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R10: Team #3 ~ Power of Free
I read one book, just need to write review (I was too lazy during the weekend). I'll do it today. And at 70% with book #2. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. :)
Yep, had a big bbq with friends on Saturday and there were 2 major thunderstorms which made for hilarity!!!!
Sandra wrote: "Yep, had a big bbq with friends on Saturday and there were 2 major thunderstorms which made for hilarity!!!!"Sounds like fun. And yum - I love bbq. :)
Shelf: Free Space
Date: 3/11/14
Rating: ★★★
Well, this a weird fairytale retelling that includes dragons, sirens, blackwidows, witches, goblins, pixies, a dead fae head, a pied piper and a stripper fairy godmother.
Alex has a blessing/curse placed on her at birth and becomes a reclusive hermit due to the amount of attention/death she attracts every time she leaves her house.
The only way to stop all the unnecessary action is to go on a quest to obtain various ingredients to fuel the cancellation of the curse.
Sam, a mysterious figure is sent by the fairy godmother to assist in the quest but is adamant he isn't her knight in shining armour. He's right, he's a dragon.
This was a good idea that had some serious flaws in execution. Sentences that didn't make sense, wrong names used, and sometimes you just had to re-read paragraphs to realise that the author or editor, if there was one, had omitted sentences to explain the change of scene or clothing or players.
It was fun and I did enjoy it despite its problems. Not sure if I want to continue reading Alex's brothers story though.
I'm about finished with 1 book and will start the next one.
I'm done with my 1st book and a quarter of the way through the next. A bit lazy to post the review right now. It's been a busy weekend! But I'll get it done first thing in the morning
I have been so busy this weekend with the kids Halloween, date night with the hubby & a girly lunch with my sisters in law, mother in law & my niece. I should hopefully have 2 reviews to post by tomorrow night :)
YAY!!I'm about 3/4 finished my ER read :)
I'll be working on my 2nd book but just a heads up, my grandbaby is set to be born Wed night or Thurs, so I may be a tad distracted!!
Oh wow!!!! Congrats to your family Leslie! No worries, grandbabies are definitely distracting :)
@Leslie Yay a grandbaby. :) How do they know specific date? Is it a scheduled c-section?@Sandra Just to report I finished reading book#2, I'll write review as soon as I have time.... And I'm posting review of book#1 now.
Shelf: Free Space
Date: 31st Oct. 2014
Rating: 2.5 stars
I was very excited to read 'Her Mad Hatter' since I adore fairy tale retellings. I loved the world which is a mix of all popular stories. And Danika, fairy godmother as intro narrator. She's snarky and sassy.
Sadly, the couple (Mad Hatter and Alice) were very boring. They are destined to be together and it just felt to me like the story is more about him accepting that fact than real falling-in-love.
Since I got book #2 as Kindle freebie, I will probably read it to see if I have problem with Marie Hall's writing or just this couple...
Link to my full review
Hmmm, I keep seeing that one for free every now and then Dragana and for some reason I've never clicked on it. Sounds like I made the right decision.
Shelf: ER
11/4/14 4★
Review: I've been looking for a new UF series and I think I found it. Even though I struggled with a few things in this first book of the series, I became very involved in the story and the characters. Jane Yellowrock is an intriguing character and the supporting characters are just as interesting. The writing was strong, though at times it got a little confusing when she shifted. But I liked the tone of the writing. My biggest challenge was my perennial pet peeve, it's set in New Orleans and even though the author is from Louisiana, she still managed to get things wrong. Why????? I don't understand it. But other than that, I am excited to read the next one.
Sandra: I changed my B book to
by Adrienne BelI should be finished with it today and will post tonight.
As to baby, my DIL has been experiencing high blood pressure and lots of swelling. She was due on Nov 23. But they want her to go early, so they were trying to get her to go into labor. They've scheduled her to come in on Wed night to induce her. She's a little freaked.
@Sandra Everything except romance was good. So it's a hit or miss thing based on your taste. Some of my pnr-lovin friends gave it 4 and 5 stars.@Leslie Awww. Tell her not to be afraid, it's a standard procedure. I know because I had high blood pressure during pregnancy and even spent my last month in hospital. I was in a room that was for that specific condition and since I was there for a month, I saw a lot of pregnant women come and go. None of them had any problems during labor.
thanks, everyone! She has calmed down some and I think will be fine by Wed. She was worried that the baby wouldn't be "done". But the OB thinks she is about 7lbs. so she is fine. Her name will be Hannah Rose.And I've also been seeing The Mad Hatter around. I love fairy tale retellings, but for some reason I haven't grabbed this one.
