Charming’s Comments (group member since Oct 23, 2015)

Charming’s comments from the M/M and Queer Romance Group group.

Are people interested in reading Blank Spaces? No need for a poll since there aren't any other nominations this time. I've read it and liked it.

Sakuko wrote: "I guys, I'm Sakura, software developer from Germany.

I've been reading M/M for a long time, starting with fanfiction when I was a teen. I'm often reading M/M as a filler, when I can't process heav..."

Welcome! K.J. Charles is indeed awesome.

Please nominate an M/M or queer romance book for our group read for July and August.

Nominations will stay open until June 15th.

A-J
A.G. Sellinger
A.M. Daily
Alex Ankarr
Bethany Ebert
Caldon Mull
Izzy Van Swelm
Jonathan Hill
Jyanx

K-R
K.A. Merikan
Kaje Harper
Kid Boise
Kim Fielding
Leona Grace
Lisa Henry
M. Caspian
Michael Mandrake aka B.L. Morticia
Michael Scott Garvin
Morgan Elektra
Nero Seal

S-Z
Samantha Procida
Steelwhisper
Thomas Grant Bruso
Victoria Zagar

List of authors in our group. Please let me know if you want to be added. Listed by first name because that's how the membership lists work.

(note - I had to start this topic over because the original list was created by someone else and I couldn't edit it).

OK, I've made the group public for now. We can always scurry back into privacy if it doesn't work out. :-). I noted that people should be above the age of majority to join, but we don't actually have that much NSFW content so I think that's sufficient.

Linda ~ chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny ~ wrote: "The second one is pretty much the exact same ... not plot per se but same exact beats as tge relationship development as this one. It’s good but suffers from "same old thing" syndrome. It’s probabl..."

Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll skip to the third for now. I hope the ADHD stuff doesn't annoy me too much (I am ADHD ) but this author seems to do her research so I am optimistic.

I also saw your warning that there is no beta testing in Beta Testing. :-). Good to know.

Trio wrote: "Should I put spoilers on my comments?"

It's a romance, and much of the plot is in the blurb, so I didn't bother except for specific plot twists near the end.

Trio wrote: "I finished it last night - I really enjoyed it! I've been wanting to read a book by this author for awhile so I'm so glad to have an excuse to get me started. I listened to the audio book and Sean ..."

I listened to the audiobook too, and I was surprised how much I liked it. I found both of the characters relatable - Noah was stuck in a rut, but he was working on himself and trying really hard to be a good person and contribute. And I totally get why Adrian pushes him to change. It isn't just for his own happiness or the relationship - it is to keep Noah from smothering himself out of misplaced sense of duty.

I also liked that they both had jobs they cared about and were good at. I pretty much saw how the job situation would work out (view spoiler)[with Noah becoming a staff archeologist for the gaming company (hide spoiler)] from nearly the beginning of the book, but I appreciated that (view spoiler)[Noah left on his own terms rather than being outed - I was kind of braced for a huge drama and relieved it was Noah's decision and not a deus ex machina. (hide spoiler)].

The author did a good job with the families and coworkers too. They seemed like real people.

The next one kind of sounds like it has pretty much the same plot as this one ... but it also has an Indian-American MC so I am tempted to grab it anyway.

Oooh, take care! I can do it.

While we are talking, what do people think about making this an open group other than checking age? There were reasons it wasn't to start with but I don't think they matter anymore.

Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "They explain later how few there are "

Just saw that - two tenure track positions that year in the entire country!

Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "Charming wrote: "I just started. It seems pretty intriguing so far. I am a little tired of the whole "in the closet" thing, but I feel for Noah's situation."

I imagine it would be hard surrounded ..."

Well, and his career depends on it. I just started the book, but I am guessing it isn't easy to get a professorship in archeology.

I just started. It seems pretty intriguing so far. I am a little tired of the whole "in the closet" thing, but I feel for Noah's situation.

Got the audiobook!

I actually ended up liking this one quite a bit, and I will definitely read the next one. It did take quite a while to get into though. The first book of a series often has that feeling of ontroducing us to the world and the characters, and some of the side characters (probably future main characters) kept stealing the show from the nice but bland main characters in this book.

The characters were a little slow on the uptake in figuring out what was going on, but I don't mind that so much when the characters aren't law enforcement. And given the time, they didn't grow up watching or even reading mysteries. The climax was exciting and scary and there was a small but cool twist at the end.

I am about 3/4 through with the audiobook. The first half was well written of course, but I was finding it kind of a slog. But once the murder happened it got way more interesting and now I am really enjoying it. Funny how a murder will cheer things up. :-) And the MCs meet much more interesting people while trying to figure out what's going on. Everyone in the first half was so dreary. It felt like literature and not in the good way.

I just noticed that Unseen Attraction came out as an audiobook, if anyone is interested.

Kaje wrote: "I rated it 4 stars - not my favorite Charles, but with some good points and I will be reading the sequel.

She's a favorite author of mine - her historicals usually have what seems like very well-r..."

I think I've been putting it off because I dislike the Victorian era so much. It's not like Regency times were perfect, but Victorian times are just worse in pretty much every respect.

Oh, rats. I have bought it but I haven't started it yet.

Finished! I skimmed through the bad flashback so I know what happened but I managed to not know all the details.

I agree that there was more sex than needed, and I get irritated with adults who keep risking getting caught having sex, when the outcome could be so dire. FInd a room with a lock or something.

I enjoyed the sense of place and time - this author can write. It was maybe a little too dark for me, in the sense that there was always a sense of impending doom, during the war but even in the present (or more recent past I guess). The ending was warm and satisfying.