R2: Double O' Seven (7)

[Jenne]

Captain: Belinda
Jane
Monica Happy Reading All!!
Amber
Joeera

[Jenne]

Dice Roll (2 dice on Fridays US Central Time)
Time Zone Converter
Post Your Spot
Spreadsheet

[Jenne]

[Jenne]

The alternates:
Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.


1. Location: China
2. Author: K
3. Color: Green
4. 2005
5. Re-reads
6. Title: H
7. Location: Louisiana
8. Author: P
9. Color: White
10. 2010
11. Challenge
12. Title: B
13. Location: France
14. Author: E
15. Color: Blue
16. 2003
17. Owned-Ebook
18. Title: N
19. Location: New Mexico
20. Author: G
21. Color: Purple
22. 2012
23. 2-Stars
24. Title: W
25. Location: Kansas
26. Author: S
27. Color: Pink
28. 2004
29. May-Read
30. Title: C
31. Location: New York
32. Author: A
33. Color: Black
34. 2013
35. My-Bookcase
36. Title: D
37. Location: Italy
38. Author: R
39. Color: Yellow
40. 2007
41. Top-Books
42. Title: K
43. Location: Oregon
44. Author: L
45. Color: Red
46. 2009
47. purchased
48. Title: M
49. Location: England
50. Author: J
51. Color: Gray/Silver
52. 2002
53. Lol
54. Title: R
55. Location: Florida
56. Author: F
57. Color: Orange
58. 2008
59. Paperback
60. Title: P
61. Location: Massachusetts
62. Author: C
63. Color: Green
64. 2011
65. Modern
66. Title: E
67. Location: California
68. Author: T
69. Color: Red
70. 2014
71. Maybe
72. Title: S
73. Location: Texas
74. Author: W
75. Color: White
(view spoiler)[76.Color: Pink
77. Location: Texas
78. Title: K
79. Location: France
80. 2007
81. Location: Italy
82. Color: Red
83. Title: C
84. Title: D
85. Title: P
86. Location: New Mexico
87. Lol (hide spoiler)]

[Jane]

Hi team 7. I am Jane, I haven't played this challenge before but I am looking forward to it.

[Monica]

Hi Jane!! I am Monica. I loved this challenge last time!! Happy to be doing it again!!

[Belinda]

Hi ladies! Just finished night shift and off to bed. Will chat more once I've had some sleep.....


Week 1 - space 12
Belinda: Small Shen (standalone) - review here
JenniferJ: Man Made Boy (standalone) - review here
Jane: Black Magic Sanction (alternate) - review here
Monica: Love Story, With Murders (standalone) - review here


Week 2 - space 18
Belinda: Hell Bent (book 1) - review here
JenniferJ: The Temporary Detective (book 1) - review here
Jane: The Bride Wore Chocolate (book 1) - review here
Monica: Nantucket Sisters (alternate) - review here


Week 3 - space 25
Belinda: The Sea of Monsters (book 2) - review here
Jane: Pieces of Eight (book 2) - review here
Monica: A Heart So Wild (alternate) - review here
Amber: The Well of Ascension (book 2) - review here
Joeera: Shadowbound (book 5) - review here


Week 4 - space 31
Belinda: The Devil's Due (book 3) - review here
Jane: The Breeders (book 1) - review here
Monica: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (book 1) - review here
Amber: Sweet Young Thang (book 3) - review here
Joeera: Everneath (book 1) - review here


Week 5 - space 38
Belinda: The Titan's Curse (book 3) - review here
Jane: From a Whisper to a Scream (book 3) - review here
Monica: Gentle Rogue (book 3) - review here
Amber: The Hero of Ages (book 3) - review here
Joeera: Vanquished (book 3) - review here


Week 6 - space 46
Belinda: Some Girls Bite (alternate) - review here
Jane: Along Came A Demon (alternate) - review here
Monica: The Magic of You (book 4) - review here
Amber: Gilliflowers (book 4) - review here
Joeera: Darkness Rises (book 4) - review here

