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[Carrie (Care)]

Awesome, thanks Tya!

[Tya]

No prob!

Has anyone read ? Or watched the doc of the same name? I want to see Soaked in Bleach but...ok, this is completely a me thing---but I've always wanted Jared Leto to play Kurt Cobain in a movie. Like---I just really do. Especially since Jared made that love letter video to Kurt a handful of years ago and he dressed up like Cobain and my head exploded? So, Even though I want to see Soaked in Bleach I'm kind of disappointed because you know---who is this kid they've got playin' Cobain? Sure, ok, Jared Leto is almost twice Kurts age--but he's still ridiculously hot and I'd be willing to over look it.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Love triangles will never go away.

[Whitney]

I've been reading a Fan fiction based off of a Fan Fiction based off of a book. It's called 50 Shades of Drake. Yes, Drake. Oh and more Fan Fiction... Don't judge me. lol

[Carrie (Care)]

ROFL Chakara. I really only ever read Buffy fanfiction, except one of Harry Potter and the stupid Fifty Shades that was originally posted online (I didn't get very far). But I used to LOVE Buffy/Spike fanfic lol. It's funny I haven't thought of it in ages but last night I had a dream about Spike, ha! Too bad he wasn't shirtless...

[Whitney]

Carrie (Care) wrote: "ROFL Chakara. I really only ever read Buffy fanfiction, except one of Harry Potter and the stupid Fifty Shades that was originally posted online (I didn't get very far). But I used to LOVE Buffy/Sp..."

Lmao, I had to be maybe 10 when Buffy was on air and really popular so Spike was a bit scary but that Angel. :).

I tend to forget fan fiction exists and then a friend will recommend one and it will start all over again.

[Tya]

Oh my goodness y'all. I love fanfiction. I've read in my day Harry Potter, Veronica Mars, Spuffy and I read Pride and Prejudice fanfiction just about everyday. If you ever see that I haven't posted anything on goodreads in awhile its because I've gone down the ff rabbit hole.

[Whitney]

Tya wrote: "Oh my goodness y'all. I love fanfiction. I've read in my day Harry Potter, Veronica Mars, Spuffy and I read Pride and Prejudice fanfiction just about everyday. If you ever see that I haven't posted..."

I know about that Rabbit hole I have just returned.Everything looks strange right now. I'm still adjusting to the real world again lol.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Know worries. I check out fanfic too. Some of it is shockingly good!

[Tya]

I'm on a Jennifer Armentrout binge right now. I finished up the Lux series and I've started the Titans series and I have the Dark Elements series checked out. But, I have less than zero desire to read the Covenants series. I think I checked the first one out from the library a couple of years ago and got nowhere with it. Then, after I fell in love with Lux I checked it out again and I think I made it half way through and I put it down somewhere and have no idea what I did with it.
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Now, I just finished the first book in The Return--the first book in The Titans series. The dedication was to everyone who loves Seth--the main character. That made me go to goodreads to double check that this really was the first book in the series. It is. I kept reading and it was starting to get on my nerves--you could tell that the reader was already supposed to know things so she wasn't explaining them at all. I checked *again* to make sure that this was the first in the series. After annoyance with the pacing (but still basically enjoying the book) I went to her website to see what the deal was. OOOOOOhhhh. The Titans is a spin off to The Covenants but its ok if you haven't read The Covenants you can read this series without it just fine. I'm here to say: NOT TRUE. As far as I can tell The Covenants was basically a love triangle book with Seth being on the losing end and ultimately sacrificed his life for the other two prongs in an attempt to atone for his time spent as a mass murderer. But, its ok to the gal in this book because it was never really love between Seth and Alex and while he has sexed up everyone other woman in the world he only fooled around with Alex and didn't actually have sex with her. Towards the end of the book a side character gives a basic rundown of the entire Covenants series to Josie to help her decide whether or not she should fall in love/like/lust with Seth. I don't know if Jennifer Armentrout was trying to build suspense because of the big secret that Seth was hiding from her--if she was, it didn't work. Instead the book read like I was supposed to have read The Covenant and then followed Seth to this series. Which is fine. Just warn me first. And after the quick summary that the side character gave--I don't want to read The Covenant.
I'm going to keep reading the series because I like Josie and I like Seth and I like stories where the bewildered manwhore has to learn how to change himself for the innocent virgin he's somehow fallen in love with. I like how baffled Seth is by the concept of hand holding. And that hand holding somehow equates to true love. And then his horror when he realizes that he's already held hands with Josie several times. Which makes it all the sweeter when he does deliberately reach out to hold her hand. (hide spoiler)]
Sorry Chakara!

