I go through periods where I read a book a day and I go through periods where I don’t read for ages. I also read different types of books for various reasons.
I love my iPad and I download most of my books now days using iBooks. I find it is comfortable to read and I can adjust the text size (major selling point for me). Buying books online is also far cheaper than buying them at our local bookstores.
I do however still like to buy the odd softcover book as I like to read in the bath and I daren’t take my iPad into the bath. These are some of the books I have read in the last 6 months – I have separated them into various categories:
Books I read in bed:
I like to read historical / period romances in bed – this is light reading, I don’t need to think about what I am reading and it generally helps me to sleep.
Sabrina Jeffries:
- Dance of Seduction
- The Dangerous Lord
- The Forbidden Lord
- A Hellion in her Bed
- How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
- Married to a Viscount
- The Pirate Lord
Nora Roberts: I have read a lot of her books, but not that many recently:
- The Heart of Devin MacKade
Lyndsay Sands:
- Born to bite
- Hungry for you
- (both of the above are part of the Argeneau series about a modern family of Vampires)
- The Countess
Christina Dodd:
- Taken by the Prince
- In Bed with the Duke
Jane Feather:
- A Wedding Wager
- Rushed to the Alter
Laurell K Hamilton:
- Guilty Pleasures (about a vampire hunter)
Books I read in the bath:
These are typically books that have more of a storyline and equire the brain to gently kick into gear for the day – usually takes me longer to read as I don’t often have the time to linger in the bath for long periods:
- John Grisham – Theodore Boone – The Abduction (part of John Grisham’s 9-13 year old series)
- Patricia Cornwell – Port Mortuary
- Jeffrey Deaver – Edge
- Jeffrey Deaver – Burning Wire
Erotica:
To read when feeling down or neglected, or just curious……
- Best Women’s Erotica 2011 (short stories)
- Bella Andre – Candy Store
- Lillian Snow – Threesomes, The Collection
- K Lyn – The Hot Repair Man
- Anne Rice – The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty – This has to be one of the worst books I have ever read. It fits firmly into the Erotica category and it brings a whole new meaning to the term “Sex Slave”. Somehow though, I could not put it down and I read the whole book – I kept thinking there would be some point to the story (not that you expect a storyline when reading Erotica) or that it would get better (or perhaps I was just curious). Wikipedia classifies it as Erotic BDSM set in a Medieval Fantasy World. Definitely not
my type of book and I won’t be reading the other 2 parts of the Trilogy.
Currently Reading:
- Philippa Gregory (One of my favourite Authors) – The Lady of the Rivers (reading in the bath)
- Nora Roberts – The Return of Rafe MacKade (reading in bed)
Sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read:
- Nora Roberts – Chasing Fire
- Jean M Auel – The Clan of the Cave Bear (This is apparently classified as Erotica – 1501 pages of it – rather curious as to how or why it would be so long)
Let me know what you are all reading…
