Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Melissa,

I finished The Help!! It was a good book! Now to see the movie!!

Thanks again for the picks!

Kristi(Passion for the Page)
I finished . I loved it. Lisa Kleypas can do no wrong. haha I don't know what I'm going to read next. I'm thinking of .

Joyce, I finished my pick this morning and I really enjoyed it. I don't know why I had skipped over this one before, but I'm glad to have read it at last. The narrator for the audiobooks seems to be the same throughout all of Katie MacAlister's dragon books and I really like her too. Thanks for the pick! Now I may have to go back and read Love in the Time of Dragons now that I know what actually happened in the book before.

Sandy,

Read my first PIFM this month, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake. Loved it - love love love it. For some reason, I've been highly resistant to reading this author, but I guess I had someone else in mind. Anyhoo, thanks so much for the rec!

done:

Hey Diane, I just finished and - WOW - what a kooky book!!

Here is my review:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm gonna read next, woohoo!!

Elke wrote: "Melissa,

I finished The Help!! It was a good book! Now to see the movie!!

Thanks again for the picks!"

Elke ~ glad you enjoyed it. I still have to see the movie!

Renee wrote: "Hey Diane, I just finished and - WOW - what a kooky book!!

Here is my review:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm gonna read ..."

Renee - loved your review and yes, the Merry Gentry books are kooky. I'm glad you enjoyed it and hope you like The Hunger Games as well.

Pollyanna,

Thanks for the impetus to finally read . I finished yesterday and enjoyed it so much I'm halfway through the second in the series now.

Renee wrote: "Hey Diane, I just finished and - WOW - what a kooky book!!

Here is my review:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm gonna read [bookcover:The Hun..."

I just wanted to say that your review was absolutely fantastic! Loved it!!

I finished it was a hell of a read i've been hot the whole book and it made me feel tingly in some places Oops ! . And it made me positive of 2 things 1. i love Irish men 2. i love me some spanking :)

I finished my second pick Fated by Rebecca Zanetti. I liked it okay and am giving it three stars. Parts of it were boring to me but overall it was okay.

Photojim wrote: "Pollyanna,

Thanks for the impetus to finally read . I finished yesterday and enjoyed it so much I'm halfway through the second in the series now."

I like that series.

Brett wrote: "Kristi(Passion for the Page)
I finished Where Dreams Begin. I loved it. Lisa Kleypas can do no wrong. haha I don't know what I'm going to read next. I'm thinking of."

So glad you enjoyed it, Brett! I just finished one by Lisa Kleypas, too -- Sugar Daddy. It was fantastic!

Hope you get a chance to get to The Sugar Queen. It's my favorite of Sarah Addison Allen's books (although I like almost all of them).

Leslie wrote: "I just wanted to say that your review was absolutely fantastic! Loved it!!"

Thank you Leslie!!! Sometimes writing a review on a book is half the fun of reading it :-)

Breann,

I finished and enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending and getting it off my TBR. :)

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Brett wrote: "Kristi(Passion for the Page)
I finished Where Dreams Begin. I loved it. Lisa Kleypas can do no wrong. haha I don't know what I'm going to read next. I'm thinking of."

So glad you enj..."

Sugar Daddy was my first Lisa Kleypas book and it is my favorite. :)

Just finished my first pick, ! I loved it! But I kinda expected that since I love this author and have loved all the books in this series so far! Glad I finally got a push to get back to it! Thanks Cathy! :)

Jensine wrote: "Thanks Gigi! I'll be reading:

11-10-12



Wooohooooo!!!

Gigi wrote: "Hi Je..."

Hi Jensine,
I missed your post. I cant wait to hear what you thought of them!
Enjoy!!

Ab2y wrote: "I finished it was a hell of a read i've been hot the whole book and it made me feel tingly in some places Oops ! . And it made me positive of 2 things 1. i love Irish ..."

All of the books from this author are hot ;)


I managed to read this week and it was a nice read

Dawn wrote: "Hi Gigi!
Thanks for the great choices. Im going to start with Cry No More and Can You Keep a Secret?. If I can fit them in Tempting the Beast and The Duke And I."

You're welcome! I'm so glad you picked Cry No More, such an emotional ride! As for Tempting The Beast, the series is very interesting; however, the best book in the series IMO is book 3- Elizabeth's Wolf. Enjoy and let me know if you enjoyed your picks or not.

OH MY GOD, I've just torn myself away from after the "game change". I need a breather. This book is amazing, I can't EVEN!

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Breann,

I finished and enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending and getting it off my TBR. :)"

I'm glad you liked it Diane! I loved this series. The third one is the best IMO. But I haven't read the latest one yet.

Finished my first book . I liked it and added the next in the series to by TBR. For those that are interested, this was a free one on Amazon that may still be listed as free.

Diane - LOVED Hunger Games soooo much!! Thank you thank you thank you for giving me the push to read it!!!!!!

Renee - I finished Sugar Creek last night, I really enjoyed it, it's definitely a series I'm going to keep reading.

Christina wrote: "Finished my first book . I liked it and added the next in the series to by TBR. For those that are interested, this was a free one on Amazon that may still be listed as ..."

I really liked this series because it wasn't the normal mythology - I think I have the last 2 still to read

I finished my first pick this month I didn't enjoy it, it kind of got on my nerves and bored me. I don't think I'll be continuing with the series.

Jojo wrote: "Renee - I finished Sugar Creek last night, I really enjoyed it, it's definitely a series I'm going to keep reading."

Awesome, glad you liked it Jojo!!!

