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Amber wrote: "Thanks for looking. The fan in my computer quit working so it runs hot and will freeze up/run real slow. *note to self* bring lab top home from work today :) This isn't great news because im alread..."If you have non-melting icepack/patch things you would freeze and apply to body injuries, place close to but not on computer and definitely not blocking air vents. Anything looking like a vent should be a few inches clear of anything even with non-working fan. Weird lights on an older power surge strip could mean it has given up the ghost and needs replacing or needs its reset button hit (another heat problem). With dead fan, more attention to keeping dust free a really good idea because will be easier to clog up now (I like the little sewing machine brushes and micro sized vac attachments for regular vacuums sold lots of places under $10 rather than the wimpy and pricey little computer vacuums). unused printers or other plugged in devices should be off if not in use to also reduce heat and other interference—ack, occupational hazard to offfer advice unasked.
I'm ready for the next shelf how bout y'all?
Impatiently waiting and slowly working on my free space book. =)
will have my free space book read by tomorrow. Will try to get a review up before I take off to Texas...
I'm trying to kill of my mountain of free samples downloaded I haven't read while waiting...not going so well. Nothing is good when you are chomping at the bit to read another book but are afraid to start before shelf call.
I'll try to read my free space book over the weekend. Looking forward to the next one.
Tick...tick...tick....I am so ready for next shelf ....
I cant wait for the next shelf. Im hoping some specific books will fit in for it too =)
Me too! Deb you seem to be pretty tech savvy do you know if all of the alt and HTML codes work the same on a Mac?
Jenne wrote: "Me too! Deb you seem to be pretty tech savvy do you know if all of the alt and HTML codes work the same on a Mac?"For displaying and for creating, not a problem (the ones used on goodreads or other "unicode" displaying sites/browsers in particular carry over perfectly).
It's been awhile for me on Mac stuff; but the unicode, ASCII, and ANSI character sets and the HTML programming is universal. Not just PC, Android, Linux, Chrome, Firefox, etc. nor just English language. On some OS system keyboards/devices, holding a key down might get a popup showing alternate characters without having to figure out the HTML codes. But can always use.
It is possible to change some video settings (particularly in older Internet Explorer browsers) to where you don't see unicode characters -- but something you would have had to have done deliberately and not standard.
Shelf: Free Space (group-bookshelf)
Completed: 22/9/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Another fantastic novel in the IAD series, and one that gave me my much needed lykae fix.
This is the story of Lucia, the huntress and Garreth MacRieve, prince of the lykae clan. I've been waiting for their story ever since we saw the first hints of their connection in "A Hunger Like No Other", and it hasn't disappointed. It's a funny, sexy and exciting read, including an adventure in the Amazon, evil gods and of course Lucia and Garreth's romance.
Garreth has his hands full to convince his mate that he's the one for her, as Lucia has kept up her chastity for over a millennium in exchange for her unsurpassed archery skills. She needs those in order to kill an ancient god, with whom she has a long history. But of course the sexy and determined lykae won't give up without a fight.
Towards the end of the book, a major plotline for the upcoming books is set up, that makes me want to delve in straight away.
Thanks Debbie! I'm debating on getting one and wasn't sure. Now shelf, shelf, shelf lol
Jenne wrote: "Thanks Debbie! I'm debating on getting one and wasn't sure. Now shelf, shelf, shelf lol"
A few keyboard differences to learn on the mac (including some alt and ctrl key stuff under "option" key)...but all works. Scroll to bottom table/chart at http://www.nouilles.info/keyboard_sho... to see keyboard tips for characters.
*sigh* no shelf yet; I have company from 6 pm Eastern time onwards....may have to sneak off to the bathroom to check. (I'm terrible, but I have hidden an iPad inside folded bath towels on more than one occasion and smartphones tuck in lots of places.)
Lol you're like the little kid on the e trader commercials
I saw the shelf! yay, a personal pick for "favorite author" .... back to company...*flush* ... will post choice later.
