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R6: Team #10 ~ Twisted Tentacles {Winning Team}
Heather ~ Marceline wrote: "Okay, I went ahead and posted our shelf lists in post 8, I am just going to assume that is okay :D I will be reading Kiss of Snow for Kick Ass Heroine.
Steph to help with the Tentacles, I went..."
Lovely! LOL!
Love the pic! I'm all for you being the captain, Heather!I've narrowed my choice down to
and
. I will decide when I finish my current book.
Lol @ the pic :DThanks Lethal!
Hope you're well, Steph :)
I will be reading
for Kick Ass Heroine (I panicked at first when it was shelved as heroines but I found the singular kick ass heroine on another page).I think I'm going to read
or
for the free space. That may change though. I'll finish my current book then start on Gunmetal Magic and I'll let you know after that :)
I've decided to read
for Free Space (which I got from the SOS bookshelf). I'm undecided about my Kick Ass Heroine read. I've narrowed it down to
&
. Badass dragons or Peter Pan in a pair of tights? Hmmmmm.
I had Serephina as a choice for almost every shelf in round 5. That book seems to be shelved as everything. Lol. I think I decided on
for the kick ass heroine shelf.
Free Space 6/6 Complete!Heather ~ Marceline - Moon Sworn 4.5★ 9/19 review
StephB - Girl of Nightmares 3.5★ 9/25 review
LethalLovely -A Blood Seduction2★ 9/22 review
Amanda A - Blameless 4★ 10/7 review
Regina - Disappearing Nightly 3.5★ 9/28 review
Michelle - Consumed 5★ 9/18 review
Shelf #1 Sept 16th: Kick-Ass-Heroine 6/6 Complete!
Heather ~ Marceline -Kiss of Snow 4.5★ 9/16 review
StephB -Haunted 4★ 9/18 review
LethalLovely- Seraphina 4★ 9/25 review
Amanda A- Shadow City 4★ 9/24 review
Regina -Easy 4.5★ 9/16 review
Michelle -Gunmetal Magic 4★ 9/17 review
I finished my shelf read and loved it!! I'll post a review tomorrow after I sleep. :)
Thanks, ladies! I'm good, storm's passed and the sun is shining. :DRegina, I've got Dustlands #2 TBR, so I'll be interested to see what ya think if you choose that one. Same w/Wolf's Glory. Haven't read the others (series).
LOL! Thanks for the ickless squid pic. Love it! :D
Lethal, I've been wanting to read that one (A Blood Seduction) too. Maybe I'll make it my FS book too. Or, maybe The Immortal Rules. Not sure yet though. SO many books ....
For this week's shelf, I'll be reading:
Just not sure which one yet; I'll let ya know.
Michelle, I just finished that one. I like Andrea more after reading that book. It wasn't as good as for me (probably b/c Raph instead of Curran), but still a very good read.
Regina wrote: "I finished my shelf read and loved it!! I'll post a review tomorrow after I sleep. :)"Go girl! I haven't decided which I'll read. But, whichever lucky book gets my attention will be started tonight. ;)
Shelf Kick Ass HeroinesDate Finished9/16/12
Book Easy
Rating 4.5 stars
Review
This book was exactly what I needed. A perfect escape. The setting is a state university and the main characters are college students. There is some overly dramatic issues happening (rape, really bad history/childhood) but it was presented well and I like how the author dealt with it. The "hero" was damneddddddddd sexy. He makes me want to go back to college. :D There are several exchanges via email and text which are so funny and cute. I loved this story. If you are looking for a sweet romance, with a sexy sexy man that is strong, protective but not abusive or controlling then this is the story for you. Oh and there are really positive female relationships in this book -- such a nice refreshing course.
Steph wrote: "Thanks, ladies! I'm good, storm's passed and the sun is shining. :DRegina, I've got Dustlands #2 TBR, so I'll be interested to see what ya think if you choose that one. Same w/Wolf's Glory. H..."
I felt bad, I enjoyed parts of gunmetal magic but I wasn't a fan of the book as a whole.
Regina wrote: "Shelf Kick Ass HeroinesDate Finished9/16/12
Book Easy
Rating 4.5 stars
Review
This book was exactly what I needed. A perfect escape. The setting is a state university and the ma..."
