Whatcha Reading This Weekend?

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by SB Sarah | by SB Sarah | June 22, 2012 | Friday at 4:08 am | 81 Comments

It's time for what I think of as "the most expensive recurring feature" on the site - What are you reading?

Seriously, I read the comments and the book spending goes up, up, up, and I feel both lightheaded and giddy. I hope I'm not the only one.

This weekend is the Great American Backyard Campout, and I'm parking myself, the hubby, and our two boys (and a lot of bug spray - we're all lumpy-allergic to insect bites) in the backyard in a tent with flashlights and books and the best of intentions to sleep outside all night. I know Freebird, who is 6, will probably bring his favorites from the Lunchlady graphic novel series, and Baba O'Riley, who is 4, will probably bring ALL OF HIS BOOKS because that child is like a sherpa.

As for me, I'll be reading Truly, Madly Yours, by Rachel Gibson. I've never read it, and y'all had really good things to say about it in the recent Gibson thread. Watch, I'll wake everyone up trying to muffle my very loud snort-laugh.

What about you? What are you reading this weekend?

Filed: General Bitching, Random Musings

Tagged: reading, awesomesauce

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Aziza said on 06.22.12 at 04:59 AM • [link]

I read (fine, skimmed) Undead and Unstable last week but I’m still trying to work out the second sentence of the ‘Previously On’ section: “Because she’d been attacked by several feral vampires days before, she didn’t die from their attack, but later at the hands of the Pontiac corporation.” (I have read/skimmed all the previous books, so the history is not the sticking point.) That needs to be set aside, though, as I am re-reading Lover Eternal and back to debating whether Mary and Rhage did a dine-and-dash at TGIFriday’s.
FairyKat said on 06.22.12 at 05:45 AM • [link]

I’m re-reading Cry Wolf, after a massive Mercy Thompson glom.
McKenna Lang said on 06.22.12 at 06:35 AM • [link]

I think I’m going to read BARED TO YOU by Sylvia Day this weekend. Seems like a fun way to spend a hot weekend :-)
LG said on 06.22.12 at 06:51 AM • [link]

I have a lot of library books I *should* be reading. I just finished Dead Inside: Do Not Enter: Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse, well before its due date (not hard, considering that the book is composed mostly of facsimiles of short handwritten and typed notes). I’ve still got Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, a couple books by Pearl S. Buck, and oodles more. Somehow I think I may cave and read Jeannie Lin’s My Fair Concubine before all of those books, even though I own it and therefore don’t have to read it by a particular date.

On my e-reader, I just finished Last Car to Annwn Station by Michael Merriam and am reading fanfics while I consider which of my many books to start next.
nancy said on 06.22.12 at 07:00 AM • [link]

I just started About Last Night (which is delicious!) and I am really getting into Gone Girl, which is enthralling—thank goodness b/c it’s way too hot to go outside this weekend!
Lenorej said on 06.22.12 at 07:05 AM • [link]

I’m driving across country, but have packed a copy of Gentleman Undone by Cecilia
Grant for those few conscious moments in the motel each evening and as a reward for when I arrive. Also, found a used audio copy of Elizabeth George’s This Body of Death for the drive. Love me some Thomas Lynley, Earl & Detective!
Roswita Hildebrandt said on 06.22.12 at 07:07 AM • [link]

I am reading Elizabeth Lowell’s Beautiful Sacrifice
MJ Fredrick said on 06.22.12 at 07:12 AM • [link]

Teri Wilson’s Alaskan Hearts. It’s her first Love Inspired, which isn’t my go-to imprint, but it’s really cute. And set in Alaska, so yay!
Sewingturtle said on 06.22.12 at 07:16 AM • [link]

I think Erin McCarthy’s Jacked up - its due back to the library on Tuesday. ;) I can’t not finish the series although, the last 2 were only ‘eh’ for me
DesLivres said on 06.22.12 at 07:21 AM • [link]

Reading Her Secret Fling by Sarah Mayberry. I’ve been having a difficult time finding new authors to read as I’m so fussy. I will be rather desperately perusing this thread.
Nadia said on 06.22.12 at 07:49 AM • [link]

Halfway through “Envy” by J. R. Ward. Also have “Lover Reborn” from the library. Will be a weekend of label-dropping and extraneous h’s.
Jennifer Estep said on 06.22.12 at 07:51 AM • [link]

