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Selection PostWEEK #8
Rolled: 7
Spot: 64
-Alt: Cover Item: Instrument
Book:
Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn
234 pages
How it fits: Instrument on the cover
Week 4 Completion
11/2
2 stars
Alt: Instrument on cover
Weak female character. Crappy male characters. None of which are because of them being rockstars. Just how they are written. The story wasn't even that great. Wanting to dance for one rock band, Sylest goes to an audition...to not even get to audition. Ends up meeting Maks, who offers her a job. She agrees! To go on tour with 7 complete strangers. A band she had never heard of before. Can't understand why her mom is unsure. And did I mention she is weak?
WEEK #8Spot: 64
-4th in a series
Drums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonQualification: (Outlander #4)
Finished: Nov. 4
Rating: ★★★★
Review: In this 4th book of the Outlander series Clare and Jamie immigrate from Scotland to North Carolina in the late 1760's. Two hundred years in the future their grown daughter Brianna has decided she wants to travel to the past to find our her parents history, not realizing her husband is also taking the portal to the past.
I find the changing of time periods a bit disconcerting but always interesting.
I was truly surprised when this series came in 2nd in the pbs Great American read so it made me determined to read the series.
Sheila, I don't read a lot of romance but I love the Outlander series.
I read the first couple books ages ago. It was only after it rated so high on pbs that I decided to continue it. I tried to get the first book from the library to re-read it but I was something like #300 in the queue
I'm one of the few that didn't really love the first book. So I never continued the series
Krissy, did you listen to the audio or read the book?I haven’t done either. But I have the audio because it was highly recommended
Listened to the audio. The narration was good. My biggest problem was that I really disliked Claire
I have a hard time with books when I don't like any of the characters as well.
Krissy wrote: "I'm one of the few that didn't really love the first book. So I never continued the series"I've read the first book twice, once I read it and the other I listened. I have yet to read the rest of it.
SELECTION POSTWeek 8, Spot 64
My Choice: The Alion King
Pages: 186
How it Fits: Paranormal Dating Agency #6
WEEK 6, SPOT 64
Book: Captive on the Fens
Read: 11/5/18
Rating: ★★★★
How it fits: #6 in series
Review
Another great installment in this mystery series and one of my favourites so far. I love all the characters and this time they dealt with another case full of twists and turns. I cannot wait to read the remaining two books in the series.
Should be done my book early this week.
Completion PostWEEK #8
Rolled: 7
Spot: 64
-Alt: Cover Item: Instrument
Book:
Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn
234 pages
How it fits: Instrument on the cover
Review: Kylie is down on her luck, it's been almost a year since her father died leaving her to live with her very young step mother who parades men in and out all the time, out of jealousy she kicks her out and that same day she loses her job. So what's a girl to do? She ups and heads to Nashville with a couple hundred bucks and a dream in her heart.
I liked it, it was a freebie so if book 2 becomes free at some point I'll continue on with the next book, if not I'll go on reading something else.
COMPLETION POSTWeek #8 - Spot 64
The Alion King
Completed: 11/02
Rating: ★★
Review: This has been my go to series because they are short, available for free with the audible romance package, and there are a lot of them. With that being said, I'm kind of over them. The whole kidnapping scene was eye roll worthy.
Week 8 Completions Spot 64
✓Sheila: msg 254
Drums of Autumn, Outlander #4
✓Carrie: msg 265
Girl with Guitar, ALT
✓Krissy: msg 266
The Alion King, Paranormal Dating Agency #6
✓maria helena: msg 263
Captive on the Fens, DI Nikki Galena #6
✓Sunshine: msg 278
Secrets, PsyCop #4
✓GreenFairy: msg 253
Touring With Red Velvet, ALT
✓Arshiya: msg 276
Blue Horizons, ALT
Since the is only 15 mins left until the next roll and we are still missing a couple completions I don't think we'll make it in time for a midnight roll. No point in forcing myself to stay up so I'll head to bed. I'll roll tomorrow once they are in. In the future if you know for a fact you aren't gonna make it by Thurs night at midnight (central) please let me know. That way I don't have to force myself to stay up for nothing. Thanks.
My apologies ...I’m in Las Vegas and losing track of the day. I just got in and will post my completed book in the morning.
