This week I read a historical romance novella with a love scene that did consent perfectly. Romance novels routinely show–and now more so than ever which is the best–that sex and intimacy are something two (or more) people decide on together. Consent happens when both (or more) parties agree on what sexual contact is going…
‘Tis been quite a year for us here in our small town of Sandy Balls. And to think, a year ago, I despaired of my daughters Arabella and Lavinia finding husbands and worried my darling Didimus would never take a bride. As for me, well, I was sure I’d live out the rest of my years here at…
The votes are in and we’re reading Jennifer Crusie’s Manhunting! Here’s the summary from Amazon: Kate Svenson may be a dynamite businesswoman—but after three failed engagements, she’s decided she’s hopeless at romance. What she needs is a Business Plan to help her find Mr. Right. The Cabins resort is ripe with eligible bachelors, all rich…
I’m not sure how old you have to be to cringe when you hear the K-I-S-S-I-N-G song. For those of you whose childhoods were blessedly free of this rhyme, it went like this: (NAME) and (NAME) Sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love Then comes marriage Then comes a baby In a baby carriage!
Is there anything better to get in the mail than a box of goodies? Especially one that celebrates one of my favorite things? The Holiday Ever After Box, sent to me by the wonderful Jeannie Lin, has helped make this December a big more festive. (AAR and the Ever After Box are teaming up in…
Author Jill Sorenson is known for her heart-pounding romantic suspense. You can read AAR’s review of her latest book, Backwoods, here. I know Jill on Twitter and asked if she’d be interested in answering a few questions.
Are we supposed to choose a book we haven’t read or one we don’t mind reading again?
Whatever you want!
Okay, I’ll go with a reread then!
I don’t think the survey has saved my answers to the first 2 questions though……….
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That was tough! The only question I felt at all sure about was how many books I buy. I’d only heard of 4 books on the list, only read two, and didn’t know half the authors. What a diverse list! It was so hard to decide based on the book blurbs. No matter what, though, I’ve now learned something about 6 new-to-me authors in the process!
I voted for ‘Orientation’ because I’ve seen people rave about Gregory Ashe here on AAR and I’ve already read ‘Slippery Creatures’ twice. 🙂
Funny, the only two books on the list I’d read were Slippery Creatures and Orientation, which I just recently finished. I think I picked Orientation (I was debating until the last second,and now can’t quite remember), because it’s a book with complex characters and I wouldn’t mind some discussion about them.
I’d certainly be up for discussing either of those book!
Interesting . . . I’ve read about half the list. I voted for a book I’ve already read and think will lend itself to an interesting conversation. And have added several I have not read to my tbr.
What’s the time limit on this? Y’all caught me by surprise with the one day survey last time?
It will be open through the weekend although there’s a new blog going up tomorrow.
I voted for Jeannie Lin’s book because even though I’ve read it, it opened up an whole new world for me. I loved it, so I probably won’t be able to add anything but squees to a discussion. But I would love for more people to read and love it.
Voted for the Jo Goodman because it turns out I have it, unread, in my bookcase. I’m trying to whittle down the number of books in my TBR, and this would be a great excuse to finish at least one of them. There are several Jo Goodman titles on my shelves, but this is the only one I’ve not yet read.
As for what percent of books I buy, I wrote 100%, but that only relates to romances. Most of my non-romance reading is from the library. I buy some recently published books new in order to support authors, but it should be noted that most of my purchases are older books bought from UBS, so the average cost per book is about $1.
I picked All I Ever Needed by Goodman because I already have it and 3 other books in the same series tbr. I’ve read several on the list and have some others tbr.
I picked 100% purchased, but some of my ebook reading is freebies, so I’m not sure if they should count as purchased. I donate to my local library system, but don’t use it because I have an extensive personal library.
I picked physical book because you didn’t give a choice of a non-Kindle eReader (I have e-ink readers from Kobo, since all my earlier e-ink readers from Sony have died).
I’m making a concerted effort to read either library books or books from my existing tbr pile (with a few exceptions). In terms of a book club pick, my library system has 6 of the 14 books, so of course I’d choose one of them (although I didn’t check hoopla, so there might be more available to me).
You can still vote here and help us pick the next book club!