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Read T. Neilson's The Forest for the Trees. It's a quiet, beautiful story. And i like that the author explores different genres. I really enjoyed The Glass-House Murder (mystery).
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I thought it would be good for me to know personally, and now I'm thinking about it also in terms of my novel's characters.
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Thanks for the mention go this. I also really enjoyed The Glass House Murder. Happy to pick up another story by this author.
I am on an historical romance reading binge. I caught up with Lisa Kleypas books and now working on Julia Quinn. I managed to work in KJ Charles' latest in there too.
Susinok wrote: "I am on an historical romance reading binge. I caught up with Lisa Kleypas books and now working on Julia Quinn. I managed to work in KJ Charles' latest in there too."It's been a while since I read them with any regularity, so I have a lot to choose from! :)
Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "Read T. Neilson's The Forest for the Trees. It's a quiet, beautiful story. And i like that the author explores different genres. I really enjoyed [book:The Glass-House Mu..."It could do with some smoothing out, but the heart is there :-)
Susinok wrote: "I am on an historical romance reading binge. I caught up with Lisa Kleypas books and now working on Julia Quinn. I managed to work in KJ Charles' latest in there too."I loved Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series. Are the newer ones any good?
Calathea wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I am on an historical romance reading binge. I caught up with Lisa Kleypas books and now working on Julia Quinn. I managed to work in KJ Charles' latest in there too."I loved Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series. Are the newer ones any good?"
The Bridgerton series is so much fun! I absolutely loved it. I read it many years ago so I could actually do with a re-read. Do you mean the new prequel series? I've been meaning to read that one. I've put it on my library list, so maybe I'll get to it soon. :)
Calathea wrote: "I loved Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series. Are the newer ones any good? ..."I really enjoyed the first of the Smythe-Smith series Just Like Heaven. I just started the second one yesterday and I'm not far into it yet. A Night Like This
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I loved it. It's one of those sweet, warm stories, that even though you know where it's going, is worth the journey. Lovely descriptions of back-country Canada and ranch life.
Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "Karen wrote: "KC wrote: "Read T. Neilson's The Forest for the Trees. It's a quiet, beautiful story. And i like that the author explores different genres. I really enjoyed..."Cool! Glad you enjoyed it. I was looking at what other T. Neilson stories i read: i liked Submission Guidelines too (i gave it 5 stars, but i can't remember why i liked it...).
Read Eli Easton's Snowblind. The "stuck in a cabin in the mountains in a snowstorm" trope is a favorite of mine, so i was expecting a cozy romance. It was, but it was also not. Couldn't put the book down. Even with some small niggles, it was quite awesome.I also found a new and promising historical mystery: Death Comes Darkly. So far - a couple of chapters in - it's good.
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I'm at the 50% point in Snowblind. I didn't read the reviews, just went in with expectations similar to yours. Blindsided. But in a good way.
KC wrote: "Read Eli Easton's Snowblind. The "stuck in a cabin in the mountains in a snowstorm" trope is a favorite of mine, so i was expecting a cozy romance. It was, but it was also not. Coul..."I had read a excerpt beforehand, so I was prepared. :-) I liked the book.
KC wrote: "Read Eli Easton's Snowblind. The "stuck in a cabin in the mountains in a snowstorm" trope is a favorite of mine, so i was expecting a cozy romance. It was, but it was also not. Coul..."For me it was totally unexpected too! Eli Easton evolved into an auto-buy for me so didn't bother with reading the sample. Just read the blurb to get a bit of an idea what the books about... cozy cabin... yeah. :-D
Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "Read Eli Easton's Snowblind. The "stuck in a cabin in the mountains in a snowstorm" trope is a favorite of mine, so i was expecting a cozy romance. It was, but it was als..."Same here, on all accounts :-)
Did you know that Eli Easton is actually a respected game designer who has also written books related to her games which apparently are very popular and respected in the game world?Quite a talented woman.
http://elieaston.com/out/
Ame wrote: "Did you know that Eli Easton is actually a respected game designer who has also written books related to her games which apparently are very popular and respected in the game world?Quite a talent..."
