Romance, Historical or Otherwise discussion
What Are You Reading Now?
Marcella wrote: "Courtney wrote: "Yay at Leea finally reading 
! I hope you love it as much as I do!"I really like this series. I still have to read the 3rd book."
Want to read with? I plan to read the other two after this one. Miss reading with you! :)
Definitely Laura! I miss you too. Let me know when you are ready.
Hi Laura *waving*Marcella, thanks for the TMI link. It actually looks better than I thought it would.
I decided to read
. I really enjoyed the first 2 books and I'm looking forward to finding out what happens to these characters.Anyone watching Breaking Dawn tonight? I'm catching the 10pm PST showing. I can't wait!!
Kay wrote: "Hi Laura *waving*Marcella, thanks for the TMI link. It actually looks better than I thought it would.
I decided to read
. I really enjoyed the first 2 books an..."No...but I already have my ticket for the 11:45 a.m. showing for Saturday!
I just finished
. I just love Kate and Curran together. They are most kickass couple in UF! I'm sad I'm up to date.
Yay, Angie! I'm excited but also sorry that's it's over :(DG, I love Kate & Curran! That series has really grown on me.
Kay wrote: "Hi Laura *waving*Marcella, thanks for the TMI link. It actually looks better than I thought it would.
I decided to read
. I really enjoyed the first 2 books an..."Hey Kay!
I had tix for BD but had to cancel because my friend's sister is having surgery, waiting for her to go see it. Can't wait!
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "I just finished . I just love Kate and Curran together. They are most kickass couple in UF! I'm sad I'm up to date."Hey DG!!
I felt the same way. I love them and can't wait for the next book to come out.
We'll all have to read book 3 of FBI / US Attorney series together. I don't know when i'll read book 2? Let me know when you are all ready,
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "I just finished . I just love Kate and Curran together. They are most kickass couple in UF! I'm sad I'm up to date."I am so glad you loved this series! :-) I am interested to see what you think about gunmetal magic. I loved 1-5 of Kate, but was soso about gunmetal magic.
Marcella wrote: "Hey ladies! Have you seen the teaser trailer for the Mortal Instruments? If not here it is:http://bit.ly/MortalTeaser"
It looks good! I hope my 13 year old will want to go with me, but I bet she will want to go with a friend.
Oh -- I will try and read the first by Julie James, so if I like it, I can join you.
Kay wrote: "Yay, Angie! I'm excited but also sorry that's it's over :(DG, I love Kate & Curran! That series has really grown on me."
I'm sad, too. I'm hoping I don't cry! Yes, I love Edward and Bella's love story that much. LOL
Regina wrote: "Oh -- I will try and read the first by Julie James, so if I like it, I can join you."Yes, do :) It's a quick read and really fun.
Leea wrote: "Regina wrote: "Oh -- I will try and read the first by Julie James, so if I like it, I can join you."Yes, do :) It's a quick read and really fun."
I think I might crash this book reading party if it's OK. I checked out the first book and they look really good.
**chants**Do it... do it... Angie, I hope you like the first book and we can all read together - How fun!
Regina wrote: "I am so glad you loved this series! :-) I am interested to see what you think about gunmetal magic. I loved 1-5 of Kate, but was soso about gunmetal magic. "This is definitely the best UF series out there. I like the gore and how the supernaturals are so freaking frightening. And I want to be Kate when I grow up. When she kicked that door, I almost starting clapping in the subway!
I got Gunmetal Magic in audio today but I want to try and make some headway in some of my other series.
Leea wrote: "**chants**Do it... do it... Angie, I hope you like the first book and we can all read together - How fun!"
OK. You convinced me. ;)
So...everyone is starting book two now? Is that where we are at?
Angie - Please do read! It's a great book.
Very sad to say it, but I'm pretty disappointed in
, which I just finished. Now I'm so burnt out from this book, I have no idea what to read next. Nothing looks interesting to me at the moment :(
Just finished
and even though it had some clunky moments and a few cringe-worthy terms, it was fun to see a contemporary romance with a more normal guy (disguised as a nerd no less!) and not another stereotypical alpha male that I've read a hundred times before.Starting
I just got back from watching Breaking Dawn and it was so good! I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks about it.
I keep hearing that its really good. Was the ending the same as the book? I wait till all the fan girls are done watching it and go in a few weeks. Haha!!
Leea wrote: "I keep hearing that its really good. Was the ending the same as the book? I wait till all the fan girls are done watching it and go in a few weeks. Haha!!"I am a fangirl! An older one, but a fangirl nonetheless! LOL
Leea wrote: "I keep hearing that its really good. Was the ending the same as the book? I wait till all the fan girls are done watching it and go in a few weeks. Haha!!"It really is hella good. The ending is different from the book but so well executed! This is probably my fave movie out of the 5.
Angie, I'm an older fan girl myself. Even though I now realize that the books aren't as good as I thought they were, I'm thankful that these books got me back to reading again and then finding so many better books afterwards.
I'm not saying i'm not a fangirl but I just don't want to sit in a packed theater with girls screaming for Edward. haha! I'll go in a few weeks with my girlfriends and have wine before - it's our tradition.A lot different? I have a vague memory of how it ended, I wonder if i'll notice.
It's different enough to notice. I won't say anymore b/c I don't want to spoil it for you. For me, it was great watching it without knowing how it'd end.
