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R16: Team #9 ~ Dressed to the Nines
P. S. Someone please poke me if we get a winning call or something happens so that I need to read fast! I may not be paying as much attention as usual. :)
Will do Laura! I'm glad to hear everything is settling down. It looks like the following calls are winners:Kindle Freebie - Team 2
Guilty Pleasure - Team 4
2016 Reads - Team 7
Natalie, you've mentioned shifters in your review for necromancers, probably a copy/paste but you'll need to fix it :)Very sorry to hear that Laura, family is the best and the worst. Hope everyone close to you are coping with this and it all ends well.
For this shelf I'll be reading
which I've had sitting here for 2 days :)
Ongoing TrackingTeam 9: Dressed to the Nines
(view spoiler)
Week 7: Necromancers - 3/4
Tracked Here
Week 8: Hunter - 1/4
Tracked Here
Week 9: Urban Fantasy - 4/4
Laura - Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep - ★★★★☆ - 05/06/2018 - review
Marisa - Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire - ★★★★☆ - 05/06/2018 - review
Sandra - Dark Queen by Faith Hunter - ★★★★★ - 05/05/2018 - review
Natalie - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews - ★★★★☆ - 05/14/2018 - review
Marisa wrote: "Well, ladies, now to wait for the next shelf call. Assassin would be a nice call ;)"Well it'll be a good call for next week as it would be a winning call for us! So pick your UF books and look for an assassin one just in case.
I'm not sure what I will read, but it should be easy to find. I'm about halfway through my Hunter book.
And my necromancer review is fixed. Thanks for catching that!
:)Don't forget you need to have read & reviewed all books not just the shelves in the bingo line, to win.
Natalie wrote: "Will do Laura! I'm glad to hear everything is settling down. It looks like the following calls are winners:Kindle Freebie - Team 2
Guilty Pleasure - Team 4
2016 Reads - Team 7"
Also
Spin Off - Team 19
And with the new shelf we can add
Vampires - Team 4 (so 2 4-in-a-rows)
Assassin - Team 9
Gargoyles - Team 10
Yes! Finally one that fits in with my other reading plans! I’ll be reading Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep. Not sure how many tags, but it is MPG.
That one was lots of fun Laura, and its shelved 69 times :)It reminded me of Saturday morning cartoons.
She also refers to it in her other books.
Sandra wrote: ":)Don't forget you need to have read & reviewed all books not just the shelves in the bingo line, to win."
On that note, let's do a status check:
Weeks 0-6: Finished and stamped
Week 7: Necromancer - 3/4
Laura - Picked, plans to read within week
Marisa - Finished and reviewed
Sandra - Finished and reviewed
Natalie - Finished and reviewed
Week 8: Hunter - 1/4
Laura - Picked, plans to read within week
Marisa - Finished and reviewed
Sandra - Needs to pick
Natalie - Started, should finish within a week
Week 9: Urban Fantasy - 0/4
Laura - Picked, plans to read within week
Marisa - Needs to pick
Sandra - Picked
Natalie - Needs to pick, plan to read within week
Laura wrote: "Hey team! So, I've had a bit of a rocky week. Last Thursday my 17 year old ran away (we got her back unharmed). She had been telling some lies at work, and Child Protective Services was called. So ..."Sorry, Laura. I really hope things are improving, but that's for sure a rocky time.
Completion PostWeek 7 - Necromancer
Book:
Tagged 7 times as Necromancer
Date Read: 5/3
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 390
Review:
I loved this book! And I should have known I would have. I loved the Study Series, as well. So I don't know why I waited so long to read this one. Avry was a wonderful heroine. She had the attitude I expect from a Snyder heroine. And she didn't just roll over when the hero was a jerk. And I loved seeing Kerrick change as Avry affected him.
Well done Laura :)
Yep :D
Stamp is requested. I'm glad you enjoyed the book, it was my first Maria V. Snyder book :) I was planning to read Magic Study for assassins so I can finally get back to that series, but I just noticed it is also tagged urban fantasy so I may get to that next :)
Really? UF? People amaze me with their tags. I read a book of fairy tales recently that was tagged nonfiction!
Laura wrote: "Really? UF? People amaze me with their tags. I read a book of fairy tales recently that was tagged nonfiction!"I never question it when it works in my favor :)
Urban fantasy technically can any fantasy set in a city, not necessarily a modern city. I think this takes places in another palace type city right? I'm trying to remember how poison study ended.
Laura wrote: "Really? UF? People amaze me with their tags. I read a book of fairy tales recently that was tagged nonfiction!"Last game I read Percy Jackson for "Realismo Mágico", yes, totally South American literature :(
Natalie wrote: "I think this takes places in another palace type city right?"Some of it. :)
CONGRATULATIONS, Dressed to the Nines!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'necromancers'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Thanks Missy Steph :)
Shelf: Urban Fantasy
Date: 5/5/18
Rating: ★★★★★
Finally, the big Duel between the European Vamps & the American Vamps is here.
