R6: Team #10 ~ Twisted Tentacles {Winning Team}

[Regina]

She is such a great narrator, I love her. She also does the Mercy Thompson books. :)

[Desperado]

Sorry for taking so long in posting my review, Tentacles. I forgot I'd used Angelfall for BSB.

Demons Read:
Date Finished: October 22nd
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review:

I feel like I've been run over 10 times with a Mack truck (too much drinky-drinky last night) so my review is gonna be all over the place.

Angelfall follows Penryn, a 17-year-old girl living in a post-apocalyptic world where the Angels have taken over. In the beginning of A, Pen, her paranoid schizophrenic mother and her disabled 7-year-old sister, Paige (who's in a wheelchair) are venturing out into the open to find a better place to hide out when PAIGE IS TAKEN BY TEH ANGELS! So Pen's all on her owney determined to go on this suicide mission to get her sister back. But she finds help in an unlikely ally: Raphael, an Angel who appears to have A LOT of enemies. So they're running around looking for Pen's sister and run across things like cannibals, soldiers, gangs, scorpion-human monstrosities, et cetera.

I liked Angellfall. I didn't love it as so many of my GR friends (because really, maybe TWO friends in RL read) did but I liked it just fine. There's a lot of action, gore, guts and creepy WTFery. A lot is NOT explained. Pen is KICKASS and can KICK ASS (oh man, that scene with her fighting that one guy? AMAZING!) The ending? I didn't see it coming at all even though Ee left little breadcrumbs leading me to that conclusion. A ends on a cliffhanger. It didn't bother me much, I guess because I wasn't super in love with it. I'm already forgetting bits and pieces. But things should get real interesting in A#2 what with (view spoiler)[Raphael sporting demon wings and Paige becoming a flesh-eating monster ERMAHGERD! (hide spoiler)] The end of A blew the end of Mockingjay out of the water, Prim-wise. (view spoiler)[I mean really. Would you rather your baby sister DIE or become a FREAKING PEOPLE-EATING MONSTER WITH RAZOR TEETH? (hide spoiler)]

[Regina]

Good review Lethal -- haha about the end of this compared with Mockingjay.

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Shelf #6 Oct 21 Demons   6/6 Complete!
Heather ~ Marceline - Body of Sin 3.5★ 10/25 review
StephB - Before I Wake 4★ 10/25 review
LethalLovely - Angelfall 4★ 10/22 review
Amanda A - Death and the Girl Next Door 4★ 10/22 review
Regina - Skinwalker 3.5★ 10/26 review
Michelle - The Darkest Seduction 5★ 10/27 review

[Michelle]

Sorry I'm taking so long - it's been one of those weeks. On page 72. Hopefully be done soon :)

[Regina]

We all have those weeks!

[Heather ~ Marceline]

No worries Michelle. You are always so fast, you definitely deserve a break!

[Regina]

And it isn't a bingo call for us. :) So it isn't a big deal!

[Michelle]

Thanks ladies! That's true, if it was a bingo week I wouldn't have picked a book over 500pages. Almost half way through :)

[Regina]

This week's shelf was called, favorite series: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/f...

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Great reviews, ladies! I'm glad you enjoyed Jane, Regina! Love the end statement, Lethal! I wanna check that one out, Amanda. I love her CD series.

Definitely jumpin' in to echo the team, Michelle. No pressure! Hope you enjoy the Lords.

Our next shelf is up ~ 'favorite-series'
Please note: This is a Goodreads shelf, not a personal shelf. Please choose a book from the shelf linked above.
Happy Reading, Tentacles!

I'll poke around the shelves (GR & mine) and let ya know which book I'll be reading.

[Regina]

Favorite series will get us 3 stamps in two rows! (once we have demons) and we already have 3 diaganol! :D

[Regina]

I am thinking (I think I have too many choices):

[Michelle]

Read: 27/10/12
Rated: 5 Stars

Review:
Wow! Ok,this book so didn't go how I expected at all. Gena really surprised me with how the story went and I wasn't disappointed in the slightest.

(view spoiler)[Awww... how cute where the babies? (hide spoiler)]

I am more excited about Kane's book now and discovering which direction the series will go next.



