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R7: SSS "Two Hot to Handle" (2) **WINNING TEAM**
Week 2Dark Space by Lisa Henry
Qualification: Series #1
Read: (1/22)
Rating: ★★★★★
Yep, did so love. All awesomely sci-fi and touching romance. Loved this book lots and lots. There were a lot of fun things about this world. I really felt for Brady drug off to fight a war he has no interest in, only wanting to do his time and get back to Earth as quickly as he can to take care of his little sister. His entire world was tossed into chaos with the return of Cameron from his abduction by the alien Faceless.
I adored the way that Cameron and Brady were connected. The whole you are my heartbeat thing...so melting right now. I felt for Brady and his confusion and fear. His anger and helplessness at the world was totally understandable. It was easy to forget at times how young Brady is. So much has happened to make him grow up to fast, but his fears still resound in his young soul. Cameron is such a dear man too. He's been through so much but he still cares about the fate of humanity and wants to do what's right.
Fantastic story and I'm super duper glad there's a sequel.
Nice! Great job guys!!Karen, have you picked a book for this round yet?
If Karen gets her review posted, I'll roll in a little under an hour. :)
Guys I'm really really sorry but I will have to withdraw from the team . I have this huge work thing going on right now and forget about reading I haven't even started my book . I have absolutely no time on my hands . I just came back from work and this is going to continue till 3rd Feb. Extremely sorry again but I thought I will be able to manage and I couldn't .
Well crap Karen, that sounds fairly icky. I'll let Ezi know what's going on.
Week 2 - Sunday RollRolled: 4
Old Space: 13
New Space: 17
Standalone
1st in Series
7th in Series
17th in Series
Alt Option "Ohio"
Shannon: Strong Side, Review Post 112
Shelby: Something in the Way He Needs, Review Post 115
Debbie: It's in His Kiss, Review Post 113
Week 2 - Sunday
(Eastshore Tigers, #1)Strong Side by Alison Hendricks
Pages: 171
Qualifies: Book 1 of Eastshore Tigers
Karen wrote: "Guys I'm really really sorry but I will have to withdraw from the team . I have this huge work thing going on right now and forget about reading I haven't even started my book . I have absolutely n..."Sorry to hear that you are leaving us. I totally understand about work. Hope to see you around soon!
Week 2 SundayMoved to space 17
I'm going to read
It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Pages 320
How the book qualifies: Book 7 of Bridgerton series
Week 2.5Space: 17
Book Title: Something in the Way He Needs
Page Count: 260pgs
Qualification: #1 in Series
Week 2 - Sunday
(Eastshore Tigers, #1)Strong Side by Alison Hendricks
Pages: 171
Qualifies: Book 1 of Eastshore Tigers
Read: 1/25/16
Rating: ★★★★
I love reading a book and having zero expectations only to be pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. That's what this was. Two college football players, one gay, one not....yet. They build a great friendship first and things just get all sexy from there. The smexing could have been a whole lot hotter but it was sweet and thankfully, on page. No hardcore angst, a bit of drama but not overdone. Basically, a sweet sports themed love story.
Week 2 SundayMoved to space 17
It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Pages 320
How the book qualifies: Book 7 of Bridgerton series
Completed 1/26/16
3 stars
Review:
I have really enjoyed the Bridgertons series up until this book. It pains me to only give this one a 3 stars. I so wanted to like Hyacinth's story more than I did. There were so many side stories that the reader would surmise that more would happen at the conclusion; sadly it did not. There were several supporting characters that could have really developed into a different ending.
There were a couple of conflicts in this book. The main conflict between Gareth and Hyacinth was rather boring and lackluster. I did not find their love scenes to be endearing but rather more confusing. I loved the first few books of this series. Even though this was not my favorite book, I will continue with the series to see how well the other characters are developed.
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Moved to space 17
It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Pages 320
How the book qualifies: Book 7 of Bridgerton series
Comp..."
I also thought this book was just a 3-star. I don't think this series really works that well for me
Week 2.5Something in the Way He Needs by Cardeno C.
