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Susinok wrote: "Hj wrote: "Thought it might be..."It's a good book and the guys are not stereotypes."
Thanks Susinok, I'd already put it in my wishlist and was just being mischievous! I like Heidi Cullinan.
I'm just happy to see a book with a non-straight acting hero who's treated sympathetically by the author.
Susinok wrote: "I am reading The Lord of Twink's Bottom by Danni Keane! Twinky panto!"It's fun and sweet.
Calathea wrote: "I started reading 
Bone Rider today and wow what a ride! I'm 20% in and the beginning was very promising with alien symbiontic sentient armor technolo..."I added this one to my tbr list, sounds really cool!
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Kai is EXTREMELY annoying. I would have loved for him to be written out, except there are interesting possibilities for himself and Masa.
Jordan wrote: "So I'm in the middle of Kizuna vol.4 of the Delux Editions and I have to say... Kai is annoying the hell out of me!!! I want to strangle him as bratiest teenage boy, ever. If it weren't for the oth..."Wait a bit...u will like him better in the last volumes. He makes a good pair with Masa :D not as good as Kei and Ran but still good
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I just started vol. 11 this morning. I loved Kei and Ran's half of the book and kinda wish they'd put those two last.
For a long time I felt like Kai was still in HS and not in college. And Ran and Kei seem so mature by comparison I thought they were done with college! *shakes head*
Anyway, with luck I'll finish the last volume shortly.
Jordan wrote: "Kai has gotten better, but when that really cute kid from the other Yakuza family came along, I was hoping Kai would redirect his fantasies to someone else his own age. Guess not. Lol. I just sta..."
I agree although I loved the way Kai helped Ran to save Kei without any hesitation :D
When u finish the last volume lemme know how u feel about the ending :D
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Will do!
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Done!
It was a good ending. It made me feel better about the whole thing with Kai and Masa, but I still hold that I would have rather read about Kei and Ran last. Save the best for last, and all that. OTOH, I recognize the need to hold out on Kai, because they were pretty up in the air until the end.
But it was a good ending. Calm and happy. :-)
I'm reading Stage Whispers by Adam Fitzroy. Perhaps not as fast-paced and science-fictiony as some of the others being read here, but I really like the main character, some wonderful secondary characters, and all the theater references. A nice LONG book, covering about nine years, with a lot of quiet angst but an eventual excellent finish.
I just finished Inside Out by Andrew Grey. Like Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan, it features a bear and a twink. Again they are more than a stereotype.
Jordan wrote: "But it was a good ending. Calm and happy. :-) ...."Totally agree. I wouldn't mind reading a bit extra chapters about Kei and Ranmaru though :D may be just a glimpse on their lives now-a-days.
Do u know it has a related series called Hana to Ryuu? It's really good but pretty angsty
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I'm reading Julie Bozza's Of Dreams and Ceremonies and King's The Shining.I'm glad everzone enjoyed (or planning to enjoy) Bone Rider. Yippee-ki-yay!
Lady*M wrote: "I'm reading Julie Bozza's Of Dreams and Ceremonies and King's The Shining.I'm glad everzone enjoyed (or planning to enjoy) Bone Rider. Yippee-ki-yay!"
Shit. ''Of Dreams and Ceremonies'' it's out, everybody read it already and I had forgotten it!
Thank you again for the Bone Rider rec!
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I love the early volumes. I did sort of lost track (and interest) around 7 or so. But that's more about my inability to sustain long term interest in almost any cast of characters.
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Josh wrote: "Bella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Kai has gotten better, but when that really cute kid from the other Yakuza family came along, I was hoping Kai would redirect his fantasies to someone else his own age...."Aww u missed the last 4 volumes then. Although I think u would have liked the ending if u liked Kei and Ran. The ending was really nice and sweet so a big miss for ya :P
Josh wrote: "I'm currently reading Publishers Weekly and The Professionals fan fiction. I am on a real Professionals kick again, and I've been going through all my old files and all my old favorites."I thought of you immediately when I saw the sad news today.
Marge wrote: "I'm reading Stage Whispers by Adam Fitzroy. Perhaps not as fast-paced and science-fictiony as some of the others being read here, but I really like the main character, some wonderf..."I've been thinking about reading that one. Glad to hear you liked it, Marge. I'm a theatre kid, and I love well-done theatre-related stories. There aren't that many, so I might try that one soon.
