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Bryn wrote: "Week 1. Space 12.
Book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
Pages: 416
How it works: #1 in the court of thorns and roses series.
I'm having computer problems right now but I'll link t..."
That series is so wonderful! It just gets better from the first book! I would *sigh* about a character, but I wouldn't want to give anything away. :)
Week 1: Spot: 12 (or Alternative~ Title "L")
The Midwife's Tale by Delia Parr
Qualification: At Home in Trinity Book #1
Date Read: 6/5
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was, overall, a sweet book about a loving, caring, woman, who helps others and tries to fix problems in her town. The writing was a bit "heavy" at times, and the romance was just barely hinted at, but it was fun to read about some these historical midwifery practices. It seems that the author has done her research and is fairly accurate.
How's everybody coming with their books?
Completion PostWeek 1
Space 12
Against Her RulesPages: 222
How it works #1 in Heart's Ease series
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Elsie Walsh transformed an old ruin in Newfoundland into an exclusive bed and breakfast for the rich and famous. It's been her policy to not sleep with the guest, except for one that she now regrets. Campbell Scott is a Scottish wildlife artist whose sister books him a stay at the B&B to work on his latest book. He's immediately attracted to Elsie, and she's attracted to him as well, but she can't break her rules! The sh*t hits the fan when the one guest she did have a fling with shows up - and it turns out he's friend with Cam! This was a short and cute insta-love story.
Completion PostWeek 1
Space 12
Glory in Death
J.D. Robb
Pages:320
date read:6/6/2017
How it works #2 in death series
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Murder Mystery set in the future with an awesome hunk and this is only book 2!! I would love to have the Autochef,flying cars and a droid or two. Defintily planning on continuing with this series.
Week 1.Space 12.
Book: True Confessions by Rachel Gibson
Pages: 356
How it fits: 1st in series Gospel, Idaho
Completed: 6/6/17
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This was a quick enjoyable read. It has been a while since I read a Rachel Gibson book and I had forgotten how much I liked them. The set-up is kind of silly but it led some funny moments as well as causing a significant problem later in the story. I will definitely be picking up book 2.
Cathy, is this your completion post? Please see the above format. We need Date Read, Rating, and a Review.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Space 12
Book: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
#2 in series
Read: 5-Jun-2017
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This was another enjoyable HR read from one of my favorite authors. It was nice seeing it set in colonies (New York), even though I would have preffered a bit longer part than Epilogue that was set in England.
So, I think I finally understand the bonus points. Bonus points can be earned in the following ways:NEW FEATURE:
Bonus Points ~
✸Teams will have a chance to earn 1 Free Pass to roll. To earn your free pass your team has to complete their reads a day before the next roll. Once your team has done this you will have 1 free pass. The free pass will allow a team to roll if they are missing a review(s) before the cutoff. Once you've used it, you can't earn another one. It's a one-time shot. NOTE: The free pass may not be used for the win.
✸ One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series
✸ One point can be earned One point can be earned for reading a book that > 500 pages
✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series (there must be more than 4 books in that series...I will entertain series with spin-offs) ~ no re-reads on this one.
✸ One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists (earned week before winning roll)
****Each of those can only be earned ONCE. So That is a FREE PASS and a total of 4 bonus points****
When we earn one of these, we can use it for a later roll and add one to our spot. So, if we land on 30, we can choose to use the bonus point and move to 31. :)
Laura wrote: "Cathy, is this your completion post? Please see the above format. We need Date Read, Rating, and a Review.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
Sorry, I knew it wasn't done and forgot to get back to it.
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Hey guys. Just wanted to check in. I have about 50 pages left of my book and plan on finishing it it tpnigjt and getting my reviews up in the morning.
Also quick question: I've been looking and can't seem to find the answer. Everything is supposed to be done by Thursday at 11:59 but in what time zone? I just want to make sure I'm not ever late because of time zone issues.
Bryn wrote: "Also quick question: I've been looking and can't seem to find the answer. Everything is supposed to be done by Thursday at 11:59 but in what time zone? I just want to make sure I'm not ever late be..."✸Deadline cutoffs are based on US Central time zone
Laura wrote: "Bryn wrote: "Week 1. Space 12.
