Vi’s Comments (group member since Jun 04, 2011)

Vi’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Um, OK so the Stephie Plum series is not Romance? I though chick-lit-y romance?

@Leslie - Oh, I have but honestly, this series is not as bad as they say. LK could do way better, If you ask me. But I'm glad she's experimenting out ;)

@Katie - I started re-reading Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, Vol. 1 - Priestess for a challenge and then proceeded till 8. I also. I have GetBackers, Volume 1 also (scanlations just finished). Planning to start Berserk, Vol. 1 next mostly once GB is done. About 30 volumes to go :P

Ah, One Piece is just becoming too epic for my taste. 60++ volumes is just too intimidating. I need fortifications. Have you read any other manga?

Katie wrote: "Vi, wondering which manga you just devoured? Right now I'm reading Spice & Wolf and just starting the epic journey that is One Piece."

I spent the whole day reading manga - gobbled up 8 which unfortunately can't be used for this challenge. Back to regular scheduled reading from tomorrow

@Leslie - I'm thinking there will be loads of people loving that book. I think I'm in the minority when it comes to Crystal Cove. I loved that first book (Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor) but sadly the books after that aren't just as good.

Great to hear Darkhouse works. I'll let you all know how it is.

Great, Alley! I'm definitely reading that book this month. I'll post it once I'm done.

I finished for the monthly:

- It was an OK YA read. The male MC loses his vocal cords when he's in a drunken road accident. It was refreshing to see a story without any angst after such a big incident. He coped, with difficultly, but he did. No angst on why this happened. Sadly, though I couldn't connect with the characters. It all seemed too-perfect and goody-goody. Time to take a break from YA.

- Comfort Read author for me. This was a book I read looong back and I decided on a whim since my library has it on loan. Loved it. Somehow, NR still works out for me most of the time.

- FInished today. Works for the mini as well. (Yes, It's Wednesday here). This book was just OK for me. Not that great. I didn't get why Jason and Justine fell in love. It was taken for granted, sort of. I wish LK would go back to writing straight contemporaries. I loved the Travis series.

What about Silhouettes?

Ex:

Other possible books (apart from the above two):

OK so I have a few questions for the next mini:

1. Can the cover have a girl or a boy (as in YA or should it adult)?
2. Can there be a partial show or should the person be shown fully?
3. Can there be animals on the cover?

I used to read Lindsey and Garlock when I first started reading romance before I got distracted by Diana Palmer, Amanda Quick & Karen Robards. Lindsey and Palmer have written the best WTFery I've ever read. (In my defence, that was my first time at a biiig library and I saw this lady check out so many of Lindsey & Palmer. I thought it must be good.)

Go, Alley!! Great mini coming up. I did start but only a few pages. I don't mind waiting another day to finish it. (I can try..)

Faith, also counts for the monthly - 13 people have shelved it as Romance. (Second page). I will post a mid-month update by tomorrow.

I finished my final M-book yesterday - . It was really good. I laughed particularly at the Hadoop and the Amazon Turk reference.

@Leslie, Melissa - I'll give the Highlander series a try this month then. Thanks :)

Not sure what to start next - either or

And finally, awesome work Team D! We ROCK!

@Melissa - Make sure you have the fifth on hand. This one also has a cliffhanger ending and you will want to start the next asap. I hate cliffhangers.

Incidentally, for those who've read both her Highlanders and Fever series, if I'm not too into PNR (I can do UF fine, though), will I enjoy the Highlander? I enjoyed the fever series but I'm reluctant to start her highlander series due to this.

The ending is awesome, right?! I so want the next book now but apparently, the author is going to concentrate on the Mercy Thompson series now. GAH!!!

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Just finished which 156 people put on the romance shelf. And can I say, Oh what an ending!"

I finished by Sarah Mayberry and by Sarah Morgan. Mayberry's was awesome as usual. I'm really digging her Super Romance books. The H/h are so believable and normal people.

Morgan's romance was a sweet one. It was HQN Presents so you have that unbelievable millionaire (or is it billionaire nowadays?) and usually set in Greece. (I guess Greek ones are in demand) But as usual Morgan doesn't write alpha-hole heroes but the heroine was too naive which I found it not so believable. Other than that, I really enjoyed the romance.

I've started and if I can I'll try to squeeze too.

I finished Stained Glass Monsters yesterday for the mini-challenge. I'll be starting The Other Side of Us for the mini next.

I'm thinking of starting: Deadhouse Gates - series title: Malazan Book of the Fallen but it's a chunky. GR is already stating that I'm 1 book behind. So I'm not sure.

I'm reading Stained Glass Monsters which would have totally counted for the mini but unfortunately I already started it.

I'm still narrowing down (read: choosing) my other M books. I do have a question for the mini: do series title count?

I've been in a bad reading slump all week. I haven't read anything at all. I've started that works for a couple of challenges. Unfortunately, it looks to be pure Fantasy. On the brighter side, I'm enjoying it.

@Leslie, I love Susanna Kearsley too. Her prose is so lyrical. Mariana is one of my favorites. I'm glad you enjoyed it too!

@Gayle - Have you read the Psy-Changeling series by her? It's more PNR but the world she built is amazing!

FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGE

WHEN: February 1 - February 24
WHAT: In honour of Valentine's Day, for the month of February, read Romance books
RULES:
1. The book should be shelved as romance by at least 10 people. To check this, go to the book page. In the right-hand side, there will be a section called Genres. Just click on it and it will show up all the shelves for this book. For an image, click the spoiler. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
2. Book should be read between Feb 1 and 24 and meet the Tower Team Challenge requirements i.e page count >170
3. Participants in this month-long challenge, please post the book in the thread. If it ties in with any mini-challenge, it has to be stated explicitly. (It makes work easier for us mods)

Happy Reading!