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When you're not reading a cozy....
I'm currently reading Rally 'Round Green. This is the 4th book in the Green series by Judy Christie...I've been enjoying this series very much!
Chipping away at A Hope Undaunted but I don't know if I want to continue this series. The book is okay but not fascinating. Also started The First Excellence which may be fascinating.
Erin wrote: "Have 
waiting on my eReader."I used to love the Anita Blake books. They were great up until about OBSIDIAN BUTTERFLY. Then they just got weird and started reading like Penthouse Forum..... and BAD Penthouse Forum at that!
I will be starting The Witness by Nora Roberts very shortly.
Just started
Thayer is always good for a beach read. I really enjoy her books.
Finished
, and loved it! Just starting
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I am reading Before the Poison by Peter Robinson.
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Heather L wrote: "Finished The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings last night (good book!) and started Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, Sookie #11. Yes, I am a year behind, and anticipate the latest book, Deadlocke..."LOL You think you are behind! I just finished #3 Club Dead!! Have to agree the read was really fast, started yesterday finished this afternoon.
Karen M wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Finished The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings last night (good book!) and started Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, Sookie #11. Yes, I am a year behind, and anticipate the late..."So, that means you have #4 next up! That's my favorite in the whole series!
Melodie wrote: "Karen M wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Finished The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings last night (good book!) and started Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, Sookie #11. Yes, I am a year behind, and ant..."Oh I agree Melodie - #4 was absolutely the best! And it's when I became a huge Eric fan! :)
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I admit, I jumped in after book seven was published. A couple people kept recommending them, so when I saw the 7-book box set for less than half price on Amazon, I decided to give it a shot. I was so glad I'd bought the box set, as I literally inhaled them over the next two weeks.
Melodie and Jennifer: Dead to the World (Book #4) was really good, though I had started to like Eric before that. I confess, I never liked Bill from the beginning.
I am already 66% done with Dead Reckoning, will probably finish by end of today as hoped.
❂ Jennifer wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Karen M wrote: "Heather L wrote: "Finished The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings last night (good book!) and started Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris, Sookie #11. Yes, I am a year..."I was ALWAYS a huge Eric fan! I always thought Bill was a weenie! (He's a weenie on True Blood, too!)
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Finished "Dead in the Family"
by Charlaine Harris. I didn't think I would like this sort of series (vampires) but I'm hooked! I try to spread these out so I have one to look forward to but just can't do it.
I was never so much a fan of Bill, but in the first three books Eric isn't all that likeable. Book 4 made him the rightful lead male. :)
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I also picked up on something in this book that I completely missed last year when I read the Shakespeare series, and that was the crossover of characters from one series to another. That would be PIs Jack and Lily (Bard) Leeds.
I read the Shakespeare series after the book in which the Pelts hire the Leeds to find out what happened to daughter Debbie (forget which one that was), so you'd think I would have made the connection last year reading the Shakespeare books, but no. Caught it immediately in this one, when the couple appear in Merlotte's on page 113 (hardcover edition).
Heather L wrote: "Karen M: LOL...came late to the series, did we? I admit, I jumped in after book seven was published. A couple people kept recommending them, so when I saw the 7-book box set for less than half pr..."
(Hanging my head in shame) I thought it was too YA! LOL Miscalculation on my part. I'll be reading #4 in a week or so, I hope.
❂ Jennifer wrote: "I was never so much a fan of Bill, but in the first three books Eric isn't all that likeable. Book 4 made him the rightful lead male. :)"Toward the end of three I decided I liked Eric and I already have doubts about Bill. Alcide, I think I'm in love. LOL
Karen M wrote: "❂ Jennifer wrote: "I was never so much a fan of Bill, but in the first three books Eric isn't all that likeable. Book 4 made him the rightful lead male. :)"Toward the end of three I decided I ..."
I'm DEFINITELY in love with Alcide on True Blood! That man.....OMG!! YUM!!
Is True Blood good beyond season 1? I watched season 1, wanting to love it, but what they did to some of the characters... I mean, Jason's not the sharpest knife in the block, but on True Blood they turned him into a lobotomised idiot! So I haven't gone past season 1.Should I dive into season 2? It is worth it?
ETA: It does without saying that it's worth it to watch the rest of the season's for Eric alone, but since he's not on screen all the time... ;-)
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To say season two deviates a lot more is a major understatement. The screenwriters took a lot more liberties with the story, changing some things so that they will be forced to change later seasons so they come nowhere near the plot of the books. And while we don't see an explicit sex scene involving Jason in every episode as we did season one, well...it still gets rather explicit in some episodes.
(view spoiler)
Oh, and I forgot to mention how much I loved seeing Bubba again, after not seeing him in the last several books.
Well, I didn't finish it, but the last book I read was Seeing. It was a pick for book club and it was just so discouraging.
❂ Jennifer wrote: "Is True Blood good beyond season 1? I watched season 1, wanting to love it, but what they did to some of the characters... I mean, Jason's not the sharpest knife in the block, but on True Blood th..."Season 2 was a bit "out there", but worth watching. Liked season 3, and last season, season 4, was excellent, IMHO. Suffice it to say, you get a bit of what you got in book 4. I'm looking forward to the new season starting 6/10.
Karen L wrote: "I finished Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole on Sunday. It has a romance between a werewolf and a witch. Great romance and action parts in it. Also, if you like "True Blood" you migh..."I used to love the Queen Betsy books by MaryJanice Davidson. But UNDEAD & UNWELCOME and UNDEAD & UNFINISHED were so supremely awful that I gave up on the series.
