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[Karen]

Jen wrote: "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 gene..."

Based on KC's mention I bought and read Nimona last night. Loved it and I love the drawings. I'll have to check out Lumberjanes.

[KC]

Karen wrote: "Jen wrote: "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 hopef..."

:-)

[KC]

Jen wrote: "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 gene..."

Good to know, thank you! I was debating trying those too.

[Jordan]

I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a book to read after that. I'm not sure much can follow that up very well.

While I was stuck inLA I read a ton of MM, but had several library book holds come in that aren't MM, so making the switch to something completely different was difficult. I'm now reading A Gentleman in Moscow for my book group meeting coming up. So far it's interesting. But I'm only a chapter into it, so we'll see.

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a book to read after that."

Bone Rider I loved it too, 5 stars.
My enjoyment out of it was so much that I was willing to overlook several points which might break my suspension of disbelief.

[Alison]

Jen wrote: "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 gene..."

I have heard good things about Lumberjanes and I've been meaning to look at that one, too.

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a book to read after th..."

Bone Rider was so cool. I remember really liking it.

[Jordan]

Yeah, there were a few points that might have stuck out for me, but I was very easily swayed into belief with that one. I'd love to see it turned into an action movie with someone like Jason Statham. Lol.

[Karen]

Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a boo..."

Yeah, me four (or so) with Bone Rider. :) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anne]

Karen wrote: "Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very har..."

Me five, an excellent and wildly original book.

[Antonella]

Mymymble wrote: "And, in a move described as "the best news to come out of Trump" Nava started a new Rios book two days after the election and has already finished the first draft."

Thank you for the good news! I had missed this. Probably I should start again to hang out in FB a bit more ;-)

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "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..."

Now there's a link to hang onto! :-)

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a book to read after that. I'm not sur..."

I love the cover on this.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a book to read after th..."

Yes!

It's a very slow read though, for 400+ pages, and I'm not very far into it at all...

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I just finished Bone Rider yesterday and as soon as it was over, I was missing the story and the characters. So weird, but sooo good! It was very hard to pick a book to ..."

I don't think I have the attention span for 400+ these days, to be honest.

[Jordan]

... and then I started to read War Torn, and I'm wondering (view spoiler)[ just why the MC can't fly for the military after crashing his plane. What happened? Is he injured somehow? (He doesn't act like it.) Do his superiors just think he's too stupid to fly and will crash again? I don't know. Also, for a military guy, he's a bit of a wimp when it comes to his BF going out into a potential war situation (the bf's also in the military.) (hide spoiler)]But, it's a very short read, so we'll keep going and see what happens.

[ED]

Perhaps someone could help.... may daughter has to write an assay, and correct badly written grammar or spelling (or in general badly written) in a published book. Any genre will do. If you could PM me a title, that would be appreciated. Thank your :)

[Jordan]

I know there are a lot of books out there with bad spelling and grammar, but I can't remember any titles. It's actually been awhile since I've found those types of mistakes. If I think of something though, I'll let you know.

[Ame]

Just have her do 50 shades of Grey. Even I, who don't even speak good English couldn't get through it without cringing. And then I'm only talking about the language.

[Jordan]

I know of plenty of bad books, and though I skimmed fifty shades as fast as possible, I don't think there were any spelling and grammar issues. If it doesn't matter what she needs to edit, then definitely go for fifty shades.

[Karen]

ED wrote: "Perhaps someone could help.... my daughter has to write an essay, and correct badly written grammar or spelling (or in general badly written) in a published book. Any genre will do. If you could P..."

How old is your daughter? Is this a college or high school assignment? If it's high school… well, no 50 Shades I'd guess. ; )

[Anne]

I am currently reading Blades of Justice. It's an anthology of short stories, f/f, but without sex scenes. i'm not finished yet but the stories I have read so far are lovely. Recommended :)

[WMD]

Sounds good, thank you Anne. I need some new short stories for my to-read list.
I just finished rereading Aleksey's Kingdom, John Wiltshire's mystery thriller set in early colonial times. I five starred it, for high smexy times, great historical setting, and really likable MCs. And it's written from the POV of a very sarcastic MC, my favorite approach.

[Alison]

Anne wrote: "I am currently reading Blades of Justice. It's an anthology of short stories, f/f, but without sex scenes. i'm not finished yet but the stories I have read so far are lovely. Recomm..."

This sounded so cool, not least because it has a Jess Faraday story in it. I haven't checked it out yet, but I totally should. Glad you like it. :)

[Alison]

WMD wrote: "Sounds good, thank you Anne. I need some new short stories for my to-read list.
I just finished rereading Aleksey's Kingdom, John Wiltshire's mystery thriller set in early colonial times. I five s..."

I totally loved A Royal Affair, but I still haven't read the sequel! Disgraceful. I've had it for ages, too. Arg. I really need to bump it up the list.

[WMD]

Aleksey's Kingdom is really different then A Royal Affair. An adventure thriller in early colonial America. I loved it more, but the contrast was big. We will have to see what you think.

[Alison]

WMD wrote: "Aleksey's Kingdom is really different then A Royal Affair. An adventure thriller in early colonial America. I loved it more, but the contrast was big. We will have to see what you think."

We shall see, indeed. I did get the impression that it was very different from the first one. Still looking forward to it after all these years. :)

[Alison]

I read E. E. Ottoman's Documenting Light finally and it's lovely and fascinating and as good as people say it is. Definitely worth a read. It's quiet and slow-paced and delicate and sometimes grim and often hopeful. It's excellent.

[Calathea]

I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)

[WMD]

Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

I just read those for the first time over binging week of little sleep! Enjoyed them all, but I think Silver Bullet Everest was amazing. Since each book was pieced out over the blog, over years, they are very lengthy books. Am now enjoying the new partial chapters coming out on occasional Mondays, on Forum. I am forced to savor when only bite sized pieces released!

