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I listened to the new Incryptid book, Backpacking Through Bedlam and it was fine if a bit "vignette-y" - the brother's books were my favorites in the series. I am currently listening to Conquer the Kingdom, I like the love interest, but the princess as a spy is not terribly believable.
I also recently finished Wraith's Revenge, it was kind of a side trip to the big finish - next book is the last.
I enjoyed the quirky but sweet The Dead Romantics -, a romance ghost writer (who also has the ability to see ghosts) who no longer believes in love and is struggling to finish her book. I was glad that I didn't know more than that going in and avoided spoilers
The audible sale for this month has the complete Sookie Stackhouse series for $5.99. I am almost tempted to revisit the series, but I am soooo over vampires...
HappyBookWorm2020,So sorry for you losses Do let us know if you set up a go fund me.
Vanessa wrote: "Does anyone know how to join the NetGalley readers group? It says that it is restricted to over 18, and I'm clearly over that. My birthdate is public, I just checked. Do I need an invitation?"It doesn't look like it. Did you try joining from the desktop site, sometimes GR mobile site is finicky.
I gave up waiting for the Solstice Countdown audio (shearin's Previous SPI files book) and got it for kindle. I quite enjoyed it and went to buy the newest, Gorgon Agenda, and saw that she'd started a new series with a psychometric detective in Washington DC so I went to her website to get more info and found out that ...she is going to record an audio book for Gorgon agenda and then one for Solstice Countdown ( and then go back an record audiobooks for the Rain Beneres books that don't have an audio)
Fated Blades is 1.99 on the latest audible sale
I finally got my waitlisted copy of Killers of a Certain Age for the library, I've been waiting since you all recommended it way back when, so far it's entertaining.
Another Lisa Shearin SPI files book The Gorgon Agenda just came out - I am one book behind since I was waiting for audio but looks like that is not to be:(
I just finished Tested it's light but I like it. I am also working on Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set in audible. They are also light but with 10 books in the set clocking in at 65 hours, it was a good use of a credit.I went and hunted down the other Karen Chance Lia anthologies on ebay after reading Junk Magic - the best short was the one not in the anthologies (Skin Deep. But since I bought Wolfsbane and Mistletoe , Strange Brew and Home Improvement: Undead Edition, i've been rereading the rest of the shorts - there were some good ones and it's been so long since I read them it's lik they are new again - old Sookie, Jane Yellowrock and Mercyverse stories, . So far Wolfbane was the best collection overall.
There was a time when I couldn't imagine having more than one book going at a time but these days it's not uncommon to have at least four
TINNGG wrote: "Still reading the Harmony series because why not. Not sure where all of them are but all I really wanted was to refamiliarize myself with a world virtually abandoned for 5 years. Still not interest..."I like the contemp Jayne Krentz ones with psychic powers. Alot of decendants of the Harmony leads have stories in the contemp books, and other than the amber, 'rezzing', dustbunnies and glowy green caves, the stories have a similar feel and formula.
I am listening to Dream Eyes right now. (I don't buy hardback from her either and look for sales or at the library)
HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "I finished the Edge series by IA and I am at a loss for what to read next - until the next Kate books comes out. I am also thinking of starting a re-read of either Patricia Briggs' Alpha and Omeg..."
I did a mercyverse reread this year and I interwove the two, briggs has the timelime on her web site. I thought it was good that way because there are little things that carry over between the two series.
It's been quiet here in RRP2R land...I've been mostly listening lately since I decided to crochet a larger project after making a smaller but more involved thing for a christmas present.
I was on a Jayne Ann Krentz kick - light mysteries most with a touch of paranormal (psychics, dreamers...) with a bit of romance - I listen to the complete Fogg Lake series, Falling Awake and an older oneGrand Passion.
Her stuff is formulaic in some ways and I don't generally buy her books at full price, but I've read enough over the years that I get a kick when she pulls in refs to the Arcane society or domething that give a nod to her Harmony books.
HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: ...The third Edge book is my favorite and the only one I've reread. I liked the leading man's luck and I liked his heroine.
Happy New Year everyone!I just finished Skin Deep and Junk Magic. I had remembered liking the Lia shorts, but boy oh boy. I thought Junk magic was great. Chance really knows how to pack action into her battle scenes and there were some really good things going on in the plot. I ordered the two other anthologies with the other Lia shorts to back fill. But I do think Junk Magic could stand on its own - though skin deep does have flashbacks that establish Lia's relationship with her mate, Cyrus.
Thanks to Shannon for the rec.
Merry Christmas. Hope all that live in the lands of snow and ice are staying safe and warm. (Don't hate me but here in CA it's supposed to be in the 70's today, reminds me of when we first moved here from Wisconsin and wenr to the beach on Christmas day)I've been reading mostly Christmas romances, but I did read Trolled which I liked. I am enjoying it more than the Death Before Dragons books which are set in the same world. And Buroker just put out a link to cute little Christmas short with her newsletter that featured the male leads from both series going on 'quest'.
Kristi (foxtail_too) wrote: "Like everywhere else in the US, our weather this weekend is supposed to be horrible. The high on Saturday is supposed to be 13˚F with 40-50 mph winds. I think we are just going to hunker down and s..."Hope you have a good Christmas, it is hard changing to new traditions and new ways of celebrating the holidays.
HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "Paula wrote: "Snapdragon wrote: "I have started the following Old Man's War and [book:Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs..."I bought old man's war on the audibke sale. I think those are the only Scalzi books I haven't 'read'. I loved the one of his read by Will Wheaton, Red Shirts, Fuzzy Nation, Kaiju Protection Society and the Dispatcher series read by Zachary Quinto. I like the humor in the books.
After the Bite (argeneaus) is on sale for 3.50 today on kindle - i know some of of guys sre still reading these. Book 35!
I remember really liking the Lia shorts when I read them way back when. But I read so much that I didn't keep those anthologies - in the good old DTB days I resold to defray the cost of my habit and to keep from filling up the house - and the library doesn't have them. Will I be missing out on too much, if I just jump into the new Lia book?
