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R15: Team #10 ~ Nerd Herd
Just a Hop, Skip & Click AwayHappy Reading!
Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcement & review the requirements for each shelf
Captain's Log ~ Share team shelf stats prior to requesting a stamp
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 Rules ~ Rules of the game
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
Bingo FAQ ~ Don't hesitate! If you have a question, let us know.
Hiya, 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)
2a ~ Create a master list in a post (preferably on the first page of your team's thread) and update it weekly or as often as necessary
2b ~ Post your team's stats on the Captain's Log prior to requesting a stamp
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
4a ~ Send them a 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
Hiya, ladies! Howzit? :D Y'all ready for some Bingo? *waves to Miss Katharine*
PS: Anyone interested in being captain? I'd rather pass, but will if no one else can.
Tracking PostFree Space~STAMPED
✔StephB- The Chosen by J.R. Ward| 2.5 stars| 8/17/17| Review
✔Katharine- A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair| 3 stars| 8/15/17| Review
✔Nichole- Burn by Suzanne Wright| 4 stars| 8/15/17| Review
✔Elaine- The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter| 8/23/17| 4 stars| Review
Week 1: Kindle Freebie~STAMPED
✔StephB- Born in Fire by K.F. Breene| 3 stars| 8/11/17| Review
✔Katharine- Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge| 3 stars| 8/12/17| Review
✔Nichole- Claimed by Evangeline Anderson| 3 stars| 8/12/17| Review
✔Elaine- Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom| 2 stars| 8/9/17| Review
Week 2: 2nd, 3rd or 4th~STAMPED
✔StephB- Waking Hearts by Elizabeth Hunter| 4 stars| 8/18/17| Review
✔Katharine- Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis| 3 stars| 8/18/17| Review
✔Nichole- Wildfire by Ilona Andrews| 8/22/17| 4.5 stars| Review
✔Elaine- Finding His Home by Thianna Durston| 8/19/17| 4 stars| Review
Week 3: Debut Author~ STAMPED
✔StephB- The Collector by Victoria Scott| 8/24/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Katharine- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins| 8/30/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Nichole- The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner| 8/31/17| 2.5 stars| Review
✔Elaine- The Martian by Andy Weir| 8/30/17| 5 Stars| Review
Week 4: Action Packed~ STAMPED
✔StephB- Carnal Secrets by Suzanne Wright| 9/1/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Katharine- First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones| 9/3/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Nichole- Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet| 9/5/17| 4.5 stars| Review
✔Elaine- The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter| 9/9/17| 4 stars| Review
Week 5: Vampires~ STAMPED
✔StephB- The Lost Vampire by Kate Baxter| 9/9/17| 3 Stars| Review
✔Katharine- One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost| 9/12/17| 3 Stars| Review
✔Nichole- Dark Heir by Faith Hunter| 9/12/17| 4.5 Stars| Review
✔Elaine- Love Bites by Lynsay Sands| 9/15/17| 2 stars| Review
Week 6: Spin Off ~STAMPED
✔StephB- Broken Compass by Jaymin Eve| 9/16/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Katharine- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige| 9/18/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Nichole- Blood of the Earth by Faith Hunter| 9/18/17| 4.5 Stars| Review
✔Elaine- Croc's Return by Eve Langlais| 9/19/17| 3.5 Stars| Review
Week 7: Demons ~STAMPED
✔StephB- The Liberator by Victoria Scott| 9/23/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Katharine- Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones| 9/23/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Nichole- Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole| 9/23/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Elaine- The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter| 9/26/17| 4 stars| Review
Week 8: Reader's Choice ~STAMPED
✔StephB- Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh| 9/30/17| 5 stars| Review
✔Katharine-The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman| 9/29/17| 5 stars| Review
✔Nichole- Seer of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier| 10/3/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Elaine- Bound by Thorns by Sean Michael| 9/28/17| 4 stars| Review
Week 9: Magical Realism ~STAMPED
✔StephB- Wishtree by Katherine Applegate| 10/8/17| 3.5 Stars| Review
✔Katharine- Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan| 10/9/17| 5+ Stars| Review
✔Nichole- The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon| 10/6/17| 4.5 Stars| Review
✔Elaine- First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen| 10/10/17| 3 Stars| Review
Week 10: Science Fiction ~
✔StephB- UnBound by Neal Shusterman| 10/22/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Katharine- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell| 10/17/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Nichole- White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland| 10/17/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Elaine- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card| 10/14/17| 4 stars| Review
Week 11: Published 2015 ~
StephB-
✔Katharine- Winter by Marissa Meyer| 10/22/17| 4 stars| Review
✔Nichole- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black| 10/23/17| 3 stars| Review
✔Elaine- Rock Hard by Nalini Singh| 10/21/17| 4.5 Stars| Review
I can be Captain :) Unless someone else really wants to do it, then be my guest! I'll delete my spots, lol.
