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R19: Team #22 ~ Catch 22
Book: Blood Match
Shelf: Vampires - shelved 5 times
Pages: 348
Date Read: 10/2
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I quite enjoyed this take on Vampires. It draws on established vampire lore, with just enough difference to make it fun. The guys are hot, the plot is (mostly) fast-paced, and the romance is slow-burn. I'm looking forward to the next in the series!
Selection PostShelf: Favorites
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Pages: 448
How It Fits: Tagged 64 times
Book: The Deal
Pages: 342
Shelf: Favorites
Dates Read: 10.4.19- 10.5.19
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review:
The Deal
Love, love, LOVED this book! Contemporary romance isn’t my usual thing, but amazingly well written books like this one that just suck you right in from the first paragraph, make me want to make it my thing. This story had me aching for the characters, had me laughing hard enough to make my housemates wonder if I was ok, and had steam pouring out of my tablet. It also pissed me clean off and made me lose some sleep. All signs of an excellent book.
Now that I’ve finished this one, I need to go and read the next one in the series. Poor Logan needs an HEA ASAP.
Book: Love and Lead
Shelf: Favorites - shelved Favorites twice
Pages: 276
Date Read: 10/7
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I'm not quite sure what to say about this one. It was dark, but I was still expecting more from the ending. I always want a look at the future in my romance books, dark or not. I want to see that they are happy and doing well. I understand that there were constraints because there's a spin-off book coming, but it's already overdue!
So, it's dark, they run from the bad guys, things happen to them, and they do stuff, but mostly it's just a super-steamy read. :)
CONGRATULATIONS, Catch 22!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'vampire'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats on the stamp Catch 22!
Sandra wrote: "Congrats on the stamp Catch 22!"Steph wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS, Catch 22!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'vampire'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D"
Wohoo!!! Thanks guys!!
My choice for shelf 4:
About a Dragon
(Tagged once as an Auto Buy)
This is perfect since I actually did buy this one automatically while reading the first book in the series.
I’m guessing Ilona Andrews’s new one, Sapphire Flames, probably works, but I’ll check when I get to my computer tomorrow.
Laura wrote: "I’m guessing Ilona Andrews’s new one, Sapphire Flames, probably works, but I’ll check when I get to my computer tomorrow."Finally, on page 28 of the tags, I found 1 person has tagged Sapphire Flames Auto Buy. Before that I found AutoBuy, Auto Book, Auto Buy Author, Author Auto Buy, Wishlist Author Auto Buy, Auto Buy Series, and probably a few others I'm forgetting!
Laura wrote: "Laura wrote: "I’m guessing Ilona Andrews’s new one, Sapphire Flames, probably works, but I’ll check when I get to my computer tomorrow."Finally, on page 28 of the tags, I found 1 person has tagge..."
Lol
Selection PostShelf: Auto-Buy
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
Pages: 396
How It Fits: Tagged 3 times
Book: Sapphire Flames
Shelf: Auto Buy - shelved 1 time
Pages: 400
Date Read: 10/11
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
Wow! I love Catalina almost as much as I love Nevada. And Alessandro Sagredo comes a VERY close second to Rogan. This book doesn't have quite as much of the family dynamic as the Nevada books, which I missed. But it was nice to see them maturing a bit and coming into their own as Primes and as a House. I nearly shed a tear at the end, and I can't wait for the next one!
Book: About a Dragon
Pages: 385
Shelf: Auto Buy
Dates Read: 10.9.19- 10.13.19
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review:
About a Dragon
I find it to be so amazing when a book can drag you in completely and make you feel like you’re actually there, and this book does exactly that. I thoroughly enjoyed all the arguing and snark between the dragon siblings and between Briec and Talaith. The fighting parts were so well written I had no issue “seeing” Annwyl taking heads left and right. A few things I am looking forward to seeing is whether Éibhear and Izzy end up together and if Brastias and Morfyd ever get a chance to finish what they started. Also what fresh hell is coming their way.
I am absolutely loving this series and look forward to book 3.
Shelf Call!!Shelf #5 ~ 16/10/2019: Fantasy Romance
DIRECT LINK -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I just started Dark Lover this morning, which I am enjoying, so for this shelf I'll go with Lover Eternal, which has been shelved Fantasy Romance 59 times.
I'm thinking Louise probably forgot her review for Gideon the Ninth, since I know she's read it.
Laura wrote: "I'm thinking Louise probably forgot her review for Gideon the Ninth, since I know she's read it."Yeah probably. It’s ok though so long as she gets it up at some point.
Completion PostShelf: Favorites
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Pages: 448
How It Fits: Tagged 64 times
Date Read: 10/18
Rating: 3*
Review:
Finally finished this book last night and admittedly the last 1/3rd of the book was a lot better than the rest. I listened to this as opposed to reading, my preferred format, and I do feel that a lot of the detail was lost in the audio version. I did enjoy the humour and the interaction between Gideon and the key players but not enough to continue with the series. Although should I re-Read the kindle edition I may reconsider.
