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August 2009 Reading Challenge
3/9 completedUrban Fantasy - Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
Fantasy - Dagger-Star by Elizabeth Vaughan
Historical - As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason
Young Adult - Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Chick-Lit - Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy
Suspense - Darkness Calls by Marjorie M. Liu
I'm starting late, but this looks like such fun!Romance:
Urban Fantasy:
Fantasy: Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Historical: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson OR Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
Futuristic/SciFi:
Young Adult: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Chic Lit: Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy OR You Slay Me by Katie McAlister
Erotica:
Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Dark Lover by J.R.Ward
1. Romance - Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur
2.UF - Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 8/1
3.Fantasy - Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead 8/3
4. Historical - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. futuristic - Bloodring by Faith Hunter
6. YA - Messenger by Lois Lowry
7. chick-lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
8. Erotica - Accustomed to his Fangs by December Quinn
9.Suspense - Redemption Alley by Lilith Saintcrow 8/6
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4. Historical - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. futuristic - Bloodring by Faith Hunter
6. YA - Messenger by Lois Lowry
7. chick-lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
8. Erotica - Accustomed to his Fangs by December Quinn
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Finished Incubus Dreams. Lots of "accidental sex" as Jean Claude would say. Very strange.1.Romance - Bite Me If You Can by Sands
3.Fantasy - Magic Bites by Daniels
4.Historical - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Bray
5.Futuristic/Sci Fi - The Host by Meyer
6.Young Adult - A Certain Slant of Light by Whitcomb
7.Chick-Lit - Date Me Baby One More Time by Rowe
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FlibBityFLooB wrote: "Finished Incubus Dreams. Lots of "accidental sex" as Jean Claude would say. Very strange. How does someone "accidentally" have sex? So, there you are, minding your own business just walking down the sidewalk, trip over something, fall ontop of someone else, nether-parts happen to become ummmm.... connected...and woo-hoo "it was an accident?"
Hehe... Actual quote from the book by Jean Claude:"Only you, ma petite, could keep having such accidental sex".
I've been reading amazon reviews of this book all morning and laughing my pants off.
I might have to look into that book.
Uniquely Moi wrote: "FlibBityFLooB wrote: "Finished Incubus Dreams. Lots of "accidental sex" as Jean Claude would say. Very strange. How does someone "accidentally" have sex? So, there you are, minding your own b..."
thats the exact example I was going to use ;)
incubus dreams is my least favorite of the series. ITs lie 700-800 pages long and 630 of that is sex. I don't mind sex but when its ALL sex...its not a good book...it became very tedious.
There was this one scene in Incubus Dreams where Anita is having sex, and I wasn't even sure who she was having sex with until about 6 paragraphs into it. Now, that's pretty telling ;)
Romance - Dark Needs at Night's Edge - Kresley coleUrban Fantasy - Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk
Fantasy - Something from the Nightside - Simon R. Green
Historical - Beyond the Highland Mist - Karen Marie Moning
Futuristic/Sci-Fi - Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair
Young Adult - The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong
Suspense/Thriller/Horror - Storm Front - Jim Butcher
1. Romance - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
2.UF - Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 8/1
3.Fantasy - Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead 8/3
4. Historical - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. futuristic - Bloodring by Faith Hunter
6. YA - Messenger by Lois Lowry
7. chick-lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
8.Erotica - Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian 8/7
9.Suspense - Redemption Alley by Lilith Saintcrow 8/6
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4. Historical - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. futuristic - Bloodring by Faith Hunter
6. YA - Messenger by Lois Lowry
7. chick-lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
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Arcadia's Challenge List:1. Romance: How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
2. Urban Fantasy: Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge
3. Fantasy: Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
4. Historical:
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi: Gate of Ivrel by C.J. Cherryh
6. Young Adult:Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
7. Chick-Lit: Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter
8. Erotica:
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
FlibBityFLooB wrote: "There was this one scene in Incubus Dreams where Anita is having sex, and I wasn't even sure who she was having sex with until about 6 paragraphs into it. Now, that's pretty telling ;)"
Lately, Anita doesn't even know who she's having sex with until paragraphs later. Now that's bad.
