April 2015 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Emma (M)]

Snowtulip wrote: "Oh that sounds good Emma!"

Yeah, it was a great read - quite philosophical, but done in a very interesting way.

[Lou~❧Powerless Over 1-Click❧]

@LaurLa
I just finished , and I quite enjoyed it. Thank you for providing the push I needed to get it off my TBR.

[LaurLa]

Lou~❧Powerless Over 1-Click❧ wrote: "@LaurLa
I just finished , and I quite enjoyed it. Thank you for providing the push I needed to get it off my TBR."

Yay!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Debbie]

I finished both my dusties Post #30
Home At Last Chance
by Hope Ramsay

and

Death in Vineyard Waters by Philip R. Craig

They were both very good!

[Susan A]

Christine T

Fish and Ghosts

I wasn't sure going into this book. I LOVE Rhys Ford's Cole McGinnis series and I don't like the Sinners series at all. This series looks like a winner for me. Action, suspense, snark, interesting set of secondary characters, hot scenes...check check check check and check...sign up me for book 2.

[Ashley]

Cynthia- I read . I have a lot of feelings about this series (not all good), but this book was okay.

[Colleen]

❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Bowen MacRieveღ♥ღ wrote: "For Colleen I pick and "

Thanks for these picks! They were both enjoyable reads, especially The Book of Life :)

[Penni]

Loved All Souls Trilogy.....

[Cait S]

Had another strike out this month. I made it through about a chapter of each. I seem to be really hit and miss lately! Maybe next month will be better again.

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Penni wrote: I pick for KAY and . Curious about Bound by Blood - I have that..."


I have finished both of my books for this month. The Deadly Offerings, I guess I must have read sometime prior to having gotten my Kindle (as a paperback) as once I started reading it, it all came back to me as very familiar... I have one of those sick minds that won't let me forget what I've read, so re-reading a book is not something I do very often...

Still, it was good, but the Bound by Blood was WAY better... so much so that I've already picked up books 2 & 3 in the same series, so Penni, I think you will love it!

[Zuzana]

Marla wrote: "@Zuzana ~ I always wondered about your name...I assume it's from Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor"

@ Marla: Sorry I missed this when you posted it. It made me laugh. Zuzana is my name, so it's not from the book it's from the head of my parents and from the Czech calendar (my name day is August 11th). It is a Czech version of the name Susan and very common in the Czech republic and Slovakia. :)

I assume that the book you mentioned is set in the CZE or Slovakia? Because then it would make perfect sense to have a character named Zuzana. ;)

[Marla]

Zuzana wrote: "@ Marla: Sorry I missed this when you posted it. It made me laugh. Zuzana is my name, so it's not from the book it's from the head of my parents and from the Czech calendar (my name day is August 11th). It is a Czech version of the name Susan and very common in the Czech republic and Slovakia. :)"

LOL, it is set sort of in Czech and in a fantasy world. You should read it, the first book is a little slow, but it is such a cool fantasy world of demons and Zuzana is such a cool friend to Karou, the main character.

[Shy The WidowMaker]

Jane I read and loved it. I can't wait to read book 2. Thanks for the push to get it done.

[~Melissa~]

Sadie I read yesterday - really enjoying this series. 3♥'s as I wanted it to be longer :)
Still planning to read

[Wendi]

Shy The WidowMaker wrote: "Jane I read and loved it. I can't wait to read book 2. Thanks for the push to get it done."

Great! I'm glad you loved it.

[☀Rachael☀]

So time for an update! I finished and it was very long winded and no fun which was a disappointment!
Also finished I do like these characters and while being trapped at my mother-in-laws I was able to finally finish it! Glad to finally finish this series! Good action though!

I'm ready to plan May! ;)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Per Rach's monthly nagging reminder: May DB challenge

[☀Rachael☀]

Teeheehee! You love me really!!!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

*Rachael* wrote: "Teeheehee! You love me really!!!"

I DO!

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Finished both my books and

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Styxx Anaxkolasiღ♥ღ wrote: "Finished both my books and "

How did you like them?

[Dora]

Finished . Now I understand why is everyone so obssessed with this book, worth every praise.

[VNerdbooks]

Finished my 1st DB book this month Dark lover

Oh Ezi im sorry, I tried, I really tried to like it I promise! lol

But, I can definitely say now without a shadow of a doubt, that I am NOT a PNR fan, and I won't be reading any more of this, or any other series........sob :○(

**that is unless I get bullied into trying another one :○)**

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

V Audio Nerd wrote: "Finished my 1st DB book this month Dark lover

Oh Ezi im sorry, I tried, I really tried to like it I promise! lol

But, I can definitely say now without a shadow of a doubt, that I am NO..."

