R7: Team #13 ~ Reign of Assassins

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Team #13
Captain: Belinda

Members:
Belinda
Sandra
Stephanie
Lisa (91)
Kerstin

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Virtual BINGO Card
Shelf names listed are to be filled in top to bottom under each letter listed

B
1. * Freebie (ie: library borrow, loaner, eFreebie) - OR - freebie shelf
2. sexy
3. dystopian
4. time travel
5. * Reader's Choice (Personal Shelf)
I
6. tortured hero
7. keepers
8. wishlist
9. paranormal mix
10. vampires
N
11. speculative fiction
12. Aliens
N#. FREE SPACE
13. guilty pleasures
14. assassins
G
15. soul mates
16. ghosts & spirits
17. shifters
18. maybe
19. cover love
O
20. book boyfriends
21. urban fantasy
22. strong heroines
23. supernatural
24. angels & demons

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Link to print your own copy: BINGO card

[Steph, Serious series addict]

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[Stephanie]

Hello Team!

[Belinda]

Hi Stephanie :)

Hello team! I'm so excited for BSB! The new shelves look great. There's a couple of tricky ones in there too....


Happy to stick my hand up for captain since I'm in Australia which is pretty close to Japan time unless someone else is keen :P

Suggestions for team names:
Bakers dozen
Unlucky in love

Will try to think of more today....




REVIEWS:

Free Space:
Belinda:Tricked - review here
Sandra: From Dead to Worse - review here
Stephanie: Demonglass - review here
Lisa: Etiquette & Espionage - review here
Kerstin: First Grave on the Right - review here

Week 1 - Assassins:
Belinda: Spider’s Revenge - review here
Sandra: Deep Dark Secret - review here
Stephanie: Grave Mercy - review here
Lisa: The Mage in Black - review here
Kerstin: Shadow Kin - review here

Week 2 - Book Boyfrineds
Belinda: Insurgent - review here
Sandra: Valiant - review here
Stephanie: Awake at Dawn - review here
Lisa: Shatter Me - review here
Kerstin: Sins & Needles - review here

Week 3 - strong heroines
Belinda: Magic Bleeds - review here
Sandra: Justice - review here
Stephanie: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - review here
Lisa: Touched by an Alien - review here
Kerstin: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - review here

Week 4 - cover love
Belinda: Gameboard of the Gods - review here
Sandra: Obsidian- review here
Stephanie: Tilt - review here
Lisa: Hereafter - review here
Kerstin: Alien Tango - review here

Week 5 - angels and demons
Belinda: Finding the Lost - review here
Sandra: Binding the Shadows - review here
Stephanie: Succubus Blues - review here
Lisa: Everneath - review here
Kerstin: Street Magic - review here

Week 6 - dystopian
Belinda: Plague Nation - review here
Sandra: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - review here
Stephanie: Breathe - review here
Lisa: Delirium - review here
Kerstin: Oryx and Crake - review here


Week 7 - aliens
Belinda: Alien in the Family - review here
Sandra: Doubleblind - review here
Stephanie: The 5th Wave - review here
Lisa: Ultraviolet - review here
Kerstin: Old Man's War - review here


Week 8 - paranormal mix
Belinda: Unholy Ghosts - review here
Sandra: Unholy Ghosts - review here
Stephanie: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead -
Lisa: Better Off Dead - review here
Kerstin: Second Grave on the Left - review here

Week 9 - Superntural
Belinda: Magic Slays - review here
Sandra: Vampire, Interrupted - review here
Stephanie: Grave Peril - revire here
Lisa: Fallen - review here
Kerstin: Dead Ever After - review here

Week 10 - tortured hero
Belinda: Darker After Midnight - review here
Sandra: Brawn - review here
Stephanie: Hopeless - review here
Lisa: Heart of Obsidian -
Kerstin:

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

*Waves hi to teamies*

Belinda, I'm happy for you to be captain ;)

Names:

According to Wiki 13 is a Happy Number. LOL
Lucky Cat
I think we used Black Cat before
13 Assassins (movie)


I think I'm partial to 13 Assassins. LOL.

[Kerstin]

Hi team! Looking forward to another round of BSB and playing with you all.

