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Week 6: Rolled 4+2 ==> 6New Spot: 43
# 4 in the Underworld detection agency series
Week 6: Rolled 4+2 ==> 6New Spot: 43
3 in series
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Date finished: 02/25/16
Rating: 5 stars
Third installement of the Harry Potter series. Harry is back in school but danger is looming, a convict by the name of Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban and is heading straight to Hogwarts to find Harry. Harry is hearing stories that Black is responsible for the death of his parents.
Not only does Harry have to deal with black but the Dementors, the Azkaban guards are trying to drain the life of Harry. With the help of his two best friends and the new Defense of arts Lupin, Harry is trying to be one step above all dangers and still be a student.
So far this one was my favorite, they are getting older and the storyline is more serious. Harry is getting more powerful evry year but still act his own age. Very well done.
Week 6: Rolled 4+2 ==> 6New Spot: 43
4 in series
3 in series
Alternate - Text Item Computer
Book:
"...Ping-Pong tables, computers..." Page 62
Rating: 5 stars
Finished 2/22/16
Review: Real was a great nonfiction! I loved the questions at the end of each chapter and the content was very good. Made me think.
I definitely recommend this book.
*I received a complimentary eBook copy of this book for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
Week 6 / Spot 43
How it fits: #3 in The King Trilogy series
Finished: 21. Feb.
Rating: 4 stars
I really adore Mimi Jean Pamfiloff and her unusual imagination. No one can think of a plot twist like she. She really did turn Mia's life into "a never-ending stream of chaotic crap" in this book.
While I loved the idea, the setting of beautiful Greek island Crete and sea, I just could not understand Mia's attachment to King. He was an arrogant bastard on his best days...
Week 6 Spot 43
How it fits: #4 in twenty sided sorceress series
Read: 2/24
Rating: 4 stars
Review
Another great installment in the twenty sided sorceress series. I loved the action. I also love the nerdy and video game references. My favorite characters are Jade and Harper. I enjoy how Jades mind works to figure things out.
Roll 6: 4 + 2 ==> 6Spot 43:
Book: Friends to Lovers
How it fits: 3 in Aisle Bound series
Pages: 228
Read: 02.24
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This third book in the series started kind of slow for me. There was so much build up and internal dialogue (especially by Daphne) on how much of a crush/lusting thing they had going for each other but couldn't act on it because of the friendship thing. I just wanted to yell at the book 'we get it... move on!' But once it moved on from that, I started to really enjoy it. And the way the book ended was enough to keep it to four stars. Gib, the hero, kind of got shafted in the book by life circumstances and I wished he had stood up for himself and made his own decisions so I was a little disappointed in him but as I said, the way the book ended made me re-think that a little. All in all, I very much enjoyed this one!
Week 6Spot: 43
Book: With No Regrets by Julie N. Ford
How it fits: "And Sue had enrolled in an online typing and computer course..." (page 185)
Pages: 342
Finished: 2/26
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This was a cute story and I really enjoyed it. I liked that the main character, Finley, was older and that the story wasn't just a romance, but also about her accepting herself and not allowing others to dictate how she should behave. Finley had three possible love interests, and each of them was okay in their own way. I liked the way the story ended, thought it wrapped everything up nicely. If you enjoy clean romances you should like this story.
Sorry about being late. We had a bad snowstorm so no electricity and no internet from wednesday till last night but the internet`s still not working.I just posted my review.
Dominique (Dom) wrote: "Sorry about being late. We had a bad snowstorm so no electricity and no internet from wednesday till last night but the internet`s still not working.I just posted my review."
Oh no! I hope everything is okay! No power and no heat is no fun!
