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R10: Team Str8 Bookin' It (8)
I'll read for the Halloween bonus. Unless somebody else really wants to
I should have my book finished tomorrow morning (around 8 hours from now)
maria helena wrote: "I should have my book finished tomorrow morning (around 8 hours from now)"No worries. I'll just roll when I wake up in the morning. Hopefully everybody else will have their reviews in by then too
Still waiting on completions from maria helena, Sunshine, GreenFairy, & Arshiya. I know maria helena said she'll get hers posted in a few hours. Just want to remind everybody else that I can't roll until all reviews are posted. If all reviews aren't posted within the next 24 hrs we won't get to roll at all this week.
WEEK 6, SPOT 48
Book: Killer on the Fens
Read: 10/26/18
Rating: ★★★
How it fits: #4 in series
Review
This mystery series, about DI Nikki Galena and her partner Joseph Easter who solve crimes in the Lincolnshire Fens, is quickly becoming my current favourite British series. They are quick, easy reads with interesting characters and good mysteries. This one however, was not quite as much of a pageturner as the previous book in the series and therefore left me slightly disappointed.
Must have been a busy week for our team.
Week 6
10/25/18
4 stars
#4 in All the King's Men series
Continuing the story of the battle between the drecks and vampires. Cobalt running rampant. More evil plots forming. As for characters and relationships. It's focus was on Io and Miriam. Though it also starts the building blocks for Marek's book. Wasn't one of my favorites to date but I love the writing.
Week 6Spot 48
Book : Winter by Marissa Meyer
How it fits: Lunar Chronicles #4
Read: 26th Oct 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Page count: 827pgs
Claiming Bonus: Starting and finishing a series AND Page count 500+ pages
Review: The conclusion to this series so there were obviously a LOT of things happening. Just constant activity without the plot slowing down at any point. Meyer did a good job tying up all of the stories from the series. Winter's character seemed a bit inconsistent to me but overall a fitting end to the saga. My favourite couple was still by far Thorne and Cress though.
Good job, ladies! Now we just need Sunshine's and I'll be able to roll :)
Sheila wrote: "Must have been a busy week for our team."Guess so! Lol
Hey so with this book we can claim the starting and ending a series bonus OR the reading =>4 books in a series bonus OR the 500+ pages bonus. For now I just wrote the starting and ending a series coz that one seems hardest to repeat but if it would be better to switch to another bonus, let me know and I'll edit my post.
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Arshiya, add both bonuses to your completion post. Thanks!
Denise wrote: "The single book bonuses can overlap with a series bonus, so you can claim both the starting and finishing a series point for reading the series and the 500+ pages point for this specific book. :)"Awesome ^_^
Krissy wrote: "Arshiya, add both bonuses to your completion post. Thanks!"Done!
Week 6 Completions Spot 48
✓Sheila: msg 198
Watch Me Die, Stacy Killian #4
✓Carrie: msg 199
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, ALT
✓Krissy: msg 196
Wheels Up, Out of Uniform #4
✓maria helena: msg 206
Killer on the Fens, DI Nikki Galena #4
✓Sunshine: msg 219
Oracle's Moon, Elder Races #4, bonus pts
✓GreenFairy: msg 208
Rebel Obsession, All The King's Men #4
✓Arshiya: msg 209
Winter, Lunar Chronicles #4, bonus x2
Week 6: Completion Post
Oracle's Moon
Read: 10/26
Rating: 2 stars
Review: This book was a bit strange. Not the story itself, the substance of the book was not there. I expected a lot more and was so disappointed on how it dragged and droned on. Note: The audio narration for the book was wonderful. The book itself... bah
Completed the bonus:
One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series.
WEEK #7Rolled: 9
Spot: 57
-5th in a series
-7th in a series
-57th in a series
-Alt: Australia
Completed the bonus:One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series.
WEEK #7: Selection PostRolled: 9 / Spot: 57
-Alt: Australia
Red Dirt Heart Imago by N.R. Walker
Pages: 154
Sunshine, could you add that to your completion post please?
WEEK #7: Selection PostRolled: 9 / Spot: 57
-Alt: Australia
355 pages
SELECTION POSTWeek 7, Spot 57
My Choice: Tall, Dark and Panther
Pages: 166
How it Fits: Paranormal Dating Agency #5
COMPLETION POSTWeek #7 - Spot 57
Tall, Dark and Panther
Completed: 10/26
Rating: ★★★
Review: Maya's family was horrible. I'm glad she basically told them to fuck off at the end. She should have done it years before. These books are all quick and easy reads. A good go to when I need something easy for a challenge
*Bonus pts earned for Halloween bonus
Krissy, were you working on the bonus: No Alternatives
Sunshine wrote: "Krissy, were you working on the bonus: No Alternatives"I already used an alternative :(
But I did earn the Halloween bonus so I'll add that to my completion
Sunshine wrote: "Krissy, were you working on the bonus: No Alternatives"So far I am on track to earn that bonus.
