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R6: Team #5 ~ High-Fivers
I finished my Favorite Author book today (10/3) and gave it 3 and 1/2 stars.Review:
Really 3 and 1/2 stars, especially with the short story included which takes place at the same time as the main story. I like Andrea and really felt for her pain, especially when (view spoiler), but I only gave 4 stars to the last Kate Daniels book and this one wasn't as good as that. If they continue the World of Kate Daniels series, I hope Roman gets his own story as I'd like to know more about him (got to love the Eeyore pjs) and he deserves someone special.
As for the main story, Raphael comes across as a spoiled jerk for the first half or so. I enjoyed Andrea's banter with Roman and Ascanio. The mystery was interesting and it was complete. The wrap-up was at warp speed and I would have liked a little more detail there.
The short story took place at the same time as the main, but starred Kate and Curran. I loved how they were so protective of a boy they just met. I also enjoyed just seeing them be together. As much as I like Andrea and Raphael, I think I enjoyed this story more.
(edited as I had the wrong shelf)
Just in time before tomorrow's new shelf gets called, here's my review for this week:Shelf: URBAN FANTASY
Book: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
Rating: ★★★★★
Finished: 6-Oct-12
Review: Sometimes you fall upon a book at exactly the right time. You find yourself in the perfect frame of mind to read the next book on your TBR pile.
That's what's happened to me with this book. It had it's flaws, but overall, I have loved this story. Enough that my first thought when I finished the last page was to check if I already had the next one in the series. This was different enough, in a recent slew of paranormal romances, and interesting enough, to keep me reading, to keep me curious about the multi-faceted characters. I enjoyed Merit's wit, but also her ability to analyze. This is a smart heroine, even when she's in a completely new situation she is trying to figure out all sides of the box, and find the appropriate response.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that the subsequent books can keep me as enthralled.
I'm glad you liked it so much. I'm half way though (reading it for my Free Space) and really enjoying it so far.
I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did, Kate, so was really glad this challenge gave me the push to read it.
Shelf - Favorite Author
Finished 10/6/2012 Rating: 4 stars
The more and more I read of this author the more I like her. The middle part of this book was a tad slow for me, although that could be because I got sick for almost a week and didn't want to do anything but sleep, and even when I got better I still just wanted to sleep so I was reading it in super small chunks, but on the whole I really enjoyed it, and look forward to the rest of the series. This is the second book I've read with a Jinn theme (the first being a more lighthearted book), and I liked that this one took a darker tone, although still had some comedy throughout, but it kind of makes me want to search for more Jinn books, they don't seem as popular as say vampires or werewolves.
New week is Vampires!I'm not sure what I'm going to read yet, I was kind of hoping I could fit Borrowed Ember in, since I've changed my urban-fantasy book to Scorched Skies, and know I'm going to want to read the next one immediately!
I'm tossing up between Lover Revealed, which I need to get back to, and Friday Night Bites, to continue the new series from last week :-)
Just finished my Urban Fantasy shelf read (10/6) and gave it 3 stars.Review:
Jane is swept off her feet by Malcolm and agrees to marry him and leave France for NY. But her mother-in-law to be turns out to be more than a controlling, socialite b****. As Jane learns more of her heritage while trying to make friends, figure out what is going on with Malcolm and keep his mother from running her life, she finds out some family secrets and starts making plans. (view spoiler)
I am probably going to read
for the Vampires shelf.
I picked
for the Vampires shelf.I'll get us all updated tomorrow. I think we're ready for another stamp. Right now, I'm about to fall asleep.
Night, night. -_-
Cathy wrote: "I will read Sex and the Single Vampire for the Vampires shelf."That is a fun series.
Have you read her dragon series? Those were funny too.
Doesn't she have a few dragon series? I do like the Dark Ones series. For this week I think I'll read Shadow Kiss
.I just discovered this series during the last BSB and am really enjoying it.