Hi Ladies! I'm really excited that we're playing again so soon. This is my favorite Team challenge! I read mostly Romance and it's many sub-genres but the majority of my reading is some form of Fantasy/PNR/UF. I just like it to have some sizzle to go with it :)I live in Oklahoma. Married, just the one kid (my husband). That's about it for my exciting life :)
Team names.... be back in a few. Do y'all want to play off the Ten? or just random? I do better with random. And by me, I mean the Team Name Generators, lol.
Hi Nichole! I'm good with anyone other than me being captain, so I'll let y'all work that one out. ;) I'm living on the road in a 32' RV. Hubby retired from USMC last April and we've been touring around the US since. It's just us and our two kitties. We're currently in MT and keeping to the north as we try to avoid the heatwave sweeping across the country. Bleh.
RE: Name - I'm easy, so a play off of 10 or something random - either works for me.
I was on T#10 in the past and these were some of the names I'd thought of that weren't used.
Some ideas for a team name:
- words with TEN or X in them
eXtreme, eXtraordinary, TENacity, TENdencies, TENderhearted, eXaggerate(d), eXample, eXcellent/eXcellence, eXcentric, eXception(al), anXious ...
- book-ish
Kindle Queens, Series Sirens
I also like to make fun of myself... but here are some starter name ideas.Crash Test Dummies
Mullet Mafia
Fear The Walking Read (I was on a team The Walking Read here a few rounds back)
Midgets With Mohawks
Zombie Bait
Chicks with Kicks
Speed Bumps
Village Idiots
Nerd Herd
Better Off Read
Nightshade Castaways
Crypt Wanderers
The Wailing Banshees
Voodoodeviation
I'm a bit of a nerd myself, so I like 'Nerd Herd'. I also like 'The Wailing Banshees'. I'm a big fan of TWD, so I like that one, too.
How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to visit. I especially like the idea of spending the summer in a less melty place! And then be able to head South for the winter!
Hi Team! I am super excited to have another Bingo starting!! Last round was my first time so it will be nice not to be the (totally) new kid on the block...I love reading (don't we all?) and will try most genres but romance is my comfort zone and what I read the most. As far as names, I like Nerd Herd or Better Off Read but am fine with Fear the Walking Read as well (although I will admit to never having watched it...last round my team was named for Game of Thrones and I never had the heart to say I hadn't watched that, either). School is starting up this Wednesday so I will be super busy through the middle of September until things hit their stride. These Bingo rounds will be the perfect anecdote to all the crazy that comes with the beginning of a new school year--but I love being a teacher and wouldn't change a thing!!
Steph wrote: "Hiya, ladies! Howzit? :D Y'all ready for some Bingo? *waves to Miss Katharine*
PS: Anyone interested in being captain? I'd rather pass, but will if no one else can."
*waves back to Steph, giddy and jumping up and down* I'm so stoked we're on the same team! Where have you been lately--before MT?
I will be moving and starting a new job in the next month, so I'd rather not captain. Nichole, are you up to it?
Elaine...great to have you back! What do you teach? I was a teacher in a former life--taught 2nd grade.