Week 6: Rolled 4 + 2 ==> 6Spot 43: 4 in series, 3 in series; Alternate: Text Item Computer
LaurLa
Book: Friends to Lovers - Christi Barth
Review: post 159
Dragana
Book: King of Me - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Review: post 156
Melanie
Book: Real: Becoming a 24/7 Follower of Jesus - Jamie Snyder
Review: post 155
Megan
Book: With No Regrets - Julie N. Ford
Review: post 160
Delitealex
Book: Hunting Season - Annie Bellet
Review: post 158
Dominique
Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
Review: post 154
Week 7: Rolled 6+4 ==> 10New Spot: 53
5 in series
3 in series
Alternate: Title R
LaurLa wrote: "Dominique (Dom) wrote: "Sorry about being late. We had a bad snowstorm so no electricity and no internet from wednesday till last night but the internet`s still not working.I just posted my revie..."
It wasn`t. I went to work yesterday so I could charge my tablet si I could read. It came back around 5 but the internet wasn`t working and my phone is connected to the internet. no internet the agony!!
Roll 7: 6 + 4 ==> 10Spot 53:
Book: Lead Me On - Victoria Dahl
How it fits: 3 in Tumble Creek series
Pages: 349
Dominique (Dom) wrote: "no internet the agony!!"I hear you! We're going on a cruise in a few weeks and my teenage son is already complaining that we won't have internet access (well, without pay out the wazoo for it). He's never been on a cruise and we're going to some really cool places and he's worried about not being able to update one of his games... teenagers! (Nevermind that I'm already suffering GR withdrawal!)
LaurLa wrote: "Dominique (Dom) wrote: "no internet the agony!!"I hear you! We're going on a cruise in a few weeks and my teenage son is already complaining that we won't have internet access (well, without pay ..."
Lol, how will you survive!
Week 7: Rolled 6+4 ==> 10New Spot: 53
Alternate: Title R
Finished: March 3, 2016
Rating: 5 stars
Everytime we hear about teenage girls being kidnapped and having a child during that time we always see the POV of the girl but not of the child. It was heartbreaking and at times anger was building up especially since this situation happens all the time. Looking through Jack's innoncent eyes made the book more realisitic. Now I have to see the movie.
@Dominique Sorry to heart about the snowstorm problem. I hope electricity and internet are all fixed soon.@LaurLa Wow a cruise. Somehow I can't feel sorry for your lack of internet during it. ;) Where will you be sailing?
Dragana wrote: "@Dominique Sorry to heart about the snowstorm problem. I hope electricity and internet are all fixed soon.@LaurLa Wow a cruise. Somehow I can't feel sorry for your lack of internet during it. ;) ..."
I just called and l`m not the only one, will be fixed during the day.
I'm going to read Hacker by Ted Dekker. #3 in series
I'm reading
#3 in series
Dragana wrote: "@LaurLa Wow a cruise. Somehow I can't feel sorry for your lack of internet during it. ;) Where will you be sailing? ..."Western Carribbean... Princess Cays, Grand Cayman, Costa Maya, Cozumel. I'm excited... it's our second cruise. I never thought I'd be a cruise-type person but turns out I am. I'd take one every year as vacation if we could afford it!
Week 7: Rolled 6+4 ==> 10New Spot: 53
5 in series
3 in series
Alternate: Title R
#3 in series
4 stars
2/27/16
Review: A typical Ted Dekker novel. Thrilling, a good story, and slightly weird. I really enjoyed it!
The brain "hacking" was very different and interesting. I thought the ending was good, although I didn't agree with everything theologically.
All in all, an intriguing read.
*I received a complimentary eBook copy of this book for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
Week 7 / Spot 53
How it fits: #3 in Immortals After Dark series
Finished: 29. Feb.
Rating: 3 stars
Likes:
+ Love the amount of different paranormal creatures featured in the story.
+ Complex world-building.
+ Quirky side characters.
Dislikes:
- I didn't like the main couple or 'feel' the chemistry.
Another book in Immortals After Dark series that didn't do it for me. I keep reading/continuing this series because I love the world and creatures in it, but even my optimism that it will get better has it's limits...
I couldn't find the book so l'm changing it for
Week 7Spot 53
3rd in Mediator series
Read: 3/2
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This is definitely one of my favorite series. I love Suze and was very glad to see Gina in this one. Suze is still badass and good at getting herself in trouble. I like how she ends up figuring out the mysteries usually by accident. I can't wait to read the next book.
