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I totally recommend them Danielle. They aren't long books, the first one is a novella. The second is almost 200 pages. They're really good.
Week 9: Roll 17Space 72
A Geek Girl's Guide to Arsenicby Julie Anne Lindsey
Qualification: 2 in a series
Finished: 03/12/16
Rating: 4/5 Stars
It is a funny and relaxing read, an entertaining mystery that I enjoyed from beginning to end. There is so much humor and a perfect mix of romance and mystery. The characters are really funny and lovable. Mia is smart, determined, stubborn, resourceful, courageous and her family is whimsical. Very intriguing the love story between Mia and Jake, a relationship of love and hate, constant bickering but a big attraction.
Mia helps her grandmother to manage her natural products store. One of their customer, after trying a hand cream, feels ill and dies in the store.It seems a simple heart attack instead he has been poisoned. The victim was under protection for testifying against a mobster. He was under the protection of Jake, the handsome boy who going away had broken Mia's heart. They both want to find out who is the culprit to save their reputation.
Paris wrote: "I totally recommend them Danielle. They aren't long books, the first one is a novella. The second is almost 200 pages. They're really good."Good to know.
Roll 17 spot 72 alternate midnight in text Book
3/12⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️How it fits don't fill up until midnight location 3556
This book was in a word cute. Extremely predictable, but sometimes that is refreshing. Teenage rockstar hunter Kennedy gets a little crazy and it sent off to live in a small town in Colorado. Where he needs a bun wearing Viere , Who helps to transform him into a complete geek. I'm sure you can guess where this is going, and it does go there, but it is cute, and pretty much for the most part problem free. This was a easy read with a cute story although extremely predictable.
Week 9 — Sunday roll (roll 18)I rolled a 6, so now on space 78
Options
➻ Book 7 in a series
➻ Book 8 in a series
➻ Book 78 in a series
➻ Cover Item No People
Week 9 — Sunday roll (roll 18)Space 78
Options: book 7, 8, 78 or cover - no people
Danielle: (Watch Me) Break You | no people on cover | Review
Berit: The Children Act | no people on cover | Review
Mave: Murder in an Irish Village | no people on cover | Review
Paris: Outtakes from the Grave | 8th in series | Review
OK, I'm going to need find a book with no people on the cover :-)
Its definitely a bit harder when there are two high numbers.
Week 9 - Roll 18Space 78
Outtakes from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Qualifications: GR has it as book 7.5, the book says it is book 8...either way it works for either 7 or 8 in a series.
Finished: 3/14/16
Rating: 4 Stars
It was so fun to revisit this series and see all of the characters that I fell in love with. It made me really want to go back and re-read the series from the beginning. I loved Cat and Bones and I know reading them all again would be just as awesome as the first time. Seeing all of these deleted scenes was fun. To see what Jeaneine had first envisioned was really interesting. I also loved learning how she first approached writing the series and where the idea came from.
Reading all of the scenes and stories in this book really made me fall for Cat and Bones all over again. I’m so glad and thankful that Jeaniene put this together for us readers. It’s exactly what we needed since we won’t be getting any new Cat and Bones books…although we do get to see them in Vlad’s books. AND I’m still desperately hoping for an Ian book, someday maybe that’ll happen. Until then, I’ll just have to set up a Night Huntress re-read in the future.
Week 9 — Sunday roll (roll 18)Space 78 (book 7, 8, 78 or cover - no people)
Qualification: No people on cover
Date Read: 16 March
Rating: 3.5 stars
This is the first book I've written by this author and I enjoyed it for the most part. I liked the characters even thought they are not really nice men seeing as they run drugs etc. but you know this going in and it's expected. I will give more by this author a try.
Paris wrote: "Week 9 - Roll 18Space 78
Outtakes from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost"
I enjoyed this series and was debating if to get this book and if it was worth it.