Book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
Pages: 416
How it works: #1 in the court of thorns and roses series.
I'm having computer problems right now bu..."
Haha. I've heard rumors that the ladies love a certain man but honestly, after this first book I'm not impressed.
Jenny wrote: "Bryn wrote: "Also quick question: I've been looking and can't seem to find the answer. Everything is supposed to be done by Thursday at 11:59 but in what time zone? I just want to make sure I'm not..."Thank you!
Bryn wrote: "Hey guys. Just wanted to check in. I have about 50 pages left of my book and plan on finishing it it tpnigjt and getting my reviews up in the morning."I have updated my original book post with my review! Good first week, guys.
Bryn wrote: "Haha. I've heard rumors that the ladies love a certain man but honestly, after this first book I'm not impressed."That's what you're supposed to feel about him then. Give him a chance to explain! :)
New roll, team! It looks like I need to find a way to roll lower, or we're going to end this game too quickly. Our new roll is 11, putting us on spot 23.So, we can read a #2, #3, or the alternative for this spot is Author H (I assume this means either the first or last initial is an H).
Week 2
Roll: 11
Space: 23 (2nd, 3rd, 23rd book in series, or alternate Author H)
Laura:
| 3rd in series | ReviewLeslie:
| Alternate - Author 1st name H | ReviewCathy:
| 2nd in series | ReviewBryn:
| Alternate - Author last name H | ReviewSandy:
| 2nd in series | Review Gea:
| 2nd in series | ReviewJenny:
| 2nd in series | ReviewJenny's book is 525 pages, earning us a bonus point.
The stranger By harlen coben
480 pages on my iphone so short post
Leslie
Week 2Spot 23
Insurgent (Divergent #2)
# of pages: 525* based on paperback page count (I'm listening to the audio cd version)
How it works: #2 in the Divergent series
Jenny wrote: "Insurgent (Divergent #2)# of pages: 525* based on paperback page count (I'm listening to the audio cd version)"
WooHoo! This gets us the bonus point for 500+ pages. So if we land on 99 we're not stuck with 9 in series! :)
Selection PostWeek: 2
Spot: 23
Book:
# of pages: 330
How it works: #3 in Covenant series
Week 2.Spot 23.
Book: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Pages: 386
How it fits: Author name letter H.
Laura wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Insurgent (Divergent #2)# of pages: 525* based on paperback page count (I'm listening to the audio cd version)"
WooHoo! This gets us the bonus point for 500+ pages. ..."
That's cool!
Thanks, Bryn.Cathy & Sandy, do you have book selections yet?
Trying to fit all you challenge puzzle pieces together? :)
Laura wrote: "Trying to fit all you challenge puzzle pieces together? :)"Yep! :D
Week 2 - Planning PostSpot 23
You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy
Pages: 304
How it fits: #2 in Sexy in NYC series
Week 2: Spot: 23
Book: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Qualification: Divergent series Book #2
Finished: 6/11
Pages: 525*
Rating & Review: 5 stars
Tris and Four, and other members of Dauntless and Abnigation, are given sanctuary in Amity. That is, until the Erudite and Dauntless army find them. They escape and find the faction-less - and the leader of the faction-less is none less than Four's mother! Tris struggles to come to grips with her grief and guilt over the deaths that happened during the simulation in the original book, and faces off against the leader of the Erudites Jeanine Matthews. A great second book in the Divergent trilogy.
Note: I listened to the audio version so I took the page count from the ISBN version 0007536747, listed on Goodreads, the most popular paperback version in English (besides the UK version)
Week 2 - Completion PostSpot 23
You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy
Pages: 304
How it fits: #2 in Sexy in NYC series
Completed: 6/11/17
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Jamie Peters is a modern day hippie social worker who spends her life trying to help people. Even her former boyfriends were projects! Then friend and reformed criminal now turned cross dressing psychic Beckwith reads her cards and predicts she'll meet her soul mate along with some pretty explicit details. Jack, AKA Jonathan Davidson, is the brother of one of Jamie's friends (Caroline, but Jamie has never met him) and he is investigating Jamie's place of work (they applied for a grant and some irregularities were found.) One day he is following Jamie and she bumps into him and all of Beckwith's predictions are accurate! But Jack is nothing like the guys Jamie usually dates and he ends up lying about who he is at first. This was a fun and sexy story with interesting characters and a lot going on. I really enjoyed it!
