The “Peanut” List – Read these books or our “peanut gallery” will throw peanuts at you… ;)

*just throws the bowl of peanuts in the air* that is for us all what the hell have we been reading if we missed all that?! Maryse ur new challenge is to make us all and YOU read the peanut list cause it’s going to get serious and I don’t want to be hit with a book or a kindle I’m to Scottish I will bruise like a peach!

* Thud*

Welllll I have read quite a few from the list already …… OK 6! I’ve read 6! But I’m on book 2 of the Kate Daniels series which should be added by the by then I will promise to read pierced! Although I’m with Bev WIR was great maryse

LOL!!! OMG I love y’all!!!! 😀

I’m gonna be reading After Hours from this list. Mmmm, that cover! All she has to do is reach her hand just…a…little…more…forward…and…BINGO!!!!!! 😛

waiiiiiit.. WAIT!!

lets rewind… Maryse reads the recommendation and whoever gave it has to eat hot dog and *gulp* peanut butter?

o.O errrrrrrrrrr….

Do you really need to ask why “to and fro” cracks us up? Maybe it has to do with thoughts evoked by MY version of peanuts. *snort*

Peanuts flying to and fro…*cackling from that visual*

OMG MARYSE!!!!

…BINGO—–>PEANUTS!!! 😯

I just snorted so hard that my throat itches now!! LOL!!!

I believe I’ve read five off the list.
It’s not on the list but if I can dig up my copy of Downside Ghost, I may go with that tonight or tomorrow.

Yeah Maryse, Laura has mentioned them before. You lick ’em, and suck ’em, and they are soooooo tempting and yummy…ya know, a popsicle. 😛

Only 8!

Does anyone else worry that we may have built the books up too much? As in they can not live up to the hype?
Or just might not be Maryse or each other’s taste?

Ooh – missed ll the fun.

Of course the cover of After Hours is amazing – but so is the slow burn in the book. So hot. Loved it. You’re gonna love it, I just know it!!!

I feel like I owe someone a good peanut read. I’m doin’ the Ghosty one now….

But Amy has by far the biggest pile of peanuts in front of her, surely? I mean COME ON! SR and AH? seriously?

At this point I’ll eat the dang peanut butter wiener (yes, a hot dog is a wiener so I can say it) if Amy just reads SR already. PUHLEESE????

Lol. Um….ladies? I think it’s Jean you should be throwing peanuts at. She’s the one who decides when SR is read.

It cracks me up how polite Sadie is.

Is Sadie in Surviving Raine?

Eeep! *blushes* I really need to say sorry to her and um… read Surviving Raine.

*goes back and reads* Wait, she said Eleanor and Park gets all the peanuts! Wait a minute… Though it is sweet how she recommends The Kind Worth Killing.

Amy – okay one more try…. you know how you liked Transcendence? That was a guy’s POV done right (kzzzz beh)….. SR is like that. The perfect male POV book. Really. I’ll trade you a peanut for a peanut? What do you need me to read?

Not sure that will work MichelleS. I already read her Room 212. (Which was spectacular BTW). But still no SR.

Maryse – since you’re Canadian, would that mean that one of your all time faves is really “Zed” not “Zee”??? LOL. (stupid Canadian joke #348, trying to bring “Z” into the conversation…..) BDB in Canadian speak would be hilarious. Instead of “true” maybe “V” could have said, “eh?”…. (stupid Canadian joke #349 and that’s all I got)

Okay – looks like it was 2013 and Golden Dynasty. Could that be? WOW.

First – add Golden Dynasty to the peanut list and I will throw them by the bucketfuls at anyone who missed that greatness.

Second – we must fix this – gotta find a 5 star fantasy book for Maryse – on my list of things to do!

This reminds me though. I swear I remember reading a Maryse review and she compared the book to potato chips. Either a series or the author. I can not remember the book.

Wow, this post is priceless! I missed all the fun with a crazy weekend of graduation parties and family functions! You guys make me laugh so hard!!

I think the only way Amy will read SR is if I finally read Sweet Gum Tree…. It’s been an ongoing challenge between us and apparently we’re both really stubborn!

Fabi – yes, the very best group – which is why I can’t wait to check in daily. I don’t talk to anyone (besides my immediate family and colleagues at work) as much as I talk to you all. 🙂

I’m all over the map too. At the heart of it, they are all essentially Romances. Some UF and dystopians and SciFi are less so, but still that’s the common thread. And female authors. besides the Rosie Project, I can’t even name the last book I read that was written by a man. Maybe that should be on my bucket list for reading this year?

