I don't know if this is PNR or not, but my daughter loves C.L. Wilson's Tairen Soul series. The final book came out today.

The books are:

1. Lord of the Fading Lands
2. Lady of Light and Shadows
3. King of Sword and Sky
4. Queen of Song and Souls

I've been meaning to read Liu. Brook I'm still iffy about.

Okay I have obviously got to read the Night Huntress Series everyone keeps mentioning it in these discussions.
Here are some series I have enjoyed I absolutely love the Fever Series. Riley Jenson Series, Sookie Series, Cassie Palmer Series, Vampire Academy, Mortal Instruments, House of Night Series, Destiny Kills (It is the only book out in the series so far.), Midnight Breed Series, Lora Leigh's Breed Series. Hope those help.

Whilst you're talking about great series, how about Meljean Brooke? I find her books as well as those of Devon Monk, fascinating.
I've also started reading the Dirk and Steele series by Marjorie M Liu - shape shifters and everything else you can think of.

Mitabird wrote: "I'd like to suggest Larissa Ione's Demonica series:

1. Pleasure Unbound
2. Desire Unchained
3. Passion Unleashed"

Were these books any good? I have them on my to buy list... I have heard they are

Jessa wrote: "Gabaldon will suck you in and take your mind of anything and everything..."

I second, third & fourth this rec. I haven't read the Night Huntress series yet (starting it next month! yeah!), so I can't fully comprehend the depths of your Bones withdrawl, but Jamie Fraser is pretty much the perfect man, so I'm confident he'll take care of you. :)

Outlander!

Mitabird wrote: "I'd like to suggest Larissa Ione's Demonica series:

1. Pleasure Unbound
2. Desire Unchained
3. Passion Unleashed"

I totally agree. You will get into it. Loved it.

Shannon wrote: "My favorite series that is not in your books when I compared with mine is:

Nalini Singh - Both her Psy/Changeling and Guild Hunter Series are great reads!"

I second that. I love that series

Hey Caramelle,

Enjoy, there are a lot of good stories there. I miss still miss Bones but . . . Jace, Demitri, Dorian and the rest are a good distraction.

Thanks to the following: Lara, Andrea, Jessa & FlibBityFLooB

So the following are suggested:
- Sookie Stackhouse
- Vampire Academy
- Mortal Instruments [which i have...but haven't read yet..i dont understand why i haven't read em...:]
- Dark Swan series
- Shifters series
- Outlander series [series that i have and was one of my choices:]
- Hunter Games series
- Unbound anthology - ft. a short story with Bones!

wow. Now i REALLY cant decide! lol!
I guess I'll go to my nearest bookstore and browse through the mentioned books to see what i get hooked on first!

Thank-you very much for the suggestions!

Caramelle -- (can't see your read list, so I apologize if you've already read any of the following)

I went through Bones withdrawal after ending the Night Huntress books that are published. There are some short stories with Bones (like the one in Unbound ).

If you're looking for a series, I enjoyed the Rachel Vincent SHIFTERS / WERECATS series. I liked Cat in Night Huntress because she is Kick-butt, and the main female in the shifters series is also kick-butt. Only problem is she can grate on your nerves. Still, I recommend trying the series out if you like lots of action :) The first book in the series is called Stray. There are 4 books out so far, and I know there at least 6 to be made.

I also enjoyed reading Charlaine Harris' Sookie series post-Night Huntress. First book = Dead Until Dark. There are 9 books out, plus short stories...

One of my favorite new series is a trilogy -- 2 books out are The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Both of those were definitely exciting. Unfortunately, you have to wait for the 3rd book in the trilogy, though :( You'll notice that both of those are rated 4.5+ average stars on GoodReads. I think that is a good indication of how exciting they are to read! :)

Series mentioned:

Caramelle wrote: "Ok, I've just finished Destined for an Early Grave last night...and now am depressed since i wont get to read about Bones for a while. After reading 4 books in 4 days....saturated wi..."

Gabaldon will suck you in and take your mind of anything and everything......or at least it did for me. They are very detailed and can be emotionally draining at times but Diana Gabaldon has me totally in love with Jamie Fraser.

Caramelle wrote: "Ok, I've just finished Destined for an Early Grave last night...and now am depressed since i wont get to read about Bones for a while. After reading 4 books in 4 days....saturated wi..."

I love Bones, he's just one of those character's you have to tell your friends about :) one of my favorites. Ther first ones I read after Destined for an early Grave was Storm Born & Thorn Queen. I really liked those, but there were only 2 :(

If you like YA like Laura said above Vampire Academy & The Mortal Instruments are both great.

Caramelle wrote: "Ok, I've just finished Destined for an Early Grave last night...and now am depressed since i wont get to read about Bones for a while. After reading 4 books in 4 days....saturated wi..."

Caramelle - I couldn't check your read list but have you gone through the Sookie Stackhouse series yet? They are a bit lighter than the 'slaying type' of series, but completely addicting. That should keep your mind occupied for a bit.

