R2: Double O' Seven (7)

[Monica]

I will be reading The Present by Johanna Lindsey. I have been wanting to read this series and I am glad to finally get the chance. Hoping to finish it this weekend.

[Jenne]

I posted this in the discussion thread but thought I'd post it on each team's thread too.

All teams in post 4 of their thread have the winning alternates under the spoiler tag. They've been randomly selected and I'll post the list here too. So for any newbies to win you have to roll past 75, you can read the # you'd be on i.e. land on 89 you can read and 8th or a 9th or the new alternate.
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

Here's an update on each team after the last roll:

1: 64
2: 71
3: 58
4: 51
5: 59
6: 67
7: 61
8: 70
9: 71
10: 58
11: 69
12: 64
13: 62

Teams 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, & 12 have the potential to go out next week.

[Belinda]

Thanks jenne!! We're out of the running but it'll be exciting to watch the race to the finish line

[Jenne]

You never know it could go another week, depending on what is rolled. There'd have to be a team at 74 to have a guaranteed winner on the next roll.

[Belinda]

Teehee! Hoping everyone but us rolls a 2!

[Amber]

Week 8: Space 61

Unbreak My Heart by K-lee Klein Book 1 of Unbreak My Heart series

Date Finished: 6/7
Pages: 387
Rating: 4 stars

Review: I freely admit I picked this book simply for the cover I only glanced at the summary so I wasn't expecting to much from this book. Turns out it was a very nice slow burn relationship dealing more with getting past the loss of an old lover than anything else. It was nice to see Brett slowly unwind from his grief with JT patiently waiting for him.

This is a slow burn relationship of epic portions but I enjoyed the tension and the caring that went into JT waiting. The book does feel a little lopsided in that it focuses so very heavily on Brett we don't get to see alot of JT's problems and feelings outside of his reactions to Brett. but other than that I just enjoyed watching JT unbreak Brett's heart.

[Belinda]

Amber: your review should be for space 61, not 62 :)

[Amber]

Belinda wrote: "Amber: your review should be for space 61, not 62 :)"

oops typed the wrong number. It is the first book of the series so that is ok, right?

[Belinda]

Yup. Everything else is right. Just your typo :)

[Belinda]

This week:

[Monica]

Week #8 - Space 61

The Present by Johanna Lindsey (#6 Malory-Anderson Family)

Date Finished 6/8
Pages: 352
Rating: 5*
Review:
The Malory's celebrate Christmas all together in Haverston. Jason Malory lives at Haverston and all the Malory's come to visit for the Holiday. You have James, Georgina, Anthony, Roslyn, Derek, Kelsey, Edward, Charlotte, Reggie, Nicholas, Amy, Warren and all their children.

When all the families start arriving a mysterious present appears in one of the rooms. There is no note, no card or anything to say who it is from. When Amy first sees the present she has a feeling but then the feeling leaves. It is when all the family is there that Amy feels that this present will tell them about their grandmother and who she really is.

One night Amy talks Warren into going down and opening the present. It seems they are not the only ones that have thought of this. Soon the room fills up with all the adults. Amy opens the gift and they discover that it is sealed with a padlock and leather straps. They finally cut the straps and a letter falls out. Once the letter is read they realize that they must read the journal that their Grandfather Christopher and Grandmother Anastasia truth will be revealed to them.

I found the story interesting and entertaining. I saw all the different personalities in Christopher and Ana in all their children. I look forward to reading the next Malory novel.

[Jane]

I will read A Place Beyond the Map

[Joeera]

Week 8 Space 61

#1in the Dark Inc. Chronicles series

(r-f-June 7-8)

5 Stars


Review


Reily Pie is an amazing character and that is what helped keep my interest through out the book.I loved the fact that she thinks that she is such a badass but, she does realize that just because she's a badass doesn't mean that she can't rely on others for help as well.I love Eli he is a great character.Reily and Eli were great together

[Belinda]

Hey guys, just letting you know I won't be able to finish my book this week. I made the mistake of picking an extra long book and then life kicked me in the guts. I've been off work sick with migraines and my best friend is in for a preventative double mastectomy tomorrow.
I'll roll as usual using the free pass if everyone else has their reviews in on time. Sorry!

