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Ok, looking good team. Hopefully we will have smooth sailing from here on out. My book is by an author who is new to me so I am anxious to see what it is like. Happy reading everyone.
Sunday Oct. 13th we rolled 
which moves us to spot 13
Finished 10/15
The Last Temptation by Val McDermidThis is the third in the fantastic British Crime novels featuring profiler Tony Hill and CID Carol Jordan. In this story Tony is tasked to work up a profile of a suspected serial murderer who is crossing European borders. Carol has been given the dangerous job of going under cover in a drug crime lords world merely because she has a very close resemblance to his dead fiancé. Both our heroes end up in trouble. Good tense drama. I give it ★★★★
BTW there is a very good TV show on PBS based upon this series of books called Wire in the Blood. The shows are very true to the books.
Two-Bit Players Rolled a 3 and are now on spot 13 on October 13thAngie ~aka Reading Machine ~
Post 59Theo -
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Post 62Sheila -
- Post 54
Space 13Reading:
by Tess GerritsenFinished: 10/16/13
Rating: 4 stars
Review: In this, the 3rd book in the series, we finally become acquainted with Dr. Maura Isles. I was beginning to wonder why the series was named after both Rizzoli and Isles, as Isles is not in the first book and not much more than a secondary character in the second. But in The Sinner, we get to know the medical examiner and get a better idea of the person behind the cold "Queen of the Dead" exterior. While the story didn't excite me as much as the previous two, it was still a solid tale of suspense, and I'm curious to continue the journey with these characters.
Theo wrote: "Space 13Reading:
by Tess GerritsenFinished:
Rating:
Review:"
One of my favorite books of all time Theo! I love that entire series
I really enjoyed the first two, so I'm looking forward to continuing the series.
Sunday roll is 13
by Nalini SinghFinished:10/14/13
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This is the third book of the series. I'm really starting to like this series more and more with each book. Judd Lauren and Brenna Kincaid Shane are a truly well matched couple. Judd is the only person that Brenna will listen too without fighting back too much. I despise the Psy Council in all of their ways towards humans, Psy, and Changelings. I look forward to the next book in the series.
I've got two books to choose from
or
just not sure which book to read yet.
Go with Judd's book Angie! It's the better of the two IMO.
I'm going to read Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeFinished: Oct 16
Rating: 4 stars
Review: A thrilling, toe curling, shiver making novel. Kendare Blake put a new twist on the boy meets girl story. Anna dressed in blood is he first book of the series. I highly recommend this to others!
Jenne wrote: "Go with Judd's book Angie! It's the better of the two IMO."This is funny to me but that's the book I chose. I figured I could wait on The Elder Race book for now.
Tia wrote: "I'm going to read Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeFinished: Oct 16
Rating: 4 stars
Review: A thrilling, toe curling, shiver making novel. Kendare Blake put a new twist on the boy meets girl..."
I liked Anna as well. A good creepy read for this month!
Two-Bit Players Rolled a 
and are now on space 18 on October 17th
October 17th Roll Finished on 10/18I read
Sudden Prey by John Sandfordwhich is book 8 in the Lucas Davenport series.
Lucas is deputy chief of the Minneapolis Police Department and he and his team stake out a team of bank robbers. In the process of capturing them 2 robbers are killed.
Meanwhile the husband and brother of the 2 women shot escapes from prison and is set on revenge. An eye for an eye so he starts killing the wives of the cops. Throw in a crooked cop that keeps the criminals informed of every move the cops are going to make and this was an intense and violent story that had me wanting to keep reading. I give it ★★★★
Space 18Reading:
by Patricia BriggsFinished: 10/19/13
Rating: 3 stars
Review: While I liked this more than I was expecting, the resolution of the mystery felt sort of insignificant compared with the build up. I'm not going to race to read the next book, but I'll probably get around to reading more in the series at a later date. I did appreciate that while romance was hinted at and sexual tension was definitely present, it didn't dominate the story. Too often sex is all a series has going for it, so it was refreshing to have a female character not throw herself at the male leads.
Reading: :The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFinished: Oct 18
Rating: 5 stars
Review: The Hunger Games is the first book in the series. It is an interesting Dystopian book. Katniss Everdeen volenteers in place of her sister to enter what is known as the Hunger Games. She fights for her life battling Careers, Deadly Bees and Love. I highly recommend this to others.
Is this your first time reading Hunger Games Tia? I don't read a lot of YA books but I loved the entire Hunger Games Trilogy. I didn't get a chance to see the movie though. sigh.
It is soooo good! The movie did pretty good staying true to the book. My biggest complaint about the movie was not getting to hear Kat's inner dialogue.
No it's not my first time. I have read it before. I thought they did a good job with the movie as well. I was pleasantly surprised. I can't wait for the next one :)
Yes, her thinking process would be something that I would miss but how would they do that in a movie?
Right you can't but I loved those parts of the books. My 13 yr old just read it the other day and I waited to watch it until he'd finished. My hubby watched it with us and he even liked it (totally not like him) (view spoiler) I'm hoping my son hurries up and finished Catching Fire so we can see it at the theater. It was my favorite out of the 3.
Mine too. I reread the books every time a movie comes out. Did you know they are splitting mockingjay into two movies.
