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Jul 23, 2014 02:08PM
I read the first Loving Luki... it took me ages to finish... never really gripped me.
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Ame wrote: "I read the first Loving Luki... it took me ages to finish... never really gripped me."I think for me the first did better as a re-read. The first time I read it (a few years ago?) it was a little slow for me too, and the second book kinda made me mad, so I didn't continue the series. But recently the books were made available for review, so I dug in and found out I liked the MCs better, and their relationship as well as the bits of humor worked for me.
There are a lot of details in the books, and I enjoy the culture stuff with the Hawaiian and the Native American background, as well as the Pacific Northwest aspect. This time around I really loved it!
Susinok wrote: "I am re-reading Glitterland. Just picked it up and got sucked in. Such wonderful characters."I loved Glitterland. I have a wonderful colleague who reminds me of Darien and my colleague is an Essex lad too but without the accent. Unfortunately my colleague doesn't like gay romance although he is gay and romantic himself.
Catching up on my German, by reading short Torchwood stories in German :DNot really into TW anymore, but they're written by a friend so I know I like the writing and they're free
Susinok wrote: "I am re-reading Glitterland. Just picked it up and got sucked in. Such wonderful characters."I've been thinking of re-reading it too, since I've been reading Alexis Hall's blog and have joined his GR group.
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I've been thinking of re-reading it too, since I've been reading [auth..."
I bought this in print a short while back. Maybe this fall I'll have time to read it. Let's hope.
I just got Tigers and Devils to read this weekend. It's been on my list for so long, and it came up in another thread, so seeing how so many of you here liked it so much, i decided to just go for it.In the meantime, i'm trying to finish A.M. Arthur's No Such Thing.
Jordan wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Josh wrote: "Sabine wrote: "I'm skimming through a lot of fanfiction( The Professioonals) ;-)"LOL"
JGL ?"
I believe so. Yes.
I have one piece of fanfic by JGL on my kindle, bu..."
Where does one find this?
Sabine wrote: "I found this herehttp://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/......"
Cool! Thanks for posting the link!
KC wrote: "I just got Tigers and Devils to read this weekend. It's been on my list for so long, and it came up in another thread, so seeing how so many of you here liked it so much, i decided t..."I liked Tigers & Devils okay but not nearly as much as a lot of people seem to.
I finished Maybe This Time. It was pretty good, not terribly original, but nice and I liked the MCs. Let us know how you like No Such Thing.
I started Get What You Need. It's okay so far, but I'm only at 22% and I think there have been at least 3 sex scenes already. More plot and character development would be nice. ;-)
KC wrote: "I just got Tigers and Devils to read this weekend. It's been on my list for so long, and it came up in another thread, so seeing how so many of you here liked it so much, i decided t..."I love it, so I hope you enjoy it!
KC wrote: "I just got Tigers and Devils to read this weekend. It's been on my list for so long, and it came up in another thread, so seeing how so many of you here liked it so much, i decided t..."I really enjoyed Tigers and Devils and the sequel Tigerland. I hope you enjoy it.
I am reading Blood on the Ice by Katriena Knights and I am really enjoying it. It has ice hockey playing vampires and the way in which it portrays vampires as being part of contemporary society is really enjoyable. I haven't read anything by this author before so I will definitely check out any mm she writes in the future.
I am reading A Broken Vessel the second bokk of the Julian Kestrel series that was recommended here a while ago. I am into mysteries lately, including the two by Robert Galbraith aka known as J.K. Rowling and Think of England. In between reading (and working of course) I am hemming curtains for my son and listening to Death of a Pirate King. All in all, very satisfactory :)
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Started Rafe Haze's The Next and read a bit more on...blanking now. The one about the disabled writer and the sex therapist.
I am restless in my reading right now.
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JGL ?"
Now where have I heard that name...? ;-)
Josh wrote: "Still reading Sword of the Samurai. It's well researched, competently written. Started Rafe Haze's The Next and read a bit more on...blanking now. The one about the disabled writer and the sex th..."
