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[Tracy]

Susinok wrote: "I'm reading Sweet Young Thang by our own Anne Tenino."

Me, too. Or at least, I read it earlier today. :D

[Karen]

My reading has been all over the place (as usual). We spent the week on our garage clean-out project. My husband took time off to work on it. Argh! But some headway into several years of neglect...

I take book-escape breaks whenever possible:
Attachment Strings
Every Move He Makes
The Square Peg — re-read before The Broken Triangle
Afflicted — re-read before Afflicted II
The Buyout
Black Dog Blues, a Rhys Ford fantasy with more graphic violence than I usually read, but still Rhys Ford

...and I'm about 75% through Brat Farrar, one I read so long ago I've forgotten who done it. : )

[Reggie]

I'm re-visiting Ty & Zane. I am working my way up to re-reading Touch & Geaux.

I was on the back porch reading Stars & Stripes, when War of the Squirrels broke out. I started seeing leave clumps jumping, then tails flying from tree limb to tree limb. There were 5 of them running up and down my neighbor's Redwood, chittering away. Luckily there were no casualties!

[Karen]

Squirrels! They're back!

[KC]

Juthi wrote: "I finally started Ginn Hale's Rifter series because everyone here mentions it so much! I'm only on pg 37 and feeling so sorry for poor Kahlil. It's just not his day. :("

Ooooh, enjoy! I finished it not that long ago and it's by far one of my fav fantasy series/books ever, it has everything! :-)

[KC]

The other evening i decided to try James Lear's The Hardest Thing. It's so good! One of those books where the moment you start reading all tiredness falls away and you're completely swept into whatever the MC is going through.

[Josh]

Juthi wrote: "I finally started Ginn Hale's Rifter series because everyone here mentions it so much! I'm only on pg 37 and feeling so sorry for poor Kahlil. It's just not his day. :("

I think Kali used to get that a lot too. ;-D It is hard work being the destroyer of the world. No one appreciates you!

[Jordan]

Isn't that a spoiler, Josh? As I recall, we don't learn about who the destroyer is for quite some time. Then again, my Swiss cheese memory could be messing with me. It's been awhile since I read the Rifter.

[Karen]

I think Josh was making an association with Kali, not Kahlil, one of his not-so-random random connections? ; )

http://www.themystica.org/mythical-fo...

[Josh]

Juthi wrote: "Karen wrote: "I think Josh was making an association with Kali, not Kahlil, one of his not-so-random random connections? ; )"

Oh lol I did get that! I just thought it was John who was more like Ka..."

**SPOILER**




John is the Rifter, but you start the book thinking perhaps it is Kyle. Or maybe I was just more confused than a lot of readers. :-D I was thinking the whole way through anything could go any way.

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "My reading has been all over the place (as usual). We spent the week on our garage clean-out project. My husband took time off to work on it. Argh! But some headway into several years of neglect......"

Every time you post a list of the books you've recently read, I'm in awe of your reading speed, Karen. :-) And good to hear that the project Garage Clean-up wasn't a mission impossible. ;-)

[Johanna]

Reggie wrote: "I was on the back porch reading Stars & Stripes, when War of the Squirrels broke out. I started seeing leave clumps jumping, then tails flying from tree limb to tree limb. There were 5 of them running up and down my neighbor's Redwood, chittering away. Luckily there were no casualties!"

You witness the coolest things from you back porch, Reggie. :-)

[Johanna]

Juthi wrote: "I thought John was the Rifter, not Kahlil. So does that mean he isn't?! I LOVE the characters already but nothing is being explained in terms of plot so far! I just finished the first book and I'm SO confused.(view spoiler)"

Keep going, keep going, Juthi. You are in for a treat -- the Rifter series is WONDERFUL!!! And no worries, that's exactly how I felt after I finished reading the first book: mesmerized, but a bit lost. Enjoy, dear! :-)

[Becky]

I just started Omens by Kelley Armstrong. I picked up an ARC at RT, and I just realized if I want to read it while it's still an advance copy I'd better get on it!

It's the first of a new series for Armstrong, possibly not set in the Otherworld universe at all. It's a little early to tell. But so far it's good.

[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "And good to hear that the project Garage Clean-up wasn't a mission impossible. ;-) "

Let's just say it is an ongoing project. Although, hopefully I'll stick with it this time and finish in the foreseeable future. Last time I had boxes of things prepped for a mega-yardsale, then a garage door spring broke, things piled up, and next thing you know years had passed. When we went through the clothing I could have held on to it a bit longer and sold it as vintage! ;-)

Actually, our daughter is taking five very large bags to a donation center... and we did a yardsale/potlatch this weekend.

