Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Karen wrote: "Birthday: April 29
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Chocolate and spicy food
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Heiress by Jude Devereaux
Favorite Romance Genre: paranormal, histor..."

Hehehe-Karen I had to laugh at the last line. On saturday we had tornados move through our area. As my family headed for our basement, I grabbed my purse, cell phone, and out of habit MY BOOK!!!! What the heck. Needless to say my hubby and kids were not impressed.

Karen wrote: "Birthday: April 29
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Chocolate and spicy food
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Heiress by Jude Devereaux
Favorite Romance Genre: paranormal, histor..."


Welcome to the group, Karen.

Stephanie, WTH? They didn't see the brilliance of having your book with you? It's a tornado. You gotta hang out in the basement for a couple of hours maybe without power? What else do you do? LOL I mean unless you are watching a family movie or something??? When I lived in Ohio I kept my books downstairs in our basement. So I woulda been covered ;) HAHAHA Maybe I should move my books downstairs now ;) HAHA

Haha!! They probably don't realise the comfort books give us :P I feel so lost without at least feeling a book in my bag. Its like I left a part of me behind! They'd probably appreciate it better when they have nothing to do and you're tucked in a corner enjoying the tales from other worlds!

I'm guessing. You need to instill a love of reading in the kiddos. Then they can join you in grabbing a book before going downstairs! Then you will just have a husband going ??????????

My kids take a book everywhere. :) Of course I bribe them to read. If they finish six books in a month they get to go for pizza. :) Talk about motivation! HEHE My 12 year old read like 20 books in January. :)

Lady Ozma wrote: "I'm guessing. You need to instill a love of reading in the kiddos. Then they can join you in grabbing a book before going downstairs! Then you will just have a husband going ??????????

My kids ta..."

My boys don't quite have the passion that I have. They all had a good laugh at my expense...hahaha Mom forgot to grab us but she remembered her book???

ROFL my boys would be like 'where is our book???" LOL but they aren't near as passionate as me. Though they just started burning through the Maximum Ride series and I can't seem to get their noses out of the books. So maybe they are catching on!

Drop by and tell us something about yourself:

Birthday: October 20
Favorite Color:gold
Favorite Food: greek
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Shanna Kathleen Woodiwiss
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal/urban romance
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I can read a book in aday and no-ine in the home gets fed

Welcome to the group, Adrienne. Hope you'll visit us often. Have fun reading!

Lady Ozma wrote: "My kids take a book everywhere. :) Of course I bribe them to read. If they finish six books in a month they get to go for pizza. :) Talk about motivation! HEHE My 12 year old read like 20 books in January. :) "

I reward my kids with the movie based on the book they've read for family movie night. My 8 year old read the children's version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 4 days as he was excited to watch the movie. My 11 year old last year read all 7 Harry Potter books. This year he read Swiss Family Robinson.

Briansgirl - We are reading Swiss Family right now as a family! :) My boys read 20k Leagues like a year and a half ago and they have watched the movie and really enjoyed it. :) We read Journey to the Centre of the Earth and then went to the 3D movie last year. :)

I'm not sure what we are reading after Swiss Family... LOL

Hi my kids read aolt too especially my son::reads Darren Shan, Anthony Horowitz, robert Muchamore plus what ever he can get his hands on from the Library:: read Harry Potter when he about 7 over and over again:: reads very quickly too kinda like speed reading:: doesn't miss out any of the detail ::frightningly accurate when you test him about what happened on a particular page::spooky infact::daughter reads alot too::girly books

So...how many of you are in my boat where all my children (20,21 & 22) have left the nest???

Lady Ozma wrote: "Briansgirl - We are reading Swiss Family right now as a family! :) My boys read 20k Leagues like a year and a half ago and they have watched the movie and really enjoyed it. :) We read Journey to..."

Disney made a Swiss Family Robinson movie ages ago, but as my son pointed out, they left out the fourth son! lol They havn't read the full version of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea but my 8 year old read the children's illustrated classics version. That Disney movie starred Kirk Douglas. I have the children's illustrated classic version of Joryney to the Center of the Earth which my 11 year old read (in 1-2 days). Need to get him the full version and then we'll have to go find the movie to rent.

We watch the classic movies as well as the new ones. We just like to compare. :) It's fun!!!!

Our big thing was we read Robinson Crusoe like a year ago. Then this year they had that TV Show on during the fall so we watched it together as a family. That was pretty cool!!!

