R17: Team #3 ~ Four not Three

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Selection Post - Shelf Six- Motorcycle Club

Seven Years (#1 Seven ) Dannika Dark
Pages: 331
How it fits: Shelved as Motorcycle Club

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Ah Man. I just finished one yesterday. :-)


Selection Post
Week 6: Motorcycle Club

Book: Easy by Dahlia West
How it fits: Shelved Motorcycle Club 3 times
Pages: 246

[Marisa]

Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "Ah Man. I just finished one yesterday. :-)


Selection Post
Week 6: Motorcycle Club

Book: Easy by Dahlia West
How it fits: Shelved Motorc..."

You know, waiting a couple of days :D Having read a book of this is not a danger for me :D

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

The one I finished wouldn't of counted. I had started it a while ago. One of the few books I pick up to read just because I want to and therefore it took awhile to finish because other Challenge books became a priority. :-D

It is a shame-on-me though because it was also a series #4 which I need this week for my SSS Challenge. *face smack*

[Marisa]

*lol* It usually happens...

[Martha]

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Shelf #6 Motorcycle Club

Wicked Ride by Rebecca Zanetti

Thanks for the recommendations Sandra and Loriidae this is a tough shelf. I read a Zanetti book for the military shelf and didn’t hate it so I try her again.

[Martha]

Completion Post
Shelf #5 Time Travel

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Read: 10/17/2018
Rating: ★★★★
This book was long enough to count for four Bingo books! On the one hand, it definitely makes Claire and Jamie more real, complete characters and they’re both wonderful characters. On the other hand, I felt like I should have finished an epic with all that effort and it didn’t feel epic. Gabaldon does a good job with the issue of what was acceptable behavior in the eighteenth century as opposed to the twentieth. She resurrects the masculinity of the Highland warrior effectively. I personally wouldn’t do well in a relationship with a Highlander but she makes Jamie more than appealing. The worst thing is what happens between Jamie and Captain Randall. It was too much in the TV show and it’s way too much in the book. I don’t trigger easily but it was enough to give me nightmares.

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Martha wrote: "Thanks for the recommendations Sandra and Loriidae this is..."

I really liked Zanetti's Scorpius Syndrome (dystopian) I think the mptorcycle ones are a spin-off so I hope there isn't too much background info lost

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Martha wrote: "This book was long enough to count for four Bi..."

Congratulations on finishing! :) Even though I enjoy a long book, it is sometimes a struggle ffor me to read that much in a week

[Martha]

Loriidae wrote: "Martha wrote: "Thanks for the recommendations Sandra and Loriidae this is..."

I really liked Zanetti's Scorpius Syndrome (dystopian) I think the mptorcycle ones are a spin-off so I hope there isn'..."
I noticed it’s a spinoff but I didn’t see anything else I wanted to try so I’m going to give it a go. If it’s good I can always reread it after I read the Scorpius books.

[Marisa]

Completion Post
Shelf 5: Time Travel
Book: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Pages: 464
How it fits: Shelved 150 times as Time Travel
Read: 16/10/2018
Rating: ★★★★



Review

This book is a good example (not fully but almost) of the reason I don't read a lot of Terry Pratchett's books nowadays. The irony is too much realistic (and so depressing). Even if this book have some funny moments (much more than Interesting Times), the book that unlinked me from Terry Pratchett's books. I've laughed a lot, cried a bit too, and been angry when you see the revolution in your own world. As I say, for me, Pratchett is not anymore an author I can read at any moment (aside of some specific books as Witches Abroad), but somebody I am at a specific mood (not very depressed).

[Martha]

Marisa wrote: "Completion Post

Shelf 5:
Time Travel
Book: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Pages: 464
How it fits: Shelved 150 times as Time Travel
Read: 16/10/2018
Rating: ★★★★

[..."

It’s awful when the truth has become as bad as ironic fiction.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Completion Post
Week 6: Motorcycle Club

Book: Easy by Dahlia West 10/20/18
How it fits: Shelved Motorcycle Club 3 times
Pages: 246
Rating: 4 Stars

Review
Jimmy aka "Easy” lost his leg in Iraq 3 years ago and has had a hard time getting back to life, let alone a sex life. Daisy has moved to Rapid City to start over and get away from her past of bad decisions. When the clothes are off (her's anyway) these two fit together in every way. The rest of the time, Easy is an ass.

I loved Daisy. She was a strong woman who took no crap. Well, except from Easy. He would keep walking away and she would keep coming back for more. We get our HEA though when he finally smartens up and realizes he does love her and needs to go chase her.

[Marisa]

Review included. Sunshine, have I lost your review for time travel?

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

No. I'm really sorry. I haven't started it. :-(

[Marisa]

No problem, we are not near of getting bingo, so I don't have to ask for the whip ;) I only wanted to now if I was missing something.

