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Jul 21, 2013 07:12PM
It certainly is Sandra, my husband swears by it & loves it. I really want to like it but.....
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I'm one of those go with the flow readers, but if something strikes me as off, that's the end of it. But somehow I loved the OTTness of Kitty, and I've reread them quite a few times now ;)
Shelf: Paranormal Mix
22/7/13 ★★★
Well along with everyone else I'm sad to see the end of Sookie, but the last couple of books have been interesting only because I'd come to know Sookie and all her friends, enemies and acquaintances.
It was sorta like CH had a checklist of characters and had to come up with a plausible conclusion for them all.
I knew Sookie wouldn't end up with Eric or Bill, (she did want children eventually), but I was still disappointed with the lack of Ericness in this story, and Pam was almost non existent as well. Alcide popped up for his regulation 2 pages, so he was ticked off the list. Even Barry Bellboy made it to Sookie's place and got beaten up. Etc, etc.
The last couple of books have been setting up Sookie's final love interest so I wasn't surprised, but it certainly didn't have a dying devotion feel just a we'll suck it and see approach. Very disappointing.
All the good guys were doing well to different degrees and all the baddies met a final end. All nice and tidy.
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Good Job!! :D
Thanks Steph ;)
Welcome :) WTG Assassins!
Shelf: Paranormals
Read: 26/7/13
Rating: ★★★★
I'm really starting to love this series! It's a perfect mixture of humour, mystery and interesting and very likable characters.
This time Charley has to investigate the disappearance of one of Cookies old friends, is sucked into another family drama and of course tries to unravel the mystery that is Reyes.
Charley cracks me up with her one liners, and though one may argue that she overdoes them a little, I mean there is snark in every single sentence that comes out of her mouth, I find myself enjoying them immensely. And Reyes, well, what's there not to adore about this gorgeous and sexy guy? I'd love to find out more about his back story and as much as I love his encounters with Charley, it would be nice if they could actually spend some 'corporeal' time with each other, and delve a little more into the otherworldly mystery.
Yay Kerstin, I'm waiting for #5 to come out in mmp later in the year. Waiting .... waiting ..... is it December yet? LOL
Hi Teammies! Just to let you know I've got a Christmas in July Brekkie tomorrow morning so I won't be on the puter till much, much later in the day. LOL.
Hi Sandra and Kristin, I'm reading #5 right now and it is good!
That's it rub it in, Lisa!!! LOL. I've preordered the MMP.Yeah, Kerstin, a group of us do it every year, July & Chrissie. It's great fun!!
Shelf: ParanormalBetter Off Dead by H.P. Mallory
Finished 7-24-2013
★★1/2
Eh, just as this book started to get get good it ended. I hate that. Not exactly a cliff hanger but it felt like the climax of the book didn't quite hit the spot.
The story has potential.. Our girl Lily dies before her time. She finds herself with the option to live again but she must agree to collect souls after an after life error. She gets a smart mouthed side kick and a hotter then hot love interest to help her along the way. The story also allows for a loose comparison to Dante's Inferno. That part is a little clever and fun.
So, all the basic elements are there. They just need some fattening up. I'll give the next edition a shot if I can get for free or at least next to free.
I've seen a lot of very high ratings for Fifth Grave Past the Light...I'm really looking forward to catching up with this series. Unfortunately my library only has the first two installments. I feel a book-shopping-spree coming on :)Sandra, we've talked for ages about doing our own Xmas in July celebrations, but then we never actually get to do it...trying for next year!
I have to buy most of my books cause the library doesn't have much.We've been doing Chrissie in July for about 15 yrs or so. The same friend does it every year, and she does it again at Xmas. Woe betide anyone who even suggested someone else do it, or even to cleaning up afterwards. At least since she moved to a new place a couple of years ago she's now got a dishwasher! Thank Goodness, cause we all felt really guilty!!!
Sounds great Sandra! Have a great day :)I'm just home from work and about to sit down and finish this weeks book then I'll updating everything
week 8: paranormal mix:
finished: 27/7/13
stars: 4.5
review:
somehow i've managed to stay away from reviews and spoilers for this series and i'm coming in with fresh eyes and no preconceived ideas. and i must say - i loved it! so dark and gritty and the characters are flawed! they don't make excuses for it either, they just are how they are. it had enough to keep me interested and i'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of the series goes :D
Glad you loved it Belinda ;) And way to go avoiding spoilers!!!!!
updated! just need stephanie's review of
i'm really wanting to start
as i've heard great things about the series and i have them on my kindle. if only there was more hours in the day!
Cross your fingers for the next shelf, you never know your luck :)))))
I'm no where near done with my book :(. It has been what I find a crazy slow start and now I have visitors in my house.
no worries stephanie about the paranormal shelf - we all have times like that where life gets in the way of reading :(for this week i'll be catching up on
as my copy of
is on the way! yup! totally addicted to this series now :P
Hi Team. I am going to read
for the supernatural shelf.Sandra, I finished
. OOOOh, really good. Lots of good stuff in this one! May just be the best one (for sure the darkest)! Belinda, I can't wait for the next Kate Daniels. I forgot that a new one was on the way. Yeah!
Not sure what I'll be reading yet, but my copy of Magic Rises is also on the way. But certainly won't get here for at least a week so it will be something else. I'll pick tomorrow after I finish my current book Bound By Darkness :)
Just noticed Supernatural gives us 4 in a row, so we need to all read our books this week in case we're lucky and UF comes up next week. Think Positive People!! LOL
is what I am reading, and I will read this one before completing the other one. I'm already liking it way better.