Aww, Leslie. I hope everything goes really well, I was a midwife before having my kids and it happens more often than you think. They can control things better with the baby delivered and it's safer for them both. Such a pretty name. Rose is becoming a lot more popular as a second name now. My little one is Ava-rose although we hyphenate :)
I messed up my dates and had to slip in a book that released today so I only have one review to post in a minute. I will hopefully finish my second one tonight and review in the morning. Sorry for the delay I forgot I had a scavenger hunt with the wee one today. The book would have worked for ER but it's possibly a few pages short so I don't want to post a review and then it doesn't count.
Haha, I'm a hypen as well, though not Rose, cause it just wouldn't flow right. Very unusual in my day so I don't really use it.Hannah Rose sounds lovely. And sounds like everyone is waiting impatiently for her arrival :)
Dragana, romance in a story is important to me so I still think I'll pass :)
Off to change your book Leslie & link your review as well.
Shelf: B
Rated: 5 Stars
Read: 3/11/14
Received Free as a gift from the author.
My Review: Bring Me a Dream is the 5th book in the Reveler series and it is my favourite one yet!
The Reveler series is a darker take on PNR, it involves a world were people can dream walk with other people and some are talented enough to manipulate the worlds and take other people along for the ride. Now this can be a good or a bad thing and this is were Chimera come in, they are tasked with policing the world and keeping everyone safe whoever that seems to be becoming more unlikely with each book as wild talents are discovered and the lines between reality and dreamscapes are thinning until it's becoming harder to tell what is real and what isn't. Is it possible for dreams and nightmares to follow you into the real world? And what could the consequences be?
This series is definitely getting darker and it seriously has me hooked! As a girl who loves rewinding her dreams and starting them over if she doesn't like were they are going, I am completely intrigued by this world and I can't wait for the next part of the overall story arc!
Updated you Michelle. Sounds deliciously dark. LOL.
LOL! It reminds me a little of Total Recall, you know where they could go and get memories implanted? It's like that only the places you go to put you to sleep and they manipulate your dreams. Book 1
is a freebie, if you want to give it a try :)
Arm twisted, grabbed. LOL
Shelf B
11/4/14 3.5 ★
Review:Short, quick, easy to read romantic suspense. The set up is a little far fetched, but the author handles the storyline with a minimum of angst and the romance is believable. I will definitely be reading more by this author.
I was right, this challenge is not helping my Freebie TBR at all LOL!! Just in this week I've added several more books!
I like how Reveler series sound. I grabbed book #1 too. So far my Kindle freebie pile is growing too. *sigh*I am changing my book for ER shelf to Gerard's Beauty.
Just now got power back after bad thunderstorms with big hail. It got so dark at 4pm, hours before sunset, that I had to turn on the torch to read. LOL.So I'll update you ladies after I've sorted out dinner :)
Everyone updated to here.If I miss anything ladies, just post so I can fix it :)
SHELF: B
Book: Into the Darkness by K.F.Breene
Date Finished: Nov 3
Rating: 1 star
REVIEW:
I did not like this book at all. If not for BINGO, I would never have finished. It had way too many themes I absolutely detest- non-consensual sex, forced gay sex and rape. The 'heroes' side go about forcing people to have sex with them left and right using unfair magical means. This would have been slightly(emphasis on slightly) okay, if it were portrayed with appropriate horror. But, oh no. It is all okay, because this side of beings fight the opposite side, who are supposed to be even worse. Riiiiggght. And the Boss aka Stephan who is supposed to be the good guy has sex with our heroine when she is drugged and unconscious. Urgh. Add in a bitchy female who tries to unfairly become the Boss's mate( which is not as incriminating on her part as it sounds. The Boss is lascivious enough to have sex with anybody), and a 'connection' between the Boss and our heroine, which literally pulls both of them toward each other, and a guard who is almost-a-teenager in human terms who wants to have sex with our heroine, and constantly only talk about it, I have enough. I can easily forsee the direction in which the next books in the series will go, and I have no interest in reading any further.
The only thing I liked about this book was the cover. Fooled by interesting covers again!
