tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post7865412010727825716..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: Wendy Does RitaWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-71612207694286690382008-03-27T10:31:00.000-07:002008-03-27T10:31:00.000-07:00Sherry,I'm absolutely sure they do like you.Bu...Sherry,<br>I'm absolutely sure they do like you.<br>But the stoners who work in my local Borders won't know a on sale date if it danced naked in front of them. My friends and I are always forcing them to go in the back and dig out things that should out. <br>I shall persevere. Actually, I'll probably just go to a different store. I'm dying to read it!shayerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197131864540346728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-42365345909341304292008-03-27T08:16:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:16:00.000-07:00Shayera,Dang. I thought Borders like me. I thoug...Shayera,<br><br>Dang. I thought Borders like me. I thought they usually had a pretty good romance selection. <br><br>Good luck with your hunt. ;-)Sherry Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313921077346721887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-86673317914180814312008-03-27T08:06:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:06:00.000-07:00So, I went back and checked 13 Little Blue Envelop...So, I went back and checked 13 Little Blue Envelopes was published in 2005 so that's probably why. Girl at Sea was nowhere near as good as 13LBE. I haven't read any of the other YA nominees but I've heard great things about Wicked Lovely. Any of them have to be better than Girl at Sea. <br><br>If anyone's looking for some other good YA suggestions take a peek over at my other blog <a href="http://teentroves.com/blog" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Teen Troves</a> where we review only YA stuff. I'm so jealous of the YA lit that is out nowadays. I was stuck with R.L. Stine, SVH, Baby-Sitter's Club, etc. The YA being written today is wonderful. <br><br>One of the best I've read in '08 was Sara Zarr's Sweethearts. She was a national Book Award Finalist for her book Story of a Girl (which I haven't read) but it was bumped up on my list after reading Sweethearts. Some other good YA include the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David L. as well as just about anything by Sarah Dessen. <br><br>Ok, I'll shut-up now. YA rocks! ;)Molliehttp://teentroves.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-3689484859617077022008-03-27T07:34:00.000-07:002008-03-27T07:34:00.000-07:00Wendy - I'll look into these titles - thanks. ...Wendy - I'll look into these titles - thanks. I haven't read this but that doesn't mean much. I'm constantly trying to catch up with all the new YA each year. I agree with Mollie - I read 13 Little Blue - loved it! It was a "Florida Reads" book this year...Lil Sisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-23691979733534004552008-03-27T07:13:00.000-07:002008-03-27T07:13:00.000-07:00Prom Dates from Hell is AWESOME!!!!!! Ok sorry I w...Prom Dates from Hell is AWESOME!!!!!! Ok sorry I was gushing. <br><br>I haven't read The Sleeping Beauty Proposal but I loved the first book in the series, and I'm glad to see STephanie Rowe's book up there...I love her stuff. I think that ones in my TBR pile. I'm embarrassed to say I gushed at her in an elevator at RWA last year *sigh*Amie Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145328243563702260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-67813807728404092502008-03-27T05:05:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:05:00.000-07:00Wendy: I read Wickedly Lovely and recommend it. Ev...Wendy: I read Wickedly Lovely and recommend it. Even though it is a YA read, there are very mature topics, mainly dealing with sex. Between Marr and Meyer, these are two authors who are the best of the best in the YA genre. <br>Also Jeaniene Frost who wrote Halfway to the Grave is friends with Marr also.<br><br>Jade Lee continues to blow me away. Her books are so out of the box. A heroine as a opium runner and the hero wants to kill her. What a romance! LOLKatiebabs a.k.a KBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-8346891092623261812008-03-26T19:13:00.000-07:002008-03-26T19:13:00.000-07:00I love opinions! Keep 'em coming! Shayera: I&...I love opinions! Keep 'em coming! <br><br>Shayera: I'm going to dig around in the TBR next week and try to unearth the nominees I have in my TBR (including the Greene). The plan (Ha!) is to try to read them before RWA this summer. Of course, I had good intentions to read some of my older TBR books this year and so far that's been a bust......Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-32464815947047038522008-03-26T17:36:00.000-07:002008-03-26T17:36:00.000-07:00Oh, Catch of the Day was so good. Very sweet and ...Oh, Catch of the Day was so good. Very sweet and I thought the first person was done really really well.<br><br>I have Dead Girls Are Easy on the TBR pile. And Coming Undone by Andersen and Tangled Up in You by Gibson. <br><br>I liked Mine Till Midnight, but not sure if it's the best one I read all year.<br><br>Just finished up Blackthorne's Bride by Shana Galen today and it was okay. Very cute and wallpaper, but it held my interest.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716785419172270884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-29024310611600962522008-03-26T14:30:00.000-07:002008-03-26T14:30:00.000-07:00Oh oh! I've got opinions! And I'm going to...Oh oh! I've got opinions! And I'm going to force them on you. ;-)<br>I haven't read a ton of the books. But I did read some that you didn't.<br><br>I enjoyed Prom Dates From Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore. It had a nice lot of sarcastic funny going for it, which I enjoy.<br>I loved Blame It On Cupid by Jennifer Greene! Loved it! And to be honest, I liked it a lot more than her new one, Blame it on Paris. <br>Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas, The Perfect Kiss by Anne Gracie, and The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt were all good. The Gracie was the last in a series. And I adored the first book. <br>The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn was good. Not my favorite. But since she's one of my Facebook friends, I'm rooting for her. <br><br>Sherry, I went looking for your book yesterday. My lame Borders couldn't find it. But I'm continuing the hunt.shayerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197131864540346728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-31016773213979408322008-03-26T13:18:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:18:00.000-07:00I personally hope Nora Roberts and Anne Stuart win...I personally hope Nora Roberts and Anne Stuart win. Their novels are so consistent, at least for me.Aliehttp://ephramyfan.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-20787140615415109192008-03-26T12:11:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:11:00.000-07:00Jen: I know a couple of people who really liked th...Jen: I know a couple of people who really liked the Higgins book. Must check that one out....<br><br>Mollie: The problem with the RITA is that the author has to enter her book for consideration - so maybe Johnson didn't enter? That's always the reasoning I use when my favorites don't even get nominated.<br><br>Sherry: Not weird at all! I earned my BA in British history and I'm insanely burnt out on English historicals. That might be because Regency is still king, and that time period has always been my least favorite (give me Tudor, Elizabethan or Victorian I say!)<br><br>Yes, the Jade Lee is set in China. I believe late 19th century - but don't quote me on that!Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-30477063413671645142008-03-26T12:02:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:02:00.000-07:00Is it weird that I'm Chinese but I'm not a...Is it weird that I'm Chinese but I'm not a whole lot interested in historical romances set in China--is that where Jade Lee's is set?<br><br>I think it's because 19th century and early 20th century for China was not a good time. Frankly it sucked ass. And polygamy was the norm. And the endlessly extended family and the all-powerful mother-in-law? So not good for the HEA.Sherry Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313921077346721887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-60838604685266062872008-03-26T11:52:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:52:00.000-07:00For the YA, I'm disappointed to see Girl at Se...For the YA, I'm disappointed to see Girl at Sea. I did not think it was very good. Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes is infinitely better. Think there are much better YA's out there that could have been on the list. Le Sigh.Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08298293651117636036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-86797919899236429122008-03-26T09:37:00.000-07:002008-03-26T09:37:00.000-07:00In appreciation of your recommendations I've e...In appreciation of your recommendations I've enjoyed (thank you for introducing me to Karen Templeton), I'm going to suggest you try Kristan Higgins' "Catch of the Day". This and "Silent in the Grave" were probably my favorite books of 2007. Sure there could have been more of the hero in Catch, but I found the heroine charming, funny and self-deprecating. She does some stupid things but then again most romance novel heroines do. <br><br>JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com