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[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "I'm very taken by the trilogy A Land Fit for Heroes by Richard K. Morgan.

I've read the first book The Steel Remains and I'm in the middle of the s..."

The first book was excellent, I think that it will be 5 stars. IMO it was violent, yes, but not more than some other stuff I have read.

[Susinok]

Antonella wrote: "I'm very taken by the trilogy A Land Fit for Heroes by Richard K. Morgan.

I've read the first book The Steel Remains and I'm in the middle of the second one. Yesterd..."

That trilogy is on my list of fantasy to check out someday. I'm ok with dark and brutal world. I read his science fiction before. He's gritty.

[Ame]

Since it's the World Cup in football I decided to read Running With Lions

Extremely cute YA and a lovely read.

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Reading the first part of Christopher Holmes character interview on Josh's Patreon site. Ha! Loving it so much! :-D All..."

I'd forgotten that! Yes, that was a lousy way to treat a customer.

[Antonella]

I've just heard an enthusiastic review of Human Acts and I bought it. It has some fantastical elements although the inspiration is from a real event, the Gwangju Uprising in South Corea.

Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016 with The Vegetarian.

NB: Now and then I do read something that it is not m/m ;-).

[KC]

Read a few really good books lately, all of which made me cry at some point and left me pondering.
- Bart Yates' The Brothers Bishop - excellent, though it deals with some heavy issues.
- Michael Ryan Webb's We All Die Trying To Get It Right - also excellent, but have tissues ready.
- Liz Jacobs' Christmas at the Wellands. Very good, short novella.
- Gregory Ashe's Paternity Case (book 3). I love these so much in a sort of tense way. The best UST since Adrien&Jake. :-) Everything is just so good and intense, both the relationships and the mysteries.

And I discovered a light (mainstream) mystery series: Alison Golden's Inspector David Graham.

[KC]

Ame wrote: "Since it's the World Cup in football I decided to read Running With Lions

Extremely cute YA and a lovely read."

Sounds like just the thing! :-)

[KC]

Anne wrote: "I just finished Sarah Black’s ( yay for her writing again!) book War Paint, a short, sweet and very beautiful book."

I haven't read anything by her yet, so i'll try this one. :-)

[Alison]

KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian have new books out on the same day! :) :) :)

And I'm in the middle of re-reading one of my favourite things from last year --Courtney Milan's stunning and funny queer historical romance The Pursuit Of... (which has just been re-released).

And I just finished Anna Butler's Day of Wrath, the spectacular conclusion to her spectacular Taking Shield queer military sci-fi space opera epic. It was amazing.

It's a good week for books! :)

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian have new books out on the same day! :) :) :)

And I'm in the middle of re-reading one of my favourite things from last year --Courtney Milan's stunning and funny queer ..."

I'm drowning in good book recs, but thank you!

[KC]

Alison wrote: "KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian have new books out on the same day! :) :) :)

And I'm in the middle of re-reading one of my favourite things from last year --Courtney Milan's stunning and funny queer ..."

Most definitely! A super awesome week for books indeed! :-)

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian have new books out on the same day! :) :) :)

And I'm in the middle of re-reading one of my favourite things from last year --Courtney Milan's stunning and funny queer ..."

You are not a real enabler though ;-). Here the buy links:
Unfit to Print
http://www.amazon.com/Unfit-Print-KJ-...

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score
http://www.amazon.com/Gentleman-Never...

The Pursuit Of...
http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Worth-S...

Day of Wrath
http://www.amazon.com/Day-Wrath-Takin...

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian have new books out on the same day! :) :) :)

And I'm in the middle of re-reading one of my favourite things from last year --Courtney Milan's stunning a..."

I will leave it to the master...
Thanks, friend. Well done. :)

[Antonella]

Also Jim Provenzano wrote a new book, it will be out on September 19th 2018:
Now I'm Here

[SamSpayedPI]

Reading Cask Strength, which is fine, but it's a bit of a let-down to go straight from (view spoiler)[bombs blowing up cruise ships in the Galveston port (hide spoiler)] and attempted murders to a college gambling ring, you know?

Really I'm just hanging fire while I wait for In Other Words...Murder to be released.

[WMD]

Hello...during this quiet time while we are waiting for the new Lanyon release, I can recommend Witchmark by C. Polk. A fantasy book placed in a setting reminiscent of post world war I England. M/M young adult.

[Alison]

WMD wrote: "Hello...during this quiet time while we are waiting for the new Lanyon release, I can recommend Witchmark by C. Polk. A fantasy book placed in a setting reminiscent of post world war I England. M/M..."

