R13: Team #4 ~ Two-Squared

[Leah]

For favorite-series, I'm going to read (though it isn't a series, but glad someone shelved it that way!)

[Suzanne]

Great review. I think I'll have my book for series to start done later today. Our card is filling in!

I believe I have everything up to date in the tracking post, but please let me know if I've missed anything :)

[Suzanne]

I love that Beastly cover :) And I love how we can go by the shelves for finding our titles - it takes a lot of double-checking out of it!

[Suzanne]

Shelf #9 Series to Start Review

Book Read
Etiquette & Espionage Gail Carriger
Date Read: 5/27/16
Rating: 4 stars

Review: This book is the start of a YA series set in the same world as The Parasol Protectorate series (but at a slightly earlier time). Sophronia is sent to "finishing school", which teaches her more than how to curtsy (although she learns that too). I always love stories about unusual schools, so this was right up my alley.

One of the things I like the most was that the girls focused on what they were doing and their adventures, and not on boys. They were interested in boys, but it wasn't all teenage love-struck stuff. I also liked all of the little clever things they learned. And The main character was cute - feisty and clever.

[Carrie]

Shelf: Series to start
Book:
Read: May 29
Rating 5 Stars
Review: Lara Jane is a good girl, she's never had a boyfriend but she's been in love 5 times. Each of the 5 she has written a letter to, letters that express her deepest emotions and thoughts, words that she would never dare speak aloud let alone to the guys she loved at each point in time that it was that guy she was in love with. They were never to know how she felt, until one day they do. What is she going to do, especially when of the boys is her older sisters ex.

I really enjoyed To All the Boys I've Loved before, it was sweet and innocent. Between reading this book and watching You Are Beautiful on Netflix my heart was in full happy mode.

Excited to go pick up the next book.

[Suzanne]

Thanks Carrie - giving you a happy heart is about as good as a recommendation can get!

And...that earns us another stamp. Good job everyone!

[Suzanne]

Shelf #9 Series to Start Completed and submitted for stamp
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Suzanne- Review
Leah Review
Carrie Review
Kathy Review

[Leah]

I'm really liking and will probably finish it tonight! I'm a sucker for Beauty and the Beast reimaginings, and I can't wait for the new Disney movie to come out next year.

I'm browsing through the shelves for my pick for paranormal-suspense (my next read).

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Two-Squared!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'series to start'. 

[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp 2sq!

[Suzanne]

Let's keep our fingers crossed for a dragons shelf :)

Good job everyone!

[Leah]

For the favorite-series shelf...



Beastly by Alex Flinn

Date Read: May 30, 2016
Rating: 4 stars

Well, as I said before, I'm a total sucker for fairytale retellings, especially beauty and the beast.

I was surprised that this novel was entirely from the 'Beast' point of view - you never get inside of Beauty's head. But it worked - the author did a really excellent job of making Beast despicable to start, but not so terrible that you couldn't relate to him or didn't want him to find happiness in the end. And I do like my happy endings :-)

I recommend this for a quick, easy read. You get what you expect and the modernization was well done.

[Suzanne]

I love fairy tale retellings too - and this looks like a fun one!

[Leah]

Hey ladies, don't know if everyone heard, but Team 18 won the game! So no more shelves being called :-(

I had great fun with all of you and my to-be-read stack sure has grown tall!!!

[Suzanne]

Thanks for posting that Leah - I was wondering about shelves today, but was gone all day and was just getting on to check.

It was fun meeting all of you - thanks for all the great suggestions and reviews!!

[☘KathyD☘]

bummer, but yea team 18! I had a great time with this team!

[Carrie]

It's been fun, I wish I had been a little quicker with my reading but I enjoyed the game and team regardless and in the end having fun and finding good books is the pain purpose.