So sorry Krissy! I'll be done by around late afternoon US time I think
As long as it's today we'll make the roll this week. Np
There is a little less than 7 hours to post your completions. Otherwise we lose our roll for the week
Sheila wrote: "Who is missing?"Sunshine & Arshiya
Completion PostWEEK #8
Rolled: 7
Spot: 64
-Alt: Cover Item: Instrument
Book:
Blue Horizons by Kathryn Andrews
Rating: 3 stars
Date Read: Nov 10th 2018
How it fits: Instrument on the cover
Review: I don't usually read books about musicians but the description of this one intrigued me. I liked all the characters, especially Will. The storyline kept me interested but the writing quality was subpar at best. Still, an enjoyable one time read.
Arshiya , you need to add the read date.
WEEK #8 / Spot: 64-4th in a series
Secrets
Read: 11/8
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I love this series and how Vic’s and Jacob’s relationship continue to grow.
WEEK #9Rolled: 6
Spot: 70
-7th in a series
-70th in a series
-standalone
-Alt: Cover Item: Hat
Selection PostRolled: 6
Spot: 70
-7th in a series
-70th in a series
-standalone
-Alt: Cover Item: Hat
How it fits: Hat on cover
Mod
Since when do we need to have the author name in the completion post?
WEEK 9, SPOT 70 - SELECTION POST
#7 in the DI Nikki Galena series
Mod
Denise wrote: "It is technically in the list of requirements. I don't usually go out of my way to make a fuss about it unless someone's using an author alternate, but figured I'd mention it while I was at it."I was looking for it, and finally found it the FAQ section :)
Oops, I then have to apologize because I never include the author (and don't think I did it in the previous rounds of SS either...). I'll make sure I include it in completion posts from now on.
WEEK #9Rolled: 6
Spot: 70
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen StoneQualification: Standalone
Finished: Nov. 11
Rating: ★★★★
Review: Jane has a plan when she moves to Minneapolis. Her plan is to get to know Steven and find a way to torture and eventually kill him. Her best friend committed suicide directly due to Steven being a major tool to her and after having met Steven, he definitely needs to die.
Jane is a psychopath all the way with no sense guilt at what she plans on doing and freely uses sex to manipulate the people around her.
I found this book hard to put down. New author to me.
maria helena wrote: "Denise wrote: "It is technically in the list of requirements. I don't usually go out of my way to make a fuss about it unless someone's using an author alternate, but figured I'd mention it while I..."Don't feel bad. I've never added the author in my posts either :/
Denise wrote: "Krissy, please also keep an eye on these things. Thank you!"😭😭
WEEK 7, SPOT 70
Book: Buried on the Fens by Joy Ellis
Read: 11/11/18
Rating: ★★★
How it fits: #7 in series
Review
This was another great book in the series, although not my favourite case. It took a bit longer to get to the page-turner part of the book. Overall I thought that the case was interesting and I still loved all the characters. I will miss them when I finish this series.
SELECTION POSTWeek 9, Spot 70
My Choice: Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
Pages: 336
How it Fits: standalone
Carrie wrote: "Arshiya , you need to add the read date."Done!
Denise wrote: "Arshiya & Sunshine, please do follow the review post guidelines - as Carrie rightly pointed out, Arshiya's post is missing the read date while Sunshine's is missing the author's name and the review..."Will keep it in mind from now on!
Mod
We'll be taking a break next week due to Thanksgiving.
Teams will roll this Friday, 11/16. No roll on 11/23. Reviews are due and the next roll will be on 11/30, at which point the game resumes its normal schedule.
For those playing both games, please note that the holiday scheduling works differently on SS and SSS.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it!
Update: Won't be able to finish my book by midnight but will make sure to get it in by late Fri afternoon(US central time)
COMPLETION POSTWeek #9 - Spot #70
Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
Completed: 11/11
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: I thought this was fascinating. I loved the way it was written with the perfect touch of humor. It was easy to follow and understand. I actually learned a few things!
Week 9Spot 70
Standalone
11/15/18
3 stars
A second-chance romance. Years ago, Derek made a promise to Emma. And then broke it. Now that they're back in each other's life...you guessed it. Pretty predictable. And very similar to another book by this author that I read.
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Spot: 64
-4th in a series
Qualification: (Outlander #4)