This is the first time I’m posting here. I’ve been following you guys for a while but never enough courage to come out and reach you all. I just wanted to say Maryse and you guys are ROCK!! Reading you guys’ comments are so fun Also especially wanted to shout THANKS to MichelleS and Bev and others to push ‘WIR’ ! WIR and the following books in the series s are just AWESOME!!

OMG! I love Dair and Wild Side. So much fun. All his inner ramblings about being an insecure older guy. Greatness.

And the original question was which book would I throw peanuts for. On that list, I have to say The Holy Trinity (best WTH surprise), After Hours (melt your panties hotness), and Surviving Raine (best gritty male POV who you wanna hate but end up loving).

Thanks, Maryse. It was the Hanson books. I have the first on my nook, lol. I still need to finish the EIT series.
Some times I see my stacks of books and it gets slightly overwhelming.

Huh…Marysr, I think I have to add those Caroline Hanson books too.

You guys wouldn’t believe how many books I’ve added to my “Must Read” list since Friday. It’s like a storm of books hit my tbr.

Do you have books or that for whatever reason your just not interested in and then are blown away?
Deeper would probably still be sitting unread if I had not won Harder. Kulti, I didn’t wait, but was a little hesitant about and honestly didn’t think would love that much. Sweet Dreams was my second or third KA because of the ages, lol. It got the most loves but I wasn’t sure. Oh, Tate. Ilona Andrews all the love in the world and took me years.

I’m going to go back a little farther and throw peanuts at Maryse for never finishing the Reason to Breathe series by Rebecca Donovan!!!! Oh, and Cherry Girl by Raine Miller!!!!

Young, I’m so glad you liked WiR!!

Hi Young!!! 😀 I’m so glad you decided to let us know you’re here!! *squeezes Young in a bear hug*

Bev: “Do you have books or that for whatever reason your just not interested in and then are blown away?” – gosh, too many to list almost. Notably, again, would be Golden Dynasty, actually that whole series. I avoided it thinking it would be weird. I kicked myself so hard after that. Was blown away. Let’s see, Sweet Gum Tree, which I read for first time a few months ago! And even Gone Girl, waited on that one forever too. And recently, Irin Chronicles (which I just loved and then when book 3 came out I avoided it…. why? who knows!).

Oh my. I thought she meant Mexican food.

…but I’ll take that *hug* Fabi!!

“I thought she meant Mexican food” – bahahahaha – that was great!

:-0 *speechless* just….ohmygodtmi speechless

Ooooo Magic burns guys the burn is creeping up slowly with big bad curran!!!! Oh yeah maryse u missed the last icepole discussion I think it explains better than pop sickle I mean that means ur suckling pop doesn’t it? We also don’t call pop pop we actually call it ginger lol don’t even know why!

This whole food thing reminded me of this. I can’t believe it’s been that long.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=n9t1Vc-yEdLxoATwwoCoBA&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dz9t5AJNF0so&ved=0CB8QyCkwAA&usg=AFQjCNEtevFxeUMO34RfLxyCg-i-Rvv86g

So its the one by Lila Pace right? I did look at that one when it came out. I don’t know if its my type. That’s kind of my trigger – the female asking for abuse. Can’t really get into that. In fact, I don’t generally like any BDSM books unless they are FemDom or MM. Tastes — guess we all have our unique take on these off the wall “romances”. Like Maryse always says, in books, only in books.

Fabi, Asking For It is REALLY good. As sensitive as the whole topic is (the h wanting that sort of thing) it is actually written in a way that isn’t horrifying and makes you understand the internal struggle she has with her desires. But I get what you mean about all of our own unique takes with these books. How boring would it be around here if ALL of us loved ALL of the same books? 😉

And speaking of gritty…I have to second MichelleS’ WTH surprise with the Holy Trinity series!! It’s UF/PNR that’s not really gritty, but it’s by Madeline Sheehan who we all know is one of the queens of gritty. Gah! More people need to give it a shot!!!

It would be totally boring. And we would never find new to us books.
We all have those things that turn us off.
Like that one scene in Collide, lol. I can’t let it go.
Ok I won’t get on a soapbox but becoming more sensitive to how the women are judged in the books. I wouldn’t mind less “oh she is x, y, z” because she wears that or likes this. There was a tiny bit of it in last book I read.