[Whitney]

Tya wrote: "I'm on a Jennifer Armentrout binge right now. I finished up the Lux series and I've started the Titans series and I have the Dark Elements series checked out. But, I have less than zero desire to r..."

Spoilers galore for anyone wanting to read either The Covenant series or the Titans or both.

[Whitney]

It was hard for me to get into the first Cov book as well but they just got better and better however I didn't really are for the Katie and Damon books and didn't finish them. So we may have different versions of what a good book is (which is okay of course :) )
Seth was my fav part of the Cov series though but if I came into contact with the Titans and read it before Cov I would be highly pissed because it ruins a 5 book series in only a short amount of time. Aint nobody got time for that lol.

[Whitney]

I read The Gathering which was an okay read I'm not understanding how it can be a complete story in only two more books. Also extremely predictable but I find that to be true when authors who usually write adult try to cross over. Her first series like this also had similar issues.

[Tya]

I was really looking forward to reading but, there were a million people ahead of me on hold at the library so I decided to do the audiobook option instead. Such a mistake! Disney turned the book into a DCOM earlier this year and it was ok. There was one actress who looks like she got the part because she looks the part but she is a terrible actress. She's the one reading the book. She has the most awkward line readings I've heard. She's reading the whole thing is this baby vamp, whispery voice and she stops in the weirdest places. The sentence could be something like: "She checked out the latest Melissa De La Cruz novel" and she would read it like: whisper, whisper, whisper the LATest meLISSa de LA CRUZ nov-whisper, sexy pout and tears" I hung in there until the first couple of chapters were up to see if maybe that was going to be her choice for a certain character or something. But, no, thats the way it was. Terrible.

[Darcy]

Tya wrote: "I was really looking forward to reading but, there were a million people ahead of me on hold at the library so I decided to do the audiobook option instead...."

I hate it when a narrator ruins a book!

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Oh, I'm so nervous about that book now. I was really pumped for it, but the DCOM killed it. Killed it. And then they previewed the audio on the radio! It is horrible Tya. Horrible.

[Tya]

Every single time I think of the movie I think of Evie dramatically looking off to the side as she says that she has nothing to wear in the same tone of voice normal people would use for saying the serial killer murdered all the adults and children. And then the puppies.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Tya wrote: "Every single time I think of the movie I think of Evie dramatically looking off to the side as she says that she has nothing to wear in the same tone of voice normal people would use for saying the..."

Ha-ha!

[Whitney]

I just finished Magic Rises and have started listening to On Basilisk Station and The Maze Runner as well as Leviathan Wakes. Thinking about reading something like Sylvia Day, Meredith Wild or Maya Banks. Those books look like fun and sound like fan fiction so I'm in.

[CassieCruel]

Just finished and starting

[Whitney]

Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, I didn't think anyone could be such a ass and a crazy man like Chrisitan Gray until I found Evangeline and Drake. WHAT. THE.FUCK.

Edit: i stayed up all night trying to see if it got better it didn't . So because I've put so much time into it I will finish the last 40 precent of the book and then get my refund. this is crap. I've heard such wonderful things about Maya Banks.

[Whitney]

Cassie Cruel wrote: "Just finished and starting "

I want to read some Chance. I picked up the first book in the first series you mentioned by her but I didn't have time to read it so it had to go back to the library.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Chakara wrote: "Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, I didn't think anyone could be..."

I love Banks. But I won't touch Mastered.

Hope you get your refund.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Chakara wrote: "Cassie Cruel wrote: "Just finished and starting "

I want to read some Chance. I picked up the first book in the first seri..."

Ah, bummer. Maybe next time.

[Darcy]

Chakara wrote: "Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, I didn't think anyone could be..."

