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@ Elena, great point! I can make an attempt with the series I selected for this spot. There are currently 4 published so it would qualify if we get the right numbers.
Great, Jen! But let us know if you don't like the book and I'll look for backup.
Week 2 spot 15
Book: The Mage on the Hill by Angel Martinez
Pages: 170
How it Qualifies: The Web of Arcana book 1
So if we just started a book #5 right b4 the role but are finishing it up now? Can we will count it? Also can we do more than 1 book a week or does it just count for 1 book?
only one book and have to start it after the roll.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "only one book and have to start it after the roll."K. Thx
Completion PostWeek # 2
Spot: 15
Book: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Qualification: #1 in the Wayward Children Series
Finished: September 7, 2019
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Very cool concept of children who have wandered through doorways leading to other worlds. The other worlds were pretty fascinating. There was just a lot going on for such a short book. I do look forward to reading further in the series get more of the story.
I'm happy to continue the series for that bonus point.
Happy Monday Super Sixers! How is everyone doing? Good weekends? Enjoying your books?
@ Lynn, are you feeling better? Nice work finding a bonus book!
Week 2 Completion Postspot 15
Book: The Mage on the Hill by Angel Martinez
Pages: 170
How it Qualifies: The Web of Arcana book 1
read: 9/6/19
Rated 4 Stars
Review: Toby's magic doesn't fit in the any of the channels in the magic system of the world. the last guild who accepted him for training has washed their hands of him leaving him to die when his magic explodes out of control. His only hops is a disgraced mage who live as a hermit he had some success in getting unplaced mages to find their channels. but the guild doesn't want Darius to teach anymore and in teaching Toby starts a determined mage hunt that forces Darius to rely on his friends other outcast mages who don't fit in the guild which bring control to Toby but makes the outcast mages realize that they should be sticking together so they form a new guild. I like the new to me magic system and that even though the guild tries to control it magic retains some of its mysteries. hope to read more of this series.
Mod
I'll see about getting a back-up player to join the team as of the next roll. For this week, just carry on with your remaining team members.
Since Lynn was your team captain, you will need to choose someone else to take her place in that. Let me know once you've chosen a new captain.
Shame! She will be missed but glad she is taking the time off as needed.Any volunteers for captain?
Mama's SS Completion Post
Week # 2
Spot: 15
Book: Someone to Watch Over Me 2.5* ✔️ 9/8/19
Qualification: #1 on Bow Street Runners
https://www.goodreads.com/series/43174
Pages: 384 pages
Published October 13th 2009
Review: Oh My God! I was so disappointed. I never thought there would be a Lisa Kleypas book that I would not like. But here it is In Living Color. I was so bored throughout the whole thing. I had figured out what was going on 20% in and it just went downhill from there. The only reason I finished the 300+page monstrosity of a book was so that I could count it for 2 challenges and to find out why.
Denise wrote: "Lynn has messaged me to say that unfortunately she needs to drop out due to personal reasons..."That's too bad but understandable. Hope everything works out.
Jen K wrote: "Any volunteers for captain?"I can take charge of organizational stuff - posts, updates, links, etc. Any chance someone on the team has a lucky hand and is willing to be our designated roller? :) I would but I had the most rotten luck with dice last time I was captain! Honestly, I maybe rolled double digits once in the whole round :) Also some Friday nights I may be away from computer and might need backup in the unlikely event of a last minute update or such.
Elena wrote: "Jen K wrote: "Any volunteers for captain?"I can take charge of organizational stuff - posts, updates, links, etc. Any chance someone on the team has a lucky hand and is willing to be our designat..."
Thx Elena for volunteering to do that for us. Not saying I'm lucky, but I can roll for us. I'm on CST, when do y'all want me to roll?
Sorry to hear about Lynn. Hope everything works out okay. Thanks Elena and Mamacita.
Week 2Spot: 15
Book: The Last To KnowWendy Corsi Staub
Qualification: Stand alone
Finished: September 9, 2019
Rating: ☆☆😞
Review: If you've never read a book by Wendy Corsi Staub, please don't let this be your first. I've read several of her books and this was a disappointment.
The story is about a serial killer in a quiet suburb. The first victim meets her fate in the first 5 pages. You could really skip the next 200 before anything interesting happens. It has a lot of unnecessary filler and whining. You could drive a truck through the plot holes. I know a good mystery has you guessing until the end. This one however tries to point you toward characters that have you saying to yourself, "really"! And when the killer was revealed, I was just glad the story was over.
After reading this, maybe there should be points for pushing through to the end of a story that seems more like work than enjoyment!
Thanks Elena and Mamacita! I'm happy to help as well, just give a shout!
Thank you, Mamacita! So if we have all our books read and reviews posted before the end of Thursday, then we can roll as soon as Friday begins Central Time, literally at midnight. If not, we have to wait until after the last review is posted (as long as it's before 11:59 Friday, CST) and then roll. If we don't have all reviews done by the end of Friday and no free pass to cover for it, then we can't roll that week and have to sit it out. Hope this explanation makes sense :)
so how many review do we still need?
Hi EveryoneI am your substitute player for Lynn.
Willing to help out anywhere you need me to.
Kind Regards
Dale
Hi Dale and welcome to the team!!!Hope everyone is good with their books. I have my fingers crossed for making it into the 20's with the next role!
Dale wrote: "Hi EveryoneI am your substitute player for Lynn.
Willing to help out anywhere you need me to.
Kind Regards
Dale"
Welcome Dale!
So Dale since it's Thurs do you start at the next roll? By the way I'm on the PtP team with you!
