Steph’s Comments (group member since May 22, 2010)

Steph’s comments from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

New shelf is up, y’all — the game continues for another week 😉

Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Roadtrip", read a book featuring a mode of transportation on the cover; a roadtrip taken within the story; or a book you had to drive to purchase from a local store or borrow from a local library

* For reaper, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR reaper, GR reapers, GR grim reaper, GR grim reapers, SOS reaper

I’m in my month of holiday/winter reads, so I’m going contemporary with this shelf - transpo on cover

Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Roadtrip", read a book featuring a mode of transportation on the cover; a roadtrip taken within the story; or a book you had to drive to purchase from a local store or borrow from a local library

* For reaper, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR reaper, GR reapers, GR grim reaper, GR grim reapers, SOS reaper

🤣 @ “or until Amazon enacts its master plan and we're all screwed”

I typically grab any freebie I think I might be interested in reading (cuz I’m greedy for da’books). I do go thru phases where I’m very particular b/c I already have more books than I’d be able to read in 5 lifetimes (as I said, greedy).

Thanks for all the sweet recs, Victoria 😊 I’ll definitely be checking some out.

Sorry, Diana. The deadline to join in was 1 Dec. Names have already been drawn. Thanks for your interest; we’ll likely host this again next year though.

No shortage to choose from, that's for sure 😊

Happy reading, y'all :)

👍🏼😊

Victoria wrote: "Thanks for the review Steph!!! Checking out that series 😉"

:) It was a good trilogy. I also enjoy her Forgotten Brotherhood series. I think there's more to come in that one, but I'm not sure.

It's time to pick our 2025 Series Read! The poll consists of series that have or will have 10-12 published books as of 6/2025. The book shown in the poll is the first-in-series.

This series read will run similar to our previous series (re)reads. We will host one book a month, in addition to our BOM read(s). Discussions will be held within the series read thread for those who wish to chat as they read. Series were chosen based on the number of books in the series and popularity among our members.

Members are welcome and encouraged to write-in any PNR/UF-related series not shown (must fit the criteria noted above).

Please cast your vote now and join us in 2025!

[Poll ends @ 10 Dec]


Past Series (Re)Reads:
2012 | Nalini Singh's Psy-Changelings
2013 | J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood
2014 | Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark
2015 | Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan / The Hollows
2016 | Eileen Wilks' World of the Lupi
2017 | Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assassin
2018 | Jim Butcher's Dresden Files
2019 | Victoria Danann's Knights of Black Swan
2020 | Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville
2021 | Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson
2022 | Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld
2023 | Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock
2024 | Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter

'The Shifter Sifter' Challenge
Goal: Read 6 books, each featuring a specific shifter type
Length: 3 months from start date

"The Shifter Sifter"
There's a wide range of shifters out there, can you find them all?

Duration: 3 months from start date
Rules: Read 1 book for each specific shifter type listed, 2 books req'd for 'Big Cats', for a total of 6 books. 'None of the above' may be used to replace any one type.

Shifter Types
◎ Wolf
◎ Dragon
◎ Big Cats x2 (lions, tigers, panthers, etc)
◎ Bear
◎ Badger (or other small critters)
◎ None of the above (shifter of your choice; not listed above)

Talson Temptations (4 book series) by Marie Harte https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

Kingdoms of Lore (6 book series) by Alisha Klapheke
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NJT8CSY

A while back I created this KU thread and shared some of my found favorites at the time: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... I've found more since, of course, but haven't remembered to return and share ... yet, I'll try to do that before too long.

Tempting the Black Wolf by N.J. Walters
Series: Lone Wolf Legacy #3
Qualifier: Moon on the cover
Shelf #5: M - "Moon" or magic
Read: 2 Dec
Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆

My Review:

“I’ve recently learned that being a lone wolf doesn’t mean having to be alone.”

Tempting the Black Wolf is the final book in the Lone Wolf Legacy trilogy and it was my favorite of the three. Walters nicely wrapped up the trilogy, Dagen gets his HEA even though he's resistant to give in initially. In fact, that's part of why I liked this couple best. He and Onyx, like the others, knew of the pull placed on them could be influencing their feelings and took time to get to know each other. Onyx was open and honest, which increased her likability. I was a bit surprised the three lone wolves didn't work together more, but it was good seeing all six of them finally meet and make plans for the future.

Sounds like a good plan. Be sure to share your best KU finds. I’m always looking for hidden KU treasures.

👍🏼 thx Ophelia

Nice! Hope you’re able to decompress and have a wonderfully relaxing time!

WTG!

Victoria wrote: "
THE BOOKS:


Series to reread and continue:."

Pretty, pretty covers 😍