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I think I'm going to put this one back on the TBR for now...it's not resonating with me the same way Silent Strength did.

As if the TM grab for "cocky" wasn't bad enough, now it appears that Entangled Publishing has TMd "embrace" - with no specific style or font - for the entire Romance genre.

What the actual fuck?

I know that Kevin Kneupper is going after a cancellation on Faileena's TM, and that there is going to be opposition for that "rebellion" TM starting next week...but I hope someone is on this one too.

BINGO & PtP read. Will probably listen.

BINGO read...maybe listen.

Moving this one back to the TBR for when I'm more in the mood...

Mark, dear author, would you please write Naughty Golfer?

The mental image you just painted where "Mason climbs off his golf cart and slowly puts on his golf gloves, and you just know his caddy Jackson is about to get spanked on the putting green in front of everyone?" Yeah, that was entirely too erotic. I'mma need to read that.

Also, you should totally reserve www.mattcockalorumoriginalromance.com!!

I just started this and it is scathing in it's sarcasm toward #ByeFaleena.

I LOVE IT.

I'm relatively new to ARCs...but is it considered bad form to listen to the Audio of book you're supposed to review instead of reading it?

(And no, the audio was not provided for review; I am, however, looking at it with desperate want on Hoopla right this very second.)

Well, damn. In the "About the Author" section:

Joel Abernathy, also writing as L.C. Davis...

Had no idea. It reads nothing like any of the books I've read by LCD...and yet, I can totally see it given the subject matter & how it was handled; breaking molds for Omega, trans & even women characters is something found throughout a lot of those Mountain Shifters books.

This was just done so much better.

"First, you bitch about our 'savage traditions,' and now that you're actually at risk, you're giving me a hard time about sitting out?"

"I have to bitch. I'm southern, it's what we do," I shot back.

Truer words have never been spoken!

I was pretty sure Nicolae Ursache had never asked for a damn thing in his life. He probably came out of the womb, cut his own umbilical cord and said, "Milk, bitch."

That should NOT be as funny as it is...I legit LOLd and then felt vaguely embarrassed by my reaction. But while typing this up I LOLd again, so it's still funny. *shrug*

"...the vibrations of my voice are capable of placing your brain waves into a beta state, making you incredibly susceptible to verbal commands."

I don't think I've ever run across a better explanation (even if it's a bit para-science-y) for how a vampire or werewolf "voice" works to influence others.

"Detective Doyle," he said, holding up a badge that was complete and utter bullshit. [...] Relax. I'm with the FBI."

Right, so those cops are complete and utter idiots because that should be "Agent Doyle." But then again...they are Nashville cops. :/

Best Dad Ever.

BINGO book...

Oh shit! Well, at least all the weirdly answered fan mail makes sense now...

(I liked the last one in this series, but this one is shaping up to be even better!)

So, Lloyd is distressed by the realization that Shaun will (probably) never love him back...that he can empathize but never have the same feelings as a human.

And this bothers him.

But it doesn't bother him that the "desire" Shaun supposedly feels for him is a programmed response? That he has no choice but to want what Lloyd wants when it comes to sex?

Again, HOW THE FUCK IS THIS "CONSENT"???

OMG I want this for this Mother's Day:


https://www.box-o-cocks.com/

Other BINGO and PtP challenge books...

BINGO read...

Figured that the choice was appropriate for today because I need something to listen to while filling out all those recommended purchase slips asking my Library to buy Every.Other.Book. with the word "Cocky" in the title or series title...

#Bye!Faleena

I don't read much any MF but I did just hit the "recommend" button for my Library's ebook collection asking them to buy a handful of NOT!Faleena's books...all with "Cocky" in the title. Didn't even read the blurbs.

I'm also headed there to do several dozen more by hand since I hit the online limit. I'mma be a while...#HoldMyBeer

#ByeFaleena!

I've lost track of where this was mentioned to accurately mark the "currently X% done" but !!!OMG!!! what's the chance of my choosing to listen to this, with a scientist that composed music for playing on glass coinciding with Objectivity posting today a video that showcases the glass armonica, an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin, a scientist? [/nerdgasm]

Damn, Christian Coulson is an amazing narrator. The pacing and performance is engaging...and his accents are wonderful!

I have a feeling that I am going to be radically divergent in my opinion from just about everyone else on my feed about this book.

I expected more...

There's still 75% for me to read but so far I am really wishing that NRW hadn't included the whole "androids can consent" issue and that she'd picked generalized anxiety disorder instead of OCD.

OCD isn't being "picky" or "particular". It's a mental illness.

This was free today on Amazon..so, why the hell not, right?

Well now, this is turning out to be quite interesting. I'm LOVING that there is no quick absolution, no personality transplant - that Collin/Cutter is still conniving & condescending - and is only going along w/this hare-brained idea because it would make Mel happy...but mostly because it's gotta be more fun & interesting than jail, w/more opportunities to be himself.

I still don't LIKE him, but consistency is good.

HEY! This "Alexander Collins" guy sure does sound a lot like Mark Westfield. Like, the first sentence in and I'm thinking it's Dex.

"I am designed to mirror your stimulation. If you are aroused, I become aroused also."

Okay, if it weren't for how much effort went into the multiple discussions about "consent" & what moral/ethical obligations/laws were enacted to protect androids then I wouldn't be so focused on how everything so far has NOT BEEN indicative of true consent.

I almost wish it had never been mentioned...

So is Shaun actually coming up with the "well-rounded" and extensively analytical reviews & comments of the literature they're discussing...or are his points collated from his automatic connection to the internet & simply regurgitated info/opinion?

The android is fulfilling a role no one else is clean/tidy/smart/accepting enough for in Lloyd's life...because that's what he was designed to do. Not a surprise.