SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion
Archive: Past Team Challenges
>
R12: Team #8 ~ Vor8ious Readers
Only 224 pages if that disqualified it (it's quite old so might need to get in one of the collected works of type of things)Can you use the same book as someone else?
Thanks, Debbie. I've had a look and found a few potentials. I scoured my TBR and came up with a couple that I already had and added a few from the list(s). It should be good enough! Thanks for looking :)
I should have my free space book read soon. It's one, LOL, I was hesitant to start before because I was worried it would suck me in completely and kept not having the time to set aside.I was right, completely sucked in.
FREE Space
(qualified by being on group bookshelves and from SOS BEST OF: Urban Fantasy Series)
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
Finished: July 18, 2015
Series: Alpha & Omega, #4
Rating: ★★★★½
Number of pages: 336
Review: This was just one of those books you sit down to start then *whoosh* what the hell time is it? And yet is very hard to review because you just don't have the right words to convey how very much you enjoyed the read. And even harder to review without outright spoilers.
I am a fan of this series and of the author (a bit less so her previous books because went a bit too much into crime drama/mystery or soccer mom territory for my tastes).
Not one complaint about this book is currently coming to mind other than opening being a bit surprising. Because it opens with Charles going to see his very best friend of all time. A friend reader is only finding out about three books into the series but that Charles has known for almost a century (and outside of his immediate family, wife Anna and foster sister Mercy Thompson apparently his only friend at that).
Then it was just nonstop stuff happening (where I would spoiler tag paragraph after paragraph to detail), action and personal stuff happening/developing. Including a re-emergence of fae activities/politics and the issue of what stand the Marok and the werewolves would take if fae and humans came to outright war. Neutrality? With the humans? With the fae?
This was a complete story, no cliffhangers and not that dependent on previous books other than readers skipping are not likely to "know" the main characters well enough. But clearly there is more to follow with the fae and other elements of the characters and the storyline.
I really loved the book but I really don't know what to say.
Well done, D.A.!! I enjoyed this book very much, as well.
Unfortunately, no reading time for me today because of RL things, I'll be able to continue reading my book by Wednesday :(
Shelf: Free Space
Book:Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Finished: 7/19/15
Rating:★★★★☆
I had a bit of a rough start with this one and put it aside for a few days. This is not a book that is easily read/listened to with constant interruptions. It does require concentration because of the many names and places that are so close to each other. A person could get lost and confused pretty easy. Kind of like Algebra!
There is no doubt that Anne Bishop is a master storyteller. She creates such vivid characters and fantasy worlds that are easily imagined. They are very much like our world and yet vastly different. A tug here and a tug in another direction and...Voila!
(view spoiler)
I really enjoyed this series. Too many favorite characters to name! This last book had a lot more humor than the first 2 and that was a pleasant surprise. Don't get me wrong, when Witch comes out to play it's serious business. She's creepy and scary and it's so cool!! I listened to the audios for all 3 books and they are very well done. However, I needed a glossary to keep things straight. Next time, and yes there will be a next time, I will definitely read them because I'm sure I missed a plenty.
I put spoilers in for the parts that mattered!I should have my review for Strong Heroine tomorrow.
Nice review D.A.! I love both of her series but one of my favorite things is the creepy Fae. I think they might be my favorite Supe. Not the pretty Fae but the ones that creep you out, lol.
Nichole wrote: "Nice review D.A.! I love both of her series but one of my favorite things is the creepy Fae. I think they might be my favorite Supe. Not the pretty Fae but the ones that creep you out, lol."Well, the big baddie in this one was extra creepy -- preyed on children. So don't know if "favorite" is word I'd use.
But, definitely a good book. And definitely series is headed into more fae stuff.
True! Let's say, Creepy that I like best? Still seems wrong, lol.
Shelf: Strong Heroine
Book: Entreat Me by Grace Draven
Finished: 7/20/15
Rating: 3.5 stars
First of all, this was much longer than I had anticipated. GR shows the kindle version has 323 pages and I kept wondering why I wasn't further along! It's actually 453 pages and took me a little longer to read. Luckily, I enjoyed the book and it wasn't so bad :)
Of all the Fairy Tale retellings, I seem to gravitate towards Beauty and the Beast most. Entreat me has a bit of magic, blood thirsty roses, a crotchety sorcerer and sharp-tongued love interest. Although this is set in a time of castles and Lords and Ladies, it didn't really read that way. The dialogue was too modern for it. I found it odd at first but it worked.
