What Should We Read in April?

[Michelle]

We're now taking suggestions for our April read! Remember, UF books only. Authors, please do not recommend your own books.

I'll collect titles until April 2.

[Aarati]

Maybe we can do the Night Huntress or the Kate Daniels series

[Paula]

Have we read Angelfall. If not, I'd like to nominate 'Angelfall'.

[Maria]

Mel wrote: "Thanks for the message & for asking... My debut novel, Shattered Into Beautiful, releases in April. Just sayin'... :) For more info, y'all are welcome to check out my Author page here on GR as well..."

No author promos.

[Maria]

I want to nominate Demon Hunter and Baby by Anna Elliot. Yeah the cover stinks, BUT OH MY GOSH, this was a great read.

Demon Hunter and Baby

[Ashley Marie]

I'd like to nominate Among Others.

[Maria]

Ashley Marie wrote: "I'd like to nominate Among Others."

Hey, Ashley, curious--have you read it? I saw it was a Hugo Nomination--so is it UF or sci/fi fantasy? Just curious. I didn't know they ever nominated UF.

[Rich]

How about Sandman Slim

[Ashley Marie]

I haven't read it, but have had it recommended by all of my UF reading friends - I think if it's BOM i'll actually have the push I need to read it!

I think it's one of those tricky books that would fall into the "how do you define UF?" thread in the group, honestly. It's shelved as UF by a large subset of people (set in an English boarding school, involves witches and magic), but also has a "books about books" component that seems to deal almost exclusively with scifi and fantasy classics, which is where the Hugo nom comes from.

[Maria]

Ashley Marie wrote: "I haven't read it, but have had it recommended by all of my UF reading friends - I think if it's BOM i'll actually have the push I need to read it!

I think it's one of those tricky books that woul..."

Wow, thanks for the description. I generally avoid Hugo noms like a plague. I've only read a couple but they mostly seem to be long, dry tomes with some sort of message about humans or such and I have trouble getting through them. That one sounds very interesting!

[Ashley Marie]

Maria wrote: "Wow, thanks for the description. I generally avoid Hugo noms like a plague. I've only read a couple but they mostly seem to be long, dry tomes with some sort of message about humans or such and I have trouble getting through them. That one sounds very interesting! "

I'm normally really sketchy about Hugo noms, too, because it seems like the best way to get nominated (with very few exceptions) is to write some super pretentious junk. Hopefully my recommenders aren't leading me astray! This one seems very different just based on the blurb, at least.

[Jakub]

I recommend Night Life, a first book in Nocturne City series by Caitlin Kittredge.

[Caleb]

I would I us to read Tempest Rising, the firts book in the Jane True Novels.

[Amy]

Maria wrote: "I want to nominate Demon Hunter and Baby by Anna Elliot. Yeah the cover stinks, BUT OH MY GOSH, this was a great read.

Demon Hunter and Baby"

This looks fun!

[Lauren]

How about by Keri Arthur?

[Marianne]

Night Shift by Lilith Saintcrow.

Night Shift

[Chanin]

we should read first grave to the right by darynda jones it has four books in the series along with other small books i think it would be a fun read for everyone

[Dawn]

What about The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks...is he UF or just Fantasy??

[Michelle]

Amy wrote: "Maria wrote: "I want to nominate Demon Hunter and Baby by Anna Elliot. Yeah the cover stinks, BUT OH MY GOSH, this was a great read.

Demon Hunter and Baby"

This looks fun!"

Love that book!

[Dennis]

Doughnut by Tom Holt. I think it sounds interesting.

[Jalilah]

One of my favourite standalone novels from his Newford series: Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint. If you have not read De Lint before,this is a good place to start. I was planing on re-reading this one any way so why not in good company?

[Amyiw]

It looks like the group may have read Skinwalker in 2010. Do you let renominations after a two or three years?

I haven't read it so I would like to nominate it.
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter


or
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

[TheThirdLie]

I'll recommend Dead Harvest again.

[Michelle]

Dennis wrote: "Doughnut by Tom Holt. I think it sounds interesting."

I'm not sure what to make of that one! It almost looks like sci fi, but I'm not 100% sure on that. I agree that it does look interesting.

[Jenny]

So many look really interesting.
I'd be up for a number of these.
only one I don't have in my TBR pile is Demon Hunter and Baby but it looks good and I think that it will be there soon.

[Jalilah]

Maria wrote: "Ashley Marie wrote: "I'd like to nominate Among Others."

Hey, Ashley, curious--have you read it? I saw it was a Hugo Nomination--so is it UF or sci/fi fantasy? Just curious. I didn't know they ..."

I loved Among Others! If the group chooses it I'd be happy to re-read. Whether it is Urban fantasy or not is open for debate. It takes place in our world, but the pacing is different than the Noir detective or sayer type of Urban fantasy.

[Tisha]

I recommend Lover at Last by JR Ward or Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia

[Anna]

Dawn wrote: "What about The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks...is he UF or just Fantasy??"

I'd second that

[Anna]

Not sure if Steels Edge Ilona Andrews is UF or PNR wishing it was UF. We could just ignore ch 1 and the last chapter and pretend!

[Danelle]

I second Skinwalker because I haven't read that series yet either

[Michelle]

Lauren wrote: "How about by Keri Arthur?"

i'll second this one - i've had it laying around forever and would love to get to it!

[Regan]

Caleb wrote: "I would I us to read Tempest Rising, the firts book in the Jane True Novels."

Ooh, seconding this!

[Shelli]

Ashley Marie wrote: "I'd like to nominate Among Others."

I really enjoyed this...read it recently.

[Shelli]

Paula wrote: "Have we read Angelfall. If not, I'd like to nominate 'Angelfall'."

I would second this.

[Jo Anne]

Demon Hunter and Baby sound good to me.So does Night Life.

[Ashley Marie]

Letitia wrote: "I recommend Lover at Last by JR Ward or Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia"

Monster Hunter is so campy - I love it!

[Elisa]

Please, if you pick a series, choose #1.

[Meryl]

I love the Jane true series as well as the night huntress series but why has no one mentioned Dakota Cassidy and her accidental series? The accidental werewolf is hilarious and full of sexy times but if it doesn't get picked many of the other books sound great and I do suggest that people read it in their spare time. Oh, and shout out to Jennifer rardin. Not a lot of sexy times but definitely a book that people need to read.

[Tisha]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Letitia wrote: "I recommend Lover at Last by JR Ward or Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia"

Monster Hunter is so campy - I love it!"

I loved Monster Hunter International Legion :)