Random Book List #338 (ends June 4) Showing 151-200 of 1,133

[~Sara~]

Sheila wrote: "I always like the time travel romances but can't imagine that I would want to live in 1512. I like electricity and indoor plumbing too much."

Plus, there wasn't a lot to read back then if you were lucky enough to be literate! :)

[Sheila]

Very good point Sara. Plus I would really miss my iPod.

[~Sara~]

Maybe you could bring a solar charger back with you? You just wouldn't be able to change the music. :o

[Lili]

Just finished Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning and gave it ****
Great story, I always want to skim a little bit because of all Mac's rambling but since I do like her a lot I can refrain most of the time, I can't wait for her and Barrons to get together.

[~Sara~]

Lili wrote: "Just finished Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning and gave it ****
Great story, I always want to skim a little bit because of all Mac's rambling but since I do like her a lot I can refr..."

Barrons was too much of a prick for me to like in the first book. I really didn't like the interactions between him and Mac. Does he improve or am I likely to continue not liking him? I gave up on the series after the first.

[Fran, Moderator]

I just finished Darkfever today and although I agree with you about Barrons, Sara, I still loved the book. So Yz, I guess put me under the Bloodfever title with this one but I am still going to get Bloodfever in before the deadline- ran to the library and got it today.

[Miss]

Sara, Fran, Barrons remains frustrating trough most of the series, but he does get steadily more likeable and you really get to love him by books 4 and 5. It really was an amazing series!

[~Megan~]

I finished Bloodfever yesterday and gave it 4 stars!

[Miss]

Finished White Witch, Black Curse on 02/08, 4 stars. Also read the next in the series, Black Magic Sanction - 02/09 - which was much better, 4.5 stars.

[Vanessa]

I just finished Beyond the Highland Mist in about 24 hours. It's a great start to the Highlander series, and had me hooked from the very start of the book. I gave it 5 stars!

[Melanie]

Oh, I didn't sign up but finished Bloodfever on 01/28:-D

[Fran, Moderator]

I finished Bloodfever today and loved it! The last 1/4 was so intense. Can't wait for the next one.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I've just finished Bloodfever today and love it as well!! (I read it with Fran... I was a bit slower!! LOL!) I know some have said it was more a filler book, but I disagree. This book added more layers to the Mac's world and it all feels like it belongs together. I still love Barrons! So hard and enigmatic! :)

[Shelley]

I'm in on this one. I finished Bloodfever on Feb 9. I loved this book. It was a reread before I start Shadowfever.

[Dee]

I'm probably going to read Into the Dreaming which is the one highlander book I haven't read yet (or don't remember reading)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "I'm probably going to read Into the Dreaming which is the one highlander book I haven't read yet (or don't remember reading)"

It's a novella Dee and IMO, not as good as the full books. But worth reading I guess - I keep forgetting how it goes as well. I know I've read it twice! LOL!

[Dee]

I think I may have read it in the past, because I know I have the anthology its in and have had it for a whiel - I just don't remember reading it

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "I think I may have read it in the past, because I know I have the anthology its in and have had it for a whiel - I just don't remember reading it"

It's funny that I have the same impression. I read it like over a year ago, but I can't remember much of it.

I'm thinking that after Shadowfever that little novella might have more meaning.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Finished listening to Shadowfever last night. All I can say is WOW! KMM tied up her story with a neat pretty bow while giving us a wild ride of unexpected twists and turns. I give it 5 stars.

[Dee]

i though the same about shadowfever...according to her website into the dreaming is supposed to be book 4.5 (or something like that) - so I don't know if it goes into what happened to Avile or not

[SandyC]

I finished Bloodfever and gave it 4 stars overall, mainly for the last 1/4 or so. I suppose in a 5-part series the author can afford to take her sweet time in establishing a romance or answering questions about the mysterious Barrons (or whatever his real name is). This book certainly left me wanting to read the next one!

[Daffodil]

Reread Darkfever and Bloodfever in prep of finishing out the rest of the series.

Darkfever, KMM, 2-17-11
4 stars. Still a great read the second time around. I'd forgotten about Mac's funny side comments, so had a few good laughs mixed in with the darker aspects.

Bloodfever, KMM, 2-21-11
4 Stars. Moning draws you right into Mac's world. She's had to change a lot in order to survive and I'm looking forward to book 3.

[Joyce]

I finished Bloodfever****1/2 on 2/22/11 I loved it as much as the first book. I can't wait to find out what happens next to our dear Mac and Jericho.

