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R5: Team #13 ~ The Clever Coven
Nici wrote: "Wooten Woot Dana as captain! Also, Dana that series sounds interesting. I will have to check it out"They really are quite good and the additional 'power' that she has (her Beast) is actually one of my favorite characters.
Her Rogue Mage are in my top ten for post-apoc books - very good. :) I still need to read Divergent though and I have been told to save a post-apoc spot for this one b/c it is soooooo good.
i finished Kiss of Frost for the free space on 6/19. I give it three and a half stars. I wanted to give it more, but sometimes the main character seems to be so stupid, i felt like i was watching a horror movie yelling at the screen "don't go in there!" you know what I mean? However, even with this flaw i enjoyed the book and will continue the series.
Nici wrote: "i finished Kiss of Frost for the free space on 6/19. I give it three and a half stars. I wanted to give it more, but sometimes the main character seems to be so stupid, i felt like i was watching..."I know what you mean. Gwen knew that someone was out to get her so she still went places alone and put herself in the middle of dangerous situations. She made me want to scream :P
Exactly! And yea I get that she is 17 and wants to be independent, but I think this was too much
She's afflicted with DCS...ditzy co-ed syndrome. The illness that forces you to go upstairs and take a shower in the empty, unlocked house right after you hear about the evil, serial rapist and murderer that is lose in your neighborhood.
looks like my book won't work for free space either.
Week: free space
Completed: June 20th, 2012
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review:
I really enjoy the Demonica series but I had been putting off reading this book because I didn't really like Sin very much from the previous books in the series. However I've read the Lords of Deliverance series and there were a few holes in my knowledge so I decided to get this book over and done with.
I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I thought. I liked the action and the story. I also really liked how we got to see quite a bit of the Sem brothers and saw how their lives have been going after they found their mates. The romance was enjoyable to read too.
I'm still not a Sin fan but I'm glad I read her story.
For Free Space:A Blood Seduction (Vamp City, #1)
by Pamela Palmer
which is on the SOS book shelf.
Ming wrote: "For Free Space:A Blood Seduction (Vamp City, #1)
by Pamela Palmer
which is on the SOS book shelf."
Gotcha, changes made. :) Also, sorry to push but I think you will need to give us a bit more in the review department for us to be able to earn our stamp. *We can't make Steph mad...she has a whip and she has been know to use in during BSB. ;) *
Kate wrote: "Week: free space
Completed: June 20th, 2012
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review:
I really enjoy the Demonica series but I had been putting off reading this book because I didn't really ..."
Glad to hear it! I'm scheduling some more Demonica in my reading diet. :)
Well I haven't heard anything to the contrary, so I am assuming that we are all on board with The Clever Coven as a name. We got a 3/5 vote for that one so go ahead and change our name Steph! :)
Done :)
For Free Space:A Blood Seduction (Vamp City, #1)
by Pamela Palmer
which is on the SOS book shelf.
***
Finished 6.20.12
Vampires: Bad, Badder and Baddest. Heroine to stupid to live. The Hero -- well they don't call him snake for nothing. He lies, lies and lies .. If he told the truth his fangs would fall out. BUT: it is almost obsessively readable and oddly enjoyable.
Much better Ming, LOL, I'm reading it next month hope I enjoy it too :)
Sandra wrote: "Done :)"Thank you darlin'! :)
@Ming: Thanks! :) And I know what you mean about ...obsessively readable and oddly enjoyable. I have a couple of series that I have read and sometimes I actually stop and ask myself, "Why?" Yet still I read them...and enjoy it. I'm sick I tell ya!
OK, so I read the first 4 pages of
and my hold on Divergent came in...whoot! so I changed over and read the WHOLE freakin' thing last night. Argh, I'm tired, but man I enjoyed it.
Week 1: young adult paranormal
Completed: June 21st, 2012
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review: Well I have to admit that I really like this one! YA is not always to my liking but this was enjoyable. I like the post-apoc factor, and the divergence issue was very interesting. Four is a great character and Tris was the best! I had to start worrying about myself at moments when I was really enjoying her being bad-@$$ and blood-thirsty. :) I will definately be reading
and hope I can work it into another shelf. P.S. for anyone else that has read this, is the narrative voice on this one achingly similar to Stephanie Meyer's
?
Sorry, still Sat here in Oki. >;) Less than 24 hrs away though.
Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)by Richelle Mead finished 6/22/12
4/5 stars
I think this is the best book of the series so far. The action was good and kept me interested. I'm interested to see if there are any other side affects of Rose being Shadow kissed. I was happy to see that Mason passed on happy. Seeing him sad all the time bothered me a little because that's not how he was. Rose and Dimitri's relationship finally progresses and then WTH. I'm definitely reading the next one to find out what happens.
I finished the book I chose for. The ya shelf.Fade on 6/23. I give it three and a half stars. I didn't like how the style of writing kept changing. However, I liked How realistically the author handled Jeanie's near rape. I also would have liked to hear more from cabelI will continental to read this series.
For favorite series I'm going with The Darkest Passion (Lords of the Underworld #5)by Gena Showalter
Well, for this one I am kind of torn. I have
and
sitting on my shelf and can't decide. I might have to eeny-meeny-miney-mo it. I've been giving Dying Wish some meaningful glances though so I think we may be on to something. :)
Happy reading Coven members!
I think I'll go with Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead for my Favorite-Series.There are many books on that shelf that I'm eager to read. too many books and not enough time :P
Free space read The Summoning , by Kelley Armstrong finished 6/25/12 3/5 starsI gave this book 3/5 stars because the first 3/4 of it were sooo slow to me. I had a hard time getting into it. I did like the last couple of chapters,when they were planning their escape. Then when they did escape it got a little more interesting. It's a shame that she waited until close to the end to add some action.