This sounds great. I've been on the waitlist at my library for a while.

[WMD]

Also can recommend Criminal Intentions -Season One Episode One by Cole McCade. Grisly murders of gay college kids, new police partnership tackling a serial killer. Interesting MCs, slowly learning about them as they learn about each other. Its a full length book.

[Susinok]

I started Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau. It sounded fun. M/F romance for a change. It starts promising enough. I like our grumpy hero already.

I am in an m/m rut these days. Nothing sounds good (Until Kit and JX comes out.

But then when I listened to Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann, it was a crashing disappointment. I remember it being better than it was. Part of the problem was the narrator was rather slow, and the book was also slow, so it was agony to get through. Also big misunderstanding and two MCs that didn't talk to each other. It was very much an earlier work of hers that didn't hold up well for me.

Now I am listening to JCP's Imperfect Match audiobook, but I'm not in the mood for science fiction. I'm a mess! LOL.

[Antonella]

WMD wrote: "Hello...during this quiet time while we are waiting for the new Lanyon release, I can recommend Witchmark by C. Polk. A fantasy book placed in a setting reminiscent of post world war I England. M/M..."

I've just ordered Witchmark on paper. I hate this topic! Ok, I'm joking, thank you for the rec, this sounds good.

[SamSpayedPI]

Antonella wrote: "I've just ordered Witchmark on paper. I hate this topic! "

LOL I put my name on the library waiting list.

[SamSpayedPI]

In the "What's the Name of that Book?" discussion, someone is looking for fantasy or action gay romance novels. The problem (for me, anyway) is that they specify YA.

I can think of dozens of authors and hundreds of titles that are fantasy or action gay romance but not YA, and nearly as many YA gay romance that are not fantasy or action, but I'm having trouble thinking of any that combine the two. Any help?

[WMD]

Sam wrote: "In the "What's the Name of that Book?" discussion, someone is looking for fantasy or action gay romance novels. The problem (for me, anyway) is that they specify YA.

I can think of dozens of auth..."

Nightrunner series by Llynn Flewelling. though I am sure thats already on their list. Groundbreaking at the time.

[WMD]

And you could scroll thru the YA options in the mm listopia:
Which are the five lists at the very bottom of the MM listopia page

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jordan]

Sam wrote: "In the "What's the Name of that Book?" discussion, someone is looking for fantasy or action gay romance novels. The problem (for me, anyway) is that they specify YA.

I can think of dozens of auth..."

Unnatural is a YA gay vampire series. Oh, Magic's Pawn is the first in a series.
I have also recommended The Shattered Gates to teens. Or some of Ginn Hale’s other books are definitely teen centered, Lord of the White Hell, Book 1.

Hope this helps!

[Jordan]

For those interested in asexual lesbian romance, I just finished The Cybernetic Tea Shop and really enjoyed it. It could have been even better if it had been a bit longer, but if you like ace romances, you can’t go wrong here. The romance and emotions were handled well, especially considering one of the characters was a robot.

I’m also excited because I get to review this for my blog at work!

[SamSpayedPI]

Thanks, WMD and Jordan! I put a few out there.

[Alison]

Sam wrote: "In the "What's the Name of that Book?" discussion, someone is looking for fantasy or action gay romance novels. The problem (for me, anyway) is that they specify YA.

I can think of dozens of auth..."

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is awesome!

Peter Darling by Austin Chant is a favourite.

Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee

Maggie Stiefvater's mega-popular Raven Cycle

VE Schwab's Shades of Magic series

The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by FT lukens

Junior Hero Blues by JK Pendragon

I could go on. I love queer YA fantasy.

[Josh]

Susinok wrote: "I started Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau. It sounded fun. M/F romance for a change. It starts promising enough. I like our grumpy hero already.

I am in an m/m rut these days. ..."

You need a reading vacation. NORDIC NOIR. There's nothing like a few ax murders and a hanging in a church to cleanse the palate. ;-D

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I started Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau. It sounded fun. M/F romance for a change. It starts promising enough. I like our grumpy hero already.

I am in an m/m ..."

Hahahaaaa!

True, though. :-D

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I started Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau. It sounded fun. M/F romance for a change. It starts promising enough. I like our grumpy hero already.

I am in an m/m ..."

Which reminds me that I never finished listening to Jo Nesbo's The Bat. Thank you for reminding me! ;-)

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I started Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau. It sounded fun. M/F romance for a change. It starts promising enough. I like our grumpy hero already.