Ok. thank you for trying. But ummm, nope, you won't give up on PNR. We will just try you again some light and fluffy like Molly Harper instead of Jr Ward.

There are a lot of light and good PNR like the Argeneaus, Elemental Assassin that you would like better than BDB.

But I really appreciate you stepping out of your comfort zone for me :D

[VNerdbooks]

Ahh not a problem lovely I'm always up to try something new, and I've not minded some light and fluffy pnr but I think that is probably my limit lol.

This one was just soooooo long too it was about 14 hrs of urghh

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

V Audio Nerd wrote: "Ahh not a problem lovely I'm always up to try something new, and I've not minded some light and fluffy pnr but I think that is probably my limit lol.

This one was just soooooo long too it was abou..."

As I mentioned to you, I don't like BDB narration. I don't think Iwould like fallen for it if I started on audio. I do audio now but I started on book 10 with audio.

I think you would really like Molly Harper

[VNerdbooks]

Yeah the audio wasn't great, it may have been that too!

I trust your book recs so I will dip my toe into some Molly Harper and see how I get on ;○)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

V Audio Nerd wrote: "Yeah the audio wasn't great, it may have been that too!

I trust your book recs so I will dip my toe into some Molly Harper and see how I get on ;○)"

People love Jane Jameson, I love her Half Moon Hollow series:

[Nichole]

*Like*

I love Molly Harper and the narration is great!

[VNerdbooks]

Added :○)

[Susan A]

Christina T

Finished another 5 star read! Thanks for the picks this month.

[K~Terror]

I finished both of my DBS picks this month and LOVED them!


I will be continuing on with both series - Thanks Paris!

[Marty]

I finished my first book today.

Great writing, I can understand why he won an award for it. Grim, very, very grim. I can't say I liked it - really can anyone say they truly 'like' a book about the Rwandan genocide or any genocide for that matter? Still, the stories from the survivors were compelling. He doesn't pull any punches about how the US and European governments at the time certainly made a hash of stopping the horrors. I think he treated everyone fairly, even the perpetrators who tried to whitewash their crimes afterward.

Thank goodness my second book is fiction.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Styxx Anaxkolasiღ♥ღ wrote: "Finished both my books and "

How did you like them?"

I loved Blood & Thunder, I also finished Rack & Ruin which I also loved now all I need to read is the last one.

I really liked the Backup Boyfriend, lately I have only been wanting to read MM and I haven't read anything else, don't know how long it's gonna last but hopefully a while longer.

[Snowtulip]

Alana, thanks for giving me a kick in the butt to read The Fetch ;)

I think it stayed on my shelf so long, because it isn't a premise that really intrigues me, but I loved the authors other story...this one didn't work for me :( But it's off my dusty shelf :D

[☘KathyD☘]

April
Picked for — Christina
Picked by — Lou

Thanks Lou for picking these books! I've been wanting to read both for quite a while and just needed the push! :)

Burned — ★★★★ 4/14
I have to say...I missed Mac and Jericho! It was awesome to have them front and center again. My chief complaint is that there seemed to be some parts that just dragged. Overall though, I loved the new twists and turns and can't believe I have to wait so long for the next installment!

Pleasure Unbound — ★★★★★ 4/5
It took a while for me to get into this book, but once I was engaged, I was engaged! Such an incredible tale that was weaved here! I'm sorry I took so long to get this series started, but am looking forward to seeing where it goes!

[Stella ╰☆╮╰☆╮]

Tasheana, thanks for your picks. I loved but I had to DNF , it really wasn't my thing

[Lou~❧Powerless Over 1-Click❧]

♥KathyD♥ wrote: "April
Picked for — Christina
Picked by — Lou

Thanks Lou for picking these books! I've been wanting to read both for quite a while and just needed the push! :)

Burned — ★★★★ 4/14
I..."

KathyD, I'm glad you enjoyed them as much as I did. Let me know when you read . It's gathering dust in my TBR, and I need a push!

As for KMM . . . well 2016 is a long time to wait. That was one hella cliffhanger, right?

[LaurLa]

Shy The WidowMaker wrote: "Laurla I pick and "

I'm so bummed... I will not finish my second book, Half Moon Hill, this month. I've got it for a challenge for May but April just knocked me on my butt in RL...

Thanks, Shy, for the picks!!

[Marty]

LaurLa wrote: "I'm so bummed... I will not finish my second book, Half Moon Hill, this ..."

You're not the only one. I've had this book on hold at the library for over a month and it's still not in. I'll have to put it back on my Dusty list for June.

[Alana]

I finished The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Parody last night and I loved it. It had some pretty intense moments, and I really thought pretty early on that I was sure of the ending, but the twists were a true surprise for the most part. I give a strong 4 stars.