SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

I've pulled some ligaments in my back, hopefully it wont affect my reading but I can't promise with the painkillers I've been given. I'll be staying offline for a couple of days til I am a bit more with it. If I start not making sense you know why ;)

Oh no! I am so sorry that sounds awful.

Michelle wrote: "I've pulled some ligaments in my back, hopefully it wont affect my reading but I can't promise with the painkillers I've been given. I'll be staying offline for a couple of days til I am a bit more..."

OMG, Michelle! That's horrible! We totally understand that you need to be MIA for a bit. I hope you feel better soon!

Doesn't sound too good Michelle. You'll have to stop picking up those kids!! Hope the painkillers work for you :)

Hope you feel better soon, Michelle!

I am changing my favorite series book to . I started listening to it at work today and should finish it tomorrow.

For the 2012 shelf, I am reading . I am at 50% and will probably finish it tonight.

Glad you enjoyed that one, Amanda. That was a fun series. I typically don't like HRs, but loved that one.

I'm reading for 2012. Swamped lately, but about 30% into it.

Michelle, I hope you're feeling better soon! Rest and recoup!

Lethal, who'd ya see in concert? I'm sure I should be feeling jealous,but I need to know just how jealous. ;) Hope ya had fun!

Thanks for the update, Heather.

Thanks for the updates everyone, I have been posting late at night lately and distracted, so I figured I had missed some. Things are a bit stressful at work, my husband and I work at the same company and there are some drastic end of year cutbacks happening, so I've been a bit preoccupied. I haven't been checking in as much lately so I figured I had overlooked some stuff.

Michelle, that sounds awful, I hope you feel better, if you are even seeing this, take care and don't worry about us.

Amanda, I love the Fool's Gold series, the most recent one was probably my fav... featuring Charlie the firefighter. Not sure if you have met her yet or not by book #5.

Thanks everyone, popped on to check if is on the 2012 shelf and it is, so I'm switching my book. Sorry Heather :)

I'm doing a little better today but I'm home with the 3 kids so no pain pills for me today. Can't risk it.

2012 Shelf

Read: 14/11/12
Rated: 5 Stars

I wasn't sure how Larissa would pull this one off, I was a little scared that she wouldn't be able to make me fall in love with Reseph. I really need to stop doubting that woman! Everytime she manages to surprise me, there was twists in this book that I didn't expect and damn did I fall for Reseph. I loved the ending how it perfectly sets up the next book while wrapping up so many plot threads. I can't wait to revisit the Demonica world, the little teasers in this just weren't enough!

2012 Read:
Date Finished: November 12th
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (more 3.5)
Review:

TbaA was an easy read about Kitty Katt (her actually name, JESUS) who's a manager. She takes down this creepy winged thing who's killing people outside a courthouse and now she's been introduced to a secret world filled with ALIENS.

I liked Touched. I thought the plot lines were intriguing and the characters were funny and endearing (including the four dogs & three cats Kitty's parents owns). I did however have a hard liking Kitty. She was possibly the biggest Mary Sue I've ever had the misfortune to come across. Somehow she knew the answers to EVERY SINGLE QUESTION OR PROBLEM (I am not exaggerating in the least) that these super intelligent, experienced aliens had failed to solve. It was extremely unrealistic given that before this she was just a manager and Kitty has no experience in weapons or training in the military. She's just your average girl.....who knows everything about everything for absolutely no reason.

Then there's the romance. Kitty & Jeff Martini, her alien rescuer had no chemistry whatsoever. He professed to care about & love her and Kitty said she was attracted to him, but she gave no indication that she wouldn't hop into bed with ANY guy who gave her the slightest bit of attention. This not good given that apparently in later books (view spoiler)[they eventually get married and have a daughter (hide spoiler)]. Kitty actually (view spoiler)[cheated on Jeff at one point, if you can call it cheating when you've known the guy all of 2 days. She made out with and dry-humped Jeff's cousin in an elevator. And get this! She didn't even feel bad. She felt guilty because she knew Jeff would find out but if she could guarantee he wouldn't I'm sure she'd have fucked the cousin then and there with no remorse (hide spoiler)]. How am I supposed to get with Jeff & her relationship after that?

I want to continue this series because it's exciting and the supporting characters are wonderful. But I don't buy Kitty & Jeff's relationship & I DEFINITELY don't think I could endure another round of ALL-KNOWING KITTY. I'm gonna give it one more try and if it doesn't work out, this series can kick rocks. So many books, so little time, right?

Michelle, hope you made out okay without pill-poppin'. Feel better soon!

