LoveYourShelf (LAB☺)’s Comments (group member since Jun 16, 2017)

LoveYourShelf (LAB☺)’s comments from the Read, Reading, Planning to Read and More group.

finishedStar Nomad and it was pretty good. Moving on to book 2. These are Lindsay Buroker and the box set is still free as posted in the bargain thread. (Thanks Karen for posting about it there).

https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Empire-...

Douglas wrote: "I keep seeing Marrying Winterborne on these "Best of" lists, anyone read it and can tell me if it has humor and intelligent banter?"

I liked this one a lot. Also don't remember a whole lot but I remember it was better than the first book and I really liked the H.

Alpha showdown 2018 has started. Mad Rogan is in the first bracket. Some interesting match ups ( Mercy Thompson vs Jane Yellowrock is one of them)


http://vampirebookclub.net/alpha-show...

Karen **Mess** wrote: "FREE!!

Lindsay Buroker fans!!

The Fallen Empire Omnibus (Books 1-3 and prequel)
https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Empire-......"

ooh thanks!

Finished Ride the Fire and it was the best one of the trilogy. I gave it 5*. If you like historical America/frontier books I recommend. It is 3rd in the trilogy, but could probably be read as a stand alone, but you would lose some history of the family of the H in this one. The others were good (2nd takes place in Ireland/London with brother of the couple from book 1).

Douglas wrote: "Uh, I think a few of you might want to look at this :)

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/141113"

I requested it, but know will I get rejected....

JR Ward posted this on her facebook page:

:)


MEMORANDUM

TO: All Members of the Brotherhood and fighters

FROM: Tohrment

DATE: May 24, 2018

RE: New HR procedures and practices
____________________________________

As we discussed at last night’s meeting, Saxton has identified a need to establish some basic HR policies and Wrath, son of Wrath, sire of Wrath, has decreed that such proposals be adopted, effective immediately. We will now be keeping a file on everybody, and any disciplinary actions will henceforth require a written notice, due process, and a chance for redress in a constructive manner. (Butch, I’m looking at you. Using your potato gun is not considered constructive, especially not in someone’s a** and solely because Lassiter borrowed a pair of your silk socks. I do not care that he made sock puppets out of them and ruined them. Bodily harm is not justified in this case.)

If anyone has a problem with anyone else, come to me first. We will discuss the incident, and I will file a report, after which I will speak with the offender. (Lassiter, do not try to hide from me. I will find you. And do not pull any of that supernatural bullsh**, either. You shouldn’t have taken the damn socks in the first place and turning them into the Omega and Lash just so you could simulate the sexual positions of farm animals in the billiards room was downright tacky. I don’t care that all the young were in bed for the day.) Under no circumstances should offenses be handled outside of this reasonable procedure.

Saxton is right. It’s about time we civilize things. Enough of the frat house behavior.

If anybody has any questions, you know where Autumn’s and my room is.

Just started Carnal Gift which has been on my TBR for YEARS. I read book 1 Sweet Release a long, long time ago and remember I did like it, though not much else....

Finished Antidote . It was pretty good, but the insta-love made this 3* for me instead 4*. I may continue with this series though, the writing was good. Insta-love is a pet peeve of mine....

Vinity wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "Vinity wrote: "Lab~I'm really glad you are getting your daughter into a new situation. It can make all the difference. My son is on the high functioning Asperger's spectrum. It's why w..."

Got it!

Vinity wrote: "Lab~I'm really glad you are getting your daughter into a new situation. It can make all the difference. My son is on the high functioning Asperger's spectrum. It's why we pulled him out of private ..."

Vinity, we are figuring things out as we go. I may ask you for advice! I've been looking for a local support group but the only one I found so far does not work into my schedule yet.

