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Varecia wrote: "Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's Waiting for the Flood last night. What a gorgeous, quiet little story. The writing is beautiful, and the main character is beautifully drawn. Thi..."I am looking forward to both of those, as well, Varecia. I don't tend to seek out kink stories, but I'll read pretty much anything he writes. Also, given what he's said about it, it sounds like it will be quite interesting and different, as per usual with him.
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What a lovely description. I completely agree.
Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's Waiting for the Flood last night. What a gorgeous, quiet little story. The writing is beautiful, and the main character is beautifully drawn. This novella is co..."I read it too and also gave it 5 stars. I thought it was a beautiful story and I have pre-ordered the next one.
Lou wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm still reading The House Party Murders. I'm grateful I found such an inexpensive copy because it continues to be fascinatingly, comically awful. Previously the cheapest copy I'd fou..."That's a very good idea! :-D
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I wish I had a copy with the original cover. I think the cover is probably worth $360. :-D
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Thank you for reminding me of this one, Alison!
I'm reading Rick R. Reeds Blink... in the middle of it now, very bittersweet story but lovely. It better have an HEA though ;)
Alison wrote: "I read Alexis Hall's Waiting for the Flood last night. What a gorgeous, quiet little story. The writing is beautiful, and the main character is beautifully drawn. This novella is co..."I loved this book, too. He is an exceptionally good writer, I think. I always look carefully at the descriptions of his books, because he writes such a wide variety and I can't get on with paranormal, but all those I have read have been excellent.
I just finished Blink and I really enjoyed the book. It was bittersweet and really fluffy in a good way. What's more lovely were Rick's afterwords where he talked about how the story is in a way based on his own life. It was very sweet and real.
Ame wrote: "I just finished Blink and I really enjoyed the book. It was bittersweet and really fluffy in a good way. What's more lovely were Rick's afterwords where he talked about how the story is in a way ba..."That sounds good. I have Blink in my to read pile. I am reading A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire. I dont often read historicals but this one is good. I think i prefer John Wiltshire's contemporary series though.
I also read All That Shimmers which is a novella about a disabled swimmer and his depressed and suicidal next door neighbour. It was a lovely story and really well researched.
Ame wrote: "I just finished Blink and I really enjoyed the book. It was bittersweet and really fluffy in a good way. What's more lovely were Rick's afterwords where he talked about how the story is in a way ba..."I enjoyed Blink quite a bit myself. Knowing it was based, in part, on his own experience made it more immediate for me, too.
I am reading Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk. Strangely I am up to listening to Bloodline audiobook.I need to read her Spectre series. I have the first two series, but have not started them yet.
Susinok wrote: "I am reading Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk. Strangely I am up to listening to Bloodline audiobook.I need to read her Spectre series. I have the first two series, but..."
That series is soooo good. You need to listen to all of bloodline before Hoarfrost will make sense. A lot of spoilers.
And Brad does an excellent job on the audio for her SPECTR series.
I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words. It deals with Major Depressive Disorder and Autism, and it's amazing that Heidi can just seem to be inside their heads and show such insight.
Mtsnow13 wrote: "I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words."Other than being a bit didactic at times (which I have also noticed in some of Heidi's other books), I thought it was excellent. I was wary of reading it since I have experience with anxiety and depression and my daughter was also recently diagnosed. I think everyone's experiences are different but I thought the portrayal seemed realistic. It was hard to read for me at times - I was so angry with Jeremey's parents for not seeking treatment. And I will say that my daughter's counselor is great but we really didn't see improvement until we started meds. This year has been hard. I hate to see my daughter struggle and I worry A LOT but I now have hope.
I loved Emmett! :-)
Valerie wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words."Other than being a bit didactic at times (which I have also noticed in some of Heidi's other books), I thought it was excellent."
Exactly my opinion.
I've had a bit of a dealing with depression with someone very close to me and not all treatments or physicians work. CBT has done well in the way he understands and knows what to do but I didn't see real difference until he underwent mindfulness course. That has been the biggest help. And I've heard of therapists combining those two things CBT and mindfulness. I would think that would be an excellent treatment.
