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okay I know o disappeared but in back... I'm reading like a madman and am gonna get these going asap! I've been reading a book a day! Lol. I'll go back through this list, see what cards I need to read, and get to it!
Book Cover BINGO - CROWN/TIARA
Read: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Started: December 10th
Finished: December 18th
Rating: ★★★★
My Review Here
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for MASK.and plan to read
for the category BOOK.
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Book Cover BINGO - MASK
Read: Daughter of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor
Started: December 16
Finished: December 31
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
The beginning of this book was slow going for me, but once I was about a quarter of the way in I was hooked.
When I realized what the story was about I didn't think I was going to like it, I don't really care for angel and demon stories, but I was very surprised to find that I did enjoy it!
The characters are interesting and unique. The ideas in the story are so different from anything else I've ever read, which was so refreshing.
Just a heads up, there are a few swear words (view spoiler), so if that's something you try to avoid I'd thought I'd let you know.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone was overall an entertaining read. The ending is a cliffhanger - ugh! I hate those! Though that makes me want to read the next book really soon, which is the point.
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I'll be reading one of these for quilt:
(not sure, but I might use this one for my book(s) cover)Hopefully I'll get all caught up by Friday, when the next cover will be called.
Hope you both had a great time over the holidays :)
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Here are some books that work for it:
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for FOG.
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Here are some books that work for it:
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Bridgette and Grace, how are your books progressing?
Book Cover BINGO - BookRead: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Started: December 29, 2013
Finished: January 10, 2014
Rating: ★★★★
My Review Here
Book Cover BINGO - MaskRead: Dark Wine by M.D. Bowden
Started: December 29, 2013
Finished: January 19, 2014
Rating: ★★
My Review Here
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Read: A Match Made in Texas by Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, Carol Cox, & Mary Connealy
Started: January 24
Finished: January 31
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
A Match Made in Texas is comprised of four novellas all having to do with matchmaking of some kind. The first three have a secret matchmaker who sets up the first three couples and the fourth one we find out the identity of the matchmaker and watch her meet her match.
A Cowboy Unmatched by Karen Witemeyer - 5 Stars
After reading both Short-Straw Bride and Stealing the Preacher I was waiting very impatiently to read Neill's story. I fell in love with the Archer brothers and wanted to see what lady would get paired with Neill.
The story was great from start to finish. The only thing that I could complain about was that it was short, but that's just me wanting more of this family and not anything having to do with the story itself - since for a novella it was absolutely perfect! It didn't feel rushed at all.
The romance was so sweet! There were some very heartwarming scenes, but I won't say more as I don't want to spoil it.
If you've read the previous two books featuring the Archers I'm sure this is already on your must read list. However if you haven't, even though the story could stand on its own, I would suggest reading them in order as you'll get so much more out of it if you do.
An Unforeseen Match by Regina Jennings - 5 Stars
I LOVED this story! It was so sweet and romantic, but at the same time it took on such a scary and serious issue - blindness.
I loved how Grace was a wimpy, dejected woman but wanted to find ways to be as self-sufficient as she could be.
Clayton was a great character. I loved so many things about him and I don't know if I should mentioned specific things as I don't want to spoil the story should you decide to read it. I will say that once I learned his full story I was even more impressed with him.
This story almost felt like a full sized novel and that's hard to do with a novella. The pacing was great and the conclusion oh so perfect!
This story turned out to be my favorite of the four, which kind of surprised me after how much I loved the first one - I didn't think any of them would top it.
No Match For Love by Carol Cox - 4.5 Stars
The story started out great and continued to be so until the last 10 pages or so, then everything wrapped up so quickly and neatly that it was a little boring. I think the only reason this happened is because it's a novella so I'm cutting a little slack, but after the first two being completely enjoyable this one fell just a little short so that's why I gave it a half star less.
This is the first story I've read by Carol Cox and if it's any indication of her other books I've been missing out on some wonderful books, as I'm sure a full length novel won't have the same problem. I'll definitely be checking them out soon.