Week 9: Roll 18Space 78
Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor
Qualification: no people on cover
Finished: 03/16/16
Rating: 4/5 Stars
It was a pleasant trip to Ireland, a wonderful country that I love so much but I have not had the luck to visit. The setting of this story is truly amazing, a little, quiet and friendly town in County Cork. The author was very good at recreating the atmosphere of those magical places, even more realistic thanks to the use of Irish slang (there is a glossary that explains their meaning)
Siobhan has had a terrible year. She has left her dream to study at the University of Dublin to take care of the family bistro, after losing her parents in a car accident. She must also take care of her many younger siblings. Things get complicated when a man is found dead in her local and one of her brothers is accused of murder. Siobhan will have to investigate to save both her brother that her activity.
The story is really well written, unpredictable, with several twists. It was hard to put it down because from the first chapters I really wanted to know the ending. All the characters are well developed, even the secondary. I like O 'Sullivan family , despite occasionally quarrel they are very united and very willing to help each other. This was a truly engaging and delightful read that I enjoyed from beginning to end.
Danielle, I think it was worth it. It's only $4 and it was a great flashback. It was also fun to see what would have been if her agent and editors hadn't made her change things.
Roll 17 spot 78 alternative no people on the cover Book
3/16⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️How it fits no people on cover
This was a very interesting book about a judge who is faced with some tough choices both in and outside the court. She has a husband who wants a open marriage after over 20 years of marriage, I think I tell the guy to hit the door, quickly! The main court case in this book is about a boy 17 years old who for religious reasons cannot have a blood transfusion in, should the court intervene, yes or no ?
Tomorrow is my book chat for this book, and I think it is going to be a very interesting and lively discussion. I always seem to like the book more or less after I leave, wonder what way it will go tomorrow?
Week 10 — Thursday roll (roll 19)I rolled a 3, so now on space 81
Options
➻ Book 8 in a series
➻ Book 1 in a series
➻ Book 81 in a series
➻ Standalone
➻ Setting - Europe
Week 10 — Thursday roll (roll 19)Space 81
Options: book 8, 1, 81, standalone or Europe
Danielle: Coming in from the Cold | 1st in series | Review
Berit: Luckiest Girl Alive | standalone | Review
Mave: Sweet Haven | 1st in series | Review
Paris: Finley | standalone | Review
Week 10 — Thursday roll (roll 19)Space 81 (book 8, 1, 81, standalone or Europe)
Qualification: Gravity #1
Date Read: 17 March
Rating: 4 stars
Sarina Bowen is becoming an author that I will pick up any books she writes. I read her for the first time last year and whatever book I've read so far I've enjoyed and this one is no exception. I really liked the heroine. Some emotional parts to this story. I loved the end.
Week 10: Roll 19Space 81
Sweet Haven by Shirlee McCoy
Home Sweet Home #1
Qualification: book 1 in a series
Finished: 03/19/16
Rating: 4/5 Stars
It 's a sweet and funny romance, set in a peaceful town in Washington state, in which chocolate is one of the protagonists.
Addie still lives in the small town where she was born, working as an accountant and she is single. Once she was almost about to get married but then he broke her heart and she decided not to suffer more. She likes her monotonous and peaceful life. But when her grandfather is hospitalized, her life becomes very chaotic and stressful. She must manage his chocolate shop, Chocolate Haven, and she hates chocolate. She should also lose a few pounds to get into a hideous bridesmaid dress. To say nothing of the handsome guy, Sinclair, who has rented for a few weeks her grandfather's apartment, just above the shop. He's really arrogant and grumpy. But some strange events approach them ....
The characters are very realistic with whom it is easy to empathize. Addie and Sinclair are very different, she enjoys her simple life in Benevolence. Sinclair, instead, has never loved his city, soon as he could he had enrolled and never came back. Now he comes back to help his brother to restore their grandfather's house but he can't wait to go away again. They are both willing to make huge sacrifices to help their family. After the first clashes, their relationship evolves and becomes really amazing.
