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Lol I'll send that next series to my dad. I'm so behind. Between finding new series to read and other series books coming out I'm just swamped with reading material. I'm not even really looking at most of the group reads except if they have a book in them that I have or is on my to read list already.
I am reading Eileen Wilks tempting danger and I must say not really impressed. I feel like I am missing something like I missed something in the paragraph before. Weird
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They are a nice contrast.
i'm reading Poison Study::which is neither UF nor PNR::i was interested in the discusion earlier on:: about Erotica::if theres lots of sex::lots of different sex you know bondage:: voyeurism::but no smutty language::where does that fall::and does such a thing exist?::
I'm going thru' it at quite a pace::and so far it's really good::i keep trying to place when its set tho'::i'm hoping this will become more obvious in later books b/c this strange:: medeavil:: otherworld keeps coming to mind::i also really like the relationship between Yelena and Valik::and i'm interested to find out what happens between them in the other books::
I'm reading Claimed By Shadow by Karen Chance.I had read and liked Touch the Dark, but didn't love it, so it took me awhile to get around to reading the next one.
Well, no such problem here. I'm wondering why I waited so long! It's moving really quickly, but is so much less confusing than the first one was. I'm totally hooked, and finding Pritkin to be very very hot... screw Mircea!
Ooh, Shazzy, really? I wonder if my local has them - they're book section is pretty small, but that's a bargain. =D
****Shazzy*****thank you:: and yes i'm a sainsburys gal::will pop in tomorrow on my way to dance class::oooooo i'm all excited now::thats such a good price:: if you're into the BDB boys and need to get some books Morrisons has Wrath::Zssadist::and Butch for £1.99 each::
Nichole I know what you mean on the first and second books! That reminds me to go check if there is another one for me too read...
Ok so I guess I need to read Claimed By Shadows to find out why everyone thinks Pritkin is so hot. I really liked Tomas too bad he was a traitor.
Oh, Jael, I think if you like Tomas you'll like Claimed by Shadow...
I'm re reading Blue Adept by Piers Anthony... :-D
Nichole I plan on reading it next month. The beginning of the first book was a little too much but it eventually settled into a good story. So glad Tomas is around for book 2. I love Mircea and i want to find out why Pritkin is a fan fave. i just didn't see it in book 1
Jael wrote: "I love Mircea and i want to find out why Pritkin is a fan fave. i just didn't see it in book 1."No, I think Chance gave him a make-over. I wouldn't be surprised if she'd intended him to be a villain/unlikeable character, and then ended up tweaking it based on some notes from her editor or something like that. She didn't change him a whole lot, but just sort of brought out some qualities... just read it! It's great.
Currently reading Magic Burns. I've been reading it for two days and I'm only 80 pages in or so. I don't know why it's moving so slow for me - I've been liking it so far, but it just hasn't hooked me. Maybe it's the absence of any compelling characters outside of Kate. Little girl Julie isn't doing much for me. Will it pick up when Curran shows up?I'm really trying to finish at least a few of my PNR challenge books, but I may put this one aside and read A Rush of Wings again. It's been, like 3 months since I read it the first time and that's too long!!!
Everything is better when Curran is around. ;)
I just finished Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward. I really don't mind that the books have become more Urban Fantasy than PNR. I am really enjoying the story. And Rehv is hot!I am in the middle of Ghostland by Jory Strong, Touch a Dark Wolf by Jennifer St. Giles, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith.
I finished up City of Bones yesterday and quite enjoyed it. I'd like to carry on with the series, but they don't fit into my reading challenges for the month, so they'll have wait a week or so. I've just started C.E. Murphy's Urban Shaman, as I've had it recommended to me as someone who loves the Mercy Thompson series.
Hi, I just started Unclean Spirits by MLN Hanover. It seems like it'll be good. Has anyone read it?
Anna I read that book. It was definitely interesting. The concept of it was different than anything else I've read. the sequel is coming out soon I think.
I definitely would reccemend Dhampire. Its a fantasy type book with vamps as a key element. I read all but the last of that series. Barb has published a straight urban fantasy recently. I cant think of the name. I read part of it.
Lily wrote: "Barb has published a straight urban fantasy recently. I cant think of the name. I read part of it. "Could it be Blood Memories??? I haven't gotten my hands on that book yet. I want to though.
I really liked Dampir, #1 in Noble Dead series. The new series Noble Dead II was a little iffy for me during the first half of the book - but by the end I was into it too. It's a great fanatasy series, but if you're looking for PNR or UF you'll be disappointed with Dhampir.
