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I haven't even looked yet, I'm on challenge overload, need to finish about 3 today lol.Is the books to books one today too? If it is make that 4!!
Week: 7Spot: #54
Book:
by Samantha YoungFinished: 2/28
Rating: ♥♥♥
Fits: #5 in series
I still do enjoy these books, but the lower ratings for the last two books in this series are due to the fact that this "new generation" of main characters just isn't as interesting to me as the originals. I liked both Cole and Hannah when they were teen supporting characters in Joss, Jo and Olivia's stories but their romances just don't do it for me in the same way. Seeing the original characters in their settled, happy lives also makes me think fondly on how good their books were. I do love that all the previous characters are present in each of the new books.
Week 7: #54Book:Sword of the King by Megan Derr
Complete: 2/28
Rating: 3 stars
How it Fits: Book 4 of Dance with the Devil series
Review: Dragons and poly relationships whats not to love. This book was definitely unique and had some memorable characters that I liked. I really like Blaze, Rafael and Ken and how much they cared for their dragons.
So why not 5 stars? Because I didn't like the world building as unique as it was. It was confusing at time with the clans, syndicate, and King Arthur legend mixed in. How everything fit together seems a little blurry and at times seemed to contradict itself. On top of that I'm not found of the dragon construct of some of them being fully functioning humans that are kidnapped forced into their dragon nature with the mentally of a 3 year old. Eire, Nev, and Conway are cute and at times lovable but restricted as characters. Thinking of Cam the character reduced to what the other dragons are just doesn't seem right.
Week 7: #54Book: Any Other Girl
Finished: 28/2/16
Rating: 3.5 stars
How it fits: 2 or more people on cover
Review:
This was a very sweet book, i finished it over a weekend.
It is based around a girl who has gay parents (2 dads) and tries her best to keep everyone happy.
She goes to her summer home as she does every year with her dad's and meets up with her cousin, this is a family tradition, what she doesn't usually do though is fall for a boy there, unfortunately it is the same boy as her cousin Hannah has a crush on, so she tries her best to stay away from him........this proves difficult as he has decided he likes her too!!
Week 7: #54Book: The Sleeping Beauty
Finished: 3/1/16
Rating: 3
How it fits: Number 5 in series
It's been awhile since I read the last book in the series. The books don't directly connect, but the first part of the book seemed overwhelmingly silly and it took me awhile to engage in the characters.
The basic premise is very interesting - there is a magic force called the Tradition, which tends to push lands & people towards the completion of various tropes. For instance, a prince could die horribly trying to save a sleeping beauty, he could save a princess and become a king or end up with nothing. Each part of the land has a fairy godmother to keep an eye on things and try to help guide the Tradition into satisfactory conclusions.
In this case, one of the two protagonists, a Viking hero named Siegfried, actively wants to avoid the path the Tradition seeks to force him into and of course has adventures along the way.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and will keep on with the series.
Week 7: #54Cover item: 2 or more people
Fight Club
3/1/16
4 stars
Wow! Great book...even though it was kind of short.
The movie follows it pretty good.
A working class man gets his thrills out of going to suport groups...until Tyler comes along...and the rest is history! The first rule about history is...we don't talk about history..the second rule of history...is we don't talk about history...
Tyler and Marla lead him down an unspeakable path...one that breaks the rules...one that cannot be undown.
His life and career take a dramatic leap, and Chuck leads us on an amazing path of self-Discovery.
Is Tyler friend or foe? ...and who IS Tyler exactly?
If you haven't read the book or watched the movie...I say you must.
Cause who doesnt want to know who and what Tyler is?
Week 7: #54Book: Uncanny Magazine Issue 5: July/August 2015
Finished: 3/3/16
How it fits: Number 5 in series
Review
☆☆☆☆
The poetry and non-fiction tend to leave me a bit cold, but there were two stand-out stories in the short stories. Both Kowal's modernised take on fairy tales and Dawson's insight into women's anger were beyond beautiful. These are the kinds of jewels that I keep reading Uncanny for.
Short Stories:
Midnight Hour by Mary Robinette Kowal
☆☆☆☆☆
Kowal has long been one of my favourite short story writers and this story absolutely fulfills on the promise I expect from her. Like Frozen and Malificent, this is thoroughly modern (and beautiful) fairy tale.
Woman at Exhibition by E. Lily Yu
☆☆☆
This is a slightly odd story about female creators and their male counterparts. I would probably have given it two stars if not for the insights that Yu shares in her interview later in the magazine.
