Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Monthly Group Reads discussion

Every month we will have a dual-themed challenge, and the minimum goal is to read 2 books. For more voracious readers, you can read more.

The two Challenges for September are:

Read a book by a female author

Read a book by a Male authoer

To sign up, just simply pick your books and post it. Again, you can read only 2, 4, 6, etc, depending on your interest, time, book availability and reading speed.

Remember, this doesnt start until September, I am just posting early so people can get their books in time

Have fun reading!

oooh thanks. This is the push I need to read more male authors.

Feel free to post your lists, just don't start reading until September! :D

Let's try the following:

Wicked is the Night by Catherine Mulvaney 9/7

Dead and Alive by Dean Koontz 9/25

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
The Sharing Knife: Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold

♥Tricia♥ wrote: "Every month we will have a dual-themed challenge, and the minimum goal is to read 2 books. For more voracious readers, you can read more.

The two Challenges for September are:

Read a book by ..."
right am in am look,inbg for my books now :D

Not sure but I'll join in =D

The Devil You Know by Mike Carey

and

Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

Keep in mind you can combine our monthly reads with the challenge if you wish :) Or you can choose completely separate books.

Here is mine:

Read a book by a female author:
* Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
* The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
* Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead



Read a book by a Male author:
* The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith
* The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
* Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Okay, so I had to swap to of my authors out for non-paranormal titles, but they still kind of count. ;)

Male Author
A Better Place by Mark A. Roeder
Tau Zero by Poul Zero
Staked by J.F. Lewis 15 Sep ****

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Female Author
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs 07 Sep *****
Night Game by Christine Feehan 03 Sep *****
Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge 10 Sep ****

Do the books have to be PNR?? Or adult?? Got a few male ya authors to read ((grin))

Any genre you want LibraryLass :D

And Wow 3 a piece DarkHeart! I wish I had time to read that many hehe

I might take some of your suggestions for male authors as I dont have any I don't think on my TBR.

Lu: * The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith

Oh I love Wilbur Smith, truly amazing...

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Good book!

Storm Frontby Jim Butcher

I think I am finally going to start reading The Dresden Files!

Here is my list:
Male Author:

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Female Author:

Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh Done! 5 Stars

Female Author:

Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward



Male Author:
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The Edge of the World by Kevin J. Anderson

Female
Stray by Rachel Vincent

Male
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

Ooh, Jan, great choices! You can't go wrong with Faythe and Marc or Tuesday Next! =)

Female
The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
done 9/2/09 *****
Male
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlen

Female:
Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr

Male:
The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones

Female:

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Male:

Something from the Nightside by: Simon R. Green

I have doen half - female author
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Female: Alpha & Omega A Companion Novella to Cry Wolf.

Male: still working on this one.

Female: The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs finished 9/7
Male: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman finished 9/12

Having issues with my male author, since I usually dont dig how men write books..

Going too slow for my liking.. I will finish it though.. eventually :( LOL

Male author: Lost Things by G. Norman Lippert 9/12/09
Female author: Grandma's Wartime Kitchen by Joanne Lamb Hayes 9/10/09

Male author:
Ed Howdershelt
In Service to a Goddess: Book 1 9/18/09

Female author:

Lilith Saintcrow Night Shift 9/16/09

ONE male
Daddy's Little Boy by Alan Holloway
ONE female
Outcast by Evangeline Anderson
extra:Fireflies by Ally Blue
Beyond the Highland MistKaren Marie Moning


DONE!!!

Changed my other mind, LOL. I decided to read Grave Peril by Jim Butcher instead of The Devil You Know by Mike Carey. Working on Harry Dresden now.

and finished

Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

I'm a challenge junkie so I'll join in :)

Male author:

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson

Female author:

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

Finished today.

Grave Peril - Jim Butcher
Swallowing Darkness - Laurell K. Hamilton

Woot way to go :D

I am still struggling with my male author lol

Seriously, a male author should NOT be so difficult!!!! Of course I did get swept up in the BDB series, so that didn't help...

so far this month:

Female Author:

J.R. Ward

Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) DONE
Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) DONE
Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) DONE
Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) almost done


Male Author:
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The Edge of the World by Kevin J. Anderson - almost done UPDATE 9/29 DONE

ok I'm in and I'm finished LOL

Male Author:




Female Author:

That will do it Jennifer! The brothers are just divine!

Ok, can I jump in this late? I am going with Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyonfor my female author, and Terry Brooks A Princess of Landoverfor my male. Am halfway thru BMR . . .

Of course! :D

DONE!! :)
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Something from the Nightside by: Simon R. Green

Also done but seems i won't be getting more done this month :(

Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Argh!!!! Am only 1/4 into my male author, Terry Brooks! Are you SURE September doesn't have 31 days? I'll be up all night . . . .

I never finished my male author :( /cry

Oh well I will have to pick it up another time lol.

Good job to those of you who completed your challenges :D

I never finished my male author either. It's a slow read, I'll finish it someday.

Tricia, maybe we should start a favorite male author topic. Do you think that would help for people who want to try a male author, but can't find one they like?

Yeah, that might be a good topic to have. Since it seems there is a lack of them out there that are decent.

Jim Butcher doesnt suck, and he was my pick. I just think his style is a bit different then I am used.

I do plan on picking the book back up to finish it though.