Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

It's time to pick our January 2019 Urban Fantasy Action group read. Drop by the discussion thread and make your suggestions by December 24th.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

It's time to vote for our first group read of January, Urban Fantasy Action. Drop by and vote in the poll by December 30th.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

I finished my review of 2018 on Goodreads. It was a super year for my reading!
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Join us for the 2019 Action/Adventure Aficionados Reading Challenge!

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Another New Challenge for the New Year! Stop by and check out Book Bingo the AAA Way!

This is a year long challenge...no pressure, just FUN!

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Thrilling Cities by Ian Fleming is a nonfiction book of essays that he wrote about 13 cities around the world in 1959-60. I highly recommend it to anyone that likes the original James Bond books. I gave it a 5 star review here:
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Our February group read is Books that Other Group Members Loved. We're currently listing our nominations. Drop by and nominate your favorite book that is in the Action/Adventure genres (or with a lot of either) that hasn't been a group read.

The poll will go up on January 24th.

February 2019 Book Love Group Read Nominations

You still have about 24 hours to submit your nomination for our February Book Love Group Read. Drop by and let us know what you want us to read next month:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Our February group read poll is up. Drop by and vote by January 31st (6 days only!)

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

So far this year, I've read Insomnia, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Fare Thee Well: The Final Chapter of the Grateful Dead's Long, Strange Trip.

Now I'm reading Elevation.

The March group read theme poll is open. Drop by and vote by February 11th!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

I am reading The Enemy on audiobook. It's pretty good. The narrator is a bit boring though.

Hey Action/Adventure fans!

We have a really quick turnaround on selecting our March read. Drop by and make a nomination for our Space Action/Adventure read by February 24th, when the poll will go up.

March 2019 Space Action/Adventure Group Read Nominations

I just finished River God by Wilbur Smith and enjoyed it quite a bit. Lots of great military action between the Egyptians and the Hyksos invaders. I've only read a couple of Wilbur Smith's books, but every time I do, I am reminded of how much I like him and that I need to read more of his stuff. I think that the next one in this series will be quite interesting...sounds like it jumps to modern day times with a race to uncover the Egyptian kings (from the first book) hidden tomb.

If you like Wilbur Smith maybe you'd like Anthony Barton's action-adventure series about the women fighting secretly inside the Royal Navy to defeat Josephine Bonaparte. The first book in the series is PRESS GANG! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JDQLD8YPress Gang!: Battle, Sweat and Glory in Nelson's Navy!

Our March Space Action/Adventure group read poll is up. It's only for four days so vote asap!

The March group read poll is up. It's only lasting four days, through February 28th!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

I finished Elevation and The Troop.

Now I'm reading House of Leaves. It's been a little difficult to figure out the writing style at the beginning.

I recently finished In Search of the Lost World by Greig Beck This is the first book in his Primordia series. It did leave on a bit of a cliffhanger, so I will definitely be reading the next in the series. If you are a fan of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park series then you might enjoy this one!

Going Rogue by Drew Hayes is the third in the Spells, Swords, & Stealth series, a D&D world from the NPC (non player characters) point of view. The series is really hitting its stride. I gave it a 4 star review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am reading the "Left Behind" Series by Tim La Haye and Jim Jenkins.

I believe we are in the last days of the age.

Very enjoyable and good reading.

I am on Book #10 and currently have two books to go. I started with Book #3. (Left Behind)

Raylan Goes to Detroit is by Elmore's son, Peter Leonard. I'm usually disappointed when another author takes over a favorite character, but this was pretty good. It wasn't Elmore, but it was well narrated & kept Raylan's character intact. I gave it a 3 star review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Reading Shadows of Steel by Dale Brown (not Dan Brown), a purebred guylit. Tech jargon, weapons, specifications, good guys, bad guys.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Igor

The May group read theme poll is up. Vote by April 15th.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves was really good. An excellent mystery centered around horses. I gave it a 4 star review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished reading Out of the Dark, and Evan Smoak is officially my favorite action/adventure. The audiobook is fantastic.

