PtP - Hunting Wabbits (7)

[Louise]

Will have my book finished by tomorrow ;-)

[Stacie]

Week 2 Selection Post
Option 2 Key date: 14 September 2016

Week #2
Bookcover/link Undead and Unreturnable
Page numbers: 288
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read
the book. From Becky's shelf, read date 10/17/16, 3 stars

[Rachel C.]

Always seems I'm behind a bit! Will post the links later. For now, a link to Jane's post: Week 2

Week 2

Option 1
13. Fairytales are generally based on quests and hunts. Read a book from one of the following lists:
Beauty and the Beast
Gay Cinderfellas
Best Retellings of Fairytales, Legends and History
Fairytale: Clean Romances

These are compulsory lists. Your selected book MUST come from one of these lists. You must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.


Option 2
Key date: 14 September 2016


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.

[Stacie]

Nah, I just stalk. I've got 3 challenges that call on Fridays so I stalk to see if I can make one book work for all three. got 2 of 3 in one book this week so it's a partial win?

[Anna Serene]

Ok so I was GOING to read Radiance but that failed miserably so OPTION 2 IT IS!

[Rachel C.]

Stacie wrote: "Nah, I just stalk. I've got 3 challenges that call on Fridays so I stalk to see if I can make one book work for all three. got 2 of 3 in one book this week so it's a partial win?"

If you want and feel up to it, feel free to post the theme :) I probably won't see it before you do since it's around 4pm my time when the theme is usually called and I'm typically still at work for another hour or two...

Definitely a partial win! It's always awesome when you can match a book to multiple challenges! XD

[Rachel C.]

Anna Serene wrote "Ok so I was GOING to read Radiance but that failed miserably so OPTION 2 IT IS!"

I was going to say I wish I had it on my read shelf for you... then I read your review and realized it was on one of the Option 1 shelves XD I hope you find something that interests you more!

[Rachel C.]

Week 2 (Selection)


Title: The Missing Butterfly
Pages: 172
How the book qualifies: option #1, #62 on Gay Cinderfellas list

[Becky ♡The Bookworm♡]

Argh! And I just read ! *sigh*

There are a lot of good books on the Beauty and the Beast list though!

[Becky ♡The Bookworm♡]

Becky's Selection Post - Week # 2
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Option 1: 13. Fairytales are generally based on quests and hunts. Read a book from one of the Compulsory Lists provided.


Title/Link Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Pages: 387
How it qualifies: #35 on Beauty and the Beast list.

[Louise]

Week 2 (Selection)


Title: A Court of Mist and Fury
Pages: 626
How the book qualifies: #145 on Beauty and the Beast

[Anna Serene]

Rachel C. wrote: "Anna Serene wrote "Ok so I was GOING to read Radiance but that failed miserably so OPTION 2 IT IS!"

I was going to say I wish I had it on my read shelf for you... then I read your review and real..."

For option 2 can I read a book that you've read for this challenge? Cuz I kinda want to read Eleventh Grave in the Moonlight but I wasn't sure....

[Rachel C.]

Anna Serene wrote: "For option 2 can I read a book that you've read for this challenge? Cuz I kinda want to read Eleventh Grave in the Moonlight but I wasn't sure.... "

For option 2, you can read any book that one of our teammates has read in the last six months (on or after the "key date" in the announcement post) provided that they rated it 3 stars or more (even if they read it for this challenge, I think as long as it was before the theme call that you want to use it for since there doesn't seem to be a rule that prohibits it).

[Anna Serene]

Rachel C. wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "For option 2 can I read a book that you've read for this challenge? Cuz I kinda want to read Eleventh Grave in the Moonlight but I wasn't sure.... "

For option 2, you can read ..."

No but you can read whatever book in the series that you're on. Never mind. I've got something :)

[Rachel C.]

lol I just realized that and removed it from my post before I saw yours XD

[Anna Serene]

Selection Post
Week #2: Option #2
by V.E. Schwab
Page numbers: 401
Name of the team-member: Becky the Bookworm
Their Star Rating: 4 stars
Date they read the book: 11/30/2016

[Rachel C.]

