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[Courtney]

Finished , which I finished sooner and more easily than I thought. I won't be continuing the series, though. The heroine got on my nerves and the romance really fell flat.

I am absolutely stoked, though, to start , which just arrived at my door an hour ago!

[Regina]

Ugh. I just made a mistake in a reading challenge I am in. I play words with friends, it is a fun group challenge. We get two words on a friday and have to read a book that has those two words and whose title, series name or author matches one of the letters of the week. So, the words were Pork and Barn. My letter is P. So I thought my book had both pork and barn in it, turns out I was wrong! No pork. If any of you (haha) happen to know of a book where the author's name begins with P, the beginning name of the book or series begins with a P and has both Pork and Barn in it -- send it my way! I need to read it before midnight tomorrow! The book I had read was

[Regina]

I am reading -- it is so good. I don't want it to ever end.

[Michelle]

I'm currently reading

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Oh boy. I'll be curious to see what you think when you've finished that one. There's a lot of varying opinions about that book from loved to hated.

[Kay]

Pork and Barn. That's a challenge, Regina! LOL Does it have to say "Pork" or a mention of a pig is okay?

I finished and it was ok. It's a different take on Vampires so I give credit to the author for that. I'm thinking like 3.5ish.

I also started ...buddy read with Stacia :)

[Regina]

I think pig is okay. I am going to ask the mod! Thank you!!

I also got two other suggestions

[Michelle]

Hi Stacia,
I made the mistake of reading the reviews, there were no spoiler alerts so I accidentally found out about the incident that has readers divided. I've only read 25%, am enjoying it so far, don't know if I'll still feel that way by the end.

[Marcella]

Regina wrote: "I am reading -- it is so good. I don't want it to ever end."

Neither did I. I kicked myself for reading it so fast. I just couldn't help myself.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Michelle wrote: "Hi Stacia,
I made the mistake of reading the reviews, there were no spoiler alerts so I accidentally found out about the incident that has readers divided. I've only read 25%, am enjoying it so far..."

I had the book spoiled for me too. You think people would know that this is something which requires a warning before posting.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Kay wrote: "Pork and Barn. That's a challenge, Regina! LOL Does it have to say "Pork" or a mention of a pig is okay?

I finished and it was ok. It's a different take on Vamp..."

My copy isn't opening, so I'm off to find another copy and then I'll be starting.

[Kay]

Regina, here's another suggestion. The books starts with a 'P' and there's mention of barn several times and one mention of "salted pork"

I read it a few years ago and really liked it.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Oh and I finished . Yet another thing I got sucked into because of the glowing 5 star reviews. You think I would have learned by now, but thankfully, I don't read as many over-hyped books these days. I found it pretty meh, but I can see why others would like it. I think I've just been spoiled by other books which have tackled similar subjects but have been more in-depth.

[D.G.]

Just finished . I got the freebie a while back and bought the audio because the whispersync deal was very cheap. But I understand there's a new ending so I'll check my old copy and see how it changed.

The characters in the book weren't bad but the romantic suspense plot was out of this world crazy. So you want to get a hold on some people and some papers and you think the best way to get that accomplished is to hijack a plane full of passengers? What a about an old fashioned B&E mixed with kidnapping? Wouldn't that make more sense?

At least the narration was well done so no complaints there.

[Ian]

Continuing with A Discovery of Witches....just wanna say...this book is torture....very well written torture.

Started Plum Deadly which is a cozy mystery. It's really strange....there are no cats.

[Regina]

Agreed as to discovery.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I'm starting .

[Marcella]

Angie wrote: "I'm starting ."

NICE COVER!!!

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Regina wrote: "Ugh. I just made a mistake in a reading challenge I am in. I play words with friends, it is a fun group challenge. We get two words on a friday and have to read a book that has those two words a..."

I keep thinking Pork and Beans... lol!!

[Courtney]

I finished , which was pretty good, but not the best I've read by Juliet Marillier.

Now I'm going to reread since I bought its sequel .

[Marcella]

Does anyone know of a book site I can buy ? It is not available on my Nook. I checked allromance.com and loose-id.com. The only site I could about the author was her blog. I think the book may only be available on Amazon.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I checked smashwords and diesel and nada. It might just be a kdp (kindle direct publishing) and might not be available for some time outside of Amazon.

Just finished and it was the perfect little sweet, fun and sexy short story to chase the one I didn't like very much earlier. This was my first time reading Gibson and now I'm going to have to go back and look for something else of hers to read because I enjoyed this so much more than I was expecting.