Stephanie, haven't we been on the same team in one of the previous rounds?

Belinda, I'm also happy for you to be captain. Looks like there's quite a few of us from Australia.

I'm terrible with names, but here I go:
Thrilling Thirteen

... ok, apparently I could only come up with one name. Will try to think of a few more.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yep, I'd noticed this was the Aussie team :DDDD with help from some friendly allies ;)

[Belinda]

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! :P

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

ROFL!!!!

[Stephanie]

One of you Aussies can be the leader of this group, I am in CA, so draw time is like some time on Sat for me....just too confusing =)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Belinda wrote: "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! :P"

LOL!! My hubby loves to say that. Goofball!

[Belinda]

Ok. We're still waiting for Lisa to check in. Any more name suggestions or shall we pick from what we have?

[Lisa]

Hi Team 13. Don't laugh but I couldn't figure out (quickly-anyhow) which Lisa I was. Thanks for the email Belinda.

Belinda, I am happy to call you captain. Thanks for raising your hand.

I am in Ohio so we are all over the map.

So far, I don't have anything to add for a team name. I'll think about it or just go ahead and pick one.

I like Lucky 13 or 13 Assassins.

[Belinda]

Yay! Glad you found us Lisa :)

I think lucky 13 has been used a few times. How about we call ourselves the book assassins? Or reading assassins? Fixated on the assassin part....lol!

[Lisa]

Book Assassins is good. I just finished the last elemental assassin book so I'm into it.

I couldn't rhyme 13 - all I got was spleen or unforeseen. Clearly - I'm out of creative juice. The Foxy Spleen 13's doesn't really do it.

Belinda, as my captain I give you my proxy to select a suitably intimidating name for our team if I am not online.

[Belinda]

I actually like the foxy spleens :P

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

LOL. It's like that random name from the last round.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

OK, I've scouted around and found the Random Team Name Generator link (actually I stole it from Team #7, who stole it from Team #11) LOL.

Have a go and see what you come up with :DD

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I just had

The Jumbled Monkeys
The Elite Penguins

LOL

[Belinda]

It seems just to pick an adjective and an a imam and throw them together: the handsome cockroaches?! Ew! I think not!!

Shall we stick to 13 assassins or book assassins since those two seem to be popular?

[Kerstin]

I just had a quick play and it came up with The Disgusting Monkeys, The Furtive Jellyfishes and The Capricious Donkeys, LOL. Made me giggle.

I think we should stick with the Assassin theme though, I really like it.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Assassins it is :D Now to pick which one. LOL

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Any more thoughts on our name?

And has anyone decided on a Free Space book yet?

Just to remind everyone, Free Space Rules

I'm still deciding. LOL

[Belinda]

I haven't chosen any books yet. I'll go shelf by shelf, week by week and decide what to read as we go. I do have a vague idea of what I want to read but I'm just going to surprise you all! :P

I think I like book assassins for a team name but will go with what everyone's happy with.

Not long now til the first shelf I'd called!!

Shelf. Shelf! SHELF!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Was looking for something else and came across the movie Reign of Assassins. I quite like it ;)

[Kerstin]

Oh, I like Reign of Assassins. That has a nice ring to it.

Not sure yet about my Free Space book...I have a couple of titles in mind though.

Just letting you all know that I won't be able to pop in tomorrow morning when the shelf is announced, as I have a workshop to attend to, but will let you know my shelf choice as soon as I get back home.

[Lisa]

I think my free space book will beEtiquette & Espionage

I hope this is just as good as her others.

I normall don't give any other thought to the books until the shelf is picked.

Reign of Assassins sounds good and menacing!

[Belinda]

Thanks Lisa. I'm off to bed after night shift - feel free to start reading for shelf no. 1 when it's announced.

And sounds like we're going with reign of assassins for a team name? If you could 'aye' when you pick a book this morning we'll put in our name request when I get up :)

[Lisa]

This shelf pick has got to be a good sign!
I'm going with
I am just finishing up the first book in this series and think I like where it is going.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Link for 1st shelf, which is assassins ;)


http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/a...

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I think I'll be reading

[Belinda]

For assassins I'll be reading

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I really, really enjoyed that one Belinda, hope you do too :)

[~Leslie~]

Oh, that's one of the best in the series!