Likely to go for The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. Missed his Lexington booksigning for The Blinding Knife tonight because had already committed to wine tasting dinner with friends before I knew about. Backup plan for this book if gets too complex or slow that I was planning to savor is Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card or next Kitty Norville or Night Huntress book. A good wine tasting so now in Kroger parking lot with munchies...hubby fnished final paper for doctorate this evening which has put off our regular grocery shopping so life is back to the mundane.
Grats to hubby on finishing the paper!Im currently figuring out what i will read for this shelf. I thought i checked out a digital book, but i didnt find the dl...so looking into that first
Alright it is official I will be reading
for the favorite author shelf
I'll be reading
by Ilona Andrews. I love her Kate Daniels Series so hopefully this one will be worth it.Anyone read the Edge series before?
@ Deborah I've had Brent Weeks Night Angel books on my TBR list for a while now. Worth it or not?
I'll either read something by JA Saare or Kelley Armstrong.
Jennifer wrote: "I'll be reading On the Edge by Ilona Andrews. I love her Kate Daniels Series so hopefully this one will be worth it.Anyone read the Edge series before?
@ Deborah I've had Bre..."
The Night Angel books made me a fan of the author; not books where the storyline or character summaries do justice...just really good fantasy that takes some of the usual elements but works them into a unique book with a very distinctive main character. No group of multi-racial heroes running endlessly around author's imagined map type of fantasy. Some really interesting twists; don't get put off by the fact characters were youngish in the opening; they grow up quick.
I also read On The Edge. I liked it even if not necessarily the most amazing book ever read, some originality to the worldbuilding and some formulaic, an air of "snow queen" and all those slavic or Black Forest tales in my opinion. I read because so many raves about the series; plan on reading more in series but so likely to be on BINGO shelves waiting for a "fit."
If anyone has not bought yet, check for omnibus or bundled deals. I know I got "The Night Angel Trilogy" for the kindle versus buying each book seperate.
About half way done with favorite author book =) So far not quite as awesome as the preceeding series but im still enjoying it
I'm nowhere near getting even halfway in mine tonight...I just realized it is over 600 page. The world and every character has been interesting but not sure where story is headed exactly or even clear on who the bad guys are. Glad it's early shelves; once there are potential BINGOs I need to remember to be careful of page counts.
Jennifer wrote: "I'll be reading by Ilona Andrews. I love her Kate Daniels Series so hopefully this one will be worth it.Anyone read the Edge series before?..."
I'm up to date with the Edge series, and enjoyed the books. Not quite as good as Kate Daniels, but still very entertaining and set in a really interesting world. The first two were good, but I really loved #3 Fate's Edge.
Deborah (Debbie Rice) wrote: "I'm nowhere near getting even halfway in mine tonight...I just realized it is over 600 page. The world and every character has been interesting but not sure where story is headed exactly or even c..."Did u see that one team already has 3 lined up in a row with whats been called?
Lucky Bastards!I'll be finished with my review of "God save the Queen" tomorrow.
Man that sux that one team already has 3 lined up!
Stephanie wrote: "Did u see that one team already has 3 lined up in a row with whats been called? ..."I am mentally sticking fingers in ear and not hearing that one! What I hear is that we now have three directions in which we can win. Diagonally top left to bottom right with "free space" and "kick-ass heroine"; in a row left to right with "favorite author" and "kick-ass heroine"; and diagonally lower left to upper right with "favorite author" and "free space"...oops, I think I need to get a life.
I'm reading
for Favorite Author and should finish it tomorrow or Wednesday :)
I am mentally sticking fingers in ear and not hearing that one! What I hear is that we now h..."I second that :-D
Ok ladies I'm back and ready to roll. Trip was great (Texoma lake)loads of fish. I will be reading Beyond the Highland Mist For 2nd shelf. Just got a call from the library that the book was in when I walked in the door this evening.Can't wait to get it started I loved her Fever series.
