R10: Team #3 ~ Power of Free

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Team #3
Captain: Sandra

Members:
Sandra
Michelle
Preethi
Leslie
Dragana

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Just a Hop, Skip & Click Away
Happy Reading!

Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcements & review the requirements for each shelf
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
Stamp Me! ~ Request a stamp for your bingo card
Discussions ~ Throughout the game, head here to chat with other players & shelf chant til your heart's content
Bingo FAQ ~ Don't hesitate! If you have a question, let us know.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Hiya, Team Caps! Thanks for volunteering to guide your team through a round of BookShelf Bingo!

Your job, should you choose to accept it, will require a few things:
1 ~ Be our go-to person should we have any questions about your team
2 ~ Organize your teammate's weekly reads for each shelf/category so that the BSB Ninjas can quickly and easily verify and approve your stamp request(s)
3 ~ Encourage and motivate your team (you may also ask to borrow Judithe's whip whenever necessary)
4 ~ Post regularly to ensure your team is communicating and on track each week (Send them a PM and friendly poke if they haven't posted at least once a week, noted their book choice, and/or appear to have dropped out of webspace)
5 ~ Send us a PM (Steph, Sandra or Judithe) should you need us for any reason throughout the game

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Link to print your own copy: BINGO card

[Steph, Serious series addict]

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[Michelle]

I am really looking forward to this round, I am Michelle and I have a one-click addiction, free books are my kryptonite and I am so happy to have an excuse to read some of them :)

[~Leslie~]

Hello Team!! And Hi Michelle!! So glad we are on another team together.

I love Bookshelf Bingo and am really looking forward to reading some of the freebies that have piled up on my nook and kindle. I'm an official member of the one-click support group.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

*Waves hi to Michelle & Leslie* Preethi & Dragana hopefully will be along shortly.

Sweet, we've got genuine participaters on our team :)

I could probably say the same for the other teams, but I won't as this is OUR team. LOL.

Team name time and does anyone want to be captain? There's only a short time till the game begins, so we better get thinking.

[~Leslie~]

Hi Sandra!! I'm excited as well about our team. It's nice to know that we are all strong readers and players.

The only thing that comes up for a name is Three's Company. I'm terrible at names but happy to go along with anything.
I will have to opt out as captain. too much going on in my life at the moment. But I'm happy to help in any way.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Team! (I'm here, I'm here, Sandra) Glad to be a part of another Bingo round! It would be wonderful to read at least some of the freebies that have been piling up on my kindle!

I do not want to be captain, either. My brother is getting married in a fortnight, and life's too crazy right now.

[Michelle]

We do seem to have a good team this time around. I must admit I smiled a lot when I saw your names.

I am horrible with picking names to be honest, maybe something with Triquetra in it? I kinda like that word.

I'm not fussed on being Captain, if anyone wants it they are welcome to wield the whip.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Well, unless Dragana wants to be captain, I'll do it, I've had plenty of practice after all. LOL.

As to names, I'm pretty crap at it too.

Three's Company
Triquetra
Power of Three
Charmed
Threesome
Trifecta
Tried and True

????
You've gotta do better than those.

[Dragana]

Hi team. It's good to see some familiar faces. :)

I would like to skip being the team captain if possible. I have a 8 months old kid, so some days I may not be too quick to respond. But don't worry I always find time to read. :D

I am looking forward to this challenge. Maybe I will finally make a dent in a pile of Kindle freebies I accumulated. Although so far, I just have a better excuse why am I downloading them. For the challenge, you know, ... :D

Whenever I don't have inspiration for names I borrow them from Stephanie Plum series:
Three to Get Deadly
Three to Score
or...
Triple Threat
Triple Play
...

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

OK. That's me for el capitan duty.

Start naming your fav names people, or add more to the list.

ETA: If you want, you can list your Freespace Freebie ready for Wednesday :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Freespace
Stamped
Sandra - SOS eVantage The Dragon King and I - (3★ Review)
Michelle - SOS eVantage Eternal Breath of Darkness - (4★ Review)
Preethi - SOS eVantage Beyond The Veil (3.5★ Review)
Leslie - Option 3 Because of Jacqueline - (3★ Review)
Dragana - SOS eVantage Her Mad Hatter - (2.5★ Review)

Wk 1: 29/10/14
ER Stamped
Sandra Shadow's Passion - (Shadow WardER) - ( 3.5★ Review)
Michelle Walking on Her Grave - (5★ Review)
Preethi Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie StiefvatER ( 4★ Review)
Leslie Skinwalker - (4★ Review)
Dragana Gerard's Beauty (3.5★ Review)

