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Jordan wrote: "This Rainbow Book Fair is Dangerous! Just bought 7 Riptide books, including Glitterland, Sweet Young Thang by Anne Tennino, several of Aleks' works with LA Witt including Hostile Ground which offic..."Ooh, did Tere say anything about future books? :-)
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Just finished the 5th Jamie Brodie Mystery Encountered to Death by Meg Perry. It was fun, although *very* low-key in this installment.(For those who haven't tried the series yet, I'd recommend to start with book 1 Cited to Death)
I just finished Dirty Deeds, book 4 in the Cole MacGinnis series. It was pretty good, though it bogged down in parts. I think it was mostly me, though. My holey memory needs a Cliffs Notes to keep the storyline straight.
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I'm now going to read book 5 in JCP's Turbulence series before I read Lying With Scorpions, the sequel to the one I just finished.
I just finished Love, Like Ghosts. I haven't read anything else in this series, but this one was a nice NA MM PR. (Wow, I love abbreviations).
Feral wrote: "I just finished Love, Like Ghosts. I haven't read anything else in this series, but this one was a nice NA MM PR. (Wow, I love abbreviations)."I have read that series and I really enjoyed it. I read quite a few books by Ally Blue when I first started reading m/m. Nothing recently though.
ttg wrote: "Just finished the 5th Jamie Brodie Mystery Encountered to Death by Meg Perry. It was fun, although *very* low-key in this installment.(For those who haven't tried the series yet, ..."
Cool! I haven't read the 4th one yet...but looking forward to it.
I reread JL Merrow's Pressure Head and enjoyed it even more on the reread. And now i'm reading Relief Valve which should be fun.Also, The Red House Mystery, which i'm pretty sure now i read years ago... it seems very familiar.
Feral wrote: "I just finished Love, Like Ghosts. I haven't read anything else in this series, but this one was a nice NA MM PR. (Wow, I love abbreviations)."You really should begin with Oleander House :p
The Bay City series continues as The Mojo Mysteries after this book (or the next, I forget the right order) there's a generation switch right about here in the series.
Personally I prefer the Bay City books, but that's just me ;-)
I second or third the recommendations for Silent and The House on Hancock Hill. Both were excellent. I'm currently reading The Long Way Home. This is my least favorite book I've read by ZA Maxfield. It's just not working for me. I would probably DNF if I didn't have to read it for Bingo. :(
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I'm currently reading The Long Way Home. This i..."
Bingo?
I've just finished All She Wrote. Am more eager than ever for The Boy with the Painful Tattoo.I'm going on to Relief Valve while the characters from Pressure Head are still fresh in my head.
Josh wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I second or third the recommendations for Silent and The House on Hancock Hill. Both were excellent. I'm currently reading [book:The Long Way Hom..."
Josh, I think she means the mm group bingo challenge. Not the actual 'two little ducks 22' type bingo. My goodness the old dears there would have a coronary. Or a field day ;)
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A Boy and His Dragon (Being, R. Cooper
My Man Godric, R. Cooper
Remnant: A Caldwell & Feximal/Whyborne & Griffin Mystery, K.J. Charles & Jordan L. Hawk
Caesar's Fall, Dorien Grey
Sense of Place, N.R. Walker *
Silent, Sara Alva *
Social Skills, Sara Alva
Relief Valve, J.L. Merrow *
The House on Hancock Hill, Indra Vaughn
Plan B, S.J.D. Peterson
The * marks my favorites, but I enjoyed all of these.
It's my Spring Break and and I plan to read myself silly. : )
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I did nothing but read yesterday. Couldn't keep my eyes open for much else. Managed to finish Scorpion. Loved it. Lots of sex though. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing, because in this book, oddly enough, it wasn't. And it didn't bother me that the main character was having sex with multiple people either.
I've since moved on to Lying with Scorpions this morning and so far so good. It picks up right where the first book left off.
The goal was to have Lying with Scorpions done by the end of March. But my week long reading of Fadeout used up a LOT of reading time. It was something I needed to do, so I don't regret it. I just took off a few books I'd had on my UKMeet list.
It's kind of pointless to attempt two more books by an author who's first book did not impress me in the least. lol.
But maybe this will give me time to read more of Alex Beecroft before June. I'd love to. Her work is just amazing.
Over the weekend I read a very handy little book by J.M. Snyder, Going Pro: One Author’s Advice on Getting Published with Small and Electronic Presses. Really useful for anyone looking to break in to the pro writing game with the small presses. It brings together all the info you'd otherwise have to hunt around all over the internet for. A great reference.
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Sounds great!
Jordan wrote: "I wish I had a spring break. I did nothing but read yesterday. Couldn't keep my eyes open for much else. Managed to finish Scorpion. Loved it. Lots of sex though. And I'm not sayi..."
