Meet & Greet Challenge Round 2: Discussion Thread

[Aarati]

Pam, I finished and I really enjoyed it. Pippa was an amazing and fun character. Thanks for the pick.

[Ty]

Yep, James Marsters. When he goes into the British accents, I have a moment of weepiness remembering Spike. snifffff

[Emma]

Lili, I finished
This was a sweet, fun read. Thanks for the pick! I've had it for awhile, I guess I just needed a push to finally read it.

[~Melissa~]

Read my 11th book 3/8/14 4♥ - loved this start to a new series. I'm hoping she does a story for all the boys of Nick's group. Thanks Sassafrass!!

[Hadley]

Have been battling with book no. 13, Dead Witch Walking for 10 days now. Am putting it aside for now, will try and finish it later. I'm obviously just not in the right frame of mind now. :-(

[Ezi]

Hadley wrote: "Have been battling with book no. 13, Dead Witch Walking for 10 days now. Am putting it aside for now, will try and finish it later. I'm obviously just not in the right frame of mind ..."

Oh I believe you. I took me about 10-14 days to finish that book. then i tried book 2 on audio. After that, i knew Rachel Morgan series wasn't for me

[Jane]

@ MountainKat finished 3 Stars thanks another book to put on paperback swap:-)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Jane, glad you are clearing some things out!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hadley wrote: "Have been battling with book no. 13, Dead Witch Walking for 10 days now. Am putting it aside for now, will try and finish it later. I'm obviously just not in the right frame of mind ..."

I've heard that if you can stick out the first few books, the series is great. I read a short story (book 0.5) from the series and seriously disliked it - so I'll be missing out of that series as well....

[Elizabeth]

Just finished my 17th pick The Perfect Match! Thanks for the rec, Kaileigh!

[Becca]

I finished club dead last night and loved it!!! I'm excited to get to the next one but I'm going to wait and see if anyone picks it for me for the next round *hint hint* :D

[Becca]

I just finished reflected in you and wow!!! I couldn't put it down once I picked it up tonight and have lost many hours of sleep but it was jus too good!!! I'm so excited about my picks so far this round! They've definitely been easy reads and I've flown through them once I've found the time! I have a couple more I'm in the middle of right now but I'm sure I'll be knocking them out pretty quickly too! Thanks guys!! :D

[Melissa]

@~Melissa~

I read Night of Cake & Puppets last night and it was great! SO fun to be in Zuzana's head. It is a magical little slice of sweetness and makes me ache for book 3 all the more. This author has such a way with words that they are at once both so poetic and descriptive, dreamy and rich. I am on the hunt for the two books in her other series while I impatiently wait for the world to revolve enough times for the release date of Dreams of Gods & Monsters to get here.

[~Melissa~]

Melissa wrote: "@~Melissa~

I read Night of Cake & Puppets last night and it was great! SO fun to be in Zuzana's head. It is a magical little slice of sweetness and makes me ache for book 3 all the more. This auth..."

Glad you liked it!!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Megan L - I read for my 5th book and it was much better than I expected. Thanks for the rec!

[AndaM]

I finish all books for this challenge. Thank you all for my picks! See you in round 3 :)

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GROUP 4

1.Shelley - Virgin River (Virgin River #1) by Robyn Carr 03/05/14
2.Rachel~goodbye - Into the Crossfire (Protectors #1) by Lisa Marie Rice 02/14/14
3.Gianna - Born in Blood (The Sentinels #1) by Alexandra Ivy 03/15/14
4.Fran - The Prize by Julie Garwood 02/09/14
5.Gea - Vampire Mine (Alpha and Omega #3) by Aline Hunter 03/12/14
6.Katie - Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham #2) by Julia Quinn 02/05/14
7.Jaime - Raphael/Parish (Bayou Heat #1-2) by Alexandra Ivy 03/06/14
8.Kitten- Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth 02/27/14
9.Donna - All He Ever Desired (Kowalski Family #5) by Shannon Stacey 02/10/14
10.Shelby- Born of Fire (The League #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 02/06/14
11.Kristy (Passion) - The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor #2) by Jill Shalvis 02/04/14
12.Lauren - Deadly Heat (Deadly #2) by Cynthia Eden 02/01/14
13.Joanne - Everneath (Everneath #1) by Brodi Ashton 02/16/14
14.Tina "coffee" - Trying to Score (Assassins #2) by Toni Aleo 03/09/14
15.Jojo - Riding the Storm (ACRO #1) by Sydney Croft 02/21/14
16.Ezinwanyi - Forgotten Sins (Sin Brothers #1) by Rebecca Zanetti 02/17/14
17.LethalLovely - Serpent's Kiss (Elder Races #3) by Thea Harrison 02/23/14

[Skandia]

I have finished couple of books more - which was as good as KA's earlier books usually are and which I loved. A total good surprise and so not what I was expecting. Can't wait to continue with the series!
Thanks Anayha and MountainKat!

