Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

I just finished . I have yet to read a book by her I didn't love, and this one was no different. I loved Adam and Claire's relationship, how it blossomed and everything. Another great story in her Elemental Witch series!

I finished Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh on [2/6/2012] and am giving it 3*. I received a lot of recommendations for this one and a lot of praising on the account of Singh's writing. I must say I like the world she created, it's fascinating in it's slightly obscure way with all the lack of emotions among the Psys and the rage of changelings. But it started to bother me when Sascha was saying over and over again: "I'm Psy, remember?" I just wanted to shake her and make her realize she's nothing like them, oh well. The story was nice and the main pairing also, I just expected a lot more since I got a lot of recommendations for this book. I will continue with the series when I have more time and hopefully the sequels will impress me more. (:

Brett, I finished last night and I really liked it. The ending was soooooo cheesy! I give it four stars for a fun ride.

Aleksandra wrote: "I finished Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh on [2/6/2012] and am giving it 3*. I received a lot of recommendations for this one and a lot of praising on the account of Singh's writi..."

I gave the first book 3 stars, too, but now it's probably my favorite PNR series. I think Nalini Singh does a great job balancing the romance with a substantial plot that carries through the series. Honest, the next several are better (in my opinion).

Lady Jaye wrote: "Brett, I finished last night and I really liked it. The ending was soooooo cheesy! I give it four stars for a fun ride."

All her endings are on the cheesy side. But the books are soo good!!!

Completed
I'm so excited to read the next one in the series
Thanks for the picks Rena :)

I just finished . It was very humorous, and the story of these two characters' attraction despite their personalities and competition was very believable.

Thanks Ana for the recommendation. It sure lifted my spirits!

Hey Jim,

I finished and I enjoyed it very much. I loved Jamie and her great cast of supporting characters. Thanks for introducing me to a new author. I will be sure to check out more by her.

And I read the review you wrote for the Emma Holly - it was great! I read the book several years ago and don't remember anything about it. Thanks for the very funny synopsis!

Hi Kimmy! I finished Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner yesterday and really enjoyed it. Even though it didn't have the romantic elements found in Jaime & Claire's books, there was still a sense of love and longing and intrigue that are evident in all the books. Thanks for the push!

Fran wrote: "Hey Jim,

I finished and I enjoyed it very much. I loved Jamie and her great cast of supporting characters. Thanks for introducing me to a new author. I ..."


Fran I'm so glad you liked the book. I first came across her books when she was writing Blaze novels and really liked her style. I don't think there's anything I've read by her that I haven't liked yet.

And THANK YOU for the book. I've been in a reading funk and just haven't read anything for weeks. this suddenly helped break me out of my funk. I loved the characters and the story. Some of the sex scenes just seemed to be thrown in and led to the occasional helping of WTFery. I've already passed it on to another person! I don't know if you should be proud that you are contributing to smutification of Columbus or not. I know I'll have to send you something, I just don't know what yet.

Photojim wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hey Jim,

I finished and I enjoyed it very much. I loved Jamie and her great cast of supporting characters. Thanks for introducing me to a n..."

No need to send me anything- seriously, I have too many paperbacks that are piled up still unread. Maybe one day if I ever get my tbr pile under control :)

I'm not sure how I feel about my hand in the smutification of Columbus! My NY friends who know me as quiet and unassuming would be shocked!

Angelica

I wasn't able to get a copy of James' Practice Makes Perfect, so I'm going with Clare's Extreme Exposure.

I will start it this week, and will probably stop by at the buddy thread for it to discuss.

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Lady Jaye wrote: "Brett, I finished last night and I really liked it. The ending was soooooo cheesy! I give it four stars for a fun ride."

All her endings are o..."

I find her heroes to be extremely well written and charismatic. Reese is my fav of all her heroes in the I-Team books. :)

Sandy, i finished Bloodlinesand I thoroughly enjoyed it! thanks for the great pick!

Mounika wrote: "Completed
I'm so excited to read the next one in the series
Thanks for the picks Rena :)"

You're very welcome! I'm waiting to read Pandemonium as well!

Just Finished P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

Gave it 3*. It was ok, made me laugh some and sometimes made me sad.