Can all you Bone Rider fans answer something for me? I'm at about 25% and it's not really hooking me, not flowing well. It's been slow going mostly because of all the time spent in the characters' heads with very little dialogue. I hate every time I turn the page and see more long blocks of text. I like more interaction between characters.I also have a hard time with the way the alien AI speaks like your average earthling. I'm telling myself that he's assuming the speech pattern of his host, but the author hasn't said so and I would've preferred for him to have a more 'other' way of speaking.
So, did you find it slow or hard to get into at first & it picked up? Or maybe this just isn't for me. I'd appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
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I took a short break from this book. We're traveling/visiting relatives and I'm reading books that I can enjoy with less attention, or don't mind being interrupted, because when I'm really into a read I want to pick my own stopping points.
At my (40%) point: Riley and Misha are still estranged, so there's no direct interaction, only their thoughts and memories of each other. Riley and McLane have very direct interaction with each other. : )
This may not be for you. Others who've finished the book may offer more helpful info. My niggle was not McLane's voice. I assumed it was part of his programming (rather than sloppy writing), and prefer not being given blatant explanations for that kind of detail. I thought the military was a bit faster on the uptake than would be likely, but later decided it was refreshing to have some of those genre stereotypes avoided.
I will finish reading it this weekend, because I'll need to give my full attention to Kick Start : D
I am re-reading Holiday Outing by Astrid Amara. Still hilarious.I read Home and Heart by Chris Quinton.
Holiday stories both of them. Much better use of my time than battleshopping.
Thanks for your thoughts Karen. I may put it aside for a while & try again. I'm anxious to get to some holiday stories (but will take breaks for sequels like Kick Start and Beguiled).
Battleshopping - I love it! The term, not the activity. I am not a Black Friday kind of gal. And I am boycotting the stores that opened on Thanksgiving. Actually, with my children grown I don't plan to do much shopping at all this year. Other than some online ordering, I plan to "shop small" and support local non-chains. I just love the decorations, the music, and the food. I'd rather be cozy in my home than out shopping.
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Yikes, I need to get back to Provoked. I started it awhile back, then decided I was in the mood for an historical at the time.
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Sweet and Sour came out a few days ago.
Karen wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I am re-reading Holiday Outing by Astrid Amara. Still hilarious..."Sweet and Sour came out a few days ago."
Yep, I read it yesterday. It was wonderful! I want a deli!
The only shopping I will be doing is a kitten t-shirt for Michael, a Minecraft Lego set for my nephew, and a jewelry making starter kit for my niece. My niece and nephew are not old enough to have personalities and likes and dislikes and it's SO much easier buying for them.
All of said shopping will be done online. I can get lots of the jewelry stuff from Etsy from small jewelry and craft businesses.
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Jax wrote: "Can all you Bone Rider fans answer something for me? I'm at about 25% and it's not really hooking me, not flowing well."Hi, Jax!
I'm sorry if it doesn't work for you, or at least it doesn't work at the moment.
For me it was insta-love (with the book, I don't appreciate the other kind of insta-love!). I kept thinking how genial was the idea, and the execution. I also love science-fiction.
I suppose that if you need dialogues to love a book you'll have to wait a while.
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That was a truly sad start to the day. :-( I've been thinking about it all morning.
Thanks for responding Antonella. Dialogue is really important to me. It can make or break a book as far as I'm concerned. Whenever I look at print books at a store, I always make sure there's plenty of dialogue scattered throughout the book.I'm also wondering if this book would benefit from some trimming by an editor. It's hard to know if some of these characters (like the military people) will become important further on, but I get frustrated by following people I don't care as much about. I don't need to know everything the military people are doing or thinking other than that they are pursuing the alien. Right now it feels like a distraction from the main story. But, like I said, maybe it pays off later.
I'm reading a little more today & then I'll see how I feel. I may have to read it in dribs and drabs if it doesn't start clicking for me.
Jax wrote: "Thanks for responding Antonella. Dialogue is really important to me. It can make or break a book as far as I'm concerned. Whenever I look at print books at a store, I always make sure there's plent..."I think i'm the same way. I need dialogue and interaction between character. I don't want to be stuck in someone's stream of thought the whole time. I was thinking about buying Bone Rider because a friend recommended it to me and it sounded good,but I think i'll wait on it.
You can download a sample to get an idea. I am the same way though. I like dialogue, not inner monologue.