Thanks Heather and Melodie (and thanks for the spoilers Heather - both those plot points would have pi$$ed me off if they were 'sprung' on me - at least now if I start watching again I'll know to be prepared.Melodie - you have me considering just jumping right to season 4! :D
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Karen L: I have read all but the most recent two MJD "Betsy" books. I've also liked her Werewolves and Fred the Mermaid series, and recently piked up Me, Myself and Why? at the UBS but haven't had the chance to get to it yet. Too many good books out there!
Not that I got any reading done tonight--I had to watch the Dancing With the Stars finale--this is the first season I've followed, and only to see Donald Driver win...which he did. Whoooo! :-D
❂ Jennifer wrote: "Thanks Heather and Melodie (and thanks for the spoilers Heather - both those plot points would have pi$$ed me off if they were 'sprung' on me - at least now if I start watching again I'll know to b..."You could totally skip season 2 and really miss nothing. But I'd recommend watching season 3 before season 4 as there are some things in those 2 that are related. Season 4 comes out on DVD on Tuesday!
Melodie wrote: "Karen M wrote: "❂ Jennifer wrote: "I was never so much a fan of Bill, but in the first three books Eric isn't all that likeable. Book 4 made him the rightful lead male. :)"Toward the end of th..."
Okay, just looked up True Blood on IMDB, Perfect Alcide!!!! LOL
I just started
by Daphne du Maurier. I have seen the Hitchcock movie but had never read the book. It's great so far. I am also reading
. What an amazing body of work.
I'm reading Without Any Warning: Samantha Jamison Mystery which is the 2nd book in the series. The 1st book was kind of eh but I thought since I have the 2nd & 3rd on my Kindle I would give it a try. So far kind of convoluted but we'll see. I'm also reading the sequel to The Thirty Nine Steps: 1400 Headwords, Greenmantle which is so good and I already downloaded the 3rd book!! Yes, I am trying to get caught up/finish a bunch of series books which leads me to Sizzling Sixteen which I started today.
Karen L wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Karen L wrote: "I finished Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole on Sunday. It has a romance between a werewolf and a witch. Great romance and action parts in it. Also, i..."
is the only book in the House of Night series that I read and I detested it! I had some really strong opinions about that one! I read all the Vampire Academy books. They were a bit up & down, but on the whole not bad.
I'm reading Reticence of Ravens by M.M. Gornell. I don't know why, but it seems like it has kind of a haunting quality to it. Really enjoying it.
Getting ready to start The Horse God Built. Thought that was a very appropriate read being two weeks out from I'll Have Another trying to become the 12th Triple Crown winner and join Secretariat in very elite company!
Tonight I started Alison Gaylin's
It's so deliciously suspenseful that I can't to get further into it!
About 1/3 of the way into
and loving it!
Finished five since my last post. Not all of them were on my original list of 35 although two were and one was on my "next up."Finished Colorado Dawn
for a "runaway brides" challenge. Liked it. But if the Cheyenne language in it is actually Cheyenne, that must be one tough language to learn! This one was on my "35" list. Finished What Happens in London
. Not on my 35 but I needed an audio book to listen to and it was around. Liked it, will be checking out more Julia Quinn. Finished two Lee Childs. One on my "35" and one not-- Without Fail
and Nothing to Lose 
. Apparently these have put me back in the mood for Reacher because I'm now reading a third. And these have helped me knock two or three more states off my state challenge. Finished Beautiful Days
which is book two of the "Bright Young Things" series. This was my "read ahead into my next-up" book because after I read the first I wanted to see what came next. Then I realizes the third book isn't out yet-- DRAT!Now reading Worth Dying For
(the third Lee Child) and The Ghost and the Dead Deb 
which is the second book in this series by the authors of the "coffeehouse" mysteries. Interesting twist happened in the part I read last night- curious to see where it's taken. About to start 11/22/63 
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Jennifer wrote: "Finished five since my last post. Not all of them were on my original list of 35 although two were and one was on my "next up."Finished Colorado Dawn
for a "runaway bri..."
is a phenomenal read! Absolutely loved it and it's still the best book I've read, so far, this year!
Heather L wrote: "Finished: Alpha & Omega: A Companion Novella to Cry Wolf, Cry Wolf, and Iron Kissed -- all by Patricia Briggs. Five more of hers to go..."You're blasting right through Patricia Briggs' books! I'm all current on the Mercy Thompson & the Alpha & Omega books. Just biding my time until the new Mercy book comes out in February! Do you have a preference between the 2 series? I like the Mercy Thompson books the best.
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Melodie: It's not only that they are good books, but guilt to return the entire series to a friend that has me sailing through these, LOL. So far I have read the first three Mercy, and the first 1.5 A&O, but have liked all those I've read.
Currently taking a mini-break from this series to read a cozy, but will be back to these in no time!
Wehn I'm not reading a cozy I am reading David McCullough--right now the new one--The Greater Journey or James Lee Burke--just finished Dixie City Jam
I really enjoy both A&O and the Mercy Thompson series, but I started with Mercy and absolutely LOVE that series.I just finished some Jack Reacher on the weekend
. It was great and I can't wait to read more.
Erin wrote: "I really enjoy both A&O and the Mercy Thompson series, but I started with Mercy and absolutely LOVE that series.I just finished some Jack Reacher on the weekend
. It was grea..."I've only ever finished one of the Reacher books. Don't know why I just can't get into this series. I really like Lee Child....just don't care much for his books.
I'm not sure what it is about the Reacher books. They're not like other thrillers I've read and I found the first one a bit hard to get into. I'm used to the good guy just being a good guy, but Jack isn't always good - he can be pretty viscious and often acts without a conscience which is interesting, but hard to get used to.
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