I’m reading Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey.
Ruthie Knox said on 06.22.12 at 07:52 AM • [link]

I’m reading Meg Brooke’s The Secretary. $2 historical e-book that Cecilia Grant turned me on to the other day—heroine cross-dresses as a man so she can work as secretary to an earl in the House of Lords. Only about 10% in, but good so far. I like cross-dressing heroines.
Persnickety said on 06.22.12 at 07:55 AM • [link]

I’ve been on a Rachel Gibson kick over the last few days,so more of the same this weekend.
I want to read Jacked up ( though I do agree that the last two were meh), but not available to me in ebook, so need to schedule time to visit the romance book store ( difficult when it’s closed on the weekend) for an actual paper copy.

I am halfway through Mary Balogh’s The Secret Mistress, but not sure I can finish it. None of the characters appeal to me.
Sveta said on 06.22.12 at 07:55 AM • [link]

Probably I’ll be finishing up Jacob the Liar by Jurek Becker and will be reading a YA One Friend to Another by Elizabeth Feuer.
Sveta said on 06.22.12 at 07:56 AM • [link]

I’m also reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and am very amazed at the writing and the characters and whatnot. Has anyone read The Poisonwood Bible?

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Tam said on 06.22.12 at 07:56 AM • [link]

Our library just had an immense second-hand book sale, so I’m reading my way through my stash of glorious older romances. I finally got my hands on a copy of Crusie’s ‘Tell Me Lies’ (loved it, but see why most of her heroines don’t have children by their exes - it does complicate the progression of the romance, somewhat) and I just finished Courtney Milan’s ‘Proof by Seduction’, which I liked although the Celtic names of the protagonists were a bit discombobulating. Why does an English aristocrat have a distinctly Welsh name like Gareth? Does he have significant Welsh estates or Welsh heritage somewhere? And why is Jenny a Jennifer, a very rare Cornish name of the period, and not a plain Jane?! I’ll bet you that Regency England had thousands upon thousands of Janes and even Janets, but hardly any Jennifers outside of the West Country.

Somehow, I can suspend my disbelief about almost everything in period novels, except for the names - nothing, nothing pulls me out of the Regency universe faster than say, a British Countess called Lauren.
Dayna Long said on 06.22.12 at 08:01 AM • [link]

Reading The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros. It’s been on my radar for years but I finally picked up a copy and it is great!
Darlene Marshall said on 06.22.12 at 08:09 AM • [link]

I’ve got Oracle’s Moon by Thea Harrison on the ereader, and a stack of library books at home calling to me.
Joonces said on 06.22.12 at 08:10 AM • [link]

Thanks to your recommendations last week I picked up About Last Night by Ruthie Knox. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Then I went and bought her other book (Ride With Me). And now I’m mad that I discovered an author who only has TWO books out. I’ve glommed her backlist in one day. No fair! Next up is Changeling by Kristin Cashore.
Qualisign said on 06.22.12 at 08:12 AM • [link]

Just taste testing this week/end, re-reading several offerings by a couple of authors, trying to weigh just what it is that makes for an exquisite read. Started with several books by Candice Hern, whose historicals are lovely. Great costumes, strong locations, sweet interactions, a nice variety of characters, with only the occasional phrase or two that break one out of the period. I find I can devour three or four in row without feeling like I’ve had one too many petit fours. Hmmm. Are these books as substantial as those cooked up by other favorites? Yes and no. Each book is evenly balanced throughout and I am never disappointed. Once I bite into one of Hern’s books, I am guaranteed a a satisfying read. However, sometimes the sweetness is best set off by a bit of bitter—chocolate or coffee, take your pick.The only thing missing from Hern is a bit of an edge.

Also nibbling on Rachel Gibson treats. (Thank you for introducing me to her writing, SBTB.) These are a bit more like an array of tarts. Having read three of Gibson’s books this week—as e-book library downloads returned immediately after reading, which means that I haven’t been able to recheck or reread certain passages—I was most intrigued. I find contemporaries more difficult to digest than historicals, usually because the author and characters are so desperately looking for an HEA, they simply aren’t interesting. The Boise writers are defined by the genres they write rather than by the men they meet. That really adds some zest—lemon tarts rather than treacle. I still have a few more Gibson bites to digest before I’m ready for a serious assessment. But it’s definitely worth going back to the tray of tarts for another sample.
cleo said on 06.22.12 at 08:20 AM • [link]

