Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion
General Discussion
>
What are you reading right now?
message 3001:
by
Nita
(new)
Aug 17, 2009 08:06AM
I finished up Thorn Queen and read When Twilight Burns. Both I really enjoyed. Now I am reading The Fire King. I really like Liu's Dirk and Steele series- very creative and well written.
reply
|
flag
I'm reading Halfway to the Grave right now and while good - I've only started so I'm waiting for the book to pick up - I'm hoping Bones' englishism's die down because he must have said three clichéd things in one dialogue.
Gems wrote: "I'm reading Halfway to the Grave right now and while good - I've only started so I'm waiting for the book to pick up - I'm hoping Bones' englishism's die down because he must have sa..."I cant wait to go back and read book 1 and get more of Bones...It took me a few pages, but i was soon hooked! Hope you like the rest of it!
Desiree, I'm half way through the book now and hated that I actually had to stop reading last night to sleep - bah who needs a few hours with their eyes closed when they could have a few hours with bones? Will definitely being getting the next couple of books too. Oh! Blood Promise - the newest Vampire Academy book - just arrived in the post! WOOT! I cannot wait to get reading it.
Gems wrote: "Desiree, I'm half way through the book now and hated that I actually had to stop reading last night to sleep - bah who needs a few hours with their eyes closed when they could have a few hours with..."I know, right?! 1st and 2nd are my fav... im taking my sweet time with "Destined For An Early Grave" because I dont want it all to end. I also started BDB last week and have flown right through them. Im on Z's story now, oh my... I hope I can find more series just like these 2 after Im done, otherwise Im gonna have some major Bones & Brother withdrawals ;)
Desiree, have you read Nalini Singh or Stray? Nalini Singh doesn't write about vampires but she does write amazing novels that really have that family connection feel like BDB has only there's more sexual tension between the couples and the plot is really intriguing, not clichéd to my thinking. As for Stray, well it's something I'm thinking of reading after Night Huntress and Vampire Academy - Blood Promise.
Another series that you might be interested in is the JD Robb series. Not Paranormal Romance but a Futuristic Crime series with a great romance in it. I honestly advise you to give it a try, I've recommended them to everyone who reads PNR and UF and they all agree that's a great series, very cleverly written, great plots, the criminal is never obvious, great lead Characters with Eve Dallas and Roarke and equally brilliant support characters in the form of Detectives Peabody, McNab and Captain Feeney; Mavis, the singer; the butler; Louise the doctor; Charles the Licensed Companion and Nadine the reporter. Honestly can't recommend this series enough. It's fantastic and stretches for a good 20+ books with no sign of it finishing, lots of reading to do there.
I don't know why the In Death series resonates so well with people who enjoy paranormal books (romance or fantasy), but they do. If you do like them, try reading her newer books under the Nora Roberts name. Those are all stand alone if they are first published in hard cover and trilogies if in paperback.She writes a very nice book, and they appeal to people who normally do not read romance novels.
I just started "Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)" by Jeaniene Frost.Bones has my love already.
Cherra wrote: "Has anyone read the Vampire Babylon Series? It was just recommended to me and I was wondering what others thought about it?I am currently reading the Midnight Breed Series--it's ok to good, but ..."
Cherra, have you read the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost? Amazing!!! I love the Sookie books, but the Night Huntress series has become my all time fav :)
Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pages) for me to really get into it, but the back 3/4 of the book just got better :) For those Ward and Feehan fans, she is a good combo of both (except for some Alien stuff that is kinda hard to buy) but all in all I will def read the second of this series. :) OH yeah and girls if you have kindles, it's free on Kindle(amazon) *wink*
Kelleigh wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Has anyone read the Vampire Babylon Series? It was just recommended to me and I was wondering what others thought about it?I am currently reading the Midnight Breed Series--it's..."
thanks Kelleigh --someone else just recommended the Night Huntress series to me and it keeps popping up--I am gonna read it for sure. I loved the Sookie Series and I didnt think I would find any other series that would hold my attention--but I have found some pretty good ones. I am always open to new suggestions, so thank you!
