Reading Challenges

It's that time again and I must admit I didn't do that great last year. !!!!! Reading Challenges !!!!! I found some wonderful challenges this year and they are on on Goodreads.com. I believe there is a link to them on the page. A list of challenges I am attempting: Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge (Goal 100 Books) is pretty straight forward, it just counts all the books that you read this year. 2013 Just for Fun Reading Challenge (Goal 12 Books) is just as the name says just for fun. You read 1 book every month just for fun. You don't have to review it unless you want to. Cover to Cover Challenge (Goal 100 Books)Interested in reading a certain number of books in 2013? Cover to Cover Challenge is all about choosing your reading target for 2013 and feeling free to up or reduce your goal any time. In addition, week-long read-a-thons are held every two months. Romance Readers Reading Challenges (RRRC): If you love to read romance novels, or just read, and you like reading challenges, come and join this group. If you look at your TBR list and don't know which book to start with, worry no more. We will give you a reason to. We have a variety of reading challenges, monthly book recommendations, buddy reads, book-and non-book-related discussions, author interviews/giveaways and plenty of fun and games to keep you entertain while hanging out with a bunch of people that love to read and talk about books.

Much Ado about Marriage by Karen Hawkins

Much Ado About Marriage by Karen Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I bow down to Ms. Karen Hawkins. I can't remember the last time I actually started a book and didn't stop until the end. I was totally engrossed from start to finish.

From the moment Fia knocked Thomas off the window ledge I was hooked. I love everything about the story from our hero and heroine, who I just mentioned, to the secondary characters(Duncan, Robert, and Mary). Most of the time I sat around with a goofy grin on my face when I wasn't laughing out loud. When I am reading with the "goofy grin" you know the book is good, but if I am laughing out loud it is amazing.

On this site it says that this book is #6 in the MacLean Curse series when actually it is a prequel to the MacLean Curse and Hurst Amulet series. I have not had the pleasure as of yet to read a book in either series, but I plan to remedy that today. After reading this I have to know more about the characters in this world and just have to have more of Karen Hawkins work. That woman is really talented.



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Run the Risk

Run the Risk by Lori Foster
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have been a fan of Lori's work for quite a while and she never ceases to amaze me. I loved this book, which you can probably tell from my first sentence. lol.

Anyway, I am a huge fan of romances with sexy alphas and confident heroines. This book had them both and laid the foundation for quite a few sequels.

Pepper finds herself having to basically hide out and while doing so she meets and has the hots for her sexy neighbor. All along not realizing that Logan has actually placed himself there because he knows who she is and is trying to use her to get her brother. And so the adventure and sexual antics begin...

I have to say that Lori did such a good job painting a picture of Pepper that I didn't know exactly what she was trying to downplay about herself until it was revealed. The entire time I kept trying to guess and was completely wrong. I had a wonderful time reading this and at the same time falling in love with all the characters involved.

I am hoping that everyone gets to have their own stories told. Anyway, it was fun and sexy read.

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Reflected in you

Reflected in You by Sylvia Day
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A MUST READ!!!!

A book that makes me fall in love with Gideon and Eva all over again. I loved it.

It is one of those books that on an emotional level is so true to life. There are a ton of us out her scarred for whatever reason and carrying those things into new relationships.

Sylvia Day has written a story that takes us all inside of the lives of these emotionally fragile individuals and gives us an honest and often painful look at what its like to try to love after being abused.

All I can say is WOW. I am truly amazed. Also, the love scenes are amazing, but I love that this book would still be outstanding without them. It is enough for to peer into these characters lives and watch them try to make this thing work, while rooting for them along the way.

I have run the gamut of emotions from being upset to hot/bothered(thinks to the love scenes) to laughing to feeling pressure in my chest from the sadness.

I am going to be on pins and needles having to wait for what comes next. Please hurry that along Sylvia.



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