[Jordan]

The last time I read an arc of the first book in a new series it was horrific. I finished the first book before it had come out and I was already drooling over book two which probably hadn't even had a first draft written at that point. Lol.

That was for Angel's Ink by Jocelyn Drake. I just got book two and can't wait until my long summer reading list is finished so I can read it.

I just finished The Good Thief by James Buchanan and it was pretty good. I'll admit there were times I wanted less sex and times I wanted the blow-by-blow of what was skipped over(not sex stuff), but otherwise it was a good story of a cop and a thief falling in love. And of course the dog was cute too :-)

[Antonella]

What I've read in the holidays:

L.A. Witt Covet Thy Neighbor 3 stars
K.Z. Snow Merman 4 stars
The Haunted Heart 5 stars
L. Kain The Dead Will Rise First 3 stars (3.5)
J. Byrnes Never Say Goodbye 1 stars (1.5)
S. Laine Cowboy’s Challenge 1 star (1.5)
and non m/m
F. Baum The Wizard of Oz 3 stars

Reread:
Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland 5 stars
Out Of The Blue 5 stars
Come Unto These Yellow Sand (Audible) 5 stars

I had the feeling I didn't read at all, but this wasn't too bad, considering that I was always together with people.

And I've just started Where I Am Now which looks promising

[Jordan]

Question for Manga readers... Has anyone read Under Grand Hotel and is it worth buying at $20 each? I see the first two volumes available on Amazon but can't find the third, either.

I'm getting sick of waiting for the "on order" copy of volume one to arrive through the library while volume two is grossly over due. I'm sure I can order and read it faster if I pay for it myself at this point.

[Tharayn]

Jordan wrote: "Question for Manga readers... Has anyone read Under Grand Hotel and is it worth buying at $20 each? I see the first two volumes available on Amazon but can't find the third, either.

I'm getting s..."

Under Grand Hotel has only 2 Volumes. It has much sex (and violence and rape), story is somehow not really existent, but I really liked it. The characters were sometimes really stupid, but adorable, lol.

[Jordan]

I keep seeing references to a third volume, even here on GR, people have given it stars, which confuses me.

[Johanna]

Na wrote: "The two books for UGH are the complete series, Jordan."

LOL. I like your abbrevation of Under Grand Hotel: UGH! ;-D

[Tharayn]

Johanna wrote: "Na wrote: "The two books for UGH are the complete series, Jordan."

LOL. I like your abbrevation of Under Grand Hotel: UGH! ;-D"

It's the official one. ;) (they use it quite often in the manga)

[Lillian]

Antonella wrote: "What I've read in the holidays:

L.A. Witt Covet Thy Neighbor 3 stars
K.Z. Snow Merman 4 stars
The Haunted Heart 5 stars
L. Kain The Dead Will Rise First 3 stars (3.5)
J. Byrnes Never Say Goodbye 1..."

Wow, that's a lot considering you didn't feel like you read anything!

[Antonella]

Lillian wrote: "Wow, that's a lot considering you didn't feel like you read anything!"

Long train journeys helped...

[KC]

I am finally reading The Charioteer! It is beautiful! I knew i needed to find the right time for it, it does require quite a bit of attention and concentration. I'm so glad though that i can read the chapter by chapter discussion here, so very extremely helpful :-)
I wish i read this book in my early 20s when i'd have really needed it. Now it's through more knowing eyes, but i can still imagine how it would have felt then, and i find it very emotional now, little things seem to spark such strong reactions.

[Lillian]

Have bought a cheap Nook so that I don't have to risk taking my Kindle on holiday. Now I just need to fill it. New books or favourite re-reads? So far I have the first 5 Arena books by simon Scarrow , the whole of RJ Scott's Sanctuary series, Dissolution, Stephen Fry in America, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Junk and several of Josh's.
Enough for a fortnight, do you think?

[Antonella]

KC wrote: "I am finally reading The Charioteer! It is beautiful! I knew i needed to find the right time for it, it does require quite a bit of attention and concentration."

I started several times and I always stopped, not because I didn't like it, but because of the concentration needed.

I'm glad you are enjoying it. Our BoM discussion was very helpful for me, I was stunned to find out that some things were not so clear also for native speakers, especially if US ;-).

[Jordan]

Na wrote: "The two books for UGH are the complete series, Jordan. If you compare to other manga, the books should have more pages. This explain the price.

Edit : There's also two books for the Japanese versi..."