She is sick of school and has said many times she would prefer not to go, but that is not an option for us. Plus I feel she needs to be around people. If she had her way she would stay home and play video games. But she would get lonely (though she doesn't think so). She doesn't like social situations much but then gets upset that she has no close friends. I just get so angry for her when kids are mean to her. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body. It's like kicking a puppy! And she just doesn't understand it. The school she is in now has a much better IEP process. She only has 3 more years of HS and she is doing so well academically.....fingers crossed

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "I've just read these two books from my towering pile and liked them:

Royally Screwed

Royally Matched

Normally I avoid books about royalty but these were good. The..."

LOVED Royally screwed! Royally Matched not as much, but I did like the 3rd one too....

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "Lab, congratulations on getting your daughter diagnosed as it will smooth the wa..."


My daughter had to apply and interview to get into her school. It is actually better than the school in our town in many ways - better technology for one. And they have AP classes and honors classes. Many kids go on to college. They have a shop week, then an academic week. So the pace is good for her because she has all of shop week plus weekends in which to get her academic week homework done. She kept saying she wanted to go there, and we didn't want her to. Then one day I asked why do you want to go there so bad? And she said "So I can not do whatever it is that made the girls in my school hate me." But unfortunately the kids in this school really aren't any better. Her ASD is asperger's type and she is very high functioning, which is why we had such a late diagnosis. But the school is run better and she is getting a better education now than she would've gotten in our town school. Those people are lucky I did't sue them.....

I finished The Hero Within. It was a good ending to this series.

Started Antidote and so far its pretty good. Way better than I was expecting.

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "Lab, congratulations on getting your daughter diagnosed as it will smooth the way forward for her. My son has some of t..."

HBW - She is in 9th grade this year. She moved from our town schools to a regional vocational technical high school which includes shop classes and academics. She was miserable in our town schools.

She was able to get into graphic design as her shop major, which was a pretty selective one. She will have Adobe certifications by the time she graduates. We've always been discussing college, even before her diagnosis. We want to make sure she can support herself if something happens to us. But its hard for her because she doesn't really get the concept of money and thinks she can just become a video game character designer. I keep telling her she needs a job with a steady paycheck and she can do whatever she wants in her spare time.

HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "LAB☺ wrote: "HappyBookWorm2020 wrote: "Lab, congratulations on getting your daughter diagnosed as it will smooth the way forward for her. My son has some of the behaviors of autism but not the diag..."

HBW - She really is a sweetheart. I swear, it would be like kicking a puppy being mean to her. And yes, these girls are old enough to know better. I'm so sick of the "kids will be kids" excuse. My kids would never treat anyone in these hurtful ways. I feel bullying has not gotten any better since I was a kid, but now the schools pretend they care with their "anti bullying" platforms. They really don't do anything. And the really amazing thing about my baby girl is she has made honor role or high honors for each semester this year and on track for the last semester too, even with putting up with all this BS she has to go through. And she's in 2 honors classes this year and will be in 3 next next year.

Finished The Hero Within . Overall, this was a pretty good series. I liked the ending to this one a lot.

Think I might try Antidote. Someone recommended it somewhere....good reviews though not too many.

Elizabeth wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "I am sooo grateful that I haven't had any back problems. I am a terrible sleeper as it is. Paula, I am glad that you could find the "rainbow" in all of that darkness. I am glad that...

so for some reason i have stopped receiving notifications from this discussion

can someone tell me how i can fix that.. "

Fogarty - on your phone app or on pc? If phone, I didn't get notifications for a long time. Checked app and notifications were selected. I logged out of the app and back in then I started getting notifications again....

For PC, then go to your profile then account settings and check your notification settings there. These should also trigger phone app if that is what you are using.

Melindeeloo wrote: "LAB☺ wrote:..."
Hang in there. This is always an insane time of year when the kids are K to 12 and to add on the additional layer of managing your child's diagnosis.... Hope things go well for you ..."

Yes this time of year is crazy! I can't wait for school to end (more than my kids, I think).

Vinity sorry to hear you are in pain. Hoping you can get some relief soon.

Paula - that night time view sounds amazing. Sometimes doctors can be so clueless.....