Jenny wrote: "Week 2: Spot: 23
Book: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Qualification: Divergent series Book #2
Finished: 6/11
Pages: 525*
Rating & Review..."
Have you seen the movie for this one? It flipped everything on it's head. Jeanine was trying to force Tris to access the video!
Week 2: Spot: 23
Book: Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Qualification: Covenant #3
Date Read: 6/10
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I continue to enjoy this series. Alex is a great heroine, with just enough snark to keep it interesting, a great heart, and a touch of vulnerability. But I do have a hard time with the fact that this whole series is hardly original. I see touches of the Mythos Academy series, but even more than that this is basically a re-telling of the Vampire Academy series. With just a touch of Bloodlines thrown in. But, originality aside, it is a fun, engaging, read.
Question for those of you who have played this before: If Cathy never shows up to make a selection/post a completion this week, are we not allowed to roll? And how long do we wait for her? I just sent her a 2nd PM.
I was out of town for the weekend. I am back and deciding what book to use based on some other challenges. I can tell you what I am deciding between if that helps3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder or Mistress of the Storm
Cathy wrote: "I was out of town for the weekend. I am back and deciding what book to use based on some other challenges. I can tell you what I am deciding between if that helps[book:3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder|..."
Thanks! You had me worried. I haven't played before, so I'm afraid of screwing up as captain. :)
Week 2 - Planning PostSpot 23
Book:
Pages: 276
How it fits: Book 2 in series
Laura wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Week 2: Spot: 23
Book: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Qualification: Divergent series Book #2
Finished: 6/11
Pages: 525*
R..."
Yes I saw the movie before I read the book. I liked them both, but it's always interesting to see how the movie and book are different.
Just to warn you, I often go out of town on the weekends and the internet is spotty. I will try to check in before I leave each week.
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be trying to do our roll before I go to bed on Thursdays so you all should have it waiting when you get up on Fridays.
Week 2 - Completion PostSpot 23
Book:
Pages: 276
How it fits: Book 2 in series
Date Read: 6/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This was a new to me author but I will read more of her work. I enjoyed the interaction between the sisters as well as the rest of the cast of characters. It was especially fun for me to read because it was set in Michigan, my home state. The mystery was not a surprise ending but it was action packed until the end.
Week 2Completion post
Book: The Stranger
Author:Harlan Coben
Pages:480
Date read: 6/14/2017
How it fits: authors name starts with H ( alternate choice)
Rating:2 1/2 stars
This is my second Harlen Coben book. I really didn't enjoy this book. The main character Adam was uninteresting and I couldn't believe his motivations. The main premise was unbelievable, a group who targets people with secrets they disapprove with? Not a favorite.
Space 23
Book: Meet Me at Midnight by Suzanne Enoch
#2 in series
Read: 15-Jun-2017
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
It's been a while since I've read anything from the author and reading this book just reminded me how great her books are. It was a quick and entertaining read that made me take a look at what else I haven't read from the author yet.
Week 2 completion postSpot: 23
Book:
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
How it fits: Author last name starts with H
Read: June 12, 2017
Rating: 3 1/2 stars
Review:
I was apprehensive about reading this book because I had read Paula Hawkins' one other novel and was underwhelmed. In some ways, I was pleasantly surprised by this novel.
Pros: I enjoyed the premise of this story. Ladies keep dying in the river - is it suicide or is someone killing them? This was a slow burning mystery in which it was hard to tell who really was the bad guy. It drew me in and once I started reading I didn't want to put it down. I read it all in two days. I read a bunch of thrillers and have a tendency to guess the end. In this one I didn't.
Cons: There were WAY too many point of views. I can generally get down the multiple point of view concept but there is no reason in this world for there to be ten narrators.
Some of the plot points seemed to be added just as a distraction from the rest of the story. I don't particularly appreciate rape as a plot device.
Overall, I gave it three and a half stars. I enjoyed it but it could've been better.
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