[Marcella]

Thanks Stacia! I was afraid of that.

[Tellulah]

Marcella wrote: "Angie wrote: "I'm starting ."

NICE COVER!!!"

That's what suckered me in but I was really disappointed in it. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts, Angie.

[Marcella]

Thanks Tellulah! You could have at least let me have hope for one day. Lol!

[D.G.]

I'm listening to and it's been a weird experience because on the one hand, I've had a few good laughs but on the other, it had several of my pet peeves - interfering relatives, lots of old fashioned thinking (I mean, really, who cares if a single woman is pregnant these days?) and brothers 'warning away' a guy from their 27-year old sister. I mean, really?

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I went through some shit when I was unwed and pregnant. You wouldn't believe the looks and comments I got. My age might have been part of it though. However, I also got hit on, which was equally weird.

The guys warning someone away from a 27 year old is weird. By that age, most single women have half of their family asking when they're going to settle down, whether they want to or not.

[D.G.]

Was that recently, Stacia? And were you very young? Because these days it seems more pregnant women are single than married. (The pregnant woman in this book is an adult and the hero is her best friend and everybody thinks he's the father. He doesn't want to contradict that rumor because he's protecting her 'reputation'. I mean really????)

In the 27-year old's case (the heroine), she only has two brothers (her parents are dead) so they are very protective. She's kept away all her relationships private from them (which I find really weird) so they think she's innocent (!) But if you think about it, if you have a 27-year old sister and you've never known her to go on a date, you should be wondering if something's going on because by that age, most people are dating unless something is going on.

[Tellulah]

Marcella wrote: "Thanks Tellulah! You could have at least let me have hope for one day. Lol!"

LOL Sorry, Marcella! :(

[Marcella]

No worries Tellulah! I am just teasing. I was hoping the book would be good considering how awesome the cover is. Guess that is how they hook you in.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

D.G. wrote: "Was that recently, Stacia? And were you very young? Because these days it seems more pregnant women are single than married. (The pregnant woman in this book is an adult and the hero is her best f..."

My oldest is 18, so it wasn't within the past few years, but it wasn't so far back like it was my parents generation either, haha. I was out of high school, but still young enough. Some people were downright cruel with their comments about the single mother thing when I was well into my twenties (even after I was married - some friends and family members told me that I got married to find a baby daddy, which hurt), which was less than 10 years ago. And this was in California which is more liberal, so I can see where certain parts of the country/world (bible belt) might not have caught up with the times.

I do think it's weird about the brothers though. Are they wanting the chick to be single?

[Marcella]

I think it also depends where you grew up Stacia. Small towns are I think more old school than a big city like LA for example. It is a shame people are so close minded.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

The 27 year old sister/brother thing is definitely weird.

I do know a few people who throw around the word 'bastard' when talking about a baby who's being born outside of marriage. And I know that it's still pretty regular to have someone ask who the father is act like its a sad situation if you're a single mother. I don't know anyone who would be cruel to someone, but it's not a far stretch for me to picture it. I had a friend who was in college with a daughter and the other parents at her school treated her coldly because she wasn't married.

[Lisa]

Peggy Z wrote: "@Lisa, Let ladyhawk and I know when you're ready for although no hurry as I'm still reading on Kindle (4th time and it's becom..."

Okay, Peggy. I've started rereading but in audio form and it took 3 chapters before I started remembering it. I kept thinking of other similar books and it was confusing me. Now it's coming back to me. Sorta.

I just finished this morning. The title is so appropriate, as all Halle's titles are and I love the cover. But have mixed feelings about the book and have come up with some wild theories about some of the characters. Can't wait for the next book to see if I'm even close.

[D.G.]

This book is set in Boulder in 2011 so it's not that long ago. They talk about it having a small town feel even though it has more than 100K people. The pregnant woman is a police officer, that's why I find it weird that the hero feels like 'protecting her' - if you are a female police officer, you probably have gone out of your way to prove you're tough and all that so I don't see where the hell a man comes along with the idea that you need protection, even if he's supposedly your best friend. (I haven't seen any evidence of that.)

People are not being mean to her but they are wondering about the paternity and they think it's the hero because they are partners (he's also a cop.)

