R8: SS Team 12 Steps to the Top (12) **Winning Team**

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Team 12 Members
Captain: Angie ~aka Reading Machine~
Vi
Joeera
Sheila
Kayla

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Helpful Links:

Dice Roll (2 dice on Fridays US Central Time)
Post Your Spot
Discussion Thread

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

ALTERNATE LIST:

Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.

**5 links where gotten from RRRC's Let's Partner Up! challenge which I am currently enjoying**

1. Title D
2. Cover: Black
3. Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
4. England
5. I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
6. Cover Item Vehicle
7. Author M
8. The Ultimate List of Fighter Romance
9. California
10. Cover Purple
11. 2001
12. Title L
13. Author J
14. Cover Item Weapon
15. Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
16. Texas
17. New Release in 2016
18. Cover: Gray/Silver
19. Geek/Nerd/Genuis Romance
20. Cover Item Food/Drink
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Tattoos
25. Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Athletes or Sports. This link might help Athletes, Sport stars etc
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author L
32. Mental Illness
33. On Teammate's shelf
34. Cover: Red
35. Law Enforcement/Military
36. Audiobooks
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39. Amazon 2016 Bestsellers
40. Artist/Dancer/Musician
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Friendship
43. Road trip
44. Sequel in a series you've already started. Must have read a book in that series already.
45. Freebies
46. New to me Author
47. Humor
48. New York
49. Author I
50. Fairy Tale Retellings
51. Man Protagonist
52. Favorite Author
53. Title R
54. Cover Item: 2 or more People
55. Tagged DNF
56. Second chance love (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
57. Florida
58. White
59. Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
60. Title S
61. Cover Item An Animal
62. Author Z
63. Best Book Ever
64. Title E
65. College
66. Mexico
67. Beautiful covers
68. Cover: Green
69. Priority Reads
70. Cowboy (girl) take me Away (western)
71. Historical (fiction, nonfiction, romance etc)
72. Author S
73. suspense thriller
74. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
75. 2009
76. Has at least one child
77. Title C
78. Cover Item No People
79. Author A
80. Standalones
81. Europe
82. Cover: Yellow/Gold
83. LGBT
84. I Don't Understand All That Fuss
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Amnesia/Memory loss (temporary, real, faked)
89. Reader's choice
90. Cover: Blue
91. 2013
92. Author E
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Weapon(s)
95. Detective
96. Non-caucasian author
97. Illinois
98. Cover: Purple
99. Character has a pet
100. Amazing
(view spoiler)[ [101. Cover: Brown
102. Author M
103. Multicultural
104. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween, Valentine etc)
105. Wisconsin
106: 2008
107. 3 Star
108. Canada
109. Cover: Pink
110. Book read by anyone (regardless of team) in this challenge this round (hide spoiler)]

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Hello Team Mates! I'm super excited to be playing this again.

[Sheila]

Me too. Get dem dice a'rollin!

[Kayla]

hey everyone :) I'm so excited to play again. this is my 5th round I believe. I'm a mom of 2 and I love love to read.

[Sheila]

Hi Kayla, nice to meet you.

[Kayla]

it's great to meet you too! I've been captain every single time I have played so it might be nice to not be captain but if no one else wants to be then I can. anyone have any name ideas?

also I am currently on vacation and I had to walk half a mile to find this cell reception so I might not answer until Wednesday when I return. but I will try my best

[Joeera]

Hi Team Mates it is nice to meet you Sheila

[Joeera]

12 Steps To The Top
5 Pages Left
Dreaming With Your Eyes Open
Us against The Rest
Romancing Your Noggin
Hero's and Heartthrobs

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Hi all! I'll be captain unless someone else wants too. Loving all the team names Joeera!

[Kayla]

I can be Co captain if ever you can't be there. I'm also in central time zone so I can roll on Friday nights since I'm normally up til then anyway. but if you'd rather roll that's great too.

I like hero's and heartthrob or 12 steps to the top.

[Vi]

Hi all!! I don't know which time this is but I've had fun playing all the rounds. I can't be commit to be captain this time around but I can help with the roll.

Great suggestions, Joeera! I like 12 steps to the top or 5 Pages Left.

[Sheila]

Looks like the whole team is here. Strangely I am not getting any notifications of new posts. I do for other challenges so don't know what that is about.

The only name I could come up with based on being 12 is the midnight maidens

Thanks Angie and Kayla for volunteering for captain duties.

Why do we need to wait and roll until Friday night?

[Sheila]

Nice to meet you all. I'm in central time zone as well

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I can roll early Friday morning which is about 1 am East Coast time. I'd also like a vote for team name by tomorrow night. Most picked is the winner.

[Sheila]

I like Joeera's suggestion of 12 steps to the top for our name.

I'm anxious to get the game started. Way too much waiting.

[Kayla]

I'm also on board for 12 steps to the top.

[Joeera]

I like that one as well

[Vi]

12 steps to the top is fine for me as well.

I just finished a book. now which book should I start next.. and just a day before the roll too. BTW ladies, I'm from Singapore which is 12 US East Coast + 12 hours.

[Sheila]

@Vi. Just curious. Do they have a good library system in Singapore or do you have to buy all your books? Do you have a kindle? I just wondered if you could get books through Amazon there.

[Kayla]

yay!!!! only 15 minutes til we can roll. who is rolling the dice?

[Vi]

Sheila, the library system in Singapore, imo, is very good. Of course, my only other experience is in India which didn't have any. We also have overdrive which has a decent collection (geo-restriction!!!) of books that we can borrow. But it's only epub since Amazon doesn't sell Kindle here. I have Kindle (from US) that I use but I have to strip before moving them. It's a complicated process but I have no choice.

