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[Eileen]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "My younger brother was on a cheer-leading squad in college. He's a psychiatrist now..."

That's cool.

[Eileen]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I actually love romance, still do, but I love A/A books too. I cut my teeth on action movies growing up. When I get them both together, even better."

I am too. I also think there's a great deal of action in romance novels.

No matter how I phase that sentence it sounds wrong.

[Henry]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I actually love romance, still do, but I love A/A books too. I cut my teeth on action movies growing up. When I get them both together, even better."

That is why I started them on Andy McDermott because it does have an element of romance (Nina/Eddie) but they have gone on to read others like Boyd Morrison, Matthew Reilly, Steve Rollins and of course, the master of the genre, Clive Cussler

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Eileen wrote: "Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I actually love romance, still do, but I love A/A books too. I cut my teeth on action movies growing up. When I get them both together, even better."

I..."

It sounds fine to me!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Henry wrote: "Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I actually love romance, still do, but I love A/A books too. I cut my teeth on action movies growing up. When I get them both together, even better."

T..."

Yeah, there are plenty of AA books that have nice elements of romance.

[Henry]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "Henry wrote: "Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I actually love romance, still do, but I love A/A books too. I cut my teeth on action movies growing up. When I get them both together, ev..."

As a man I don't mind a bit of romance in my A/A as long as it adds to or compliments the story and is not there just to spice it up or to make a male character appear more macho (like James Bond)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

We've talked about that a bit. I don't mind some romance as long as it doesn't take over the book. The thing is we all define "take over the book" differently. LOL.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I so agree about the macho angle, Henry. That's a real turnoff. I am not a big fan of objectifying female characters. One thing I don't like about the Bond-verse. If you have a woman in the story, make her three-dimensional and not just a sex object to be used and discarded.

@ Mike, I can see your point. It's a personal taste thing, certainly. It also depends on the genre. If it's romance, of course, romance should be front and center. If it's not a romance book, then romance should not be the major plot element.

[Henry]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I so agree about the macho angle, Henry. That's a real turnoff. I am not a big fan of objectifying female characters. One thing I don't like about the Bond-verse. If you have a woman in the story, ..."

My pet gripe about a lot of A/A authors is that too many of the Hero / Heroine characters would not look out of place on a catwalk.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

You're not alone! Although it makes sense for the A/A hero/ine to be in good shape, they don't have to be model gorgeous.

I don't think Scarecrow is. And Eddie Chase certainly isn't.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Well, I know I'm not..oh I wasn't supposed to give my secret identity away. Never mind.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I so agree about the macho angle, Henry. That's a real turnoff. I am not a big fan of objectifying female characters. One thing I don't like about the Bond-verse. If you have a woman in the story, ..."

I agree, and the experience when reading a book isn't one dimensional, it's more than "layered" it's more of a weave and you don't get to pick and choose what you experience first, most of the time you get it all weather you want to or not. The chemistry between characters, the role of the romance and how it's used. I could go on, but, what I'm getting at is, we're all going to enjoy that experience differently. So, while we have simalarities in what we experience and enjoy, it's still a personal experience.

For me, as in one book I read, that I liked, the characters got weaker unexplicably when romance was added. Other times, it helps make them deep.

[Henry]

I don't think Scarecrow is. And Eddie Chase certainly isn't."

That is why I would rate Reilly as my favourite Author with my favourite female character - the fantastic Mother. I would love a Reilly / Rollins crossover where she meets Joe Kowalski!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I love Mother. She rocks!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Well said, Hugh.

I think love and falling in love is a part of life, so it's hard to read something that completely avoids the subject. You can definitely enterwine it within a story skillfully where it doesn't feel like a sore thumb.

[Tim The Enchanter]

Prior to my recent fascination with AA, I was an avid Historical Fiction reader. I was always annoyed with how much romance was in HF. AA novel don't shy away from romance but it tends to be a lesser facet of the story. In AA I don't mind romance. It makes the characters feel more human and less like indestructible cyborgs.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Good point, Tim.

[James]

I'm brand new to this group. I'm both a reader and an author of action and spy novels. I particularly value verisimilitude in these genres, having little patience for artifice, lack of research and cartoonish characters. IMHO, LeCarre, Silva and Ignatius particularly stand out as the best, drawing heavily on their professional backgrounds.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welcome James! I'm glad you found this group!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

Welcome to the group James and Alan!

[Eileen]

Welcome, James and Alan!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, James and Alan!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I don't expect everyone to agree. Tastes differ....not everyone can have my impeccable taste.

ba-dum-bump.

Actually disagreement makes for discussion. I've said that my reviews largely help 2 groups of people. Those who find they mostly agree with me on books...and those who find they most often disagree.

:)

[Mark]

Hi folks - nice to meet you all. I'm digging into the genre in a big way at the moment to help fine-tune a new series that I've been working on, and I look forward to meeting you all. As a by-the-by, I met Matt Reilly a long time ago when we were both published by the same imprint in the UK and shared the same editor... and he is a very nice guy indeed (as well as being a master at getting his readers to turn the pages).

Cheers

Mark
London

[Rizwan]

Mark wrote: "Hi folks - nice to meet you all. I'm digging into the genre in a big way at the moment to help fine-tune a new series that I've been working on, and I look forward to meeting you all. As a by-the-b..."

Nice to meet you Mark, welcome to the group!

[Tim The Enchanter]

Welcome Mark and welcome others :)

[Mark]

Thanks Rizwan and Tim. Good to meet you.

[J.]

Welcome James and Alan.
After reading these posts I think maybe I should take a look at Mike (the Paladin) reviews. I've been wandering around in GR looking for interesting reviews since there are so many books and so little time.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

Welcome Mark!

[Eileen]

Welcome, Mark!

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welccome Mark and Alan!

[Mark]

Hola both of you! Nice to be here.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi and welcome to anyone I missed.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Mark. I would love to meet Matt Reilly one day!

[Mark]

He's a nice guy, Danielle. Typically Aussie. Although this was a long time ago - success might have turned his head (although I doubt it...)

[Janey]

Welcome, James, Alan and Mark.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Mark wrote: "He's a nice guy, Danielle. Typically Aussie. Although this was a long time ago - success might have turned his head (although I doubt it...)"

Good to hear. I'm hoping he still has a down-to-earth way of looking at things.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Pards wrote: "Hi there everyone! Kinda new here, still learning my way around the site :)
I'm into reading almost anything with Action/Adventure, Sci-fi, Fantasy etc...lol
Just about finished reading Dead Six by..."

Welcome, Pards!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welcome Pards. Glad you made it. Love Correa's MHI myself.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

Welcome to the group Pards!

[Eileen]

Welcome, Pards!

[Patrick]

Hi,fans of Action Adventure!

My name is Patrick Baird, author of the Beatnik Spy series. I am a fan of many genres, but I've chosen to write (so far) in this one. To me, Action Adventure means action first and last, set somewhere outside the norm - exotic locales, the tumultuous past, or strange new worlds. That's what I like to read and that's what I like to write.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Patrick.

[Eileen]

Welcome, Patrick!

[Janey]

Welcome to the group Patrick.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welcome Patrick! I'm glad you found us.

[Monica]

Hello! I'm Monica and the first action book i read was Hell Island by Matthew Reilly. After that i made sure i read everything else he's written. I then moved on to Clive Cussler and fell in love with Dirk Pit. I am slowly making my way through those books.
Looking forward to new action/adventure authors:)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.