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Thanks for the invite Soraya.My name is Sandi and I'm married, raising 3 teenage girls (god help me) and I work full-time. I love to read! Writing has been a passion of mine for many years and I'm currently working on a book which is almost finished after many grueling months!
I'm excited to be a part of this group and look forward to chatting with everyone!
I am Brenda 29, married w/3.5 kids.. saw a few of my GR friends joining. This a great idea, I thought I had a problem. Not always having a HEA "normal" kinda of ending, end up being the best books. WTF WTF is all I can say because I am crying so much. Books that can elicit those emotions are the best kind, they are the kind that stick with you way after the story is done, and your ten books away from them. Reading so much some characters I forget, but these kind of books, I never do.
Look forward to being part of this group, love to chat books !
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.. saw a few of my GR friends joining. This a great idea, I thought I had a problem. Not always having a HEA "normal" kinda of ending, end up being the best book..."
Welcome Brenda! You have just explained exactly how I feel-minus the kids part cuz I'm not even married yet-about how I feel!
Soraya wrote: "Joana wrote: "Hello everyone *waves Thanks so much Soraya for the invite!! I'm sure i'll feel at home with this group :DAnyway,I'm Joana. I'm 25 years old and i'm from Portugal, more specifically ..."
hmm let me see...have you read The Opportunist? It's not actually a dark book, but definitely a twisted story. I really loved the book, and yes, do for masochist readers :)
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Ivy wrote: "My name is Ivy, and I'm twelve. I love reading and watching vlogs. My favorite books are Revived by Cat Patrick, Girls, Stolen by April Henry, and Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson."Hi Ivy, you aren't really 12 years old, are you?
I'm BookAddict and I enjoy the dark angsty books. These are the ones that pull the sad emotions out of me and make me go "WHHY!?!?!? WHYY??!?!?? Oh for the love of God, WHY????"
I'm all over the board bookwise, but I do love a good angsty, you know...gut twisting, book!
Thanks for the invite!!!I am Tyf (Tiffany) 33-year-old mama of an 8 and 3 year old (girl and boy). I am currently taking on my PhD in I/O Psych and NEED my FUNTIME reading to keep my life sane!!! :)
Hey people! I'm Terry from Jamaica, I'll be 22 in 8 days! The creation of this group is pure genius! Thanks Clarifina, owe you one! I'm currently a customer care professional. Books are my poison and tortured romance stories my lifeline. It's good to know more of my species is out there ;)! My fav book so far (subjected to change) is the Crossfire Series. Thanks for the invite.
Lauren *lady lauren with the lamp* wrote: "I'm me..... Hi"Hey you!!! LOL!
Thanks for the invite.Hello, I'm Elizabeth - I'm 19. I love to read (obviously), listen to music,spend time on pinterest & all things glitter-y (:
I occasionally read dark, angsty books - I would like to read them more often but I fear my mental health when I finish reading them & I have to keep my emotions all bottled up. So I really love the idea of this group - giving us a place to discuss the dark reads, I think it will give me the courage to read more of this genre!
Happy Reading to all (:
Joana wrote: "Soraya wrote: "Joana wrote: "Hello everyone *waves Thanks so much Soraya for the invite!! I'm sure i'll feel at home with this group :DAnyway,I'm Joana. I'm 25 years old and i'm from Portugal, mor..."
Oh My God! I have read that book and I have to agree with you! Love the story but it's twisted as fuck (pardon me)! I cried o hard at th end! I hate that damn book!!!
Hi everyone! Thanks for the invite Clarifina! I'm Rose, I'm 28 and getting married in a few months. I'm an attorney, but in my spare time I run a book blog and I love love love to read and chat about books. Some of my favorite dark and twisted books are The Dark Duet, The Original Sinners series and Undeniable :)I love angsty books too! My favorites are Thoughtless series by SC Stephens and Collide by Gail Mchugh! Look forward to chatting wtih all of you!
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Tee-Anne wrote: "Joana wrote: "Soraya wrote: "Joana wrote: "Hello everyone *waves Thanks so much Soraya for the invite!! I'm sure i'll feel at home with this group :DAnyway,I'm Joana. I'm 25 years old and i'm from..."
Have you read the 2nd one? Dirty Red?
Hello everyone! And thank you for the invitation Soraya :)My name is Amaryllis, I'm a 22 year old girl living in Paris. I study finance during my time at school, and romance during my free time :)))) (that's how I like to think of it anyway)
Although I am first, a proud Sadist, the truth is I'm also very familiar with masochism. In any case, angsty romance is my favorite kind of drug.
