So I just finished this book called Snagged by Jet Mykles and my response when I finished it was "meh." It was written well, but it just didn't grab me. I didn't really care about the MCs or believe in their HEA. It just didn't work for me, so at first I rated it 3 stars, but then I thought about all the other books I've rated 3 stars and what does that rating really mean to me? So I've decided, for my own good to really think about what each rating means and define the different ratings here:
So here it goes:
5 stars - brilliant, couldn't stop reading, loved the MCs. It doesn't mean the novel is perfect - there might be some issues, but I just don't care, because I'm so caught up in the story. Oh and everyone I know must read this book now!!! And I will definitely re-read it.
4.5 stars - almost a 5 star but there are a few little issues that bother me enough that it doesn't get 5 stars. Also a book I must share with my book friends and I'll likely re-read it.
4 stars - really good read. Kept my attention, really liked the plot, characters, etc...not perfect. Might re-read and will definitely recommend to my friends.
3.5 stars - very good, but something is missing. I'd still recommend it but probably won't re-read.
3 stars - good, not great. Might recommend but probably won't re-read.
2.5 stars - okay probably won't recommend and definitely won't re-read.
2 stars - meh - this book did nothing for me and unless someone can convince me otherwise, I'm not going to be looking for other books by this author.
1 star (I don't think I've ever rated anything 1.5 stars) - so bad, either the plot or the characters or the writing that either I force myself to finish it or I DNF it. Painful to read even.
So my stream of consciousness definitions for my different grades. I'll probably come back and clean them up a bit but this is a good start!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
ROR Summer 2014 Challenge
1) Read a book with a Tormented Heroine (http://www.likesbooks.com/torment.html)
2) Read a book with an animal on the cover or has an animal strongly featured within the book (http://www.likesbooks.com/pets.html)
3)Read a book that has a beachy feel to it (either set on a beach/island or has one on the cover)
4)Read a book with a reference to time in the title (Midnight, tomorrow, morning, today, etc.)
5)Read a new to you author
6)Surprise book (close your eyes and point to a book off your shelf to read)
7)Read a book published in the 90's
8)Read a book based solely on the cover (don't read the synopsis just go by the cover!)
9)Read a book by an author that has published under multiple names (Part 1)
10)Now read a book by that author's pseudonym (Part 2)
11)Read a book that tickles your funny bone (http://www.likesbooks.com/funny.html)
12)Read a book that has 6 words in the title (for the sixth month June)
13)Choose an author you consider "hit or miss"
14)Readers Choice
15)Readers Choice
2) Read a book with an animal on the cover or has an animal strongly featured within the book (http://www.likesbooks.com/pets.html)
3)Read a book that has a beachy feel to it (either set on a beach/island or has one on the cover)
4)Read a book with a reference to time in the title (Midnight, tomorrow, morning, today, etc.)
5)Read a new to you author
6)Surprise book (close your eyes and point to a book off your shelf to read)
7)Read a book published in the 90's
8)Read a book based solely on the cover (don't read the synopsis just go by the cover!)
9)Read a book by an author that has published under multiple names (Part 1)
10)Now read a book by that author's pseudonym (Part 2)
11)Read a book that tickles your funny bone (http://www.likesbooks.com/funny.html)
12)Read a book that has 6 words in the title (for the sixth month June)
13)Choose an author you consider "hit or miss"
14)Readers Choice
15)Readers Choice
Books Read in July
Audiobooks:
✓ Vanished by Kendra Elliot
✓ Fatal Affair by Marie Force
New Series/Authors:
✓ Pinned by Maris Black
✓ Gaydar by Kim Dare
✓ Hot Ticket by K.A. Mitchell
✓ Snagged by Jet Mykles
Continuing Series:
✓ Gay Best Friend by Kim Dare
✓ Gay Until Graduation by Kim Dare
✓ Smitten by Maris Black
✓ Time to Do by Kim Dare
✓ Gay Like You by Kim Dare
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
✓ Somebody Nice! by Raine O'Tierny
✓ Total Immersion by Ellis Carrington
✓ Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper
✓ The Computer Tutor by Ryan Field
✓ Midnight Reader: Twelve Erotic Tales by Jeff Funk
✓ Seven Hits! by Brad Vance
✓ No Homo by RemainNameless
✓ Pledge Class and Other College Boy Erotica by Neil S. Plakcy
✓ Three Lambs by Neil S. Plakcy
✓ Not Alone by Sonja Spencer
✓ The Three of Us by Stephen del Mar
✓ Mistletoe and Submission by Kim Dare
✓ Eight Inches by Sean Wolfe (DNF)
✓ Under Pretenses by Jessa Ryan
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
✓ Stalking Dreams by Leta Blake
✓ Open Tackle by L.C. Chase
✓ Good Breeding by J.L. Merrow
✓ The Pickup by Zoe X. Rider
✓ Better Than New by Charley Descoteaux
