Hi All:
I have a very strong urge to read the new releases the day they become available. For example, on June first I will be downloading the July eBooks which I would have already purchased beforehand. I am now reading my July Steeple Hills books which came yesterday. (I am reading these ahead of the May and June books I have not got to yet.)
If I had a Lucy Gordon (a favorite author) book that came out today and one that came out two years ago but that I have not read yet, there is no doubt: I would read the new one first. ( Regardless of the theme!) This is also why I find it hard to ever re-read a keeper (which I fully intend to read someday).
Are you like this, too? Or is this a Don Juan thing 
where men want to move on to the next newest conquest? I was totally amazed that so many romance fans actually re-read their keepers. I thought everyone was going to say that, while they fully intend to re-read them, like so many New Year’s resolutions, they usually don’t get around to it.
Thanks,
Vince
“Romances are the emotional vitamins of the soul.” Vince
Good question!
Hi Vince,
I usually read some of the newer ones first when the harlequin order arrives - I guess the blurbs intrigue me when I order so I'm anxiously awaiting their arrival.
For other books - it will depend on the author. For instance, Karen Rose, JRW, Linda Howard etc will be read immediately after purchase.
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Not usually .....
As many authors write linked stories or characters that are revisited, I prefer to read books in order of release ....and if it's a book that's part of a mini-series, be it continuity or author, I must read it in order ... as you can imagine this contributes to a very large TBR pile!
if an author is an autobuy, I may succumb to the temptation to read the books out of order ... or if the author is brand new to me
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Vince - I have a list of
Vince - I have a list of books that I MUST read and when they are availabe for pre-order - and yes I order them as soon as I can and then they go to the top of my reading list. The only problem I have is which one do I read first.
See what I read last year - Star's Reading Lounge
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If it's a book I'm super excited about reading, or next in a series, I ususally put it to the top of my TBR pile.
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I Know How You Feel -- It's almost like being unfaithful
Hi star0925:
I know just how you feel. In June I had four favorite “auto-buy” authors come out with books: Natasha Oakley, Lucy Gordon, Trish Wylie, and Michelle Styles. I’ve been so conflicted about which to read first, (it’s almost like being unfaithful to the author you don’t read first
) that I have been reading other books!
I actually started three of the four above books and felt so guilty that I switched to other authors! This might be funny except it is true!
To make it even harder, yesterday I got the third “Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches” book which has my highest priority of any romance. If I get any more stress, I’m going to have to read an M.C. Beaton mystery!
Thanks,
Vince
“Romances are the emotional vitamins of the soul.” Vince
RE: NEWEST RELEASES FIRST
It depends upon the book. Since I found (and bought) someone's old TBR at Value World (mostly Intrigues and Supers), I'm reading a lot of those -- while still reading "new" ones -- though the second-hand TBR IS old (some of the books in it are upwards of 20 years old in it). I have read a few Harlequin's that I swear I'm going to re-read, but as of yet, I've never done that.
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New Releases & Don Juan
It might be a Don Juan thing. :)
If it's a series, I like to read them in order, if I can. Even if it's not a series, I'll read an author book by book as they write them.
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