Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Welcome Nina and Chris :) Gosh - Charlotte Lamb! A blast from the past! I know I've read some of her work but I couldn't name one book...

Birthday: May 15
Favorite Color:Lime green
Favorite Food:Pasta
First Romance Novel Read :Comanche Moon
Favorite Romance Genre:All except Paranormal
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I would rather read than watch TV.

Welcome Dedra! I love lime green too, and rarely watch TV :) my husband watches the odd show, and straight away I escape to a good book...

i am sandy lewis
my birthdy is november 9, 1951
my favorite color is blue
my favorite food is baked potato
first romance author i remember is janet daily cant remember title.
i know i am a book addict cause i get a bag of books every 3 weeks. i read 3-4 books every week.

Hi Sandy - welcome to the group :) with a bag of books every few weeks you need this group to work out which one to read next LOL! The monthly challenge is great for sorting it out ;) Have fun!

Hi Dedra and Sandra! Sorry I missed you earlier Dedra. Glad to have you in the group!

Hi, I'm new & I love to read almost everything but Sci-Fi. I Love to read almost anything else.

Birthday: MAy 5, 1965
Favorite Color: Purple
1st Romance Novel Read: Captive of my
Desires by Johanna Lindsey
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical Romance
I know I'm a Book Addict Because .....
I have so many books that I'm running
Out of space to put them & I almost can
Not bare to part with them.

Welcome Sonya - the book that got me hooked on romance was a Johanna Lindsey too!

Welcome to the group Sonya! Your issue of space is something I think a lot of us can relate to - although I've solved mine for the most part by going all ebooks and audiobooks now. (What an excuse ;)

Birthday: February 20
Favorite Color: Black, Purple and Blue
Favorite Food: CHOCOLATE! No doubt about it.
First Romance Novel Read: Sweet Liar by Jude Deveraux
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I barely get a couple of hours of sleep some nights because I just couldn't stop reading.

You've made me hungry for chocolate Marian, and it's only 6.30am here! Welcome, and hope you jump right in on the challenges - you'll knock them over quickly with only a few hours sleep each night ;)

Birthday: December 19
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Cookies
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Thunder on the Plains
Favorite Romance Genre: Contemporary and Paranormal
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... despite how many books I have on my kindle and my tbr list I can't help but buy more.

Birthday: March 20th
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers and fries...and chocolate milkshakes
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Patricia Rice's The Marquess
Favorite Romance Genre: Historical
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because...I always first seek out the book section in any store I visit, and if they have one, I purchase at least one book.

Welcome Audra and Eden!!! Hope you have a heap of fun here - and hope your TBR lists don't blow out too much :)

Hi Jane and Eden

Thanks for the welcome, ladies :D

And Jane, my TBR list will just have to take the pressure, just like the long list of requests I have at the library ;)

Birthday: May 18
Favorite Color: Teal and Midnight Blue
Favorite Food: Chicken Fingers
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Twilight (Does that even count?? Hahaha)
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal Romance
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... Reading is the one hobby that stuck with me. It not only stuck, it’s become a full-grown obsession where I’ll cancel appointments to stay home, cooped up with a book. Because I will stay up night just to get to the ending because I know I won't be able to sleep until I get there. Because living in a fictional world is so much better than reality...

LOL - great reasons to be a book addict Emmee! And I tried chicken fingers in Canada when I was there last year - we don't have them as a meal as such in Australia :)

Emerlyn wrote: "Because living in a fictional world is so much better than reality..."

Absolutely! I love my life, but sometimes I just to escape! Even if it is just for a little while.

Hi Emmee!

MountainKat wrote: "Emerlyn wrote: "Because living in a fictional world is so much better than reality..."

Absolutely! I love my life, but sometimes I just to escape! Even if it is just for a little while.

Hi Emmee!"

Hi!! Glad somebody feels the same way as me about :)

Jane (PS) wrote: "LOL - great reasons to be a book addict Emmee! And I tried chicken fingers in Canada when I was there last year - we don't have them as a meal as such in Australia :)"

That's so cool that you're from Australia! I've always wanted to visit there, but now that they don't have my staple food of chicken fingers I might have to reconsider.... hahahaha

Lol - we have the 'duck' aka 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' here. But otherwise - zip ;)

Jane (PS) wrote: "Lol - we have the 'duck' aka 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' here. But otherwise - zip ;)"

Ok, KFC I can definitely live off of. Do they have the delicious Mac and Cheese at your KFC?

No - no Mac & Cheese. Just chicken pieces, chips etc, burgers and wraps I think :) Mac & cheese isn't popular over here. We know what you mean, but you'll never see it in a food outlet - you'd either make it from scratch or buy the prepackaged dry stuff in the supermarket!

My birthday is January 8.
Favorite Color is black.
Favorite food is italian.
First Romance Novel was Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands.
Favorite Romance Genre Paranormal Romance/erotica
I read books to get away from the crap and stress of High School, though I know its odd for a 17 year old to enjoy reading, but I have nothing else to do. Ask my friends and Im literally stuck at home, because my parents believe it will keep me safe. So I read and do homework, because it is the only thing i can control. I also play RPG games and play yugioh naruto and pokemon. No job and going to college next fall, so im hoping to find some way books to bring with me.

