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Jean ~ Kindle Queen (jkat9) | 208 comments There are already so many books in the Dresden series. I feel like I'll never be able to catch up. Maybe I should try to stick to a book each month or so, and that way it won't be so overwhelming. That means I'll get to the dog sometime this fall. : )


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Christine | 752 comments Jean wrote: "There are already so many books in the Dresden series. I feel like I'll never be able to catch up. Maybe I should try to stick to a book each month or so, and that way it won't be so overwhelming..."


A book a month sounds like a good plan. I've been doing a book a month of JD Robb's In Death series as a buddy read. We're the whole way up to book 7 of 30+. It may take us a few years, but it's probably the only way I'll get through the series.


Jean ~ Kindle Queen (jkat9) | 208 comments Christine wrote: "A book a month sounds like a good plan. I've been doing a book a month of JD Robb's In Death series as a buddy read. We're the whole way up to book 7 of 30+. It may take us a few years, but it's probably the only way I'll get through the series."

Yikes! 30+ books?! That's impressive. Well, I definitely can catch up with the Dresden Files. It doesn't seem nearly so overwhelming now. : )


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Michelle Scott (michellescottfiction) | 721 comments Mod
Kristina wrote: "Just starting Cinder by Marie Sexton"

That's a great book! I hope you like it :)


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Kristina Michelle L. wrote: "Kristina wrote: "Just starting Cinder by Marie Sexton"

That's a great book! I hope you like it :)"


I'm loving it so far. thx. I know the next book wont come out for another year!


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R. Scott VanKirk (svankirk) | 39 comments Jean wrote: "Christine wrote: "A book a month sounds like a good plan. I've been doing a book a month of JD Robb's In Death series as a buddy read. We're the whole way up to book 7 of 30+. It may take us a few ..."

He's slowed way down so don't worry about it. The series gets better as you go so it will be fun. I wish I could still have them to read :)


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Susan | 145 comments I just started Shadow Fall by Seressia Glass. Shadow Fall (Shadowchasers, #3) by Seressia Glass


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Darcy (sunnytat462) | 822 comments Next for me is Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #10) by J.R. Ward The Calling (Darkness Rising, #2) by Kelley Armstrong Assassin's Code ( Joe Ledger, #4) by Jonathan Maberry Darkness Bound (Chimney Rock #1) by Stella Cameron Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by R.L. LaFevers


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Anika (teddybear1) | 110 comments Finished By a Thread (Elemental Assassin, #6) by Jennifer Estep and now 22% into Cat Tales (Jane Yellowrock, #3.5) by Faith Hunter


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Carolyn F. Jalilah wrote: "It is good to know I am not alone regarding the Dresden Files! I am glad both the situation with Lt Murphy and Harry getting beaten up multiple times changes later on!
After Fool Moon felt a..."


I loved the Sugar Queen Jalilah!


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Carolyn F. Kristina wrote: "Just starting Cinder by Marie Sexton"

I'm in queue at the library for that book. I read the short prequel that was on tor.com and loved it.


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Karen McGrath (kazm77) | 33 comments Although its not UF I'm currently reading Gabriel's Inferno, then gonna started Insurgent (Divergent #2).


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Michelle Scott (michellescottfiction) | 721 comments Mod
I started Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) by Stacia Kane


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Susan | 145 comments I am reading Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione and Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon. Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #2) by Larissa Ione Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon


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Cat (shelfmotivatedbooks) | 20 comments Susan wrote: "I am reading Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione "

Oh hope you like it - I did!

I'm reading Airel by Aaron Patterson and Chris White


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Carrie  (icanhasbooks) | 33 comments Happy Hour of the Damned (Amanda Feral, #1) by Mark Henry

So far it just feels like the author is trying waay to hard to be funny. Ever get that feeling when it seems like they are trying to hard?


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Michelle Scott (michellescottfiction) | 721 comments Mod
Carrie wrote: "Happy Hour of the Damned (Amanda Feral, #1) by Mark Henry

So far it just feels like the author is trying waay to hard to be funny. Ever get that feeling when it seems like they are trying to hard?"


Comedy is *really* hard to write. Way more difficult than drama, imho.


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Christine | 752 comments Loved Tricked (Iron Druid Chronicles, #4) by Kevin Hearne and will hopefully be starting Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth soon.


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Karen McGrath (kazm77) | 33 comments Finished Gabriel's Inferno, starting Insurgent (Divergent #2) now.


