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[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Yep, agree with that as well Dawn. Aiden could of done much better IMO, and what was up with Micah? Couldn't fathom why he'd want Gwen in the first place.

[Raymond]

A 3rd Time To Die by George A. Bernstein
Book Review by Susan McMichael
4 out of 5 stars

What is it about you stranger?
This is a love story with a mystery at the heart of it, a paranormal mystery. Why can Ashley Easton speak French so well? Why can she ride a horse so well, after only riding for just a few weeks? Who is the mysterious young man she meets in the dressage competition, and why is he so alluring? A 3rd Time to Die by George A. Bernstein is a love story and a mystery, rolled into one. It uses the concept of reincarnation as an interesting plot device.

Our first glimpse of Ashley Easton is of a woman rescuing a horse:
"Hey quit that!" Her shout raspy, she banged the gate with the side of the pitchfork. (p. 25)
The horse has always represented passion and desire in literature, and A 3rd Time to Die is no exception. Ashley's new horse brings her excitement and energy into her life and allows a new relationship to flourish. Ashley is revitalised and energised by rescuing the horse; it also brings into sharp relief the way her life has changed. Ashley is an engaging character who knows her own mind and who is financially independent. She feels a great deal, but takes a long time to act on these feelings: this is Ashley Easton's challenge.

http://goo.gl/Jg40jh A 3rd Time To Die (Book ed.)
http://goo.gl/eg6sE5 A 3rd Time To Die (Kindle ed.)
http://goo.gl/uTOJg9 George Bernstein (Facebook page)
http://goo.gl/xp0Wvc George Bernstein (Goodreads page)

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[Alisa]

Man I am on a serious run of book bad luck. I only dnf a handful of books a year and I've had two this week and two that would have been if I hadn't had to review them.

Two issues. The world building was too complicated and I had to keep having to go back and reread sections cuz I had no idea what was going on. The biggest issue. Our MC is a 18 year old high school senior who has a mentally ill mom and no dad. His "Uncle Roarke", who was his dad's best friend has looked out for him his whole life. We first meet him picking up our MC from study hall. A few scenes later they're having hot monkey sex. No! No! No! No pseudo incest for this reader. Brain bleach put on Christmas wish list.

A guy falls for his neighbor who has a traumatic brain injury. Ok. Fine w/that. Actually just read a book along the same lines that was really good because both characters seemed like adults. One had some issues w/stuttering etc but was still obviously an adult. In this book Ethan is VERY childlike. It was more like parent/child than equal lovers. I can not do books w/unequal levels of power. It freaks me out every time. Once the one guy suggested they "make sperm together" I was completely and totally traumatized. A second bottle of brain bleach placed on the Christmas wish list.

I knew it was time to dnf when I kept looking at the pencil on the bedside table and thinking it would be less painful to stick it in my eye than finish. Selfish, cheating heroine that of course everyone loves cuz she's so great. Whatever. Package of pencils added to Christmas list.

Everything I hate in a story all wrapped up in to one. A TSTL heroine who is (of course) a 25 year old virgin, who has this gigantic problem in her life that really isn't a problem at all if she would use a little commen sense. But, of course again, the hot, powerful, rich, alpha shifter is attracted to all this nonsense. I might have tried to skim it if I had the book but it was on audio and I'm sure that if I rolled my eyes one more time they may have gotten stuck up there. (plus the narrator did a horrible job on the hero's voice). Now Christmas wish list includes bottles of brain bleach, pencils and the ability to travel into the world of audio and throat punch characters. :(

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Thanks for the details Alisa I will keep them on the avoid list I have enough meh books

[Alisa]

Now that I'm done being a grinch here are some books that I read that I liked.

I had to think about this one because I liked the book but the basic plot is EXACTLY that of Sons of Anarchy. I hate when author's do that kind of thing. I liked the premise of the plotline and the side characters enough though to read the next book and see how it goes.

Really good love story. Pretty dark in places. Both MC's were really likable and my heart broke for both of them as they struggled w/Ash's mental health issues.

[Darcy]

Alisa wrote: "Man I am on a serious run of book bad luck. I only dnf a handful of books a year and I've had two this week and two that would have been if I hadn't had to review them.

[bookcover:Coyote's Creed|..."

Wow, on the first book. I would have given it up at this point.

[Alisa]

Dawn wrote: "Sandra wrote: "...Alisa, they are first time reads for me. I like to space them out cause they are so similar to Lora Leigh's Breed series, which I'm up-to-date with ;) "

You know they are but the..."