Week 1: favorite series
Completed: June 24th, 2012
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Review: Something about these books just appeals to me. I've always enjoyed the 'immortal band of warriors' thing but this series is especially good.
This book tells the story of Jackie and Iain. Jackie is one of three sisters who are the daughters of what we could essentially call an alien prince. They have special powers that allow them to become the mates to the Theronai Warriors. Jackie is even more special; she could be a mate to any of them. Too bad she doesn't want to be a mate at all. Iain is the only one of the warriors who is cold and stand-offish and NOT trying to get Jackie to 'pick him'. So of course, she does! He has his reasons for not wanting her and after she bonds to him, he has to be careful to hide who he really is from her. It is a great story and a nice change from the standard MO for these books. And the previous ones were awesome!
This story also had tons of development for future books in it. It set up stories for Ronan, Cain, Nicolas, Joseph, and an unnamed fifth warrior. We are sure to see many more installments in Mrs. Butcher's wonderful series! :)
Hurray! We are on the board. :) Way to go team!Week (N/A): Free Space
Completed: 5/5
Ming: A Blood Seduction June 20th ★ ★ ★
Kelly: The Summoning June 25th ★ ★ ★
Kate: Sin Undone June 20th ★ ★ ★ ★
Dana: Raven Cursed June 17th ★ ★ ★ ★
Nici: Kiss of Frost June 19th ★ ★ ★ ½
I'm off to request our stamp!
Dana, I've done this one but its much easier for me to verify if you link the reviews to the list. Thanks ;)
Sandra wrote: "Dana, I've done this one but its much easier for me to verify if you link the reviews to the list. Thanks ;)"Sorry! I see how others (yourself included) are doing this and will follow the wonderful example. :)
ETA: There! Now that you went to all that work, I went back and fixed it. Great, eh? *groaaaaaaan*
Looking good chickie :D
Favorite series The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter finished 6/25/12 4/5 stars
Aeron never really interested me in the other books so I put his off for a long time. I'm sorry I did. I loved him and Olivia together. Aeron and Wrath live thinking that they can do everything alone and don't need a women to love or take care of them. That is until Olivia comes along. Olivia is the angel who has become a fallen angel to be with Aeron. Even though she knew that she couldn't have him forever she still wanted him for as long or little as she could have him.
Legion still got under my skin and tried everything to get Aeron to love her as more than just his daughter.
Ultimately Aeron sacrifices everything for Olivia. Also to save his brothers from the stupid deal that Legion made with Lucifer. I'm happy to see that they got their hea, but sad that Aeron lost his tattoos and his wings.
Can't wait to read the next one and see what happens with Gideon and Nightmares. Oh and poor Paris what a ride he's been on and it's just going to get more interesting.
Kelly wrote: "Favorite series The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter finished 6/25/12 4/5 stars
Aeron never really interested me in the other books so I put his off for a long time. I'm sorry I did. I loved h..."
Her LOTU books are just soooooo good aren't they? :) I really liked Aeron much better in his story than I had before as well. He just wasn't a character that came across well. It was a sweet story and impressive what she gave up for him. One dedicated heroine!
for Fav. SeriesOnce Burned (Night Prince #1)
by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
so its the first book and someone already tagged it as a fav series....
Yep Ming, LethalLovely has already read, rated & reviewed it for Fav Series :) and she said the same thing.
well I only got my copy at 2pm today .. so must wait until tomorrow for the review //// :-DDDSadly I had to do a few things today
Bugger Ming, RL just shouldn't be allowed :DI'll be expecting more than your usual non-review Ming for this long awaited book.
CONGRATULATIONS, Clever Coven! You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'free space'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats CC!
Once Burned (Night Prince #1)by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
Finished 6/27/12
****
Unlike the apparently stand alone books for Spade and Mencheres, Vlad's book is the beginning of a new series. I wanted to love this book, don't get me wrong I really liked it just didn't love it. Vladislav Basarab is a medieval prince with a few edges softened a bit by time. (if you don't think they are check out some actual accounts of the doings of princes and kings ) Leila, after a childhood accident not only shocks anyone she touches, but she can see their sins and their past, present and future. These skills get her kidnapped and forced into a plot against Vlad.
Bones, Cat,Kira and Mencheres make a cameo appearance.
The book reads fast. About three hours. I have hopes for the next book in the series.
Yay! Ming excellent review. See that wasn't too hard :DI'm really looking forward to reading this one.
How's everyone doing? Were you able to finish up Marked Kate? We don't want to get behind. :) Hope everything is going OK for you all and that you each had a great week.I had to force myself to reread a few oldies but goodies so that I kept my mitts off my BSB books that I had saved. Argh! Cam't wait for the new shelf to be called! :)
Have a great one ladies!
I finished my book a couple days ago, just hhavent gotten around to writing my review: )
New Shelf for 7/1/12 'New2You: Series'No direct link; this is a personal shelf, not a GoodReads' shelf
I'm going to read Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1)
by Melissa Marr
Nici wrote: "I finished my book a couple days ago, just hhavent gotten around to writing my review: )"Fab-U-lous! Looking forward to hearing what you think. :)
I'm really stoked about getting a personal shelf this week! I had a few that would only fit into a few categories (if any) and really wanted to read them. :) Yippee!
I have a love hate thing going with this shelf. Hate that I am gonna start a new series because I am trying to catch up on so many (seriously, who wants to see my fictfact list? Think I am behind on 70 series!) And also excited and happy for the newness of a new series. That being said, I will be reading Minion
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It just arrived in the mail so I feel like that's a sign :P
Destiny! C= I've only read the first two in this series but man I really enjoyed them. Are the others as good as the first couple of stories?