I'm very happy to meet other crazy dark romance addicts :DDD
Holaaa! Yes, I am spanish and my name is Rosalinda. I love all UK related and I work for an english freight forwarding company. I love reading and try to spend as much time as possible reading when my boyfriend is not complaining about my reading obssesion lol. x
Thanks Soraya for the invite to the group. I'm not sure I am a masochist reader or not...still exploring things I guess. I am a 19 year old college student from Colorado, USA, studying to be somehow involved in history. I love learning about ages gone by and often wish I could be there instead of here. Just lately I have had a bit of a rough time so look forward to some group therapy :)
Soraya wrote: "You crack me up, this is exactly why Clarifina created the group LMAO, welcome "
hehehe - I'm glad for it. I am quite the masochist at times. I've been known to rail at books (and authors).
Soraya wrote: "Rosalinda wrote: "Holaaa! Yes, I am spanish and my name is Rosalinda. I love all UK related and I work for an english freight forwarding company. I love reading and try to spend as much time as pos..."Aghhh why is GR not notifying me about this? Love, we need to talk about Feral Sins, I just reviewed it but not rated it and I feel sorry because everyone loved it (don't kill me pls).
Let me see those threads and stay away from my man! lol
Soraya wrote: "Becs wrote: "Hello everyone and thanks for the invite. I really enjoy a bit of mindfuckery in my reading and I do have a whole shelf dedicated to it here at Goodreads. Hoping to get some good recs..."I second that! Beautiful Disaster ruined me. Now all I want are these angst filled books with drama and intensity. Oh well, there are worse things that could have happened... like never reading Beautiful Disaster at all.
Ah! Thanks for the invite Soraya. I'm Summer. I absolutely love gut wrenching, intense, angst-filled, drama-filled books, even though it does a number on my emotions. I am quite guilty of taking my frustrations out on my innocent sister, by screaming and telling her bits and pieces of the drama. When I go back later and tell her I'm all better she just gives me a look, so I'm sure she thinks I'm crazy. So yeah, that's me. :)
Soraya wrote: "Summer wrote: "Ah! Thanks for the invite Soraya. I'm Summer. I absolutely love gut wrenching, intense, angst-filled, drama-filled books, even though it does a number on my emotions. I am quite guil..."I know. I truly feel bad for her. It's even worse for the books I can't vent to her about, like Fifty Shades... I just suffered in silence.
Thank you Soraya for the group invite:)Hi Everyone I'm Louise, I'm 22 living in the Philippines, Its a tropical weather here but I still feel the cold burrrr;) haha:D
I do have a pull towards dark books, yep I'm a masochist ha:D but I also lean on classics,Rom-com and PNR and Historical and my favorite Comtemporay:) not a fun of YA though,I don't know why:)
looking forward to chatting books with y'all:D
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HI, my name is Kristin. I think this group is a great idea. After some of the books I've read haunting me for weeks it's great to have a place to rant to/with other suffering people. Misery loves company and all that. :)I love me some angsty books on the condition that I have the COMPLETED book! I hate cliffhangers with a passion!!
hi all! thanks Soraya for the invite!!my name is Domino, and i'm 31yrs. i currently live in Houston, Texas, but am considering moving to Georgia or California. i just graduated from nursing school and will be taking my certification on the 28th! yikes. i squeeze in time to study during reading. haha. not really. =)
i love adult books with angst and tons of emotion. the more they make me feel the better.
i'm looking forward to chatting with u all about our favorite hobby "reading" =D
HIYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm Wendy. I read dark miserable books because i like to torture myself. Well yeah other than that, i find myself liking them a lot!! i don't know why but i guess it all comes down to personal preference. I live in Australia and I still go to high school.
Hi everyone,I'm Jennifer, aka Hanklover. Thanks to Clarafina for inviting me.
I love dark, angsty books that stir my emotions and make me cry, but I MUST have my HEA, even if the H/h have to walk through fire to get there, lol. Hope I still qualify to join. ;-)
My favorite hero is one who's a little bit broken (or a lot), and usually hides his vulnerability under a tough, bad boy exterior.
And in case you're wondering who the h*ll's Hank, lol, meet Hank Lawson. ;-)
He's the very epitome of a tortured bad boy.
Thanks for inviting me Soraya!!Ohhhh, this is going to be good!
BTW I need more Ian PRESTO dear!
HankLover wrote: "Hi everyone,I'm Jennifer, aka Hanklover. Thanks to Clarafina for inviting me.
I love dark, angsty books that stir my emotions and make me cry, but I MUST have my HEA, even if the H/h have to wal..."
