Well I won't be finishing any more books this month so it's safe to post my list. LOL Especially since I have to be up at 4;30 in te morning to be at the office by 6 since we're off in teh field doing several site visits tomrrow and want most of it to be done before it gets too hot. So I'll be in bed EARLY tonight. Even skipping the gym so I can get home, eat, and go to bed shortly thereafter. LOL
Anyhow enough rambling, so here is the 411 on my books I read:
Book 1 – Athena Force: Beneath the Surface by Meredith Fletcher (print) (HQ)
Book 2 - From Over the Moon:
Between the Mountain and the Moon by Virginia Kantra (sequel to another novella she had in The Man of My Dreams) (print)
Mona Lisa Three by Sunny (part of the Mona Lisa series) (print)
From Shifter:
Shifter's Lady by Alyssa Day (part of the Atlantis series) (print)
Sea Crossing by Virginia Kantra (prequel to her new Children of the Sea series) (print)
Book 3 – The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (audio)
Book 4 - From Bite:
Blood Lust by Vickie Taylor
From A Dream Come True:
Dream Lover by Jennifer Blake
Old Love and Lilac Lace by Becky Lee Weyrich
Book 5 – Sarah’s Journey by Ginger Simpson (eBook)
Book 6 – Heart Shaped Box by Joe M Hill (audio)
Book 7 – Hidden by Eve Kenin (print ARC)
Book 8 – Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (audio)
Book 9 – Relics of Merlin Book 2: Double Enchantment by Kathryne Kennedy (eARC)
Book 10 – The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen (audio)
Book 11 – Illegal Possession by Kay Hooper (audio) (or will be finished tonight since I've only about an hour left to listen to)
And a couple shorts:
Lords of the Underworld prequel: The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter (eBook) (HQ)
Champagne Rose: A Man Mom Would Love by Susan Lyons (eBook) (17 pages)
I was slow again this month on the reading. A big part of that is because I was STILL working on Labyrinth. And with going to the gym several nights a week now, I'm not home as long or as much as I used to be to get any reading time in. I'm still on track to hit my personal goal of 150 though AND I have a vacation coming up in about a month. A week at teh beach, quite possibly just me and my parents so I'll get even MORE reading in than usual since it doesn't sound like any of the little ones are going to make it while I'm there this year.
Current reads:
The Thrall Book 3: Touch of Darkness by CT Adams and Cathy Clamp (print ARC)
The Tarot Prince by Ellen Ashe (eBook)
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (audio)
44 Cranberry Point by Debbie Macomber (audio) (HQ)
Next up:
Trust Me by Brenda Novak (audio) (HQ)
Martin Misunderstood by Karin Slaughter (audio)
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Interesting combination, Great List!
I have been thinking of getting a couple of audio books, but enjoy the reading. I think creating the "voice" of the characters for yourself individualizes the story to the reader. I'd like to try an audio though, any suggestions?
I've just begun to investigate the different formats for ebooks as well. I find it interesting that you list the prequel for Lords of the Underworld in that format (Loved the trilogy and hope GS expands the series).
Have you read Lord of the Fading Lands (C.L. Wilson)? Her first book, I highly recommend it if you enjoy fantasy and magic.
I don't want to list
I don't want to list mine but I read 32 books this month. 14 were from my TBR for Vikki's challenge. I was aiming for 15 so not bad now I need to do this every month and maybe in five years or so my TBR wouldn't be so large. Yeah, dreaming again I know. I read 17 from the eHarl. line so my numbers are staying pretty even but I sure wish they'd do more LUNA audios then I'd get my Catherine Asaro and Robin Owens out of the way.
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thanks drkeel. I do tend to
thanks drkeel. I do tend to get through an eclectic blend of books between my various mediums i use for reading.
For audio, there are tons of great ones out there. I started with the Harry Potter books in audio and Jim dale who narrates them totally won me over to the audio format.
A couple narrators you can't go wrong with - Gabra Zackman who does quite a few of the harlequin books. Joyce Bean who does a ot of romance and romantic suspense. Sandra Burr is anotehr good one. One of my favorite narrators retired severa years ago and died recently but everything he did was incredible. That's Frank Muller and I found him becasue he did a lot of Stephen King books. he was King's favorite performer for his books until he had to retire.
I like audio for trying things I have always wanted to read but never find the time for. The last couple years I've done a lot of romance audios becasue of the HQ challenge and i had to listen to a lot of theirs to meet my 50%. But I'm a big fan of fantasy and mystery/thrillers in audio. I've done several inspirational fantasy books in audio too.
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Luna audios
Yeah I wish they'd do a few more Lunas in audio too. And try some of the otehr lines too, like the LISs, etc. Leszs erotica and more of everything else woud make me happy.
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drkeel, I suggest
you go to the library and get a variety -- readers, authors, genres. Actually, if you can search their catalogue from home, do that. My library system lets me search by performer if I want. I've said before that audio choices are hugely personal. I prefer romances and fantasy and the odd mystery in audio. I don't like non-fiction in audio, but some people swear by them. Readers make a huge difference, too, as a reader can make or break a book. So, don't give up after just one read. I've really enjoyed some children's and YA books in audio. For me, fantasy, children and YA translate really well into audio.
One reader that I don't think mentioned is Susan Eriksen. If you pull up an audiobook review and click on the "audiobook" in the tags field, you'll get all the reviews for/in which the member clicked on "audiobook" in the format. Here's a link to the pages that will pop up for you. It's a lot of pages, but you could cheat a bit and just read the preview windows to get going.
Oh, and one mmorethought before I go is that your library might have downloadable audio, and that would be another free way to try it out . . .
Penn
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