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Darcy (sunnytat462) | 822 comments Next up for me is Wild & Steamy (Includes Iron Seas #0.4; The Disillusionists Trilogy #2.5) by Meljean Brook Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) by Kristin Cashore The Hunter (The Legend Chronicles, #1) by Theresa Meyers Born of Silence (The League, #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon


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Jalilah I am about 4 chapters into Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
What I like thus far is:
The protagonist is for a change "older"
The story takes place in San Francisco.
What I don’t like up to now is that the story seems like a murder mystery with supernatural characters, like a lot of Urban Fantasy nowadays and I am getting tired of it.


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Anika (teddybear1) | 110 comments I finished Wild & Steamy (Includes Iron Seas #0.4; The Disillusionists Trilogy #2.5) by Meljean Brook and Beauty Dates the Beast (Midnight Liaisons, #1) by Jessica Sims starting tomorrow Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire


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Kristina Reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine #1) by Ransom Riggs then The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, #2) by James Dashner , The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern , and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline


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Kristen (kristen8) | 46 comments The goal this week:
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12) by Charlaine Harris
On the Edge (The Edge, #1) by Ilona Andrews
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison

I might deviate from the plan if I get sucked into the world of On the Edge by Ilona Andrews. Anyone else itching for the next installment of Kate Daniels? It might be time to re-read those.


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Christine | 752 comments Kristen wrote: "The goal this week:
Deadlocked by A.R. Wise
On the Edge (The Edge, #1) by Ilona Andrews
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison

I might deviate from the plan if I get sucked into the world of On the Edge by Ilona Andrews. Any..."



I'm counting the days to Andrea's book. I just finished a "reread" of Kate Daniels by listening to them all on audio. I love the series.

I'm curious to hear how the Edge series compares. I've heard most people like it, but it's just not as good as Kate Daniels.


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Christine | 752 comments Kristina wrote: "Reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine #1) by Ransom Riggs then The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, #2) by James Dashner, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline"


I really liked The Night Circus and Ready Player One. Neither was quite what I was expecting, but they were both very good.


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Kristina I really can't wait to get to those two, I'm excited from the reviews and excited about the 80's references since I grew up in the 80's :) I might try to read them at the same time but not sure how that will work out.


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Kristen (kristen8) | 46 comments Christine,
That's pretty smart. I haven't listened an audio book since those cassette tapes that came in the bulky VHS style package. So maybe that was a library find circa 1995.

Kristina,
I really liked Miss Peregrine's, the only defect was that kindle pictures/letter were hard to enjoy. The Night Circus is also on my Tbr list.


Happy reading.


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Kristina I enjoy the pictures and love how they fit into the story. That's a bummer about the Kindle pictures. Yeah can't wait for The Night Circus. Thx and happy reading as well.


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Christine | 752 comments Kristen wrote: "Christine,
That's pretty smart. I haven't listened an audio book since those cassette tapes that came in the bulky VHS style package. So maybe that was a library find circa 1995. "



I never saw myself as an audiobook listener, but I've found it's a great way to do "rereads" of series I love and now I'm addicted. I have so little time to read and so many great books out there that when I get a moment to sit down and read, I want to read something new. But I've got time when I'm driving or when I'm doing certain tasks at work or at home that are perfect for listening to a book. Plus, since I've already read the book in print, it's not a big deal if I space out and miss a little of the audio. It's been a great refresher for some series. There are entire characters in the Kate Daniels series that I had forgotten about. Of course, when you get to the scenes that make you laugh out loud, you get some strange looks from the people around you....


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Christine | 752 comments I'm reading and enjoying Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth . Thank goodness someone pointed me towards a blog post by the author summarizing events and characters of Divergent or I would be completely lost. She does very, very little recapping in Insurgent, but I think I've got it now.


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Karen McGrath (kazm77) | 33 comments Finished Insurgent, gonna start Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) tonight.


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Jessica (chey1) | 4 comments Christine wrote: "Kristen wrote: "The goal this week:
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12) by Charlaine Harris
On the Edge (The Edge, #1) by Ilona Andrews
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison

I might deviate from the plan if I get sucked into the world of On the Edge by Ilo..."


The Edge series is pretty good but it does not hold a candle to the badassedness that is Kate Daniels and her Beast Lord :)


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Kristen (kristen8) | 46 comments Jessica,

Good to know, I love the Kate Daniels series.


