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I guess I should add a list of books I will be reviewing soon too. ** If there is a book you would like me to review sooner than later, let me know! Ill see what I can do.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Diary of Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
The Skystone by Jack Whyte
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
Who Moved my Cheese by Spencer Johnson
Mutt by Evan Fuller
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
It Happened in Canada Book 3 by Emily Jane Hills Orford
Altor: The Shadow Rebellion by L.J. DeVet
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Jessi wrote: "I will strikethrough the books that I've read and reviewed. If you have any suggestions of books I should add to the list to read and review please feel free to let me know."Jessi, is this discussion thread
1) for Authors to request reviews OR
2) for Reviewers to solicit books to be reviewed OR
3) for Reviewers to simply publicly share their current reading queue
? Seems like all three activities would be worthwhile threads but I think it might be more productive for all involved to keep them all separate -- and this thread is already shaping up nicely as a #3 thread so if you want my 2 cents (you're gonna get it anyway ;-) I'd say keep this as a #3 and set up a separate thread (each) for #1 and #2.
Also if you keep this as a #3 list of TBR queues, should we include links to our already-written reviews here on Goodreads? That might be a good way to share reviews, just make the titles that have reviews into links that people can click if they want to see your style of reviewing and read your thoughts on a particular title.
-Friday
@phoenicianbooks
Currently reading
and I am about 60% finished, but slow going now that I am back to work My TBR list is quite extensive, but here are the ones that are most likely to be read sooner:
after I finish Sanctus
I'll stop there because I have SO many that it's absolutely impossible to list all of them. Additionally, I have no idea of the order I'll read these except The Key will come after Sanctus.
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Jessi, ..."
Excellent question I should have clarified there are different sections. This one is where the folks who will be posting reviews to the group can list them.
Check Out my discussion in the Reviews Wanted folder to request/suggest reviews from me &/or read about that section and: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
I will also be sending out a group email for other reviewers to start a discussion topic. That way the authors can request a review from who ever they want. Does that make a little sense?
Jessi wrote: "I will strikethrough the books that I've read and reviewed. If you have any suggestions of books I should add to the list to read and review please feel free to let me know.Coveted - Shawntelle M..."
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Wow, I'm impressed with the rather long list of books from Jessi and Rhea and Vicki! I definitely don't get through that many books in a hurry. Although I have started reading more since I got a Kindle. I think it's the large font size option (easy on the aging eyes!!!).I've got a fair number of books on My Book list that I've reviewed over the past year. I tend to read a few books at a time, and then sit down and in a great flurry, write and post the reviews together. So I'll be doing that this week... Or so I threaten.
Vered wrote: "Wow, I'm impressed with the rather long list of books from Jessi and Rhea and Vicki! I definitely don't get through that many books in a hurry. Although I have started reading more since I got a Ki..."Well, Vered, I didn't claim that I'd breeze through these books! I'm not on vacation and I'm not a fast reader, so the list is my fantasy list of TBR books that I WISH I could fly through. But I'll read them ASAP. I have far too many books on my list. Goodreads has RUINED me! LOL
Sarajayne wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Vered wrote: "Wow, I'm impressed with the rather long list of books from Jessi and Rhea and Vicki! I definitely don't get through that many books in a hurry. Although I have started r..."That is amazing! I wish I read that fast, but I don't read very fast (even though I teach English). My daughter, however, is a speed demon! I am jealous of my OWN daughter! LOL
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Jessi wrote: "I can usually read between 1-3 books per day (especially weekends) depending on my day goes or how I feel so I usually have to create big lists for myself"OMG maybe I don't belong in this group! 1-3 a day??? That's amazing!!!
Vicki wrote: "Jessi wrote: "I can usually read between 1-3 books per day (especially weekends) depending on my day goes or how I feel so I usually have to create big lists for myself"OMG maybe I don't belong i..."
