tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post8237388726850375775..comments2024-03-28T10:33:26.317-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special -- Jennifer Esteppjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2722678779914750252011-08-08T14:53:34.308-04:002011-08-08T14:53:34.308-04:00I loved the Fear Street series by R.L. Stine when ...I loved the Fear Street series by R.L. Stine when I was a YA. Now I like the Hunger Games series, the Evernight series, Twilight series, Harry Potter, and the Dark Elite series.<br />I can't wait to add Touch of Frost to the list :)<br /><br />eckstein99@comcast.netstephjxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410420431659366705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-53084464621220018072011-08-06T08:25:11.010-04:002011-08-06T08:25:11.010-04:00Connie -- I'm with you. I hope paper books are...Connie -- I'm with you. I hope paper books are always around too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-56736784186735329882011-08-05T08:28:02.956-04:002011-08-05T08:28:02.956-04:00Gannon: I got a number of Nancy Drew books when I...Gannon: I got a number of Nancy Drew books when I was a child. I gave them to my granddaughter years ago and I think someone has them stored somewhere. I sure do hope so because, as I'm 65 now, those books are old classics. It's amazing to see what they sell for on Ebay. You never know what books will be valuable one day so I hope that the "paper" books never go away! Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217408544219883095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15236117712197563642011-08-04T08:34:03.965-04:002011-08-04T08:34:03.965-04:00Gannon and Amy -- Charlotte's Web is another g...Gannon and Amy -- Charlotte's Web is another good book, and it makes me cry too. And thanks for having me on the blog again today. It was fun, and I appreciate it! ;-)<br /><br />Urgirlconnie -- I never read any of those.<br /><br />Librarypat -- I always had something checked out from my local library too. I used to go to the library every Saturday with my mom when I was a kid. And thanks! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-78496295226003605602011-08-04T00:03:32.669-04:002011-08-04T00:03:32.669-04:00Congrats on your release!
The last YA book that I...Congrats on your release!<br /><br />The last YA book that I really liked (even though it was a post-apocalyptic dystopian read) was Ann Aguirre's "Enclave". After reading "The Dead-Tossed Waves", "Tender Morsels", and "Split" (not a post-apocalyptic book but had spousal and child abuse), I started reading more romances so I was pleasantly surprised Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-13386619597292424312011-08-03T23:32:08.522-04:002011-08-03T23:32:08.522-04:00Jennifer,
My childhood reading was a bit further b...Jennifer,<br />My childhood reading was a bit further back than yours. I the Nancy Drew books were the only ones you listed that were written when I was a child and teen. I read every one of those "classic" books. My aunt had the complete collection and was happy to share them with me. When I finished those, I read The Hardy Boys series. I would check the library shelves and read Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73990291585452083512011-08-03T22:48:38.909-04:002011-08-03T22:48:38.909-04:00Thanks again, Jennifer, for spending the day with ...Thanks again, Jennifer, for spending the day with us. :-)Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-62773864263883575962011-08-03T22:46:46.995-04:002011-08-03T22:46:46.995-04:00When I was little, I devoured the Magic Treehouse ...When I was little, I devoured the Magic Treehouse books. I used to be so happy that I had finished a book in a day. Now I look back and I'm like, "It was that tiny? No wonder I finished in a day."urgirlconniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244832859273960040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-63558381568175464902011-08-03T20:57:21.189-04:002011-08-03T20:57:21.189-04:00Andrea, how wonderful that you have your Nancy Dre...Andrea, how wonderful that you have your Nancy Drew books for Abby to read some day. I wish I still had mine.Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-43104366380328456672011-08-03T20:55:25.550-04:002011-08-03T20:55:25.550-04:00Buffie, I never read SVH, but I had a few friends ...Buffie, I never read SVH, but I had a few friends that absolutely loved them!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-8751472321005897312011-08-03T20:54:39.303-04:002011-08-03T20:54:39.303-04:00Amy, Charlotte's Web is another book that make...Amy, <i>Charlotte's Web</i> is another book that makes me cry.<br /><br />Hooray for Harry Potter---love, love that series!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-12160529863080843422011-08-03T20:53:05.393-04:002011-08-03T20:53:05.393-04:00Janga, I have fond memories of spending many an ho...Janga, I have fond memories of spending many an hour lost in The Little House books. :-)Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-61379993952865926732011-08-03T20:52:33.220-04:002011-08-03T20:52:33.220-04:00Shannon, I hope you love Jennifer's books as m...Shannon, I hope you love Jennifer's books as much as I do.Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-17772562686976266452011-08-03T17:33:04.189-04:002011-08-03T17:33:04.189-04:00Amy -- Thanks! Hope you enjoy the book. And I also...Amy -- Thanks! Hope you enjoy the book. And I also loved the Baby-sitters Club too. I read those books so many times.<br /><br />Buffie -- Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the post. Did you know that they released a new SVH book this year? It looks at everyone 10 years after high school. I'm getting it for my TBR pile.<br /><br />Andrea -- Thanks! I appreciate that. I keep meaning to get some of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-21111454808561490222011-08-03T16:12:31.531-04:002011-08-03T16:12:31.531-04:00Hey, Jennifer! Welcome back to the Dish. Congrats ...Hey, Jennifer! Welcome back to the Dish. Congrats on your newest release!<br /><br />For me, it's Nancy Drew all the way. As a pre-teen and teen, I just loved how independent Nancy was. I have a bunch of the old books just waiting for my daughter to read them, too! :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48540174282181428492011-08-03T16:10:08.722-04:002011-08-03T16:10:08.722-04:00Jennifer, welcome back to The Romance Dish.