[Belinda]

I wish I wasn't cooking to have the family around tonight, then I could read all day....*sigh*

[Stephanie]

Looks like I will be going with

Pretty much one of the only books that I own that I haven't already read. Though the ones I have read that I do own that are on there were very very good. A couple of my most favorite books are on this list =)

[Stephanie]

Also, my free space read will be

=)

[Kerstin]

What a fitting first shelf :) I'll be reading

My free space book is most likely going to be

[Belinda]

Finally decided on for my free space read

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I'm not feeling my book so I'm changing it :(

Will advise when I settle on one ;)

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Ugh...gotta hate that!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Week 1: Assassins
Deep Dark Secret by Sierra Dean
Book #3 in the Secret McQueen Series
4/6/13 ★★★★


Secret is slowly adjusting to becoming one of the 3 Vampire Tribunal Leaders, but still misses The Hunt for the bad guys. I guess that is the werewolf in her coming out.

Lucas is having political Werewolf Pack issues with Secret's long lost Uncle, who wants to take over the Eastern seaboard Packs. Desmond is caught in the middle and Holden is still stuck on the outside.

Holden asks Secret to help find missing were-ocelot Lucy and this leads to more missing Columbia University girls and corpses. Luckily Mercedes and Tyler call her in to help cause they've got Gabriel, Secret's ex, for the crimes.

Secret has stumbled across something very nasty indeed.

Lots of convoluted action and a real stunner of an ending.

[Kerstin]

Sorry you didn't enjoy your first pick, Sandra. I hate when that happens.

I'm not very far into my book yet, as the past couple of days have been very busy, but I'm liking it so far...I'm planning to get stuck into it tonight...I just need to leave the computer alone for a while :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I enjoyed both your picks Kerstin, so I'm sure you will too :)

[Lisa]

Hi Team 13. Just popping in to say my book is finished and I'll have time to do my review on Thursday (or Friday for most of you?).. Hope you are enjoying your reads. We are having lovely weather and I can't keep myself in the house after working all day.

Kerstin, I read your free space pick and really liked it. It was a fun easy read. The whole series is good.

Sandra, I haven't read any of the Secret McQueen books. If you are on book 3-they must be good.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

They are Lisa, #3 is really #4 cause there is a .5 in there somewhere as well.

I've decided on for my Free Space book. First time reading it and its going well so far, great granddaddy fae has just popped up.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Free Space
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Book #8 in the Sookie Stackhouse Series
5/6/13 ★★★★

Well this was action packed, from weddings to were wars, Debbie Pelt plots to Vampire takeovers and a berserk bodyguard.

Quinn has disappeared without a trace, Bob is still a cat, and Sookie ends up in Halleigh's wedding party as a substitute bridesmaid.

Bill seems intent on trying to win back Sookie, without any success whatsoever. And Eric somehow regains all his lost memories of his time at Sookies, including the shower scene.

Just to add to the mix of Weres and Vampires, Sookie's long lost Great Granddaddy appears, and surprise, surprise he's Fae. And Claudine is a cousin of sorts, which is why she pops in to rescue Sookie frequently.

When Quinn turns up in the presence of bad vamps, he gets the flick from Sookie cause she just can't handle him not putting her first. Which is fair enough.

Amelia ends up inviting her mentor Octavia to stay, so Sookie's house is getting rather full, and she's not too happy about that.

We see a lot more of Sam, as well as seeing him turn into a lion to defend Sookie.

Whilst a lot of loose ends were cleaned up, new possibilities for the future appear, with both the Weres and Vamps offering huge favours, as well as her Great Granddaddy the Prince doing so as well.

[Belinda]

finally finished this weeks book! i have no idea why it took me so long....i think nightshift and life got in the way just a little bit.....

Week 1: assassins:
finished: 6/6/13
stars: 4 & half
review:
Aside from the slight reparative nature of the author this is a great series! I'm loving all the characters and this one starts off straight into the action! The plotting and scheming cone next followed by a huge showdown at the end. Can't wait to see what happens next!



P.S. I'll start listing a summary of everyone's reviews with links so we can get stamped in post 2. i'll you could all just check it periodically and let me know if there are any issues :)