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Carol wrote: "
Read: 03/04/2016
Rating: 4*
Cards it can be used for:
6 - Author name S
8 - Character Edward
4 - Place it is et in Phoenix"
And reverse as I've read it before.
Completed
Tiger Magic by Jennifer Ashley
2 - Hero called Tiger
5 - Book 5 in series
Also the cover looks to me to be 50% yellow so does that count?
Just read the spreadsheet for April. Doesn't look like we need yellow so ignore that. I think I'm getting the hang of this lol :)
Twilight for Reverse! Great :-)Haha, good good, Jenny! :-)
Finished
3 March0 - Z name - Zeke
1 - O name - Zeke Owns Forty
2 - T name - Aubrey Takes Flight
5 - I name - Immaculate Quick
6 - S title St. Clair
9 - N place - Nettlebush (9 Green)
Skip - P name - Paul Looks Over
I was just thinking
would be out tomorrow and I'd spend the day reading, then realised it's Monday tomorrow not Tuesday, another day to wait.
Hehe, still, not long now! :-)I actually have to continue that series at some point. I haven't made it past the first book yet.
Completed
Date read: 4/4/16
1 - First in Series
2 - Hero called Tamlin
4 - Heroine called Feyre
6 - Author Sarah J. Maas
Reverse - some of you have read it I believe :)
Can't wait for the next book!
Jenny, could you put the book on your Uno shelf please? Thanks! :-)
Finished
4 March0 - Z name - Zeke Owns Forty
1 - O name - Zeke Owns Forty
2 - T name - Aubrey Takes Flight
3 - H name - Holly At Dawn
4 - 4th in series
6 - S name - Skylar St. Clair
9 - N name - Nicholas Little Hawk
Finished
4 April1 - O title Only Love
2 - T name - Tess Cooper
3 - H name - Hector Velisco
7 - V name - Dan Velisco
9 - N name - Nick Cooper
Finished
, which will be used for Reverse as Danielle has read it.
Eldarwen wrote: "Jenny, could you put the book on your Uno shelf please? Thanks! :-)"Done!
Finished
, used for one of the Draw 2 cards in Hand Eleven.
Eldarwen wrote: "Finished , used for one of the Draw 2 cards in Hand Eleven."I plan to read this book also, may we use the same books?
Yup, we can use the same books - absolutely not a problem. And since I'm already finished with it before you're starting it, it can be used for reverse. :-)
Finished
5 April0 - Z name - Zsadist
2 - T name - Torh
7 - V name - Vishous
9 - N name - Naasha
Completion Post
(Translation of American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis)
Read date: 4/05/2016
Rating: 2 stars
How it fits: card 8 (author); skip (P - main character Patrick Bateman)
Dear God... I´m disgusted.
It was not an easy read and such emotional roller coaster, though not a pleasant one.
Seriously - don´t read it if you have weak nervous system, because nothing is sacred to the author, not animals, not children - nothing!!
I will never ever read it again and I don´t want to (any time soon) read any similar books to this one. The movie can´t be ever so terrifying as the detailed describing of violence in this book is.
The only things I liked about this book were its witty humor, sarcasm and satire.
But yeah, I was in shock after finishing the book.
Think twice before you start reading it! There are so many beautiful books to read... lol!
I haven't read the book, but no, the movie is far less detailed. It's gory in places but definitely not as detailed or disgusting as the book - it was a Hollywood production after all.The sarcasm is brilliant though, yes. That came through well enough in the movie.
How as
? Rhage and Mary were my favourite couple. I don't think I'll be readingv their second book since I can't stand it when you get HEA and then don't lol. But I am really curious :)
Eldarwen wrote: "I haven't read the book, but no, the movie is far less detailed. It's gory in places but definitely not as detailed or disgusting as the book - it was a Hollywood production after all.The sarcasm..."
Do you plan to read it any time soon/this year? If you do, please share your emotions right after finishing the book :)
Maybe it´s just me... overreacting... (don´t think so, though)
Now, when my husband has a free evening, we´ll watch the movie also - so NOT watching it alone!!
JennyWren wrote: "How as ? Rhage and Mary were my favourite couple. I don't think I'll be readingv their second book since I can't stand it when you get HEA and then don't lol. But I am..."Thanks to you teamies I bought the first book in series and plan to read it soon. I´m so curious to find out why the hell you all love this book so much :D
Completed
4 - 4th in series
8 - Author, Eileen Wilks
1 - 1st in series
4 - Character, Kim Fraser
Skip - Character, Kim Fraser
JennyWren wrote: "Completed4 - 4th in series
8 - Author, Eileen Wilks
I've read this one so works for reverse too.