Meeting Her Match by Mary Connealy - 3.5 Stars
This story is by far the shortest of the four and I wish it wasn't. The story felt super rushed and a bit crazy at times.
I felt so badly for the heroine of this story. So many things have happened in her life that are just terrible.
I know the ending was supposed to be funny and cute the way it wrapped up, but I just found it first of all unbelievable and to be completely honest wrong on the parts of so many. I would have like it so much better if it happened differently.
There was also quite a bit of repetitiveness and with the story only being 75 pages I felt that took away from the story.
One thing that bugged me, and I could be miscalculating this, was when one of the characters from the previous stories is said to be expecting in December of 1893 and then a year later is said to be round with child (same baby). No specific date was given of the actual time of the ending of the story, but with the characters bringing out Christmas items it sounds like it's close to December, if it's not that month already. This was only a minor thing and didn't affect my rating.
This was also the first story I've by Mary Connealy. I'm sure I'll be reading one of her full length novel sometime, as I do own one of them, just not sure when I'll get around to it.
On the whole I greatly enjoyed A Match Made in Texas and highly recommend it.
***I received a complimentary copy of this book to review. I was asked to give my honest opinion of the book - which I have done.***
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Here are some covers that work for it:
Also how are you ladies doing, have you finish any books that work for the FREE SPACE?
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Book Cover BINGO - QUILT
Read: A Heartbeat Away (Quilts of Love #7) by S. Dionne Moore
Started: February 10
Finished: February 14
Rating: ★★ 1/2
Review:
This book sounded like it was going to be one I would love, it's set during the Civil War and is about a romance between people from opposite sides, but I just couldn't connect with it.
I loved the heroine grandmother, she was such a great character! The way she took care of everyone she could, no matter what color uniform they wore, was wonderful. I loved how she explained why she was doing it to Elizabeth.
There is a lot of repetition, which is always boring to me. Though the romance was sweet, it did seem very rushed and that's something I don't like at all. The way things were told made it very hard to understand what was happening or did happen - for the longest time I was trying to figure out what was the cause of Elizabeth's injury.
The part the quilt plays in the story, while touching, felt forced and a little too much.
All in all, this book was okay. If the synopsis sounds interesting and you want to read it, this is one I would recommend borrowing first.
I received a complimentary copy of this book to review. I was asked to give my honest opinion of the book - which I have done.
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Book Cover BINGO - FOG
Read: Shadows of the Past by Patricia Bradley
Started: February 6
Finished: February 7
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Enjoyed this a lot more than I had thought I would. The mystery, or should I say mysteries as there were several different ones going in this book, was really good. Even though I had a strong idea of who the real culprit was it kept me guessing for the longest time, which is always great. If you are looking for a romantic suspense, I would recommend trying Shadows of the Past.
I received a complimentary copy of this book to review. I was asked to give my honest opinion of the book - which I have done.
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Here are the covers from the cover help page that work for it:
Book Cover BINGO - SKYLINE
Read: Loverboy by Trista Jaszczak
Started: February 14
Finished: February 16
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review Here
So sorry I haven't put all these in earlier... (I had family issues) but I have moved all my reviews(mostly lol) to my goodreads from my notebook and away we go!! :)
Book Cover BINGO - FOG
Read: Haunt Me by Heather Long
Started: January 14
Finished: Janyary 19
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review Here
Book Cover BINGO - QUILT
I know it's not an adult book, but I just couldn't find an adult book with a quilt on it that held my attention and then my daughter brought this home from school and I figured... hmm.... why not.. lol
Read: Who's Under Grandma's Quilt? by Rachel Waterstone
Started: March 27
Finished: March 28
Rating: ★★★★
My Review Here
Book Cover BINGO - FREE SPACE
Read: Love, Lies & the D.A. by Rebecca Rohman
Started: January 7
Finished: January 11
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review Here
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I'm going to have to catch up on my books over Christmas break. I changed my tiara book to