Buddy Read - July 2013 - Woke Up In A Strange Place

[Fran, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "So far we have...



I think we went for 6 nominat..."


Should we each nominate another one so we have 8 choices?

[Breann]

MountainKat wrote: "I finally finished this one! I think I may be even shallower than Breann! =P "

And that's saying something! ;)

[Breann]

Fran wrote: "Should we each nominate another one so we have 8 choices? "

Sounds good! I'll pick

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "I finally finished this one! I think I may be even shallower than Breann! =P

It was a nice enough story, but I never connected with it. I didn't care about the characters, what they did or wh..."

Wow, I think this might be the most we've ever disagreed about a book! :P Oh, well, it had to happen sometime...

As for a second pick, I'll go with Masters & Boyd

[MountainKat, Moderator]

We can't all agree all the time!

What about The Nothingness of Ben?

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "We can't all agree all the time!

What about The Nothingness of Ben?"

Really? I thought we pretty much did... :D

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Well, we usually do - very closely anyway, but we don't have to! Really, we could be a little different every now and then! At least I think we could... =P

[Fran, Moderator]

I will choose a Hot Summer Days duo (since they are both short)

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[Breann]

Well, that gives us 8! I'll see what Mr. Randomizer says...

[Breann]

:::drumroll:::

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will be our M/M buddy reads for next month! Yay! That means they're free for all of us :D

[Fran, Moderator]

I hope those are ok with everyone! I threw them in because I couldn't find another freebie full length novel I wanted to read or one that one of us hasn't already read.

[Breann]

They work for me! I've been trying to get through some of the Don't Read in the Closet stories.

[Breann]

Do you happen to know which anthology(s) they might be in?

[Fran, Moderator]

Oh good! Those two have been on my tbr for awhile :)

[Fran, Moderator]

I will check and get right back to you...

[Fran, Moderator]

Don't Read in the Closet: Volume One - Just One Kiss

Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Two - Surf's Up

[Breann]

You are awesome. Thank you much :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "You are awesome. Thank you much :)"

My pleasure :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Holy cow Fran, what are you doing up at this hour???

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'm happy with the books :)

Sorry I haven't been able to participate, but we are really busy at work and I'm working 4 days this week (gasps in horror!) I don't get to donors than check updates very infrequently on my phone...

[Fran, Moderator]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Holy cow Fran, what are you doing up at this hour???"

I know! I just couldn't fall asleep, kept grabbing the kindle Fire and back onto GR I went :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Finally getting to this one! Still have a week so I'm good :)

Breann, I noticed you will be reading Acrobat in August. Jane gave it to me for the PIFM this month but I didn't get to it. I will try for August.

Kat, I would still like to read City Mouse in August if you want to. Or I could wait for Sept.

[Fran, Moderator]

I can use City Mouse or Acrobat for 'A' in the monthly.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "Kat, I would still like to read City Mouse in August if you want to. Or I could wait for Sept. "

I think that is a great idea!

[Fran, Moderator]

I finished it last night. I really liked it. I cried through the last 10% or so. The scenes with Joe's parents really got to me. I agree that more of Joe and Lou would have been nice to really get the feel for their romance. But the scenes with and about his Mom and Dad, his Grandparents...waterworks for me. A solid 4 stars.

[Breann]

Glad you were able to fit it in and that you enjoyed it! :) I wasn't even close to crying... I dunno, just didn't connect with this one. At all.

[Breann]

Fran wrote: "Finally getting to this one! Still have a week so I'm good :)

Breann, I noticed you will be reading Acrobat in August. Jane gave it to me for the PIFM this month but I didn't get to it. I will try..."

I am planning on reading that one next month! Let me know if you are and we can buddy it :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "Fran wrote: "Finally getting to this one! Still have a week so I'm good :)

Breann, I noticed you will be reading Acrobat in August. Jane gave it to me for the PIFM this month but I didn't get to i..."


Great! I may not be able to get to it until the middle/end of August, so if you want to read it earlier, please do, and we can always chat about it when I finish :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Does anyone have City Mouse I can borrow ?

I should have checked my lending group, no one has it to lend. Can I borrow it from you Kat after you read it in August if no one else has it?

Thanks in advance if anyone has it to lend!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "Does anyone have City Mouse I can borrow ?

I should have checked my lending group, no one has it to lend. Can I borrow it from you Kat after you read it in August if no one else has it?

Thanks in..."

Sure! I have been waiting to pick it up until I get my rewards from my credit card - yep, that's how I fund my reading! =P They should be in my box, but I just need to go down and check...

[Fran, Moderator]

Kat, I thought you had it already. It's expensive for about 115 pages. I think it's 5.99 on Amazon. Maybe you can borrow it too.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yeah, it is expensive, but I want to read it so I'm not opposed to buying it. And it is sort of like free money - at least that is what I tell myself!