Amber wrote: "Ok ladies I'm back and ready to roll. Trip was great (Texoma lake)loads of fish. I will be reading Beyond the Highland Mist For 2nd shelf. Just got a call from the library that the book was in when..."Welcome back!
Shelf: Free SpaceRead: 24/9/2012
Rating: ★★★★★ (I need more stars)
“God save the Queen”, the first installment in the Immortal Empire starts off with a bang and doesn’t let up. First sentence: “I hate goblins.” Having never read a book about goblins and having shunned the more shall we say disfigured creatures of the paranormal world for suave vamps and ferocious wolves I now wonder why. Why not goblins. The pace Kate Locke sets is incredible. No sentence feels like a filler and the action and dialogue draws you in from the start. I absolutely adore the voice she gives her heroine. I now have so many of her quotes highlighted on my kindle :-)
I love the world building, the idea that the world is separated into the aristocracy made up of vampires and werewolves, the humans who fear them, but outnumber them, the goblins who play a crucial role in this story, which I’m not giving away, and the halvsies, the mixed-bloods. Our heroine Alexandra Vardan would have been very comfortable on the kick-ass shelf. In addition to the tough and snarcastic Xandra we have one very very ferocious werewolf. “Vex” MacLaughlin in addition to his name has all the characteristics a wolf should have. The supporting characters are also very well rounded and play crucial roles in Alexandra’s life.
I cannot believe I only read steampunk once before. I neglected a whole genre.
Jennifer wrote: "Shelf: Free Space..“God save the Queen”, the first installment in the Immortal Empire starts off with a ba..."I think you may have put a spoiler about (view spoiler) if you wanna edit as such; but, great review and adding back on group status.
Deborah (Debbie Rice) wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Shelf: Free Space..“God save the Queen”, the first installment in the Immortal Empire starts off with a ba..."I think you may have put a spoiler about [spoilers removed] if you w..."
Sorry, I changed it. I thought it would be fine because it's information you get right from the start of the book. But you're right. A spoiler is a spoiler. Thanks :-)
Jennifer wrote: "Deborah (Debbie Rice) wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Shelf: Free Space..“God save the Queen”, the first installment in the Immortal Empire starts off with a ba..."I think you may have put a spoiler abo..."
No biggie; it's just it took me a long way into the book to figure it out so worried it could be a spoiler for another reader.
Shelf: Favourite Author
Read: 26/9/2012
Rating: ★★★★★
This was my favourite book of the series so far and concentrates on Clay and his mate Talin. The two have known each other since childhood, but a horrific incident has torn them apart and left Clay thinking she was dead. Now, many years later Talin contacts Clay, as she needs his help in finding out what happened to some missing street kids, she used to work with.
This is the first time we have a human mate instead of a psy, which was refreshing and I have to admit I actually enjoyed it a lot more. I think I got a little bit bored with the rather repetitive romances in the last books, in which the psy half of the couple always had to be awakened to their feelings.
Clay was a rather good dark and brooding hero, and Talin a very strong heroine, who's had a horrible past that still affects her.
The plot was interesting too and we also find out a bit more about the psy-net, which is disintegrating more and more.
Favorite Author
9/26/12
★★★★☆
I really enjoyed it. It was a little slow in the beginning, but it eventually picked up. The characters in this book are the ones that were my favorites in the Vampire Academy series, and I am glad I got to learn more about them. There is still a lot to learn. So many unanswered questions. A great promise of an excellent journey to come.
Shelf: Favourite AuthorRead: 26/9/2012
Rating: ★★★★☆
I really enjoyed this book and will be reading the other two books in Ilona Andrew's Edge Series.
The fantasy aspect was interesting with the different worlds exiting next to each other. I loved the interation between the heroine and the hero and the story had a fairy tale feel to it.
Apart from the two main characters I loved the children the most. I always enjoy reading an author who just gets what's going on it a child's head and how they reason with each other. Sometimes you read a dialog between an adult an a child and you think to yourself. Hang on, as this author ever heard a child speak. Anyway, very different from the Kate Daniels book, more harmless in a way but very enjoyable.
