R10: Team #2 ~ 2BR Destroyers

[Lis]

Yay! Stamp time team...

I am going with Draken for the D shelf pick, kindle freebie

Will Eternal Seduction Darkness Within series work for the TH shelf? Also kindle freebie

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Lis the shelf is HA, not TH. So not Eternal Seduction won't work.

[Jennifer H]

I'm reading...


by Nichole Chase for HA
by Chelsea M Cameron for D

[Lis]

Sandra wrote: "Lis the shelf is HA, not TH. So not Eternal Seduction won't work."

I am getting dementia... Can that happen to you in your 40s? I have a couple of books on the side for HA options, not sure how I transitioned to TH. Will post Selection later.

[Jennifer H]

Free Space


✔Jennifer~River Marked by Patricia Briggs~Library/Overdrive~Review
✔Christina~Dying Bites by DD Barant~Library~Review
✔Lis~Imprinted by the Alpha by Jocelyn Thomas~Kindle Freebie~Review
✔Monica~Imprinted by the Alpha by Jocelyn Thomas~Kindle Freebie~Review
Amanda~No Ifs Ands or Bears About It by Celia Kyle~B&N Gift Card

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~N


✔Jennifer~Naked Edge by Pamela Clare~Library~Review
✔Lis~Taming the Wolf by Stephanie Nelson~Kindle Freebie~Review
✔Amanda~First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World)~Library/Overdrive~Review
✔Christina~Wicked Ways by Nancy Bush~NetGalley~Review
Monica~Never Buried by Edie Claire~Kindle Freebie~

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~LO


✔Jennifer~Bare It All by Lori Foster~Library~Review
✔Lis~Hollowland by Amanda Hocking~Kindle Freebie~Review
✔Amanda~Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews~Library/Overdrive~Review
✔Christina~Bare It All by Lori Foster~NetGalley~Review
✔Monica~First Mothers the Women Who Shaped the Presidents by Bonnie Angelo~ Library~Review

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~HA


✔Jennifer~Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase~Library/Overdrive~Review
✔Lis~Captured by SJ Harper~Kindle Freebie~Review
✔Amanda~Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowlings~Library/Overdrive~Review
✔Monica~Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowlings~Library~Review
Christina~

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~D


✔Jennifer~Deeper We Fall by Chelsea M Cameron~Library/Overdrive~Review
✔Lis~Draken by Solease M Barner~Kindle Freebie~Review
✔Amanda~Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter)~Amazon Gift Card~Review
Monica~Damaged by Becca Vincenza~Kindle Freebie~
Christina~

[Lis]

Try this again - For "HA" shelf Captured by S.J. Harper a kindle freebie

A little over 30% thru Draken, OMG what a chore to read, hope it gets better...

[Jennifer H]

Monica & Christina just checking in to see how you are coming along with your LO & N books?

[Monica]

I am almost done my LO book. Trying to finish it today. Still looking for an N book.

[Amanda A]

HA Shelf: by J.K. Rowling (Library/Overdrive)


D Shelf: by Sherrilyn Kenyon - Dark Hunter series (Amazon Gift Card)

[Monica]

Finished LO Shelf

by Bonnie AngeLO

Date finished: Nov. 13, 2014

Rating: 3 stars

Review:

I found this book very slow and boring at times. I enjoy learning about history and even the presidents. This book was very long winded and I felt somethings were repeated over and over again.

The book starts out reading about Franklin Roosevelt and goes to George W. Bush. It seemed like all these presidents had very similar lives and yet different at the same time. Either they were poor or their mother was poor.

I probably wouldn't have read this book if it wasn't for my book club.

[Monica]

Amanda gave me an idea for the HA shelf. If I can borrow an audio I will be reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I will let you know tomorrow.

[Monica]

Shelf HA Library

Shelf N by Edie Claire Kindle Freebie

Shelf D by Becca Vincenza Kindle Freebie

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~HA


by Nichole Chase
Finished~11/14/14
Rating~♥♥♥♥

Who doesn't love a good fairy tale? Going from a grad student to a Duchess, meeting a handsome prince and living in a beautiful foreign land, Samantha Rousseau had quite the journey. I thought it was sweet and romantic, with a lot of humor thrown in too. I got swept away with every little girl's dream, although I don't think I'd say Sam shared that sentiment. But, like all great fairy tales, the happily ever after was worth it. I really enjoyed the writing, and I thought the story flowed nicely. All of the characters were great, including the supporting roles.