Cathy wrote: "Have you read her dragon series? Those were funny too."Yep, I have up through book 1 in the light dragon series and I need to catch up on that sometime soon. I think my all-time favorite book by her is a contemporary romance -
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I loved that one Diane - LOL funny!!!
I have that in my TBR pile. I'll have to move it up.
And we're all updated.You all have picked some good vampire books.
I've read all of Katie MacAlister's dragon books to Book 2 of the Light Dragons, which I have sitting on my self waiting to be read. I haven't checked out any of her others, but I've been meaning to forever. Maybe I need to do some TBR rearranging like Cathy. Guess I'll need to go gas up the forklift. :-P
Thanks Alyssa, we appreciate all that you do as team captain. :)
Cathy wrote: "Alyssa, I think you missed my review for urban fantasy.my review"
Ahh.... Darn.... I could've sworn I checked it all. Soo sorry. :-)
Fixed it! Hopefully...
Shelf: VAMPIRESBook: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Rating: ★★★★
Finished: 11-Oct-12
Review:
I've been wanting to get to this book, wondering how things would go for Butch and Marissa, both with their own insecurities, and a serious lack of communication. It was great for me to return to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, but there were a couple of things that I really disliked. The first was Marissa's attitude towards Butch's purpose in the Brotherhood, I felt it was completely inconsistent with the way she'd been groomed to be Wrath's mate. She should have expected a warrior male, and so her issues with Butch fighting made no sense to me. The second thing that annoyed me was the allusion to an attraction between Butch and V, but nothing stated outright? Was that part of the deeper bond, or did I misunderstand... All in all, a fantastic read though.
Shelf: Favourite AuthorBook: The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Rating:★★★★★
Finished: 11th October 2012
Review:
The troubled teens are still on the run from the sinister Edison Group; Chloe’s necromancy skills are getting stronger and stronger, Tori is able to perform magic that witches many times her age can’t achieve without incantations and Derek’s changes are getting more intense and more frequent. Add her romantic entanglement with both Simon AND Derek – things couldn’t get much more complicated for Chloe Saunders.
After holding up at a safe house but not feeling all that safe at the moment, Chloe has to cope with an evil teenage ghost haunting the house and a necromancer mentor who doesn’t believe Chloe’s skills. Along with the threat of the Edison Group hanging over them, the teens grow more and more suspicious of anyone and everyone until… at last – one way or another – they get to the bottom of the Lyle House mystery…
I’m always anxious when I get to the last book in a series/trilogy that I’m enjoying. I want to know just how it’s going to end but at the same time I don’t want to have to leave the characters.
Chloe has grown so much since the first book. Her powers are developing experientially and she’s come a long way from the stuttering fearful girl into the woman who overcomes her fears when it comes to protecting the ones she loves.
The other characters are great in their own ways too – I’m not sure after the first book I ever thought I could like Tori but she’s grown on me and I’m glad that the others accepted her into their merry crew of adolescent misfits.
I loved the amount of action that occurs throughout this book. There’s evil angry ghosts, get away plans, werewolves and so much more. This was a fantastic instalment in the trilogy however – I didn’t love the ending. Or rather, I didn’t like that the trilogy was ending. There’s so much more I want to know. But I did love how all the drama came to climax and the resulting resolution was fitting to the series.
We can now get our stamp for that shelf.
And I'm finished with my Free Space book too and will get the review up in a short while :) I'm on a bit of a roll at the moment :P
Urban Fantasy - 4 1/2 stars finished 10/12/12
I liked this one more then the first, I didn't find it to have any slow parts, I even read the first 60% in one sitting immediately after finishing the first one. I wish it hadn't changed narrators so often, but majority of the book was 1 narrator so I guess it wasn't to big of a deal, and it was necessary, I just get annoyed when I'm into a part and it changes for a minute haha I'm impatient. I can't wait until a shelf is called where I can fit the 3rd book in :P
I finished
for the Urban Fantasy shelf on 10/12/12.Rating: ★★★★
Review: I liked it. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely held my interest.