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4. Historical To Catch a Wolf by Susan Krinard
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi—Host: A Rogue Mage novel by Faith Hunter:
6. Young Adult Tomorrow’s Magic by Pamela F. Service
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8. Erotica Guardian: The Time Hunters book 2 by Angela Knight
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Also read:
The Bohemian Murders by Dianne Day
A taste of magic by Tracy Madison
Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie
Ok, so the Unfortunate Miss Fortunes wasn't MUCH of a suspense. But I'm counting it anyway. Its one of those novels with 2 or 3 interweaving stories by different authors. This is the story of 3 sisters who have magical talents and the effort of their aunt to steal their powers and, possibly to kill them. Auntie Xan did kill the girls' parents, and that's when the oldest sister, then 16, took the 2 younger ones and went on the run. Its now 13 years later and time for things to come to a head. 3.5 stars. Jennifer Crusie is the only one of the 3 authors of this book that I had read, and I like her light, breezy way of handling cozies.
Ann in VA
1. Romance-The Wolf by Jean Johnson2. Urban Fantasy-
6.Young Adult-
7. Chick Lit-
8. Erotica-Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
4/9 completedFantasy - Dagger-Star by Elizabeth Vaughan
Historical - As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason
Young Adult - Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Chick-Lit - Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy
Suspense - Darkness Calls by Marjorie M. Liu
1. Romance:2. Urban Fantasy:
3. Fantasy:
4. Historical:
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi: Gabriels Ghost by Linnea Sinclair (changed selection 8/10)
6. Young Adult: Blood Promise(I can't wait until this one comes out on 8/25!) by Richelle Mead
7. Chick-Lit: You Slay Me by Katie Macaliser
8. Erotica: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre, or Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard
Just finished Bloodfever by Karen M. Moning, and I liked it better than the first. Bloodfever was much darker than Darkfever, and moved at what I thought to be a much faster pace. I can also appreciate the tension between the two main characters, and appears there may be a love triangle developing down the road; those are always fun. Lastly, there's something to be said about cliff hanger endings, and so far, I think Karen M. Moning has done those very well in the Fever series. I'm looking forward to getting the third book as soon as the bookstore opens tomorrow.
Michelle in TN
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2. Urban Fantasy: Succubus Blues
3. Fantasy: Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
4. Historical: Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James
5. Futuristic:
6. YA:
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First 2 down 7 to Go.1. Romance: Hot Blooded By Lisa Jackson
2. Urban Fantasy: Urban Shaman By C.E. Murphy
3. Fantasy: Poison Study By Maria V. Snyder
4. Historical:
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi:
6. Young Adult: The Graveyard Book By Neil Gaiman
7. Chick-Lit: You Slay Me By Katie MacAlister
8. Erotica: Beauty's Punishment By Anne Rice
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Odd Thomas By Dean Koontz
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Update 9/82. Urban Fantasy:
3. Fantasy: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
5. Futuristic/sci-fi:
6. Young Adult: Bloodlust by Alex Duval
7. Chick-lit: Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson
8. Erotica:
9. Suspense/thriller/horror: Whirlpool by Elizabeth Lowell
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ALL DONE :D I love the study series, :D I'm going to read magic study now :D
2.Urban Fantasy: Thorn Queen - Richelle Mead*****
3.Fantasy: Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder*****
4.Historical: The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson*****
5.futuristic/Sci-Fi: The Host - Stephenie Meyer****
6.Young Adult: Glass Houses - Rachel Caine**
7.Chick-Lit: Undead & Unwed - MaryJanice Davidson***
8.Erotica: Acheron - Sherrilyn Kenyon*****
9.Suuspense/Thriller/Horror: Nightlife - Rob Thurman
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5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi—Host: A Rogue Mage novel by Faith Hunter:
6. Young Adult Tomorrow’s Magic by Pamela F. Service
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8. Erotica Guardian: The Time Hunters book 2 by Angela Knight
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Also read:
The Bohemian Murders by Dianne Day
A taste of magic by Tracy Madison
Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie
Ok The Daughters Grimm was only sort of historical, meaning that it was set in the past. But absolutely no effort was made--other than throwing in a few "historical" characters (many of whom didn't even live at the same time) and uses carriages instead of horses and having long gowns--to actually set this in historical times. But I'm counting it as my historical anyway. :oP Its another of Minda Webber's amusing stories about "historical" families and the daughters who don't exactly fit into the family. This is the third of them I've read (after Miss Frankenstein and Miss Van Helsing.) Minda does enjoy beating really bad puns and comparisons to death. But it was still amusing in many ways. A quick, light read. Would be good to take to the beach (or anywhere else you go on vacation) as it doesn't take any real effort and requires no thought to read and finish it. 3.5 stars.
