SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

If I pick books now I won't want to read them because I'll feel like I have to read it! haha

Is that like reverse-reverse psychology?

Like the name, Sirens :)

It feels like reverse-reverse psychology haha

Love all our new looks :D

I so get the reverse-reverse psychology. I do that to myself frequently. I like to have a book name for all the categories and then I change them because I'm not in the mood.

Thanks Steph :)

Yeah, I signed up for some year long challenges in December for the new year, and I don't think I'll come close to finishing them. The two I'm thinking of we aren't allowed to change our choices (which I didn't know and so I picked ahead), now I'm stuck! haha

I won't do that again!

I picked very carefully for Mt TBR Challenge, which we can't change books on. Got 4 or 5 books left to read there and they are all books I still want to read, just haven't gotten to yet.

I did one with RRRC we couldn't change and that was tricky.

Don't think I would sign up for a challenge where I couldn't change my books. Unless I could post them as I read them. That would work for me! I rarely (yet) manage to plan my books ahead of time. I just read what I'm gonna read and fit it in as best as I can!

Yeah, it certainly doesn't suit everyone, but then that was the challenge. Reading 5 or 25 books you couldn't change.

Just watched Space Shuttle Atlantis land about an hour ago. Cape Canaveral was looking fine but dark. LOL

Bye bye Space ....... for a while at least.

Hope everyone is ready for tomorrow :)

Just over 24 hours to go!

24 HOURS??????

sigh..................

Wow 24 hours to go! I'm ready!!

yay :P

I wonder what the first shelf will be....

I'm so stoked!

The waiting for the shelf is a killer. Gah!

So is Steph announcing the shelf tomorrow evening or on Sunday?

Say about 18 hours from now. So whatever time that will be for you, as we are spread out around the world. LOL.

It works out to be about lunchtime Sunday Japan time.

i wanna play already...counting minutes here and going little woozy...

Our first shelf is here!
Time to start R3 of BSB!

Our First Shelf is: '4 stars'
DIRECT LINK: '4 stars'

Happy Reading!

yay! :D

i will go with

B3: 4 stars: Catching Fire

For the 4 Stars shelf I will be reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins




Zaanodes, we're reading the same book :D

Great pick ladies! Think I'm gonna read it too.

{Team Stats Updated}

Finally here after a mammoth Chrissie in July breakfast, stuffed to the eyeballs with food & champagne. I just wanna have a nap, LOL

However, my book is

Happy reading everyone :)

I finished Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. It was so good, I didn't want to put it down. Although I had to in order to drive. LOL I loved it and I gave it 5 stars! I don't think it was as good as the first one but it was good enough to make me want to start the next one right now! I am totally team Peeta!

Hot-diggity-dog!!!! And they're off........!

Well, I will be reading for my 4-star book. So glad to get started. Enjoy your reading ladies. :)

I love BSB! :)



Free Space: N#
Read: 2/6

Zina: Magic Bites
Zaanodes:
Sarah: Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Sandra: The Wolf Next Door 07/27 ★ ★ ★ ★
Laura:
Dana: Ghost Story 07/26 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★




Week 1: 4-Stars, B3
Read: 5/6
*July 24 - July 30*

Zina: Iron Kissed 07/26 ★ ★ ★ ★
Zaanodes: Catching Fire 07/24 ★ ★ ★ ★
Sarah: Catching Fire 07/23 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Sandra: Touch the Dark 07/25 ★ ★ ★ ★
Laura: Pride and Prejudice
Dana: Dark Lover 07/24 ★ ★ ★ ½

Sarah wrote: "I finished Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. It was so good, I didn't want to put it down. Although I had to in order to drive. LOL I loved it and I gave it 5 stars! I don't think it was as good as..."


I'm a Team Peeta girl too! Enjoy Catching Fire...it is great!

Where are the rules for the free space or are they the same as last round?

ETA: Nevermind! I figured it out, but looking at the rules! LOL Who woulda thought?

Anyways, for the Free Space I am going to read Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin :). It's from the group shelf.