Glad you enjoyed this one, Regina! Looks like I need to move it up on the TBR. :-)
I finished my book, I'll review it in the morning. It's been a long day!
Amanda it was so sweet! I have been in a reading rut and I absolutely inhaled this book. :DI can't wait Michelle!
Easy sounds like a nice read. I'll keep an eye out for it at the library. I liked learning more about Andrea, esp now that she's working with Kate. I enjoyed the book, but for me, it felt like Jeaniene Frost's move from more UF to PNR with her NHW spin-off. Did this feel similar in that way to you too?
Looking forward to your review, Michelle.
I have a tendency to buy and start reading books within my favorite series or by my favorite authors without ever reading the cover blurb. I go into a lot of books without ever really knowing what the story will be about other than who the characters are and (if I've read other books in the series) what the world is like. I've run into blurbs that contain serious spoilers, which I hate. So, I figure what's it matter, I know I like the author(s) and want to continue with the series. LOL! Anyway, I'm even more anxious for the next Kate book after getting the little tease of those two in GM.
I'm about 60% into my book for this week's shelf. I chose
. I want to finish it today, but gotta get to class. I'll be finished by tonight and drop a review tomorrow.
I finished
on 9/16 and give it 4.5 stars. I finished this book in bed last night and had trouble trying to go to sleep after. I LOVED this book! Throughout the series I have gone back and forth on my feelings about Hawke, but mostly I have liked him and his playfullness with Sascha. Sienna on the other hand, I felt like I never got to know her much. Then this book started and Sienna had this big horrible Psy power that had never been elaborated on too much before and it didn't look good. I found parts of the book frustrating, otherwise it would have had 5 stars. Hawke bringing in the other woman to help with his frustrations was especially irritating. The side story of Walker and Lara was also enjoyable. I was wondering how all three Lauren family adults being involved with SnowDancers would affect the LaurenNet, so that added and interesting devlopment to their story. I definitely enjoy the books with shifters involved along with the psy rather than the psy only stories.
I will be reading
for my free space read from the SOS bookshelf.
Kick-ass Heroine
Read 17/9/12 4★When we first met Andrea in the Kate Daniels books I found it really hard to form an opinion of her, I liked her to an extent but I wasn't really attached to her, now after getting to know her better and spending time with her as the main focus I really like her!
I feel like Andrea grew up a little through this journey and it was something she had to do if she wanted a life with Raphael. Which brings me to Raphael... Where oh where do you start with him? He has p*ssed me off through the series and that continued into the beginning of this book, especially their first meeting. If ever I wanted to slap someone silly, that would do it!
The little teasers with Kate & Curran made me hungry for their next book. I love Curran, he dominates the page whenever he is around even just for a sentence or two. I miss him.
I loved the interactions with Kate & Andrea and I liked Aunt B in this one.
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I have decided on
for the Free Space shelf it is on the Group Bookshelf.I am at 20%, hopefully I'll finish it today. No promises though, my eldest got sent home sick from school yesterday and he has a fever today. So I'm home with the three kids.
Good luck, Michelle. Whatever he has I'm crossing my fingers for you that its not contagious :)
Sandra wrote: "Good luck, Michelle. Whatever he has I'm crossing my fingers for you that its not contagious :)"Thanks for the thought, Sandra. Unfortuntely the middle one has now been sick, I'm close to following him and just spoke to Hubby who isn't doing well either. Just the little one staying strong, although she's grumpy so...
Bummer!!!
Ugh! Hope you're all healthy SOON!
Free Space Shelf (chosen from Group Bookshelf)
Read 18/9/12 5★I was a little confused in the beginning, it starts with Katie & Jordan's first meeting when she was 4years old and then jumps to the present day. The present day however is 10yrs after the end of the previous book. I must admit I felt a little cheated innitially but Rebecca soon won me over.
Katie is the type of heroine I adore, she fights for what she believes in, for what she wants. Giving everything she has for the slightest chance of hapinness at the end. You have to admire her especially since Jordan can be an ass when it comes to their relationship or lack there of.
I love the world Rebecca has created it's easy to follow, the characters are intriguing, the bad guys are evil and everyone is constantly evolving. Lots of action in this one and although the main focus was on the Shifters, the Werewolves, Vampires & Kurjan's were all envolved.
