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PtP - Five Little Peppers (5)
I don't like fairytales so i'll take the pass for Week #6
Week #6 SelectionOption #2
Maritza read on 10/17
Rated it 5 stars
PAges: 360
Week #6 Option 1:City of Ashes
453 pages
How it fits: #167 on Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales Classics
Week #64. Fairytales/myths retelling
365 pages
How Book Qualifies - #312 on The Best Fairytales and Retellings
I was thinking about reading this book for a week but always decided against it in fears this shelf would be called. Now I'm really happy I didn't read it earlier this week :D
Maritza wrote: "I don't like fairytales so i'll take the pass for Week #6"No problem, Maritza!
Running a little behind...really hate being sick. Although it is helping with getting reading done! Gonna get our post set up now, try to get more coffee in me before I have to go deal with a bunch of teenagers for three hours. I just wanna stay in bed *whines*
Week 6 Completed 10/30Selection
Stacie Mass-D-
, 360 pages SelectionMaritza-Pass
Danielle-
, 314 pages SelectionMai-
, 453 pages SelectionGea-
, 365 pages SelectionAmy (greenfairy)-
, 326 pages SelectionPam-
, 390 pages Selection Completion
Stacie Mass-D-Completion
Maritza-Pass
Danielle-Completion
Mai-Completion
Gea-Completion
Amy (greenfairy)-Completion
Pam-Completion
should be finished with week 5 choice by tonight. it is so good i am loathe to finish it.
I don't know how many pages I looked at, but fairytale are not my favourite thing. I think I remember looking at Stacie's shelf at the start and seeing
for option 2. Will go check and if so, post selection post.
Completion Post Week # 5 - Second Chance Romance
Creed finished 10/17/15
Rating *****
Review - Kristen Ashley done did it again :))) I loved, loved, loved it another kick ass heroine and a man willing to let her take charge and watch her back while she does it. A sighting of Hawk and his dimples what more can a girl ask for. I have the rest of this series but will keep it on my shelf for a while longer. I highly recommend any of KA's books and the friends you'll meet along the way.
Week 6 - Completion PostFairytale Retellings (Option #1)
Book:
Rating: ★★★
Review:
This is probably one of the most popular series here on GR, if you look at the ratings and listopia lists. While I don't rave about it, I do like it. I'd probably like it a lot more, if it was a little less YA - but to complain about about a YA series to be too YA is kind of shabby, isn't it? Book 2 is a solid, good Urban Fantasy story, I don't see why it belongs on the Fairytale lists except for some common mythology motifs, but I enjoyed it. It has plenty of good story ideas and is a quick (quick for a 400+ pages book) read - I might not love it as much as all its fans do, but I'll likely read book 3 as well.
Got you updated. Thank you for letting me know!
Hi guys just checking in and reading some of your reviews. Still not reading as much as I would like but trolling around and growing my TBR shelves. Although I don't know about this week's theme. Hopefully something good will be announced for next round.
Hey, Maritza! That's my only complaint about team challenges. My massive TBR (and not all are on my Goodreads TBR) keeps growing! LOL I still have to post my review for this week.
Amy wrote: "Hey, Maritza! That's my only complaint about team challenges. My massive TBR (and not all are on my Goodreads TBR) keeps growing! LOL I still have to post my review for this week."i feel you.
Completion PostWeek 6
4. Fairytales/myths retelling
Book: Darker Water by Lauren Stewart
Rating: ★★★
How it fits: #210 on The Best Fairytales and Retellings
365 pages (Paperback)
Review:
I'm not a fan of fairytale retellings but Darker Water sounded interesting enough for me to give it a try. It was nothing special, just usual contemporary book with some fleeting comments about frogs. There were some parts where the story dragged but otherwise it was quite decent and if it wasn't for dragging it would be 4 star read.
Week #6 CompletionOption #2
Maritza read on 10/17
Rated it 5 stars
Pages: 360
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I have to be in the right mood for KA's books because it really impacts my enjoyment of the book. Apparently, today, I was in a good mood because I liked Creed. The alpha maleness wasn't too over the top, the back story was typical of KA but I was okay with it. It was definitely hot as hell, that's for sure. I didn't like it towards the end when she does her normal let's fast forward in time 1000 times in one chapter but it was an enjoyable story.
I've changed my week 6 book to
. Have updated selection post.
Completion Post — Week 6Option 2
20/10
4 stars
Another excellent book by Nalini Singh. While I absolutely love her PNR series, I do enjoy this contemporary series. From the previous books that here was some history between Noah and Kit. The prolongs shows what happened, with chapter 1 starting two years later.
Noah has a bad past and that affects him in his daily life and how he treats Kit. We don't know until much later in the book what happened, but can guess that it was going to be something terrible.
Noah and Kit don't have an easy road to a HEA. They have their pasts and feeling to deal with along the way. I think how the book played out was better for not making it easy. I like them both and wanted them to find their way.
Nice to see the rest of the band. Looking forward to Abe's book next.
saw this posted Week 7
Option 1
11. Book title starts with 'S'
You may ignore 'The', 'A' and 'An' at the start of a title.
Option 2
Key date: 17 April 2015
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.
Selection PostWeek #7
Option 2
Key date: 17 April 2015
Book:
How it fits: Gea read it on August 26, 2015 and rated it 4 stars
Pages: 292
Week # 7 - Option 1 - Book with title starts with S
Second Chances: (Southern Comfort Series Book 1) A Free Romance Novel by Bria Marche
How book fits - Starts with S
Pgs - 190
Week #711. Book title starts with 'S'
How book fits - Starts with S
218 pages
Stacie the Snow Plow wrote: "Selection PostOption 2
Key date: 17 April 2015
Book:
How it fits: Gea read it on August 26, 2015 and rated it 4 stars"
You're in for a quick and light read Stacie :)
Sorry, ladies. Running really behind. Still got my review to post and get set up for this week. Thank you, Maritza for posting the info! I appreciate it a lot.
