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.. and we complete the second spell-out ! :)

Darn ! Darn ! Darn !
I had taken a break from SRC last season and had planned to play this season.

Grrr.. now I have to spend this weekend to post my list. Oh dear, its gonna be painful making all those posts.

I am gonna try doing it without a spreadsheet this time and I know I am gonna curse myself in a week about it.

But, thanks for reminding me of it, Cait !

Anita wrote: "Do you know if the audios are any good? "


I have read 3, of which only one was the audiobook version and that was by Sawyer Allerde and I liked that. Sawyer is definitely a good narrator.. although I know the narrator changes to Sean Crisden somewhere in the series (cant remember from which book).. not sure how good/bad he is. Never heard him.

Anita wrote: "It sounds like your book is mild compared to Cut & Run. :) "

OMG, yes !
Cut & Run series is just awesome.. this one is not bad but pales in comparison both in terms of the mystery and the romance.

First spell-out completed, ladies !
BTW, what is the color for this week ? Brown ?

Anita wrote: "Apoorv, Are those Josh Lanyon books good?
I have them on my TBR list to read."


Quick, light, cozy reads, not the best of the mysteries but fun.

Honestly, anyone who is starting up with the MM genre, this truly is a good place to start. It doesnt get all graphic with the sexual content and has a nice easy romance brewing alongside. But, I do wish the mysteries packed a little bit of punch.. the second one is better than the first in that aspect, better plot as well, so I am hoping it gets better in the next three.

Update


A Dangerous Thing | Josh Lanyon | 10May2015

A : Character / Series (Adrien English)
L : Author
M : Character (Mel)
O : Character (Kevin O'Reilly)
D : Title

Update


Fatal Shadows | Josh Lanyon | 10May2015

A : Character / Series (Adrien English)
L : Author
M : Character (Mel)

So, the ultimate week of what has been a memorable challenge.. lets just finish with a flurry !

What a fantastic week, guys !
Each one should be very pleased with their performance.. the second-last week of the challenge and we just upped the game.. Highest number of books read and highest point for the Bloodstones ! Boo-yeah ! :D

Here are both the spreadsheets for everyone's reference :
Official Spreadsheet
Team Spreadsheet

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Weekly Tally

Total Points : 415
Total Books Read : 30
Total Complete Spell-outs : 3

Phew ! That was close !
Thanks ! :)

Kelly, can you add that to the official spreadsheet quickly !?

Or,
do you wanna use it for Week 8 ?

Yeah.. yeah.. THANK YOU ! :P LOL !

But out of curiosity, did you happen to noticeably follow the streak or did it just happen ? Coz it is kinda neat !

Cait, interestingly you broke your own streak today. Every week starting from the first, if you see, you have had an alternate reading pattern in terms of number of books. You surpassed that this week.

5-4-5-4-5-4-6 !

Ladies and well.. ladies !
This has been our BEST week so far, for this challenge.
Just crossed 400 points.

(.. and 11 hours ago, I wrote a post saying its been a slow week.. shhh) :P

Sarah wrote: "Finished First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Characters - Evanelle E, Violet Turnbull V, Bay B, Ione Engle I, Louise Hamish-Holdem L"

Okay ! Is it just me, or someone else also find it funny that Sarah reads Sarah Addison and Kelly reads Kelley Armstrong here ! :P ;)

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "I saw you finished book. Amazing isn't it. The atmosphere is amazing and it angered me so much. I love that book. It was one of my favorite books read last year. ."


RachelvlehcaR, amazing is an under-statement. I am finally getting over the feeling the book triggered in me. Boy ! And can you imagine, it was a debut novel ? Hannah Kent has jumped right to the top of the authors I am on a look-out for now !

Kelly, Zee, you guys HAVE to read it. But, if you have just finished Me Before You, Kelly and dont wanna read a sad book, you might just wanna hold-off on this one.. as RachelvlehcaR and Cait above rightly said, it messes you up and angers you, but it also makes you immensely sad (or it had that effect on me) that I had to sleep it off.

But, WHAT A BOOK !

I am a little shaken now. I just finished the book and I am honestly at a loss of words. I am just inwardly shaken !

Update


Burial Rites | Hannah Kent | 09May2015

B : Title, Character (Björn Audunsson Blöndal, Jón Bjarnason)
L : Character (Lauga Jónsdóttir)
I : Character (Ingibjörg Pétursdóttir, Illugi, Inga)
O : Character (Ospak, Ólaf, Ósk Jóhannsdóttir, Herr Birni Olsen)
T : Character (Thorvardur Jónsson, Thóranna Natanssd)

One Of The BEST Books I Have Ever Read. Period.

LOL, thats smart !
But you indeed come up with smart suggestions ! :)

In your defense, I remember Kelly saying something about them sometime back, but again, I could have seen pigs fly ! :P