[Christina T]

Finished my LO book and still working on my N but it isn't grabbing my attention. I started (netgalley) for the D but I'm not feeling it either. Ugh. As soon as I finish my current audio I'm starting (library)
Posting from my phone now but will do the review when I get to my computer.

[Lis]

Finished "D" Shelf



Book: Draken by Solease M. Barner
Source: Kindle freebie
Date Finished: 11/15/2014
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Review: This was a tale of dragon shifters from another realm coming to earth for their business venture and meeting the neighbor, Cess. It was insta-hate then insta-love for Prince Draken and his lady love. Crossing realms and dealing with dragon politics adds some action and conflict with human hating dragons. Some potential in the storyline, but fell short on the delivery. Not much communication between the H/h other than between the sheets. Writing is done in a "me Tarzan, you Jane" dialog style that just didn't work with all the editing issues.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

That's a shame Lis, you know I love a good dragon story, sadly this one doesn't make the list :(

[Lis]

Me too Sandra. For dragons I will tolerate a lot more it falls short... But a heroine that wants to "pee" every time she is scared, which was often, was too much.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Oh yuck !!!!!

[Christina T]

LO Shelf

Source Netgalley
Finished 11/14/14
Rating ★★★★
Review: While I enjoyed Alice and Reese's story I think the suspense was overshadowed by their romance. I really liked their passion for each other but wish the suspense would have moved along faster the first half of the book. I loved Reese as a character but found Alice a bit too flip-floppy. She acted self assured and very intuitive but then she was the complete opposite when it came to how she interpreted Reese's affections. I don't know how she could have been unsure of how much he wanted her when he told her many times and his body's reaction to her was obvious. In that aspect I found her annoying. The secondary characters were pretty interesting also and now I want to go and read Trace's book from Foster's Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series even though I found the first book in that series only mediocre. I liked Pepper better than I did in her book which was a plus. I'm really looking forward to Rowdy's book.

[Amanda A]

D Shelf
Dark Hunter series
Finished: 11/15/14
Rating: ★★★★

I am probably one of the last people to read this series so I won't recount the plot. I love the Dark-Hunter world that Kenyon has created and now the focus is on the Were-Hunters who are just as intriguing. I enjoyed learning more about the Katagaria and Arcadian worlds in this book. Vane and Bride have incredible chemistry and their romance was very sweet and even humorous at times. The supporting characters were engaging with Fury being my favorite. I hope he gets his own story.

[Jennifer H]

Off to collect the LO stamp :D

[Lis]

Finished "HA" Shelf



Book: Captured by S.J. Harper
Source: Kindle freebie
Date Finished: 11/16/2014
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review: FBI Agent Emma Monroe is called in to consult on a child abduction case in Charleston SC. Three blond hair blue eyed boys have been taken and the first two killed and the race is on to find the third before it's too late. She is assisting Agent Zack Armstrong, who is also a were. There is some attraction and light flirting, but it's all about solving this crime first. Really enjoyed this book which is a prequel to the Fallen Siren series. Emma is a Siren but that is really a small detail in this mystery as is Zack's were abilities. Great writing and storyline, which I discovered is a writing team including Jeanne C. Stein. Definitely continuing with this series which has all the potential of a good UF series.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, 2BR Destroyers!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'LO'. 

[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Monica]

Good Job guys on getting the LO stamp!! Making progress on my HA and Free space book. Working on D and N!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp 2BRDs!

[Jennifer H]

Thanks Steph & Sandra!

[Lis]

Yay Team! Another stamp!!

We have a chance for three in a row three ways... Need our D HA N and Free

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~D


by Chelsea M Cameron
Finished~11/17/14
Rating~♥♥♥♥♥

I love when I stumble upon a book that totally sucks me in and is well-written, funny, character-driven, romantic and heart-breakingly sad at times. I laughed out loud at the humorous banter between the siblings, Will and Lottie, there was some truly funny dialogue. I held my breath at times for Zan...his pain, his sadness and awkwardness was deep. If you love a good romance, with some sex, great dialogue, classic literary references, poetry, you will definitely enjoy this read. Oh, and the Star Wars references were lots of fun also.

