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Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments Rift A Nightshade Novel by Andrea Cremer

Finished: February 6th
Space: 11-->84: Blue
Rating: 3.5 stars

Review:
I've read the Nightshade series before and really liked it so when I heard the author was coming out with a prequel series, I had to read it. This prequel series takes place before the Nightshade series. The story was slow going at first, but it got more interesting as I read more the book. There were characters that I really despised as well like Ember's father who was a selfish jerk and the Abbott who only cared about money and himself although he got his just desserts. I'll definitely read book two that only just came out last month whenever I can get my hands on it because I'm curious to see what happens next with these characters!


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Still need 2 reviews. Updated list:
Week 2 Feb 3rd
Card: 5 of Spades
Color: Purple-->Let's Tame a Dragon! and move to spot 84 which is Blue
Space: 11-->84
Judithe- Mercy Blade (Jane Yellowrock, #3) by Faith Hunter
Preethi- Until I Die (Revenants, #2) by Amy Plum 2/7 4*My Review
~Melissa~ Blood Passage (Blood Destiny #2) by Connie Suttle 2/5 4* My Review
Amy- Rift A Nightshade Novel by Andrea Cremer 2/6 3.5*My Review
Nici- Confessions of a Werewolf Supermodel by Ronda Thompson
Rachel- Scent of Magic (Healer, #2) by Maria V. Snyder 2/5 4.5* My Review


message 103: by Judithe, Soap Operas never end.... (new)

Judithe | 6566 comments I finished mine last night, and will get the review up in the morning (Sat morning)...SORRY!

Happy news...last class day of the semester was TODAY! Grades to be totaled (and LOTS of hours into that this week already...ugh!), BUT it is SPRING BREAK! (More reading time!)

Happier news...son PASSED! First high school entrance exam down. One more to go, then choice (hopefully, he'll have to choose between two, but he's into one school at least! RELIEF!!!)

Sorry for worries over unposted review, but swear it will be up tomorrow. Tired brain has run out of any more words for now!


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Vi | 943 comments Congrats, Judithe!! Best of luck to your son for the next one too!


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Judithe | 6566 comments Thanks so much, Vi!


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments Judithe wrote: "I finished mine last night, and will get the review up in the morning (Sat morning)...SORRY!

Happy news...last class day of the semester was TODAY! Grades to be totaled (and LOTS of hours into t..."



Wow - Spring Break already. Ours is end of March - seems very far away.
Congrats to your son on the exam results and good luck for the next one!


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments i finished Confessions of a Werewolf Supermodel on February 2 and give it four stars. I started this book thinking it was a stand a lone book, not a series, which i haven't read for a long time. However, since I finished it there are still a lot of unanswered questions in the story line that I would like to see resolved. Guess I am going to have to look again to see if it is in a series. Over all, it was a fun and quick read that i enjoyed a lot. I liked the world and the character building, but like I said, it left a lot of unanswered questions.


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Sandra | 25908 comments Nici, it was going to be a series but this was one of the last books Ronda Thompson wrote before she died in 2007.

You'll just have to use your imagination and have the story turn out the way you want it ;)


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Steph (angel4492) | 32703 comments Judithe wrote: "Happy news...last class day of the semester was TODAY! Grades to be totaled (and LOTS of hours into t..."

WOOHOO! Enjoy the break! And, big congrats to K! :D


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Judithe | 6566 comments Mercy Blade (Jane Yellowrock, #3) by Faith Hunter
Mercy Blade
Card: 5 of Spades
Color: Purple-->Let's Tame a Dragon! and move to spot 84 which is Blue
Space: 11-->84

Date finished: 2/7/13
Rating: ★★★★☆
Thoughts: ]

This is the 3rd book in the Jane Yellowrock series. Jane is happily enjoying her romance, and has decided to make her move to New Orleans more permanent, as her contract is continuing with Leo, and her boyfriend is there.

Things get crazy when the Mercy Blade shows up, along with a pack of very disgruntled werewolves. Then, the African werecats make their coming-out announcement, quite interesting for Jane and Beast, both. There are plots within plots, and many tangled threads to the past that leave our heroine confused as she tries to figure out what the hell is going on, and how to save Rick who's undercover assignment with the weres has taken a bad twist. It's quite an exciting read, with lots of hint-crumbs along the way, leading up to a dramatic finish. The very last page delivers a gotta-read-the-next-book-now shocker...and instead of writing my review, I rushed off to buy the next book in the series. Very happy to know there are several more in the series waiting for me!