Things like that are nobody's business but you know that people will talk. A couple here at work had an affair (the guy was married and left his wife because of it) and then the other woman got pregnant! You can only imagine how much talk there was. :)

[Leea, Escape Artist]

I finished Bound by Night and it was okay. The way she wrote the camp world is very interesting. I'll be reading the next book for sure.

Now I'm going to attempt to start before the arc is released. I have a crazy busy weekend so I hope I can find some time to read.

Happy Friday everyone!

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I just sent the sample of to my Kindle to give it a go.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I finished the sample of , and it was very good. But I can't commit to a nine hundred page book right now! LOL

I went for instead.

[Kay]

I finished which was fun. Stacia...glad we got to read this together. It's been a while since I read one with you.

My son's 2nd Birthday Party is tomorrow. Organizing parties are not my thing but I do it every year for my kids. I'm just not one of those moms that enjoy the planning so I'm stressed out right now! There's so much to do so I probably won't be reading anything until the party is over.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I'm glad too. It was a nice book. :)

Good luck with the party. Hope it goes off without any problems!

Will probably be starting tomorrow. Leea, were you going to join us? I'm sorry that I didn't give you any warning. I was just asked today if we could start.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

I can't stacia, thanks for thinking of me. I just have so much going in & ARCs stacking up to read.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I finished , and will be starting . I've never read this author before, but I've heard good things about her writing. I'm excited about this one!

[Ian]

I'll jump in on The MacKade Brothers group read, but I can't get the Rafe MacKade book for Kindle so I'll probably just read book two, The Pride of Jared MacKade .
The topic isn't up in the group reads section yet...I presume you are trying to prevent me from getting too far ahead of myself.

A Discovery of Witches just won't end! I thought I was nearly done but it looks like I won't be finished by Monday or Tuesday. Still it's a little more interesting at the moment and if she keeps this up I might forget the 350 pages of;

"smell this wine. what do you smell?"
"I smell the butt sweat of a camel that has been eating blueberries grown in elephant sh_t".

If I can that torment out of my head by the time I rate it...I might give it 3, or maybe 3.5 stars.

After that it's Lady of Devices which I'm kind of excited about....don't know anything about the book except it's Steampunk and the cover is sublime.

I'll also be starting Nefarious Doings ...I saw the second in the series at Netgalley but decided to get book one rather than requesting book two. It's cost $5.84 (I think) which is pricey for an eBook from an untried author but hey...if it's rubbish it's a lesson learned and let's face it an expensive lesson is easier to remember than a cheap one.

[Ian]

BTW...how awful is that cover for The Pride of Jared MacKade. Ladies, If a guy won't leave you alone....take out a copy of that book and start reading. He'll be gone before you've finished a page.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Angie wrote: "I finished , and will be starting . I've never read this author before, but I've heard good things about her writing. I'm excited abou..."

You haven't read , you've got to add that to the list for sure :)

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Ian, we'll have a thread open for next months group read sept 1st :) I'm glad you're excited to read it, so am I. It will be my second Nora Roberts book and I really enjoyed her writing the last time I read her.

I can't get into Returned, I think it's the subject matter... Boy dies and 8 in 1966 only to be "returned" to his elderly parents 50 years later. Just makes my heart break.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Leea wrote: "Angie wrote: "I finished , and will be starting . I've never read this author before, but I've heard good things about her writing. I'..."

I definitely will. I loved Covet! :)

[Vanessa Eden]

I am currently reading The Highlanders touch
#3 in Karen Marie Monings Highlander Series.
I have really enjoyed it so far. It has been engaging because she personifies the characters so well. I find myself sharing many attributes with the characters which in turn make me feel involved because I feel like I an reading a little piece of myself and my feelings.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Yeah, KMM's Highlander book are great. Plus it's a good transition into the Fever Series.

[Lori]

Marcella wrote: "Regina wrote: "I am reading -- it is so good. I don't want it to ever end."

Neither did I. I kicked myself for reading it so fast. I just couldn't help myself."

Blasted my way through the Psycop series this past week... LOVED ! Probably my favorite of the series so far, although they're all pretty good. I really like Vic and Jacob (Crash, too). Can't find the book coming out on the 30th yet to pre-order yet. Did I miss it?

I put in for at Netgalley... we'll see.

ALSO, finally going to read . Don't know what my hang-up was.... but still on the HOLD list. Tempted to just buy the darned thing. But now I'm backed up on e-library books, since a bunch just came in all together, like [bookcover:The Cuckoos Calling], , and . I suddenly have a glut of books to read!

Sheesh, I haven't even cracked yet!