Do you ever get into reading any YA? I know its sometimes hard to go from a series into a YA one (a lot less steeeeam...:) ), but the Vampire Academy Series is really good and addicting - Dimitri in those is delish or you could try to get into Jace from The Mortal Instruments Trilogy...I could NOT put those books down and Jace has become one of my top leading men.

I just started the Cat and Bones world now and am really liking it so far...so hopefully you can get into any of the ones listed above as well. Good luck!!

Ok, I've just finished Destined for an Early Grave last night...and now am depressed since i wont get to read about Bones for a while. After reading 4 books in 4 days....saturated with Bones...and then NUTTIN.

Anyone know what series to read that helps with the Bones withdrawal....

So far i've read all off Kenyon, Ward & Moning. I have Gabaldon & Ione on the bookshelf waiting to be read, but will those take my mind of Bones?
If anyone has any other recommended series, please suggest! :)

If you like some mystery with your PN there is also the Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie series. Plus Galenorn/Yasmine has Ghost of a Chance aka Chinz and China series. I really like the Psychic Eye series, and unhappily Galenorn has said there will be no more of the Chinz and China books. She's sticking to writing PN now.

Jan wrote: "Silvia wrote: "Working for the Devil, Lilith Saintcrow (I know, worst pen name ever, but a really fun series)"

Actually, that's her real name.
"

I've heard she's super nice.

Silvia wrote: "Working for the Devil, Lilith Saintcrow (I know, worst pen name ever, but a really fun series)"

Actually, that's her real name.

68331 My favorites, in no particular order by name of first book in the series.

Halfway to the Grave, Jeaniene Frost
Once Bitten, Twice Shy, Jennifer Rardin
Midnight's Daughter, Karen Chance (series but only one book out so far)
Moon Called, Patricia Briggs
Skin Walker, Faith Hunter
Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews
Street Magic, Caitlin Kittredge
Staying Dead, Laura Anne Gilman
Magic to the Bone, Devon Monk
Working for the Devil, Lilith Saintcrow (I know, worst pen name ever, but a really fun series)
Night Shift, Lilith Saintcrow

My favorite series that is not in your books when I compared with mine is:

Nalini Singh - Both her Psy/Changeling and Guild Hunter Series are great reads!

thanks to everyone who recommended me werewolf books i'm checking them all out now! :)

Darkfever
Bloodfever
Faefever
Dreamfever


I CANNOT recommend these books enough! You can download the first one on PDF for free from the authors website http://www.karenmoning.com/, I got mine free on my kindle and fell in love with the series and had to buy and read the rest all within 2 weeks.

Her Highlander series is suppose to very good as well.

Right now I am reading Kiss of Midnight and so far I like it a lot.

Cindyg wrote: "Good werewolf reads. I recommend Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen series. Riley is part vampire and part werewolf. So the series has vampires and shifers. Happy reading!"

I second that nomination!!!! This is in my top 5 fav series!

Michelle M. wrote: "On Warehouse 13 this week, one of the characters said aloud, "OMG. What's the BFD?"

I laughed.

Then I cried."

I loved that part! I thought it was classic! Love that show anyway!:)

Good werewolf reads. I recommend Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen series. Riley is part vampire and part werewolf. So the series has vampires and shifers. Happy reading!

Susan wrote: "Yes I sleep with my books all the time, cuz I go to bed start to read and eventually fall asleep ;) Sometimes they make it to the nightstand but mostly they sleep with me ;)"

well, I've been sleeping with books since i was a little girl. Mommy let me in on a family secret - if you put the book under your pillow before you fall asleep you'll dream about it... It worked for me. Though now, when im all grown-up, i find kind of difficult to fit the laptop under the pillow. :)

I just started the sign of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson...it is good so far and is a different series than a lot of the other ones.

xJess wrote: "what are some good werewolf books?..."

If you like M/M Romance, I highly recommend the With or Without Series by J.L. Langley

1. With Love
2. Without Reservations
3. With Caution

Michelle M. wrote: "What I'd love to see is a subsequent comparison between college students and high schoolers. I feel high schoolers, especially the younger ones, would be more inclined to fall into abbreviated text speak. Probably not in their school work, but in most everything else... "

Yeah, I think that would be interesting, too. I admit, I once caught myself using BTW in a paper. It was really late when I was writing and I did catch it and take it out. (this was back when I was in college a few years ago) I text less than once a month though.

xJess wrote: "what are some good werewolf books?..."

Patricia Briggs Mercedes Thompson series has its moments.

I like Ilona Andrews series that starts with Magic Bites.

I agree with Joseph though, my favorite werewolf series is Carrie Vaughn's Kitty series, though I think it's uneven.

The Discriminating Fangirl wrote: "In my department, our first year composition director is obsessed with the idea of multiple versions of literacy. So, as a TA, I get to teach that stuff and try to get students to develop literaci..."

No doubt. I still remember my Sr. Issues (high school senior social studies) teachers going over how to write an essay. Apparently people were getting to the senior year of high school without knowing what a thesis statement was. I was appalled.

