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Oct 05, 2012 12:31PM
I've seen this on here, it looks so creepy!
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Hi all, I'm Kim. I think Lauren invited me to this group because of my terribly random booklist. I'll pretty much read anything, but I sort of consider that my job since I work in a library.
It's nice to meet you all. And thanks to Lauren for the invite :)
Sara wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Sara and I am a lover of books and writing. I am a HUGE Stephen King fan and have a tattoo on my right wrist from the fifth book of his Dark Tower series. I am also a HUG..."oooooo that does look creepy!!!! I'll put it on my to read list!
Kim wrote: "Hi all, I'm Kim. I think Lauren invited me to this group because of my terribly random booklist. I'll pretty much read anything, but I sort of consider that my job since I work in a library.
I..."
Hehehe, welcome! Random is good, its even in the title! :)
Lauren wrote: "oooooo that does look creepy!!!! I'll put it on my to read list!"Yay!! And I am sure I will discover many new books from this group. : D
Aa'Ishah wrote: "I've seen this on here, it looks so creepy!"Awesome!! Creepy is exactly what I was going for lol. ; D
Hehe. I think it's safe to say you achieved your goal. ;)
Hi I'm in my early 30's. I read about anything. I usually avoid romance, but occasionally will grab one. I read pretty randomly. Just look at my lists. Right now I'm reading the Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe, Four to Score (Stephanie Plum Novel) & the Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan. I read health & fitness, Horror, light hearted lit, etc. This is the 2nd group I've joined.
Sara wrote: "Hi I'm in my early 30's. I read about anything. I usually avoid romance, but occasionally will grab one. I read pretty randomly. Just look at my lists. Right now I'm reading the Lion the Witch..."Welcome! I could never make it through the Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe. Maybe I should give it another try though, everything I hear about it is good and I did like the movie.
Hello, Olivia I am 33. I have a 9yr old son. I love to read and I really enjoy just about any sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal/historical Book I can get my hands on. I enjoy non-fiction to escape the daily stress. I am a suck for a book with steam embrace and humor.. My recent find is author Michele Bardsley.. Man that woman can lay down a story... Quick wit super funny and kinda adult. On the YA side I just read Frost Arch.. that was an amazing book about mages, humans are nearly extinct and everyone is born with a magic of their own... Great read!!!
HI! I'm Julie. I'm 33 married mom of a 10 yo boy. I love most types of books and usually read a couple at a time. I am disabled so I have a great deal of time to read. Cheers! Happy Reading
Julie
I'm Jennifer. I'm 29 going on the dreadful 30 in 31 days. I love to read, but I find I am a picky reader... if that makes sense. I read a wide variety of books. Some of my most loved were The Horse Whisperer, DaVinci Code, Twilight Saga, Hunger Games, Divergent, and Pillars Of The Earth. What all these books have in common, I do not know other than the fact they were recommended to me. Due to my family (husband, 7yr girl, & 3yr boy) reading is my safe place (usually in the bathtub). Given that, I have to read a very engaging book that keeps my attention and is a page turner. When I read a book, I want to think... what happens next? For instance, I had to try to read The Host like 10 times before I got through it because the first few chapters were SO boring. I HATE romance... but Loved 50 Shades of Grey... don't ask me why because it was NOT all the smut. I actually enjoyed the sequels better because they had less smut. Here I am rambling... but that's what I do.
Hi, I'm Becca :) I'm 22 and from the UK. I enjoy reading lots of different genres of books but atm, my favourites are YA, romance and fantasy. I am a third year marketing student, so my reading time is limited right now due to assignments, essays, projects, exams etc :(
Hi Becaa, I'm from the UK too! I'm in my second year of A levels, so I'm totally getting you on the limited reading time. Good luck with everything!
Aa'Ishah wrote: "Hi Becaa, I'm from the UK too! I'm in my second year of A levels, so I'm totally getting you on the limited reading time. Good luck with everything!"
Thanks! Good luck to you too with your A levels :) Having so much coursework stuff sucks :(
Thanks! Good luck to you too with your A levels :) Having so much coursework stuff sucks :(
Thanks! I know right. And it's so much longer than before! But I do prefer it because you have a better chance of a good grade with it.
Jennifer wrote: "I'm Jennifer. I'm 29 going on the dreadful 30 in 31 days. I love to read, but I find I am a picky reader... if that makes sense. I read a wide variety of books. Some of my most loved were The Horse..."Hi Jennifer,
I just finished 50 Shades of Grey, and I found that I really liked it. I'm about to start Darker. So excited!!! :) Glad to find someone else who liked it, especially with all the neg. reviews out there :p
Jennifer wrote: "I'm Jennifer. I'm 29 going on the dreadful 30 in 31 days. I love to read, but I find I am a picky reader... if that makes sense. I read a wide variety of books. Some of my most loved were The Horse..."My grievance with 50 Shades is mostly structure and tone. Content wise... well, I read Laurel K Hamilton so I'm used to random pointless sex scenes. I did love the email banter -that is what saved the book from being thrown. And I do love my men damaged.