Oh, you mean the Mating of Micheal? You didn't like it? I kind of loved it (I love my fluff... if it's well written;)
Ame wrote: "Josh wrote: "Still reading Sword of the Samurai. It's well researched, competently written. Started Rafe Haze's The Next and read a bit more on...blanking now. The one about the disabled writer a..."
I liked The Mating of Michael too.
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Started Rafe Haze's The Next and read a bit more on...blanking now. The one about the disabled writer a..."
No, I didn't dislike it at all! I'm still reading it. I'm just having trouble really sinking into anything. I keep hoping from book to book. It's nothing to do with the books, I suspect. I think it's just me.
Hj wrote: "KC wrote: "I just got Tigers and Devils to read this weekend. It's been on my list for so long, and it came up in another thread, so seeing how so many of you here liked it so much, ..."Thanks, Hj! I'm looking forward to it! :-)
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "KC wrote: "I just got Tigers and Devils to read this weekend. It's been on my list for so long, and it came up in another thread, so seeing how so many of you here liked it so much, ..."Cool! Thanks :-)
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Eli Easton's The Mating of Michael. I read it earlier this week and enjoyed it... more than its title. When I first saw it I thought it was a shifter tale. : )
I'm also all over the place with my reading this week. I'm midway through two books and rereading others randomly: What's this one about? Is it the one where...? Oh no, this is... (avoiding gross receipts tax reports).
I just started Summer Lover by BG Thomas. I always love his stories, so I'm glad I can read tonight and stay up later if I have to... :)
I've just re-read Conduct Unbecoming by L.A. Witt and have started General Misconduct, which isn't exactly a sequel but has some of the same people as the first book and is set in the same location -- Okinawa, Japan. LA Witt wrote the first book while she was living there (her husband was posted to an American base there), and the island is the third main character in each book. She explored its ancient castles and lovely scenery, including the fabulous snorkelling, and there must have been a risk that the setting would overwhelm the stories. But she gets the balance right, and the very fact that the sites are quiet and very rarely visited by the Americans posted there is an important element in the books (her main characters can't afford to be seen together and so love the peace and privacy). We can thank the fact that her husband was posted to Okinawa, where it was impossible for Lori to work, for her becoming an author. I do recommend these two books, and many others by her.
LA Witt is headed to Spain with her husband for a posting next. Won't that provide some interesting settings for her.
Susinok wrote: "LA Witt is headed to Spain with her husband for a posting next. Won't that provide some interesting settings for her."Yes, they're going to be not far from Cadiz. I think one reason I found Okinawa interesting is that it seems to be so unlike anywhere I've ever been. I also hadn't appreciated how hot and humid it is, which is a bit stupid of me when I actually stop to think about its latitude. I also hadn't realised how far away it is from the rest of Japan; it's way down south-west.
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I ended up cleaning out my book collection, mainly because Wilfred had lost his previous shelf space and I had to get it back! So, I cleaned out some non-fic and then moved on to the 100 or so unread books on my coffee table, and then did a cleaning of my fiction shelves. It took my four hours, I skipped dinner until I finished at about midnight. But, I do feel much better about the amount of unread books at least.
When I get time, I'll continue to go through the unread ones, actually reading the first page or two to be really sure I want to keep them.
I like organizing books too much. Lol. :-)
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Now that is what you call a Freudian slip. :-D
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And then maybe you could fly over here and tackle my "library." Which is a word I use to describe a room where I dump every book I come across so I can later determine if I might want to read it.
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Yes, they're going to be not far from Cadiz. I think one rea..."
I need to try her again. The only thing I read was very early in her writing. What of hers do you most rec?
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http://blindeyebooks.com/shop/devil/
And what the heck is Champion of the Scarlet Wolf??!!
