book #29

"Must Love Hellhounds"

Rating: ♣ ♣ ♣

An anthology of 4 urban fantasy stories.

"The Britlingens Go to Hell" by Charlaine Harris: ♣ ♣ ♣
A mix of fantasy and sci-fi which is not my cuppa. I prefer either one or the other. Slightly confusing mythology. But points for some unconventional ideas, like a couple of female bodyguards or a man as the object of Lucifer's sexual desire, still rather novel conceptions, even today.

"Angel's Judgment" by Nalini Singh: ♣ ♣ ♣
Quite easy to follow mythology and likable main characters. Amazing secondary characters. What I didn't like was the main heroes jumping into bed together just hours after they met. One-night stands or promiscuity is not my idea of fun.

"Magic Mourns" by Ilona Andrews: ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣
The best story in the anthology! Even not knowing the background, it felt like the relationship between the main characters had been brewing for quite some time. It was funny and sweet. And the main heroine had balls without being bitchy, lovely.

"Blind Spot" by Meljean Brook: ♣ ♣
My least favorite story. Confusing all around. Some of the twists I simply didn't get. It felt like bits were missing, we went from A to Z with quite a disconnect. Way too complicated mythology for a short story.

H50 101-104

Decided to try and get back into Hawaii 5-0. Yes, I'm determined to overlook things that made me roll my eyes or annoyed the heck out of me - police brutality, yo! - and focus on the good stuff. But, to be perfectly honest, the sole reason for why I bought S1 on DVD was one Chin Ho Kelly. I mean, just look at him!



I have had a weakness for Daniel Dae Kim since I saw him in Murder, She Wrote all the years back. What a pretty, pretty man. And I just love his arc, the corruption storyline. My heart breaks for him whenever his family - all of them but Kono - and other cops too shun him openly. He does desperate really well, doesn't he?

I like the bickering between Steve and Danny but I prefer Danny over Steve. Steve is too much of a Marty-Sue for my liking. And Kono is cute but way, way too skinny to be throwing guys twice as heavy as her around. Also, am I the only one who is really annoyed by Steve's sister? :-/

So, Chin *_* He does stuff to me! To see him on his bike... kicking ass and taking names... Man! What a fantastic specimen of a guy *_*