FL1: Team #10 ~ Tenacious Terrors

[D.G.]

Woohoo! Turning on mt computer now!

[D.G.]

Tenacious Terrors: Week 1


Card:
Color: Orange
Spot: #6

FYI...I draw the card using the link Steph provided but we Tenacious Terrors have our special card deck. :)

[D.G.]

I was soo right in waiting! So I'll be reading:

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I love the cards, Tenacious Terrors! :D

[D.G.]

Glad you enjoyed it Steph. :) The card deck has different designs for each card so you should be looking forward to different ones each week (assuming we don't get a repeat card. :) I really hope we get the Black Joker because I'd LOVE to post that card. :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

:D Looking forward to seeing them.

[Steph Ann]

Love the cards!! :)

I'm going to read

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Fantastic idea D.G. Love 'em.

I'll read

[Isha]

Loving the cards D.G.

Can't decide between and

[Lis]

Finally back home so I'm browsing my shelves for orange. Does this look more orange or red?

[Steph Ann]

I have Ever After shelved as orange, Lis. Also, I'm so jealous! I want to read that so badly, but I have to pay bills first before I can buy it. *sigh* I've heard very good things about it though!

Nikita, I really like the Lords of the Underworld series! I have Samson's Lovely Mortal on my Kindle, but I haven't read it yet.

[Lis]

Think I'm going to go with . I'm still starting EVER AFTER too, but its in audio and 30hrs long and I think I can read DARKNESS HUNTS faster.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Nikita, I enjoyed both of them.

[D.G.]

Book: by Samantha Young
Cover Color: Orange
Rating: ★★★★
Finished: Jan 27, 2013
Review: This book surprised me. The world building and plot were interesting and the characters were really good, specially Ari who came up as human without being totally annoying. You could even understand why she gave the time of day to Charlie even when he was an asshat. And Jai...he was so scrumptious! I already got the second in the series handy. I think I'll want to read it very soon. :)

[Steph Ann]

I have to change my book because the version I have is apparently only a sample (really wish Amazon would have clued me in to that), and I'm not enjoying it near enough to spend money on it. So, I'm going to read instead. I should have no problem finishing it by the end of the week. :)

[D.G.]

Testing my spreadsheet: :)

FS1 Tenacious Terrors Week 1: Orange
Completed: 1 / 5
✔ D.G.: Smokeless Fire - Jan 27 ★★★★ review
Lis: Darkness Hunts
Nikita:
Sandra: Vampires Are Forever
Steph Ann: Samson's Lovely Mortal
[bookcover:]

Nikita - I don't have a room to put two choices on the spreadsheet so I'll fill yours out once you read your book. :)

[Lis]

Yay DG! Too much RL this weekend and Darkness Hunts is kind of a slow starter so far. I'm about 35% of the way thru Ever After, so if continue to listen faster than I read I'll probably switch.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I've finished mine. I'll be back shortly with a review :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Week 1: Orange
Space: 6
29/1/13 ★★★★

Book #8 in the Argeneau Vampire series, and Marguerite, the matriarch of the family is still missing, believed to be in England. As her only daughter was due to give birth and Marguerite hasn't checked in, all the family is very worried.

Thomas, her nephew, but raised by her is the only one immediately available to go to England and start the search, the others will come when they can.

Inez Urso, a VP in the English branch of the Argeneau family business is detailed to assist him. Due to Bastien, the boss, being distracted he fails to tell Thomas he's being picked up at the airport and Inez that she is helping him find Marguerite.

Once the misunderstandings are sorted, Thomas realises Inez is his lifemate, but then the attacks start happening.

There were some very funny moments, as always ...

"I'm Canadian. We're not responsible for Baywatch. You can't blame that on us."
"Just the Pamela Anderson part," Inez suggested with amusement.
"Only partially, I'm sure her implants are American," Thomas assured her..."

and

"Have you tried to talk to her?"
"What would you like me to say Bastien? Oh, I'm sorry, Inez. I didn't mean to bite you, my fangs slipped."

This is one of those series that is easy to read, well written, fun, fluffy, lighthearted, but ultimately you'll read the next one when you get around to it or you need a pick-me-up.

[D.G.]

Lis wrote: "Yay DG! Too much RL this weekend and Darkness Hunts is kind of a slow starter so far. I'm about 35% of the way thru Ever After, so if continue to listen faster than I read I'll probably switch."

No worries, Lis. I can always change it when you post your review. :)

[Lis]

Finished Ever After, it was soooo good. I think I will switch and post review shortly for this weeks Orange space using this one. Darkness Hunt is just not moving for me yet.

[Lis]

Finished: Ever After by Kim Harrison
Series: The Hollows #11
Read: 1/29/2013
Rating: ★★★★★
Space 6 - Orange Cover

Review: I LOVE this series. I'll admit that this was one of the harder series for me to get into in the beginning but Mz Harrison builds an awesome alternative universe. Her special paranormal creatures are definitely "out of the box" and creative. Trying to do this without spoilers... This edition of the Hollows brings many of the past supporting characters back. Someone is kidnapping the Rosewood syndrome witch babies and Rachel investigates with Trent and Quinn along with her sidekick Jenks. As usual this leads to more involvement with the demons again and all of their politics. Funny how Rachel is always trying to save their butts and they are always trying to kill her. I like that Rachel seems to be growing into her powers and making less "Rachel oops" spells. Trent and her seem to be working more on the same side lately. Very emotional highs and lows and sad moments too. Love the humor that is woven into the story, no one can swear slang like a pixie. Plenty of "Tink's ...." moments and always a favorite, the "cookie maker" references made at the elves. More back story on the elf and demon war. Some storyline wrap ups and deeper character development and discoveries and an ending that leads to some future storyline possibilities.

