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Old 05-15-2012, 07:33 PM

Because I suck at describing things....here's a link to the series: Dark-Hunter | Sherrilyn Kenyon
They're really fun, not to mention they can get hilarious. Especially when Simi gets bored.....or Artie starts annoying Ash.

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Old 05-15-2012, 07:45 PM

Hmm they sound kind of nice. :yes:

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Old 05-15-2012, 08:01 PM

Just...try not to get blinded by the sex scenes.

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Old 05-15-2012, 08:05 PM

I can handle the sex scenes just fine. :lol: I've been reading Laurell K. Hamilton's books since I was 15, so I'm desensitized to sex scenes. XD

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Old 05-15-2012, 08:52 PM

Then you should be fine. Personally, I don't read the books for the romance or the sex, but for the funnies. They can get really funny at times :lol:

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Old 05-15-2012, 09:03 PM

I don't care for excessive sex scenes, but if the book has a good plot and I get interested in it, then the sex is just part of the story.

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Old 05-15-2012, 09:38 PM

That's pretty much how Dark-Hunter works. Not too heavy on the sex scenes, and plenty of plot to move it along and stay entertaining. Not "keep screwing the hot guy every night because I have no brains"...yuck.

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Old 05-15-2012, 11:32 PM

Ooh boy don't get me started on books with no plot and too much of other stuff.

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Old 05-16-2012, 07:04 PM

I'm thankful that I've never gotten pulled into a book series like that. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who like steamy corset-busting novels, but that's not my thing. :lol:

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Old 05-16-2012, 09:11 PM

Ugh...generally I don't read romance, but then again I don't consider Dark-Hunter strictly romance. It's somewhere in between romance, urban fantasy, action, and comedy. If any of you have ever read them, you know what I mean.

And I'm FINALLY getting back to work on my Dark-Hunter thread for here. Took me long enough...bleh.

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Old 05-16-2012, 11:46 PM

The Dark-Hunter series does sound pretty interesting. It's a neat combination of all those genres while still appealing to a fairly young audience. Can't knock Kenyon for that! I'm not sure if you guys mentioned it in here, but I think that it's going to be turned into a movie soon. I probably won't read the series itself, but i'll definitely pop into a theatre if it comes out near me. :yes:

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Old 05-17-2012, 08:03 PM

I have no idea if there'll ever be Dark-Hunter movies...if there are, they'll probably have to tone them down romance-wise. Then again, the way I see it, you could take most of the romancey stuff out of them, and you'd still be left with a really fun story.

There is DH manga, though! :D

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Old 05-18-2012, 01:45 AM

@TaiyoTsuki: ooh! The Dark - Hunter series is really good. I've got some of the books, don't have all of them, unfortunately.

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Old 05-18-2012, 03:58 AM

The other day at a local thrift store, I was browsing the book rack. I rarely find anything particularly exciting there, but I check every time anyway. A yellow spine jumped out at me and, lo and behold, it was Lucky by Alice Sebold! It had been on my to-read list for quite some time, so I snatched that up right away.
Today I was at another thrift store looking through the books and I was thinking back to that find. I was kind of in a rush, so I was just skimming the shelves instead of carefully reading each title. So I thought to myself "what, do you think there's another book you want to read with some bright yellow spine that's somehow going to catch your eye like that?" I was in the middle of thinking that when... a bright yellow spine belonging to a book I've long wanted to read jumped out at me. :lol: At last, Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson is mine for a low $2! In nearly like-new condition, at that. I don't think it's ever been read!


I'm currently about 2/3s of the way through Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. I love it so far. Pratchett's quite funny, and weaves a good yarn in the process. I'm going to have to look for the next one in the series soon, as I have a strong feeling I'm going to miss this when it's over.

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Old 05-18-2012, 12:01 PM

Well I did not achieve my reading goal last year. I fell short by 40 pages in the end. On New Year's eve, I made the choice to go celebrate with my flatmates and a co-worker. I don't regret my choice, especially as he, the co-worker, has now moved to another city. This year I am going for fifty books. I am roughly on target. I halved my goal as I am working full time now, whereas I wasn't for most of last year. Also going to be studying part time which will further impede my reading challenge. :o

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Old 05-18-2012, 03:52 PM

Good luck Crimson Fang. Hope you enjoy the challenge however books you read!

My exams are finished so I can finally read things that aren't Chemistry textbooks. :boogie:

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Old 05-18-2012, 06:20 PM

Only 40 pages, Crimson? I think you're being a bit harsh on yourself. That's close enough, you finished your goal. :lol:

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Old 05-18-2012, 07:59 PM

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At last, Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson is mine for a low $2! In nearly like-new condition, at that. I don't think it's ever been read!
Oh! I'm jealous, that's supposed to be a great book.

I'm reading Craig Ferguson's autobiography right now and I'm really impressed with him. He's a natural writer and seems like a genuinely good guy who has been through a lot in his life. It makes me appreciate the Drew Carey Show a little more. :lol:

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Old 05-18-2012, 08:23 PM

I'm likewise jealous! I've also been wanting to read his autobiography. I don't have the insight provided by his book, but I agree, he seems like a good guy. :) Sometimes I want to get famous just so I can go on his show and joke around with him for 10 minutes. :lol:

Even my 80 year old grandma loves him. She was telling me one time how she likes his show and she goes "but I don't like those innuendos." and I was just thinking "but mema, that's 90% of the show, what do you like about it, then?" :lol: They're from the same city, so maybe it's just nice for her to hear a familiar accent when she's up late. :)

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Old 05-19-2012, 12:50 AM

@TaiyoTsuki: If you like the dark hunter series, you might find the Kate Daniels series to be interesting. It's by Ilona Andrews. The books are pretty good. They're urban fantasy.

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Old 05-19-2012, 02:30 AM

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Good luck Crimson Fang. Hope you enjoy the challenge however books you read!

My exams are finished so I can finally read things that aren't Chemistry textbooks. :boogie:
Thank you. I have been enjoying the books I have been reading so far. Some of them I had been meaning to read for quite a while, so it has been good to finally get around to it. There are still many more books I want to read. Indeed I am still in a situation where I have read about 25% of the books I own. Which will only get worse this upcoming week as there is the annual Red Cross Book Fair coming up! <3

I hope your exams have gone well! Also enjoy your greater reading autonomy! :)

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Only 40 pages, Crimson? I think you're being a bit harsh on yourself. That's close enough, you finished your goal. :lol:
Haha, it was only a short book though being 140 or so pages in length.

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Old 05-19-2012, 03:48 AM

Doesn't matter, you finished the challenge! :P I mean, 40 pages is, what, less than an hour of reading? More or less, depending on the size of the text and pages and how focused you are/easy of a read it is.

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Old 05-19-2012, 04:55 AM

Thank you, you're too kind. I think it took me two or three hours to finish the rest of the book. It might have even taken a little longer. The book in question was, well it still is, The Concept of Social Change: A Critique of the Functionalist Theory of Social Change

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Old 05-19-2012, 05:23 PM

Ah, yes, so not a light read. But still, very close, it counts!

What's your goal for this year?

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Old 05-19-2012, 08:47 PM

Mm....I'm not sure how these pertain to book talk, but....Cookies, Anyone? by ~HikariHellion on deviantART
Maybe they'd be a really nice treat to eat curled up with a book to read?

 


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