Romance, Historical or Otherwise discussion
What Are You Reading Now?
Megan wrote: "Finished 
. Currently reading 
."Megan, you've been going through the Lucky Harbor books, you must like them.
I'll have to check out the swoon-worthy cowboys ;)
Tellulah wrote: "I didn't know there were more Fever books to come. Thanks, Stacia!And Leea, I'd say don't bother. Everything relevant is rehashed. Also, and forgive me if I'm saying this in a weird way, I'm glad..."
Thanks, i'm going to read
because I just can't stop thinking about this book. I hear it's hard to take but I want to see what all the buzz is about. Plus it's short and I don't have time for a long book ATM.
Leea wrote: "Megan wrote: "Finished . Currently reading ."Megan, you've been going through the Lucky Harbor books, you must like the..."
Yeah, I really like them. Have read 1,2,3, and 6. Have to go back and read 4 and 5. The library is just to slow to meet my books needs, lol, so I had to skip ahead.
Almost finished reading
Regina wrote: "Sorry to be MIA I am really sick. Bleh - strep."Take care, Regina. Hope you feel better soon! :)
Has anyone heard from D. G.? Did the weather issues cause her problems?Krishawn, is she a good author? I haven't tried her yet.
I am at home but working. And in a lot of pain! Thanks for the well wishes. My husband drove me downtown to my office to get my computer and now I am at home working. I won't be able to go trick or treating tonight. :(I finished
and it is unlike anything I have every ever read. Great characters -- really well developed. And even though it is pnrish (romance, splash of fantasy, in a modern/urban setting - or midwest small town setting) I never got bored or skimmed. Which is very unusual for me. It is just a fun fun book.
So for costumes, we have a 1980s diva (my 13 year old daughter), a zombie (my 9 year old son), Dorothy (my 7 year old daughter) and Toto (my 4 year old daughter).I chatted with DG and she seems to have ridden it out okay. She never lost power or internet!
Stacia (Ace of Skates) wrote: "Has anyone heard from D. G.? Did the weather issues cause her problems?"We're fine, Stacia. Thanks for asking! Luckily we didn't lose power or the internet connection.
I've been trying to work from home but there's no power in the office so there's not much I've been able to do.
Good to hear! I know that you're based out of NYC, so I was a little worried.
I'm glad you're safe, DG.I will be starting
tonight. I can't wait!
I'll probably be starting it tonight as well. My start was a false start, since I realized that we're going to be gone for the second half of the day and I didn't want to start it, only to have to put it down. So I started
since it's really short and I needed to get to it this week anyway.
Stacia (Ace of Skates) wrote: "Good to hear! I know that you're based out of NYC, so I was a little worried."Awww, thanks! It's been terrible for some people in here. That big fire was just a few miles from where we live so we heard the sirens the whole night.
I wanted to start
in audio but so far is not on Audible (who knows if they are having issues because their offices are in Newark, NJ.)I'm thinking of just continuing the Kate Daniels series. I read it for the first time last week and listened to the first 3 books back to back to back!
4 is really really good. :)I also wondered if it is a delayed release since the ebook is more expensive than an audible credit.
Lure of the Night (Book one, Vampire Winter Saga)
Regina wrote: "4 is really really good. :)I also wondered if it is a delayed release since the ebook is more expensive than an audible credit."
That makes sense.
I think I'll just start the Kate Daniels and the hell with everything else! I need to start joining challenges and just read what I want. :)
Earlier I finished reading
by Mary Shelley. This novel turned out to be nothing like what I was expecting. I was expecting a generic horror story about a monster but what I got was so much more complex, it's actually quite a philosophical story really. I was extremely surprised and impressed by the actual story itself. I really enjoyed this book and I'm happy I finally got around to reading this classic. My full review is here. I'm planning to read
by Janet Evanovich next.
Stacia (Ace of Skates) wrote: "Has anyone heard from D. G.? Did the weather issues cause her problems?Krishawn, is she a good author? I haven't tried her yet."