Hi Kate! Welcome to the group :) sounds like books give you your escape - my holidays through school were away from my friends, so I read a huge amount as a teenager. In the end I think it improved my English and writing skills immensely - so not all bad ;)

I don't think it is wrong for a 17 year old to read so much either Kate! I know I was sneaking to stay up late to read when I was 12! It was a lot easier to recover from that at 12 than it is as you get older - so enjoy it while you can! Reading is the best escape there is!

thank you guys. A lot of kids at my school think im weird.

Birthday: JANUARY 9
Favorite Color: GREEN
Favorite Food: mostly CHINESE
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): THE WHITTAKERS SERIES BY ANNA DEPALO
Favorite Romance Genre: ROMANTIC SUSPENCE, PNR
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I'd rather stay home and busy myself with what to read for the challenges rather than going out with my bf, even when I'm at work (sometimes).

Birthday: 26 April
Favourite Colour: Don't have one!
Favourite Food: I like eating, don't have a favourite~
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): From my memory it was a high fantasy series that had romance in it, The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth
Favourite Romance Genre: it's always been fantasy and paranormal and sci-fi is making it's way in right now. I did go through a huge historical phase so that too... maybe some suspense and contemporary.
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I'm running out of space physically and I'm afraid I would run out of space digitally.

Welcome Ranzes and Tiffany!!

Ranzes - I love organising books for all the challenges so I know it's tempting to skip out on other activities - that need may reduce in a few years, but who knows ;)

Tiffany, I totally get being worried yr storage isn't enough! I bought an external hard-drive to make sure I didn't loose my books!

Hi...

My Birthday: July 9th
My Favorite Color: Blue
My Favorite Food: Pizza
My First Romance Novel Read: Cinderella
My Favorite Romance Genre: Suspense and Erotica
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because I rather read a book than see the movie. Because, when I'm not reading I'm buying books (mostly free).

Birthday : February 1st
Favorite color : Probably black
Favorite food : pancakes and spaghetti
First romance novel read(that you can remember) : Pride and Prejudice . Love it so much!
Favorite romance genre : contemporary and erotica
Finished the line : I know I'm a book addict because there are no other thing in the world that brings me such great contentment.

Glad to have so many company here,thanks :)

Hey there, Sunshine and Lori, welcome!

Great to see another Pride and Prejudice fan, Lori :D

Thank you you're awesome :)

Lori wrote: "Thank you you're awesome :)"

Well thank you! lol

Welcome to the group Sunshine and Lori!! Like you Lori I barely managed to watch more than the news, as the pull of my books are so much more interesting!

And I love P&P as well, Lori. Now that mini-series with Colin Firth is one piece of TV that I will watch :)

Birthday: June 18
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pasta (of any kind)
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer
Favorite Romance Genre: Paranormal, but i'm not picky
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because.... I spend the same amount on books that I do on my bills.

Eden Creed wrote: "Hey there, Sunshine and Lori, welcome!
:D"

Thank you

Jane (PS) wrote: "Welcome to the group Sunshine and Lori!! Like you Lori I barely managed to watch more than the news, as the pull of my books are so much more interesting!

And I love P&P as well, Lori. Now that m..."

Thank you.

Birthday: November 8
Favorite Color: Mint Green
Favorite Food: Pizza
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): If I Stay
Favorite Romance Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sweet
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because…. I carry a book everywhere I go. And I already have a bookshelf for all of my books. I do everything I can to buy a book I really wanted. It's been my routine to read at least 10 chapters of a book before going to bed

Martha wrote: "I spend the same amount on books that I do on my bills..."

LOL - that's a great indicator Martha!!! :D

Diane wrote: "It's been my routine to read at least 10 chapters of a book before going to bed..."

I can barely manage a couple of pages - my husband hates me reading in bed :(

Jane (PS) wrote: "Diane wrote: "It's been my routine to read at least 10 chapters of a book before going to bed..."

I can barely manage a couple of pages - my husband hates me reading in bed :("

I'm sorry about that :( I just feel like reading in bed is much more comfortable because I feel more like inside the book's world rather than in my world-I feel like I just escaped reality.

I agree! It's WAAAY more comfy. *shrugs*

...And now its bedtime for me :) with very limited reading :(

Jane (PS) wrote: "I agree! It's WAAAY more comfy. *shrugs*

...And now its bedtime for me :) with very limited reading :("

YES very very comfy haha :)
Well, I wish you could read in bed, but since you can't, It's Okay :) (I want to cheer you up and be happy :) )

Thanks Diane :) at least I get plenty of sleep, right? ;(

Birthday: May 16
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Food: Does chocolate count?
First Romance Novel Read (that you can remember): Sweet Valley High! Gah...I'm showing my age, aren't I?
Favorite Romance Genre: Contemporary Suspense
Finished the line: I know I'm a book addict because...I read and write way past my bedtime several nights a week even though I know I'll pay in sleep deprivation the following day, have no will power to walk away from a good book till the last page is finished, and get all twitchy if too much life happens and a few evenings pass without carving out time to read and write.

Hey Jo - chocolate always counts! LOL - I didn't read the SWH books growing up because my mother wouldn't let me, but they definitely around ;)

I was thinking the same as Jane - chocolate always counts! I guess it would be showing my age to admit I'm too old for the SVH books...