Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Photojim wrote: "Brittany, I finished Bared to You yesterday. It was good thank you. I'll probably continue with the series but I'm hoping the characters become somewhat more likable as the relationship progresse..."

I'm glad that is was semi good. I haven't been able to read it yet. I'm still trying to get through the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Which is GREAT but I haven't had time to read much these last two weeks or so.

I too hope that the Bared to You series gets better as it progresses. I had some expectations of this book that from your review just won't meet up. What books would you suggest that are similar to this series, yet not parallel?

Brittany,
I liked it. I just didn't LOVE it. I have to say that I read The Siren earlier this year and I did LOVE that one. There was certainly not the same feel good romance but I was intrigued and surprised several times. Please be warned that the sex in The Siren is decidedly NOT vanilla and has a much harder edge than anything in Bared to You.

Oh and BTW, there is no need to feel bad about reading a good book. The BTB series certainly qualifies as that.

Welcome, Christina! I'm so glad you enjoyed the book!

Christina wrote: "I finished today. It was a great book. There were a lot of twists and turns like he always had in his books.

Thanks Vi for the push to read this one."

Vilda wrote: "Hi Gea!

I've read two of your picks by now! While I was a bit disappointed by Dark Citadel, I did still enjoy it and am definitely continuing the series! And Never Seduce a Scot was FANTASTIC. I a..."

Great that you liked the books :) Dark Citadel was actually one of my favorite books from that series, so I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it that much. I haven't read Maya Banks' book but I hope I can one time in the future.


Suzanne, I'm sorry I haven't managed to read anything yet, this is a busy month for me with so many holidays and now my exams :/ I can't remember a month when I read so little books as I did this January. I plan to read at least Obsidian by next Thursday though

Photojim wrote: "Brittany,
I liked it. I just didn't LOVE it. I have to say that I read The Siren earlier this year and I did LOVE that one. There was certainly not the same feel good romance but I was intrigue..."

Yes, BDB is a good series. I just wish I had some more down time to read, hopefully in these next few days I will. I will have to read The Siren. I like variety so that won't be a problem ;)

I finished Lover Avenged and oh, my goodness it was amazing. I gave it 5 stars. Rehv's story is my favorite other than Zsadist's of the BDB. I wasn't really into this series until now. So much going on. I am going to try to read Pride Mates and Under Wraps to finish off this month for this challenge.

I've just finished and I like it a lot. A 5 star book for me. I am definitely going to check out the other books in this series.

ok i have read Hunger games on 01/05. really enjoyed want sure since i have watched movie so much but really liked it gave it a 4 star..
sorry i read it before my surgery. and now just decideng which ones to read next as i cant do much since surgery and now that i have more energy to read rather then just lseep and rest and im bored.. will post when done reading ..

Daffodil, I just finished up my second pick Divide & Conquer. LOVED IT!! Ty & Zane get to me every time! :-)

Ty,
I finished Wallbanger a few days ago, and just loved it. It was predictable but lots of fun.
Thanks for the rec.

I am reading Under Wraps, my 5th pick. It is pretty silly. Need to finish it and then Pride Mates to wrap up the month.

Hi Fran! Up for a Buddy Read of Slammed? Maybe after t
Feb's PIFM is done?

Vi wrote: "Hi Fran! Up for a Buddy Read of Slammed? Maybe after t
Feb's PIFM is done?"

Sure Vi, that sounds good :) I would be up for Darkhouse too, either one works for me :)

MountainKat wrote: "Gigi, here are your picks. I tried not to duplicate my picks, but I just couldn't help myself once or twice... Most of these were on your to-read shelf, but I threw in a few new ones too.

1. Rec..."

Mountainkat,

Ive decided to read The Marriage Bargain. I'm going to start today if you're still interested in a buddy read.

-G

Gigi wrote: "Mountainkat,

Ive decided to read The Marriage Bargain. I'm going to start today if you're still interested in a buddy read.

-G "

Gigi, I'm not sure I will able to to that right now. I am really interested in what you think though! I am finally able to focus on reading in short bursts and I think I need to work on a couple of challenge books since I am not reading very quickly.

Nancy wrote: "Ty,
I finished Wallbanger a few days ago, and just loved it. It was predictable but lots of fun.
Thanks for the rec."

I loved it too! It was one of my favorite books of 2012. I'll be reading some of her other books next month!

MountainKat wrote: "Gigi wrote: "Mountainkat,

Ive decided to read The Marriage Bargain. I'm going to start today if you're still interested in a buddy read.

-G "

Gigi, I'm not sure I will able to to that right now...."

Ok, Mountainkat! I hope everything is ok. I'll let you know what I think.

Finished my 5th pick, Under Wraps. I wasn't really into it. Kind of paranomral lite. Anyway, three stars. Going to read Pride Mates and then I will be finished for January.

Gigi wrote: "Ok, Mountainkat! I hope everything is ok. I'll let you know what I think."

