What are you reading October 15?

[Okie]

Reading a few YA's this week- The Crown Of Embers by Rae Carson, Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris, and if I can get to it Defiance by C.J. Redwine.

[Theresa]

Okie, you're loaded up--hope they're great reads. I'm having a historical week:Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight (The Duke's Daughters, #3) and Tempting the Bride.

[Manda]

Finished Easy by Tammara Webber on Saturday and On Dublin Street by Samantha Young yesterday. Loved EASY a lot. It was a solid story with relate-able characters. And I really loved that Lucas was only a bad boy on the outside.

ON DUBLIN STREET was pretty good, if a bit problematic since I'm not generally a big fan of the alpha-hole hero. Braden seemed to walk right off the pages of a Harlequin Presents. I really loved the setting (Edinburgh) and the secondary characters. And I suppose when it was all said and done I liked Joss and Braden. They just weren't my all time faves.

[Irisheyes]

Just finished TEMPTING THE BRIDE. I really loved this book! Probably moreso because I was prepared not to. I was shocked and delighted!

I read the first two books in the trilogy and thought they were okay. I like the first one better than the second. After reading the second book I came away with an uneasy feeling. I didn't like Fitz as much as everyone else did and didn't see the friendship as clearly as others. In the first book I was just a little miffed that I didn't see more of the HEA (I think someone else here stated that as well). I thought maybe ST wasn't writing the type of books that grabbed me anymore so I was hesitant to buy TTB. I finally relented and thought I'd try it. I started reading it at the bookstore and couldn't put it down. I loved this story! I loved both David and Helena (although not as much as David). I loved that the focus through the whole book was on them - they were very rarely separated. I loved Sherry Thomas' wonderful portrayal of pride and awful things said in a moment and no way to backpedal your way out (even for years on end). The tidbits of the barbs traded between the two were priceless and so understandable. What a wonderful look at how easy it is to fall into unhealthy patterns with people and how hard it is to turn it all around.

[Dls]

Irisheyes you said it so well. I really expected to dislike David intensely. And I was not impressed by Fitz--in part because of a quip in the first chapter that was released early that I think never made it into the book.

[Janga]

I loved the whole Fitzhugh trilogy, although I too expected not to like Tempting the Bride. Not only was I less than enraptured with Helena in the earlier books, but I also dislike amnesia plots. But I love TTB, but not quite as much as I loved RTH.

Manda, I reread Veryan's Poor Splendid Wings after you mentioned it. It was so good--even though I wept buckets. I checked into buying a copy, only to find that even a used copy is $40. I guess I'll depend on the library if I want to reread it. Thanks for reminding me about it.

Today I'm reading Meg Benjamin's new one, Fearless Love. Molly O'Keefe's Crazy Thing Called Love is next.

[Dls]

I am reading Theresa Romain's new book and really liking it. There isn't a boring sentence in it--the characters are always surprising me while being true to themselves.

[Dls]

Just read Meg Benjamin's new book and loved it.

[Manda]

"I loved the whole Fitzhugh trilogy, although I too expected not to like Tempting the Bride. Not only was I less than enraptured with Helena in the earlier books, but I also dislike amnesia plots. But I love TTB, but not quite as much as I loved RTH.

Manda, I reread Veryan's Poor Splendid Wings after you mentioned it. It was so good--even though I wept buckets. I checked into buying a copy, only to find that even a used copy is $40. I guess I'll depend on the library if I want to reread it. Thanks for reminding me about it."

I just read Ravishing the Heiress and His at Night solely because I had a hankering for some arranged marriage stories and really loved both. Glad someone else loved Fitz and Millie too!

I saw your review of Poor Splendid Wings, Janga. I really wish whoever owned the rights to Veryan's backlist would publish them. Not surprised at the cost of the print copy. It's probably rare.

Not sure what to read next.

[Janga]

Manda, have you read Meg Benjamin's latest? I loved it!

[Manda]

Not yet, but I guess I need to:) *Runs off to buy it...*

[Kasey]

Manda - I really loved Easy too! It was a great book.

I am finishing up Monsters of Men and then I am going to work on Enchanted by Althea Kontis and Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed by Anna Campbell next.