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Tina "reading mommy" wrote: "Updated, Message #266!

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Tina, in the future could you please repost rather than update? It makes my updates much easier. Thanks!

I finished reading The Soulkeepers by G.P. Ching

Finished my third book Hot Six. Stephanie Plum and grandma Mazur in action, of course I liked it!

Megan L wrote: "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!"

No, I haven't gotten to it yet. I have finished two of your picks for me though.

I loved . I have a long standing relationship with John Sandford's Lucas Davenport novels and have never found a gritty mystery series that I enjoyed nearly as much. Killing Floor isn't the same (I wouldn't want it to be), but I was reminded of the Prey books and will definitely be trying more in this series.

I also read . I have mixed feelings for Ann Aguirre. As much as I love what I've read of her Sirantha Jax series, I really disliked the first Corine Solomon book. Thankfully, Enclave was one I enjoyed. The world building was fascinating and I'm interested to see what comes next.

I wanted a change of pace, so I decided to pick up for my third choice and I'm enjoying it so far.

Finished my 2nd pick, The Summer I Turned Pretty. Didn't know it was part of a trilogy - it was good, but not sure if I will pick up the rest of the series.

5 Sizzling Stars! Read :6/8
Thank you Suzanne H. for putting Backstage Pass on my list. I absolutely loved it. Whooo *fans face* that was some series heat! This is now going on my re-read list and recommend to all who want a Hot read for the summer.

Megan L
So I finished during my lunch hour. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will probably pick up the next one to get Ned's story.

I then attempted to start . After about 2 pages, I dozed off and finished off my break with a 20 minute nap instead of a good read. LOL. I'm not sure if that's a true indicator of my enjoyment, since I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night and 5 hours the night before. We'll see what happens the next time I pick it up.

Kami I just finished and loved it! I don't think I'd ever read one where the illegitimate, unacknowledged son of nobility gets the girl over his half brother. Thanks for picking this off my list and getting me to read it :)

Daffodil wrote: "Megan L
So I finished during my lunch hour. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will probably pick up the next one to get Ned's story.

I then attempted to start [bookc..."

Daffodil, I couldn't get into Paranormalcy either. It may not be a fluke ;)

JUNE PICK IT FOR ME CHALLENGE
TOTAL 3


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 6/12 ★★★★
Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl

Skandia

Just finished our buddy read One Reckless Summer. I loved it. I have added the rest of the Destiny series to my ever expanding TBR shelf.

Melissa,

Finished The Romance Readers' Book Club. Thanks again for the picks!

Regina and Rishika,

I have finished our buddy reads. I loved all 3 books. Thank you for picking them and reading them with me.

The Marriage Wager
Penelope & Prince Charming
Beauty Dates the Beast

Lekshmy wrote: "Debbie....

Here are your picks..."

Lekshmy, I took the easy way out and packed my copy of
Outlaw Love. Just finished it, I think I have actually read it before when it first came out, a long, long time ago. I like re-reading some of these so it was great fun. I plan on writing it up, but haven't yet. Thanks for the push to read it again.
I will try to get another one in, not sure which one yet but I still like all the choices to choose from.

Hope your reading is going well also.

Hi Leslie,

Ok so I just finished ! It was a great book!! I couldn't put it down and read the majority of it in one afternoon/evening! I can't wait to read the rest of the series! Thank you for the great recommendation!

Kat and I finished Seeing Double, we read it as a buddy read. I didn't think it was well written. It was a fast read and a cute premise, but not well executed.

Thanks for reading it with me Kat, it's always fun to chat about books with you- even the not great ones!

Megan L wrote: "Hi Leslie,

Ok so I just finished ! It was a great book!! I couldn't put it down and read the majority of it in one afternoon/evening! I can't wait to read the rest of the seri..."

Megan L - I am so glad you liked it. I am not a huge YA fan, but I really liked this one as well. I haven't read the next one yet. Let me know if you do! I'm glad you've liked your recs!

Diane-Firefly

I just finished and I loved it! It was a little confusing at first, but then I really got into the story and the characters. Thanks so much for giving me a great new series to become addicted to!
I'm not sure if I'll get to this month, but I will definitely be reading it soon.
Thanks again for some great recommendations!

Fran wrote: "Kat and I finished Seeing Double, we read it as a buddy read. I didn't think it was well written. It was a fast read and a cute premise, but not well executed.

Thanks for reading it with me Kat, i..."

Thanks right back at you! I agree with your assessment, it could have been much better than it was. Oh well! Next time, I hope we can find a good one to read together!!

Shellbelle

Are you still interested in doing a buddy read with ? It had been a few years since I read Stray, so I reread it and am willing to continue on to book 2 any time you wish. Just let me know.

Megan L

I finished last night. It was okay -- not a total disaster but it felt a little off to me. The first part felt like a MIB - Sanctuary mashup that tried too hard. Trying to figure out exactly what Evie was kept me interested and reading, but I'm not really motivated to pick up any more in this series either.

I picked up for my next read and it's been great so far.

Debbie wrote: "Lekshmy wrote: "Debbie....

Here are your picks..."

Lekshmy, I took the easy way out and packed my copy of
Outlaw Love. Just finished it, I think I have actually read it before when it first cam..."

Debbie wrote: "Lekshmy wrote: "Debbie....

Here are your picks..."

Lekshmy, I took the easy way out and packed my copy of
Outlaw Love. Just finished it, I think I have actually read it before when it first cam..."