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Judithe | 6566 comments Thanks, all!

Our spring break is the end of the school year (new one starts in April), and university finishes earlier. Kids still have about a month left...I'm looking forward to slow mornings with leisurely coffee sipping....*grin*


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Steph (angel4492) | 32703 comments :D I bet! You deserve it!


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments Sandra thank u! Have u read it?


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments Oops! Wrote the wrong date! I finished 2/8


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments Judithe wrote: "Thanks, all!

Our spring break is the end of the school year (new one starts in April), and university finishes earlier. Kids still have about a month left...I'm looking forward to slow mornings w..."


Oh wow. Totally different school year. Slow mornings sound awesome right about now.


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Sandra | 25908 comments Nici wrote: "Sandra thank u! Have u read it?"

Nope, but I wouldn't mind, the blurb looked good :)

Judithe, I forgot to say congrats to K and yourself!!!
Love the idea of leisurely coffee sippin .....


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Card: 6 hearts
Color: Orange
Space:move to #88


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Tentatively I would like to read Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison ; however, I'm on waiting list at library (but #1 now!).
I'll probably pick something else.....but what? Off to look.


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments I will read Embrace The Darkness (Guardians of Eternity, #2) by Alexandra Ivy ~ hopefully this is orange enough....


Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments I'll be reading Boundless (Unearthly, #3) by Cynthia Hand


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments I'll try: The Midnight Guardian (Millennial #1) by Sarah-Jane Stratford . It's got a slow start, may put it down and try something else


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Judithe | 6566 comments Amy, Sandra ok'd yours and mine! Yay! Happy reading!

That said, I'll be reading Night Huntress (Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon, #5) by Yasmine Galenorn (and whew, I was worried I'd have to return it without reading it! Happy color for this week!)


Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments Judithe wrote: "Amy, Sandra ok'd yours and mine! Yay! Happy reading!

That said, I'll be reading Night Huntress (Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon, #5) by Yasmine Galenorn (and whew, I was worried I'd have to return it without reading it! Happy color..."


Yeah, I saw. I just read the first chapter so far of the book.


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Judithe | 6566 comments Ahh...late page refreshing!


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I'll be reading The Shadow Reader (McKenzie Lewis, #1) by Sandy Williams for this week...


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments I Will be reading Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4) by Karen Marie Moning if I can get it at the library on Monday


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments Scratch that, I thought it was more orange. I will keep looking


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Put down The Midnight Guardian (Millennial #1) by Sarah-Jane Stratford , very slow and can't keep my attention. So now I will attempt Instinctive (Eternal Pleasure, #1) by Cathryn Fox


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments Hey ladies do u think A Love Untamed (Feral Warriors, #7) by Pamela Palmer would work? Because the only actual color on cover is orange?


Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments Nici wrote: "Hey ladies do u think A Love Untamed (Feral Warriors, #7) by Pamela Palmer would work? Because the only actual color on cover is orange?"

Not sure, but you can always ask by posting the bookcover in the questions and answers section.


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Sandra | 25908 comments Nici, yes its orange enough ;)


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Done 2/10 3* Instinctive (Eternal Pleasure, #1) by Cathryn Fox
Well, okay, pleasantly surprised that this book turned out to have a plot. Mainly because the very first sentence opens with sex; actually the whole first chapter is one big sex party. I don't think I care enough about the characters to read future books in series.
I didn't like that the men (panther) were okay to live without their mate, while the women would die if they were to meet theirs and their mate leave them prematurely. Secondly the change to panther for the women was only brought on by exposure to their mate's semen. Talk about female empowerment/independence. One thing I did like- Jaclyn was a sexual being and made no apologies for it.
Glad I went with this one- got Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison from library today and cover is definitely more red now that I have it in hand.


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Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments Boundless (Unearthly, #3) by Cynthia Hand

Finished: February 11th
Space:move to #88-Orange
Rating: 5 stars!