[Jane]

Week 8, place 61 - standalone


A Place Beyond The Map by Samuel Thews

Date Finished 6/11-14
Rating ****
Review:

This started out quite slow and I had a hard time getting into it. But luckily it picked up.
Phinnegan Qwyk an Irish boy loves to read fairy tales and then one night he meets Periwinkle Lark a fae and gets dragged into the place beyond the map.
Now starts a quest to get back home at the same time as preventing an evil fae gaining more power. Phinnegan meets all kinds of fairy tale characters but they are not all as he expected.
This was a cute read. The biggest problem with this book is the ending, it suggests a sequel as a lot of things are still unanswered. I have looked but I just can't find any suggestion of a sequel.

[Jane]

@ Belinda: No need to apologize. The rest of us have finished our books and this is a perfect time to use the free pass. This is what it was meant for.

Hope you are getting better and wishing your friend all the best as that must have been a hard decision to make. Also hoping for a speedy recovery for her with this major surgery.

[Belinda]

Ok, gone ahead and rolled with our free pass.
Just our luck: 1 & 3!!

new space 65

[Jane]

I will read


My Sweet Valentine: A Pride Series Novel by Jill Sanders # 6

[Monica]

I will read:

City of Thieves by David Benioff

[Monica]

Belinda I hope your friend is doing fine after her surgery. Glad we had the free pass.

[Belinda]

I heard from her husband last night & she's out of surgery & doing well. I'm going into the hospital to see her this afternoon. Thanks everyone!

[Belinda]

I've spent the last hour looking for green covers that will also work for SOS bingo this week.....
One lonely book: - alternate, shelved under modern

[Belinda]

Week 8: space 61:
Finished: 14/6/14
Stars: 4
Review:
Although I love this series I feel I may be experiencing series overload with the dark heavens. Some of the storyline a are repetitive and the interplay between human name, Chinese/mythical name and nickname are getting confusing as there are now so many characters and remembering who is who and how the relate to the story is getting difficult too but it may be because if the huge time between books. I will be continuing on as I really want to see how it all ends.

Better late than never.....

[Amber]

Week 9: space 65

Lesser Evils Book 6 of the Infected Series

Date Finished: 6/15
Pages: 376
Rating: 5 stars

Review:This book feels a little different from the others as Rohan's spiral downward on all the different fronts of his live is front and center while the investigation part of the book takes a back seat. There are still cases but they really aren't solved in any meaningful way. Instead the virus and what it is doing to him continues too take its toll on both Rohan and Dylan. The tension rackets up even more where I can't see it going on for too much longer. Holden takes up a great deal more of the book as he slots into the investigator role as Rohan deals with his own health issues.

What's really interesting about this book is that it brings back some of the first issues that first pulled me into the first book. It starts to deal more and more with what is happening to the virus people as non-infected become more afraid of them. I have no clue how this series is going to end but these books are some of the best shifter ones I've read.

[Belinda]

Hi ladies! Just letting you know in case you missed it that we have a winning team! Team 2 book ninjas actually win yesterday!
Thanks heaps for playing and reviewing with me, I really enjoyed playing you all :)

[Monica]

Thanks for letting us know. I knew we would have a winning team this week. It was great playing and finding some new reads with everyone.

[Jane]

Thanks Belinda.

And Thanks to all of our team for a fun game. If the next round starts soon I will most likely not take part as my holiday is coming up and I will be off the internet for nearly 3 weeks.

[Belinda]

Enjoy Jane! Where are you off to?

[Jane]

I am off to the Yukon river in Canada for a canoe trip from White Horse to Dawson.

[Monica]

Have a great trip Jane!! Sounds like you are going to have a blast.

[Belinda]

A friend of mine just went over to Canada & had a blast. I hope you enjoy you trip!!

[Jane]

Thank you both. I am also really looking forward to it.

[Amber]

Thanks for letting me join. It was a fun game :)

[Joeera]

To Dance With the Devil#6 in the Blood Singer series

Week #9 space 65

(r-f-June. 14-15)

4stars

Review


This book was an amazing thrill ride.Celia turns down a case.But,that still doesn't stop a very evil mage from threatening her and all her friends.She also manger to forgive herself from not being able to save her sister's life when they were children.Which was what Ivy needed to move on to the afterlife

[Joeera]

Are we doing this challenge again

[Jenne]

I'll have sign ups open later this month :)