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Karen wrote: "December reads I've really enjoyed:
[bookco..."I liked the Skyler Foxe mysteries but stopped after the third for the reasons you mentioned. How was The Dream Alchemist? i just started it.
KC wrote: "Karen wrote: "December reads I've really enjoyed: [bookcover:Hell on Wheels|2246..."I can't take Skyler Foxe seriously, but I can't seem to stop reading either, so.much.eyerolling
KC wrote: "Karen wrote: "December reads I've really enjoyed: [bookcover:Hell on Wheels|2246..."I totally missed the release of Dream Alchemist. How did this happen?! I was looking forward to it. The description sounded intriguing.
As for Skyler Foxe, I read the first one and liked it a lot but never got around to read the next installment. Strangely I wasn't especially fond of the cop/love interest.
Calathea wrote: "As for Skyler Foxe, I read the first one and liked it a lot but never got around to read the next installment. Strangely I wasn't especially fond of the cop/love interest."Yes, same here. And I enjoyed much more the shenanigans/mystery solving part than the romance which felt a bit...stressful.
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I had all of Aleks' Dark Soul in ebook format, but when I saw the print edition in person I decided to buy it right then and there and I hadn't even read the ebooks yet. Very beautiful covers if I do say so myself.
I like to come back to the cover and being able to enlarge them with the Kindle.
I have not read Skyler Fox yet. I have the first book (was a freebie last year).I started Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale this morning! I had to have more steampunk after Liberty and Other Stories.
Susinok wrote: "I have not read Skyler Fox yet. I have the first book (was a freebie last year).I started Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale this morning! I had to have more steampunk after [book:Liber..."
Wicked Gentlemen is such a treat! :-)
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I started Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale this morning! I had to have more steampunk after [book:Liber..."
That was on my reread challenge list, until I realized I had too many books and really should concentrate on one book/series per author. lol. I LOVE Wicked Gentlemen!!!
But I'm also really loving getting back into The Rifter. The time shifts really hurt my brain though. lol. Sometimes just reading about it, I feel like Kahlil in the beginning when his memory was really bad. :-( But, that's also the beauty of it, I love this series!
This is my first time with Wicked Gentlemen. So far so good but I'm not very far into it yet.
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I enjoyed it, but it's oddly constructed. The ending seems somewhat rushed and nothing feels quite resolved. It's meant to be a series, but I'm not sure that this ending was a good stopping point, if that makes any sense. Let us know what you think when you're done.
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There's a first time for everything. And with WG, there will be a second, and a third, and a.... you get the idea. ;-)
Haha I do! I'm about 20% into it. Murders are happening.
Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "How was The Dream Alchemist? i just started it."I enjoyed it, but it's oddly constructed. The ending seems somewhat rushed and nothing feels quite resolved. It's meant to be a series, ..."
I bought it, but I'm waiting for the second book at least before tackling it. It's not that I don't have anything to read...
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How's everyone who resolved not to buy new books without making a big dent in their TBR stack doing?Since I got two new ones today I'm not doing great on that, but they were from my "oh, except for those authors obviously" list. And they were preordered last year anyway, so it doesn't count. ;-)
I reckon that between my "to be read" and "maybe later" on the Kindle and the stack of unread paper books I have, that if you stopped me downloading or buying any books from today it would be two years before I had to reread anything or start relying on the library. :D And that's ignoring stuff like the leather bound set of Dickens I inherited and most of which I haven't read. That could take me to three or four!
I am sure i have enough reading material for the next 3 years. And i am proud of it :)So far this year I bought some books from DSP (oops) but my rule is only to buy books if they are going to be immediate reads. (Alas note the plurals)
BUT i am not doing too bad so far. No more stockpiling for me or adding to the existing piles.
Becky wrote: "How's everyone who resolved not to buy new books without making a big dent in their TBR stack doing?Since I got two new ones today I'm not doing great on that, but they were from my "oh, except f..."
I got some freebies, and a few pre-orders has trickled in, but no money has been spent so far.
Um, I might be listening to one of the pre-orders rigt now though...
