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R12: Team #8 ~ Vor8ious Readers
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~Melissa~ wrote: "I haven't read any Molly Harper books but I think I have to fix that as I keep 'hearing' good things about her books!"I'd start with Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs. Actually, just read the description and you'll know if it would appeal. They are very much chicklit/rom-com type of books, though. I love the main character and cast of characters in Nice Girls and got the humor -- if either irritate, you may not like the series but if they appeal you should love it. Humor found in some pretty ridiculous farce type of things.
I have read other Molly Harper books I found "meh" because didn't care for M.C. or were too breezy/glib.
Just checking in and stalking shelf announcement...
D.A.-tell me if there's a love triangle or drama w/ book wrote: "Just checking in and stalking shelf announcement..."Uummmm *whispers* you're a day early :) although an early early shelf call would be awesome!!
D.A.-tell me if there's a love triangle or drama w/ book wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "I haven't read any Molly Harper books but I think I have to fix that as I keep 'hearing' good things about her books!"I'd start with Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs. ..."
I think I might have the first one of this series in dead tree version ...somewhere in my house, lol. I do so much better with ebooks
Oops! I need to look at a calendar :)
It happens - you have a whole day to read something else if you want.....
*chuckles* I started chanting for it this morning. Two of my team challenges are finished now so I'm all caught up and eager! Oh wait, I still have to write a review for the other Bingo. Oops!
I recommend the audios for Molly Harper books! I've liked them all but they are silly so you must be in the mood for that.
Okay, now I'm stalking shelf on correct day...
Shelf = Favorite. "Read a book: in your favorite series, by your favorite author, featuring a character with your favorite paranormal ability or your favorite supernatural being"
Oooh...off to think hard with so many choices.
Shelf #8 ~ 2 Sept: FavoriteRead a book: in your favorite series, by your favorite author, featuring a character with your favorite paranormal ability or your favorite supernatural being, etc.
D.A.-tell me if there's a love triangle or drama w/ book wrote: "Anyone else also doing the September Read-A-Thon (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)?"Yep - I already have a thread set up :)
Just have to find chunks of time now
Shelf #8 ~ 2 Sept: FavoriteI have a couple to choose from -
Echoes of Betrayal by Elizabeth Moon.Not likely to be a quick, light read but I've been really wanting to read.
Wow girl - that's almost 500 pages.... hope it's really good. I usually can't do those in a week - my ADD "oh bright shiny things" gets in the way and have to have a book I can finish quick in between reading the longer ones on my shelves
Probably too late for that challenge but I think someone was looking for covers with bow/arrow on front for something -- just noticed Echoes of Betrayal and Fire do.
Thanks Debbie. I'll keep it in mind if it comes up again. Do those books need to be read in order?
Nichole wrote: "Thanks Debbie. I'll keep it in mind if it comes up again. Do those books need to be read in order?"Two completely different series.
I don't think Fire necessarily has to be read in series order in terms of chronological story arc (or even setting, whole other country and culture only glimpsed in other two books). But, I think without reading the first book, Graceling, you will miss a great deal of worldbuilding and not get the characters. I adored the series; but, some really long-ass books and the last one really could have been shorter. Not only considered YA (I don't agree) but one too many YA books recently have annoyingly started saying they are for fans of Graceling, blah, blah, blah ... like fantasy books say they are for fans of Tolkien.
Echoes of Betrayal I'd say definitely needs to be read in series order. Paladin's Legacy is a spinoff series and I'd go even further and recommend first reading the trilogy that started with Sheepfarmer's Daughter or you'll not get the worldbuilding, the character backgrounds or even what the Paladins are. Super-traditional fantasy with possibly more military and fighting than might suit a reader.
For Favorites I think I'll go with zombies-
I never ever thought I would be a fan of Zombies- eeew! But I love them, lol.
I actually just finished mine. Will review after breakfast. Good thing I set aside last night for Readathon -- damn book kept me glued where I read in one non-stop sitting.
I'm going to listen to
, for Favorites shelf. I just got the audiobook, great timing of this selling!
I know! I picked up the last 2 books too.
Oops - sorry haven't posted "after breakfast." Real life got busy and I knew we couldn't get stamped until next Wednesday when Steph is back from vacation. Really composing the post now ...I'm not sure I've read Kresley Cole.
FAVORITES Space
Echoes of Betrayal by Elizabeth Moon
Finished: September 3, 2015
Series: Paladin's Legacy #3 (Paksenarrion Universe, #8)
Rating: ★★★★★
Number of pages: 464
Review: Utterly fascinating. Can I stop there? I still have a book hangover several days later and it's hard to put into words just how amazing a read this one was.
I have been into this world and these characters from the start; obviously from my rare ★★★★★ rating that hasn't changed. But, this book in particular has been a standout in the Paladin's Legacy series read so far. Incredibly well-done.
The worldbuilding has stayed true to form and all logically hanging together based on everything that came before--yet still had surprises in store. The non-human races have become even more "alien" yet relatable in a way more common to the best of science fiction than a fantasy that on the surface is fairly formulaic; more of the elves, gnomes, dragons and other elder races. ( Okay, I admittedly have a soft spot for books that don't treat gnomes like lawn ornaments and actually let them have a "race," a society ... and for books that don't just recycle what other books have done with elves and dragons.).
