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For me, it's basically peanut butter and chocolate anything (especially Reese's cups and peanut butter M&M's) ... oh yeah, and chocolate covered cherries. But not just any chocolate covered cherries, they have to be Cella's. XD
u just reminded me charlotte... cardiole cherries too :Uat least as the 4 of us go LOL i think ppl can easily tell we like sweets :I
I forgot KitKat! Love those too. And Snickers. And dark chocolate M&M's.
Rachel wrote: "So many! Reese's, peanut butter M&M's, Ghirardelli chocolate, Frosty Nerds at Christmas, wild cherry Livesavers, good dark chocolate, Crispy M&M's (so glad they're back, now if I could just find so..."Woot wild cherry lifesavers. I love the gummy ones too and gummy bears or worms. Almond Snickers. And yea they have crispy M&M's here and the pretzel ones. I even seen birthday cake ones at one point too. o_o
Dhfan4life wrote: "Yep. I still don't get that one either. http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpr..."
haha wow just didnt know they had such a thing is all
Rachel wrote: "I found Crispy M&M's today!!!!!"yay!
There ya go Rachel.And yea they have all kinds of flavors of stuff these days. Heck I'm even almost tempted to try the Reese's mini oreo and I'm not even a major Oreo fan to begin with.
oreos are the foods of the gods sis :I haha
With this ache in my teeth lately. More like a thing of torture. But on good days, I will agree if they are covered in white fudge. :D
ack sorry to hear sis :/. those are so good XD. we havent bought em in years tho LOL mommy keeps them out of reach -dead-
It's all good. Advil is my best buddy for now. And that sucks your mom played keep away with them. Mine just bought some chocolate cream filled cupcakes. And I can't wait to have one!
I love bounty.....mmmmm diced coconut covered with chocolate. Yum yum.
Bounty? Like Almond Joys, Veronica?
Ooh! I do not know what Almond Joys are! Hello!
Pretty much they are coconut candies coated in chocolate and for some they have a almond in there. Or can get plain ones as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond_JoyI'm not even a major coconut fan, given how they cut them for pies here at times and I often choke on a sliver at times, without fail lol. But even I have to admit Almond Joys are delish.
Ah,yes they are the same http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_%...One thing I cannot stand is coconut rice! it was something my mum made for us and I hated it but we had to eat what we were given.
Oh wow, I see they had issues a Cherry and Mango flavors in other countries too. I think they just went from milk chocolate to dark chocolate for the Almond Joys.
Yea, those are pretty good too. Although I wish they would do something about those cookies in there, as they can be so hard sometimes. But do love a good caramel and chocolate combo. :)
Dhfan4life wrote: "It's all good. Advil is my best buddy for now. And that sucks your mom played keep away with them. Mine just bought some chocolate cream filled cupcakes. And I can't wait to have one!"oooh its bc she doesnt buy them LOL -dead- e.e. omg rofl u poor thing
Twix, bounty, hazelnut chocolate bars
usually I don't like caramel but with the cookie and the chocolate wrap I am in heaven... yum
We definitely loves us some chocolates around here. ;) Good choices there Manuela. New Question(s):
This could just be a reader observation. But has anyone ever thought that maybe authors do a crappy kind of first book with enough points to keep the reader baited to keep up with the rest of the series, on purpose?
Or just a sign that the author truly had a good idea but it just naturally gets better as time goes along and the author evolves more in their writing skills?
no idea tbh. some either do it on purpose or just lack the skill to create the series "beginning" or perhaps both. if i dont like the first book enough then its very rare for me to move onto the next book in the series, all that time invested in reading something u dont like in the first place, etc. if the books are really short then its not as bad and i would be more willing to try out the second book in comparison to a regular length book. it just depends really
I agree.I think that most authors have to write a good first book if not we will not be drawn into the series. I was drawn into SK dark hunter series by the first book 'Fantasy Lover' and it got better as the series went on but in the case of JR Ward I loved 'Dark Lover' but as the series went on there were a few duds 'Lover at Last','Lover Enshrined'and 'Lover Unbound' and then she was tired when she wrote 'The King'. Then there are authors; Christine Feehan whose books seem the same through out the series
I'm answering here as an author myself, and someone who's pitched to agents and editors.When a first book comes out, it's often unsure if there will be more than 3. Sometimes you're not sure if there will be more than that very first one. Rather than invest a lot of time in building up a series, a lot of first-time authors will cram everything into that first book. Which I think is a mistake.
In my own series, I had no idea what it would become when I started it. Literally, no idea. It's become this huge world that's getting bigger with every book
When you do it right, as the author, with each new book you find new layers to explore and build on. That's what makes DH and The League work so well. She's always findings new layers and new characters who constantly change things. From what I've heard, Ward and Feehan don't do that. (I've only read one book from each of those, and it's not likely I'll ever read anymore from Ward and I KNOW I'm never reading a Feehan book again)
Doing a crappy first book on purpose, or not providing any kind of satisfactory conclusion to the plot and relationship is calling your reader stupid, IMO. It's not something I ever want to be guilty of as an author.
