Books Recommended by our Members, March 2010

[AlexaHasting]

It's great to find a place to check on each other book's recommendations.

I want to share with you my personal find on the Kindle : Edwin Stark's AI Rebellion.
I didn't think much of it when I first sampled it (the subject matter isn't exactly my cup of tea) but the writer got me thinking the whole weekend what happened next to the two main characters before giving in and finally bought it. This is a tale more competent than you'll usually find in the 1 to 4 bucks crowd who tries to peddle their stuff on kindle. I felt I was fairly treated and I make this my hearty recommendation to all.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035G07CC

[Luvmy4brats]

Here's a series that I discovered about a year and a half ago here on KB. I read the first two books in this series and loved them. Book 3 came out last summer, but only in DTB, I've been waiting for forever (it seems) for the Kindle version to finally be made available. It must have just popped up, because I checked last week and it wasn't there. It's an entertaining series.

   

I read the first two books in this series back in  November '08 and loved them. Book 3 came out last summer, but only in DTB, I've been waiting for forever (it seems) for the Kindle version to finally be made available. It must have just popped up, because I checked last week and it wasn't there. I'm going to re-read books 1 & 2 - It's an excellent series (It's YA, but still very entertaining)

[L.J. Sellers, novelist]

BEAT THE REAPER by Josh Bazell (great voice, great character, I couldn't put it down.)
A BAD FOR SORRY by Sophie Littlefield (a fun, gritty book for women)

L.J. Sellers
The Sex Club, Secrets to Die For, Thrilled to Death
http://ljsellers.com

[angelad]

Here's a series that I discovered about a year and a half ago here on KB. I read the first two books in this series and loved them. Book 3 came out last summer, but only in DTB, I've been waiting for forever (it seems) for the Kindle version to finally be made available. It must have just popped up, because I checked last week and it wasn't there. It's an entertaining series.

   

I read the first two books in this series back in  November '08 and loved them. Book 3 came out last summer, but only in DTB, I've been waiting for forever (it seems) for the Kindle version to finally be made available. It must have just popped up, because I checked last week and it wasn't there. I'm going to re-read books 1 & 2 - It's an excellent series (It's YA, but still very entertaining)

I really like the covers for these books.

[Prazzie]

I read this years ago, loved it, found it on Kindle tonight and bought it immediately.  This link might be to a non-US version, if so, just check again for a different Kindle copy.  I don't know what men will make of it, but it really resonated with me as a woman.

[Marie-Nicole Ryan]

I'm sort of concerned about committing a faux pas myself. This is my first post. I have a Kindle 1 and adore it. I've discovered a new to me historical romance author, Meredith Duran. The first book of hers I read was Written on Your Skin (kindle). I haven't figured out how to do a link on here, but this book blew me away with the vivid characters and writing. Plus, there was a suspense angle which was right up my alley.

Marie-Nicole
Not sure if I can post my web site link here or not, so I won 't.

[Betsy the Quilter]

Marie-Nicole--

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[Marie-Nicole Ryan]

Thanks for the info. I've checked the Decorum Forum and still preferred to err on the side of caution.

Marie-Nicole
http://marienicoleryan.com

Marie-Nicole--

Welcome to KindleBoards and congratulations on your first post!

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[jbriordan]

Has anyone read Shantaram? What did you think?

[worktolive]

My bookclub read Shantaram last summer. I'd say we were evenly split. Of those of us who tried to read it, half liked or loved it, the other half didn't. I really disliked it. I gave it about 250 pages, then started skimming. I was determine to finish, but I just couldn't bear to read it in detail. A guy I work with also just tried to read it and he gave up about a third of the way through. On the other hand, if you look at the Amazon reviews, you'll see hundreds of people who adored it and gave it 5 stars.

I will say this, if it is a subject matter that interests you, and if you try the sample and like it, then you may very well be one of those who ends up loving it. As for me, I could tell as soon as I read the blurb and the first 20 or so pages that it wasn't the kind of book that would appeal to me.

[Ann in Arlington]

Has anyone read Shantaram? What did you think?

I read it. . . . . .only o.k. . . . . . really long and usually the sort of thing I like, but I just couldn't get into it.  I did finish it, but even now I couldn't say what it was about except a guy in India. . . . . .I think it might have been the writing style. . . . .

[Thalia the Muse]

I, on the other hand, absolutely LOVED Shantaram -- I found it completely absorbing and unputdownable, it blew my head off.

[prairiesky]

I just finished Into the Forest and loved it.  I could not put it down, read it in one day. Of course, that's about all I got done all day.

http://www.amazon.com/Into-the-Forest-ebook/dp/B00317G71K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1270066000&sr=1-1