Romance, Historical or Otherwise discussion
What Are You Reading Now?
I have a memorial to go to tonight, so I bet you will catch up! If not surpass me.
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Welcome, Kelly!I have On the Island on my TBR and I hope to get to it this month."
On the Island was great and the author Tracey is so so nice! She's on GR often.
Wendy F wrote: "I have a memorial to go to tonight, so I bet you will catch up! If not surpass me."Hope everything is okay. I'm at 38% - my kindle is mocking me with these percents lol!
Tracey is going to have a new book out soon. I can't wait to read it and she's very nice :)
Haha, doesn't the K3 platform have numbers? I thought it did? There are locations, percenteages and page numbers in the app (phone and fire). In a well formatted book (meaning not a lot of spaces) I think 1000 locations equals approximately 50 pages -- but there is a variation. That is my estimate anyway.
Wendy F wrote: "I love Four too! Stacia... read me, [spoilers removed]..."They still are some of the time! I was happy to see that.
The locations business drives me nuts in the Kindle app.
I've never understood the point of loc's. I need to figure out how to switch it to pages.
Not all books will give you a page number with the Kindle. Most will, but occasionally you'll get one that won't read pages. Special Forces doesn't. At least mine doesn't. It took me a while to get to the percentages. But I still miss page numbers.
Leea- everything is cool. My Aunt passed away in the fall and we waited until her birthday (today) to have her memorial. We got an etched brick to lay at the Hospice that took care of her in the end.
Currently reading
(Secret Diary of a Sex Addict) and
just for something a little different!
Welcome Ms. L :)I'm sorry about your Aunt Wendy.
Finally hit the half way mark with Special Forces - Soldiers. It's so good :)
Ms.L wrote: "Eats, Shoots & Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation just for something a little different! "I read that one. It's actually very good!
So I dnfed
it is so bad. There is so much resummarizing and recap it is ridiculous. Then, you know how Harris has these big life altering things that happen (like the blood bond) that people stress about for books and books -- and then poof something happens to change it that is so easy and simple and sooooo frustrating because it is like Harris has forgotten what she wasted readers time over? She does this in the beginning of Deadlocked. (view spoiler) The book is so boring. If she wanted Eric and Sookie to end she should have just done it, the Eric that first appears in this book is more dumbed down and more boring than in the last book and I didn't think that was possible. Ugh. It is such a sad thing to see. I am not sure how this book was published except based on her reputation and name alone. Okay, done venting.I kinda like the locations now, but that is after have read hundreds of books on it, I guess I have been brainwashed. :)
So I am now going to turn all my attention to Special Forces. I am so darned excited!
That's sad, Regina. I guess she wants to throw back Sookie and Bill together and the way to do it is to transform Eric into a moron?
I think she is putting Sam and Sookie together. I may go back and skim. Her technique ove the last few books has been to make Eric boring, stupid and seemingly not interested in Sookie. If Harris wanted to end the relationship between the two she should have done it differently and left tension and given fans something. Instead she has transformed a character she herself wrote. She did the same thing with Alcide in the last book. And there is so much useless focus on stupid Bon temps characters that are not interesting.
Oh god, after the last book (HORRIBLE) I was not sure how fast I'd get to this one. I cant' handle that. I loved Eric, my favorite, and I hate what she's doing to his character. I hated what she did to Alcide's character too, since you mention it. That is so disappointing. I'm so glad I just gave away my print books, I'm done with that series!(It's not even that I hate the idea of Sookie ending up with Sam, because I kind of feel like it's the best ending for Sookie with the most normal life she can have. It's that I hate how she's going about it!)
I never got into the Sookie books but I can just imagine investing yourself into these characters and then to be disappointed later.I finished
and now I'm reading
. I'm glad I waited for the 2nd book to be released before I started this series.I'm also giving this audio book thing a try again. I'm currently listening to
. I'm hoping since historical romance is light, maybe my mind is able to follow it easily.
I had a feeling Deadlocked was going to be like that. I'm not all that surprised. I hardly remember the last book just that I wasn't all the happy with it.I always thought Sookie was going to eventually end up with Sam. I know that would be the kind of life that Sookie really wanted, family, home and children. I'm just not sure if she'd be satisfied with that?
Not sure if i'll read Deadlocked?
Regina, so glad you're starting. Be warned it really brutal at first.
I am currently 218 pages away from finishing A Game of Thrones (so hopefully done before Sunday) and, as muchas I loved this book I don't my stress levels can take much more - bring on an easier read for my next one!
Wendy F wrote: "Tracey is going to have a new book out soon. I can't wait to read it and she's very nice :) "That is good news to hear. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.
Currently, reading
and kind of stalled. I read the first few chapters and it was hilarious. Then it started to slow down, a lot. Although, maybe studying for finals and getting distracted had something to do with it too.Also started
. So far pretty humdrum. I can't say that the story is really popping out for me. Guess I got spoiled by reading two really good books, On the Island and Damaged Goods.