Breeds has been on my tbr list forever. It's one of those series that is so long that it seems overwhelming to start. (like Dark Hunters, Jim Butcher, In Death)

[Darcy]

Alisa wrote: "Breeds has been on my tbr list forever. It's one of those series that is so long that it seems overwhelming to start. (like Dark Hunters, Jim Butcher, In Death)"

The good thing about the first 10 or so books in this series is that they are short ones, around 200 pages.

[Darcy]

Alisa wrote: "Now that I'm done being a grinch here are some books that I read that I liked.

I had to think about this one because I liked the book but the basic plot is EXACTLY th..."

I really liked Defiance, loved the world. The second book was just as good.

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

Alisa wrote: "Man I am on a serious run of book bad luck. I only dnf a handful of books a year and I've had two this week and two that would have been if I hadn't had to review them.

[bookcover:Coyote's Creed|..."

Bahaha. Better luck next time! Though I have to admit I was rather entertained by your discritions.

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Darcy wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Breeds has been on my tbr list forever. It's one of those series that is so long that it seems overwhelming to start. (like Dark Hunters, Jim Butcher, In Death)"

The good thing about..."

Just read them (Breeds) in the GR reading list order because I started with the amazon order and it just sucked but once I figured out I missed some stuff I life the series quite a bit. Some of the books are still not my favorite but they are better with the history around the characters.

Also it is a fun series just don't read to many at once or it gets dull

[Darcy]

Dawn wrote: "Just read them (Breeds) in the GR reading list order because I started with the amazon order and it just sucked but once I figured out I missed some stuff I life the series quite a bit. Some of the books are still not my favorite but they are better with the history around the characters.

Also it is a fun series just don't read to many at once or it gets dull"

I didn't read them in order either. When Megan's Mark came out I thought it was the first one. It sort of was, the first one with a bigger publisher. I had to go back and find the first ones, at the time it was hard to find them and they were spendy.

[Alisa]

Darcy wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Man I am on a serious run of book bad luck. I only dnf a handful of books a year and I've had two this week and two that would have been if I hadn't had to review them.

[bookcover:C..."

Trust me. If I would have had a choice in the matter I would have.

Those Defiance boys are bad, bad boys aren't they. :) Some great quotes from those books. I'm about 25% in to book two right now and enjoying it.

[Darcy]

Alisa wrote: "Those Defiance boys are bad, bad boys aren't they. :) Some great quotes from those books."

Sort of makes you wish they were real, huh? lol

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

ROFLMAO

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

ok I need to check that one out lol

[Raymond]

A 3rd Time To Die by George A. Bernstein
Book Review by Susan McMichael
4 out of 5 stars

What is it about you stranger?
This is a love story with a mystery at the heart of it, a paranormal mystery. Why can Ashley Easton speak French so well? Why can she ride a horse so well, after only riding for just a few weeks? Who is the mysterious young man she meets in the dressage competition, and why is he so alluring? A 3rd Time to Die by George A. Bernstein is a love story and a mystery, rolled into one. It uses the concept of reincarnation as an interesting plot device.

Our first glimpse of Ashley Easton is of a woman rescuing a horse:
"Hey quit that!" Her shout raspy, she banged the gate with the side of the pitchfork. (p. 25)
The horse has always represented passion and desire in literature, and A 3rd Time to Die is no exception. Ashley's new horse brings her excitement and energy into her life and allows a new relationship to flourish. Ashley is revitalised and energised by rescuing the horse; it also brings into sharp relief the way her life has changed. Ashley is an engaging character who knows her own mind and who is financially independent. She feels a great deal, but takes a long time to act on these feelings: this is Ashley Easton's challenge.

http://goo.gl/Jg40jh A 3rd Time To Die (Book ed.)
http://goo.gl/eg6sE5 A 3rd Time To Die (Kindle ed.)
http://goo.gl/uTOJg9 George Bernstein (Facebook page)
http://goo.gl/xp0Wvc George Bernstein (Goodreads page)

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[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Reading the latest Kitty Katt

[Darcy]

I just read , will move on to

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

I am reading hate to say it but this one kind of sucks :-(

[Darcy]

Dawn wrote: "I am reading hate to say it but this one kind of sucks :-("

It wasn't one of the better ones.

[Snarktastic Sonja]

Alisa wrote: "Man I am on a serious run of book bad luck. I only dnf a handful of books a year and I've had two this week and two that would have been if I hadn't had to review them."

Yes, but at least it provided comedic fodder . . . I laughed so hard reading your reviews. How come it seems when it rains it pours? One bad book after another . . .

Have you ever quit reading something you were to review?

[Snarktastic Sonja]

I am reading for a review. Struggling with it only because it is 4th in a series and I accidentally requested it so I feel obligated to finish it. It is well enough written, I just haven't been with the characters to watch them grow so I don't care much about them.