Valerie wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words."Other than being a bit didactic at times (which I have also noticed in some of Heidi's other books), I thou..."
I thought so too.
Mtsnow13 wrote: "That series is soooo good. You need to listen to all of bloodline before Hoarfrost will make sense. A lot of spoilers...."I've read Bloodline. This is just my audio marathon to refresh myself.
Valerie wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words."Other than being a bit didactic at times (which I have also noticed in some of Heidi's other books), I thou..."
All the best for your daughter, Valerie.
For me a mix of medication and several years of therapy helped. It's a long process and hard work, but it is possible to reach the other side, be well and have a good life.
Susinok wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "That series is soooo good. You need to listen to all of bloodline before Hoarfrost will make sense. A lot of spoilers...."I've read Bloodline. This is just my audio marathon to r..."
Aw. That's good then :) That book turned everything else in the series upside down and around. Lol. And I really enjoyed Hoarfrost, too.
Once you've read Bloodline, you can see hints of Whyborne's heritage through the first books. I have noticed them now that I'm listening through the series.
Susinok wrote: "Once you've read Bloodline, you can see hints of Whyborne's heritage through the first books. I have noticed them now that I'm listening through the series."It will definitely be worth a reread/listen I think.
Finished Bloodline and I'm 46% through Hoarfrost. Christine amuses me. She's such a great character in these books.
Susinok wrote: "Finished Bloodline and I'm 46% through Hoarfrost. Christine amuses me. She's such a great character in these books."I just finished Carry the Ocean, and decided, since you rated it well, to try Garrett Leigh's Misfits.
And yes. Christine is my favorite character in the series :-D
Anne wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words."Other than being a bit didactic at times (which I have also noticed in some of Heidi's oth..."
Thanks, Anne. Therapy and medication are helping. She really wasn't very receptive to therapy until the medication started working for her, but she's doing much better in the last month or so.
Valerie wrote: "Anne wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "I'm reading Carry the Ocean and my goodness. No words."Other than being a bit didactic at times (which I have also noticed in some o..."
Good wishes for your daughter, Valerie.
Susinok wrote: "Finished Bloodline and I'm 46% through Hoarfrost. Christine amuses me. She's such a great character in these books."She's great! I only read the first 3 books in the series, but she made an impression. Would be nice to see more characters like her - fun, funny, smart, kind, adventurous, etc, etc. :-)
Read Hansen's Pretty Boy Dead - i finally found the time to give this book the attention it well deserves. Such good writing, and such a good mystery, and the characters, so very human. Loved it.Now about halfway through with a good mystery - Simple Justice, and a quiet story - After Ben.
Also read a cute little mystery - Nights Like These; i liked the humor, it was fun.
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I, too, loved this one! Word powerful comes to my mind when I think about it. It's definitely a book I want to reread.
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I can't wait to move so I can finally buy this!
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As an example, right before the elephants were moved to this reserve, the matriarch and her baby were shot, "because she was troublesome". Which left her teenage son with the rest of the herd. As you probably know, when a male becomes old enough, he gets kicked out of the herd. Not long after getting moved, he gets kicked out. Poor guy! First his mother and baby sister are killed, then the family doesn't want him. And then the new matriarch does the unthinkable. She realizes that the teenage male can be pushed into the electric fence to disable it and help the rest of the herd escape.
Can you imagine being the guy who now owns these elephants hearing an elephant screaming from the electricity going through him like that as the herd tries to push him into the fence?
There's also a funny story about how the guy's cell phone survived being pounded into the earth by the second-in-command elephant, and it still worked afterward!
And to think these are all true stories. This is an amazing book.
I just finished Life is Awesome this morning. JCP really is one of the best in this genre, isn't she? It was her PsyCop series followed by everything Josh Lanyon who led me to explore m/m. It has given me many good experiences (and a few bad) since.This latest book is full of some hard earned wisdom I find, in addition to being extremely creative and well written. And as someone who has a beloved person in my family on the autism spectre, I love her description and acceptance of Elijah.
