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What else are you reading? (June 2010 - May 2013) *closed*
I am unable to hoard, except the two I clutched during Josh's sabbatical. I treasure Josh's work and reread them often and find I always discover a new reference or layers of complexity. I'm coming to love Harper's work, too. She just gets better as she goes. Looking forward to her new historical, but I guess that won't publish until she is settled in the new home.
Lori wrote: "Becky wrote: "Karen wrote: "Becky wrote: "I've been thinking about a book I read ages ago, and I can't remember the title. I'm thinking that someone here might know what it was.It was a gay myst..."
Yes! That's the one. Thank you, Lori!
Becky wrote: "Yes! That's the one. Thank you, Lori!"Cool beans. Glad I could help!
Tina Kay wrote:The other book I'm toying with starting is The Only Gold by Tamara Allen.The Only Gold is fabulous! Tamara Allen never disappoints. She is not nearly as well known as she deserves to be.
Tracy wrote: "I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future releases with edge-of-my-seat-an..."Thank you for the rec. What did you like about it? What stays with you?
Susinok wrote: "I am hoarding LA Witt, Aleskandr Voinov, Josh Lanyon, and Harper Fox. :)So if I read something that really aggravates me because it was crappy, I KNOW I have something of quality on my Kindle to ..."
Lol. I do that, too.
Calathea, Thank you again for the rec on Trick of Time. I enjoyed the story. In fact, it was a good introduction to JL Merrow (is that right?). Just in my opinion and by way of suggesting a future listener take a quick freebee listen before purchasing--the reader was talented. With all of his secondary voices, I was very comfortable. However, the narrative first-person voice was, for me, over-cooked. Unfortunately, it reminded me of Zachary Smith. Remember Dr. Smith, Lost in Space?But I would definitely chance another audible by this guy. He can act; I just didn't care for that voicing of the lead which tells and sets the tone for the whole story.
Again, I really appreciate the rec anyway; I admit I come to this forum for recs most of all.
Candice wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future releases with edge..."The characters were engaging, even (or especially) the secondary characters. The mystery was well-done; it wasn't the obvious person & I was guessing throughout. Also, TOTAL cliff-hanger at the end, which I love/hate in a series. I love being excited about finding out what comes next, and the possibility of finding out what comes next for these characters; but I also love and loath having to wait for the next story to be done already! Also, the dog was awesome. :D
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Josh wrote: "I had the treat last week of reading Kestrel's Chance. Harper's current WIP. Amazing as usual."Aren't you a tease? ;)
As if we weren't anxious enough to get our hands on it... :D
Candice wrote: "Calathea, Thank you again for the rec on Trick of Time. I enjoyed the story. In fact, it was a good introduction to JL Merrow (is that right?). Just in my opinion and by way of suggesting a future..."I'm glad you liked it, Candice! I had been a bit worried about the time travel element and partly historical setting because everything else I had been reading of her work was contemporary. I'd encourage you to read more of her stories. :)
As for the narrator, I liked him a lot and I'm thankful that didn't overdo the accent of Jim. I found that he's narrating several other Samhain Pub. books and listened to some of the samples. I wanted to get After Joe by Harper Fox but couldn't stand the accent he uses for the MC. Got some L.B. Gregg titles he does instead. ;)
Calathea wrote: "Josh wrote: "I had the treat last week of reading Kestrel's Chance. Harper's current WIP. Amazing as usual."Aren't you a tease? ;)
As if we weren't anxious enough to get our hands on it... :D"
Exactly!! How's her move to Cornwall going?
Hj wrote: "How's her move to Cornwall going?"How ist is gone, you mean: they arrived safely in their new home on Thursday.
I'm about to start Dark Soul Vol. 1 here pretty soon. I've been looking forward to it. I still have not read Skybound. I've been hoarding it. :)
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Aren't you a tease? ;)
As if we weren't anxious enough to get our hands on it... :D"
I ALSO have her Viking Monk saga sitting on my kindle. Yes, I do!!! I just need time to read it!
Heeheheheeheheeee
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How ist is gone, you mean: they arrived safely in their new home on Thursday."
They're in and they're starting to drag out the power saws. :-D
Josh wrote: "I ALSO have her Viking Monk saga sitting on my kindle. Yes, I do!!! I just need time to read it!Heeheheheeheheeee
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I could do that for you, seeing that you have no time to read it and all... We wouldn't want it to feel neglected, right? ;-)
(And I'll pretend that I didn't hear/see that evil laughter.^^)
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Heeheheheeheheeee
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I could do that for you, seeing that you have no time to read it ..."
