tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post877217093388252651..comments2023-11-02T06:13:04.056-07:00Comments on Rabid Reader: It's Monday!!!!! Hi thereMardelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-46938578542713332352012-08-08T00:36:29.739-07:002012-08-08T00:36:29.739-07:00"I feel like I have nothing new or interestin..."I feel like I have nothing new or interesting to say"<br /><br />Same here - I feel like I have nothing original to say. That's one of the reasons I haven't asked an author to do an interview, what the hell am I going to ask her that hasn't already been asked? We sure do a number on ourselves, don't we? At least we aren't the only ones - there's probably lots of us sitting around, delaying commenting, because really - it's all been said before, one way or another. LOL - I better stop before I convince myself never to even post again!<br /><br />Have a good week!Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-72997861696112744002012-08-07T08:22:26.903-07:002012-08-07T08:22:26.903-07:00I think too that sometimes I don't comment on ...I think too that sometimes I don't comment on things because I feel like I have nothing new or interesting to say! You don't want to leave fourteen comments that say "this sounds really interesting!" <br />Thanks so much. I'm glad my little guy likes to read...I know he comes by it honestly! How fun that you read every night to your grandkids. It's such a special time.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-79372976863158784492012-08-07T02:12:08.124-07:002012-08-07T02:12:08.124-07:00That sounds like a fun version of the cover!That sounds like a fun version of the cover!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-47686850772334292922012-08-07T01:25:23.396-07:002012-08-07T01:25:23.396-07:00My version is pretty trippy - have you ever seen t...My version is pretty trippy - have you ever seen those old, old movie posters from the 1950's (or around then). They have those words pasted across - one word descriptions of the movie like "DANGER!" "MYSTERY!" "LUST", etc. My book is an ARC, and it has the cover, but over the regular cover are the words pasted diagonally across, staggered down the cover<br /><br />SORCERY!<br />SEDUCTION!<br />DEDUCTION!<br /><br />I kind of like the effect.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-49755602835938518302012-08-07T00:15:04.339-07:002012-08-07T00:15:04.339-07:00The cover of Iron Wyrm Affair looks really allurin...The cover of Iron Wyrm Affair looks really alluring! I love that icy blue with the red dress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-77463566349609324812012-08-06T23:25:49.884-07:002012-08-06T23:25:49.884-07:00Thanks Lindsey. I also need to remember to commen...Thanks Lindsey. I also need to remember to comment on other blogs - I read reviews and I used to comment a lot, but I find I've really slowed down, possibly because I wasn't feeling the love....haha. I'm really not trying to whine, but sometimes it's time to speak up, right? <br /><br />btw - I love your Wednesdays with David. Now that my granddaughter and grandson are getting older (5 and 4) I should start asking their opinion on the many books we read together. I've noticed my granddaughter is more into the books than my grandson. We have stories every night (three or four) and at a couple times during the day. The grandson only wants a story when she's getting one. :)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-65278098150530290062012-08-06T22:28:29.591-07:002012-08-06T22:28:29.591-07:00Your TBR mountain....haha - I have one of those to...Your TBR mountain....haha - I have one of those too, in three places....<br /><br />I recommend both Suzann McLeod's Spellcrackers series (She's in Britain) AND Stacia's Downside series (she's also in Britain now) - both are mile above the average writer. Both of them have different styles, but as far as dialogue, narration and just pure fun for reading, I'd pick them over many of the others out there. You'd be doing yourself a favor if you moved them up in the line, or list, or...however you choose your next book. :)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-82017565658749704672012-08-06T21:55:02.231-07:002012-08-06T21:55:02.231-07:00I tend to obsess with genres, thus the need for pa...I tend to obsess with genres, thus the need for palate cleansers - because after reading quite a few very good books, even books that would normally be enjoyable pale in comparison. So I read a different genre and then go back. But now I'm finding myself more and more interested in regular fiction, so another whole world of books is now beginning to open for me.....(as if I don't have enough on my TBR mountain.)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-3455415649286077952012-08-06T20:59:40.404-07:002012-08-06T20:59:40.404-07:00Thanks for visiting some of my reviews. I also ne...Thanks for visiting some of my reviews. I also need to do this for other reviewers, because I noticed, i've been reading them, but not commenting. sometimes I feel like I don't have anything different to say, but then I would like to know people are reading my reviews, so I should comment also.<br /><br />My books are mischevious!Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-50532364877047596372012-08-06T20:31:10.044-07:002012-08-06T20:31:10.044-07:00She's had a move from the States to England, a...She's had a move from the States to England, and been writing... but with the Chess books (or Downside books) when she wrote the first one, she worked on the first three - and they published one a month in the summer. Same thing with the second three of the books - there will be one more coming. Have you read the short stories in the Downside series? There's at least two you can get, outside of an anthology. One is free and the other is very inexpensive. Both are good - on in between book, and the other is Chess at the beginning of her career. You probably already know about the one in Home Improvement (Maddie Carver?)<br /><br />I love her writing also, especiallhy with the Downside series.