Everything is better than I expected it to be at this point - I'm actually able to read! I had back surgery on the 17th, wasn't approved until the 7th so this month has been a little crazy for us. (Understatement of the year - so far!) When we did picks at the end of December, I hoped that maybe it would happen by the end of the month, but was so frustrated with my insurance company I wasn't convinced they were ever going to approve the surgery! I'm on the road to recovery now and doing better than when I had knee surgery a year and a half ago. It took me over a month to finish just one book then, that was frustrating! The big issue now is I am not allowed to sit or really even stand until the end of February. All I can do is walk and be lie in bed. Talk about a challenge to your mental health?!

~Melissa~, I had planned to read more than one of your picks but I just wasn't able to get to them! :( Thank you though for choosing some great books and I'll be adding them to my TBR if they weren't already on it! :D:D:D

MountainKat wrote: "Gigi wrote: "Ok, Mountainkat! I hope everything is ok. I'll let you know what I think."

Everything is better than I expected it to be at this point - I'm actually able to read! I had back surgery..."

Oh my gosh! I'm sorry, that has to be so frustrating. I wish you a very speedy recovery!

MountainKat wrote: "Gigi wrote: "Ok, Mountainkat! I hope everything is ok. I'll let you know what I think."

Everything is better than I expected it to be at this point - I'm actually able to read! I had back surgery..."

Best wishes MKat - hope that back gets better really quickly!!

Thanks Gigi and Jane!

Suzanne, I read and it was great! I doubt I'll manage to read any other of your picks this month, but thanks for picking them anyway :)

Jane,
I did get a chance to read a few of your picks.
The Gamble, I loved it so much read the entire series!
Perfect Chemistry, I finished it but I had a hard time to getting into story/characters. I probably will not continue with the series.
Up to Me, I enjoyed it looking forward to the third.
The Art of Racing in the Rain, loved it!
Today I am starting And One Last Thing

Amy

Jensine, I have almost finished my first pick . It is going a bit slow for me. I was hoping to read but my order was delivered to late and I have to start a three year course for my work this week, so my reading time will be limited in the next couple of years unfortunately. But I'm really looking forward to reading this, so I will put it on top of my Mount to be Read. Thank you for picking this book.

Oh we could do both if it works for you :P Just let me know which you would like to go first. I'm good any day.

Fran wrote: "Vi wrote: "Hi Fran! Up for a Buddy Read of Slammed? Maybe after t
Feb's PIFM is done?"

Sure Vi, that sounds good :) I would be up for Darkhouse too, either one works for me :)"

Vi wrote: "Oh we could do both if it works for you :P Just let me know which you would like to go first. I'm good any day.

Fran wrote: "Vi wrote: "Hi Fran! Up for a Buddy Read of Slammed? Maybe after t
Feb's..."


I think I can only fit one more in this month. I am starting One True Thing tomorrow with MK and KarenH. How about a Wed start for either one of them? You pick - Slammed or Darkhouse. We can always read the other together another month :)

I just finished reading Seduction and Snacks and I had a really hard time getting into the book. I just didnt really find the main character to be very funny.

Thanks again Kami for the picks.
I was able to read 4♥
3♥ ~ told by a few that the next two in the series are better than this one so looking forward to them. That said Darynda Jones (for me) is the queen of the one liners. She never fails to crack me up☺
4♥

I'm still trying to get through but these long ones are always slow going for me.

Oh sure, Fran! Hmm, let me think over and get back to you soon?

Fran wrote: "I think I can only fit one more in this month. I am starting One True Thing tomorrow with MK and KarenH. How about a Wed start for either one of them? You pick - Slammed or Darkhouse. We can always read the other together another month :) "

Raine,
No problem, I'm way behind on my reading :( Do you have the book now? Maybe we could do a chapter a week or something? Let me know what works for you if you'd still like to do it as a buddy read.

Good luck with school!!!


Raine wrote: "Jensine, I have almost finished my first pick . It is going a bit slow for me. I was hoping to read but my order was delivered to late..."

I finished my 6th and final pick for January, Pride Mates which I really liked and gave 5 stars. Another series I will have to follow as if I wasn't already getting series overload!

Amy wrote: "Jane,
I did get a chance to read a few of your picks.
The Gamble, I loved it so much read the entire series!
Perfect Chemistry, I finished it but I had a hard time to getting into story/characters..."

I'm so pleased that they mostly worked for you.

I have to admit that I listened to Perfect Chemisty - the narration was terrific which certainly helped me follow everything etc...

Renee, I finished and rated it 5 stars. Could not find the time to fit in any more of your picks this month but will read Practice Makes Perfect and Dark Lover in February

Thanks again Renee for the great picks

Finished reading 4 Stars and 3 Stars

Hey T.Nida, I finished Hopeless last night and gave it 5 stars, this book really surprised me and I just loved the characters. Thankyou for picking it for me.

so I scrapped in under the wire getting my book read - for some reason, I just couldn't concentrate on anything this month...but I finished up Atlantis Rising while I was getting a pedicure yesterday - it has been on my virtual read pile for a while - I am intrigued enough to want to continue the series, but there were some gaps in the story

Finished reading The Siren I was able to read 2 books in January.