Review:
There is not much to say without giving away any spoilers in this review. This is the last book in this trilogy series and I'm sad that it has ended. I've loved these books since the beginning. Although, I was unhappy with who Clara ended up with in the end, I think the author did a nice a nice job in wrapping things up!


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments Amy, I can't wait to read this!


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Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments Nici wrote: "Amy, I can't wait to read this!"

A lot of people say you should read Radiant (Unearthly, #2.5) by Cynthia Hand before you dive into the last book because basically you won't know some of the info that is going on at first, but it was not a problem for me Now, I'll read the novella next!


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments I have read that: )


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Judithe | 6566 comments Night Huntress (Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon, #5) by Yasmine Galenorn
Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn
Card: 6 hearts
Color: Orange
Space:move to #88

Date finished: 2/14/13
Rating: ★★★★☆
Thoughts:

This is the 5th in the Otherworld series about the three D'Artigo sisters, half-human, half-fae, and covering a range of other supernaturals on top of that. This book focuses on Delilah (we seem to rotate one book per sister in terms of POV), who is a werecat as well. The sisters are continuing their quest to find the seals before the demons can grab them, and make it, literally, hell on earth.

Delilah runs into some issues with her boyfriend, her master, the Autumn Lord and some nasty demons, as in wickedly evil and some that are just disgusting. Overall, Delilah and her sisters emerge triumphant, and are finally assured of their father's fate (a worry that's been hanging over their heads for a couple of books).

These are fun books, and I'm looking forward to Menolly's next.


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments I finished my book late last night. Will post my review later tonight.


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Finished mine !!!

The Shadow Reader (McKenzie Lewis, #1) by Sandy Williams

The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams

Color: Orange
Space:move to #88
Date finished: 2/14/13
Rating: ★★★★★

REVIEW:


I loved this book... Another strong heroine. Yet, she is decidedly human, and unlike many books, doesn't fight or use swords. The whole book kept me glued. The fae politics and war is engrossing. And, though this book contains yet another love triangle- Kyol and Aren, I think it was handled well...

McKenzie is one of the best shadow readers. She helps the fae court track the rebels who are false-bloods and cause a lot of destruction,at least so she thought, until she is kidnapped by those rebels who are under the guidance of Aren. Aren slowly makes her doubt the court, and she is unsure which side is good side, and which is not.

Definitely a great book and a promising new series.


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!! Hubby took me out last night so no time to get on here for my review ☺


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments Embrace The Darkness (Guardians of Eternity, #2) by Alexandra Ivy
by Alexandra Ivy
Color: Orange
Space:move to #88
Date finished: 2/13/13
Rating: ★★★★


This is the second book in this series and revolves around Viper and the Sharlott,Shay that was introduced at the end of book #1. Viper ends up "buying" Shay at an auction from the Troll that holds her curse and an amulet that transfers to Viper allowing him to call her to his side whenever he wishes. However, someone or something more powerful than Viper wants her as well or more acurately wants her blood.


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Just need one more review.


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments finished A Love Untamed (Feral Warriors, #7) by Pamela Palmer on 2/15 and loved it! I give it five stars, without a doubt. It was one of those books I hated to put down, even for a moment. The other book i was reading this week was the same way, so I was annoyed that RL kept cramping my reading lol. I love this entire series and find the world to be captivating. The labyrinth in the middle was so interesting.


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Judithe | 6566 comments Hooray! Looking forward to our new card tomorrow!


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Rachel-RN (rachelgoodbyeborders) | 1368 comments Week 4
Card: 4 of Clubs
Color: Yellow
Space: #92


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~Melissa~ | 1616 comments I will be reading Dreamfever book 4 ( The Fever Series ) by Karen Marie Moning


message 147: by Judithe, Soap Operas never end.... (new)

Judithe | 6566 comments Happy Sunday, and cover hunting, all! Thanks for the card pick, Rachel!


Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 400 comments I'll be reading Eternally Yours (Immortal Beloved, #3) by Cate Tiernan


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I'll be reading Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1) by Dianne Sylvan for this week....

Happy reading, people !!!


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Nici (queennici102) | 697 comments I may also be reading Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1) by Dianne Sylvan


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