R9: Team #3 ~ Reading Ménage..rie

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Team #3
Captain: Lauren

Members:
AH
Lis
Lauren
Heather ~ Marceline
Danielle

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Just a Hop, Skip & Click Away
Happy Reading!

Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcement & review the requirements for each shelf
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
Stamp Me! ~ Request a stamp for your bingo card
Discussions ~ Throughout the game, head here to chat with other players & shelf chant til your heart's content
Bingo FAQ ~ Don't hesitate! If you have a question, let us know.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Heidi Ho, Team Caps! Thanks for volunteering to guide your team through a round of BookShelf Bingo!

Your job, should you choose to accept it, will require a few things:
1 ~ Be our go-to person should we have any questions about your team
2 ~ Organize your teammate's weekly reads for each shelf/category so that the BSB Ninjas can quickly and easily verify and approve your stamp request(s)
3 ~ Encourage and motivate your team (you may also ask to borrow Judithe's whip whenever necessary)
4 ~ Post regularly to ensure your team is communicating and on track each week (Send PM and friendly poke if they haven't posted at least once a week, noted their book choice, and/or appear to have dropped out of webspace)
5 ~ Send us a PM (Steph, Sandra or Judithe) should you need us for any reason throughout the game

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Link to print your own copy: BINGO card

[Steph, Serious series addict]

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[Lis]

Hi teamies! So happy that bingo is back!!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Hi Lis! Happy Reading!

[Danielle Book Boss]

Hey y'all

[Desperado]

Popping in to say hi to my friend, AH. HEY GURL, HEY! GOOD LUCK! (When she comes in and sees my post she's gonna be like "LL is so sweet and full of awesome it's practically dripping from her like sweat." And she would be right.) ^_^

[AH]

LL, what a sweetie pie.

Hi all. Yay Bingo!

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Hi everyone! Excited to play!

[Lis]

Good Morning! At least where I'm from... Where's everyone located? I'm in the US, EST. As far as Captain, I was Capt last go around and would like to pass this time... Been aboard the bingo train for several rounds, so ready to have fun and put a dent into my TBR pile...

Never good with the team names, but very appreciative of anyone's creative input. With three, all I can think is " ménage" something...

[Danielle Book Boss]

Hey Lis. I'm in the US too. South Carolina.

This is only my second time playing so I call NOT IT for captain. To be honest I need to reread the rules lol

[AH]

AH here. Played before. Bad time of the year to be captain. EDT - I'm in Canada.

[Danielle Book Boss]

Name ideas. I'm awful.

Three the hard way
Three books to the wind

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Good morning! I think this is my seventh time playing...but I could have that wrong. I was my team captain last time, and between that and other things I've got going on, would like to say, not it!

I'm on the west coast U.S. near Seattle, so it's bright and early right now for me.

[Lis]

Reading Ménage..rie
Ménage a read
The Trilogies

[Lauren]

Hey everyone,
I knew I should have checked in earlier ... Looks like I'm it for Captain, lol!

I live in a small town in the North of Israel so it will probably be early evening my time when the shelf is called.

Possible team names:

The Ultimate 3-Some
The Power of Three
Three Lucky Charms or The Lucky Charms

[AH]

Shalom Lauren!

Menage a trois (a nice double entendre with trois=3)
Trilogies is good too.
Lucky Charms is cute.

[Lauren]

FREE SPACE

✔ AH: Death Magic by Eileen Wilks, May 22nd 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Taste of Torment by Suzanne, May 22nd 4★, Wright Review
✔ Lauren: Terminated by Rachel Caine, May 18th 3.5★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Wild Wolf by Jennifer Ashley, May 26th 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer, June 11th 4★, Review



Week #1: Demons

✔ AH: Gale Force by Rachel Caine, May 19th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Blue-Blooded Vamp by Jaye Wells, May 26th 4★, Review
✔ Lauren: Tempted by Elisabeth Naughton, May 27th 4★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer, May 19th 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones, May 24th 4★, Review



Week #2: Shifter

✔ AH: Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks, May 30th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Jungle Freakn' Bride by Eve Langlais, May 29th 4★, Review
✔ Lauren: Untouched by Sara Humphreys, May 31st 1★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison, May 28th 3★, Review
✔ Danielle: Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais, June ?, 3.5★, Review



