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[Cleon Lee]

Reading . A very fun read after the disturbing Joanne's horror book.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Horror gory or horror frightening?

[Yvonne]

Cleon wrote: "Reading . A very fun read after the disturbing Joanne's horror book."

I really liked this story. It's very much a feel good love story.

There doesn't seem to be anything else by this author other than an online fiction called When Irish Eyes are Smiling posted in 2006 & 2007. I'll have to check that one out some time.

[Josh]

Liade wrote: "We had a visitor not long after we moved here and he said "why did you spoil your living room with all those books?" Spoil?? For me books are not only entertainment and information but also decoration. ..."

My jaw literally dropped. Yes. I too find books beautiful.

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Lil Grogan wrote: "While not looking for reads in the lgbt genre, I somehow read "

I LOVE Chester Himes Grogan! sounds like you had a great reading week except for cannibal book :O)...I finished which was a great great book and just went back to SA Payne I love her stuff :O)

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Lil Grogan wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "I LOVE Chester Himes Grogan! sounds like you had a great reading week except for cannibal book :O)"

Ok..no one else I know had even heard of him before!! I'm loving going thro..."

Chester Himes is an all time fave, and you know I hadn't even thought about him in years...Are his books available in ebook format cause I would re-read with you...I read them years ago while living in on Broadway and 137th St in NY...MAN I FRIGGIN LOVED THOSE BOOKS!! How was All Shot up? Haven't read that one...Chester Himes is a fine mistery writer...AWWW now I want to visit Coffin and Grave Digger!!!

[Cleon Lee]

It's been a while since I read a fanfic and want to cry so bad. This one is tender, poignant, & heartbreakingly beautiful. No sex, just simple intimacy, friendship, acceptance, and love... http://snape-potter.livejournal.com/2...

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Lil Grogan wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "Are his books available in ebook format"

6 of his books have just been released in e-form between Pegasus and Penguin...I see them on the Kobo site. The release was this month..."

oooh I'm gonna look them up, I'll buy Cotton Comes to Harlmen right now and read with you, Chester Hime is one of thoee authors that has so much in every page. You know that kind of read where you lift your head from the page and wish you had someone to share a line or a scene with...going to Kobo now!

[Jordan]

Hey thanks for bringing up Chester Himes! I just put Yesterday Will Make You Cry on my to-read list!

And, The Real Cool Killers was put on the classics list for high school summer reading this year. Well, it was either in the classics section or in the mystery section, I've forgotten now, but I loved spicing up the list with some "fresh" material. For so many years librarians keep the same authors and just switch books on the list. BORING! lol.

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Jordan S. wrote: "Hey thanks for bringing up Chester Himes! I just put Yesterday Will Make You Cry on my to-read list!

And, The Real Cool Killers was put on the classics list for high school summer reading this y..."

I just bought the ENTIRE Harlem Series in ebook version from kobobooks.com WOOOT!!!! This is so awesome it's been YEARS since I've read Chester Himes...I am so looking forward to revisiting Grave Digger and Coffin :O)

[Cleon Lee]

I am reading and enthralled by Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke for my upcoming Hot July fic. Oh my, so beautiful!

On M/M side, I just spent an entire day reading
. Such a sweet romance between two young men who are insecure, yet greatly in love with one another. The sex is hot too and although there are many sex scenes, every one of them is unique in its emotional aspect to the development of their relationships. The first love at first sight story that I adore.

[Anne]

Stayed up until 2am reading With Abandon. I love some of J.L. Langley's stuff, but I've never been that excited by the With or Without series. This one is much better than the others, IMHO.

[Jordan]

Cleon, that's good to know! It sounds like a wonderful book! I love the title too!

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Jordan S. wrote: "Cleon, that's good to know! It sounds like a wonderful book! I love the title too!"

It does look lovely, it's gonna have to be read soon :O) So...Jordan, come up with any good costume ideas?? I put in some suggestions over there...

[Jordan]

Oh yeah! Check out my latest post! I think it's coming along pretty good, at least it covers my taste anyway. Kind of Kim Possible-ish, if I do say so myself, and she's one pretty cool girl.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I'm reading The Missing Butterfly. Very cute!!!

[Jordan]

I'm finally knee-deep in GhosTV and LOVING IT!!!! Like, it's the best book ever at the moment, the sweetest, most romantic, makes my heart flutter, and makes me all warm and fuzzy on the inside. I mean, seriously, that red ropy thing protecting Vic... wow... If I was a Victorian woman I'd be fainting right now from the sheer magnitude of it all! I love Jacob!

[Cleon Lee]

I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just want to bawl like a baby when I read about their love and separation. *sniff* This is one of the top 10 books I like, EVER!

