Mercedes Lackey: Reserved for the Cat

The latest in the Elemental Masters series, which I can't seem to stop reading no matter how bad they get. (There are a couple in this world that I think are incredibly good. Since then, they have been slowly subsiding into a pit that appears to have no bottom.)

Here is my main review, in one sentence: Even for Lackey, this is awful.

Also, this paragraph is proof that an editor never read this far. "The streets were dark and quiet, even here in the theater district. They were, however, very well lit - it was bad for business if your customers fell and broke a limb on the way to the theater, and worse for them to be the victim of a cutpurse or a felon."

This is not to say it didn't have some good lines, but the pain of getting to them? So not really worth it.

Songs meme: the answers

For those curious about what songs I took the lyrics from in this post, here they are. Also for anyone curious about my musical tastes who doesn't care about the lyrics post, since these were all in my favorite-things-to-listen-to list. (They don't come close to being all of it - it's a large and rather eclectic list. But.)

( Song titles listed! )