✓ The Layover by Megan Erickson
✓ Carte Blanche by Nash Summers
✓ Blurring the Lines by J.M. Snyder
✓ Love in the Library by J.M. Snyder
✓ Money's Worth by J.M. Snyder
✓ Best Friends J.M. Snyder
✓ My Online Secret Admirer by J. Tomas
✓ The Name on My Wrist by J.M. Snyder
✓ Lakeside Reunion by Liz Winters
✓ Joy Ride by J.M. Snyder
✓ Caught by J. Tomas
✓ Dirty Little Virgin by Ryan Field
✓ I Spy Pecan Pie by Anna Birmingham
✓ We're Both Straight, Right? by Jamie Fessenden
✓ Hairy, Horny and Over Here by J.L. Merrow
✓ Stroke His Cox by J.L. Merrow
✓ A Walk in the Dark by Kate McMurray
✓ Quintessential by J.M. Snyder
✓ Tech Support by J.M. Snyder
✓ Battle of the Bands by J.M. Snyder
✓ Down the Basement by Ryan Field
✓ Plummet by Dawn Kimberly Johnson
✓ Steamy Reunion by Jambrea Jo Jones
✓ A Taste of Midnight by Keira Andrews
✓ Letting Go by C.J. Anthony
✓ Achievement: Tentacle Lust by N.K. Layne
✓ Because of You by Penny Brandon
✓ Strange Charm by A. Phallus Si
✓ Vanished by Kendra Elliot
✓ Fatal Affair by Marie Force
New Series/Authors:
✓ Pinned by Maris Black
✓ Gaydar by Kim Dare
✓ Hot Ticket by K.A. Mitchell
✓ Snagged by Jet Mykles
Continuing Series:
✓ Gay Best Friend by Kim Dare
✓ Gay Until Graduation by Kim Dare
✓ Smitten by Maris Black
✓ Time to Do by Kim Dare
✓ Gay Like You by Kim Dare
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
✓ Somebody Nice! by Raine O'Tierny
✓ Total Immersion by Ellis Carrington
✓ Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper
✓ The Computer Tutor by Ryan Field
✓ Midnight Reader: Twelve Erotic Tales by Jeff Funk
✓ Seven Hits! by Brad Vance
✓ No Homo by RemainNameless
✓ Pledge Class and Other College Boy Erotica by Neil S. Plakcy
✓ Three Lambs by Neil S. Plakcy
✓ Not Alone by Sonja Spencer
✓ The Three of Us by Stephen del Mar
✓ Mistletoe and Submission by Kim Dare
✓ Eight Inches by Sean Wolfe (DNF)
✓ Under Pretenses by Jessa Ryan
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
✓ Stalking Dreams by Leta Blake
✓ Open Tackle by L.C. Chase
✓ Good Breeding by J.L. Merrow
✓ The Pickup by Zoe X. Rider
✓ Better Than New by Charley Descoteaux
✓ The Layover by Megan Erickson
✓ Carte Blanche by Nash Summers
✓ Blurring the Lines by J.M. Snyder
✓ Love in the Library by J.M. Snyder
✓ Money's Worth by J.M. Snyder
✓ Best Friends J.M. Snyder
✓ My Online Secret Admirer by J. Tomas
✓ The Name on My Wrist by J.M. Snyder
✓ Lakeside Reunion by Liz Winters
✓ Joy Ride by J.M. Snyder
✓ Caught by J. Tomas
✓ Dirty Little Virgin by Ryan Field
✓ I Spy Pecan Pie by Anna Birmingham
✓ We're Both Straight, Right? by Jamie Fessenden
✓ Hairy, Horny and Over Here by J.L. Merrow
✓ Stroke His Cox by J.L. Merrow
✓ A Walk in the Dark by Kate McMurray
✓ Quintessential by J.M. Snyder
✓ Tech Support by J.M. Snyder
✓ Battle of the Bands by J.M. Snyder
✓ Down the Basement by Ryan Field
✓ Plummet by Dawn Kimberly Johnson
✓ Steamy Reunion by Jambrea Jo Jones
✓ A Taste of Midnight by Keira Andrews
✓ Letting Go by C.J. Anthony
✓ Achievement: Tentacle Lust by N.K. Layne
✓ Because of You by Penny Brandon
✓ Strange Charm by A. Phallus Si
Books Read in June
Audiobooks:
☊ The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
New Series/Authors:
Continuing Series:
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
☊ The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
New Series/Authors:
Continuing Series:
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
Monday, May 12, 2014
Books Read in May
Audiobooks:
☊ The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
New Series/Authors:
✓ Inseparable by Chris Scully
✓ Let It Go by Mercy Celeste
✓ Private Dicks by Katie Allen
✓ Alaska by Kim Fielding
✓ Bound by Honor by SE Jakes
✓ Fireman's Carry by Charlie Richardson
✓ Necessity's Door by Fiona Glass
✓ Shane's Submission by Erin M. Leaf
Continuing Series:
✓ With Chase by JJ Scotts
✓ When Adam Kissed Me by Chris Scully
☞ Daylight Again by SE Jakes
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
✓ Sucked by Mia Watts
✓ Stranger on the Shore by Josh Lanyon
✓ Taxes and TARDIS by N.R. Walker
✓ Just Kiss Me by Kyann Waters
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
☊ The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
New Series/Authors:
✓ Inseparable by Chris Scully
✓ Let It Go by Mercy Celeste
✓ Private Dicks by Katie Allen
✓ Alaska by Kim Fielding
✓ Bound by Honor by SE Jakes
✓ Fireman's Carry by Charlie Richardson
✓ Necessity's Door by Fiona Glass
✓ Shane's Submission by Erin M. Leaf
Continuing Series:
✓ With Chase by JJ Scotts
✓ When Adam Kissed Me by Chris Scully
☞ Daylight Again by SE Jakes
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
✓ Sucked by Mia Watts
✓ Stranger on the Shore by Josh Lanyon
✓ Taxes and TARDIS by N.R. Walker
✓ Just Kiss Me by Kyann Waters
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Books Read in April
Since I didn't do an April Books to Read post, I'm just going to list all the books I read in April instead and get back to the regular post for May.
