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I loved this one, too. This is the book that made me fall in love with pretty much anything Jamie McGuire writes. Glad you enjoyed it!
Kim wrote: "I loved this one, too. This is the book that made me fall in love with pretty much anything Jamie McGuire writes. Glad you enjoyed it!"I saw a couple of her books that I want to get
Week 1| Spot 8: 
FOXED by Hollis Shiloh
How it fits: Series book #8 (Shifters and Partners #8)
225p
Date Finished: 7/21/16
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I love this one. I wanted Wallace to end up with the asshole. The switch of POV so far in the story was something to get use too. . Wallace switch feeling from Matt to Jon happened too quickly with no explanation from him about his feeling for Matt. I love that this wasn't a fade black when they got together together. Overall, I would like to read a follow story to Jon and Wallace.
Week 1: Spot 8
Book: Raze
Pages: 256
How It Fits: Alternate List
Date Finished: 7/21/16
Rating: 3 stars
Review: The reviews gave me fair warning that this one had some pretty significant abuse, so I was prepared to read a lot of horrific stuff happening to Raze when he was in the Gulag. What I wasn't prepared as much for was the constant domestic violence Kisa faced at the hands of Alik. I felt like the author really dwelled on these scenes when one or two would have sufficed. Instead, they only made me question why Kisa put up with it - was she trying to punish herself? Was she really that afraid that he would be so much worse without her? Because he seemed pretty bad with her. Her justification just didn't work for me so it made me not feel all that sorry for her.
That said, I did enjoy her relationship with Raze and his own journey to get his revenge and redemption. The Russian mob setting and characters were an interesting change of pace for me, and I'm tempted to read more in the series just for more of the world. For now, it's not super high on the priority list.
Just updated the tracking post with all our reviews! We're ready!
Week 2 ReviewsRoll: 8
Spot: 16
Alternate: Texas
Dominique - Mistborn: The Final Empire (#1) - Review
Kim - Poison Princess (#1) - Review
Lanelle - I Am Number Four (#1) - Review
Logan - Instructions for a Broken Heart (stand alone) - Review
Tayajay - After the Fall (#6) - Review
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Book: Raze
Pages: 256
How It Fits: Alternate List
Date Finished: 7/21/16
Rating: 3 stars
Review: The reviews gave me fair warning that thi..."
It was upsetting that I felt the people around her like family knew but turned a blind eye
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Week # 25+3=8
Spot 16 - Texas
As long as the book takes part at all in the given location
Week 2 SelectionSpot - 16
Book -
Pages - 369
How It Fits - 1st in Arcana Chronicles series
Week # 2Spot 16
Book
pages: 580
How it fist: Book one in the Mistborn series
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Week 2 Selection
Spot - 16
Book - I Am Number Four
Pages - 452
How It Fits - 1st in a Series
I've read the first two and have really enjoyed them!
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That's good to know. Thanks, Kim. Do you think you'll finish the series?
Oh most definitely! Just have to wait until it fits into the 7000 challenges I'm working on. Ha ha. I'm TERRIBLE about finishing series. Terrible. That's why I love this game so much. It forces me to read next-in-series books instead of just starting a bunch and then abandoning them, which I'm notorious for.
Same here Kim! I never finish them! Just start new ones. :)
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Week 2
Spot: 16
I Am Number FourQualification: 1st in a series
Pages: 452 pages
Finished: 7/23
Rating & Review: 4 stars
This is the second time I've read I Am Number Four. I enjoyed it as much the second time as I did the first. The authors did a great job of making me feel sympathy for the main character. It must have been so frustrating to move around as much as they did. And lonely, too. I've been trying to remember the movie. I think the movie stays pretty close to the book. Can't wait to continue the series.
Roll 2| Spot: 16
by L.A. WittAfter the Fall
202 pgs.
Date Finished: 7/23/16
How It Fits : Book #6 (Tucker Springs #6)
Ratings: 3 stars
I honestly gave up on this series. This was the only book I haven't read and I had no plans to read it. It was on "just not interested" shelf. The second book in the series is my favorite and I honestly had no investment in this series anymore. Overall, it was straight friends to lovers book. It enjoyable but nothing that sticks to you.
Completion PostWeek 2
Spot: 16
Book:
Pages: 369
How It Fits: #1 of The Arcana Chronicles
Date Finished: 7/25/16
Rating - 4 stars
Review - I started reading this one without knowing anything about it. I was pleasantly surprised. It had a little of everything. It was funny. It was dystopian. It was magical/superhero-esque. Most surprisingly, however, was the premise of teens finding out they are the Major Arcana tarot cards personified. It was fun to try to figure out who was what card and what associated powers they might have. I can't wait to continue the series.