Anne wrote: "I just finished Life is Awesome this morning. JCP really is one of the best in this genre, isn't she?"Absolutely. I never cease to wonder how creative she is.
Johanna wrote: "I'm currently reading Mel Keegan's Ice, Wind and Fire. At about 30% through it's fast-paced, action-packed and very entertaining. I like it!"Good to know! I have it on my list. Something lighter and fun sounds very nice :-)
Antonella wrote: "Anne wrote: "I just finished Life is Awesome this morning. JCP really is one of the best in this genre, isn't she?"Absolutely. I never cease to wonder how creative she is."
Yes, exactly that.
I finished yesterday Simple Justice. I enjoyed the mystery very much, and also the character of Benjamin Justice. I found myself caring about him, despite, or maybe because of his very human flaws. He reminded me of Marshall Thornton's Nick Nowak, Dorien Grey's Dick Hardesty, and Richard Stevenson's Don Strackey, strong and proud characters, with a vulnerable side. So now i have two challenges, the Stevenson one, and the Justice books. Yay! :-)
Anne wrote: "I just finished Life is Awesome this morning. JCP really is one of the best in this genre, isn't she? It was her PsyCop series followed by everything Josh Lanyon who led me to explo..."I think this has become my favorite JCP series, maybe because in addition to the creative stuff, it also has that softer side to it, that I can't help but look for. I loved the second book best, but what surprised me, is actually Daniel's character, he's so...just a regular guy, but with such great qualities - his compassion, the way he takes responsibility, the way he's so easy-going, especially around Elijah and his father, but not only. There's something very good about him, very reliable and comforting.
KC wrote: "I finished yesterday Simple Justice. I enjoyed the mystery very much, and also the character of Benjamin Justice. I found myself caring about him, despite, or maybe because of his ver..."I really like the Justice series too. I am hoping to start book fives soon. I really like the characters and the mysteries are great too.
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I've got these on my wish list. I don't know if I'll get them when I get all of Hansen's books, but I might. :-)
KC wrote: "I finished yesterday Simple Justice. I enjoyed the mystery very much, and also the character of Benjamin Justice. I found myself caring about him, despite, or maybe because of his ver..."Good that I've just ordered it on paper, then ;-).
Antonella wrote: "KC wrote: "I finished yesterday Simple Justice. I enjoyed the mystery very much, and also the character of Benjamin Justice. I found myself caring about him, despite, or maybe because..."I started the second one and it's just as good so far.
Susinok wrote: "Started Anne Tenino's Wedding Favors."I enjoyed that one. It's the best one of the series so far. At least, for me. Did you get the anthology Lights, Camera, Cupid? It had a prequel or prologue to Wedding Favors.
To keep with the theme of autism, I'm reading Carry the Ocean, that some of you mentioned earlier. It reads more like a YA than m/m and I agree with your assessments. She has to lecture a little, but the story is very good and she has so much love and compassion for her MC's. Since there are both autism and depression in my family, my two young nephews that I shall spend Constitution Day with this weekend, is both struggling, ,this book gives me further insight and understanding. My boys are the sweetest, most lovable people, and Ms. Cullinan conveys this so well, that behind an exterior that people may find strange and uncomfortable, there are sweetness, kindness and intelligence.
Loretta wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Started Anne Tenino's Wedding Favors."I enjoyed that one. It's the best one of the series so far. At least, for me. Did you get the anthology [book:Lights, Camera,..."
I didn't know about that one. I seem to have dropped off of the Riptide email list. I'll go check it out.
Anne wrote: "To keep with the theme of autism, I'm reading Carry the Ocean, that some of you mentioned earlier. "It's about the Asperger syndrome?
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Good luck, Jordan! :) I have absolutely loved almost everything I've read by him (the only exception being the Kate Kane series, which I still quite liked, but something about it didn't quite engage me). He messes with conventions in a quite appealing way. Plus, his writing is beautiful.