Jennifer #4
comes out 27 November 2012.
Favorite Author Shelf:I read Crimson Moon by J.A. Saare
Finished, 9/26/12
★★★★☆
Solid 4.25 and I suspect the other books in this trilogy will be 5 star reads. Emma lives by herself in a small town. Her mother is decease and dad went MIA before she was born. She's attacked by strange people with red eyes one day. An unknown rescuer grabs her and takes her to safety. This is her crash course in the supernatural world. Rescued by werewolves and finds out she's vampire royalty. Instantly she bonds with Caleb her rescuer. He's been hired by her dad to get her to safety. After an instant courtship and mate bonding with him she has to go meet her fathers vamp family. Werewolves aren't allowed to know where the vampires live so Caleb can't come with her. Can they survive the separation and can Emma decide not to be a part of her long lost family? It seems everyone in the supernatural world wants a piece of Emma in one fashion or another. I can't wait to continue on with this trilogy!
Wow, I'm the slow one this time. I'm 80% done. (Going back to update group status.)
Favorite Author Shelf
The Black Prism by Brent WeeksFinished: September 26, 2012
Rating: ★★★★★ 4¾ stars
Number of pages: 629
Review: This was one jam-packed, doorstopper-sized epic/heroic fantasy. I became a fan of author for his Night Angel trilogy but had no clue what to expect. It was an amazing book and start of a series. The 629-page clunker needed every page to tell the story, flesh out the characters, and setup the worldbuilding--and managed to do so without being confusing and was incredibly fast-paced and action-packed on each and every page. Not confusing but intense enough that reader needed to pay attention rather then breeze thru quickly. And still obviously more to tell despite the ending not being a cliffhanger. Other than that, I'm not real sure how to review as there was so much. Not set in Night Angel world or in any way reminescient.
I avoided letting other reviews color my opinion of book; now, I see reviewers going thru what was and was not formula, what subplots or characters reminded them of what ... well, everything really felt original to me. My big red flags were up at times where I worried might head to something formulaic, for example, with one of the characters, Kip (and, yup, I kept mentally flashing to Have Space Suit - Will Travel every time I saw it) being young and headed for the special training academy--but he barely got there before events quickly had him off again so no formula/trope thing there or anywhere for me in this book. I really enjoyed the read more than this not-so-well-written review can express.
Compared to books I rated 5-stars (including others by this favorite author), very, very minor things I did not care for; again, very miniscule and very small part of book so only lost about a quarter of a star for me: The big reveal about the brothers Gavin and Dazen about 40% into the book was jarring and I never really bought into it until nearly the end, I dislike the we-have-been-so-in-love-years but deliberately keep apart subplots, the Prism was a bit too powerful edging on the dreaded deus ex machina, and some tiny problems with battle scenes. Kariss was written as a kick-ass heroine, so I get it -- but some scenes with a lot of stunts and leaping about that would work great in a Matrix type of movie but not well in this book where the battle scenes were otherwise well done; just that in sword fighting--any experienced opponent would just angle their blade so that the leaping body weight would impale it on the point and go back to battle next enemy. (Sorry, lettered in fencing in high school so those types of scenes throw me; but, likely just a personal pet peeve that other readers would not care about as much they would just enjoy an action-packed scene).
I'm really not sure I'll post an actual review (beyond a 5-star rating) on book's product page. Will have to think about because I'm still not real sure how to review the thing.
5-stars is pretty telling even if rounding up from my 4¾-star nitpicking. Would not recommend to anyone looking for passionate lovestory, irritated by multiple POVs or needing the big happily ever after finish.
LOL, even I'm not looking for shelf this early. It's Thirsday here and Friday in Japan...
LoL. Its just that my free space book is kind of dragging...
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I just finished the second book and can't wait to see if the third book fits into the next self LOL!
Ok so something turned out right for me and im still able to read