I'm watching it at 4:30 today! Yay! I noticed that the ending would change when I watched the trailer. I'm trying not to set my expectations too high. Speaking of wine (by the by, I love the whole "wine tradition" Leea) I just finished A lot Like Love. It was a really really good book, but I still like Something About You more. Jordan and Nick we well developed characters, and the story was great. Julie James executed to it amazingly, and I love the witty banter. But I gave it four stars (4.5 to be specific). Did anyone else notice all the times "wine" was referenced to about? I love wine as much as the next girl, but there were so many references back to it. One or two times in every chapter is one thing, but every other page is a bit much. It still a good read though! :)
Now you have me curious. I had picked up
last year and couldn't get into it. There didn't seem to be much to the story. But maybe I made the mistake of not starting from Something About You? I didn't realize the books were a series when I picked up ALLL.
Oh, I also started
. Love the con that happened right at the start of the book.
Stacia, with my flying this week I finally had time to finish
I love (lol) what the title means. Part of the problem that I had in finishing it is that I have been working late, taking cabs and not riding on the train or reading at night b/c it is too late. Plus, I find I am reading on my new iphone all the time, and Tipping the Velvet was on my kindle. But the flight attendants let me read on my kindle during take off and landing, so it was a perfect time to sit and read. I loved it. I loved her evolution as a person and her discovery of herself.
Nice! Glad you got a chance to finish it. I agree that it was a interesting journey to watch as she started to find out things about herself that she didn't know before. The ending was perfect to me because it was sweet justice.
Stacia, I'm not sure starting from Something About You would have helped you understand A Lot Like Love, but I think you'll like the first one better. It's just a better rounded book. It could just be me since I'm more of an HR reader. My experience with this genre isn't as well developed as it is with HR.
I'm sort of hit and miss with contemporary romances anyway, so the problem could just be with me. I also am not as big of a fan of white collar/office type romances...they usually have to have an extremely well-developed story for me to get on board.
That might explain why you didn't like A Lot Like Love. It wasn't THE best. I'm a sucker for a book with a good cover too, it's why I picked up Something About You. :P I ended up liking I and it, so I moved one to the next book. Like I said I'm new to contemporary romance. I really want to try reading some, but I don't know where to start with. Any ideas? :)
I would love a really convincing and well developed contemporary romance that takes place in a lawfirm. I haven't yet read Julie James though. The best portrayal of lawfirm life I have seen is the movie Michael Clayton (with Clooney). But that is not attractive or sexy stuff. I love contemps that do really good character development, but I do find them few and far between. Some good contemporaries for me have been the entire Virgin River series, the Troubleshooters series starting with book 3+++, and Easy.
I did really enjoy the first in the Destiny series and I am enjoying the second so far, but those are much lighter.
I'll definitely try them! I've heard great things about Virgin River and Sugar Creek sounds interesting. Thanks Regina!
Riddhi one thing about Virgin River -- there are a lot of babies, pregnancies and baby/pregnancy talk. Some readers who dont' like that get irritated. I happen to like that stuff, so it is up my alley. ;)
I haven't read many books with babies and pregnancy, so I guess I will figure out whether that irritates me. :) But I sincerely hope it doesn't. I'm trying to dig myself out of HR, which isn't as easy as it seems.
As long as it's not the old-as-time "secret baby" plot.
Regina wrote: "I would love a really convincing and well developed contemporary romance that takes place in a lawfirm. I haven't yet read Julie James though. The best portrayal of lawfirm life I have seen is th..."Suzanne Brockmann has another Navy Seal series you might want to try if you liked the Troubleshooters. I can't remember what they are called, but the first one is Frisco's Kid. I've heard they're very good.
Marcella - I just realized that I know who Kyle is...I have a really bad memory haha
Finished
and I really liked it. Not sure when i'll read the second book... let me know when you ladies start it.I'm going to start
, read the first 3 chapters and it's hot and different. Love that he's a bad boy, she's all strung up on being perfect. Can't wait to read how that all changes.I need an UF... Might also start
. I know that you guys have recommended it in the past.
I really need some good urban fantasy right now. I was really disappointed with Dark Descendant and, truthfully, haven't read a good one since Kate Daniels.
Leea wrote: "**chants**Do it... do it... Angie, I hope you like the first book and we can all read together - How fun!"
I am about a quarter of the way through the first one and I love it so far! My library had it available for electronic loan. They didn't have the next two in that format. I have to wait for them to come from through interlibrary loan until I can read them. That's going to be a pain since I think I am going to finish this one tonight and am in a book buying freeze.
Kay wrote: "It's different enough to notice. I won't say anymore b/c I don't want to spoil it for you. For me, it was great watching it without knowing how it'd end."Saw it! Loved it!
For all you fans of Anita Clenney's Highland Warrior series, her latest prequel to book 1 Awaken the Highland Warrior just came out - it's entitled Faelan Connor clan 0.5, and it's awesome!Yes, I was a beta reader for Anita, so perhaps I'm a tiny bit prejudiced. But I think even she'd tell you that I'm not an easy reader - LOL!
I'm really impressed with the final product! And it's a great way to get into the Highland Warrior series. If you've already read books 1 & 2, this is a nice, meaty "appetizer" to hold you over until the next Warrior book (#3) comes out sometime in 2013 (I think).
The book tells the back story of the yummy Highland warrior, Faelan Connor, who is awakened in the 1st book by Bree - is she or isn't she Faelan's mate? Since warriors can only marry within the warrior clans and mates are generally "fated", will Bree face heartbreak for falling for this alpha-male, luscious Highland warrior in a kilt? A warrior who fights demons, halflings, vampires, and other evil things that go bump in the night?
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Changed my mind... you that happens a lot. Decided to read [bookcov..."
Ugh, hate when that happens Kay! Yay Leea!! Onto Jack :)