Great! That's good to know. So I'll consider buying those two at some point.

[Jordan]

KC wrote: "I am finally reading The Charioteer! It is beautiful! I knew i needed to find the right time for it, it does require quite a bit of attention and concentration. I'm so glad though that i can read t..."

I wish I'd had time to read it during that discussion. I read it earlier and I felt like it was really good, but I missed out on a lot. Maybe some time in the future I'll find time to reread it and read the chapter by chapter discussion while I do that.

One book I've been really wanting to reread from our BOM is The Larton Chronicles, I just never seem to have the time.

[Vivian]

I just finished reading:



This is a must read! It's a wonderful piece of literature and it broke my heart in many little pieces. Oh, I should mention that it's gay literature (well, the author defends the bisexual nature of humans but the whole thing deals just with a gay relationship) from South America written in the 70s during the military dictatorship in Argentina.

[KC]

Antonella wrote: "KC wrote: "I am finally reading The Charioteer! It is beautiful! I knew i needed to find the right time for it, it does require quite a bit of attention and concentration."

I started several times..."

The discussion is definitely very helpful. I had this idea of taking an afternoon to read it but it became clear quite soon that that is not going to be the case.
The very thing (well, one of them) that probably makes one get stuck as to the meaning of a conversation, native and non-native English speakers alike, is actually something that i find to be very realistically written - those stilted almost conversations where no one can say exactly what they mean, all that tip-toeing around sensitive topics, trying to find out if the other person shares one's feelings and ideas, it's just so familiar. And the writing is beautiful.

[KC]

Jordan wrote: "KC wrote: "I am finally reading The Charioteer! It is beautiful! I knew i needed to find the right time for it, it does require quite a bit of attention and concentration. I'm so glad though that i..."

Yes, me too, it would have been great to discuss it in real time. Still, i was glad to find that people were baffled by some of the things that baffle me, so i now have answers and ideas about most of the questions i had so far.

I read recently the first two parts of The Larton Chronicles and really liked it, so i plan to continue with it soon and read thru the BoM discussion.

[Karen]

Vivian wrote: "I just finished reading:



This is a must read! It's a wonderful piece of literature and it broke my heart in many little pieces. Oh, I should mention..."

I saw the 1985 film with Raul Julia and William Hurt (Best Actor, 1985 Oscars). The theatrical musical adaptation won a Tony Award in 1993.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FVd6u...

[Karen]

Another manga question: Does anyone know whether there's an English version of the Natsuki Matsuoka/Kaoru Yukifuna Flesh & Blood (time travel and pirates)? I've only found this series on Amazon Japan. One of the book covers was the prompt image for Kim Fielding's LHNB story, Treasure. http://www.minitokyo.net/Flesh+and+Blood

Also there's an subtitled audio (no images) version of the first chapter or so on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glkXNy...

[Idamus]

Lillian wrote: "Have bought a cheap Nook so that I don't have to risk taking my Kindle on holiday. Now I just need to fill it. New books or favourite re-reads? So far I have the first 5 Arena books by simon Scarro..."

Junk is out? Damned, I need to that VISA again

Have you read the Cut & Run series? By Abigail Roux
Or Jordan Castillo Price's Psycop?
Those are definitely on my reread list

[Vivian]

Karen wrote: "Vivian wrote: "I just finished reading:



This is a must read! It's a wonderful piece of literature and it broke my heart in many little pieces. Oh, I..."

The book is better in my opinion, but William Hurt is amazing as Molina. I also love Raúl Juliá (but he is not Valentín in my mind... Valentín is younger and more naïve).

[Karen]

Vivian wrote: "The book is better in my opinion, but William Hurt is amazing as Molina. I also love Raúl Juliá (but he is not Valentín in my mind... Valentín is younger and more naïve)."

I can imagine that.

It was nice to see the very young William Hurt in the trailer. : )

[Karen]

Idamus wrote: "Junk is out? Damned, I need to that VISA again

I pre-ordered it, but am worried it might be too close for comfort — like my life this summer, trying to get a handle on clutter. Sad and funny thing is that friends used to pay me to do this for them...

[Vivian]

Karen wrote: "Vivian wrote: "The book is better in my opinion, but William Hurt is amazing as Molina. I also love Raúl Juliá (but he is not Valentín in my mind... Valentín is younger and more naïve)."

I can ima..."

You can watch the movie for free here:

http://viooz.co/movies/5131-kiss-of-t...

