Friends Sharing Book Love discussion

Just want to chat in general about your book reading experiences, trade info about authors or genres, or anything that comes to mind?

Have at it!

Sorry, Jonetta. I guess we did get a bit carried away.

No need to apologize!!! It was clear this thread was needed. (I was enjoying your discussion.) Just a typical moderator function.

A reader getting carried away? That will be a first :) the good thing about readers is that there is always a passion for what they read.

And it spills over into words.

Exactly!

I was chatting to one of my daughters earlier as she is keen to read CMIII so suggested she start with Stacking Doll. It will be interesting to see her reaction as she normally reads love stories in the traditional sense.

Always fun to see how people react to a book, everyone takes something different from it.

You are right, Douglas. I believe that readers are among the most passionate people on Earth. I read all the reviews that my friends post and reviews from others that just look interesting. I've found some really good reads from reading reviews that I wasn't sure about at first.

Jonetta: Thanks for giving us a place to "discuss". I wondered if something like this wouldn't eventually become necessary but I guess "necessary" reared it's ugly head sooner than you anticipated:) Looks like your "new baby" has taken off very successfully!

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So, I'm just setting here reading my book when SoCal gets hit by a 4.3 earthquake. The epicenter was 3 miles from my house and it shook, bad. Think I'll refill my wine glass and pick my Kindle up off the floor. Kinda all shook up here tonight.

Wow, Anita! Are you okay?

Anita wrote: "So, I'm just setting here reading my book when SoCal gets hit by a 4.3 earthquake. The epicenter was 3 miles from my house and it shook, bad. Think I'll refill my wine glass and pick my Kindle up o..."

Wow Anita! Hope you and yours are okay.

Anita wrote: "So, I'm just setting here reading my book when SoCal gets hit by a 4.3 earthquake. The epicenter was 3 miles from my house and it shook, bad. Think I'll refill my wine glass and pick my Kindle up o..."

Earthquakes sound so incredibly frightening, hope you are ok Anita :(

Thank you all for your concern. It was the worst shake I've felt in a really long time. Shook me up real good especially since I was home alone. My husband and grandkids were at church for 'Kids Night Out". My oldest daughter felt it too. Middle daughter was at the Hollywood Bowl and didn't feel it at all, same for youngest who was camped in the desert for dirt biking this weekend.

Anita wrote: "Thank you all for your concern. It was the worst shake I've felt in a really long time. Shook me up real good especially since I was home alone. My husband and grandkids were at church for 'Kids Ni..."

When my grandmother and grandfather came to the U.S. from Ireland they went to San Francisco before going to Florida. They'd been there about two months when they had a "small" earthquake. My grandmother said she hid under the bed and said she wasn't coming out until my grandfather got her completely out of California. As kids we laughed about it but I bet it was scary. Hope you are okay.

Carol, I can understand your grandmother's reaction, it can be a terrifying experience. I'll take my occasional earthquakes over hurricanes and tornadoes any day.

We'er all fine. No damage anywhere. The big news story was the Carson (where the quake hit) refineries shutting down and doing an emergency burn off of anything in their pipe system.

Anita wrote: "Carol, I can understand your grandmother's reaction, it can be a terrifying experience. I'll take my occasional earthquakes over hurricanes and tornadoes any day.

We'er all fine. No damage anywher..."

Glad all is well for you. I guess everywhere has some down side to it. I grew up in Florida and now I live in Michigan and sometimes the ice and snow is a bit too much, espeially for driving.

You are so right, Carol. Everywhere has a downside, you just have to decide what works for you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jonetta!! Have a good one.

Thank you Carol💜

Happy birthday Jonetta :)

Happy Birthday, Jonetta! I'm late to the party.

I've been reading ARCs, but due to publisher approval guidelines, I haven't been able to post my reviews yet. However, I should be getting to some that I can post soon.

Happy birthday Jonetta :)

Thanks, everyone!

Pam, no worries!

Julie Garwood has a new book to be published in 2022

Grace Under Fire"Grace Under Fire"

Grace Isabel MacKenna had a hundred things to do today. Killing someone wasn’t one of them. It was supposed to be a quick visit to Boston for the Buchanan anniversary party, then on to Scotland to collect an inheritance. She checks into the hotel and then decides to go for a brisk walk. But after getting lost she ends up with a wounded man stumbling into her arms, and then his shooter coming after them both. When she fires back in self-defense, she doesn’t expect him to drop dead. Thanks to the Buchanans dispatching Navy SEAL and now a lawyer Michael Buchanan to help her deal with the police, Isabel endures hours of interrogation and is finally free to go.