Week 2 (Completion)


5 stars

This was cute, fun and sweet and I absolutely adore it. Mal and Cassidy are really cute together and I have to admit that I was freaking out that it had ended... then I realized Mal and Cassidy have another book. Score! And then I realized I actually can't find a copy of it... argh! I have a feeling that this will never make it off of my to-read-again shelf no matter how many times I read it. Now if I could just find Tabloid Trouble...

[Stacie]

Week 2 Completion Post
Option 2 Key date: 14 September 2016

Week #2
Bookcover/link Undead and Unreturnable
Page numbers: 288
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read
the book. From Becky's shelf, read date 10/17/16, 3 stars

Date: 3/19
Rating: 2.5 stars
Review: This was pure fluff. There wasn't really a plot to this one though I'm pretty sure plot went out the window. I think they are gearing up for something with Betsy's sister but I'm not sure. I found myself rolling my eyes A LOT and just getting annoyed with every character, even dreamy Eric.

[Poongothai]

Selection Post
Week #2
Bookcover/link : | 418 pages
How the book qualifies - #8 in Beauty and the Beast

[*book:Ravished|8152883]

[Poongothai]

Completion post
Week #1
Bookcover/link : Ravished
Rating (1-5) : 3.5
Review : This was my first book by Amanda Quick and enjoyed it. It was a funny and entertaining book with a fossil hunter heroine and a hero who is considered a beast due to his appearance and shady reputation. Gideon was caring and dictatorial and Harriet was silly sometimes, but it was a light read with many twists in the story

[Anna Serene]

Completion Post
Week #2
Book: by V.E. Schwab
Rating: 2.5 stars
Review:
I'll be honest. I expected to like this book.

No, I actually expected to LOVE this book and it thoroughly disappointed me. I honestly don't understand why everyone has rated it so highly.

I really liked the world that Schwab built. It had all the makings of being very interesting, but for some reason it just fell flat for me. I didn't really care about any of the characters until about 85% of the way through, when I actually became intrigued by Lila. The only character that really intrigued me throughout was Holland, but personally, I think this entire book would have been better if it had been told from his perspective.

Kell didn't interest me. He just seemed like your run-of-the-mill fantasy heroes with a knack for magic and who's good with a sword. Lila was the book's only saving grace, but again, I didn't really even start to be interested in her until I was almost finished with the book.

I don't know. Maybe it was just too YA for me? I really haven't been able to stomach YA lately, unless its Rainbow Rowell. And specifically fantasy has been hard for me to get into, unless the characters are much more complex and... let's say darker. The whole time I was reading this I just kept wishing I was reading Heir to the Shadows or any other book by Anne Bishop. Her books are like a drug, man. I can't stop!

[Stacie]

Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2
Book: by V.E. Schwab
Rating: 2.5 stars
Review:
I'll be honest. I expected to like this book.

No, I actually ex..."

I LOVE ANNE BISHOP

[Becky ♡The Bookworm♡]

Becky's Completion Post Week # 2
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Option 1 Fairytales - Compulsory Lists


Title/Link Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Date Read Mar 21, 2017
My Rating: ★★★★
My Review :

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Fairy tale retellings are a recent discovery for me and I loved how the author pulled off her version of Beauty and the Beast in Firelight. The first time Archer sees Miranda was a fantastic hook, introducing a young Miranda to the reader as the strong, independent woman she will become.

Archer won my heart over in this first encounter. I have to add that the author's portrayal of his curse, especially the slow reveal, was really fascinating! It added a lot of mystery to what Miranda would find behind his mask and kept me guessing at what he might look like.

Once Archer and Miranda are together, I was in love with this couple! Archer's tenderness is so endearing as is the fact that Miranda was never truly afraid of him. (view spoiler)[Of course, if I could set things on fire with my mind I wouldn't be afraid of much either! (hide spoiler)] Their love grew over time, along with the trust...my favorite kind of love story.

