2-3-4 Challenge discussion

The Lazy Days of Summer are here!!



If you vacation, stay safe. If you staycay have a wonderful time. My family is going the The River again and good friends are coming too.



It is shaping up that the school year start is going to be Grammy School for at least two grandkids. My daughter is a high school teacher and feels she can't do her job and monitor her children doing their online school at the same time

August 2020 Reading Plan

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ADVANCED READER COPIES (ARC)

✔ The Ultimate Betrayal by Kat Martin 07/28/2020 ★★★★
✔ The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson 08/04/2020 ★★★★
✔ Heart of Gold: A Novel by B.J. Daniels 08/18/2020 ★★★
✔ The Silence by Kendra Elliot 08/25/2020 ★★★★
Hard Line by Pamela Clare 08/18/2020
✔ Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox 08/28/2020 ★★★1/2


MONTHLY GROUP READS

2-3-4 Challenge
✔ 🎧 If I Should Die by Allison Brennan ★★★★★
Minutes to Kill by Melinda Leigh


Nora Robert's GroupiesI
✔ Playing The Odds by Nora Roberts ★★★★★


PERSONAL READING Work in Progress

✔ 🎧 Another Dawn by Sandra Brown ★★★1/2
✔ 🎧 How Lulu Lost Her Mind by Rachel Gibson ★★★1/2
🎧 Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
✔ So Into You by Sandra Hill ★★★1/2
✔ Shadow by Janie Crouch ★★★★★
Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag
✔ Cold Wicked Lies by Toni Anderson ★★★1/2
✔ The Promise of a Kiss by K.C. Bateman ★★★★★
✔ 🎧 The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren ★★★1/2
Say No More by Karen Rose
Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown
Hidden by Laura Griffin
✔ Lethal Edge by Kaylea Cross ★★★★★
✔ Disruptive Force by Elle James ★★★★


Nothing goes better with reading than a glass of wine. Enjoy!
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Great list, Anita! Here’s hoping you have a wonderful reading experience this month.

You have some great authors this month. I'll be interested in hearing what you think of the Rachel Gibson book. The last few books that I've read by this author have been just so-so for me.

Enjoy your reading!

Have fun with your books! Hidden sounds delish. Have fun playing teacher.

Robin wrote: "You have some great authors this month. I'll be interested in hearing what you think of the Rachel Gibson book. The last few books that I've read by this author have been just so-so for me."

Thank you, Robin! I agree, Rachel Gibson's last few haven't been that good. This one is next up on my audio list. I just got it from the library.

Laura wrote: "Have fun with your books! Hidden sounds delish. Have fun playing teacher."

We are doing some furniture rearranging so everyone has their own "workspace" and we have upgraded our internet and router to handle the expected heavy usage. My job is to keep them on task with their distance learning lessons and work assigned, which was a problem for my daughter before having to teach her classes and make sure her kids did theirs.

Jonetta wrote: "Great list, Anita! Here’s hoping you have a wonderful reading experience this month."

I've got Library Overload this month, I'm afraid. A lot of the books I have on hold are coming in.

Lauren wrote: "Enjoy your reading!"

Thank you, Lauren!

Great list. I love seeing what everyone is reading. It gives me more ideas.

Anita wrote: "I've got Library Overload this month, I'm afraid. A lot of the books I have on hold are coming in. ..."

Uh, oh. Good luck!

Sharon wrote: "Great list. I love seeing what everyone is reading. It gives me more ideas."

Thank you, Sharon! I love reading everyone's lists too.

Jonetta wrote: "Anita wrote: "I've got Library Overload this month, I'm afraid. A lot of the books I have on hold are coming in. ..."

Uh, oh. Good luck!"

I may have to kick some of them to next month.

The Ultimate Betrayal by Kat Martin 4-Stars
Great Plot and Hot Romance
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson 4-Stars
Quirky Love Story w/ a touch of Mystery
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Shadow by Janie Crouch 5-Stars
Just when you think it's over, it's not.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Another Dawn by Sandra Brown 3 1/2-Stars
Some Oldies are Goodies - This one isn't
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

If I Should Die by Allison Brennan 5-Stars
Down time for Lucy and Sean? No way.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Playing The Odds by Nora Roberts 5-Stars
Father Knows Best.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Looks like some good reading. My TBR list is growing again. LOL

Anita wrote: " Another Dawn by Sandra Brown 3 1/2-Stars
Some Oldies are Goodies - This one isn't
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Funny. I love Sandra Brown and have read her for years. Before all this COVID crap I went to the flea market with my neighbor and picked up a lot a used books. One was Brown's old ones. When I finished I thought if this was the first book I read by her I would not have looked for another. It was from one of her Saga series too.

