Party of Five

[ShoSho]

It seems all the other teams are going to go with one of the true blood books , and get a perfect score, so if rereads are allowed I might read one of my favorite in the series and if not I'll read #11 . I stopped the series after 10 because I didn't like it at all.

[~Melissa~]

ShoSho ~ re-reads are allowed

[ShoSho]

Thanks Melissa :)

I ended up reading I realized I'd gotten all the sookie books from the library so I didn't have any of them as an ebook handy so ... I'm only hoping I won't be disappointed .
and it gets 21 points .

[~Melissa~]

Good luck. I'm reading totally out of order...have never read any of them but I have #7 for some reason from a used bookstore...hoping I'll be able to follow it,lol

[ShoSho]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Good luck. I'm reading totally out of order...have never read any of them but I have #7 for some reason from a used bookstore...hoping I'll be able to follow it,lol"

I don't know , but if you have seen the show , simply forget about the show and keep in mind that the only thing the books and show have in common are the names .
It'll be easier to understand what's going on.

[~Melissa~]

ShoSho wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Good luck. I'm reading totally out of order...have never read any of them but I have #7 for some reason from a used bookstore...hoping I'll be able to follow it,lol"

I don't know..."

No worries... *gasp* I actually don't watch that show. I'm terrible at keeping up with TV shows...I'd rather be reading. Although isn't that the one that Joe Magienello (spelling??) one of the guys from Magic Mike is in...maybe I should watch old episodes on comcast just to see him,lol

[ShoSho]

Heehee ,there are only 2 reasons to watch True blood:


1.Alexander Skarsgård
2.Joe Manganiello

[Carrie]

I haven't seen the show, I remember hearing when if was first being turned into a tv series and thinking I don't think I'll be watching that any time soon because I knew that it wouldn't be true to the books and I loved the books.

[~Melissa~]

ShoSho wrote: "Heehee ,there are only 2 reasons to watch True blood:


1.Alexander Skarsgård
2.Joe Manganiello"

☺

[~Melissa~]

Carrie wrote: "I haven't seen the show, I remember hearing when if was first being turned into a tv series and thinking I don't think I'll be watching that any time soon because I knew that it wouldn't be true to..."

shows/movies....never (rarely) as good as the book

[Shelly]

Week 6 :True Blood 2008

I read Dead until Dark and finished on April 15. I gave it 4 *'s

I thought I was the only one who had never read any of these books. I love the show and didn't want to read the books because I knew they would be better than the show. I actually enjoyed it and since it's so different from the show I enjoyed it by itself, and not tempted to compare the 2.

Shelf: 1
Cover: 2
Plot: 3
Title: 4
Name: 5
Setting: 6

Total points: 21

[Carrie]

You get title, because of the series.

[Susan (susayq ~)]

ShoSho wrote: "Heehee ,there are only 2 reasons to watch True blood:


1.Alexander Skarsgård
2.Joe Manganiello"

TRUE!!!!

[ShoSho]

Week 6 : True Blood



Read:16 April 2013
Rating:3 stars
Review:

After reading the last book and hating it , I'd washed my hand of the series .but I ended up picking yet another one for this challenge. and I'm not dissapointed ,this could be because I started reading expecting nothing good.It wasn't as good as the earlier books but it was enternaning and makes me want to read the next in the series. I liked all the new information about sookie's background and the reason her cousin and Dermont are staying with her . I'm really curious to know what she is going to do with that thing her grandmother left her.


Points:
shelf - supernatural (1 point)
Cover - Blood (2 points)
plot - mystery (3 points)
Title - True Blood series (4 points)
Name - Sookie (5 points)
setting - Louisiana (6 points)

Total points: 21

[Shelly]

Carrie wrote: "You get title, because of the series."

Great thanks! I changed my post

[~Melissa~]

Week 6 :True Blood 2008


Completed 4/16/13
4♥

This is the first one I have read. I have to admit to being slightly confused while reading but this was quite enjoyable. Makes me want to go back to read the others as well. Sookie is a very interesting character. I liked Quinn. Not sure of feelings for Eric and/or Bill (ok...*running for cover/ducking my head*). Wondering if Bob will ever not be a cat,lol. Looks like I just added another series to my list of TBR's.

