R11: Team Super Sixers (6)

[Jen K]

Roger, glad you are enjoying the series!

[Jen K]

Completion Post

Week # 3
Spot: 22

Book: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Qualification: #2 in the Wayward Children Series
Finished: September 14, 2019
Rating: 4 stars

Review: The second book in the series focuses on the back story of the twin sisters, Jack and Jill. Growing up in a very strict home with parents more interested in appearances than children, they grew up unhappy and bitter leading them to the doorway to the moors. Again the sisters are forced to be one way or another and explain how they came to be at the school for wayward children. I preferred the deeper dive of just one story but it was helpful to have the earlier back ground from book 1. I'm curious as to where the next book will lead.

[Joyce]

I am going to read
The Kingdom which is book #2 in Graveyard Queen series. by Amanda Stevens

[Dale]

I have the following audio book that will fit the #2 option Giving In

[Elena]

Hello, my fellow Sixers! How is everyone doing? I finished my book on Tuesday, but was really busy and haven't had a chance to review yet. Will be posting later today :)

[Joyce]

Completion post
Week 3 Spot 22
Book: The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens
Date Read: 9/19/19
Rating 4stars
Review:
This is the second in the series and it does not disappoint. Amelia Gray is a cemetery restorer called on by an anonymous benefactor to go to South Carolina and restore Asher cemetery. She’s finds out why she is drawn to the place. Amelia sees ghosts and they are not always friendly. Looking forward to the next book.

[Elena]

Completion


Week #3
Spot: 22
Book: Reflections by Seanan McGuire
Qualification: 2nd in Indexing series
Finished: Sep 17
Rating: ★★★★

Review:
Indexing is the urban fantasy series by Seanan McGuire set in the world where fairy tales are real and are constantly manifesting and trying to bend reality to follow the narrative, consequences of which are almost always catastrophic. Books focus on the team of investigators led by main character Henrietta Marchen (Snow White) whose job is to investigate and cover up these manifestations and, if possible, prevent disasters from happening.

Reflections is the second book in this series and I actually enjoyed it slightly better than the first - it had all the components I liked in the first book, but the story was a lot more cohesive and the book overall seemed more polished to me. Sloane remains my favourite character, and I loved having her perspective for part of the book as well as learning how her story started. I feel like other characters were represented better in the 2nd book too, returning ones and a couple of newcomers. Overall, I think it's fun little series with a few dark moments and interesting ideas, and I hope McGuire will write at least one more :)

[Shelley]

Completion post
Week 3
Spot 22
Lot's Return to Sodom by Sandra Brannan
Qualification: 2nd in Liv Bergen series
Date Finished: September 18, 2019
Rating: ☆☆☆

Review: This story takes place in Sturgess, South Dakota. During tbe annual Sturgess Motorcycle Rally. Bikers come from all over the country for the rally, including the notorious Lucifer's Lot. Liv witnessses a possible murder. She also tries to solve a different murder her brother is implicated in. Enter Streeter Pierce, undercover FBI, when it appears the murder of the young woman and an older man are the work of a serial killer, The Crooked Man.

Story was okay, but for some reason I found it hard to lose myself in the story. This may have been because there were too many secondary characters. I found myself mixing the characters up and having to go back in the story to refresh my memory. You can read this one without having read the 1st in the series, but I think if I had known the backstory I would have found the story more enjoyable and been more interested in the characters.

[Dale]

Completion post
Week 2 Spot 22
Book: Giving In
Date Read: 19 September
Rating 4 stars
Qualification: 2nd book in series

I found this audio book on audible. Listened to the first book a few weeks ago, and thought I would continue the story.
Kylie and Jensen's story was delightful. Seeing Kylie grow from her early life experiences was endearing. I loved how she let the past go to be with Jensen.
I also liked the cameo appearances of Damon and Serena, from The Sweet Series.

Moving onto the 3rd book now for another challenge.

[Jen K]

Hi Team, hope everyone had a good week!

What's are status? Will we be able to roll today?

Thanks!