The Rainbow Flame by Shveta Thakrar
☆☆☆
An interesting story that sheds light on arguments about culture, the role of story-telling and whether or not change is necessary.
Ghost Champagne by Charlie Jane Anders
☆☆☆
A woman keeps seeing her ghost. This is quite an odd story, but I must be honest, it is the best portrayal of drunkenness I've ever read. I honestly felt nauseous when I finished it. Which is a bit of an odd association but there we go.
The Half-Life of Angels by Sarah Monette
☆☆
I honestly did not understand this very short piece on how disasters create angels.
Catcall by Delilah S. Dawson
☆☆☆☆☆
This story cut me straight to the quick. Its portrayal of how women are victimised daily and the associated anger seeking release was incredibly authentic. Highly, highly recommended. I also really enjoyed the author interview later in the edition.
A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch [reprint]
☆☆☆
I struggle to connect with Lynch's characters and their underworlds. His writing is good but it just doesn't speak to me. This started out entertaining but I just lost interest as I went.
Non-fiction:
Ethics of Reviewing by Natalie Luhrs
I thought most of this essay made fairly self-evident points but apparently not given that it was directed as some kind of US internet controversy/ies.
Writing Queerly Sofia Samatar
A useful introduction to three different takes on handling queer characters and themes in speculative fiction.
21st Century Heroes by Michael R. Underwood
An essay on the disparity between how Marvel and DC are portraying diversity in their cinematic versus their comic worlds.
Representation Matters by Caitlin Rosberg
An extension of the previous essay but looking at developments beyond the Big Two of the comics world.
Poetry:
The Saga of Captain Jens by CSE Cooney
A fun piece about a pirate, I think.
Slices of Failure in Super Science by Bryan Thao Worro
The evolution of the concept of mortality in science fiction, I think.
[Greek name] by Sonya Taaffe
Something to do with Greek mythology?
Week # 7I would be interested to see where we stand on the Spreadsheet.
Number Called : 54
Requirement : Series 4th
Book Read : Four to Score | Janet Evanovich | 04Mar2016
Rating : ★★★★
Review
Four to Score is another solid outing for Stephanie Plum and Janet Evanovich. The Stephanie Plum series are not literary masterpieces, but they don't pretend to be. Stephanie Plum's adventures are fun and they are not meant to be anything else. With the Plum series, Evanovich is not pretentious in the least. She knows that comedy is her bread and butter and she doesn't waiver from the formula that made her successful.
Evanovich spares Stephanie no embarassment in Four to Score. Stephanie is forced to live with long time tease Joe Morelli after her apartment is firebombed and she destroys more cars while finding more dead bodies. What I liked most about Four to Score are the new characters who are introduced, specifically Sally Sweet. Sally is a 6'4" transvestite rock star. By "rock star", I don't mean that Sally is an awesome new character, I mean he is literally a local celebrity in a rock 'n roll band. Sally quickly becomes friends with series favorites Lula and Grandma Mazur. He also promptly gets into a fist fight with Joe Morelli.
Another addition to the on going cast in Four to Score is Joyce Barnhardt. Joyce has appeared in the series before, but in Four to Score, she becomes a more integral part of the story. Joyce is now working for Plum Bonding after apparently blackmailing Vinnie for a job (this seems to be the way that everyone gets a job with Vinnie). Not only does Joyce now have the same employer as Stephanie, but she is also on the Maxine Nowicki case, further complicating Stephanie's life. Joyce also has several humorous interactions with Lula.
Four to Score is a paint-by-numbers Stephanie Plum book. There are no deep thoughts or universal truths being explored and that's ok.
NEW ROLL: 5+3 =8PREVIOUS SPOT: 54
NEW SPOT: 62
THIS WEEK WE CAN READ
#6 in a series
#2 in a series
#62 in a series
Alternative: Author L
Reviews
V Nerd - HERE
Amber - HERE
Abbie - HERE
BarbaraAnn - HERE
Esther - HERE
Joanne - HERE
Apoorv - HERE
Week 8: #62Book: The Merchant of Death
Finished: 3/4/16
Rating: 4
How it fits: Number 2 in series
Overall, I really like both the book and this series. The Cop and the Conman pairing works for them. The Merchant of Death was definitely more serious than The Two Gentlemen of Altoona, which was the first book in the series. Henry's pain over Viola broke my heart. I had to laugh though when Mac was suspected of a crime, in part due to antagonistic attitude he had when trying to follow his doctor's instructions on healthy lifestyle and eating. I can definitely relate to that. I Hated the fact that the book ended with a cliffhanger, but since I had already purchased the third book, I can live with it.
