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October 2009 Reading Challenge
MARTINA'S UPDATE: 5 COMPLETEDOrange - Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun by Victoria Laurie
Red - Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead - reading now
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Green - Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
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Yellow - Bengal's Heart by Lora Leigh
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7 out of 91. Orange - What a Dragon Should Know @@@Oct5th@@@
2. Red - Must Love HellHounds(Angel's Judgement only)@@@Oct25@@@
3. Brown - Servant The Kindred@@@Oct25@@@
4. Green - Born of Night
5. Black - Covet @@@Oct9th@@@
6. Yellow - Roan's Fall @@@Oct22@@@
7. Purple - The Mane Squeeze @@@Oct21@@@
8. Pink - Sweet Surrender @@@Oct11@@@
9. Blue - Hunting Ground
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(Literary Colors)
1. Orange -Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
2. Red - Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
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4. Green - Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
5. Black -
6. Yellow - Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
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Finished another one !!!!1. Orange
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8/94. Green - The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
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Yz wrote: "Cathy,The participant with the name Cathy with 4 books read is a different person (message #106 and #702).
You actually have not posted an official list of books, so your participation have ..."
Thanks, Yz - I missed this. Still trying to assess what books I can salvage and what are lost causes from the damage the burst water pipe caused to my bookcase yesterday. I know I definitely won't be reading the rest of the Cassie Palmer series any time soon or Midnight's Daughter - they were literally drowned!!
9/9 read - All done!
6/9 read1. Orange: Blood Bound, by Patricia Briggs
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5. Black: Dead After Dark, by Sherillyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, etc.
6. Yellow: Lover Enshrined, by J.R. Ward
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. ****I was actually planning on finishing Bloodbound and the anthology first but, eventhough I really like Mercy Thompson, she doesn't call to me like the Brothers do! So I went ahead and let V go first and now I'm reading Phury's story.
Lover Unbound was a good book. I think the transition of the series from PNR to UF starts with this one. The story is layered, very entertaining and the romance 'costars' with the action (in stead of overshadowing it). May I add there wasn't that much sex at all!?! I had expected more of V, but anyway...
I loved V, he's a very intriguing character, right up there with Z. Unlike many people I didn't hate Jane. I was annoyed with the whole "I'm a doctor, I'm a surgeon, I'm a scientist" shit though. But I liked V and her together although I wasn't happy with the deus ex machina Ward pulled at the end. Ah well.. Still VERY entertaining. 4 stars for Vishous.
Mel, that just sucks! I hope you'll get everything cleaned and dry soon. And I'm especially sad you lost the Chance books. I hope you can find replacements in the Emirates. Congrats with finishing the challenge though. :)
Mel -- sorry to hear about your burst water pipe! ACK! That would really bite :(
Mel wrote: "...May I add there wasn't that much sex at all!?! I had expected more of V, but anyway..."True, true - but the infamous bathroom scene was all V - and hands down the hottest BDB moment, IMHO. ;)
The bathroom scene was... Very. Hot. Indeed. But it almost felt like a compensation for the lack of hot sex in the rest of the book. Really, I felt like the rest of the sex was described in an almost mentioning way: 'they kissed, she came three times, blabla'. The perv in me wants details for crying out loud! ;)
Arcadia's Challenge List9 of 9
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Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
FINISHED!!!
Congrats Arcadia. I'm wondering after seeing your ORANGE book. It's a Dutch title. Do you read Dutch or did you get that edition for the color?
8 down! Through the Veil was pretty good and I will definitely read more by Shiloh Walker. Dragon Heat is the last on the list. Looks like I'll finish another challenge this month!
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8/9A day off sick from work sure helps with reading challenges! Just finished Passion Unleashed and quite enjoyed it; my favorite of the series so far. I've just got LR to finish up on audiobook and I'll be done. Woohoo!