Laura wrote: "I just started Dark Lover this morning, which I am enjoying, so for this shelf I'll go with Lover Eternal, which has been shelved Fantasy Romance 59 times."Have we converted you?
Book: Lover Eternal
Shelf: Fantasy Romance - shelved 59 times
Pages: 464
Date Read: 10/20
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
I am loving this series! There is a great blend of action/angst/romance that is really working for me. The vampires are all tortured heroes that just need the love of a good woman. And I love reading about them finding those women!
CONGRATULATIONS, Catch22!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'favorites'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Steph wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS, Catch22!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'favorites'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D"
Thanks Steph!!
Congrats on the stamp Catch 22!
New shelf call! Alternate Reality. I'm bummed because the next Black Dagger Brotherhood doesn't work. It's got lots of tags that are close, like Alternate World, Alternate Universe, Dystopian Alternate Reality, etc, but not Alternate Reality.It might take me a day or two to coordinate this with my other challenges. Does anyone mind if I do the alternate task option for this shelf? If someone else needs it, I'll find something. :)
Laura wrote: "New shelf call! Alternate Reality. I'm bummed because the next Black Dagger Brotherhood doesn't work. It's got lots of tags that are close, like Alternate World, Alternate Universe, Dystopian Alter..."I’m ok with that
For this shelf I’ll read:
(Tagged twice)
For Alternate Reality I'm going to read
, which is tagged twice.
Selection PostShelf: Alternate Reality
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Pages: 404
How It Fits: Tagged 8 Times
Book: Fated
Shelf: Alternate Reality - shelved 2 times
Pages: 299 (I listened to the audio, but this is the default page count)
Date Read: 10/25
Rating: 2.5 - 3 stars
Review:
I'm really torn about how I feel about this book. Let me start by saying I'll probably give the series another chance, because we are introduced to the MC of the next book, whom I liked. But the MCs of this book. Not quite so much liking going on.
To start with the Mates trope can be done with the insta-love trope, but it wasn't done very well here. And there was a lot of sex in the book. And some of it was of dubious consent. I love a good Alpha male, but Talen was too over the top for me. That being said, his moments as daddy to Janie were sweet, and other reviews indicate that there is more of that in the future books. I'm looking forward to those!
So, to sum up, the series insta-love wasn't there for me, but I'm willing to see where this takes me. :)
Book: Second Grave on the Left
Pages: 307
Shelf: Fantasy Romance
Dates Read: 10.26.19
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review:
Second Grave on the Left
Oh man... this just keeps getting better and better!! Like the first book, the action just doesn’t know how to stop and neither does the snark. I was literally laughing out loud at some parts. But now that this part is done, I have so many questions that need answers! Mainly what happens next? Who the heck is Mistress Marigold, and how the heck does she know the things she knows???
Like I said... better and better.
Completion PostShelf: Auto-Buy
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
Pages: 396
How It Fits: Tagged 3 times
Date Read: 10/20/19
Rating: 4*
Review
This is the first novel I’ve read by this author and what an introduction. Penelope is a spinster whose scandal of a broken engagement has kept her off the marriage mart until her father attaches a sought after property to her dowry. The property was once her childhood friend’s inheritance which he lost in a game of cards. He returns to not only seek revenge on the one person who took his inheritance and will do whatever it takes to reclaim what is rightfully his.
What begins as a business marriage evolves into them learning to love and overcome many problems. A good start to the series which I will continue
Laura wrote: "New shelf. Magic! I'll be reading Lover Awakened, which is shelved 37 times."Thanks Laura! Sorry for the missing shelf call ladies! It’s been a long day.
But here are the links!
Shelf #7 ~ 30/10/2019: Magic
DIRECT LINK -https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
+ SOS Bookshelf Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
+ SOS Bookshelf Witches Magic: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
I’ve heard good things about that one. It’s on my TBR!
CONGRATULATIONS, Catch 22!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'auto buy'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats on the stamp Catch 22!
Laura wrote: "I’ve heard good things about that one. It’s on my TBR!"The blurb sounds really good so we’ll see!
Sandra wrote: "Congrats on the stamp Catch 22!"Steph wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS, Catch 22!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'auto buy'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D"
Thanks ladies!
Completion PostShelf: Fantasy Romance
The Thief by J.R. Ward
Pages: 464
How It Fits: Tagged 11 times
Date Read: 11/2
Rating: 5*
Review
I’ve nearly caught up with this series and it just keeps getting better. I love that each novel focuses on the ups and downs of one couple as they come to terms with their bond. We also get to glimpse side stories which pave the way for further stories. Already downloaded the next one.
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