LaurLa’s Comments (group member since Nov 30, 2016)

LaurLa’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Beth wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Hi all - I have landed on York - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf"
Hi LaurLa!
How about one of these with a name in the title:
Guarding Kelsey
[b..."

Thanks, Beth! I will go with Sweet Sofie :-)

Hi all - I have landed on York - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf

Roll 28: Round 4
Due by: 08.23
Completed: 08.17
Rating: ★★★

Roll: 6 + 6 => 12
Timestamp: 07.26; 9:31 am US EST
Square: C: Chance => roll 6 => Go forward 2 spaces => P: York
Task: n/a
Book: Sweet Sofie
Picked by & time: Beth; 07.26; 11:18 am US EST

HI Tien - again, thanks for your wonderful creativity! I always enjoy all of the challenges you come up with.


Bookopoly is one of my favorites and I would play again. I agree with everyone else that I'm not keeping up with it as much, but I think that's because I haven't maintained my shelf well and other challenges get prioritized. Also, I think not owning a property has kept me less engaged. I know not everyone can own a property, so that's on me to not check on the request thread often enough and engage there. I do like the travel aspect but I've only drawn that card once. So if you do something similar again, maybe choose more than the GO square to send you somewhere else.

I truly love this game so I hope it comes back!

Roll 27: Round 4
Due by: 08.12
Completed: 07.30
Rating: ★★★

Roll: 5 + 2 => 7
Timestamp: 07.15; 7:35 am US EST
Square: T: Luton Airport => roll 12
Task: Read a book with 20 or less ratings
Book: Forever
Picked by & time: n/a

Finished!! Woohoo... this means I've finished some prompt books :-)
Updated post: My BINGO Mini Challenge (msg 41)

Shelf Passes:


Pass #1
Book: Like Water for Chocolate
Monthly Shelf: Post 5
Prompt: 1

Pass #2
Book: Super Extra Grande
Monthly Shelf: Post 6
Prompt: 1

Pass #3
Book: The List
Monthly Shelf: Post 37
Prompt: 1

Pass #4
Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Monthly Shelf: Post 57
Prompt: 1

Pass #5
Book: Dangerous Affairs
Monthly Shelf: Post 34
Prompt: 3

Pass #6
Book: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons
Monthly Shelf: Post 56
Prompt: 3

Pass #7
Book: 3rd Degree
Monthly Shelf: Post 58
Prompt: 3

Pass #8
Book: Lover Mine
Monthly Shelf: Post 30
Prompt: 2

Pass #9
Book: High Heat
Monthly Shelf: Post 33
Prompt: 4

Pass #10
Book: Claimed
Monthly Shelf: Post 31
Prompt: 4

Huh. So I rolled twice and landed on Square 31 (rolled 5, up ladder to 16, rolled 4, up ladder to 31). Then I rolled another 5... which means I'm done, right?

I don't think I could do that again if I tried?!

Roll 26: Round 4
Due by: 08.02
Completed: 07.25
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 4 + 3 => 7
Timestamp: 07.05; 7:08 am US EST
Square: S: Satellite => here-be-dragons
Task: read a book tagged here-be-dragons
Book: Serpent's Kiss
Picked by & time: n/a

Just Read It! Mini Challenge: Snakes & Ladders
July - September 2020

My Snakes & Ladders Challenge (msg 56)

Game 1


✔Roll 1: rolled 5 ~ spot 0 => spot 5
5 Up the ladder to 16
Rolled 6 ~ Read a book for Prompt #6 ~ Serpent's Kiss ~ 07.25 ★★★★

✔Roll 2: rolled 4 ~ spot 16 => spot 20
20 Up the ladder to 31
Rolled 5 ~ Read a book for Prompt #5 ~ Any Duchess Will Do ~ 07.03 ★★★★

✔Roll 3: rolled 5 ~ spot 31 => Finish
Complete!


Game 2



✔Roll 1: rolled 4 ~ spot 0 => spot 4
Rolled 5 ~ Read a book for Prompt #5 ~ Victoria & Shannon ~ 08.01 ★★★

✔Roll 2: rolled 3 ~ spot 4 => spot 7
7 Down the snake to 4
Rolled 1 ~ Read a book for Prompt #1 ~ Time Trap ~ 09.08 ★★★

✔Roll 3: rolled 5 ~ spot 4 => spot 9
9 Book of choice ~ There Was a Crooked Man ~ 07.20 ★★★★

✔Roll 4: rolled 5 ~ spot 9 => spot 14
14 Book of choice ~ Wild at Heart ~ 07.19 ★★★★

Roll 5: rolled 6 ~ spot 14 => spot 20
20 Up the ladder to 31
Rolled 2 ~ Read a book for Prompt #2 ~ Sommersgate House

✔Roll 6: rolled 2 ~ spot 31 => spot 33
33 Down the snake to 19
Rolled 4 ~ Read a book for Prompt #4 ~ Heat Storm ~ 08.21 ★★★★

✔Roll 7: rolled 5 ~ spot 19 => spot 24
24 Down the snake to 6
Rolled 4 ~ Read a book for Prompt #4 ~ Dreamweaver ~ 07.03 ★★★

✔Roll 8: rolled 4 ~ spot 6 => spot 10
10 Down the snake to 2
Rolled 5 ~ Read a book for Prompt #5 ~ Wild Hunger ~ 09.09 ★★★★

✔Roll 9: rolled 3 ~ spot 2 => spot 5
5 Up the ladder to 16
Rolled 3 ~ Read a book for Prompt #3 => CLAIM pass #1 ~ Deadly Intent ~ 08.17 ★★★★

✔Roll 10: rolled 4 ~ spot 16 => spot 20
20 Up the ladder to 31
Rolled 5 ~ Read a book for Prompt #5 ~ Xander's Mate ~ 07.05 ★★★

✔Roll 11: rolled 4 ~ spot 31 => Finish
Complete!

oh gosh. I break up a lot of my anthologies... And wouldn't you know, I actually read 2 last month!


