SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Second to None too.

me three for Second to None.

Lady Jaye wrote: "oooh Rachel, I've been eyeing Truthseeker for a while now...."

So far so good. I need to get it done today, need to mail it to someone tomorrow!

Looks like Second to None it is!

OK, Second to None! I will PM Steph and let her know.

Good luck to everyone and enjoy your reading!

Steph wrote: "Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "I've played before."
YAY! I thought I'd remembered one of you ladies had played before - phew! ;)


Audrey wrote: Two more question ... do I post a link here to the..."

Thanks ... that does help a lot.

I've updated your name Seconds :)

Thanks, Miss Sandra :) Great name, ladies!

Finished 2/6 4*
I really enjoyed this one. I loved how CE Murphy blended the two worlds together. I am glad I waited to read this one because of the way it ended. has been bumped up on the TBR.

That's good to know, Rachel! I'll put them on my TBR as soon as I've read two books (i'm not allowed more than 200 books on the tbr pile!)

Finished - 2/6 ... I give it ★★★★☆.
I think I might have actually liked this one a little better that the first one, Firelight. Now I will have to wait for the next one to come out to see what will happen. I just really hope that the author ends up making Cassian and Tamra a couple.

Does anyone know how to make the actual stars?

Way to go Rachel and Audrey!

I don't know how to make the stars, but I would love to learn!

Thanks Sandy ... now on to my "free space" read!

YAY Rachel! Way to go.

Hey guys,
you can copy and paste. otherwise it's ★ for a black star and ☆ for a white one

Black star HTML code ★ (just add a semicolon at the end).

White star HTML code ☆ (add a semicolon at the end).

Cool name! ^_^

Thanks Lady Jaye for the codes. I will it a try. :)

YAY! It works!!! I am sooo happy. :-)

★

Cool! Thanks, Lady Jaye!

ok ladies I am done with (free space) - 2/7 and I give this book ★★★★★

I love this series. Atticus and his dog Oberon are too hilarious! I would totally recommend this book/series to anyone. There are plenty of laugh out loud scenes in this book ... I know someone must have thought I was crazy! LOL

Come on next self ... I am on a role! LOL

Yay!! Glad you liked it, Audrey. Will look forward to it.

Thanks Lady Jaye!

I finished Kiss of Midnight and gave it ★★★
The author thanks Jessica Bird (aka J.R. Ward) in her acknowledgements, and well she should since this book has MUCH in common with the Black Dagger Brotherhood. There are so many similarities, that it became a bit annoying. On the other hand, I liked the story overall and the characters were well drawn out. I think I would have rated it higher had I not been familiar with BDB. I will read the next book but I'm not in a hurry.

Oh Lordy, am I the last one? I am reading Heartless as fast as I can, so we can get our badge. Sorry!

Ha ha, you are not last Lady Jaye.

But, ladies, two other teams already have their first stamp!

I totally agree with you about Kiss of Midnight. It was't my favorite series and I have't even finished it. I am in not hurry. I really liked the men (can't remember what they call the group), but I think, like you said, it is TOO similar to the BDB for me to enjoy them more.

It also looks like #15 is almost done with the "free space" reads. I guess it ready doesn't matter, because like any bingo, there may be selves that are not on their cards later in the game. :)

Do we know what book CaroB is reading yet? Just wondering ...

Lady Jaye wrote: "Oh Lordy, am I the last one? I am reading Heartless as fast as I can, so we can get our badge. Sorry!"

No worries ... you still have time.

yep, I'm reading Heartless. I'm on chapter 12 and reading as fast as I can :-)

Oh ... you and Lady Jaye are reading the same book. Cool! Mini-group read. LOL

Believe me ... I am normally not this fast. I like to take my time, but I have been reading books I seem to fly through lately. I think it's because recently I have checked out a lot of library books and need to get them DONE! LOL I was worried I would be holding up the team I was on, that was why I was so nervous. :-)

I'm usually the opposite, Audrey. I tend to get through most of my challenges without a hitch, but for some reason, I've started Feb on the back foot.

Just a quick Q: the new shelf wont be announced until Sunday, is that right? So we can't read another book towards a different shelf until the announcement (To count towards the stamp)?

That is right CaroB. We have to wait for the self to be announced before we can read. I have noticed that some ladies from different teams have a personal self with the books they will read for the bingo self that is called. Does that make since???
They know what book they will read as soon as that self it announced. Shoot ... I wouldn't be ale to do that. I would change my mind all the time. LOL

I also love the thrill of the hunt...though I've made a secret list of possibilities as well!

I'm like you Audrey, I never make a list or look for books till the shelf is announced. Who knows what I have to/want to read by then.

Yes, I think I'll be choosing week by week also. I'm such a moody reader!

Finished 9th Feb ★★
I've picked this up and put it down several times since December, and it was only the draw of using it to complete a challenge that led me to finish it now. As much as I've enjoyed the previous Parasol Protectorate books, this one just failed to grab me. I don't know when / if I'll continue with this series, though there's a little bit of hope that things will pick back up now that the baby's abilities have been discovered.

YAY CaroB!

lol, thanks Audrey :-)

but you didn't like it, CaroB! *sad*

Bingo is awesome. I'm gladly adding AND deleting books from my shelves! :)

Well, I still loved and I'm eagerly awaiting so don't be too hasty Vi.

Oh, I've been in two minds about this series - so not in for another vampire series. I'll still keep an open mind about this. And for some reason, I'm under an impression that this is a zombie series which I'm think is a wrong one.

Vi, don't tell me you haven't read this series yet?!

Sandra's right! The books are yummy-in a totally not edible way, of course!

Midu wrote: "but you didn't like it, CaroB! *sad*"
I thought it was just O.K., but not as good as the previous books for sure.


Sandra wrote: "Well, I still loved and I'm eagerly awaiting so don't be too hasty Vi."
That's good to know, Sandra. I'll try to keep an open mind.

Nope! I suppose I should move it up the TBR?

Midu wrote: "Vi, don't tell me you haven't read this series yet?!"

Up> No, make them the TBR lol

Hmmm it wasn't the usual good stuff, CaroB!

Vi, no real Zombies per say, though there was a mummy in one... there's a little bit of a steampunk element to these that added a bit of interest.

and pretty Conall too!

Ok, I'm here! I finished . and I give it a grudging ★★★★. More like 3.5 stars, really. Conall Maccon makes me laugh so hard! I love him. I felt so sad for Professor Lyall. And the way Gail Carriger describes things has such a flair to it that I like a lot. This time around the mystery wasn't too interesting to me, as I am not a big fan of steampunk - it dragged whenever we got to descriptions of automatons and such. and I HATE Felicity and Ivy. The birth scene made me laugh. I can't wait to see Alexia and Conall with Prudence in Timeless!!

Hooray! We get a stamp!! :-)

WOO HOO! YAY US!
I haven't read the The Parasol Protectorate series, but I have the first one here waiting to be read. Maybe I'll read it sometime. :-)