R3: 2 Fast 2 Furious (2) ***WINNING TEAM***

[Suzanne]

I'm good! I'm out of town so I'm working on my review now though! I'm on my ipad so it's going to take a little longer than normal

[Paris]

No worries Suzanne. We have an hour and a minute until roll. I hate posting reviews from any of my tablets. It's such a pain. Hope you're having fun out of town though!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Hi Suzanne:D
How was Dresden? Was he still broke?

[Suzanne]

I'll format this post on Monday, I can't seem to do it on my ipad but here we go!

Read: Death Masks by Jim Butcher
Date: 4/26/2014
Rating: *****
Review: I think either you like this series or you don't, and I definitely got into it after book 3. Harry is one of those people who can easily gets themselves into trouble where they are way over their head but they do it to help someone else. It's one of those, I can't say no because living with myself would be worse than dealing with whatever trouble from it. Plus the trouble is going to end up with me anyway, so I might as well deal with it now while I have a head start. James Marsters is such an AWESOME narrator, I wish he would do more stuff. I enjoy this series and look forward to the next book in the series!

[Suzanne]

Yes Harry is still broke, but Susan is back so that was interesting! I'm with my mother at an all women's massage retreat. I've had a full body massage and learned about all the different types of massage therapy. It's been awesome, it was totally worth ditching my husband and kids for the weekend! I know I'll have to make up for it this week but I'm so reeelaaaaxxeeeeedd.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Lucky you. My husband is planning on ditching me and the kids to go paintball with the guys.

[Paris]

That sounds amazing Suzanne. I would love a relaxing massage weekend. Enjoy it as much as you can!

[Paris]

So I rolled a 4 tonight, which puts us on space 19. You can read book 19 in a series, book 1 in a series, book 9 in a series, a stand alone book or the alternative which is a book that partially takes place in New Mexico.

New Mexico Listopia

New Mexico Shelf

If you use any of those books please just make sure that they actually take place in New Mexico since some things gets shelved wrong.

[Paris]

Roll 4: 4
Space #19
Paris: Review
Ezi: Review
Suzanne: Review
Jamie: Review

[Paris]

Well Ezi, I'm all set up to roll. Just got to wait 39 minutes...

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I'll be asleep...I'm hoping for a book 9 so I can read

[Paris]

You can't hold out for 30 minutes?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Paris wrote: "You can't hold out for 30 minutes?"

Maybe

[Paris]

6 down, 24 to go. You can do it!!

[Paris]

Well Ezi you got your wish...

[Jenne]

It's my awesome fan powers that made the Mavs win today and Wednesday. If I hadn't of wore my Dirk jersey both days they would of lost. Soooo if I lived in Australia it might be hard to be a good fan but I'd have a cool accent :)

[Paris]

Ooooh we got new titles today. I like them.

[Paris]

So I'll probably read one of these...

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jenne wrote: "It's my awesome fan powers that made the Mavs win today and Wednesday. If I hadn't of wore my Dirk jersey both days they would of lost. Soooo if I lived in Australia it might be hard to be a good f..."

Please wear your jersey every day...I'm still watching espn! I love the replay

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Paris wrote: "Well Ezi you got your wish..."

Woo hoo. I'll listen to by Laurell K. Hamilton (book 9, Anita Blake, 596 pages) -and reading (book 1, the seven deadly, 329 pages)

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

YAY!!! ANITA!!!!

[Jamie]

Go Mavs (for Ezi and Jenne!)

Hi team, I am trying to decide which book I'll do, probably Fish and Ghosts which is a #1 in a series but I'll make it formal later....

Just wanted to check in.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

My goodness. I was about to start my audio and Anita Blake is 19 hours. That's a little unnerving.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jamie wrote: "Go Mavs (for Ezi and Jenne!)

Hi team, I am trying to decide which book I'll do, probably Fish and Ghosts which is a #1 in a series but I'll make it formal later....

Just wanted to..."

Thanks Jamie...you can always try which is a standalone and would count

[Paris]

Roll 4: Space 19

by Serena Bell
Rating: 2 Stars
Finished: 4/27/14

Based on the book summary I was excited to read this book since it sounded so different from other contemporary romances I’ve read. I thought it would be really interesting to see the life of an illegal immigrant and how she fits into the world around her. I think overall the story was good, although there were parts that were overdone and again some that were underdone. Really though it was the characters that fell short.

