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Michelle wrote: "Carolyn F. wrote: "I finished For a Few Demons More and bawled my head off. This was the saddest book. I'm glad I held off reading the next book. You have to read [author:Kim Harris..."It was good. It just goes on with what's happening with her. There's a lot of stuff with Trent. I don't want to give away too much.
Just started
. Finished
earlier today- it was really good!!
I just finished The River Knows by Amanda Quick. I'll be starting An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair.
Ruth wrote: "Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I am reading 
. I love the way Patricia Briggs writes." Danielle - I also love this series! I think Ilona Andrews Magic series w..."
Ruth, great minds think alike. I read that one in December and loved it. Mercy and Kate are two of my favorite UF heroines!
I finished Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank and The Taking by Erin McCarthy. Loved them both - written different enough that I didn't lose interest at all. I'm now reading Highland Captive by Hannah Howell which I am loving. Reminds me a little of early Julie Garwood. Funny, romantic, suspenseful. Really good.
You're a quick reader, Carolyn. :)
On the weekends, it's about a book a day. My husband had an all day seminar on Saturday and my daughter spent the day and night with a friend so I wasn't bothered by anyone :).
It's so cool to have extra reading time!
Michelle wrote: "Everything Forbidden by Jess Michaels. Its pretty good so far.
"I'm glad you are liking it so far!!! I am loving
[image error] Now if only I can get off the computer so I can get some reading done! LOL
Megan wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Everything Forbidden by Jess Michaels. Its pretty good so far."I'm glad you are liking it so far!!! I am loving
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Lol! I know what you mean. I've spent more time on GR and amazon than I've spent actually reading today.
I know!! At least I'm not the only one! LOL
OMG! I have so been noticing I've been doing that recently! The last several days I've been online on GR and likesbooks.com far more than I have actually been reading!
Jacqueline wrote: "OMG! I have so been noticing I've been doing that recently! The last several days I've been online on GR and likesbooks.com far more than I have actually been reading!"
I know- okay- this'll be the 3rd time I've said it- but I am going to get away from the computer and read!
*Dies laughing* I'm with you, Megan. I SO need to, but alas, am addicted to both reading and GR- sadly, it's impossible to choose between addictions :(
I finished Lord of Scoundrels. Super good book. Enjoyed Jessica and Sebastian so much and loved the ending.
Carolyn F. wrote: "I finished Lord of Scoundrels. Super good book. Enjoyed Jessica and Sebastian so much and loved the ending. "I loved this book, too! It was amaaaazing!
Carolyn F. wrote: "I finished Lord of Scoundrels. Super good book. Enjoyed Jessica and Sebastian so much and loved the ending. "I can't wait to read that book! I plan on reading it next month! Right now I'm reading
Megan wrote: "Carolyn F. wrote: "I finished Lord of Scoundrels. Super good book. Enjoyed Jessica and Sebastian so much and loved the ending. "I can't wait to read that book! I plan on readi..."
I've joined Megan in reading
by Kathleen Woodiwiss.
I'm reading Inked. I picked it for a challenge. Loved Karen Chance's story and would like a full length novel of the characters. I'm in the middle of the Marjorie Liu story and I'm kind of on the fence about it.
I just finished Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas, and enjoyed it so much I'm thinking about starting Someone To Watch Over Me.
I just finished
and then
, which was just what I needed after Kathleen E. Woodiwiss! I've started
by Cynthia Eden. So far, so good.
Michelle wrote: "I just finished and then , which was just what I needed after Kathleen E. Woodiwiss! I've started [bookcover:Hotter..."I can't wait until you read Volume 2 and 3!!! They are even better than the first!! :o)
I just finished
! I liked it. I gave it 4 stars, but it was probably 3 stars until near the end. I am going to be reading the 4th book in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles
. I need to TRY to finish at least ONE series sometime soon!