Week 2 - Completion post Spot 16
Book
pages: 580
How it fist: Book one in the Mistborn series
Rating 3 stars
Review- I had a hard time getting into this fantasy novel. The story is good and the characters are great but it felt like I was reading in slow motion and the action was lacking. I will read the rest of the series hoping I will like it.
Roll 2: Spot 16
Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson
Pages: 304
How it fits: stand alone
Finished: 7/27/16
Rating: 3 stars
Review: It was a cute story but I never really connected with the characters. I thought the action was a little lacking but the setting and descriptions were amazing. So it had high points and low points. Overall I enjoyed it, just wish that Jessa had been fleshed out a little more. The whole thing is based on her relationships with Sean and Carissa, but we never got enough backstory to let us know their history. Missed opportunity to make a good story great.
Way to go team! All our reviews are in early so we should earn our free pass!
Logan wrote: "Way to go team! All our reviews are in early so we should earn our free pass!"Cool!
Week 3Roll: 6+3=9
Spot 25
25. Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
Week3Spot 25
Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
Released July 2016
Pages: 446 pages
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Roll: 6+3=9
Spot 25"
Awesome roll, Dominique!
Week 3 SelectionSpot - 25
Book -
Pages - 290
How It Fits - 2nd in Watersong Quartet
Week 3 ReviewsRoll: 9
Spot: 25
Alternate: Released the month you rolled (July any year)
Dominique: A Gift of Time (alternate) - Review
Kim: Lullaby (#2) - Review
Lanelle: The Power of Six (#2) - Review
Logan: Dark Citadel (#2) - Review
Tayajay: Sparks (#2) - Review
Completion PostWeek 3
Spot: 25
Book:
Pages: 290
How It Fits: #2 of the Watersong Quartet series
Date Finished: 7/30/16
Rating - 3 stars
Review - I didn't really care for the first book in this series. Mermaids (sorry... SIRENS) aren't really my thing, but it was interesting enough that I wanted to know what happened. I felt the same about Book 2. I don't feel very invested in the characters and what happens to them. I didn't really feel like a lot happened in Book 2. There wasn't much excitement. BUT, like the first book, it's entertaining enough that I want to continue the series.
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Week 3
Spot: 25
Book: The Power of Six
Pages: 406
How It Fits: #2 of the Lorien Legacy series
Date Finished: 8/1/16
Rating - 4 stars
I'm really enjoying this series. While there were some predictable parts, there were plenty of surprises as well. I like that combination. It's been great reading about how the Loriens are pulling together. The one thing that bothers me is how a 15-year-old boy can fight against so many enemies and survive. He only started training about a month ago. Oh well.
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*It can only be used once, and cannot be used on the last week to win
Roll 3: Spot 25
Dark Citadel by Cherise Sinclair
Pages: 180
How it fits: #2 in the Masters of the Shadowlands series
Lanelle wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Week 3Roll: 6+3=9
Spot 25"
Awesome roll, Dominique!"
Thanks!
Completion Week3Spot 25
Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
Released July 2016
Pages: 446 pages
Finished: August 3rd, 2016
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Last of the nine minutes trilogy. Questions from the other books were answered. It was good, a little bit slow at times. Even though that ending was goos, was a little bit disappointed, I expected more suprises.
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I was looking to see if all the reviews were in, too. I'm ready for the roll :)
Lanelle wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Did everybody finish their books?"I was looking to see if all the reviews were in, too. I'm ready for the roll :)"
I only see yours and mine. I was about to roll but wanted to make sure everybody's reviews were in.
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Roll 3: Spot 25#2 in series
Finished: 8/4/16
Rating: 4 stars
Review: A fun and sexy trip back to Club Shadowlands. Kari signs up for a beginner class with her douchey boyfriend, only to find herself swept up by Master Dan. Dan is trying (unsuccessfully) to get over the death of his wife. They both agree to keep it casual (because that always works!) and end up having to work through their issues to find their HEA. Predictable, but enjoyable. I loved Master Dan and his journey to find a path through grief to life on the other side.
Lm going to bed around 2, I'll check before sleeping, I'll roll around 9 am
I'll check when I get up too, and if Tayajay posts after you've gone to bed I'll roll for us.
Roll 3 | Spot 25: Sparks, 200 pgsHow it fits: (Something in Common #2)
Date Finished: 8/5/16
Ratings: 4 stars
Review: I have read this book several times and still my favorite in this series. I actually started with the second book instead of the first and started the first after I read the rest of the series. It breeze to read and love the community of characters. I'm glad to hear that will be another book coming out in the future.
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Spot 8: The Ultimate fighter romance
Book:
pages: 319 pages
How it fits: The Ultimate fighter romance
Rating 5 stars
Review: Totally suprised me. L'm not a big romance reader but this one got me hooked. The relationship between Abby and Travis started with a bet but ended in them falling in love and also to conquer their past. They are so different that their story work. The supporting characters, America, Shepley and Finch were well written and fit into the story without being too annoying. Will read second one for sure.