It really is Leea. I will say more over in our offical thread. :)
Happy Friday ladies!I know most of you ladies did not care for the first Play By Play book by Jacie Burton. However, over the weekend I finished the 3rd book
and I must say it is my favorite so far. I think you ladies need to give this series another try. The story isn't going to win a Pullitzer but it was really good. There was more emotion and better character buildup in this one. Anyways, I am currently reading
for a group read and I just started
last night. I am really liking this one. What is the deal with Christian though? I am intrigued.
**fans self** that cover of Taking a Shot is just hot! Hey Marcella! Happy Friday to you :)I'm slowly reading Soldiers and I love it!
About Christian Grey... Keep reading.
Agree with Leea, just keep reading, Christian is delicious in his own way :) LOL on your cover shot comment Leea!
Kelly wrote: "Also started . So far pretty humdrum. I can't say that the story is really popping out for me. Guess I got spoiled by reading two really good books, On the Island and Damaged Goods. ..."
I didn't like that book at all but I enjoyed her book Rock Me (which is not related as a series other than a brief cameo thing, so the numbering is confusing). I'm not sure why Unleashed was so boring but it was pretty dull.
Finished
and it was sweet and a bit sad in parts but also left you with a good feeling at the end. I liked it.
I just commented on your review, STacia. I really liked that book too!
Thanks Stacia, I will have to check that one out. Unleased just isn't doing much for me. I can easily put it down and completely forget about it. Usually not a good sign.Also, just picked up
. Read the first few chapters and it grabbed my attention. So we'll see how it goes.
Stacia ~ enchanted wrote: "Finished and it was sweet and a bit sad in parts but also left you with a good feeling at the end. I liked it."On my TBR, glad you liked it! I will definitely read now!
Leea *Time is Love* wrote: "**fans self** that cover of Taking a Shot is just hot! Hey Marcella! Happy Friday to you :)I'm slowly reading Soldiers and I love it!
About Christian Grey... Keep reading."
It sure is Leea. And the best part is the description of the character the cover is based on does not disappoint. One of the hottest characters EVER!
Stacia ~ enchanted wrote: "Finished and it was sweet and a bit sad in parts but also left you with a good feeling at the end. I liked it."That's good to hear. I really can't wait to read it. I'm still reading Special Forces: Soldiers.
I'd almost space a couple of books between it, just so the two don't get compared. I'm sure that going from a very heavy book about war to a lighter book about PTSD from war might cause some comparisons?
Yeah, i'm going to need super light after Soldiers. lol!
I can't put it down! I am mixing in
(yay!!!)
LOL! I went from Soldiers to Insurgent. And it's funny that after Soldiers Insurgent seems light! Regina, how far are you into Soldiers now?
I'm reading Blackout next!! Whew hoo! I can't wait!
Just finished
which was a great addition to the series. We also got to hear a little more about Atticus past. I don't think it was enough but at least some things that bothered me in book 3 were addressed.Now I start listening to
. I'm really excited. Wooohoo!
Regina wrote: "So I dnfed 
it is so bad. There is so much resummarizing and recap it is ridiculous. Then, you know how Harris has these big life altering things that happen (like the blood..."I just finished the 3rd one, so I'm seeing into the future here a little. Isn't she ending this series soon? I hope this isn't the last one if it's that bad. I would like to see it stop on a high note.
10, 11 and 12 are all really bad. 9 is the last good one. There is at least one more book left in the series. She made clear who sookie is ending up with in the last chapters.
Finished
! So cute and hilarious. I love books that make me laugh a lot.Halfway through
. I finally have more time to read because classes are just about over. One Spanish final on Tuesday and SUMMER BREAK!!! WOOOO!!!!!
Suerte en tu final de Espanol, Courtney =)
Thought I said what I was reading over here too but I guess I didn't.Finished
and it was decent but I liked the first one better, although I know most people seem to have liked the second one better.Started
and
Yay!!!!! Glad you are joining us and I won't be the only one behind. :)
Stacia, I really liked Suddenly You. Not my favorite Kleypas, but I really liked the h, Amanda.Anyhow, finished
and really liked it. Wish I had time to read the other two books in the series that are out. Also, just got
in the mail today and couldn't resist starting the first few chapters. Alas, but it is going to have to wait until after Wed when I my finals are done!
Hahaha, I'm willing to talk about it and talk about it.
That's great! I'm still reading Soldiers, about 66% now.
I watched, not for the first time, Pride and Prejudice tonight. When it was done, I had this urge, and what do you know, I started reading
.Its not what I had planned on reading next, but it HAS been on my to-read lists since December? January? And its a big book, so I'll probably make my way throught it very slowly.
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And you should! That is great.