Team 10: 10 More Minutes

[Alejandro]

@10 More Minutes just checkin in. Hope all are well. Finished Humor/Satire book and posting comp. soon.

[Meg]

Alejandro wrote: "@10 More Minutes just checkin in. Hope all are well. Finished Humor/Satire book and posting comp. soon."

Doing good here! Thx!

[Mary X]

I'm running a little behind on my book this week.

[Tiffany]

Completion post:
Shelf: Satire/Humor
I Still Just Want to Pee Alone: I Just Want to Pee Alone Book #3
Pages: 196
Qualification:tagged as Humor on Goodreads
Completed: 7/16
Review:
This is a compilation of essays on parenting from 40 mom bloggers from the internet. I chose the book because I enjoyed the first one so very much. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy this one nearly as much. There were some essays that I found very interesting but I couldn’t really get into this book like I did the first. It was a struggle to finish it.

[SandyL]

Hi 10's!!!

How's everyone doing? I hope everyone had a great weekend. How are your Humor books coming along @Mary and @Alejandro? And how is your Free Space book coming along @Alejandro?

Next call is later today!

[Jen K]

Selection Post

Shelf: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
Book: Year One by Nora Roberts
Pages: 419 pages
Qualification: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2018)

[Jen K]

Hope everyone finds a good read!

[SandyL]

Week 7 - GoodReads Choice Award Nominee


Here is a link to the 2018 winners, and there are links on that page to nominees for 2018 and other years.

[Meg]

SELECTION POST:
Shelf: GoodReads Choice Award Nominee
Book: Festive in Death by J. D. Robb
Pages: 390
Qualification: 2014 Goodreads nominee under Mystery & Thriller

[Meg]

Jen K wrote: "Selection Post

Shelf: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
Book: Year One by Nora Roberts
Pages: 419 pages
Qualification: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2018)"

Awesome read!

[SandyL]

Selection Post - Week 7 - GR Choice Nominee

Book:
Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
Pages: 307
Qualifier: 2011 Nominee for Romance

[Mary X]

I'm about 1/3 of the way through my humor book and I have several options for the Goodreads Nominee shelf. I'll post when I pick one, probable as soon as I finish my humor book.

[Tiffany]

Is there a specific year that our book should have been nominated?

[Jen K]

@ Tiffany, looking around it appears that any year would qualify, no restrictions!

@ Sandy, finished The Unhoneymooners and it was so cute!

@ Meg, I was very excited to find Year One on the list!! I have been trying to move it up on my list.

@ Mary, as I understand from you, no rush, enjoy your books and RL!

@ Alejandro, hope reading is going well!!

[Mary X]

This shelf call gave us another 3 in a row.

[Alejandro]

Completion Post

Shelf: Humor/Satire
Book: This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Pages:256
Read: 7/15
Rating: 4 ☆☆☆☆
Review: Behind the scenes sneek peek into the authors medical practice and some aspects of the medical industry in the U.K. Very funny anecdotes through out the book make it interesting.
Some realities the author contends with are sobering and heart wrenching at times. Ejoyable read I would recommend. Diary entry format gave it a quick tempo. I hope to read more medical memoirs in the future.

[Alejandro]

@Mary, Mary Just a bit contrary hope you enjoy your humor read.

[Alejandro]

@Tiffany way to go on your completion.

[Alejandro]

@Jen K my reading is going good. Rules for Life is a slow burn , but it is very good also.

[Alejandro]

@10 More Minutes, look like 2 teams might get 4 in a row once they complete this shelf. *fingers crossed* da next shelf called does not give them a possible bingo..... hehe lol

[Jen K]

Alejandro wrote: "@10 More Minutes, look like 2 teams might get 4 in a row once they complete this shelf. *fingers crossed* da next shelf called does not give them a possible bingo..... hehe lol"

Yes, let's hope the next gives us a 4 in a row instead!

[SandyL]

Week 7 - GR Choice Nominee 6/6 Completed

Alejandro - Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence - Completed 7/25/19 - Msg 413
Jen K - Year One - Completed 7/18/19 - Msg 379
Mary - The Nature of the Beast - Completed 7/19/19 - Msg 400
Meg - Deadlocked - Completed 7/19/19 - Msg 394
SandyL - Big Bad Beast - Completed 7/17/19 - Msg 382
Tiffany - Every Note Played - Completed 7/23/19 - Msg 399

[Alejandro]

Selection Post

Shelf: Choice Award Nominee
Book: Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for
American Independence
The Killing of Historical Figures series by Bill
O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Pages: 340
Qualif: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee 2017
(History & Biography)

[Tiffany]

Selection post:
Shelf: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
Pages: 320
Qualification: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for 2018

[Mary X]

Selection:

Shelf: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee



2015 Nominee for Mystery/Thriller

384 pages

[Mary X]

My humor post will be up soon.

[Mary X]

Completion post

Shelf: humor/satire



pages: 412
Fits: shelved various forms of humor
Stars: 3
Finished 7/18/19

This was just ok for me. I like Neil Gaiman and have read a couple of Pratchet books before. I found this one to be a bit to chaotic. The beginning was really good and I liked the concept a lot. But I kept totally losing track of what the hell was happening. There are so many characters and it jumps around a lot. The book is also trying way to hard to be super funny and witty every single second which was just too much. I still plan to give the TV show a shot and maybe I'll like this style in that format better.

[Jen K]

@ Mary, shame to hear this wasn't so good. I was considering it for the 2 author prompt or based on tv.

