Shan ~A~’s Comments (group member since May 14, 2015)

Shan ~A~’s comments from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

Team #2 ~ Owl Put a Spell on You
Shelf Free Space

Shan: Feversong by Karen Marie Moning | Rating: 5 stars | Date Read: 11/18 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Tatenisha: The Wicked in Me by Suzanne Wright | Rating: 4 stars | Date Read: 11/29 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Shelf Free Space ~ Stamp Requested
Shan: Feversong by Karen Marie Moning | Rating: 5 stars | Date Read: 11/18 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Tatenisha: The Wicked in Me by Suzanne Wright | Rating: 4 stars | Date Read: 11/29 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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Team #2 ~ Owl Put a Spell on You
Requested Stamp: Nat'l Savings Day

Captain's Log

Team #2 ~ Owl Put a Spell on You
Shelf 4 ~ 8 Nov: Nat'l Savings Day

Shan: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston| Rating: 3 stars | Date Read: 12/01 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Tatenisha: Vampire Hunter: Rammel Hawking 1 (Knights of Black Swan) (Volume 8) by Victoria Danann | Rating: 4 stars | Date Read: 11/17 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Shelf 4 ~ 8 Nov: Nat'l Savings Day ~ Stamp Requested
Shan: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston| Rating: 3 stars | Date Read: 12/01 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Tatenisha: Vampire Hunter: Rammel Hawking 1 (Knights of Black Swan) (Volume 8) by Victoria Danann | Rating: 4 stars | Date Read: 11/17 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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Completion Post
Category #4 ~ 8 Nov: Nat'l Savings Day
Requirement ~ Read a book you got as a freebie, a gift, a library or Kindle unlimited loaner
Book/Author: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston
How it fits: Borrowed via Hoopla
⋙ R24 Shelf⋘: Paranormal Romance (GR)
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Finished: 12/01
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This book includes both Christmas Pride (Mace/Dez) & Shaw's Tail (Brendon/Ronnie)

I wanted to start off with the good. I laughed quite a bite while reading this book. Both stories had a lot of good banter that had me in stitches. They also had strong female characters which is always a plus and really hot sex scenes, which are a bonus.

It was a good opening to how the prides work in Shelly Laurenston's world and gives us some insight to their relationships to other types of shifter communities.

I have to admit that I haven't read a lot of feline shifter romance, but the ones that I have didn't quite work like this, so I was a little taken aback at first, but I got used to it, especially after reading Shaw's Tail.

I loved the description in the sex scenes but kept thinking to myself that they hardly ever thought of anything but sex when there was so much more supposedly going on. Like family drama and a killer.

I'm curious enough to see where this will all lead, so I'll definitely read another book in the series.

Shelf 3 - Nat'l Boyfriend Day ~ Stamp Requested
Shan : Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright | Rating: 5 stars | Date Read: 11/16 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cheri : Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon| Rating : 4 Stars | Date Read : 11/10/23 | Link to Review : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tatenisha : Reaperby Suzanne Wright | Rating: 4 stars | Date Read: 11/20 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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Team #2 ~ Owl Put a Spell on You
Requested Stamp: Nat'l Boyfriend Day

Captain's Log

Team #2 ~ Owl Put a Spell on You
Shelf 3 - Nat'l Boyfriend Day

Shan : Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright | Rating: 5 stars | Date Read: 11/16 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cheri : Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon| Rating : 4 Stars | Date Read : 11/10/23 | Link to Review : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tatenisha : Reaperby Suzanne Wright | Rating: 4 stars | Date Read: 11/20 | Link to Review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Selection Post
Category #6 ~ 22 Nov: Kindness To Animals Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring a shifter character; animal on cover; “kind” in series name, title or author’s name
Book/Author: Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
How it fits: Wolf Shifter and animal on cover

⋙ R24 Shelf⋘: Paranormal Romance (GR)
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Category #5 ~ 15 Nov: Nat'l Cat Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring a werecat shifter
Book/Author: When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright
How it fits: Cat shifter
⋙ R24 Shelf⋘: Paranormal Romance (GR)
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Category #6 ~ 22 Nov: Kindness To Animals Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring a shifter character; animal on cover; “kind” in series name, title or author’s name

Category #5 ~ 15 Nov: Nat'l Cat Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring a werecat shifter

Completion Post
Category ~ Free Space
Requirement: (2) Any book within a series found on one of SOS' member-generated BEST OF lists ~ Urban Fantasy
Book/Author: Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
How it fits: On list above ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Finished: 11/18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Makayla Lane, Jericho Barrons, Dani O'Malley/Jada, The Sinsar Dubh, Cruce, Unseelie King, Christian MacKelter, Ryodan, etc...

I don't think I really appreciated everything that happens in this book the first time around. Honestly, I may have forgotten a lot of it until I read it again now.

I remembered that the dark book did some despicable things while out in the world in this book, the people that didn't make it because of it, but I didn't remember the details, so I wasn't prepared.

The last time I said it was disconcerting when it went from 1st person to something else, but I was so engrossed this time that I didn't even notice the shift.

At the end I read that last passage with Mac & Barrons, before a truth that I wasn't surprised by was revealed, over and over again just to let in really sink in. Hopefully I won't forget it again.

Started my free space book and on waiting list at library for cat 2 book. I should be up for that one soon. Luckily cat 4 is on hoopla, so no wait once I get to that one.

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Category #3 ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring your book boyfriend
Book/Author: Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright
How it fits: Book Boyfriend
⋙ R24 Shelf⋘: Paranormal Romance (GR)
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Finished: 11/16
Rating: 5 stars
Review: One of my favorites of the series. Madisyn is a kickass heroine, and I was all for it. She is the main reason this book gets 5 stars.

I love that she could literally kick ass and stand up for herself against anyone, she didn't lie to herself or try to fight against what she know is right.

Bracken was the same. Once they realized that they had a connection neither tried to shy away from it even though it was unexpected.

The growth of their bond was on point.

Then they had to deal with the idiots who wanted to come up against them. So there was a lot of action surrounding those interactions. Definitely never a dull moment between the hot sex and the fighting.

Selection Post
Category #4 ~ 8 Nov: Nat'l Savings Day
Requirement ~ Read a book you got as a freebie, a gift, a library or Kindle unlimited loaner
Book/Author: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston
How it fits: Borrowed via Hoopla
⋙ R24 Shelf⋘: Paranormal Romance (GR)
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Sorry team. Completely forgot to check in with you all. I'm back now.

Selection Post
Category #3 ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring your book boyfriend
Book/Author: Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright
How it fits: Book Boyfriend
⋙ R24 Shelf⋘: Paranormal Romance (GR)
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Cheri wrote: "I am seriously hating my Free Space book. I'm about half way through and it's going so slow, but I'm going to power through. I hope you ladies aren't having a terrible time of it like myself lol"

I hate when that happens. Luckily the books I've chosen, except for the first category called, are from series that I've been reading and enjoying, so I haven't had any issues.