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

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

Hi Coralie!!! I'm so sorry I missed this over the weekend! Here are some picks for you...


I'm tired of Winter, so here are some pretty Spring colored covers for you :-) Sort of....

Roll 27: Round 6
Due by: 04.04
Completed: 05.04
Rating: ★★★

Roll: 5 + 1 => 6
Timestamp: 03.07; 1:38 pm US EST
Square: S: Tien's Trove
Task: Read a book found on Mod's bookshelf
Book: Cards on the Table ~ Agatha Christie
Picked by & time: n/a


Passed GO ==> 6. Get out of jail free – (may be kept until needed but use only once)

Stage 6: DIY ~~ Completed


Page Goal: 5,000 Total Pages Read: 5,078
Out of the Zone: classic or literary fiction

Task limit is 8

Stage 6: DIY (msg 28)

Read books tagged Mystery/Suspense

🔹7 Brides for 7 Bodies ~ Stephanie Bond ~ 308 pp ~ 01.03 ★★★
🔹Courageous ~ Diana Palmer ~ 288 pp ~ 01.07 ★★★
🔹Laugh or Death ~ Camilla Chafer ~ 264 pp ~ 02.20 ★★★

Read books tagged Historical Romance

🔹Secrets, Spies & Sweet Little Lies ~ Tara Kingston ~ 327 pp ~ 02.12 ★★★★
🔹Yellowstone Heart Song ~ Peggy L. Henderson ~ 263 pp ~ 01.22 ★★★

Read books tagged Paranormal

🔹Delicate Freakn' Flower ~ Eve Langlais ~ 223 pp ~ 01.05 ★★★
🔹The Darkest Promise ~ Gena Showalter ~ 432 pp ~ 01.30 ★★★★
🔹Seventh Grave and No Body ~ Darynda Jones ~ 352 pp ~ 02.13 ★★★★

Read books tagged Contemporary

🔷Hot for Fireman ~ Jennifer Bernard ~ 389 pp ~ 02.17 ★★★
🔹One Night of Trouble ~ Elle Kennedy ~ 234 pp ~ 01.25 ★★★★
🔹Rock My World ~ Michelle A. Valentine ~ 123 pp ~ 01.23 ★★★
🔹Bed of Roses ~ Nora Roberts ~ 370 pp ~ 01.28 ★★★★
🔹Savor the Moment ~ Nora Roberts ~ 353 pp ~ 02.19 ★★★★
🔹Pretending He's Mine ~ Lauren Blakely ~ 144 pp ~ 01.21 ★★★★
🔹Beneath the Scars ~ Cherise Sinclair ~ 458 pp ~ 01.08 ★★★★
🔹The Penalty Box ~ Deirdre Martin ~ 356 pp ~ 01.30 ★★★
🔹Christmas with a Prince ~ Nicole Burnham ~ 94 pp ~ 01.18 ★★★
🔹Baby It's You ~ Stephanie Bond ~ 100 pp ~ 01.19 ★★★

Amy wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Hi Amy!! I have landed on Edgar Award with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf"

How about working on a series in progress:

Shadows and Silk
..."

Perfect! I'll go with Shadows and Silk because it keeps getting pushed to the bottom, so this will help keep it at the top :-)

CluckingBell wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Hi CluckingBell!! I have landed on Lambda Literary Award with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf"

I'm really sorry about that, LaurLa. How about:

[book:Bab..."

No worries!!! I'm choosing When Lightning Strikes!

Roll 26: Round 6
Due by: 03.29
Completed: 03.09; 03.16
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 6 + 6 => 12
Timestamp: 03.01; 7:56 am US EST
Square: C: Publication Day => 11. Advance token to nearest Shelf (S) square => S: Bea's Bounty
Task: read 2 books
Book: Indulgence in Death ~ J.D. Robb
Book: Eighth Grave After Dark ~ Darynda Jones
Picked by & time: n/a

Hi Amy!! I have landed on Edgar Award with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf

Roll 25: Round 6
Due by: 03.29
Completed: 03.25
Rating: ★★★

Roll: 2 + 6 => 8
Timestamp: 03.01; 7:52 am US EST
Square: P: Edgar Award - Book Request - Amy's
Task: n/a
Book: Shadows and Silk
Picked by & time: Amy; 03.02; 1:48 am EST

LaurLa wrote: "Hi CluckingBell!! I have landed on Lambda Literary Award with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf"

Just checking to see if you missed this post?