I've had less reading time lately, but something you said a while back made me flip through some Yaoi. I found one called Rabbit Man, Tiger Man Volume 1which is about a mob boss and a doctor in a sort of "gay for you" attraction. It was very sweet and didn't do that thing where they romanticize rape as a way for the uke to do socially unacceptable things with someone he is secretly into (though it does embrace the idea that the Yukuza is a smokescreen for elaborate sex games by hot men--I'm okay with that trope though). It was a fun read and took up very little time.
Lillian wrote: "Josh wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I second or third the recommendations for Silent and The House on Hancock Hill. Both were excellent. I'm currently reading [book:The..."
LOL. Yes, Team Bingo in the M/M group. You pick a book to read from the category called each week. This week's category was Cinderfellas (really!). Overall, it's fun but I think I will be glad when this round is over. I entered a few too many challenges this quarter. ;-)
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I did nothing but read yesterday. Couldn't keep my eyes open for much else. Managed to finish Scorpion. Loved it. Lots of sex though. A..."
Glad I could help you pick good manga! That's not one I've heard of, so I'll have to check it out, I think.
I've recently collected a few short ones. Legal Drug, Volume 01 is one of them. There's a total of three volumes. And it appears to be about drug cops. Woot. I haven't read it yet though.
Under Grand Hotel, Volume 01 still looks good. Set in an American prison, I think. One of the characters is black, or has dreadlocks at any rate. The book was expensive when I first found it, so I didn't buy it, and now it's not available at all. Grrr. Oh well.
Jordan wrote: "Feral wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I wish I had a spring break. I did nothing but read yesterday. Couldn't keep my eyes open for much else. Managed to finish Scorpion. Loved it. Lots of..."
Under Grand Hotel is available on Amazon UK and there are second hand copies too. I dont know if you can order and get it sent to the US though. I use Amazon US occasionally to order graphic novels although postage is pricy so it might work in reverse. There is also a kindle version of UGH as well.
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I did nothing but read yesterday. Couldn't keep my eyes open for much else. Managed to finish Scorpion. Lo..."
I should have thought to do a used version. At the time, I didn't want used. I had the library put in an order for it, and a year later, the order still hasn't gone through. I love it when that happens.
But it's alright. I have soooo many other books to read, I'm good without it now.
This evening I had to oblige myself to go out to an interesting panel where I knew the participants (for my side ;-), because I was so taken by Esperanza. It's also a free read, dear people! *nudge nudge, wink wink*
Lynn Flewelling's final Nightrunner book, Shards of Time is out today. I'm looking forward to that one.
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YAY!
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I'm currently r..."
Ah! Now I understand. :-D
Alison wrote: "Lynn Flewelling's final Nightrunner book, Shards of Time is out today. I'm looking forward to that one."It dumped into my Kindle yesterday. It is always fun when pre- ordered books arrive since I usually forget I have ordered them :). Like a surprise gift.
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It dumped into my Kindle yesterday. It is always fun when pr..."
I know! I love pre-ordering. I love gifting a pre-ordered book because than the recipient really has no clue and it's like magic! ;-)
Abrakadabra there's a new book on my Kindle. Wonderful magic :)
Anne wrote: "Abrakadabra there's a new book on my Kindle. Wonderful magic :)"And I thought one click shopping was dangerous.
Na wrote: "Read The Foxhole Court and The Raven King by Nora Sakavic. Those books are part of a trilogy not yet finished. The third volume is still in the writing phase. But ..."
I liked them, rather unusual but well written and very intense. I wonder when the last one will come. Do you know any release date?
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Then I need to read Linger which is the second book in a YA trilogy about werewolves that has a little different take on them that I rather like. I started this trilogy last summer, I think. It's time I get around to finishing it!
After that, the plan is to get into The Little Death. YAY.
Na wrote: "Anne wrote: "I liked them, rather unusual but well written and very intense. I wonder when the last one will come. Do you know any release date? "Unusual indeed. I've read some comments here who ..."
Thank you, Na at least she is working on it :).
The books are very unrealistic, but I somehow accepted them at face value, not contemporary as such, not fantasy, but its own genre perhaps?
Jordan wrote: "Getting back into The Foundation trilogy for the third book sometime today. Then I need to read Linger which is the second book in a YA trilogy about werewolves that has a little d..."
I STILL have not read those! It's my last Asimov SF. The book is on the top shelf above my reading chair. I just know during one of our increasingly frequent earthquakes it's going to fall and hit me on the head.
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Somehow I can see similarities with Capt..."
I thought they had a lot in common with yaoi novels. The MC's nemesis has family connections similar to those in both yakuza and vampire tropes in yaoi. I found the books strangely engaging, but a sort of "brown paper wrapper" reading for me, meaning not an interest I'd likely share outside this forum. ; )
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Then I need to read Linger which is the second book in a YA trilogy about werewolves that has a little d..."