That seems to be the way they do things now. They did it with Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. They just have to get that last dollar out of you.My next movie that I am waiting for is the Hobbit
Yeah. I guess it's so they can put more information in it since its the last book. Like they did with breaking dawn.
You haven't seen that yet? I thought it was pretty good.
Tia I have to laugh you were so nice saying they wanted to put more information. Here I am the old skeptic saying they are just greedy. haha
Well they are greedy but I actually like when they make more movies. It ensures they will get most of what happened in the book in it rather than completely chopping out important parts.
Sheila wrote: "Tia I have to laugh you were so nice saying they wanted to put more information. Here I am the old skeptic saying they are just greedy. haha"Lmbo I was thinking the same thing it's like the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other :)
Yep that's me Jenne, the little devil!
Space 18
by Karen Marie MoningFinished:10/19/13
Rating:4 Stars
Review:I love this series! Each book is so individual and unique for the characters. Aedan is tricked into the service of UnSeelie King for 500 years instead of 5 years Aedan thought it was. Seelie Queen sees a way to help Aedan thru the Dreaming with his one true mate. Jane is a would be writer that's faced alot of rejection by editors. When an unexpected package changes her life forever.
Sunday Oct. 20th I rolled which moves us to spot 21
Sunday Oct. 20th roll - Finished Oct. 21 ★★★★★ 
The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea KaneThis was my first book by Andrea Kane and boy was this a good one. First in the Forensic Instincts series as well. Forensic Instincts is an elite group of people that get called in to solve a crime when the police and FBI can't solve it. In this book a family hires them to solve the kidnapping of their 6 year old daughter. There are lots of twists and turns in this story but I loved it. ★★★★★
Space 21 for Sunday roll
by Rebecca RoyceFinished:10/20/13
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This is my first experience with this author and I'm suitably impressed. Ashlee Morrison believes herself crazy and that she can hear wolves talking to her. Tristan Kane is trapped in wolf form due to spell and has no way to contact his family. Tristan believed that all female wolves dead out due to the curse. He never expected to find his mate where he is trapped the local zoo. Can the curse be stopped?
Space 21Reading:
by Philip PullmanFinished: 10/23/13
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: Such a great continuation. Second books have to be a bridge taking us from the introduction to the finale. They can be amazing, exploring more in-depth into what we've already learned, getting the reader pumped up for how it's all going to play out, or they can feel like filler. Thankfully, Pullman does the former. I think I may have liked this one more than the first. And the cliffhanger ending...I need to get to the last book!
What are you going to read this time Tia?
Reading: UnchainedFinished: Oct. 22
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I really liked this new book of Jennifer's. It's another book on fallen angels and nephilim. I've read many if these but I think this one is my favorite. It's original but sticks to the same theme. I highly recommend it.
On October 24th I rolled a which moves us to space 26
October 24th roll
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner - (Detective D.D. Warren #6)Finished 10/26
Boston detective DD Warren is the lead investigator on the seemingly serial murders of pedophiles when she is approached by a woman asking her to investigate HER murder. The woman is convinced she will be murdered on January 21 just as her 2 best friends have been murdered on that date the last 2 years prior.
At first DD figures the woman is some kind of nutcase but when she starts doing some preliminary investigation she realizes there may be something to what the woman is saying. I love this series and now I am all caught up at least until January when book 7 is due to be released. ★★★★★ as all of this series has been.
October 24th rollAngie -
~aka Reading Machine ~ Post 98Theo -
- Post 99Tia -
- Post 97Sheila -
- Post 95
Reading: Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsFinished: Oct 24
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Catching Fire is the 2nd book in the Hunger Games Trilogy. I really liked this book. I'm kind of sad that Katniss is still pretending to love Peeta when he deserves more. This book was much better than the first one by far. The movie comes out in a month and I look forward to comparing. I highly recommend this to others.
Space 26
by Lorelei JamesFinished:10/25/13
Rating:5 Stars
Review:I just love this series. Hunky cowboys that meet their match in every way. This couple is no exception to this rule either. Colt McKay is known as the black sheep of the family and all around bad boy. India Ellison is a very different person with tatoos and piercings. Not only that she owns her own tattoo shop. Will love conqueror all?
Space 26Reading:
by Lloyd AlexanderFinished: 10/26/13
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This the second installment in the Chronicles of Prydain, and recipient of a Newbery honor, tells of the continuing adventures of Taran, assistant pig-keeper, and his companions. It's a fun middle-grade high fantasy that is also filled with real-world wisdom. Taran is becoming a man, which includes lessons of the meaning of adulthood and the loss of ignorant innocence. One of my favorite moments comes near the end of the story, when Taran and Gwydion, a warrior who Taran idolizes, talk about good and evil: "...in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging."
I'm already loving my book. Have a great weekend everyone.
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Finished: Oct. 11
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This book was the first book in the series. I really liked this book. Tahereh Mafi puts a new twist on a dystopian society.The girl Juliette has a special "gift" that she and most others think is a curse. When she touches people she can kill them. In this book it's about her fighting back against the people who want her to use her "gift" to bring them power and control over others. I definitely want to read the rest of the series.