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I should have my review finished tonight or tomorrow
Lindsay wrote: "I will try to role tomorrow early morning again (~7EST) but I think I may need all the reviews in before I can post the roll? ..."Yes, you must have ALL reviews in before you can roll.
And we can only get a FREE PASS by having all our reviews in by 11:59 p.m. CST on Thursday, so perhaps we can try for that next week? It's a nice thing to have for when real life gets in the way of someone's reading.
great idea Allison Ann...RL sometimes sneaks up on us....
so we have till 23:59 CST...so 5 hours? to get all the reviews in and then do a roll....otherwise we dont participate this week...correct?
Rosina wrote: "so we have till 23:59 CST...so 5 hours? to get all the reviews in and then do a roll....otherwise we dont participate this week...correct?"I think so :(
Rosina wrote: "so we have till 23:59 CST...so 5 hours? to get all the reviews in and then do a roll....otherwise we dont participate this week...correct?"I'm pretty sure that's true, unfortunately. :(
Tiffany wrote: "I should have my review finished tonight or tomorrow"Please try to get it in ASAP! If you could message me too once you post it that would be great - I don't really get notifications from here but I am on here checking.
I am going to bed now.I PM'ed a mod to ask how we should proceed from here.
Mod
I’m sorry everyone! Have a good week off, read something fun and I will roll next Friday bright and early!
thanks lindsay ...have a great week everyone.
Have a great week everybody. Looking forward to next week! :)
Have a great week and I’m excited to get back into it next week!
Book: The Silent Songbird by Melanie DickersonFinished: 9/5
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits: published in 2016 and 7th book in series
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am on holiday now for a week, not sure what the wifi will be like but will check in on Friday ;0)
I’m so sorry for missing the deadline. I’ve been working like crazy.
Excited for the roll tomorrow morning....Its been a crazy week of work for me...looking forward to some down time on the weekend...
Good morning team! Checking in for this week. Hope everyone had a good week and looking forward to reading this weekend.
Good morning! Sorry I got the chance to sleep in so I seized it.I don't feel like this was completely explained but I'm assuming since we didn't finish week 1 on time we don't get any points from that? Also I don't think we got our bonus point either so I think it's open for taking again.
I rolled a 5 so now we are on spot 12
-Read book 1 in a series
-Read book 2 in a series
-Read book 12 in a series
-Read a book set in a place you've visited
Reviews:
Lindsay - Scarlet (Review)
Jade aka MrsTosh - I Heart Hollywood (Review)
Adriana - Ruthless Idols: A Paranormal High School Bully Romance (Review)
Tiffany - Before We Were Yours (Review)
Allison Ann - Desolate Angel (Review)
Rosina - Poison Princess (Review)
Steph Ann - Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Review)
Bonus Points: (Available)
I will be reading
- book 2 in The Lunar Chronicles series.
Mod
You can claim bonus points for any book for which the review was posted before the deadline, even though you couldn't roll last week. So Allison Ann's point counts. I'll go add it to the tally in the first post. :)
Selection PostRoll 2, Spot 12 - alternate set in a place you have visited
Book:
by Chaz McGeeHow it fits: Dead Detective Series #1 and first in a four book series I intend to finish for a bonus point
Pages: 298
I’ve decided to change my book to ruthless idols my Michelle Hercules! Which is book 2 in the gifted academy series! I will update this post with the links when I can get on my laptop!
Selection Post - I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk. Book 2 in the I Heart Series
Completion Post Week 3, Roll 12
Book read:
Ruthless Idols
How it fits: Book 2 in the Gifted Academy Series
Finished, 15 September, 2019
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This was one of those books for me that I'd seen around or on goodreads but was always a little hesitant to read for some reason. I finally picked it up to give it a shot and ended up loving it! This is a 5 star book for and I'm usually very strict with the books I give 5 stars. More of an easy read for me but hooked me right in from the start. I've now read the first and second book in 2 days and can't wait for the third!