Probably hard to miss with that unholy light blazing in my eyes.
Josh wrote: "Probably hard to miss with that unholy light blazing in my eyes. "Back to your demon self, I see...
Josh wrote: "How did I miss this?http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blo...
Anybody read it?"
Not that book, no.
Wow, that is really fast from edits to press to bestseller. Have you read the book? I read Fifteen Shades of Gay by T. Baggins. Not bad.
I have not read the book that started it all, 50 Shades of Gray.
I did some Amazon Snooping, Josh. Your book, Blood Red Butterfly is ranked 7,313 in the Amazon list on top Paid in Kindle Store.50 Shades of Gay is ranked 37,797 in the Paid Kindle Store. Your outselling him by quite a lot with those comparative rankings.
Plus you are still #1 bestselling at Smashwords.
And you didn't have to ride the coattails of a bestseller to get those numbers, either. :)
Juthi wrote: "I finished Skybound and I'm in awe and extremely moved. The descriptions were so beautiful. I love short stories because I think the author can really take their time and sculpt every sentence to p..."Skybound is one of the books I'm hoarding, but I may not be able to hold out much longer now that you've referred to its beautiful descriptions. Beautiful descriptions move me just as much as any story's relationship. I worship them. :-) It's one of the reasons why I love Harper's Scrap Metal... Just that opening scene alone where the MC is describing holding the lamb really moved me. I had to stop more than once while reading that book just to soak up the beautiful phrasing. Is it weird if I say that sort of thing gives me a high? :-D Oh well... I've said stranger things.
Tracy wrote: "Candice wrote: "Tracy wrote: "I read Sinner's Gin yesterday. I almost wish I hadn't liked it so much; now I have to do the whole "searching out the back list" thing, and the "anticipating future re..."Thank you. That was terrific. I'll give her a go.
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Not at all. I understand that impulse completely, for Scrap Metal and for other favorites. I'll bet a lot of others here do as well. (smiling with you)
Calathea wrote: "Candice wrote: "Calathea, Thank you again for the rec on Trick of Time. I enjoyed the story. In fact, it was a good introduction to JL Merrow (is that right?). Just in my opinion and by way of sug..."I will. I love LB Gregg and still have a couple of Smithfield stories that I haven't read.
Susinok wrote: "Josh wrote: "How did I miss this?http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blo...
Anybody read it?"
Not that book, no.
Wow, that..."
I haven't either. What's so great about it?
I should buy ''Scrap Metal'' on paper, it's better for rereading...I've just reordered all my m/m books, so that they occupy the same side of the shelves. It's 5 meters!
My other main interest (fight against Nazi-Fascism and Shoah) it's only 3 meters.
Just finished Laying a Ghost by Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow. Very good contemporary/paranormal romance set on an island off Scotland. One thing that I really liked about it was its focus on the relationship development and how the MCs came (and stayed) together. Even though one of the MCs could see ghosts, that definitely wasn't the driving force of the story.It was well done, and the first of a series, so I'm looking forward to checking out the rest. :)
Antonella wrote: "Hj wrote: "How's her move to Cornwall going?"How ist is gone, you mean: they arrived safely in their new home on Thursday."
Thanks! How did you know, Antonella? The last blog/LJ entry I saw was the one saying she was moving.
And what are they doing with the power saws, Josh??
Hj wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Thanks! How did you know, Antonella? The last blog/LJ entry I saw was the one saying she was moving.And what are they doing with the power saws, Josh??"
Harper wrote it on Facebook.
And also from Facebook is the news that Mrs H doesn't like the laminate units in the kitchen and is getting ready to use her power saw. Soon they'll have a Victorian pine dresser there.
Thanks! I'm not on Facebook so I'm behind the times. Any clues as to where in Cornwall they've gone? I love Cornwall, and was on holiday there recently.
I can't remember if Harper said something about the exact location... I was also a couple of times in Cornwall and I love it. In fact my profile's picture was taken among those strange rock formations typical of the area.
Josh, Barb reviewed it on her site Live Your Life, Buy the Book. She loved it. HJ: Harper hasn't said precisely where in Cornwall they are now living. It does look like a lovely place and the last thing she wrote was that Mrs. H. Was revving up her saw in order to start revamping counters in the kitchen.
