Random Book List #340 (ends June 18)

[Daffodil]

The real interesting question is how a random book generation associated Heart of Darkness with The Wicked House of Rohan? LOL. I laugh at the "People who looked at this also looked at these" lists on sites like Amazon, sometimes there's a real doozy of a wild card thrown in by a student, gift-buyer, etc.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Daffodil wrote: "The real interesting question is how a random book generation associated Heart of Darkness with The Wicked House of Rohan? LOL. I laugh at the "People who looked at this also looked at these" lis..."

The operative word is 'random'. LOL!

[Gen]

I'll read Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare. I did not really like the first in the Stud Club series, but I'll try this series again.

[Dee]

i'm going to read friday's child if I can find a copy

[Gen]

I finished Twice Tempted by a Rogue and I thought it was better than the first in the series. One of the things I liked, was that it wasn't principally focused on horses like in One Dance with a Duke. And the plot was interesting. It's not often that in an historical romance book you read that a village is trying to get rid of a lord. Nor that a lord falls in love with an innkeeper.

[Fran, Moderator]

Yz, just wanted to remind you I have read Heart of Darkness- noticed you didn't record me as having read it- thanks!

[Dee]

friday's child arrived today, so i'm going to try to start it this weekend (fingers crossed)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "Yz, just wanted to remind you I have read Heart of Darkness- noticed you didn't record me as having read it- thanks!"

Must have missed it the first time. Thanks for the heads-up.

[~Sara~]

I also read Heart of Darkness (2/17***) and although I found the story itself to be terrible, it was beautifully written. I definitely enjoyed it more than Fran but there were a few times where I was a little lost and was unsure what was going on. I may read it again - maybe I was too tired to focus.

[Miss]

Finished Friday's Child, 02/20, 4 stars.
There were some laugh-out-loud moments an this was the most light-hearted Georgette Heyer I've read, but the heroine was really naive and even though well-intentioned she always managed to get herself in all kinds of trouble. It got to be tiresome toward the end and I kept thinking "grow up already, will she never learn!", but she complemented the hero perfectly so they were a matched pair:).

[KarenF]

I finished Death Masks on 2/18. I'm loving James Marsters's reading of the Dresden series. The first one was a little rough but he's Spike so I gave him a break. I'm glad I did because the past couple of narrations (including this one) have been excellent. On to book 6!

[Shelley]

I read Storm Frontby Jim Butcher. This series was recommended to me several months ago and I'm just getting to it. It was o.k. I'll probably check out the next in the series.

[Sheila]

I finished Need on 3/1

[D.G.]

Finished Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare yesterday. The book had some promise but I think it meandered a lot.

[Erin]

Finished Need on March 1 and although I really enjoyed the book, I'm not sure how I feel about pixies!!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I read One Dance with a Duke but finished it two days after the deadline. : (

Again, another winning story from Tessa Dare.

[Fran, Moderator]

Yz, looking like a 3 way tie again. I am hoping someone posts at the last minute and knocks Heart of Darkness out of the running!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "Yz, looking like a 3 way tie again. I am hoping someone posts at the last minute and knocks Heart of Darkness out of the running!"

Unfortunately, no changes at the last minute. We are stuck with our three winners. : )

[Fran, Moderator]

Oh well, hopefully Tessa Dare and Carrie Jones will give us some goodies. :)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #20

Duration: March 15 - April 12, 2011

Based on Tessa Dare's Twice Tempted by a Rogue, Carrie Jones' Need and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, here is our new list:

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley (3)
Ritu - 4/2
Daffodil - 4/9
Gen - 4/12 ****

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (1)
Sheila - 3/17

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke

The Legend of the Werestag by Tessa Dare (2)
Fran - 3/22
KarenF - 4/2

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (1)
~Sara~ - 4/12 ***1/2

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (3)
Shelley - 3/22
Barbara - 4/10
Joyce - 4/5


Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (l)
Lacy - 4/11 *****

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (1)
Joann - 3/26

[KarenF]

I think I'm going to read The Legend of the Werestag.

I've liked other Tessa Dare books so I'll give this novella a shot.

[~Sara~]

I think I'll read either The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie or Book of a Thousand Days but I'm not sure. There are quite a few books on this list that I would like to read so I may change my mind.

