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

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

Book: Obsession in Death ~ 06.08 ★★★★
# Tags: 93

Review:
Excellent installment. I enjoyed the procedural aspect of this one and it didn't lean too heavily on Eve's baggage. It was there in her continued dreams, but even those have changed over the last few books. I liked how this made Eve take stock of who is in her life, who cares about her and who she cares about. Very much enjoyed this one.

Challenges: Bookopoly
Nomination: police procedural

Oh boy. Lot's of my challenges this year (not just here in PaS) focus on digging from the bottom of my TBR. So it only makes sense that I'd help myself out here, right... but I also have lots of series that have been abandoned in the middle. Some of these are from way at the bottom but not all of them. Here we go...

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

What does it say that I can more than fill my 10 spots with poor abandoned series books?

In Death for me for sure! I have a couple other sci-fi on my TBR but I'm not sure if they're futuristic. I'll have do some research.

Book: Misadventures of a City Girl ~ 05.14 ★★★
# Tags: 1

Review:
This was okay. I had higher hopes. I thought it would be a fun, funny, full of banter light read - perfect for the times right now. It was light and had it's funny moments but the characters, their development, were just ho-hum. If it were a continuing series I probably wouldn't read the next one.

Challenges: n/a

Nomination: opposites attract

Susan wrote: "LaurLa, I'm just shelving all our New York books for last month, and I can't tell which of these two Nikki Storm books you read (Message 33). You have the book cover for one, but the name of another. I can see it would be an easy mistake to make, since one comes right after the other in the series. Can you tell me which it is?"

Sorry I missed this! I read High Heat. Thanks for catching it!

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I have ALSO landed on Manchester - May I have 3 choices please?
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Sure! How about:

It Started with a Kiss
Storm Front
[book:Fal..."

Also Thank-you!! Will choose It Started with a Kiss :-)

Elvenn wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I have landed on York..."

Hi LaurLa! Here you are:

Fortune
Lick
[bookcover:Jealous And Freakn..."

Thanks!! Going to go with Lick on this one :-)

I have ALSO landed on Manchester - May I have 3 choices please?
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I have landed on York - May I have 3 choices please?
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Roll 24: Round 4
Due by: 06.24
Completed: 07.14
Rating: ★★

Roll: 3 + 1 => 4
Timestamp: 05.27; 8:03 pm US EST
Square: P: Manchester
Task: n/a
Book: It Started with a Kiss
Picked by & time: Maria; 05.28; 3:18 am US EST

Roll 23: Round 4
Due by: 06.24
Completed: 09.13
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 5 + 3 => 8
Timestamp: 05.27; 8:03 pm US EST
Square: P: York
Task: n/a
Book: Lick
Picked by & time: Elvenn; 05.27; 9:06 pm US EST

I don't have much at all, surprisingly. I think I'll be lucky to read one -

I managed to only read 4 of the random draws and a couple others not drawn... however the goal was to help with our JRI prompts and it did push me to get a couple of those read sooner than later ;-)

My Blind Date (msg 73)

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "Hi! I've landed on Plymouth. Can I please have some picks? https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

For you...

The Poor Clare
The Pastor's Wife
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Enjoy!

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Hi all! I have landed on Liverpool - May I have 3 choices please?
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Hi LaurLa! Here are some picks for you to choose from:

[book:Obsession in Death|22571696..."

Thanks Marina! I'm going with my Obsession!

Hi all! I have landed on Liverpool - May I have 3 choices please?
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Roll 22: Round 3
Due by: 06.10
Completed: 06.08
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 1 + 2 => 3
Timestamp: 05.13; 9:32 pm US EST
Square: P: Liverpool
Task: n/a
Book: Obsession in Death
Picked by & time: Marina; 05.14; 4:29 am US EST

Tien wrote: "not to worry but there is still time, only 1 week of Bingo has gone, still 9 to go... and you're free to keep going afterwards on your own steam too :)"

I managed to work 3 bingos, so yay!

Tien wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "This is harder that I thought it would be considering we have to use books from our Just Read It lists.... For instance, since I have no Non-fiction on my lists, that leaves out that..."

Well, yes. I could try to claim them and use them but I don't know if I'd have enough. Not complaining, it just is what it is.

This is harder that I thought it would be considering we have to use books from our Just Read It lists.... For instance, since I have no Non-fiction on my lists, that leaves out that row/column altogether! Very hard to stop myself from going in search of a book that fits! Glad I already decided not to do blackout...