Week #3: Orange/Yellow Cover

✔ AH: The Source by J.D. Horn, June 2nd 4★, Review
✔ Lis: The Vampires of Soldiers Cove by Jessica MacIntyre, June 1st 3★, Review
✔ Lauren: Missing by Jasmine Cresswell, June 3rd 1★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Halfway to The Grave by Jeaniene Frost, June 4th 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: Bound to Seduction by Elisabeth Naughton, June 10th 3.5★, Review



Week #4: Supified

✔ AH: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews, June 11th 5★, Review
✔ Lis: Hope and Vengeance by Connie Shuttle, June 11th 4★,Review
✔ Lauren: How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks, June 13th 3★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright, June 8th 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland, June 13th 4★, Review



Week #5: Green/Teal Cover

✔ AH: Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep, June 16th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Banishing the Dark by Jenn Bennett, June 22nd 5★, Review
✔ Lauren: Hope Flames by Jaci Burton, June 17th 2★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh, June 19th 5★, Review
✔ Danielle: The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke, June 25th 5★, Review



Week #6: Reader's Choice

✔ AH: Summoned by Anne M. Pillsworth, June 24th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Return of the Assassin by Donya Lynne, June 25th 3.5★, Review
✔ Lauren: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean, June 24th 3★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Before We Kiss by Susam Mallery, June 22nd 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star by Heather Lynn Rigaud, June 30th 3★,Review



Week #7: Red Cover

✔ AH: A New Darkness by Joseph Delaney, June 30th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Big Bad Beast by Shelley Laurentson, July 2nd 4★, Review
✔ Lauren: Montana Sky by Nora Roberts, July 1st 4★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Wicked Cravings by Suzanne Wright, June 30th 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: Red and Her Wolf by Marie Hall, July 5th 2.75★, Review



Week #8: Hit the Road

✔ AH: Breaking Point by Lindsay McKenna, July 7th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Riveted by Meljean Brooks, July 13th 3.5★, Review
✔ Lauren: Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett, July 13th 4★, review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Nomad Kind of Love by Nicole Snow, July 6th 3★, Review
✔ Danielle: Meant to be by Laramie Briscoe, July 27th 3★,



Week #9: Armed & Ready

✔ AH: Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane, July 14th 4★, Review
✔ Lis: Cold Hard Secret by Sierra Dean, July 15th 4.5★, Review
✔ Lauren: Blood Spells by Jessica Anderson, July 18th 3★, Review
✔ Heather ~ Marceline: Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn, July 15th 4★, Review
✔ Danielle: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley, July 17th 3★, Review

[Danielle Book Boss]

I like Reading Menage...rie too!

[Lis]

Lauren wrote: "Hey everyone,
I knew I should have checked in earlier ... Looks like I'm it for Captain, lol!...

That is Awesome!! Hee hee...

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Danielle Book Boss wrote: "I like Reading Menage...rie too!"

I like that three!

[Lauren]

Great! That leaves AH. If she's ok with Reading Menage...rie, I'll let Steph know :0)

[AH]

OK, go for it.

[Lauren]

Thanks AH!

[Danielle Book Boss]

Just one day till shelf announcements!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

LOL Try 10 hours :)

[Danielle Book Boss]

Yeah I thought about that and was like I forgot about time zones!

For free space I'll be reading A Blood Seduction

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Getting excited for our shelf to be called!

[AH]

Bookshelf has been called - demons.

[AH]

OK - After much searching through all the lists and a determination to read some of the dead tree books I have lying around, and continue on some of my outstanding series - I'm reading for the FREE SPACE read - it's on the UF lists.

For my DEMONS shelf read, I'll read - .

[Lis]

Off to hunt demon reads... I've got my free space books narrowed and hope to make my final choice shortly...

[Lis]

for Demon shelf
for FREE space from SOS bookshelf, thx Sandra for adding it... Happy Reading!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

You're welcome Lis :)

[Lauren]

Thanks for posting the shelf AH!

I've reserved post 20 for our shelf and books read lists.