I read The Poisonwood Bible and just loved it. I probably read it 15 years ago, but it’s one of those books I still think about. I remember being so impressed with what a quantum leap it was from her earlier books (which were good, but so different - on a smaller scale, if that makes sense).
Tory Michaels said on 06.22.12 at 08:30 AM • [link]

I’ll finish up Man Law by Adrienne Giordano and go on to the second book in that series, maybe finish the trilogy if I get enough time.
cleo said on 06.22.12 at 08:34 AM • [link]

I’ve been on a major K. A. Mitchell glom. I also read Temptation by Brenda Jackson, which was a nice change of pace.

Just started Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey - part of my epic memorial re-read of her books. I’m enjoying it so far, which is interesting. When I read it in college, I was so enraged by the sexism that I ended up breaking up with her as an author. I’d loved her as a pre-teen / young teen - to come back to her at age 20 and discover what I perceived as blatant misogyny - well, I can’t even begin to explain the sense of betrayal I felt. 20+ years later, I think I have a more realistic view of her as an author who was ahead of her time, but is behind our time, in terms of attitudes about sex and gender, etc. I’m so curious to see what I think about Dragonsdawn now.
cleo said on 06.22.12 at 08:42 AM • [link]

One more thing - on deck, I have Collision Course by C.P. Rowlands - from the f/f recommendations awhile ago - I’m psyched to try it because one of the women in the main couple is bi (yay).

I’m so tickled that I now have THREE romances named Collision Course - all from different sub-genres, all from SBTB recs. There’s the Zoe Archer m/f space opera, the K. A. Mitchell m/m contemporary and now the C. P Rowlands f/f contemporary.
katherinelynn_04 said on 06.22.12 at 08:44 AM • [link]

On deck for this weekend are Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson and the audiobook for Body Movers by Stephanie Bond. I can’t begin to tell you how funny LPTNH is. Highly recommend.

Have you sprayed your yard? There are several mosquito ‘foggers’ available to the pubic, and I believe one of them hooks up to your hose. Just go to your local home improvement store. I live basically in the woods and get the same ridiculous reaction to bites. So when I have a party and plan on being outside after about 7 I always make someone (usually whatever male is standing about at the time) spray the yard. It works well
HappyPiranha said on 06.22.12 at 08:54 AM • [link]

I’m just starting Princess Charming by Nicole Jordan. It’s the first in a new series, but I’m only a few pages in.

I’m also going to be reading Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews. I love love LOVE her books, and they’re perfect summer reading!
LG said on 06.22.12 at 09:00 AM • [link]

I just realized I’ll have work and exciting developments in Sungkyunkwan Scandal (historical K-drama goodness with crossdressing…although I’m still iffy about the “I know ‘he’s’ and she by her pulse” thing) competing for my reading time. There are not enough hours in the day, darn it. If only I didn’t need sleep.
Algae429 said on 06.22.12 at 09:00 AM • [link]

I’ve started reading “The Lady in Medieval England, 1000-1500” recently. It’s great; no so scholarly that I’m feeling that I’m missing background information, but more in-depth than most books. It’s a bit heavy, though, so for brain candy, I’ll either read Eloisa James’ “A Kiss at Midnight” or Kasey Micheals’ “Then Came Marriage”.
clare said on 06.22.12 at 09:02 AM • [link]

i’m re-reading the edge series by ilona andrews, trying to put off a re-read of the kate daniels series until july (which isn’t going to work). right now i’m three quarters of the way through fate’s edge, and i was really liking kaldar much better as a character the second time around. then william showed up again and ruined me for all other fictitious men. *goes back to square one*

sigh.
Jrcode said on 06.22.12 at 09:13 AM • [link]

After RedHeadedGirl’s Judith Krantz review, I had to go and find me some JK to read, given that I spent huge chunks of my early adulthood inhaling these books. So I’m re-reading Princess Daisy, which was one of my favourites back in the day. And actually, really really enjoying it. There is all kinds of crazy over-the-top description in it, but for some reason, it still does it for me. Which is refreshing, given that a lot of my early romance reading doesn’t seem to withstand the test of time…

I just finished K.A. Mitchell’s “Bad Company”, and am starting Roux & Urban’s “Divide and Conquer”. I have Megan Hart’s “Dirty” queued up and Cari Quinn’s “Heart Signs” in case I get through the ones I’m currently working on.
Karenmc said on 06.22.12 at 09:20 AM • [link]

I’ve finally found the time and quiet space to read Cecilia Grant’s A Gentleman Undone. I’m taking it slowly and savoring each beautiful sentence.

