Niamh

I loved The Passage by Justin Cronin. It´s planned as a trilogy. The 2nd part is called The Twelve, and the last one is not yet released. Also really good was The Road by Cormack McCarthy.

This one has been on my wishlist for quite a while now. I just finished Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson + Axel Scheffler, and I´m in love. It was just so sweet. And finally my copy of Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton arrived, which means I´ll be very busy the next few days. She is one of my favourite writers, and I can´t believe, that this is already #22 in the Anita Blake series.

Not quite. It´s about a two hour drive to the Netherlands (Enschede) from here.

Jep, and that made me wonder, if there´s a free book everytime they do the 25 hours thing.

Stieg Larssons books are waiting for me too. The Snow Child was a great choice, I really enjoyed it.

I live in a tiny town, in the western part of Germany, where most of the british troops here are stationed.

I´m addicted when it comes to series. I like it when charakters get the time to develope, and to see how they change over time. And I don´t mind Cliffhangers. If it was a gripping story, I have something to look forward too next time. And if you read enough series, the waiting for the next part doesn´t feel so bad. There´s at least one release per month, from the various authors, to keep you busy. Laurell K. Hamilton could really write a lot faster, though. But if a story is told, I´m the first one to accept that a series has to end. And reading the last in a beloved series, is always such a bittersweet moment.

I´m right in the middle of The Bone Dragon by Alexia Casale. It was a tip from a friend, and so far it´s good enough. But I don´t think I will be as enthused by it, as she was. And then I finally started A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. I´m on page 200 something, and it´s hard to put it down.

Did anyone else get any of the offers? Not this time. I missed the free Edgar Ellen Poe book. By the time I got home, it was already sold out. If I´m not ordering used books, I tend to use Book Depository. The prices are mostly lower than amazons, and the search function is way better. Also, I love the free book marks. I once asked if they sell them too, but never got an answer. The only downside is, that it takes up to 10 days, for my books to cross the channel.

Thank you for the warm welcome. @Athena: Aye, romantasy stands for all those love/romance/fantasy/erotic novels. For example the books by Gena Showalter or Kresley Cole. And urban-fantasy means, (at least for me) that the whole, or a part, of the story takes place in the modern world. Or a world comparable to it. The books by Laurell K. Hamilton would be a good example. Or the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. But that´s just how I see it. When it comes to genres, everyone has a different answer. And these are not silly questions. Well I hope they´re not, because I ask stuff like that all the time. Right now I have about 1177 books, with another 13ish on their way. If it´s a german author, I read in german. Other than that I read mainly in english. I don´t care much for translations, and it´s a lot cheaper, since in Germany we have a fixed book price law. In Germany it´s the same with Top Gear. And when they´re finally broadcasting it, it´s with a horrible voiceover and you get only half of Jeremy´s comments.But I´m lucky though, because I receive british network telly. By the way, yesterday started the 20th series. I hope to be a little more active in the next couple of days, when I´m not so busy anymore.

Since I created a account a couple of minutes ago, I guess introductions are in order. My real name is Jennifer, but since it (and every imaginable nick based on it) was already taken, I chose my middlename for this lovely forum. I´m 32 years old, and I live in the western part of Germany. But since my father, and the rest of his bunch, are from Scotland, I´m pretty much grew up with the english language too. My english may not be as good as my german, but so long as I don´t have to take a nuclear physics class, I guess it will suffice. I buy more books, then I could possibly read, and I don´t feel the least bit ashamed about it. They just look to good on my shelfs, and I do everything to make them feel at home. My favourite genres are urban-fantasy, historical + young adult fiction, romantasy and dramas. And I prefer series. I just love when a character developes over several books. A few of my "I don´t care what it is about, I just have to buy it" authors are: Laurell K. Hamilton Kelley Armstrong Rebecca Gablé Apart from reading, I love baking, listening to Death Metal + Progressive Rock and watching Doctor Who + Top Gear. And since it started, I´m really hooked up on the french series "The Returned" on Channel 4. That´s it for now, if you have questions just shoot. Meanwhile I´m going to make myself familiar with the different threads, and the forum in generell. Niamh