tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post2813601650327179434..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): M/M Via UFDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-52503609190222836902009-11-26T19:35:15.370-08:002009-11-26T19:35:15.370-08:00Hey Lesley, as much as I love the smex I am quite ...Hey Lesley, as much as I love the smex I am quite sure if there was not something else there, some indefinable quality - I would have gone off m/m too. Look forward to reading your recs!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510448914868116893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-41453846500084033222009-11-25T12:20:03.625-08:002009-11-25T12:20:03.625-08:00I'd started reading m/m books long before I he...I'd started reading m/m books long before I heard of The Black Dagger Brotherhood, or the Troubleshooters series, or of TeddyPig. ;) In fact, I think I learned of all of those from Lisabea's Nose in a Book. But I'd read Scott&Scott's Romentics books -- gay protagonists with a deliberately Harlequin-like plot -- and started getting Amazon recommendations of: "If you liked this, then you may like that." Once I'd read J.L. Langley's "With Love," I was hooked.<br /><br />There's no need to stop reading m/f romance if you start reading m/m. I read more m/m books these days, but I still read a fair amount of m/f romances. I read some menage now, too, although it's difficult to find a story with a well-balanced menage. But I think the Troubleshooters series would be an awesome way to get into m/m romance. Jules is such a great character.Emilienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-84820241910160653932009-11-25T09:30:19.407-08:002009-11-25T09:30:19.407-08:00Amanda - Hope todays recs tempt you to have a go. ...Amanda - Hope todays recs tempt you to have a go. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-80529875485768090532009-11-25T02:41:10.976-08:002009-11-25T02:41:10.976-08:00B&V are the only m/m experience i've reall...B&V are the only m/m experience i've really had but think I'm getting closer to trying some m/m cause getting a little fed up of the m/f. However I don't think I'll completely move away from m/f.<br /><br />Can't wait to see what yout fav choices are!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080331684667374005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-28791092598517118842009-11-24T23:48:06.280-08:002009-11-24T23:48:06.280-08:00Lea - thanks for posting. Hope you get some ideas ...Lea - thanks for posting. Hope you get some ideas from todays post when it goes up later.<br /><br />Renee - Lol, I think B&V have a lot to answer for. And I also loved Jules and Robin. Thanks for the rec on Havemercy. I will keep my eye out for that one.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-25333376801720482202009-11-24T22:29:49.691-08:002009-11-24T22:29:49.691-08:00I love the idea of B & V being a "gateway...I love the idea of B & V being a "gateway drug" (so to speak). I just finished the book last week, and it was with a sniffle that Butch did, in the end, "get the girl".<br /><br />Another romance that I think is a mainstream romance entry point is Jules and Robin from Brockmann's Troubleshooters series. How could one not root for Jules to have his HEA and "get the guy"?<br /><br />One mainstream spec fiction (fantasy/steampunk hybrid) that had a m/m couple with an HEA is Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. I loved it, and am currently reading (and enjoying) the sequel, Shadow Magic.<br /><br />Wicked Gentlemen is one of my favorite reads of the year. I can't wait for the sequel!<br /><br />Looking forward to tomorrows post, Lesley. :-)Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408227410388147148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-14804268241746371972009-11-24T18:15:32.258-08:002009-11-24T18:15:32.258-08:00Hi Lesley:
Excellent post. I'm very new to t...Hi Lesley: <br /><br />Excellent post. I'm very new to the m/m genre but have read a couple of stories and am looking forward to reading more. The one you have spotlighted here sounds very good. <br /><br />I don't think I will ever abandon my m/f reading in romance completely but a change is needed now and again and I'm looking forward to reading more m/m in the future. <br /><br />Thank you for your post. :)<br /><br />Best<br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-84783843315332970992009-11-24T14:25:22.160-08:002009-11-24T14:25:22.160-08:00Donna - nice to see you commenting. And I'm re...Donna - nice to see you commenting. And I'm really glad that my posts have struck a chord. And you're so right about the - have a beer with her - test. Whereas I think I could with most UF heroines. <br /><br />Kris - yeah I really lucked out on my first two. But I think I waited quite a while because I wanted it to be the right book. I know I go on about A Strong and Sudden Thaw but I think your first introduction to a genre can have a big impact. I also go on and on about Bitten being the best UF ever, that's the book I consider to be my first 'proper' introduction to UF.