Roll 7: 6 + 4 ==> 10Spot 53:
Book: Lead Me On - Victoria Dahl
How it fits: 3 in Tumble Creek series
Pages: 349
Read: 02.29
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Overall I really liked this book but it was touch and go with the heroine. She had a real issue about how people looked, their background and how that reflected on her. This was something she was fully aware of and that it was a wrong attitude but until she met the hero, it wasn't something she was willing to change. All of this was part of the storyline and part of her growth arc, so it was forgiveable (as you trusted the author would bring her out of it), but there were times I wanted to reach in and slap her silly. I was also sympathetic to her feelings as it was all a direct result of her upbringing and her life as a teen but her coping mechanism bordered on making her a judgmental bitch.
The hero was awesome... that's all I can say. He figured out how to push her buttons and make her take a look at how she was living her life (as a lie) and that she wasn't really dealing with her past as much as avoiding dealing with it. He was sexy and tender and just plain yummy and no way she could resist him or her feeling for him.
Week 7Spot: 53
Book: Rescuing Finley by Dan Walsh
How it fits: Title begins with R
Pages: 308
Finished: 3/4
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
I was pretty sure before starting this book that I was going to at the very least like it, since every book I've read by Dan Walsh I have either liked a lot or loved...but I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did. Rescuing Finley had me feeling a range of emotions, plus I cried several times while reading (and I don't usually cry very easily). I liked how the story switched POV between several different characters. I thought this added a depth to the story, seeing each of the characters personal stories that way. I think if you are a dog lover you will love this story. I highly recommend it.
Week 7: Rolled 6 + 4 ==> 10Spot 53: 5 in series, 3 in series; Alternate: Alternate: Title R
LaurLa
Book: Lead Me On - Christi Barth
Review: post 180
Dragana
Book: No Rest for the Wicked - Kresley Cole
Review: post 177
Melanie
Book: Hacker - Ted Dekker
Review: post 176
Megan
Book: Rescuing Finley - Dan Walsh
Review: post 181
Delitealex
Book: Reunion - Meg Cabot
Review: post 179
Dominique
Book: Room - Emma Donoghue
Review: post 169
Roll 8: 5 + 5 ==> 10Spot 63:
Book: For You - Kristen Ashley
How it fits: 5063rd on Best Book Ever listopia
Pages: 583
Week 8: Rolled 5+5 ==> 10New Spot: 63
Alternate: Best Book Ever listopia
# 371
Finished: March 5, 2016
Rating: 5 stars
What an imagination! To make a baby live in a graveyard being raised by supernatural beings makes this book so enjoyable. Great story, well developped characters. Nobody Owens was such a great character, This book is a quick read but such a delight!
I'm reading
#6 in series
Week 8: Rolled 5+5 ==> 10New Spot: 63
3 in series
4 stars
3/6/16
Review:
Exit Strategy was a good Love Inspired Suspense read. The story starts out with suspense and pretty much keeps up the intensity throughout the story.
I liked the characters, for the most part, and found the mystery of who killed her husband and what clues (if any) did her husband leave her, interesting.
While I haven't read this series in order (only read the fourth book prior to this one), that hasn't hampered my enjoyment. I recommend it if you like these types of stories.