[Fran, Moderator]

I am leaning towards Book of a Thousand Days.

[Joann]

I'm going to read Black Beauty. This was one of my favorite books when I was a child.

[Gen]

I'll read The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley.

[Sheila]

I read Bridget Jones's Diary

[MsOPP]

I'm going to read Fool Moon.

[Lacy]

I'm going to read either Uncle Tom's Cabin or Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

[Fran, Moderator]

Fran wrote: "I am leaning towards Book of a Thousand Days."

Going to read Legend of the Werestag instead.

[Shelley]

I read Fool Moon. I am loving this series!

[Fran, Moderator]

I finished The Legend of the Werestag on 3/22. I enjoyed this short story. The actual story line was a little thin, but I really liked the characters.

[Joyce]

I'm going to re-read Fool Moon. I'm going to listen to it on audio. I've been wanting to see how James Marsters does with reading it.

[Barbara ★]

I'm going to read

[Joann]

I finished Black Beauty on 03.26.11.

[Gigi]

oh...I think I'm going to reread The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

[Vi]

I think I will re-read The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie as well. I can use it for the monthly challenge also!

[KarenF]

I finished The Legend of the Werestag on 4/2/11. It was a short but good historical.

[Vi]

Read The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. Good story. Adore Beth. ***

[Daffodil]

I loved . Finished 4-9-11.
A wonderful romance featuring a flawed but lovable hero. This is the second book I've read this year in which a main character has a form of autism and Ashley did a fantastic job of showing us the world through Ian's eyes, how utterly captivating the perfection of a single drop of ink can be. Beth was the perfect match for Ian; she's very grounded due to her upbringing and takes a realistic view of the situation.

[Barbara ★]

I finished Fool Moon and really liked Harry's adventure with werewolves.

[Joyce]

Finished Fool Moon 4/5/11. I re-read this via audiobook. It was narrated really well. I enjoyed it as much as the first time I read it.

[Lacy]

I just finished reading Uncle Tom's Cabin. A must read. 5 stars

[~Sara~]

I just finished Book of a Thousand Days (4/12, 3.5*), a story based on a Grimm brother's story, and I really liked it. It's YA so was a quick, easy read with the usual quickly tied up HEA but it also had some darker aspects that made it a little more enjoyable to read than a typical fairy tale.

[Gen]

I finished The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie and gave it ★★★★.

30 min. till the 13th and I finished it. Wahoo!
I loved the book but I thought that, half the book, the story was too slow and the other half too fast.

[Charity]

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Goal: Read ONE book from the list within a four-week period. Post a brief commentary about the book you read.

Random Book List #25

Duration: April 19 - May 17, 2011

Based on Jennifer Ashley's [..."

Gonna read Stray by Rachel Vincent, this will be my first Random Challenge! YAY!

[Daffodil]

Great timing. I just got an e-mail that Pale Demon is in at the library for me and I was planning on picking it up tonight.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Gonna read Stray by Rachel Vincent, this will be my first Random Challenge! YAY! "

Welcome to the challenge. Hope you'll always find something interesting from the selections.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

(OOOps...forgot to post the list)

Random Book List #25

Duration: April 19 - May 17, 2011

Based on Jennifer Ashley's The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie and Jim Butcher's Fool Moon, here is our new list:

On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens
~Sara~ - Devil's Bride 5/12 ***

Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie (1)
Pam - 4/18

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

At Grave's End by Jeanine Frost (1)
~Megan~ - This Side of the Grave 4/29 ****
Vi - 5/11 ****

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (1)
Karen F.- River Marked 5/2 ****
MsOPP (Julie) - 4/28
Shelley - River Marked 5/9
Pam - Bone Crossed 5/20
Barbara - River Marked 5/7

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

Pale Demon by Kim Harrison (2)
Daffodil - 4/27 *****
Joyce - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 4/27 *****
Gen - 5/17 *****

M is for Malice by Sue Grafton (1)
Shelley - Q is for Quarry 4/28
Sheila - 5/8 *****

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (1)
Fran - 5/5

Stray by Rachel Vincent (1)
Joann - 5/3 ****

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I'll be reading This Side of the Grave for At Grave's End.

[Joann]

I'll read Stray.