Let's Talk Love Stories! discussion

This challenge is all about knowing each other ang also spending some time with that author who always makes reading books a different experience all together..

There are 3 levels in the challenge.. You can sign up for more than 1 if you wish to.. :)
Level 1: Spell out either the first/last name of the author
Level 2: Spell out the full name of the author
Level 3: SCAVENGER HUNT
a.Read 3 books by your favourite author
b.Read 2 books of the same genre as your favourite author
c.Read a book written by your author's namesake OR
Read a book written by his/ her contemporary (any genre)


Time limit:6 months from start date..
So Get Started..!! :D

P.S.: >re-reads & current reads are allowed..
Level 3 is separate form level 1 & 2.. if anyone chooses level 3 they just need to complete the scavenger hunt..

RESERVED FOR SIGN-UPS

-Poongothai

I have a question, if we sign up for level 3, do we have to do all the sub-levels (a,b and c), or we can do level 3 sub-level c, for example?????

Yah I want 2 know tht 2??

No...choose any level. You don't have to complete the previous two for the last one...yet, since Shilpa created the challenge, I would prefer you first confirm with her...

Andrea wrote: "I have a question, if we sign up for level 3, do we have to do all the sub-levels (a,b and c), or we can do level 3 sub-level c, for example?????"

For LEVEL 3 you have to do all the sub-levels.But, you can read them in any order.And 6 months is a lot of time for reading 6 books.:D
You can do it. :)

Hope this clarified your query :)

Shilpa wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I have a question, if we sign up for level 3, do we have to do all the sub-levels (a,b and c), or we can do level 3 sub-level c, for example?????"

For LEVEL 3 you have to do all the..."

Oh....so you wanna make 'em complete all levels for the first one...?

For level 1 only first/last name
for level 2 full name of author
Level 3 is the scavenger hunt..It is separate frm level 1 & 2.. if anyone chooses level 3 they just need to complete the scavenger hunt..

Ok...

I really want to enter this challenge but I don't have a favorite author, I just search genres and recommendations until a story catches my eyes.
any suggestions for me?

Sky wrote: "I really want to enter this challenge but I don't have a favorite author, I just search genres and recommendations until a story catches my eyes.
any suggestions for me?"

What genres do u enjoy?

I think my favorite romance author is Mary Balogh, if we're talking about "body of work." I love the very painful family separations that are mended by love, which run through all her books. However, I also have read all of Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Elizabeth Lowell, Sharon Sala, and LaVyrle Spencer and have a lot of individual favorites by many, many authors, including RAINBOW SEASON by Lisa Gregory, which I have re-read endlessly. You'll notice I'm reading (have read) authors who are contemporary with me, but I'm always looking for great reads by new authors. jj

Joan wrote: "I think my favorite romance author is Mary Balogh, if we're talking about "body of work." I love the very painful family separations that are mended by love, which run through all her books. Howe..."

thats a long list joan..!! :)
you can pick any one of them and enjoy the challenge.. :)

Joan wrote: "I think my favorite romance author is Mary Balogh, if we're talking about "body of work." I love the very painful family separations that are mended by love, which run through all her books. Howe..."

This is really funny since you mentioned "very painful family separations that are mended by love" I was going to ask if you've read Sisters Found and it turned out, YOU wrote it! Hello Ms. Johnston :) A couple of aunts of mine and I love your books :)

Thanks so much! There is a "very painful" story that goes with Sisters Found that I've never told. Turns out one of my sisters (there were three of us one year apart) was sent away for a time when I was only three, because my mom had four children under five and couldn't cope. I was flabbergasted to discover that the plot of Sisters Found had really happened to me! jj

Joan wrote: "Thanks so much! There is a "very painful" story that goes with Sisters Found that I've never told. Turns out one of my sisters (there were three of us one year apart) was sent away for a time whe..."

My mind is blown. A lot of readers have complained of that particular plot because it seems surreal. It must have been a very painful experience. I hope everything turned out fine in the end.

It didn't, really. My eldest sister, Joyce, and I (I'm the third sister) bonded while the middle sister, Jeanne, was gone for those weeks--or maybe months (my mom and dad have passed and there's no one who knows the whole story), and Jeanne never got back in. I wondered my whole life why Joyce and Jeanne, the two eldest, weren't best friends instead of me and Joyce, first and third sisters. I didn't discover the answer until a cousin told me the story of Jeanne being sent away in an e-mail after Jeanne died last year of complications from diabetes. jj

Joan wrote: "It didn't, really. My eldest sister, Joyce, and I (I'm the third sister) bonded while the middle sister, Jeanne, was gone for those weeks--or maybe months (my mom and dad have passed and there's n..."

I'm so sorry to hear about that Ms. Johnston :c

The good thing is that I learned so much about myself and my family. Fascinating to see how much of my subconscious reveals itself in my writing. And please, call me Joan. jj

I'm in
Duration : Apr 2014 to Sep 2014
Level 3: SCAVENGER HUNT

a.Read 3 books by your favourite author Mary Balogh


b.Read 2 books of the same genre as your favourite author : Historical Romance



c.Read a book written by your author's namesake OR
Read a book written by his/ her contemporary : Loretta Chase

Welcome to the challenge Poongothai..!!! :)

Signed you up! :)

Just read a book from G.G. Carver - a debut Novel but a fantastic story, hot AND exciting! Otherwise love the whole Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

Veronika wrote: "Just read a book from G.G. Carver - a debut Novel but a fantastic story, hot AND exciting! Otherwise love the whole Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon."

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!