That's dangerous! I actually pushed my self to read 300 romance novels in 3 months (about 1.8 a day) in 2006 so I could figure out from a widely spread sample (across 20 yrs and across subgenres) what exactly it IS that makes a book a "romance" (definition by the RWA was way too vague, it could be anything with a HEA). Ever since doing that, I've needed to wear reading glasses. I'd never worn glasses before in my life so this really shocked me a week or so later when I could no longer just pick things up and see them. I'd just thought my eyes needed a rest and a week's break would be enough, but nooo..
Of course it also didn't help that I was 46 at the time and they say around or over 40 your eyes get "tired" and people generally need reading glasses, so technically, I was 6 yrs past due. I just was NOT ready to start losing my eyesight!! Still am not but that's definitely why I don't read a book in a day (while also getting errands and other things done) anymore. It's no longer easy on my eyes.
That's a phenomenal stat, Jessi, but please be careful to guard your precious eyes. Obviously, you're someone who, like me, would REALLY be bothered by having to use glasses to read!
I've read 180 books this year, so I won't post them all here. Currently I have about 30-40 books to review. I won't post them all here either. But it will be interesting to see what everyone is reading.
If I have all day depending on the length of the book, I can read 1-4 books a day.
LOL! I usually do my reviews on the weekend. So they tend to pile up.
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@Marjorie: Thanks my Goodreads 2012 challenge was to actually read 300 books but I finished that almost a week ago. I just love reading and it helps keep me sane when things get hectic.
Marjorie wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Jessi wrote: "I can usually read between 1-3 books per day (especially weekends) depending on my day goes or how I feel so I usually have to create big lists for myself"OMG maybe I ..."
OK now I feel like a pre-schooler with my reading ability/speed. You and Jessi AMAZE me!!!!
Vicki wrote: "OK now I feel like a pre-schooler with my reading ability/speed. You and Jessi AMAZE me!!!! "Vicki, what counts is that you read, think about and discuss books--NOT how many of them or how quickly. Quality time, not quantity, right? :)
I'd take one quality thoughtful review over 10 "Okay, I liked/didn't like this!" comments anyday!
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Soul Sisters urban fantasy/paranormalThe Dangerous Kind short stories
Breath of Air dystopia/fantasy
The Mark of Athena Mythological Fiction
I keep a short list :)
Marjorie wrote: "Vicki wrote: "OK now I feel like a pre-schooler with my reading ability/speed. You and Jessi AMAZE me!!!! "Vicki, what counts is that you read, think about and discuss books--NOT how many of them..."
Thank you for that, Marjorie. You are absolutely right! I read Still Alice during the summer, and since then I have wanted to read EVERYTHING in sight! She (Lisa Genova) changed my life!
I think I needed to hear those words of encouragement. Is this group becoming my therapy session? LOL
I hate it when people write generic reviews that could cover almost ANY book!
Um, Okay, I can't put up all the books I've read this year - as they total over 80...
But I can give an idea of what is on my TBR pile - which (thanks to Goodreads) is rather long.. LOL
I've just finished Micro
And I'm starting the Jim Butcher series Dresden Files - as my hubby has been nagging me to read them for a while :)
Thereafter I want to read the following:
Red Seas Under Red Skies
Ashes of Honor
Widow’s Web
Hounded
Grave Peril completed : My Review of Grave Peril
Summer Knight Completed.
I'll update if I happen to add anything else in between:D
Finally received the Kevin Hearne Series.
Sadly still waiting for Estep and McGuire to arrive:(
Edited (9/20/2012)I'll add to this list in the order in which I plan to read and/or review books. I'll do like Jessi and
I'm going to possibly get more sent to me monthly by the LibraryThing Early Reviewer (LTER) program, but if you have a book you want me to review, please message me (preferably as Webbiegrrl Writer) here on Goodreads (on here 1-2 times a week) or on Twitter @webbiegrrl (on 1-2 times daily) I estimate a 3-6 month queue for books and reviews added from this point forward.
1)
(read, Aug 27-Sep 17, read my review ) Got this because I love animals, esp. working dogs.