Lady Ozma wrote: "Our big thing was we read Robinson Crusoe like a year ago. Then this year they had that TV Show on during the fall so we watched it together as a family. That was pretty cool!!! "

It is cool, you rock Lady Ozma. I look at the families I know, and in most of them, each person does their own separate things. So it makes me happy that you, for a change, have such a rich family life.

Librarylass wrote: "So...how many of you are in my boat where all my children (20,21 & 22) have left the nest???"

Well...almost. My 18 year old son is moving to Tampa in May to start college. He'll be home every weekend though so it's not really the same thing. It's been just the two of us since he was 8 weeks old so it will be an adjustment living alone during the week. Thank goodness I have my dog and my books!

Oh gosh, read my twitter. We're always on the go go go. LOL THis "stay at home" mom and "homeschooling" thing is a load of crap. We don't do anything at home it seems like! LOL Talk about MISNOMER!!!

Our latest adventure is we are all learning different languages with some cross over. Husband and oldest are learning Japanese. Youngest is learning Chinese. I'm brushing up on my french. I'm dabbling in the Japanese and Chinese. So we got everyone these DS games for the languages. ROFL

And this week we're exploring the world by making meals from different countries thanks to another DS game. LOL Geeze. We're a bunch of LOOOOOONS. But if you want to call it a "rich family life" that sounds WAY better! LOL

Birthday: June 28
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Food: Sopa de Fideo (Angel Hair Soup)
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): haha I don't remember
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal especially Vamps / erotica, but also books set in old England, Ireland, & Scotland ^_^
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I give up sleeping and eating to finish a book or worse, a series. Borders is my best friend and I know the store better than the employees. I literaly have NO space left to store my many books and have bins (extra large of course) full of books at my friend's homes, mostly because I refuse to donate them (we have a bond. I just can't do it!)I have a book with me at all times just in case I have free time.

Hi Hilda! Glad to have another book addict in our group =)

Welcome to the group, Hilda. Hope you'll enjoy hanging out with us.

Welcome, B.

When I'm stressed or restless, I visit either a bookstore or a library..LOL..so, yes, the presence of books soothe me too...

Birthday: March 21, yes right around the corner
Favorite Color: Pink and Purple Kinda girl here
Favorite Food: Besies Chocolate and Mountain Dew MEXICAN!!
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Shanna - Kathleen Woodiwiss
Favorite Romance Genre: Love Historical westerns, anything with a cowboy in it, except Cassie Edwards novels
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I would rather read than eat!!

Welcome, B!

And Welcome Christel - happy birthday!!! :)

Birthday: August 27
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Corn and Mashed Potatoes
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Dark Lover
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I would rather read than sleep. Everytime I get a chance be it either at work or at home.. heck, even waiting at a stop light, I read.

I have actually started a book club at the Nursing Home I work at which includes Nurses, Adminisrative Staff and Family members of those plus a few residents themselves. We have daily book meetings and then when we are all finished with the same book, we meet outside of work and have a meeting to discuss our views. It is alot of fun.

Welcome Platas0827, you're in the right place. So far paranormal romance prevails in this group ;)

Birthday: July 14, 1982
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Italian
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I always have atleast 5 books at a time from the library if not more and I still buy books

Glad to have you join us, Christina. Hope you'll visit us often.

Yes, the smell of the library is soothing. Isn't that interesting? oO

Lori wrote: "Librarylass wrote: "So...how many of you are in my boat where all my children (20,21 & 22) have left the nest???"

Well...almost. My 18 year old son is moving to Tampa in May to start college. He..."


It is certainly an adjustment. I was down for quite some time after BUT now I am loving being only responsible for myself (and the dog AND sometimes the hubby)... Give yourself some treats to look forward to... and plan visits ahead so you can have a countdown, then you can handle small chunks of missing your son without it seeming like forever.

I know when I have a date in mind when I am next going to see any of my kids (but esp. my daughter who lives further away), I can cope with missing them a LOT better

Birthday: May 9
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Food: At this point, anything ethnic
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Night of the Hurricane, Andrea Blake (and yes, I still own it)
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... last time I moved (from CA to MI by car), I shipped 15 boxes (you know, the boxes from the bookstore that hold 50lbs?) across country media mail. I had to sell 25 more (yes, boxes) and I still miss them, and could list them, each and every one.

Melody,

Welcome aboard. Happy to see you here. Have fun with the group.