Lots and lots of emotions in this one. Jane gets some of her earlier memories back when a Man purporting to be her brother who is also the new local PSYLed honcho, meets her to request a meet with Leo regarding the Duel.
Jane has been having problems with time slipping and is worried it might affect her part in the Duel; lots of traitorous vamps & witches prior to the Duel trying to off her or Bruiser so that it will change the outcome.
Leo calls a Gather of the vamps & Yellowrock Security and stuns most of the vamps when he declares Jane Yellowrock, Blood Master of Clan Yellowrock. At this same event various plans come together for Leo as he gifts various Cities to some well known Vamps so they will have his back in the Duel.
The Duel is not just between Leo & Emperor Titus but between various members of each faction. (view spoiler) Sabina, the Outclan Priestess & the 3 Onorios, Bruiser, Brandon & Brian are the arbiters & judge of the Duel and therefore cannot fight.
This book is the absolute best one I've read of the sheer terror of not knowing who is going to make it through the duelling. We've come to love these characters and can feel Jane's emotions as each bout takes place. Her despair and desperation leap off the page, and not even Beast's assertion that she is Best Ambush Hunter can comfort her.
This is not a quick & dirty action scene, it goes for days and of course as always there are plans within plans and traitors and enemies everywhere.
So looking forward to the next book, I've got to know what happens next!!
Natalie, still haven't decided on a Hunter book but I'll try to do that tomorrow :)
Going with
and at 51%, for Hunter.
Shelf: Hunter
Date: 6/5/18
Rating: ★★★
Rosalind is a novice Demon Hunter working for the Brotherhood. They abhor magic and supernatural beings and are turning into a death cult. Kill first and don't bother with questions later. Rosalind is having a hard time actually killing the demons as some of them look so human.
Caine, a mage, saves her from a demon attack that goes wrong and tells her to run as the Brotherhood knows what she really is. Which is more than Rosalind knows. She's so naive, and has TSTL moments but at least acknowledges how stupid she is after some of them. Doesn't stop her doing stupid things again though.
Caine keeps saving her and they bicker continuously and at one point accuses her "whose defining characteristic is chronic wrongness, mixed with a staggering dose of condescension." And he's not wrong.
I can see where these stories will improve and no doubt I'll pick up the next one.
Completion PostWeek 9: Urban Fantasy
Book:
MPG UF - 70 tags
Date Read: 5/6
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This book was so much fun to read! It took every superhero cliche ever used and totally made fun of them. For starters, everyone has an alliterative name. It took me a few chapters to realize that it was everyone, not just the Main characters. I have read other Jennifer Estep books, in both the Elemental Assassins and Mythos Academy series. But this one is her first published book. And is very different from the others. It was nice to see this humorous side of her writing.
I've already finished my Urban Fantasy book. I hope to write the review tomorrow.
Completion PostWeek 8: Hunter
Book:
Tagged Hunter 2 times
Date Read: 5/7
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: This was an enjoyable book. The story was engaging, and the world was fun, if not unique. It could have been a sweeping, epic fantasy, had the author chosen to go that direction. It lacked the punch of Tolkien, or even Rowling, but it would certainly appeal to the target middle grade/YA audience (more on the Y side than the A side, though). Overall, I'm glad I read it, I'll try to convince my kids to read it, and I'll most likely pick up the next one at some point in the future.
Hope everything is going OK Laura :)
Sandra wrote: "Hope everything is going OK Laura :)"So much better! She's back to her usual self, and we're working on finding a counselor for her.
Excellent news!!!!!!!I can imagine how relieved you are!
Shelf 9:
Urban FantasyBook: Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire
Pages: 368
How it fits: Shelved 313 times as Urban Fantasy
Read: 06/05/2018
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review
I had read the two first books in this series and I had enjoyed them, but the change of MC backed me a bit of it. This challenge, however, and being back to the original MC, has brought me again to it and I've enjoyed it deeply. It's still one of the funniest series for me (Aeslin, Malena....) and I like a lot the development of the relationship between Verity/Valerie and Dom.
It has brought me back to all the short stories, so I'm very glad to have found it again.
Well, let's hope for an Assassin this week (it doesn't sound well, does it? ;) )
LOL No it doesn't!
I'll be reading
for Gothic Horror.
Apologies team, I have gotten behind this last week. I'll get everything updated and the tracking post up tomorrow morning. I don't think this is a winning shelf so there's still hope/time.
No worries Natalie, no one wins with this shelf :) But lots of teams have a 4 in a row, including us!
I've got nothing for this one. Off to peruse the list. :)
Really? The Twilight books are on that list, but the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache books aren't?
I thought the rules said that re-reads aren't preferred, but are allowed on a limited basis. But did I see somewhere that it is actually limited to only 1 re-read per person?
If I can do a second re-read, it will be
. Otherwise, I'll be reading
.
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All that to preface that I haven't gotten my books read. I'm 2 behind, and this week's call will be 3. Touch of Power is next up for me. I am prioritizing this challenge, and will be caught up by next week's call. Thank you for your patience!