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Hi Kat!

Do you want to read Seeing Double together? It's pretty short, we could just PM each other about it if you want. Let me know, no rush, we can read it next week, later, any time :)

Fran wrote: "Hi Kat!

Do you want to read Seeing Double together? It's pretty short, we could just PM each other about it if you want. Let me know, no rush, we can read it next week, later, any time :)"

Sure! I should be able to read it whenever you want, it's being short helps to fit it in whenever you want! =)

How are all of the events going? Funny story, on Monday I went to babysit so my oldest and his wife could go out for their anniversary - although I only got to play with the three year old, the three month old went with them. But, my youngest son was there picking something up and he was wished "Happy 7th Anniversary of your prom" - yep, what were the odds that the prom fell on the same day as his brother's wedding? And yes he was a groomsman! He managed to make it work, his date came to the wedding and they stayed through dinner and the toasts, but then went off to the prom and though he didn't get to pick his tux he didn't have to pay for it either!

That's a great story Kat! I love the your younger one got to do both- and has great memories of a double-special night :)

Last night my graduating senior won two academic achievement awards from school- so proud! This Friday night is the Prom (and Prom weekend )-let you know how that goes. Tonight is a Sports Banquet for senior's playing a spring sport. So busy, but lots of fun :)

Finished and loved it. 5 stars and I ended up moving on to the next book straight away. Thanks Rena.

I finished today. I loved this story and this series! Thanks for the recommendation Leslie!

Megan L wrote: "I finished today. I loved this story and this series! Thanks for the recommendation Leslie!"

So glad you liked it. It's one of my favorites! I love Lisa Kleypas.

Diane-Firefly Just finished and I really liked it. I gave it 3.5 stars and look forward to reading the next one in the series. Thanks for the recommendation!

Elke wrote: "Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Elke wrote: "Wednesday is good for me! "


Great, looking forward to starting tomorrow."

I started it this morning before work......"


Probably best to PM

Leslie wrote: "Diane-Firefly Just finished and I really liked it. I gave it 3.5 stars and look forward to reading the next one in the series. Thanks for the recommendation!"

I'm glad you liked it. I recently read the second in the series and was a bit disappointed by the ending, but have high hopes for the third.

Hi Lexa,
I am just letting you know I read Sweet as Sin. I enjoyed it. The characters were very realistic and believable. Thanks!

Mandy wrote: "Thanks for the fantastic picks, Shellbelle! You did really well, especially considering my completely scattered ratings!

Other than the one I've already read and the Mallery book, I'd like to read..."

Glad you are giving Rachel Gibson a chance...hope you like her:-)

Cacophony wrote: "Hi Lexa,
I am just letting you know I read Sweet as Sin. I enjoyed it. The characters were very realistic and believable. Thanks!"

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've heard nothing but good things about it. I'm going to have to make an effort to squeeze it in sometime :)

Finished my buddy read with Diane...read Twenty-Eight and a Half WishesTwenty-Eight and a Half Wishes.

Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I just finished my first pick, French Fried, which was really good and has been sitting on my shelves forever. Thanks for the push to get to it. I have five of your other recs, so I am set..."

Sorry, I just saw your message. I'm glad taht you liked French Fried. I've already read Noah's compass; if you read it I'd be very interested in what you think. It's a thought-provoking book.

Hattie--
I just finished reading and really liked it! The author is a new one for me, and I was really pleased with the clever dialogue and winsome characters. She reminded me a bit of Jane Austen (albeit alot steamier). Thanks for the great recommendation; I've ordered the first in the series from the library to read soon.

Carla wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I just finished my first pick, French Fried, which was really good and has been sitting on my shelves forever. Thanks for the push to get to it. I have five of your other rec..."

I just started Noah's Compass and I LOVE it. I just want to keep reading it, and will probably read late into the night and either finish it tonight or first thing in the morning. I am about 100 pages into it.

I just finished In the Prince's Bed and it was great. It has been on my TBR for awhile but I am glad to have finally read it!