I ..."

Thanks to Anne I have several Nesbo titles waiting for me! :-)

[Marge]

Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I dug around the Internet enough to find out that the author was very ill.

A couple days ago Smashwords started emailing me about three or four books a day being released from Mel. While most were reissues of older books, there were NEW books here, too!

From the author's website: So, if anyone is growling to you that NARC is not finished, tell 'em they're wrong. Tell 'em you've read the final trilogy! Yes -- trilogy, under one cover, three for the price of one ... $9.99 for three books. Not to shabby, and my was of saying "So sorry for the delay ... and, against the odds, I am actually still alive here!

Link to the blog if you're interested: http://www.dream-craft.com/melkeegan/...

[Alison]

Marge wrote: "Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I dug around the I..."

I read Mel Keegan's Dangerous Moonlight years ago and I remember really enjoying it. It's an entertaining Georgian highwayman adventure romance. Glad he's still out there writing.

[Antonella]

Marge wrote: "Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I dug around the I..."

Thank you for the good news. I'm glad that he is in good health.

Many years ago I had an e-mail exchange with him, the occasion was one of the discussions ''women-shouldn't-write-m/m'', he found the idea ludicrous.

I own the first edition of Death's Head (Narc, #1), this one , and I've never read it, also because I found out later that there was another newer and longer version of the book.

[Kirsten]

Antonella wrote: "I own the first edition of Death's Head (Narc, #1), this one Death's Head (Narc, #1) by Mel Keegan, and I've never read it, also because I found out later that there was another newer and longer version of the book. ..."

I have that one too, Antonella. One of the first m/m books I ever bought. I did read it though. I think I have #2 in print too.

[Antonella]

Kirsten wrote: "I have that one too, Antonella. One of the first m/m books I ever bought. I did read it though. I think I have #2 in print too."

Maybe I should read it as well, so that I can decide if I want to finish the series.

[Marge]

Antonella wrote: "I own the first edition of Death's Head (Narc, #1),..."

Okay Antonella, you got me wondering which versions of Mel's books I have. Taking them off of the bookshelf sent me to the Wayback Machine, thinking, "I ordered these from Australia, didn't I?" And Mel Keegan's autograph along with "Cheers" on the title page reminded me that, yes indeed I have a copy of Death's Head imported from Australia in 2005.

I purchased Death's Head along with two others, White Rose of Night and Strange Fortune. They all have covers not shown here on Goodreads, probably because there are so few of them around.

This was back in the days of hard copy fanzines and livejournal. Things have changed a lot. :-)

[Johanna]

Marge wrote: "Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I dug around the I..."

Ice, Wind and Fire is the only Mel Keegan book I've read, but I did enjoy it—worth 4 stars.

[Antonella]

Marge wrote: "Antonella wrote: "I own the first edition of Death's Head (Narc, #1),..."

Okay Antonella, you got me wondering which versions of Mel's books I have."

Mine was published in 1991 and has 349 pages.

Nice that you have an autograph!

[Susinok]

Josh wrote: "You need a reading vacation. NORDIC NOIR. There's nothing like a few ax murders and a hanging in a church to cleanse the palate. ;-D ..."

Well I DO have the first Harry Hole audiobook, but I'm listening to the Tayak and Frayne series from Harper Fox and only on book 3. Listening is good. Reading is where I'm struggling.

[Alison]

I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murder mystery, sinister plots, a lovely background queer romance, great writing, and more. At the moment, it's as if someone asked what I wanted in a book and then wrote it. I am loving it so far.

[KC]

Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murder mystery, sinister plots, a..."

I love it when that happens. Enjoy! :-)

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murder mystery, sinister plots, a..."

Great, thank you for your review. It arrived today!

[Johanna]

Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murder mystery, sinister plots, a..."

Thank you for the enthusiastic recommendation (which itself made me smile widely)! :-)

[Kim]

Reading Unfit To Print by K J Charles, enjoying very much.

[Josh]

Marge wrote: "Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I dug around the I..."

So glad to hear Mel is still alive and kicking!

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "Marge wrote: "Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I du..."

One of my favorites. :-)

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Marge wrote: "Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Mel Keegan, author of the science fiction Narc and Hellgate series. Mel seemed to have disappeared a few years ago, and I du..."

The shorter, edited version is actually superior to the second edition. There's a LOT of filler in the reedited version.

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murder mystery, sinister plots, a..."

Oh! Is it in audio? Isn't it great when a book feels almost made to order? :-)