Honestly, sometimes I feel mad that gems like this & Josh' books cannot be more popular because people are so squeamish about 2 guys falling in love while some het romance trash are so popular.

[Cheryl]

GhosTV is definitely one of the best of the series, and the whole series is just amazingly awesome, so that says a lot. I haven't read anything new in a few weeks because I've been re-reading this series and the AE series, and I just feel like nothing is going to be able to follow them.

[Cheryl]

Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just want to bawl lik..."

I've been eyeing this one for a while. Thanks for the feedback!

[Cleon Lee]

Cheryl wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just wa..."

You won't be dissapointed. The romance doesn't happen after a few chapters and for that I am glad. Also, the action, the characerization, & writing style is top notch! I can't stop reading even though I promised myself to write my Hot July fic today. lol.

The title really says it all, that everything is not black and white. There will be a lot of thought provoking & moral questions throughout the book, but delivered in ways that are non-preaching or intrusive.

[Yvonne]

Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just want to bawl lik..."

I read this one before Zero at the Bone and I ended up liking Shades of Gray more (for some reason they're always compared to one another. ) I agree with you. It's a romantic story with an adrenaline kick that I really like when a writer can pull it off.

[Jordan]

Wow, that does sound like a good book! I'll definitely check it out! Thanks for the rec!!

Yup, I'm loving everything to do with Psycop. Especially this book. Especially this book. I know I'll be rereading it over and over and over and over again... I know I will be!

[Jordan]

Oh compared to Zero at the Bone? That's interesting. I loved that book. I've read it twice, so I might like this one just as much, and maybe more as you say.

[Cleon Lee]

Yvonne wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just wa..."

I also prefer this book over Zero at the Bone. For one, Zero is too long, IMHO, and the moral quandary is not as interesting as this one.

[Beanbag]

Cleon wrote: "I also prefer this book over Zero at the Bone. For one, Zero is too long, IMHO, and the moral quandary is not as interesting as this one. "

I liked it better as well. I kept thinking about SoG long after I finished it. It was a real "what would I have done" reading experience for me.

[Becky]

Sounds like there is a lot to discuss with Shades of Gray. Maybe we should nominate it for the July book club.

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Cleon wrote: "Yvonne wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books ..."

I loved both these books, Zero at the Bone I LOVED A LOT...I loved the ending of Shades of Grey too, thing is though, I don't really get why these books are compared, other than being on the move, there a very little similarities IMHO...

[Cheryl]

Becky wrote: "Sounds like there is a lot to discuss with Shades of Gray. Maybe we should nominate it for the July book club."

Sounds like a good idea!

I started Three Wrong Turns in the Desert but just haven't had the time to really start a new book. Hopefully this weekend I can give it some real reading time.

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Beanbag wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I also prefer this book over Zero at the Bone. For one, Zero is too long, IMHO, and the moral quandary is not as interesting as this one. "

I liked it better as well. I kept thinkin..."

Totally agree...that ending stayed with me for a long time

[Cleon Lee]

Becky wrote: "Sounds like there is a lot to discuss with Shades of Gray. Maybe we should nominate it for the July book club."

There are sooo many things to discuss, all of them good things. I'd love to hear what others think about this book. I am kind of surprised that this book is not more popular. Granted, this is not a conventional & fluffy romance, and some parts are not easy read, especially the violent parts.

[Becky]

Lauraadriana wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Yvonne wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romanti..."

I didn't care for the way Zero ended. It's really clear that they haven't reached their happily ever after yet, which comes across as a cheap cliffhanger for the next book. (Except so far there is no next book.) Give them their happy for now ending, and then start the next book, if you plan to write one, with those perfectly legit problems. The guys in Zero (don't remember their names off the top of my head) are so very different, different backgrounds and life experiences, that it makes sense that they'd have trouble settling into a life together. Just don't give us that and the end of the book and stop.

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Becky wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Yvonne wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like on..."

Well they were certainly as HFN the author has written so many shorts kinda exploring they everafter...

@Cleon, I agree, Shades of Grey is a fantastic book, certainly not an easy read. Some of the moments with Grey were so heartbreaking. I can't even remember my review, I read it months ago, but I do clearly remember thinking this book has a fantastic pace and the characters are so intense...I loved it, really loved it...they had such moments of pure selflessness (not sure if love...yet) but certainly sacrifice without hesitation...that felt so right, I bought the whole thing

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I haven't read Shades of Gray because it frightens me, I don't know why. I loved Zero and I fell in love with D, but I wish it had ended maybe a couple of chapters before the actual ending. The reunion was satisfying enough.

[Cleon Lee]

My review is posted here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... .

I was about to sleep when I suddenly hit by a realization of why their love is so powerful, because it changed them fundamentally. Their love broke them and remade them into much better persons. The change was very painful for both of them, but they embraced it.