The kids are at my Mum's for the night so I had some uninterrupted reading time :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

That was quick! Enjoy your alone time!

I'm stuck on which book to read ... too many favorite series to choose from ... poooooor me! LOL!

For now, I'm going with . I'll let ya know if I change to another, Heather.

[Regina]

Enjoy Michelle! It is my oldest's 13th birthday so we are going out for dinner. I'll post my book later.

[Michelle]

It's 11.25pm, so I am just about to crawl into bed. I dragged Hubby christmas shopping today & there will be more tomorrow. I need to send him up the loft to hide stuff before the kids come home.

I'm going to read for favorite series. I miss my dragon's :)

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Shelf #7 Oct 28 Favorite Series   6/6 Complete!
Heather ~ Marceline - Game for Anything 3★ 10/28 review
StephB - Biting Cold 3.5★ 11/2 review
LethalLovely - Kissin' Tell 2★ 11/5 review
Amanda A - The Marriage Bargain 4★ review
Regina - Urban Shaman 1★ 10/31 review
Michelle - Ember's Kiss 5★ 11/1 review

[Heather ~ Marceline]

I will be reading for Favorite Series.

[Heather ~ Marceline]

The stamp for Demons has been requested ladies, thanks for being such a wonderful team. I haven't had to be mean to anyone at all. I was on Judithe's team twice and she is wicked with that whip... LOL! I'm super competitive so it's been great playing with you all each week.

[Regina]

Lol! It has been a great time so far:)

I am choosing

[Amanda A]

For Favorite Series, I plan to read .

[Regina]

I read Discovery for a bingo game. ;) I am not sure if I like my bingo book this round or not, too early to tell.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Tentacles!
We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'demons'. 

[Our updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Regina]

Thanks! It looks so pretty!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

:D Doesn't it!
WTG, team!!

Hope you had a great day celebrating your eldest's bday, Regina.

Michelle, we really need to get shoppin'. We have to mail packages by Thanksgiving if they have any chance of arriving in time for Christmas. I'm usually close to done by this time, but this year ... haven't.even.started. :|

LOL Heather! Glad we haven't had to feel the sting of the infamous whip. :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Twisteds!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Thanks, Miss Sandra! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

;)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

:D

[Desperado]

Yay for the stamp and new shelf, Twisted Tentacles! I've been pretty busy for the past few days. I haven't decided yet what I'm going to read for the new shelf (the books I have on hand don't fit or I don't want to read) but I'll try to post my pick by tonight.

[Heather ~ Marceline]

I finished on 10/28 and give it 3*'s. I love Bella's Sullivans series, but this one was a bit lacking for me. Ty and Julie got together just a little too quickly for me. I still loved him being a sexy football player, and her being a sassy successful woman. However, the whole story was just a little too fast and a little too forced for me to enjoy as much as the other series. The love scenes were a whole lot hotter though, good or bad, however you see that. I will definitely read the next book, it was still a fun read, just not as believable as her other books.

[Regina]

That was fast!

[Heather ~ Marceline]

All of the books I wanted to read from the library weren't available and sure enough, when I was at about 20% into this one I got notified that Touch the Dark was available for check out on my kindle, so hopefully that will fit next week's shelf. It was a fun read though, just fast.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Hey guys! I've started a book that's not on the 'favorite-series' shelf. I couldn't resist it when I spotted it on NetGalley. I've been looking for it for months and there it was! Yeah! But, that means I haven't yet started my book for this shelf. I will soon though, promise! :D

Hope everyone has a great week!

[Regina]

Shelf Favorite Series Shelf
Date 10/31/12
Rating 1 star
Book Urban Shaman
Review


I feel horrible but I hated my favorite series shelf book. I am sorry if I offend everyone, maybe it was the narration, but I was bored. I am aware that this book pre-dates Mercy Thompson but the superficial similarities bothered me - mechanic, liberal arts useless (according to heroine) college degree, native american background, NW geographic location ...

The story dragged. The heroine evolved way too quickly. I didn't care. The side kicks were interesting and fun. But again, I didn't care. I won't be reading on in the series. Sorry if I offended anyone.