Your boss sounds like he has some really interesting theories though.

xJess wrote: "what are some good werewolf books?..."


Carrie Vaughn writes a great series about a werewolf radio talkshow host named Kitty Norville. It starts with Kitty and the Midnight Hour.

In my department, our first year composition director is obsessed with the idea of multiple versions of literacy. So, as a TA, I get to teach that stuff and try to get students to develop literacies in both casual and academic writing.

It's... well, fun isn't the word I would use, heh. Interesting on occasion, but I still get a twitchy eye when a student types "LOL" in a paper.

But these scholars do have interesting points. Many of us see being literate as meaning only that one can read and write. It's developing new meanings more in line with... I dunno, proficiency?

For instance, I'm literate in the academic world. I can, for the most part, navigate the language of academia and respond appropriately. I'm not, however, literate in World of Warcraft. If you dropped me into that game, I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to communicate with other gamers or really do anything before getting my head chopped off in short order. So my boss is arguing that students have literacy in stuff like WoW or Facebook communication, that sort of stuff.

It's interesting, but... man, some of these kids are atrocious when it comes to academic writing, heh.

Bitten, if you like gritty and sometimes bloody.
Cry Wolf
Call of the Highland Moon, since you like chick-lit. :)

what are some good werewolf books?...

Interesting, Schnaucl. I guess I was right on the money with my formal vs conversational comment!

They make a lot of good points, particularly regarding audience identification and the proliferation of personal writings. But they ARE examining college age students. By that point in one's life, I'd hope a person would be able to differentiate his/her tone depending on medium.

What I'd love to see is a subsequent comparison between college students and high schoolers. I feel high schoolers, especially the younger ones, would be more inclined to fall into abbreviated text speak. Probably not in their school work, but in most everything else...

Thanks for posting the article!

Michelle M. wrote: "Oh, for shame!

The detrimental effect of SMS and IM on literacy today. I often think I'm the abnormal one in my refusal to shorten my every word. Perhaps from now on, all my posts should be like..."

I'm not a fan of abbreiviations either; nor am I a fan of unconventional grammar, whether it's by students or professional writers (I'm looking at you, Cormac McCarthy) but as to making kids bad at writing, I offer this article. It certainly was not what I expected.

Anything Richelle mead, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and...all those awesome authors :P

On Warehouse 13 this week, one of the characters said aloud, "OMG. What's the BFD?"

I laughed.

Then I cried.

LOL. I don't like translating posts, so I appreciate it when people don't use shorthand on boards.

Desiree, thankfully there are plenty of goodreads groups where people enjoy using full sentences! I'm 30, and an SMS junkie, but even at 15, some of the shorthand made me cringe. All grammar and good spelling, ffftt, out the window! Bah.

I WILL admit to abusing punctuation (and apparently caps), only because it makes it much easier for others to discern my intended tone.

I guess it's the difference between formal writing and conversational writing? On boards, I tend to write just as I speak. If I don't abuse my question marks and exclamation points, how ever will people know what I mean?!

:p

Michelle M. wrote: "Oh, for shame!

The detrimental effect of SMS and IM on literacy today. I often think I'm the abnormal one in my refusal to shorten my every word. Perhaps from now on, all my posts should be like..."

I completely agree. I had to drop out of a few boards as well when I realized they were poluted by uncomprehensible teens and jargon. Not to mention tons of !!!!!!! going on. I just wanted to say, "I dont know what we're yelling about!?" (Gotta love Anchorman)

By the way, Im 25 and I'm on these boards, facebook and such frequently. I'll admit I'm a constant user of general acronyms as well as an abuser of smiley faces... But I had no idea what 'rofl' meant. I actually had to google it! ;) Shows you Im either getting older or need to get with it!

Yes I sleep with my books all the time, cuz I go to bed start to read and eventually fall asleep ;) Sometimes they make it to the nightstand but mostly they sleep with me ;)

hey--there's a reason for that hold list. Mine is currently "down" to only 11 items. I buy supplies for my librarian, since the budget has been slashed so badly because of the recession. I see what they need (last time I went and took them "presents" it was 7 pairs of scissors, stickers and pactages of drawing paper for the kids librarian) and take what of it I can afford to. I have slightly more give in my personal budget than they do. And, I figure I might as well support a good cause, right?

Er--ok, now for a kind of strange question--does anyone else sleep with books? I tend to have at least 1 in the bed from where I've fallen asleep while reading. :o)

Morgan wrote: "So many good books, so little time! I have to stop looking at these threads because I end up trying to read 8 books at a a time. o.O "

I second that! You should see my nightstand and hold list at the library. Darn these forums, lol ;)

So many good books, so little time! I have to stop looking at these threads because I end up trying to read 8 books at a a time. o.O

Must try:

The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
Dark Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon

You won't regret it.

This is a great trilogy The Black Jewels Trilogy Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

Lynsay Sands--Argeneau Vampires
J.R. Ward--Black Dagger Brotherhood

(I'm sure you've read Twilight by Stephenie Meyers)