So, I took a brief break and read . It was intriguing. Each section has a different POV. The story itself was an interesting idea. I did find the writing a bit . . . young. And, by young, I mean underdeveloped. I think Ms. Benefiel is still growing as an author and I look forward to seeing where she grows.

[Mike]

I finished I loved this book. I also finished and I'm really close to finishing . I'm moving on to .

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Finished both and

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

Mike wrote: "I finished I loved this book. I also finished and I'm really close to finishing . I'm moving on to ..."

I couldn't get past the first part of the book - ready player one - shame cause iv heard good things about it.

[Mike]

♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "Mike wrote: "I finished I loved this book. I also finished and I'm really close to finishing . I'm ..."

I had trouble with the first bit as well but then I started listening to the audio version. It is read by Wil Wheaton. Then once the game started in the story I listened to and from work and read while I wasn't in the car. It does get very good.

[Alisa]

Snarktastic Sonja wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Man I am on a serious run of book bad luck. I only dnf a handful of books a year and I've had two this week and two that would have been if I hadn't had to review them."

Yes, but at..."


I have quit a few times. When I do one for the review company I have to finish them (which is why I finished pseudo incest book) but if I do one that is from a group here on GR or an author asks me then I sometimes will. I have only done it a few times and if I do I will PM the author and let them know why. I will sometimes end up skimming through if I really dislike it.

[Caressa]

Reading Laurann Dohners TRUE #11 in the series. love love love this series. The men are feral and naive at the same time.

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Sandra wrote: "Finished both and "

How was Hidden Fire? Is that the first or second one??

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Caressa wrote: "Reading Laurann Dohners TRUE #11 in the series. love love love this series. The men are feral and naive at the same time."

YAY so glad you are enjoying it!!

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Dawn, A Hidden Fire is the first one. It's a slow build-up and definitely UF as opposed to PNR. Gave it 5 stars, but could easily have gone for 4. Looking forward to the next one to see what happens ;)

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Sandra wrote: "Dawn, A Hidden Fire is the first one. It's a slow build-up and definitely UF as opposed to PNR. Gave it 5 stars, but could easily have gone for 4. Looking forward to the next one to..."

Really I thought it was more PNR so that is great news for me.

[Raymond]

Crimson Footprints by Shewanda Pugh - Book Review
5 out of 5 stars

The balancing act of life…
Deena Hammond is a 24 year old architect living and working in her home town of Miami, Florida. In some ways Deena is very successful, but she comes from a poor background, and in many ways she is still inextricably tied up with those origins. Her grandmother, Emma Hammond, who brought Deena up, is constantly demanding and never satisfied. Deena’s adult brother Anthony is a small-time criminal, and her sister Lizzie, though still at school, is incorrigibly wayward and seems headed for a disaster of a life. Deena is half African-American and half white and feels that she was never really accepted by the black side of her family when they took her in as a child. In very harrowing circumstances Deena meets Takumi (Tak for short) Tanaka, the son of her world famous, distant and demanding boss Daichi Tanaka. Immediately the personal chemistry and attraction seems right, but everything else between these two people seems impossible. Deena is a mere underling. Should she even be talking to the son of the owner of the business she works for? What is more Deena’s family very much expects her to date a black man. Can these two people overcome the odds and form a friendship, or even the romance they both desire?

Shewanda Pugh’s Crimson Footprints can certainly be classified as a romance; however, it is much more than that. It is a story of class consciousness and racial division. It is about the struggle to find the right equilibrium between work and family, and it is a story about trying to ‘do the right thing’. Most of all, this novel is about balance in all things. We are all different, but we must overcome our resistances and come to the centre ground if we are truly going to be a success in life.

http://goo.gl/HwV0jG Crimsin Footprints (Book ed.)
http://goo.gl/vyOHiw Crimson Footprints (Kindle ed.)

http://goo.gl/aTcWKT Shewanda Pugh’s Blog
http://goo.gl/gcUo06 Shewanda Pugh’s Facebook Page

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[Angela(demonsangel)]

Sonja, I really enjoyed the first story in the book of Day of Sacrifice Omnibus .Don't get me wrong I thought it to be all good stories but I didn't know going in that it was six stories in one. If I'd known, I wouldn't have read this book. I wouldve waited until I could afford to buy all six books. I just didn't like all the hopping back and forth. I got frustrated with it. The first five chapters went really good but after that I bet I went back and either started over from the beginning several times or I went back to chapter 4 over and over again. If I could do it all over this book would have been read after I read all six books first and then I would have read this one. It's still worth the read but I highly recommend reading the first six books separately.