Qualification: Series #1
Read: (1/25)
Rating: ★★★½
This was really 3.5 Stars I'm rounding up to 4 because the quality of the style of writing kept me engaged and the story flowed very smoothly. On the other hand I wanted to smack Asher at numerous points in this story for being an over-bearing unreasonable asshole. Daniel falls into the "Jory realm" of being too perfect for words, and yet so adorable I still can't help but love him. Apparently there is nothing he can't do/learn quickly and yet is still such a bumbling mess on his own.
Other than Asher's moments of insane jealous and overreaction I liked these two together. I enjoyed how out of his element Daniel made Asher feel. That he opened him up to allowing real feelings in. But his irrational jealous reactions went just a little too overboard for me and feel into the unsafe land. I would worry that he had to potential to really hurt Daniel. I don't feel like any of the issues were really addressed in the story other than the two men admitting finally that all they really wanted was to be together.
Altogether the flow of the story carried me along in a nice happy haze that only looking back after finishing do I realize how much certain aspects bothered me. That little something extra that would take this story into one I really loved. Too many unresolved bits for me to really dive into loving this.
ThatEzi wrote: "Debbie (Doc) wrote: "Week 2 SundayMoved to space 17
It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
Pages 320
How the book qualifies: Book 7 of B..."
I've now finished this series - thank goodness! It was definitely disappointing!
Yay, we're ready for our roll tonight!!
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Way to be on point
Just getting ready for the next roll!
I'm ready, I'm ready!
Week 3 - ThursdayOld Space: 17
Rolled: 3
New Space: 20
Standalone
#2 in Series
#20 in Series
Alt. Option: Cover Item Food
Shannon: (Watch Me) Body You, Review Post 138
Shelby: Like Pizza and Beer, Review Post 151
Debbie: The Mistake, Review Post 153
Kim: The Wednesday Wars, Review Post 144
Too Many Choices! This may take a while. :)
Found one!Week 3 - Thursday
(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton
Pages: 299
Qualifies: Series "Run This Town, #2"
Week 3 Thursday RollSpace 20
The Way Home by Cindy Gerard
332 Pages
How this book qualifies: Book 2 in a series - One Eyed Jacks
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Week 3 - Thursday
(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton
Pages: 299
Qualifies: Series "Run This Town, #2""
Israel's book. Woo Hoo!!
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Space 20
The Way Home by Cindy Gerard
332 Pages
How this book qualifies: Book 2 in a series - One Eyed Jacks"
Loved the cover, but liked book 1 & 3 better
ThatEzi wrote: "Debbie (Doc) wrote: "Week 3 Thursday RollSpace 20
The Way Home by Cindy Gerard
332 Pages
How this book qualifies: Book 2 in a s..."
That's what I'm thinking based on reviews. I haven't started it yet - waiting for SS tomorrow.
ThatEzi wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Found one!Week 3 - Thursday
(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton
Pages: 299
Qualifies: Series "Run This Town, #2""
Israel..."
Holy crap! The smexing is so freaking hot in this book. Had to take a break and find my hubby!!! lol
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Week 3 - Thursday
(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton
Pages: 299
Qualifies: Series "Run This To..."
i read it on vacation with hubby in Jamaica. How cool was that for me...Yes, that book should have a warning label "Can get pregnant from reading"
@Shannon and Ezi - LOL - yes, there should be a warning...... although pretty sure the hubby's like us reading
~Melissa~ wrote: "@Shannon and Ezi - LOL - yes, there should be a warning...... although pretty sure the hubby's like us reading"I haven't had a complaint yet...maybe a "pervert" comment but it's said with a happy face! :p
Ezi, are we getting a new team member?
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ohhhh yeah. I was supposed to get one, huh? Sorry, I kinda forgot, hehehe. I'll be back.
Keeping playing and roll though
I just rolled! Now you're trying to confuse me on purpose. I see how you work. Mean! lol
~Melissa~ wrote: "@Shannon and Ezi - LOL - yes, there should be a warning...... although pretty sure the hubby's like us reading"I had my Kindle open, and my husband read a page and started making fun of me. Well, who has the last laugh now... He is now appreciating my books - lol.
Debbie (Doc) wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "@Shannon and Ezi - LOL - yes, there should be a warning...... although pretty sure the hubby's like us reading"I had my Kindle open, and my husband read a page and started makin..."