Texndahlin wrote: "Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pages) for me to really get into it, but the back 3/4 of..."Texndahlin if you even remotely liked the first Midnight Breed book you might like the Blackdagger Brotherhood series (the first in the series is Dark Lover). I have one more to go in the Midnight Breed Series-the series was pretty good, but I liked the characters in BDB better and each book linked the characters and story line better than MB...in my opinion.
Nita wrote: "I finished up Poison Study. So good! Now I am reading Thorn Queen."I just finished Poison Studytoo and I really liked it. I wasn't sure what to expect b/c the first I heard about the book was actually your post--so thanks. I am looking forward to Magic Study.
I just started Caress of Twilight-Merry Gentry #2. I have heard very mixed reviews about this series, so I am interested to see how this one turns out.
Cherra wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pages) for me to really get into it, ..."Cherra, thanks for the suggestion! you are SOOO right on! I am actually an avid fan of BDB and sorry girls but Zsadist is MINE! ;) hee hee (uh oh are those fightin' words in these here parts??? lol) J.R. Ward is definitely one of a kind! I really hope this new series she is puttin out are just as good as BDB! don't you guys? I need to try these Nalini S. Books and the Vampire Huntress series, you guys seem to like them a ton! :) any suggestions on which to start?
Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pages) for me to reall..."I am all about Wrath...or maybe Rhage...Vishous is pretty hot too-kinky but hot--hell, I loved them all. I am looking forward to her new series too. i am sure it is gonna ROCK! I have had a ton of people suggest Vampire Huntress recently. I havent read it yet, but I am looking forward to reading it.
I started
a couple days ago and I don't know if I'm just not in the mood for an elves and goblins fantasy book or if it's just boring. I'm gonna try hard to stick with it though.
Cherra: mmmm I LOVE me some Rhage, and Vishous's Kink doesn't bother me one lil' bit, I think Ward handled the light BDSM really well.I might need to try the Vampire Huntress series then, looks like I'm gonna have to ramp up the ole TBR ;) (get rid of one, and then add 15....is there some nefarious GR plot I'm not aware of? LOL)
Texndahlin wrote: "...looks like I'm gonna have to ramp up the ole TBR ;) (get rid of one, and then add 15....is there some nefarious GR plot I'm not aware of? LOL)"That's one of the "side effects" of joining GR, LOL. As far as I know, there's no cure for that yet.
I just bought the third vampire huntress novel in e-book format but then the shop wouldn't let me download it, I'm really, really pissed off.
I finished DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE yesterday and started the second Karen Chance book. I think after that I'm going to take a break from paranormal and read one of my historical mysteries from the library.
Lauren wrote: "I am going to start A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)tonight. "I just started A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) last night. What did you think about the first book in the series? Personally I wasnt that impressed with it, but now I am curious where the story is gonna go now that she has chosen her men. I thought the first one was a little slow, but I read it fast b/c I kept waiting for something good to happen.
Hi Cherra I was not impressed either. I was actually thinking about going back to Anita. It was really slow for me and I was reread parts cause I couldn't focus on it. It started getting really good at the last couple of chapters especially when she went to see the queen. Now I want to know what happens next. Who is the new spy? and what happen to Griffen? stuff like that.
Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra: mmmm I LOVE me some Rhage, and Vishous's Kink doesn't bother me one lil' bit, I think Ward handled the light BDSM really well.I might need to try the Vampire Huntress series then, looks ..."
Vishous' kink didn't bother me at all and I thought she brought an appropriate amount of "smut" to the love scenes without turning me off. I think that was because there was a pretty good story line going on within each book as well as the series. One of my girlfriends read the first book and she said the love scenes were too graphic for her taste...oops!