I enjoyed all of the characters but Louvaen really shined. She was straight forward, quick witted, and a force to be reckoned with. I also really liked the slow build up romance between Ballard and Louvaen. They were very sweet together. There is also quite a bit of humor which is always fun. All in all, I really enjoyed it.
Just checked Nichole and amazon says the kindle should be 461, so I changed it to that. Glad you enjoyed it. Grace Draven was one of the first authors I read when I started reading ebooks, oh so long ago now :)
Thanks,Sandra! You're a peach :)I picked up
a couple of weeks ago for 99¢. I've been eyeing that and
for a while now. I'm on a fantasy kick right now, lol. I just wish there were more audios. I'm an audio junkie!
Hey ladies - I know a new shelf call is coming up. I've started Cinder but will take me a while as I have in dead tree version. I read at bedtime and my lunch hour (which have been kind of non-existent lately with work). I fit my ebooks in when ever I have a few minutes so I tend to get through them quicker, lol. My Free space is also a dead tree version. I'm hoping new shelf will be something I can pick one of my ebooks for.We are road tripping this weekend to Iowa so I'm hoping to get some reading done in the car. Just didn't want you guys to think I've forgotten about this :)
Don't worry about it, Melissa! Plenty of time ahead to finish your books. Have you tried audiobooks, BTW? Have fun on your road trip ;)
I do some audio books. I can't always listen at work so they take me longer. I have a half hour commute to/from work so I listen then. Takes me at least a week - usually two to 'finish' an audio book. Plus the narrator can really make or break a book for me.
No worries Melissa. No whip lashings until end of game when shelf might be a win. This time of year I think we all expect road trips and interruptions anyway.
I'm doing the pee-pee dance waiting out what I think will be just under two more hours until shelf call.
The timing should be just right for me. I have about 2 hours left on my audio so I can start my Bingo book right away. Hopefully :)
Still stalking shelf ... half hour so maybe?
I'm now deciding on my Bloody Mess book; likely will be a vampire book.
Shelf #2 ~ 22 July: A Bloody MessRead a book that features: 'blood' in title, series name, on the cover or a book featuring vampires
Shelf #2 ~ 22 July: A Bloody Mess
By Rebecca Zanetti
Vampires in the book and I have it in ebook format - yay!!
I've narrowed it down to 3 books: Blood Trade, Daughter of the Blood and Silver Shadows (Bloodlines series)
Shelf: Bloody MessBook:
I'm assuming there will be vampires in this... there are in the others. If not, well I'll pick something else up, lol. I need the E's for a spell out :)
Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom. Has vampires in it. Should be quick fluffy little read (I liked first in series well enough although it didn't blow me away). If not getting into, I have plenty of other vampire books I can change to.
Shelf 1- Strong heroine
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
Date finished: 7/23/2015
Rating: ★★★★
Review: Very enjoyable, with great narration, as always, by Renée Raudman. Plenty of action, many twists and surprises, Kate's humor we love and a great epilogue. I missed Curran during the first half though. I don't know what to expect from the next book but I won't have to wait long, just 12 days!
For Shelf: Bloody mess I'm going to start listening to
, series Bloodlines. I don't expect to enjoy it much but I need it for another challenge.
Don't you hate that, Elizabeth! So, I just finished
and I don't feel like it really qualifies. Yes, Roslyn makes an appearance but it's so small that I feel like I'm cheating. I'm going to change my book and use something else that works better! I need to read it anyways :)Shelf: Bloody Mess
Book:
Shelf 2- A bloody mess
Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
Date finished: 7/24/2015
Rating: ★★★
Review: Sidney is still a captive by the Alchemists, who try to brainwash her, while Adrien gets depressed and starts drinking and partying till he sees the light and try to find Sidney. They escape from the Alchemists and are on the run.I was disappointed by Adrien in this installment. The book dragged but took off on the last 20%. It ends with a cliffhanger and the next book is the final. I'm not sure whether I'm going to read it. Maybe.
Elizabeth wrote: ". ..It ends with a cliffhanger and the next book is the final. I'm not sure whether I'm going to read it. Maybe. ..."Doesn't sound like a cliffhanger to make you just have to buy the next book worked very well on you, LOL.