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Back to your demon self, I see... "
I'm so glad they photographed me from my good side!
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http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blo...
Anybody read it?"
Not that book, no.
Wow, that..."
No, I haven't read it. I was mildly curious because of the promo approach, but I'm guessing the sales would be based on the amusing title since I've never heard of the author.
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HJ: Harper hasn't said precisely where in Cornwall they are now living. It does look like a lovely place and the las..."
I'll have to check it out then!
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http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blo...
Anybody read it?"
Serendipitously, I was reading another BDSM book when you posted, so I read the PW link and the Amazon excerpt for 50 Shades of Gay and went for it. (I read an excerpt for the notorious 50 Shades and passed.)
50 Shades of Gay is a pleasant read, if you take the BDSM elements in stride. The MC plays a good sucked-into-something-over-his-head protagonist, but has the excuse of starstruck youth and the virtue of being self-aware. The Hollywood-insider banter is amusing (would be more so to a reader who follows the television shows and movies referenced). The PW article starts with a paragraph about the speed of editing to publication. Hmmm, the story held, but I still spotted six typos during my very quick read...
The other BDSM book I just read is closer to erotica, a bit like The Story of O, but with a happy ending. Both books feature millionaire/billionaire doms. This seems to have been a common trope even before 50 Shades. Why obscenely wealthy doms? Those dungeons are more expensive than you think? Another stereotypical example of the decadence of the filthy rich? They get to imperiously ignore their contracts and the real life rules of a D/s relationship? Yes, for the latter, at least in these books. And this sets up a feisty Cinderella or Scheherazade role for the sub. Both of these books had happy endings, each with a few more loose ends tied up than necessary, (which always makes me even more appreciative of the exactly right note of your endings).
Carlita, I think the book Barb loved was Fifteen Shades of Gay, one I've also read, about a young actor who works as an escort to pay for his sister's cancer treatment and falls for a client who is a closeted politician.
Karen wrote: "I think the book Barb loved was Fifteen Shades of Gay, one I've also read, about a young actor who works as an escort to pay for his sister's cancer treatment and falls for a client who is a closeted politician."I've got it on my Kindle for free (I wouldn't have bought with that title), but I haven't read it yet.
About the ''closeted politician'': the first thing I thought was that I'd probably choose the closet *as politician*. I was thinking about the situation in Italy ;-)).
Don't worry, I know you meant closeted as gay man...
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I read this book a few weeks ago and found this review today in a very unexpected place.All About Romance reviewed After the End! Gave it a very good score, too.
For the most part that site has not reviewed any m/m that I am aware of. Here's a link:
http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/boo...
I did a search, they now have a male/male category in their search engine. Most of the m/m books reviewed are from the last six months but there are a scattered few back to 2009.
Maybe they've got a new reviewer who likes m/m. Or a longtime reviewer who's just gotten into it.
Yes. You are right, Karen. It was 15 Shades. Shouldn't comment without coffee first and glasses on. Sorry about that.
Probably so, but it's all good to have them reviewed on that site. It is a major review site for m/f romance books and it doesn't have the snarky problems a lot of sites have these days. All of the m/m reviewed there had either A or B grades. Much better than the m/f average, I'd say. :)
Karen wrote: "As a happy antidote, I'm reading Michael Nava's The Little Death. I'm a third through it and having those moments Tina Kay mentioned, having to pause as I "soak up the beautiful phrasing." I can't ...":-) Sounds good... I'll have to check it out
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:-) Sounds good... I'll have to check it out "
Just to clarify, this is a series of dark noir-ish mysteries with a gay protagonist, not m/m romance. I am loving it though.
Karen wrote: "Tina Kay wrote: "Karen wrote: "As a happy antidote, I'm reading Michael Nava's The Little Death. I'm a third through it and having those moments Tina Kay mentioned, having to pause as I soak up the..."I kind of got that feeling from the book's description. That's okay - I need something to cleanse the m/m romance palate from time to time. :-)
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Laughing and crying along with you. : )
Josh wrote: "Candice wrote: "Josh, I'm prob the 19th person to ask you this--but I am, as I write, listening to Fatal Shadows, only the second time I "read" it. I went to purchase the rest of the series and--A..."Josh, I've started checking for these now and then. Will these 3 titles all be released first by audible.com or by another publisher?
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