[Calathea]

WMD wrote: "Am now enjoying the new partial chapters coming out on occasional Mondays, on Forum. I am forced to savor when only bite sized pieces released! "

Same for me. :-) Every single word is savored.
I'm curious to see where they're going with Mason and the "evil" horse from the last updates... there's an analogy somewhere waiting to happen.

[Sabine]

Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

Thank you, I will read it tomorrow.

[Antonella]

Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

Excellent series.

Kind of overlooked though: only 618 persons rated Book 1 for ex., 400 Book 2, and so decreasing...

It is upsetting to see that there are books with shabby writing and inexistent plot which get many more readers.

[Antonella]

Wallaçonia the latest book by David Pratt is out today.

I haven't read Looking After Joey, and I'm sure about it, but I'm sure about Wallaçonia after reading this review by Kazza.

[WMD]

Antonella wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)

Kind of overlooked though: only 618 persons r..."

.Perhaps the burden of being a free book? No advertising/not on a lot of different websites. Also tons of people going for hot scenes and short reads....this is very long and 'fades to black' for the sex.
Well written, intriguing if meandering plots and long slow mellowness is pretty unique in this genre
Also I was troubled by what I would call a troll review for the first Falls Chance Ranch book, that throws around a lot of horrific negatives and comparisons that I think are grossly inaccurate, and since lots of people commented on it to disagree...it now has 70 comments on it and will probably stick to the top of community review list forever. If you like the books, I recommend liking or commenting on a positive review or leaving your own positive review

[Antonella]

WMD wrote: "Well written, intriguing plots and long slow mellowness is pretty unique in this genre
Also I was troubled by what I would call a troll review for the first Falls Chance Ranch book, that throws around a lot of horrific negatives and comparisons that I think are grossly inaccurate"

Thank you for exposing your thoughts on the matter.

Now I have seen the review you mention. I wouldn't say that this is a troll, it is just a person who has a different sensibility for what's happening in the book. I remember leaving a negative review once for a book where there was an involvement between patient and therapist. Still, I didn't have this impression for the Falls Chance Ranch series.

[WMD]

Of course, negative reviews are pretty important part of good reads ecology, and this reviewer is clear about where he is coming from. It was more in the response to comments I think where he likens the book to abuse at an antigay cult etc. where it got a extreme. Prob not many people delve into comments, though.

Moving on: I am looking up David Pratt's work based on your recommendation...thanks.

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

Thank you for such warm the recommendation! I've never even heard about this.

[Antonella]

WMD wrote: "It was more in the response to comments I think where he likens the book to abuse at an antigay cult etc. where it got a extreme."

I had missed this.



WMD wrote: "Moving on: I am looking up David Pratt's work based on your recommendation...thanks."

You are welcome, I absolutely loved .

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

Thank you for such warm the recommendation! I've never even heard..."

You didn't?! I clearly neglected my duty... ;-)
It's best to join their forum and download the ebooks from there, though, instead of from the old blog. The files work better.

[Sara]

Calathea wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

Thank you for such warm the recommendation! I've ..."

I love this series. I've re-read it umpteen times and I dip in and out of the stories when the mood takes me.

[KC]

Calathea wrote: "I've been re-reading Falls Chance Ranch recently. It might be the 157th read for this one... ;-)"

Loved this one! Eventually i want to get back to reading the rest.

[Ame]

I just finished Everyday History and it's one of the better books I've read. Not sure how to categorize it, it's certainly romance because it's very sweet and very romantic but it reads like a fiction. The author writes beautiful prose and not at all what one is used to in romance novels. The plot is also quite unusual, a high school student who crushes on his teacher, they spend one beautiful weekend together (no worries, it's some time after he graduates) and (view spoiler)[ then they spend most of the story line apart. (hide spoiler)]

It's always nice to find an author who goes off the straight and narrow road, who does something other than typical. This book will be on my favorite read of this year, perhaps on all time favorite read but that will need more rereading and pondering on. So I recommend it most highly, but I think people probably should be warned that this is no Harlequin romance.

[Jordan]

I just finished A Gentleman in Moscow, and LOVED it! Not, mm, obviously, but a beautiful story that was wonderfully written. I highly recommend it!

[Jordan]

I'm now reading Lilac Girls, another historical novel set during WWII, apparently based on a true story about three women who become spies. So far it's very good.

[SamSpayedPI]

I'm reading I Thee Wed. The Phoenix gang (or many of them, anyway) are getting married! (assuming the whole thing doesn't end in a drive-by shooting - you never can tell with the Phoenix Club).

[Loretta]

Sam wrote: "I'm reading I Thee Wed. The Phoenix gang (or many of them, anyway) are getting married! (assuming the whole thing doesn't end in a drive-by shooting - you never can tell with the Ph..."

I just finished the Phoenix Club box set. I'll have to check out the weddings.

[Antonella]

I've read one third of by Liz Powell. A very emotional ride, and an excellent book also for someone not even slightly interested in football like me.

As far as I remember Eve had recommended to me as we met in London last year. Thank you, dear Eve!

[Karen]

I just finished reading Pansies, one I'd back-burnered for awhile. Spring Break week for me so I'm "weeding and reading," which is also my response when asked what I plan to do when I retire. :)

[KC]

Karen wrote: "I just finished reading Pansies, one I'd back-burnered for awhile. Spring Break week for me so I'm "weeding and reading," which is also my response when asked what I plan to do when..."

Read Pansies over a weekend a while ago, and i was definitely glad to have a whole day to basically cry; it's beautiful and devastating, and i loved every word, but it was almost too intense emotionally. So beautiful, though.

That's a very nice plan :-)