Completion PostWeek 3, Spot 12
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
How it fits: Book 2 in Wayward Children series
Read: 9/14/19
Rating: 4 stars
Review
Seanan McGuire is one of my favorite authors, and she certainly didn't disappoint with this follow-up to the first book in the Wayward Children series. The events in this one take place before the events of the first book, and I think that switch really worked here. I spent the whole time remembering what happens to Jack and Jill in Book One, and it made me curious and also a little sad to see how they get to that point. As always, McGuire's writing is top notch, and I was sucked in from beginning to end.
Completion PostWeek 3, Spot: 12
Book: Desolate Angel by Chaz McGee
Finished: 9/15/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Dead Detective Series #1
Review: I'm not sure where I got this book or the recommendation for this book, but it probably would have languished on my TBR forever if not for this challenge and that would have been a shame because I really enjoyed it. Paranormal cozies are so often too silly for me, but this book had an interesting mystery, real characters and a fascinating backstory that has me wanting to read on. Let's hope the author, who wrote the first two books under a pseudonym and the second two under her own name (weird), can keep up the promise of this book.
Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Selection Post - I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk. Book 2 in the I Heart Series"Welcome back Jade! How was your trip?
Completion PostWeek 3, Spot: 12
Book: [I Heart Hollywood] by Lindsey Kelk
Finished: 16/09/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: I Heart Series - Book 2
Review: A perfect chick lit read for the beach. I actually snorted reading it a few times much to the disgust of my husband ;)
The series follows English born, Angela Clark to Hollywood as she embarks on her new writing career working for New Yorks Look Magazine. She has the chance of a lifetime having been requested to interview award winning British Actor James Jacobs. This book is hilarious and full of cringe worthy and laughable moments. I am looking forwards to finishing the rest of the series.
Lindsay wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Selection Post - I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk. Book 2 in the I Heart Series"Welcome back Jade! How was your trip?"
Amazing thank you! The Canary Islands are beautiful. It's just a shame we had to come back to reality and English weather.
Completion PostWeek 3, Spot: 12
Book:
by Kresley ColeFinished: Sept 18 2019
Rating: 4.5 stars
How it fits: Book 1 in The Arcana Chronicles
Review: I really enjoyed this story and will continue to the series. I physically could not bring myself to put it down until the story was finished. It's imaginative and fascinating the way Kresley Cole has tied the entire plot into the system of Tarot, and the post-apocalyptic setting is socially accurate and well done. Cole's writing is lovely and evocative.
Completion post: Week 3, Spot 12Book: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits: set in a place I’ve visited (a few, actually (
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
great reviews everyone....looks like we all had good reads this week....a couple more to add to my tbr
Completion postWeek 3, Spot 12
Date finished: 9/19/19
Rating: 5/5
How it fits: #2 in The Lunar Chronicles Series
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Review: this book was an excellent second addition to this story! It follows Linh cinder as being a wanted princess by princess lavana along with a second story of a girl named scarlet trying to find her grandmother. Eventually it shows how they are related which ties the whole story together. Despite everything going on, there are parts in the book that still make me laugh!
Mod
Good Job Everyone!Week 4
Rolled a 5
Spot: 17
Options:
-book 1 in a series
-standalone book
-book 7 in a series
-book 17 in a series
-Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The
Reviews:
Lindsay: City of Ghosts (Review)
Jade Aka. Mrs. Tosh: Crashing the A-List (Review)
Allison Ann: Dropped Dead Stitch (Review)
Tiffany: Hearts in Harmony (Review)
Adriana: Red Queen (Review)
Rosina: Covet (Review)
Steph Ann: Kill the Queen (Review)
Bonus Points: (Available)
Just read a book #17, rats.Selection Post
Roll 3, Spot 17 - Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The
Book:
by Maggie SeftonHow it fits: A Knitting Mystery #7
Pages: 320
Selection Post I will be reading
this week which is book 1 in the red queen series
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That's perfect! Please let me know if you can't get your review in tonight. If you can't try to get it in before the late afternoon tomorrow.
I will try to role tomorrow early morning again (~7EST) but I think I may need all the reviews in before I can post the roll?