I like Benevolence, a quiet community with some bizarre inhabitants, where gossip travels at the speed of light and in which a mother is informed to the hairdresser when her daughter made her last cut. It's a funny and heart-warming book, with an aura of mystery and a cute little dog that combines so many trouble.
Week 10 - Roll 19Space 81
Finley by Ella Frank
Qualification: Standalone, but I believe it's going to be a series, so it'd be book 1 in that case.
Finished: 3/19/16
Rating: 5 Stars
Ella Frank has done it again. I absolutely loved Daniel Finley and Brantley Hayes together. So freaking hot. And I loved their past and how things played out between them. I dare say I liked them better than Logan and Tate even. Finn is cocky and demanding and I loved the way he turned the tables on his former professor. This is a definite must read for anyone who enjoys m/m.
Roll 19 spot 81 standalone or first in series Book
3/19⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️How it fits standalone
I think if they didn't try to the market this book as the next Gone Girl, people might have received it better. I truly think the only similarity is they both have a female MC. Tiffany or whatever you want to call her, went through a major tragedy when she was a teenager. This kind of explain why she was kind of a major B*****, It was her way of coping. I don't even think there were all that many twists in this book, it was just like things were slowly revealed. I loved GG, but I also really like this book, I just believe it wasn't correctly marketed.
Oh shoot! I just realized I posted this probably 20 minutes late, sorry! Hope you haven't woke up yet :-)
Berit wrote: "Oh shoot! I just realized I posted this probably 20 minutes late, sorry! Hope you haven't woke up yet :-)"No worries, I woke a bit later and then too tired to update everything a roll. So only now doing it.
Week 10 — Sunday roll (roll 20)I rolled a 5, so now on space 86
Options
➻ Book 8 in a series
➻ Book 6 in a series
➻ Cover item Moon
Week 10 — Sunday roll (roll 20)Space 86
Options: book 8, 6, or cover - moon
Danielle: Dirty Heart | 6th in series | Review
Berit: Moon Called | moon | Review
Mave: Secrets in the Stones | 6th in series | Review
Paris: Laces and Lace | 6th in series | Review
Week 10 — Sunday roll (roll 20)Space 86 (book 8, 6, or cover - moon)
Qualification: Cole McGinnis #6
Date Read: 21 March
Rating: 5 stars
This is the final book in the Cole McGinnis series and before starting there was a bit of sadness as I have loved this series, but also was looking forward to seeing how Ford ended the series. I must say that the author delivered. I loved this one. Watching Cole and Jae's relationship develop over the books and to see how great they are together. There was plenty of humour, action, mystery and we get some answers to questions that have been unanswered before now.
Week 10 - Roll 20Space 86
Laces and Lace by Toni Aleo
Qualifications: Book 6 in a series
Finished: 3/21/16
Rating: 3.5 Stars
I’ve really enjoyed the Assassins series. I love sports romances and Toni Aleo has done a great job creating a sexy, fun series filled with characters that I adore. It took me a while to find the time to read Laces and Lace, but I’m glad I finally did. While it’s not my favorite of the series, I absolutely loved Karson and his family. He’s definitely swoonworthy and completely wrong about the fact that he doesn’t deserve him. He’s such a good man and so good to her, despite how he let things end when they were together the first time. Karson made the book…well Karson and then his friend JT (who I cannot wait to read about in Overtime).
What nearly killed this book for me was Lacey. She made me mad so many times I wanted to punch her in the face. I wanted to hopefully knock some sense into her. Although, I can’t fault her for wanting to see the best in those around her, she was ridiculously naïve and way too trusting, even if the people trying to hurt her were her family members. I was furious with her for treating Karson the way she did.
If I wanted to punch Lacey, I wanted to do so much more to her dad and her best friend/sister-in-law. Thank goodness for her brother Grady who pulled his head out and really saw what was happening before it was too late.
I will definitely continue on with this series, I just hope the ladies moving forward are not as slapable as Lacey. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m really going to like the next one, so I’m looking forward to that.