The murder mystery plot added to the spooky ambiance and 'darkness' working to destroy our hero. Even though that portion of the book didn't really "wow" me, it added so much to my visual impression of a dark London night. I gave me chills at times as I could easily see the fog wafting over the empty night streets. There are many great visual cues to help the reader fall into the story with ease. It will be fun to see what the author does next in the world she has created.

Overall, this is a very nice 1st in series book!

[Rachel C.]

Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."

I need to try Anne Bishop...

[Anna Serene]

Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2
Book: by V.E. Schwab
Rating: 2.5 stars
Review:
I'll be honest. I expected to like this book..."

ME TOO

[Anna Serene]

Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."

I need to try Anne Bishop..."

Yes you do. Anne Bishop is awesome!

[Stacie]

Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."

I need to try Anne Bishop..."

Yes you do. Anne Bishop is awesome!"

Her Black Jewels books are probably my favorite but I also really love the Pillars of the World Trilogy. Sebastian I didn't much care for when I read it years ago but I think it's worth trying again because Anne Bishop...

[Rachel C.]

Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."..."

Ok, I've put Daughter of the Blood on hold at the library :)

[Louise]

Completion Post
Week 1


Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
Date Read: 16/03/17
Rating: 4*
I enjoyed this book and the whole concept of Earth and higher beings retaliating against the humans to see if the race is worthy of saving. I have to admit I was a bit lost in parts of this booking having dived right in, I don't normally do re-reads but I think I'm going to need to start at the beginning of this series and come back to this one.

[Anna Serene]

Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."..."

Ok, I've put Daughter of the Blood on hold at the library :)"

Don't forget her Others series!

[Stacie]

Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."..."

Ok, I've put Daughter of the Blood on hold at the library ..."

Yes! Some of her best stuff. Ah, she's just one of the best :)

[Louise]

I'm changing my Selection as my copy is corrupt :(
Week 2
Going with Option 2

Key Date: 14th Sep
Sweet Little Lies
Pages: 384
Read by: Poongothai
Date Read: 22/01/17

[Anna Serene]

Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Anna Serene wrote: "Completion Post
Week #2..."..."

Ok, I've put Daughter of the Blood on ..."

I'm trying to pace myself so I don't read all of her books in like a month. But I won't be able to stop myself for too much longer. I'm going to need my Simon and Daemon and Saetan soon!!

[Stacie]

Louise wrote: "I'm changing my Selection as my copy is corrupt :(
Going with Option 2

Key Date: 14th Sep
Sweet Little Lies
Read by: Poongothai
Date Read: 22/01/17"

Oh no!

[Rachel C.]

Louise wrote: "I'm changing my Selection as my copy is corrupt :(
Going with Option 2

Key Date: 14th Sep
Sweet Little Lies
Read by: Poongothai
Date Read: 22/01/17"

I hate it when that happens! I work with a lot of data at my work and file corruption happens way more often than it should :( I've connected the selection link to your new post, Louise

[Stacie]

Rachel C. wrote: "Louise wrote: "I'm changing my Selection as my copy is corrupt :(
Going with Option 2

Key Date: 14th Sep
Sweet Little Lies
Read by: Poongothai
Date Read: 22/01/17"

I hate it when that happens! I ..."

What do you do Rachel? I just started working with more data than I'm used to and this morning is an exercise in frustration as I cannot actually use our program to create a new dataset or even open an existing one and I'm frustrated!

[Louise]

Thanks Rachel

[Stacie]

Jane called it early. Here's the link to the post with the lists that books MUST be chosen from. I'm getting ready to leave work so I can't do the links here right now.

Week 3: Bear Hunt

Option 1
11. Your own 'bear' hunt! Read a book with a male MC who is a bear, not necessarily a shifter from one of the following lists. (In contemporay romance, a 'bear' is a big tall male, possibly hairy.)

I'll Be Goldilocks: WereBears and Bear Shifters in Romance
Gentle Giants in Contemporary Romance
Petite Heroine/Big Hero
Gay Romance with Big Ugly Grizzly Bear MCs
Gay Bear Stories

These are compulsory lists. Your selected book MUST come from one of these lists. You must link to the list and note which page/which number it is on that list.


