March Into Romance: New Releases to Fall in Love With!

Cindy Ferrell

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Re: A Thread So Thin (1:01pm May 16, 2010):

I've never had an imaginary friend...I've always had books. How fortunate is that?

Re: Big Girl (1:09pm March 21, 2010):

The first adult novel I read was THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty. In the 8th grade. I remember spending my own money for the paperback version (and wanting to read it because my English teacher thought it was a terrific book and I adored him), bringing it home and my mother read it before I did. And then my oldest sister read it. Then they both ceremoniously threw it in the trash. So, being the creative reader I am, I checked it out of the library along with another book about the same size swapped the covers and read it right under my mother's nose. After I was finished I confessed and we discussed the book. After THE EXORCIST, there was no looking back as far as adult books went. I'd discovered a whole new world--not to mention an entirely new room at the library to explore!!

Re: Dark Lover (1:15pm November 29, 2009):

My favorite genre is anything....I mix it up. Romance (all, but erotica), Mystery, Women's Fiction, Fantasy, etc. The only thing I don't have a lot of is science fiction and that because I need really, really, REALLY good recommends before I start a sci-fi (Calculating God was excellent, Ender's Game ticked me off). I have a keeper shelf, but it mostly holds nonfiction and I gave away a box of keepers not too long ago so I'd say yes, I weed them out. I'm not a rereader and have limited space, so it's silly to hang onto too much, isn't it?

Oreo's a cutie!!!! You did good....and I hope you are feeling better....

Re: Lucky Break (8:01pm October 4, 2009):

Sandi...great topic!!
I'm a HUGE fan of delayed gratification. I can't settle into my book until I am finished with ALL the chores, I'm afraid. I was forced into a schedule of chores and other things several years ago and that schedule helps me slot the reading time in that keeps me happy!!!

Re: Table Manners (1:09pm September 6, 2009):

I've been curled up with DARK LOVER by JR Ward this morning and deciding it's not a series I will probably continue....and I've puttered around in my TBR pile a little bit. Shuffled some here, moved some there, dusted some off and put some aside for the library....
It's shaping up to be a terrific weekend!!

Re: Red Hot Lies (12:57pm August 30, 2009):

It's probably my imagination, but I think first person reads faster than the other.

Having said that, I think the first person voice has to be careful not to sound too precocious or too smart. I've set books aside where the narrator is just too "too" for me.

But, heck. I'll read/try/inhale most anything!!!

Re: The Fixer Upper (12:09pm August 23, 2009):

After watching my son's teachers disparage his reading choices I quit worrying about this so much. They hammered on him if he wasn't reading fast enough, or if his selection of books wasn't mainstream enough. They hammered until he quit reading. It's been just recently that he has discovered that escaping into a book is nearly as good as escaping into a video game. He's 24 and amassing a very respectable TBR pile and I'm so proud of him.

Anyone tries to negate my reading choices, they get an earful. Period.

Re: Smash Cut (9:05pm August 16, 2009):

For the most part I am not a rereader. I've tried it twice and both times the books failed to remind me why I kept them in the first place. I have a keeper shelf that gets switched out from time to time. When I take a book out of it's "keeper spot" to give away, I feel like a better person...hoping someone, somewhere will find the same magic I did when I read it.

Re: The Perfect Couple (1:36pm August 9, 2009):

My reading week was a big rollercoaster. Started out with a big book I didn't think I'd like being a favorite for the year and a tried and true author disappointing the heck out of me. So, once again, I'm reminded to continue to try new authors as sometimes the old standbys disappoint and the new authors open up a whole new vista....

Re: Hot Pursuit (1:26pm August 2, 2009):

Just checked my library. No HOT PURSUIT, but a copy of DARK OF NIGHT is available. I live in a remote part of Wyoming that is completely gung ho on the arts--and that includes library funding. How lucky is that as I am a bona fide library junkie. The only change I've seen is it takes a little longer for new releases to hit the shelves....possibly they are not being ordered until a certain number of requests are received.

And maybe the Kindle is rearranging the way anyone orders books--bookshops, libraries, etc.

Re: Mr. Perfect (1:20pm July 12, 2009):

OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon...and since this sucker is HUGE, I was relieved I loved it as much as everyone said I would, lol!!! I remember reading the next 3 in the series back-to-back and loving them almost as much as the first. Glad she's got another one coming out soon!!

Re: The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (1:34pm July 5, 2009):

I finished Moloka'i by Alan Brennert this past week....and I found it tedious and uninspiring. Quite to the contrary of most opionions I've read....Now, that "potato peel" book is one I worried about for months before picking up. I shy away from hyped books, as a rule. But, it fell into place with me immediately and I ended up loving it. Go figure. I had to give JD Robb's "In Death" series a couple of tries before I made it past the first one and I'm now first in line when a new one comes out.
Twilight was a snoozer for me. Could vamps get any more boring? And when you've seen Angel in the Buffy series, how can you even compare him to Edward, I ask?!
All in all, I'm a firm believer in each book having its own "rhythm" and that rhythm having to match my mood before I "love" it....I try not to think of any book as a "bad" book and try to make a conscious effort to NOT steer any reader away from something I didn't personally like....