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I'm off for vac..."
That sounds fantastic, Reggie! I can't even begin to imagine the beautiful scenery that is waiting for you there — wow. Enjoy, have fun, relax! And come back with a lot of great memories and pictures. Hugs!
I wish a great time to everybody having a vacation. Josh, *oblige* yourself to relax!
Reggie: Alaska must be wonderful!
And even if you stay at home, you can find lovely places, or start to really see your surroundings: I did it today because I didn't run but walk my usual route. To walk slowly, stop and see the trees and the little river, to breathe...
Anyway in fact I'm going away as well for 4 days. I'm going to Italy because my father is turning 95 on Sunday, still in good health, apart from forgetting everything.
I hope I won't walk on any family landmine as I'm there. At the moment everything is well with my two brothers, but after my mother died we had some troubles now and then.
ETA: Oops! I thought I was on ''General News''...
Happy vacation Josh, Reggie and Antonella! Alaska sounds fantastic, I would like to visit once.I hope your time with your family goes well, Antonella, I know what you are talking about. Losing the mother is like some of the glue in the family coming unstuck.
Johanna wrote: "I started listening to the The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry today while doing some gardening and I like it a lot so far (the audio book — and well, the gardening, too). ;-) I also learned a new-to..."Johanna - I think I'm right in saying that "tuck" was only applicable to sweets and snacks at school. From reading old school stories, I gather that children going to boarding school could take a tuck box of treats (things like cakes and biscuits, too) to get them through school - often put into the hands of Matron and doled out at set times. Then there were also tuck stores - places within the school where you could buy tuck.
It was very much associated with public schools although I think I'm right in remembering that at my very ordinary local school the snacks we could buy at break time were also called tuck. I'm honestly not sure now - the books I've read may have merged with memory!
It's not a word that ordinary people use day-to-day in England, and many may not even understand it.
But - isn't Stephen Fry a delight! And such excellent English, too.
Reggie wrote: "Okay folks, I'll have to go buy Mahu #1. I somehow missed it when I was buying at Fictionwise. I got the others so cheap, I probably owe the author a full price purchase anyway. 8)I'm off for vac..."
Reggie - I hope I'm in time before you leave for Alaska to recommend that you read some Dana Stabenow - she's an Alaskan who has written some excellent books set there. Her collection of travel writings about Alaska was v cheap on Kindle the other day - Alaska Traveler Dispatches from America's Last Frontier. I've read some of it and it gives real insight into the place and its inhabitants.
But the series I really enjoyed is her Liam Campbell one, which starts with Fire And Ice. They've certainly made me want to go there.
Have a lovely time!
Antonella wrote: "I wish a great time to everybody having a vacation. ...Anyway in fact I'm going away as well for 4 days. I'm going to Italy because my father is turning 95 on Sunday, still in good health, apart from forgetting everything. .."
Antonella - I'll be thinking of you over the weekend, and I hope it goes well. Tiptoe cautiously around the topics which cause family arguments!
KC wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I started My Cowboy Heart yesterday by ZA Maxfield. So far I like it."Cool! It's next on my list. I'm now reading Josephine Myles' Junk.
Btw, new Terry Pratchett coming out in No..."
Oh Oh be still my heart! Seems like we just had a Terryk Pratchett.
Thanks, Sandra, KC, and Na, for your nonfiction recs. I'll check those out!
Hj wrote: "Reggie - I hope I'm in time before you leave for Alaska to recommend that you read some Dana Stabenow - she's an Alaskan who has written some excellent books set there. Her collection of travel writings about Alaska was v cheap on Kindle the other day - Alaska Traveler Dispatches from America's Last Frontier. I've read some of it and it gives real insight into the place and its inhabitants...."
I second the recommendation of Dana Stabenow mystery series. I loved the Kate Shugak books. The Liam Campbell books are good too.
I'm reading The Lord Won't Mind, which is a 1970 Melrose Place style gay novel. Simultaneously incredibly groundbreaking in its depiction of gay life at the time, and incredibly non-groundbreaking in that it's a classic bonkbuster. The 1970s sexual politics are making my ears bleed slightly, but it's a good read so far.
Just finished Amy Lane's sci-fi/steampunk Under the Rushes. Although it felt a little too long (and there was some exposition that I skimmed), I thought it was very imaginative, and I overall liked it. It was my first Amy Lane book, so turned out to be a good pick.I would recommend it for those who like speculative fiction with their m/m (and are fine with historicals, since that's mixed in too. It's like a sci-fi-steampunk-historical-adventure-romance mash-up.)
I've just finished Glitterland, and I think it is good. If I squint past the elements I don't like (the accent and the mental illness) I see a very well written book which is also moving. I persist in thinking that the accent should not have been written all the way though. I think that accents and dialects never should - establish it at the start, continue to use the sentence construction, but do not write phonetically. The fact that I persisted when I would normally DNF a book for that in itself demonstrates that it has real quality.
