Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Hello everyone! Glad to join a group whose members are into reading romance books too :)

Plenty of romance readers here, Catherine, so I hope you'll stick around. : )

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Plenty of romance readers here, Catherine, so I hope you'll stick around. : )"

yep!

Catherine wrote: "Hello everyone! Glad to join a group whose members are into reading romance books too :)"

Welcome Catherine! You can't go wrong really... ;)

Jane (PS) wrote: "The best way to find good romance book rec's, Kalliopeia, is to chat with the other members - generally through the challenges, checking out other ppl's lists, making comments or straight out askin..."

Thank you! ^^

Hello fellow romance lovers, my name is Sara. My obsession with GR is fairly new but I have been a romance lover for a long time. PNR, UF and historical romances are my favourite. My TBR list is overwhelming long and still I manage to add more books every chance I get. I figure I'll have enough to read for the rest of my life. Maybe even the next life. Recommendations are always welcome and hope to meet/chat about books and get ideas about what to read next.

Hi Sara - welcome to our group :) I remember when I first round GR - it was a revelation in book reading options! I simply hadn't realised there were so many good books out there or how to work out which ones I would like...

lol tell me about it. This site is amazing!

BTW - love your avatar, Sara! ;)

;) thanks Jane

I joined cause I love reading and I live in a small farm town n as I tell ppl I live in the boonies and I thought this would be different and fun. I like trying new things. I now just have to fill in all my books I've read..
I look forward to this group n the challenges

Welcome again Debra :) I live in the country as well, on a cattle property...

hi ,OK I have a question,
I'm new to this but I'm trying to add books I've read and I can't remember how any help would be great. thanks

Hi I'm Gloria........I've just joined, I'm so happy that I found a group that loves romance as much as I do! Historically are my favorite but I beginning to enjoy erotic and young romance

Debra wrote: "hi ,OK I have a question,
I'm new to this but I'm trying to add books I've read and I can't remember how any help would be great. thanks"

Hi Debra - sorry I hadn't checked this thread sooner. Please PM me if I take too long!! ;)

Basically just search for the book in the search bar (top of the page immediately to the right of the 'goodreads' logo) by typing in the name of the book.

You should then have a list (or just one hit) of books with that name. You can either use the dropdown option on the far right ('add to my books') to add the book to your lists,
OR
you can click on the name of the books and go to the actual GR page of the book. On the left hand side below the cover of the book there is a drop down menu called 'add to my book'. Use that to add the book to your lists.

Hope this helps :)

Welcome Ariel and Gloria - so pleased you joined our group. I was amazed at how my reading genres broadened after I joined this group :)

Jane(PS),
THanks I got somemore loaded but still got loads to add i have been an avid reader for yrs and now im trying to remember all the books i ve read. but im enjoying this web site and this group so far. i look forward to reading my books,.. thanks again for all you help hopefully im not a bother for much longer and will figure it all out ..lol thanks
Debra

You aren't a bother at all, Debra - I'm pleased I could help. It takes a bit of time to get used to how GR works :)

Good luck getting your list up to date!

Hi my name is Robert Yerges and I write as A. McKay. My first Book Gone Rogue is released and is available on the Kindle and lulu.com for paperback. you can read what it is about there and let me know what you think. I thought I wrote it as paranormal romance, but a publisher said it is a romantic fantasy.

Anyways I work mall security and enjoy reading to release stress by reading. People usually think I am a weird because I read romance, like Katie MacAlister's novels and I am a guy. I say to those people, "you don't know what you are missing"

Welcome Robert :)

Will watch out for your new book - hope it goes well for you!

And I agree - a lot of ppl (male and female) tend to 'pooh-pooh' the romance genre without ever really giving it a go... Silly people!

welcome newcomers. great to have you with us.

Michelle wrote: "Hi
I've actually been a member since the beginning of the year and for some reason never got around to posting I'm completely new to this. I am a book lover. Especially enjoy romance guess that's ..."

Welcome Michelle :) These challenges are just the thing to help you choose which of those lovely presents to read! (And a great way to find more books, if you need such a thing!)

Enjoy :)

G'day, I'm Shi. Found this group a bit ago and have been lurking in the shadows but this weekend I have gotten addicted to the idea of participating in the Reading Tournament Hearts & Tears. I have already read one book and started my second. I hope to find new authors and hopefully another amazing series or two.

Hi everyone im Rebecca. I love to read romance novels, Paranormal romance novels. I love comlicated relationships played out in books " not in real life" :) So it would be no suprise that i love william shakespear, Jannet Evanovich with her wicked series. But the most recent book i read that left me a little rattled was the book beautiful disatser. Can wait to share books with you guys

Shi wrote: "G'day, I'm Shi. Found this group a bit ago and have been lurking in the shadows but this weekend I have gotten addicted to the idea of participating in the Reading Tournament Hearts & Tears. I ha..."

