Category: Discussions

STGrB: Keeping the Public Informed

Posted October 8, 2013 by Holly in Discussions | Tagged: , , | 0 Comments
STGrB: Keeping the Public Informed

Last year at RWA (2012) after the literacy signing, I sat down with Lynn and Blythe from AAR, Renee from Renee’s Book Addiction and author Jill Sorenson. We talked about many things, but one of our main topics was the STGrB site and what we can do to stop them. Sadly, there isn’t a lot. […]

How Goodreads Broke My Trust

Posted September 24, 2013 by Holly in Discussions | Tagged: , , | 24 Comments
How Goodreads Broke My Trust

I joined Goodreads in 2009. Prior to that, I didn’t keep a dedicated list of the books I read. I had a vague idea based on my reviews and my read shelf in my personal library (back then 90% of all my reads were print). Many of my friends tracked their reads each month and […]

How alpha do you like your men?

Posted March 5, 2013 by Casee in Discussions | Tagged: , , | 1 Comment

In books, that is… I’m reading the second book in Maya Banks’ Breathless trilogy. The first book, Rush, got me thinking about just how alpha some males have gotten since I started reading. Linda Howard was the first whose book’s had what I consider an “alpha” male. Kell Sabin, Dane Hollister, and Gray Roulliard just […]

Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern- A Rant…

Posted February 25, 2013 by Rowena in Discussions | Tagged: , , , | 1 Comment
Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern- A Rant…

There will be major spoilers from the book in this rant, so this is your warning. * * S P O I L E R S * * This month’s book club pick (for my offline book club, that is) is Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern.  I haven’t read this book in ages, I re-read […]

Recommendations Wanted: Paranormal Shifters

A long time ago, I burned out on paranormals. I couldn’t bring myself to read any more of them and went on a long hiatus from them. This past year, I’ve slowly been working my way back into them. I’m still pretty burned out on vampires, but I’ve been digging shifters and fantasy-type novels. Aside […]