[Jordan]

Idamus wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Have bought a cheap Nook so that I don't have to risk taking my Kindle on holiday. Now I just need to fill it. New books or favourite re-reads? So far I have the first 5 Arena books..."

When I read Junk, I'm imagining it will make me want to clean house. Again. I keep offering to help friends (and their mothers) clean out their houses because they have some hoarding habits, but no one's taken me up on the offer yet. My apartment is too small for me to keep collecting stuff, which is a huge help for me.

My biggest problem is putting piles of things away, including the dirty laundry that piles up on the floor! yuck!

Psycop would be awesome in audio book. I'm starting to thoroughly enjoy rereading old favorites in audio. I love that series!

[Idamus]

Jordan:

'When I read Junk, I'm imagining it will make me want to clean house.'

This will probably happen to a lot of readers ;)
I'm not too keen on audio books, I miss too much because I lose focus and do other stuff

(Possibly new Psycop this year, but you never know, fingers crossed though)

[Idamus]

Karen wrote: "Idamus wrote: "Junk is out? Damned, I need to that VISA again

I pre-ordered it, but am worried it might be too close for comfort — like my life this summer, trying to get a handle on clutter. Sad ..."

I can only shop domestic until I get a new VISA and somehow I don't think it'll be availabe in Denmark :(

[Vivian]

Jordan wrote: "Idamus wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Have bought a cheap Nook so that I don't have to risk taking my Kindle on holiday. Now I just need to fill it. New books or favourite re-reads? So far I have the firs..."

I hate putting away laundry too (the dirty laundry piles up in a corner of my room while the clean laundry gets all scrunched up in the hampers). Thank goodness for dryers with steam cycles. :D

[Johanna]

I started to read Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell yesterday (I had it on my Kindle although I have no idea when I've bought it). And today I started to listen to Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling. That one sounds very promising. I think someone recommended it on this topic some time ago.

[Susinok]

Hot Head is quite... hot... on Audio! I read it when it first came out and it's nice to re-visit Dante and Griffin.

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "What I've read in the holidays:

L.A. Witt Covet Thy Neighbor 3 stars
K.Z. Snow Merman 4 stars
The Haunted Heart 5 stars
L. Kain The Dead Will Rise First 3 stars (3.5)
J. Byrnes Never Say Goodbye 1..."

You didn't care that much for Wizard of Oz?

[Antonella]

Josh wrote: "You didn't care that much for Wizard of Oz?"

No, I'm sorry. In comparison with other fantasy I've read, I found it weak. And it's not a matter of date, see ''Alice in Wonderland''.

[Ame]

Johanna wrote: "I started to read Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell yesterday (I had it on my Kindle although I have no idea when I've bought it). And today I started to listen to Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelli..."


Bad Boyfriend is..... hot!! But I liked it.... I really liked it.... Eli and Quinn just clicked as a couple.... love them together.....

I reread once again Dex in Blue... I really love that book.... and Dex and Kane.... sometimes couples are just so right together that it's fantastic to read.....

I also read The Archer by Abigail Roux.... and I loved it! Even though there were parts I didn't like.... like the extremely (view spoiler)[casual sex between various partners and TOTAL lack of condoms! (hide spoiler)].... the plot and the twists and turns not to mention the characters totally sucked me in and I ended up reading through the night because I couldn't stop and couldn't sleep and when I finally finished I could have cried because I didn't want it to be finished!!

And really that's it.... that is what makes stories good... if you can't put them down or stop reading.... no matter if it's "high" literature or just "lowly" romance......;)

[Jordan]

OMG, I just finished The Art Of Racing in theRain by Garth Stein. Bawled my eyes out while reading the last few chapters. With my window open, I wonder what the neighbors heard.

I'm not a fan of racing cars, but I LOVE dogs and loved this book.

[Lillian]

Idamus wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Have bought a cheap Nook so that I don't have to risk taking my Kindle on holiday. Now I just need to fill it. New books or favourite re-reads? So far I have the first 5 Arena books..."

Don't panic. Junk is not out 'til August. Jo gave me a copy for helping her with the pre-reads :D I loved it, but it hasn't made me review my buying/collecting patterns or anything. Of course now most of my books are electronic it's not so much of a problem until you open my Kindle. I'm trying to keep the numbers on my Nook more managable.

I have the first five/six? books in the Cut & Run series (I picked them up when Fictionwise was still open) but I'm worried about starting something that so many people have loved in case I really don't like them. And I have Psycop too, but again I haven't read it yet. Maybe I should stop ready fanfic/free online fic, then I'd have time. Or I could stop writing myself, that'd give me a few extra hours a week!!!!