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Cheryl wrote: "
I loved them all but the 2nd was my favorite. It made me cry!"
(view spoiler) So, glad you loved it, Cheryl; but, you are making me want to read it NOW!
Cheryl wrote: "I did it! I finished 
just before midnight! 120 books for 2011!"Congrats, Cheryl! ☺
Lisa Kay wrote: "Cheryl wrote: " I loved them all but the 2nd was my favorite. It made me cry!"
[spoilers removed] So, glad you loved it, Cheryl; but, you are making m..."
It is so good! I really didn't know what would happen.
Cheryl wrote: "I did it! I finished just before midnight! 120 books for 2011!"WooHOO!!!!
I'm reading
I'm planning to finish up Firestorm by Ann Jacobs tonight. Next, I'll probably start The Count's Lair by Stephanie Burkhart.
I just finished a beautiful short erotic novel:
. And I am dragging myself through
.
Yeah, I remember dragging myself through
. Ugh.
I finished
and I liked it but I thought it could have ended sooner. I also finished
which was really good. The hero was so sensitive and the writing seemed very poetic to me. It was a nice change.
I'm reading
and it's a really good HR/PNR.
I am in the middle of
and man it is so good. I want me a highlander!!!!
Almost finished with
. Just finished listening to
while I ran errands yesterday and today. Barely started listening to
. Need to start
for a "buddy read" - but I'm behind!
Oh, and left
at my friends house. He thought the title was funny.
Cheryl wrote: "I am in the middle of and man it is so good. I want me a highlander!!!!"My fave of the Highlander books ☺
Not to worry, Lisa Kay. I'm supposed to come up with questions today for
and I'm only 1/3 the way through today's chapters. =)I'm also reading via aduiobook
and I'm stalled on
, but I'll get back to it once I'm caught up with Daybreak.
I finished
and it was super hot!Now I'm reading
we'll see how it comes along.
I just started a YA book for a group read in another group, The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti.
Yes, re-reading Sweet Dreams for a "buddy read".
Just finished
and for the most part a very good read. I especially loved the chemistry between the H/h, so hot! Now I'm starting
.
I can't stop reading Kristen Ashley books now, Lisa Kay!
~Megan~ wrote: "I can't stop reading Kristen Ashley books now, Lisa Kay!"LOL! Yes, they are addicting.
finished
. loved it. and now reading
I'm going to stop looking at what your reading, Pamela. It is adding not only to my TBR pile but showing up on my debit card.Reading
as a "buddy reads". Still haven't returned to
. I think I'll start
today.
lol. I'm sorry :( *snickers*
I'm reading Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow! I become a bigger fan after each page!
Oh, keep me posted on that one, please, Zumbagirl! ☺
Oh, I loved that one, Zumbagirl!
I'm reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett for another group read. Normally, I'm not too big on the popular book of the moment, but this one is definitely living up to the hype so far. I'm having a hard time putting it down. Hard to believe this is her first (and so far only) book.
I've been tempted to read that one too but too cheap to buy it lol. Keep hoping it'll show up at my library.
My friend bought it for me for Christmas; I just haven't gotten to it. It is sitting right by my bedside.
I just discovered Kristen Ashley, I've read the three Colorado Mountain's books: !!!
. Yummy heroes, nice stories, witty writing plus a bit of suspense. Great authorDragging myself still through
and wondering if I will ever finish it. Each character is worse than the previous one... Lisa Kay did you manage to finish this? Did you read the next one?
Anna, glad you love KA. I need to read another of hers.Yes, I made it through all of the five books (thus far) in the Song of Fire & Ice series. Ugh. Just gets worse and worse - and worse . I should have stopped after the first. Or maybe the third. I don't think I would have finished the last if not for my "buddy read" group. Just when I think GRRM can get any worse, he does!
lol, I have to ask, why do you torture yourself if it was that bad?I must admit though, I'm struggling with The Count of Monte Cristo. I like the story but its very wordy and I'm only on chapter 5 so far. I'm hoping it gets better but I understand that the story is being set at this point.
Well, Pamela, you asked a very good question. (I was in the midst of answering you when GRs 502 me out of here!) I kept hoping it would get better, that there was a point to it all. Maybe a happy ending of some kind, though
nothing
was sacred. And I knew that. Instead he went beyond ugly and depraved, which I didn’t think was possible, destroying all my favorite characters. Sad. I went to the forth book b/c people said to “persevere”. Wish I hadn’t. He’s not getting any more money out of me. I listened to the last one instead of buying it. I would have stopped it because it got too, too awful; however, I was in a “buddy read” with only two other people who very kindly waited for me to get it from the library. (One of whom fell behind...) So, unlike the characters of the book, I stuck with my commitment. Not that I haven’t dropped out of “buddy reads” before, but I wanted to somehow counterbalance what GRRM had done with all the characters. Yes, a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
That makes sense. I will persevere reading The Count of Monte Cristo, mainly because I suggested the "read a classic" and because I'm truly interested in what makes it such a classic. It'll take me a while. Glad we chose 3 months for it. ☺
Yeah, really! I need to get back to it.
TCoMC makes an excellent movie, IMHO. I think I've seen most every version. However, the book is a tad "wordy".
Thanks Lisa Kay, I will avoid the fifth book. I have hope for the movies too: they have to be better. I just finished the fourth book (well, through the end I think I read about one of five pages). It's a bore of a book: 3/4 of the characters you don't care about and the other 1/4 are pathetic.Answering your question, Pamela, I began this series because the fifth book was the winner of the GR awards, and I loved this genre when I was younger. But GRRM books are not like Tolkien’s or Tad Williams, where you find that eventually good will prevail. His fans say that he is more realistic, but let’s face it, if I want reality I watch the news, or read an essay, I don’t read about Knights, dragons or the Others.
I totally agree with you, Anna. Especially about the news. And more realistic? Good Lord, I hope not. Otherwise the world is filled with nothing but conniving, sadistic, self-serving, promise-breaking, incestuous, murderers.
Pamela and Lisa Kay, I definitely recommend The Help. What an awesome book! I might not have ever picked it up if it hadn't been for the Readers Against Prejudice & Racism group choosing it as a monthly group read. I'm so glad they did, because I really would have been missing out if I hadn't. Now I'm eager to watch the movie. Normally, I'm disappointed by movie versions, but since this one has been nominated for several awards including the Oscar, I'm hopeful that it'll be good.As to what I'm reading now...I'm about to finish up The Player's Club: Lincoln by Cathy Yardley. Love the hero, but it took a little while to warm up to the heroine. After that I'll probably be reading A Rogue in Texas by Lorraine Heath. I love her writing and it's been a long time since I've read one of her books, so I'm really looking forward to it.
picked up a few category romances by Nora Roberts from the library to read.Julie I do want to read it and I will, hopefully ☺
Good to know, Julie! I have had
on my tbr shelf for too long!
Pamela and Lisa Kay, I hope you enjoy The Help as much as I did when you get to it.:-)I just started the anthology Bad Boys Over Easy today. I'm just going to read the first story for now and spread the rest out over the month. Tomorrow, I plan to start How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks.
The Help is extremely well-done in audio format! All the characters have different voices, and the lady who plays Minnie in the movie reads her voice in the book. It's long on audio, but I didn't want it to end.And Julie, the movie was great...I think you'll enjoy it!
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