And everyone suffering from the heat, you can come to Oregon for the weekend, where it’ll be in the 60’s and wet (summer rarely starts before July 5th).
Taylor Reynolds said on 06.22.12 at 09:38 AM • [link]

I don’t know what I’m reading yet! This is one area where I prefer real books to the e-reader because I want to look at the front cover, read the back blurb, flip through a little… I know I can get all the same information from the Kindle, but it just doesn’t satisfy the tactile urge of holding a book. But I’m visiting mom for a couple weeks, so the Kindle is all I’ve got.

So, since I didn’t download About Last Night when it came out earlier this month (slap on the wrist!), I think I’ll start that. And at Ruthie’s suggestion above, I also dl’d The Secretary.
Grace Kerina said on 06.22.12 at 09:39 AM • [link]

Lives of the Saints, by Nancy Lemann (published in the Voices of the South series). I read this book when I’m feeling nostalgic for the Deep South with a twist. My mother once told me, “Sugar, you were never Southern.” True, but since I grew up there, I sometimes crave the memory of its unusual sensibilities. This book gives me what I need, including nuttiness, smarts, and a compelling love story.
Lexie said on 06.22.12 at 09:40 AM • [link]

I’ll be finishing Kevin Hearne’s Hammered; it’s part of his Iron Druid Chronicles which I expected to hate but enjoyed. I’m also finishing Daniel Handler’s Watch You Mouth which might be a love story. I never know until the very end of his books.
Ipomoea said on 06.22.12 at 09:58 AM • [link]

I’m finishing a week-long intensive course on information architecture, so this week it’ll be strictly YA: Kristen Cashore’s Fire and Maggie Stievfater’s The Scorpio Races.
Ren said on 06.22.12 at 09:59 AM • [link]

I’ll be revisiting my romance roots with Woodiwiss’s Shanna in my continuing attempt to ascertain whether my crystal clear recall of books read decades ago is a result of them really being THAT epic as opposed to landing in my brain when the cells were nice and fresh and better able to retain information.
Croceon said on 06.22.12 at 10:00 AM • [link]

I can’t read anything this weekend, because it’s marksmen’s festival (is that right? I have no idea how to translate Schützenfest) in my little home-village. Which is kinda unfair, because my preordered copy of Lothaire (Kresley Cole) arrived today along with The Viscount Who Loved Me. And I want to read. I really, really want to…
Joe LeRoy said on 06.22.12 at 10:09 AM • [link]

I’m reading “Chances” by Jackie Collins…
Ladyof Lostshadows said on 06.22.12 at 10:14 AM • [link]

The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente, which is simply a gorgeous book. I have the second book handy for when I finish.
Katie Dunneback said on 06.22.12 at 10:19 AM • [link]

I’m planning on finishing up the ARC I have of Delphine Dryden’s “Theory of Attraction” (if you like Big Bang Theory and erotic fiction, pre-order this now!) and finally getting around to reading Farrah Rochon’s “I’ll Catch You” since I signed up to review it for the RITA reviews. If I finish both of those, then it’s on to the ARC of Nico Rosso’s “Night of Fire”.
Kirsten Laurie said on 06.22.12 at 10:56 AM • [link]

Going to finish Cinder by Marissa Meyer this weekend. It’s teen fiction, not romance but it’s really good. One of those that has you thinking “omg omg OMG SH*T AHHH!”

Those are the best after reading a much more calm book like Little Women. Even though when Laurie decided to marry Amy instead of Jo, that was pretty much my same reaction.
JanLo said on 06.22.12 at 11:06 AM • [link]

I just finished Redeeming the Rogue by Donna MacMeans (great by the way) and I’m starting First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones thanks to your review. It sounded really good. Everybody stay cool and sip at a tall one.
Darlynne said on 06.22.12 at 11:07 AM • [link]

And did you see that there’s a Fairyland sequel due in October, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There? Cannot wait. I listened to the first book and then had to buy the physical book to enjoy the fabulous pictures. Thanks for the mention of Orphans.