Lethal, I hear ya. Kitty is quite the know-it-all, but I had such fun reading those books. Guess I just rolled with all of that without thinking about the high Yeah-Uh-Huh factor. LOL! May not be for you though b/c it clicks along like that in the next two as well, from what I remember.

And here's my review:

Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones
Series: Charley Davidson #4
Shelf: 2012
Read: 15 Nov 2012
Rating: 3.54/5 stars
Review:
Fourth Grave picks up two months following the events in Third Grave Dead Ahead and Charley is battling some PTSD. And, by battling, I mean she's rackin' up a serious stash of midnight home shopping network purchases, hasn't left her apartment in that time and is wondering why she's never named her sofa. She does have a strong penchant for naming things ~ body parts, cars, and such, so the sofa bit isn't too far off the norm for her. But, she's lost her mojo and her new eau de toilette, fear scent, is making the demons drool. Her BFF, Cookie and her family are determined to help her stop hoarding and get back out there. A new case, or two or three, help motivate her as well.

The previous installments' build-up toward a hell-on-earth all-out-war with demons was slightly touched on throughout the book. Things are happening that shouldn't be and Charley meets 'the Englishman', someone Reyes knows all too well. Fans of the series will be delighted to know that Reyes opens up a bit and shares some of what he knows about Charley and her ancestry. And, speaking of Reyes ~ you'll wanna go into slomo around Chapter 17 when Reyes helps Charley overcome her fear of 'Area 51'. No matter what seems to happen between these two - good or bad - they cannot stay away from each other. Their powerful attraction is highly combustible; I hope they can both survive it.

As always, the t-shirt and bumper sticker quotes had me laughin'. Charley's ADD was a bit contagious in this installment. The story, maybe because we spend so much time in her head, tended to be a bit all over the place, but was never hard to follow along. We reunite briefly with some fan-favorites: Rocket, Artemis, Donovan and other Bandits. We also get to meet a cutie clairvoyant, Quentin, who I hope will appear in future installments.

Darynda LOVES cliffhangers, but this one was a bit more of a confirmation for me instead of a surprise. I was very relieved to learn I'd guessed correctly and cannot wait to find out what happens next. As with every book in this series, I'm already anxiously awaiting the next book, which in this case is Fifth Grave Past the Light due on 11 July 2013.

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SIDENOTE: Fans of the series, if you wanna chat about this book, lemme know b/c I gots some grumbles I didn't share in my review. :)

Hmm, your sidenote is interesting! I keep meaning to move on to #2 as I enjoyed the audio of #1.

Okay, let's see if I have everything fixed heading into our shelf call tomorrow.

Shelf #7 Oct 28 Favorite Series   5/6
Heather ~ Marceline - Game for Anything 3★ 10/28 review
StephB - Biting Cold 3.5★ 11/2 review
LethalLovely - Kissin' Tell 2★ 11/5 review
Amanda A - The Marriage Bargain
Regina - Urban Shaman 1★ 10/31 review
Michelle - Ember's Kiss 5★ 11/1 review

Shelf #8 Nov 4th Dark Fantasy   5/6
Heather ~ Marceline - Touch the Dark 4★ 11/4 review
StephB - Thirteen 4★ 11/7 review
LethalLovely - Poison Princess
Amanda A - Rises The Night 4★ 11/10review
Regina - Rosemary and Rue 3★ 11/5 review
Michelle - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 4★ 11/12 review

Shelf #9 Nov 11 2012   5/6
Heather ~ Marceline - Hit List 3.5★ 11/11 review
StephB - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 4★ 11/15 review
LethalLovely - Touched by an Alien 3★ 11/12 review
Amanda A - Only Yours
Regina - Tied Up, Tied Down 3.5★ 11/11 review
Michelle - Rogue Rider 5★ 11/14 review

Thanks Heather!

I am ready with Kiss of Midnight if Shifters is called or Claimed By Shadow if Psychic is called. If Shifters is called, we need to finish our Favorite Series and 2012 shelves. If Psychic is called, we need to finish our Dark Fantasy shelf.

According to Rachel there is a 73% chance that a game ending shelf will be called tomorrow. Really hoping it is Shifters called since we are on our own and would have all week to get caught up and to read all six of our books. Keeping my fingers crossed that Mr. Randomizer really likes us!

Very good information!

My psychic book will be and my shifters book will be one of these

ETA: edited to add 2 UF choices to shifters. So I guess I am torn between reading one of two PNRs or listening to one of two UFs.

I'll be reading if psychic is called and
for shifters.

I am doing much better, I didn't need any pain killers to sleep last night or today. I'm still a little tender but otherwise ok.

Steph, I'd love to know you're grumblings about Fourth Grave :)

Sounds positive. I hope it continues to improve.