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I've had this problem for a couple of weeks now and I finally solved it by starting to re-read Mexican Heat. :-)
Josh wrote: "AND guess what I got this week? An advance copy of Astrid Amara's The Devil Lancer! http://blindeyebooks.com/shop/devil/
And what the heck is Champion of the Scarlet Wolf??!!"
You just want to make us envious...
And is the question a rhetorical question or you don't know about the sequel of Lord of the White Hell?
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http://blindeyebooks.com/shop/devil/
And what the heck is Champion of the Scarlet Wolf??!!"
You ..."
The sequel is called The Scarlet Wolf?!
Now I'm totally confused.
Josh wrote: "I need to try her again. The only thing I read was very early in her writing. What of hers do you most rec? ..."Oh the pressure! Her style is very direct, and she does sexual tension and first person point of view very well.
For romance, Where Nerves End is the first of the shared world Tucker Springs novels. It's very well done.
Cover Me, Search Me, and Trust Me is her cop series. I enjoyed them quite a bit. They were written in 2010, so not her most recent work.
Her most recent collaboration with Aleks was Hostile Ground, another book with cops. I loved this one.
Susinok wrote: "Josh wrote: "I need to try her again. The only thing I read was very early in her writing. What of hers do you most rec? ..."Oh the pressure! Her style is very direct, and she does sexual tension..."
Susinok -- I was working though my collection of LA Witt trying to identify a recommendation for Josh, so thank you for doing it for me! I agree with your selection.
Jordan wrote: "Well, after nearly a month of reading one chapter a day, I finally finished Wilfred Owen's biography. I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though it was a slow read. And when I got to the end, I didn't kn..."Was that the Dominic Hibberd one? (Which is by far the best and most accurate.)
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The fun part will be lugging them back to the library as I don't have a car. *sigh*
But when it's all done, I'm gonna feel so much better!
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http://blindeyebooks.com/shop/devil/
And what the heck is Champion of the Scarl..."
So there are two books to Lord of the White Hell? And then the sequel?
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Oh the pressure! Her style is very direct, and she does sexual tension..."
Okay. Good!
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Oh the pressure! Her style is very direct, and she doe..."
:-)
Josh wrote: "Josh wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Josh wrote: "AND guess what I got this week? An advance copy of Astrid Amara's The Devil Lancer! http://blindeyebooks.com/shop/devil/
And what the heck is Champion..."
Looks like it is Book 3 in the Cadeleonian Series --
Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book One. There will be 2 Champion of the Scarlet Wolf books?
I think I'll move Lord of the White Hell closer to the top of my reading list so I'll be ready for this one. :)
Susinok wrote: "Josh wrote: "I need to try her again. The only thing I read was very early in her writing. What of hers do you most rec? ..."Oh the pressure! Her style is very direct, and she does sexual tension..."
I love Where Nerves End but her cop series you mention? I tried to read the first one but I just couldn't. Really did not appeal to me and I thought it was very chaotic.
Condust unbecoming I thought was also great. I really loved it. I love when she writes these low key stories, that's where I think she does her best work. Other's from her I also love are A.J.'s Angel and For The Living.
Honorable mentions would be Rules of Engagement, The Distance Between Us and Nine-Tenths of the Law
Ame wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Josh wrote: "I need to try her again. The only thing I read was very early in her writing. What of hers do you most rec? ..."Oh the pressure! Her style is very direct, and she doe..."
I seem to end up on 3 stars with her, I like them, but I don't love any of her books
I like Marie Sexton a LOT more. I think I adore and love all of her books.
Josh wrote: "So there are two books to Lord of the White Hell? And then the sequel?"Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book One is the story of Elezar. Ginn published an extensive excerpt somewhere, but at the moment I don't find it.
Ame wrote: "I like Marie Sexton a LOT more. I think I adore and love all of her books."I really like all the Marie Sexton I've read too, except for Song of Oestend. I couldn't get into that one.
And Heidi Cullinan. Not perfect but I usually connect with her characters.
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