Cherra: BDB has graphic love scenes ? :) I think it's so funny, My sister watches True Blood religiously....and so I tried to get her to read BDB, and she was like that smut? I won't read that stuff.... HA! have you SEEN True Blood? aren't they jumping in the sack basically like a "commercial break?" (not that I'm complaining) but isn't that basically the same thing? LOL! It just makes me laugh because people (including my sister-gotta love her) get all uptight about romance novels, but shoot, watching HBO or Skinimax amounts to basically the same thing! lOL!Dina: the sewing circle sooo set me up!! :) I have TBR for days!
Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra: BDB has graphic love scenes ? :) I think it's so funny, My sister watches True Blood religiously....and so I tried to get her to read BDB, and she was like that smut? I won't read that ..."Ha! Tex--it is so funny that you mentioned True Blood, b/c the same friend started watching True Blood--per my suggestion and she called me after season 1 episode 3 and said, "OMG! Is this gonna get better? I feel like I am watching a porno!" (so of course, I am feeling like the token 'perv' friend) I said, first of all, you have to give it a little time for the plot and characters to develop-you should really be hooked by episode 5 or 6 (she is) and second of all, if you think this is like watching a porno, you are not watching the right porno!
Mod
Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pages) for me to reall..."The Nalini series Psy-Changeling is worth a read, but I have to warn you - they get better, the first one or two aren't my favorite in the series. There is just so much paranormal explanation that's way too in-depth in my opinion. But if you can skim some of those parts, the basic story is good and they all build off of each other, so if you start in the middley you'll probably be confused. But the men are HOT in this book and there is some good romance! Plus there are some good plots too - by the end of the series, and I know this sounds weird, but I sort of want to live in the changeling world :)
Lol Stephanie I'm building a house in their forest - or near the wolf's den... not quite sure which would be better. But yeah Nalini Singh writes a really involved story and I loved them all, definitely more than I liked reading about the BDB because it's more original. Plus the inner-workings of the changeling world in comparison to the Psy world is amazing. I so want to be a pack member.
Gems wrote: "Lol Stephanie I'm building a house in their forest - or near the wolf's den... not quite sure which would be better. But yeah Nalini Singh writes a really involved story and I loved them all, def..."
I know! They are just so protective, and animalistic, and yet so sweet and flirtatious! In real life, I don't like to be possessed, but I'd let one of these guys possess me!
I decided I needed something a little more lighthearted and fluffy than The Magicians A Novel, which I'm finally almost done with, so I started
[image error]
. It's hilarious! This is so fun and it kind of reminds me of the early Betsy books, except Jane is smart and not annoying.I'm also reading Magic Lost, Trouble Found and Parallel Attraction but I think I'm going to stay with Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs for a while; it's such a quick read that I'll probably have it read it a day or two.
Cherra wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra: BDB has graphic love scenes ? :) I think it's so funny, My sister watches True Blood religiously....and so I tried to get her to read BDB, and she was like that smut? ..."LOL! yes, that is Exactly what I meant :) I don't mind being the token "perv" it happens to me all the time. They just don't know what they are missing! :) I bet your friend was really scandalized when True Blood started this whole Bacchanalian theme with orgies and everything! hahah (us pervs just rolled with the flow!)
Stephanie: Thanks for the advice on the Psy-changeling series. I totally tried to skim through the first two books at Borders one time and thought they were kinda slow, not realizing that she was World-building (smacks herself in the forehead). I might need to re-check them out again. Are they anything like Feehan's Carpathians/Ghostwalkers? I am a big fan of the Ghostwalkers BtW (are you ladies into them?)
I personally can't stand Feehan's Carpathians and I did try them. I think Nalini does a better job with her series, the dialogue is witty, there is definitely sparks between the couple and sexual tension and you really begin to root for them to get together because it's not a case of jump into bed immediately. Plus there is a plot overall through the books - which I didn't find in the Carpathians; I kept waiting for something to happen with them. Haven't read Ghostwalkers though from personal experience with her writing, I don't know if I ever would.