Ann in VA
4 down, 5 to go... :)3.Fantasy - Magic Bites by Daniels
4.Historical - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Bray
5.Futuristic/Sci Fi - The Host by Meyer
6.Young Adult - A Certain Slant of Light by Whitcomb
7.Chick-Lit - Date Me Baby One More Time by Rowe
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Romance - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Urban Fantasy -
Fantasy - The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Historical - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Sci Fi -
Young Adult - The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Chick Lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
Erotica - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
Suspense/Thriller/Horror -
I'm going to try again with A Hunger Like No Other, only made it about 20 pages through the first time. Plus I really need to finish His Dark Materials. If I don't include them in a challenge I'm never going to read them.
6 of 9 done:1. Romance:
2. Urban Fantasy:
3. Fantasy:
4. Historical:
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi:
6. Young Adult: Twilight,Stephanie Meyer
7. Chick Lit: Date Me, Baby, One More Time, Stephanie Rowe
8. Erotic: Awaken Me Darkly, Gena Showalter
9. Horror:
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Swimsuit: This book was not the norm for James Patterson, you can tell that from the beginning. The murder and carnage is in your face the first few chapters and leaves you with images you wish you could forget. A good book, but strange.
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Melissa wrote: "3/9 completedMelissa,
I see you gave Grimspace 5 stars! I too enjoyed it a lot. What'd you love? Just curious.
1. Romance: Demons Librarian2. Urban Fantasy: Second Skin finished 8-3-09****
3. Fantasy: Warbreaker (current)
4. Historical: Dracula
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi: Santa Olivia (Finished 8-8-09) ****
6. Young Adult: Strange Angels or Forest of Hands and Teeth
7. Chick-Lit: Midnight Brunch
8. Erotica
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Agents of Light and Darkness Finished 8-7-09 ****
Yes, I gave all three of the finished books 4 stars. They were all really good. I liked second skin better the the previous book in that series. I like where she is taking the series.
I have heard mixed reviews for Santa Olivia, I LOVED IT. A great original story. I thought that book had a lot to say about the current attitude towards Mexico, immigrants and Swine flu! Hard to believe it was written before the swine flu outbreak huh!
The Simon Green book, I really like the gritty world and the gritty detective and Shotgun Suzie, well, its all GOOD.