8. Brown Lover Revealed, by J.R. Ward
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1.Orange: Lover Revealed by J.R Ward2.Red: Under the Blood Red Moon by Mina Hepsen
3.Brown: Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton
4.Green: Tall, Dark and Kilted by Allie MacKay
5.Black: Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny
6.Yellow: The Corset Diaries by Katie MacAlister
7.Purple: Damien by Jacquelyn Frank
8.Pink: She’s No Faerie Princess by Christine Warren
9.Blue: Catch a Mate by Gena Showalter
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Michelle M. wrote: "Yay, Mrs.soule! Always glad to see another come into the Karen Chance fold! Definitely read Midnight's Daughter when you get the chance. It's a whole different side of Mircea and Louis Cesar, plus ..."OMG i didn't know that they were in the new series, I thought it was a totally different series! Is this about the other older characters because if it is I need to check it out, love Cassandra Palmer books!
Cherra wrote: "Lory wrote: "Ok, this is my list and since this is my first challenge I'm open to sugestion :) Blue - Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris *DONE
Yellow - All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris *DO..."
Cherra wrote: "Lory wrote: "Ok, this is my list and since this is my first challenge I'm open to sugestion :)
Blue - Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris *DONE
Yellow - All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris *DO..."
Hi Cherra, I already start Lucinda Darkly :( Uhm... I wish I knew that before. So far I've been enjoying the story. I will definitly go and find the ML Series.
Jenni, Midnight's Daughter is a sort of spin off of the Cassie series. We don't see Cassie and Pritkin but we see most of the vampires. Like Michelle said: you see a whole different side of Mircea and Louis-Cesare (yummmmm) and we see Casanova and Marlowe do really great cameos. It's a great book, you have to read it. The second one, Death's Mistress, is out in January 2010. You can read a sample chapter on Chance's website.
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Mel wrote: "Mel, that just sucks! I hope you'll get everything cleaned and dry soon. And I'm especially sad you lost the Chance books. I hope you can find replacements in the Emirates. Congrats with finishin..."
Thanks, Mel and Flib :)
Mel, I bought the Chance books here so I should be able to pick up the replacements okay. If not, I'll just get online and get them from the Book Depository. Free postage - all for that!
I'm running behind with the update - will do it first thing my time tomorrow morning :) Half midnight here and my eyes are drooping and I'm gonna make mistakes if I do it now.
Christ, I just checked the site of book depository. Lover Avenged paperback is only 3,99 in euro's! And I'm paying 10 for my order!
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Don't stressed about the updates, Mel. Get your rest. It can wait.
Just letting you know, I appreciate your help very much.
5 DOWN, 4 TO GO!1. Orange:
2. Red: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
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4. Green: Night Lost by Lynn Viehl
5. Black: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
6. Yellow: Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
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Done!The last book I read was Pleasure by Jacquelyn Frank. I think the author should have left Sagan and Valera's story out. It was only 92 pages. They deserved a more fleshed out story. I think the author knew it too, because she added an unnecessary crisis at the end of Malaya and Guin's story to give Sagan and Valera a quick cameo. I probably would have given it four stars if it had only been Malaya and Guin minus that ridiculous crisis at the end.
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Mel wrote: "Jenni, Midnight's Daughter is a sort of spin off of the Cassie series. We don't see Cassie and Pritkin but we see most of the vampires. Like Michelle said: you see a whole different ..."Awesome, thanks I love Mercia and the others, though i'm a little sad about Pritkin not being in it (I don't know why but he is probably my fav. character in the series, weird I know but i find him adorable lol!) But i'll definitely be buying Midnight's Daughter...
YAY!
Mel wrote: "Congrats Arcadia. I'm wondering after seeing your ORANGE book. It's a Dutch title. Do you read Dutch or did you get that edition for the color? "Oh, I wish! It was just for the color. I speak English and a little bit of Czech, but that's as far as I go.
Jenni, Midnight's Daughter is definitely worth reading. And Mircea's brother Radu is adorable enough and quite the scene stealer, so you should enjoy it despite Pritkin's absence. And LC. Well, he's just dee-lish!
Having only read Touch the Dark, I don't quite understand everyone's Pritkin obsession.