What? Of course I read Maryse’s reviews! It’s how I’ve found a ton of books I love. I don’t read as fast as some of you do, but I try my best to read all of Maryse’s 4 and 5 star RECs. Admittedly, there are several still in my tbr… But I’m getting to them! Just hold your horses. hahaha

Oh, I bet you’re referring to me not reading other reviews and sometimes only skimming or ignoring the blurbs before starting a book. Well, that DOES NOT apply to Maryse’s reviews. I trust her 100% to not give away a plot twist or ending to a book in her review. Hell, sometimes I wanna beg to know if there’s an HEA since I don’t want to read a book without one, but nooooo, not on Maryse’s watch – no one is getting that info. Lol

No his friend. He had a woman over to his place. And the heroine shows up. I think they all go out together. Then I want to say they sort of laughed at her behind her back. I think it was even one of the very rare times I commented on the blog back in the day, lol. It reminded me of highschool. I wanted to tell his “friend” don’t sit there. They are being fake friendly. IDK that scene just turned me off of the H & h.

Fabi, lol. Yes, I meant you only check out the grade. You are way braver than I.

Hahahaha. OMG. This whole peanut post made me laugh big time! You guys are so funny:-) But I totally understand the feeling when a book is SO good and you want the whole world to read it. Let’s throw some peanuts!;)

Jean I jumped on Gage. Its been on my wish list a while.

I just remembered something I ate with pb because of a book. Pb and green olive sandwich because of Stephanie Plum.
It wasn’t that bad, lol.

Oooh, Bev, just got Stephanie Plum’s first book from the library. It’s that good? The reading order made me curious after years of seeing it. And, if I like it, it’ll be another hold out. My longest one!

errrrrrrrrr… i missed a lot too..

but yeah totally agree with Tessa’s HUGE post .. o.O that was huge!!

wait.! WAIT!! * re-reads*

” I finally read and loved. *blushes* 50 Shades of Grey. It took me at least two years to finally read it.”

Grabs three trucks of peanuts and dumps everything over Tessa .. just ..just.. no comments.. just… stay quite and buried!!

LMAO!!

*flails out scattering the peanuts until she can breathe* Uh… I did read it though!

Now Tessa that was a long post, lol.
One for the Money♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ seriously ♡♡♡♡
Now I gave up the series at like 17 or so lol.
They follow a formula that is fun cause you know certain things will happen just not how. And ” don’t read in public cause laughing too hard”. But after a bit I needed some growth, some change. Special place in my heart though cause it was a series that my mom and I shared for awhile.♡♡

If JE wraps it up or at least changes direction I may go back and catch up.

“Ooh, my little pretty, my pretty one”
I almost rewatched that the other day. I thought Winona Ryder was so cool. Little bit of a girl crush, lol. And a definite one on Ethan Hawke in that movie. Now I’d want to shove him in the shower, lol.
So many favorites in that. Thanks Amy!
They showed a little clip from a newer one called Pride. Great movie. Moving and funny.

Amy, I like that you post randoms. It makes me feel better about doing it.

Can I be random too?

MichelleS, are you going to watch any of the Women’s Worl d Cup games?

I keep looking at that series. The cover alone keeps me curious. I guess I should move it up in my TBR. Thanks Georgia!

Oh, Georgia downloaded the first one on scribd. Definitely curious about it.

You guys crack me up. I may be adventurous when it comes to books, but food?…nope, not happening.

There are some things that I’d just not try or won’t eat. But I like pb & I like hot dogs. Plus pb is used in savory dishes. If you like both I don’t think you would dislike it.

I’d like to throw a thank you out there for peanuts…*uhmmmm…* Anyway, I took some recommendations, read ‘After Hours’ by Cara McKenna… one sleepless night later, HIGHLY recommend. Loved it!

Another shameless plug for ‘The Virgin Romance Novelist’ by Meghan Quinn, read this one in bed and my hubby kicked me out of our room because I was laughing so hard I was shaking the bed.

I really enjoyed ‘Ditching the Dream’ by Isabelle Peterson, 40-something year old mother of three, who decides it’s time to live her life after her children have all left the house. Excellent book, I really enjoyed.

Currently, like, as soon as my tablet finishes charging I’m going to read ‘Little Black Book’ by Tabatha Vargo, I have enjoyed anything else of hers that I have read!

Thanks for the giggles and the recs, love them!