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Enjoy the time with your family in Italy, Antonella. It'll all go well, you'll see. :-) And wow, 95 is such a high age.
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Thank you so much for clarifying this, Hj! It's very interesting to me! :-)
Lou wrote: "Hj wrote: "I persist in thinking that the accent should not have been written all the way though. I think that accents and dialects never should - establish it at the start, continue to use the sen..."I totally agree on Trainspotting. The dialect was part and parcel of the book/movie. Same with Glitterland, I believe, and it's not that distracting after you get the basics down.
I just finished readin Aftermath. This is the author's first novel and first m/m book and it was great. I can't recommend it strong enough. :)
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I'm glad to hear that, Lady*M! Amazon keeps recommending this one for me and I've been curious about it.
I am trying to decide between Zero at the bone or Life lessons. I will of course read them both but I don't know which I should start with. It has to be good because I'm trying to take my mind off things. :)
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I get the feeling that things are extremely laid back in Hawaii for Kimo to be able to use friends and family to solve crimes the way he does. I also sometimes employ some suspension of belief to enjoy a good story.
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Then I picked up Aleks Voinov's Gold Digger. Loved it! I loved seeing the Krasnoradas from a different angle and getting to see Vadim again even if Dan wasn't there. I would love a sequel to follow up on the main relationship and to ensure that Nic keeps in touch with certain family members who needed an escape from the female Krasnorada Nut House.
I'm also currently rereading Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake in preparation for reading book two soon. There's a bit of an M/F relationship here between a warlock and an elf. If you like urban fantasy with every type of character and creature here, you should try this book out. Werewolves, vampires with serious OCD issues, grim reapers, trolls... And best of all a guy who tattoos people with potions for good luck(oh, well, maybe not that particular one at the moment. The leprechaun hair went bad for another customer) and plenty of good humor. I can't wait to read book two.
Just finished the free Love Has No Boundaries story The Lodestar of Ys. I thought it was an excellent (albeit very slow burn) enemies-to-lovers fantasy story about two princes who are forced to marry to align their kingdoms against a common enemy.Great read, and at 46,000+ words, was nicely long, especially for a free story. (The author also did a good job of telling the story in that length, so although I really enjoyed it, and I could have read more, I wasn't wanting.) Recommended especially for those who like fantasy reads. :)
Ame wrote: "I am trying to decide between Zero at the bone or Life lessons. I will of course read them both but I don't know which I should start with. It has to be good because I'm trying to take my mind of..."That's a hard choice because they are both very good. You could start with Zero at the Bone and then move on to Life Lessons. Life Lessons is a series and so if you read it that way and you enjoy book 1 you can then get into the whole series. Book 4 is due to be published on the 6th of September. Both books are great choices though.
I just finished The Foxhole Court that was mentioned on the thread for free books the other day. Very intense, well written and unusual. Not romance, I am not sure what genre to call it actually, but highly enjoyable.
Jordan wrote: "I've had a lovely cold this week so I haven't been here as much. I listened to A Dangerous Thing on audio again, which was awesome the day I was nearly out of it and stayed in bed all day. Then I..."
I hope you are feeling better now, Jordan. At least you got to hear and read two great books :). I must check out Angel Ink.
So Zero at the bone is not a series? I thought it was and therefore hesitated to start. I too have horrible cold and need something engaging but still a feelgood.
Ame wrote: "So Zero at the bone is not a series? I thought it was and therefore hesitated to start. I too have horrible cold and need something engaging but still a feelgood."
It's a stand alone so no worries :). Get well soon!
Anne wrote: "I just finished The Foxhole Court that was mentioned on the thread for free books the other day. Very intense, well written and unusual. Not romance, I am not sure what genre to call it actually, b..."I liked that book a lot too. I think it falls under that "New Adult" label best since the focus is on them in college and the characters shifting towards standing on their own. (Along with all the sports and mafia background.)
The sequel The Raven King is good too, and also doesn't have any romance, but the author has mentioned that the hints in the first two books are leading up to a m/m romance in the third one. It's a very-very slow burn, but I think it's because the MC isn't emotionally there yet to think about relationships. It will be interesting to see how the author takes the relationship to the next level.
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I still have a cough that's not much fun. Otherwise, I'm better than I was earlier this week!
Can you tell I really enjoyed Angel's Ink? There's such good humor, lots of action, serious issues going on despite the humor, a little romance, eh, a little of everything here.
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I too have horrible cold and need something engaging but still a feelgood."
Nope. Not a series. It's a very slow to romance story, with some really good action scenes. It's the cop trying to protect someone and falls for them on the run... but without the cop.
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I hope you'll feel better soon, Jordan. Have you pampered yourself with The Haunted Heart: Winter and In Plain Sight yet? ;-) Summer cold isn't much fun. For some reason even less so than to have a cold in wintertime.
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I too have horrible cold and need something engaging but still a feelgood."
You too — take care and be well soon, Ame. Have you noticed that there are Zero at the Bone short stories (even free one/ones) available? Check out the author's page here.
