Jill convinced me to do the Outlander books, Is "series of really massive books" a different genre I can count?

I enjoyed this--I think I said so at our [cough:] meeting. I can't remember if I went and read any of her other titles though.

I am listening to the audio of Garlic and Sapphires The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise counts toward the challenge because I don't do much nonfiction

I think it was Mr. Impossible

Yes, makes perfect sense! I have been reading romances for, um, 25 years now and find that I'm getting finickier and finickier over what I will read. That balance between story and character and the emotional swirl needs to be just right or I roll my eyes and don't finish. Bonus points to you for giving it a try! Which other title did you read?

I did read Knaves' Wager based on Melissa's recommendation. I liked it and then tried another of the author's romances and just was too "romance." I think I like the Regency aspect of Knaves Wager more than the romance. What I mean is that I liked the romance in story, but not how it fits the romance genre. Make sense?

Did I really add Bubble Trouble for "reading outside my comfort zone?" Really stretching the intellectual boundaries there! One of the best books I've read in awhile though.

Rachel and I both read Bubble Trouble and loved it. Of course, the last two things Rachel has had to read are Beowulf and Old Man and the Sea, so she was ready for a fun picture book.

Read Bone by Bone by Carol O'Connell during the snowstorm. I don't read many mysteries, so I guess this fits the challenge.

I just read Romeo, Romeo. Now I remember why I don't read romance. I like a little romance in my other books, but this seemed more sex than romance and certainly more sex than plot.

Both Rachel and I just read Evermore. We both thought it was too much of a Twilight readalike, but we also both read it in one sitting. Probably will both read Blue Moon The Immortals, Book 2 when it comes out.

Just read The Season The book was really good but I don't like the cover. The book is a mystery/historical fiction/Regency book but the cover makes the characters look like snooty Gossip Girl type characters

I am reading Cutting for Stone and don't know where I'll put it for reading different genres. Epic, medical, literary....Abraham Verghese will be at the Tattered Cover Thursday night (March 5th)

Rachel and I both finished Envy A Luxe Novel and liked it as much or more than the others in the series. Can't wait for Splendor A Luxe Novel.

Alyson - I am currently trudging through 'Edgar Sawtelle' and it is in my comfort zone - so I am having difficulty just reading. I like literary fiction but his writing is not exactly light and breezy. For a mother daughter read though you might revisit Jane Austin, the Bronte's, or Rebecca. That way you get the literary in and I bet your daughter will like them too.

Is anyone else having trouble with the "reading outside your comfort zone" thing. I really like reading IN my comfort zone. I guess if I am loose with a definition of literary fiction, I have read a few.

Mother-Daughter Reads
One challenge I have is for books my daughter and I both want to read. We are no longer in a Mother-Daughter Book Club, but still like lots of the same books. It would be fun to keep finding books to read and talk about as she moves from teen books into adult books.

1-4 The Twilight books -Jan 09 - because what else would you read and discuss with a 15 year old?
5. Envy, sequel to Luxe and Rumors - really good
6.Mr Darcy's Dream - our least favorite of the series
7. The Season - I just read, but Rachel will read over spring break.
8. Evermore
9. Bubble Trouble (kids book but we both read it)
10. Da Vinci Code - pairs nicely with Bubble Trouble!

Different Genres
Try to read more science fiction, mysteries, literary fiction...I draw the line at horror.
1.Romeo Romeo (romance)- waiting for
2. The Lace Reader (literary) Completed
3. Hunger Games (Science Fiction) - Loved it!
4. Mistress of the Art of Death (mystery)
5. Cutting for Stone (epic, medical, multicultural???)
6. Romeo Romeo (Romance)
7. Bone By Bone (mystery)
8. Knave's Wager (Romance)