Cool!
Ame wrote: "Did you know that Eli Easton is actually a respected game designer who has also written books related to her games which apparently are very popular and respected in the game world?Quite a talent..."
I had no idea!
KC wrote: "Read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Lovely book. I really enjoyed it."5 stars. I loved it!
I have to thank Alison for the rec.
Mymymble wrote: "This is more what I'm not reading. How do I rediscover a book I read a handful of years ago when I can't remember the title or author but the story arc of one of the characters is haunting me?"
There was a group helping with exactly this sort of issue, but I can't remember where it was.
(...)
Found it!
What's The Name of That Book???
Antonella wrote: "KC wrote: "Read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Lovely book. I really enjoyed it."5 stars. I loved it!
I have to thank Alison for the rec."
Yay! I'm so glad you two liked it. It's a wonderful book. :)
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5 stars. I loved it!
I have to thank Alison for the rec."
Me three.
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Karen wrote: "I'm kind of crazy about Common Law, the Kate Sherwood serial (a better description than series based on the very slow burn romantic side of the story arc). I've read Long Shadows, [..."Glad you like it. I've been eyeing these books.
Holy cow! The paperback of Book 9 of the Administration Series
is there since the 1st March and I've already missed one week in ordering it!Manna writes:
Corpora Delicti is for sale on the Book Depository. They do free shipping to most countries. (BTW, that’s an affiliate link which will give me a tiny cut of each sale.)
https://www.bookdepository.com/Corpor...
If you are in the USA please order from the publisher. It should show up pretty soon in all the places that have the rest of the series.
Excerpt from Chapter 1
If you want to get addicted for free, read the almost complete series on the Mannazone.
Mwanamali wrote: "The Reluctant SuitorI am a sucker for Kathleen E Woodiwiss. I would buy her ice even if I was an eskimo..."
Thank you for recommending a book you like. We usually say if it is m/f, f/f or anyway other than m/m because the usual recs here are m/m. NB: All recs are welcome!
Will try the Kate Sherwood, thank you, Karen, for the rec :-)
Antonella wrote: "Holy cow! The paperback of Book 9 of the Administration Series is there since the 1st March and I've already missed one week in ordering it!Manna writes:
Cor..."
Wow, I'm so behind! I still haven't read book eight and number nine is out already! I did read much of the series on the website, so I can certainly recommend that as an excellent way to get addicted for free. I did go back and buy all the books afterwards, however, due to it being awesome. :)
Alison wrote: "I did go back and buy all the books afterwards, however, due to it being awesome. :) "I did exactly the same: I first read online for free, then I bought the wonderful paperbacks by Casperian Books.
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I did exactly the same: I first read online for free, then I bought the wonderful paperbacks b..."
I also love the Casperian paperbacks of this series. I just ordered Book 9, but I'm a bit behind like Alison. Book 8 has been sitting by my bedside for quite awhile. Happily, our spring break comes up at the end of this month, so maybe I'll make time for both. These are books I can't just race through. I read the rest of the series one summer and listened to the (Portland, Oregon band) The Thermals while reading, and now they're oddly, but inextricably stuck in my mind. When I hear "Never Listen to Me" I revisit the books. There's no particular correlation (or what there is makes sense only to me), just one of those serendipitously constructed associations. :)
https://thethermals.bandcamp.com/albu...
https://thethermals.bandcamp.com/trac...
Karen wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "I did go back and buy all the books afterwards, however, due to it being awesome. :) "I did exactly the same: I first read online for free, then I bought the wond..."
I remember you mentioning The Thermals awhile back and I had a listen and I quite liked them, so now when I listen to that band I think of my friend Karen. :)
I finally put my hands on
. I decided to order it at my alternative bookshop. I had a look at the first 4 pages. I'm totally hooked. I know it will be as excellent as everybody says (among others Ginn Hale).