[Elena]

Team Super Sixers (6) Weekly Report:

Week #3
Previous Spot: 15
Current Spot: 22 - book #2 in the series, book #22 in the series/ alt. - Historical

✔ Dale - Giving In (Surrender Trilogy, #2) | Review
✔ Elena - Reflections (Indexing, #2) | Review
✔ Jen K - Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2) | Review
✔ Joyce - The Kingdom (Graveyard Queen, #2) | Review
✔ Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story - Once Upon a Winter's Eve (alt. Historical) | Review
✔ Roger - president of NBR United - Blood & Thunder (THIRDS #2) | Review
✔ Shelley - Lot's Return to Sodom (Liv Bergen Mystery, #2) | Review

[Elena]

Jen K wrote: "Hi Team, hope everyone had a good week!

What's are status? Will we be able to roll today?

Thanks!"

Hi Jen! Thanks, hope you did too! :)

We're waiting on one more, and can use our free pass if not posted on time. So we'll definitely be rolling, just not exactly sure what time :)

[Jen K]

Thanks Elena!! I appreciate the status post and update! I'm on pins and needles to see if we make it into the 30's :)

Mamacita, I hope everything is okay!!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Jen K wrote: "Thanks Elena!! I appreciate the status post and update! I'm on pins and needles to see if we make it into the 30's :)

Mamacita, I hope everything is okay!!"

I can finish within the hour. I honestly forgot all about this challenge but we can use our pass & roll.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Week #4

Previous Spot: 22
Week 2 Roll: 6+2=8
New Spot: 30

*Reported New Spot & link to Week #2 Reviews on
Post Your Spot Thread post #45

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Jen K wrote: "Thanks Elena!! I appreciate the status post and update! I'm on pins and needles to see if we make it into the 30's :)

Mamacita, I hope everything is okay!!"

Could you ammend your review post to use free pass for me. Then I will finish & do a completion post w/ review so we can have a free spot next week if it's needed.

Sorry I let ya'll down team. I will do better this week. If you are not happy with this & want someone else to roll, I understand. Again really sorry.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Jen K wrote: "Thanks Elena!! I appreciate the status post and update! I'm on pins and needles to see if we make it into the 30's :)

Mamacita, I hope everything is okay!!"

Elena, you got your 30's 😁

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

If you decide to use the free pass, you can't turn around and reclaim it later. So if you can finish your book before the deadline, I recommend you delete this roll, and roll after posting your completion post. It's up to you guys of course, but keep in mind that you can only get one free pass during the whole game, so you might want to keep it for later if it's not absolutely necessary to use it now.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Denise wrote: "If you decide to use the free pass, you can't turn around and reclaim it later. So if you can finish your book before the deadline, I recommend you delete this roll, and roll after posting your com..."

Damn I'm just screwing up right & left!
Oh well that's good to know. I thought we could only use one a week. That we just couldn't use it on the last week.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

It does say it's a one-time only thing in the rules. :) But as I said, you can delete the roll post and wait until you finish your book to roll if you want to keep the free pass for later.

[Elena]

Mamacita, please don't worry! Things happen and we all can relate :) We're not late and have till the end of today to submit our reviews, so if you think you got time and steam to finish, go for it! And if not, that's fine too, we'll use the pass. This is something we do for fun and good times, I hope you're not stressing out about it, and please, please, don't feel bad!

[Elena]

Thanks, Denise!!

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Elena wrote: "Mamacita, please don't worry! Things happen and we all can relate :) We're not late and have till the end of today to submit our reviews, so if you think you got time and steam to finish, go for it..."

K I finished. Gonna make my completion post. Do I need to delete that roll & re-roll?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Mamacita wrote: "Elena wrote: "Mamacita, please don't worry! Things happen and we all can relate :) We're not late and have till the end of today to submit our reviews, so if you think you got time and steam to fin..."

