Saturday, May 5, 2012

Men of May Blog hop Day 2

Ok it's day two of Men of May blog hop. It runs from May 4th-6th & scroll to the end of the post to check out the rest of the blog hop participants.


Remember-comment on each of my posts here to be entered to win a $10 gift card to Silver Publishing or All Romance Ebook store (winner's choice).


Today is all about my addiction to reading :-)




I am a read-aholic and proud of it.

I love books, be it print books I can hold in my hands or an e-book I can read on my e-reader or computer. Books take me away to far off places, be it a harem, a pirate ship or a castle. I have a ton of favorite authors that I can list from here to doomsday yet every day I find new ones that I add to the list.

Books give me a chance to explore places, events and other items I may never experience in my life. Because face it, I really don’t think a space pirate will steal me off to far off planets. J I can dream, can’t I? *laughs*

With the explosion of e-books, I am finding more books I can shake a stick at. New authors, publishers and I am in my utter glory. There is something of walking-or browsing online-a bookstore and exploring what is out there in whatever genre may spark my imagination.

I can’t help being a read-aholic…the characters, the stories and the chance to be someone else for once drives me to gorge myself on whatever catches my fancy. Right now I am enthralled with MM stories. It doesn’t matter what genre…well let me rephrase that…any genre except horror *shudders*, that I find totally captivating. I fell in love with Patricia Logan, Xavier Axelson, Johnny Miles, Silvia Violet, DC Juris, Andrew Grey, AJ Llewellyn, and a host of other wonderful MM authors. I don’t care if the story involves two men (or more *smiles*) as long as I am drawn into the story, into the characters lives and am invested in their relationship. *shrugs*

To me, if an author can make me feel the characters emotions then I am hooked on their work. I love reading and lately I am finding lots of great books in the MM genre. Lots of new authors to explore plus so many stories to choose from, it’s a wonder I ever get any work done at my day job.

(whispers...no I don’t stalk them at all. I am a very dedicated fan of their work….*giggles as fingers are crossed behind back*)


My honey says I have a fetish for this type of book. Who doesn’t like seeing two (or more) hot sexy guys go at it? I know, for me, that is one of life’s littlest pleasures. J Granted I am a straight woman in a loving relationship, there is something about MM books that leaves me wanting more…to read I mean. Get your mind out of the gutter, people. *grins*

I can’t pin point when I fell in love with this type of book but I know that, gradually, I have found my reading tastes have leaned further this way than a mix of MF stories that I normally have. I think this is because so many of my favorite authors are having books that appeal to me in some way-be it the genre crossing, emotional storylines or some intriguing characters that steal my heart.

I can’t help this addiction. It’s a compulsion I don’t want to end. There are too many wonderful authors I need to read and explore. Now if only I could find the time to read them all….*sighs*


14 comments:

Vanessa N. said...

Great giveaway. Thanks for the chance.

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mimirose41209 said...

I love books too but I love audio books the best. To hear the written word aloud is like no other. Patrick Lawlor, Melanie Ewbank, Rene Raudman, Hillary Huber and Dick Hill are just a few of the audio gods and goddesses out there.

Thanks for participating in the hop!

mimirose41209 at hotmail dot com

Susan W. said...

I've found myself leaning toward m/m books also. I will read almost anything if the stories good so I guess that means I'm looking more at how the author writes than anything else.
suz2(at)cox(dot)net

Anonymous said...

I read voraciously, and always have. I really love m/m...I've always been reluctant to read het romances because they always end up bothering me (cliches, themes that I find sexist, women to whom I can't relate). But m/m feels empowering to me, plus it's just so much hotter!

vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

Angel Martinez said...

Dawn - stalking and dedicated fan are not the same thing *adjusts halo* really. promise.

DawnsReadingNook said...

Are you sure Angel? I could have sworn that was what it said on the back of my reader fan card. LOL

Vanessa Johnston said...

Hmmm. I have never read M/M though I've written M/F/M but the two men never touch. I'm going to have read some M/M. Thanks for suggestion.

Unknown said...

I love reading and have been fortunate enough to pass this on to my children. I am Deaf so I find the written word fascinating and wonderful.
Mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

booklover0226 said...

I describe myself as a book-whore. Yeah, I've said it in public and am proud of it.

Reading is as natural to me as breathing is.

Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com

Juliana said...

MM is all I read! I am going on a long trip so I just bought 6 books! But I always have more on my to buy list!
OceanAkers(at)aol(dot)com

Catherine Lee said...

Interesting...I am relatively new to romance & erotica and I find that I have not yet "worked my way up to" M/M or BDSM. Somehow, they strike me as being too far out of my comfort zone, but there seem to be a lot of them available right now.

catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

bn100 said...

I enjoyed the post.

bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

JoAnna said...

I used to read a lot when I was young but stopped after college. I started reading again about 3 years ago and haven't stopped since. I just wish I could read faster!

beckerjo at verizon dot net

Rush said...

Hello My name is Rush and I've been a BookAholic since 2008. I have not been 'sober' since! LOL
Should I feel guilty? Naahhhh My TBR list is in the 4 digits! I LOVE IT!!!!!

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