I'll probably read Rescue Me. Two of the stories will be rereads so it'll go quick :-)

Book: Claimed ~ 06.08 ★★★★
# Tags: 2

Review:
This is such an interesting series/world build. Very different than many other urban fantasies/dystopia I've read. It has a deep/rich back story and I would love there to be more in this world but there is just this trilogy (that I know of). I liked everything about this book - the world building, the characters, the story line. The romance was a little predictable, and I figured out the villain fairly early but it wasn't really a whodunit, so that was okay. I liked how the heroine grew in the story from a traumatized female afraid of most everything to a strong woman fighting for what's right. The hero was not alpha but still strong and doing what is needed to take care of those he cares about. Good story and looking forward to the last book.

Challenges: Moving Mountain; JRI #4
Nomination: dystopia

Book: Nice Dragons Finish Last ~ 06.25 ★★★
# Tags: 8

Review:
This was an okay read. From the blurb and title, I kind of thought it would be a light, easy read. Kind of fun and breezy. It wasn't easy or breezy. The pace was pretty slow, I felt like it took forever to get from one scene to the next. I didn't dislike it once I accepted it wasn't going to go quick. I did get a little tired of Julius' woe is me, I'm too nice to be a dragon and everyone in my family hates me. But, once he got over himself and came into his own, I liked him better. An okay start to the series but probably won't go out of my to read more.

Nomination: dragon(s)

Oh boy. I didn't claim my passes either. I'll do my rolls and see how many I need to go hunt down. I'm pretty sure I have one or two I can claim.

@Tien - I want to make sure I understand the Book of Choice... I need to pick 13 books from my JRI prompts that I have to designate to a particular book of choice square, right?

I'm guessing if I have a prompt with only 1 or 2 books left I shouldn't use those as book of choice because I'll need them if I land on a square and end rolling for that prompt.

Just Read It! (2020)
January - December 2020

Prompt Goal: 10 books | Total Read: 10

Prompt #3 (msg 29)

Prompt #3: Read Owned Books ~ oldest purchased on current month TBR



✔🍬Coming Home ~ 03.18 ★★★★
✔🍬Forever Mine ~ 05.16 ★★★
✔🍬Stella in Stilettos ~ 03.22 ★★★
✔🍬3rd Degree ~ PaS Monthly - Mar ~ 03.29 ★★★★
✔🍬Invisible Magic ~ 03.31 ★★★
✔🍬Dangerous Affairs ~ PaS Monthly - Mar ~ 03.16 ★★★
✔🍬So Tough to Tame ~ 03.09 ★★★★
✔🍬Beauty and the Blacksmith ~ 03.10 ★★★★
✔🍬Nowhere Near Respectable ~ 03.09 ★★★★
✔🍬Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons ~ PaS Monthly - Mar ~ 03.22 ★★★

I FINISHED!!! Woohoo!
Updated post: Prompt #3 (msg 29)

Just Read It! (2020)
January - December 2020

Prompt #6: DIY

Prompt Goal: 10 books | Total Read: 10

June Prompt (msg 40)

Abandoned series books ~ next in series (not last) with 12+ months since previous book read



✔🍬Blades of the Rose ~ Rebel ~ 10.28 ★★★★
✔🍬SCVC Taskforce ~ Deadly Intent ~ 08.17 ★★★★
✔🍬Southern Electric ~ Peachy Flippin' Keen ~ 06.01 ★★★
✔🍬Hard Ink ~ Hard to Let Go ~ 12.01 ★★★★
✔🍬Elder Races ~ Serpent's Kiss ~ 07.25 ★★★★
✔🍬Friend-Zoned ~ Sugar Rush ~ 10.21 ★★★★
✔🍬Jack Daniels ~ Bloody Mary ~ 06.09 ★★★
✔🍬Phoenix Pack ~ Wild Hunger ~ 09.09 ★★★★
✔🍬Sydney Dovedale ~ Lady Mercy Danforthe Flirts with Scandal ~ 11.22 ★★★★
✔🍬Cold Fury Hockey ~ Ryker ~ 11.21 ★★★★

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I have landed on Dundee - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf"

Hey LaurLa, sure! I have picked these for you:

The Ballerina & the Fighter
[book:An..."

Marina! I forgot to come back and tell you my choice - I'll chose Any Duchess Will Do

I have landed on Dundee - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf

Roll 25: Round 4
Due by: 07.07
Completed: 07.03
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 3 + 5 => 8
Timestamp: 06.09; 8:06 am US EST
Square: P: Dundee
Task: n/a
Book: Any Duchess Will Do
Picked by & time: Marina; 06.09; 9:57 am US EST