Well, Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas ended up being a 3 star...I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into it, and so far it's bordering on a 2/3 star rating. I'm still holding out hopes though! *Crosses fingers*
Jacqueline wrote: "Well, Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas ended up being a 3 star...I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into it, and so far it's bordering on a 2/3 star rating...."I'm sorry to hear that. I have heard one of my co-workers say that they didn't like Kiss of Midnight either. I guess I'll stay away from that series.
Megan wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "Well, Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas ended up being a 3 star...I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into it, and so far it's bordering on..."I read Kiss of Midnight not too long ago, and I wasn't too impressed. I have heard that the rest of the series gets better.
Finished Frostbitten last night. I'm just starting Unleashed. I'm so close to finishing all my February challenges.
Michelle wrote: "Megan wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "Well, Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas ended up being a 3 star...I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into it, and so far it'..."Wow, so...I'm definitely not the only one who's finding this book to be a bit of a drag?
What didn't you like about it? I'm debating whether to finish it, or toss it into my Tried-And-Failed shelf. My main problem is that I'm one hundred and something pages into it and am not feeling a believable plot, and the romantic spark seems to just be absent from the leads.
Megan wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "Well, Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas ended up being a 3 star...I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into it, and so far it's bordering on..."Hmm. Well, apparently I'm not the only one who isn't feeling this book. In general I'm not a fan of steering people away from books, since everyone has their own tastes (there's really only exception to this rule, and that's only because I HATE that series to the fullest extent possible- yet since this isn't the forum to do so, I'll keep that series title absent.)...
So, I won't necessarily say stay away from this book series, but there are definitely a few problems with it as far as I can tell. The plot is SO not clear, and that's a big pet peeve of mine. When I read a book, I want to see what the story is circling. So far, that's abundantly lacking.
Not to try to give away spoilers, but another big issue I'm having is that our leads have met for the second time, knowing each other a total of maybe thirty minutes so far, and their second meeting they have sex. I'm not a prude, and I have no problems with sex in a romance- it's one of its perks, of course! LOL.
BUT! I do have a problem when authors make their characters bang right off the bat! To me this is just irritating because it pulls out the mystery and sexual tension that is always interesting to see played into a storyline. I don't know, maybe that's just my view and opinion, but it's how I feel I suppose.
Jacqueline wrote: "Megan wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "Well, Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas ended up being a 3 star...I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into it, and so far it'..."AH! I HATE when the Hero/Heroine know each other from before, especially if they are each other's ex-girlfriend/fiancee/or ex-spouce! AHHH!!
is about a H/H who are ALREADY MARRIED!! I forget which series it is in Ms. Drake's vampire series, but boy, that one was bad! So, I agree with you Jacqueline. I know some people enjoy having a past-history with their leads.... I'm glad they enjoy them, but it's just not for me.
Wow Megan! I am SOOO the exact same way! Not only do I hate when characters barely know each and the actions starts immediatly there after, but I so NOT like when the leads know each other! And I especially don't like past lovers or divorces OR currently married! I know there is a lot of plot an author can play with in these books, but my brain just rears up and says "NO!" I can't get into the story!Now, the ONLY exception in my book is with the childhood friends theme- so long as they don't have a past physical relationship at any point. Again, I'm not a prude, and I love the impact and plot changes introducing the physical side of the relationship can bring about. But I think it demonstrates a turning point between characters- or at least it should. That turning point helps to advance the story and it irks me when that doesn't happen.
Jacqueline wrote: I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into i..."Like you, I just didn't think the plot or the romance was all that great. I didn't particularly care for the hero, the heroine, or the villain, lol! I kept reading to see which the direction the story was headed in. In the end, I thought it was an ok start to a new series. I've heard the series gets better with each book. I'll probably read book 2 at some point.
Jacqueline wrote: "Wow Megan! I am SOOO the exact same way! Not only do I hate when characters barely know each and the actions starts immediatly there after, but I so NOT like when the leads know each other! And I e..."I'm with you- childhood friends theme is okay- as long as they never had a physical relationship before they "grew-up" and fell in love. Other than that- no "pasts" for the lead characters please! ;o)
*Laughs* I love it how we are so similarly minded! Sadly enough, though, I've yet to find that many (especially recently) childhood friend themed romances :(.
