R11: Team Serial Killers (4)

[Suman]

SandyC wrote: "Nice job earning the bonus, Suman!"

are you rolling or should I ?

[SandyC]

Week 5 Roll

Current spot 35
Roll: 1,4 = 5
New spot 40

Read 4th in series or Standalone
Alternate: Cover Item: Food/Drink

[SandyC]

Week 5, Spot 40
4th in series or standalone
Alt: Food/drink on cover

Sandy C:What Alice Forgot ** Review
Monica: Winter Garden ** Review
Denise: Dear Martin ** Review
Cathy: Montana Sky ** Review
Suman: Invisible Cities ** Review
Sarah D:The Tyrant's Tomb ** Review
M: Pompeii ** Review

Bonus points this week: 0
Bonus points total: 3

[SandyC]

Suman wrote: "SandyC wrote: "Nice job earning the bonus, Suman!"

are you rolling or should I ?"

I did. :-)

[SandyC]

This is a difficult choice. I have several standalones I want to read. Decisions, decisions!

[Sarah]

I was really hoping it would be 4th in a series! I am picking up The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan tomorrow from work (would have had it today, but I forgot to check it out on my break)!! It is the 4th book in the Trials of Apollo series.

[Monica]

Selection Post:
Week 5, Spot 40
4th in series or standalone

Book: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
How it fits: Standalone
Pages: 454

[SandyC]

Monica wrote: "Selection Post:
Week 5, Spot 40
4th in series or standalone

Book: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
How it fits: Standalone
Pages: 454"
Oh my, better have tissues handy for this one!

[SandyC]

Selection Post

Week 5, spot 40
Standalone


476 pages

[Cathy]

Selection Post

Week 5, spot 40
Stand alone
Montana Sky

[Denise]

Week 5, spot 40

Completion post
Dear Martin
Standalone
Read 9/28
4 stars

This is a well written story about a young man trying to get his thoughts together. It was a quick read. It gave me a lot to think about.

[SandyC]

Denise wrote: "Week 5, spot 40

Completion post
Dear Martin
Standalone
Read 9/28

This is a well written story about a young man trying to get his thoughts together. It was a quick read. It gave m..."

Denise, will you please add your rating?

[SandyC]

Team,
Please post your selections by Monday after our roll.
You can always change your book if you're not sure about it.
Thank you!

[SandyC]

Completion Post:

Week 5, spot 40

What Alice Forgot
Standalone
Read 10/2/19
Rating: ★★★★

Review: Alice Love falls and hits her head during spin class. When she regains consciousness, she can't remember the last 10 years of her life. She believes she is a 29-year-old pregnant newlywed, when actually she is a 39-year-old soon-to-be-divorced mom with 3 kids. This was a fast, funny read by one of my favorite authors.

[Cathy]

Completion Post
Week 5, spot 40
Montana Sky by Nora Roberts
Stand alone
Read: 10/1/19
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I thought this book was great! While not always likable, I thought the characters felt real. Some of the romance felt a little contrived but the mystery kept me guessing until the reveal.

[M]

Completion Post
Week 5 – Spot 40

Title:Pompeii
Author: Robert Harris
How it Qualifies: Standalone
Date Read: 10-3-2019
Rating: * * * *
Review:
This book is very marmite, you like it or you hate it. I think we had a 50/50 split at book club. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in C.E. 79 is told from the eyes of four characters. An engineer, a young girl, a corrupt business man and a scientist. I enjoyed reading each of their points of view and their attempt at understand what was happening or complete denial that something was very wrong.

[Suman]

Selection Post:
Week: 5
Spot: 40 (standalone, alt: food/drink)


Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino

How it fits: Standalone
Pages: 165

[Suman]

Review Post:

Week: 5
Spot: 40(standalone, alt: food/drink )


Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino

How it fits: Standalone
Pages: 165
Finished: 04/10/2019
Rating: ★★★

Review:
Invisible cities is basically a fictional guide to Venice, according to a traveller Marco Polo, who describes this city to the Emperor Khan. Although I have visited Venice last year, it was not obvious for me to understand that he was describing it. Until at the end when can ask him to talk about Venice. I think I need to read it once more to appreciate the description bye Calvino.

[SandyC]

Hi. I’ll be home in about an hour but if someone else would like to roll before then that would be great.

[Monica]

Completion Post:
Week 5, Spot 40 (standalone/Alt Food/drink)
Book:
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

How it fits: Standalone
Pages: 454
Finished: Oct. 4, 2019
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was my first book by Kristin Hannah. I wasn't sure what to expect. I enjoy historical fiction and I was pleasantly surprised how good this book was. I enjoyed learning about Anya's life before becoming a mother and wife. I will be reading more of her books.

[SandyC]

Oh shoot I didn't realize that you hadn't posted Monica. Thanks for getting it in!

[SandyC]

Ugh! I am losing my mind y'all.

I rolled but we can't roll yet. :-(
I deleted it and will roll again if Sarah gets her review in by midnight.

[Sarah]

I'm so sorry. It's been a busy week. I'll have my post up shortly.

[SandyC]

Thanks Sarah! Would you mind rolling after you post?

[Sarah]

SandyC wrote: "Thanks Sarah! Would you mind rolling after you post?"

No problem!

[Sarah]

Qualification: 4th in a series
Book: The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
Read: 10.4.19
Rating: 5 stars
Review:

I don't want to give too much away, because this is pretty far into a series, and involves characters in other series. However, I will say that I am continually surprised at how much I really enjoy Rick Riordan's books, and that I am so glad I got to read this one as soon as it came out!! Highly recommend reading any of his series!