Yes. Make sure you replace the post in the Post Your Spot thread as well.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's Completion Post


Week #3 ~ Spot #22 ~ Historical
Book ~ Once Upon a Winter's Eve 4* ✔️ 9/20
Page numbers ~ 116 pages
Published November 22nd 2016
Qualifications ~ MPG Historical Romance
Review ~ I reread this book and the first time I liked it okay. The second time I liked it even more. I didn't realize how I miss these quirky women. I still didn't like the hero very much this time. I really don't know how the hero should have handled the situation. But I still think she was unnecessarily hurt for his cowardice.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Denise wrote: "Mamacita wrote: "Elena wrote: "Mamacita, please don't worry! Things happen and we all can relate :) We're not late and have till the end of today to submit our reviews, so if you think you got time..."

K. Will do

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Damn we got lucky. This time instead of 4 + 4 I got 6 + 2. They both equal eight so we're still on spot 30. I am ended both post. Thank you for being patient with me. I'll try not to let you down again.

[Elena]

Awesome! Just updated the links too, we should be all set now!

[Jen K]

No problem Mamacita! Sorry it was so stressful and nice roll!

[Jen K]

Week 4

Spot #30


Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Wayward Children #3

[Dale]

Selection Post
Week 4

Spot #30
by Starla Night

How it fits: Water on the cover

[Shelley]

Okay, sorry my brain is still on summer vacation but . . .
Spot 30 choices are:
#30 or 3 in series
0 standalone
alternate - cover item water

[Elena]

For week 4 I'm reading The Night Masquerade which is #3 in Binti series.

[Shelley]

Week 4
0 - Stand alone
Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline

[Jen K]

Completion Post

Week # 4
Spot: 30

Book: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Qualification: #3 in the Wayward Children Series
Finished: September 22, 2019
Rating: 3 stars

Review: The third book in the series and I didn't love it but it was fine. This book involved a quest to put back together a character from the first book. It was a chance to revisit and get an update on those characters from the first book. It also shared the world of "Confection" which was an odd but interesting world.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's Selection Post


Week # ~ 4
Book ~ Dark Desire
Pages ~ 383 pages, kindle edition
Published July 20th 2010
Qualifications ~ Spot #30 ~
water on Cover of Paperback copy

First Edition, 315 pages
Published December 1st 1999

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Week 4 Spot 30: Selection Post

Jaded by E.M. Lynley
pages: 264 pages
Qualification: Precious gems #3

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Week 4 Spot 30: Selection Post

Jaded by E.M. Lynley
pages: 264 pages
Qualification: Precious gems #3
Double selection Post

[Joyce]

Selection Post
Week 4 spot 30
All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
Pages: 373
Qualification: Book #3 Kay Scarpetta

[Elena]

Completion


Week #4
Spot: 30
Book: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
Qualification: 3rd in Binti series
Finished: Sep 21
Rating: ★★★1/5

Review:
Binti is not so much a series of three connected books, but rather one book split into three parts and the third one - The Night Masquerade - picks up right where the second book ends. I liked the second one the best of the three, but all need to be read to get the full story.
I really liked the world Okorafor has created - futuristic yet rooted in tradition - and the messages of change and acceptance she expressed in this series. The books are not without flaws, including use of some clichéd tropes, odd resolutions and inconsistencies but they are so well written, original and very creative, and unlike anything I read before. I'm glad I read it and will definitely be looking into author's other works.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Mama's Completion Post


Week # ~ 4
Book ~ Dark Desire 5* ✔️ 9/25
Qualifications ~ Spot #30 ~
water on Cover of Paperback copy

Review ~ WOW! So I read book #1 awhile back & was not impressed. In fact, I don't remember anything about it aside from the fact that it was Meh. This one, drew me in from the beginning. It was a lot darker than the first one and what Jacques went through I can't even imagine. And the fact that he went through it for seven years before he got help from Shea, mind blown. I love how even though she felt the bond between them, she struggled with it. I loved how he was so over-the-top for her. It was funny and places, it was tragic and places, it was suspenseful, it truly had it all for me. I only hope the rest of the series holds up under my new high expectations.