Poor Jase...
My oldest & youngest slept, so I finished my book for the Free Space shelf. :)
Great reviews, everyone! I will pop back a bit later with mine. I finished Haunted and really enjoyed it. Still not yet sure what I'll choose for my FS book.Michelle, so sorry to hear the fam is down with a bug. Hope everyone recovers quickly! I have the first couple of books in the Dark Protectors series and your last paragraph has made me move them up on my TBR list. :)
They are good, Steph but I will say the first one is not my favourite, I am really glad I continued with them though :)
I've never heard of this series *whine whine whine* Hmm...have to check it out now...
LOL Miss Judithe! GTK, Michelle, I'll keep that in mind should I not be too fond of #1. For my free-space book, I've started reading:
, which is on the SOS bookshelf.
Haunted by Jeanne C. Stein
Series: Anna Strong #8
Rating: 3.5-4 of 5 stars
Shelf: 'kick-ass-heroine'
Read: 18 September
Review:
In Haunted, Anna learns about Culebra's past and how he and Max met. Culebra has been an intriguing character throughout the series and it was nice to learn who he was and what he did before owning Beso de la Muerte, a bar in a cave in Mexico.
Feeling lonely on Christmas Eve, Anna heads to her favorite Mexican hangout. There she finds Culebra and Max knocking back drinks at the bar. When someone from Culebra's turns up seeking help, he cannot refuse. He believes he's repaying a debt, but his "friend" has something very different in mind. Thankfully, Max and Anna tag along.
This story is quite different from the previous books in the series. The storyline offers readers a mix of real-life cartel nightmares* and urban-fantasy style payback. If only the people suffering in Mexico (and other countries around the world) had vampires and shapeshifters to save the day.
{*Drugs, guns and sex slave ring involvement. Kidnapping and rape take place, however no detailed descriptions of the rape exist.}
With this type of storyline, it's easy to understand why this book didn't focus mainly on Anna. I really enjoyed getting to know Culebra a bit better and more interaction with Max, Anna's ex-beau and DEA agent. But, I'm anxious to see what happens in book 9 now that she seems to have made a big relationship decision.
Up until the last 3/4 of the book, I would've rated this a solid 3-★, but had to bump it up following an emotional scene.
Heather ~ Marceline wrote: "Free SpaceHeather ~ Marceline -Bound to Shadows
StephB -
LethalLovely -A Blood Seduction
Amanda A -
Regina -
Michelle - Consumed 5★ 9/18 review
Shelf #1: Kick-Ass-Heroine 9/16
Heather ~ Marceli..."
Heather I just want to make sure the book I read gets the love it deserves. :) I gave it 4.5 not 3.5 stars. :)
@ Steph, Love that real definitive rating! LOL...have some like that!
This book got me out of my rut! I owe it so much. :D
@ Regina - I am SO sorry, I knew you did, but I was also messing with the html for the first time posting the link so I was very flustered when I was posting your review, so please forgive me :D I was trying to do it with help from my hubby, an old post of Steph's I found in a search and not have to ask the group for help if I could avoid it. It is a sickness of mine, trying to figure out stuff on the computer with as little help as possible. ETA: I should add, it wasn't cause I didn't want anyone's help, it is just stubborness, trying to figure it out, to be able to say "I did that!"
@ Steph - since you said 3.5-4 I decided to round up :D Hope that works for you!
Judithe wrote: "@ Steph, Love that real definitive rating! LOL...have some like that!"It was one of those books that wasn't a straight 3, but not necessarily a full 4, but also better than 3.5. LMAO! Oh WTH, let's just call it a 4. ;)
Regina, slump-getter-outters definitely deserve high ratings! :D
Thanks for all you're doing, Marceline.
UGH! I am hating my FS read. The world is as deliciously creepy as I've heard but the heroine, Quinn, is getting on my last damn nerve. From the beginning, she's been panting & moaning over the bad guy-& when I say bad, I mean BAD. He's only slightly less evil than the other bad guys but that's still a shitload of evil. It's gotten to the point where I'm smacking my Kindle while imagining it's the back of Quinn's head.
I'm sorry to hear that Lethal. I just finished my free space with a much more enjoyable Quinn in it, it seems. I will write my review tomorrow night when I get home from work. I am off to bed now.