Ethan and Ana both often acted like they were barely out of their teens, instead of people in their twenties and thirties with a ton of life experience among them. I often felt like Theo, Ethan’s 15 year old son, acted more mature than Ethan and Ana. The way Ethan referenced “the mommies” and talked about how much they all wanted him was really kind of crass and made him sound like a total douchebag. Ana was supposed to be this strong, independent woman, but she couldn’t stand up for herself with anyone. Yeah some of her issues was the fear of getting found out, but she was still pretty ridiculous. And on top of that, the other adults in the book were just a bunch of weird gossip mongers that were, I think, trying to be helpful, but were really just making things worse. Who cares that they are your best friends in the whole world? How can you not see that telling them Ana’s secret was a big bad thing?

I wish I had liked this book more, but really I couldn’t stand the characters at all. I will try more from Serena Bell to see if this was just a fluke. I hope it was because there is potential here.

[Suzanne]

I'm working on for the stand alone option!

[Suzanne]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Paris wrote: "Well Ezi you got your wish..."

Woo hoo. I'll listen to by Laurell K. Hamilton (book 9, Anita Blake, 596 pages) -and reading [bookcover:Vain|1725..."

I think Obsidian Butterfly was the last good Hamilton book before it went downhill.

[Jamie]

Roll 4: "4"
Space: 19

So I changed my mind a million times on this one (thanks Ezi for the Rebuilding Year suggestion, love Kaje), but...

I'm going with a standalone because I need it for the Pushing Boundaries challenge over in MMRG and I just want to get that one finished before Bingo starts LOL. I'm about 1/3 done so I'll finish it tonight and review it tomorrow.

So my choice:

Let It Go (standalone) 205 pgs / GR

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jamie wrote: " Roll 4: "4"
Space: 19

..."

what's MMRG?

[Jamie]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Jamie wrote: " Roll 4: "4"
Space: 19

..."

what's MMRG?"

Oh M/M Romance Group :-)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jamie wrote: "Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Jamie wrote: " Roll 4: "4"
Space: 19

..."

what's MMRG?"

Oh M/M Romance Group :-)"

ohhh. i always call it M-m group. Okay,I never looked into Pushing Boundaries. Just Bingo and the Pick it for me type challenges

[Jamie]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Jamie wrote: " Roll 4: "4"
Space: 19

..."

what's MMRG?"

Oh M/M Romance Group :-)"

ohhh. i always call it M-m group. Okay,I never looked i..."

Pushing boundaries has been interesting... it definitely pushes your boundaries but I like that. It's one of those, roll the dice, land on a square and pick a book, so I like that it picks my next book for me. But I'm almost finished and now I just want to get it done LOL.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Oh yea, that's why I didn't. i don't want to read some of those categories (m-preg, non-consent etc). Yes, I remember look at that challenge now.
I want challenges where I choose my books

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Week 2, Roll 4
Spot: "15"

Book Choice: Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (Book 9, Anita Blake)
Read: April 29
Rating & Review: 4.5-stars.
I think this was my favorite Anita story. Anita owed Edward the assassin a favor because she killed one his workers, and in this book Edward called in his marker.

Edward was still masquerading as Ted the Bounty Hunter, and now he was engaged to be married to a widow with 2 kids.
A monster is killing people and skinning them alive, so Edward assembled a team of the best supernatural monster hunters and killers that he knows, in order to find this skin peeling murderer.

This murderer is obviously supernatural but Anita is in danger from a fanatic police officer, Edward's other assassin Olaf, and possibly the monster. But Anita does what Anita does best---hunt and kill the supernatural predator.

This book didn't have Jean Claude or Richard, because Anita had been avoiding them for over 6 months. Anita wanted to figure out who she wanted and she needed space. So this book was a partnership with Edward. It was well written because the audio was 19 hours and I never felt the length. I actually liked "Ted" with Donna, and the kids Becca and Peter. It made the stone cold assassin more humane and he wasn't as scary.

I like that Olaf will be back so that means Edward will be back. I look forward to that.

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Week 2, Roll 4
Spot: "15"

Book Choice: Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (Book 9, Anita Blake)
Read: April 29
Rating & Review: 4.5-star..."

You still haven't met Anita the Whore; she's my favorite Anita!