Week 10: Roll 20Space 86
Secrets in the Stones by Tessa Harris
Dr Thomas Silkstone #6
Qualification: book 6 in a series
Finished: 03/21/16
Rating: 4/5 Stars
This book is amazing and I loved every page. It will grab my attention from the beginning and hold it through to the end. The plot is very intriguing, well-developed, full of suspense.
The protagonist Dr Thomas Silkstone is an anatomist, he makes autopsies and investigates to solve murder cases. This time the case is very complicated, many as four murders are committed. Everything seems to be connected to a map and a diamond.
It 's a historical mystery really charming, interesting, with so many cases to solve. It's really very well written and I also love the use of archaic terms, it was fun to discover their meaning.
Roll 19 spot 86 alternative moon on cover Book
3/23⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️How it fits moon on cover
WOW !!! I love this book, more than I expected to, and I'm not sure why, because I've already finished the Alpha and omega series and loved it. Actually I didn't finish the series, because there are more books to come, right???
Anyways, Mercy is amazing! Love her! I love learning about everyone in the book vampires, werewolves, and everything else. I love learning their gifts, their powers, their strengths, and their weaknesses. Definitely can't wait to read the next book in the series!
PS: same narrator as in the Stephanie Plum and Charlie Davidson series on audio #FavoriteNarrator
Week 11 — Thursday roll (roll 21)I rolled a 5, so now on space 91
Options
➻ Book 9 in a series
➻ Book 1 in a series
➻ Standalone
➻ 2013
Week 11 — Thursday roll (roll 21)Space 91
Options: book 9, 1, standalone or 2013
Danielle: Infected: Prey | 1st in series | Review
Berit: You Were Mine | 9th in series | book choice&Review
Mave: Jackson's Trust | 1st in series | Review
Paris: There is No Light in Darkness | 1st in series | Review
Fabulous! Can't believe we are almost to the end of this :-) it has been fun and gone very quickly!
Week 11 — Thursday roll (roll 21)Space 91 (book 9, 1, standalone or 2013 shelf)
Qualification: Infected #1
Date Read: 26 March
Rating: 4 stars
I enjoyed this book. I liked the world, the shifter mythology was really different. It had interesting characters too and a good mystery storyline.
Week 11 - Roll 21Space 91
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Qualifications: Book 1 in a series
Finished: 3/24/16
Rating: 4 Stars
I've been putting this book off for a long time and I'm mad at myself for doing that. Although, with the way this book ends, I'm glad I at least waited until book 2 was out. I read them both back to back because I couldn't wait to find out what the heck was happening. There is a crazy mystery in this book, plus a pretty great love story. I absolutely loved this and after reading the two books in this series and one of her other books, I'm definitely adding Claire Contreras to my must read list. I can't wait to meet her next month.
Week 11: Roll 21Space 91
Jackson's Trust by Violet Duke
Qualification: 1 in a series (Fourth Down #1)
Finished: 03/25/16
Rating: 4/5 Stars
It 's a romance fresh, romantic, funny, sexy, very addictive, it's really hard to put it down until you have discovered the secret of Jackson.
Jackson and Leila have a common passion for football. She wants to become a reporter for the NFL, but for a woman it is not easy to enter in this world. Jackson works in her department and is almost her boos. Right from the start the chemistry between them is very strong. But Jackson never mixes work and private life. He also hides a secret that doesn't allow him to have a relationship that goes beyond the simple sex. It born a beautiful friendship and he tries to help her realize her dream. But they are likely to fall in love seriously. Leila is special, different from all the women he has known and perhaps caused him to want to have a family, someone to share his life. But is really worth ruin their beautiful friendship?
Leila and Jackson are great characters and it was very funny to watch them interact. They both afraid to open their hearts and are tormented by their own secrets. Leila is a strong woman, determined, very combative. Jackson is sweet, generous, ready to help others.
This is such an enjoyable story, well written in an easy-to-read style which is just what I need at the end of a busy day. The story is exciting, thrilling, enchanting, sensual and romantic. It is a great romance accompanied with humor, passion and a veil of mystery.