Exactly!!
Week 3 - Thursday
(Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton
Pages: 299
Qualifies: Series "Run This Town, #2"
Date Read: 1/28/16
Rating: ★★★★
Wow. Not quite as "Wow" as the first one but still....We have 2 man sex virgins in this one and I was wondering whether they were going to stay that way. So stubborn! Israel was the more stubborn of the two and I gotta say that I loved his reaction to the girly scene. All macho, manly, "I'll kill you"...yum! When they finally do get to it, they really get to it. That was some smokin' sex. I was so happy to see Dima and X in this one. They even had some sexy times here. Yay! A bit violent with a touch of girly bits but overall a great read. Now onto the next one because I've got to get to Quinn's story eventually!
Shannon wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "@Shannon and Ezi - LOL - yes, there should be a warning...... although pretty sure the hubby's like us reading"I haven't had a complaint yet...maybe a "pervert" comment but it's..."
Lol - total win for both of us
And @Debbie - exactly :)
I think I might potentially in the future be your backup player. So I'm creepily standing over here, in a corner, listening to everything you say and finishing a standalone book just in case. *waves*
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Just got confirmation! You're stuck with me. I will be done with my book in a couple hours.
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Kim, Shannon can roll, and add your review later as you were a late addition from yesterday.
Captain: you can roll if you have your other 3 reviews done, ok?
Completion Post - Week 3/Thursday
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Pages: 264
Qualifies: Standalone/0
Date Read: 1/29/16
Rating: 5 Stars
I read Okay for Now not long ago by Mr. Schmidt and really enjoyed it. I decided to give this one a go as well. I really, really enjoyed it. It gave me all the feels. I was laughing out loud and legit crying for some of the things this poor boy had to go through with his crappy parents. It takes place in the 60s and reminded me a lot of the antics that Ralphie goes through in The Christmas Story. I love how Schmidt brought up a lot of current events for the time period and how them affected people: MLK shooting, Vietnam war, protests etc. This is an excellent book for adults to read to reminisce, but as a parent, I'm not sure my child would have enjoyed it as much as they would enjoy a more current day story.
ThatEzi wrote: "Kim wrote: "Just got confirmation! You're stuck with me. I will be done with my book in a couple hours."Kim, Shannon can roll, and add your review later as you were a late addition from yesterday..."
We don't roll until Saturday at 12 though, right? Are you messin' with me Ezi?
Kim wrote: "Just got confirmation! You're stuck with me. I will be done with my book in a couple hours."Welcome Kim! We love us some stalkers so you'll fit right in here!!
Shannon wrote: "Kim, Shannon can roll, and add your review later as you were a late additio..."Yeah, I was confused by this also. Somebody give me a quick run-through on the rolls times/dates please. We landed on space 20 on Thursday and that book is due when? We roll again when? That sorta thing.
Kim wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Kim, Shannon can roll, and add your review later as you were a late additio..."Yeah, I was confused by this also. Somebody give me a quick run-through on the rolls times/dates ple..."
Rolls are on Thursdays and Sundays. So I can rolls on Wednesday night at midnight and Saturday night at midnight as long as all our reviews are in. So get them in sometime on Wednesday and Saturday and we're good to go.
You're ahead of the game right now. :)
That's what I thought. Was making sure I was looking at the right roll posts and had posted an appropriate book. I'm good until Sunday then!
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Space 13
Completed
Lost in You by Serena Grey
312 Pages
Finished: 1/22/15
How the book qualified: #3 in the Swanson Court Series
Review:
3 stars
This was the third and final installment of the Swanson Court series. This book begins exactly where book 2 leaves off. For this reason, I highly suggest that you do read this series in order.
The first few pages were basically a recap, and immediately Landon and Rachel are together again. The book was full of angst but had me wanting more. I wanted to like both Rachel and Landon, but I did not care for them at all. I found Rachel to overthink everything, and there just wasn’t enough character building of Landon. I would have liked to see more of the ending wrap up, such as why Landon still has nightmares after all the time that has passed rather than fast forwarding 7 years.
I do like the author and will look for more books by her. I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My review was not marred by the free copy.