Conclusion:

[anthimeria]

It turns out that while I am still ace at writing on planes/in airports, car rides with my family and without headphones are not a productive working environment.

One chapter away from hitting the two-thirds point with Trial, and crossing my fingers that life is kind and gives me time to actually finish the damn rough.  I don't want time to edit it yet, just give me a chance to finish a draft of my 30k-ish dragon book.

But I did finish the Hidden Cities ARC, which was awesome (release date in April) and also the ARC for Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer, the sequel to last year's Cinder.  I enjoyed Cinder, as a sci-fi update on Cinderella, but there were a whole bunch of awesome sci-fi politics we only saw glimpses of in Cinder because it's almost entirely just her story.  But I like Scarlet more, because in Scarlet, the story is split equally between Cinder (who now also KNOWS a lot more) and Scarlet (who dives headlong into things), with some smatterings of Kai's POV (Cinder's love interest).  I also like Wolf, Scarlet's love interest, a lot more than Kai--personal preference.  Scarlet picked up a lot of momentum, and I can't wait for Cress.  Scarlet releases in hardback in February, so keep an eye out.

Also, I borrowed my cousin's copy of Mockingjay and read it like a boss.  I now no longer have to be worried about getting spoiled!  But I have no idea how they're going to make that into a movie.  (Also, Finnick!  Surprising tears!)

Comments

[clare_dragonfly]

Ooh, I liked Cinder very much and Scarlet definitely sounds even better. Excitement!

[anthimeria]

I liked Cinder but I didn't love it--probably the only reason I got through it in one sitting is because I was on a plane. Weirdly, I was also on a plane reading Scarlet, but this time when I had a stopover I got annoyed because I had to stop reading!

Scarlet's out in HB on the fifth, I believe.