Week 7 - space 52
Belinda: Midnight (book 2) - review here
Jane: Prince of Hazel and Oak (book 2) - review here
Monica: Say You Love Me (book 5) - review here
Amber: Recovery (book 2) - review here
Joeera: It Happened One Autumn (book 2) - review here


Week 8 - space 61
Belinda: Dark Serpent - review here
Jane: A Place Beyond The Map - review here
Monica: The Present - review
Amber: Unbreak My Heart - review here
Joeera: Afterlight - review here

Week 8-9: using free pass


Week 9- space 65
Belinda:
Jane:
Monica:
Amber:
Joeera:


Week 10 - space
Belinda:
Jane:
Monica:
Amber:
Joeera:

[Monica]

HI Belinda! Have a good sleep. I live in Pennsylvania and work full time. I now live by myself. My son just recently moved out and my daughter is planning a wedding in October.

[JenniferJ]

Hello ladies. I love playing this as well even though it usually adds alot more books to my TBR instead of taking away. lol

Nice to meet all of you! Any ideas on group names? All I can think of at the moment is:

Lucky 7
Double O'Seven
Sweet and Swifty Sevens

[Monica]

Hi Jennifer!! I am terrible at thinking up names for teams. All yours are awesome. I like the Double O'Seven name.

I do add more books to my TBR pile. Some I find just by looking at the alternative choices and trying to find a book to read.

[Belinda]

Righto!

Names:
7 wonders


Gah! I can't think....night shift brain! I do like double oh-7 too. Who will be our fearless leader? I can do duties if no one wants it

[Jane]

I like 7wonders but Double O'seven is fine too. Looking at your profiles ( can't see yours Belinda) it looks like you are all from USA. I am from Denmark and I think, after trying the time converter, that I am 7 hours ahead of US central time.

[Monica]

Belinda if you would like to be captain that is fine with me. I know I don't have time to be captain.

[Belinda]

I'm in Australia. Midnight CST time is 4pm here

[Jane]

I don't want to be captain so I am happy with you taking the lead Belinda.

[JenniferJ]

I am totally cool with you being captain Belinda. :)

[Belinda]

Awesome. Shall we go with the Double O'Seven name?

[Monica]

I'm fine with double o'seven.

[JenniferJ]

sounds good to me!

[~Melissa~]

Hi Belinda and JenniferJ *waves* - good luck!!

[Belinda]

Hey Melissa!! Which team are you on this time? Need to keep an eye on the competition!

[~Melissa~]

Belinda wrote: "Hey Melissa!! Which team are you on this time? Need to keep an eye on the competition!"

I was so close - #8 :D

[JenniferJ]

Hey Melissa!!! Good Luck on your team hon. :)

[~Melissa~]

JenniferJ wrote: "Hey Melissa!!! Good Luck on your team hon. :)"

Thx :D

[Belinda]

Here's the week 1 roll: 6 & 6 = space 12

[Jane]

Nice roll Belinda.


Okay as I am playing for the first time I want to make sure I get this right.

For space 12 I can read one of the following:
A series #12
A series #2
A series #1
A stand alone (so any book not in a series)
A book starting with B (hmm, I read several B books yesterday)

[Belinda]

Exactly right Jane. Lots to choose from this time. I'm still deciding.....choices.....choices.....

[Belinda]

I'll be reading the standalone:

[JenniferJ]

I plan on reading

[Jane]

I think I will be reading A book starting with B


by Kim Harrison

[Monica]

I will be reading: by Harry Bingham which is a number 2 in the Fiona Griffiths series)

[Belinda]

some good choices there ladies! i've added Man Made Boy to my TBR pile....
....and so it begins....

[Monica]

I am almost done my book. Belinda do you just want us to update or post or create a new one?

[Belinda]

If you could do a new post for your reviews so I don't miss anything

[Monica]

Okay so I have a few questions:

How is everyone doing on their reads this week?

Are you guys competitive?

I will be posting my review today. Finished my book last night.

Also if we finish the books before Friday we earn a free pass.