Yo...Jennifer, welcome back to The Romance Dish. <br /><br />You brought a huge smile to my face with the mention of SWEET VALLEY HIGH books. See, in school I was never much of a reader. But when the family would travel back to Indiana (we lived in Florida) and visit with aunts and uncles, I always stayed with my cousin who had a large supply of SVH books and let me read to my heart's content.Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-86383085393241462212011-08-03T15:42:05.735-04:002011-08-03T15:42:05.735-04:00Can't wait to read Touch of Frost!
Some of my...Can't wait to read Touch of Frost!<br /><br />Some of my favorite childhood reads were: all of R.L. Stine's books (Fear Street series and Goosebumps series), The Babysitters Club, Charlotte's Web.<br /><br />Some YA books I enjoy: The Hunger Games series, Harry Potter series, Vampire Academy series<br /><br />angeldream3[AT]gmail[DOT]comAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511624999193943230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-38221969931185975422011-08-03T15:41:44.979-04:002011-08-03T15:41:44.979-04:00Nancy -- Thanks! Glad you liked the Bigtime books,...Nancy -- Thanks! Glad you liked the Bigtime books, and I hope you enjoy TOUCH OF FROST too. That's really cool about your son being an extra in the movie.<br /><br />Gannon -- Oh, yeah. I loved the Ralph the Mouse books.<br /><br />Shannon -- Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the book.<br /><br />Janga -- Oh, I forgot about the Laura Ingalls Wilder books! I read and reread those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39536312099205012152011-08-03T14:11:37.945-04:002011-08-03T14:11:37.945-04:00I read the Nancy Drew books, but my favorites were...I read the Nancy Drew books, but my favorites were Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy books, L. M. Montgomery's Anne books, and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books. I also loved Madeleine L'Engle's O'Keefe's, Austins, and the Time Quintet, although I was well past her YA target by the time I read the later books in those series. The last YA book I read was Jessica Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-88451820995497586982011-08-03T14:09:18.867-04:002011-08-03T14:09:18.867-04:00Jennifer, I'm loving every review and each is ...Jennifer, I'm loving every review and each is making me even more antsy to read Touch Of Frost. Thanks for the giveaway!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961549476970896881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-77642787427934606762011-08-03T13:48:45.237-04:002011-08-03T13:48:45.237-04:00I haven't read Hunger Games yet, but it's ...<i>I haven't read Hunger Games yet, but it's on my list. My son is an extra in the film, so he did read it and enjoyed it a lot.</i><br /><br />So cool, Nancy!!! My daughter completely devoured the series and she's dying for me to read it. It's definitely on my list.Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-32005652061428862782011-08-03T13:47:15.347-04:002011-08-03T13:47:15.347-04:00Anne, I've heard so many good things about Kel...Anne, I've heard so many good things about Kelley Armstrong's YA series.Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-7283284334934351852011-08-03T13:46:23.020-04:002011-08-03T13:46:23.020-04:00Jennifer, the Ralph the Mouse books were great, we...Jennifer, the Ralph the Mouse books were great, weren't they?!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-18666813695707263282011-08-03T13:45:48.377-04:002011-08-03T13:45:48.377-04:00I loved Ramona the Pest! I remember when the teach...<i>I loved Ramona the Pest! I remember when the teacher read it to us I felt like "hey! she really gets it, kinder sux!" At the time I felt like nobody understood how hard kinder was except Ramona</i><br /><br />Bella, I think that's one of the great things about reading some books when we're growing up---characters we can completely relate to.Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-31313439353104645002011-08-03T13:43:04.425-04:002011-08-03T13:43:04.425-04:00Little Women (though I maintain Laurie should have...<i>Little Women (though I maintain Laurie should have ended up with Jo, not Amy!</i><br /><br />Right there with you, Lisa!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.com