Currently reading Susanna Kearsley’s Marianna, which of course is very enjoyable, but haven’t we been here before? I’m hoping the second half does something a little different.
Readsalot81 said on 06.22.12 at 11:40 AM • [link]

I have an ARC of Carolyn Jewel’s Not Proper Enough..so I’ll be reading/reviewing that this weekend. And I also have Jillian Hunter’s The Love Affair of an English Lord… but none of this reading is taking place before I complete writing 6,000 + words for an assignment. *sad face* <——This is what happens when you procrastinate.
Carin said on 06.22.12 at 12:08 PM • [link]

Earlier this week (I think) in the Tattered Cover recommends post, I saw someone mention a 7 Brides series loosely based on the 7 Brides for 7 Brothers musical. I love that show, and the first book, Rose, was only $2.99 on Kindle. Now I’m hooked, and the rest of the series is $2.99 each. Sold. I’m almost done with book 2, Fern. I like to take a break between historicals so I don’t OD. So I’ll probably read something short and contemporary and then go back to book 3, Iris. They are written by Leigh Greenwood, by the way.
Vicki said on 06.22.12 at 01:49 PM • [link]

I just finished Where the Truth Lies by Jennifer Warman, a YA and kind of a romance. I really liked it. I thought she got the character of the troubled boy exactly right; he reminded me of my husband (also a foster child) though I like my husband better. I will likely read other books by her.

I also just read River’s Song by Melody Carlson, a women’s fiction/romance set in the 50’s and dealing with native issues. I liked it a good deal but am not convinced I will read the next in the series.

I also read If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince? by Melissa Kantor. It’s a young YA but enormously cute. This is the third time I’ve read it in the last five years.

Now I have to get out my Nook over the lunch hour and add all the books you guys have been reading. You do not want to know how long my TBR list is getting to be.
DreadPirateRachel said on 06.22.12 at 01:57 PM • [link]

Since graduation, I’ve been averaging a novel per day. Most recently, I’ve read Hot Island Nights and Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry, both of which were full of awesome and have landed her on my auto-buy list. This weekend I’ll just keep chipping away on my TBR pile, which currently has just over 200 titles on it. I’d like to say it’s shrinking, but that would be a lie; I’m buying books faster than I can read them.
Bnbsrose said on 06.22.12 at 01:59 PM • [link]

Rachel Gibson’s “Rescue Me” is waiting for me at the GBPL drive through. Completely coincidental timing. I reserved it months ago. It’ll probably be one of my last new reads for a while as I’ve slotted July for my own Anne McCaffrey Memorial Dragonriders of Pern Reread. Not that I don’t reread them every 5 years or so as it is. And since I splurged on hard covers lo those many decades ago, they aren’t in tattered cover territory… yet. Having just finished the latest Temeraire book, it’ll be interesting to see how my favorite dragons hold up.
AKD said on 06.22.12 at 02:35 PM • [link]

After reading the review of First Grave to the Right, I checked out the Darynda Jones books from the library. I also have a few by Mary Balogh and Teresa Medeiros.
Ladyof Lostshadows said on 06.22.12 at 03:35 PM • [link]

I hadn’t seen, but this is the first book I’ve read by her.

*Adds to tbr pile*
Rij said on 06.22.12 at 03:59 PM • [link]

I’m trying to finish Cassandra Clare’s City of Ashes this weekend. It’s been months since I started it, other books just keep distracting me. If I manage to finish it, I have Broken by Karin Slaughter lined up, it needs to go back to the library next week.
LauraN said on 06.22.12 at 04:07 PM • [link]

I just finished Shelly Laurenston’s The Mane Squeeze, and it had me laughing out loud, so I’ll be starting on the next one.
pamelia said on 06.22.12 at 05:44 PM • [link]

I have been continuing my Kristen Ashley read-a-thon. I’ve finished up her Rock Chicks series (really good and funny and emotionally engaging) and am re-reading her Mystery Man series.
Nabpaw said on 06.22.12 at 05:53 PM • [link]

I just finished reading a couple of Loretta Chase’s early books, Isabella and The English Witch. I enjoyed both. I would love to read more of her early books on my ereader. I don’t suppose anybody knows when they’ll be coming out? anybody?

Anyway, just started Julia Quinn’s new one. So far so good. In fact I think it may be more memorable than some of her other books. I find all of her books to be really forgettable, but usually pretty enjoyable when I’m reading them.
Crystal F. said on 06.22.12 at 07:38 PM • [link]

The Fairy Godmother, by Mercedes Lackey.