Week 8: 62Book:
Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits #2 in a series
Oh Joe how i have missed you!
Our favourite psycho serial killer is back in all of his glory.
Joe falls in love again and this time it is with Amy (remember the girl who used the stolen credit card at the end of the first book?)
This are all hearts and flowers for Joe, until something happens and Amy becomes a target, also Joe moves to Hollywood and falls in love again, literally!!
Week 8: #62Book: A Gathering of Shadows
Finished: 3/8/16
Rating: 4
How it fits: Number 2 in series
A glorious continuation of this highly enjoyable, historical urban fantasy set in four versions of London: Grey London which is our world's regency-period London; Red London which is a magical version thereof; White London which is dying; and Black London which is dead.
We rejoin our two protagonists - Kell and Lila. Kell is having to come to grips with the consequences of the spell he cast to save the day at the end of book 1, and Lila has finally found her way to a pirate ship. Both characters are so likable but in different ways. The supporting cast is great. I was initially skeptical about the plot revolving around a magical competition but Schwab pulls it off, and the book is fabulous. It ends on a cliffhanger, which is frustrating, but the book was so good I'm prepared to forgive.
Week 8:#62Book: Graveyard Games
Finished 3/8/16
2 stars
How it fits:Alternative: Author L: Sheri Leigh
I downloaded this book for free years ago, cause it sounded really good...but it was free for a reaon...no good.
Twins that both end up losing their jobs and returning home. The boy is killed, and the girl wants to really find out what happened...she doesnt believe her brother was killed by a Bob-Cat.
She meets up with old friends, and a guy she use to want to date, who she kind of thinks might have been with her brother the night he was killed...but hey, lets sleep with him anyway, right?
Shane then tells her that he was indead with her brother that night,abd the brother revield he was guy...but then was eaten my a man monster in the mausoleum. Of couse she believed this??? And the two and their friends hunt for the man monster, some our killed, but they end up killing the man monster...who happens to be the father of one of her co-Workers..
Yup...
You dont believe your brother is killed by a Bob-Cat bit you believe he was killed by a man-Monster....uggg.
CompleteWeek 8:#62
Book:
by Lorraine HeathFinished 3/8
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
How it fits:Alternative: Author L:
I'm a big fan of historicals. I just love the rules and high society in these books. This was the first Lorraine Heath I've read and I didn't realize that all her books are so connected. Now I'm going to have to go back and start at the beginning, getting to know all the previous characters.
Week 8: 62Book: The Queen & the Homo Jock King by T.J. Klune
Complete: 4/6
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits: 2 book in the At First Sight series
Review: This was an OK book for me but my biggest problem with it was that I just finished The Lightning-Struck Heart. To me these books felt way too similar. The stories are different in setting and details but the characters feel recycled. Sandy and Sam could are carbon copies of one another as are Darren and Ryan. The humor was the same type and the romance between the couples has the same kind of feel to it. Add to the fact that both books were a tad bit long and drawn out I just started to feel a little bit weary towards the end of this book. I have a feeling if I had read this book a month or two down the road I might have enjoyed it more but it suffers from the fact that it is too similar to the author's previous book.
Week # 8I would be interested to see where we stand on the Spreadsheet.
Number Called : 62
Requirement : Series 2nd
Book Read : Shopaholic Takes Manhattan | Sophie Kinsella | 10Mar2016
Rating : ★★★★
Review
I enjoy following Becky's shopping adventures at Fifth Avenue and the sample sales and I could totally understand her excitement in entering a store she's never been to before. I was a little annoyed how she seemed to be getting job offers so easily though (and never focusing on doing the job but what she would wear/buy to wear during her job). I'm wondering if the format of the series is going to continue to this way: Becky reverts back to her old ways, later on gets a reality check, sorts her stuff out, repeat. If so I think it'd be better not to marathon it because I wouldn't be able to stand how Becky never learns! On the other hand, I enjoy seeing Becky get herself in all sorts of embarrassing situations and wiggle herself out of the holes she digs. Overall, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan was an enjoyable and funny read
New roll 6+6=12 ....whoop!!!Landing us on spot 74.