Fear the Walking Read is good with me. I also agree with Steph's picks. I do like Midgets with Mohawks, though, since I'm fun-sized. :)
Hi Ladies!I've been Captain a few times, so I don't mind doing it :)
As far as names go, it looks like Nerd Herd and Fear The Walking Read. I think I like Nerd Herd best. I even have a Nerd avatar that I use. So how about that one?
Has anyone started picking out their Free Space book yet? I'm pretty sure I have mine picked out if I can hold out that long! I should probably read over the rules again and see if anything has changed...
Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to visit. I especially like the idea of spending the summer in a less me..."We're loving it. So much so that we haven't achieved one of our post-retirement goals which was/is to find a spot to settle. We just keep on roaming back and forth across the US. Eventually, at least for a short time, we'll have to stop somewhere to get our stuff out of storage (USMC holding for us - not indefinitely though) then decide if we'll stay there or start roaming again. :)
From MT, we're heading to a Nat'l Park in ND, then back to VA to spend time this fall with our family, after that we'll head to NM for Xmas with the rest of my family.
Thanks for being our captain, Nichole! Nerd Herd with cool avatar works for me :D I'm not yet sure which book will be my FS read, but I'll let ya know as soon as I pick one.
Hi Elaine! I always wanted to be either a teacher or a doctor. Came close-ish as a Medical Office Administrator. Hope this year's session goes well for ya! I'm so glad you decided to join us again this round. I love that this game brings other fans to our group.
Miss Katharine, we've been all over. Here's a map of our travels from 8 Apr 2016 - 27 Apr 2017; I haven't had a chance to update it since then. The #s are the campgrounds we've stayed at and the others are places we've explored: sights, Nat'l Parks, zoos, etc. :D We've seen a lot of the US, but so much left to see and do!
Good luck with your new job and home! Where are ya headed?
Nichole: Thanks for being the captain! I am happy to be in your herd o' nerds...Is it okay to go ahead and post our free space selections when we have them? I won't read it until Wednesday but it is loaded and ready on my Kindle.Katherine: I am currently teaching third grade (my third year in third) and taught fourth for thirteen years prior. Both grade levels are amazing but I find third to be slightly less hectic content-wise...I work at an amazing school and always seem to get the nicest families in my class.
Steph: My mom and I take short road trips every summer (this year was southwestern Colorado.) My grandparents RV'd and I've always loved the idea of traveling more long-term. I will say, some of the places I have seen RV drivers driving seem very challenging! Do you have a favorite place that you would like to revisit?
Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to visit. I especially like the idea of spending the sum..."HI Steph! Thanks for sharing the map of your travels. I've wondered where all you had been. And yes, I am lurking!
Elaine wrote: "I will say, some of the places I have seen RV drivers driving seem very challenging! Do you have a favorite place that you would like to revisit?"Oh, man, sometimes I'm white-knuckling it as my hubby expertly navigates us on some hairy, scary roads. There are a couple of places we will definitely return. Yellowstone and Crater Lake (twice already) National Parks were our favorites so far. We loved Jackson, WY, but we were there when the weather was nice. Not sure how we'd like it during their snow season.
Moondance wrote: "HI Steph! Thanks for sharing the map of your travels. I've wondered where all you had been. And yes, I am lurking! "
LOL, Cheryl! No problem at all. How are ya? :)
You'll need to update the map, really interesting. Are you gonna go through the middle anytime soon?
I know. I feel like I fight (with poor connections) for every min I can get online and when I do I usually spend it on something book-related. Surprise. LOL! My OCDemoness is squawking about all the empties on our travel map sticker. But, I'm not sure if/when we will. Not a lot of interest in many of those.
Just thought you might go that way, on the way to somewhere else. LOL. Gotta tick off those states you've missed, if only the corners :D
Well, we've driven through some of them, but we're only marking those spots that we spend at least one night camping there.
Elaine, you can post your Free Space choice whenever you're ready! :)I'll be reading either
or
or both, hopefully, if one of them works for the first shelf call!