Sharon, I have that experience with Linda Howard. Some of her old stuff is just bad.

Anita wrote: " The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson 4-Stars
Quirky Love Story w/ a touch of Mystery
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/..."

I remember enjoying this authors book. I haven’t read them for awhile. I have to look out for this one.

Sharon wrote: "Looks like some good reading. My TBR list is growing again. LOL"

My last two weeks have been nothing short of chaotic. And, on top of limited reading time several library holds have come in. Too many books, too little time.

Sharon wrote: "Anita wrote: " When I finished I thought if this was the first book I read by her I would not have looked for another. It was from one of her Saga series too...."

I enjoyed the first Coleman Book, Ross and Lydia's story, much more than this one. They were both on the gritty, angst side, but "Another Dawn" had such extreme character personality changes, I sometimes thought I was reading a different book.

Jonetta wrote: "Sharon, I have that experience with Linda Howard. Some of her old stuff is just bad."

That is so true, some of her old stuff is really terrible. That is true of a lot of authors. Tami Hoag is one of the few mystery/suspense authors whose older romances I really loved. They were on the light side and really fun.

Viki wrote: "Anita wrote: " The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson 4-Stars
Quirky Love Story w/ a touch of Mystery
My Review: https://www.goodrea..."

This was my first book by her and it was different. I don't read much contemporary romance, but I liked it.

Anita wrote: "That is so true, some of her old stuff is really terrible. That is true of a lot of authors. Tami Hoag is one of the few mystery/suspense authors whose older romances I really loved. They were on the light side and really fun. ..."

I’ve not read any light stuff by Hoag...didn’t even know she’d written anything other than mystery/romantic suspense.

Jonetta wrote: "Sharon, I have that experience with Linda Howard. Some of her old stuff is just bad."

Jonetta, I have experienced that too with some of Howard's books. I know I read her years ago too. It is funny how some authors' books hold up over the years and some don't. I think it is more that my tastes changed more than the authors writing.

Anita, I haven't read any of Hoag's light stuff either.

I think it may be a combination of both for me. But, I’ve had to give up trying Howard’s early stuff after my dismal read of Sarah's Child.

Starting in 1988 Tami Hoag wrote more than a dozen light romance books, only two of which I gave a 3-Star rating. All the rest were 4 and 5-Star and just great. If you want a fun romance, give these older books a try.

Sarah's Child is my least favorite Linda Howard book, but one of the best reviews I ever wrote! Her early stuff was totally hit or miss for me, much like Sandra Brown.

Talk about a miss:

Heart of Gold: A Novel by B.J. Daniels 3-Stars
BJ really missed on this one.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I came close to DNFing this book by an author I've read and really enjoyed in the past.

Anita wrote: "Starting in 1988 Tami Hoag wrote more than a dozen light romance books, only two of which I gave a 3-Star rating. All the rest were 4 and 5-Star and just great. If you want a fun roma..."

I remember that review🤣🤣🤣

Jonetta wrote: "Anita wrote: "Sarah's Child is my least favorite Linda Howard book, but one of the best reviews I ever wrote!

I remember that review..."

: ) One of my favorite reviews, ever!

So Into You by Sandra Hill 3 1/2-Stars
"I've made mistakes, therefore I can't ever be happy" trope.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sometimes it is better to just keep the good memories of older books written in the 80s and 90s. Most often they do not live up to a re-read :(

That's a very good reason why I rarely reread anything!

Lethal Edge by Kaylea Cross 5-Stars
Eyes in the sky, heart on her sleeve.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

How Lulu Lost Her Mind by Rachel Gibson 3 1/2-Stars
Not your typical Rachel Gibson book
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Promise of a Kiss 5-Stars
Wonderful adventure and clean romance
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Disruptive Force by Elle James 3-Stars
The director is uncovered and Trinity is routed and everyone lives happily ever after.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Silence by Kendra Elliot 4-Stars
Just when life is good, something bad is bound to happen.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 3 1/2-Stars
Olive's luck is about to change.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Cold Wicked Lies by Toni Anderson3 1/2-Stars
Enemies to Lovers Romantic-Suspense
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox 3 1/2-Stars
This series has "jumped the shark" for me.
My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...