*I received a complimentary ebook copy of this book for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
Roll 8: 5 + 5 ==> 10Spot 63: 6 in series, 3 in series; Alternate: Best Book Ever listopia
Book: For You - Kristen Ashley
How it fits: 5063rd on Best Book Ever listopia
Pages: 583
Read: 03.05
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
I wasn't sure about starting this series. I like Kristen Ashley but like a lot of others, I do get a bit weary of the over indulgence in details about mostly insignificant things that are in many of her series. Plus the small town in this series is based on the town I live in so I knew that would be a bit distracting as well. In the end, there wasn't an overabundance of meaningless detail and the setting was a little distracting to me. I kept trying to place the places she described only I knew she wasn't using the town 'verbatim' so to speak but more as an inspiration. Once I got that through my head and stopped trying to recognize everything I was able to get into the book. Which I immensely enjoyed. Sometime KA makes her heroines too resistant and stubborn but I didn't think she did that here with Feb. Though it was the grisly circumstances that began to tear down her walls, I liked how she allowed them to come down, even helped tear them down in some cases. Colt was perfect, of course, but I also liked how he took some of the responsibility for their decades long separation. He didn't fight hard enough at the same time that Feb fought too hard. But I like how they accepted this about each other and were able to look forward. I'm really looking forward to the next book.
Week 8 / Spot 63
How it fits: #3 in Beautiful Bastard series
Finished: 08. Mar.
Rating: 3 stars
Beautiful Player was the worst book in this series so far for me. I loved the beginning and how relationship between Hanna and Will grew to something more. But when sex entered the picture, it spoiled everything. These scenes were not exciting and I was bored. I was surprised, since I usually enjoy chemistry in Christina Lauren's novels.
Rating: 2.5 stars. Rounding up to 3 because I really really loved first third of the book.
Week 8Spot 63
How it fits: #6 in the Hollows series
Finished: 3/9
Rating: 5 stars
Review
Wow lots of things going on and many I didn't see coming. This was a great addition to the series. Rachel with all her demon drama, trying to figure out her abilities and exactly where they come from. I'm wondering where Marshall will fit in and if we will see more of how him. I'm definitely interested in what happens next for Rachel and company.
Roll 8: 5 + 5 ==> 10Spot 63: 6 in series, 3 in series; Alternate: Best Book Ever listopia
LaurLa
Book: For You - Kristen Ashley
Review: post 188
Dragana
Book: Beautiful Player - Christina Lauren
Review: post 189
Melanie
Book: Exit Strategy - Shirlee McCoy
Review: post 187
Megan
Book: Exit Strategy - Shirlee McCoy
Review: post 192
Delitealex
Book: The Outlaw Demon Wails - Kim Harrison
Review: post 190
Week 8Spot: 63
Book: Exit Strategy by Shirlee McCoy
How it fits: 3 in series
Pages: 224
Finished: 3/11
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review:
This was a good suspense story. I haven't read any of the previous books in the series, but I don't believe that hinder my reading in any way. The main characters were interesting. HEART sounds like a great organization. The last scene was so sweet. If you love inspirational suspense novels, you'll probably enjoy this one.
Roll 9: 6 + 6 ==> 12Spot 75: 7 in series, 5 in series; Alternate: 2009
Book: Holiday in Death - J.D. Robb
How it fits: 7 in In death series
Pages: 340
I'm going to read either The Last Colony (2047 on list) or Friday Night Bites (2055 on list)...ETA: for Alternate: 2009
Roll 9: 6 + 6 ==> 12Spot 75:
Alternate: 2009
Finished: March 17th, 2016
4 stars
Captivating story. Some parts were a bit too slow but overall it was a great read. Lots of family secrets hidden, loss of a loved one and to finally have the truth revealed. Worth reading!
Roll 9: 6 + 6 ==> 12Spot 75:
7 in series
5 in series
Alternate: 2009
alternate 2009
I'll read Charity House Courtship. 5th in series.
Actually, I'm reading this
instead. 7th in series.
Roll 9: 6 + 6 ==> 12Spot 75:
7 in series
5 in series
Alternate: 2009
Finished 3/13
4 stars
The Holiday Courtship was very good. I enjoyed everything about the story, except for a minor thing near the end.
The characters were nice. I liked how the romance progressed.
I felt really sad for the children and all they went through (especially the sister because she lost her hearing).
All in all, a good read. If you enjoy historical romance, I think you'd like this book.
*I received a complimentary eBook copy via NetGalley for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
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Spot 43:
Book: Friends to Lovers
How it fits: 3 in Aisle Bound series
Pages: 228