Wk 1: 29/10/14
B Stamped
Sandra Opal Fire - Barbara Annino - (3★ Review)
Michelle Bring Me a Dream - (5★ Review)
Preethi Into the Darkness - K.F.Breene - (1★ Review)
Leslie The Wedding Trap - Adrienne Bell - (3.5★ Review)
Dragana The Body Electric - (4.5★ Review)

Wk 2: 5/11/14
N Stamped
Sandra Darkness - (New Species) - (5★ Review)
Michelle Extreme Measures - Elisabeth Naughton ( 3★ Review)
Preethi Night Play ( 3★ Review)
Leslie Night Forbidden ( 3★ Review)
Dragana Duplicity - Nikki Jefford - (4★ Review)

Wk 2: 5/11/14
LO Stamped
Sandra To Light The Dragon's Fire ( 4★ Review)
Michelle Born in Blood (4★ Review)
Preethi Burn for Me (5★ Review)
Leslie Burn for Me - (5★ Review)
Dragana King's (4★ Review)

Wk 3: 12/11/14
HA Stamped
Sandra Captured by S.J. Harper ( 3★ Review)
Michelle The Alpha's Heart (5★ Review)
Preethi The Alpha's Search (2.5★ Review)
Leslie Archangel's Shadows (4★ Review)
Dragana The Shadow Prince ( 3.5★ Review)

Wk 3: 12/11/14
D Stamped
Sandra Declan and Tori ( 4★ Review)
Michelle Rocky by Bianca D'Arc (4.5★ Review)
Preethi Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones (5★ Review)
Leslie Evernight (Darkest London) ( 5★ Review)
Dragana The Diabolical Miss Hyde (4★ Review)

Wk 4: 19/11/14
CH Stamped
Sandra Alex's Destiny by A.K. Michaels ( 3★ Review)
Michelle Christmas Conspiracy (3.5 - 4★ Review)
Preethi Spell Check (4★ Review)
Leslie Terminated by Rachel Caine ( 4★ Review)
Dragana The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (4.5★ Review)

Wk 4: 19/11/14
L Stamped
Sandra Smiley by Laurann Dohner (4★ Review)
Michelle Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais ( 5★ Review)
Preethi Lumière (4★ Review)
Leslie Let Me Love You ( 2.5★ Review)
Dragana Lady Macbeth: Daughter of Ravens (3.5★ Review)

Wk 5: 26/11/14
A 3/5 Completed
Sandra Alcandian Quest ( 3★ Review)
Michelle Blood Assassin by Alexandra Ivy (4.5★ Review)
Preethi Red Blooded by Amanda Carlson
Leslie What Happens At Christmas by Victoria Alexander (3★ Review)
Dragana

[~Leslie~]

My Free space read will be
Checked out from the library

[Michelle]

My free space read will be

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Wk 5: 26/11/14
G 4/5 Completed
Sandra The Guardian (2★ Review)
Michelle Light My Fire by G.A. Aiken
Preethi Gravediggers (3★ Review)
Leslie The Great Jackalope Stampede (4★ Review)
Dragana Her Sudden Groom by Rose Gordon (3★ Review)


Wk 6: 3/12/14
P
1/5 Completed
Sandra Primal Instinct (4★ Review)
Michelle
Preethi
Leslie
Dragana


Wk 6: 3/12/14
DE
2/5 Completed
Sandra
Michelle Creation in Death (5★ Review)
Preethi
Leslie Concealed in Death ( 4.5★ Review)
Dragana

[~Leslie~]

I can see that this challenge is going to be very dangerous. When I saw what Michelle posted I thought "I haven't heard of that freebie! Why don't I have that one!"

[Michelle]

LOL! Book 2 is FREE also - - not that you need any encouragement... ;)

[Dragana]

As Leslie said, maybe this challenge was not such a good idea. We will see if my pile of freebies will be bigger or smaller by the end. :D

As my free space I will read - . Kindle Freebie from 'SOS eVantage' category.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Michelle wrote: "LOL! Book 2 is FREE also - - not that you need any encouragement... ;)"


2nd one isn't free for me :(

Yep, I hear you Dragana.

[Michelle]

:( That's not fun.

Yeah, my hopes of a smaller tbr at the end is dwindling quickly.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Maybe we can shorten the tbr by removing the crap ones. LOL

[Dragana]

Sandra wrote: "Maybe we can shorten the tbr by removing the crap ones. LOL"

You are right Sandra. I didn't think about that angle. :)

[[deleted user]]

I'm still searching for my free space read. I'll let you all know once I choose something. Right now I cannot think of any team name at all. But maybe something with 'free' in it, since this is the first FREEBIE BINGO after all?

[Michelle]

Sandra wrote: "Maybe we can shorten the tbr by removing the crap ones. LOL"

Now there's an idea!


Power of Free?