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RIN ಠ_ಠ (wriggrin) | 60 comments Attempted to read Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth but I just wasn't in the right mood for it. Plus I need to re-read Divergent again to refresh my memory...


Currently reading Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1) by Ann Aguirre and I'm enjoying it so far.


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Elisa  (ocdreader) | 35 comments oooh, Lynn, I really liked Grimspace, hope you do too!
I just picked up Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1) by Lara Adrian which seems pretty fun so far.


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Kristen (kristen8) | 46 comments Elisa,
Kiss of Midnight was pretty good, but next book in this series Kiss of Crimson took me 6 mo. of picking it up and putting it down to finally complete it. Maybe it was just me. Also, my brain wants to put this series into the Paranormal Romance genre instead of Urban Fantasy. What I've read of the series is similar to what I've been told of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Rotating POV through the male vampires and love interests.


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Christine | 752 comments I finished Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth . I really liked it, but it didn't quite grab me as much as the first. Still that ending! When does the next one come out, I need to know what happens.

Next, I reading the latest of the President's Vampire series Red, White, and Blood (Nathaniel Cade, #3) by Christopher Farnsworth


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Christine | 752 comments Kristen wrote: "Elisa,
Kiss of Midnight was pretty good, but next book in this series Kiss of Crimson took me 6 mo. of picking it up and putting it down to finally complete it. Maybe it was just me. Also, my brai..."


I always thought the Midnight Breed series is PNR. I wouldn't classify it as UF at all. I enjoy the series, but some books are better than others. The most recent one (#10) was actually great.


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Michelle Scott (michellescottfiction) | 721 comments Mod
I'm reading Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) by Stacia Kane which is a lot edgier than I'm used to, but still very good.


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Tracy T. Christine wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Elisa,
Kiss of Midnight was pretty good, but next book in this series Kiss of Crimson took me 6 mo. of picking it up and putting it down to finally complete it. Maybe it was just m..."


Its definitely PNR. I agree that the latest book was very good.

I'm reading Hexed (Iron Druid Chronicles, #2) by Kevin Hearne . This is such a great series.


Jean ~ Kindle Queen (jkat9) | 208 comments Lynn wrote: "Attempted to read Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth but I just wasn't in the right mood for it. Plus I need to re-read Divergent again to refresh my memory..."

Lynn - Veronica Roth decided not to do much recapping in Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth , but she did a blog post summarizing Divergent. If you don't want to reread Divergent, you should check it out. It was very helpful for me.

http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com...


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RIN ಠ_ಠ (wriggrin) | 60 comments @ Jean; Ooh thanks! I completely forgot about that guide! xD


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Christine | 752 comments Jean wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Attempted to read Insurgent (Divergent, #2) by Veronica Roth but I just wasn't in the right mood for it. Plus I need to re-read Divergent again to refresh my memory..."

Lynn - Veronica Roth decided not to..."



I would have been totally lost if not for that guide!


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Kristen (kristen8) | 46 comments I'm currently reading Small Favor (The Dresden Files, #10) by Jim Butcher .

Does anyone else feel the need to catch up on a series before starting a new one or re-reading a favorite from the beginning?


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Laurel I like to revisit a series as a new one is coming out. I may read over the reviews I wrote or previous books, try one in audio. Sadly, I have SOOOOO many books I want to read, I very rarely get to re-read an old favorite.

Maybe when I'm happily retired, I can re-read the entire Dresden series back to back!


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Susan | 145 comments I am reading Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh. Angels' Flight (Angels' Pawn #0.5, Angels' Judgment #1.5, Angel's Wolf #4.5, Angels' Dance #4.75) by Nalini Singh


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Susan | 145 comments Kristen wrote: "I'm currently reading Small Favor (The Dresden Files, #10) by Jim Butcher.

Does anyone else feel the need to catch up on a series before starting a new one or re-reading a favorite from the beginning?"


I really wish I had the time to do a re-read, but with so many books to read I don't have the time.


♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) finished The Calling (Darkness Rising, #2) by Kelley Armstrong
i thought it was great! ended up rating the book 4 stars.


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Whitney (whitneychakara) | 188 comments ♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "finished The Calling (Wicca, #7) by Cate Tiernan
i thought it was great! ended up rating the book 4 stars."


I havent even read the Gathering yet but I own it and loved the first series of books in this world. :( hope to get to so many books soon. BOOOO school.


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