The May group read theme is Supernatural/Weird Western and the nominations thread is open. The poll will go up on April 25th.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The May Supernatural/Weird Western Group Read poll is up. Drop by and vote by 11:59pm on April 30th.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Hello Action/Adventure buffs!

It's time to nominate our June Random Read group read! Drop by the thread and post your selected book you'd like to be on the poll by May 25th.

June 2019 Random Read Group Read Nominations

I just finished a really great book for review: In the Dark. Very strong lead character and antagonist, and it was very suspenseful.

The June Random Read group read poll is up. Vote by May 31st.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Outpost is the first of an SF trilogy by W. Michael Gear. I read another trilogy by him about 15 years ago & liked it, so I'm not surprised that I was really impressed by this one. I gave it a 4 star review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It's time to nominate our August Group Read theme. Drop by the discussion thread by July 8th.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Currently reading a piece of fan fiction about Wonder Woman on another site. It's a wonderful tale, of WW finding she's pregnant by the late Steve Trevor, and having to learn to be a mother. Action may come later in the story, but the idea of WW as a mother is original. I'll ask the author if she'll let me post a link here.

Jim wrote: "Outpost is the first of an SF trilogy by W. Michael Gear. I read another trilogy by him about 15 years ago & liked it, so I'm not surprised that I was really impresse..."

This one sounds good...I'll have to check it out!

John wrote: "Currently reading a piece of fan fiction about Wonder Woman on another site. It's a wonderful tale, of WW finding she's pregnant by the late Steve Trevor, and having to learn to be a mother. Action..."

Sounds interesting!

Our August group read theme poll is up!

Drop by and vote by August 17th!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Our August High Tech Thriller Group Read Nominations Poll is open. Drop by and nominate a book you'd like to read in August by July 26th, when the poll goes up!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

It's time to nominate our September group read theme. Drop and suggest a theme for our September group read by August 8th!

September 2019 Group Read Theme Nominations

Our September group read theme poll is up. Drop by and vote by August 15th!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Our September On the Run Group Read Nominations thread is open. Drop by and make a nomination by August 25th, when the poll will go live:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I finally started book 2 of the Hell Divers series . I'm about halfway through already and it is just as good as the first one. I think I will move right on to book 3 next.

The September On the Run group read poll is up. It will close on August 31st.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

The Romanov Prophecy sits firmly in the thriller subgenre dominated by The Da Vinci Code , but without (most of) the metaphysics and with a more relatable protagonist. It's got first-novel problems that it paves over with a sprinting narrative and great dollops of tragi-history surrounding one of the world's favorite conspiracy theories. Fun? Sure. You won't come out with a net loss of neurons. Take it for what it is (a good distraction from sitting in coach on a transatlantic flight) and you'll have at least a three-star good time.

Read the full review here.

Our October Group Read Theme Nominations period is upon us. Drop by the discussion thread to make a selection for the type of book you'd like to read in October by September 8th, when the poll will go up.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello, Action/Adventure Folks!

It's time to vote on our October group read theme. Drop by and vote on the poll by September 16th, just before midnight.

October 2019 Group Read Theme Poll

Been a couple of months since I read a Vietnam Ground Zero book. Really enjoy this series so far that started with the Scorpion Squad books. Picking up where I left off with book 3 in the VGZ series. Unconfirmed Kill written by Kevin Randle and Robert Cornett as Eric Helm.

It's time to nominate our October group read, an Action Chills and Thrills book to get us in a spooky mood for the month.

Drop by the discussion thread to make a nomination of your choice.

The poll will go up on September 24th.

October 2019 Action Thrills and Chills Group Read Nominations

poltergeist by James Kahn

As often happens, time got away with me and the poll for October's Action Thrills and Chills Group Read in finally up. It will close on September 30th, so it's only four days! Drop by and vote by 11:59pm PT on the 30th.

October 2019 Action Thrills and Chills Group Read

Who Goes There? by
John W. Campbell