R10: Team Nine Banded Armadillos (9)

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Looks like all reviews are in. It's really up to the team captains if they prefer to handle the rolls themselves or have whoever is available roll. I don't think Danielle minds if anyone else rolls, Angie has been handling a few rolls, and I daresay neither of them will complain if someone else goes ahead and rolls this time. :)

[Cait S]

Alrighty :)

Week 10
Rolled: 7
Current Spot: 76

#7 in a series
#6 in a series
#76 in a series
Alternative: Published in 2017

[Jenny]

Please tell me that someone has published #76 in a series.

I wonder if encyclopedias would work as a series? I am not volunteering to read one mind you...

[Cait S]

I'm going to read by McCall Hoyle for the alternate option of published in 2017

[Cait S]

Jenny wrote: "Please tell me that someone has published #76 in a series.

I wonder if encyclopedias would work as a series? I am not volunteering to read one mind you..."

Oh for sure. A ton of the good old 80s/90s tween series get beyond that. Babysitter's Club, Goosebumps, etc etc.

[Jenny]

Nancy Drew! I'm sure they went that far. I never read Goosebumps. After my time. Perhaps I should.

[Leslie Ann]

selection
Final Girls published in 2017

[Jenny]

Selection-
The Book of the Dead, seventh in a series.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

I don't mind at all if anyone else rolls. I actually just got home (I've been out) so glad someone rolled for us!

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

I'm going to read A Very Marian Christmas which is a #7 book.

[Jenny]

I think we were all feeling like usurpers. Glad you didn't mind.

Our number isn't as funny this time. Too bad.

[Jenny]

Completion post-
Week 10

597 pages
11/17/18

Seventh in the Pendergast series.

This book is less of a stand alone and more of a continuation of the last one. Our hero, Aloysius Pendergast is framed by his brother for a crime he did not commit. Meanwhile Diogenes (the brother) has even more sinister plans in store.
Ancient Egyptian curses, a new museum grand exhibit, recurring beloved characters, this book has it all.
Honestly though, this is not one of my favorite Pendergast books. Don't get me wrong, I adore this series, and this one moves the story along nicely, but I found it a bit of a stretch.

[Cait S]

Jenny, you'll need to add a review before it can be counted :)

[Jenny]

Sorry, got this challenge mixed up with another!

[Cait S]

Week 10~Spot #76
by Stephanie Garber
Qualifications: Published in 2017.
Finished: 11/20/2018
Rating: 4 stars
Review:

I knew going in that I was going to like this book. I can overlook a lot of things to read a magical carnival type story as long as the world building is satisfactory. I definitely felt the magic and world of Caraval was lovely and entrancing and I was truly invested for that alone.

Because, honestly? Scarlett? Was a bit of a twit. Not real bright. Whined a lot. I can give it to her for not being self-centered at least, but I lost count of how many times I rolled my eyes when she did or said something so blatantly dimwitted.

Big fan of the sister and the love interest though so at least we have that going for us.

The twists were awesome, the ending was awesome, and THAT CLIFFHANGER THOUGH. I'll definitely be picking up the next one soon.

[Jenny]

Cait, if you read the next one, let me know if it is good. I was underwhelmed by this one, but I do want to know what happens, of course.

[Leslie Ann]

Completion Post
Week 10 spot 76
alt: published in 2017
Final Girls
Riley Sager
pages: 342
published : 7/11/2017
read: 11/20/2018
3 1/2 stars

Review:
This book is a solid 3 1/2 tempted to give it 4 stars if not for the last few pages. Loved the characters and plot. I was guessing the whole time on who done it? I did solve it before the ending but it was a surprise. Easy to read and fun. Just don't know why the last chapter had to be added?

[Cait S]

Jenny wrote: "Cait, if you read the next one, let me know if it is good. I was underwhelmed by this one, but I do want to know what happens, of course."

I'll let you know! I'm hoping to get a copy soon :)

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Just a reminder - No roll this week for Thanksgiving. So reviews aren't due until next Thursday and the roll will be on the 30th.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I thought the reviews were to be done this week?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Nope, you've got until next week to finish your books. I know it's a bit confusing if you're playing both SS and SSS since the holiday scheduling works differently on each.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Okay thanks for clearing that up!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week 10 ~Spot #76
by Gena Showalter
Qualifications:Seventh book in the series
Finished:11/24/18
Rating:4 Stars
Review:Amun the Keeper of Secrets is overwhelmingly demonic since his trip to hell. Amun can't speak and bare all the pain he's going through right now. Haidee is a Hunter that can't explain the voice she's hearing but when she finds it. She can't stop herself from soothing the man that looks so much like Micah. What will Haidee do now?

