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Jul 30, 2014 11:43AM
and its a blubberfest type book too
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Rissa, pull up your big girl panties and pick some books or spankings for you later!If I hadn't already read Into Deep Waters that's what I would pick. And yes, it was a sobfest for me but that's nothing new. :D
Dee, OMG I kept reading cockatiel not cockatrice. Does it have to be a real animal? It's creepy!
Dee wrote: "i've just never heard of a cockatrice ;)"A mythological bird that if it pecks you petrifies you. supposedly created when a basilisk's aura impinges on the egg of what was supposed to be a rooster.
Well it does make the book sound more interesting. I kept thinking this guy would be shifting into the tiny little bird and doing God only knows what. Nothing very macho that's for sure. Maybe sing a little and poop on people from atop the window ledge or something. :D
Roger wrote: "Rissa (an M/M kinda Girl!!) wrote: "Rissa at 172 pages Kaje Harper's Into Deep Waters is good "It is fantastic and doesn't feel historical at all. I used this one for another challenge that had historical in it. :)
It is my go to for historicals!
well off to H to pick my books for that group
Shannon wrote: "Rissa, pull up your big girl panties and pick some books or spankings for you later!If I hadn't already read Into Deep Waters that's what I would pick. And yes, it was a sobfest f..."
Gosh Dang-it!
Big girl panties are on and I'm picking my books! I still have to decide on a apoco/dysto/zombie book..all the ones that even remotely interesting are to short.
Shannon wrote: "Dee, OMG I kept reading cockatiel not cockatrice. Does it have to be a real animal? It's creepy!"
I read cockroach at first...
Cockroach! lmao, that would be awesome!!Rissa, what about "Strain". Someone mentioned in one of the SH threads that the guy has to keep having some sex to stay alive or something. lol
Shannon wrote: "Rissa, what about "Strain". Someone mentioned in one of the SH threads that the guy has to keep having some sex to stay alive or something. lol "
Hmm..interesting. Off to check it out
OMG..it's sooooo long for a theme I don't really wanna read. But it does sound good and it's on the darker side, so that always helps. I think I might go for it...well I added it to my shelves in any case.
Here are my book choices.Science fiction
Early 20th century
Erotica
Dystopia
Shapeshifter
Finished!My Ranking
1. Science Fiction
(4 stars)2. Erotica
(4 stars)3. Early 20th Century
(4 stars)4. Shifters - Other
(3 stars)5. Dystopia
(3 stars)Here's what I read:
I started with Aiden and Ky for the Sci-fi. It features genetically modified men on another planet. I like aliens, space, and all that, so I knew I'd enjoy that one. His Very Own Girl was for the 20th Century and is set during World War II. Very good! The author did a fantastic job of depicting the era - it felt very authentic. But I'd rank this genre a little lower overall, just because there are so few novels set in this time frame. For Erotica, I read Liberating Lacey, which is about a woman looking to sow some wild oats after her divorce. I also liked this one. Then Matched for Dystopia. Certainly a well-written book, but I did not enjoy "spending time" in that world, and found it tough to finish. Never mind that I started and abandoned other Dystopia books before finally finishing this one! The Mane Event for the Other Shifters - the hero is a lion shifter, and there were hyena and wolf shifters as well. I didn't really click with this book, either.
Re Shifter Others:Kate Daniels has a lot of were creatures: Were mongoose; Were hyenas; Curran is a lion shifter
Sarah wrote: "I LOVE Curran!"I think KD will fight you for him :D
Hello everyone - My apologies for checking in late....but at the moment I am having a major life crisis. I will post later
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) wrote: "Hello everyone - My apologies for checking in late....but at the moment I am having a major life crisis. I will post later"sorry to hear that Sallie
Don't forget if you haven't made your predictions yet, they are supposed to be posted tonight! :)
Hey everyone. I've been added to this group. I read all but one of the genres so will be able to find books. The one I don't read is early 20th century thru WW2. I saw some ideas of books in this genre that you've posted, so I'll look them up and pick one.
Genrescience fiction
early 20th century thru WW2
erotica
dystopia/apocalytpic/zombies
shapeshifters - other
Read 05/05
1. ✔ Shapeshifters - other
Magic Breaks / Ilona Andrews (August 3) ~ ★★★★★
2. ✔ Science Fiction
B785 / Eve Langlais (August 4) ~ ★★★½
3. ✔ Erotica
Rebel On The Run / Jayne Rylon (August 1) ~ ★★★★
4. ✔ Dystopia/Apocalytpic/Zombies
Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues / Diana Rowland (August 6) ~ ★★★★
5. Early 20th century thru WW2 ~ ★★★★
Into Deep Waters / Kaje Harper (August 27) ~ ★★★★
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) wrote: "Science Fiction~Clockwork Princess, cassandra clareEarly 20th Century thru WWII~The Great Gatsby, f scott fitzgerald
Erotica~A Hunger Like No Other, kres..."