[Steph Ann]

I've heard nothing but good things about , Lis! I can't wait to read it!!

On another note, I should have my book finished over my lunch hour today. :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay Steph Ann!!!

Go Terrors!!! Rah! Rah! Rah!!

[D.G.]

Wooohoo! WTG, ladies!

[D.G.]

WTG us!

[Steph Ann]

Week One: Orange
Space: 6



Read: 1/30/13
Rating: 3.5 stars

Review:

I'm so happy I changed books, as what I was originally going to read was shaping up to be a 2 star read. This book was a very fast-paced read, and it didn't take me long to get into the story at all, which is always nice, especially for a first book in a series. I really liked all the characters, and am already looking forward to reading the stories of some of the secondary characters. The book even made me get a little choked up when (view spoiler)[Delilah got a chance to briefly talk to her father without his Alzheimer's clogging his memory/thoughts. My grandfather passed away from Alzheimer's a few years ago, and I've often thought it would have been great to get to talk to him one last time with him knowing who I was. (hide spoiler)]

There are just a couple reasons I'm giving this 3.5 stars instead of 4. I figured out pretty early on who was behind the attacks on Delilah. This didn't really take much away from my enjoyment of the book, but I would have liked to be surprised. Second, there were also a few editing issues/typos, which probably only bother me because I proofread for a living.

All that being said, I'll definitely be reading book 2 at some point!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Steph Ann, I read it only a couple of months ago and I agree. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it and I too will read the second one at some point.

[Lis]

Yay Team! Go TTs

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Nikita, how are you going, finished your book yet?

[D.G.]

You have around 33 hrs to finish so we can roll again tomorrow.

[Isha]

Sandra wrote: "Nikita, how are you going, finished your book yet?"

Sandra I'm reading The Darkest Night and have about 50 pages more to read. Will have my review up soon.

[D.G.]

Thanks, Nikita!

[Isha]

Week 1: Orange

Book: by Gena Showalter
Rating: ★★★★
Finished: 2 February 2013
Review:

This book was more of a 3.5 star. The premise for this book sounded interesting and started off great. I was intrigued by all the characters introduced in the book. I felt connected to Maddox and Ashlyn and their romance and I loved the concept of the book but I did have problems with the author's writing style. There were moments in the book that left me confused about what was happening and other moments where I couldn't understand who was saying what. In my opinion it needed a bit more editing to get the flow of the story right. Since this is the first book in the series I am being more generous than I usually am and giving this book a 4 star rating. I didn't love the book but it keeps you interested enough to want to read the rest of the books. A good start to the series.

[Lis]

Yay Nikita! ~*~ Happy Dance ~*~ ~*~ Happy Dance~*~

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Fantastic!!!

[D.G.]

We're ready to roll!


FS1 Tenacious Terrors Week 1: Orange
Completed: 5 / 5
✔ D.G.: Smokeless Fire - Jan 27 ★★★★ review
✔ Lis: Ever After - Jan 29 ★★★★★ review
✔ Nikita: The Darkest Night - Feb 2 ★★★★ review
✔ Sandra: Vampires Are Forever - Jan 29 ★★★★ review
✔ Steph Ann: Samson's Lovely Mortal - Jan 30 ★★★½ review

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay!!!!! Go Tenacious Terrors Go!!!!!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay!!!!! Go Tenacious Terrors Go!!!!!!

[Steph Ann]

Yay team!! :)

[D.G.]

Team - I'll do my best to post by 4:30pm my time like last week (aprox. 7 hrs. from now) but if you see I haven't, it's because GR hasn't let me. (You know how crazy the site has been in the last few days.)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Boy, don't I. Just look above. LOL

[D.G.]

I'm waiting for Steph's confirmation that I did it right and we can read a blue book. :)


Tenacious Terrors: Week 2
Week 1 Spot: #6 (Orange)
Card:
Color: Purple
Spot: #11...Tame a Dragon and Move to New Spot #84
New Color: Blue
Week 1 - Ratings and Reviews

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

D.G., I had a look and with a 5 drawn that makes 11, and that makes Tame a Dragon and yes it's Blue.


Yay, I had a feeling it would be blue, so I didn't start my blue book yesterday!

I'll read

[D.G.]

Good thinking, Sandra! I don't know what to read. I'm thinking on continuing the series I started last week with . But I need to read another book first so I might be able to fit in a blue book in audio.

[Lis]

Is this blue enough? The guy looks blue to me...

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yep that's blue enough ;)

[D.G.]

I started in audio . I'll probably finish it before I can start SK so I'm going with that one.

ETA: When I started it listening to it last night (in bed) this seemed blue but now that I'm looking at it, is it looking purple?

What do you think guys?

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Blue, I think its the pink that's making you think purple.

[D.G.]

LOL, you're right!