Dee wrote: "Christina wrote: "Finished my first book . I liked it and added the next in the series to by TBR. For those that are interested, this was a free one on Amazon that may ..."
I'm so glad some other people are discovering this series. I picked up the first one for free as well and now I'm hooked. Really interesting take on mythology.

Brett I finished Virgin River yesterday and gave it 5 starts and planing to start the next one sometimes this week thank you :)

Pollyanna, working my way through Tempted . I'm really enjoying it. Lots of emotion and well written. Unless something drastic changes in the next half the book, I see this as going on my keeper shelf.

From my picks I picked Branded by Keary Taylor . It was cool and exciting at the same time. But Cole could stand not to be so bossy with Jessica. Over all I liked the story. I couldn't get a hold on some of the other picks because our library is poorly stocked. So this is it for me.

okay I feel acomplished I finished 3 books for this challenge so far.. they are Kill Switch, One for the Money, and Valcourt Heiress,In bed with a highlander. loved them all .. now working on THe lost duke of Wyndham for this challenge
Christina I loved these choices thanks so much

opps I forgot to write something about them.. Kill Switch that was a different type for me but it was from the ex producers of SUV Law and Order land i really loved it.. gonna read the next one when it comes out.. one for the money not bad enjoyed it may read the next ones in the series.. Valcourt heiress very enjoyable loved the story .. in bed with a highlander i gotta say i love the scottish men.. gonna read the next one too.. thank you so much for great picks..

I just finished . It was just okay for me. I kept waiting for something good to happen I guess. I don't know if I'm going to continue with the series, but I might just because I have a hard time starting a series and not finishing it even if I don't like it. This book has been suggested numerous times on different PIFM's so I was kind of suprised I found it so lacking =(

Hi Dawn (Kat N Hat),

I finished today. I love Eve Langlais and this was another goodie by her. Fun and sexy. Thanks for the push to get it off my tbr, it was there far too long :)

Tiffanny wrote: "I just finished . It was just okay for me. I kept waiting for something good to happen I guess. I don't know if I'm going to continue with the series, but I might ju..."

Oh, you should soooo continue. The books get EXPONENTIALLY better with each book. I promise!

So far I have finished the following:

Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon - <3 I loved this book but I have yet to find one of her books that I don't love.

Bunny and the Bear by Eve Langlais - This one was just so/so for me. I liked the male lead but the female got on my nerves a litte.


:( I couldn't find a copy of these two so I won't be reading them.
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
The China Garden by Liz Berry.

Left To Finish:
Son of the Morning - Started this morning!
The Mane Event
Wild Magic
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister.
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh.
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

Lorena wrote: "So far I have finished the following:

Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon - <3 I loved this book but I have yet to find one of her books that I don't love.

Bunny and the Bear by Eve Langlais..."

Glad you've been enjoying your picks so far. Yeah, I was looking at Amazon to see if there are actually any copies of The China Garden for sale, but it definitely seems to be out of print. Hope you enjoy the rest.

Hey Suzanne I finished reading The Peach Keeper today! I always love her books. THey are just so heartwarming. I can be in the worst of moods and by the end of her novels I'm just as happy as can be.. Plus, I think her writing style is so poetic. Anyways, thanks for a great recommendation! I'm going to try to get at least one more in this month, but it's the end of the semester... so you never know if I'll have the time.

Nancy wrote: "Lexa,
I finished two of your picks while I was traveling in the last two days - Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich, which was cute and fun, and Virgin River by Robyn Carr. I absolutely LOVED..."

Yay!! I'm so glad you loved Virgin River!! I just dived back into the series after a long break and I'm already dying to continue. You'll discover, that unlike most romance series... Robyn Carr doesn't make her past couples back burners for a new story... you seriously become intwined with their lives through the entire series! I love it. Can't wait to hear what other picks you are able to read!

Tiffanny wrote: "I just finished . It was just okay for me. I kept waiting for something good to happen I guess. I don't know if I'm going to continue with the series, but I might ju..."

I had a hard time with this book, too! She just dumps you right into the world, and it takes some getting used to. But I have heard (like Ty said) that the series keeps getting better and better.

Nairabell--

I just finished reading (my first PIFM read this month) and loved it--I already have the second on hand and the third on order. It was the perfect, cozy read for the start of the cold season. I really liked the setting, characters, and coffee lore (plus the romance). Thanks for the great recommendation.

Carla wrote: "Nairabell--

I just finished reading (my first PIFM read this month) and loved it--I already have the second on hand and the third on order. It was the perfect, ..."

Carla,
I have also read this series, and just love it!

Erin wrote: "Joyce, I finished my pick this morning and I really enjoyed it. I don't know why I had skipped over this one before, but I'm glad to have read it at last. The..."

I'm glad you enjoyed it I love Katie MacAlister's books.

Renee wrote: "Diane - LOVED Hunger Games soooo much!! Thank you thank you thank you for giving me the push to read it!!!!!!"

Glad to hear it. Yeah the first book was amazing.

Breann wrote: "Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Breann,

I finished and enjoyed it. Thanks for recommending and getting it off my TBR. :)"

I'm glad you liked it Diane! I loved this series. The third one is the best IMO. But I haven't read the latest one yet. "

Good to hear the series just keeps getting better :)

Finished my second pick of the month - . I really really liked it. A solid 4 star read.

Gea and i read our buddy read it was okay , i gave it 4 stars , it was predictable but i want to see what will happen next .

Ty wrote: "Suzanne - Wow! Your TBR pile is a mountain! We have 745 books in common, most of which are on your TBR. So really, there was no hope for me to recommend anything not on your list XD
Hope you like ..."

I finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor and it was pretty good! I didn't understand what was going on until 2/3 way through the book but it was really good! I definately want to read the next book in the series :)