Isabel knows she should be grateful for Michael’s help, but since she’s harbored an extreme dislike for him for years, gratitude is difficult to muster. Michael has appointed himself her de facto guardian, and she’s stuck with him despite their constant bickering and sizzling attraction. Even when Isabel goes to Scotland to claim her inheritance, Michael follows her, but he isn’t the only thing she can’t shake. Mysterious threats against Isabel surface, and before they can deal with their growing feelings for each other, Michael and Isabel must first survive.
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Wow! That’s a new book in her Buchanan-Renard series! It will be five years since the last one was released.

Way, way to long, but I'm just happy she is still writing! From the blurb it looks like it may tie back to her historicals. It wouldn't be the first time she did that. Julie Garwood is one of those authors I've read everything she wrote and loved them all.

Just want to thank everyone posting reviews! I love reading them and it makes it so much easier to access them quickly.

You’re killing my shelves, though😏

Jonetta wrote: "Just want to thank everyone posting reviews! I love reading them and it makes it so much easier to access them quickly.

You’re killing my shelves, though😏"

Jonetta I'm thankful that you started this group, I was missing so many reviews from friends :( I still am and it's so frustrating and time consuming :(

I’m glad it’s also working for you, too. I used to be able to fly through that daily email.

Jonetta wrote: "I’m glad it’s also working for you, too. I used to be able to fly through that daily email."

I know Jonetta it's really frustrating and even though I have my top friends listed and the others unchecked, I still don't get most of my friend's reviews. They have been WORKING ON A FIX for about 2 years :(

Thanks again

To All My Goodreads Friends; Everyone have a great Thanksgiving!

Thank you, Carol!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🦃

Jonetta wrote: "Thank you, Carol!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🦃"

Happy Thanksgiving and a shout out THANK YOU to Jonetta for setting up this site. I'm very appreciative of being able to share my reviews with this great group of people, many of whom I've known a long time, some are new friends, Thank You!!

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Jonetta wrote: "Thank you, Carol!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🦃"

Happy Thanksgiving and a shout out THANK YOU to Jonetta for setting up this site. I'm very appreciative of being able to share my ..."

Well said , Dorie.

Thank you ladies! You help make this group work.

Jonetta wrote: "Thank you ladies! You help make this group work."

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Happy Hanukkah to all our Jewish friends.

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukkah, and thank you Carol for reminding me :)

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Happy Hanukkah, and thank you Carol for reminding me :)"

You're welcome. it came early this year. As a child I had a good friend that was Jewish and I remember how envious I was that she got 8 gifts to open over 8 days :)

Carol wrote: "Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Happy Hanukkah, and thank you Carol for reminding me :)"

You're welcome. it came early this year. As a child I had a good friend that was Jewish and I remember how en..."

Carol one of my daughters had a Jewish friend whose family celebrated both Hanukkah and Christmas. Plus this girl also had her birthday two days after Christmas !!

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Carol wrote: "Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Happy Hanukkah, and thank you Carol for reminding me :)"

You're welcome. it came early this year. As a child I had a good friend that was Jewish and I r..."

How lucky can you be? :)

Hi All I don't know how many of you are Kate Quinn fans, but her new book, is now available on NetGalley and Edelweiss, YEAH !!!!!!! Love her writing!

I'll be traveling for the next 5 days, will catch up with all of your reviews when I can :)

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "I'll be traveling for the next 5 days, will catch up with all of your reviews when I can :)"

Stay safe.

Wishing all my Goodreads friends a very Merry Christmas and a happy and better New Year.

Thank you, Carol💜

Just wondering, has anyone gotten an ARC of yet?? I'm pending on EW and NetGalley. Strange since Indie Next reviews are due in January on this book and so far I've only seen other authors posting reviews, hmmmm :(

Has anyone read a really good Christmas book, I feel like I need one right now :) Please let me know if you've enjoyed one recently, thank you :)

What are you in the mood for…something really light or with a bit more substance?