Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Jane (PS) wrote: "Ari

Wow - I haven't heard of half the authors on your lists, let alone read them, so this was really interesting. Hopefully I have been able to gauge your tastes enough to give a few good options..."

These are some really great picks! Thank you. My library does have the "Forgotten Garden" so I'll start with that. Thanks again.

Photojim wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Miss --

I was going to read The Tea Rose but the library has it out until March 1st already! Soo... I will be reading Ain't She Sweet?....."

Hayley, y..."


Jim - Oh Will I? Oh no.... Well I hope it turns out to be a good book :)

Miss wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Miss --

I was going to read The Tea Rose but the library has it out until March 1st already! Soo... I will be reading Ain't She Sweet?....."

Oh, I am ..."

Miss - Great, when will you be reading this? Also I can't wait till the library finally has The Tea Rose.. I put a hold on it so hopefully the person that has it brings it back early :)

Hayley wrote: "Miss - Great, when will you be reading this? Also I can't wait till the library finally has The Tea Rose.. I put a hold on it so hopefully the person that has it brings it back early ..."

I hope they do Hayley, and since i've just finished the book i was reading, i can start on right away, just let me know if it's alright with you.

Fran wrote: "Hi Sara! I enjoyed going through your shelves- let me know if you need some different picks and I will go back for some more :)

Out with the old-
1. pile o'books- Lover Enshrined..."

Thanks for the picks Fran!
I was planning to read Halfway to the Grave for another challenge, so picking this one from your list felt like cheating. I checked out the others and doing a buddy read sounds like fun. Although both books look good (I love regency romances), the fact that Love Is Blind was checked out at the library and Conversion was a free download made my decision easy. Let me know when you start Conversion!

ROFLMAO! I'm kind of feeling like the last kid standing in gym class waiting for someone to pick them for their team. ; ) LOL!

Recs...anyone...please...lol

Gigi wrote: "ROFLMAO! I'm kind of feeling like the last kid standing in gym class waiting for someone to pick them for their team. ; ) LOL!

Recs...anyone...please...lol"

Gigi- I would be happy to send picks your way- do you think Dee would mind or should I wait for her ok?

Please Fran!! LOL Pretty please. I'm reduced to begging now. lol

Cathy wrote: "Sara,

I am so sorry I did not get your rec's up on time. I am a RN in a 80 bed NICU and I have just come off a long stretch of 12 hour nights. I am not able to access Goodreads from work because..."

That's ok, I've always got plenty to read anyway. I know for me half the fun of this group is choosing the books so if you have time I would love more recommendations!

OK Gigi- Hope you like something- if not, you know I would be happy to pick some more for you :)

1. lengthy tbr- The Tea Rose- keep hearing so much about this book and it is long!
2. shorter tbr- Understood- I liked this one, can't go wrong with Maya Banks
3. steadily gaining- The Girl Who Chased the Moon- super loved this book!

1. cresting rise- Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning- Gigi, I just finished this book today and omg I LOVED it- can't wait to read the rest of the series!!
2. reaching summit- The Prize or The Secret by Julie Garwood- author of the month and I loved both of these books- humor and love and great heroines
3. It's all downhill from here- Fever by Kimberly Dean. This hottie was recommended to me last month and I really liked it- short but hot story- I should get a fever like this girl!

Buddy Reads- I am going to do a buddy read with Sara and read Conversion by S.C. Stephens- recommended to me last month and looks awesome- free download. Or how about Love Is Blind by Lynday Sands.

Happy Reading!!!


OK- so I just saw that you have a different tbr than the regular one for this challenge so here are 3 different choices for the first 3- sorry!!!

1. Prince Charming
2. Menage (super triple loved)
3. Anyone But You (my first Jennifer Crusie and I really enjoyed it)

~Sara~ wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Sara! I enjoyed going through your shelves- let me know if you need some different picks and I will go back for some more :)

Out with the old-
1. pile o'books- [book:Lover Enshrine..."


Would love to read Conversion with you!! How about one day next week? I have a couple to read before that so would that be ok? I will PM next week and we can pick a starting date.

Fran wrote: "OK Gigi- Hope you like something- if not, you know I would be happy to pick some more for you :)

1. lengthy tbr- The Tea Rose- keep hearing so much about this book and it is long!
..."

Fran, you're the best! Awesome recs! I'm probably going to try to get to at least 3 of them this month. I'm going to read The Secret for the Julie Garwood FAC. I've just downloaded The Girl Who Chased the Moon from the library and I put the The Tea Rose on hold from the library. I've just added the others to my TBR--Fever does look really good, as well as the others! Thanks Fran!

Ari wrote: "These are some really great picks! Thank you. My library does have the "Forgotten Garden" so I'll start with that. Thanks again..."