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Completion Post - Week 10 - Spot 76
Book: A Very Marian Christmas by Lucy Lennox
How it Fits: #7 in Made Marian Series
Date Read: 11/23
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: This actually wasn't what I was expecting but I really enjoyed it. The two main MC's weren't actually Mariand but I liked them. I also loved seeing all the Marians and how they were doing but I liked that it had a new romance and a plot so it wasn't just a book about the Marian happily ever after Christmas.

[Denise]

Completion Post Spot 76
We're Going to Need More Wine
read 11/28/18
rating 5 stars
how it fits, published in 2017
I really enjoyed this book. I had no idea that Gabrielle Union had been through so many things. She told her story in a humorous way, in most chapters. I have been recommending it to friends.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

We have all the posts except Annika. I'll PM her just to remind her that the post is due today :)

[Annika]

Completion post
Spot 79


New Tricks
Read: November 17
Rating: 3,5 stars

This series gets more and more focused on dogs and dog rescue, going to court over dogs etc. I am a dog lover so I do find these stories cute and kind of funny, but I still look for a little more seriousness . Still all in all it was a good read.

[Jenny]

Annika, if you are a dog lover, give a try. Matt Haig is one of those authors whose every book is different from the one before, and I have enjoyed them all. This one, though, really got to me.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Week 11

Current Spot: 76
Rolled: 9
New Spot: 85

Read:
#8 in Series
#5 in Series
85: Author D

[Jenny]

Selection-
The Wheel of Darkness
Eighth in a series

Maybe?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Too early, guys. No rolling before Friday. You were about an hour ahead of time, so you'll have to re-roll when it's time.

[Jenny]

I haven't used a substitute book choice, so we should be able to get the bonus point after our next roll. Assuming we get a good roll that is...

Am I right that the books we read for the win have to be new (to us) books and not rereads? We are, I think, in second place, and close to the end.

[Jenny]

Denise wrote: "Too early, guys. No rolling before Friday. You were about an hour ahead of time, so you'll have to re-roll when it's time."

You want us to follow the rules? The nerve!

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

I know! How dare I?

Yes, books read for the winning spots (101 and above) can't be re-reads.

[Jenny]

Denise wrote: "I know! How dare I?

Yes, books read for the winning spots (101 and above) can't be re-reads."

Cool. Thanks.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week 11 Old Spot #76 Rolled 12 New Spot #88
Alternative #88~ Europe

[Jenny]

Yay, I can keep my planned eighth in a series!!!

[Cait S]

Thanks for rolling for us, Angie!

I'm going to go with the Europe option and read Stones in Water.

[Leslie Ann]

Selection post
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
#8 in the series

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Denise wrote: "Too early, guys. No rolling before Friday. You were about an hour ahead of time, so you'll have to re-roll when it's time."

Jenny wrote: "Selection-
The Wheel of Darkness
Eighth in a series

Maybe?"

Are we not rolling on Easter Standard Time? It was midnight Eastern Standard Time When I Rolled.

[Jenny]

I think I saw somewhere that it is midwest standard time, but I don't want to speak out of turn.

I was the only one who had chosen a book anyway, and I can still read it, so no harm no foul.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Jenny wrote: "I think I saw somewhere that it is midwest standard time, but I don't want to speak out of turn.

I was the only one who had chosen a book anyway, and I can still read it, so no harm no foul."

Ah - mountain standard time - that would make sense :)

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

88 would have been a good time to use our 4 bonus points taking us to 92.

[Leslie Ann]

I could easily switch if we want to use out bonus

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

That would put us on 92 - what does everyone think? I just think 88 is kind of a hard number and we need to use our bonus at some point.

I don't want to make the switch unless everyone is okay with that - or at least the people who have picked a book so far.

[Annika]

I don't mind either way.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Are we not rolling on Easter Standard Time? It was midnight Eastern Standard Time When I Rolled. "

From the rules that noone reads:
✸Deadline cutoffs are based on US Central time zone

:)

I frankly have no idea if or how much that is earlier/later than Eastern Standard, Midwest Standard, or any of the million other timezones you have in the US - I just know what it corresponds to in GMT+2, which is where I am, so that's when I tend to hover around the threads on rolling day. ;)

[Cait S]

I don't care but team 2 is at 101 so even if we do, it doesn't change anything. I'm fine with using it though just in case they don't finish or something.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

OK - if you guys don't mind let's go with 92 so we can use the bonus we worked hard for!

[Jenny]

Cool with me/