I read Blood Memories a few months ago and thought it was pretty good. It definitely felt like a book that was setting up a series rather than a solid stand alone story. I'll pick up Hunting Memories when it is released in the autumn.
Just finished Curse the Dawn last night and I love how the plot and the relationships are progressing. The action blew me away and it's hard to believe that only a month has gone by since Touch the Dark. It's definitely one of my favorite series now. The characters are awesome--their personalities are so well drawn that I want to know more about everyone, even the peripheral characters!And yeah, no matter how impossible it might seem in the first book, you will find yourself crushing on Pritkin. I think I'm more conflicted than Cassie is!
Yay! Another Pritkin fan to join the club!
Sarah, he just sneaks up on you, doesn't he?! Dammit!:)
Jael wrote: "Ok so I guess I need to read Claimed By Shadows to find out why everyone thinks Pritkin is so hot. I really liked Tomas too bad he was a traitor."just wait till you read Embrace the Night or Curse the Dawn... you ll totally love him :)
Oh and by the way Jael: if you love Tomas you have to read The Day of the Dead, an anthology from the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance. I read it from her site: http://www.karenchance.com/books_dayo...You ll love it, im sure.
Day of the Dead was pretty good. I need to reread that one! I just finished Buying Trouble from On the Prowl. Same universe, but more from the Midnight's Daughter side of things. Definitely enjoyed it. Has anyone read Eileen Wilks' books? Read a short in Cravings, I believe, that I liked. But her story in On the Prowl fell flat. Any opinions on World of the Lupi on the whole?
Tempting Danger, the first Lupi book, was picked for me to read as a challenge in another group. I've read the first couple of chapters, and so far I like it. It shows promise.
Thanks. I felt that way with the shorts (that there was great potential in the worldbuilding), but the characters and description of powers just lacked any oomph. Might just be that she has issues with short stories...
I haven't met all the players in Tempting Danger yet, so I'll try to let you know what I think as I get further in.
Sign me up as a Pritkin fan. Shannon, yes the book I was thinking of was blood memories. I tried to finish it twice but her power really urked me, and my feminist soul and try as I may I just kept putting it aside. I got 3/4 through it the second time i tried. However, I am the only person i have heard who doesn't like it so I would definitely check it out. Everyone else seems to like it. Blood Memories
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I am so excited! I have just recently started entering for the goodreads giveaways, and I won a new book! The book is called The Dragon's Eye Erec Rex by Kaza Kingsley. It really looks pretty good, plus there is a sequal, which I always love! Whenever I enjoy a book, I always want another one! I love just getting more and more stories about the characters that I have already come to care about.
I finally got a chance to read At Grave's End and I am having a really hard time putting it down it is so good!
Started Rogue yesterday. Read Stray for a challenge a month or so ago and really liked it. So, I've got Rogue and Pride on one of my challenge lists for the month, in preparation for Prey's release next month. I'm loving Faythe and Marc.
Sandra wrote: "Just started Argeneau 11 can't get enough of those Argeneau men!!! YUM"Love that series! It's so lighthearted.. you know when you read it that everything will be okay lol!
Oh those Argeneau men. Yum. And Marguerite is hilarious. I love Lucien.
I'm 90 pages into The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. I'm hooked.
Oh, Sarah, that looks good! A friend just started reading it and is enjoying it too. It's planned as a trilogy.
I'd recommend it. It's got that creepy, claustrophobic feel that only the really good horror/suspense writers can do. Well written and compelling characters so far.
Well you know with Guillermo involved, it's got to be creepy and imaginative!Finished Undead and Unwelcome...too short! Now what to read? I want to read the newest Sookie, but it's like I keep saving it, not wanting to lose the anticipatory thrill just yet!
Starting to read Incubus Dreams, I don't know about everyone else, but I love this series!! I started reading after I read the Sookie series and have not been able to stop, I will be sad when I have read all 17 and have to wait for the next one :)
Mary wrote: "Starting to read Incubus Dreams, I don't know about everyone else, but I love this series!! I started reading after I read the Sookie series and have not been able to stop, I will be s..."have u read laurell's merry gentry series? they're really good too!
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Yeah, we're up to book 7 in that series now, with the release of Lover Avenged last month (and you have to read them in order - LOL!). Another brilliant UF series is Adrian Phoenix's The Maker's Song (A Rush of Wings and In the Blood). With only two books so far, you can easily catch up (and then wait impatiently for Beneath the Skin with the rest of us rabid fans). ;D