My favorite out of the whole series is the little Christmas story at the end of the last book.
Hi my name is Emily im 23 and live in Nj. Going to school to be a librarian, which is why i read everything!! I go from Stephen King back to beatrice small lol I love reading anything!! Im excited to be part of this group!
Hey everyone. I'm 34 and have a 5 year old. I read a lot, work a lot, commute a lot... You know, a lot of everything! :) I read PNR, Horror, Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy, Romance with a kick, Historical Romance, Erotic Romance, smut sometimes, etc, etc.... I won't have much to do with True Crime or Biographies unless I am reading them for my neighborhood book club. I read to escape. Great meeting all of you!
Hello everyone, My name is Crystal and I'm 32. I am a stay at home mom of four kids and I write reviews for different sites. My passion is reading and I am slways looking for something new to read.I want to say thank you for the invite!! I love to read just about any romance, and I like some YA. Sometimes I do read other things if it catches my eye or has good reviews.
Thanks Lauren for the invite. Waving Let's see - I'm a reader, a reviewer, a writer, a mum of a now 25 year old daughter who is working on a project with the gov't of Canada marine services, and then hopes to set up in practice with a group of large animal veterinarians...if she doesn't go for more school. I live just north of Atlanta now, with my other half Anthony - so if you see me talking about childish outbursts of random behavior - those are all from a grown man. (Many have asked how old my son is after reading those) At present, between my own indie reviews, I host some VBT for 5 or 6 different tour companies, and have just started with Book & Trailer Showcase as their Director of Reviews for their eMagazine. Let's see - I'm a beta reader / prelim editor, and have 5 or 6 projects going at last count with that.
I read everything BUT horror, and inspirational tends to leave me flat. I'm always looking for recommendations for books for little kids - boys and girls - 10 and under - since I have friends with children that age - and I like to share titles.
As a side note: If anyone is interested in a reviewing opportunity - please contact me. We are looking to grow the Team for the BTS eMag - and I'm always willing to "interview" new candidates.
Hi my name is Barb some people know me as Bad Barb and I am happily single and childless. :) I am the aunt that spoils the kids then gives them back.I am from Detroit but moved to Oklahoma City six months ago. I moved because there were no jobs back home and I got a job with ATT.
I have been doing reviews for about 10 years (?) and stopped a couple years ago because of stuff going on in my personal life.
I just recently started reviewing again and created my own review/excerpt blog and also moderate author chats at Writerspace.
I read everything but inspirationals, not a fan of historicals but will read one by a favorite author.
I recently joined Gaele's emagazine.
Pleased to meet all of you!Wow, everyone seems to have such busy lives! I just joined Gaele's emagazine too, I'm really looking forwards to it!
Lauren wrote: "Pleased to meet all of you!Wow, everyone seems to have such busy lives! I just joined Gaele's emagazine too, I'm really looking forwards to it!"
GAH -- it's not mine -- the section is Gillian and Mine to run - but all credit goes to Book & Trailer showcase.... and Nikki McCarver who sent out the invite I saw to apply for the position!!
Gaele wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Pleased to meet all of you!Wow, everyone seems to have such busy lives! I just joined Gaele's emagazine too, I'm really looking forwards to it!"
GAH -- it's not mine -- the section..."
Hehehe, sorry. I'll retract my statement.
I just joined the Book & Trailer Showcase emagazine too, I'm really looking forward to it!
Hiya, my name is Jessi, and I am 17 years old. I am so happy to find a group that isn't Hunger Games obsessed...or any series obsessed, for that matter. I just love to talk about books and how they inspire people and life itself. My lists of books are probably the most random, for I will go from a Lisa Mcmann one day, to a Alexandre Dumas the other. I am open to any new suggestions C:
Jessica wrote: "Hiya, my name is Jessi, and I am 17 years old. I am so happy to find a group that isn't Hunger Games obsessed...or any series obsessed, for that matter. I just love to talk about books and how they..."....>.> ...... *cancels Hunger Games Parade* ;p
Nice to meet you
emily_oriley wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Hiya, my name is Jessi, and I am 17 years old. I am so happy to find a group that isn't Hunger Games obsessed...or any series obsessed, for that matter. I just love to talk about bo..."lol ooop...
Hi Emily - I'm a librarian - welcome to the gang! I work in a large hospital in Melbourne.