Cathy,

finished reading our buddy-read book One Reckless Summer.
I first thought that I just start and read a little and then wait for you to start the book , but it just sucked me in and I could not put it down. I hope it's ok :) And thanks for the rec! It was really good! I hope you'll enjoy it , too!

i just finished up Twenty Boy Summer that was my first pick from Sarah - it was a cute coming of age, def. had a bit of an emotional hitch...but Frankie drove me ever loving nuts for most of the book, overall I gave it 3 stars, but i'll def. be checking out the author again in the future

Hi Suzanne H.,

I finished your pick for me- Out in the Field and I loved it. I loved the characters, the setting of NY and the baseball theme. Thanks again for the great choice :)

I finished two of my books for this month challenge: One Small Thing and Tangle of Need

Nancy wrote: "Carla wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I just finished my first pick, French Fried, which was really good and has been sitting on my shelves forever. Thanks for the push to get to it. I have five of ..."

Carla,
I finished Noah's Compass early this morning. Wow!! (SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it!!)
I really liked it up until Liam finds out about Eunice being married --- then I couldn't imagine what would happen, and ultimately I didn't like the ending. I get the 'Noah's Compass' reference, or at least I think I do, but still.... What did you think of it? I must say, though, that it grabbed me from the very beginning, and I read it very fast.

Finished Glass Houses. I thought it was average. It is YA and while I've read and enjoyed some YA, I don't read a lot of it.
Still planning on: Destined for an Early Grave, The Darkest Hour, and Extreme Exposure for this month

I finished Wicked Lovely. I liked it. I thought it was pretty good but sometimes flawed so I am giving it 3 stars. I would like to read more in this series.

Hey Carrie-
I finished Exclusively Yours and loved it! Loved the dialogue and the older characters. Full four stars and adding the next one to my TBR.

I also added two others from your list to my kindle (Sex and the Psychic Witch and Too Hot To Touch) and finally broke down and bought The Perfect Play. Hope to read them all this month--only 10 days left until school is done so I have some serious time to read!

I've finished "Her best friends lover" by S. Walker. It was barely a 3 stars for me. Nice, but not special at all.

I've also finished "Liberating Lacey" by A. Calhoun and I've liked it a lot! A solid 4 stars for me. The beginnig was the best part of the book IMO. Thanks Yz for the reccomendation!

I finished Maggie's Mates Multiple Partner Bear Shifter Erotic Romance It was okay for a short story :)

Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I finished Noah's Compass early this morning. Wow!! (SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it!!)
I really liked it up until Liam finds out about Eunice being married --- then I couldn't ..."

I had mixed feelings (again--SPOILER alert) about how the plot went, but as I thought about it, he really did make choices that I thought were somewhat noble and thoughtful of others. Some might think that he chose not to live, but I think that he saw that he would ultimately be disappointed in Eunice (as he was when he found out she was married) and that she would be in him. He starts working with children and becomes a more active parent for his youngest child (which the older child resents and doesn't forgive him for, but would it be better that he not parent at all?). So I thought that he ultimately made life-affirming choices, but it was sad--I wanted him to have another chance at love. He really seemed to try not to hurt other people, but often failed.

I, like you, loved the way that the story was written, too--for a book about characters, Tyler really made me want to know what happened next.

Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "Finished Glass Houses. I thought it was average. It is YA and while I've read and enjoyed some YA, I don't read a lot of it.
Still planning on: Destined for an Early Grave, The Darkest Hour, and ..."

I hope you like the others one more than the first!!

Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I finished Noah's Compass early this morning. Wow!! (SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it!!)
I really liked it up until Liam finds out about Eunice being married --- then I couldn't ..."

By the way, I didn't get the Noah's compass reference--what was it?

Regina wrote: "I finished two of my books for this month challenge: One Small Thing and Tangle of Need"

I really liked One Small Thing - thanks for reading it with me!