This week we can read
#7 in a series
#4 in a series
#74 in a series
Alternative - Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
Reviews
V Nerd - HERE
Amber - HERE
Abbie - HERE
BarbaraAnn - HERE
Esther - HERE
Joanne - HERE
Apoorv - HERE
Oh good, I've been meaning to start
and it looks like a perfect fit for a Multi-coloured cover.
Week 9: #74Book:
Finished: 3/12/16
Rating: ****
How it fits: Multi-colored - cover has purple, green, brown and black
This is the third/final book in the Cousins O'Dwyer series. It was a fun read, although pretty standard Nora Roberts. The lot centered around Branna and Fin, the last couple in the group. The book continued the fight to find both a poison to kill Cabhan and a poison to kill the demon he was bound to.
It was nice to see both the three women and the three men interact as friends and family. It almost had a "cozy" feel to it as the group joined together often for meals, parties as well as work.
Week 8 #74Book:Connection by Brigham Vaughn Pages 189
Complete: 4/11
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: multi-colored (Black, Red, white, blue)
Review:This was a nice slow burn book. It built up both the characters and their newly forming relationship instead of just jumping into bed. It had a lot of my favorite things with the slow burn, age gap, and sweetly romantic without giving me sugar shock. Each character has their own set of problems to deal with although Jeremy's are more severe. I loved how I got to know each character and got a good grasp on them before they even met each other.
Completion postWeek 9
Spot #74 - Cover: Multi-Colored (At least 3 colours)
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Book:
Gemma by Meg Tilly
Pages: 271 Pages
Read: 03/13/2016
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
How it Fits: 3 colours
Review.
Wow this one was a tough one to read, especially as it was on audio and you can't skip.
The narrator was excellent and depicted a 12 year old girl down to a tee in how she spoke about things.
Gemma (12) has a hard life, she is already being abused by Buddy her mother's boyfriend, so she knows that one day when he meets her after school something is wrong, but he tells her that he has got a job for her, and she thinks this is great, especially when they go to Denny's and she thinks she is going to be a waitress.........that is until he sells her for the night for $100 to Hazen !
Hazen then becomes obsessed with her and winds up kidnapping her and her abuse starts all over again.
A very harrowing 4☆ read
Week 8 #74Book: House of Chains by Steven Erikson
Complete: 15th March 2016
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: 4th in a series
Review
I found the start of this book a bit frustrating as I couldn't work out how the character being followed fit in. But I was wrong to doubt. This book picks up where book 2 finished with the end of the Chain of Dogs. Unlike in book 3, this book follows a war between two sides with whom you have sympathy. The newly-promoted Adjunct Tavore must march an army of recruits into the heart of Raraku to face Shaík, the mysterious leader of the army of the Apocalypse.
This book was excellent. I am in total awe of how Erikson tells these sweeping tales with massive casts and make you care so much about each of his characters.
CompleteWeek 9
Spot #74 - Cover: Multi-Colored (At least 3 colours)
by Louisa HallFinished: 03/15
Rating: ♥♥♥
How it fits: multiple colours on cover
I enjoyed spending time with all the different storylines in this book, especially seeing as I listened to the audio and there were different narrators for each of the characters. Despite that, in the end this book didn't connect with me quite as much as I'd hoped. I didn't feel any real connection or sympathy with the characters, although I was interested to find out what would happen to each of them. The idea of creating sentient robots was fascinating and I wanted to know more about the technology discussed.
Week 9Spot 74
Multi-Colored
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
3/17/16
4 stars
A fairy tale, about a fariy world. September, who was not born in September goes on a magical journey with a dragon named A-Through L to fary land. And evil tryant is locking up and making unspeakable rules to the fairy people, and September is on the quest to save the fairy creatures.
This book was very beautifully written.
September meets a gaggle of different creatures, but A-Through-L my favorite. His father is the Library, and he has three other sivlings to match the rest of the alphabet. Without him, September would be lost, he is kind od like her fairy godfather...or the Cricket in Jimmys ear.
Week # 9It was an awesome roll this week, V! You rock!
Number Called : 74
Requirement : Cover: Multi-Colored (At least 3 colours)
Book Read : Kaleidoscope Hearts | Claire Contreras | 17Mar2016
Rating : ★★★
Review
The plot can always be similar, but its always how the author pulls you into the story. However this book was missing depth. Of any sort. It was funny, light hearted and a quick read. However it was rather cliche and I didn't really connect with the hero or see them as a couple. Despite this I did enjoy the book and it did have me smiling at the end
Not such a roll roll this week sorry guys :o(Roll 5 + 1 = 6
New Spot 80
This week we can read.
