♪Team 2: TWO TO TANGO ☆★ FIRST PLACE★☆

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

I LOVE the Psy-Changeling series! I was never really into shifter books, but this has changed my mind.

[Anna]

Robin I also have a couple others of hers that I may be moving up on my list.

Mary I have been considering starting that series but I keep letting others fet in the way.

Kate How are you coming along? I want to read that series but am missing a book or two.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "I LOVE the Psy-Changeling series! I was never really into shifter books, but this has changed my mind."

I haven't read any shifter books...I think the closest I have come to any type of shifter was the "weres" in the Twilight series. What I have gathered from all you fellow book junkies is that there are all kinds of shifters and I rely on you all to guide me into what's hot and what's not LMBO and not sure that's a good idea cuz who knows what I could end up reading lololololol **giggles and snickers** ☺☺☺

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Anna wrote: "Robin I also have a couple others of hers that I may be moving up on my list.

Mary I have been considering starting that series but I keep letting others fet in the way.

Kate How are you coming ..."

Winter is quickly approaching and I have a feeling we might be in for a bad one this year with lots and lots of snow so I am lining up books and getting prepared LOLOLOL When it starts snowing and gets all blizzardy here I'm sure my trips to the library will be slim to none LOL I am making lists etc of what I will hopefully get read this winter ☺ This author will be a good addition!!!

[Kate]

I've finished :D


Week 7: ♪♩ "My Boyfriend's Back" - The Angels (1963)
Book: Rapture by JR Ward

Rating:★★★
Date: 20 October 2012
Review:

I'm always excited for new JR Ward books but I wasn't looking forward to this one as much as some of the others - the hero, Matthias, was the villain in one of the previous books of the series and I can't help hold grudges against fictional characters...

Rapture isn't as sexy or intense as the previous books but I did like how the sweet relationship between Matthias and Mels developed. Mels is lovely and strong in her own way. I really liked her as a lead.

I'm still a little confused as to why Evil is allowed to break the rules and get away with it but the side of good isn't... Surely this game should be a little fair.

This book was a little slow at times but that might just be because I didn't like Matthias and found him to be a bit tedious to read.

I'll still be reading the rest of the books of this series - I love the supporting characters of Adrian and Jim but this book won't go down as one of my favourites.

Song Link: Book about Angels

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Great review, Kate! I've only read the first in that series. I had to start it twice before I could get through it.

[Lina]

Same here. I read the first one and decided not to continue with the series. Sounds like it's not that bad though.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Great review, Kate! I've only read the first in that series. I had to start it twice before I could get through it."

I got to page 59 of the first one......and then had to return it to the library before I could pick it up again and get it finished...the names of these characters got to me as well as the bad guy looking and smelling like baby powder LOLOL I'm going to finish and continue on with the series but I must admit it has me cracking up.

[Mary X]

The only shifters I don't like are birds, reptiles or water animals (selkies, merfolk). I am most partial to heroes who shift to dragons.

[Lina]

I'm partial to wolf-shifters myself :-) Although lions and Tigers come a close second and third... Must admit, I prefer shifters to vampires, though I know most people wouldn't agree.

[Mary X]

I'm with you. I like vamps by shifters are my preference. My faves being dragons, wolves and big cats. I read a short in an anthology awhile ago and they shifted into gargoyles. There was even a sex scene with them as gargoyles. Yuck.

[Lina]

Seriously?! LOL, I can't imagine how sex with a gargoyle would ever be considered... well, sexy! ugh.

[Anna]

Have we all finished? I know the board isn't updated so I was just asking.

[Kate]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Great review, Kate! I've only read the first in that series. I had to start it twice before I could get through it."

I think because there are so many storylines and some of them take many many many books to resolve it's a series many people either love or they hate.

As for the villains smelling like baby powder - I've always hated that scent so it has always just felt fitting to me :P



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I currently prefer shifters to vampires too. Especially Dragon shifters but I'm also partial to tigers or wolves.

I can't imagine a shifter in gargoyle form... but maybe that's because whenever I see the word gargoyle I get the image of the ones from Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame...

[Mary X]

Anna can you put a link to your book in your review? Thanks.

[Mary X]

My Boyfriend's Back

Kate: Rapturereview

Anna: Just the Way You Arereview

Robin: An Angel for Christmasreview

Mary: Mine to Possess review

[Mary X]

OK I am done with my book:



10/23/12
4 stars

My Boyfriend's Back

I actually kept putting this off because I really don't like to read books where there's violence against kids. Not that this book glorifies violence against kids. But it's main plot line is gifted but troubled kids getting snatched and murdered. But I have this OCD compulsion to read series in order so.., I finally read it. Great book. I am partial to tortured, emotionally scarred hero/herone. These 2 were definitely that. I'm not sorry that I bought books 3-9 brand new.

[Lina]

Congratulations Two to Tango!!! You are the third team to have 7 dancers groovified. Your dance card has been updated in Post #2.

[Kate]

Thanks CaroB :)

Now we're all ready for the next song to be announced. It will be sad when this game is over.

[Mary X]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)

Possible Links
♩♩ Any book published in the 1980s
♩♩ Any book with the words GIRLS, FUN or WANT TO.
♩♩ A book where the main character quits a job to take a break (not to take another job).
♩♩ A book with a full SUN or Moon on the cover. (No sunsets)
♩♩ Any book where the main character or author has the first name of CINDY or surname LAUPER (or any derivative of).

[Lina]

Kate wrote: "Thanks CaroB :)

Now we're all ready for the next song to be announced. It will be sad when this game is over."

Aww thanks Kate! I'm glad to hear you've enjoyed playing it. I'm going to tweak it a bit before opening sign-ups for Round 2, but we'll do it again. :-)

[Anna]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)


I'm going to read


Song link: full moon on cover

[Mary X]

Um I don't think that counts. It has to be a full sun on the cover.

