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What I’ve Been Reading

Posted September 8, 2009 by Tracy in Reviews | 9 Comments

Happy Tuesday!

I’ll start this post by stating the winner of the Las Vegas Book Giveaway (chosen by random.org) so that you all don’t have to read about my weekend trip unless you really want to. 🙂

The winner is:

Patti

Congratulations! Please email your snail mail address to me at redneyrae AT ca DOT rr DOT com and I’ll get those out to you!

How was your weekend everyone? Did you all have a nice one? I had a great weekend but am exhausted! lol The girls and I shopped and ate and shopped and saw Amazed at the V Theatre (which was great) in the Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile and ate some more. That was all on Saturday! lol Then on Sunday the girls and my hubby went swimming while I read by the pool, we went to New York, New York so that my oldest could ride the roller coaster, we played arcade games until we were blue in the face and then we went and saw the V Variety Show (again, at the V Theatre) which was incredibly fun and funny. Monday we took the girls to see a couple of the hotels that they were dying to see inside, like the Luxor and Mandalay Bay and then drove home. The drive home was grueling! It usually takes 4 to 4 1/2 hours. With traffic because of the holiday it took 7 hours!! But in the end a great time was had by all! 🙂 (I did take some pictures of the girls but haven’t downloaded them yet. When I do I’ll post a couple.)

I didn’t get a whole lot of reading done this past week since things were busy and of course not much this weekend since it was go, go, go. I’m going to tell you what I’ve read last week as well as what I read over the weekend up until last night since I got most of my reading done in the car on that loooooong drive home. 🙂


First up was Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs. I read this for my re-read challenge and you can read my review here.


Next up was Renegade by Sarah Parr. This is a book about a woman who was saved from certain death by a privateer. The two travel back to England and eventually fall in love. There is love, romance, passion, secrets and intrigue in this book. I have to say I didn’t love the first part of the book – it seemed very disjointed at times – but it got much better as it went on. 4 out of 5


I actually started my Tracy’s TBR Challenge book for the week, Dark Victory by Brenda Joyce, last Thursday night but didn’t actually finish it until yesterday in the car! lol It was another good addition to the Masters of Time series and the second book in the Rose Trilogy. I just bought the last in the trilogy and am looking forward to starting it. BJ said in a “Dear Reader” letter at the end of this book that the next book is very dark…very cool! lol 4 out of 5

Yesterday on the way home I also read the novella Three of a Kind by Sean Michael. This is a story about a young man, Zane, who is on the run from a man he thought he loved but who beat him severely and was a total shit. His truck breaks down in the Arizona desert and he is saved by Butch who takes him home and takes care of him with his boyfriend, Randy. Randy and Butch are incredibly good to Zane and eventually passion and love ignites. This was a good short read. Randy was an artist and more than a little ADD which was quite funny at times while Butch was the more stable one in the partnership. I liked how they worked so well together in their relationship and were so very gentle with Zane which was exactly what he needed. 4 out of 5

Happy Reading!


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What I’ve Been Reading This Week

Posted June 8, 2009 by Tracy in Features | 9 Comments

by Amber Kell, Jennifer St. Giles, Jodi Thomas, Joely Skye, Lisa Kleypas, Michele Bardsley, Sean Michael

Greeting earthlings. I feel like I’m an alien today. The kids and I have been going and going and going since Friday and I’m pooped. It’s sad when you have to go to work to get some rest. lol And that’s just a different kind of tiring! 🙂 Being exhausted is one of the reasons this post wasn’t up on Sunday as is my usual. I just couldn’t do it. 🙂

So what did I read this week?

First was Touch A Dark Wolf by Jennifer St. Giles. I had read a couple of reviews for her latest book in this series and was interested in reading more. It wasn’t what I expected – I was expecting more of a werewolf type book rather than spirit wolf/vampire novel but it was still a good read. I will be reading more in this series. 3.75 out of 5

Next up was Rewriting Monday by Jodi Thomas. My first read by Ms. Thomas and I liked it a lot! There were a couple of editing issues in it that were frustrating but since the story ended up being so great I could ignore them in the end. Just a sweet read. You can read the review by The Book Smugglers here. 4 out of 5

Next up was Feral by Joely Skye. Kris did a post about mates and were-beings and it got me wanting to read more shapeshifters. When I went to All Romance ebooks this cover just caught my eye. I totally dig this cover. The story is about Ethan, an almost feral shapeshifting cougar, and Bram, a wolf shapeshifter who helps him escape after he’s captured. The two men find each other again and start a relationship. It was not very fast paced but steady and emotional. 3.5 out of 5


Hellbourne: Heart and Soul by Amber Kell is the last short story in the trilogy about Luc. I just love Luc. He’s just a great guy and one of those you’d love to have as your best friend. Ok, he’s Satan’s son, but still. 3 out of 5


Over My Dead Body by Michele Bardsley was my next read. I read this one for review on The Book Binge – I’ll let you know when the review posts. I should probably write the review and that would give it a chance to be posted, what do you think? lol

Following along with the shapeshifter theme for the week I read Bite by Sean Michael. Another m/m story that follows Anton and his newly hired chef, Greg. While Anton, a werewolf, and Greg are forming their new relationship Greg realizes that someone is after him. Greg is eventually taken by a rival pack and it’s up to Anton to save him. This was a story that I couldn’t seem to stop reading. It’s not a story that’s high on the relationship building (not a whole lot of the “getting to know about each other” stage) but a lot of sex. I mean a lot of sex and it’s hot, damn hot. This author knows how to write some amazing m/m sex scenes. 3.75 out of 5

My Tracy’s TBR Challenge read for the week was It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas. This has been on my shelf for at least 3 months and I finally picked it up. sigh I just love Kleypas’ historicals. She writes great romance. I didn’t love Lillian but I didn’t dislike her either in the first book but I’m so glad I didn’t skip this one as so many people said I could/should. I appreciated her personality and the fact that she stood up for herself and her relationship with Westcliff. Also I think I would have missed seeing Westcliff being brought to his knees – that was wonderful. And some of those kisses that they shared? Man, oh man were they great. 4 out of 5

FYI – I’m having some serious issues with my personal email so if you’ve emailed me I’ve probably gotten back to you. However most people aren’t receiving my emails so if you’re expecting a response but don’t get one please try me again – sometimes it works. It’s incredibly frustrating though and hopefully the problem will be worked out soon.

Happy Reading!


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