Hmmm…
Those who dared:
Kayla on tasting ‘a note in the… Marcus Roche on maybe it’s me, but… ouaqquwcgk on my confession dkmhwgijnw on random awesomeness Kris on maybe it’s me, but… 
things that make you go O_o
Hmmm…
Posted in book covers, things that make you go O_o, WTF
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maybe it’s me, but…
I read this the other day and something which happened in it evoked a response that reminded me of my reaction to Beauty and the Beast.
You see, I was one of those people who was a wee bit upset when the Beast transformed back into the Prince. I thought he was adorable as a monster.
Yeah, I know. I’m such a romantic sap. Also, I wasn’t thinking about the logistics of the sex bits. It was Disney, for God’s sake.
Anyways, this in turn made me slightly-tangent-think about a topic I’ve been meaning to bring up for a while now.
This has to do with whether readers believe gay guys are as image conscious in RL as they can appear to be in m/m romance and erotica.
Or do you think that this is sometimes exaggerated because of the genre and its associated tropes? Or because it makes the story more interesting and the characters sexier?
Maybe I’m just projecting my own image consciousness in the exact same way I suspect an author of doing occasionally? I could easily be.
What do you lot reckon then? Is it just a Beauty and the Beast thing or something else entirely?
Posted in m/m, maybe it's me but, serious randomness, serious shit, tropes
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best ofs: gfy
Let’s start another one of my t-rific post series, shall we?
*Why yes, Kris, that’s sounds fantabulous and totally in line with your awesome self.*
*blushes* I know.
Love it or hate it, there’s no arguing that the ‘gay for you’ (GFY) theme is super *Get it! Too funny.* popular and, unless there is a very discriminating apocalypse, here to stay.
I am firmly in the ‘think it’s terrific… when it works’ camp and I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favourite GFY stories. I think I might surprise some people with my choices. *g*
Here, we go…
And Call Me In The Morning by Willa Okati. This book provides the double whammy for me; combining friends to lovers *Yep, I’ll be doing a ‘best of’ on this one too. :)* and GFY. I really enjoyed the fact that the characters in this were older and, as a result, seemed to deal with their attraction to and feelings towards each other much more maturely. The story is paced so that the reader can steadily explore the change in relationship dynamic along with the men. It offers something totally different and is a lovely read.
Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux. What’s not to like about a well written action-packed, suspense thriller with complicated and damaged heroes. I just read a review by rw2113 on ARe about this which says ‘Their intimacy comes from their connection, not their orientation.’ I think that’s a perfect way to describe it as Ty and Zane connect with each other despite themselves. It’s fascinating to watch them do so fully aware of what’s happening albeit begrudgingly. I adore this book muchly.
Heaven by Jet Mykles. Hello?? Seriously, when you think of this topic, how can you not choose this book. Why it works? From the outset, the author establishes an unbelievable, not to mention undeniable, smoking hot attraction between Johnnie and Tyler. The two protags appear to be totally captivated by one another from the first moment they meet and this is followed by a relationship that moves beyond just hot sex. It’s great stuff… and hot. I mentioned that right. 😉
So, what about you? Do you like GFY? If so, what’s your fave story/ies?
Posted in best ofs, gfy, Jet Mykles, m/m, Urban/Roux, willa okati
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books that sucker you in: the character (again)
So, not only do I have a thing for characters who are veterinarians, but apparently I can’t resist me a psychic.
Yeah. Go figure.
Especially given that anyone reading my mind would get me in to some serious shit.
Posted in book buying, books that sucker you in, characters, randomness
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a cookie
Don’t know about you lot, but I sure wish this pic was just a wee bit bigger. *waggles eyebrows*
Posted in cookies, pretties
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guess who’s who – the winner!
I gotta say, I had the time of my life going through the entries for the Guess Who’s Who competition.
Some of you plain sucked at this. Made my weekend. So, thanks! *beams*
As to who the hell was who:
To all those people who whinged and moaned because it was “too hard”, “complicated” and a “demented” idea you can all go to hell because someone got all of ’em right!
Yep, you read that correctly.
An awesome 10/10.
So there!
The person who
wins the seven ebooks generously donated by Wren Boudreau, Stephani Hecht, Jambrea Jo Jones, Sean Kennedy, Jaime Samms, K Z Snow and Angelia Sparrow is…
*drum roll*
JUNIPER!
A big congrats to you, hun! Email me and I’ll get you your kitty. 🙂
Thanks to all of those who begrudgingly played my awesome game and an even bigger virtual round of applause and cheers to Wren, Stephani, Jambrea, Sean, Jaime, KZ and Angelia for agreeing to be the victims of my boredom. You guys rock!
‘guess who’s who’: pre-competition competition
I’ve given you an extra 24 hours.
But still some of you trot out ridiculous excuses like you haven’t read the books so you can’t enter.
Well, that’s just friggin’ great.
Obviously none of you understand what a GUESS means or thought about the ramifications of your comments.
That is, I now have a bunch of whingey, chocolate-eating authors on my hands because they think no one reads their work.
Thanks. Thanks a lot.
*sociopathicrainbowtroutstareofdeath*
In an effort to put an end to your total lack of win, I – not the authors, ME – am going to give away one ecopy of each of the books in the competition to seven random people.
That’s right. The names of seven people will be pulled out of a hat and then one ebook will be randomly selected for those people. You can let me know if you already have a book and don’t want to go into the running for that one, but otherwise it will be completely up to the Book Gods.
The conditions, of course, are that you have to enter the Guess Who’s Who competition and tell me how much you love me.
Because I’m nice, I’ll even let those who’ve already made their guesses, but who might not have a book enter.
Oh, and did I mention this will all end in JUST FOUR HOURS from posting??
*smiles sweetly*
notice of closure: addendum
Addendum
To Whom It May Concern,
Please be advised that there will be no more cookies, ever, unless more entries are received for the Guess Who’s Who competition.
Don’t blame us.
The Management.
Posted in competition, cookies, guess who's who
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notice of closure
To Whom It May Concern,
Due to the imminent possibility of insults, tantrums, threats and other types of rant, the Kris ‘n’ Good Books blog has been temporarily closed for public health and safety reasons.
This closure will take effect immediately and continue until such time as the Guess Who’s Who competition closes or more entries are received, which ever comes first.
Maybe.
Yours sincerely,
The Management.
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"guess who’s who’ competition – the hints
Well, I say hints, but they’re really more like riddles.
More fun for me that way. *beams*
Guess Who’s Who
The Hints:
Sometimes an iinet nerd can be an arty wanker.
Sometimes actors in science fiction film can also star in science fiction print.
Sometimes a book cover can be worth a thousand words… or six ebooks. In other words, go and have a look at the book covers, you lazy sods.
Oh, and sometimes author K Z Snow is a perve. Or so I’ve heard anyway.
NOW GET CRACKING!!
Kris + Books = Good. *Sometimes*. 