Finally decided on a book. LOL.
It'll be a fast read for sure, already 90 pages in and I only picked it up a short time ago :))))
Shelf: supernatural
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Finished 7-31-2013
★★1/2
This book was just OK. Again- all the elements are there but it just didn't spark for me. I had a hard time finishing it. Maybe I was just in the mood for something else.
Luce is our leading lady. She finds herself on her way to reform school for an awful accident that she can't explain. This is no ordinary reform school. There seems to be a lot of freedom and feels more like a boarding school. She's attracted to a boy who seems to really dislike her and has the full attention of the most popular boy who doesn't seem quite right. We end up with a love triangle of biblical proportions when we find out what and who everyone really is. Well, almost everyone.. there is a cliff hanger that leaves you wondering (but only a little) about Luce.
I don't think that I have enough interest to read the next one.
Lisa wrote: " Shelf: supernatural
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Finished 7-31-2013
★★1/2
This book was just OK. Again- all the elements are there but it just didn't spark for me. I had a ha..."
That series is pretty meh in my opinion. I believe I liked the first and second book the most. What is worse is, everyone started to love Cam so she started to use him less and less as the series goes on. I only read for the Cam. - I want to mark this part as a spoiler...but I don't know how =(
Finished my book last night. Will post my review tonight after work
Stephanie wrote: That series is pretty meh in my opinion. I believe I liked the first and second book the most.
Stephanie, I kept wanted Cam to be bad and he really wasn't.. Everything just needed to be kicked up a notch-the good, the bad and the action. It's got pretty book covers going for it. Maybe if I was 16 I would have felt different. You know- the whole reform school boy thing..
Stephanie, spoilers are easy - < spoiler> & < /spoiler>, just without the space. If you forget it is also listed in the link above the comment box (some html is ok)
Week 9 - supernatural
Finished: 31/7/13
Stars: 5
Review:
This series is awesome! This book moved along at such a great pace that all of sudden it was finished and I was left wanting more. Don't get me wrong, the storyline was fast paced, exciting, heartbreaking and intriguing but by the end all I wanted was more!
Shelf: Supernatural
1/8/13 ★★★★★
The case of the missing Marguerite Argeneau, that has been building the last couple of books is solved.
Marguerite & PI Tiny have gone to London to try to track down the mystery of Christian Notte's mother. His father refuses to say who she is, and since 1491 Christian has been wondering.
A series of sword-wielding attacks, purse snatching & hotel shifting, means Marguerite is light on blood and unprepared when Christian's father Julius turns up in London, attacks Tiny and appears to have a strong connection to Marguerite. Could she and he be lifemates?
Marguerite is just getting over 500 yrs of a hellish marriage to Jean Claude Argeneau and is in no rush to be married again. The only good thing to come from her marriage is her 4 children. All now happy and lifemated.
This is probably one of the stronger books in this series, but you certainly need to have read the previous couple of books to get the full effect.
Shelf: Supernatural
Read: 2/8/13
Rating: ★★
After the last few books have been a big disappointment (due to the lack of an actual gripping and interesting storyline; characters getting personality transplants; etc), I was hoping for at least a great finale to the series...but unfortunately that didn't happen.
Pretty much each and every character showed up to stand in line for a nice (or not so nice) wrap up to their story; some received one sentence some a bit more. Old enemies came out of the woodworks and got dealt with as well. And all was wrapped up in a not very interesting murder mystery.
As to Sookie's final love interest...well, I knew for a few books that he was the most likely candidate to end up with her, though I never was a big fan of his (me being one of the myriad of Eric lovers). I could have lived with it, if there would have been a bright spark, passion or real obvious love...but it just seemed so... well, boring and lacklustre and came on rather abrupt towards the end of the book.
I'm looking back with great fondness to the beginnings of this series, but after its rapid decline over the last few books, all I can say is that I'm glad it finally came to an end.
Totally agree Kerstin. Sad really that such a great start ended up a damp squib.
just updated everything.stephanie - i'm currently revisiting the dresden files in audio and just finished
. james marsters gets better with every book. i listen to them in that car and nearly drove off the road cos i was laughing so hard when he did fairy voices in
which i'm listening to ATM XD
I totally just came across a hilarious part tonight. That was one awesome costume =)
Also, I am going to change my paranormals book to
The other one is just being too slow and will take me a century to finish it
this week's shelf: tortured heroit is a winning shelf for another team so this may be our last week :(
will decide what to read later today
I'll be reading
He certainly looks like he's being tortured. LOL.
I can't believe that this may be our last week! It's been so much fun :)Not sure what I'll be reading this week...I'm thinking either
or
Sandra wrote: "I'll be reading He certainly looks like he's being tortured. LOL."That is a funny cover. What is that guy doing? A quick glance at that little pictures looks a bit like he's sitting on the toilet..
Belinda wrote: "just updated everything.stephanie - i'm currently revisiting the dresden files in audio and just finished
. james marsters gets better with every book. i listen to th..."Belinda and Stephanie- The Jim Butcher books are funny? I haven't read any of them and have two on my shelve and never quite get to them. I've never heard anyone say that they were funny. That might make me pick them up..
It's a classic cover, isn't it? He's actually kneeling in what looks like a dungeon ;)
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