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Completion PostWeek 2 Spot 14:
Book: Unguarded by Lou Kelly
How it Fits: Standalone
Pages: 234
Read July 25th
Rating 4 Stars
Review: Lets just say a gay version of "bodyguard" with a smaller "big" sister and best friend of the bodyguard thrown in. Derick a former Marine is the bodyguard and Heath is a Rocker who is managed by Chloe, Derick's sister. The guard and the rocker has an instalust turned into love. but they try to do the right thing and stay away from each other and again all the relationship drama could have been if not prevent at least has been molehills if they would have communicated to each other. I probably would have given it 5 stars if I hadn't recently read a book that still has me basking in the glow of it.
Roger, I'm curious about your glow basking book!
COMPLETION POSTWeek #2 - Spot 14
Book: Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
Reason it fits: The Black Jewels series #1
Finished: July 27th
Rating: ★★★
Review:
This was an interesting book for me. Its basic premise is familiar, a malevolent ruler of a broken society prophesied to be stopped by the one born to great power, but I found the characters and their world quite original. There are very dark and sensitive topics that are dealt with seriously, but at the same time its characters give a sense of innocence and mischief to the story, creating a strange balance that worked for the most part, so that the book as a whole did not seem dark and heavy.
That said, I did feel as though this was a very long introduction to a story, with some farfetched developments, even for fantasy, and passages more dramatic than I would have liked. In general, I’d say this is a good beginning to a series with potential to be great.
Great job team! We are all caught up and ready to roll for tomorrow night :) I'll be in Houston with the fam but no worries. I'll have my laptop at the hotel with me so I'll still be able to roll at midnight.
WEEK 3Roll: 5 + 4= 9
New Spot: 23
2nd in a series, 3rd in a series, 23rd in a series or
Alt: Author H
I was hoping for a #5 in a series!
SELETION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
My Choice:
Author: Ilona Andrews
How it Fits: 2nd in a series
Page Count: 272 pages
Tamika♥RBF MOOD♥ wrote: "I was hoping for a #5 in a series!"I'm sorry! I have failed you. I will hang my head in shame
Krissy wrote: "Tamika♥RBF MOOD♥ wrote: "I was hoping for a #5 in a series!"I'm sorry! I have failed you. I will hang my head in shame"
**snorts**
All is well young Padawon!!!! I'll be fine.
Saw, will post choice later.
SELECTION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
Book: This Shattered World
Author: Amie Kaufman
How it Fits: Starbound #2
Page Count: 390
Selection PostWeek 3 Spot 23:
Book: Criss Cross by Jordan Castillo Price
Pages: 163
Qualification: Book 2 is PsyCop series
WEEK #3 ReviewsRoll: 9 - New Spot: 23
2nd in a series, 3rd in a series, 23rd in a series
Alt: Author H
(view spoiler)
Week 3 Spot 23Book A Mind to Murder by P.D. James
Pages: 256
Qualification: Book 2 in Adam Dalgliesh series
Gabriela wrote: "SELECTION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
Book: This Shattered World
Author: Amie Kaufman
How it Fits: Starbound #2
Page Count: 390
"I've been trying to fit reading this one in, it's on my list and I loved the first!
SELECTION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
My Choice: Pulling Leather
Author: L.C. Chase
Series: Pickup Men #3
Page Count: 196
Selection PostWeek 3 Spot 23:
Book: Criss Cross by Jordan Castillo Price
Pages: 163
Qualification: Book 2 is PsyCop series
read: July 29
Rating 3 stars
review: the book was well written but seemed very unemotional and cold. I had no sympathy for any of the characters. Wish the Author chose another first name for the male villain in the conspiracy. Victor is a very strong medium his new partner is Roger mild-mannered until his role is revealed. Victor Lover is another psycop detective Jacob Marks. He is what is referred to as a stiff a non-psionic that partners with a psionic. It start with Jacob being away at an execution of a murderer he helped put away. Unfortunately his ghost latches onto Jacob and tries to enter Victor who ended up scratching crosses into Jacob. not sure I will go farther in this series.
Completion PostWeek 3: Spot 23
A Mind to Murder Qualification: Book 2 in Adam Dalgliesh series
Read: July 30
Rating: 4 stars
This is a police procedural written in the early 1960s. Our story starts out with the murder of an administrator at a psychiatric clinic. Dalgliesh is quickly called in and begins the tedious job of digging through office gossip and LSD treatment patients. Yup, this is written in the time of patients being treated using hallucinogenics.
While James does a good job with relatively boring material (not selling it, I know) she doesn't quite do as well as other authors (see the Martin Beck series written in the same decade or Wallander which is more recent, both by Swedish authors). Having read more recent books in this series, they do get better.
Sucks you didn't enjoy the book, Roger. I love that series! And I feel ya on the name thing. I just read 2 books where the MC was named Tristan. Which is my son's name.
COMPLETION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
Pulling Leather
My Rating: ★★★
Date Finished: 7/31
Final Thoughts:
I liked it. But I was hoping to like it more than I did. I love a good villain turned hero story. Add that to a femme MC and I am all over it. Unfortunately though this was good it wasn't great. In fact it was probably my least favorite of the series. The steam factor was pretty low and I don't think I liked the narrator of the audiobook so I'm sure that didn't help. I didn't hate the narrator but I didn't really like him either so idk...
