What I’ve Been Reading This Week

Posted May 18, 2008 by Tracy in Features | 9 Comments

My reading week started off with a bang with Duke of Shadows. I thoroughly loved it and highly recommend it! If interested you can read Chapter 1 here.

Then I moved on to The Darkest Night (The Lords of the Underworld Book 1) by Gena Showalter. This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I enjoyed this book though I had a few issues with some repetitive things in it. That definitely won’t stop me from reading the other books in this series. Excerpt

Next on the list was a short I received as a gift from Anne Rainey. She was running a contest on someone else’s yahoo group but I didn’t win. Several emails later she gifted me with the story. Although I enjoyed the story for the most part the hero in this short was a little too dominating for me…and not in a dom fashion. Just kind of in an annoying one! Excerpt

Kate Douglas told me about a free story called “68 and Climbing” on her Yahoo Group so I went on over and checked it out. It was a cute story with good characters and I very much enjoyed it!

Next on my list was Darkness Everlasting (Guardians of Eternity book 3) by Alexandra Ivy. I really enjoy this series. I’m not sure what it is about it that draws me book after book but I keep buying and reading them! lol You can read more about her series on her website.

Next up was the book I read for the TBR Challenge through avidbookreader.com which was Bride of the Mist. I will review this for you this coming Wednesday.

Last but certainly not least I reread Falling for Anthony by Meljean Brook, a novella in the Hot Spell Anthology. I just love this story. Meljean’s characters are always so vivid in their descriptions and I always feel like I’m right there in the room with them. Just love her books! You can read an excerpt here.

Happy Reading to All!


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9 responses to “What I’ve Been Reading This Week

  1. You are such a productive reader… I’m such a slow reader!! I need at least 2-3 days to read a book. And that’s only when the rest of my life is cooperating! lol

    I just bought THE DARKEST NIGHT today. I had planned on buying DUKE OF SHADOWS today, too, but Kate lent me her copy. 🙂

    I heart Meljean!

  2. Oh me heart Meljean too! *sigh* just can’t get enough of her books!

    See and I don’t think I read all that fast! How funny!

  3. Duke of Shadows is our bookclub book this month. I have it on my shelf and I’ve heard such good things about it, but I can’t read it until the day before the club meets or I know I won’t remember enough to discuss it. My memory is like a sieve. I can’t wait!

    I really liked Hot Spell. I got it for the MJB story (which was great) and was introduced to Emma Holly and Shiloh Walker. I love anthologies for that reason – I find new fabulous authors. It’s like christmas! Lora Leigh was a bit too graphic for me. Something about gushing p*ssy is a bit icky, rather than sexy. Oh well.

  4. Hi Tracy! Just wanted to say I read Darkness Everlasting and I enjoyed it much better than Viper’s story. Loved Styx and I am looking forward to see if she writes about Salvatore…Love me some shapeshifters!

    I have the Gena Showalter on my TBB list.

  5. Ciara – I love anthologies for that reason as well! They kind of act for filler for me if I have just a little time but don’t want to start a novel.

    Samantha – I liked Viper, but you’re right I loved Styx so much more! Even considered making him one of my DIK Pick’s! 🙂 Salvatore’s story would be interesting. I think Cezar is next? Yes? Can’t remember! lol

  6. Ana

    Tracy, tell me more, tell me more! Did you really like the Duke of Shadows? I am such a fan of this book.

  7. Ana – I really liked Duke of Shadows A LOT! I’m with KB in the fact that I thought the romance kind of fell flat in the second part of the book but I still loved it. They just seemed so perfect for each other!

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