And thanks for providing a link to hideacover.com a few days ago. I’ve wanted a book cover since hearing about them, but didn’t even know where to start looking. Now I might be getting one for my birthday in a few days. :)
GatorPerson said on 06.22.12 at 08:04 PM • [link]

Karleen Koen’s Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV. So far it’s a stand alone. I recommend all of her books. For the series of 3, start with Through a Glass Darkly.
Karin said on 06.22.12 at 09:40 PM • [link]

I hope it’s better than her last book-which was DNF for me.
Karin said on 06.22.12 at 09:47 PM • [link]

Yes, it has more action than her usual books, fistfights, a kidnapping by a madman even! I enjoyed it.
Brenda Hoppes said on 06.22.12 at 10:29 PM • [link]

I’m reading Delicious by Shayla Black and it is HOT HOT. I love her books
Azzure1020 said on 06.23.12 at 12:06 AM • [link]

I am reading Dirty Secrets by Lonaire Drummond. It’s just so different from all the books I have read. I love reading about exotic locals and extraordinary situations. I can’t afford a vacation this summer so it helps that Dirty Secrets is set in St. Lucia and Italy. I’ve never read anything from this author before, but I like her writing style.
Ilona said on 06.23.12 at 12:29 AM • [link]

I’m finishing Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook then i’ll probably start re-reading Claudia Dain’s Courtesan Chronicles
Betsy Salt said on 06.23.12 at 02:56 AM • [link]

I would be reading Julie James’ latest but no, for some reason us poor folks in UK seem not worthy of Kindle editions at the same time as USA. I haven’t even read Kate Noble’s ‘If I fall’ yet. It is v frustrating as your favourite authors publish and yet you don’t even get a date for when available.
However, I do have ‘Delicious’ by Sheery Thomas ready to go.
Betsy Salt said on 06.23.12 at 02:57 AM • [link]

Oops, frustration pours into spelling: sorry Sherry!
FangsWands&FairyDus said on 06.23.12 at 06:22 AM • [link]

Pinterest for Dummies - really, I am.
Karen Wapinski said on 06.23.12 at 06:53 AM • [link]

I’m reading the ebook copy for The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter. With this book,I will have finally read everything she’s got printed so far. And no, I’m not obessed.
Also finishing up Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian (I’m rereading the series for about the tenth time) and starting Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn
Nabpaw said on 06.23.12 at 08:45 AM • [link]

excellent!
kkw said on 06.23.12 at 09:50 AM • [link]

I also decided to check out Judith Krantz after the review, and since I’ve now read Till We Meet Again, Scruples, and Scruples Two, it seems unlikely anyone will believe that I’m not enjoying it…and I am, sort of, only they make me feel icky too. Shallow. I read her stuff when I was a kid, and it makes me feel like a kid again, with all the accompanying feelings of failure. What’s with her daddy issues, yes, and also that obsession with appearance and money and fame? I feel as fat and lacking in chic as if I were reading fashion magazines. Must. Stop.
So, I tried reading the first of Candice Hern’s Merry Widow’s books which were recommended here, I think in the context of older heroines, or possibly second marriages that don’t devalue the first, but either way, not a good choice. Holy mother of god was it bad. The hero and heroine were both so stupid, so morally bankrupt, and so baffling I only kept reading because I couldn’t believe it could stay that bad (I am determined not to learn from experience, apparently). I need a palate cleanser in the worst way, and the only thing I have out from the library is an Eloisa James novella, and a novella is not going to cut it.
mamakitty729 said on 06.23.12 at 10:24 AM • [link]

Taking the Shot by Jaci Burton on eBook, Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson on audiobook, and Three Sinful Wishes by RG Alexander in print. I’ve grown slightly bored with BIGTS, and not because it’s an audiobook. But I’m torn between TTS and TSW because they’re both really good by authors I adore.
Amy said on 06.23.12 at 11:33 AM • [link]

Reading the Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis. I’m trying to pace myself with all the series books I’m reading right now, but all I really want to do is devour the rest of Estep’s Elemental Assassin series, Showalter’s Lord of the Underworlds series and the 3rd book in Darynda Jones Grave series. However if I get caught up, then I have to WAIT!
Kathleen O said on 06.23.12 at 11:38 AM • [link]

I am reading Somehting About You by Julie James…
readingcraze said on 06.23.12 at 12:06 PM • [link]

probably going to sit for hours reading the comments on this site, and after I have gone into my deep spiral of romance cliche depression I’ll reread my favourite romance books aka. Anita Blake first few books
StarOpal said on 06.23.12 at 12:23 PM • [link]

I’ve been a book slump for a couple weeks now. After a five book winning streak where they hit all the right buttons, I stumbled on one that didn’t work for me and now I’m having a hard time finding a book I’m in the mood for.