ETA: I just realized that those short stories are probably the reason you thought it was a series... :-)
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I haven't yet, but I did buy them last night. I'm trying to skim To Kill a Mockingbird right now for a book group on Wednesday, for which I have a feeling no one will show up to. I'd forgotten I'd already read it and thought I'd only seen the movie when I'd suggested it. It's a good book, but I'm not entirely in the mood for it.
Next Thursday I'm starting The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure. Can't wait to get back into that series. It's good to travel with.
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I too have horrible cold and need something engaging but still a feelgood."
You too — take ca..."
I haven't read the short stories yet. I guess I should get around to them, eh? I've been wanting to. Don't know what's keeping me from them.
I'm reading James S.A. Corey's Abaddon's Gate, the third in the Expanse series. The space opera at its best. And, OMG, the building tension!
Reading David Leavitt's While England Sleeps, which is a mainstream historical gay novel. Makes me want to write something similar.
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I did a complete u-turn and got sucked into the vortex that is Jory and Sam. And I'm sure there are better written books out there that are less over the top and less cheasy but I can't help it I just couldn't stop reading. Perfect holiday/weekend/sick as a dog day read.
Ame wrote: "I did a complete u-turn and got sucked into the vortex that is Jory and Sam. And I'm sure there are better written books out there that are less over the top and less cheasy but I can't help it I j..."LOL yes they suck you in, and are cheesy and over the top... Mary Calmes has written so much better things since that one. My personal favotite is Acrobat.
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A bunch of Merrow and Myles shorts (freebies or very reasonable on Smashwords), because I hadn't read them all after all.
All of Anne Brooke's Delaney Twins books, two new-to-me and the others re-reads, because I was in a mood. : )
Two of James Lear's Mitch Mitchell series, The Back Passage and The Secret Tunnel, because, yeah, I was in a mood for the (gay) descendants of Tom Jones...
Capture & Surrender took that series to a whole other level. Loved it.
Bridge Water, an Alan Renfro mystery I'd enjoy as a series.
Josephine Myle's Junk, a surprisingly lovely book. Also happy to be reassured that I'm not truly on that path; my clutter is manageable. : )
The Haunted Heart: Winter. What a gorgeous edit and resolution!
And I'm reading a couple of others now, notably Glitterland, that I'm absolutely loving, and can't imagine without Darian's Essex talk.
Susinok wrote: "Ame wrote: "I did a complete u-turn and got sucked into the vortex that is Jory and Sam. And I'm sure there are better written books out there that are less over the top and less cheasy but I can't..."Yes, Acrobat is my favorite, too. Dreo!
Karen wrote: "Reading the past week or two:A bunch of Merrow and Myles shorts (freebies or very reasonable on Smashwords), because I hadn't read them all after all.
All of Anne Brooke's Delaney Twins books, t..."
I enjoyed reading
(loved!),
, and
this week, too. I also read
(pretty good) and then
because I was in the mood for some werewolves. Now I'm starting
. Yay!
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And now, I'm off to bed to start reading Psycop! I'm still squeeing and would be jumping all over the place if I knew it wouldn't bother my downstairs neighbor.
I have read almost all of L.A. Witt's m/m books, and now I'm trying on of her straight erotica novels, Light Switch written under the pseudonym Lauren Gallagher.
Na wrote: "Oh my, you bunch of serial reader. I need to read all that! I'm envious! I want a 48h day."I took Thursday and Friday off work and don't go back until Tuesday (a much needed break as work has been stressful lately). Between buying 4 new tires for my car, a new mattress, and back to school shopping for my daughter, we can't afford to go anywhere for the weekend, LOL. So I'll gladly spend my spare time reading. Tomorrow is cleaning day. It can't be put off any longer. ;-)
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I have
next in line on my Kindle.And I just ordered
and
in paper.Let's see... that'll keep me busy reading at least next six months... ;-)
Johanna wrote: "You guys are on a roll with your reading! :-)I have
[bookcover:Bridge Water|183..."Six months!
I didn't think reading fast would be a curse but it is. I read too fast and then I have nothing good left plus it's a killer on my expenses. I think this is why I do so much rereading.
Susinok wrote: "I have read almost all of L.A. Witt's m/m books, and now I'm trying on of her straight erotica novels, Light Switch written under the pseudonym Lauren Gallagher."Have you read Damaged Goods by her? It was such a difficult read for me. I loved it but I was in agony reading it. I has so much trouble with him being a prostitute in a relationship. But I guess they need love as well as anybody else, right? Only sex and love is so interwoven in our culture that the idea of someone having sex with other people and that is not considered cheating is really difficult to accept.
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I'm off for vacation. I have the new Lanyon books locked and loaded on my Kindle. I also have some audio books on there, Books 2 and 3 of the Dresden Files.
We are going on an Alaskan Cruise with a group of friends. Our first vacation with friends and NO kids!! I hope to have some pictures for you when I get back.
Wishing you all the best- happy, healthy and loving-- ((HUGS))