Hello and welcome, Dale!Just finished my book, will be posting review in a few :)
Book Report
Week #2
Spot: 15
Book: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Qualification: 1st in Fever series
Finished: Sep 12
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
I've been curious about this series for a few years, and when I found out it worked for not one, but two of my current team challenges, I jumped right in! And I enjoyed it quite a bit, despite a few minor inconsistencies. I found the story pretty interesting and the world of Fae very imaginative. Main character MacKayla 'Mac' Lane shows a great deal of growth in the course of the book and I ended up liking her a lot. I was surprised at how much hate she got from some of the reviewers on GR, to me her male counterparts were a lot more problematic.
The book doesn't answer all of the questions being asked in it and though I would've liked a clearer resolution, I'm looking forward to learning more in the next installment, particularly hoping for unveiling some of the mystery shrouding Jericho :)
Bonus Point: 2 in 1 - 1st in series and Joyce rated it 5 stars
So after Joyce puts in her Completion Post today then I can roll @ midnight CST. Otherwise I roll after she post tomorrow, correct? & Elena you are doing all the links for the members & mods, correct?
Completion postWeek # 2
Spot #15
Book: Keystone by Dannika Dark
Date read: 9/12/19
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Raven Black is unusual being half-mage half-vampire, something that is not supposed to happen. She inadvertently hears something she shouldn't have and now Darius and his group are after her. She lives on the streets so when Keystone takes her in she doesn't know what to think. I really enjoyed this book and could not put it down. I am looking forward to the rest of the series. I had never read any of the Mageriverse books but you don't need to have read the previous ones for this new series.
Woo-hoo! Nice work team!!Joyce, fabulous that you found a 5 star book!
Elena and Mamacita, thanks for doing the post and roll!! Excited to get into the next book.
Team Super Sixers (6) Weekly Report:Week #2
Roll: 6 + 4 = 10
Previous Spot: 5
New Spot: 15 - standalone, 1st, 5th or 15th book in series/ teammate read and rated 5 stars
Dale - N/A - new player :)
✔ Elena - Darkfever (Fever #1) | Review
✔ Jen K - Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) | Review
✔ Joyce - Keystone (Crossbreed #1, Mageriverse #15) | Review
✔ Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story - Someone to Watch Over Me (Bow Street Runners, #1) | Review
✔ Roger - president of NBR United - The Mage on the Hill (The Web of Arcana, #1) | Review
✔ Shelley - The Last To Know (standalone) | Review
Bonus:
✸ 2 in 1 - read a book that fits both the series number and the alternate for the spot you are on - Darkfever - 1st in series/ Joyce rated 5 stars
Week #3Previous Spot: 15
Week 2 Roll: 5+2=7
New Spot: 22
*Reported New Spot & link to Week #2 Reviews on
Post Your Spot Thread post #29
Dale wrote: "Hi EveryoneI am your substitute player for Lynn.
Willing to help out anywhere you need me to.
Kind Regards
Dale"
Hello Dale, welcome to the team.
So we can do #2 or #22 in a series or the alternate option is historical.
Dale wrote: "Hi EveryoneI am your substitute player for Lynn.
Willing to help out anywhere you need me to.
Kind Regards
Dale"
Hey Dale, welcome aboard!
The alternate is historical.
Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story wrote: "Week #3Previous Spot: 15
Week 2 Roll: 5+2=7
New Spot: 22
*Reported New Spot & link to Week #2 Reviews on
Post Your Spot Thread post #29"
Thanks, Mamacita, for rolling and posting!
Shelley wrote: "Can we do an alternate for #2?"No, sorry. We can only do the alternate for the spot we're at. But looks like you already found a book for this week, Shelley, great!
selection post week 3:current spot 22
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Pages: 234 pages
how it fits: THIRDS #2
Shelley wrote: "Can we do an alternate for #2?"I think the alternatives for #2 is the number 22 9n the list which is Historical. I can recommend some HR if you are not a normal Historical reader
Rofl. Guess I should read thru b4 responding huh lol
Elena wrote: "Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story wrote: "Week #3Previous Spot: 15
Week 2 Roll: 5+2=7
New Spot: 22
*Reported New Spot & link to Week #2 Reviews on
Post Your Spot Thread post #29"
Thanks, Mamacita..."
Your welcome. If that works out OK for you, I can do that every week if you will have the review post like you did this week.
Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story wrote: "Your welcome. If that works out OK for you, I can do that every week if you will have the review post like you did this week..."Sure, that will definitely work out, if it's not too much trouble for you :)
Elena wrote: "Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story wrote: "Your welcome. If that works out OK for you, I can do that every week if you will have the review post like you did this week..."Sure, that will definitely w..."
Not at all! It works out perfectly for me!
Completion post week 3:current spot 22
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Pages: 234 pages
how it fits: THIRDS #2
read 9/13/19
Rated: 5 stars
Review: Second book of the series starts with Destructive Delta raiding a branch of the Order of Asteria and capturing many members and discover bomb making material laid out as if just waiting for them to be made even though they got the material 2 months prior. then a bomb scare at a thieran registration center to cover the fact that the order got information from the center.which lead the order to the thieran children center that they bombed to draw out Dr. Shultzon (who worked with Ash and Sloane when they where teens, to prepare them for Joining THIRDS) who was going by the name of Dr. Freeman to protect his Identity. Isaac Pearce captured Dex and drugged him with a mind control drug which made Dex try to kill Sloane. He resisted enough to keep from killing Sloane even though he still attacked Sloane. If this wasn't chaotic enough. The Coalition breaks in and starts attacking the Order.
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I saw it, so I've noted the first bonus point earned for the team in the top post in your thread. :)