Shelf: 1
Cover: 2
Plot: 3
Title: 4
Name: 5
Setting: 6

Total pts 21

[Carrie]

I might not get my book posted until Friday night/Sat. I couldn't figure out what I wanted to read, I didn't want to re-read any of the Sooki books, I have too many I have yet to read to do re-reads atm. And I don't have the next Sooki book for where I am.

[Carrie]

Gunsmoke 1955

Shelf: Historical
Cover: horse, cowboy hat, horse drawn wagon
Plot: Western, Law-enforcement
Title: Gun, Smoke
Name: Matt Dillon, Charles Adams, Kitty Russell
Setting: Published in 1955, Set in Kansas

Gunsmoke title Sequence

[~Melissa~]

I found one worth at least 11 pts

[ShoSho]

I have no idea what I'm going to read!! Not big a fan of Westerns books or movies. I'll find something by tomorrow

[Shelly]

I found one that works for shelf, plot, and setting. not a big fan of westerns but this one is pretty short :)

[ShoSho]

How much of the book should be in Kansas to get the points for the setting? I have a western book, I searched the word Kansas, it is mentioned several time but I'm not sure how much of the book take place there.

Other than this I only found books with 5 points, either name or plot +cover

[ShoSho]

cover+setting+shelf=9

I'll probably listen to this one

[Carrie]

ShoSho wrote: "How much of the book should be in Kansas to get the points for the setting? I have a western book, I searched the word Kansas, it is mentioned several time but I'm not sure how much of the book ..."

One of the books I read before the book wasn't set the whole time in the weeks setting. Dawn had said she'd take it if they spent at least a chapter in it. So you could ask in the general discussion thread about it.

[ShoSho]

Carrie wrote: "ShoSho wrote: "How much of the book should be in Kansas to get the points for the setting? I have a western book, I searched the word Kansas, it is mentioned several time but I'm not sure how m..."

:P I read all the sentences with Kansas in it , it seems the heroine used to live in Kansas so that's why it is mentioned a lot but nothing happens there. So I'll go with Bath tangle , my library has it on audio .This week is really hard

[Carrie]

Ah okay then.

Just a heads up I'm like a chapter and 1/2 from finishing my last book. I hoped to finish in bed last night but I fell asleep and I planed to be done Friday night but I wasn't feeling 100% and spent most of the night in bed resting.

[Carrie]

Week 6 :True Blood 2008

Book:
Finished: April 21
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: They just get better and better. At Grave's End delivers as promised, it is intense, action packed. HOT! Humor filled, and heartbreaking. (Full Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...)

Show links:
Shelf: On shelf =1 point
Cover: Smoky Fog =2 points
Plot: psychic ability/mystery = 3 points
Setting: Pub 2008 = 6 points

Total: 12 Points.

[Carrie]

Week 6 :True Blood 2008

Shelly: Review Shelf,cover,plot,title,name,setting (21 points)
ShoSho: Reviw Shelf,cover,plot,title,name,setting (21 points)
~Melissa~: Review Shelf,cover,plot,title,name,setting (21 points)
Carrie: Review Shelf,cover,plot,setting (12 points)

Total: 75 points

[~Melissa~]

Gotta love Cat and Bones...Yummy!!

I have 2 books on hold at the library should hopefully have them by tomorrow we'll see which one holds my interest.

Westerns really aren't my thing unless it's Lorelei James cowboys.... *snickers*

[Carrie]

I've been trying to see what I can come up with this week, and I don't think I own anything that's a high points. Been snooping the other threads for ideas, lol.

[~Melissa~]

Carrie wrote: "I've been trying to see what I can come up with this week, and I don't think I own anything that's a high points. Been snooping the other threads for ideas, lol."

yep - I love when they actually talk about books!! Especially when it is a genre I don't read. This was not an easy week.
I put Kitty's Big Trouble and In Cold Blood on hold at my library. I'm thinking it will probably be the Kitty book I go with

[ShoSho]

I'm almost done with my book (less than 2 hours left)
I'll post my review in the afternoon .

[ShoSho]

week 7




finished: 24 april
rating:4 stars
Review: There is just one word to describe this book: delightful I really enjoyed this one,it was my second Georgette heyer book .The characters are quite different from the nowadays characters in romance book. Both the H &H were kind of villain-ish ,they bad tempered, selfish and loved gossip. But I loved them!!!

points
setting: 1955 +6
cover: horse +2
Shelf: on page 11 +1
total: 9 points

[Carrie]

ShoSho that looks like a good book, I haven't read any Georgette Heyer books. I own two just never gotten around to them.

