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[Angie Elle]

Leea wrote: "Same to you... I hardly ever look but i'll try to search NG more, now that they're accepting my requests. haha!

Brodie's book cover - it's hot!

http://twitpic.com/c6soqu"

Wow...Maya Banks' books really make plaid sexy! LOL

[Regina]

Her highlanders are hard not to love!!

[Domino (aka Meme)]

Angie wrote: "Leea wrote: "Same to you... I hardly ever look but i'll try to search NG more, now that they're accepting my requests. haha!

Brodie's book cover - it's hot!

http://twitpic.com/c6soqu"

Wow...Maya..."

i totally agree Angie!

[Leea]

I'm going to start The Wanderer in a few because I don't know what else to read. haha! I'll read slow :)

[Regina]

LOL -- Okay. :D

[Tellulah]

Thought that was a lot of sexy fun.

- I loved Chess and all her problems. I think what made me hesitant about this book is I'm not convinced about the whole Chess and Terrible dynamic. Maybe it's because I've read so much about how awesome they are. But I will continue with the series to find out.

Partway through - Enjoying the series.

[Leea]

Hey Tellulah! Keep reading the Downside Ghosts... believe me it's a relationship that grows but it's bumpy along the way.

Kate Daniels... another amazing UF series that the ladies in this group got me reading. Enjoy - it's another slow going romance but so very much worth the wait.

Night huntress... good god that's a hot book. Have fun with that amazing series.

[Tellulah]

Leea wrote: "Hey Tellulah! Keep reading the Downside Ghosts... believe me it's a relationship that grows but it's bumpy along the way.

Kate Daniels... another amazing UF series that the ladies in this group go..."

I'll definitely not be lacking for books for a while. :)

[Angie Elle]

Regina wrote: "If you ever see an arc for Maya Banks, Meg Maguire or Cara McKenna PLEASE let me know. :D"

I'm making a shelf for you so I won't forget. LOL

[Regina]

LOL, thanks. :)

[Angie Elle]

I never would have found that post again, and Maya Banks is the only one I've read, so I never would've remembered!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I don't check NG or ED religiously. I'm lazy. I usually go off of what other friends have found.

Started over the weekend and will probably finish it tonight. Not really a fan because I'm sort of bored with the story. But I am having fun reading the book because the main character is supposed to be very similar to a friend of mine, so I'm reading it to get inside of his head. :p

[Regina]

Did you skip #1?

I go through spurts -- some weeks I check and some weeks I don't.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I did. I was talked into a buddy read.

This might just be the contemp romance roadblock for me, where I tend to zone out if nothing big is happening. They're hanging out in a bar, she's taking care of her kid, they went shopping...it's all too low-key for me. Even though (view spoiler)[she was abused in her past and I assume there's a chance the guy might come back, I don't really find myself caring. (hide spoiler)]

But I chalk it up to the problem being with me. I'm sort of annoyed and/or bored with the majority of romances that I've read recently. I might need to start branching out into some other adult genres - maybe pick up something grittier or different.

[Regina]

What you just described is why I read Virgin River and Destiny Falls -- it is like eating macaroni and cheese (or maybe Preacher's food). :) But I can see why it wouldn't appeal to everyone.

I didn't see your review/rating for #1. Sorry I missed it!

[Regina]

LOL, just excuse me. I completely misunderstood your post and get it now. :) You didn't read #1, but are doing #2 as a buddy read. :D

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Yeah, I had some friends who'd been wanting me to read it for a while, so when the date was set and I hadn't read the first book yet, I just had to skip it.

I think I'm just not an adult contemporary romance girl unless the read is darker or different. Every-day life bores me. I have an every-day life already. :)

But I know that I'm in the minority.

[Regina]

Virgin River is definitely not dark!

I like dark, I definitely like dark. But sometimes I need the comfort read too.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I do like comfort reads with other genres. My comfort go-to is Lisa Kleypas. She's completely formulaic, but her balance of humor and steam is always my safe place.

[Tellulah]

Stacia (the hype killer) wrote: "I do like comfort reads with other genres. My comfort go-to is Lisa Kleypas. She's completely formulaic, but her balance of humor and steam is always my safe place."

I feel much the same about her.

[Leea]

Stacia (the hype killer) wrote: "They're hanging out in a bar, she's taking care of her kid, they went shopping...it's all too low-key for me..."

Those are all the things I LOVE about Virgin River. haha!

Love the new Avatar, Amy :)

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading by Jojo Moyes and by Ernest Hemingway.

I loved Me Before You from beginning to the end. It's a very complex novel. It is well-written, heart-breaking, gripping and deeply moving. I cried my eyes out several times while reading this book. I don't think I've ever cried this much while reading a book before! This novel deals with the topic of euthanasia and could have been really depressing but it's a credit to the skill of the author that she makes the book so readable. This is a thought provoking story and, whatever you feel about assisted suicide, it will make you think about how you would cope if suddenly all your choices and decisions were taken away from you and you had to rely on others to do everything for you. I gave this book 4.5 Stars!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...



Now I'm a couple of chapters into by Janet Evanovich.

[Angie Elle]

Crawling into bed to start .

[Leea]

Yay!! I hope to start tomorrow :) Today was crazy busing and I survived day 2 of my husband being gone for 5 days. Pheww! Although i'm not feeling so good and i'm afraid i'm getting strep. My throat is burning.

[Tellulah]

so loving this series!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Leea wrote: "Those are all the things I LOVE about Virgin River. haha! ..."

