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[Regina]

Since we all have to walk for part of our commute - we called off because of the temps.

[Regina]

It's supposed to be the coldest playoff game ever.

[Regina]

I am listening to the Diana Gabaldon short story in it takes place when Jamie is young.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

Regina wrote: "Since we all have to walk for part of our commute - we called off because of the temps."

That absolutely makes sense. Though I'm pretty nervous about my drive in the morning. I live in the rural area outside the city and our streets don't get plowed until last.

[Regina]

Oh be safe!!

I am enjoying this short story more than I thought. It takes place right after Jamie's father died, after he was flogged - -and after he is in France.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Oh that short about Jamie in France sounds good.

It was beautiful here today, sunny and 67. When we were watching the 49er game, the ground looked so cold. Yikes!

Everyone is the be safe tomorrow with all the weather. We're in need a rain, very badly.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

I started and it's very funny.

We also finished our family read of and the boys loved it! Next up, we're planning on reading

[Courtney]

Finished and was a little disappointed by it. Guess I had high hopes for it.

Starting .

[Tellulah]

Finished Not as good as the first book for me. I kept walking away from it through the first half. And while it did pick up in a fun way, the cliffhanger was pretty "Yup, this is exactly what had to happen here in book two". And I'm not sure I felt like that was a good thing. So I do want to find out what happens but am probably going to catch up on some other reads first.

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Leea wrote: "I started and it's very funny.

We also finished our family read of and the boys loved it! Next up,..."

Hope your boys enjoy Was a fav of our 2 sons when they were little!

Finished up a few more in the Stephanie Plum series
which I didn't really care for. Only reason it got 2 stars from me is the appearance of Morelli at the end!

Loved although I'm taking a break from the series for a while.

Have just started

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Finished and it was okay. I just couldn't get into it like the other Harper books i've read.

Now i'm going to start with Wendy! I'm nervous, I didn't like the last book by this author and i'm worried I liked Poughkeepsie so much and maybe that was just a fluke.

[Regina]

Leea did you read And One Last Thing?

[Kay]

I finished reading a YA... and it was cute but nothing to jump up and down for.

I've been frustrated with my reading choices lately. I just haven't read a good book for awhile :( I also feel like I can't really surf on goodreads to find anything good especially with the deceiving high ratings for some...it just sucks.

I really liked One Last Thing by Molly Harper. Have you all found any other authors that are similar?

[Regina]

Dee and Ian recommend a friend in another group (I think you know her - -StephB) recommends . I bought the audio of a little night magic, but the reviews for A Werewolf in Manhattan are mixed so that is holding me back.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Regina wrote: "Leea did you read And One Last Thing? "

Yes, I liked it.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Kay wrote: "I finished reading a YA... and it was cute but nothing to jump up and down for.

I've been frustrated with my reading choices lately. I just haven't read..."

How about trying a subject matter that you haven't read much of before? Sometimes I'll spend time reading through book synopsis after synopsis until I find something that I haven't come across in the past.

I'm still trying to work through galleys at the moment. I thought that was going to be creepy and fun, but it's turning out to just be creepy and disturbing. I don't know if I'll be able to make it through.

Started and something about the friendship vibe is reminding me of so far. I'm not sure if that means I'll like the book or not, but I'm interested enough to keep reading for now.

[Kay]

Yeah, good idea, Stacia. I should venture out of my comfort zone. I haven't browsed Netgalley or Edelweiss lately...I'll go check out what's over there.

[Regina]

Kay, I somehow missed the part that said you were struggling with finding something to read. I definitely agree with Stacia that you should either read something you don't normally read or you should do a genre switch. I recommend looking at recommended lists -- maybe even not on goodreads. I also suggest looking for books that are tried and true on the recommended lists -- not untried ones from E and NG. For me, I will look at what is new at the library, what are recent award winners and genres or groupings that I like.

[Kay]

Thanks, Regina. That helps. I haven't thought about the library and will check out some lists...most likely lists that I normally don't read.

[Kay]

Has anyone read ? It sounds like an erotica dystopian. My GR friends have given it mixed reviews.

[Anna (Bobs Her Hair)]

Kay wrote: "Has anyone read ? It sounds like an erotica dystopian. My GR friends have given it mixed reviews."


I loved it, Kay! It is not for the light of heart tho. If you want to indulge your dirty birdy, then go for it. Some thought it had too much sex. I disagree. It matched the setting, plot, and characters, IMO. :o)

[Regina]

Kay that looks really good! My GR friends have given it from 3.5 to 5 stars.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Yeah, I can't wait to see what you think. I want to read it now. I haven't read an erotic dystopian book before.

[Kay]

Thanks, Anna. That's good to know that you enjoyed it.

Regina, 3.5-5 is pretty decent. I have a few GR friends that marked it as DNF.

Leea...we should buddy read and I haven't read a dystopian erotica either.

[Regina]

I would love to find a really good dystopian or post apoc )(preferably post apoc/apoc) steamy romance/erotica. Years later I am still so disappointed by because I thought that would be the series that met that niche.

[Kay]

I agree, Regina. I didn't care that much for Nightfall either.

[Kay]

With , this author also writes under Moira Rogers and I didn't really care for but I'm willing to give Beyond Shame a try.

[Regina]

So maybe this one is it!

Oh, maybe I didn't look close enough.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Kay wrote: "Thanks, Anna. That's good to know that you enjoyed it.

