Danielle The Book Huntress ’s Comments (group member since Jan 27, 2010)

Danielle The Book Huntress ’s comments from the Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group group.

This is a no-no for me in romance books. I really don't like it period, but it's more acceptable in a suspense/thriller, fantasy or horror book.

Do you like these books where the hero is a misanthrope and the only person he really likes is the heroine?

Can you recommend some good books in this category?

I'm currently reading The Spy and I. The hero is a spy and is the heroine's sister's partner. I like it so far.

The thread wasn't hijacked at all. I appreciate the conversation.

As far as pacing, I think that's a big issue for me. Usually, it stands out for me if the pacing is off. I like it to be consistent. I don't liked rushed endings, and I do get bored if absolutely nothing is happening. I don't like when the characters just talk about what they are going to do and don't do it. That was a major problem I had with The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake. They mainly talked about how tough they were and what they were going to do.

I don't mind 1st person stories if it's a detective novel, thriller or suspense. I don't care for it much in romances.

I love how well you know your characters.

Xeey wrote: "thank you!"

You're welcome. It's still a work in progress. Please feel free to start some threads!

Arch, I am sorry for the delay in posting. Goodreads was acting up, and I didn't get a chance to get back over here.

I loved the installments you've added to the story. My favorite is with Hester. I also liked how everyone at his party is an agent. It reminds me of one of those scenes in a movie where they have titles where they say what the characters' names are and what their specialty is. I would love to see them on a mission together. It's great that he has such a ride or die friend.

I think that James is in love with Sanjar, but he knows it's a no go for Sanjar. Just my opinion.

Arch, I am sorry for the delay in posting. Goodreads was acting up, and I didn't get a chance to get back over here.

I loved the installments you've added to the story.

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Danielle's DHASG 2024 Mega Challenge
I don't read as much as I used to, so I'm going to keep it simple and just do Option A--Spell It Out, for now. If things change, I may add on.
Dates: January 1-December 31, 2024
EMOTIONALLY SCARRED HERO (22 letters)
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*Sorry I miscounted in the Spell It Out Challenge.
MAD BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW should have 24 letters.

Xeey wrote: "I just wanna thank you for this immense effort! I'm just looking and feeling overwhelmed, you put this baby together... like, kudos.


Option E--Dangerous Historic Heroes:

Instructions: For the ..."

Thanks, Xeey!

I am not a fan of the second chance romance. There's a few that I like despite that, but I prefer that they have met for the first time. I have to admit, I love enemies to lovers, so they knew each other, and hated each other. I just find that theme very intriguing.

Arch wrote: "Older stories knew how to grab your attention and make you not want to put the book down and when finished wanting more. These days anyone can get a book published. No story. Sex doesn’t sell to ev..."

Agree about older stories grabbing your attention.

Xeey wrote: "Try the backlists of some authors, maybe.... that might rekindle the spark of what made romance romance, the olders one have more ..umm.... depth/substance/chemistry/oomph? and the chemistry is usu..."

Excellent suggestion, Xeey!

Gogol wrote: "I have been hesitating to make my suggestions because I wasn’t certain if I could be of any help but for what it’s worth, my first suggestion is, Repeat by Kylie Scott. A writer who has more misses..."

Thanks for your suggestions, Gogol. I haven't read Repeat, so I'll check into that one.

I love Loretta Chase, but that's a reminder to do a reread of my favorites by her.

I have read These Old Shades and one other by Georgette Heyer, but there are plenty more to read.

Thanks so much!

Reposting the link. This should not expire. https://discord.com/invite/PGCNGRF7

Xeey wrote: "I want to get onto the discord bookish community but Im still in the figuring out stage. Are you still accepting members Danielle?"

Hopefully that invite should work.

DHASG 2024 Mega-Challenge

Duration: January 1-December 31, 2024

Description: This group was formed for love of dangerous heroes, so why not celebrate them as our flagship challenge? Read books for challenges designed around the essence of what makes a hero dangerous.