Magic breaks has sooo many: Jackals, clan bouda etc.
i am on chapter 3 right now
Nicole wrote: "Here are my book choices.Science fiction
Early 20th century
Erotica
Dystopia [book..."
AAAAHHHH. I have been waiting to read Starlight Rite for a long time. Can't wait to hear your review
Has anyone started/finished reading anything yet?I've been away all weekend and haven't read much at all. I hope to start something later on tonight.
I've finished my Early 20th Century (Pathfinder) and my Erotica (A Dance with Domination). Working on my Dystopia book now.
I've read my erotica, shapeshifters and science fiction books. I'm listening to zombie book and will finish it in a couple of days. I just got to find a Early 20th Century thru WWII book.
Rissa (an M/M kinda Girl!!) wrote: "Has anyone started/finished reading anything yet?I've been away all weekend and haven't read much at all. I hope to start something later on tonight."
If I understand the rules correctly, I have to finish my Group F books first before I can start these books. I am on book 2 at that group
Just finished my early 20th century book. While this is not usually my period I loved my book, 5 stars, and I don't give those easily The Baker's Daughter which is a nice blend of history, fiction and love story. I knew nothing about the Nazi Lebensborn project so that was fascinating.
Pam - I hardly knew anything about it either, but she also wrote about it in her contribution to Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion - i'm reading Of Pure Blood right now, which is a NF about it - really interesting/scary
I finished my first book for this challenge
..more fun than anything. Plus side....I'm getting used to Mpreg!
I finished my book for Erotica:
by Alice Clayton 288 PPS on 8/6/14.Currently Reading:
by Chris Bojhelian for Early 20th Century,
by MD Carey for SciFi, and
for DystopiaHaven't decided Shapeshifters, yet,
I finished my erotica
and shifter
. I liked both.
I'm currently stuck at the halfway point of my dystopia and the beginning of my Sci-Fi. Shocking!! :/
I've read my shifter book.I need a new choice for the historical type one. I think the one I picked is this time period.
Shannon are they slow moving books?
I haven't given the Sci-Fi a fair chance yet and I haven't been in the mood for anything other than contemporary so I keep going back and forth. It's not boring or slow though...at all.
I've finished my zombie book
. So I've now read 4, it's only the 29th century book I've got to read and I don't know what I'll read yet as it's the one genre I don't read.
Finished my apocalyptic book Angelfall which I liked more than I expected to…but book ended on a total cliffhanger with nothing resolved. I have the next one on my kindle but won't race to read as the third one has a publishing date for sometime in 2015 and I don't want to be annoyed when I can't find out what happened. Definitely some gross parts.
had to tweak a couple of books as funds are non existent so purchasing books were not in the budget this pay so I had to improvise
In the last 24 hours I have finished my shapeshifter book Magic Rises and my erotica The Darkest Night. Full five stars for the shapeshifter. Could NOT stop reading and have asked for the next one from the library and I'm only #72 on the waiting list. Just okay on the erotica. Story dragged in places and I didn't find it super-hot which is not a good place for erotica.
Working on my shapeshifter this week all 5 of my books work for another challenge I am in.
I finally finished with all of mine and here are my rankings...1. Erotica
2. Shapeshifter
3. Sci-Fi
4. Post Apocolyptic
4. Early 20th Century
Pam wrote: "In the last 24 hours I have finished my shapeshifter book Magic Rises and my erotica The Darkest Night. Full five stars for the shapeshifter. Could NOT stop reading ..."yeah, I wuold totally not class The Darkest Night as anything close to erotica - but if ppl have shelved it that way...
My Booksscience fiction The Selection5 stars
early 20th century thru WW2 Wedding of the Season 4 stars
erotica Hard to Hold on To 4 stars
dystopia/apocalytpic/zombies Cinder 3 stars
shapeshifters - other Hour of the Lion 5 stares
My Rankings
1. Erotica
2. Shapeshifters - other
3. Dystopia
4. Science Fiction
5. Early 20th Century
My Rankings1. Dystopia: The Selection/Kiera Cass - ★★★★★ - 8/11/14
2. Erotica: Gabriel's Rapture/Sylvain Reynard - ★★★★☆ - 8/11/14
3. Early 20th Century: Thornbrook Park/Sherri Browning - ★★★☆☆
4. Science Fiction:Claimed/Evangeline Anderson - ★★★☆☆ - 8/3/14
5. Shifters-Other: The Wallflower/Dana Marie Bell - ★★★☆☆ - 8/15/14
I forgot to post my list here, oops.Science Fiction Obsidian (Genre Sci-Fi on main page) (8.14.14) *4 STARS*
Early 20th century thru WW2 Harmony (roaring 20's)
Erotica Reckless (shelved as erotica) (8.13.14) *4 STARS*
Dystopia/Apocalytpic/Zombies Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (Zombies) (8.15.14) *4.5 STARS*
Shapeshifters - other Feather Possessed (owl shifters)
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