Melindeeloo’s Comments (group member since Jun 15, 2017)

Melindeeloo’s comments from the Read, Reading, Planning to Read and More group.

I finished Wait for It I liked it, but it was a little more standard fare than the others. It was nice to see Diana get her act together (very sad that her brother died) and it was nice to see cameos of Vanessa, Aidan and their babe and of Sal and Rey.

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: ". The bit where he showed her the letter, though (will say no more) - it was touching. ..."
It really was. I think that's what I really like about her books there's always a moment that is just so sweet.

Cathy wrote: "The tattoo parlor one was Under Locke...." Thanks that'll be my next one then:)

I finished Kulti and the ending, as always was good. He sure was a bipolar little prickly pear though, it is lucky that Sal was so good at reading micro body language and calling him out on his snitiness. I think this one was harder for me though since her relationship with him pulls her life apart until the epilog, where in the other books the relationship pulls the h's life together during the story.

I borrowed another, can't remember which one - though i am interested in the tatoo parlor one cause i am thinking the cameo in Kulti was from that one.

I really enjoyed Wall of Winnepeg. What a sweet ending. Loved that slow burn and the friendship that grew into love.

Thanks LAB and Demi I will definitely check out more from Zapata.

The Starstrucked one looks good too:)

LAB☺ wrote: "....By far her best one (for me ) was The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. It was the first one I read by her and I still think it is her best..."

I already have it downloaded to read next:)

I think that someone (Demi) rec'd From Lukov with Love and I -even with my broken book funny bone - laughed out loud at parts. I thought the slow transition from enemies to friends to lovers was done well, as was the growth in the leading lady. And the figure skating background was timely (olympics). My only nit was that they seemed younger than 26 and 30 but I guess with them growing up on the ice and not havening much time for social interaction between the hours of skating practice, weight training, ballet lessons and such would account for that.

So thanks for the rec, I enjoyed it. i will probably try some of the author's other books since they are KU too.

Going Wild was crazy fun, glad you guys turned me on to the series. Wish more of the books were out already:)

I feel like Miss Negativity lately, but... I finished Vengeance in Death and it was interesting but I had two major issues. First is that Eve who has been so straight and by the book really bends things in the investigation to try and keep Roarke's secrets and second, it is hard not to change how I am supposed to view Roarke -as the man he has made himself and the man he is with Eve- when there are strong parallels between him and the killer both killing to avenge a wrong and the brutality of the deaths . I have two more to go in my audio marathon.

I also read Gregori first in a series with Russian dragon shifter brothers - this should have been a slam dunk for me --dragon shifters! But I found myself skimming and thought that both the H and h were sort of stupid about quite a few things. Kidnapping, her secret in relation to his people and the book that brings them together. Too bad since there are two more brothers.

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "I finished Just Say (Hell) No and highly recommend it. It may be Rosalind James' best book so far. My favorite characters are Ella, the niece and Marco's grandmother. Josie the actr..."

I liked it too, the tarot readings were a nice touch and i like that family is so much a theme in this book - my only nit was the kink(view spoiler)[ -
spanking is a turnoff for me, and I am not fond of bondage either (hide spoiler)]. Though the rest of the story makes up for it. Its nice that these are KU. I like the new zealand flavor and touches of the NZ cultures in these too

I am continuing my in death listen-athon, i did Rapture in Death and Ceremony in Death and am on to Vengeance in Death they are quite interesting and following an established cast is nice but I am getting kind of depressed - I think I need to do some light and fluffy things with a hea.

Sharon wrote: .."
Thank you for your kind offer, i have a feeling the eight that i have will conquer me though. Sorry about your mom.

Kristi (foxtail_too) wrote......"

Thanks, i didnt notice the abridged/ unabridged filter when i looked before and when i flipped that they were all there and i already have the whispersyncs too!

I finished two the early "In death" books in audio, they were pretty good. I was cleaning out my audio TBR and they've been there a while since the thought of actually starting a series with 45 books is daunting. I have a few more of the early books on kindle and was surprised when I looked for the whispersyncs (because TBR piles of any kind demand their eqilibrium be maintained) that the audios I do have and the next 20 or so aren't currently available from audible - weird.

Becoming A Vincent was kooky cute, reminded me a bit of Penny Reed's Winston Brothers series - although the Winstons rock their beards:)

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "Vinity wrote: "Paula wrote: "Vinity wrote: "Paula wrote: "Vinity wrote: "I finished Storm of Desire last night. What a let down. I was enchanted with the early scene when he first m..."

I like melissa olsen too - they are good in audio too. I thought she really hit her stride a couple books in and like that she pulls together threads from both series and the shorts, which make the world feel bigger

I discovered i'd missed one of the celta heartmate books Heart Legacy, probably because 9.99 is a price pain point for me for kindle. So i did this in audio which was a mistake. The male reader's performance of the female lead didn't work for me - i did like his voice for her famcat - and the slower pace of audio highlighted the clunkiness of the love scenes and dialog and plodding plot. (view spoiler)[ It didn't help that the H didn't have to make any concessions for the HEA he wanted, a grand gesture and serious groveling were absent and she has to sacrifice again after finally winning her freedom - so made that the HEA not as good as it could have been (hide spoiler)]

Douglas wrote: "Well since I had already promised Keri Arthur that I would review Hell's Bell my OCD required me to buy Blood Kissed so I could read it first so that will be the rea..."

Looking forward to seeing what you think, these just hit my radar.

Vanessa wrote: "melindeeloo how about a comedy title? ..."
Added:)

LAB☺ wrote: "I'm not seeing a PNR shelf - just scifi, historical, steampunk and UF."

I added it now:)