Nevermind I see Moon was added

[Anna]

CaroB posted:

Susan has just raised a good point about the link of full sun on the cover for this week. I've amended the playlist to also include a Full Moon, but what I'm looking for is a complete outline of the circle... there may be writing in the middle of it, but as long as we can see the full outline clearly, I'll take it.

Sorry to be a Pain.

[Lina]

Anna, what's the page count, do you know?

[Lina]

No worries, just saw it on Amazon.

[Anna]

CaroB wrote: "Anna, what's the page count, do you know?"

Every I can find says approximately 187 pages

[Mary X]

well she vetoed both books I asked about so I will have to keep looking.

I have some Cindy Gerard books but they are print books at home. I had plans to go out tonight and wanted to read something on the Kindle while at work.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

I am hunting for my book NOW!!!

[Kate]

I'll read Tempting Fate - published in the 1980's (first published in 1985)

[Mary X]

Ugh I am not finding anything. I have like 50 ebooks with a moon of some kind on the cover but either it's too small in the back ground or partially obscured.

I am going to see the 1931 version of Frankenstein at the movies tonight so I will not be home to read a print book. Tonight is the only night it is playing.

[Mary X]

I found one on my Kindle (finally!) that was published in the 80's originally.



song connection: published in the 80's: 1985.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)

I am going to read:



Song link: full moon on cover

[Mary X]

I'm kind of skeeved out by this book. He suspects she might be a byblow of his father or uncle, she looks just like him and his siblings and he's lusting after her. And he's not disgusted by the fact that she could be his half-sister or 1st cousin. Ick.

eta: yet strangly I want to keep reading it. Does that make me a perve?

[Mary X]

Nope I can't do it. I can't finish this book. He's married to one woman, lusting after the heroine who he strongly thinks is his half-sister and he just had sex with his Uncle's mistress.

I will find something else. I have decided that I am not up for 3 hours in a movie theater tonight. I wish they would have these things on weekend afternoons.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Mary wrote: "Nope I can't do it. I can't finish this book. He's married to one woman, lusting after the heroine who he strongly thinks is his half-sister and he just had sex with his Uncle's mistress.

I will..."

Some books are like that Mary...they go in the DNF pile. Sorry that you are going to have to find another one to read though.

I am halfway through my book and I really like it ☺

[Lina]

Mary, for some reason I hadn't seen your second book last night when I answered your question about the moon on the Rules & Discussion thread. Seeing it this morning, I can clearly see the full outline of the moon in , so if you want to swap for that, it would be fine.

[Mary X]

Thanks but I'm already 100 pages into:

song connection: originally published in 1986. I've this book for 10 years now and it's made like 6 moves with me. It's about time I read it.

[Mary X]

Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Mary: Crystal Flame Review
Robin: Walk Two Moons review
Kate: Tempting Fate review
Anna: Don't Tell The Moon review

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)

Song Link:♪♪ Song link: full moon on cover

Book Choice:Walk Two Moons



Rating:★★★★
Finished: October 24, 2012
Review:I have looked at this book several times and always bypassed it for something else. Why? Probably because I am really bad about judging a book by its cover and this cover really isn't that appealing to me nor is the title or the blurb. But let me say this, all of that is deceiving when it comes to this book. I really enjoyed reading this book. The author does an awesome job of weaving the two stories of Sal and Phoebe into one. Although at times it is humorous, it's also an emotional story of loss,love, and forgiveness. A great story involving the turbulent ride of teenage emotions ☺

[Mary X]

I almost done with my book too. I'll bring it to work today.

[Mary X]

One of the teams already has 3 reviews posted for this week. Hopefully their last person will take awhile.

[Kate]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)

Book Choice: Tempting Fate by Nora Roberts

Rating:★★★
Finished: October 25, 2012
Review:
This is the second book in the Macgregor's series and it focuses on Caine (Serena's brother), a hard working lawyer and Diane (Justin's sister). It's cute and fun - I love the matchmaking Daniel - patriarch of the Macgregor family.

As is the mainstay of a lot of romance novels - there's misunderstandings and interfering families - all that stuff that I love in books but can't stand in real life.

I'm glad that during the course of this dance party I discovered Nora Roberts.

Song Link: Book originally published in the 1980's/

[Mary X]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)




4 STARS
Song connection: originally published in the 80's.

I bought this series as part of a book box from ebay like 10 years ago. I read the 1st one right around that time and then never went back to them. One thing I like about JAK is that usually her series aren't so tied together that you can't follow if you skip one or take a long break inbetween. I read Sweet Starfire 10 years ago. I had no problem jumping right into this book and following it. Now I want to reread Sweet Starfire. Anyway I am glad I kept it and Shield's Lady through multiple military moves.

[Mary X]

Nevermind-I figured out how to do the link on my work computer without the copy link location button.

[Anna]

Week 8: ♩♩ "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)

Date Finished: 10/25/12
1/5 Stars

Don't Tell The Moon

Review: I wasn't a big fan of this book. The heroine's husband passed away. After three years she falls in love with an actor just by watching him on screen in the theater. Finally later she takes a trip and gets employed by him, has an affair and they end up together.

Song Link: moon on cover

[Anna]

We are all 4 finished...how did we do Mary?

[Mary X]

I think we won. Unless there's a problem with something. I put in the request and my links work.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Awesome job girls!!!! I don't see anyone else requesting to have their last dancer groovified besides us ☺

[Lina]

Congratulations Two to Tango!!!! You are the first team to have 8 dancers groovified and the winners of our first ever Dance Party!!! WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!! I've updated your dance cards, go and get a well-deserved drink, well done everyone!!!