R17: Team #3 ~ Four not Three

[Marisa]

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Week 10 - Kindle Freebie

Book: The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve Jack
Pages: 308
How it fits: Shelved 17 times as Kindle Freebie

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Four not Three!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'urban fantasy'. 

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

Good Job!! :D

[Marisa]

Thank you very much, Steph!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Three not Four!

[Marisa]

Thank you, Sandra!

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Selection Post - Shelf Ten - Kindle Freebie

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (#1 The Dowser) Meghan Ciana Doidge
Pages: 232
How it fits: Shelved as Kindle Freebie

[Martha]

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Shelf #10 Kindle Freebie

The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter
Read: 11/17/2018
Rating: ***
They say you get what you pay for and that’s almost the case with this book. I paid nothing and the book gave me more than nothing but not by much. The heroine was a cliched sassy, quirky, pretty thing. The hero was a generic handsome, nice guy. The plot was a thin story about running away from a mobster after witnessing a murder. It was pleasant enough but nothing I’m going to continue.

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Martha wrote: "Completion Post
Shelf #10 Kindle Freebie

The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter
Read: 11/17/2018
Rat..."

Yes I have to be in the mood for these, they're fluffy reads.

[Marisa]

Completion Post
Shelf 10: Kindle Freebie
Book: The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve Jack
Pages: 308
How it fits: Shelved 17 times as Kindle Freebie
Read: 16/11/2018
Rating: ★★★



Review

It's not bad written and it's a fast read, that's the reason of the three stars. It's not my cup of tea, however. My unbelief has not been suspended at all and there are a lot of thigs which scream impossible for me, and one of them is not the existence of supernatural word, so you can imagine. And this instant-lust..., ot the boring (for me) threesome... Well, let's say I'm not going to continue the series.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

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Week 10: Kindle Freebie

Book: Wedded Blintz by Leighann Dobbs 11/18/18
How it Fits: Shelved Kindle Freebie 1 time
Pages: 213
Rating: 3 Stars

Review:
Lexi is finally getting married. When at the dress shop trying on her custom dress she runs into her high school nemesis, who’s custom dress is pretty similar. They preceded to get in a vicious cat fight. Later on, Veronica, the bride, and Philippe, the dress maker, are found dead and Lexi is suspect number one. Unfortunately for her, her sexy detective fiancé is taken off the case and the gum snapping rookie is put in charge.

This is a fun, cute little read to fill in the time. Lexi’s grandmother and her senior gang provide humor and we get our happy wedding.

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Completion Post - Shelf Ten - Kindle Freebie

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic Meghan Ciana Doidge
Pages: 232
How it fits: Shelved as Kindle Freebie
Review:
I'm not sure how to rate this book it's not a two maybe a low three stars . It's a strange mix of mystery and paranormal striving to be an Urban fantasy, but not really a cosy either . The main character, a dowser who draws magic to her, was quite difficult to like. She oscillates between fabulous business woman and complete TS TL . I guess it just felt like another one of those books where the heroine is really special but she doesn't know why. She's been kept in the dark her whole life and suddenly there are hints about her true heritage. Overall I think it's probably worth trying out the second one because there were some interesting elements even though the mystery part was quite obvious .
Read: Nov 21
Rating: ★★★✰✰

[Martha]

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Shelf #11 Warrior

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Shelved 10 times as Warrior
379 pages

[Marisa]

Sorry for the delay, but work is bit hectic now.

[Marisa]

Announcement Post

Shelf #11 ~ 21/11/18: Warrior
DIRECT LINK - Warrior shelf

[Marisa]

Weekly Tracking Post

Week 11: Warrior

● Loriidae: Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (23/11/2018 - ★★★★) Review
● Marisa: Barbarian by Anna Hackett (24/11/2018 - ★★★★) Review
● Martha: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter (23/11/2018 - ★★★) Review
● Sunshine: Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh (28/11/2018 - ★★★★) Review



General Tracking Post

[Marisa]

Bureaucracy done! Now to look for a book!

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Selection Post - Shelf Eleven - Warrior

Iron and Magic (#1 The Iron Covenant) Ilona Andrews
Pages: 380
How it fits: Shelved as Warrior - Page 2

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Selection Post
Week 11: Warrior

Book: Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh
How it Fits: Shelved Warrior 3 time
Pages: 384

[Martha]

Completion Post
Shelf #11 Warrior

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Read: 11/23/2018
Rating: ***
I’ve had this book for the longest time and for some reason never got around to reading it. As you might expect from the title, the hero, Maddox, is dark— a tortured male who is a mythical warrior possessed by a demon. The heroine, Ashlyn, has her own torments and is kind of a sweet bumbler with, of course, a backbone of steel. The romance is of the falling in love with your kidnapper sort which walks right over lines regarding consent. I don’t think any issues with this are really addressed by having Ashlyn constantly muse that she really shouldn’t be falling for this violent guy who is holding her captive. But if that sort of thing bothered me too much I never would have picked up this book. The plot is pretty tight except for an actual deus ex machina conclusion although the entity who saves everybody is actually only the daughter of a god so maybe that makes it better. Altogether, though, I enjoyed the book and not having a backbone of steel will probably continue the series.

[Marisa]

Selection Post
Week 11 - Warrior

Book: Barbarian by Anna Hackett
Pages: 242
How it fits: Shelved 3 times as Warrior

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Completion Post - Shelf Eleven - Warrior

Iron and Magic (#1 The Iron Covenant) Ilona Andrews
Pages: 380
How it fits: Shelved as Warrior - Page 2
Review: I had put off reading this one as I didn't see how the villain from the Kate Daniels series could be a hero. This is a spinoff best read according to the authors before the tenth and final book of Kate Daniels. Brought together through a marriage of convenience to formalise an alliance, Elara is a perfect match for Hugh, fiercely loyal to her people, but capable of brutality, as they find themselves fighting a war on two fronts. Of course having read the previous nine Kate Daniels books it was very easy to slide into the world that is a perfect blend of mediaeval sorcery and modern day technology.
Read: Nov 23
Rating: ★★★★★

[Martha]

I loved that book, too, Loriidae. I’m looking forward to reading more about Hugh and Elara.

