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hey guys just checking in for the week. It's been another slow reading week. I'm liking my book choice but that is a nightly read as it's on my kindle. This week i've been watching movies at night and doing zero reading. Will try to finish by Saturday the latest. Hope everyone is having a good week.
On top of dealing with my current health issues I've pretty much been in bed for a little over a week now with flu, cold...something. So medicine and sleep is pretty much all I'm doing. But no worries, Maritza. As of right now, no one is behind. We've been getting done for the previous week within a couple days of the new category being called.
Completion PostWeek 4
13. Main page genre 'comedy', 'humor' or 'funny' (must be on the main page)
Book: Rock Hard by Nalini Singh
Rating: ★★★★★
How it fits: shelved as Humor > Funny 11 users on main page
284 pages (Paperback)
Review:
Gabriel and Charlotte's story intrigued me from the glimpses we had in the first book and I had high expectations for this book. The book turned out to be one of my favorites from Nalini Singh and I'll be reading the next one soon.
✼Danielle✼ wrote: "Completion Post — Week 3Option 1 — MC is a professional sportsman/woman
4.5 stars
I loved this book. It was very entertaining, a fun and sexy story, full of great ch..."
This is on my TBR waiting and now I won't have to browse through everyone's shelves if I need Option 2 :)
Week 5Option 1: Second Chance Romance
Best Second Chance Romance
Gay Romance Featuring Second Chances
Romance With Abandoment/Second Chances
Second Chances
This weeks selections for option 1 MUST come from the lists provided.
Option 2 key date: 3 April 2015
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.
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Just saw this on other team. Please post better as I don't know how to copy links too well.
Week 5Option #1: Second Chance Romance
Book:
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
269 pages
How this book qualifies: #381 on list Best Second Chance Romance
Maritza wrote: "Just saw this on other team. Please post better as I don't know how to copy links too well."Thank you for posting it, Maritza. We had a really bad storm last night and power kept cutting out. I'll repost with links if everyone needs it.
Had a quick look, but I don't know what I'll read for this theme yet.
Trying to decide between
and
. Thoughts?
Haven't read either, so can't help you, sorry.
That's okay! I have both loaded on my tablet. Just trying to make a final decision.
I'm having a hard time finding a book. Once I finish this paper, I can spend some more time looking.
Amy wrote: "Trying to decide between and . Thoughts?"I read Stepbrother Dearest and wasn't impressed, the author can do much better than that. It's a quick read, but nothing special. I'm not familiar with Raze but it sounds like complete opposite and harder book to read
Week #5Second Chance Romance
Book:
How it fits: #533 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Pages: 408
Just finished week 4 book which I loved. Will post completion after church along with week 5 choice. HAGD guys. Laters.
Week #4 Completion Humor book
★★★
Review: A quick read. Not the best Lisa Kleypas. Avery is a wedding planner in Houston when she meets Joe Travis. Avery is insecure and Joe is confident. I really liked Avery's morals and the way her staff worked together to plan events. I loved the proposal...
Morning, ladies! I finally made a decision. Surprisingly it was done while sitting by a fire and having a few drinks with a couple friends and my aunt and uncle LOL. Now that I'm functioning, been a slow mover this morning, I'll get the week set up.
Week 5 Completed 10/17Second Chance Romance
Selections
Stacie Mass-D-
, 408 pages SelectionMaritza-
, 360 pages SelectionDanielle-
, 251 pages SelectionMai-
, 269 pages SelectionGea-
, 316 pages SelectionAmy (greenfairy)-
, 256 pages SelectionPam-
, 321 pages Selection Completions
Stacie Mass-D-Completion
Maritza-Completion
Danielle-Completion
Mai-Completion
Gea-Completion
Amy (greenfairy)-Completion
Pam-Completion
Stacie Mass D-Struction wrote: "Week #5Second Chance Romance
Book:
How it fits: #533 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1..."
Can you please add the page number? Thanks.
Completion Post Week #4 - Book shelved as humor
Five Minutes Late: A Romantic Comedy by Rich Amooi finished 10/11/15
Rating ****
Review - Pickles !!! this was such a funny read. The mc Cedric is a garlic farmer with a dog named Tofu who has such things go wrong that they make you laugh. A really fun read by a new to me author. I recommend this as a light funny read.
Thank you, Maritza! Logging it now!
Week 4 is complete, ladies! Hard to believe this is almost half over already. It makes me a little sad :(
Week # 5 - Second Chance Romance
Creed by Kristen Ashley
pgs - 360
How book fits theme - # 23 on https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Can you just add page number to it please?
