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Shannon
Shannon is 85% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
The Jo Beverley story was fine, but again, I thought it was a bit too short. Also there was no heroine pov. I never really got a sense of who she was beyond a stock character, which is a pity because the hero is exactly the type I adore.
Dec 05, 2019 11:14AM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 72% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
I didn't care for the Nicola Cornick story. The conflict was the kind of thing that could have easily been solved with some conversation, and I never did warm up to the hero.
Dec 04, 2019 09:24PM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 62% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
The Cara Elliot story is almost as good as the Bourne. I had enough backstory for the characters that I got a good sense of who they were and the story went on for the perfect length. That said... ther'e's more orientalism than I'd like. Not a whole lot, but enough to put me off everytime it showed up.
Dec 04, 2019 04:43PM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 50% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
I liked the Mary Jo Putney story, though it was kind of insubstantial. I'd have liked a little more showing of the feelings between hero and heroine, rather than just one conversation and a fade to black sex scene and now everything's OK again.
Dec 04, 2019 03:28PM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 40% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
The Patricia Rice story was sweet, maybe even a little saccharine, and the plot was thin on the ground, but I happen to like this particular set of clichés. Not as good as the Bourne, but I probably wouldn't say no to reading more by her.
Dec 04, 2019 02:45PM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 32% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
The Susan King story was meh. I liked the leads well enough, it's got tropes I love, but not very much happened and what did happen was just... meh I've read this setting before and enjoyed it more elsewhere.
Dec 04, 2019 12:37PM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 16% done with The Last Chance Christmas Ball
I loved the Joanna Bourne story. For some reason I'd gotten the impression she wasn't an author for me, but if the rest of her books have such delightfully competent heroines, I'll need to revise that opinion.
Dec 04, 2019 11:11AM Add a comment
The Last Chance Christmas Ball

Shannon
Shannon is 25% done with Hunter's Claim (The Alliance, #1)
Ahh, I remember why I didn't get very far in this. The hero does the ceremony that makes the heroine his mate while she is unconscious and can't protest. So we're officially in one of those books where half the conflict could have been solved if he'd slowed his roll there! I'm going to keep reading because a friend loves this series, but... not a fan of this dude at all.
Jan 12, 2018 10:11PM Add a comment
Hunter's Claim (The Alliance, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 51% done with The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1)
The writing is awful. The heroine is textbook Mary Sue. And yet, here we are, and I am up for reading the next however many books there are in the series. Also, now I want a pet sentient spider.
Sep 09, 2017 06:38PM Add a comment
The Space Merchants (The Space Merchants, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 28% done with The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
"Mile 81": Standard King fare. Perhaps a smidge too long.

"Premium Harmony": Unsettling in a way I didn't expect.

"Batman and Robin have an Altercation": Oooh, I loved this one.

"The Dune": That ending made me laugh. A lot.

"The Bad Kid": Not a fan. Don't know where he was going, but he didn't get there.
Oct 14, 2016 09:23PM Add a comment
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

Shannon
Shannon is 76% done with First Kiss (The Ghost Bird, #10)
I think I've gone over the edge to actively hate reading this now. Literally the only girl Sang doesn't have snotty thoughts about is the trans girl. Jesus fucking Christ.
Jul 06, 2016 06:28PM Add a comment
First Kiss (The Ghost Bird, #10)

Shannon
Shannon is 38% done with First Kiss (The Ghost Bird, #10)
Why, yes, C L Stone, tell me how feminism works. You surely would know.

Love,
A fat lady (therefore a villain) who hates misogyny (like when there is literally only one girl these nine boys can stand to be around because all others are flaky)
Jul 06, 2016 02:00PM Add a comment
First Kiss (The Ghost Bird, #10)

Shannon
Shannon is 29% done with Introductions (The Ghost Bird, #1)
I didn't know I wanted reverse harems. Also, this is complete crack. And Sang is something special. She's got Bella Swan disorder, and I expect her to have a walking and chewing gum-related accident any minute now. But I can't seem to stop reading.
Jun 25, 2016 03:38PM Add a comment
Introductions (The Ghost Bird, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 34% done with Cutting for Stone
Love the Ethiopian setting. I find some of the writing tics obnoxious, and I really hope this doesn't turn into a poor emo dude mooning over a woman who for some weird reason doesn't think he's hot shit. I suspect I'll be wrong on this last point. *Sigh*
Sep 06, 2013 06:54PM Add a comment
Cutting for Stone