Oooooooooo tortured bad boy ;) My favorite!! Those are my three most favored words. :)
Summer wrote: "Oooooooooo tortured bad boy ;) My favorite!! Those are my three most favored words. :)"LOL, Summer. Me too. ;-)
Oops, I should introduced myself! Sorry I got a bit carried away.I'm Giorgia and I live in Albuquerque, I love emotional twisty books that really get you all worked up. The more angst the better. I read both m/f and m/m, contemporary and paranormal, ok so I really read anything ;)
Looking forward to chat away!
HankLover wrote: "Hi everyone,I'm Jennifer, aka Hanklover. Thanks to Clarafina for inviting me.
I love dark, angsty books that stir my emotions and make me cry, but I MUST have my HEA, even if the H/h have to wal..."
Really like Hank! Thanks for the pics Jennifer!
Giorgia wrote: "Really like Hank! Thanks for the pics Jennifer! "Oh, glad to hear it, lol. :-)
HankLover wrote: "Summer wrote: "Oooooooooo tortured bad boy ;) My favorite!! Those are my three most favored words. :)"LOL, Summer. Me too. ;-)"
new best friend lol :)
Summer wrote: "new best friend lol :)":-)
Hey guys! I'm Hazel and I was invited by Soraya (thanks so much ;) ) to join this group. I own my own small computer business and I am a wife to a wonderful hubby and a mother to a teenage girl and my passion is reading books of all genera. I love all kinds of books especially the angsty ones. In fact, the darker the angst, the better. I can't wait to get to know you all and talk books!
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Woohoo! Welcome to the group Hazel!
Hi everyone! :)I'm Lucy, I'm 19 years old and I'm from Portugal.
I am a very obsessed reader, that spends a lot of time fangirling over her OTP's. When said OTP's haven't found their HEA yet, I freak out and cuss a lot.
I joined this group because I love to read whatever it is that leaves me emotionally drained and challenges me and the opinions I have about certain themes, people and the world in general.
Nice to meet you all! :)
Am I the only one here who thinks Gideon Cross gives Christian Grey a run for his money?
Tee-Anne wrote: "Am I the only one here who thinks Gideon Cross gives Christian Grey a run for his money?"Nope, I think they are neck in neck for sure.. I love Gideon who is OMG-YUMMY! and the Crossfire series is awesome... but I'll always have a certain special place in my heart for Christian. He just makes me swoon in all the right places ;)
Tee-Anne wrote: "Am I the only one here who thinks Gideon Cross gives Christian Grey a run for his money?"Is it bad that I think I love Gideon maybe even MORE than Christian?? I feel like I'm betraying the relationship I made with FSoG, but I fear it might be true!
Sarah wrote: "Tee-Anne wrote: "Am I the only one here who thinks Gideon Cross gives Christian Grey a run for his money?"Is it bad that I think I love Gideon maybe even MORE than Christian?? I feel like I'm bet..."
LOL! I dont think its bad at all... Gideon is HOT. No doubt about it and the man went to the bat for his girl.. so that makes him even hotter! I think its perfectly fine to have more than one book boyfriend. Share the love ;) LOL!
Thx for the invite! I am Amy J from Virginia /US , 42, have probably the most boring job here as I am an underwriter for an insurance company. I read books to spice up my life and yes FSoG got me started in this mad habit last April but now I can not stop reading. I love angsty, emotional,dark, and mind f*ckery books. Glad we have this group to discuss since RL friends don't really understand the compulsion to these type of books! Some dark favs...Forbidden, The Dark Duet, Consequences and
Amy wrote: "Thx for the invite! I am Amy J from Virginia /US , 42, have probably the most boring job here as I am an underwriter for an insurance company. I read books to spice up my life and yes FSoG got me..."Amyyyy! So glad you're here ;) Now we have another group to gush in!
Hey everyone, my names Emma, Em, Foolish...whatever you want! I live in the UK, in Devon. I've only read m/m for the last year or so and I like the darker reads but I also like a HEA/HFN and I like a bit of romance in there as well:D I like to push my boundaries and there isn't much that puts me off!
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Foolish! So happy you joined!!!
Hey there. Thanks for the invite. I'm Stacia...a married mom of a preschooler and a highschooler. I'm a readaholic and try to read as many genres as possible because I love variety. I have a love/hate with angsty books. Some hit me in the heart and move me to tears, others make me want to start beating the crap out of the book characters. You never know. :p
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Thank you very much for the invite ;) This seems like the perfect group to join since I'm currently a big fan of the slightly darker novels out there, just finished the Dark Duet series and I really loved it!!
Anyway, my name is Debra, I'm 21 year old law student from Belgium. I obviously LOVE reading and I regret that my studies sometimes get in the way of my actual reading time... :s
As some of you already know I'm also a big Matt Bomer fan so THANK YOU Saroya for creating a Bomered-thread LMAO :DD! Looking forward to chatting with all of you and discovering many more amazing books! ;)