@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks I love Julia Whelan's narration...I will always pick the audio if she's the narrator.
I enjoyed L&L, but IIRC, Rebecca Yarros's story was my favourite of the series.
I finally started reading/listening to Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, and so far the narrator is okay, so score!
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks I'm reading/listening to The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis, hoping to finish before #HoHoHoRAT2023 ends tomorrow. It's exactly what I enjoy with Shalvis, easy, with just enough depth. And even though it's not Christmas, the winter scene fits the mood.
@willaful @notTheAudience @romancelandia @romancebooks ROFL, I don't remember that recycling one, but I've definitely had ace spectrum issues with Hazelwood on occasion. I still enjoy other parts, but I'm now thankful I'm not knowledgeable enough about the science community to get bothered by it.
I always find it funny which aspects of books will bother me to the ends of times, and which ones I'll be able to just shrug and accept in order to enjoy the good parts...it surprises me sometimes.
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks a year long challenge I participate in that has a lot of fun variety. It stands for Clean Out Your E Reader, and started 10 years ago to encourage readers to read those cheap ebooks we all amass. It's evolved since, and has a fun Facebook group.
https://www.becausereading.com/coyer-10-year-anniversary-sign-ups/
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks the #COYER #readathon for November is all about reading new releases, ie books published in 2023, and it started on Sunday. So hopefully I'll catch up on overdue netgalley ARCs, and as such I started Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender last night -- so far so good! I'm also in the middle of listening to Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, which I'm definitely enjoying, even if her books are very similar, and her heroines a bit eye rolley.
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks it's definitely a spectrum (of which I'm on)...I really hope it gets better, because I had that book on my radar, but I appreciate at least acknowledgement of the spectrum for ace rep.
I'm almost finished my reread of Fairytale by Maggie Shayne, and just started listening to my ALC of Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree!
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks ah bummer! I listened to the Thanksgiving one by Reisz awhile ago and enjoyed it! And usually I'm not big on just sex. Maybe the Halloween one was worse? I might have to check it out just to see if I'm more depraved than I thought! 😝
My hubby and I are on a roadtrip and started listening to Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson. We're enjoying trading theories!
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks isn't it hard when you can't pinpoint why you feel a feeling, just that you do? I get that.
I'm listening to Dax by Sawyer Bennett and reading an ARC of Blood and Bonbons by Melissa Nicole. Early for both, but so far so good.
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks OMG, I love that idea! As someone who definitely knows, I might need to look that up.
I'm listening to The Duke Undone by Joanna Lowell, which I 100% got on sale from audible because it's narrated by Mary Jane Wells...my favourite historical romance narrator. So far so good!
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I've only read 0.5, 1, and 1.5 of the series so far, but I'm really enjoying it! It's definitely one I want to get back to.
I don't read a lot of historical either, I usually have to listen on audiobook b/c the language trips me up. But I have enjoyed some Lisa Kleypas and Tessa Dare as well so far! Basically if Mary Jane Wells narrates, I'm in.
I recommend checking out the Destiny series by Beverly Jenkins if you haven't already!
@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks I'm avoiding reading my ARC of Evergreen by Devin Greenlee for my read ahead #readathon for #COYER. It's just not capturing me, and the reviews have the same complaints I already notice, so I really want to DNF. Instead I decided to relisten to Eight Winter Nights by Liz Maverick after recommending it, so maybe I can read the next 2 novellas. Definitely more my mood right now.