Regina, 3.5-5 is pretty decent. I have a few GR friends that marked it as DNF.

Leea...we should buddy read and I haven't read a dystopian er..."

YES!!! We haven't read a book together in a long time. Last one I picked sucked. haha!

[Regina]

Just double checked -- I have no DNFs among my friends and I was wrong -- one 2 stars.

[Kay]

When can you start, Leea? Regina, do want to join us? Anyone else want to join?

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Not till Friday... Sorry, i'm reading a book with Wendy right now.

[Kay]

Friday works for me.

[Regina]

I want to join, I just need to check my reading schedule -- I will email you. I think I may have the ARC from my blog, so let me check. :))

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Sounds good! Anyone else who wants to join us is welcome.

[Lori]

Courtney, I just couldn't get into . The premise sounds good, but the execution felt slow and bogged down.

Finished - the "latest" Stephanie Plum... ho hum, nothing to write home about.

Found what I thought would be a fun new series about gals & guys in FBI or CIA and a private company hired by those agencies - book I read was , but it just didn't sit right with me; too many things that real covert agents would never reveal.

Starting - never read it before! And also the next couple of books in the Mayan gods (Accidentally Yours) series I've been reading, which are weird, but strangely addicting, and .

I need to check out the True Love group reads... am I missing something?

[Kay]

Lori, our group read this month is and few of us will buddy read this Friday, if you want to join.

[Kay]

I picked up last night and it's been on my TBR list forever. It's been a while since I've read a good HR so I am really enjoying this author's writing style.

[Regina]

yay!! good job!

[Kay]

I know, Regina...it's a relief to find a decent book and not waste any of my time. LOL

[Anna (Bobs Her Hair)]

Kay wrote: "I picked up last night and it's been on my TBR list forever. It's been a while since I've read a good HR so I am really enjoying this author's writing style."

Suzanne Enoch doesn't receive the attention she 's due! She also wrote a fun romantic suspense (Sam Jellicoe) series. (The heroine is a cat burglar. The romance progresses with each book.). Then, the pub gave it the ax! Grrr! Enoch once mentioned the possibility of self-pub other books for the series, as she still has storyline ideas. It's been a few years.

Anyway, she's a talented HR writer! ;)

[Tellulah]

Kay wrote: "Yeah, good idea, Stacia. I should venture out of my comfort zone. I haven't browsed Netgalley or Edelweiss lately...I'll go check out what's over there."

Kay, there's a book on NG that I actually read at my library so not sure how that happened. Anyway, it's called Anonymous Sources and it's an investigative thriller that I really really enjoyed.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Anna (Bobs Her Hair) wrote: "Kay wrote: "I picked up last night and it's been on my TBR list forever. It's been a while since I've read a good HR so I am really enjoying this author's writing style...."

I agree, Anna. I think Suzanne Enoch is incredibly underrated. She has some fantastic books.

[Kay]

Tellulah wrote: "Kay, there's a book on NG that I actually read at my library so not sure how that happened. Anyway, it's called Anonymous Sources and it's an investigative thriller that I really really enjoyed."

Thank you, Tellulah! I will look into this one...sounds interesting.

[Kay]

Angie and Anna -- I just finished The Rake. I really enjoyed it!! I definitely will read more by this author.

[Anna (Bobs Her Hair)]

@Kay...Also try and . She has a new series out, which I want to read. Future buddy read? ;)

[Kay]

Anna (Bobs Her Hair) wrote: "@Kay...Also try and . She has a new series out, which I want to read. Future buddy read? ;)"

Adding those to my list. Definitely future buddy read :)

[Anna (Bobs Her Hair)]

@Kay. Nix Reforming a Rake. The book I meant is Taming Rafe. It's follows By Love Undone (The Bancroft Brothers, #1). There are only two books. I've read the Sin and Sensibility series. None of my GR friends have read her newest series (Scandalous Highlanders series), so I'm not sure how good it may be. There's also the Scandalouse Brides, The Adventurers' Club, and The Notorious Gentlemen that seem good. Do any of those series appeal? Any 101 people have suggestions/picks?

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I might try to see if I can start tomorrow, but I am not sure I'll be able to. I think it's sad because Anna's the one who recommended it and iirc, I was supposed to do the original buddy read with her back when we had the arcs and I never did.

Finished finally and although it had a cool horror-throwback vibe (he took a few ideas from Stephen King), I thought the book was too gratuitous at times for no good reason and sometimes the narrative was a bit dry. It could have been much better than it was. A very "eh" 2 stars from me.

Also finished and have mixed feelings. I loved the first 30% of the book, but there was a scene toward the middle which pissed me off. I might need a day or two to ponder. The sexual dynamic was great and the suspense addition was unexpected (but not bad). It was a 2 to 3 star read with a couple of 5 star scenes.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

It sucks reading just 'okay' books... I'm reading Return to Poughkeepsie and there are parts that I love and parts that seem so chopped up, like a puzzle that doesn't fit. I mean, I liked the first book but right now I just want this to be done with. Part of me also wants Eve with a better guy, Ryan. Plus it just crude, not is a funny way at all. I wish I could say there has been some smokin' hot sex but nope. ha! My favorite part is Kyle/Cole and Livia/Blake.

Hope you can join us, Stacia. I plan on starting tomorrow afternoon.