I was pretty interested in all skinwalker stuff. The only things I really know about skinwalkers is from the Mercy books. All the new info in the book was pretty cool.
Jane is bad-ass. I liked her. Beast was cool too, and another bad-ass.
The jury's still out for me on a bunch of the other characters, like Rick and Leo. Very suspicious....
I'll be continuing with the series as the books become available to me.
Heather wrote: "Urban Fantasy - 4 1/2 stars
I liked this one more then the first, I didn't find it to have any slow parts, I even read the first 60% in one sitting immediately..."
I need a date for when you finished, pretty please. :-)
Heather wrote: "Whoops sorry, updated :)"Thanks, thanks.
I put your books in the mail today! :-D
Alyssa wrote:I put your books in the mail today! :-D"
I saw that, I can't wait!
I went through my libraries overdrive tonight and found a whole bunch of new books! So I'm reading Moon Called for my vampire book.
Shelf: Free SpaceBook: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
Rating:★★★★
Date: 12 October 2012
Review:
I really enjoyed this book - I can see myself really getting into the rest of the series.
The characters are interesting and I loved the tension between Ethan and Merit.
Catcher was the stand out character for me (aside from Merit) but I also liked the friendship between Mal and Merit.
The world of the Vampires and other things was really interesting and I found it fascinating how the Houses worked.
I hope you like Moon Called, Heather. Mercy Thompson is one of my favourite series.
Me2! I know its more of a werewolf book (at least I think by title), but it mentioned vampire in the description so figured would sneak it in lol
CONGRATULATIONS, High-Fivers!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'Favorite Author' and 'urban-fantasy'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats on both stamps Fivers!
Shelf #5 ~ 10/14/12: 'Series Catch-up'DIRECT LINK: This is a personal shelf, not a Goodreads shelf.
I'll be reading The Darkest Passion
Here is my review for the vampire shelf.Book: Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister
Rating: 4 Stars
Completed: 10/13/12
Review: This was a cute fun read. Some of the emotional stuff was too over-done or changes too quickly to be realistic, but a book about vampires searching for their "Beloved" isn't supposed to be realistic. MacAlister writes with a quirky sense of humor that I enjoy.
Can series catch up book be historical romance instead of PNR or UF?
Yes, Cathy. Whilst we prefer you read pnr or uf, the choice is yours.
Cathy, I didn't think there was a genre restriction in this comp...
I finished my vampire shelf book (10/14) and gave it 4 stars.review:
Well after the shocking ending of the previous book, this one takes things even further than you would expect and it is nice to see a series going outside the norm. Crazy things are happening in Chicago and Merit and Jonah need to find out who is responsible as the vampires are being blamed by the humans. Plus Merit has to deal with the GP representative making extremely stupid rules for the house. The end brings some really good news and some really bad news for Merit personally.
Shelf: Series catch-upBook:The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
Rating:★★★
Date: 15 October 2012
Review:
This was a good addition to the Lords of the Underworld series. I like the characters and the relationships between the characters but I did feel like this book felt a lot like the previous ones in the series.
I didn't understand all that was happening at first - I have since found out that some details that are relatively important to the series as a whole were in an anthology. I HATE when they do that... I'm not a fan of anthologies especially when they put pertinent series information in them.
I liked the romance between Aeron and Olivia. It was hot and they made sense to me as a couple.
I'm not in a rush to get back to the rest of the series but it was nice to revisit the warriors.
I'm going to read this for my series catchup
I finished my vampire book Moon Called today, I was totally in love could barely put it down, will do my review tonight or tomorrow :)
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Book: Second Sight by Amanda Quick
Rating: 5 stars
Finished: 10/2/12
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It embodies all of my favorite genres in one - fantasy, suspense, rom..."
JAK is my all-time favorite author. We've been doing a re-reading of the Arcane series over at Romance Readers Reading Challenges group, although I think I'm behind by one right now. It is been interesting to read the books closer together and see the threads between more clearly.