C.’s Comments (group member since Apr 20, 2013)

C.’s comments from the Clean,Non Religious-Reads group.

Kristi wrote: "C. wrote: "Hi Kristi, yep this is the place, and congrats on your book! :]"

Thanks! (Wish I had a paperback you could ask your library for, but that will come in the fall, after the 3rd book is ou..."

Cool!

Hi Kristi, yep this is the place, and congrats on your book! :]

Finally finished Farm Fresh Murder while moving. I think I would have enjoyed it more, if I could have stuck with it without interruptions, so I will try If Fried Chicken Could Fly by the same author. When I finished moving I read and loved the second book in the little Amish girl Lily Lapp series~ A New Home For Lily.
Now I am reading The Dress Shop Of Dreams.

I'm in the process of moving so the book I am supposed to be reading, is not getting much attention, lol! Should be done moving by Saturday night.

Lapis Lazuli wrote: "I pretty much only made an account on goodreads so I could join the clean reads group. I ended up joining this one as well from there, so I have joined 2 groups total. Before I only used goodreads ..."


Welcome to the group! I hope you find lots of good reads from our bookshelf here, and from those on my profile.
Group Creator & Mod,
Chris

Desiree wrote: "C!!!!! You changed my whole GR life!!!!!! I had no idea about the discussions part on the home page!!!!"

Oh my, hope you enjoy! :D The two cozy groups seem to be the most consistently active. I have found new groups just by seeing interesting discussions listed on the home page.

Lyndsey wrote: "I just hate romance in general. Haha!

There are so many other stories to tell ..."

That is true, there are, but there are also so many romantic stories to tell, like castles, and knights, and lords saving maidens, plus cowboys, and men in uniform......Oo-la-la, (swoon)! :D

Wow, Lyndsey, and Kristi, be sure to report this problem in the Goodreads Feedback group, as they need to be informed!

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Desiree wrote: "I didn't really get into the group part of GR until recently and have joined a few groups but wish there was more active discussion.

My favs
Clean,Non Religious-Reads
Apocalypse whenever
YA Apoca..."

I feel the same Desiree.I usually click on 'Home' which list all the groups with the most recent activity, and if I see a discussion that looks appealing, I jump in! :D

Hi Charmaine, WELCOME to the group!
I would suggest also creating a thread asking that here~
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

I hope you find lots of title suggestions here in our group, also be sure to check for even more titles on my profile bookshelves.

Group Creator & Mod,
Chris

Kristi wrote: "C. wrote: "all your examples of curses are in no way realistic! No one has used these expressions since the 50s-early 60s, except for crap and darn!..."

LOL - I was being creative (and a little si..."

Oh, I should have known that no one today would use such expressions, haha! Yeah "F" bombs are a red-stop-reading- light to me, and even though I am no longer a Christian, I don't like religious swears either, funny -dammit or damn doesn't bother me, as long as it doesn't have g** in front of it!

Hi Kristi,
What genre is the Boys Of Syracuse series?
IMO, with adults on the covers[and by the synopsis], all your examples of curses are in no way realistic! No one has used these expressions since the 50s-early 60s, except for crap and darn!

Just MO, but myself I can tolerate PG books~ mild swears, like s**t, da**,hell, cripes, bitch, if they are only used scattered, not pervasively. [a man's "tool" that starts with a D, nor a woman's anatomy with another name for 'cat'] is crude and never acceptable, and neither is the "F" bomb or religious curses, or graphic sex scenes/rape! However....Steamy-knee weakening kisses, and sparks-flying-chemistry, are good, lol!
I also avoid gruesome gore/explicit crime scene details and detailed abuse of any kind[verbal, emotional, physical, sexual] to a child.

I very seldom buy books. I borrow from my library or buy 'used-like-new from Amazon, only if I cannot get them from my library system or inter-library loan, or it sounds so good that I don't have the patience to wait for it! I have a phobia about fire-hazards since knowing two who experienced home fires, so I will not keep a large collection, and now prefer the Kindle editions.

I just finished the wonderful 5-star read ~ by Mary Ann Kinsinger, and yes, it does have a chapter showing the controversy over some Amish using Powwow doctors[because some feel it is superstition, witchcraft, or from the devil], very interesting, as the whole book is a delight. ♥

Now I will start a cozy mystery~

Desiree wrote: "Oh no!!!!! I hate that you struck out the last few books. Nothing worse than not being able to finish a book because they are nasty or crass. I hate that movies and tv are the same way too! Even PG..."

Thanks Desiree, actually I loved Elephant Company, and the Amish/Englisher trading places story~ Double Take, and two Mennonite suspense stories Simple Secrets and Simple Deceit were excellent. Plus, I liked, [but didn't love] the cozy mystery~Playing with Fire (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery #2) by J.J. Cook. So really just The Husband's Secret and this last book ~The Back Door Man were 'trashy'.

You are so right about the movies too. When my kids were teens we just got cable, and I saw right away that I had to screen the movies before I let them watch even PG......and PG-13 are often disgusting! I hate that even the Previews to some TV shows are often disgusting and should be restricted to after 9PM, IMO!

Put off from reading a 'Thriller' again because of pervasive profanity, including 'F' bombs! It is so difficult to find 'clean' thrillers, unless one sticks with YA or Christian.

I wasn't a Christian until adulthood[and no longer one], yet thankfully, neither my friends nor family use filthy language, and even as a teen I avoided the Cretins who did! Why is it that so many authors write like they think everyone is a foul mouthed lowlife?

Desiree, I totally agree about YA books usually being cleaner, plus much is better written than so much of the adult fiction.

Lyndsey wrote: "Haha! I'm just fascinated with how they were constructed and how it ties into social rules etc. ;)"

I know many feel the same as you. :D

When my late husband was in the Air Force he was stationed in the Azores before I met him and he loved it there and the people also.

Lyndsey wrote: "Such a Pinterest addict ...

I'm a photographer so ... Don't mind my inspiration boards.
And a HUGE historical clothing nerd ;)
So lots of those boards ... If you like old clothes.
Mom pretty p..."


And I am the exact opposite. I never could get into any Regencies by Georgette Heyer because I do not want to read about dress materials and lace!

Lyndsey your last sentence cracked me up! I must ask....since it sounds interesting to me~how is it going?