[Aarati]

Tina W, I finished . I still don't like Abby much. She is annoying and gets on my nerves.

[Fran, Moderator]

AndaM, wow! Great job!

I think I'm around 9 or 10 reads and done for this round. I will add the ones I didn't get to back to my M&G shelf :)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Karen H - I finished for my 6th pick and enjoyed it. Thanks for the rec.

[~Melissa~]

Nadine wrote: "Just finished my 13th book - The Bet thank you Karla I really enjoyed this book, I couldn't help but laugh through most of it, the way they all acted like they were still little k..."

Glad you enjoyed Seducing Cinderella - for me the H had a couple stupid moments but overall was a good read. I'm going to check out book 2 also :)

[Christina]

Aarati wrote: "Tina W, I finished . I still don't like Abby much. She is annoying and gets on my nerves."

I felt the same way about this book. It was one that I bought so I felt obligated to finish it. If I would have borrowed it, I think I would have put it down and not come back to it.

[Ty]

nice going, AndaM! I'm pretty sure I might not finish all 17 of my picks, but I'm gonna give it a try! 5 more books? easy peasyyyyy

[Nadine Bookaholic]

I finished my 15th book. Sallie (Shuga) - Wayward Son I have it 5*

[Ty]

11 more hours to sign up for ROUND 3!

[Melissa]

Finished Exit Strategy yesterday. This was just okay for me. Took me awhile to get through because it was a bit slow. It is one of those mysteries where the main characters are at times too smart and at times too dumb. The short, stunted dialogue of the male main character was annoying and confusing most of the time. I have the second book, but it will be awhile before I pick it up.

I have been struggling to keep reading Rock Chick and after many days and not even getting to page 100, I decided to stop reading and start it a different time when I'm more in the mood for this type of book.

My count for the challenge is at 10 read. I'm hoping I will get to a few more before the end of the month!

[Becca]

I just finished Glory in Death. I really enjoyed it. 4*

[Jojo]

Finished another 2 books this week Wildest Dreams from Kitten and Ruthless Game from AndaM.
These are 2 of my favourite authors and these books did not disappoint - I loved them both. Can't wait to get around to the next in the Ghost Walker series but I think it's the last one written so that will be disappointing.

[Rachel-RN]

AndaM wrote: "I finish all books for this challenge. Thank you all for my picks! See you in round 3 :)

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Congrats!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Sassafrass, I just finished Status Update - super sweet! Thank you for picking it and giving me a reason to read it!!

That was #13. Started #14, How to Run with a Naked Werewolf, this morning and will start #15, Once in a Lifetime, tonight. I did end up putting the last two books back on my options shelf, but I am going to try not to pick them for the next round. Hopefully then I can still get to them this time! (If other challenges cooperate!)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Ty wrote: "11 more hours to sign up for ROUND 3!"

Thanks Ty ;)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

AndaM wrote: "I finish all books for this challenge. Thank you all for my picks! See you in round 3 :)

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Congrats AndaM!

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

i've got 5 more to go, and I am bound and determined I'm going to finish them before the end of the month.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Picking for round 3 is open :)

[Nichole]

Congrats Elizabeth and AndaM!!

[Lauren]

Finished my 5th book - . Better than the first book and I'm enjoying the Greek mythology. Thanks for the pick, Donna!

[~Melissa~]

Thanks Skandia ~ finished 12th book Mortal Danger (3-3.5♥) - while I enjoyed it & glad I read it. It was rather frustrating and confusing. I have a lot more questions than answers after this one. Not stopping me from reading #3 & 4 which have already been picked for next round :D

[Nichole]

I keep forgetting to update. I've finished all but 2 picks. Hopefully I can knock those out before the end of the month. I also changed my selections for people. I tend to do that :)

(#9) Jane(PS)- The Undead Pool, 4.5 Stars!
Well I'm one of those die hard fans, but I can see why people don't get past book 1. It's a slow start and it took me a couple of tries, but I'm completely hooked now. The audiobooks really help, I think. There's only one more book and I'll be sad to see it end.

(#10) Megan L-Archangel's Blade, 4 Stars!
I've been looking forward to Dmitri's book. I do like the bad boys. Love this series! I like Elena and Raphael, but I'm most looking forward to other character's books.

(#11) Runell-Grave Secret, 4 Stars!
It took me a little while to get back into this because I waited so long between books. But once I got my bearings I was hooked again. I need to read the next one soon!

(#12) Emma- Hopeless, 3 Stars!
I'm pretty sure that I'm missing some kind of emotional receptor. I didn't cry. I like Collen Hoover, but this didn't pack the punch for me that it did for the 58k other people who gave it 5 Stars, lol.

(#13) Larissa- Across the Universe, 3 Stars!
It was pretty predictable and very much a YA book. Still, I'll probably read the next one at some point. I know this is a YA book, but I have to say, Elder constantly saying fraxing drove me nuts. For the next one I'll probably skip the audiobook.