Yes! I love her! If you want to give her a shot then I would recommend you start with her Essex Sisters series. First book in that series is
Or try the Desperate Duchesses series which begins with
D.G. Enjoy the Kate Daniels series, it's so good.
Good to know Krishawna (sorry I left the a off your name last time!). I'd had Desperate Duchesses recommended to me before, so I might have to consider it.Didn't have time to really dig into Iced today, so I finished up a much shorter book -
and it was a sweet and sexy little new adult/college book - decent steam content for the age range, not over the top but still good sexual tension. The drama was manageable and there were only a few cliche moments, so overall, I was liking it.
I'm only on chapter 3 of
. Can someone refresh my memory about Shadowfever...(view spoiler)I can't remember.
Yes, that is what happened. Do you mean why?
Hahah...yes, I meant Why? I can't remember. I'm really enjoying Iced so far. I forgot how much I like Moning's writing style.
Read a bunch of historicals recently, the best of which were
and
I'm still waiting for a historical to really excite me. I feel like it's been a while since that has happened. These were pretty good but not on par with some of their others.
I can't wait to get into ICED now, Kay... I had forgotten that about Dani. lol!! I hope to start tonight! It's my son's 7th Birthday today - Time flies!! I can't believe I have a seven year old. haha!
Hi all! I know Wendy F and Leea from other books and groups at Goodreads... but they introduced me to this group, too. Yay!Anyway, I finished Iced Dani O'Malley last night... not quite sure how I feel about it. I *did* re-read the Fever series in anticipation, but I'd actually forgotten a lot of things about the series, so it was good prep for me. Although I have to say, this book "feels" different, which isn't a bad thing. I have mixed feelings about it.
Reading some Lisa Renee Jones now... I read If I Were You, which, IMO, is a decent book. (Hate all the comparisons to 50 Shades, since, I thought this book was much better - more mature.) So I started into her Tall, Dark, and Deadly series. She's a decent writer, but she's definitely got a pattern; it works, I just feel her heroine's are a bit one-note. I like each of them, they just share similar backgrounds and issues; makes me want to investigate her background - LOL!
BTW, I *love* Eloisa James! And I also love Julia Quinn. Good stuff.
Looking forward to more great recommendations from this group - some of the best stuff I've read in the past year has come from Goodreads folks.
You made it official Lori! Welcome to the group! :)
Welcome Lori! I love Julia Quinn too. I'll have to check out Eloisa James one of these days...probably start with Krishawna's recs listed above.Leea...Happy Birthday, Ethan! I hope he has a fab day!
Tellulah wrote: "I'm still waiting for a historical to really excite me. I feel like it's been a while since that has happened. These were pretty good but not on par with some of their others."Me too! It's been a long while since I've read a good HR. So, please do share when you find one.
Hey Lori McD!!! Happy you're here.I agree Kay, I need to read Eloisa James too. I keep hearing all these wonderful recommendations :)
I read the first chapter of ICED and I forgot how much I loved Dani and you're right Lori it has a different feel, I think that's Dani POV and the way she things. I'm really liking it so far :)
I just finished
, which I really liked. I liked it much more than Book 1. I'm going to take a little break before moving on to Book 3. I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for next. I might read
or
but not sure I'm in the mood for either one.
Tellulah wrote: "Read a bunch of historicals recently, the best of which were and I'm still waiting for a historical to really exc..."
I LOVE historicals. Tell me what you are looking for exactly and I will give a few recommendations.
Krishawna wrote: "Tellulah wrote: "Read a bunch of historicals recently, the best of which were and I'm still waiting for a histori..."
Witty banter and sexy. I've liked many Sabrina Jeffries and Eloisa James and Sarah MacLean and of course Julia Quinn.
Also just DNFd
with no guilt at all. :)
Tellulah wrote: "Krishawna wrote: "Tellulah wrote: "Read a bunch of historicals recently, the best of which were and I'm still wai..."
Here are a few of my recommendations then. Keep in mind, some are the first books in a series.