English/ Irish chick-lit book, not the best of them, maybe too long and not the best written, but I like my chick-lit occasionally.
I haven't seen the movie and for some reason I can not imagine Hilary Swank as Holly .... Guess, I have to see it then.

Shell wrote: "D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Lady Jaye wrote: "Brett, I finished last night and I really liked it. The ending was soooooo cheesy! I give it four stars for a fu..."


D.G - I believe you! I loved this one.

Shell - I like Reece a lot too!

Eva wrote: "Rebecca,

1. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 2/4/2012 **** I love this series. I could read these books over and over. Thanks for this pick!

2. Divergent by Veronica Ro..."

I am glad you liked Poison Study its one of my favorites. Do you want to read a buddy read this month if so just let me know.

Angelica wrote: "I just finished . It was very humorous, and the story of these two characters' attraction despite their personalities and competition was very believable.
..."

I'm glad you liked it! I think that even in real life if there is attraction mixed with antagonism you'll find some pretty amazing sparks. :-)

Hi Marissa-Dono - I've just finished The English Heiress and really enjoyed it. It's been a while since I've read a regency (although this was set a bit earlier during the French Revolution) but I think I'll be reading some more soon.

The book was written over 30 years ago but ther writing didn't deem dated although it was occasionally a bit drawn out it was still exciting.

The hero rescued the heroine from the French Revolution but unlike most stories after getting trapped in Paris it took over 2 years to return home.

@ Penney

Would you suggest it? I have it and am thinking of my next month's reading... maybe I will go for it. I also loved your idea about it on audio... how were the Scottish accents?

Also, have you read The Winter Sea yet? If you like Jamie and Claire, you may like this one. Not the same book/type of book, but Scottish + Romance and good book. I just finished it and really liked it!

Penney wrote: "Hi Kimmy! I finished Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner yesterday and really enjoyed it. Even though it didn't have the romantic elements found in Jaime & Claire's books, there w..."

@Dawn (Kat N Hat)
I have The Trouble With Magic so whenever you get your copy and want to start the buddy read.. let me know.

@ Kimmy
I put The Winter Sea on my tbr after your suggestion and I just read The Rose Garden last month and was pleasantly surprised. I probably won't get to this month, but I am looking forward to it.

I would definitely recommend Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner on audio. I'm stickler about accents in audiobooks and I've heard someone complained about this one, but I didn't see a problem. It wasn't as broad maybe, but I guess it wouldn't be at that point in his life. It's narrated by two men and I think they both did a good job :)

Kimmy wrote: " @Dawn (Kat N Hat)
I have The Trouble With Magic so whenever you get your copy and want to start the buddy read.. let me know."

My library didn't have it so I got a copy on my kindle. I will start on it tonight.

@ Penney
Oh yah, you did say you were adding The Winter Sea, I forgot, sorry! I enjoyed it so much I'm probably going to read another one of hers at some point, would you suggest The Rose Garden? ...

@ Dawn - I have it on my Kobo (lol Canadian Kindle) and will start it too... let me know what you think!

I finished today and gave it 5 stars. This book was awesome and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series!

@ Laura

I finished Never Enough and liked it. It wasn't my fav book of the series (that belongs to Brody's book) but still a good way to end it (for now maybe?). Thanks for the Rec!

Finished my buddy read with Lady Jaye! We read and I liked it. I don't know what I'm going to read next. I'll need to see what's available

Hey, Vi! I finished Mine to Possess & even managed to use it in our SOS game! I enjoyed it but Talin had a rabid case of Bitchface. She's the only heroine I dislike so far in this series.

I started A Lady's Lesson in Scandal but had to put it on the backburner for SOS but I'm going to try to finish it this month too. Thank you very much for the recs!

Hey, Lethal! I was giggling at your review. You should add it as your review so I can officially like it. I'm sure you'll be continuing the series - you can definitely fit into most of the SOS shelves :)

Finished reading . This was a super quick read! I finished it in one night. It was a really sweet story.

I finished for the buddy read thread. What a fun read!

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Angelica

I wasn't able to get a copy of James' Practice Makes Perfect, so I'm going with Clare's Extreme Exposure.