With Zero at the Bone, both characters didn't change much, except for D's realization that he's gay. But he already tried to make amends of his crime even before he fell in love with Jack, and Jack almost didn't change at all.

[Beanbag]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I haven't read Shades of Gray because it frightens me, I don't know why. I loved Zero and I fell in love with D, but I wish it had ended maybe a couple of chapters before the actual ending. The reu..."

I had SoG on my Kindle for a long time before I read it, so I understand you being afraid. I'm not sure why I was, either.

I just read Mexican Heat last weekend and it reminded me of Shades of Gray if that helps you crack it. Definitely a bittersweet read, but very worthwhile.

[Beanbag]

Cleon wrote: "With Zero at the Bone, both characters didn't change much, except for D's realization that he's gay. But he already tried to make amends of his crime even before he fell in love with Jack, and Jack almost didn't change at all."

There were parts I really liked about Zero but I was very unsatisfied at the end. The character arcs were stagnant, as you said. Ultimately I felt the HEA/HFN was false and that D would eventually (sooner rather than later) suck Jack dry emotionally. Maybe in a sequel we'll see some growth, but I ended up feeling like Jack was trapped. JMO.

[Cleon Lee]

Beanbag wrote: "Cleon wrote: "With Zero at the Bone, both characters didn't change much, except for D's realization that he's gay. But he already tried to make amends of his crime even before he fell in love with ..."

The free short stories make their HEA much more believable, especially the one where they met D's sister's family. D's not as broken as he thought he was. D was raised in a loving family and his background was nowhere as terible as Danny (view spoiler)[ Who was raped in prison and helplessly watched his best friend brutally tortured & murdered (hide spoiler)], so I do think HEA is believable.

[Beanbag]

Cleon wrote: "Beanbag wrote: "Cleon wrote: "With Zero at the Bone, both characters didn't change much, except for D's realization that he's gay. But he already tried to make amends of his crime even before he fe..."

I didn't know about the short stories. I'll check those out.

[Calathea]

Becky wrote: "Sounds like there is a lot to discuss with Shades of Gray. Maybe we should nominate it for the July book club."

I second that. I have it on my e-shelf, but never got around to read it.

[Anne]

Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just want to bawl lik..."

Yeah, so, that was me, I believe..... XD

I rock. It is REALLY good, though. When you're done you might try The Protector by NL Gassert. It's not as good, but it's similar, and it takes place somewhere in Indonesia. Or Papua/New Guinea. Sorry, I know that's probably annoyingly vague, but hey! It's near you somewhere, right?

[Anne]

Yvonne wrote: "I read this one before Zero at the Bone and I ended up liking Shades of Gray more (for some reason they're always compared to one another. ) I agree with you. It's a romantic story with an adrenaline kick that I really like when a writer can pull it off."

That's exactly how I did it. I think they get compared to each other because they came out at about the same time and have the whole "protector/protect" love thing going on. I think The Good Thief is a much better comparison.

[Anne]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I haven't read Shades of Gray because it frightens me, I don't know why. I loved Zero and I fell in love with D, but I wish it had ended maybe a couple of chapters before the actual ending. The reu..."

My feeling about Zero, too. The ending of SoG is one of the best out there in this genre IMHO. It really is good, you should try it.

[Anne]

Cleon wrote: "I was about to sleep when I suddenly hit by a realization of why their love is so powerful, because it changed them fundamentally. Their love broke them and remade them into much better persons. The change was very painful for both of them, but they embraced it. "

Yeah, but they both wanted those changes before they met. It was just synchronicity. They helped each other become what they needed to become.

*Sigh* Lurve that book. If we are going to suggest it for July, I'lll put off re-reading it, but if not, I'm reading it now. When's the July thread start? LOL

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Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I haven't read Shades of Gray because it frightens me, I don't know why. I loved Zero and I fell in love with D, but I wish it had ended maybe a couple of chapters before the actual ending. The reu..."

E you'd like it...I think you'd love it actually.

[Sylvia]

Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just want to bawl lik..."

Looks very interesting, I put it on my to read list.

[Sylvia]

Becky wrote: "Sounds like there is a lot to discuss with Shades of Gray. Maybe we should nominate it for the July book club."

I will second that :)

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Sylvia wrote: "Cleon wrote: "I just finished . OMG, guys! I owe eternal gratitude to whomever recced it to me! It's just like one of the most romantic, best books EVER! I just wa..."

It's lovely Sylvia really good book

[Jordan]

I would totally second that for a July read! From everything you guys have said it sounds like something I would love to read very very much.

[Anne]

Jordan S. wrote: "I would totally second that for a July read! From everything you guys have said it sounds like something I would love to read very very much."

Should we move the rest of this over to the Candidates thread? I guess we're still discussing June, there, and we wouldn't want to confuse people.