(#14) Sarah- A Rogue by Any Other Name, 4 Stars!
I'm a fan of Sarah MacLean! This was a little more serious than I'm used to from her. I still really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next one.

(#15) Victoria- The Lion's Lady, 5 Stars!
Julie Garwood does it again. I loved this book. The constant confusion between the 2 characters should have drove me crazy, but instead I thought it was hilarious.

Thank you for all the great recommendations!!

[Skandia]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Thanks Skandia ~ finished 12th book Mortal Danger (3-3.5♥) - while I enjoyed it & glad I read it. It was rather frustrating and confusing. I have a lot more questions than answers afte..."

Hmm, confusing is not very encouraging. I've been meaning to start this book, too.

[~Melissa~]

Skandia wrote: Hmm, confusing is not very encouraging. I've been meaning to start this book, too.
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LOL - well a couple of others say this series is awesome and they had trouble with book 2 also but then it gets lots better. So I'm going to stick with it. Just be prepared for some wth moments as you go along. This book does set up for all sorts of possibilities in the books to come.

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

diane ~ firefly Flirting With Danger 4 stars i enjoyed this, and really like the interactions between sam and rick. i actually really liked sam. she was honourable and strong. 4 stars

larissa Faro's Daughter 4 stars not my favourite heyer, but i enjoyed watching max struggle against everything he thought he knew about deborah and fall in love.

karenh Clear Water 5 stars i liked the growth in both patrick and whiskey. i absolutely loved that whiskey accepted and worked with patrick's condition.

sarah Sacrificial Magic 5 stars chess had to work through some things, but i liked the resolution between her and terrible. i liked how terrible accepts chess for who she is.

shan Visions of Heat 4 stars i liked how, even though he was always the proverbial lone wolf, he immediately accepted that faith was his mate. i liked the immediate trust between the two of them.

nichole Bloodfever 5 stars i was so relieved that i liked mac this time around. i liked the progression of the story, and the building of the relationship between barrons and mac.

as i posted before, I have 5 more to read, and because the ones that i've read so far, i'm eager to read the rest of them before the month ends.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Just finished pick #14! I listened to How to Run with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper - it was as delightful as I expected! Thanks Sallie (Shuga) for picking it and giving me a reason to read it this month!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Quick update:

Megan L - Out of the Darkness - I still loved the MCs but it waffled around a lot more than book 1. 3 stars. Thanks!
Sarah - On Dublin Street - Not my favorite coupling. I didn't like Joss much and couldn't work out why Braden persisted! But I'm really pleased to have read this one. 3 stars. Thanks :)
Kaileigh - How I Met Your Father - fun with some classic one-liners. Wished there was more fleshing out of Jack's character. 3.5 stars. Thanks!

[Karla]

Nadine wrote: "Just finished my 13th book - The Bet thank you Karla I really enjoyed this book, I couldn't help but laugh through most of it, the way they all acted like they were still little k..."

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Karla]

Breann, I finished The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen March 11. I enjoyed it! I like the MC and her friends. I wish the book was a part of a series.

Sassafrass, I finished Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson March 21. I enjoyed the book, for the most part. I'm a little hesitant when reading romance books, I don't like graphic sex scenes, but the scenes in this book weren't that bad,t he characters had depth, it wasn't all about getting them to sleep together. I didn't like John for most of the book, but I did like that he stepped up and took care of his daughter. I wasn't a fan of Mae's, if the whole book had been just about her, I don't think I would have liked it.

[Shelby]

Ok so I finished two of my Gena Showalter reads. Thank you Gianna and Joanne!

Gianna I completed Lord of the Vampires ★★★½ - It was ok, but it wasn't what I expected from Ms. Showalter. I enjoyed it well enough, but I was expecting more.

Joanne On the flip side I adored Alice in Zombieland!!! Such an interesting YA fantasy novel. I loved the concept and the characters. So much fun!

My full reviews are posted to both pages if you're interested. :D

[Penney]

To my awesome Group 2 members,
I'm a bad, bad girl for not checking in even once during this challenge, but I've finished all of my recs and I thank you all for your picks. Of the 17 books I only had issues with one of them, and that was mostly because of a personal pet peeve. For the most part, the rest of my books were 4 and 5 star reads. I had an excellent 2 months of reading, thanks :-)

I swear, I LOVE this challenge!!

[Jojo]

I finished my last book!

Ain't Too Proud to Beg - I didn't enjoy this as much as the other books of hers I read. It took me ages to get into it and none of the characters really appealed to me. It wasn't unreadable but it definitely wasn't the usual great read from her.

[Nadine Bookaholic]

I finished my 16th book Dami (damiellar) - Convicted loved it!!!

[Dami]

Nadine wrote: "I finished my 16th book Dami (damiellar) - Convicted loved it!!!"

I'm glad you liked it!

I'll admit to drowning in a flood of Lynn Hagen & Marcy Jacks MM romances at present. I'm really hoping I can refocus on this challenge *real* quickly.