I will start it this week, and will probably st..."

No problem. I hope you enjoy it!

Yz,
I'm sorry to ask, but how do you get to the buddy thread? How does it work? As you may have concluded by now, I'm new at this. Thanks!

Wow, Brett! You're making me feel bad. I haven't read even one of my picks.

Cathy,

1. The Seduction of the Crimson Rose 2/4/12 ***1/2 stars I really enjoyed this fourth installment in the series. It wrapped up some previous story lines, which was nice. Thanks for this pick!

2.The Help

3. Darkness Unbound 2/9/12 ***1/2 stars I enjoyed this book, but I like alot of other urban fantasy books better. But it was a fun read. Thanks for the pick! I added more on the buddy read thread.

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Hi Nici,
I finished Back on Blossom Street and really liked it. I had read the first one in this series years ago and had forgotten how good they are. It was a nice 'feel-good' kind of story. Some people would probably think that it was too 'neat' with all of the plot threads resolved at the end, but every once in a while it is nice to read a book that has a satisfying ending! Thanks for recommending it!
On to my next one...

Leslie,
You are way ahead of me on the buddy read. I will try to catch up tomorrow.

Cathy wrote: "Leslie,
You are way ahead of me on the buddy read. I will try to catch up tomorrow."

No problem, Cathy! I read fast and I had to finish it for another challenge. I'll be interested in your thoughts, especially since you are familiar with this world.

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Wow, Brett! You're making me feel bad. I haven't read even one of my picks."

haha! Don't feel bad! Do over was really quick or else it would have taken me a couple days. haha I started . I like it. I feel like she is having a pretty realistic reaction to him being basically a male prostitute.

D.G.~Shameless Hussy~

I have decided to read Pleasure Unbound and Hounded. I have both reserved and should receive them shortly. I will update when I get them. Thanks for the great picks!

Ok, two more to add, finished reading...

I'm In No Mood For Love - 4 Stars
I enjoyed this one because let's face it, who hasn't woken up at some point with a hangover and some serious regrets over their drunken actions the night before. lol

Simply Irresistible - 3 Stars
Very funny, light read. Only thing that kind of annoyed me was the whole escaping from her own wedding like a criminal trying to escape from the law. She's a grown woman. If she changed her mind about getting married, go out and tell them you changed your mind. Other than that, I enjoyed it.

Hey Penney I finished Dragon Bound today! I loved it! I couldn't put it down after I picked it up! Thank you so much for recommending it to me! I kept hearing great things about the book but kept putting it off so that extra push made it so much better ;)

Have you read the others in the series? I haven't heard anything about them so I wasn't sure if they are as good.

I finished Crave by J.R. Ward on audio book today! I love this series! It is especially great on audio book! I am happy with the pick!

Finished Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
I loved the book ! It's one of the best romance books I have ever read! Thanks for recommendation, Aleksandra! As we planned doing Buddy read, I sure hope you'll love it , too!

Angelica wrote: No problem. I hope you enjoy it!

Yz,
I'm sorry to ask, but how do you get to the buddy thread? How does it work? As you may have concluded by now, I'm new at this. Thanks! ", ..."

Buddy reads can be found in the Dare You to Read folder.

Here is the link for the Extreme Exposure Buddy Reads thread:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Lexa wrote: "Hey Penney I finished Dragon Bound today! I loved it! I couldn't put it down after I picked it up! Thank you so much for recommending it to me! I kept hearing great things about the ..."

Yay Lexa! I'm glad you liked it, I felt the same way. And if you liked Dragon Bound definitely move on to Storm's Heart and Serpent's Kiss, they're both very good. Right now I'm eagerly awaiting #4, Oracle's Moon, I think it comes out next month!

Dawn
How are you enjoying The Trouble With Magic?

I finished . I liked it.

hi KAMI, thank you again for the picks, i've finished but i didn't like it at all. The main character was very very annoying, lol. But it's great that i got it off my tbr, it's been sitting there for ages!

Hey Michelle - I finished Bloodfever on 10 Feb and forgot to post here. Loved it! Thanks for the great rec.

I've started Extreme Exposure but haven't moved very far into it as yet :)