I am in need of a new series

[The Flooze]

I gots to find these hater boards, yo.

Btw, random statement: Apparently, zombies are Twitterific. Mentioned zombie cattle (from Gil's All Fright Diner) in my last post. Within a single minute, MULTIPLE zombies began to follow me.

Time to find the double-gauge.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

Michelle M. wrote: "I gots to find these hater boards, yo.

Btw, random statement: Apparently, zombies are Twitterific. Mentioned zombie cattle (from Gil's All Fright Diner) in my last post. Within a single minute,..."


ROFLMAO!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

Jael wrote: "So true Unique, so true. It's a spectacle to be enjoyed by all LOL"

Almost makes getting outta bed worth it.

[The Flooze]

So I went to groups, and searched "hater" and golly gee if that lil Hannah Montana child isn't the most hated creature on GoodReads.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong...

GoodReads is for books, yes? Well, but of course then it's ever so logical that a child on tv would be the subject of so many group discussions! How silly I am.

Perhaps I'll start a group: "Who reads books? Books are pointless. I saw the movie."

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

I've seen many a good Group thread overrun by well-meaning albeit juvinile delinquents. I left a couple of boards because I got tired of reading through the QWERTYfied graffiti.

[The Flooze]

Oh, for shame!

The detrimental effect of SMS and IM on literacy today. I often think I'm the abnormal one in my refusal to shorten my every word. Perhaps from now on, all my posts should be like this:

Lol rofl I h8 evry1 books R 4 lossers kewl ppl go 2 movies lol rofl

::cringe::

[Ann aka Iftcan]

the Chintz and China series is good. I really enjoyed that and wasn't happy when she decided to drop it for the other series. Especially since I haven't liked it any where near as much.

[Kristina]

So many books to read. :) you guys are the best.

[rebecca j]

personally, I enjoyed the Galenorn series! Sure, parts of it got silly - but hey, at least she writes well, and I never know where she's going next. Not every series has to be great literature to be enjoyed. I can't stand the Anita Blake books, but my daughter enjoys them - to each his/her own!

[Adrienne]

Re Galenorn:: want to keep calling her Glenorn for some bizzare reason::I've decided the best option is to borrow these::if poss::from the library::then if i like them::i can buy them:when i read pg1 and pg99 i liked her style of writing::

[rebecca j]

There was one book I picked up at random because it was PNR that was so poorly written I had to push myself to read it - Prey by Melina Morel - but overall, if the writing keeps moving I try to finish what I start.

[Lori]

Okay, I just can't seem to help myself and I have to share the love. Here are my favorite M/M and or erotica/romantica series:

Heaven Sent Heaven and Purgatoryby Jet Mykles
Dark Elves Taken by Jet Mykles
Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
Wolf Tales I by Kate Douglas
Victorious Star Interstellar Service & Discipline 1 by Morgan Hawke

And my all time favorite, I'm so addicted to this series it's all I can think about...Soul Mates Bound by Blood by Jourdan Lane

[marlene]

Dawn wrote: when the girl states that she is a human virgin but experienced as a cat with other cats I could read no more.

that completely sold me on the book for the laugh factor alone. really? no really? why?

[new_user]

I do! I really liked Midnight Sins, looking forward to the third novel! :D

[Virginia]

I started Shana Abe's drakon series recently (dragon shifters set in the late 1700s). They're like eating dark chocolate, rich, delicious and addictive.

The Smoke Thief (the first and my fave)
The Dream Thief
Queen of Dragons (AARGH killer ending)

Off to buy the latest. Treasure Keeper? Whatever. Must have more.

[new_user]

I love that series, Virginia! TK wasn't quite as good as the rest for me, but I still enjoyed it.

[Virginia]

@new_user
Without getting all spoilerish on me, can you tell me if TK ties up/ties together what's going on with the couples from the previous books at all?

[new_user]

Well, as you know, we've been seeing generations through the books, but TK does finally pick up with the dragon hunters that we've been seeing hints of in previous books and you finally learn about them and their agenda. It kind of sets up the final battle for the last book in the series. We get a villain. :D A truly disturbing one too, LOL.

[Stephanie]

Okay, so I know you have a ton of suggestions here, but I have to suggest the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost! This is such a good series! It's a great love story, it has some of my favorite steamy scenes, and there is some good action too! There are 4 books right now and she just started a new spin off series as well. I love Cat, the lead in the book, and Bones, her love interst, he's got to be like the hottest and sweetest character ever, plus he has a british accent that I can't help but hear when I read :) Anyways - happy reading :)

[Desiree]

Stephanie wrote: "Okay, so I know you have a ton of suggestions here, but I have to suggest the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost! This is such a good series! It's a great love story, it has some of my favorit..."