[Vi]

Only 2 mins to go.. I haven't read a book from yesterday (well, I re-read one but that doesn't count).

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week #1~ Rolled 8
Spot #8
Alternative #8~https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Vi~ Post 38
Sheila~ Post 32
Kayla~ Post 45
Joeera~ Post 41
Angie~ Post 35

[Kayla]

yay let the fun and reading begin

[Sheila]

Thanks for the info on the library system. Vi. I've always wondered how other countries loan books.

[Sheila]

Nice roll Angie. We are off to a good start. I'll be reading

Death of a Glutton by M.C. Beaton'
(Hamish Macbeth #8)

[Vi]

Sheila wrote: "Thanks for the info on the library system. Vi. I've always wondered how other countries loan books."

When I had a Sony, it was fine. (I loved those readers.. full metal body. Felt so good. ) It's only when I shifted to Paperwhite that the process became lengthier. It's still better than nothing. In India, Amazon sells Kindle there so there's a vast selection. So far, shopping at Amazon US website hasn't been an issue as well. All in all, I'm totally invested in e-readers.

[Vi]

What a perfect roll (for me :P)! I was planning to read that is #8 in Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James series this week

[Kayla]

~ Week 1 Spot 8 ~
Hard Eight
by Janet Evanovich

8th in series
Rating:
Finished:

Review

[Sheila]

Week 1 - Spot 8

Death of a Glutton by M.C. Beaton'
(Hamish Macbeth #8)
Kindle Edition, 228 pages
Finished 7/16/16

This is #8 in the Hamish Macbeth series. Hamish is a constable in Lochdubh in the northern highlands of Scotland. Normally it is a quiet and quaint little area composed of an array of characters but in this book there has been an invasion at the hotel. The Checkmate Singles Club is bringing their find a mate group to Lochdubh.

One of the women stands out due to her obnoxious gluttony. Of course the fact that she is very rich complicates matters. When she ends up murdered with an apple stuffed in her mouth Hamish has his hands full solving the case. There are no end of suspects since basically everyone hated her.

★★★

[Joeera]

I will start reading



Later today

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Everyone, Ezi asked that we put how the book fits the challenge in our posts. I don't know how many are playing both versions. Just wanted to make sure we do the correct postings. Thanks!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week 1
Spot #8
Alternative #8~The Ultimate Fighter Romance List
by Katy Evans
Pages:265
How it fits:Alternative #8
Finished:7/16/16
Rating:4 Stars
Review:Brooke Dumas is in love with Remington "Remy" Tate aka Riptide. Brooke can't imagine her life without Remy in it. Remy will do everything in his power to make Brooke happy even if it means sacrificing himself in the process. How much will their love grow? Find out in Mine.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Hi guys.
I don't necessarily need a "qualification" line, but if you roll a 9, I expect you have something like post 32 written by Sheila. I can see how the book selection fits with the Spot

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Angie,
We will work on it tomorrow. I'm too sleepy to make sense.
I'll be back

[Vi]

Week 1: Spot #8 - #8 in Series



Book: And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie
How it Fits: #8 in Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James series
Date Read: 18 July
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I loved this addition to the series. The mystery was tight and I'm too engrossed in the series to really bother abt whodunnit. At #8, the author has established a good pattern which really works for me. There's the case with Duncan and Gemma's thoughts and then (a) random person(s)' flashback or story with both of them tied together at the end. The romance and the development is very understated with most of it happening out of the screen.

I would recommend this series to anyone who'd like a good mystery with a bonus of setting in UK.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

ThatEzi wrote: "Angie,
We will work on it tomorrow. I'm too sleepy to make sense.
I'll be back"

I somehow fixed the problem. Still confused as all get out.

[Sheila]

ThatEzi wrote: "Hi guys.
I don't necessarily need a "qualification" line, but if you roll a 9, I expect you have something like post 32 written by Sheila. I can see how the book selection fits with the Spot"

Yippee! I did it right the FIRST time!

[Joeera]

Week 1 Spot #8

( Dewarenne Dynasty # 8 )


The Stolen Bride by Brenda Joyce

How It Fits ( Dewarenne Dynasty #8 )

Pages ( 390 )

( r-f-Jul. 16 17 )



Review



I loved this book and I thought I hat everything about it was original. It it the story of Sean and Eleannor not only grew up together but are step brother and sister got serperated for 4 years then found there way back together on the eve of her marriage to someone else.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "ThatEzi wrote: "Angie,
We will work on it tomorrow. I'm too sleepy to make sense.
I'll be back"

I somehow fixed the problem. Still confused as all get out."

well done Angie

[Kayla]

I'm just checking in to let everyone I'll have my book done tomorrow. promise.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Your good Kayla!

[Kayla]

week 1 spot 8

Book:Hard Eight
Author: Janet Evanovich
8th book in stephanie plum series
Date finished: july 21, 2016
Rating: ☆☆☆

REVIEW:

I read this book back in 2012 and loved it. I went ahead and read it again and I wasn't as impressed as I was the first time. Don't get me wrong I still loved the book but as I've read all her other books I kinda knew what was going to happen. I love all the characters. I absolutely love the things that happen to stephanie and how her men come to her rescue. I still am a huge Janet evanovich fan and can't wait to read some of her other books.

[Sheila]

Can't believe it is almost time to roll the dice again. This has been one fast week.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Great Job Everyone!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week #2
Old Spot #8 Rolled 9 New Spot #17
Alternative #17~New Release in 2016

Sheila~ Post 54
Kayla~ Post 59
Joeera~ Post 53
Vi~ Post 55
Angie~ Post 56

[Sheila]

Great. I'll be reading:

City of Echoes by Robert Ellis
(Detective Matt Jones #1)

[Joeera]

I finished my book will post my review tomorrow