R2: Victorious Secret (8)

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Ouch sorry for so many spelling mistakes I hate updating from my phone . Ill have to fix that once its done charging :)

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

We got a 9 we are on 79 now

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

Team two rolled an 82! Good Job ladies I loved working with you

[Anita Reads]

This is a difficult spot for me. I'm not near a 7 or a 9 in any series, and none of my June reads are located in France.
I'm considering going for the Alternative and read

[~Melissa~]

Nika - any team needs to get passed 75 to win. Great roll. We're still in it.

I'm going to read #7 cut & run series

[Elle]

I will be going with the France setting

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

I am reading

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I will read for the France setting.

[~Melissa~]

Week 9: 79
#7 cut and run series

Finished :6/14/14
Rating:5
Review: this was a re -read and I loved it just as much the second time around. Holy cow the emotions and the anger and the fighting - this is one hell of a roller coaster ride. Buckle in - cause it is one hell of a bumpy ride. Zane's past comes back as does many secrets from Ty's past to bite them in the ass. There were several laughs along the way and we got to see the sidewinder crew again. Loved it. I think I need to do a re-read of the whole series.

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

Good job Melissa

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

The Book Ninjas have won

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Oh :( Well, it has been so much fun ! I really enjoyed this challenge with all of you and I think we made a great team !

[Anita Reads]

I think we did well too, so close to winning.
I've really enjoyed being part of this team.

[Elle]

This was so much fun! Thanks for the great team ladies. :)

[~Melissa~]

Was great playing with you all!! So much fun :D

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

It was so much fun ladies

[Anita Reads]

We still have to read the book for this week right? Even though we didn't win.

[~Melissa~]

Anita wrote: "We still have to read the book for this week right? Even though we didn't win."

Could take second place - some teams if not in contention don't bother to review their book or start it if they haven't yet. Up to each individual team.

[Anita Reads]

Week 9: Spot 79
Alternative: Setting France
Read:
Finished: 06/18/14
Rated: 3 stars

Review:
I was a little dissapointed by this story to be honest. I was really looking forward to it. I don't know why I didn't like it so much, but I just think that sometimes there were too many things going on at once, and the main character annoyed me a bit. I did like the 2nd half of the book a little better. I give it 3 stars because it was an ok book.

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Anita wrote: "Week 9: Spot 79
Alternative: Setting France
Read:
Finished: 06/18/14
Rated: 3 stars

Review:
I was a little dissapointed by this story to be honest. I ..."
I recently read that book and I pretty much felt the same as you did . I preferred even with the weird name it is everything that I wished Anna and the French Kiss would have been. It has the same high school setting but they are on a school trip and there is mystery and romance with a ghost story background. I enjoyed it and I thought the main character and her love interest were so much better. Im sorry you were disappointed though.

Week 9: Spot 79
Read:
Finished : June 15th
Rated: 3 stars
I am not a huge fan of classics but I am trying to spread my wings a bit. I chose this book because I was planning on seeing the movie "In Secret" which its based on and wanted to know the back story. I had to use the word look up multiple times which was a little embarrassing but at least I learn some new vocabulary. :O) The story is as messy as any soap opera. Its about an orphan sent to live with her aunt and her overly mothered hypochondriac son. She is raised sleeping in the same bed as her cousin and despises him for always being so weak and sickly. After her father dies her aunt marries her off to that very cousin . She is miserable and left wanting for most things that would satisfy her, so she begins to have an affair with a visiting friend of the family. The passion gets out of control and the very thing that they believe will bring them the most happiness turns to a big hole of despair and everything goes wrong. The book gets very dark and reminded me a bit of . I enjoyed the story but the difficulty that I have with classics is the billowy language and just how long they take to explain anything.
I look forward though to watching the movie about the book . The husband is played by Tom Felton :O) Elizabeth Olson is the wife and the aunt is one of my all time favorite actresses Jessica Lange. Plus, there is a load of former Harry Potter actors in it . Overall, I am glad I read it.

[Anita Reads]

@Tia - thanks for the tip :) I'll look it up, I didn't know about that book beforehand.
I really thought this one would have been good, it's gotten great reviews.

I'm no good at classics either, but I started reading some older books a few months ago, like Narnia Chronicles, books by George Orwell and stuff, and I'm currently reading To Kill A Mockingbird. I've had Pride and Prejudice since forever, but I've kept postponing it. Now I've added it to a bunch of challenges in hopes that I'd finally get to read it.
Nice job of finishing yours though.

I love Tom Felton :).

[Anita Reads]

Just read the short summary of the book you mentioned. It sounds really good. I love a good mystery!
I added it to my (ever growing) TBR pile.

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I know I watch a lot of book review videos on Youtube and I have never run across one that didn't seem to love and I didn't not enjoy it at all but I didn't see what they saw . I hope you enjoy more, it really starts in a similar direction but has more to offer. :O)

[Elle]

Week 9
Spot 79
Finish Date: 6/19/2014
Rating: 3.5 stars



This was a really good book but definitely not a fun read. This story is about the Jewish roundup in France during the Holocaust. The past of this story catches up with a present day family. Sarah's key is a good balance of France's contribution to the horror of Hitler's rule along with the present day reaction to discovering truths about family secrets. Incredibly sad but there are a few feel-good moments.