Moning Maniacs discussion

Urban fantasy:
1. Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
2. Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews
3. Fever by KMM
4. Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris
5. Um too hard to pick...

paranormal :
1. Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
2. BDB by J.R. Ward
3. Demonica by Larissa Ione
4. Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost
5.
I'm pretty new to pnr.

historical:
1. Wallflowers by Lisa Kleypas
2. Hathaways by Lisa Kleypas
3. Bridgertons by Julia Quinn
4. Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
5. I can't seem to think of any right now. I'll fix this later. :)

YA
1. Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
2. Tiffany Aching by Terry Prachett
3. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. Truth-tellers by Sharon Shinn
5. Vampire Academy Richelle Mead

Kids -
1. Harry Potter by JK Rowling (my favorite series ever)
2. Dido Twite by Joan Aiken
3. Narnia by C.S. Lewis (my first ever favorite series)
4. Chrestomanci by Dianna Wynne Jones (I'd put Howl's but the sequels are nowhere near the brilliance of the first)
5. The Queens Thief by Megan Whalen Turner


mangas:
1. Fruits Basket
2. Paradise Kiss
3. Nana
4. Blackbird
5. Honey and Clover

1. The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning
2. The Night Huntress series ( love Kat and Bones!)
3. Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward.. mmmmmm yum!
4. The Sookie Stackhouse (Charlaine Harris)
5. Rachel Morgan, The Hallows series by Kim Harrison.

UF/PNR Series

1. Chicagoland Vampires by chloe neill
2. Night HUntress by jeaniene frost
3. Fever Series by karen marie moning
4. Demonica Series by larissa ione


Young Adult

1. Twilight by stephanie meyer
2. Vampire Academy by richelle mead
3. Hush Hush by becca fitzpatrick
4. The Mortal Instruments by cassandra clare

Here are my top 5 for 3 paranormal categories:


PNR
1.Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole
2. Warriors of Poseidon series by Alyssa Day
3. Demonica series by Larissa Ione
4. Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh
5. Dirk & Steele series by Marjorie M. Liu

Urban Fantasy
1. Fever series by Karen Marie Moning
2. Mercy Thompson/Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs
3. Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh
4. Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
5. Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger

Erotic PNR
1. ACRO series by Sydney Croft
2. Vampire Mistress series by Joey W. Hill
3. Breeds series by Lora Leigh
4. Shadowfae Chronicles series by Erica Hayes
5. Ghostland World by Jory Strong

1. Vampire Academy/Fever Series
2. The Hunger Games
3. BDB
4. Mortal Instruments
5. Psy/Changeling or Lords of the Underworld

I have read many, many other books but they haven't come close enough to these to top my lists.

Outlander is my all-time favorite series EVER.

Also Fever series, BDB, Night-huntress series, Sookie Stackhouse, and many more!

I have to agree w/ Jessa. No man fictional or otherwise will ever come close to Jaime Fraser.
But I love Night Huntress, IAD, The hunger games, and The Hallows, too.

So here are my top 5 series, these are the books that I love, love, love and can read over and over and over (you get it)

1. Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris
2. Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
3. Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
4. Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
5. this one is tough… but I think Im gonna go with the Dark-Hunter books by sherrilyn kenyon

Here are my top 5 for now ( it keeps changing =)

1. Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
2. Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost
3. Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
4. Georgina Kincaid Series by Richelle Mead
5. Shifters by Rachel Vincent or Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs (I can’t decide)

You have all of my favorites except The Riley Jensen series by Keri Arthur. She was one of my first UF/PNR.
Full Moon RisingKissing SinTempting EvilDangerous GamesEmbraced By DarknessThe Darkest KissDeadly DesireBound to ShadowsMoon Sworn
Two werewolf books about twin sisters by her too that are great by her.
Beneath a Rising MoonBeneath a Darkening Moon

http://www.keriarthur.com/

My favs are Mercy Thompson, Georgina Kincaid, VA, Shifters, Riley Jensen, Kate Daniels, and Fever. Some other fav authors Christine Dodd, Christina Feehan, Linsay Sands, Jayne Castle/Jayne Anne Krentz, Scott Westerfeld and Garth Nix.

1. Kate Daniels
2. Dresden Files
3. Mercy Thompson
4. Rachel Morgan (Hollows)
5. Fever

1. Fever series
2. The Breeds series (Lori Leigh)
3. Dark Hunter series (Sherrilyn Kenyon)
4. World of the Lupi series (Eileen Wilks)
5. Kitty Norville series (Carrie Vaughn)

As of right now my faves are:

1. Fever series (KMM)
2. Chicagoland Vampires (Chloe Neill)
3. Sookie Stackhouse (Charlaine Harris)
4. Black Dagger Brotherhood (JR Ward)
5. The Hollows (Kim Harrison) / Night Huntress (Jeaniene Frost)

My favorites are

1. Fever Series (KMM)
2. Kate Daniels (Ilona Andrews)
3. Mercy Thompson (Patricia Briggs)
4. Tairen Soul (C.L. Wilson)
5. Immortals After Dark (K. Cole)


I stll love some of the other series (for example, Sookie Stackhouse, Demonica Series, Psy/Changling) that I have read, and I still have to read several of the series mentioned. So my top five might change in the next year. Maybe we need a top 10 or 15!

1. guild hunter-nalini singh
2.night huntress-jeaniene frost
3.dark hunters-sherrilyn kenyon
4.black dagger brotherhood-JR ward
5. sookie stackhouse-charlaine harris

thanks lady vale. love them!