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-26565034528074490592009-11-24T14:20:56.815-08:002009-11-24T14:20:56.815-08:00Tracy - Yes! I'm going to pimp Wicked Gentleme...Tracy - Yes! I'm going to pimp Wicked Gentlemen. <br /><br />TeddyPig - Sorry. Butch and Vishous guilty again.<br /><br />Chris - LOL. And I think B&V probably did bring more than a few people in.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-87480632771131670342009-11-24T13:14:33.292-08:002009-11-24T13:14:33.292-08:00Lesley, what terrific books you started with in m/...Lesley, what terrific books you started with in m/m. Both are such gems.<br /><br />I also started to notice m/m relationships more and more in UF and fantasy. It wasn't until I started reading ebooks; however, when I realised some UF and paranormal authors were actually incorporating m/m/f and m/m relationships that I became well and truly hooked on the genre.<br /><br />Really looking forward to your recommendations tomorrow.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281267776361355788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-14641229346340306522009-11-24T12:44:48.538-08:002009-11-24T12:44:48.538-08:00De-lurking 'cause this is a topic very close t...De-lurking 'cause this is a topic very close to my heart. I'm so totally with you on the migration (flight?) from m/f to m/m. There are very, very few women in romance books that pass the "yeah, I could imagine having a beer with her" test -- even less the "wow, she could be me!" test (to date, no one yet...)<br /><br />My gateway drug - ah, story - was Caught Running, followed shortly by WA Hoffman's Raised by Wolves series. It's been full throttle ever since -- much to my reading delight, and budgetary downfall. A Strong and Sudden Thaw is such a gem, and while steampunk isn't so much my genre, Wicked Gentlemen is still a darn good story. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to hearing more about your journey!DonnaSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-17154204545433518762009-11-24T12:41:49.448-08:002009-11-24T12:41:49.448-08:00Really, putting V with a ghost to avoid the whole ...Really, putting V with a ghost to avoid the whole V & B thing?! WTF was that all about anyway... *shakes head sadly*<br /><br />Um, yeah, that was probably one of my influences, too. :)<br /><br />Hee hee - I'm having a fine time contemplating what <i>A String and Sudden Thaw</i> would be about. ;)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-89018694535524653762009-11-24T11:51:05.307-08:002009-11-24T11:51:05.307-08:00Dang, I thought for sure I would be blamed for my ...Dang, I thought for sure I would be blamed for my constant bad influence and leading nice M/F readers astray.<br /><br />But no it always seems to be that old Butch and Vishous that finally breaks em down screaming into the arms of My Fair Captain.Teddy Pighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660335158038390871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-14002464640103976692009-11-24T11:47:54.132-08:002009-11-24T11:47:54.132-08:00For me I kept seeing the m/m reviews around - got ...For me I kept seeing the m/m reviews around - got hooked on Man Love Mondays at Lisabea's blog and want to know what the hype was. :) It was great to see that there was no hype - the ones that were recommended to me were just wonderful love stories that happened between 2 men. I love romance in all it's forms and I'm so glad I got to add another sub-genre to my romance reading. :)<br /><br />I still need to read Wicked Gentlemen!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-45070205412542950892009-11-24T11:02:44.524-08:002009-11-24T11:02:44.524-08:00Jenre - I started Wicked Gentlemen not sure whethe...Jenre - I started Wicked Gentlemen not sure whether or not I would like it. Not really sure whether steampunk was my thing. But I was completely pulled into the world and it's one of my favourites. So I hope it won't be in your TBR pile for much longer.<br /><br />And I sympathise with the typing. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-68277207700528356392009-11-24T10:55:18.883-08:002009-11-24T10:55:18.883-08:00or even A Strong and Sudden Thaw. Drat to my crap...or even <i>A Strong and Sudden Thaw</i>. Drat to my crappy typing :).Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-36306380181114432009-11-24T10:54:28.712-08:002009-11-24T10:54:28.712-08:00Great post Lesley. You've been so succinct in...Great post Lesley. You've been so succinct in your reasons for turning to m/m and I can sympathise with those reasons :).<br /><br />To my shame <i>Wicked Gentlemen</i> is <b>still</b> in my tbr pile. I have it in my m/m drawer at home and just can't seem to find the time to get to it. <i>A String and Sudden Thaw</i> is just such a beautiful book - it's one of my DIK books here.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.com