[Denise]

Did we roll?

[Sarah]

Week 6 Roll

1 + 6 = 7

New Spot: 47

4th in a series, 7th in a series
Alternate: Published 2019

[Denise]

Selection post
Week 6
Spot 47
Enchanted Ever After
Published 8/19

[Sarah]

I will be reading The Escape Room by Megan Goldin, it was published in July of 2019.

[SandyC]

Week 6, Spot 47
4th or 7th in series
Alt: Published 2019

Sandy C: Inland ** Review
Monica: Four to Score ** Review
Cathy: The Testaments ** Review
Suman: The Code of the Woosters ** Review
Sarah D:The Escape Room ** Review
M: The Harp of Kings ** Review
Denise: Enchanted Ever After ** Review

Bonus points this week: 0
Bonus points total: 3

[SandyC]

Selection Post

Alternate: Published in 2019


384 pages

[Cathy]

Selection post
Week 6
Spot 47
The Testaments
Published 2019

[SandyC]

Cathy wrote: "Selection post
Week 6
Spot 47
The Testaments
Published 2019"

Ooohh! This was one of my other choices. I decided to save it for when I don't have to rush.

[Monica]

Selection Post
Week 6
Spot 47
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
How it fits: #4 in series
Pages 313

[Sarah]

Week 6
Space 47



Qualification: Published in 2019
Book: The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Read: 10.8.19
Rating: 3 stars
Review:

While the beginning of this book really captured my attention and made me excited to read it, I feel like the execution left a little to be desired. I think there's a lot of hype around this book. There are definitely elements that are unique, but overall it was just okay to me.

[Suman]

Selection Post:
Week: 6
Spot: 47 (alt: published in 2019)


The Code of the Woosters
by P.G. Wodehouse

How it fits: Jeeves #7
Pages: 272

[Cathy]

Completion Post
Week 6
Space 47

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Qualification: Published in 2019
Read: 10/8/19
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This is an excellent book!!! It is helpful but not absolutely necessary to read The Handmaid's Tale first (although I would definitely recommend it). The story unfolds through the eyes of three witnesses: an Aunt, a young woman in Gilead, and a young woman in Canada. The author does a fabulous job of explaining the outcome through these three points of view.

[M]

Completion Post
Week 6 Spot 47

Title:The Harp of Kings
Author: Juliet Marillier
How it Qualifies: Published 2019
Date Read: 10-9-2019
Rating: * * *
Review:
I love this author and this book was entertaining but a little depressing. I loved the story and will read on with the series. The depressing part was the adult me wishes this was printed 25 years ago for teenage me.

[SandyC]

M wrote: "Completion Post
Week 6 Spot 47

Title:The Harp of Kings
Author: Juliet Marillier
How it Qualifies: Published 2019
Date Read: 10-9..."

I LOVE her Sevenwaters series! I think it's time to re-read Daughter of the Forest, :-)

[Monica]

Completion post:
Week 6, Spot 47
Title: Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
How it qualifies: 4th in series
Date read: 10/11/19
Pages: 313
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I love a book that keeps my interest and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series has done that. Same challenges just a different person to apprehend. This time she needs to catch Maxine Nowicki, to get that wonderful paycheck so she can live again. Who would have thought being a bounty hunter would still mean living paycheck to paycheck?!?

[SandyC]

Completion Post

Week 6, spot 47
Alt: Published 2019


Read 10/11/19
Rating: ★★★★★

Review: I remember when The Tiger's Wife came out and everyone raved about how great it was. I read it and was unimpressed, but when Tea Obrecht's new book was published to rave reviews I decided to give her another try. I'm glad I did. This is a beautifully written story, two stories actually. Nora Lark lives on a parched Arizona homestead. Her story involves two missing sons and a husband who has gone out to find water but is days late returning. The other story is of Lurie, an outlaw whose best friend is his camel, Burke. He can see ghosts and is often haunted by their "wantings." Lurie tells his story to Burke, and how they intersect with Nora eventually is surprising. This is a book I will be thinking about for many days to come.

[Suman]

Review Post:
Week: 6
Spot: 47 (alt: published in 2019)


The Code of the Woosters
by P.G. Wodehouse

How it fits: Jeeves #7
Pages: 272
Finished:12/10/2019
Rating: ★★★

Review:
This is my first read of Wodehouse. The Code of the Woosters is among the most widely read Jeeves novels, and I almosot loved it. But the problem is the subtle British comedies are a bit far fetched for me. A careful read of this series is required due to the narrative complexity of Wodehouse. 

[SandyC]

I am up late, so I can roll if Denise posts her review in the next 45 minutes.

[SandyC]

Unfortunately, we are unable to participate in round 7 since all reviews were not in by midnight.

Enjoy the week!

[Denise]

Sorry. I had to deal with some family issues yesterday and didn't get online to post my review in time.

[Denise]

Completion post
Week 6
Spot 47
Enchanted Ever After
Published 8/19
Read 10/11
5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. I have loved all of the books in this series, and this was no exception. I was very aware when reading this one that i wouldn't have understood a lot of the story if i hadn't read the rest of the series.

[SandyC]

I hope everything is ok, Denise. Thanks for posting your review. I will roll next Friday!

[Monica]

Denise I hope everything is fine. I was worried I was late in posting my choice since I was away from my computer until today.

[Denise]

We had five deaths in a two week period. Between the viewings, rosaries, and funerals and the usual life stuff, I wasn't able to get online to post.