Yeah, you can't start with her newer stuff, it's not the best. Her KGI is good, the exception being the last book. They are more RS. I also liked her Sweet series, those ones are more erotic with BDSM and at times ménage. Her Scottish historical romances are good, but with the second series she has left us hanging on the 3rd book.

[Whitney]

Darcy wrote: "Chakara wrote: "Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, I didn't think..."

i just don't understand how a Woman can write this kind of bull cocky. I'll check out one of her older books that you mentioned from the library...at some point after I get over this . I'll recommend this book to those who say things can't get any more disappointing than fifty shades of grey.

[Darcy]

Chakara wrote: "i just don't understand how a Woman can write this kind of bull cocky. I'll check out one of her older books that you mentioned from the library...at some point after I get over this . I'll recommend this book to those who say things can't get any more disappointing than fifty shades of grey."

I know I should stop reading her as I've rated the last few of her books as 2 stars, but I can't. I remember when she was good and hope that she gets back to that.

[Whitney]

Darcy wrote: "Chakara wrote: "i just don't understand how a Woman can write this kind of bull cocky. I'll check out one of her older books that you mentioned from the library...at some point after I get over thi..."

honestly this book is written terribly as if she published a fanfic by a first time writer thats 16 years old and doesn't really understand grown up relationships. I wonder if its possible because she's become so popular that she isn't doing her own writing any longer? maybe using a work for hire or ghost writer? OR she just doesn't give a shit as long as the checks keep rolling in ( and they will because of her name) she'll just throw a book together whether it makes any sense or not.

[Darcy]

Chakara wrote: "honestly this book is written terribly as if she published a fanfic by a first time writer thats 16 years old and doesn't really understand grown up relationships. I wonder if its possible because she's become so popular that she isn't doing her own writing any longer? maybe using a work for hire or ghost writer? OR she just doesn't give a shit as long as the checks keep rolling in ( and they will because of her name) she'll just throw a book together whether it makes any sense or not."

I'm sort of looking forward to reading it now, but not in the same way. lol

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Darcy wrote: "Chakara wrote: "honestly this book is written terribly as if she published a fanfic by a first time writer thats 16 years old and doesn't really understand grown up relationships. I wonder if its p..."

Ha-ha!! I look forward to your review Darcy.

[Darcy]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Ha-ha!! I look forward to your review Darcy."

I've got a few that I want to read before I'll get to this one, but it should be by the end of the month.

[CassieCruel]

Chakara wrote: "Cassie Cruel wrote: "Just finished and starting "

I want to read some Chance. I picked up the first book in the first seri..."

I had this issue too, picked it up from the library ages before I ended up buying it

Also think I took it out a few times

[Whitney]

I just finished The Maze Runner.... enough said. The next book I need to get to is On Basilisk Station ( Buddy read) and I also just picked up Fighting Destiny so I'd love to get to that soon as well.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Wrapped up . Perfection. Finally a great read for the year! Took me long enough.

[Darcy]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Wrapped up . Perfection. Finally a great read for the year! Took me long enough."

I'm really looking forward to that one. I've been doing the series in audio, the narrator does a great job.

[Whitney]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Wrapped up . Perfection. Finally a great read for the year! Took me long enough."

tried the first book. to slow moving for me at the time but i've heard its good so hopefully Ill go back to it.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Darcy wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Wrapped up . Perfection. Finally a great read for the year! Took me long enough."

I'm really looking forward to that one. I've bee..."

Yeah, you're reading them!

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Chakara wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Wrapped up . Perfection. Finally a great read for the year! Took me long enough."

tried the first book. to slow moving for me at t..."

Oh, I adore this series sooooo much.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Started up , doing it as a buddy read.

So far I really like it, the humor is great.

[Whitney]

I just read Fighting Destiny and Taunting Destiny. I liked the main character however I'm not sure exactly how the author writes if she is a pantser etc. the reason is because she often says things exactly the same way a few pages later or from book to book ( I think she thinks its clever but its not to the reader) also the reader tends to find out the so called surprises way in advanced of the characters as they are often hidden in plain sight and with the ebooks coming in at about 400 pages for each book you spend a lot of time waiting for the characters to catch up.
in the first book she did random character pos switches which through me out of the story she did switch characters in the second one however it was a bit smoother transition than with the first one.
She is self published so i still gave the books a good rating as I feel like with the right editor a lot of this can be fixed.