Nichole wrote: "Have fun on your trip, Melissa!"Thanks - should be fun. Headed to Iowa city to visit our niece :)
Shelf: Bloody Mess
Book: Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
Finished: 7/25/15
Rating:★★★★☆
Like most of her immortals, Malcolm was dealt a real crappy hand in life. As a boy, his mother sold him to a vampire with a preference for children. He was used in the most horrid way until he got too old for the nasty vamp and then tossed aside.
Years later, Malcolm is captured by a vampire and forced into a new existence, that of a Vemon. Now an outcast and abomination, he lives his life in solitude and killing anything that threatens his survival. Until the day a green-eyed beauty makes his heart beat...
Carrow is living the life until she's abducted by a human intent on destroying immortals. Suddenly she becomes the guardian of a little girl and is forced to betray a Vemon, who happens to be her mate. After a rocky start and a language barrier between them, she develops feelings for her Vemon. Lust, I mean love, is a universal language! She just has to figure out a way to keep her Vemon and get Ruby back before it's too late.
My heart went out to Malcolm, Carrow and little Ruby. They were put into difficult situations and they each got hurt by them. In the end though, they found a family with each other. I especially loved Malcolm with Ruby, it was so darned cute and sweet! Another great book in the IAD series, and as usual Robert Petkoff really brings these characters to life. One book closer to THE book. You know, that one I've been looking forward to since HE was introduced in the series.
Nichole, I liked Demon from the dark, as well, but THE book was a let down for me, although I read it and didn't listen to it. Maybe it was the lack of the particular narrator, I don't know ;)
I worry about that!! I feel like I've put too much pressure on Him and he won't be able to perform *waggles eyebrows* :) But I just keep hearing how great it is and the narrator is amazing, so I'll keep my fingers crossed!
Morning all - I finally finished up Cinder. Yeah! I'll get my review up later tonight.
I'm in progress (real life work sucked up my weekend) -- should also have review up tonight.
Shelf: Strong Heroine
Finished 7/25/15
Rating: 3.5 *'s
Review: I've been hearing about this book for a while now and bought it a while back. Was glad it worked for this as well as my other team challenge I'm on. This is a Cinderella re-telling with a cyborg twist. I liked it but didn't love love it. Cinder was adopted and then her adoptive father died. New stepmother is just as much of a treat as the original version - yeah - she's a right bitch. Story has a rather slow build up and then the last few chapters were really good. I'm hoping the next in the series won't have a lot of world building and will just be story.
Off to request our first stamp!Shelf #1 ~ 15 July: Strong Heroine 4/4
D.A.: Dragon Bound, 7/17/2015, ★★★½,Review
Elizabeth: Magic Breaks, 7/23/2015, ★★★★ Review
Melissa: Cinder, 7/25/2015, ★★★1/2 Review
Nichole: Entreat Me, 7/20/2015, ★★★1/2 Review
CONGRATULATIONS, Vor8ious Readers!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'strong heroine'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
A BLOODY MESS Space
Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom
Finished: July 28, 2015
Series: Hex #2
Rating: ★½☆☆☆
Number of pages: 370
Review:I've decided I like the premise for this series of books more than I actually like reading them. This one has been choppy and all over the place. Story did not flow well at all. Like some cyborg'ed up parts. A very teeny tiny bit of interesting (meager references to her and her witch classmates' banishment and the respective ruling councils, small bit of bunny slipper action). Only one mention of "labia" (a pet peeve I had with first book in series just because it was just jarring and over-used).
I had to stop updating reading progresses on this one because as soon as I left off to update I had trouble going back to it. It's not bad in the meaning of badly written. It just failed to keep my interest and jumped around way too much. I'm not sure I'll continue the series. I'm not sure I would have finished it if hadn't been for BINGO challenge. The worldbuilding and some of the characters have potential; I'm just not enjoying reading it.
Congrats on the stamp Vor8ious Readers!
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
Spiral of Need (other topics)The Fallen (other topics)
Sweet Release (other topics)
Written in Red (other topics)
Sweet Release (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Pamela Clare (other topics)Pamela Clare (other topics)
Anne Bishop (other topics)
Anne Bishop (other topics)
Pamela Clare (other topics)
More...
Weapon on cover: Bow & Arrow-Bow, Arrow, Arrow Head.