And now back to work. *deep sigh*
Antonella wrote: "I finally put my hands on . I decided to order it at my alternative bookshop. I had a look at the first 4 pages. I'm totally hooked. I know it wil..."
Love Monstress and Marjorie M. Liu work. Her run on Astonishing X-men was good, and
Antonella wrote: "I finally put my hands on . I decided to order it at my alternative bookshop. I had a look at the first 4 pages. I'm totally hooked. I know it wil..."
That sounds cool. Enjoy. :)
I read Rainbow Rowell's Carry On and it's fantastic. It's a neat idea--her book Fangirl is about a uni student who writes fanfic (of which there are many excerpts), and Carry On is that fanfic in full and it's awesome. The fanfic excerpts were one of my favourite things about Fangirl and I was stoked when I saw she had written the whole fic. It's fanfic of a fictional series, which is kind of a fun idea. So the book is a queer YA fantasy romance adventure and it's delightful and fun. The world (a magic school) is very cool, the characters are fun, the plot is exciting, and the romance is cute. I enjoyed this so much and I recommend it if you're looking for something light-hearted and fun and comfy and amusing and full of magic. It doesn't take itself too seriously and messes with a lot of fantasy tropes in a neat way. This is hugely engaging, but also really "easy," so it's a great way to spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon (which is when I read it). This is one of the most enjoyable YA fantasies I've read for a while.
Alison wrote: "I read Rainbow Rowell's Carry On and it's fantastic. It's a neat idea--her book Fangirl is about a uni student who writes fanfic (of which there are many excerpts), ..."I will definitely have a look at it. Thanks for the rec! :-)
Alison wrote: "I read Rainbow Rowell's Carry On and it's fantastic. It's a neat idea--her book Fangirl is about a uni student who writes fanfic (of which there are many excerpts), ..."I have read it last night and enjoyed it. Thank you Alison!
Sabine wrote: "Alison wrote: "I read Rainbow Rowell's Carry On and it's fantastic. It's a neat idea--her book Fangirl is about a uni student who writes fanfic (of which there are m..."You are very welcome. I'm glad! :)
Alison wrote: "I read Rainbow Rowell's Carry On and it's fantastic. It's a neat idea--her book Fangirl is about a uni student who writes fanfic (of which there are many excerpts), ..."Sounds fun. I'll try it :-)
Nimona - this was awesome. Starts out a bit on the silly fun side, and then it gets more serious and suspenseful, while sort of bittersweet in part, yet hopeful, and generally lovely.
KC wrote: "Nimona - this was awesome. Starts out a bit on the silly fun side, and then it gets more serious and suspenseful, while sort of bittersweet in part, yet hopeful, and generally lovely."Sounds neat. I will check it out. :)
KC wrote: "Nimona - this was awesome. Starts out a bit on the silly fun side, and then it gets more serious and suspenseful, while sort of bittersweet in part, yet hopeful, and generally lovely."Thank you, this sounds interesting.
It is based on a webcomic which you can read here:
http://gingerhaze.com/nimona/comic/pa...
There were several recs here about
. Adam Fitzroy writes about how the original idea developed to something slightly different: http://manifoldblog.co.uk/how-i-made-...
Antonella wrote: "There were several recs here about . Adam Fitzroy writes about how the original idea developed to something slightly different: http://manifoldblog.co.uk/how-..."
That was an excellent book.
KC wrote: "Nimona - this was awesome. Starts out a bit on the silly fun side, and then it gets more serious and suspenseful, while sort of bittersweet in part, yet hopeful, and generally lovely."Love, Love Nimona the same person does Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy which is another delightful read with LGBT characters
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I'm proud of myself because I managed to stop reading at 80%, also because it was 3 a.m. In fact I had already tried to stop once at 2 a.m. ;-)