[Martha]

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Shelf #6 Motorcycle Club

Wicked Ride by Rebecca Zanetti
Read: 10/21/2018
Rating: ***
This was a pretty entertaining read and I was pleased that it wasn’t hard core Motorcycle Club stuff. The hero, Kellach, is only undercover in the club, he’s really an enforcer for the witch’s ruling Coven. While trying to uncover the source of a new drug that is killing humans but is really meant to rob witches of their power, he runs into Alexandra who is a homicide detective. They have a romance which is heavy on him having rough sex with her in order to get her to submit. So maybe it isn’t that different from standard Motorcycle Club fare. It was a little frustrating reading a spin-off of a series I haven’t read. The book stood on its own fairly well but lots of characters appeared who would have been more interesting if I had read their stories. I did like it enough that I may pick up the original series someday.

[Marisa]

Selection Post - Week 6 - Motorcycle Club: Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter

Pages: 384
How it fits: Shelved 1 times as Motorcycle Club (Thank you, Debbie!)

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Completion Post - Shelf Six- Motorcycle Club

Seven Years (#1 Seven ) Dannika Dark
Pages: 331
How it fits: Shelved as Motorcycle Club
Review: I was seriously underwhelmed by this novel. It is a debut novel and is full of Tropes and plot developments that were very undeveloped because there was just way too many of them. There was stalking, murder, diamond theft, kidnapping, abandonment, bounty hunters, unknown parentage, supernatural powers and more. The frenetic pace meant that the characters were being continually thrown from one situation to another without much resolution sometimes only a passing sentence, and indeed not a lot of response from the characters themselves because everything was just so overwhelming. Combined with the plot inconsistencies made this a disappointing read.
Read: Oct 22
Rating: ★✰✰✰✰

[Marisa]

Well, Loriidae, good to know so I don't go near the book :D Sorry for the bad experience, however.

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Marisa wrote: "Well, Loriidae, good to know so I don't go near the book :D Sorry for the bad experience, however."

Thanks Marissa! So disappointed as I have given her later books mostly 4 stars and even one five star.

[Marisa]

Yes, that dive is strange.

[Marisa]

Well, new shelf coming. I've finished my books, I'll try to post the review a bit later and check rules to know if we can request a stamp without having finished the previous shelf.

[Marisa]

Announcement Post

Shelf #7 ~ 24/10/18: Shifters
DIRECT LINK - Shifters shelf

[Marisa]

Weekly Tracking Post

Week 7: Shifters

● Loriidae: Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy (26/10/2018 - ★★★★) Review
● Marisa: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews (26/10/2018 - ★★★★½) Review
● Martha: Wild Hunger by Suzanne Wright (26/10/2018 - ★★★) Review
● Sunshine: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner (27/10/2018 - ★★★) Review



General Tracking Post

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yes Marisa, you can request a stamp regardless of whether previous shelves have been stamped or not.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Changing my book. I'm starting it today.


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Shelf #5 Time Travel

Book: Knight Moves by Cynthia Luhrs
How it fits: Shelved Time Travel 24 times
Pages: 270

[Marisa]

Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "Changing my book. I'm starting it today.


Selection Post
Shelf #5 Time Travel

Book: Knight Moves by Cynthia Luhrs
How it fits: Sh..."

Changed.

[Marisa]

Completion Post
Shelf 6: Motorcycle Club
Book: Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter
Pages: 384
How it fits: Shelved 1 times as Motorcycle Club
Read: 25/10/2018
Rating: ★★★



Review

This is a series I began loooong time ago and read the last one long time ago too. I think the main reason for it to go to the bottom of my TBR are vampires and darkness. It's typical dark urban fantasy, well written but depressing (at least for me, I'm easily affected by the books). This book is dark and sad in some aspects too, but it is again quite well written. You see the humans as cattle (from Jane's POV) and the contact is mainly with vamps.

Nothing has changed in this book. Every situation is more depressing than the previous one. Jane is full of guilt, everybody is giving her the cold shoulder, she hurts her friends but follows her duty... I think this series goes to the freezer for now. I've given three stars because it's very well written, but not for me in my current mood.

[Martha]

Sorry you’re not enjoying Jane, Marisa. I liked the series but know what you mean about it being dark. All of Jane’s guilt bothered me particularly—it was just over the top.

[Martha]

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Shelf #7 Shifters

Wild Hunger by Suzanne Wright
Shelved 80 times as Shifters
320 pages

[Marisa]

Selection Post - Week 7 - Shifters: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

Pages: 257
How it fits: Shelved 74 times as Shifters (reread for this bingo)

[Marisa]

After my "fight" with Jane Yellowrock, I think I need to be back on a sojourn to the inn ;)

[Marisa]

And Martha, yes, guilt is too much. And I hope you enjoy your books, I did it.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

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Shelf #7 Shifters

Book: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
How it fits: Shelved Shifters 25 times
Pages: 326

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Selection Post - Shelf Seven - Shifters

Urban Shaman (#1 Walker Papers ) C.E. Murphy
Pages: 410
How it fits: Shelved as Shifters

[Marisa]

Completion Post
Shelf 7: Shifters
Book: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Pages: 257
How it fits: Shelved 74 times as Shifters
Read: 26/10/2018
Rating: ★★★★☆



Review

Nice and sweet book, even if vamps and werewolves are involved :p I love the Hiru story and its moral, so near to the real life. I like all the characters, and I would like a lot to visit an inn. It's nice to see the poor policeman who has been present in all the stories involved in what's happening and how it's solved. The sad moments are very sad but no unnecessary angst or bricked-head characters.