I agree with you Jane, it gives so many layers to Mac. She is a survivor and willing to do anything to do so.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I'm planning to read Faefever in March - hope this random thread pulls another 'fever' book out for me!! :)

[Dee]

lol...i think all the fever books have been drawn now almost

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Not even 1 left?? Dang! - that will teach me for being a bit slow!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #18

Duration: March 1 - March 28, 2011

Based on Karen Marie Moning's Bloodfever, here is our new list:

A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (1)
Gen - 3/8 ***
Shelley - Living Dead in Dallas 3/14

My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding anthology (1)
Joann - 3/13

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Tithe by Holly Black (2)
MsOPP (Julie) - 3/1
Miss - 3/27 **1/2

The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella

The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Daffodil - Beyond the Highland Mist 3/22 ***

Truthseeker by C.E. Murphy

Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (2)
Lacy - 3/4 ****1/2
KarenF - 3/2 ****

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (2)
~Sara~ - 3/3 **
Fran - 3/2 ***

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe (1)
Sheila - 3/11 *****

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

[Fran, Moderator]

Yz, thanks for the early post! That was a nice treat. I am not going to say which book I will read yet b/c if I do I am doomed to not actually read it.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "Yz, thanks for the early post! That was a nice treat. I am not going to say which book I will read yet b/c if I do I am doomed to not actually read it."

LOL!

Well, I'm posting it early because I will be on a plane come Monday. :)

[Fran, Moderator]

Have a good flight Yz- if you need any help here on GR I would be happy to help out. :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Happy flying Yz! I'm happy to help out too...

...Dee was right - no more fever books! :(
Guess I'll read the next Sookie book... Club Dead

[Dee]

have a safe trip Yz! let us know if you need anything!

I've read Dream a Little Dream but I think I still have one of the later Chicago Stars books to read - Natural Born Charmer i think

[MsOPP]

I'm in for March. I will be reading Tithe.

[Lacy]

I'm in for Dream a little dream!

[~Sara~]

I think I'll read The Perks of Being a Wallflower but I'm in line at the library so that may change.

[Fran, Moderator]

@Sara, I just picked that one up from the library yesterday to read for this list. Let me know if you end up getting it and if you want to read it together :)

[Joann]

Have a safe flight Yz.

I'm in for March - I'll read My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding.

[Gen]

I'm in. I will read A Touch of Dead.

[Joyce]

I think I'm in for My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

[MsOPP]

I read Tithe and did not really like it. The protagonist is offensive in her chain smoking and her love of shoplifting. The book seemed like it could have been better if the characters would have been more fleshed out and thee book was not trying so hard to fit in a YA mold.

[~Sara~]

I just finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower (3/3**) and, although I didn't particularly like the writing or the main character, the story was actually really interesting. The novel is written as a series of letters to an anonymous "friend" throughout his first year of high school so I really liked that you find out more about him and his friends through each letter. Regardless of whether I liked it or not, it's a book that I don't think I'll easily forget.

[Fran, Moderator]

I also finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower (3/2 ***). I agree with Sara that the story was interesting, I liked several of the supporting characters and was curious to see if and how they were able to pull themselves together and navigate those difficult high school years.

[Lacy]

Lacy wrote: "I'm in for Dream a little dream!"

I finished Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips today 3/4/11. I would probably give this one 4.5 stars if I could. I enjoyed reading this, the characters seem real, and I liked the side story.

[Gen]

I finished A Touch of Dead and gave it ★★★.

I love the Sookie Stackhouse series, but in this anthology, I missed the romance. I wanted to see Eric in each stories but I was not so lucky :(

[Terra]

Gen wrote: "I finished A Touch of Dead and gave it ★★★.

I love the Sookie Stackhouse series, but in this anthology, I missed the romance. I wanted to see Eric in each stories ..."

Gen, I totally felt the same way!! Love, love, love the series. Not so much the short stories. I'm just not an anthology kind of gal I guess. I enjoy Eric also!!

[Gen]

Terra wrote: "Gen, I totally felt the same way!! Love, love, love the series. Not so much the short stories. I'm just not an anthology kind of gal I guess. I enjoy Eric also!! "

It was my first anthology book, and I must say that I am not a fan.

About Eric:
Right now, I just can't believe I'm gonna see Eric naked and vulnerable on the road in True blood. The fourth book was my second favorite.

[Terra]

Gen wrote: "Terra wrote: "Gen, I totally felt the same way!! Love, love, love the series. Not so much the short stories. I'm just not an anthology kind of gal I guess. I enjoy Eric also!! "

It was my first an..."

I haven't let myself watch True Blood. I saw a trailer and it looked so graphic...I just couldn't get up the nerve to watch. I don't mind reading the scenes in a book because I can skim through....AND I have a feeling if I started now, I'd be hooked!!! :)

[Sheila]

I finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe on 3/11.

What a great find. I gave this one ★★★★★’s. I would have NEVER read this book except for wanting to participate in this challenge. I loved it. Thanks. That is the great thing about these challenges, you end up reading books that you probably would not have chosen and end up finding a gem like this book.

What a great group this is!

[Joann]

Just finished My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding anthology on 03.13.11.

It's fun to kick back and read short stories every now and then. My favorites were the shorts from P.N. Elrod and Susan Krinard. Overall, it was an enjoyable read.

[KarenF]

I hope it's OK I'm jumping in on this list because one of the other lists I was following jumped off in a direction where nothing was appealing to me. AND I've already read one of these books for a March challenge anyway so it's almost like cheating. :)

I read Dream a Little Dream on March 2. It was my first SEP book and I should have read the reviews before starting because I was expecting something more comedic and lighthearted. But once I shifted my mindset to a more serious read I ended up really liking it and gave it 4 stars.