[Lis]

My freebie pile may be shrinking a bit... But I see these reviews and my wish list gets a little bigger. I'm really trying to control the urge to click on them all.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

LOL My freebie tbr has grown *sigh*

[Christina T]

N Shelf
by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush
Source NetGalley
Finished 11/16/14
Rating ★★
Review: This book took me a really long time to read. I didn't care for the female protagonist (Elizabeth) at all and hated when the storyline switched to her's as I was more interested in the storyline of Ravinia and Rex searching for Elizabeth. I enjoyed both of those characters immensely. The addition of a possible love interest for Elizabeth 70% into the book was shocking to me especially since she was a recent widow (like a 2 week widow). The jumps into 1st person narrative to differentiate the killer's perspective didn't flow well and I really just wanted to skip those paragraphs. The whodunnit came out of nowhere to me and felt jarring and almost ridiculous as it wasn't clear whether the killer and the protag. actually did have history or if it was a psychological hallucination of the killer because Elizabeth didn't remember them at all...not even a vague memory. And the conclusion in the last 3% of the book that finally wrapped up the prologue felt like an after thought rather than an actual part of the book. This was the 4th book in this series and I'm not sure I'll go back and read the first 3.

[Jennifer H]

WEEK4
Shelf #1: CH
Shelf #2: L

[Jennifer H]

I'll be reading...


by Lexi Ryan for L
by Nichole Chase for CH

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~L


Jennifer~Unbreak Me by Lexi Ryan~Library/Overdrive~
Lis~Once Bitten by Trina M Lee~Amazon freebie~

[Jennifer H]

Shelf~CH


Jennifer~Recklessly Royal by Nichole Chase~Library/Overdrive~
Lis~The Chief by Monica McCarty~Amazon freebie~

[Lis]

The Chief by Monica McCarty for "CH" shelf - Amazon freebie
Once Bitten by Trina M. Lee for "L" shelf - Amazon freebie

[Jennifer H]

@Lis...Could you let me know how you got the freebies. Thanks :D

[Lis]

Sorry, all of mine are pretty much Amazon / kindle freebies from Val

[Monica]

Finished HA Shelf



Book: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Source: Library
Date Finished: 11/19/14
Rating: 5 stars
Review:

No matter how many times I read or listen to these books I just discover new things and loose myself in them. This is the start of the good versus evil. This is one of my most favorite books of the series. The characters grow and you start to see the strength they have in themselves.

I love this book because Snape has such an integeral part in this story. Draco also plays a huge part in this book. The turmoil Draco goes through. His father in Azkaban. The life of his family in his hands.

Now I can't wait to read the last book in the series.

[Lis]

FYI, the "L" shelf gives us 4 in a row... Also need HA an Free space finished. Woot woot..

[Amanda A]

HA shelf

Finished 11/19/14
Rating 4★

I rarely reread books but I decided to reread Harry Potter for a buddy read in another group and I'm glad I did. It has been several years since I read the series the first time. I enjoyed getting reacquainted with the gang from the beginning. There are so many things I had forgotten. I loved Harry's discovery that he was a wizard and his introduction to Hogwarts, when he met Hermione and Ron and started developing friendships with them, and his rivalry with Malfoy. This series got better with each book so I'm looking forward to rereading the rest.

[Christina T]

Amanda, I'm a little slow but I just realized you are also my teammate in the SS challenge over at TCF. LOL

[Christina T]

Edited 11/21/14
I've had nothing but trouble trying to stay interested in the books I've chosen lately. Dearly Departed which I originally chose for the HA but would have worked for the D shelf too was a total bust. I listened to almost an hour and just couldn't get into the futuristic Victorian setting. That's right, it's set in the future but has everyone acting like it's the Victorian era. It was just weird. Maybe if I read it instead of listening. Who knows? Also even though I like Jaye Wells' Sabina Kane series Dirty Magic is not interesting me but I'm going to try to keep with it for the D
So, I've chosen a couple other books for the rest.....
for HA
for the L

If I bail on Dirty Magic (which may actually happen) I'm going with a backup book that is a bit shorter so it won't take as long. That one is

Because I'm a week behind I'm using Charming for the HA title and I'm looking for a new CH.

All these books are NetGalley ones. Sorry that I'm 2 books behind....

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Christina, not sure which shelf is for, cause I can't get it to compute :(

The 2nd book in that series is written by Melinda Leigh, but not the 1st one, and it isn't 100 pages either.

[Christina T]

Sandra sorry about my confusion. I planned to read the 4th one (can't think of the title off hand) which is by Melinda Leigh and has 100 pages but haven't read 1-3 yet so I figured I'd read #1 first but didn't notice it was by a different author but did note it had enough pages. Even after posting the cover it didn't sink in that it wasn't by the author I thought. sigh. Back to the drawing board.

[Christina T]

posting from my Kindle app so I can't edit but I'll fix my list tomorrow night when I get off of work.