Where's the "REALLY LIKES THIS" Button? :)

If I haven't already, I would definately second Night Huntress series (my favorite) and second fav Black Dagger Brotherhood which it looks like you've read... ::Sighs:: Bones and the brothers...yowza ;)

[Virginia]

new_user wrote: "Well, as you know, we've been seeing generations through the books, but TK does finally pick up with the dragon hunters that we've been seeing hints of in previous books and you finally learn about..."

Shiver.
Thanks!

[Mary]

Lynsay Sands--Argeneau Vampires
J.R. Ward--Black Dagger Brotherhood

(I'm sure you've read Twilight by Stephenie Meyers)

[Tracey]

This is a great trilogy The Black Jewels Trilogy Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

[Ashley]

Must try:

The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
Dark Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon

You won't regret it.

[Morgan]

So many good books, so little time! I have to stop looking at these threads because I end up trying to read 8 books at a a time. o.O

[Desiree]

Morgan wrote: "So many good books, so little time! I have to stop looking at these threads because I end up trying to read 8 books at a a time. o.O "

I second that! You should see my nightstand and hold list at the library. Darn these forums, lol ;)

[Ann aka Iftcan]

hey--there's a reason for that hold list. Mine is currently "down" to only 11 items. I buy supplies for my librarian, since the budget has been slashed so badly because of the recession. I see what they need (last time I went and took them "presents" it was 7 pairs of scissors, stickers and pactages of drawing paper for the kids librarian) and take what of it I can afford to. I have slightly more give in my personal budget than they do. And, I figure I might as well support a good cause, right?

Er--ok, now for a kind of strange question--does anyone else sleep with books? I tend to have at least 1 in the bed from where I've fallen asleep while reading. :o)

[Susan (Suz)]

Yes I sleep with my books all the time, cuz I go to bed start to read and eventually fall asleep ;) Sometimes they make it to the nightstand but mostly they sleep with me ;)

[Desiree]

Michelle M. wrote: "Oh, for shame!

The detrimental effect of SMS and IM on literacy today. I often think I'm the abnormal one in my refusal to shorten my every word. Perhaps from now on, all my posts should be like..."

I completely agree. I had to drop out of a few boards as well when I realized they were poluted by uncomprehensible teens and jargon. Not to mention tons of !!!!!!! going on. I just wanted to say, "I dont know what we're yelling about!?" (Gotta love Anchorman)

By the way, Im 25 and I'm on these boards, facebook and such frequently. I'll admit I'm a constant user of general acronyms as well as an abuser of smiley faces... But I had no idea what 'rofl' meant. I actually had to google it! ;) Shows you Im either getting older or need to get with it!

[The Flooze]

Desiree, thankfully there are plenty of goodreads groups where people enjoy using full sentences! I'm 30, and an SMS junkie, but even at 15, some of the shorthand made me cringe. All grammar and good spelling, ffftt, out the window! Bah.

I WILL admit to abusing punctuation (and apparently caps), only because it makes it much easier for others to discern my intended tone.

I guess it's the difference between formal writing and conversational writing? On boards, I tend to write just as I speak. If I don't abuse my question marks and exclamation points, how ever will people know what I mean?!

:p

[new_user]

LOL. I don't like translating posts, so I appreciate it when people don't use shorthand on boards.

[The Flooze]

On Warehouse 13 this week, one of the characters said aloud, "OMG. What's the BFD?"

I laughed.

Then I cried.

[Kyle]

Anything Richelle mead, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and...all those awesome authors :P

[Schnaucl]

Michelle M. wrote: "Oh, for shame!

The detrimental effect of SMS and IM on literacy today. I often think I'm the abnormal one in my refusal to shorten my every word. Perhaps from now on, all my posts should be like..."

I'm not a fan of abbreiviations either; nor am I a fan of unconventional grammar, whether it's by students or professional writers (I'm looking at you, Cormac McCarthy) but as to making kids bad at writing, I offer this article. It certainly was not what I expected.

[The Flooze]

Interesting, Schnaucl. I guess I was right on the money with my formal vs conversational comment!

They make a lot of good points, particularly regarding audience identification and the proliferation of personal writings. But they ARE examining college age students. By that point in one's life, I'd hope a person would be able to differentiate his/her tone depending on medium.