[ShoSho]

I've listened to both of them. I m not sure if I'd feel the same if I read them but I want to get to another book of hers, that's for sure!!

[Shelly]

week 7:Gunsmoke

Mad Dog & Englishman: A Mad Dog & Englishman Mystery
finished: April 21
rating: ***
points: shelf, plot, setting 10 points

Let me start off by saying this is so not my genre! For me westerns remind me of being grounded as a kid and having to stay in and watch them with my parents. Having said that, this book wasn't awful. I just flat out didn't care! My husband read it after I finished and he loved it and is going back to get other books by this author. If you like westerns you will probably really enjoy it, I just didn't get it.

[~Melissa~]

Week 7
Gunsmoke 1955


Finished 4/25/13
3♥

PTS: name (Kitty) and setting(Kansas) 11pts

I did enjoy this book but again was confused as I was reading a book out of order. I'm sure it will make more sense when I read it again once I get to that book ☺ Still Kitty books are always a fun ride

[Carrie]

Roseanne 1988
Shelf: Dysfunctional Family
Cover:A family or House
Plot: Dysfunctional Family
Title: Rose, Anne or Roseanne
Name: Roseanne,Dan,Jackie,D.J.,Darlene, or Becky
Setting: Illinois, Pub in 1988

Roseanne Title Sequences

[Shelly]

will "roses" work for title?

[Jennifer H]

Shelly wrote: "will "roses" work for title?"

I'd say yes.

[ShoSho]

Do I get any points for cover for this?


I listened to 50 minutes of it yesterday, I'll start over.hopefully it gets 8 points

[Jennifer H]

ShoSho wrote: "Do I get any points for cover for this?


I listened to 50 minutes of it yesterday, I'll start over.hopefully it gets 8 points"

Yes, you get cover points. We decided lots of people live in skyscraper type buildings.

[ShoSho]

Thanks Jennifer :)
I'll start soon. We are doing a buddy read for it.

[Carrie]

Gunsmoke 1955

Book:Mad Dog & Englishman: A Mad Dog & Englishman Mystery
Finished: April 29
Rating 2 Stars
Review: Mixed thoughts when it comes to this book. It was an okay read nothing spectacular, at least for me. Kind of just left me feeling kind of meh.

Links:
Plot: law- enforcement (3 points)
Shelf: Setting Kansas (6 Points)

Total= 9 points

[Carrie]

Shelly Mad Dog & Englishman isn't on the shelf, just thought I'd let you know.

[Carrie]

Week 7 Gunsmoke 1955

ShoSho Post 183 Setting, Cover, Shelf (9 Points)
Shelly Post 186 Plot, Setting (9 points)
~Melissa~ Post 187 Name, Setting (11 points)
Carrie Post 194 Plot, Setting (9 points)

Total 38

[ShoSho]

I'm almost done with my book , I'll post in either today or tomorrow.

[ShoSho]

Week 8



Review:

~~This is a review for the audiobook~~

I just love Harry Dresden "the pompous arrogant pretentious chauvinistic hopelessly old fashioned stupidly pig headed..." (as Murphy likes to say)

And for a powerful wizard he's a bit slow and figures out stuff late but not too late to be able to save the day.
I really enjoyed this one , I probably would have enjoyed it more if I was in a better mood . The mystery was pretty good I didn't figure out anything until Harry did. and I can't wait to get to the next one.

About the audiobook , I have to say it's horrible. The narrator is really good but just like the previous one it's like I'm sitting in his mouth listening , I could hear the tongue movements, saliva and every breath the narrator takes , I'm only hoping as the series progresses the quality of would improve .
I'm stuck with audiobooks for 2 reasons , my library only has them on audio and once I listen to a book on audio I can't switch to text for the next one in the series!
Overall a really fun read.

Links
Setting: Chicago ,Illinois 6
Cover: skyscraper 2
8 Points

[ShoSho]

It was fun being a member of this team and joining the remote control game with you ladies :)

[~Melissa~]

Week 8
Roseanne


Finished 5/2/13
2♥

This was just ok...took me a long time to finish. I'm not always into historical books...anyone peeking at my shelves would say the same thing,lol. One of my neighbors had read it and thought I might like it. Picked it up due to this challenge probably sooner than I would have otherwise. Wasn't really my cuppa but that's ok.

Points:
Plot:Dysfunctional family = 3
Setting: Illinois = 6

9 pts total