Karen Hawkins is another great author that writes with a lot of humor. Love her! I hope this helps!
Leea wrote: "I can't wait to get into ICED now, Kay... I had forgotten that about Dani. lol!! I hope to start tonight! It's my son's 7th Birthday today - Time flies!! I can't believe I have a seven year old...."
Happy birthday to your son Leea! Did you try the frosting recipe I sent you?
Finished reading
last night. Today I started
. I am finally getting to this one. Is this book starting out slow or is it just me?
Krishawna wrote: "Tellulah wrote: "Krishawna wrote: "Tellulah wrote: "Read a bunch of historicals recently, the best of which were and [bookcover:A Rogue by Any Other Name|1042880..."Thanks so much Krishawna! I love 9 rules and the Hellion Hall series so you've totally got my taste pegged. Will definitely check out the other two.
I'm up to chapter 5 in ICED and I love Dani and Christian POV... Okay I know in ICED they go over a little of what happend to him, can someone remind me of what happened again... Please :)
Leea, I think it had to do with when they were in that other zone with the mirrors and I think he got stuck in there for a while? I'm sort of fuzzy on that too. I was always more of a Ryo fan and didn't pay much attention to Christian but just from the little bit I've read of being in his head, I think I'm going to end up falling in love with Christian too in this book.
Finished
(is it sad that I typed in 'unreliable' twice before I figured out I had the wrong book title?) and I had a like/dislike with it. I liked that it read like watching an episode of SoA, but I hated how some problems seemed like they should have been solved sooner. The editing in the book was atrocious though...it was a huge distraction.Started
Yes! I just finished
and it was pretty good. I'm happy that I'm done with it because it's been on my currently-reading shelf for a long time (but not as long as others...haha). I like the feeling of reducing the books on each shelf, except for the read-shelf. It was a pretty good historical erotica, but I have nothing to compare it to so it might be a little skewed.
So next I'll read
.
It has to do with a few things. (view spoiler)Kay I never answered your question about Dani. Sorry. I have been that ill. Did you figure it out? (view spoiler)
Stacia I sorry I disappeared for our buddy read I am just now Coming back to life.
Why did she have to go there with Christian's thought processes about Dani? That was pretty gross. I really thought she would have (view spoiler)
So I finished
by audio. The audio is horrible, but it made the text seem hilarious -- like it was mocking it. And made the story even seem sillier. Really good text stands up to mechanical reading but not silly stuff. I would say 2.5 stars, but I am rounding up because I was interested enough to keep listening and I am not sorry I listened.
Regina wrote: "Why did she have to go there with Christian's thought processes about Dani? That was pretty gross. I really thought she would have [spoilers removed]"That would have been a good idea! Yeah, I bumped on Christian. Creepy and also (view spoiler) Maybe my perception of these highlander boys is also coloured by her other series about them but I thought he'd man up better - be more like his relatives even in the face of what's happened to him.
Regina wrote: "So I finished by audio. The audio is horrible, but it made the text seem hilarious -- like it was mocking it. And made the story even seem si..."That is too bad the audio ruined it because the book was actually really good. One of my favorite series
Regina wrote: "Why did she have to go there with Christian's thought processes about Dani? That was pretty gross. I really thought she would have [spoilers removed]"I thought the same thing was going to happen. I mean, she's 14 and I find it so strange for a 22 year old MAN to find her attractive. I do think KMM meant that she's strong, confident and that he would later like to have a relationship with her.
Tellulah - Yes, I expected more from Christian, clearly he's got an internal struggle with him changing and all. But seems like the McKelters are better than that and stronger.
Maybe I should spoiler tag this?
I have a 13 year old daughter and she has friends who are 14 and from perspective it is gross.
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And Leea, I'd say don't bother. Everything relevant is rehashed. Also, and forgive me if I'm saying this in a weird way, I'm glad I didn't roll the emotional high I get off Fever right into ICED. Yes, it's a spin off but I think a little separation was a good thing. :)
Can't wait to chat details of it with everyone!