In another note, it's good too to remember the beginning of the story we are reading in the blog. Anyway, I hope that, after visiting with Maud, they will be back to Gertrude.

[Martha]

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Shelf #7 Shifters

Wild Hunger by Suzanne Wright
Read: 10/26/2018
Rating: ***
Well I’ve done it—I’ve finished all the Phoenix and Mercury Pack books. And while I have enjoyed them I’ve decided I’m done with Suzanne Wright. I realized that I don’t remember one character from another when she writes about people from old books. I just finished this yesterday and I’m not sure I can remember anything that makes Frankie and Trick unique.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

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Shelf #7 Shifters

Book: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner 10/27/18
How it fits: Shelved Shifters 25 times
Pages: 326
Rating: 3 Stars

Review
This was fun. Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies, Oh My!
Vicky is a demon slayer by profession. She enters the victim's dreams and vanquishes whatever type is plaguing them. She is also a shapeshifter. Three times a month she can shapeshift into anything. I like Julie, the zombie, though she is a teenager so she can be annoying. I loved that Vicky's vampire roommate is Juliet. THE Juliet. It's not all play though. We have fights for "Paranormal Americans" rights and of course the big bad Hellion demon that wants to destroy Boston. I look forward to the next book.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Four Not Three!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'motorcycle club'. 

[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Three not Four!

[Marisa]

Thank you, Steph! Thank you, Sandra!

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Completion Post - Shelf Seven - Shifters

Urban Shaman (#1 Walker Papers ) C.E. Murphy
Pages: 410
How it fits: Shelved as Shifters
Review: Finished - Overall I loved it, although it did fall away towards the end of the story. To begin with the knowledge of our heroine as a mechanic and then the appearance of the coyote, I was like... OK, seems familiar and I had to check. Urban Shaman was published the year before Moon Called (Mercy Thompson - Patricia Briggs). However it quickly became apparent that these were the only similarities. I really liked the banter with Morrison and hope something develops romantically in future books. It is a retelling of The Wild Hunt (Celtic folklore), with Morrison the sceptic. A great partnership occurred between Jo and Gary - a seventy year old taxi driver which I also hope continues into future books.

Read: Oct 26
Rating: ★★★★✰

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Yay team we are doing well!

So my book turned out to be the same as my motorcycle book, not a shifter in sight, although it was shelved 9 times as shifter. People must read the blurb and think it sounds like a shifter book and classify it as that. Anyway regardless, I am looking forward to continuing the series.

[Marisa]

Yeah, we are doing quite well! We should chant for "Witches" or "Paranormal Mystery". And well, about shelves, I'm not yet over the shock of finding Harry Potter as "Realismo mágico" LOL

[Martha]

Urban Shaman sounds good, I’ll have to add it to my tbr. And, yes, go witches and paranormal mystery!

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

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Shelf #5 Time Travel

Book: Knight Moves by Cynthia Luhrs 10/30/18
How it fits: Shelved Time Travel 24 times
Pages: 270
Rating: 3 Stars

Review:
This is book 2 in the series and even though I did not read the first book, I didn't feel like I was missing anything. Each of the 3 sisters has their own story and this was Melinda's.

One of Melinda's sisters, Lucy, went missing on a trip to England and was pronounced dead, assuming she fell into the ocean and drowned. One year later and Melinda still couldn't believe her sister was gone so she began to look into the disappearance. Having come up with the idea that her sister traveled back to the past she sets out to do the same and find her sister. She finds herself back in 1327 and rescued by the Lord of Falconburg. James was nicknamed the Beast and even though he was from money, no lady wanted to marry him.

This was an easy read and a simple love story. James is really a nice man but no one could look past his scars. Melinda is a resourceful woman even if she's cursed with bad luck with men and even worse luck with directions. Other than the multiple run-in's with bandits, there was no MC conflicts, which made them easy to enjoy.

I don't find myself eager to read the other 2 books, but if I'm ever in need of a time-travel book or a sweet simple romance, I will definitely pick up one of these books.

[Marisa]

Sunshine, please, could you add the date to the review, so I can include it and request our stamp? Thank you!

And thank you for the review, it looks a bit like my cup of tea this book: Do you find it similar to Lynn Kurland's books?

[Marisa]

And thank you, the first one in the series is free in Kindle, so I'll get it :D.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Added my finished date.

This isn't the type of book I usually read. I picked it up because it checked the boxes I needed for multiple challenges and was free on Audible Romance Package. I really enjoyed it so I'm glad I did. :-)