[Dragana]

I like Preethi's idea about incorporating word freebie in group name.
Maybe Freebie-jeebies?
Power of Free also sounds good.

[~Leslie~]

Either one sounds great!

[[deleted user]]

Freebie-Jeebies sounds good to me:)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I like Power of Free as it is like a nod to the Charmed Ones & implies 3.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Still looking for my freespace choice as well.

[Michelle]

Sandra wrote: "I like Power of Free as it is like a nod to the Charmed Ones & implies 3."

Me too, I was thinking of Charmed.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I'm assuming the shelf posts will be the middle of the night for me, so just post what you're going to read and I'll update them when I get up :)

[Michelle]

It probably will cause I think it will be late afternoon for me, I won't get much reading done tonight I don't think but I will choose my books and get started on them first thing tomorrow :)

[[deleted user]]

If everybody else is okay with Power of Free, then I'm okay with it too.

[Dragana]

Me too. :)

[Michelle]

Shelves are up, happy hunting! :)

[Dragana]

Yay. :)

ETA: This will be an official listing of all the books I have read.

BookShelf Bingo R10 - Team #3
Duration: 29.10.2014 - ?
Books read: 9

FREE-SPACE : Her Mad Hatter (SOS eVantage) 31st Oct. ~ 2.5 stars review

Week #1
Shelf #1 - ER: Gerard's Beauty (Kindle Freebie) 06th Nov. ~ 3.5 stars review
Shelf #2 - B: The Body Electric (NetGalley) 04th Nov. ~ 4.5 stars review

Week #2
Shelf #1 - N: Duplicity (Author: Nikki Jefford) (YA Bound Blog Tours) 08th Nov. ~ 4 stars review
Shelf #2 - LO: King's (Series: The King TriLOgy) (Kindle Freebie) 10th Nov. ~ 4 stars review

Week #3
Shelf #1 - HA: The Shadow Prince (Kindle Freebie) 26th Nov. ~ 3.5 stars review
Shelf #2 - D: The Diabolical Miss Hyde (Edelweiss) 20th Nov. ~ 4 stars review

Week #4
Shelf #1 - CH: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (Edelweiss) 25th Nov. ~ 4.5 stars review
Shelf #2 - L: Lady Macbeth: Daughter of Ravens (Xpresso Book Tours) 23th Nov. ~ 3.5 stars review

Week #5
Shelf #1 - A:
Shelf #2 - G: Her Sudden Groom (Kindle Freebie)

[[deleted user]]

My choices for:

Shelf 1- ER: Crux -Series name- 'Southern Arcana'(Freebie from SOS eVantage)
Shelf 2- B: Into the Darkness-Author name - K.F.Breene(Freebie from SOS eVantage)
Free-Space : Beyond The Veil(Freebie from SOS eVantage)

[Michelle]

My picks:

Free Space: (Dragon shifter, Amazon Freebie)
Shelf 1 - ER: (Author name: Candice Stauffer, Amazon Freebie)
Shelf 2 - B: (B Title, Gift from Author)

[~Leslie~]

Week 1
1. ER: Skinwalker Title: Skinwalker

2. B: Be Still, My Love

Free Space: Because of Jacqueline option 3(wouldn't normally buy)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Leslie, does this mean you are changing your Free Space book?

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I'll be reading
B - Author - Barbara Annino - Freebie Amazon
ER - Series - Shadow WardER - gift from author but also free on amazon

Still deciding on Free Space as everyone keeps putting up great options. LOL.

[~Leslie~]

yes, sorry! I couldn't figure out how to make it work within the free space rules. I tried!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

No worries Leslie, I'll switch it out :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Week 1: B
Read: 30/10/14
Rating: 3 ★★★


This was very entertaining in a slap-dash, chick-lit sorta way.

Stacy Justice is a reporter in a small town with lots of quirky family and neighbours. She is dating Leo, the local Sheriff and is a reluctant witch.

The book opens with a massive fire at her cousin Cinnamon's bar. There is a mystery and Stacy is determined to get to the bottom of it. Regardless of how many bodies keep turning up.

[~Leslie~]

I think that's what I gave the book as well, Sandra. I have the next one to read but I've been in no hurry.

Happy Halloween, everyone!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yes I've got the next one as well Leslie, freebie of course :)

Happy Halloween!

[~Leslie~]

Free Space

11/1/14 3★

Review:This story started out strong for me and I enjoyed getting to know the characters. The storyline of internet dating is something I've dealt with in real life with friends and so I was excited to see how it would work out here. Unfortunately, the strong start began to lose steam about halfway through, though I continued to enjoy parts of the story. But the characters felt a little flat and the story action contained so many mundane activities. But it was a good first novel and I look forward to reading more by this author.