I thought The Forgotten Garden might appeal to you! Hope you enjoy it. :)

Looks like the last pick is in, so time for stats!

Ward managed to hold on to top author honors again, while our two newcomers last month (Julie James and Jodi Picoult) dropped down. However, this month's AOM made a strong showing to place third. And in slightly strange news, Nora Roberts tied with herself (J.D. Robb) in fourth.

1. J.R. Ward - 17
2. Richelle Mead - 13
3. Julie Garwood - 12
4. Nora Roberts - 10
4. J.D. Robb - 10
4. Jeaniene Frost - 10
4. Karen Marie Moning - 10
8. Diana Gabaldon - 9
8. Kelley Armstrong - 9
8. Nalini Singh - 9
8. Sherrilyn Kenyon - 9
8. Kresley Cole - 9
13. Suzanne Collins - 7
13. Lisa Kleypas - 7
13. Stephanie Meyer - 7
13. Jennifer Crusie - 7

Total recommendations for the month were 603.

Fran wrote: "Would love to read Conversion with you!! How about one day next week? I have a couple to read before that so would that be ok? I will PM next week and we can pick a starting date."

That's perfect!

Since the categories to pick have started changing each month, we seem to get a wider spread of titles. Outlander is enjoying a resurgence, that might be due to picking longer books. And two new books to the top (A Game of Thrones and Sh*t My Dad Says are probably due to long and short length). Interestingly enough, Richelle Mead had two titles tied for fifth.

1. Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning - 9
1. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 9
3. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - 7
3. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 7
5. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward - 6
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - 6
5. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - 6
5. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - 6
9. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 5
9. The Host by Stephanie Meyer - 5
9. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - 5
9. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern - 5

11 books had 4 recommendations each.

Fran wrote: "1. Prince Charming
2. Menage (super triple loved)
3. Anyone But You (my first Jennifer Crusie and I really enjoyed it)..."

Fran, I love the fact that you super triple loved Menage. So, I'm going to move Menage up to the top of my list this month.

Gigi wrote: "Fran wrote: "1. Prince Charming
2. Menage (super triple loved)
3. Anyone But You (my first Jennifer Crusie and I really enjoyed it)..."

Fran, I love the fact that you super triple loved Menage. ..."

Oooh Gigi, you won't regret it!

LOL! Thanks Fran. I've been dying to read Emma Holly so, I'm looking forward to it!

Tugce Nida, I am halfway through You Slay Me and I am lovin it.

Gigi wrote: "Fran, I love the fact that you super triple loved Menage. ..."

Menage is really good so i hope you enjoy it Gigi!

Rebecca wrote: "Tugce Nida, I am halfway through You Slay Me and I am lovin it."

ooh really, thats what I will start tomorrow for one of my challenges :) glad to hear its good ... I am reading Awakened now.

Miss wrote: "Gigi wrote: "Fran, I love the fact that you super triple loved Menage. ..."

Menage is really good so i hope you enjoy it Gigi!"

Thanks Miss! I'm sure I will. It looks really good.

Tatiana wrote: "Hi Penney!

Here is my list for you

A. Out with the Old

1. Pile’s O’Books – Pick a book from your selectee’s list that is lengthy (or that you think could cause damage if it were to fall on them!..."

Hi Tatiana!
I finished Succubus Blues and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. I don't usually like UF books and I wasn't so crazy about the idea of a succubus, but I liked Georgina almost immediately. It ultimately earned four stars from me and I'll definitely continue the series. Thanks again for the recs!

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Looks like the last pick is in, so time for stats!

Ward managed to hold on to top author honors again, while our two newcomers last month (Julie James and Jodi Picoult) dropped down. However, thi..."

I always enjoy reading your stats for this challenge, Diane.

Great info as usual!

Miss wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Miss - Great, when will you be reading this? Also I can't wait till the library finally has The Tea Rose.. I put a hold on it so hopefully the person that has it brings it back early..."


Miss - I'm actually going to read it later on, I just started one a book... So would you like me to message you when I actually do start on it?

Hayley wrote: "Miss wrote: "Hayley wrote: "Miss - Great, when will you be reading this? Also I can't wait till the library finally has The Tea Rose.. I put a hold on it so hopefully the person that has it brings ..."