Sure.....Thats nice.. though i havent read that book... i will add to my TBR list ...

I finished one and planning to hit one or 2 more.. still 15 days left for June to end :)

June PIFM Challenge list:
1/6

1. Truth about forever by Sarah Dessen--- Completed **** 6/8
2.Summer @ Willow lake by Wigg
3. Vision in White by Nora Roberts
4.Vampire Academy
5. Petals on the river
6.Pillars of the Earth

JUNE PICK IT FOR ME CHALLENGE
TOTAL 5


Ride the Fire by Jo Davis 6/4 ★★★★
All Jacked Up by Lorelie James
Inside Out by Lauren Dane 6/10 ★★★★
Giving Chase by Lauren Dane 6/14 ★★★★
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake 6/12 ★★★★
Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl 6/15 ★★★★

Penney, finished Shiver of Fear last night. A little too much cloak and dagger for me but I enjoyed it. A solid 3+ read. I'll certainly read the third in the series.

Penney, you are 2/2 in PIFM books this month!

I don't know if I'll read Broken before Mexico or not.

wow cathy - you are kicking butt!

Roxy, I finished . i give it ★★★★�. LOVED IT!!! Thanks for giving me the push to get to it!

Laura, I finished Immortal Rider this morning! Great book! Thank you so much for getting of Mt. TBR - I don't know what I was waiting for!

JUNE PICK IT FOR ME CHALLENGE
TOTAL 6


Ride the Fire by Jo Davis 6/4 ★★★★
All Jacked Up by Lorelie James 6/17 ★★★★
Inside Out by Lauren Dane 6/10 ★★★★
Giving Chase by Lauren Dane 6/14 ★★★★
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake 6/12 ★★★★
Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl 6/15 ★★★★

Wow, Cathy! I haven't even read one!

Cathy, you rocked it this month!!

looks like I did a good job picking books for Cathy - pats self on back ;)

Hey Tina I just finished another pick from you, Exclusively Yours. I thought it was really cute, and a very quick read. I did find the main heroine to be really annoying though. If I were Joe I wouldn't have put up with her. Thanks for a great pick!!

I finished up Murder at Black Dog Springs which was my GLBT pick by Sarah - this has been on the pile for a while and i'm glad that I finally read it - its not long, but you could tell that the author knew her Navajo history - as 3 of the 4 main characters were code talkers during WW2

Carla, I just read The Earth Hums in B Flat, and it was fabulous!! I am so glad you recommended it. I love reading books set in Wales, and this one was extraordinarily good. The main character reminds me a lot of the girl in the Alan Bradley series that starts with The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - another great series.
You have given me great recs. Now I have to decide which of the others to read next- and so many of them look so good. Thanks!

Megan L
I loved , I will definitely be looking for more from this author. Thanks for another wonderful rec.

I just finished Mercy. I really enjoyed it thanks so much for the recommendation!

I also finished up Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs this morning on the drive into work - Sarah and I did it as a buddy read. enjoyed it - but overall, I do think her werewolf series is better - maybe because Jane was her first series and the werewolf books came later...

I think i'm done for the month, Sarah did also recommend Before I Fall but i'm going to hold it until July because it fits into another challenge I have starting then

Rachel-Goodbye Borders and I are doing a buddy read starting tomorrow of One Reckless Summer. I've started a thread for it here - anyone who is interested is welcome to join in!

3rd pick down! Dragon Bound - awesome book! gonna try to finish the rest of the series.

Daffodil wrote: "Megan L
I loved , I will definitely be looking for more from this author. Thanks for another wonderful rec."

Love this series and the author! It only gets better from the first book!

Amanda wrote: " 5 Sizzling Stars! Read :6/8
Thank you Suzanne H. for putting Backstage Pass on my list. I absolutely loved it. Whooo *fans face* that was some series heat! This is now go..."

Haha glad you liked it - the second one is very good too, still love the first though. I'm busy holding out for the next in the series.

Also - your name change had me confused on where I missed your posting for a bit there!

Daffodil wrote: "Megan L

I finished last night. It was okay -- not a total disaster but it felt a little off to me. The first part felt like a MIB - Sanctuary mashup that tried too hard...."

Sorry for the not so good pick. I am not going to finish this series either!

Hi Leslie,

I finished Clockwork Prince. It took me awhile to get into it but once I did I loved it! The only thing I didn't like about it was the ending! I hope things change in the next book because I would rather have Tessa be with Will then with Jem!

The July PIFM challenge can be found here!

Pick it for me challenge, finished 1/2

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, Read 6/20 Great 5 star read :D
Still in the middle of Covet but I think I`ll finish it on time :)

Lady Allison

Finished Can't Stand The Heat. Enjoyed it!! Can't go wrong with Louisa Edwards. Thanks for the rec!!

Photojim

Thanks for the recommendations. I chose Edge of Sight and really enjoyed the book. I look forward to reading more from this author. Thanks!

Melissa wrote: "Lady Allison

Finished Can't Stand The Heat. Enjoyed it!! Can't go wrong with Louisa Edwards. Thanks for the rec!!"

SO glad you enjoyed it, Melissa! I hope you like the rest of the series too when you get to it :) The 2nd & 3rd are even better than the first!

Nici,
I finished To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee this morning and I totally adored the book. Such a great story, with great characters and emotion. Thanks for the push to read this! This one has been added to my favorites list!

~Lacy