Week 7 Selection
Protect me272 pages
How it fits: #5 in Brie's Submission series
WEEK #7Rolled: 9
Spot: 57
-5th in a series
Foxglove Summer by Ben AaronovitchQualification: ((Rivers of London #5))
Finished: Oct 27
Rating: ★★★
Review: London police detective Peter Grant is tasked to the countryside when two young girls disappear. Peter isn't just any old copper though. He has special magical powers. His investigation uncovers lots of strange happenings and finds that he isn't the only one with special powers.
WEEK 7, SPOT 57
Book: Stalker on the Fens
Read: 10/29/18
Rating: ★★★★
How it fits: #5 in series
Review
I'm continuing the mystery series about DI Nikki Galena and her partner Joseph Easter who solve crimes in the Lincolnshire Fens. The fifth book was definitely one of my favourites in the series so far. It had some great characters, the plot was fast paced with lots of twists and turns (some of which I did not see coming) and was difficult to put down,
Week 7 Completion
10/31
5 stars
#5 of the Brie's Submission series
Brie Bennett is my favorite female character. And in my top 5 favorite characters either. Red Phoenix is my 2nd favorite author. A continuation of Brie and Thane's story. Well out of the Training Center, their story still involves others from the Training Center. Drama, laughs, tears, ups and downs...you feel the emotion pouring off the pages.
Woohoo! I actually got my review in early this week! LOL
Week 7 CompletionsSpot 57
✓Sheila: msg 233
Foxglove Summer, Rivers of London #5
✓Carrie: msg 241
Kissing Sin, ALT
✓Krissy: msg 228
Tall, Dark and Panther, Paranormal Dating Agency #5, bonus pts
✓maria helena: msg 234
Stalker on the Fens, DI Nikki Galena #5
✓Sunshine: msg 238
Red Dirt Heart Imago, ALT
✓GreenFairy: msg 235
Protect Me, Brie's Submission #5
✓Arshiya: msg 248
Looking for Alibrandi, ALT
WEEK #7: Completion PostRolled: 9 / Spot: 57
-Alt: Australia
Red Dirt Heart Imago by N.R. Walker
Read: 11/1
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Nice... so nice... It was great to visit Charlie and Travis again. The story brought me right back to the series. I felt as though I never left.
Roll is in 8 mins and we're still missing 2 completions so I don't think we're gonna make it tonight. Because of that I'm just gonna head to bed. I'll roll when I wake up in the morning as long as everybody has posted. Goodnight!
Working on my book. A few hours and I'll be done
Week 7 CompletionRolled: 9 / Spot: 57
-Alt: Australia
Book: Kissing Sin
Author: Keri Arthur
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I liked the story and yet again Quinn is in it but what's with all the sex? I know it's part of the whole werewolf thing in this series but man sometimes it can get a little annoying. I'm looking forward to picking up the story again in book 3, that is something I do like about this series thus far, the continuing story arc.
How it fits: Set in Australia
Did we miss the dealine for a roll this week?
I thought we had until the end of the day?
...yes, I think that's true*staking the thread ...waiting for the new roll
Carrie wrote: "I thought we had until the end of the day?"I didn't know Carrie. For some reason I thought it was noon but it doesn't say that in the rules. Just my addled brain.
Mod
There's still a little less than 11 hours left
Week 7 CompletionRolled: 9 / Spot: 57
How it fits-Alt: Australia
Book: Looking for Alibrandi
Author: Melina Marchetta
Rating: 4 stars
Finished: Nov 2nd 2018
Review: This book really surprised me. It took me a long while to get into it. After a few chapters I was sure I didn't like it and it was gonna be a one star read at best. But astonishingly my mind changed by the end of it. Josie Alibrandi is an Australian of Italian descent in the 90s. Trying to find her place among different cultures and peoples, grappling with the stress of the last year of high school, and new people coming into her life. This is the story of all she learns in a year and how much she changes and grows. It's about finding one's place and coming to terms with your identity. Excellent coming of age story if you can bear the exposition dump of the initial chapters.
WEEK #8Rolled: 7
Spot: 64
-4th in a series
-6th in a series
-64th in a series
-Alt: Cover Item: Instrument
WEEK #8 / Spot: 64-4th in a series
Secrets by Jordan Castillo Price
Pages: 169
Qualifies: 4th in the series
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With tomorrow's roll, teams have the opportunity to earn the Halloween bonus. This bonus point is only available during this one week.
Happy Reading & Happy Halloween!"
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