Stephanie wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pag..."Stephanie..."sort of wanting to live in the changeling world" is not weird. After reading some of these vampire books, I have been kind of wanting my husband to turn into a vampire too! Ha!
Shazzy wrote: "I'm reading Succubus on top by Richelle Mead, Smoke & shadows by Tanya Huff & Once bitten twice shy by Jennifer Rardin. I read them at different times in the day, i've always done this :)"OMG! i love that book.. it's awesome!
I'm currently reading "Dead Perfect" by Amanda Ashley.
Cherra wrote: I just finished Poison Study too and I really liked it. I wasn't sure wh..."Hi Cherra. Glad you liked Poison Study. I wasn't sure what to expect either, but the book kept popping up all over the place so I had to give it a go. Glad I did.
Now I am reading Dracula. I am actually quite liking this classic. Then I will read Gabriel's Ghost and Storm of Visions.
Cherra wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I am going to start A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)tonight. "I just started A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) last night. What did yo..."
Lauren wrote: "Hi Cherra I was not impressed either. I was actually thinking about going back to Anita. It was really slow for me and I was reread parts cause I couldn't focus on it. It started getting really goo..."
I have read this entire series and they definitely pick up about mid way thru the second book! I personally like Merry better than Anita!!! I think if you gals stick with them you will like them! They get pretty hard core tho on the sex and the violence, but I have to say I was addicted from the get go ;) Let me know what you both think!
Boy I leave for 4 days and can barely get caught up with all the postings LOLI finished
and started
Susan wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I am going to start A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)tonight. "I just started A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) last ni..."
haha Im sticking with it
I'm going to start Kitty and the Silver Bullet. I'm liking this series more as I go.
Susan wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I am going to start A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)tonight. "I just started A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) last ni..."
Hmmm....okay I'm convinced I'll give them a try. I got like 30 pages into the first one then got sidetracked and never finished it. I never read the Anita series so I was a little confused with all the different breeds and magic and stuff. But you convinced me - I'll finish it this weekend :)
Stephanie wrote: Hmmm....okay I'm convinced I'll give them a try. I got like 30 pages into the first one then got sidetracked and never finished it. I never read the Anita series so I was a little confused with all the different breeds and magic and stuff. But you convinced me - I'll finish it this weekend :) Oh good Stephanie, i'm glad you are going to give them another try! I liked the first book, but as in most cases the first one in a series is usually not the best, if you can stick with it they get better!!:)
Stephanie wrote: "Susan wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Lauren wrote: "I am going to start A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)tonight. "I just started [book:A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)|..."
i am with you stephanie--the first one was a little slow and i felt like there was a lot of different-unrelated stuff going on. it did get better towards the end and i am about 3/4 through with the 2nd one--caress of twilight and it is ok to good. with series books, i am usually flying through them.
i will let you know when i finish.
Texndahlin wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Texndahlin wrote: "Last night I finished the first book of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed's series....it was pretty good, took a little bit (about the first 100 pages) for me to reall..."Give me Rhage or Vichous either of them are just WOW
Susan wrote: "Boy I leave for 4 days and can barely get caught up with all the postings LOLI finished
and started "Great picks definitely two of my fav series
I started
[image error]
last night at work.It's a retelling of Cinderella and it really reminds me of the movie Ever After, which I love, with fairies. I like it so far.
I just finished House of Cards which was really terrific. Hoping to read the conclusion to the trilogy soon.
Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy
Books mentioned in this topic
Problematic Summer Romance (other topics)All the Missing Pieces (other topics)
One More Day of Us (other topics)
Archangel's Ascension (other topics)
I Thought of You (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Rebecca Ross (other topics)Abby Jimenez (other topics)
Melanie Price (other topics)
Leslie Wolfe (other topics)
Sandra Ghorbani (other topics)
More...