[Darcy]

Chakara wrote: "Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, I didn't think anyone could be..."

I finally got around to reading this one and didn't think it was that bad. Not sure if it was because I went in with super low or no expectations. I liked Evangeline, liked how she charmed the guys. Didn't care for how Drake treated her, especially at the end. He should have called one of the guys to do damage control.

Also, Evangeline's friends are bitches!

[Whitney]

Darcy wrote: "Chakara wrote: "Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, I didn't think..."

aww, well glad you liked it but I just hated Evangeline like OMG I can not deal lol. I think everyone knows this one person who knows better but still does it.

(view spoiler)[ I think Evangeline is a bit of a bitch for dropping her long term girl friends who she swore they would always be close and blah blah just for a man and then expecting them to drop everything once she realized life with that guy wasn't all she thought it would be. (hide spoiler)]

[Darcy]

Chakara wrote: "Darcy wrote: "Chakara wrote: "Okay so update started Maya Banks Mastered its so horrible makes me want to cry. I didn't think anyone could be dumber and more naive than Ana Steele, ..."

I think part of her dropping her friends was getting past the hurt of Stephanie. They all were for her going out to the club and getting her to believe in herself, yet when she attracted the attention of a "big fish" they were concerned (rightly so) and a bit jealous too. Stephanie's words were just said to hurt her because she knew her soft spots and they hit that. A friend wouldn't do that.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

All righty read all of these:

Opening up didn't work out, but the others worked out really good for me!

Now reading . It's OK. So far. I think I've been reading too much!! Ha! So I'm gonna junk out on some shows I need to catch up on and then come back to it in the morning.

[Whitney]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "All righty read all of these: [bookcover:Justice Call..."

I have grave witch and the grave book as well. glad to know they are pretty good.

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

And it was a reread for me for Grave Witch. So even after many years in between it held for me.

[Tya]

I know this place is a ghost town but I have to get this off my chest.

I just read and was determined to love it because all of the books in the series are Backstreet Boy song titles and I love the boys. This book was terrible. Not a single likeable character to be found anywhere. The main character stomps around telling any and everyone who will listen that men opening doors for women is degrading. Men who pay for dinner is degrading. Men who do anything at all is degrading. Until it happens to her. And then its just romantic. Its like--she's a hardcore feminist. Until she falls for a guy. The whole thing rubbed me the wrong way. Its like the author was saying feminist are just women who need some romance. I'm pretty sure thats a wrong and rude judgement.

And. Eligible. I'm listening to it because I love Pride and Prejudice. But. Ok. I hate Liz. Liz is a wench. I don't like books with adultery to begin with and Liz is in a 2 year long affair with Wickham (he's married but his wife is cool with it. Or something) and even before that Liz is just mean and judgmental and thinks she's better than everyone and awful. When she *finally* meets Darcy they are at a bbq and she asks if the seat next to him is free and he says no. She doesn't know him. Maybe he's saving it for someone. Maybe he doesn't like sitting next to people he doesn't know. Maybe he thinks she's out to hit on him because she passes up dozens of empty seats to come and sit next to him and he's not interested in being hit on. So. Many. Maybes. The maybe I did not jump to was that he's obviously a snobby jerk. Which is the one she settles on after not even being introduced to him. Why? Why am I reading this? I hate everyone.

[Darcy]

I liked the Ann Aguire.

[Tya]

I keep looking for the other titles in the series (because, Backstreet Boy titles. Gotta support m'boys) but I'm never too disappointed when I don't find them.

Are the other books written with the same kind of characters? I know that they are all friends, but I'm hoping that if I do stumble upon the other books I would find one of them ok. I just, really, really disliked everyone in this book.

[Darcy]

The series is about 3 friends, a new couple each book. I didn't care for the 1st one all that much, but like the 2nd and third. I'm thinking that if you didn't like this one you would probably be ok skipping the rest.

If you want to read more by this author give her Sirantha Jax series a try. Those are really good and the series is done, so you don't have to wait for more.