1. Fever - Karen Moning
2. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
3. Highlander - Karen Moning
4. Black Dagger Brotherhood - J.R. Ward
5. Nightwalker - Jacquelyn Frank

1. Fever series by Karen Marie Moning
2. Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow
3. Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
4. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5. The Mortal Insturments by Cassandra Clare

I am really behind on my Paranormal books!!!!!

Lady Vale wrote: "I still have to read Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow , is it that good?"

Well, it depends.......
It is my favorite YA series. I have read the three books that are out a dozen times. There will be 5 total, the next comes out April 2011. It is a little dark, the 'monsters' are different than your normal vampire/werewolf story. The main character Dru is snarky and sarcastic. Not much in the book is black and white, almost everything is to be assumed. I will warn you that the author really did an overkill on explaining every little detail in the first few chapters, it does get better throughout the books.
Phew. That was a mouthful.

Favorite Series
1. Fever (KMM)
2. Black Daggar Brotherhood (J.R. Ward)
3. Highlander (KMM)
4. Immortals After Dark (Kresley Cole)
5. Tarien Soul (C.L. Wilson)

Urban Fantasy
1)The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) by Kim Harrison
2)Merry Gentry by Laurel K. Hamilton
3)Southern Vampire Mystery Series (Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris
4)Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost
5)Fever by KMM

Totaly Testosterone PNR
1)LOTU by Gena Showalter
2)BDB by J.R. Ward
3)Ghost Walkers by Christine Feehan
4)Midnight Breed by Lara Adrian
5)Highlander by KMM

Paranormal
1)ODD Thomas by Dean Koontz
2)Dark Tower by Stephen King
3)Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris
4)Sign of Seven (trilogy) by Nora Roberts
5)Fallen Angels by J.R. Ward

Mystery/Suspense
1)Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich
2)Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
3)Grant County by Karin Slaughter
4)Will Trent by Karin Slaughter
I'm looking around for another in this category..sugestions?

Lili or Lilith St. Crow did some adult books first and they are pretty gritty. I like her style though and when she did a YA series Strange Angels I knew I would like it too!

Alice,

I love Stephanie Plum and I liked Charlaine Harris' Harper Connelly series! I'm a huge BDB fan and was wondering if I should read her Fallen Angel series. I eventually will, it's just a matter of reading the books soon rather than later. However, I've read a lot of negative reviews about the series. Any comments? Are they worth the read?

Nice top 5 everyone- You guys have hit my favs pretty much- I'll post mine as soon as I get the chance to gather my thoughts!

UF:

1) Kate Daniels (Ilona Andrews)
2) Fever Series (Kmm)
3) Mercy Thompson (Patty briggs)
4) Jennifer Estep Elemental Assassin Series
5) Dresden Files Jim butcher

PNR

1) Demonica
2) Breeds L. Adrian
3) KMM Highlanders
4) WOTO Kelley Armstrong
5) Kresley Cole IAD

Thrillers/Romantic Suspense

1) J. D Robb In death
2) Pamela Clare
3) Cindy Gerard (black ops and Bodyguards)
4) Karen Rose
5) John Kellerman

Historicals:

Lisa Kleypas
Pamela Clare
Gabaldon

Funny Books: Contemp Romance

Heather Webber

1. Outlander
2. Fever Series
3. Black Dagger Brotherhood
4. Stephanie Plum
5. Earth Children

My lists change depending on what I'm currently reading- but this is generally correct... the order flip/flops, however. Also, Some I had a difficult time coming up with 5 and one genre I had a diffcult sticking to JUST 5! :P

UF:

1) Fever Series (Kmm)
2) Alpha and Omega Series (Patricia Briggs)
3) Mercy Thompson (Patricia Briggs)
4) Darkyn/Kyndred (Lynn Viehl)
5) Women of the Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)

Paranormal Romance (Biggest list because this is my favorite sub genre right now!)
1) IAD (Kresley Cole)
2) Demonica (Larissa Ione)
3) Lords of the Underworld (Gena Showalter)
4) Night Huntress (Jeaniene Frost)
5) Black Dagger Brotherhood (J R Ward)
6) Breeds (Lora Leigh)
7) psy/changling (Nalini Singh)
8) Dirk & Steele (Marjorie M. Liu)
9) Dark Hunters/Dream Hunters (Sherrilyn Kenyon)


Thrillers/Romantic Suspense

1) McCloud Brothers series (Shannon Mckenna)
2) Karen Rose
3) I-Team Series (Pamela Clare)
4) Elite Ops (Lora Leigh) – Although she’s rapidly losing me on the lastest releases!

Fantasy
1) Tairen Souls (C L Wilson)
2) Black Jewels (Anne Bishop)
3) Kushiel Series (Jacqueline Carey)
4) Neil Gamen


YA
1) Harry Potter
2) Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
3) Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)

Hist/Rom (Current)
1) MacKinnon Rangers (Pamela Clare)
2) Children of the Moon (Lucy Monroe) (Altho this one certainly can be place under PNR)
3) Highland Pleasures (Jennifer Ashley)
4) Elizabeth Hoyt
5) Lisa Kleypas

(My all time favorite Hist/Rom’s would be different!)

Contemps
1) Susan Elizabeth Phillips
2) Rachel Gibson
3) Susan Andersen

1)Chicagoland Vampires
2)Kate Daniels
3)Mercy Thompson
4)Fever
5)Sookie Stackhouse


and in YA
1)Twilight
2)Vampire Academy
3)Mortal Instruments
4)Hunger Games

My favorites always seem to be changing but i think it's something like this:

1) Fever
2) Night Huntress
3) Kate Daniels
4) Psy-Changling
5) Patricia Briggs