Running out soon for a bit. Will get all updated as soon as I return!
Completion PostWeek 7
11. Book title starts with 'S'
Book: Scent of a Mate by Milly Taiden
Rating: ★★
How it fits: Starts with S
Review:
This book was such a mess that it was a torture to read it. I expected a quick and at least decent paranormal read but instead got a weird book where some of the things didn't even begin to make sense. A lot of things were left unanswered so I'll try the next book but with low expectations.
Amy wrote: "Sorry, ladies. Running really behind. Still got my review to post and get set up for this week. Thank you, Maritza for posting the info! I appreciate it a lot.
Running out soon for a bit. Will ..."
Hey no problem I was stalking some other teams to add to my TBR list.
Completion Post - Week 7 - Book Title Starts with 'S'
Second Chances by Bria Marche
Rating * read 10/24/15
Review - This was one unbelievable story. Was going to give it 2* but after reading Gea's review I didn't feel so bad giving it * as it was just okay. I also expected a fast read but it was so not what I expected. I thought Brandon would turn out to be a good guy but he didn't. Everything fell into place too easily. Did not like. Sorry I tried.
Completion Post - Week 7 - Book Title Starts with 'S'
Strikers
Rating: ★★★
Review:
A YA dystopian story: Karas lives in the Republic of Texas, where any crime committed, even the tiniest ones (like: smuggling - the economy seems to be a mess -, trying to leave this nightmare), gives you a strike, a tattooed mark on your neck. Five strikes and you're out, like out as in killed by the government with an injection. Karas lives with her mother, an alcoholic, her father is a striker with four strikes already, who is on the run and faces death, should he ever be found. One day she sees him among the latest batch of captured criminals. This is, when our story begins.
There is a lot of potential here - especially in the setting. But it left me with a lot of questions about the history of the republic or the system of "justice". How do they even have citizens left, if gaining strikes is as easy as implied? I'd have loved to explore more of the world building. The actual story was a fairly generic story about escape, well written, but nothing new to me. Karas is a likeable heroine, there is a vague romance subplot - all clearly aimed at a YA audience. I liked it overall, but the potential after a strong beginning remained mostly unused IMHO.
Stacie the Snow Plow wrote: "Selection PostOption 2
Key date: 17 April 2015
Book:
How it fits: Gea read it on August 26, 2015 and rated it 4 stars"
Can you just add the week number and number of pages please?
Week 7 Completed 10/2911. Book Title Starts With 'S'
Selection:
Stacie Mass-D-
, 292 pages SelectionMaritza-
, 190 pages SelectionDanielle-
, 229 pages SelectionMai-
, 323 pages SelectionGea-
, 218 pages SelectionAmy (greenfairy)-
, 265 pages SelectionPam-Pass
Completion
Stacie Mass-D-Completion
Maritza-Completion
Danielle-Completion
Mai-Completion
Gea-Completion
Amy (greenfairy)-Completion
Pam-Pass
Can everyone please make sure I have you updated correctly?
Hey Guys- I am still finishing my Week 6 text. It's the last week of the quarter so I'd like to take the pass for this week 7. That will allow me to finish up Cinder for Week 6 and be in good shape for next Friday.
Thank you, Pam! The pass is yours for this week!
Week 7 SelectionTitle starts with S
265 pages
Week 7 Completion
265 pages
5 stars
I started this series a few months ago. I got sucked right in by Ellie. Each book has it's own story within the bigger story. Of course some things in it had me saying "What was the author thinking?" but it's a rollercoaster. This isn't a book that should be read as a stand-a-lone. There is a lot of backstory and history in the the previous books that is pertinent to this one. Looking forward to finding out what is in store for Ellie, Camden, and Javier.
Please correct me if I'm wrong :) This is what I have outstanding from weeks prior (not including week 7):Week 6 - completion for Amy and Pam
Yes, you are correct, Jane. I have completed my read, just not the posting for it.
Will look for week 7 book later.
Completion PostWeek #7
Option 2
Key date: 17 April 2015
Book:
How it fits: Gea read it on August 26, 2015 and rated it 4 stars
Pages: 292
Rating: 2.5 stars
Date: 10/28/2015
Review:
This is not my first go round with this author but I know her better as T.K. Ragan, a mystery suspense writer who has the power to break my heart into a million pieces. Ahem, anyway... This book was cute. Predictable and fluffy. It was a good palate cleanser after my last book which was dark and heavy. I don't think Romance is her strong point but I can't base that off one book. I would be interested to see how one of the characters is doing in the future and I wonder if she wrote anymore of the character's stories.
Week 6 Completion
326 pages
5 stars
This is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Red is a bounty hunter who isn't out hunting just the Big Bad Wolf. There is a variety of supernatural beings that she hunts. For a price. And she's good at her job. So good that after 300 hundred years she's still able to keep her anonymity. But...she has a secret. Kickass, sexy females: Red, Jade, Des to name a few. Badass, alpha males: Felix, Vince. And a story that has twists, turns, and on the edge of your seat plots. A debut novel that totally rocks it.
Will likely finish book tomorrow as I will be in airports and planes for 8 hours
Geez! That will make for a long day. No worries, Pam, though. You're still fine with it.
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Awesome! I didn't see it when I looked quick.