J.D. Robb discussion

Aiesha wrote: "I finished the Quincy/Rainie series by Lisa Gardner and although I did enjoy the series, I didn't care of the final book, Say Goodbye. I did NOT like the subject matter of the book and the series e..."

Do you watch the show Castle? If not, you should! Richard Castle is a fictitious character/writer and Nikki Heat is based on Det. Kate Beckett on the show. I have them as my profile icon. :)

You know, I watch very little television...almost none..but I like Castle when I do get a chance to see it. And now I realize why your avatar was so familiar to me, Quynh!

Hehe. I loooooove Castle, just as much as I love In Death! :)

So who is the real Richard castle writing the books?

I don't think it's known for sure...do you know, Quynh? This is what I found about it:

Castle is a fictional author in a fictional world, with an official website to promote real books about Nikki Heat and Derrick Storm, by secret writers,[4] rumored to include Tom Straw and Brad Parks. [5] Actor Nathan Fillion plays the role for book tours and signs autographs as Castle.

A real mystery to solve???

I think it's brilliant! Tv show author turned real published books

I am reading Rock Chick Revolution and Ally just told Ren that they could not go out on a date because it was Castle night!!!

Ok Susan and Sandra stop adding to my library !!!!! I so now have to get rock chicks as well. My poor paycheck spent before its anywhere near payday!!

Quynh wrote: "Do you watch the show Castle? If not, you should! Richard Castle is a fictitious character/writer and Nikki Heat is based on Det. Kate Beckett on the show. I have them as my profile icon. :)..."

I've actually never seen the show! Should I finish reading the books before I watch an episode? Also, is it a series type of show where I need to watch it from the beginning? That's usually why I don't end up watching something. I don't like to start in the middle. I'm liking Nikki Heat's character a lot so far so I'm sure I'd get a kick out of the show!!

Well well worth Michelle.

Reading . After that I'm blindly leaping into my library

I can't seem to find any new authors / books that I enjoy.

Obviously my fave authors are NR & JDR, but I also like Kristin Hannah, Emily Giffen, Tess Gerritsen, and Patricia Briggs. I don't really have a fave genre.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Aiesha, it's good to start at the beginning. You can see the progression of the characters and plots. I marathoned the first 3 seasons in 2 weeks. It's now an addiction/obsession. Some of the things in the show happens in the book. After all, Castle follows Beckett around so he can write the books. Try out the first season! Beckett from season 1 reminds me quite a bit of Eve actually.

I'm not sure who writes the Nikki Heat books actually. I've yet to read them myself ;)

Quynh wrote: "I'm not sure who writes the Nikki Heat books actually. I've yet to read them myself ;)"

See my post 313 above..or did you?

JuliaC wrote: "I can't seem to find any new authors / books that I enjoy.

Obviously my fave authors are NR & JDR, but I also like Kristin Hannah, Emily Giffen, Tess Gerritsen, and Patricia Briggs. I don't rea..."

Have you read the KGI series by Maya Banks? Romance/Suspense with a little more sex than JDR or do you like a bit of PNR...Nancy Gideon's By Moonlight series is PNR but also Romance/Suspense...the heroine is much like Eve..the guy is a shifter..In either series, be sure to start with book 1...especially the Moonlight books..same main characters in all books so you must read in order. KGI can be read out of order but don't recommend it.

Sandra - *Starshine* wrote: "Quynh wrote: "I'm not sure who writes the Nikki Heat books actually. I've yet to read them myself ;)"

See my post 313 above..or did you?"

I did, but it's said rumored so still don't know for sure. :)

I have just started 2 new books: "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and "Naked" by David Sedaris (the latter was recommended by a friend).
I love Dostoevsky and "Crime and Punishment" is one of my favorite books ever!

I am also currently reading "The Scottish Prisoner" by Diana Gabaldon but I am struggling a little. I adore the "Outlander" series and have read them all many times but I don't care much about Lord John... At least in this one Jamie has a predominant role!

For some reason, I haven't been able to get into the Outlander series. It seems my friends either love them or hate them but I just haven't been hooked by them.

I'm on the love side, even though I've only finished the first book. Maybe it's because I'm fond of those long, winding emotional sagas.