Erato wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I finished Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. It was so good, I didn't want to put it down. Although I had to in order to drive. LOL I loved it and I gave it 5 stars! I don't think it ..."

I loved it!! :D

Hello ladies. Just at the end of a camping trip and saw the updates. My choice is Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs. Will start when I get home late tonight.

Welcome back Zina...hope camping was fun. :)

Just a reminder guys, you have to do all 3R's (read, rate, and review) for us to get credit. Please post your rate/review links when you are finished reading and we will be set.

How do we post a rate/review link?

I posted a review and said what I rated it, should I do more?

No just reminding us all, no worries. :) Your comments above are your review, yes? That is what I assumed.

Oh okay :) I thought for a second we had to do a full review LOL

Yeah my review is above :)

Yay! Glad you enjoyed Catching Fire, Sarah. That was a fave of mine out of the three.

Double YAY! Sandra's reading Cass! :D

I know the books have a lot of hype so I think that's why I waited to read it but it was great!

They can - sometimes to the point where you aren't sure if it can live up to it all. Glad you enjoyed it. That really is a fun trilogy.

And that is why I haven't picked up the trilogy yet. The more the hype, the less I want to pick that up. In fact, I bought the DTB (very rare) and gave it to my brother w/o even opening them. He read it and liked it though.

I know what you mean. It took me a while to pick them up too. I think you'll find you'll enjoy them whenever you decide to dive in. :)

Vi, it does have a lot of hype, but it's a really quick read so you should just read the first one and see how you feel. If you don't like it then at least it won't take a big chunk out of any of the other books you could read.

I know. I keep thinking - sooo many people have liked it. Given that I'm a very forgiving reader, I should like it too. But I really should pick it up soon. Maybe August will be the lucky month.

Steph wrote: "Double YAY! Sandra's reading Cass! :D "

Yes, on page 240 and enjoying it immensely. Very interesting as I've read Dorie's books first, seeing Louis-Cesare and Mircea in a different light, so to speak.

OK, so I changed my mind at the last minute and decided to read today for my '4-star' read.

Even though I wasn't blown away, I did really enjoy it.


Read 07/24/2011 ★ ★ ★ ½

Well, I can see why so many people enjoy this series. It was lots of fun. Totally predictable, but lots of fun. I'm hoping that the main series-long plot starts to develop a bit more depth as we go through the books though. If the whole series is as predicable as this then boredom might set in...not good. I did like Ward's writing though. She did seem to be making a real effort to interject 'street talk' for lack of a better term. It felt a bit forced at moments, but I still enjoyed the banter between characters.

I did like that some time was spent commenting on the other warriors so that you got a bit of a tease for the future. The addition to their group at the end was cool. Overall, I found the book enjoyable and will continue to read the next books in the series.

Erato wrote: "OK, so I changed my mind at the last minute and decided to read today for my '4-star' read.

Even though I wasn't blown away, I did really enjoy it. See here for my rev..."

I felt the same way. I enjoyed it but I don't think it lived up to the hype in my opinion, but I'll probably continue with the series.

Finished B3:4 star (7/24 way too late to post!)

★ ★ ★ ★ I really didn't want to read these books. All the hype, YA, etc. etc. Then for a challenge (BSB R2), I read the first one. Then I really wanted to read the 2nd right away but due to other challenges, $$$, etc. etc., I put it off. Still concerned about the hype and YA, I hesitated to choose it for this round...after finishing Catching Fire late last night, I bought book:Mockingjay|7260188] first thing this morning and have already started it. Not waiting for a challenge, said forget the $$, etc., etc.

But, boy, did I cry, get angry, laugh, and cried some more. Had to put it down. Went back to it. Rinse and repeat...Tissues, please!

Erato wrote: "OK, so I changed my mind at the last minute and decided to read today for my '4-star' read.

Even though I wasn't blown away, I did really enjoy it. See here for my rev..."

*sneaking in from GV&T*
imho, they get better as they go along.

I agree Cristina, keep reading them Dana, you'll enjoy them.