Great, message me, I can't wait.:)

HI Jane
you didn't have anything one your to-read list I'm hoping I'll find something you'll like but if not let me know :)

A. Out with the Old
1.Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon this is one of my favorite books
2.from the dark by Michele Half I'm really in to vampires and i saw that most of your books had vamps in it
3.a nerd who loved me okay this one has nothing to do with paranormal but this one it real funny

Acheron


B.In with the New
1.Colter's woman by Maya Banks this ones a little out there it has three heroes and one heroine
2.The jaguar prince by Kelley Karen you can never go wrong with man from another plant i read this one a couple of months ago and loved it
3.gods behaving badly this one has the Greek gods in it i love books with the Greek gods





C.Go it alone or with someone
1.stormwalker by Allyson James
2.the princess bride by William Goldman i just watched this movie i didn't even know it was a book

Hi AlbertJenn

I've just finished Lover Enshrined! I'm so glad I got back on this series. Whilst I won't rate the book a 5 stars (I think 4 stars), there were parts I loved and I didn't have to push myself this time round. The break from the series worked in my favour. (I had tried to read this book in Sep'09 and just gave up after 100 pages.)

So thanks Jenn!! (I hope to read Tempted by Two sometime toward the end of the month...)

I second Yz's comment - thanks Diane! This is my first month on this challenge and it was really interesting to see the book/author reading structure of the group. ...It also reinforced that there a quite a few authors I have to get around to reading, given their popularity! :)

Jane (PS) wrote: "I second Yz's comment - thanks Diane! This is my first month on this challenge and it was really interesting to see the book/author reading structure of the group. ...It also reinforced that ther..."

I'm glad people find it useful. :)

Thanks for the stats, Diane! Always interesting to see. :)

Hi LethalLovely
thanks for the great list I'm going to go with Asmodeus,enslave:the taming of the beast and hunger like no other and when angelfire comes out I'm going to grab that one

Ari,

Just finished Loose Endsand loved it!

Thanks for the rec.

Kerste-I managed to get both
Blood Bound and Dragon Actually from the library so let me know if you get a hold of either.

Hayley - I finished Bachelor On The Prowl today. Thanks for getting it off my TBR. It was just ok, I found the heroine kind of wishy-washy and the story seemed a bit rushed.

If I get time after my other challenges are done, I'll try and get in The Kept Woman as well.

Lady Kati-finished Wake late last night. Gave it 4 stars but really probably 3 1/2 I think. It was a quick read and I really liked it up until the last fifty pages when it seemed like she speeded through how Janie and Cabel gained control and made all the rich people bad. The whole field trip sequence was awesome and the hint at other people with her "gift". I would definitely read the next one!

Rebecca wrote: "Tugce Nida wrote: " am happy you enjoyed your picks :) well, yes please pick for me. I didn't receive my picks yet and if i do today there is never a harm in reading an extra one ;) thanks... "

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I have decided to read breakfast at tiffany's, I loved the movie, one of my fav. So will read this one, hopefully. Thanks again Rebecca.

Elke- I decided to read a book you chose for me that is a new author for me- I finished For One More Day and I really liked it. Thanks so much for recommending it to me- it really makes you think about how you treat the ones you love.

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Hayley - I finished Bachelor On The Prowl today. Thanks for getting it off my TBR. It was just ok, I found the heroine kind of wishy-washy and the story seemed a bit rushed.

If I ..."

Diane -- I'm sorry that it wasn't the greatest book :(... I haven't actually read it myself but saw it on your TBR shelf! If you do read The Kept Woman let me know because I have that on my TBR too....

Rena - I finished Addicted over the weekend. The first half of the book was good and kept me interested but I once I figured what was happening it got kind of boring. It did however have a happy ending and got me smiling at the end. I'm glad you picked Addicted it was a type of book I would have never considered before and I'm sure I will try it again.

I have started The Body Finder and it looks very promising.

I have finished The Hunger Games. It was such an awesome book! I will also be working on Flat-Out Sexy within the next week.

Annabell wrote: "I have finished The Hunger Games. It was such an awesome book! I will also be working on Flat-Out Sexy within the next week."

Annabell, I have to pick up Flat-out Sexy from the library by the 11th. Let me know when you start it.

I am finishing up a different book and then I plan on starting Covet in a couple of days. Were my buddies, Tania and Mountain Kat still planning on reading it with me?

Oh I see you both are reading it. I guess I better catch up.

Hi Kami - I actually started it yesterday. I am only on chapter 8 I think, so I am not that far ahead. =)

Autumn and I did a buddy read of All I Ever Wanted. I enjoyed it though it was my least favorite book by the author.

Christina- I finished Boneshaker, it was my first Steampunk book. I will definitely will read more books in this genre....I really enjoyed this book. I have started Fantasy Lover but I am only a couple chapters in.

Fran wrote: "Elke- I decided to read a book you chose for me that is a new author for me- I finished For One More Day and I really liked it. Thanks so much for recommending it to me- it really make..."

Oh good I am glad you liked it Fran!! Yes that book is very good and always make me tear up!!

Anja,
Thanks so much for recommending As You Desire and encouraging me to get it off my TBR, where it was languishing for no good reason. Autumn and I did a buddy read, and I loved it - both the book and the buddy read!