Finished Dominic The Lords of Satyr. I liked the second story better than the first, but overall I liked the book, but didn't love it.Romance: Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd
Urban Fantasy:
Fantasy: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Historical: When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason
Futuristic: Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair
Young Adult:
Chick-Lit: Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
Erotica:
Horror: Dracula by Bram Stoker
3/9 done
Lily wrote: "Melissa wrote: "3/9 completedMelissa,
I see you gave Grimspace 5 stars! I too enjoyed it a lot. What'd you love? Just curious. "
Everything! I loved every single second of this book! I loved how her figures of speech were "space like". Like "frag that" and "what the frag" and other fun new slang words. She's such an awesome writer that I totally understood all of her "spacey" things and "got" her world right from the beginning. All the characters were fun to read about and I loved that she wasn't afraid to kill some off. This was the first book in a long time that I was just reading and letting it all play out without trying to guess where things are going. You know how some authors repeat things to kind of clue you in on what you should have picked up by that point? That always distracts me and I loved that she just told the story so I could just enjoy it. I loved the pilot/jumper connection. It added that bit of romance amongst the action and it was the perfect amount. I have the second book, but I want to "digest" this one a bit more before I jump into it. I don't want to forget anything I read in this and when I move on to the next book in a series, I tend to blend the stories together. I've already ordered her other books from Amazon based just on this book! I've owned this book for awhile and bought it because of the recommendations here on goodreads. I have NO idea why I waited so long to read it! This is definitely my favorite book of 2009 so far.
3 down...
2. Urban Fantasy - Dark Whispers by Barbara Sheridan
3. Fantasy - Converge by Chris Owen
4. Historical (stories set in the past)- TBD
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi - Braided by Sean Michael
6. Young Adult - TBD
7. "Boy"-Lit - (Bay City Paranormal Investigations #6), Where The Heart Is by Ally Blue
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However, just keep posting your results and when I find a free moment, I'll do an update.
I hope everybody are enjoying reading their challenge books!
Ok, I will give it another shot!
1. Romance:
2. Urban Fantasy: Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
3. Fantasy: Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
4. Historical: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi: Bump in the Night by J.D. Robb
6. Young Adult: Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
7. Chick-Lit: Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson
8. Erotica: TBD
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
1. Romance-The Wolf by Jean Johnson2. Urban Fantasy-
3. Fantasy-Raven's shadow by Patricia Briggs
4. Historical-
5. Futuristic/Sci-fi-
6.Young Adult-
7. Chick Lit-
8. Erotica-
9. Suspense- Memory Zero by Keri Arthur
Melissa wrote: "Lily wrote: "Melissa wrote: "3/9 completedMelissa,
I see you gave Grimspace 5 stars! I too enjoyed it a lot. What'd you love? Just curious. "
Everything! I loved every single s..."
I love when a book hits that right. I havent read Wanderlust yet, but after hearing you rave, I may just have to speed things up on it.
I finished Date Me Baby One More Time and thought it was pretty original. I enjoyed it. Wasn't as humorous to me as Katie MacAlister, but I think I'll read the rest of the series...3.Fantasy - Magic Bites by Daniels
4.Historical - A Great and Terrible Beauty by Bray
5.Futuristic/Sci Fi - The Host by Meyer
6.Young Adult - A Certain Slant of Light by Whitcomb
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1. Romance - Midnight Awakening 8/10
2.UF - Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 8/1
3.Fantasy - Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead 8/3
4. Historical - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. futuristic - Bloodring by Faith Hunter
6. YA - Messenger by Lois Lowry
7. chick-lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
8.Erotica - Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian 8/7
9.Suspense - Redemption Alley by Lilith Saintcrow 8/6
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4. Historical - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. futuristic - Bloodring by Faith Hunter
6. YA - Messenger by Lois Lowry
7. chick-lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
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Slow going this month. Only 3 down so far1.