Ha, here I am, the Queen of starting a series in the middle and I can tell you:- I do read the back of the book (or whereever I find the freakin' blurb) and if I like what I read, I read the book. If the book supplies what it promises I have no qualm to go back to the beginning and deal with an underdeveloped book. Not that I found certain authors suffer from bad writing in the beginning. Some do so during a series.
- The usual way to read a first book in a series is to make it available for free (very attractive incentive for me to get and read it) but I do find that even if the book has potential if the writing is bad, the editing shocking, the mistakes (grammar, spelling, he/she mistakes) do pile up I don't care if the second book is for free or not, I will not continue reading the series.
- A crappy book cannot be salvaged by good ideas alone, especially when it ends on a stupid cliffhanger. They are annoying in good books, in bad ones it is an interest killer of highest proportions.
Now I have read quite a few bad books since I started on amazon and I am blaiming self publishing for it. As an avid reader I am well aware that we all have stories in our heads that want to get out and published. Mine is full of it and people have told me repeatedly I should write. I do not because I lack the discipline and the inclination to learn the business of writing properly. I cannot phatom any writer who really wants to be successful to deliver an average work in the beginning just to be out and in the open if the chances are (even if the books get better) that noone will touch their second or third book. With the amount of books out to read it would be literary suicide before they even have spread their wings.
I think series are overrated and I guess to a big part a money making device. Where are the stand alones, who knock me off my feet?
Question: Are you ready to choose a date through GR? Welp April Fool's Joke or not. Me thinks this might be something GR is actually considering...https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/4...
Really? Like finding a guy who digs chicks who read because he is an avid reader himself??? Where was Goodreads before I met hubby???
imvu used to be more fun than it is now and when they started that dating stuff on there now its just ugh u can barely talk to anyone seriously (not jokingly) without it being them wanted to get to know whoever so they can date -.-. if ppl dont get on the crazy side like on imvu etc then idc as long as im not forced to participate really
LOL, it looks like an April Fool's joke to me (check the very top of each screen, all four of them). But an awesome-looking joke. XDAlthough, I gotta admit, the idea sounds kinda intriguing. What a shame I'm already hooked up, lol. XD
Honestly I think it could be ok if they kept the dating stuff a bit separate. Like in it's own area of the site for folks that WOULD want to do that. And regular book stuff as it is now. Cause like you sis I would HATE for something akin to tinder or something taking over a site where I come to relax and goof off with my book buddies. I would totally hate for someone be sending me random winks or whatever along with usual friend requests. And in particular if you not careful and accidentally accept a wink instead of a friend request somebody thinking you are open to meeting up for a date or something. That'd be awkward. And although I don't know most of the folks I've seen in passing that have posted some of the more "revealing" pics I've seen on here lately(not in this group, but GR in general). I think they definitely more than ready for some dating or something around here lol.
Good point there, Dhfan. I would find it creepy if other readers were sending me random winks, especially if I didn't sign up for anything of that sort.
Oh my GOD even more than that. It just hit me. What if there was an option to send booty or I guess booky(still a book site after all) call friend requests instead of just regular friend requests? Oh man that really would be a mess, lol.
i think gr would end up being 18+ or 21+ at that point O_O. man hypathetically if goodreads got all weird like that and turned into more of non-book website id leave the site tbh LOL. >.> theres always the book blog, forum and w/e that other book website is called that i could run to rofl :I
We shall see, we shall see sis. Would suck though as we log so many hours, shooting the breeze so to speak.
Dhfan4life wrote: "Oh my GOD even more than that. It just hit me. What if there was an option to send booty or I guess booky(still a book site after all) call friend requests instead of just regular friend requests? ..."*Snickersnort* ROFLMAO! "booky call". XD
Although, I'll admit, in reality that would just add to the creepiness of the whole thing. O.O
If I were currently single, I'd probably be intrigued. As it is ... yeah no. And like y'all, I'm really not keen on this turning into a non-book website.
(But I'm still convinced that this is one heck of an April Fool's joke, lol. XD)
Hello!! I dont know if this is the right place to ask this but.. does anyone know where I can find a "dark-hunter family tree"? I've read all the books, just finnished "instinct", and was trying to make sense of some things.. x) :P thanks!
As far as I know, none have been created just yet unless they are fan-made. Did like the group project idea on it for one though. That would be great. :)
Awesome! I'm starting one, if anyone wants to participate, just go to (WARNING: Heavy spoilers for anyone who has NOT read all the books):dhfamilytree.myheritage.com
and request to join! :D That way, you can add the things you remember..
If for any reason doesn't work, please tell me :)
Thanks
I added in a few names to Myst "tree" she had started. So might want to check out the Dark-Hunter discussion thread.
Where is this thread? There are so many x)
Helena wrote: "Where is this thread? There are so many x)"Here ya go. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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omg thats awesome rachel, i didnt know they came back with the crispy m&ms! O_O