#8 in a series
A standalone
#1 in a series
Alternative - Stand alone shelf (will link in a mo)
Reviews
V Nerd - HERE
Amber - HERE
Abbie - HERE
BarbaraAnn - HERE
Esther - HERE
Joanne - HERE
Apoorv - HERE
Week 10Spot 80
Stand Alone
Airframe
3/19/16
3 stars
Airframe was tagged Thriller...however I could not classify the book as such...more like a reserach book on why a plan went down, the only cover up is the plan went down due to pilot error, as he let his kid fly the commercial flight. The Airplan manufacturer is getting the beat done on all sides because the press, citizens and even the workers think it was an airframe error.
The story is about a woman trying to prove that nothing was wrong with the airplane itself. Very informative on how an airplan works, kind of droned on a bit, but in the end it was the pilot, that everyone thought could not have made an error, because he was the best pilot in the fleet...well he may have been good...but put the airplan in the hand of a yoing man with little training, and all hell is going to break loose.
Week 10: #80Book: The Island of Dr. Moreau
Complete: 4/21
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Stand alone
Review: And interesting story that is remarkable considering the time it was written in. Dealing with animal testing and how far humans should go in experimenting, it tells a story that wouldn't be out of place written in today's world. The characters are a little bit thin on details and background but the issues of what D. Moreau is doing make you think.
Week: 10
Spot: 80
Book: Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes by Jules Moulin
Complete: 3/20
Rating: ♥♥♥
How it fits: Stand-alone
How can you not want to read a book with a title like this?
This book seemed to me to be marketed as literary fiction. Reading it, I felt that it was more of a contemporary romance with a literary MC (English professor in her 40s). Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good romance and I liked this book. But it may find a wider audience if presented a bit differently.
The blurb also plays up the idea that a mother has a fling, then her daughter falls in love with the same man unknowingly. The daughter is young, and she does make a move, but there is no romance between them and no hurt feelings when the truth comes out. The book is not nearly so dramatic as the blurb suggests.
I enjoyed the back and forth between the past and present, and I was interested in both stories equally, which is a bit rare for me in these types of books. Light read, but enjoyable.
Week 10 New Spot 80Book: Cold Iron
Completed: 3/20/16
Rating: ****
How it fits: #1 in a series
The book is paranormal romance, but it takes an older view of the faerie/good folk. I remember reading in a history book that the faerie was originally called the good folk with the idea that this would please them and they wouldn't cause harm. These are definitely that type of fae. They aren't nice, good or heroes.
The heroine of the book is Beth, an archeologist specializing in Celtic ruins. She had a gift for finding burial mounds and other sites and inadvertently freed a Fae named Conn, who had been imprisoned in the mound by druids far back in history.
I really enjoyed the book and immediately purchased the second book in the series. It's hard to make anti-heroes into starring characters of a book and I thought the author did a great job. The anti-heroes did not immediately "see the light" and change their characters but changed and grew with the book.
Week 10 New Spot 80Book: Maximum Ice
Completed: 3/24/16
Rating: ****
How it fits: standalone
A generation ship returns to Earth to find it covered in a thick layer of crystal and populated by humans returned to barbarity. Their Ship Mother, Zoya, who has woken intermittently through the millennia of their voyage must find a way to guide them. Their captain, Anatolly Rozo, must find his courage to keep their ship from falling into his power-hungry's first mate's power. The true purpose of Ice must be discovered and if possible, its spread reversed.
Great book. Really enjoyable science fiction with great characters, adventure and pathos along the way.
Week # 10Getting closer..
Number Called : 80
Requirement : Standalone
Book Read : Heart-Shaped Box | Joe Hill | 24Mar2016
Rating : ★★★.5
Review
This is the first novel by Joe Hill that I read and as much as I did not want to venture into bringing up and possibly comparing him to Stephen King, I almost feel like I have to. I say this because to Hill’s credit, he has done a great job of being his own person. I don’t know if he has read his father’s works but there are traces of having learned from the best, yet his work feels very individual to him. I had been putting off reading him, thinking he would be a complete imitation of his father, but I was happy to see I didn’t get that from reading this book.
his started off great, introducing the ghost almost from the start of the story. It had a creepy vibe to it. But somewhere down the line, the story became more of a good guy chasing down the bad guy story. It wasn’t bad, but it lost the element of ghost story.
The characters were turning out nicely but by the end fall somewhat one-dimensional. They’re not hatched out enough for me to completely be wowed out by them, likeable or not.