General Rules:

1. Books must be read between the time period of January 1st and December 31st of 2024. You can start as early as 12:00am on January 1st, and must be done by 11:59pm December 31st. A member can join the challenge at any point during the year.
2. The books you use do not have to be romance. If you read a fictional book of any kind with a hero that you feel is bad/edgy/dangerous enough to qualify, you can use them.
3. You can post your book selections at any time once the thread opens, and you may make changes up until the end of the year.
4. You cannot use a book more than once in a particular option. Books between options may overlap.
5. Please let the Challenge Coordinator know if you are signing up, and she will add you to the participant list. Please let the Coordinator know when you have finished your challenges for the year.
6. Participants can do as many of the options as they wish. If they decide to repeat challenges, that is fine, but they must use new books from those used in the first challenge. Please specify which challenges you are doing. Please repost your progress regularly.
7. Participants can change their options and books anytime during the challenge.

Challenge Options:

Option A--Spell Out Your Love!:

Instructions: For this Option, you can choose to spell out a dangerous hero-related phrase using only books with dangerous hero characters. You can use:
1. The first or last name of the author
2. The first letter of the book title (not including A, An, And, or The)
3. If you choose your own acronym and it contains the letter X, the word can have X anywhere in its spelling. Other letters much be used in the specified manner.
4. You can even use the hero’s first or last name, but only once.
Here are your choices (you can do however many you like throughout the year).

Spelling Choices:

1.GOOD BOY GONE BAD (14 letters)
2. TOUCH HER AND YOU DIE (17 letters)
3. FROM HATE TO LUST TO LOVE (20 letters)
4. BABY I WOULD DIE FOR YOU (19 letters)
5. MAD BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW (24 letters)
6. HE WOULD BURN DOWN THE WORLD FOR HER (29 letters)
7. IN LOVE WITH THE ENEMY (18 letters)
8. ITS COLD OUTSIDE BUT ITS WARM IN BED (29 letters)
9. GUARDING YOUR BODY BUT STEALING YOUR HEART (36 letters)
8. STEAMY PAPERBACK ROMANCE NOVEL (27 letters)
10. CAPTAIN SEXYPANTS (16 letters)
11. FATED TO BE HIS ALONE (17 letters)
12. WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING (20 letters)
13. EMOTIONALLY SCARRED HERO (22 letters)
14. REDEEMED BY LOVE (14 letters)
15. Pick your own dangerous hero-related phrase to spell (minimum 15 letters)

Option B—World Wide Bad Boy Scavenger Hunt:

Instructions: The world is big and full of dangerous heroes. You have thirty chances to find a dangerous hero in thirty different places around the world. The one qualification is that only eight can be from the United States (you can use a particular state only once). The same goes for a country.

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Bonus (Out of This World)--collect a minimum of 10 heroes from different mythical/otherworldly locations):
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Option C--Paranormal Dangerous Heroes:

Instructions: Read ten to thirteen books with a main character/hero who is in each of the below categories. One book per category. The books can be from romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, or science fiction novels.

1. Angel or demon
2.god or demi-god
3.Werewolf or shapeshifter
4. Sorcerer/Wizard/Magician or Magic-User
5.Immortal Warrior
6.Alien/From Another World or Dimension
7.Vampire
8.Faerie (any Fae creature)
9.Genetically-Enhanced or altered hero (powers are not magical but scientific)
10.Time-Traveler
11.Superhero ( Includes caped crimefighter with powers)
12. Elemental (able to harness the powers of nature)

Bonus: Psychic/Telekinetic Abilities (doesn’t fit in above categories)
Bonus: Other (doesn’t fit into above categories)

Option D--Hero, Anti, or Villain

Instructions: For this option, you get to choose up to thirty book characters and assign them to one of the above characters. Anti-hero: a central character (protagonist) in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. Conventional heroic attributes are things like optimism, honesty, strength, confidence, courage and virtue. Villain: a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. (Description taken from Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-dif...). It will be a bit of eye of the beholder.