Week 5 - Completion Post:
★★★
I really liked the writing style, but my heart wasn't in the plot and I didn't feel the romance. Still, it's a new-to-me author who is very promising, I'll defintely check out her other works. And after all those mentioning of cake in the story, I'm craving some ;)
Not quite finished with my book. Just started it this afternoon. OMG...I cannot put the book down! This is the first in awhile that I have been really excited about reading a book. If you love tattooed fighters, violence, and/or mafia mixed in with your erotica...you gotta read this. But...it's not for the faint of heart. Holy. Cow.
Morning, ladies! By the time I went to bed last night I had only 33 pages left. They went too quick this morning. How's everyone doing?
Week 5Second Chance Romance
256 pages
5 stars
This is the first book that I have read by this author. And I am quite impressed. It sucks you in from the very beginning when you meet 818, who later called himself Raze. Before finding out he is actually Luka. It's not as confusing as it sounds. Ms. Cole did an awesome job of giving us the story of 818, his transformation to Raze, and what really happened to Luka. I don't think she should have had (view spoiler). After everything Raze went through he deserved a little break. Kisa still pined for him, even though she was engaged to Alik. Talia and his mother also continued to mourn him for the entire 12 years he was gone. Definitely one of my favorite books of the year!
Selection Post — Week 5Option 1 — Second Chance Romance
251 pages
#30 Gay Romance Featuring Second Chances
Finally made a choice for this week. I don't know if I'll get it done this week though.
We're all up to date on reading so it's fine if you don't. The only week it's important to get it done as quick as possible is the last one. Only because that determines who "won", if I remember correctly. Otherwise, don't worry, Danielle.
I need to start picking smaller books. This long ones are killing me as i'm not reading as much as before. Hope to finish by the end of the week as usual with Kristen Ashley books I don't want to rush as the book is so good.
Completion PostWeek #5
Second Chance Romance
Book:
How it fits: #533 on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Pages: 408
Date: 10/14/2015
Rating: 2 stars
Review: What a disappointing book. I didn't expect it to be like Hunger Games like the reviews said. I expected a much better ending than the book contained with all the build up it had going on. I kept waiting for something to happen and then it was very much oh no bad stuff is about to happen, just kidding, the good guys win again. Overall, I just wasn't into it.
Completion PostWeek 5
19. Second Chance Romance
Book: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley
Rating: ★★★★
How it fits: #39 on Best Second Chance Romance
336 pages (Kindle)
Review:
This was a second book in a series and while I enjoyed the first one, this one didn't sound at all interesting to me so it stayed on my TBR for a long long time. I picked it up because it was finally translated and I decided to give the series another try. In the end I quite liked Isabella's and Mac's story and I'm looking forward to Cameron's story that should be translated soon.
I did get my book read. I'm going to post review now.
Completion Post — Week 5Option 1 — Second Chance Romance
16/10
4 stars
I enjoyed this story. It was well written and the main character were engaging. I had a few niggles with the story, but I read it in one sitting. Copper and Jace build slowly to friendship and then love. They had obstacles to overcome and get over. I did like how supportive their friends and family were.
Completion Post -Week 5
Rating ★★★
Review: I liked this book a whole lot more than I thought I was going to at the beginning. MCs are high school sweethearts who suffer a terrible tragedy when their high school friends are all killed in an accident. She suffers major PTSD and he leaves for college. Fast forward 15 years when he returns to town. It was sweet how the town took care of her but I was annoyed by the fact no one seemed to think that she would benefit from THERAPY.
Can anyone do a quick check for me about a book to see if it's on any of the lists? My computer is being a little weird. If you can't I'll do it shortly. The book is The Better to Eat You With by Cara VillarNevermind...it isn't. But I do highly recommend it. It's a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Amy--It does not seem to be on any of the lists for this week
Amy, yes, it's on the popular fairytale retelling shelf
Week 6Option 1
4. Fairytales/myths retelling
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales Classics
Fairytale Retelling shelf
Myth Retelling shelf
Best gay books based on fairytales
Books MUST come from the above lists, with the list linked to the selection post, if you use option 1.
Option 2
Key date: 10 April 2015
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.
Direct link for the post so you can access the lists easier:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Amy, yes, it's on the popular fairytale retelling shelf
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Option 1 — MC is a professional sportsman/woman
4.5 stars
I loved this book. It was very entertaining, a fun and sexy story, full of great characters and family. Knox and Ellie were fantastic together and I liked them individually too. The side characters were great also. Can't wait to read who'll get a book next.