JennyWren wrote: "How as ? Rhage and Mary were my favourite couple. I don't think I'll be readingv their second book since I can't stand it when you get HEA and then don't lol. But I am..."I liked it very much. There wasn't much messing with their HEA. They were very sweet together.
Elinaly wrote: "JennyWren wrote: "How as ? Thanks to you teamies I bought the first book in series and plan to read it soon. I´m so curious to find out why the hell you all love this book so much :D
I hope you enjoy it. I love this series.
✼Danielle✼ wrote: "Elinaly wrote: "JennyWren wrote: "How as ? Thanks to you teamies I bought the first book in series and plan to read it soon. I´m so curious to find out why the hell ..."
I've been told a few times before starting the series that the first wasn't the best, and I'm pretty sure that was accurate, but I do have books 2-4 sitting on my shelf to be read soon-ish :-)
JennyWren wrote: "Completed1 - 1st in series
4 - Character, Kim Fraser
Skip - Character, Kim Fraser"
Jenny, could you please change the read date on this so it reflects the new one? It's still marked as 2012 on your shelf. Thanks! :-)
Completion Post:
6 - Title and/or Place (Seattle)
Skip - Character - Paul
1 - 1st book in series
Completed
0 - Hero called Zeb
1 - 1st in Series
4 - Hero called Zeb Fuller
6 - Heroine called Sayer
Keep them coming! :-)Forgot to mention yesterday - well, to be fair it was really late - that I finished Ink and Bone. Finally! Such a good book and it took me ages to pick it up again thanks to other challenge requirements getting in the way hehe.
Eldarwen wrote: "Keep them coming! :-)"I Hear Ya!! :)
1 - 1st in series
4 - Hero called Falin
9 - Set in Necropolis
Skip - Author, Kalayna Price
JennyWren wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Keep them coming! :-)"I Hear Ya!! :)
1 - 1st in series
4 - Hero called Falin
9 - Set in Necropolis
Skip - Author, Kalayna Price"
And reverse
What did you think of Grave Witch??
Eldarwen wrote: "What did you think of Grave Witch??"I read it for the Bookshelf Bingo Challenge I'm doing. Here's my "review" :)
Weeeeeell. In the spirit of finishing what you started I remembered reading this book a few years ago and really enjoying it. It had witches, fae and as a bonus Death, which is always a good character. And I gave it 4 Stars because I take the GR rating system literally and I "really liked it".
This time around I just couldn't connect. It's still 3 Stars because I like the second half of the book and I can see it getting better but the characters fell flat for me. I blame the fact that in the last few years I've been devouring UF and it's one of my absolute favourite genres and so maybe I've gotten more particular about what works for me.
You know, when I reread it this year, I had a similar feeling. I still enjoyed it a lot but I simply could not reconnect with the way I felt about the book the first time I read it. I left my initial rating of 5 though but.. yeah. I don't know, something didn't feel "right" anymore.The heaps of UF books read in between might definitely be a reason.
Forgot to post last night. Finished
8 March1 - 1st in series
6 - S name - Shep
Skip - P name - Poppy
Eldarwen wrote: "You know, when I reread it this year, I had a similar feeling. I still enjoyed it a lot but I simply could not reconnect with the way I felt about the book the first time I read it. I left my initi..."I really think the more books I read especially in a genre that I love, the more I know what speaks to me. To me as a reader even if the world buidling falls flat I can fall in love with the characters and I don't mind.
I look at books now that I read 3-4 years ago and happily gave 5 Star ratings and think "whaaaaat?!". E.g. Kristen Ashley. I've re-read some of her stuff recently and the writing actually makes me cringe lol. It's really strange :)
Finished
10 April 1 - 1st in series
3 - H name - Hank Nightingale
5 - I name - Indy Savage
6 - S name - Indy Savage
8 - E name - Eddie Chavez
9 - N name - Lee Nightingale
Skip - K author Kristen Ashley
Did you enjoy that one, Danielle?I see lots of people reading that series lately and they seem to like it well enough.
I finished
yesterday and I'm currently reading
, wondering why I waited so long to pick up the latter. I'm really enjoying it!
I love
!! I reread it a lot lol. The whole series is really good :)Danielle funny coincidence. How did you like Kristen Ashley?
Awww Jean-Claude :-)I need to reread that first book again. Loved it.
And that just took care of our last reverse card! Awesome!
Eldarwen wrote: "Did you enjoy that one, Danielle?I see lots of people reading that series lately and they seem to like it well enough..."
It's a pretty fun series
JennyWren wrote: "Danielle funny coincidence. How did you like Kristen Ashley?"I like her books a lot. I love the Burg and the Colorado series.
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Read: 03/04/2016
Rating: 4*
Cards it can be used for:
6 - Author name S
8 - Character Edward
4 - Place it is et in Phoenix