I feel like the secretary on Ghost Busters ... WE GOT ONE! :D WOOHOO!! Go, team, go! Mr. R picked SHIFTERS!

I'll be reading

We're the only team in the running this week. So, no pressure. We have until this time (abouts) next Sunday to get our stamps and call BINGO. If we do not finish by then, another shelf will be called and, if it's another winning shelf, we'll have to beat that/those team(s) and race to BINGO. Make sense? :D

Michelle, that's great news! Hopefully, with each day, you'll start feeling better and better until no pain at all.

I'd love to chat about the book with ya. Didn't you switch to another book though? Don't wanna chat spoilers, which it would be, sorta. So, wait or chat now? ;)

Hope everyone has a great week and a Happy Turkey Day on Thursday!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE! YES I AM SHOUTING!

We can do this, lol! Other teams are speculating that we won't, but I know we will. haha!

So just recapping what Michelle wrote, we need Favorite Series shelf and 2012 shelf -- and then the Shifters shelf and we win! :D

I am reading

Good Luck Twisties I hope everything works out for you :D

*•* Go, Team, Go! *•*
I hear you, Regina and I'm feeling exactly the same! :D We can do this, ladies!

Thanks, Kat!

Thanks Kat! I love this game. :)

Shelf: 2012
Finished 11/14
4★

Susan Mallery is one of my favorite authors and I love the Fool's Gold series. It is a very quaint town and each book feels like catching up with old friends. Montana and Simon's story had a "Beauty and the Beast" feel to it and I enjoyed watching them evolve as a couple and finally getting their HEA. I look forward to reading the last of the Hendrix triplets, Dakota's story in the next book.

Heather ~ Marceline wrote: "Amanda, I love the Fool's Gold series, the most recent one was probably my fav... featuring Charlie the firefighter. Not sure if you have met her yet or not by book #5."

Charlie has not appeared yet, but I can't wait to meet her. :-)

Off to put in a request for our 2012 stamp and just one review needed for our Favorite Series then we will be all caught up for our Shifters potential win! Way to go team!

Amanda A wrote: "Heather ~ Marceline wrote: "Amanda, I love the Fool's Gold series, the most recent one was probably my fav... featuring Charlie the firefighter. Not sure if you have met her yet or not by book #5...."

I think you meet Charlie and Annabelle in Dakota's book, setting up the next set of books. I didn't like them much at first, they were just so-so, but I LOVED Charlie's book.

Regina wrote: "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE! YES I AM SHOUTING!

We can do this, lol! Other teams are speculating that we won't, but I know we will. haha!"

I know, what is up with that? We can do this Tentacles!!!!

Shelf: Favorite Series
Finished 11/17
4★

I first saw this book on the GR Choice awards in the Romance category and decided to give it a try. The plot is predictable and unoriginal, but it was still a fun, entertaining romance. Alexa and Nick were charming characters with great chemistry and there were also a few LOL moments for me in the dialogue between them. Jennifer Probst is a new author for me. I enjoyed her writing style and look forward to reading the next book in this series.

You rock Amanda!!

That's great Amanda, Thank You!!!!!! Both stamp requests are now entered, enjoy your books ladies! Sorry for all the exclamation points in my posts today, I'm just so excited, and I just can't hide it..... :D

Way to stick it to all the nay sayers team 10...lol

Hahahaha! They were just hopeful. :D

this is my favorite team challenge on GR it's just to bad we'll have to wait until after the hoildays for round 7 :D

Oh noes!!! I kinda wish a winning shelf wasn't called.

I agree completely Kat.

CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Tentacles!
We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on '2012'. 

[Our updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

*•* Go, Team, Go! *•*

WHAT?! Another stamp! WTG, Amanda! You rock, girl! Off to update stamps! :D I'm all !! today too! LOL! :D!

CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Tentacles!
We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'favorite-series'. 

[Our updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

WOOHOOOOOOOO! :D

~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "this is my favorite team challenge on GR it's just to bad we'll have to wait until after the holidays for round 7 :D"

I'm so glad to hear it, Kat! :D Maybe you'll be so busy with the season the wait won't feel long. ;)

Lmao Steph. Love the !!!

:D !!!!!

that would be nice but I have all my christmas shopping done so I don't even get the added bonus of spending money I don't have to aid in my wait...lol

LOL! :( Banish bingo blues, maybe? I've got another team challenge I'm anxious to share, but I've got finals, holidays, and prepping for another overseas move. So, I'm thinking it might be best if I wait a bit longer.

Off to read! :D

oh now you have me curious! Enjoy your books Ladies

Where are you moving to?