Audiobooks:
Do or Die by Suzanne Brockmann
New Series/Authors:
Dirty Deeds by SE Jakes
Southern Winterland by Taylor V. Donovan
Treasured by Cari Z.
Initiation by Maris Black
Rough in the Saddle by Hennessee Andrews
Weekend Boyfriend by Kyann Waters
Autumn Fire by Cameron D. James
Continuing Series:
Daybreak by Kiera Andrews
The Only One Who Matters by Cat Grant and LA Witt
With Chase by JJ Scotts
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
The Accidental Cupid by Xavier Mayne
Fall Hard by JL Merrow
Reading Between the Lines by Jane Davitt
Guarding My Heart by S.C. Wynne
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories:
BTW I Love You by Nico Jaye
Heart in Hand by L.T. Ville
Carry On by Cam Kennedy
The Meet by William Cooper
B-Sides by Cheryl Nitely
You Melted Me by Kari Gregg
Sincerely, Terryn by Erin Shaw
The Touch of Hope by Brandon Shire
Great Catch by Megan Slayer
Life Drawings by Jane Davitt
Animal Magnetism by Willow Scarlett
Nothing's Missing Now by Westbrooke Jameson
Red by Belinda McBride
Pickup Lines by Kathleen Hayes
Right Hand Red by Daniel Keane
Cartoon Logic by Andrea Speed
Smartass by Lynn Lorenz
Strip, Please by Jenna Wade
Smoky Glimpses by Nicole Forcine
Audiobooks:
Do or Die by Suzanne Brockmann
New Series/Authors:
Dirty Deeds by SE Jakes
Southern Winterland by Taylor V. Donovan
Treasured by Cari Z.
Initiation by Maris Black
Rough in the Saddle by Hennessee Andrews
Weekend Boyfriend by Kyann Waters
Autumn Fire by Cameron D. James
Continuing Series:
Daybreak by Kiera Andrews
The Only One Who Matters by Cat Grant and LA Witt
With Chase by JJ Scotts
Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
The Accidental Cupid by Xavier Mayne
Fall Hard by JL Merrow
Reading Between the Lines by Jane Davitt
Guarding My Heart by S.C. Wynne
Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories:
BTW I Love You by Nico Jaye
Heart in Hand by L.T. Ville
Carry On by Cam Kennedy
The Meet by William Cooper
B-Sides by Cheryl Nitely
You Melted Me by Kari Gregg
Sincerely, Terryn by Erin Shaw
The Touch of Hope by Brandon Shire
Great Catch by Megan Slayer
Life Drawings by Jane Davitt
Animal Magnetism by Willow Scarlett
Nothing's Missing Now by Westbrooke Jameson
Red by Belinda McBride
Pickup Lines by Kathleen Hayes
Right Hand Red by Daniel Keane
Cartoon Logic by Andrea Speed
Smartass by Lynn Lorenz
Strip, Please by Jenna Wade
Smoky Glimpses by Nicole Forcine
Where Have I Been?
Well, I sort of forgot to post my April books read post and it's a third of the way through May and I'm just getting around to posting something. Yes, I've been neglecting my blog and Shelfari and only really updating my reading list on Goodreads. I don't know what's up with me, but my online interactions have been nearly nil lately.
When I really think about though, I think two things are going on - work is overwhelming and a lot of my book centered energy has been focused on updating my calibre library, since I finally have my own computer. My library is updated; now I'll just update as I add things (unless I decide to add or change things in calibre), so that takes away one issue. The other one - work - isn't going to get better any time soon and I do want to get back to chatting with my Shelfari friends. I think the other problem there is that we aren't reading similar books anymore, so there isn't as much to talk about. Oh well, it's still worth it for seeing what everyone is reading and what's going on in everyone's life.
When I really think about though, I think two things are going on - work is overwhelming and a lot of my book centered energy has been focused on updating my calibre library, since I finally have my own computer. My library is updated; now I'll just update as I add things (unless I decide to add or change things in calibre), so that takes away one issue. The other one - work - isn't going to get better any time soon and I do want to get back to chatting with my Shelfari friends. I think the other problem there is that we aren't reading similar books anymore, so there isn't as much to talk about. Oh well, it's still worth it for seeing what everyone is reading and what's going on in everyone's life.
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