Lou wrote: "I'm looking for a book recommendation for a gift. Seventeen year old boy, smart, quiet, loved Hunger Games (book and movie), likes historical fiction. Not romance. Any suggestions?"I think the YA historical AU series that starts with Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld is pretty awesome. It's set in an AU 20th century, around WWI, The two MCs are a Scottish girl who is disguised as a boy to join the English Royal Air Force, and the other is the teenage son of the assassinated Archduke Ferdinand. There is a light romance subplot, but nothing culminates until the third book (and it's light.) It's mostly a great adventure story (with airships and robots.)
Another good one is the historical City of Thieves by David Benioff (who is one of the screenwriters for Game of Thrones.) It's set in Leningrad during the siege during WWII and is about a young man (around 18) who is caught stealing a ration card. He is paired with a ladies man Russian soldier who had been caught AWOL. The army leader gives them a task--his daughter is getting married and he needs a dozen eggs to have her cake made. The two prisoners have to go out into the (starving) city to find the dozen eggs, or they'll be executed. So, off they go on their quest, which includes running into cannibals, and hitting the countryside where they find resistance fighters and Nazis.
It was a great story, with excellent (not m/m) chemistry between the two MCs.
That's what I got. :)
Lou wrote: "I'm looking for a book recommendation for a gift. Seventeen year old boy, smart, quiet, loved Hunger Games (book and movie), likes historical fiction. Not romance. Any suggestions?"Oh yes! City of Thieves was excellent. Really stayed with me for a long time after reading.
If you're interested in another book with a movie tie-in, The Book Thief is also wonderful. It's heartbreaking and beautiful; a lovely portrait of goodness and sweetness in the face of horrendous ugliness. Very moving.
Susinok wrote: "Starting Sweet and Sour by Astrid Amara. Love in a Kosher Pickle Deli."Gonna start this one soon. It feels like I've been waiting so long for it, that now that i have it, i need to "pet" it a bit more before i read it. I don't want it to be over too soon.
Susinok wrote: "I just finished Inside Out by Andrew Grey. Like Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan, it features a bear and a twink. Again they are more than a stereotype."I just read Let It Snow. I haven't read anything by Heidi Cullinan before. It was pretty sweet (in a 'just right' way :-)), and i liked the Goldilocks theme.
KC wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I just finished Inside Out by Andrew Grey. Like Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan, it features a bear and a twink. Again they are more than a stereotype...."I love Heidi's books. She can go from sweet to kinky and back again. I highly recommend Family Man co-authored by Marie Sexton. Guy in his 30s with a huge Italian family figures out he's gay.
KC wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Starting Sweet and Sour by Astrid Amara. Love in a Kosher Pickle Deli."Gonna start this one soon. It feels like I've been waiting so long for it, that now that i h..."
I'm doing the same with Carol of the Bellskis which I bought recently. I went ahead and read Sweet and Sour right away.
I'm reading Zero Hour by JCP. I like it, but it also stresses me out a bit, so i keep it for daylight hours.To balance, yesterday evening i was re-reading Josh's A Dangerous Thing - one of my all time favorites :-)
And I have a couple of romances TBR right now basically - Astrid's Sweet and Sour and Lost and Found by ZA Maxfield.
And since I'm in the mood for mysteries these days - David Frome (first Pinkerton mystery), Hansen's Gravedigger, and Josephine Tey's Man in the Queue. Not sure which one i'll start first, but i can't wait.
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To me, a romance IS dialog. The dialog is the best part. That's the part where we come to know the characters, where we seem them fall in love, where the plot advances. Everything else just supports and frames the dialog, in my opinion.
Josh wrote: "To me, a romance IS dialog. The dialog is the best part. That's the part where we come to know the characters, where we seem them fall in love, where the plot advances. Everything else just supports and frames the dialog, in my opinion. ..."There's hope for me yet. When I write, it's mostly dialogue. :)
Right now I'm battling a book set in present tense. WTF! I think it's going to be put aside soon as a DNF, though. I can barely take it.
Antonella wrote: "For me it was insta-love (with the book, I don't appreciate the other kind of insta-love!). I kept thinking how genial was the idea, and the execution. I also love science-fiction."It's like this for me with Bone Rider too. I'm almost finished and it's still this fast paced, action ladden story and I have no clue how it will end. How delightful! :-)
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It's a good book and the guys are not stereotypes.