Lot of airport and plane time yesterday= lots of reading time. :) Hope people are staying cool. I heard it was triple digit temps in DC of which I am happy enough to miss.

[Jen K]

COMPLETION POST

Shelf: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
Book: Year One by Nora Roberts
Pages: 419 pages
Read: 7/18/19
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: Loved the start and the variety of types characters introduced. Reminded me a bit of The Stand and slightly trite at moments but still super interested in overall story and can't wait to read the rest of the series.

[Meg]

Sad news about my pick for Goodreads nominee. I got the ebook for Festive in Death from the library and the formatting is messed up at the beginning of each chapter.

I have to change my pick to:

SELECTION POST:
Shelf: GoodReads Choice Award Nominee
Book: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Pages: 327
Qualification: 2012 Goodreads nominee under Paranormal Fantasy

Pls let me know if this is okay! Thx!

[SandyL]

Meg wrote: "Sad news about my pick for Goodreads nominee. I got the ebook for Festive in Death from the library and the formatting is messed up at the beginning of each chapter.

I have to change my pick to:
..."

Sorry you had to change, but no problem at all Meg! I hope this one works out better for you!

[SandyL]

Completion Post - Week 7 - GR Choice Nominee

Book:
Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
Pages: 307
Qualifier: 2011 Nominee for Romance
Completed 7/17/19
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Wolf shifters Dee-Ann Smith and Ulrich "Ric" Van Holz met when they were kids and Ric never forgot Dee-Ann. Now, years later, the run into each other again and Ric is determined to win Dee-Ann over. Their families hated each other, and Ric needs to convince Dee-Ann he's not a rich snob like the rest of his family. In the meantime, Dee-Ann gets involved in trying to dismantle a hybrid shifter fighting ring. This book was fun and exciting. Not the book's fault, but this is the first one I've read in this series so I was a bit lost with all the characters - I'm going to go back to book 1 to get the full experience!

[Meg]

Thanks, SandyL! Have started the new one...

[Alejandro]

Kudos on your completion @SandyL, and glad that you enjoyed it. Going on my tbr list.

[Alejandro]

@Meg hope you enjoy the new selection.

[SandyL]

Alejandro wrote: "Kudos on your completion @SandyL, and glad that you enjoyed it. Going on my tbr list."

I do recommend reading the series in order, Alejandro. But it's fun and entertaining!

[Mary X]

That's weird on the formatting. I once ordered a print book from Amazon only to have a large chunk in the middle with the pages upside down and inserted backwards. They sent me a replacement and it had the same issue. I wonder how many got run off that way. I ended up just flipping the book around and reading it that way.

[SandyL]

I've requested our stamp for Week 6 - Humor/Satire. Great job team!!!

[Tiffany]

Selection post:
Shelf: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
Pages: 320
Qualification: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for 2018

[Meg]

Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "That's weird on the formatting. I once ordered a print book from Amazon only to have a large chunk in the middle with the pages upside down and inserted backwards. They sent me a replacement and it..."

Now that's almost funny. 😊 I've had a few weird print books before and I just had to shake my head.

This one was an ebook, and the fancy chapter numbers, enclosed in a black box, took over most of the first quarter of the page. Couldn't read first few lines/paragraphs.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Congratulations 10 More Minutes on completing your Humour/Satire.
Your Bingo Board has been updated to reflect the stamp.

[Tiffany]

Meg wrote: "Sad news about my pick for Goodreads nominee. I got the ebook for Festive in Death from the library and the formatting is messed up at the beginning of each chapter.

I have to change my pick to:
..."

Selection post:
Shelf: Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee

That’s too bad. I really enjoyed this book.

[Meg]

Tiffany wrote: "Meg wrote: "Sad news about my pick for Goodreads nominee. I got the ebook for Festive in Death from the library and the formatting is messed up at the beginning of each chapter.

I have to change ..."

I'm working my way through the series, trying to do catch up, so I will def get back to this one but some other way.

[Meg]

COMPLETION POST:
Shelf: GoodReads Choice Award Nominee
Book: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Pages: 327
Read: 07/19
Rating: 4*
Review: It's been ages since I've read a Sookie Stackhouse series book. It was like visiting with old friends, if you don't mind the vampire, fairy and were varieties. And some violence. And some laxness in morality here and there. It was enjoyable catching up with the doings in Bon Temps. I plan to read the 13th and final in the series.

[SandyL]

Hey fellow 10's! How is everyone doing? How is your weekend going? I hope you are all enjoying it, and it isn't too hot where you live.

[Meg]

Having a lazy Sunday afternoon...so tempted to take a nap!

[Tiffany]

I spent the weekend working and studying. I’m over halfway through my book.

[Jen K]

Explored Beirut which is an amazing city! Too much work though to really enjoy. Hope you all managed through the heat.

[Tiffany]

Completion post:
Shelf: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee

Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
Pages: 320
Completed: 7/23
Qualification: Goodreads Choice Award Nominee 2018
Review: This is the heartbreaking story of Richard, a world class piano player and his battle with ALS. It was sad and touching. It especially touched my heart because I had a friend die of this horrible disease and thinking of him struggling this way just shatters my heart.

[Mary X]

Completion Post



Shelf: Goodreads Choice Nominee
Fits:Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2015)
Pages: 376
Rating: 4 stars
Date: 7/19/19

This was so much better than the last on even though I usually avoid books where a child dies like the plague. But I love this series and didn't want to skip one and be confused. I never really think of Canada as a political type place with their own version of the CIA. I don't know why because every country probably has one. Nifty little plot about spies and weapons of mass destruction aimed at New York hidden in the Canadian forest.