[Lauren]

I will read for the FREE SPACE shelf

and for the Demons shelf

[Danielle Book Boss]

Hey ya'll I was at a wedding yesterday evening when the shelf was called!

I'll be raeding for free space

I'll be reading for the Demons Shelf

[AH]

What great book choices. Lis, I loved the Sabina Kane series. Danielle - A Blood Seduction is a really cool and bloody take on vampires. Lauren - Terminated is part of one of my favorite series. Have you read the others? Did you know that she has a sort of companion series where you learn why Manny is so paranoid?

[Lauren]

Yes, I've read the entire series. I love her original take on Zombies.
Didn't know there was a companion series. I will look it up.

[AH]

Lauren wrote: "Yes, I've read the entire series. I love her original take on Zombies.
Didn't know there was a companion series. I will look it up."

It's not really marketed as a companion series - it's older - and called Devil's Bargain and Devil's Due.

[Lauren]

Thanks for the heads up on the Red Letter Days series, AH. Looks good.

[AH]

It's a weird UF series. More detective/mystery than UF. But Manny and Pansy are in that series.

[Heather ~ Marceline]

I was out for a night away all last night with my husband so I wasn't around to post sooner, but I am reading



for the demons shelf. I will post my Free Space book later.

[Danielle Book Boss]

AH wrote: "What great book choices. Lis, I loved the Sabina Kane series. Danielle - A Blood Seduction is a really cool and bloody take on vampires. Lauren - Terminated is part of one of my favorite series. Ha..."
I hear that it's pretty dark and that's what I've been leaning toward lately so I'm looking forward to it.

[Lis]

AH wrote: "What great book choices. Lis, I loved the Sabina Kane series...."

I've been procrastinating on this one since it's the last book in the series and a little chunky.

I see a lot of good choices this week for everyone. I either have them on my TBR or wish list. Looking forward to the reviews to see if I need to bump em up...

Danielle, I hope you enjoy the Charley series, #6 comes out this week...

[AH]

5/19/14 - Finished my DEMONS shelf read - Gale Force by Rachel Caine - 4 stars

Wow. This series just gets better and better as I read on. In this installment of the Weather Wardens series, Joanne and David decide to get married despite the issues of their interracial/interspecies marriage. I love this series - it is very unique and uses both djinn and weather wardens (people who control/dissipate the energy of storm systems). Looking forward to reading the next book.

[Heather ~ Marceline]

Week #1: Demons



Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer
finished: 5/19/14
★★★★

This was the 8th and final installment to this series and it met most of my expectations. The story focused on Wulfe and Natalie. Wulfe was one of the last Feral Warriors without a mate. He had lost his mate shortly before the first book began when the warriors' last Radiant was killed. I felt that the story-line did a fairly good job of wrapping things up. The major plot is wrapped up good, but I wished some of the supporting characters got more resolution than they did. Are there more stories in a spin-off? I haven't seen anything but I am hoping I am wrong. Grizz is off in a search that we don't know the end to, Natalie's brother an Pink seem to need a story. None of these are major things though to affect my overall feeling on the series, just little things I would like to see.

[Lis]

Yay! AH and Heather!!

[Lauren]

FREE SPACE

by Rachel Caine
Read: May 18th
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Review:

Overall, a satisfying conclusion to the series, but does not really live up to the promise of the first two books.

To begin with, the entire first half with Bryn & Co. on the run is a series of disjointed capture/escape scenes strung together for no apparent reason. There are also one or two plot discrepancies (view spoiler)[it is Chandra and not Riley who infected Bryn with the nanite upgrade, and why does Bryn need to explain the upgrade again when she did so at the end of Two Weeks’ Notice (hide spoiler)], and the mystery of Bryn and Annie’s sister Sharon comes out of nowhere. There is also no follow up to the Mercer and Fast Freddy storyline.

Thankfully, the plot development improves at the halfway mark with the search for a “cure”, and the resolution to the Returne epidemic is realistic although somewhat Deus Ex Machina (view spoiler)[Manny the supposed genius just suddenly thinks of hacking the nanites and turning them off (hide spoiler)]. Finally, Jane’s comeuppance is exceedingly gratifying as is the ending to Bryn and Pat’s romance.