2)
(starting to read Sep 20) Got this because I love firefighters - who doesn't?
Abandoned. I'm sure it's a good book at some level, but this failed to grab me enough to distract me from the myriad of other things going on. I've read 3 other books (beginning to end) in the same time it took me to move through 9 pages of this one. So...didn't finish. Might try again at some future date.
3)
She Belongs To Me by Carmen DeSousa (romance)(not yet read) Got this because she's an author friend of mine.
4)
Tracking Shadows by Regan Black (paranormal romance)(not yet read) Got this because she's an author friend of mine and THIS is the cover that inspired me for my soon-to-be written Romantic Suspense covers :) I plan to use her cover artist.
5)
Kidnapped by Rick Chesler (technothriller)(not yet read) Got this because the Genetic Engineering aspect of this got my attention; don't know this Indie Author but got a free copy to read/review so figured why not.
6)
Season Of The Harvest by Michael R. Hicks (technothriller)(not yet read) Got this because I love thrillers and although I don't like Mike's SciFi all that much, this technothriller looked REALLY good - try out the first paragraph of the first page and you'll see what I mean! Wow. Plus I got it when it was free :)
Jax, I haven't read the Dresden files myself but I have heard nothing but good things about it. Will be interested to see how you like it.
Vicki wrote: "Thank you for that, Marjorie. You are absolutely right! I read Still Alice during the summer, and since then I have wanted to read EVERYTHING in sight! She (Lisa Genova) changed my life!I think I needed to hear those words of encouragement. Is this group becoming my therapy session? LOL"
You're welcome and I think this group just might be therapeutic :) I sure am enjoying the low-pressure and inviting atmosphere so far!
Jessi wrote: "@Marjorie: Thanks my Goodreads 2012 challenge was to actually read 300 books but I finished that almost a week ago. I just love reading and it helps keep me sane when things get hectic. "
I think reading keeps a lot of people sane--almost as many as writing does! ((grin)) I love escaping into a book when I have a lot on my mind. It lets me stop thinking and worrying and dealing for a few minutes (or hours).
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That's exactly it.
Wow, can't believe what I'm seeing here - 1-4 books a day? That's super human :)! My target is to read at least one a week, and some weeks more, especially when I go on holiday! You people put me into shame! Well, I guess i have to spend a large chunk of my time writing books, and blog posts, and once in a while, a job to do.
Anyway, can I please request some reviews from you super fast readers and reviewers? Happy to provide e-book free download codes from SW, in return for honest reviews. Please give Me a shout if you are up for it.
Many thanks !
Thanks, Sarajayne.Happy reading and give me a shout when you're ready. Really appreciate it :)!
Marjorie, which two names do you go by? Do you write under one name or two?
I'm kind of embarrassed, my to-be-reviewed list is somewhere around 40 books right now.
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "I'm kind of embarrassed, my to-be-reviewed list is somewhere around 40 books right now."40 book is a formidable list and certainly NOT cause for embarrassment! I'm hoping to get to even HALF of my 6 this year!! Yeah, reading 3 books in the next 4 months is going to be SERIOUSLY challenging. I'm trying to write/edit/release another book of my own between now and New Year's.
Vicki, this is Sarah / Friday / Webbiegrrl :) Confused yet? I have to confess, I did do an excellent job separating my two personas, and I do try to "think" like the name I'm writing, but honestly, if I'm going to start reading and reviewing books again, I can't keep "myselves" separate (LOL)
Vicki wrote: "Marjorie, which two names do you go by? Do you write under one name or two?"p.s. I write under THREE (3) names. I posted an incredibly LONG "about me" post in the "Are You an Author?" thread with links to my books, my RABMAD pages/causes and other relevant methods of finding/connecting with various forms of "me."
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Don't be embarrassed. I wish my to-be-reviewed list was 40 books...sadly it's way more then what I have posted up above and it's growing.
