Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Sorry it's late! I didn't even realize it was November :( :(

So what have you read, currently reading, or about to read in October? How are they?

Also, how's your progress for the 2012 GR Reading Challenge if you are doing it?

started and then came in from the library. need to get this one read and returned, but i'm already in to Taking a Shot. i'm not good at reading more than one book at a time unless its a classic and something else so i'll just have to make do.

I just finished and I loved it! Another hit by Sarah Mayberry. Next to pick: either or

Finished up awesome book. now I'm reading

I'm reading

Finished . Currently reading .

I finished reading by Janet Evanovich this morning. Stephanie's adventures still make me laugh after 11 novels. There are so many hilarious and witty scenes in this book. But I have to admit I was a bit annoyed by Stephanie in this book. I just wish she'd finally choose between Joe Morelli and Ranger!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I'm reading by Kate Morton.

Reading Lilies and Steel and Slammed

I finished and now I'm reading

The last books that i read were , which was pretty good.Then i read the short stories and .
Continuing with short stories but this one on the historical romance gender, i've also read which was really cute and romantic.
And now i'm reading .

Reading My Tessa
seems kinda short but so far steamy

I Just finished and I am about to start . After that it's looking like some Diana Gabaldon.... and

I've finished up and now reading

Finally finished Catching Fire ....cliffhannger....

Now reading Reflected in You ....in love with it already #SteamyRomance :-)

I'm reading and .

I finished which i didn't like all that much :( , i've also finished which ended up being an okay reading, and now i'm reading . So far i'm liking it. :)

I just started reviewing so this month, I'm reading my first official review read (from an author friend who gave me the book over a year ago!), by Regan Black. I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying this. Why "surprised"? Because it's described as a "Paranormal Romance" and just that word (paranormal) turns me right OFF usually, but I am loving this book. I also confess, I had started to assume that all of my Indie Author colleagues were lazy about editing and crappy writers. Regan has redeemed our breed! So she and I are two (LOL) but my polish is a result of being a compulsive perfectionist. I think Regan just has a naturally polished writing voice.

I'm also reading the entire Vorkosigan Saga again for the 7th time so as to "lead up to" reading the latest release , which I read in the pre-release eARC form last spring (see my initial review here). My pre-ordered hardcover just got delivered this week so I'm looking forward to seeing what, if anything, changed from pre-release to final. I'll edit my review once I've read the hardcover version.

Appropriately for this group, I'm "up to" on the series re-read. I say appropriately because this is the first of the 3 books bundled in the ominibus Miles in Love and all 3 are romantic SF stories in some of the most endearing ways.

Gonna be a while on that though b/c I promised myself I would do the official reading and reviewing before I "reward" myself with more Vor books.

-sry
@webbiegrrl

I'm still working on !

I just finished reading and now just started on

finished and totally enjoyed it. now i'm reading . it's taking me a bit to get into the main characters but i think it'll get better as i read.

The WoodsI'm reading so far I like it I'm not much into murder mysteries this one kind of intrigued me.

Just tried to finish Beyond Eden but could not get through it. It started great but too much was going on to enjoy it. Now reading All In

I read Love Left Behind I enjoyed it. Now I can't make up my mind to readTake This Regret or Leave Me Breathless?

I finished and started

I'm reading

Just started
I love catching up with the women of this series. Even as a non quilter I have enjoyed these books.

I've finished reading by Kate Morton today. I thought it was beautifully written with just enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested. It was obviously very well researched - I loved the WW2 bits. Those scenes were so vivid that I felt I was actually there! I found the pace of the novel, especially in the first half, to be rather slow. I thought the author spent too much time describing the various settings in the novel. It got really tiresome in places but the pace does pick up again in the second half. I loved the ending! The twist at the end completely surprised me. I wasn't expecting that! I'm usually quite good at predicting what's going to happen next in novels but that twist was a huge surprise!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a couple of chapters into by Karen Kingsbury.

Reading

started listening to . it's pretty good. i really enjoy the narrator's scottish accent. she should've done the outlander series. i couldn't get into that narrator, thus stuck with reading the books instead of listening.

Finished and it was good as expected! Working on .

I finished this morning. Next on my list is .

I finished reading by Karen Kingsbury last night and I really disappointed with it. The plot was very predictable, irritatingly repetitive, contrived and not very well-written. The concept of the story was interesting but the author is not a good enough writer to pull it off. This novel was simply too formulaic, too sweet, too predictable, too simplistic, too everything I don't like. The entire novel had that 'la-la-land' feel to it.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Today I've started reading by Stef Penney.

finished reading and it was a good read. continuing with and i received on audiobook which i'm loving.

Finished . Currently reading .

Finished i liked it, but not as much as i liked Rhevenge's story in "lover avenged".

I'm offering Just Good Friends , Book 2 of the Escape to New Zealand series, FREE for the Kindle from Nov. 21-25! 4.7 stars on Amazon, 4.3 stars on Goodreads! So if the relatives are getting you down and you find yourself needing a steamy and suspenseful Escape to New Zealand (where it’s summer right now) over the Thanksgiving holiday, this is your chance! And . . . please share!

Susana wrote: "Finished i liked it, but not as much as i liked Rhevenge's story in "lover avenged"."

I agree Rehvenge's story was really good! He is my favorite in the series.

Erin wrote: "Susana wrote: "Finished i liked it, but not as much as i liked Rhevenge's story in "lover avenged"."

I agree Rehvenge's story was really good! He is my favorite in t..."

Rhevenge's story alongside Zsadist, Rhage and Phury are definitely on my favorite's list! :)

Rhage and V's book are my fav's so far. i've been meaning to read Phury's book but haven't yet. and i'm just anxious to read John Matthews. plus Quinn's book sounds good too cause it's m/m =)

Finished ...what an excellent book!

finished Riding Wild and it was a good read. now back to my cowboys in

I finished reading by Stef Penney this evening. Overall, I thought the novel was an interesting and mostly enjoyable read. There were some problems with it (not surprising in a debut novel), the plot became slow and tedious at times, there were too many characters - it was very hard to keep track of them all - and the author wrote all of her characters in the first person so sometimes it wasn't clear which character was doing the talking! I had to go back and re-read multiple chapters to figure out what was happening in the story, which was very annoying! The ending was very sudden. It came out of nowhere and it left too many storylines unresolved. I was left wondering WHERE is the rest of the story???
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Next I'm going to start by S.E. Hinton.