Arcadia wrote: "Having only read Touch the Dark, I don't quite understand everyone's Pritkin obsession."I haven't read any of them yet, but from what others have said, I don't think you start feeling the Pritkin love til maybe the 3rd book?
Laura wrote: "Arcadia wrote: "Having only read Touch the Dark, I don't quite understand everyone's Pritkin obsession."I haven't read any of them yet, but from what others have said, I don't think you start fee..."
Well, number 2 is on my November list, so I'm getting there :)
Third book is correct, but you may feel twinges in the second. He's horrid in the first, and then he sneaks up on you in quite an astonishing manner, until with book four I was positively panting after him.
6/92. Red: Walking Dead by CE Murphy
5. Black: Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard (Currently reading.)
7. Purple: Sleeping with the Devil by Vanessa Marlow
Mel wrote: "Christ, I just checked the site of book depository. Lover Avenged paperback is only 3,99 in euro's! And I'm paying 10 for my order! "
Book depository are the best! It's the only way I can even dream about reading half the books I do. Books shops in Australia are very limited.
There is a difference in price between the 2 sites so make sure you check them both out.
bookdepository.com
bookdepository.co.uk
Book depository are the best! It's the only way I can even dream about reading half the books I do. Books shops in Australia are very limited.
There is a difference in price between the 2 sites so make sure you check them both out.
bookdepository.com
bookdepository.co.uk
Just when I thought the series was getting repetitive, this book delivers something different. I was hesitant reading this book initially, due to all the negative things I had heard about it, but I thought it was brilliant. I see a shift occurring from telling one couple's story, to that of an overall plot. I also liked how the story jumped around. Kept me intrigued. I would have given it an extra half a star if I could have. I'm not sure if the series is getting better, or if I just feel like every book is better than the last.
5. Black - Lover Avenged
6. Yellow - Kiss of Midnight
7. Purple - Slave to Sensation
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Michelle M. wrote: "Third book is correct, but you may feel twinges in the second. He's horrid in the first, and then he sneaks up on you in quite an astonishing manner, until with book four I was positively panting a..."This sounds just like a certain Viking vampire--
Horrid in the 1st book? Check
Sneaks up on you in the 2nd & 3rd books? Check
Panting by 4th book? Hmmm...shower...CHECK
I think I'm going to like this Pritkin.
Laura wrote: "Michelle M. wrote: "Third book is correct, but you may feel twinges in the second. He's horrid in the first, and then he sneaks up on you in quite an astonishing manner, until with book four I was ..."Oh my god, you're right! I didn't notice that :D
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6 down and 3 to go With 3 books and 4 days left I just might be able to finish this challenge.
Lol!!Well, as much as I now love Pritkin, I have to say that few can eclipse my Eric-lust. That's just too overwhelming to be surpassed. But damn if Pritkin doesn't make a good attempt. In the fourth book? Whew! Hormones in overdrive.
The advantage of Chance vs Harris is we often get more of the dirty details.
And for those whose naughty fantasies Pritkin doesn't wheedle his way into, there's always Mircea. He is Divine in his own right.
Hmmm, Eric. Shower. Award-winning Ass. Gracious Plenty.
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Oh, yes, Eric is amazing. I like him with and without his memories, though I must say that his innocence and sweetness when he doesn't know who he is are quite charming. Sigh. Gotta love the viking who is too big for some :D
Lol, Arcadia. I don't think any of us would complain.
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1. Orange:
Weddings From Hell (anth)10/182. Red:
Must Love Hellhounds10/43. Brown:
Dark Road Rising by P.N. Elrod10/174. Green:
One Hex of a Wedding by Yasmin Galenorn10/35. Black:
Rosemary & Rue by Seanan McGuire10/256. Yellow:
Plum Pudding Murders by Joanne Fluke10/127. Purple:
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs10/108. Pink:
Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper10/239. Blue:
A Harvest of Bones by Yasmin Galenorn10/1I just finishe Rosemary & Rue. It's UF not PNR but I really enjoyed it.