Yeah, this book was so not for me. If I'd been there, I'd have fallen asleep.

[Regina]

Tellulah - #3 is where it gets so good!

Leea, I say call the doc now. No messing around, strep sucks.

Angie, Kay and Leea, what do you think? I am 15% in, so far it is a lot of set up but I understand why. I am hoping to get to the story. :)

Stacia I think this series is definitely not for people who do not like to escape to the ordinary. :) Also, if a reader doesn't like to read about pregnancy and babies - -then this series is not for them either! For me, it is an ideal of what the ordinary could be like and that is what I like or need to read when life gets rough!

[Regina]

I am kind of bored with

[Kay]

Regina....I haven't started yet. I will try to start this afternoon.

[Valérie]

OK girls, I am almost done with the Maze Runner : 100 pages left to read and despite all the bad review I've read, I quite like the story ; no there is not much details or information given on why or how they found themselves in the maze, yes it is written like the action and the story was describe from an outsider, but I think it fits well with the story of the creators watching them form a distance... I love the characters - Newt, chuck and Tom and i cant wait to know how it will end up!

[Tellulah]

Regina wrote: "Tellulah - #3 is where it gets so good!

Leea, I say call the doc now. No messing around, strep sucks.

Angie, Kay and Leea, what do you think? I am 15% in, so far it is a lot of set up but I u..."

Oh my, yes! The (view spoiler)[ naked breakfast excahnge and Curran's menu at the end? (hide spoiler)] Mwah ha ha. Can't wait for book 4!

[Angie Elle]

Regina wrote: "Tellulah - #3 is where it gets so good!

Leea, I say call the doc now. No messing around, strep sucks.

Angie, Kay and Leea, what do you think? I am 15% in, so far it is a lot of set up but I u..."

I'm only 6% in, so I'm not sure yet.

I have a feeling this author is very thorough with characterization, though.

[Leea]

I only read a few pages last night and passed out. I can already tell there will be a lot of set up. I was looking for something separate from VR but it sounds like she making this an extension or spinn off?

I think i'm better... I kept drinking tons of water yesterday, taking mass amounts of vitamine C and stealing the boys Juice Plus gummies... I'm going to repeat the same thing today. My throat does not hurt as much at all.

[Sumi]

Tales Before Tolkien
Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
The Essays of Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Short-form compilations are what I have time for right now. Though admittedly I'm almost always reading Montaigne. (Mostly I'm writing. And soon I'll be studying. *sigh*)

[Lori]

Wendy F wrote: "I am! Thank you guys so much! (Stacia, I saw the post on my profile too, lol! Thanks Darling! Leea, nothing would be better than a Jamie, JZB, Terrible night 'o fun! My top three lit men!)"

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Wendy!!! Hope it was a great day and weekend!

[Lori]

Happy (belated) birthday to Stacia, too!

[Marcella]

Happy Belated Birthday Wendy! Sorry I didn't know it was your birthday.

[Regina]

Leea and Angie, I think you are right. Carr is very thorough with her characterization and the main character (Cooper) knows Riordan. I don't remember him from the last VR book, but it doesn't sound like there was a lot of set up. I was hoping for it to be completely different, so let's see where she takes it.

Ahhhhhhhh Tellulah, book 4 is fantastic. :)

[Domino (aka Meme)]

finished More which was really good and now on to .

[Leea]

You know I like it! I can see that Carr is laying the groundwork for another long series of books because there are so many characters that could find a HEA (view spoiler)[Even Mac and his daughters BFF mom... Not that they'll get together just that they're helping each other out with being a single parent. I love that!! I think that's why Carr writes books for me, these people are like my friends, I feel such a connection with good small town people. All the gray hairs saying the police chief and coop were cute in their jeans - haha! (hide spoiler)]

[Gwennie]

Thank you!

Valerie, I liked Maze Runner a lot! It was the following books that disappointed me.

[Kay]

Regina, Leea, and Angie...I'm sorry I think I will have to bow out of the read for The Wanderer. I've only read a few pages but it sounds like small town and military guys. I don't want to read a new series similar to Virgin River and it's also somewhat of a spin off. So, I would like to finish VR before I dive into this one. Sorry :(

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Valérie wrote: "OK girls, I am almost done with the Maze Runner : 100 pages left to read and despite all the bad review I've read, I quite like the story ; no there is not much ..."

I was a Minho girl.

[Leea]

Totally get it, sorry it didn't work for you Kay.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Lori McD wrote: "Happy (belated) birthday to Stacia, too!"

Oh and thanks for this, I missed it before when I was looking at the book convo!

[Regina]

No worries Kay! I didn't realize it was a spin off. I understand completely.

[Leea]

I guess it's a spinn off because coop worked with Luke In the military. But it's a whole new town. Lot of similarities. Like the bar. Lol!

I'm to chapter 4, I like it so far. What do you think Regina?

[Regina]

I am liking it. The bar -- yikes! LOL. It fees kind of like what it would have been like if Carr wrote a book about Jack opening the bar and first arrive at VR.

I like how detailed it is and how slow it is to unfold. I am also liking that Cooper identifies with the loner kid.

[Marcella]

Hey ladies! I just found out that Cassandra Clare will be at the Grove in Los Angeles on March 21st at 7:00 p.m. I am really considering going but all he books I have of hers are on my Nook. Huh what to do?

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

You could always buy a discounted copy of book 1 somewhere.