Becky wrote: "How's everyone who resolved not to buy new books without making a big dent in their TBR stack doing?Since I got two new ones today I'm not doing great on that, but they were from my "oh, except f..."
Fortunately I haven't made any such resolve since long experience have taught me I will cave in almost immediately the second I saw one " must have" book.:) I think I probably have at least one year's worth of unread stuff on my Kindle and bookshelves.
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Jordan wrote: "I bought two audio books. One was JCP's latest, so duh, I couldn't NOT buy that one. And then I bought Dark Horse which was on my wish list for awhile. It looks interesting for an M/..."I did get JCPs latest as well, but it was purchased with one of boyfriend's credits that doesn't count, right? :p
I didn't have any resolutions not to buy, but the discussion of Scribd did prompt me to make a list of Bold Strokes Books to request my library purchase and add to their collection. *^_^*
Aleksandr Voinov recommended a book to me which I bought hardback (!) used. It is lesbian fiction, Days of Grace by Catherine Hall. The Kindle edition was $17!
So once I read it, I'll pass it on here or donate to the library.
Becky wrote: "How's everyone who resolved not to buy new books without making a big dent in their TBR stack doing?Since I got two new ones today I'm not doing great on that, but they were from my "oh, except f..."
I was just thinking about trolling my Amazon wishlist, but then I saw your post. I AM STRONG. I WILL FINISH THE BOOKS ON MY TBR LIST. Or at least make a minor dent...
Idamus wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I bought two audio books. One was JCP's latest, so duh, I couldn't NOT buy that one. I did get JCPs latest as well, but it was purchased with one of boyfriend's credits that doesn't count, right? :p
Anything purchased with credits or gift cards absolutely does not count. ;-)
Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "How's everyone who resolved not to buy new books without making a big dent in their TBR stack doing?Since I got two new ones today I'm not doing great on that, but they were from my..."
Same here. :-)
Becky wrote: "How's everyone who resolved not to buy new books without making a big dent in their TBR stack doing?Since I got two new ones today I'm not doing great on that, but they were from my "oh, except f..."
I had pre-ordered Liberty and Other Stories from ARe, so that doesn't count. :D I'll be reading those soon.
I just finished reading Lord of the White Hell and that has been on the TBR list for a while. I really enjoyed it. I don't have Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book One yet so may hold off until next month to buy it.
I just got The Knife of Never Letting Go e-book from my library holds so I was thinking of getting the audiobook for cheap. Has anyone listened to this series in audio?
Next up is Control which I just got through Lendle. I had requested it ages ago. :)
Valerie C wrote: "I just got The Knife of Never Letting Go e-book from my library holds so I was thinking of getting the audiobook for cheap. Has anyone listened to this series in audio? "I have and I enjoyed it. Knife is the best of the three books in my opinion, but they are all good. I'll probably relisten to it this year.
Oh and I'm not counting audiobooks in the "no new books until I read the ones I have", since I don't generally have a big backlog of those, I just buy them as I go along. Though I have got a bunch to listen to right now!
Haldis wrote: "Anything purchased with credits or gift cards absolutely does not count. ;-)"Also second hand books do not count. ;-)
I caved and bought the first one in Jordan L. Hawk's new series Restless Spirits, but I have read it already :-) Now I am on to another new purchase, Liberty and Other Stories.And aside from that I bought The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford; while sorting through my shelves I discovered some unread biographies about her and her family together with some of her novels in German translation which I enjoyed very much years ago. So I decided to make the Mitford clan and the original versions of the novels another reading project for the spring - hope I will find the time for it.
I just finished listening to audio version ofA Reason To Believe. I enjoyed it a lot. I loved the narration, and it was a pleasure to listen to it.
Still reading Wicked Gentlemen. Without my good reading glasses it's been slow going. I take frequent breaks. Plus shiny internet.I'll be glad when my frames come in.
Susinok wrote: "Still reading Wicked Gentlemen. Without my good reading glasses it's been slow going. I take frequent breaks."Audiobooks are good when glasses are bad!
Finished Death in the Headlights, the third mystery in the series by Mark McNease and i'm considering the fourth and last in the series. The second one was the best, imo.Now reading Charlie Cochrane's The Best Corpse for the Job, fun so far. And i'm debating between Tarn house and Living Upstairs.
