Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s Comments (group member since Jun 15, 2017)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s comments from the Read, Reading, Planning to Read and More group.

The only winner I picked was which I enjoyed... but still not a 5 star read.

Douglas wrote: "In my never ending quest to collect books I may never read but look very "shiny" I saw this today for $1.99 and had to have it

Whiskey Beach

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I read this one for a challenge last year. As I remember it was a decent read although the heroine was a tad annoying. It was a 3- 3.5 star read for me.

Nora Roberts can be a bit hit and miss for me. This is a really good one .... 4.5 star read.

Sounds like my sister. She has been an expat for most of her adult life and with a French husband I don't think she will ever come home to live permanently again. Not like me, I love to travel but every time the plane lands safely in Sydney I'm more than happy to be home again.

Happy Birthday Doug. 21 again... What a great present, is your son still overseas?

Interesting Doug. The demise of the quality of Anne Rice's writing over recent times has been one of the saddest things. But I remember The Mummy as being really good and with your recommendation I'm going to chance it.

I've just picked this up as a Book of the Month in another Goodreads Group. . It sounds really good.

DemetraP wrote: "I read Sons of Rome by Laura Gilley. Its basically WWII with vampires and werewolves but it takes a long time to get to the magic parts.

It's not a romance, more alternate history. [bookcover:Whi..."

What did you think Dem? I just finished it also. I liked it but there were a lot of ideas flying around and switching between the two time periods was a little abrupt. She is a good writer though especially in her characterisation and think it will settle down to be an interesting series.

And I'm in the Regency Mood also and have started reading Mary Balogh's Bedwyn series which is sort of an updated Heyer style. No beasties or things that go bump in the night either. (Except maybe the bedroom action which certainly would be greater than in a Heyer novel, LOL)

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Today I'm starting a new paranormal series by an author who writes great biker contemporaries. Lauren Gilley. Apparently this is a idea she's been wanting to write abou..."

Happy, I just finished the prequel and 10% in to Book 1. They're really good so far.

Today I'm starting a new paranormal series by an author who writes great biker contemporaries. Lauren Gilley. Apparently this is a idea she's been wanting to write about for a while incorporating paranormal with Russian history. I've got high hopes...

Candace wrote: "IAN BOOK FINALLY!!!!!! 🤣"

Yes...but not published for another year!

I just saw this on Heroes and Heartbreakers. The first in the Night Rebel series starring IAN! Shades of Wicked . But not releasing till Oct 18 so still a year away.

If they publish in hardcover and super expensive kindle first up I'm going to be MAD!

It's Goodreads Book of the Year voting time again..

Happy wife, happy life, Doug!

Thanks LAB, I'm about a 25% into Spellbinder, I totally agree about the privilege speech.

I've been watching The Handmaid's Tale. It started off slow but now I'm binging as it gets towards the end. I'll check out the new Atwood series, thanks Vanessa.

I've started reading Spellbinder by Thea Harrison. I really like her interpretation of Morgan le Fay, as a male but not sure about the human heroine with all her quirks. Who else has read this... thoughts?

And Candace... a big YES to the Ian book. I think there are book/s on the way.

I wait for the MMPB in this series now so next up for me is Silver Silence in December. Actually like the sound of Bowen and a Black Sea character for something different. Funny how reading tastes change over a couple of years. Once I used to love Nalini Singh's use of adjectives and metaphors especially in the Psy Changelings but lately I've been finding them a bit over the top.

RE Outlander... Yes, I didn't think Claire knew about William at that point either. I try not to compare the books to the tv show although the show has been fairly the same (Murtagh being the biggest exception so far).

Just on an aside, my daughter and I went and saw the Carole King Musical Beautiful yesterday and we both loved it. Tapestry was the first album I ever bought myself aged 12,and the show was full of hits from around that time. Thoroughly recommend it.

Vinity wrote: "I tried some Suzanne Enoch {the linky thing isn't working for me today} and I don't like them. The one she combined with the contemporary wasn't bad, I just felt some of the plot points were weak. ..."

Vinity, it's not just you with the last Maiden Lane Book. I've been buddy reading in a few historical groups and the concensus is pretty much the same. Totally agree the final three books should have been a Maiden Lane spin off trilogy,they were a long way from the original feeling of the series. But saying all that I love Elizabeth Hoyt as a historical writer and hope she starts a new historical romance series and doesn't change genres.