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Finished #8 Suicide Squad, Volume 1: The Black Vault, Part 1 - 5/5My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dagny wrote: "That does sound good, Heena, even if it does feature a youngster. Thanks."I fell in love with the kid right around Page 2 itself. Hope you'll like it :)
Dagny wrote: "The House of Secrets looks interesting."It's a pretty good book.
And while we're talking about books, I was going to email you last week regarding a book recommendation, then it completely slipped my mind until now. So I'll share it here only. You might like (like, really LIKE) The Little Yarnmouth Abduction. It's a beautiful and a really well written book. Plus, while reading I kept on thinking, "Dagny might like it." So it's aalso a gut feeling. Hope that didn't sound weird.
Dagny wrote: "I don't feel that the next books up in most of the series mysteries won't qualify, but there's one that will since the P.I. was shot in the head. She's paralyzed but her mind is still active - major life change! "That is one hell of a life change. Lol.
I'm reading books with the prefix "The Girl..." so I'm pretty sure that they do involve major life changes in these "Girls'" lives.
@Andrew - Yay! Great going dear :)
@Dagny - Haha! Yes, you definitely will need all the extra days next year!!
@Cheryl - OMG! I can't wait to start this book!!I just ordered it from Amazon. So it'll be with me by next week (hopefully.) Will update here as soon as I'll have it :)
That's great, Dagny. I'm glad you have these books for this month.I have a few mystery/thrillers that have female protagonists, so I guess they'll qualify for this month. Right?
ATTENTION!Discussion board for March - Women's Fiction or Westerns is now up: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
ATTENTION!Discussion board for March - Women's Fiction or Westerns is now up: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
@Dagny - Yeah, it'll be tuff to beat this record next year. But as I mentioned on Twitter, next year we'll have this for March so you'll have 3 more days and I'm pretty sure you'll easily break those record in the additional 3 days :)
Hello everyone,March is here and so is one of the three Alternate Genre months. For this month we have two genre options to choose from as there are few readers for each of these genres as compared to the other more popular ones (hence the choice.) Please pick 1 genre and announce in the comments below. Or if you really want to, then feel free to pick both and read 2 genres for this month. It's your choice.
There are absolutely no limits so you can interpret this genre in its broader sense and include other similar genres and/or subgenres that you feel might have a wee bit of similarity with the main genre. You can also include books that are not particularly centered around the main genre but has its components or elements somewhere in the story.
The main intent of this challenge is to incorporate different kinds of books and genres in our normal reading routine to make the experience more fun and entertaining. Please do not lose yourself in the technicalities as we all know how literary genres can be confusing.
If you have any doubts or questions, then post them below and we'll be happy to answer/discuss them.
Following are the DEFINITIONS for this month's genres:
Women's Fiction Women's fiction is an umbrella term for women centered books that focus on women's life experience that are marketed to female readers, and includes many mainstream novels. It is distinct from Women's writing, which refers to literature written by (rather than promoted to) women. There exists no comparable label in English for works of fiction that are marketed to males.
The Romance Writers of America organization defines women's fiction as, "a commercial novel about a woman on the brink of life change and personal growth. Her journey details emotional reflection and action that transforms her and her relationships with others, and includes a hopeful/upbeat ending with regard to her romantic relationship."
The Women's Fiction Writers Association guiding statement is broad and comprehensive: An inclusive organization of writers creating layered stories that are driven by the main character’s emotional journey. These stories may have romance. Or they may not. They could be contemporary. Or historical. But what binds them together is the focus on the main character's emotional journey.
Western Fiction: Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century. The genre peaked around the early 1960s, largely due to the popularity of televised Westerns such as Bonanza.
Classification:
- Classical Western
- Acid Western
- Charro, Cabrito or Chili Westerns
- Contemporary Western
- Electric Western
- Epic Western
- Euro-Western
- Fantasy Western
- Florida Western
- Horror Western
- Curry Westerns and Indo Westerns
- Martial arts Western (Wuxia Western)
- Meat pie Western
- Northwestern
- Ostern
- Pornographic Western
- Revisionist Western
- Science fiction Western
- Space Western
- Spaghetti Western
- Weird Western
- Western satire
For definitions of these categories, please visit here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western...
Here's a quick summary of the levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 book (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 4 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 5 books or more (challenging)
Please mention what type of books you'd be reading:
PB: Paperbacks
EB: E-Books
AB: Audio Books
Please feel free to announce your to-read books along with the level you are targeting for below.
PLEASE READ (for new members):
1. You can read any number of books for the respective genre each month in one particular month.
2. Take your time and go through your entire TBR-list before deciding the books to read.
3. You can join the challenge at any stage (in any month.)
4. You can drop out of the challenge any time you like.
5. You can select different levels every month.
6. Use this discussion board to share your reads with other members of the group.
7. Please be active and don't hesitate to ask questions or recommend books.
Happy reading!
Randall wrote: "Love this book so much! Can't wait to reread with everyone :) Again, thank you for bringing this author's attention to more readers. He really is amazing."Good to have you here. All thanks to Cheryl for coming up with this idea :)
Cheryl wrote: "Thanks, Heena! I am really looking forward to reading this book."Pleasure! Me too!!
Dagny wrote: "I just beat my count for February last year with #12 - Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery #1) by Kate Carlislea 3 star read, light weight, but a diverse group of likeable characters."
OMG!!! WOW!!! You're such an inspiration, Dagny! Congratulations
Hey guys,In December & January, we all voted for Robert MaCammon's books for having a Buddy Read in March 2017. The winner was - Boy's Life ..... tada....
This is the Buddy Read discussion board for Boy's Life by Robert McCammon.
Anyone can participate and join us at any time through March 2017.
There's no set schedule for reading this book as having a pre-determined schedule always creates problems. So everyone is free to read the book as per their convenience.
In case you happen to post a review of this book, then don't hesitate to share your links here. We all love reading reviews as much as we love recommending and discussing books.
There are no limits, so go wild.
Happy Reading!!!
Cheryl wrote: "Heena,Will this buddy read start on March 1? If it does, you might want to make an announcement, in case people need to buy it or borrow it from a library before it begins."
OMG! Thank god you posted this. I completely forgot about this!! Sorry.
I'll put up a thread right away and send everyone a message by tonight.
Thanks a lot for the reminder, Cheryl. You're a savior!
Finished #5 The Man You Scripted - 4/5 - Sci-Fi-MysteryAlso, Finished #6 Amber Alert - 5/5 - Suspense-Mystery-Thriller
Started #7 The House of Secrets - My friend Kim recommended this book a while back and I've heard some really good things about it, so really excited for this one!