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Week 4 Spot 30: Completion Post

Jaded by E.M. Lynley
pages: 264 pages
Qualification: Precious gems #3
Read 9/25/19
rated 5 Stars
Review: Book three of the Trent and Reed centered series. This book has Trent going of and getting into danger rather than FBI agent Reed and so Reed has to rescue Trent. Trent own half an art gallery and goes on a trip to Japan to oversee the appraisal of two art collections and the possible shipping of them to the LA based gallery, if they decide to buy them. Complications arise when the first collector is killed and Trent is the one that Japanese officials are accusing as the murderer. a bunch of funny stuff happen like the evidence going missing, Trent being released without authority of the prosecuter, yakuza involvement, and Reed going undercover to solve the murder. Even though accused and trying to stay under the radar, Trent discovers some important information through research and remembering.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

The following have Completion Post done & posted.

Jen K
Elena
Robert
Mama

We still need the rest of our completion post so Elena can do the review post & we can roll.

I will ck back in before bedtime to see if the review post are ready for me to roll.

[Joyce]

Completed Post

Week 4 Spot 30
Book: All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
Finished: 9/26/2019
Pages 373
How it fits: #3 book in Kay Scarpetta series
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Kay is a Medical Examiner is still trying to get over her failed romance with Mark. A killer is killing young couples removing their shoes. Kay teams up with Moreno and her friend Abby to try to find out who the serial killer is. FBI keeps getting in the way and inhibiting Kay's efforts.

I really enjoyed this next chapter in the series. I am looking forward to the next book.

[Shelley]

Completion Post
Week 4
Spot 30



Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline

Qualification: Standalone
Finished: September 25, 2019
Rating: ☆☆☆☆

Review: Four teenagers play a prank that results in the death of a fifth. Twenty years to the day, the death of one of the survivors brings them back together. I would recommend this book, not because of the mystery, but because of the characters.

They are the usual group of teenagers - the self-centered beauty who leads, the spoiled rich kid who does whatever the beauty wants hoping that she'll love him the way he loves and adores her, the shy girl with self-esteem issues who just wants to be included, the young man who's the more mature one in the crowd who tries to be tbe voice of reason, and the new kid who is trying to adjust to a new life where he can hopefully escape the past.

Even though this is marketed as a murder mystery, it's really more about the problems the teenagers deal with within their family units. The first 2/3 of the story draws you in and makes you feel for the characters. Maybe because I worked with middle schoolers, I could see several of my students in the characters. The story did have one twist that I did not see coming. I give this book 👍.

[Dale]

Completion Post
Week 4

Spot #30
by
Book:Stolen by the Sea Lord
Author: Starla Night
Pages: 264
Rating 4 Stars
Completed 27 September 2019
How it Fits: Water on the cover.

Review

I have really enjoyed this series so far.

Starla Night has really done a good job with building her undersea world and characters. This is the 4th book in the series and it did not disappoint. The story of how Elan and Zara find love again after been separated for a year is heartwarming. Loved the dynamics between Elan, Zara and Zain their son.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Awesome Team! Thx. After Elena makes her review post, I will roll. Will ck back in a few hrs.

[Elena]

Sweet! Great work, everyone, and thanks, Mama! Give me a few minutes plz.

[Mamacita aka MawMaw]

Elena wrote: "Sweet! Great work, everyone, and thanks, Mama! Give me a few minutes plz."

No rush Love. Take your time. I'm good!

[Elena]

Team Super Sixers (6) Weekly Report:

Week #4
Previous Spot: 22
Current Spot: 30 - standalone, book #3 in the series, book #33 in the series/ alt. - Cover Item: Water

✔ Dale - Stolen by the Sea Lord (alt. Water on the cover) | Review
✔ Elena - The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3) | Review
✔ Jen K - Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) | Review
✔ Joyce - All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) | Review
✔ Mamacita wants a Bedtime Story - Dark Desire (alt. Water on the cover) | Review
✔ Roger - president of NBR United - Jaded (Precious Gems, #3) | Review
✔ Shelley - Someone Knows (Standalone) | Review