[Literary Ames]

You're not alone, Regina. I thought Urban Shaman sucked ass too. :)

[Regina]

LOL! Thanks Ames. :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Which is why I keep putting it off. Ames review scarred me. LOL.

I just had a look & 4 of my friends gave it 1 or 2 stars. Predictably the rest gave it 4 or 5 stars.

[Regina]

Sandra did they read it several years ago? That is what I am thinking -- that people who read it in 2009 or earlier really liked it, but maybe this book hasn't aged well.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Just had a look Regina, for the 1 & 2 stars, one in each of 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 (Ames was 2009)

Of the 7 who gave 4 or 5 stars, they were all 2011/2012 except one was 2010.

There were a couple of 3s usually 2010/2011 I think.

[Regina]

LOL, okay there goes my theory. :D

[Literary Ames]

LOL. My reviews scar the minds of innocent readers. *mischievous grin*

That 2 stars would be 1 now, based on my review and what I remember. Rating deflation.

[Michelle]

Read: 1st Nov
Rated: 5 Stars

Ember's Kiss is the 8th Dragonfire novel revolving around the Pyr, dragon shapeshifters. There is an overall story arc so I highly recommend reading them in order.

In Ember's Kiss we join Brandon, Brandon has bad history with the Pyr - they are the good guys but after his Dad abandoned him and his Mum - Brandon wants nothing to do with them. Unfortunately ths means that Brandon doesn't know much about being a dragon, all he really wants is to lose the ability to shapeshift. Chen is the head of the Slayers, who are enemies of the Pyr, has taken an interest in Brandon. He is determined to harness his power for his own and has deceived Brandon to accomplish this.

Things start to change when Brandon experiences his Firestorm - the meeting of his destined mate that only ends with conception of a child. Liz has powers of her own, can Brandon trust her enough to let her help him?

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I must get back to reading these Michelle.

[Michelle]

It's one of those series that gets better as it goes along :)

[Desperado]

I'm going to read for Favorite Series. It's not a favorite series (anymore) & I was less than excited about it's arrival but I've been meaning to read KT for months.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Amy or "Ames" wrote: "LOL. My reviews scar the minds of innocent readers. *mischievous grin*

That 2 stars would be 1 now, based on my review and what I remember. Rating deflation."

LOL! Include me in the why-I-haven't-read-it-list. ;)

I've finished my 'fave series' book; review to follow shortly.

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Biting Cold by Chloe Neill
Series: Chicagoland Vampires #6
Shelf: Favorite-Series
Read: 2 Nov 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 ★
Review:
Biting Cold reunites us with Merit who's dealing with her reincarnated beau and her whacked-out on black magic (former?) bestie. Seems all that I loved when I first met Merit now bugs me. Initially, I liked Ethan, maybe even considered him as a potential book-beau for a bit, but damn he's one infuriating, bull-headed, vamp! He's four-hundred years old for cripes sake ... with age comes wisdom and all that, right? Merit's loss when he died for her could've broken her, but did it? No. Girl put on her big girl panties, grabbed her katana, kicked some ass, saved some lives and bettered herself. Now, Sir Ethan is back and she's too fragile? P-lease, Dude, get over yourself.

Other randomness ...
☪ For a dead chick, Merit sure does eat a lot
☪ I miss the old Mallory/Merit banter, no doubt Merit does too
☪ Speaking of Mallory, did she fall into (Kane's) Downside b/c she'd fit right in on Addict Lane ... that's if they didn't eat her alive in the first 10 minutes
☪ Um, maybe the Librarian could help?

☪ Can we have more of Gabriel, please?! LOVE his tough-lovin' generous spirit.

Overall ~ Didn't love it or hate it, but didn't mind putting it down either. Never a good sign. Hoping House Rules rocks my world.

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Michelle wrote: "
Read: 1st Nov
Rated: 5 Stars

Ember's Kiss is the 8th Dragonfire novel revolving around the Pyr, dragon shapeshifters. There is an overall story arc so I highly re..."

That is one series I've always wanted to read, but my library doesn't carry so I have been debating on whether to buy them or not. Based on your review, I'm thinking they are worth the money.