The story and characters ... ooh ... so much has happened and developed. Much of the elves/humans politics still murky. Everything that has happened has made sense and much resolved. Clearly more to go with series, though. Some deaths and injuries, of course, were not happy ones -- Moon doesn't spare the realities of battle. She masterfully balances the story line where it's not all gore and death (certainly not George R.R. Martin levels of character deaths); but, it's not shied away from or all fluff, promotions, victories, romance and pomp.
I'm not sure what I can really detail without major spoilers. I just love reading this story and of these characters. Will of course be continuing on with the series. But, I really need to clear the hangover from this one and wait until I can set aside time for what I expect to be another non-stop read-in-one sitting book.
Shelf #8 ~ 2 Sept: FavoriteOne of my favorite funny author's ~ the fact that this was expiring from Scribd within the next 10 days helped me decide :)
Shelly Laurenston
Finished 9/5/15
Rating: 4♥
Review: I was waiting for Ric's (Ulrich Van Holtz) book. It has been fun watching Dee Ann ignore all of Ric's plays for her in the last two books. His older cousin recruited Dee Ann Smith for the Group and Ric is her immediate boss. Dee Ann doesn't know how to play well with others at all. Until she is put on a task force (with a She Tiger she hates and a full human wife of one of her shifter friends) to see who is behind the recent hybrid fights that have been popping up all over. She is definitely not a warm fuzzy - until you look under what comes out of her mouth and what she actually does for those she cares about. Ric is definitely brains to her brawn and always had her back. So enjoyable watching him use his sexy brain to make Dee Ann 'work' to get him instead of him chasing her.
Shelf 8 - Favorites
Dark Skye by Kresley Cole
Date finished: 9/6/2015
Rating: ★★1/2
Review: I didn't enjoy this book and I'm afraid that's the case for the last books in this series.
I was bored to death by the first 5 hours in listening to the audio.It got a bit better later but I'm not happy to have dedicated fiffteen hours of listening to this book. I didn't particularly liked neither Melanthe nor Thronos and I didn't enjoy their enemies-to-lovers romance. I only found interesting and kind of funny the Nix parts.
~Melissa~ wrote: "Shelf #8 ~ 2 Sept: FavoriteOne of my favorite funny author's ~ the fact that this was expiring from Scribd within the next 10 days helped me decide :)
Shelly La..."
I loved this one!
@Elizabeth, 15 hours? Ouch! Sorry you didn't enjoy.
@Elizabeth ~ sorry you didn't like it. 15 hrs is really long!! I think I gave it 3.5 when I read it - wasn't as good as the others IMO
Shelf: FavoritesBook:
by Madeline SheehanFinished: 9/4/15
Rating:★★★★
I love The Walking Dead, I love zombies and I love survivor stories. That's the reason I picked this book up. Even though it has all of those things in the book, it is actually a story about love. Not a romantic love but a bond of sisterhood and survival. I actually wanted more zombie action and less of the crappy people.
I'm not even sure if I liked it or not. But you gave it 4 stars, you say... This is true. The fact is, I couldn't put it down. I had such strong emotional reactions to the events and characters that it stayed with me for days. I was just so angry and disgusted with humanity and the outcome that I couldn't give it less than 4 stars.
Without giving too much away, I will say that I hope to never live in a world like this. This is not a happy feel good book that leaves a smile on your face after finishing it. It's depressing. In fact, the thought that crossed my mind the most was "What. The. %$#@. is wrong with people!"
There is another book in this series that focuses on one of the secondary characters from this one. I hated that guy. Why does he get his own book?? Will I read it? Hell no! I mean, yeah probably.
That's disappointing, Elizabeth! And 15 hours is too long not to enjoy it.
Off to claim our ninth stamp!Shelf #8 ~ 2 Sept: Favorite 4/4
D.A.: Echoes of Betrayal(favorite series), 9/3/2015, ★★★★★, Review
Elizabeth: Dark Skye (favorite series), 9/6/2015, ★★1/2, Review
Melissa: Big Bad Beast, (favorite author), 9/5/2015, ★★★★, Review
Nichole: Thicker Than Blood(favorite theme), 9/4/2015, ★★★★ Review
~Melissa~ wrote: "@Elizabeth ~ sorry you didn't like it. 15 hrs is really long!! I think I gave it 3.5 when I read it - wasn't as good as the others IMO"Nichole wrote: "That's disappointing, Elizabeth! And 15 hours is too long not to enjoy it."
D.A.—currently in Readathon mode wrote: "@Elizabeth, 15 hours? Ouch! Sorry you didn't enjoy."
Thanks! I'll probably check the reviews before reading the next one in the series!
I'm in the mood to listen to the next one in Jane Yellowrock series. Hopefully the next shelf will fit!
That's funny because I was wanting to listen to
this week! Or
. *crosses fingers*
Elizabeth wrote: "I'm in the mood to listen to the next one in Jane Yellowrock series. Hopefully the next shelf will fit!"And I'm in the mood to start the first of the series ...
Just checking in and stalking for the shelf call. Which no doubt will give us another space in one of the winning patterns *snark*.
It's Meow. Any form of feline shifter.
That settles that!I'll be listening to
for the Meow shelf.
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews. I keep starting this one so guess I'll force myself to finish this time due to "fear of missing out." I don't have a problem with the writing, just not into but friends swear book 3 will hook me so trying to get to ...
I'm going to go with
for Meow shelf
D.A.—currently in Readathon mode wrote: " Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews. I keep starting this one so guess I'll force myself to finish this time due to "fear of missing out." I ..."It is a series that definitely gets better with each book
I have to agree, but then I loved them all so... I might be a little biased, lol.
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