In order to complete this option, you must have at least fifteen characters assigned (and a minimum of five per category).

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Option E--Dangerous Historic Heroes:

Instructions: For the historical romance or historical fiction readers on the group, the purpose of this challenge is to read one book for a minimum of eight of the most common dangerous historical hero types.

1. Scottish/Highlander warrior
2. Knight
3. Archer/Bowman
4. Emperor/King/Duke/Earl/Titled Hero
5. Gunslinger or Outlaw
6. Lawman, Sheriff, Marshal
7. Native American Warrior
8. Gambler or Rogue
9. Ninja/Samurai/Warrior of Eastern Martial Arts Disciplines
10. Historical Spy
11. Mountain Man
12. Pirate/Buccaneer/Privateer/Brigand of the High Seas
13. Highwayman or Thief
14.Mercenary, Warlord or Assassin
15.Historical Gangster
16.Legendary Swordsman (not any of the above)
17. Revolutionary or Freedom Fighter
18.Historical Soldier or Military Man

Bonus: Other historical dangerous hero (not listed above)

Option F—Dangerous Hero Career Fair

Introduction: For this challenge, we'll showcase modern day dangerous heroes. Let's go to the Career Fair, with a twist.
Pick up brochures for at least fifteen of the below dangerous hero/bad boy career professions to assemble your ultimate portfolio.

1. Sniper/Marksman
2. Armed Forces: Army, Air Force, Marines Enlisted/Commissioned Soldier
3. Special Forces Soldier (Navy SEALS, Delta)
4. Mercenary or Military Contractor
5. Outlaw Biker
6. Undercover Agent/Spy
7. Fireman
8. Police Officer/Sheriff/State Trooper
9. Rock Star/Pop Star/Hip-Hop Mogul (The Shadier the Better)
10. Computer Hacker/Tech Guru
11. Private Investigator
12. Vigilante/Crimefighter
13. Organized Crime Boss
14. Bouncer/Bruiser/Heavy or Enforcer
15. Boxer/MMA Fighter
16. Corporate Raider/Cutthroat Businessman
17. Mad Scientist/Inventor
18. FBI/US Marshal/DEA/ATF/Federal Agent
19. Assassin/Contract Killer
20. Bodyguard/Security
21. Professional Thief
22. Cardsharp/Professional Gambler
23. Martial Artist
24. Stuntman/Professional Daredevil
25. Racecar Driver
26. Sports Player (has to be a bad boy type with a bad reputation)
27.Rodeo/Bronco/Bullrider/Wrangler
Bonus: Pick up to three other types of modern day dangerous hero types.



Option G: Character Archetypes
Instructions: This challenge is to read book for the different major character archetypes. Information taken from https://blog.reedsy.com/12-common-cha... and https://www.masterclass.com/articles/....

1. The Warrior
2. The Innocent
3. The Ruler
4. The Everyman
5. The Orphan
6. The Creator
7. The Caregiver
8. The Mentor/Sage
9. The Joker
10. The Magician
11. The Rebel
12. The Lover
13. The Seducer
14. The Outlaw
15. The Explorer

Option H: Dangerous Hero A to Z:
Instructions: For this challenge, you must read 26 different books with heroes whose names start with the letter they represent (exception is X Anywhere in the name of the hero counts.) The name can be their first, last, middle or nickname.

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Option I--Create your own Dangerous Hero-Themed Challenge:

Instructions: You can come up with your own challenge that involves the theme of this group. It should be something to keep you occupied for most of the year. I would suggest aiming for a minimum of 15 books. It’s up to you otherwise.

Challenge Participants

Emily
Lacy
Natalie
Xeey
Danielle TBH
Suzanne

Sorry the challenge is posted so late. You can absolutely include any reads you completed on January 1st-January 11th.