Week # 10Number Called : 80
Requirement : Standalone
Book read
Born Savages by Cora Brent
Date 25/3
Rating ☆☆
Review
Well it was time for me to have a crappy read, I haven't had one in a while.
This was all about the Savage family (hence the name) and they used to be a big deal once upon a time, very famous.
Anyway they are trying again for their 15 minutes of fame so decide to have a reality TV crew set up in their ranch in the middle of nowhere!
It was really just a ploy to get in the story about Ren and Oz, they were "cousins" by adoption not blood and had a thing when they were 17, that all turned to shit and the rest of the book bounced between 5 years ago and now and how they loved each other....blah!
New roll 4+4=8New spot 88
This week we can read
#8 in a series
#88 in a series
Alternative 88. Text Item Gloves
Reviews
V Nerd - HERE
Amber - HERE
Abbie - HERE
BarbaraAnn - HERE
Esther - HERE
Joanne - HERE
Apoorv - HERE
Hmmm..should I go with a number eight.....or a number eight...tough choices!
lol yeah tough choices this week, looks like gloves for me I think
Mod
I think you forgot another option: #8 (lol)
Or really stretch yourself... and find a #88
Mod
Week 11 - New spot 88Alternative 88. Text Item Gloves
Book: Touch of Power
Complete: 3/25
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Gloves mentioned a number of times in text. First two mentions on pg 129, location 1849 & location 1855
Touch of Power is the first book in a new series by Maria Snyder. It's a fantasy in a world that had magical healers. About 3 years before the book started, a plague started and healers were blamed as the cause and killed as soon as each one was found. Avery was an apprentice at that time and went into hiding. The story starts as she was found and rescued/kidnapped by a group of men.
I really liked the book. Avery started off with TSTL book syndrome, but grew throughout the book. The same with Kerrick, the head of the group that kidnapped her. The world-building was handled well giving a lot of information but leaving a lot of mystery to be hopefully solved in future books. I'll definitely continue with the series.
Week 11: #88Book: Staked by Kevin Hearne
Complete: 3/27
Rating: 3 stars
How it Fits: 8Th book in the Iron Druid Chronicles
Review; I admit I wasn't prepared to buy this until it came WAY down in price but it was the only book that fit a challenge I was doing so I sucked it up and bought it. Was it worth it? Probably not. It isn't a horrible installment in the series but compared to the first few book it just doesn't measure up. Part of the problem is once again the book is split into three different stories. As secondary characters I like Granuaile and Owen but not when they start taking over the story. Granuaile's sections of the last two books have left me rather bored. Owen's trials of training new druids could be interesting but in a spin off series not taking over this series.
I also found myself rather disappointed the Leif didn't play a more active role in this book. I enjoyed him the the first few books. Now as an enemy to Atticus and a book dealing with vampires I just expected more. I also was mystified by the werwolves reaction to Atticus trying to stop the vampires and the fallout. I wasn't happy with what happened in any way the that subplot.
The last thing that rather irritated me about this book, and will deter me from buying the next book in the series, was the opening notes from the author. If you want the "Full" story you have to go out and buy an anthology that sets up the beginning of this book.
ThatEzi wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Or really stretch yourself... and find a #88" [bookcover:..."Omg...who writes a series with 88 books???
Week 11: Spot 88
Alternative 88. Text Item Gloves
Book
Read: 29/3
Rating: 5 Big Stars
How it fits: Page 369 "Lenore passed for, like, twenty years, and there are others who could pass for employees with sunglasses, or hats, or work gloves, just long enough to get us to the border.”
Review:
Wow, this is not a book i would usually read, as you guys may not know paranormal is not my bag.
This sucked me in from the 1st chapter in fact the 1st paragraph.
If you haven't read this one yet, then get to it i don't think you'll be disappointed.
Can't really go into a lot of details as you know, spoilers but well worth a read.
In this book there are a lot of mythical creatures and a storyline that i have never heard of before.
Delilah our MC is a normal young lady that works in a bank, she has always had a passion for "Cryptids" (mythical creatures) and once started to train to be a cryptid vet.
She goes to the Menagerie (a travelling type of circus) to see these mythical creatures and see's one of them being treated badly, that's when everything starts to go wrong for her!!!
Well I was clearly not paying attention to other teams in this competition lolSomeone has already won!!!
What? Oh no! Lol. This seemed to go so fast.
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Oh well, I have my #5 ready to go.