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by Karen Chance

You're handling the Tomas thing better than I. I responded with denial about him and hatred toward Mircea. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Tara]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/244782-december-2009-reading-challenge Tara made a comment in the Paranormal Romance group:

Gem H wrote: "I'm commited too! Oh, you mean to this chalenge. I thought you meant something else. Never mind. lol!"

LOL! I'm glad someone commented on that. I did chose my words carefully. :P ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Tara]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/228156-november-pick-it-for-me-challenge Tara made a comment in the Romance Readers Reading Challenges group:

They truly are, I look forward to the next book. ]]> <![CDATA[Tara is on page 336 of Deathwish ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77201747 Tara is finished with Deathwish

Tara "Curiosity-1, Sleep-0... work is going to suck in the morning..." ]]> <![CDATA[Tara is on page 280 of Deathwish ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77201747 Tara is on page 280 of 336 of Deathwish

Tara "so curious and so sleepy, not sure which will win yet...." ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Tara]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/27430-what-are-you-reading-right-now Tara made a comment in the Paranormal Romance group:

It took a bit to warm up to this book, it's been a year so I can't remember exactly how long it took, but I did end up liking it. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Tara]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/243553-jm-voice Tara made a comment in the J. R. Ward (BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD series) group:

Mel wrote: "Yay for Dhanielle: 5 foot 8. High five (so that Tahra can't reach us, lol). "


I never liked you.




:D... seriously though, you should watch your knees, I'm the perfect height to take you out by the knees.

I always wanted to be 5'5" or 5'6", and with my platforms, sometimes I am... ]]> <![CDATA[Tara added 'Deathwish']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77201747 Deathwish (Cal Leandros, #4) by Rob Thurman
bookshelves: currently-reading, rob-thurman, urban-fantasy
]]> <![CDATA[Tara added 'Madhouse']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77201744 to: Madhouse (Cal Leandros, #3) by Rob Thurman
bookshelves: november-2009, rob-thurman, urban-fantasy
If the sign of a good book is leave them wanting more, then this is a great book. It practically ended mid sentence. Ok, not really but it felt like it. That was some cliffhanger. If the 4th book wasn't already out, I might hurt someone. A solid 4 1/2 stars, (if we could only do half stars!!), not quite perfect but pretty darn close.

The books in this series are getting better and better. The writing has improved and the characters have developed. I do have to keep reminding myself that the narrator is only 20 and his brother only 22. They seem so much older, or maybe I'm projecting. My opinion of those boys is the same. I think they are great with the sweetest relationship two brothers could have. I continue to love their friend Robin, the puck. I still find the two females a little meh. By meh, by that I mean, one is seeming to try to push herself into the position of big sister, which if you like the brothers and their relationship, makes you feel a little crowded. The other has an annoying pushiness that I just don't love. She seems to make rules, but no completely follow them. There is a new female, I like her, she is a werewolf. You gotta love the weres.

The narrator, Cal, continues to struggle with his "monster" side in this book. He also deals with his very 20 year old human issues as well. His sense of humor is one of my favorite things as I feel like it so closely resembles my own. There is a hint of romance and sex, but he's a guy after all so there isn't much to say about it except that it happened. He has a lot of angst, but he's 20, I remember 20, there was definitely angst. There seems to be a big secret unfolding about Niko, the big brother. I think we may be about to find out who fathered him. However, if my theory is correct (which usually they aren't) I feel like it would go against a lot of what we've learned so far in regards to Cal and everyone else's ability to sense otherworldly-ness(is that a word?). Either that or we are about to find out something REALLY interesting about Robin. I always feel if something is introduced it has to be used, and that's where my theories are coming from.

If I didn't have to work today, I'd skip the sleep all together, and spend all day in bed reading, then napping so I could read more, (a high compliment if ever there was one), but alas the real world calls and the Brother Leandros will have to wait.
]]> <![CDATA[Tara voted on a poll]]> http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/26387-please-vote-for-a-series-to-begin-reading-in-january-for-our-group-mini Tara voted on the poll: Please vote for a series to begin reading in January for our group mini-read**Please note that although I am just listing the first book in the series, it's actually the whole series that you are voting for** ]]>