30 Days of readathon - Genre

Today's prompt for 30 days of readathon is genre. Romance is far and away my favorite genre to read. It's the same genre I write so I guess it makes sense that it's also my favorite to read. I can and have read almost all of the sub-genres but I like Contemporary and Historical Romance the best. Well, I suppose I'd have to add Romantic Suspense to that list of favorite sub-genres because a good romance mixed with a good mystery is also wonderful. I thank my mom for getting me into romance even though her original favorites aren't mine. I say original because now we do share a lot of the same favorite authors and books but the ones she read when was young aren't ones I enjoy. That's okay though because she still introduced me to the world of strong heroes and heroines, love and happily ever after. 

Love Between the Covers

A documentary about the industry that is The Romance Novel. It's on Netflix right now.

Book Blogger Hop: January 14 - 17, 2011: Gnere

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books. This week's question is:

"Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?"

I read more than one genre.  However, I will say that my favorite genre is romance.  What draws me to the types of romance novels I read are the characters and the happy ending.  I know there are all sorts of different sub genres of romance: suspense, historical, contemporary, paranormal, etc.  I tend to prefer the historical but have found books in all the categories that I like.  And others that I have disliked.  If a book has strong, believable characters then I am usually pleased.  And of course, I'm a sucker for a happy ending - which I am guaranteed with a romance novel.

What is your favorite genre, and why?

Have a great weekend!

MM: Cozy Books and Weather

Musing Monday's is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading! This week’s question:

What’s your favorite “cozy” book — and, by that, I’m meaning “curl-up-on-a-cold-day comfort read“? Or, if you don’t have a particular book, what genre do you most feel like reading when the weather starts to turn colder?

I don't really have one favorite book to read when the weather turns cold.  Of course, I live in Southern California and don't have a lot of cold weather anyway.  It is raining today though and I love it.  Anyway, I do love mysteries and romance.  I find that I want to read more of both at this time of year.  I think that's because the holidays are approaching and I always feel sentimental. thus the romance. 

As for the mysteries - what better way to spend October? I don't like being so scared that I have bad dreams (yes, that happenes to me).  However, I don't mind being a little spooked.  And I love solving puzzles so mysteries really suit me.

I think it's time to grab some coffee and the mystery I've just begun. 

Booking Through Thursday

God* comes to you and tells you that, from this day forward, you may only read ONE type of book–one genre–period, but you get to choose what it is. Classics, Science-Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Cookbooks, History, Business … you can choose, but you only get ONE.

What genre do you pick, and why?

*Whether you believe in God or not, pretend for the purposes of this discussion that He is real.

Ah man, this kind of question is always so hard for me. There are so many books that I love -and so many that I still want to read - from most of the genres. I suppose, if I really had to choose just one genre though, it would be Romance. I'm a sucker for a happy ending. I'm also a sucker for books with strong characters (male and female) and love. The romance books I like have all of these ingredients. Plus, my favorite authors in this genre rarely disappoint me. I know if I pick up a Nora Roberts books I'm guaranteed a great journey through the book. I also like Julie Garwood and Andrea Kane for the same reasons.