Roll 20 spot 91 ninth book in series Book
3/26
Berit, your post is missing a review so can't roll yet.
Wow! It cut off my review, here it is I've read this series all kinds of backwards, so I already kind of knew what was gonna happen in this book. Trip has always intrigued me, and it was really good to get to know him better. Bethy definitely had a very tragic situation followed by a very rough patch, it was good to see her get her happily ever after. They definitely worked well together as a couple, you could definitely feel the chemistry. It also was nice to visit old friends in the series. Hoping I will finish the entire series sometime this year.
Sorry about that! Now I'm going to bed :-) good night to me good morning to you!
Goodreads is weird sometimes. Thanks Berit and goodnight!
Week 11 — Sunday roll (roll 22)I rolled a 5, so now on space 96
Options
➻ Book 9 in a series
➻ Book 6 in a series
➻ Text Item Mountain
Week 11 — Sunday roll (roll 22)Space 96
Options: book 9, 6, or Text - mountain
Danielle: Carolina Dreaming | text - mountain | Review
Berit: Inescapable | text - mountain | Review
Mave: Obsidian | text - mountain | Review
Paris: Saving This | text - mountain | Review
Week 11 — Sunday roll (roll 22)Space 96 (book 9, 6, or Text - mountain)
Qualification: Text - Mountain —
You're making a mountain out of a molehill • page 34
Date Read: 29 March
Rating: 4 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The relationship build slowly between Gage and Jane, which was the right approach I thought for both of them regarding their pasts. They worked well together. I also loved the bond that developed between Gage and Aidan, Jane's son.
There are a few teams tonight, us included, that could roll passed 100, depending of course on what on the dice roll.
Cool, then it's kind of a race to the finish, right?
Yep, it would be the team who has all review first.
Roll 21 spot 96 alternative mountain Book
3/30⭐️⭐️⭐️How it fits mountain in text, location 3657 like an angel slays the mountain he whispered to me
This book was long, and the word mountain was only in it once, can you believe that??? Sometimes I think it is just the timing of a book, I've been really distracted with a lot of things going on, so getting through this was rough. I didn't care, I didn't care if she was an angel, not an angel, and love with Guy who name starts with a R 1 or guy who name starts with a R2, I can't even remember the names. It was one of those books were every guy was in love with a girl, and I mean every guy, and you could never figure out quite why. But maybe I'm just being moody, not giving this a chance, not sure, and I don't care, not my favorite book, not sure if I'm going to read the next in the series, which is kind of a bummer because I already bought the darn book.
Week 11 - Roll 22Spot 96
Saving This: The McCallans, Book Five by Hadley QuinnQualifications: Alternate Mountain in Text - The mountain home had always been solitude for him in the past - Location 3177
Finished: 3/29/16
Rating: 5 Stars
This is one of my all-time favorite series so reading the final book is definitely bittersweet. I might have even peeped out a tear when I read The End. This was a very satisfying read. I may have disliked Max in the beginning of the series, but he definitely lives up to the McCallan name. I loved him and Anna together and when they were with Chase it was even more awesome.
I wish there was more of this series coming out, but I love what Hadley has done here and I really look forward to reading more books by her. She is a must read author for me.
I wish the (possible) final roll wasn't going to be on a weekday. Hopefully I can get a book read and finished at work tomorrow.
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Love in the Light by Laura Kaye
Qualification: 2nd book in a series
Finished: 3/10/16
Rating: 5 stars
I absolutely loved Hearts in Darkness so when I heard that Laura Kaye was writing a sequel I was really freaking excited. This book was exactly what I wanted and more. Makenna and Caden are so great together, but it was also great to see that things weren't perfect for them too. We got a great story from beginning to end here. It was well-written, well thought out and did justice to the characters. It was an emotional roller coaster ride paired with some seriously hot and sweet moments.
I couldn't have asked for a better story for these two great characters. I just found out that Laura is writing a bonus story for them and I cannot wait to read it.