Michelle wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into i..."Like you, I just didn't think the plot or the romance was all that great. I didn't particularly c..."
I'm VERY glad to know, based on your comments, that I haven't made a bad decision to ditch the reading of this book. I stopped at page 131 and tossed it into my Tried and Fail shelf.
Wow! *Laughs* Even the villain gets bad marks?! That's pretty depressing! But I don't doubt it. I think there were a lot of issues with this book, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is the fact that it's a romance, and yet a good deal into the book there's some sex, yet no emotional connection or romantic sentiment. *Shakes head*
It definitly was the nail in the coffin with this book. I used to be of the mindset I HAD to finish a book I was reading, and that if a book series MIGHT get better, I'd give it a shot. But honestly, any more I've changed. There are far too many other books out there that I'm interested in starting to waste time with a book series that disappointed me from book one.
So, good or bad, Lara Adrian won't be an author I'm very likely to read again. Sad, but with the amount of good ones we have out there, there are just as many bad ones I suppose :(.
Jacqueline wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: I'm now reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian. I'm only 104 pages into i..."Like you, I just didn't think the plot or the romance was all that great. I didn't..."
Good point! I often feel obligated to finish a book once I've started not matter how long it takes. You are so right, there are just too many other books to read without forcing yourself to stick with that you're not enjoying. I think I'll start a "tried and failed" pile to!
:) Aw, thanks Michelle! And I guess it is a good point, and a point that many others seem to battle with along with us. It may seem being too critical, ignoring all books in a series or by an author when one of theirs bombed, but the competition is such that, in this market, every book has to be a cut above the rest. And it's not beyond the realms of possibility. As I've said, there are just TOO many TBR books in my shelf to worry about wasting time, which is precious in this short life, over one that's either pathetically bad, or even mediocre. But, you don't want the time you've invested into an attempted book to be wasted, so I still review my Tried and Failed books, noting what I liked/didn't like and why. The weird thing is that, doing that, you get better at spotting whether or not a book might make a 360 degree turn in the story, and to make the decision if that book is worth your time or not in the end!
Jacqueline wrote: ":) Aw, thanks Michelle! And I guess it is a good point, and a point that many others seem to battle with along with us. It may seem being too critical, ignoring all books in a series or by an autho..."You are so right! As I look at my physical tbr "piles" topple over, why do I even force myself to finish a 400+ page book, when around pg 100 or so, I"m not enjoying the book? No more!!!! From here on out, if I don't like a book after 1/4 - 1/3 of it, I'm putting on hold.
Amen sister! Kudos to you! *Does Celebratory Book Dance!* (Just what Celebratory Book Dance is I don't know, but whatever it is, it's sure to be fun!) LOL
But seriously, that is awesome that you're changing your book reading mindset! And it really is true- there will always be more books out there and you're not honor bound to finish the bad or boring ones :). Actually, what I've been noticing is that I can generally tell whether or not a book's gonna crash or fly by page 60. That's not always the case, though, since I gave Kiss of Midnight 131 pages- but I should've gone with my gut because by page sixty, the book was an obvious joke!
But whether you go by the 60 bench mark or not, you can absolutely tell by page 100. If a book is still dead in the water here, you know it's not going to get any better :).
I finished
earlier today--- OH MY GOSH! SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!!! I will be starting
tomorrow with Michelle!
I finished The Red Heart of Jade and Unleashed, both books I have 3.5. I didn't think I'd like them at all.I'm finishing The Forever Kiss. I like this author but the cover was awful so I kept putting it aside. I had it listed for a February challenge and ended up liking the book a lot. Great book.
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Lord of Scoundrels was such an awesome read! Enjoy!"Thanks! I've heard GREAT things about it! I'm very excited!! It'll be hard to wait 'til tomorrow! LOL
You're welcome, Megan. I think Lord of Scoundrels was the first really indepth review I ever wrote, because I was so ... moved by the story.
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with Kate Daniels is very good also.
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