I'm now reading a husband and wife duo. The author of the Krinar Chronicles has started a new series and I was given this ebook free by the authors. Anna Zaires is the name on the Krinar Chronicles and there's three books so far. I highly recommend these books. I will ssy they do contain sexual content and should not be read by anyone under the age of 18.
However the new series isn't filled with sexual content. It does have love and romance without the sex. This story contains romance, majic, intrigue, and danger. The author is Dima Zales and here's the book The Sorcery Code If you haven't read this book it's a really good book. I remember mentioning it a while back to a new member, I want to say Samantha but IDK. She said she disliked sci-fi but was up for anyone that could challenge her to change her mind. It's not too much sci-fi in this book but this one is my favorite book out of the three books.if you have trouble finding it type in Anna Zaires or Dima Zales.

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

Mike wrote: "♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "Mike wrote: "I finished I loved this book. I also finished and I'm really close to finishing [bookcover:Storm..."

i think i should get my hands on the audio version then! thanks!!

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

finally finished only took me FOREVER to read. pretty good book though, im really looking forward to the next book - The Sartious Mage - see where things go next.

my friend lent me and is pretty adamant that i read it ASAP. lol. its one of her all time fave series. hopefully i enjoy it otherwise who knows what will happen!!

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Finished

Have you ever ordered a book from the library and when it shows up you look at the librarian like really I ordered this??

Well this one was not bad but it is not awesome either. Lots of smexy bits. The story has promise but as the author tried to dig deeper into the plot it rather stopped making sense...it was like she had this elaborate tale but forgot to clue me the reader in on the details.

Not a bad book glad I got it from the library though...has anyone else read this one?

[Darcy]

Dawn wrote: "Have you ever ordered a book from the library and when it shows up you look at the librarian like really I ordered this??"

About once a month this happens to me. I'll look at a book and wonder when/why I requested it.

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Reading and then plan to read cause I need a couple of E's for a challenge. LOL. Plus they're usually funny ;)

[Darcy]

Sandra wrote: "Reading and then plan to read cause I need a couple of E's for a challenge. LOL. Plus they're usually funny ;)"

Good to know they are funny. I plan on starting the series within a couple weeks.

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Darcy wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Have you ever ordered a book from the library and when it shows up you look at the librarian like really I ordered this??"

About once a month this happens to me. I'll look at a book ..."

YAY I am not alone lol

[Darcy]

Next up for me are and

[Alisa]

I read which was almost a dnf for me. It was full of love, God and inspiration. Totally NOT my thing. It was like a Lifetime movie on steroids. If you like that kind of book I would recommend it cuz it was a well written story.

I finished which I really enjoyed. It was a bit sad, a bit funny, a bit sweet and a bit romantic. Made me say "aahhh" in a few places.

Needing to get some smuttiness into my week (cuz smuttiness IS my thing) I read It was pretty good. There was a far better plot than usual and less sex. True was a very reasonable and exercised a lot of common sense. Now I realize this is wrong of me to say but I was kind of bummed. I read New Species for the whole "Me New Species, You Woman" thing and then he acts like a completely crazy person and drags to back to the house for hot monkey sex. Never thought I'd be bummed that an author was improving in their writing.

Since my brain had been Od'd on sweet and True only gave me a minimal smutty fix I decided to read Hopefully Arys will lose his temper & kill some people and Shaz will end up back in bed w/them. Then all will be right again in my world. LOL

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Darcy wrote: "Next up for me are and "

Let me know what you think of Scribe.

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

Alisa wrote: "...Needing to get some smuttiness into my week (cuz smuttiness IS my thing) I read It was pretty good. There was a far better plot than usual and less sex. True was a very reasonable and exercised a lot of common sense. Now I realize this is wrong of me to say but I was kind of bummed. I read New Species for the whole "Me New Species, You Woman" thing and then he acts like a completely crazy person and drags to back to the house for hot monkey sex. Never thought I'd be bummed that an author was improving in their writing. "


LOLs I just finished it and I totally agree.
This book was much sharper and well edited I was like dang it I was not seeking actual plot and what nor. Having said that I did really enjoy it

[Darcy]

Dawn wrote: "Darcy wrote: "Next up for me are and "

Let me know what you think of Scribe."

The Scribe ended up being a dnf for me. I didn't care for the female character, she fell into the tstl category.

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Damn, I'd heard good things of Scribe!!! Cannot stand TSTL people in RL or Books!!!!

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

@Darcy lol yeah she has some wacky actions but she does get a little better. I did not care for the end at all but I loved the world building .

@Sandra it is a different kind of book and honestly at the end while I greatly enjoyed the book I am not sure it is a series I would continue with. You should check it out.

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

I finished

Also started which is currently on hold something about that story is really annoying me

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