What I'd love to see is a subsequent comparison between college students and high schoolers. I feel high schoolers, especially the younger ones, would be more inclined to fall into abbreviated text speak. Probably not in their school work, but in most everything else...

Thanks for posting the article!

[JBooks]

what are some good werewolf books?...

[new_user]

Bitten, if you like gritty and sometimes bloody.
Cry Wolf
Call of the Highland Moon, since you like chick-lit. :)

[Pamela, Moderatrix]

In my department, our first year composition director is obsessed with the idea of multiple versions of literacy. So, as a TA, I get to teach that stuff and try to get students to develop literacies in both casual and academic writing.

It's... well, fun isn't the word I would use, heh. Interesting on occasion, but I still get a twitchy eye when a student types "LOL" in a paper.

But these scholars do have interesting points. Many of us see being literate as meaning only that one can read and write. It's developing new meanings more in line with... I dunno, proficiency?

For instance, I'm literate in the academic world. I can, for the most part, navigate the language of academia and respond appropriately. I'm not, however, literate in World of Warcraft. If you dropped me into that game, I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to communicate with other gamers or really do anything before getting my head chopped off in short order. So my boss is arguing that students have literacy in stuff like WoW or Facebook communication, that sort of stuff.

It's interesting, but... man, some of these kids are atrocious when it comes to academic writing, heh.

[Joseph]

xJess wrote: "what are some good werewolf books?..."


Carrie Vaughn writes a great series about a werewolf radio talkshow host named Kitty Norville. It starts with Kitty and the Midnight Hour.

[Schnaucl]

The Discriminating Fangirl wrote: "In my department, our first year composition director is obsessed with the idea of multiple versions of literacy. So, as a TA, I get to teach that stuff and try to get students to develop literaci..."

No doubt. I still remember my Sr. Issues (high school senior social studies) teachers going over how to write an essay. Apparently people were getting to the senior year of high school without knowing what a thesis statement was. I was appalled.

Your boss sounds like he has some really interesting theories though.

[Schnaucl]

xJess wrote: "what are some good werewolf books?..."

Patricia Briggs Mercedes Thompson series has its moments.

I like Ilona Andrews series that starts with Magic Bites.

I agree with Joseph though, my favorite werewolf series is Carrie Vaughn's Kitty series, though I think it's uneven.

[Schnaucl]

Michelle M. wrote: "What I'd love to see is a subsequent comparison between college students and high schoolers. I feel high schoolers, especially the younger ones, would be more inclined to fall into abbreviated text speak. Probably not in their school work, but in most everything else... "

Yeah, I think that would be interesting, too. I admit, I once caught myself using BTW in a paper. It was really late when I was writing and I did catch it and take it out. (this was back when I was in college a few years ago) I text less than once a month though.

[Lori]

xJess wrote: "what are some good werewolf books?..."

If you like M/M Romance, I highly recommend the With or Without Series by J.L. Langley

1. With Love
2. Without Reservations
3. With Caution

[Stacey]

I just started the sign of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson...it is good so far and is a different series than a lot of the other ones.

[Shay]

Susan wrote: "Yes I sleep with my books all the time, cuz I go to bed start to read and eventually fall asleep ;) Sometimes they make it to the nightstand but mostly they sleep with me ;)"

well, I've been sleeping with books since i was a little girl. Mommy let me in on a family secret - if you put the book under your pillow before you fall asleep you'll dream about it... It worked for me. Though now, when im all grown-up, i find kind of difficult to fit the laptop under the pillow. :)

[Cindyg]

Good werewolf reads. I recommend Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen series. Riley is part vampire and part werewolf. So the series has vampires and shifers. Happy reading!

[Susan (Suz)]

Michelle M. wrote: "On Warehouse 13 this week, one of the characters said aloud, "OMG. What's the BFD?"

I laughed.

Then I cried."

I loved that part! I thought it was classic! Love that show anyway!:)

[Susan (Suz)]

Cindyg wrote: "Good werewolf reads. I recommend Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen series. Riley is part vampire and part werewolf. So the series has vampires and shifers. Happy reading!"

I second that nomination!!!! This is in my top 5 fav series!

[Cyndi]

Darkfever
Bloodfever
Faefever
Dreamfever


I CANNOT recommend these books enough! You can download the first one on PDF for free from the authors website http://www.karenmoning.com/, I got mine free on my kindle and fell in love with the series and had to buy and read the rest all within 2 weeks.

Her Highlander series is suppose to very good as well.

Right now I am reading Kiss of Midnight and so far I like it a lot.

[JBooks]

thanks to everyone who recommended me werewolf books i'm checking them all out now! :)