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-59652210573117753752012-08-06T20:27:36.496-07:002012-08-06T20:27:36.496-07:00You're welcome! :)You're welcome! :)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-77671418128165800622012-08-06T20:10:59.955-07:002012-08-06T20:10:59.955-07:00Memes are fun - although I can see where it's ...Memes are fun - although I can see where it's easy to get so involved in them that you forget to post reviews, so a happy medium is in order. I try to do at least two memes, and lately it's been hard for me to keep up with those. But they're fun. <br /><br />I took a look at your blog - beautiful. :)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-3370476193308888212012-08-06T20:08:04.293-07:002012-08-06T20:08:04.293-07:00lol - urban fantasy is one of my favorite genres, ...lol - urban fantasy is one of my favorite genres, as well as SciFi - but it's harder to find SciFi I love than UF. I used to read a lot of historical romance, but I burned out on that as I grew older and real life never measured up (haha), so now it's UF, SciFi and occasional regular fiction, like Jennifer Weiner. I stay away from heavy tomes of deep feelings though - they always bring me down. :)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-46984219030993437712012-08-06T19:55:51.981-07:002012-08-06T19:55:51.981-07:00I completely understand your frustration when you ...I completely understand your frustration when you write a really good review and no one says anything about it! This blogging business is strange; the way some posts get a lot of traffic and some get none. I hope you have a great reading week!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-37268642496357256262012-08-06T19:20:54.664-07:002012-08-06T19:20:54.664-07:00Wendy Sice - you're wonderful, thanks for visi...Wendy Sice - you're wonderful, thanks for visiting some of my reviews. :)<br /><br />Thoroughly enjoyed The Iron Wyrm Affair, going to review it pretty quick. I think it comes out tomorrow (the 7th) and it will be e-book as well as print. If you've read Lilith Saintcrow before, it's a bit different from her urban fantasy, but there is her distinctive style there, but it reads like a true steampunk - dialogue sounds properly victorian, etc. Good book.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-13474260865000641472012-08-06T19:18:11.517-07:002012-08-06T19:18:11.517-07:00I love your blog!I love your blog!Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-9822829173533254452012-08-06T18:55:55.657-07:002012-08-06T18:55:55.657-07:00Stacia Kane's novels are on my TBR mountain, a...Stacia Kane's novels are on my TBR mountain, as is The Scorpio Races and the 1st three books in the Spellcracker series ... sigh, just not enough hours in the day.<br /><br />I will try and check out some of your reviews, when you want to share your love of books it's a little sad if you're whistling in the wind. Have a great week and happy reading :)Teddyreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553244883194436385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-40190695121688069122012-08-06T18:37:33.192-07:002012-08-06T18:37:33.192-07:00I have to drift around from genre to genre. Fanta...I have to drift around from genre to genre. Fantasy, historical fic, something more "literary" for the book club, non-fiction...If I read too much in one genre, I burn out quickly. Enjoy your week!Jen at Introverted Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804424405257091608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-76764891875775133802012-08-06T18:18:04.400-07:002012-08-06T18:18:04.400-07:00I definitely want to read Gunmetal Magic. My books...I definitely want to read Gunmetal Magic. My books move too, must be like that bookstore You Tube short, when the lights are out they dance around the room! I'm a palate cleanser too, I try not to read the same genres back to back very often.<br /><br />Have a great week, Now I am going to read and comment on some of your reviews :)<br /><br />Shelleyrae @ Book'd oUtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-74209015217182209972012-08-06T15:37:48.152-07:002012-08-06T15:37:48.152-07:00I am IN LOVE with Stacia Kane - she is my book lov...I am IN LOVE with Stacia Kane - she is my book lover. I thought she stopped writing for a while - and then I just picked up her last two books and I can't WAIT to dive in and roll around with them! :)<br /><br />Can't wait to see your reviews.<br /><br />xo,<br />JL<br /><a href="http://betweenthebind.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Between the Bind</a>Between the Bindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385507865198319626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-14891521407620317482012-08-06T10:15:44.346-07:002012-08-06T10:15:44.346-07:00Some of these covers are interesting! Thanks for s...Some of these covers are interesting! Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Sam @ The Little Munchkin ReaderSam @ The Little Munchkin Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511838902460156918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-64473855835140694422012-08-06T09:02:03.282-07:002012-08-06T09:02:03.282-07:00I definitely understand your woe as far as the rev...I definitely understand your woe as far as the reviews go!! Last year, I was like, hmm it's time to get professional looking so let's cut out the memes. Did that and it was like a wasteland. And I was lonely. <br />Still not a lot of commenting..but now I am doing memes again so I feel like that's the only way I'll get traffic. Oh well.<br /><a href="http://www.burtonbookreview.com/2012/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html" rel="nofollow">My Monday post</a>BurtonReview https://www.blogger.com/profile/15113347274782450564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-61233416334821498122012-08-06T08:26:16.547-07:002012-08-06T08:26:16.547-07:00Someone is in a paranormal mood :) Always a little...Someone is in a paranormal mood :) Always a little fun for a little fang action!<br /><br />Happy reading this week!!!<br /><a href="http://brunettelibrarian.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Check out what I'm reading and enter for a giveaway! </a>The Brunette Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274190099219658110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-89015196737524501862012-08-06T07:33:49.976-07:002012-08-06T07:33:49.976-07:00Love the sound of your holiday! I do palate cleans...Love the sound of your holiday! I do palate cleansers too. I seem to go from dark to wholesome, dark to wholesome - both sides of me, lol!<br /><br />I'm adding some of these books to my list, if I can get them on ibooks. Love the look of the Iron Wyrm Affair. <br /><br />Btw, I left some comments on some of your reviews. Thanks for dropping by my blog; now I know you're here.:)Beautiful Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289454469935208604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337591434347743479.post-70479774485341212962012-08-06T06:49:37.918-07:002012-08-06T06:49:37.918-07:00I also love it when a week is full of great books....I also love it when a week is full of great books....thanks for sharing yours, and for visiting my blog.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com