Steph wrote: "My OCDemoness is squawking about all the empties on our travel map sticker. But, I'm not sure if/when we will. Not a lot of interest in many of those."As someone who lives in one of those empty spots... I get it, LOL!
Selection Post: Free Space Book
Book: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Pages: 379 pages
#3 on the SOS' member generated Best of Paranormal Romance list found here
Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to visit. I especially like the idea of sp..."Cheryl!!!! HI! How are things with you?
Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to visit. I especially like the idea of spending the sum..."Holy buckets, Steph! You have been racking up the miles! I'm staying in the same city, just a different house in a better neighborhood. :)
LOL Nichole! No insult meant to your state. We'll definitely make it out to explore all those we've missed, but some are lower on the To-Do list than others. ;)I'm not sure what I'll read for my FS book b/c I have so many choices, so it'll probably come down to my mood. Here's what I'm considering (all on either PNR or UF Best of lists and/or bookshelf):
I think I'm going to go with
off the group bookshelf.
Katharine wrote: "Holy buckets, Steph! You have been racking up the miles! I'm staying in the same city, just a different house in a better neighborhood. :) "That we have! :D
Cool! Hope the move goes smoothly!
Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to visit. I especially l..."Hi Katharine! Crazy as usual. Did I see that you are changing jobs?
Just re-read. I see you are moving.
Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never had a chance to vis..."Yes. I'm moving to the OR--intraop. Kinda freaks me out, but I'm really excited at the same time. I will definitely learn a TON and it's a good career move. :) And moving to a different neighborhood at the same time. Why not lump it all together and get it over with, right?
Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those places you never h..."I hope you love the OR as much as I do! Any certain specialty?
Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able to go to all those ..."I'm starting with General, Uro, and Ortho, but would like to work my way to Neuro, I think. What's your favorite?
I'm gonna try
for Shelf #1.Game on! Happy Reading, everyone!
Steph wrote: "LOL Nichole! No insult meant to your state. We'll definitely make it out to explore all those we've missed, but some are lower on the To-Do list than others. ;)I'm not sure what I'll read for my ..."
I LOVED Allegiance of Honor so much!!!!
Selection Post: Week 1 Kindle Freebies
Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom
262 pages
#21 on page 1 of Kindle Freebies
Week 1: Kindle Freebie
321 Pages
Shelved Kindle Freebie x14
Free Space
432 pages
Option 3: On the Group Bookshelf
Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds lovely to be able t..."I work with a Plastic Surgeon whose specialty is Craniofacial Surgery. So mostly peds although we work with neuro on tumors and do some trauma.
General gives you a good background. I haven't done Uro in over 30 years. I worked at an Orthopaedic hospital for a while. Not really my cup of tea. I like to keep it to the head and neck.
I'm still not sure which book I'll read for our FS, but I'll let ya know once I decide. :)
Completion Post: Kindle Freebies
Book: Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom
Date: 8-9-17
Rating: 2 stars
Review: This book had quite a bit of potential but missed the mark for me. I almost DNF'd it at a fairly early point because the hero was completely unsympathetic and frankly, quite crass at times. His disparaging remarks towards women and the ways in which he tried to use them were also off-putting. There was a bit of a mystery which started out interesting but the author was too heavy handed with her hints and revealed the baddie too soon while still thinking that the reader didn't know who it was. Usually I feel smart figuring it out early, but this time I felt as if author assumed I wasn't too bright by believing I wouldn't know who it was. In addition, the heroine engaged in some TSTL behavior at the end of the book, several misunderstandings occurred that could have been avoided using basic communication skills and the continual objectification of women by multiple characters got really old, really fast. I don't think that I will read book two in the series which I also have downloaded. Too many major issues in this book make me hesitant to give the author a second chance.
Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Katharine wrote: "Moondance wrote: "Steph wrote: "Nichole wrote: "How are you liking your retirement on the road? It sounds l..."Plastics is another area I think I might like. I'll put my time in and get a wide variety of experience, then I think I'll have my pick of what I want.
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Captain: Nichole
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