Also I was on the winning team last round so I am competitive.

[Monica]

Week 1 - Spot 12

Book: Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham book #2 in Fiona Griffiths
Date Finished: 4/22/14
Rating: ***
Review: This is my first book by Harry Bingham and I was pleasantly surprised. I had never heard of the author of this book before winning this ARC.

This is the second book in the Fiona Griffiths series. I have not read the first one so not sure if that mattered. I still enjoyed the book. I now want to read the first and third books.

Fiona Griffiths is a cop in the UK. She is not your typical cop. Her adoptive father is a known criminal that has never been convicted. Fiona also has some problems with her mental state. I don't even know how to describe it.

There are two murders in this book that are connected but not by being committed by the same people. They are connected by Love. Fiona has her way of investigating which isn't always above the law. Her life is also put in jeopardy twice. She is left for dead in the freezing cold and the way she survives is interesting.

Fiona is also trying to figure out who she is. She starts investigating into her father's past and trying to find out why she was left in the back of her father's car one day during church. She feels that her father knows who her parents are and that there is a reason why he is her father. That is the part that really has me interested in the series.

[Jane]

Week 1 - Spot 12 - Title: B


Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (487 pages)

Date Finished 4/22-14
Rating ***
Review:

The Hollows #8
This is the book I have liked the least of this series till now. Rachel has been shunned by the witch community and now the witch council wants to put her in witch-jail for using black magic.
I think what I don't like about this is that it is political. The main witches of the council wants to control Rachel and use her for their own agenda and they don't care who they have to sacrifice to do that. I like the plain good versus bad fight better.

I will continue this series and hope it turns back to Rachel fighting the bad guys with the help of her friends and others whose help she doesn't really want.

[Belinda]

Week 1: space 12 -
Finished: 23/4/14
Stars: 4

Review:
This was a great standalone interlude between series books. With a spattering of manga at the start of chapters it added a little more to the story. It was great to go back to a time before Emma arrived and see how the characters met and their relationships grew.

[Belinda]

Lol! Monica, you cracked me! Competitive much?!?!

[Monica]

Belinda glad to make you laugh. Last round was the first time I was on a winning team. The captain of the team last round is captain again this round for team number 1. I have been watching their thread just to see how competitive they are. Anxiously awaiting for Friday and being able to see what we roll.

[Belinda]

I love rolling! The anticipation of what number will come up is so much fun. Not long till roll two.....

[Monica]

I am sure it is fun to roll. I am already trying to figure out which books will fit into the possible rolls. Are all our reviews in?

[JenniferJ]

Week 1: space 12
by Jon Skovron
Finished: 4/22/14
Stars: 4

Review: Started out a bit slow but once the story kicked off it was hard to put down. Was interesting reading about the son of Frankenstein and the daughters of Jekyll and Hyde and so many general characters that were thrown into the mix.

Boy, Frankenstein's son was like a genius and computer nerd and he unleashed a virus that did some serious havoc. Though it was hilarious for me to read what all Vi, the virus did I am certainly sure it was not such fun for Boy. LOL

[Belinda]

All week one reviews are in. You can find them organised in this post above

And we've qualified for the free pass. I'll request it when I put in our reviews and new roll

I'm off to work. Will try to roll on my meal break (about midnight CST) otherwise it'll be when I get home tonight about 5am CST.

[Belinda]

New roll: 4 & 2
New space: 18

[Belinda]

I'll be re-visiting Allie Beckstrom's world in to start the spin off series

[Jenne]

Congrats y'all have earned your free pass!

[JenniferJ]

I'll be reading

[Jane]

I'll be reading a #1

The Bride Wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump

[Jane]

Week 2 - Spot 18 - #1


The Bride Wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump (320 pages)

Date Finished 4/26-14
Rating ***
Review:

Recipes with Romance #1
This was okay. Very predictable and apart from a not very nice mother-in-law to be, all characters were nice. A lot of chocolate is being eaten all through the book. It is full of recipes that I don't think I'll try. I am not going to read more in this series unless they are free.