Becky wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I just got The Knife of Never Letting Go e-book from my library holds so I was thinking of getting the audiobook for cheap. Has anyone listened to this series in audio? "I have ..."
Thanks! I may read a bit of the e-book and see if I like it before I buy the audio.
I have a ton of audiobooks - probably enough to last me at least 6 months if I listened regularly. I used to listen to at least one a week but it's been harder for me to get into them lately. The last one I started was Code Name Verity and I'm just not feeling it.
I will listen to TBWTPT soon, though!
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I have ..."
Well, no! Clearly not! They are totally different! ;-)
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Also second hand books do not count. ;-)"
Agreed! One must snatch while the snatching is good with a limited inventory.
So let's get this straight: Audiobooks don't count against the ban on buying. Used books don't count. Books bought with credit cards don't count. Autobuy authors books don't count. So basically buying books don't count against the ban against buyng books.Works for me ;)
Well if you combine everyone's exceptions like that... :D
Anne wrote: "So let's get this straight: Audiobooks don't count against the ban on buying. Used books don't count. Books bought with credit cards don't count. Autobuy authors books don't count. So basically buy..."I never said I'd stop buying! I never WOULD say that. That's just crazy-talk.
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I'll be starting A Study in Scarlet next as a way to prolong The Rifter as much as I can.
Anne wrote: "So let's get this straight: Audiobooks don't count against the ban on buying. Used books don't count. Books bought with credit cards don't count. Autobuy authors books don't count. So basically buying books don't count against the ban against buyng books.Works for me ;) ..."
Sounds good to me, too! :)
I read a string of really superb books over Christmas:Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book Two is awesome. No surprise there. I love Ginn Hale's books. Full stop. :)
The Salisbury Key is beautiful, for it is written by Harper Fox. I save her books for when I am in the right mood and they never fail to completely amaze me.
The Cranberry Hush by Ben Monopoli was really wonderful. I don't read a whole lot of contemporary romance novels, but I really enjoyed this one a lot.
John Wiltshire's A Royal Affair was my last book of 2014 and I totally loved it. What a great end to a marvellous year of reading. Thanks are due to Antonella for mentioning this one not too long ago. It's an excellent, slightly-AU, kind of dark historical set in the Reformation era in northern Europe about a doctor and a prince and there are battles and scheming and poison and love and really great animal companions (a dog and a horse). The doctor narrates and his tone is wonderfully deadpan and wry and I actually laughed a fair bit reading this, though it is not at all a funny story (not at all.). It's a quiet, dry humour of the sort that I absolutely love. It's a great book (with a cool cover) and I gather there is to be a sequel of some sort. I'm keen to read his other books.
Since I've been back home I've not felt like getting into any novels or anything long, so I've been gorging on webcomics and reading lots of short things and anthology stuff, which has been good fun.
Alison wrote: "I read a string of really superb books over Christmas:Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book Two is awesome. No surprise there. I love Ginn Hale's books. Full stop. :)
[book:The Salis..."
I'll have to check out the last one. It sounds intriguing.
Calathea wrote: "I'll have to check out the last one. It sounds intriguing. ..."Me too. *runs off to check library*
Kirsten wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I'll have to check out the last one. It sounds intriguing. ..."Me too. *runs off to check library*"
Do. It is worth a look. The two main characters are really cool and the writing is vivid. I am excited and intrigued by the upcoming sequel.
Making my way through Joanna Chambers's Enlightenment trilogy - onto book 3 now.
Aleksandr wrote: "Making my way through Joanna Chambers's Enlightenment trilogy - onto book 3 now."How do you like them? They are on my phone waiting for when I'm in the mood.
Just finished Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale. I liked it a lot. I wonder why some label it as steampunk. Seems like fantasy to me.
Was fun. Now what's next?
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Like everyone else said, good quality book and the covers are just so very pretty. The only thing that bothered me a bit was that the font is a bit on the small side, not too small, just smallish/er (than the font in the Blind Eye Books books for example) so i had to wait for when i wasn't tired to read it. But i'm glad i got the print. I'm getting the rest for kindle though.