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message 101: by Jaimie (new)

Jaimie (jaimier) | 1275 comments Heidi I wrote: "Jaimie Stephanie Meyers needs to take some writing tips from JR Ward about how to write cheesy lines and pull it off. I love when she says things like "he was all about playing nurseypoo". You re..."

nobody can write cheese like Ward. It is almost like she is so over the top in order for you to get like desensitized to it or something because broken down it is really reallly bad but when I read it I don't know it just kind of makes sense. But only really with BDB. I am trying to get into her other series and am not really a fan. I read the first one Covet? and it was just okay. now I have the second one, Crave? and I can't seem to get into it. I just want my brothers.


message 102: by Heidi (new)

Heidi I wonder if Ward cracks herself up while writing. I don't know how she couldn't.

I don't plan on reading the other series by her Jaimie, so I am glad to hear you are not a fan.


message 103: by Jaimie (new)

Jaimie (jaimier) | 1275 comments have you seen pictures of her? she looks dead serious but I don't know how she could not laugh at herself.


message 104: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) I have the Fallen Angels series on my list, I'll read them some time this year because they are on a yearly challenge I'm doing. I heard that the romance in them is secondary.


Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun) | 1328 comments Thank goodness I'm not the only one. I'm currently reading Z's book and sometimes I just have to stop and shake my head. All I can think is... really? I can't believe I'm reading this, but those brothers. WOW. They're great!!

I have so many BDB questions but I'm afraid to ask them because I don't want to know the answers until it's time. I just have guesses about certain things to come in future books. It's fun to speculate. It's much better now that we get to see more characters.

P.S. Does anyone else just skip everything having to do with the lessers. I only read the lesser stuff when there is a vampire involved. Other than that I couldn't care less.


message 106: by Kourtni (new)

Kourtni (kourkyloo) | 602 comments I skip almost all the lesser stuff Brittany! I feel bad for doing it but I just want to get on with the good stuff.


Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun) | 1328 comments Oh good, I thought I might have been the only one. That makes me feel better.


Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) I totally skim the lesser stuff. It's strange because in some books I prefer the action...in BDB I could care less about it and want to get right to the coupling (because after all, it's THAT kind of book, who are we kidding?)


message 109: by Amanda (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments Ah yes, the twin weights. I remember that.
I came up wiht like 20 words in just Lover Avengesd that were cringe-worthy. I'll compile a list and share.


message 110: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) I skim the lesser stuff in a few books. Especially in the beginning, but in the later books I didn't... I won't say why, lol, I don't want to ruin anything. it just got more interesting.


message 111: by Amanda (last edited Jan 05, 2011 12:08PM) (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments *BDB SPOILER*


I was quite suprised at the turn of events with Lash in Lover Mine. I skimmed too in the first few book. It does get more intersting further along in the books.


message 112: by Gwennie (last edited Jan 05, 2011 10:37AM) (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) **BDB SPOILER**

HAHA, I wasn't going to say Lash's name. But since you did first, thats exactly when I started really paying attention to the Lesser stuff.


message 113: by Heidi (last edited Jan 05, 2011 10:05AM) (new)

Heidi Wendy wrote: "HAHA, I wasn't going to say Lash's name. But since you did first, thats exactly when I started really paying attention to the Lesser stuff."


BDB spoiler*******
I skimmed them until Lash as well - Brittany you did not hear that!


message 114: by Amanda (new)

Amanda  (peanutty222) | 529 comments I fixed it.


Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun) | 1328 comments Yeah... I didn't hear that. Right... Hopefully by the time I get around to whatever storyline that may be (and please don't tell me) then I will have forgotten this conversation. Don't worry I'll continue to avoid the BDB thread like the plague.

At least now I have met Lash... that's progress.


message 116: by Catherine (new)

Catherine (cattymccat) | 95 comments OK... From Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

Page: 205

"I was so worried that you wouldn't want to know me once you found out." I sighed, relief flooding through me.
"Are you kidding?" Xavier reached out and curled a lock of my hair around his finger. "Surely I've got to be the luckiest guy in the world."
"How do you figure that?"
"Isn't it obvious? I've got my own little piece of Heaven right here."

That almost made me throw up in my mouth...


message 117: by Dija (new)

Dija @Catherine: Haha, that made me laugh out loud, it's hilarious. The only thing that got me interesting in Halo was the cover, but now even that's not enough to motivate me into reading it. XD


message 118: by Heidi (new)

Heidi Amanda wrote: "I fixed it."

Me too!


message 119: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) Man, I wanted to read that too. That's the one they made out of the movie with Zac Effron? Darn, oh well.


message 120: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) I won't rule it out. To be honest, I have so many books to read I'd probably get to it in like 5 years or so, lol.


message 121: by [deleted user] (new)

Oh man. Now that I've taken a moment to stop laughing so hard I can't breathe, I'll add my own opinion.
The Breaking Dawn quote: "My brother, my son." I'm right there with you all. Ridiculous. But honestly, if I were to compile a list of all the cringe worthy lines from the Twilight series, it would be the size of a novel itself.

One that I always remember is the opening line from The Uglies : "The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit."

Wait, what? Did you just use "the color of cat vomit" as a description???? Eww. That almost made me stop reading right there.


message 122: by Catherine (new)

Catherine (cattymccat) | 95 comments Ha! I remember reading that about cat vomit & thinking "Did she just use it as a description AND not as a bad description?" lol


message 123: by [deleted user] (new)

Catherine wrote: "Ha! I remember reading that about cat vomit & thinking "Did she just use it as a description AND not as a bad description?" lol"

Right?? Personally, I've never looked up at the sky & thought, hey, that reminds me of the hairball my cat puked up last week!


message 124: by Kourtni (new)

Kourtni (kourkyloo) | 602 comments LoL! Is it weird that I think that's really funny, and that it kind of makes me want to read The Uglies??


message 125: by [deleted user] (new)

Kourtni wrote: "LoL! Is it weird that I think that's really funny, and that it kind of makes me want to read The Uglies??"

LOL! Well it definitely caught my attention, that's for sure. =) Check it out, it's an interesting book. Different.


message 126: by Gwennie (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) It's on my list. And now when I read that line I'll immediately think of this thread.


message 127: by Michelle (new)

Michelle (michellezink) | 168 comments Kourtni wrote: "How about those twin weights! LoL

"Her hand found his male flesh and then dipped down underneath it to the twin weights below.""


OMG... I am LMAO so hard right now!
:D


message 128: by Kurukka (new)

Kurukka HA! The Uglies quote ! I actually have the book next to me and the other day, I opened it to read just the first lines and I was like O_o that's the first line ?! I decided not to read it right away then... At least, that's an original way to begin a book, um.

I also just remembered something. Not a quote exactly, but an entire passage from The Time Traveler's Wife. So, Henry was having this weird dream where he was running on the beach and his members began to fall apart. His arms first, and then his penis falling in the bottom of his pants, pressed against his ankle. And he still kept running until he eventually fell on the sand and rolled and rolled and roooolled towards the waves like some tree trunk.

This was one of the most horrific and hilarious passages I've ever read and I couldn't stop laughing for at least half an hour, with tears and belly cramps and all.


Brittany (finally graduated and can once again read for fun) | 1328 comments Heidi I wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I fixed it."

Me too!"


If only it weren't too late. Sigh. Oh well, the great thing about these books is that thus far there hasn't really been anything earth shattering. I can handle that type of spoiler.


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