Heather ~ Marceline wrote: "I'm sorry to hear that Lethal. I just finished my free space with a much more enjoyable Quinn in it, it seems. I will write my review tomorrow night when I get home from work. I am off to bed now."Oh, you mean Vampire Quinn for the "Riley Jensen" series? The one who keeps popping up like a Herpes outbreak? Maybe so. I quit that series partly because I couldn't stand VamPecker Quinn but it's been awhile & my Quinn is brimming with WTF.
Thanks for the condolences.
LethalLovely~Baby, Can You See Through the Tears? wrote: "I quit that series partly because I couldn't stand VamPecker Quinn but it's been awhile & my Quinn is brimming with WTF..."LMAO... Well, I guess I can see if you didn't finish the series why you would feel that way. He bugged me A LOT!!! early on, but not so much anymore. I guess he had to change after all the other men in her life became complete jack-holes.
LMAO! Battle of the Quinns. Sorry 'bout yours, Lethal. Hope your Kindle makes it through okay. ;)My FS book is okay so far. (Girl of Nightmares) Nothing wow about it yet, but I'm hoping I like it. I really liked #1.
Hope everyone else is having a good week!
I decided on
for this week's shelf and I hope to finish it tonight. Steph, I almost picked Girl of Nightmares for this week's shelf. Can't wait to hear what you think of it. I really liked the first book too.
Sorry about your book, Lethal. Hope it gets better for you. I have to admit that I find your status updates for this book hilarious! :-)
So, I officially rely too much on electronics. Apparently, at some point I read Bound to Shadows, and forgot to update my Goodreads status. So, though I was smart enough to go out to the digital site of my local library and check out
, I was neither smart enough to realize that was what I was reading because you never look at bookcovers with your kindle(I just saw the Riley Jenson part of the title and thought "There it is!"), and since Goodreads was telling me Bound to Shadows was my next book to read in the series, of course that was right. I am off to hang my head in shame in the corner while I ponder what to write for my review.....
I finished my free space read... Moon Sworn, on 9/19 and give it 4.5 stars. As stated above, I had absolutely no idea I was reading the final book in the series, really this was an all new low for me. I love my kindle, adore the ease of carrying it around with me and the anonymity of some of my more crazy covers that my books have, but I have to say there is a serious drawback with rarely seeing your book title :D Reading this, not knowing it was the final book, makes it interesting to look back on. In ways I love how she wrapped up the series. In others, I feel it left us hanging. I have already put in a request for the spin-off series at the library, but I know it takes place years in the future so I am waiting to see what it is like.
The main plot to this story had an interesting take on it, revenge killing for hires of ex-cons recently released from prison. Riley then is also kidnapped and has her memory erased, all she can remember is a voice telling her that this is her last week on earth. As she starts to solve a murder that ends up being part of the above case, her memories start to return and what really matters to her in life becomes more and more clear as the book comes to an end. There was good wrap up of several of the storylines that existed throughout the books. I know I'm not the pickiest reader, but I really enjoyed this entire series. I loved Rhoan and Liander, and even got to the point that I liked Quinn quite a bit. Riley isn't my favorite lead female, but I really enjoyed her.
Great review, Heather! Sorry to hear you reread the wrong book by accident. =( I've done that at least once. Thank God for GR for allowing me to keep track of my thousands of reads.
LOL! I've done that too. Glad you enjoyed the finale. I miss that series. I loved the vamp/wolf combo. I've read the first book in her Dark Angels series w/Risa. I like it, but I don't love it like I did Riley. I have #2-3 on-hand TBR, maybe it'll get better for me as I move on w/them.How's that series, Amanda? I have many of the books, but haven't started the series yet.
I'm about 1/2 thru Girl of Nightmares and it's not as beautifully spooky as the first, but not bad. The boys are off to London and I'm anxious to see how that plays out.
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@ Steph: Sorry to hear about the Typhoon. Be safe, my dear friend!
@ Josie: I actually read
A Mermaid's Kiss last & A Witch's Beauty second. You're introduced to Mina in AMK but I wasn't lost at all reading AWB.
I'll be back in a bit with my pick. I forgot Steph's Sunday is my Saturday night.