Completion PostWeek #3- Spot 23
Book Read:
Date Read:7.31.16
Rating:4.25 stars
Review: I absolutely loved this one. So freaking good. I was enchanted from the very beginning. Enjoyed the back and forth between Kate & Curran. Got to see what Kate is more capable of. I really like Jim, and Derek. I teared up about Bran. I rather liked him. I'm disappointed in Red, but he got what he deserved.
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SMH. You kill me with those. What would have been cool is a gif.
Beast Lord as a kid #wolfcrush #NotLionButStill
Erin wrote: "Gabriela wrote: "SELECTION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
Book: This Shattered World
Author: Amie Kaufman
How it Fits: Starbound #2
Page Count: 390
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So did I! I'm close to finishing it, and although it's not quite like the first one, I'm glad I picked it :)
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*It can only be used once, and cannot be used on the last week to win
COMPLETION POSTWeek #3 - Spot 23
Book: This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman
Reason it fits: Starbound series #2
Finished: August 3rd
Rating: ★★★
Review:
One of the first things I realised when reading this book is that it is completely different from the first one; the setting, the characters, the situations… even though they are connected by a very clear point in the storyline, these two books felt truly distinct to me. Now, different is not necessarily bad, but in this case I guess my expectations got in the way and I wanted a little bit more of that mystery of the first book, of the feeling of discovering a whole new world little by little. As for the main characters, this book’s ‘couple’, their connection felt more like a friendship than a romance to me, not that there were crazy declarations of love, but the way they related to one another just seemed closer to that of friends/allies. One good point, to finish up, is that it created interest in how the story is going to end and what Sofía’s role will be, so I’m looking forward to that.
Great job team! We are all finished up and ready for our next roll :)
WEEK 4Roll: 5 + 6= 11
New Spot: 34
3rd in a series, 4th in a series, 34th in a series or
Alt: Cover Red
Booo!!!!I literally just started a 5th.
Every series I'm on is a 5 or 6.
I gotta look for something.
SELECTION POSTWeek #4 - Spot 34
Book: Lead
Author: Kylie Scott
How it Fits: Stage Dive #3
Page Count: 305
WEEK #4 ReviewsRoll: 11 - New Spot: 34
3rd in a series, 4th in a series, 34th in a series or
Alt: Cover Red
(view spoiler)
Selection PostWeek #4
Spot: 34 ~ Alternate ~ Cover Red
(Adam Dalgliesh #3)Pages: 218
Selection PostWEEK #4
Roll: 11 - New Spot: 34
3rd in a series, 4th in a series, 34th in a series or
Alt: Cover Red
Book:
Pages:416
Alt:cover red
SELECTION POSTWeek #4 - Spot 34
My Choice: The Fireman in Unit C
Author: Kris Cook
Series: The Mockingbird Place #3
Page Count: 153
COMPLETION POSTWeek #4 - Spot 34
The Fireman in Unit C
My Rating: ★★★
Date Finished: 8/07
Final Thoughts:
This has been a nice series so far. Great for something quick to pass time. I liked Jackson and and Eli together. I loved what they ended up doing with Jackson's mother's house at the end. I thought it was very sweet.
Selection PostWEEK #4
Roll: 11 - New Spot: 34
Alt: Cover Red
Book Read:
Pages:416
Rating:2.5 stars
Review: One of the most cliche mystery thrillers ever. Honestly, this was a big joke to me. Robert Hunter was supposedly a genius child prodigy but his detective skills were mediocre at best. The entire book read like a d-list episode of Law & Order. I really wanted this to be good, so many people have rated highly to me. I'm left pissed off. All I want is a really good mystery/thriller and can't seem to find one.
I know you're not asking for recommendations and I hardly know you so take these with a grain of salt. I looked at your mystery/thriller bookshelf and the only books we share are the In Death series :) I really like Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli & Isles series . She also has some interesting stand alones like Life Support. They are medically based so if you're not interested in that, I'd skip them.
Douglas Preston's Agent Pendergast series is a little strange at times, but interesting.
Other than than, there's the standard Jack Reacher by Lee Child and Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffrey Archer.
But I know what you mean. Sometimes I just want to throw the book at the author and scream at them when the protagonist is a complete idiot.
Thanks Erin! I've heard alot about the Rizzoli and Isles series. I have the first two and suppose to buddy read it with the group. If only I can find some time.Never heard of Douglas Preston. I'd have to check it out. I cannot stand the cliche notions in mystery/thriller.
Krissy wrote: "I've read The Surgeon and I liked it but I remember not really liking Rizzoli."I feel like that gets better in later books, but I read the surgeon waaaaay back in 2010 and made zero comments about it, just a rating. Ooops.
Just starting my book now had to do some SH books that were borrowed first. Should be done tomorrow at the latest.
It is one of my favorite series and I go through them fast.
I haven't read that series yet but it's definitely on my TBR
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Spot #14
Book:
Rating: ★★★
Finished: July 26
Review:
Katie is asked to replace the caterer for a movie filming in Savannah. Shortly after, the man who hired her is killed, she's replaced by the original caterer and the investigation begins.
It's a slight paranormal twist on the usual cozy food-related mystery. I'm unhappy with the love triangle that seems contrived and often suspect the drama is manufactured at the request of some editor somewhere who thinks love triangles sell books. I like both men and it would be pretty great if the second man would move the heck on and be allowed some happiness that doesn't involve pining after Katie.