Sarajayne wrote: "Do you write reviews of every book you read? I'm newer to writing them and I've only been writing reviews of books that stood out to me, either because they're awesome or because they're crappy lol. For me, it would just take too much time to write a review of every book I read. Kudos to everyone who does though! "I try to write at least a sentence or two about everything I read, but that number I gave (around 40 books) is just my review books I have either overdue or scheduled. That number does not include any of the 'personal reading' books.
Okay... thought I'd give y'all a taste of what's going on with my reading list... although there is at least one beta not appearing on the list that I am working on, and I know I'm 'missing' at least 3 books on my review list...So... I have review books I need to read:
And 'personal' reading:
Reading Now (September):
Finished in September:
Alana, when are you going to FINALLY read a little bit? LOL WOW!!! Wish I read that fast! I'm going to check out these books when I'm home and not at work...oh, work...better go do something for the students! :o) (I'm in my prep period, so no worries!)
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The ones I get sent by publishers I write reviews for. Personal reading sometimes just depends on the book.
Only about 5 of the books on that list are from publishers, the rest are directly from the authors. My 'group' blog has become popular pretty quickly, and between it and my personal blog, and just friendships with multiple Indy authors, I get offered approximately 1-4 'new-to-me' books for review each week. I've started telling authors that my turn around time is about 2 months or more at this point. And I found to avoid burnout I have to squeeze in a 'personal' book every 2 weeks or so.
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Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "I've started telling authors that my turn around time is about 2 months or more at this point. And I found to avoid burnout I have to squeeze in a 'personal' book every 2 weeks or so. "Alana, it's totally "normal" to have a review turnaround time of 3-6 months. That's not how long it takes you to read, but how long it takes you to get to the book in your queue AND to get the review written and posted. Don't feel badly about a 2-month turnaround (and any author who gripes about a 2-month turnaround needs to get in touch with the real world. Professional reviewers for magazines, newspapers and the like as well as libraries insist on receiving ARCs at least 6 mos in advance of the release of the book. Two measly months is great :)
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Marjorie wrote: "Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "I've started telling authors that my turn around time is about 2 months or more at this point. And I found to avoid burnout I have to squeeze in a 'personal' book ever..."Thanks for saying that Marjorie. I get a guilt trip from time to time as well, so that helps me to know that.
Vicki, you are NOT alone. Never forget that no matter how inept you feel, you are better-qualified than someone else. That's an inevitability in a world full of BILLIONS of people -- and 10 million of them are here on Goodreads, too! :) Sometimes I just need to hear that it's okay not to do everything perfectly, so I figure it's a good idea to tell others that, too. I can't be the only one who "should's" myself to death.
Marjorie wrote: "Vicki, you are NOT alone. Never forget that no matter how inept you feel, you are better-qualified than someone else. That's an inevitability in a world full of BILLIONS of people -- and 10 million..."Marjorie, you are so wise. Thanks! I think I love you already. LOL
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "Sarajayne wrote: "Do you write reviews of every book you read? I'm newer to writing them and I've only been writing reviews of books that stood out to me, either because they're awesome or because ..."Goodness, you all are ambitious with your TBR piles! I have 60 books in my kindle and another 15 on my shelf and I think that's a lot!
I try to write something about every book I read. It's not hard or time consuming to come up with 2 -3 sentences and usually I have more to say.
Marjorie wrote: "Vicki, you are NOT alone. Never forget that no matter how inept you feel, you are better-qualified than someone else. That's an inevitability in a world full of BILLIONS of people -- and 10 million..."OMG - I love that idea that 'perfection' is not necessary (or even healthy). Especially for a mom, it's sometimes tough to remember. Thanks for the reminder!
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That appears to be a group, not a Page, Jessi--and apparently it's a private group only members can even see/access.
Did you want/mean to make a Community Page that would be public and we could all "like"? Do that here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php
Let me know if you set up a Page and I'll "like" it :)
So I noticed this thread duplicated over in
Are You An Author?
and I replied with working links to the Facebook Page etc. Click here to read the other thread now.
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