I have these. I should read them, but I've been neglecting my collection of YA for awhile. I planned to read Tanner's Museum of Thieves trilogy over this break, but haven't opened one of the books. I bought it for my students, and I try to read these before putting them out. Now they're recommending them to me.
Susinok wrote: "It's my last Asimov SF. The book is on the top shelf above my reading chair. I just know during one of our increasingly frequent earthquakes it's going to fall and hit me on the head. "A young person recently told me she was disappointed in "I, Robot" because she thought it would be based on the movie. If there had been an Asimov book handy, it may have accidentally hit her on the head too.
Feral wrote: "A young person recently told me she was disappointed in "I, Robot" because she thought it would be based on the movie. If there had been an Asimov book handy, it may have accidentally hit her on the head too.I've got a hardback anthology/collection of six unabridged Asimov books. It weighs a ton. Would you like to borrow it for smiting purposes? :D
Karen wrote: "The MC's nemesis has family connections similar to those in both yakuza and vampire tropes in yaoi. I found the books strangely engaging, "OK, now I have to read them (but I like Urban Fantasy anyway so YA PR isn't too far off).
Feral wrote: "A young person recently told me she was disappointed in "I, Robot" because she thought it would be based on the movie. If there had been an Asimov book handy, it may have accidentally hit her on the head too. .."I did not watch that movie. Once I heard Will Smith was the lead, I knew it would be nothing like the stories.
A GOOD interpretive old SF book to movie was Bicentennial Man with Robin Williams. The original short story was by Robert E. Heinlein. It was SO GOOD!
I am currently reading Relief Valve after re-reading Pressure Head. Both are decent low-key mysteries. I really like Tom, the narrating plumber, though Phil is like peeling an onion. I guess that makes him part of the mystery. :)
Susinok wrote: "I STILL have not read those! It's my last Asimov SF. The book is on the top shelf above my reading chair. I just know during one of our increasingly frequent earthquakes it's going to fall and hit me on the head. "I've read it some 35 years ago. Basically it is like I haven't read it ;-).
Becky wrote: "I've got a hardback anthology/collection of six unabridged Asimov books. It weighs a ton. Would you like to borrow it for smiting purposes? :D "
LOL!
I have just finished listening to book 12 in the brotherhood series "The King". Liked it a lot. The narrator Jim Frangione is doing such a good job. I hate it if narrators do all those pretend voices which mostly sound terrible. Just read the damn book, and read it well. Slight nuances in voice changes are enough. I had to flounce a few audio m/m books recently, because I could not stand the narration.
Marge wrote: "I am currently reading Relief Valve after re-reading Pressure Head. Both are decent low-key mysteries. I really like Tom, the narrating plumber, though Phil is like peeling an onion...."That's such a good analogy, Marge! Yes, he is, isn't he? In one way it's frustrating; in another it gives such a real impression of how Tom is slowly discovering him, and the reality of how it can be early in a relationship when you don't want to rock the boat by asking too many questions because you're still not secure enough.
I do like these books very much though.
ED wrote: "I had to flounce a few audio m/m books recently, because I could not stand the narration. ..."OK, I've got to ask - how do you flounce an audiobook?
I understand your overall point, though; I've been listening to audiobooks for years and until very recently they did just "read the damn book, and read it well" (and I liked it). Using different voices is a recent development, but now it seems to be expected and I've seen narrators criticised for not doing it.
Sometimes it works well -- for example, by the narrators Josh uses -- and I think that they do as you suggest and the differences are fairly slight but telling enough. But when the voices start intruding, so that you notice them rather than what they say, that's not good.
Hj wrote: "Marge wrote: "I am currently reading Relief Valve after re-reading Pressure Head. Both are decent low-key mysteries. I really like Tom, the narrating plumber, though..."I like them a lot too and I am very happy I read somewhere there is yet another book coming about these two. It is so refereshing to see a relationship slowly unfolding like this, both sweet and realistic. I have to admit I sometimes get tired of those stories where people declare undying and forever love after a week, especially if the author hasn't showed us anything about how they get to know each other, no conversations or comparing of common likes and dislikes, not even a movie together or a meal, just sex in all variations. (complete with grunts and one syllable words like "mine" etc...., not the best foundation for a lasting relationship I think). ;)
I have learned to avoid these stories, but especially when I was new to the genre I got fooled by the blurbs into thinking there was a story there somewhere. It happens once or twice now as well, but more rarely.
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LOL!
Jordan wrote: "Also got a chance to meet Tere Michaels and to regret not knowing she was coming. I would have brought a book for her to sign if I had."
Oh, I loved her Faith & Fidelity. Nice that you could meet her!