2. Urban Fantasy: Up in Smokes - Katie MacAlister
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4. Historical: Beyond the Highland Mist - Karen Marie Moning
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6. Young Adult: Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead OR City of Bones by Cassandra Claire
7. Chick-Lit: Undead & Unwed - Mary JaniceDavidson
8. Erotica: Dark Elves IV Dissent - Jet Mykles
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror: Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs OR Nightlife - Rob Thurman
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I've been distracted this month preparing for our first baby to arrive (due the 15th) but here's my official list & status update:1 down, 8 to go
1. Romance - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
2. Urban Fantasy - Beg for Mercy by Toni Andrews
3. Fantasy - Cast in Secret by Michelle Sagara
4. Historical - Queen of Dragons by Shanna Abe
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi - Razor Girl by Marianne Mancusi
6. Young Adult - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
7. Chick-Lit -
8. Erotica -
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror - A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix
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1. Romance - Bad Moon Rising - Sherrilyn Kenyon2. Urban Fantasy - Second Skin - Caitlin Kittredge
3 Fantasy - Terrier - Tamora Pierce
4. Historical - Dark Seduction - Brenda Joyce
5. Futuristic/Sci Fi - Enslave Me Sweetly - Gena Showalter
6. YA -
7. Chick Lit -
8. Erotica - The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray
9. Suspense - Dreamfever - Karen Moning
1. Romance – 2. Urban Fantasy – Urban Shaman – C E Murphy
3. Fantasy - Thief of Lives – Barb & JC Hendee
4. Historical – Dark Angel – Lucy Blue
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi – Shards of Crimson - Liz Maverick et al.
6. Young Adult –
7. Chick-Lit – Over Hexed – Vicki Lewis Thompson
8. Erotica – Trinity Broken – Jamie Craig
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror – Memory Zero – Keri Arthur
4 down...
2. Urban Fantasy - Dark Whispers by Barbara Sheridan
4. Historical (stories set in the past)- TBD
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi - Braided by Sean Michael
6. Young Adult - TBD
7. "Boy"-Lit - (Bay City Paranormal Investigations #6), Where The Heart Is by Ally Blue
1. Romance: 2. Urban Fantasy:
3. Fantasy: Magic Lost, Trouble Found by Lisa Shearin
4. Historical: Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
6. Young Adult: Meridian by Amber Kizer
7. Chick-Lit: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
8. Erotica:
9. Suspense/Thriller/Horror:
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Finished Some Girls Bite: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel last night and it was fantastic! I love the new world that Chloe Neill has built and Merit is an awesome character. I can't wait to read the next in the series now!
4 down, 5 to go!
@ Shannon - I second everything good you have to say about Some Girls Bite A Chicagoland Vampires Novel by Chloe Neill. I read it a few months back and absolutely loved it! Book #2 is already on my Amazon wishlist just so I don't forget to get it AS SOON as it's released! :-)
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Ann in VA
3 left for me...3.Fantasy - Magic Bites by Daniels
5.Futuristic/Sci Fi - The Host by Meyer
6.Young Adult - A Certain Slant of Light by Whitcomb
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Romance - Urban Fantasy -
Fantasy -
Historical - The Gargoyle
Futuristic/Sci-Fi - The Host
Young Adult -
Chick-Lit - Undead and Unappreciated
Erotica - A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2)-
Suspense/Thriller/Horror-
5 down, 4 more to go5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi:
6. Young Adult:
7. Chick Lit:
9. Horror:
7 of 9 done:1. Romance:
2. Urban Fantasy:
3. Fantasy:
4. Historical:
5. Futuristic/Sci-Fi:
6. Young Adult:
7. Chick Lit: Date Me, Baby, One More Time, Stephanie Rowe
8. Erotic: Awaken Me Darkly, Gena Showalter
9. Horror:
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Swimsuit: This book was not the norm for James Patterson, you can tell that from the beginning. The murder and carnage is in your face the first few chapters and leaves you with images you wish you could forget. A good book, but strange.
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Succubus Dreams (other topics)Magic Lost, Trouble Found (other topics)
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The Magicians (other topics)
The Sheriff of Yrnameer (other topics)
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Romance - Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Urban Fantasy -
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton- Finished 7th AugustFantasy - Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
Historical - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Sci Fi -
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman- Finished 4th AugustYoung Adult - Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Chick Lit - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
Erotica - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
Suspense/Thriller/Horror - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Really enjoyed Guilty Pleasures - so much better than Sookie. Anita is my kind of thing.