[Jamie]

Week 2, Roll 4
Spot: "19"

Book Choice: Let It Go, by Mercy Celeste, 205 pgs / GR (standalone)
Read: April 29
Rating & Review: 4 stars

I'm so conflicted on this, there was a point where I was ready to give up on this. As most reviews note, this one is very dark and Creed and Eli are put through the ringer. What I liked though was how it rolled out slowly. These guys have known each other for 10 years and while they were instantly attracted to each other, they have kept their distance. Creed tries to stay out of Eli's way and Eli lashes out because he wants Creed's attention. When they're finally forced to communicate with each other they face that attraction for what it is. While the connection between them is strong these guys have been really damaged and they have to work through that, and they do. And it's painful, for them, and for us to watch. There are lots of flaws in this book, there are some things that just seem unrealistic (view spoiler)[ like Creed and Eli having sex the day after Creed is raped... BUT in retrospect it does seem like the sort of thing that Creed could do, put on his happy face, and then he immediately runs away.... so it sort of works. (hide spoiler)]

So, bottom line this ended up working for me, although there were definitely points along the way that I questioned that.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Nika (Oh My Shelves) wrote: "You still haven't met Anita the Whore; she's my favorite Anita!

OMG, that was hilarious and NO, Anita had been celibate for 6 months in the book AND there was no sex in this book too. Nope, I haven't met the slutty anita yet

[Suzanne]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Oh yea, that's why I didn't. i don't want to read some of those categories (m-preg, non-consent etc). Yes, I remember look at that challenge now.
I want challenges where I choose my books"

Yeah, I don't think my boundaries push that far :) I'm barely into the M-M stuff because I'm too busy reading everything else, but I wouldn't mind reading a few. I did not like 50 shades, but it was the writing that irritated me. I just read the sex scenes skipped over the rest.

[Suzanne]

Nika (Oh My Shelves) wrote: "Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Week 2, Roll 4
Spot: "15"

Book Choice: Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (Book 9, Anita Blake)..."

Have you scene the Anita Blake Drinking Game?? It's hysterical!

http://alphareader.blogspot.com/2011/...

[Suzanne]

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Nika (Oh My Shelves) wrote: "You still haven't met Anita the Whore; she's my favorite Anita!

OMG, that was hilarious and NO, Anita had been celibate for 6 months in the book AND there was no sex ..."

I think that's why that one was my favorite, because it wasn't about Anita's sex drive.

[Suzanne]

Week 2, Roll 4
Spot: "19"



Read: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Date: 4/30/2014
Rating: *****
Review: This book was very difficult to get through. It's about slavery in the south through the eyes of two women, one slave and one white. They're both searching for freedom, but it's different for each one. Parts of the story made me uncomfortable because I knew they must've been true. It's a portrait of a sad part of American History but it was beautifully written.

[Suzanne]

So I'm doing both SSS Team Challenge and SS Team Challenge and both teams that I'm on are on spot 19 right now :) It threw me for a loop for a minute!

[Paris]

Suzanne wrote: "So I'm doing both SSS Team Challenge and SS Team Challenge and both teams that I'm on are on spot 19 right now :) It threw me for a loop for a minute!"

That would confuse me. lol

Speaking of confused. I was just updating our review thread and couldn't remember your book name completely so I entered The Invention of Monks. HA! Well close enough since it was the first thing that came up.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Suzanne wrote: "So I'm doing both SSS Team Challenge and SS Team Challenge and both teams that I'm on are on spot 19 right now :) It threw me for a loop for a minute!"

in the m-m Bingo, they don't let you use the same book for both challenges. So I end up reading 3 books a week over there.

@Paris: Invention of the monks is good too:D

[Paris]

Roll 5: 6
Space 25

Paris: Review
Ezi: Review
Suzanne: Review
Jamie:

[Paris]

So I rolled a 6 tonight, which puts us on space 25. You can read book 25 in a series, book 2 in a series, book 5 in a series, or the alternative which is a book that partially takes place in Kansas.

If you use the alternative please verify that the book does indeed take place in Kansas if you happen to get it off of one of these lists.

Books Set in Kansas Listopia

Kansas Shelf - I can't remember if it truly takes place there, but I definitely recommend by Gillian Flynn, which is on this shelf.

There's also

Books Set In

and

Notable Kansas Books List Winners - Some are by Kansas authors and are not necessarily set in Kansas so double check.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I am so sleepy but I am waiting :D

[Paris]

So it must have been all the crap talking about my rolls, but I've been pretty damn awesome so far. I'm sure that'll end here soon though. lol

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Roll 5: "6"
Space 25

I will listening (Book 2, Breathing Series) by Rebecca Donovan. 512 pages per Goodreads

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Paris wrote: "So I rolled a 6 tonight, which puts us on space 25. You can read book 25 in a series, book 2 in a series, book 5 in a series, or the alternative which is a book whose first, middle or last name sta..."

Correction P!
Space 25: Location Kansas