Book: Into the Darkness by K.F.Breene
Date Finished: Nov 3
Rating: 1 star
REVIEW:
I did not like this book at all. If not for BINGO, I would never have finished. It had way too many themes I absolutely detest- non-consensual sex, forced gay sex and rape. The 'heroes' side go about forcing people to have sex with them left and right using unfair magical means. This would have been slightly(emphasis on slightly) okay, if it were portrayed with appropriate horror. But, oh no. It is all okay, because this side of beings fight the opposite side, who are supposed to be even worse. Riiiiggght. And the Boss aka Stephan who is supposed to be the good guy has sex with our heroine when she is drugged and unconscious. Urgh. Add in a bitchy female who tries to unfairly become the Boss's mate( which is not as incriminating on her part as it sounds. The Boss is lascivious enough to have sex with anybody), and a 'connection' between the Boss and our heroine, which literally pulls both of them toward each other, and a guard who is almost-a-teenager in human terms who wants to have sex with our heroine, and constantly only talk about it, I have enough. I can easily forsee the direction in which the next books in the series will go, and I have no interest in reading any further.
The only thing I liked about this book was the cover. Fooled by interesting covers again!
Oh O! I've got this one and I agree the cover is good. But that story sounds horrible!!!!!
I got
from the library yesterday. I just realized that this book would fit for the 'ER' shelf. I am half way through this one, so I will be reading and reviewing this one instead. Desperately in need of something good to read after the colossal failure my B book turned out to be!
from the library yesterday. I just realized that this book would fit for the 'ER' shelf. I am half way through this one, so I will be reading and reviewing this one instead. Desperately in need of something good to read after the colossal failure my B book turned out to be!
I almost downloaded that one because of pretty cover but something stopped me. Now I am glad. That does not sound like something I would like. :/
Leslie, I've been looking at Jane Yellowrock books for some time now. Glad you liked it. I'll bump it up in my TBR.
I really really like Jane Yellowrock. And please Preethi, read something good!!!I'll go change your pick :)
@Sandra: Yes, the story is horrible. I cannot understand the higher ratings this book has got.
@Dragana: Believe me, you did a really good thing not downloading this book!
@Dragana: Believe me, you did a really good thing not downloading this book!
I'm so glad I didn't download that one as well!And I have had Jane Yellowrock on my TBR for soooooooooooo long. But since I've finished and am waiting for the next one on so many UF series, I needed something new. I'm so glad I found something!!
I have the first Jane Yellowrock book on Audible. You are all making me want to read it now :)
I'm waiting on my kindle charging, for this week I am thinking of LO:
LO in title, Amazon freebieN:
N in authors name (Naughton), Publisher eARC.I need to get my finger out but I will catch up. Honest!
I think I'm going to read N:
Author: Elisabeth Naughton
Amazon freebie
LO
Letters in title: Blood Ties
Nook freebie
Shelf: B
Date: 04th Nov. 2014
Rating: 4.5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. It's an intense sf action thriller. There are conspiracies, cyborgs, romance, terminally ill parents, lost memories, questionable government officials... Last 30% were especially hard to put down.
In one sentence I would describe it as a mix of MILA 2.0 and We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (movie Total Recall was based on this novella).
Shelf: ER
Date: 06th Nov. 2014
Rating: 3.5 stars
So the first book in Kingdom series had wonderful setting and quirky side character fairy godmother Danika. But the romance was flat and I didn't like the couple at all.
The second book had sizzling chemistry and I loved Gerard & Betty and their interactions. She's a geeky librarian, he's a womanizer and opposites attract. It takes time for love to develop and for them to know each other.
BUT.... Why is there always a but? It's set on Earth, so there is nothing extraordinary about the setting. And Danika does not have a lot of narration time. So all the things I liked in first book were not there. This was just another nice paranormal romance novel.
Hopefully book #3 will have combined good things from previous part and really blow my mind. :)
For N shelf I will read
by Nikki Jefford. I got it from YA Bound Blog Tours in exchange for a review.I still haven't decided what I will read for LO...
Sorry I've been missing in action today, been out & about :) Off to update everyone.I'll be reading
for N (new species) free from AllRomance ebooks buy 10 get 1 freeFor LO it'll be either
OR
both free kindles & both LO cause of author's names.
And on that note I'll request our B shelf stamp!!!! Yay!!!And have you noticed that we should have a 3 in a row soon :)
Yay for a stamp request. :)I didn't notice. But now I thinking about reading book for Lo first instead of N...
Not unless you want to, this is only the 2nd week. Read what you feel like Dragana :)
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