Option 2
Key date: 21 September 2016


Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.

[Stacie]

Selection Post:Kristan Higgins
Week 3: Bear Hunt
Book: Fools Rush In

#118 on Petite Heroine/Big Hero
384 pages/GR

[Rachel C.]

Stacie wrote: "Jane called it early. Here's the link to the post with the lists that books MUST be chosen from. I'm getting ready to leave work so I can't do the links here right now...."

Thank you, Stacie! Today was a really busy day so it would have been even later than usual on my end...

[Rachel C.]

Stacie wrote: What do you do Rachel? I just started working with more data than I'm used to and this morning is an exercise in frustration as I cannot actually use our program to create a new dataset or even open an existing one and I'm frustrated!

LOL. I'm assuming you mean "what do you do as an occupation" since I have no solution for corrupt files other than finding a way to recreate them... so (to answer your question?) I'm a research scientist/teacher, genetics mostly, some modeling, so there is a lot of data, often image and statistics-wise... You? Was it just that the program couldn't support the amount of data or some other problem? (now I'm burning with curiosity about what program you were using)

[Rachel C.]

Week 3 (Selection) (Option 2)


Title: Magic Bleeds
Pages: 349
How it qualifies: Becky read and rated it 5 stars on November 17, 2016

[Becky ♡The Bookworm♡]

Becky's Selection Post - Week # 3
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Option 2: Key date: 21 September 2016


(#6 in Animal Magnetism series)
Title/Link: Still The One by Jill Shalvis
Pages: 312
Read by: Stacie read Animal Magnetism (#1 in Animal Magnetism series) on Mar 18, 2017, 4 stars.

[Louise]

Selection Post: Option 1
Week 3: Bear Hunt


#2 Petite Heroine, Big Hero
220pgs/gr

[Stacie]

Rachel C. wrote: "Stacie wrote: What do you do Rachel? I just started working with more data than I'm used to and this morning is an exercise in frustration as I cannot actually use our program to create a new datas..."

LOL yes that is what I meant. I just switched careers about 7 weeks ago from being in the mental health field for over 10 years to working as a survey statistician for the Census Bureau. The program is Census specific and still in development. After several error reports, I got it fixed :)

[Rachel C.]

Stacie wrote: "LOL yes that is what I meant. I just switched careers about 7 weeks ago from being in the mental health field for over 10 years to working as a survey statistician for the Census Bureau. The program is Census specific and still in development. After several error reports, I got it fixed :)"

Ah, that makes sense. I'm glad it's all fixed! :) I actually switched around jobs recently after over 7 years in a specific lab... it's intense but all the new things are fun!

[Rachel C.]

Week 3 (Completion) (Option 2)

5 stars

I loved this one; it's definitely a favorite of mine. Although I did sort of spoil it for myself... after reading the first chapter I just had to know so I skipped foward to all of the pages I could find that had Curran's name on it, read those, then actually read the book. I think that's probably the first time I've actually done that. Totally worth it but I sort of hate myself a bit for doing it... spoiled the surprise. Ah well, it's like opening one present on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas; it just amps up the anticipation for all the other little goodies. Awesome read.

[Anna Serene]

Rachel C. wrote: "Week 3 (Completion) (Option 2)

5 stars

I loved this one; it's definitely a favorite of mine. Although I did sort of spoiling it for myself... after reading the fir..."

Psst! *whispers* I did that too the first time... It happens occasionally and I always hate myself for it. I'm glad I'm not the only one tho!

[Rachel C.]

Anna Serene wrote: "Psst! *whispers* I did that too the first time... It happens occasionally and I always hate myself for it. I'm glad I'm not the only one tho!"

lol I'm glad I'm not the only one too! XD

[Anna Serene]

Selection Post: Option 1
Week 3: Bear Hunt
by Karen Chance
385 pages
#199 on Petite Heroine / Big Hero List