[Marisa]

That book is in my pending list, Loriidae. I think I'll read it on Christmas, I don't think I can read it while working.

[Marisa]

Well, post updated. Sorry for the delay. Bad week at work. I've already read my book too, I'll try to write my review this evening.

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Marisa wrote: "That book is in my pending list, Loriidae. I think I'll read it on Christmas, I don't think I can read it while working."

I cleaned house, doing all those things I hadn't done for ages so I could justify to myself keeping on listening. :D

[Marisa]

My English listening skills are not enough for listening a book :(

[Steph, Serious series addict]

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

[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!

[Marisa]

Announcement Post

Shelf #12 ~ 27/11/18: Part of a Series
DIRECT LINK - Part of a Series shelf

[Marisa]

Weekly Tracking Post

Week 12: Part of a Series

● Loriidae: Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher (04/12/2018 - ★★★★) Review
● Marisa:
● Martha: A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles (29/11/2018 - ★★★★) Review
● Sunshine: Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis (04/12/2018 - ★★★) Review



General Tracking Post

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Completion Post
Week 11: Warrior

Book: Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh 11/28/18
How it fits: Shelved Warrior 3 times
Pages: 384
Rating: 4 Stars

Review
The story continues on after the attack on the city. As everyone is rebuilding, structures and lives, a dog and a woman are found dead and seem to be mummified. Similar to Lijuan's victims. This, coupled with a new drug putting vampires into a blood frenzy, means there is a quiet attack still happening.

I love Janvier and Ashwini. Their relationship was already on fire, they just needed to give into it. Ashwini had a good reason to hold back. At first I was rolling my eyes. Oh great, another dark past. But boy, that one's a doozy. We still got a bit of Elena & Raphael, which is great cause they are still my favorite couple. I can't wait to read about Naasir next!

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

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Week 12: Part of a Series

Book: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
How it Fits: Shelved Part of a Series 45 times
Pages: 342

[Martha]

Selection Post
Shelf #12 Part of a series

A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles
Shelved 18 times
211 pages

[Martha]

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Shelf #12 Part of a Series

A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles
Read: 11/29/2018
Rating: ****
Stephen is a magician who enforces justice in the paranormal world and Lord Crane is a smuggler turned Earl when his father and older brother both commit suicide. They have a charming romance in historical London and solve mysteries together. In this one giant rats are killing people and Crane’s past in Shanghai comes into play. There is also a short story which includes more about Merrick, the Earl’s man of all work.

[Marisa]

Sorry for the delay in updating tracks and posting reviews, but after being at work in meetings (in English) for three hours or more, when I go home I have no brain.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Poor Marisa, after meetings that last that long, I was always brain dead, and English is my first language.

[Marisa]

Completion Post
Shelf 11: Warrior
Book: Barbarian by Anna Hackett
Pages: 242
How it fits: Shelved 3 times as Warrior
Read: 24/11/2018
Rating: ★★★★



Review

One more book in this futuristic series by Anna Hackett. Strong women, strong men with some past but not too much angst (great, I really hate the broody type that it's all the time complaining that he is not good for the heroine and thinking about his past). A lot of adventure, sexy and loving moments. A fun and fast read.

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Completion Post - Shelf Twelve - Part of a Series

Princeps' Fury (#5 Aleran Codex ) Jim Butcher
Pages: 386
How it fits: Shelved as Part of a series

Review:
This is #5 in the Aleran Codex series, and I recommend this series for lovers of traditional fantasy. In many ways it is reminiscent of the sagas from the early eighties but with the modern overtones of darkness and vivid battle scenes.

I liked this better than the fourth book although there were more plot threads to keep track of with significant developments happening in each thread. I actually liked this because I have been a little frustrated in the past with filler plot threads. I liked the continuing development of Tavi's relationship with Kitai, the main characters.

But as the series progresses some plot lines appear to have vanished, although there is still one book left in the series to tie all of those up.
Read: Dec 4
Rating: ★★★★✰

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Team #3 you need to request your stamp for Warrior :)

Don't forget to post any reviews not yet completed so the stats are complete, also if you finish all your shelves you'll receive a Badge for Completion :)

[Martha]

It was great playing with all of you, we were such a good team just had bad luck with the draws.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Wow! I didn't realize we were this close to the game ending. It was great playing with you ladies!

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Thanks everyone I had a great time, love meeting people and of course new books!

[Marisa]

Thank you very much! It has been very, very nice to play with but, as Martha says, bad luck :( I hope to play with you again in other bingo.

And I want to apologize again for the last couple of weeks, I'm looking forward to the vacations or I'm going to collapse.

[Marisa]

Ah! And stamp requested ;)

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

I changed my book. :-)

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Week 12: Part of a Series
by Kyra Davis
Book: Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis 12/4/18
How it Fits: Shelved Part of a Series 2 times
Pages: 368
Rating: 3 Stars

Review
Sophie's sister finds her husband dead. This is of course after he admitted to having an affair. Sophie hires the sexy Anatoly to help investigate who did it and this leads to all sorts of revelations about the dead man. It's an easy story to follow along though some of the characters are annoying. And as a side note, the female narrator of the audiobook makes the woman have deeper voices than the men....

[Steph, Serious series addict]

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

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

Good Job!! :D

[Marisa]

Thank you, Steph!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Three not Four!

[Marisa]

Thank you, Sandra!