Shannon
Shannon is 24% done with Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1)
Oh, Seyonne. Wounded hero. I'm a sucker for those. And Aleksander is compelling. I totally get the slash vibes.
Jul 24, 2013 07:41PM Add a comment
Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 34% done with The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
This is the kind of mystery I like. Not excessively violent so far, but not hearts and flowers either. Also, Robin FTW!
Jul 16, 2013 09:12PM Add a comment
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is starting Cowboy Heat (Hell Yeah!, #1)
I have to know if this book is as terrible as it looks. So yee-haw! I'm going to the Tebow Ranch, y'all!
Aug 22, 2012 09:02AM Add a comment
Cowboy Heat (Hell Yeah!, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 42% done with Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1)
I don't actually care about Lee or Indy. This is essentially the Dream Man books plus more TSTL. But I will read this whole series for Tex. I want books about Tex. Tex/his gun = OTP!
Aug 19, 2012 08:27PM Add a comment
Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 21% done with Law Man (Dream Man, #3)
I like this one a lot better. Mitch is a bit of a douche, but basically sweet, if overbearing. Mara's brain was clearly replaced by vanilla pudding.
Jul 18, 2012 04:45PM Add a comment
Law Man (Dream Man, #3)

Shannon
Shannon is 23% done with Cynful (Halle Shifters, #2)
OMG I love this series. So hard. Kick-ass heroine, adorably goofy hero, humor that matches my own, and strong female friendships. I have a new author crush now.
Jul 15, 2012 10:45PM Add a comment
Cynful (Halle Shifters, #2)

Shannon
Shannon is 6% done with The Theory of Attraction (Science of Temptation, #1)
OMG. Sheldon Cooper as a romance hero. I love this book already.
Jul 14, 2012 10:22AM Add a comment
The Theory of Attraction (Science of Temptation, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 81% done with Passion Unleashed (Demonica, #3)
I like Wraith a lot more than I thought I would. I love that we're leading up to him having to save the world, considering the fact that everybody, including his brothers, thinks he's a fuck-up.
Jul 13, 2012 07:11PM Add a comment
Passion Unleashed (Demonica, #3)

Shannon
Shannon is 59% done with Motorcycle Man (Dream Man, #4)
There was a sweet moment just now in this book. I think we call that the honeymoon period. Get out while you still can, Tyra.
Jul 13, 2012 07:08PM Add a comment
Motorcycle Man (Dream Man, #4)

Shannon
Shannon is 21% done with Blacklands
Serial killers it is. This is starting out such a creepy book, and is clearly not for everyone.
Jul 08, 2012 02:53PM Add a comment
Blacklands

Shannon
Shannon is 13% done with Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
I feel like all the scenes with mr. X require cheesy 80's music along with karate montages. Wax on, wax off!
Jul 03, 2012 10:32AM Add a comment
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)

Shannon
Shannon is 15% done with The Passage
Right now the only character I really care about is Lacey. But the story is really compelling.
Jul 03, 2012 10:26AM Add a comment
The Passage

Shannon
Shannon is 48% done with How the Marquess Was Won (Pennyroyal Green, #6)
I'm a bit confused by Waterburn and what he's doing, which has made the book's strong start taper off somewhat.
Jul 03, 2012 10:21AM Add a comment
How the Marquess Was Won (Pennyroyal Green, #6)

Shannon
Shannon is on page 48 of 384 of How the Marquess Was Won (Pennyroyal Green, #6)
Just testing something. I suspect it won't work. But I'm enjoying this one.
Jul 02, 2012 09:06PM Add a comment
How the Marquess Was Won (Pennyroyal Green, #6)

Shannon
Shannon is on page 12 of 140 of Moving in Rhythm
Oh, I love me an emotionally tortured hero. <3
Jun 28, 2012 02:11PM Add a comment
Moving in Rhythm

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