Thanks Kristin! - I'll go with This Side of the Grave :-)

Hi Kristina!! I have landed on James Tiptree Jr. Award with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf

Roll 24: Round 6
Due by: 03.27
Completed: 02.28
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 1 + 1 => 2
Timestamp: 02.27; 4:36 pm US EST
Square: P: James Tiptree Jr. Award - Kristina Simon's
Task: n/a
Book: This Side of the Grave ~ Jeaniene Frost
Picked by & time: Kristina Simon; 02.27; 7:51 pm EST

Hi CluckingBell!! I have landed on Lambda Literary Award with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf

Roll 23: Round 6
Due by: 03.26
Completed: 03.06
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 4 + 1 => 5
Timestamp: 02.26; 9:29 am US EST
Square: P: Lambda Literary Award - CluckingBell's
Task: n/a
Book: When Lightning Strikes ~ Brenda Novak
Picked by & time: CluckingBell; 03.01; 10:12 pm EST

Here you go, Kristina!

Ashley wrote: "Happy Valentine's day. Here are your choices.

Sweet Little Lies
Savor the Moment
All the Right Reasons

Enjoy!"

Oh... those are hard for me to make a choice right now. But I will go with Sweet Little Lies!

I have landed on Man Booker Prize with you - May I have 3 choices please?
LaurLa's Bookopoly Shelf

Roll 22: Round 5
Due by: 03.14
Completed: 02.26
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 4 + 4 => 8
Timestamp: 02.14; 10:29 am US EST
Square: P: Man Booker Prize - Ashley's
Task: n/a
Book: Sweet Little Lies ~ Jill Shalvis
Picked by & time: Ashley; 02.14; 6:28 pm EST


Passed GO ==> 3. Your picks do not appeal anymore, read a new book of your choosing (but only from your Bookopoly shelf)

Roll 21: Round 5
Due by: 03.11
Completed: 02.13
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 2 + 1 => 3
Timestamp: 02.11; 10:41 am US EST
Square: S: Bea's Bounty
Task: Read a book found on Mod's bookshelf
Book: Seventh Grave and No Body ~ Darynda Jones
Picked by & time: n/a

Stage 11: Titles ~~ Completed


Page Goal: 5,000 Total Pages Read: 5,112
Out of the Zone: classic or literary fiction

Task limit is 8

Stage 11: Titles (msg 34)

Titles that contain 5 or more words

🔹The Year We Hid Away ~ Sarina Bowen ~ 274 pp ~ 01.06 ★★★★
🔹Now That I've Found You ~ Bella Andre ~ 306 pp ~ 01.12 ★★★★
🔹No More Mr. Nice Guy ~ Amy Andrews ~ 224 pp ~ 01.12 ★★★
🔹Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes ~ Gina Lamm ~ 321 pp ~ 01.15 ★★★
🔹Sex and Key Lime Pie ~ Kat Atalla ~ 210 pp ~ 01.25 ★★★
🔹How the Cowboy Was Won ~ Lori Wilde ~ 384 pp ~ 01.23 ★★★
🔹The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh ~ Ella Quinn ~ 348 pp ~ 02.04 ★★★

Titles that contain double letters

🔹Invitation to Passion ~ Jasmine Haynes ~ 91 pp ~ 01.13 ★★★
🔹Missing in Death ~ J.D. Robb ~ 160 pp ~ 01.22 ★★★★
🔹The Devilish Lord Will ~ Jennifer Ashley ~ 315 pp ~ 01.31 ★★★★

Titles that contain two words

🔹Caribou's Gift ~ Eve Langlais ~ 137 pp ~ 01.06 ★★★
🔹Deadly Heat ~ Richard Castle ~ 294 pp ~ 01.10 ★★★★
🔹Stripped Down ~ Lorelei James ~ 120 pp ~ 01.116 ★★★★
🔹Black Friday ~ Alex Kava ~ 334 pp ~ 01.13 ★★★
🔹Tactical Strike ~ Kaylea Cross ~ 214 pp ~ 01.20 ★★★★
🔹Fast Burn ~ Lori Foster ~ 384 pp ~ 01.18 ★★★★
🔹Fatal Chaos ~ Marie Force ~ 416 pp ~ 01.17 ★★★★
🔹Wicked Edge ~ Rebecca Zanetti ~ 276 pp ~ 01.31 ★★★★
🔹Raging Heat ~ Richard Castle ~ 304 pp ~ 02.04 ★★★★