I love a long emotional book too, J., but just haven't been sucked in enough to keep reading. I'll definitely give it another shot.

I'm on Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

Have started re-reading Celebrity in Death.

Night Tales: Night Shift / Night Shadow by Nora Roberts

Great series, Carmel! Love Boyd and Gage.

Quyhn, glad to know that you liked this series also. My first read. Love mystery, suspense, and romance all in one book. Kinda partial to Boyd... A police officer who is good with his hands...um, I mea

Um I mean a good carpenter. ;)

Lol! I love the kitchen scene when he tried to fix the sink.

Sandra - *Starshine* wrote: "I love a long emotional book too, J., but just haven't been sucked in enough to keep reading. I'll definitely give it another shot."

For the first book, it took me a while to get into it as well. The first 50 pages or so were hard and I almost gave up at the time but I am so glad I persevered! It only gets better and better from there.

Thanks for that info Catherine. I think that's been my problem then. I like a book to hook me in the first few pages so I stop before 50 pages if I'm not feeling it. Maybe I'll have time to pick it back up this winter...some long cold days to read!

It is worth the try! As I said, I really didn't care for the first 50 or so pages... However, once it got going, I read the first 5 books (there are now 7 out) within a few weeks (1000 pages or so each... lol). When I re-read the first one, I realized that the first 50 pages were in fact full of important info so I enjoyed them. :)

Good info to know, Catherine. I will definitely give this series another try.

Let me know when you do. :)

I read the first 3 Outlander books YEARS ago. They were pretty long. I barely remember the details. There's a TV series coming out on it though.

Maybe I'll get more into the TV series...lol

I'll let you know Catherine...this winter, I think.

I have just finished the Bookmans tale it was great I couldnt put it down and I have just started karen slaughters new book unseen. I am trying to get immortal in feath as an audio book so that I can listen to it on my way to work. I have read it more than 4 times so I should know it off by heart

Lesley, have you read Slaughter's Grant County series, too? I'm just starting

Okay..another series I'm not familiar with...tell me a bit about it please...

Don't ask Sandra! The TBR pile will explode! Lol.

My TBR list has crashed over on top of me...I'm struggling to get out! lol And to think I used to actually finish a book and wonder what I might read next!!!

Sandra - *Starshine* wrote: "My TBR list has crashed over on top of me...I'm struggling to get out! lol And to think I used to actually finish a book and wonder what I might read next!!!"

Haha I remember those days too, walking around the library, no clue what author/book I should read next. How the times have changed.

Yes! Exactly...I used to read a book and then just wander around pulling books off the shelf, flipping through them...Wow..how times have changed! Even with Amazon & ereaders, before GR's, I often just "hunted" around for my next read...now it's "Which one of all these good recommendations to I jump into next?"

Indeed, now the choices are harder to pick what to start next!

It was only four years ago that I was reading one book a month and often had no idea what books I should be reading. Then I found the In Death series and Troubleshooters, which led me to Shelfari and Goodreads. Now, here I sit with 3,000 books on my shelf and struggle to keep up with what I say I want to read!!!!

Lol Same here, Jonetta. I get so many good recommendations daily that I find myself just hopping straight into one of them instead of going back to my tbr shelf. Then, I find myself forgetting about books on that shelf and why I wanted to read them. There's got to be a better way of keeping up with them...organizing would be a good start for me. Just haven't taken the time to do it.

I just finished and now I can say I get why people find this series so comforting to read. This was amazing. Now I'm on to .

I'm actually reading Robyn Carr's other new series, Thunder Point, The Hero. Loving it and the series.

Nina wrote: "I just finished and now I can say I get why people find this series so comforting to read. This was amazing. Now I'm on to ."

I've read quite a few S.E.P. books and I really enjoy them.

I am trying to read . I read The Clan of the Cave Bear and REALLY enjoyed it; I'm hoping that I'll enjoy the 2nd in the series just as much.

Julia, I made it through the first four books of Auel's series and loved them. She just took too long to get the fifth one out and I never got to it.

Clan of the Cave Bear has been on my TBR list for about 2 yrs. I know 2 people who read it, 1 loved it the other hated it. I'll get to it one of these days.