JUNE PICK IT FOR ME CHALLENGE
TOTAL 2


Ride the Fire by Jo Davis 6/4/12 ★★★★
All Jacked Up by Lorelie James
Inside Out by Lauren Dane 6/10 ★★★★
Giving Chase by Lauren Dane
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake
Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl

Skandia

Glad you enjoyed One Reckless Summer. I am getting ready to start it tonight.

Cathy

Pam wrote: "Hey Carrie-
I finished Exclusively Yours and loved it! Loved the dialogue and the older characters. Full four stars and adding the next one to my TBR.

I also added two others from your list to ..."


Pam,

I'm happy you enjoyed your pick. :)

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woot woot. finished by first pick-it-for me, a long-time resident on my TBR pile. thanks tiffanny, nice pick!

~KarenH~ wrote: "Regina wrote: "I finished two of my books for this month challenge: One Small Thing and Tangle of Need"

I really liked One Small Thing - thanks for reading it with me!"

It was a very good read!!! I hope to see more on this serie soon.

I finished Kiss an Angel today. thank you P! Solid four star read.

Finished up the other day! Almost done with my buddy read with Pat, too. I hope to get one more after that one.

Carla wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I finished Noah's Compass early this morning. Wow!! (SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it!!)
I really liked it up until Liam finds out about Eunice being married --- th..."

Maybe I didn't get it either, but what I thought it was referring to was the part where there was discussion by the little boy about Noah, and how one of them said that Noah didn't need a compass -- which I took to mean that Noah just tried to do what was right and trusted in himself to make what were the right decisions for him ---- the same thing that I think Liam tried to do in this story. I interpreted it to mean that Liam was choosing what was right for himself rather than for Eunice or his ex-wife or judgmental daughters.....but maybe I have it wrong, too - that was just my thought about what it meant.

Photojim wrote: "I finished Kiss an Angel today. thank you P! Solid four star read."

You can't go wrong with SEP Jim. I think you taught me that :)

I finished my first pick from Rachel-Goodbye Borders - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, and I loved it! I actually listened to the audio version, and the narrator was great. The only bad thing is that the next book isn't due out in audio until November. :(

Rachel, if you're interested in doing a buddy read, I'm pretty sure I'll be reading both Promises and Wild Heat a little later in the month, and hopefully a couple of others, too. I'd love to do a buddy read with you if we can make it work!

I just finished Shelter In A Soldier's Arms (That Special Woman!) and it was really cute! You're right Fran, the little girl stole the show! I'm going to have to look into some more of those silouette books, I enjoyed that one a lot! This was also my first book that I purchased on the Kindle and I enjoyed that format. Buying books on the Kindle always felt too easy to me, but it was nice being able to read in the dark on my ipad!

I finished one of my picks, . I really liked it! Lauren Oliver is such a good writer...I will recommend this to others.

Thanks, Pam, for the push to read it!

Suzanne wrote: "I just finished Shelter In A Soldier's Arms (That Special Woman!) and it was really cute! You're right Fran, the little girl stole the show! I'm going to have to look into some more of those silo..."

Suzanne, I'm so glad you liked it! Sometimes a cute, light romance is the perfect read :)

I finished Paranormalcy. It was the pick I made for buddy reads for Daffodil. I don;t know if my buddy read it but I did and I didn't like it that much. It was a YA book that was too campy for me. I give it two stars. Daffodil if you like it great. If not let me know!

Megan L

Mounika wrote: "Hey Gigi,
I finished my first pick and I really liked it. :)"

Hi Mounika!!!

I'm so excited to hear that! I really like the book so, I'm always thrilled to hear when other people feel the same. The story is such a sweet one!

Nancy wrote: "Carla wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Carla,
I finished Noah's Compass early this morning. Wow!! (SPOILER ALERT for anyone who hasn't read it!!)
I really liked it up until Liam finds out about Eunice being ..."

Oh, I missed that...that makes total sense. Liam tries to do the right thing (although I don't think that it's always for his own self interest) with the information that he has at the time. Thanks!

GAH! Kate! I absolutely LOVED The Next Best Thing! Ethan Mirabelli was exactly what I needed after the last couple of duds - thank you so much for pushing me to read it! :)