I’ve used up all my proper bookmarks starting books, seeing if anything will reignite the spark, but no go so far. Currently trying Curse of the Pharaohs, by Elizabeth Peters, the second Emelia Peabody book. I was getting into it, and I had free time last night to read, only to find out I left it at my brother’s. *weep*

So now do I give another go to one I’ve already started, or do I start another one until I can get Curse back?

I hate reading slumps where it’s me and not the books (at least when it’s the books, I know there’s hope of finding a good one). Anyone else ever go through this?
Roserita said on 06.23.12 at 03:20 PM • [link]

I had Quite enough of Calvin Trillan, and Flora’s fury (the third book in the Flora Segunda series) all ready to go, but then I picked up Georgette Heyer’s The quiet gentleman because I couldn’t remember how long it had been since I’d read it and got totally sucked in. It’s probably minor Heyer, but she does write such wonderful dialogue.
John Jacobson said on 06.23.12 at 11:11 PM • [link]

This week has been interesting. After the Krantz review, I wanted to read something similar but not…so I read Valley of the Dolls. Holy hell in a handbasket, that book was messed up and crazy in the best way. I could not get it out of my head. A great blend of cracktastic drama and WTF that manages to portray an entire industry…much like my experience with Jackie Collins’ Hollywood Wives.

Then I read an unusual YA fantasy, The Game of Triumphs, that used tarot cards and role playing games as the base for the premise. It was solid and read like the opening hour-long special to an anime/fantasy cartoon. Now I’m reading Lousie Rennison’s Away Laughing on a Fast Camel, her fifth book in the Georgia Nicholson series. Rennison’s Georgia books are just the best. Every other page makes me laugh and snort. Way too much for it to be healthy.
PleaseLetMeFinishMyBook said on 06.24.12 at 04:55 AM • [link]

Just finished The Rook by Daniel O’Malley, no romance, but OMG, can the man flesh out a world. Very strange, very compelling, had me racing through to find out What Happens Next! Great way to spend a cold winter weekend
Bibliophile said on 06.24.12 at 12:01 PM • [link]

I’ve just finished Molly Harper’s “How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf”. Enjoyed it and plan to read the sequel soon.
April Vrugtman said on 06.24.12 at 01:50 PM • [link]

Just finished the ARC of Shadow of Night (sequel to A Discovery of Witches) and it is better than the first.

Now reading a Marsha Canham backlist that she has re-released as an ebook: Across a Moonlit Sea. Good stuff.
Susan said on 06.24.12 at 11:22 PM • [link]

I’m reading a Harry Dresden book (#3). The short story in Hexed made me give this series another try. I liked it at first, but am having second thoughts now. Harry is giving Rachel Morgan a run for her money as the most TSTL UF character (although I love Harrison’s series).

I think this series is suffering a bit in comparison because I just finished Wen Spenser’s Ukiah Oregon series (more, please) and the first 3 books in Connie Suttle’s Ir’Indicti series (love this woman’s books).

Oh, and I just read Rachel Gibson’s Any Man I Love. I’m not usually a huge fan of contemps, but I really enjoyed this. Now on to the other books in the Chinooks series that I got on sale.

Sarah, I’m with you—this feature always ends up costing me money, but I love hearing about what everyone else is reading. Thanks!

(Sorry if this posts more than once; my tablet’s acting up.)
teelo said on 06.25.12 at 06:45 AM • [link]

Counting the hours until I receive my pre-order of Sherry Thomas’s new one Ravishing the Heiress. Nothing to do here in Florida but read until that b*tch Debby leaves the Gulf of Mexico…so much for my beach reading vacation
teelo said on 06.25.12 at 06:51 AM • [link]

I almost forgot my other pre-order! The new Loretta Chase, Scandal Wears Satin. Just finished the latest Laura Griffin romsuspense, Twisted.