Birthday: September 18
Favorite Color: Fall Colors: greens, browns, rusts
Favorite Food: Hummus and fresh bread
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Does Forever by Judy Blume count?
Favorite Romance Genre: mixed
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because...I read in color so I can dream in color!


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Welcome aboard Sherrill!

Birthday: December 31
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Oatmeal w/banana & soymilk (I know - weird. But I love it!)
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Not sure - just remember volunteering in the library as a teen, and picking up some hot Harlequins.
Favorite Romance Genre: Urban Fantasy
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because whenever I go to the library, I walk out with a stack of books in my arms that cover my face.

Welcome to the group, Susan. Hope you'll have fun with us.

Hi guys my name is Anna and I love to read especially romance novels. i have so many books that i want to read this will give me a great way to organize my self lol.
Birthday: February 10
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Food:Cesar salad with grilled Chicken or homemade home fries depends on the day
First Romance Novel: Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught.
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal and Historical.
Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict because if i had any money it goes to books first, i put off sleep to read and my room overflows with books that have to be read and finally i always carry a book in my purse just in case i have down time to read.

Happy to have you with us, Anna. Hope you'll enjoy being with our group.

Explore and have fun.

Drop by and tell us something about yourself:

Birthday: Jan 11
Favorite Color: yellow
Favorite Food: Sushi or Mexican
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I don't remember but I am pretty sure it was something in the early 80's about a swashbuckling pirate determined to relieve the headstrong maiden of her virtue...unless you count the smaller contemporary harlequins I read as snacks for years before that.
Favorite Romance Genre: I have gone through them all and have landed recently at M/M erotica of any kind.
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... it would be a toss up if I had to choose between my Kindle and my husband

Good for you to stop by, JenMcJ.

Hope you'll visit often.

Jen wrote: Favorite Romance Genre: I have gone through them all and have landed recently at M/M erotica of any kind.

Yea! Another m/m erotica fan. Can't wait to hear your recommendations.

Lori wrote: "Jen wrote: Favorite Romance Genre: I have gone through them all and have landed recently at M/M erotica of any kind.

Yea! Another m/m erotica fan. Can't wait to hear your recommendations."


LOL. I don't have many friends (10) but you are already one of them. :) I will compare books and see what I can do for you in recommendations.

Birthday: Aug 15
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Olive Garden's Pasta e Fagioli Soup, but anything Italian will do and Dark Chocolate
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I honestly can't remember the very first one. I read some inspirationals and Barbara Cartland Regencies in my teens and then when I met my husband, my MIL got me into Julie Garwood's books
Favorite Romance Genre: I think I read every genre except M/M and equally enjoy them all, but since I have more Historicals on my GR bookshelves than anything else that must be my favorite.:-)
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because....My bookshelves are overflowing, and I have piles and boxes of books all over my house. I haunt the library and used book sales, and when I'm not doing that or actually reading, I'm hanging out here on GR talking about books.

Welcome Julie to our group. Hope you'll enjoy hanging out here with us crazy readers.

Thanks Yz. I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I'm not sure if I'll be very good at the challenges since I'm a pretty slow reader, but this definitely looks like a fun discussion group. In fact, I joined because interesting posts kept showing up in my homepage feed, and I just couldn't resist joining in.:-)

No problem. Aside from the regular monthly challenge, there are other challenges that you might be interested in.

If not, there are plenty of discussions and games to keep you entertained.

Have fun and visit often.

Hi, I'm new to the group (but not to GR)...still checking things out here. There's a lot going on in the group, it'll take me a while to get it all figured out.

Anyway, the intro survey thing...

Birthday: May 11 1979
Favorite Color: Lime Green
Favorite Food: Chicken
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I think it was Public Secrets by Nora Roberts
Favorite Romance Genre: Romantic Suspense
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I never go anywhere without having a book with me.

Welcome Isis FG. Glad to have you visit us, and we hope you visit us often.

Hi everyone. I just joined, so still lurking around a lot.

Birthday: June 8 1979
Favorite Color: green
Favorite Food: Mexican
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): I know my first romance was one of the many Harlequins that my mom would read and I would sneak and read. I can't remember any of them. More recently, I came back to the genre with Twilight, like several other posters.
Favorite Romance Genre: paranormal or historical
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I've been getting in trouble since elementary school for hiding books behind my textbooks or under my desk and reading during class. Now I'm in graduate school, working on my Masters, and I still do it. I'm just better at not getting caught.

Hi, Lori. Happy to see that you have joined us here. Feel free to jump into any discussions, or join any challenges.

Have fun.