Welcome Shi :) I'm guessing you are from NZ or Australia? I'm so pleased you have thrown yourself into the Heart & Tears Tournament - DG is doing a great job with it :) Enjoy!

Rebecca wrote: "Hi everyone im Rebecca. I love to read romance novels, Paranormal romance novels. I love comlicated relationships played out in books " not in real life" :) So it would be no suprise that i love wi..."

Welcome to the group, Rebecca! You won't have any trouble finding ppl to chat with about PNR and Janet E novels. The monthly challenges are great for finding new books - especially the Pick It For Me challenge :)

Welcome to the group Amaria! We have some great challenges that you can structure to do as many or as few books as you like :) I always recommend our basic monthly challenge as a starting point, mainly because that is where I started! Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1.... You can read 3, 5, 8 or 10 of the categories - it is up to you.

The November challenges will be posted soon - no more than a week away - so watch out for those!

Just jump in wherever it interests you. We love new blood!

Hello everyone. My name is Filipa.
I love books, a lot. They´re one of my big passions. Very glad to be on this group. I hope i can participate in a reading challenge very soon.

Hi Everyone :) my name is Dolores and I love to read! I find time between working fulltime and then some and taking care of my 2 little girls. I am in need of new recommentations for books to read so I am really excited to join and plan to have some fun and meet new friends :)

Welcome Filipa and Dolores!!

Just jump in and start chatting with everyone - our members are always happy to talk about books and recommend ones that they have loved! The 'What Are You Reading' thread often has book comments to help you decide too.

The monthly Pick It For Me Challenge has a lot of comments about books as well when lists are posted with book recommendations - so even if you don't join in, check out the posts...

welcom, welcome newcomers, good to have you.

Thank you ladies :)

Hi there, I'm Kim from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. I'm addicted to books, and I have way too many! My favorite genre is historical fiction, which also includes historical romance and historical mystery, but I'll usually read anything short of outright erotica or car or house repair.(Seriously)
It's nice to be a part of this group.

Hi I'm Racquel. I am an author of two romantic books, That Forty Thing which for one week is free for download on https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi... and my second is Piggy Pag but not so free, may cost you a few pence. Hope you give them a go and hope to blog with you soon.

Kim wrote: "Hi there, I'm Kim from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. I'm addicted to books, and I have way too many! My favorite genre is historical fiction, which also includes historical romance and historical my..."

LOL - welcome to the group Kim! You'll actually find quite a few members read that outright erotica - not so sure about the car and house repair books... ;)

Racquel wrote: "Hi I'm Racquel. I am an author of two romantic books, That Forty Thing which for one week is free for download on https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi... and my second is Piggy Pag but n..."

Welcome to the group Racquel! Hope those books sell well. I'll go and check them out :)

Evaine wrote: "Hay everyone. I've just joined Goodreads (How did I not discover this site sooner....?) I love to read, and I love to bake with my girls. I really enjoy a mix of Romance Sub-Genres and have never t..."

Welcome Evaine - I know that when I finally stumbled on GR it just opened up a whole new world (and enjoyment) of books. I love it and the friends I have since made :)

Hi I'm Margarida and I really love books, I spend a lot time reading. I found GR while I was looking for something new to read and I'm really glad I found it... I liked this group and one of the reasons I want to join it is because of the reading challenges, which I really want to participate. I hope I can find new books to read, and make new friends whith the passion for books that I have.

Welcome to the group Maggie! So pleased you joined us - there are plenty of challenges on this site to keep you occupied and reading all day, every day, if you want ;) Then again, you can just go at the normal pace that most of us travel at! Enjoy!

Hey everyone! I'm Tara. I love romance novels. All sorts of them.

Also I'm having a giveaway right now on my blog and the winner(s) will get a book of their choosing. :) So you guys should all go check that out and enter! It'll be tons of fun.

http://taralovesreading.blogspot.com/...

Welcome to the group Tara! Hope your giveaway goes well :)

Thank you! If you can help spread the word that would be great! But really I'm just so excited about this :) haha

Hi Evaine, Margarida and Tara , welcome and look foward to talking to you in the future.

I'm new :) I have been reading romance books since I was 12 haha. I love challenges so I think I will love this group :)

Welcome Lorena - you should fit in very nicely! :)

Welcome Bella and Lorena :)

Welcome to the group, Bella! Good luck on getting the boyf to read - sounds like it could be an uphill battle :) And best of luck in med school next year.

welcome newcomers. great to have you

Hello Everyone! I love to read and if I didn't need to sleep or work, I could read non-stop. I like all genres of romance and have become hooked on dystopia and crime thrillers. I guess if the book is good I gotta read it. I'm excited about joining this group and participating in the reading challenges.

Welcome to the group SueR :) The monthly challenges are just starting for November so jump right on in! (Unfortunately The Pick It For Me challenge has already closed...)

Enjoy!