Thanks for the invite to the group! I'm Lena, and although I do read a lot of YA books, it's nice to be in a group that's not all about them. I'll honestly read just about anything that's suggested to me except for erotica. I sleep with my kindle! The poor thing's always in use between me reading and my son using it for Angry Birds when I'm not. I'm a full time student, so since my summer ended recently, I'm not getting to read as much as I would like. I'm still open to any suggestions, but it might take a little bit for me to get to it! =)
Hello, I'm Shafiq. Currently a 22 years old masters student in Malaysia. The reason why I wanted to join this group is because the first book that makes me fall in love with reading is a random book that I have found in an old village community hall that I volunteered to clean up. The second reason is because there is nothing that I like more than to go in a book store and find a book that I have never heard of and find myself loving said book.Although it is true that I have no preferred genre or series, my reading habits are not without a trend. I recently realised that most of the books that I have read are made by male authors with male protagonists with guy stuff themes. As of this post, I only read three books that are made by female authors. Sorry girls.
This trend brings me to the third reason why I must join this group, is so that I will have a motivation to read everything indiscriminately.
It is a nice to meet you (by that I meant I actually read all of the introduction posts) all.
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I love that this group is not focused on one book or one genre.
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Welcome to the group...I wake up with my kindle in our bed 4 or 5 times a week lol.
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Welcome to the group :)
Amanda wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Hiya, my name is Jessi, and I am 17 years old. I am so happy to find a group that isn't Hunger Games obsessed...or any series obsessed, for that matter. I just love to talk about bo..."of course :)
it's all about having an open mind to new things. Always looking for something original, you know?
Hi everyone!!!!
I'm Ella, and I am 30 years old and currently reside down south in Texas. I work mon thru fri as a medical Biller and Coder and any spare time I have I love to read and write ;)
I am very happily married and have a kitty cat!!!
Thanks for the invite
I'm Ella, and I am 30 years old and currently reside down south in Texas. I work mon thru fri as a medical Biller and Coder and any spare time I have I love to read and write ;)
I am very happily married and have a kitty cat!!!
Thanks for the invite
Thanks for the invite. My name is Finley, I am 26 a single mum to a handsome little boy. I love to read almost anything. My tastes change from week to week about what I want to read and I very frequently go on genre binges about every month. Where I have to read any and every book in a certain category. This month its Harry Potter and I am having so much fun with that. Looking forward to participating and meeting new people.
Helena wrote: "Thanks for the invite to the group! I'm Lena, and although I do read a lot of YA books, it's nice to be in a group that's not all about them. I'll honestly read just about anything that's suggest..."I broke my kindle last time it was in my bed :o(
But got a replacement, yay!
Good Morning Everyone, I have been following the posts for awhile now and find myself getting ready to respond and then I remember I never even introduced myself. I'm Mina - 45 and a life-long reader. I read all genres of books. Have a great day everyone.
Shafiq wrote: "Hello, I'm Shafiq. Currently a 22 years old masters student in Malaysia. The reason why I wanted to join this group is because the first book that makes me fall in love with reading is a random boo..."Welcome!! Me too, I have also read all the posts and I do the same thing when I go to book stores. Can't wait to hear/read your point of view on whatever we read :)
Ella wrote: "Hi everyone!!!!I'm Ella, and I am 30 years old and currently reside down south in Texas. I work mon thru fri as a medical Biller and Coder and any spare time I have I love to read and write ;)
I..."
I am also happily married and have a cat!! :) Well, I guess I have two. We took one in since my neighbor couldn't take her and my cat apparently is smitten with her. Look forward to reading some of your work, welcome :)
Nena wrote: "Ella wrote: "Hi everyone!!!!I'm Ella, and I am 30 years old and currently reside down south in Texas. I work mon thru fri as a medical Biller and Coder and any spare time I have I love to read an..."
Hi Ella:
I work as an Administrative Assistant at the University of Nevada Reno and enjoy working in the academic environment. I am passionate about reading and I write also primarily non-fiction even though I love fiction. I love to escape into a good story with interesting characters and settings. Welcome!
Okay, okay, finished my book so now I can actually start reading and be a part of this group!Ahhhhh Ahhhh Aaaahhhhhchoo( http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16... )ooooooooo!
*ahem* Um, 'scuse me >_>
emily_oriley wrote: "Okay, okay, finished my book so now I can actually start reading and be a part of this group!Ahhhhh Ahhhh Aaaahhhhhchoo( http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16... )ooooooooo!
*ah..."
Congrats!!!! Your book looks great!
Hi everyone.. I'm new here.My name's Amelia Chai, or just call me Chai for short.
I'm an English Literature graduate, now working as a translator for a local finance/business newspaper.
I enjoy reading books written in English more so than those written in Indonesian - where I'm from. But unfortunately, English-written books are priced quite high here, so I cant really purchase as many as them or as often as I would have wanted.
My name is Dan. I am an avid reader and was looking for a group to discuss books. I am going to school to become a teacher and currently am in a YA Lit class so reading a lot of that. I also enjoy historical fiction but am open to reading all other types of books.
Welcome!!!! Feel free wo comment around! :)
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