What Are You Reading?

Ladies, I just couldn't finish The Bastion Club by Stephanie Laurens   It really took my a while to get into each book.  The last few books are too long and could have had at least 100 pages shaved off.  I finally had to stop at book 7, The Edge of Desire.  I know I was so close to finishing the series but I just couldn't do it.  But the h in book 7 was getting on my last nerve and I was only 95 pages in.  There were other thing that annoyed me as well, but if I can't like the MC, then it's DNF.  But back to the h.  She asked the H for help and when he asked questions, she wouldn't tell him anything   How is he supposed to help you if you don't give him all the facts?  So I cut my losses and decided to move on.  I may even take them off my keeper shelves.  

Since it's the end of the year, it'll soon be time to pick a favorite book of 2022.  I read so many good books this year.  Some by new to me authors and some by old favorites.  Usually I have a frontrunner early on and have no problem choosing one.  Not so this year.  So, I decided to start the month of December by rereading my faves of each month and seeing if I can find a winner.  I'm starting out by rereading The Temptation of a Highlander by Elisa Braden.

If they are interesting, I can get through it.  For ex, the first 7 of her Cynster series.  I like those much better.  In those, at least all the heroines look different.  In the BC series all of them were very tall, slender and very independent.  Oh and all but two of them were redheads.  It was too repetitive.  When it comes to a series, especially one I haven't read in a while, I like to read them in order just so I don't miss anything.  Then at a later time, I may be in the mood to reread one book from the series alone.  But I could tell with the BC that wouldn't be the case.  I was falling asleep!  Sad as it is to say, I think the more she writes the less I like her books.  So it sounds to me that Publisher Weekly's review was right!
I stopped reading her books after Cynster book 20, The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh.  I honestly didn't even really like books 16 thru 20.  I only have the first 11 Cynster books on my keeper shelves.  The rest are packed away.

Just shows different tastes, doesn't it? That's one of my least favs of hers. I can't remember the last time I reread it.

Ditto. My least favorite.


I'm still doing the Rock Chick series. Now reading Rock Chick Reckoning. Why did I wait so long to read these books??

I finally read a new book all the way thru for the first time in quite a while--well, except new NR's & JDR's, of course. I think linviolet mentioned this one, it sounded good, and I tried it! Yep, liked it so well, that I've started the 2nd in the series! There's hope, yet! Her Night with the Duke (Clandestine Affairs #1) by Diana Quincy
Viscount Made Me Do It (Clandestine Affairs #2)

Josie---


An Ominous Explosion: Beatrice-Hyde Clare Mysteries book #10

You may not agree. Sometimes when I read a series, I start to feel a sameness in the stories. 
I read 4 books in a mystery-rom series by Lynn Messina (who I like) A young lady and young
duke were amateur sleuths around murder. They conveniently found bodies to investigate. 
Now I jumped ahead to a new book in series (to me) by same author. The MCs married. The
aunt and uncle are self-absorbed and the cousins should observe 'a time-out.' Pages and pages
of different types of steam engines- who cares? I stopped. I want the heroine, now a duchess,
to tell aunty to stop w/ bossiness- as aunty no longer controls her life!!! I may go back to story?