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Alternates:Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.
1. N/A
2. White
3. 2004
4. Re read
5. Title C
6. Cover Item Tree(s)
7. Author W
8. California
9. Green
10. 2002
11. Friendship
12. Title K
13. Cover Item Mode of Transportation
14. Author P
15. Illinois
16. Silver/Gray
17. 2001
18. Tbr Own
19. Title E
20. Cover Item Silhouette
21. Author O
22. Massachutes
23. Yellow
24. 2010
25. Free
26. Title N
27. Cover Item Tattoo
28. Author H
29. England
30. Blue
31. 1999
32. Meh
33. Title L
34. Cover Item Fire
35. Author D
36. Nevada
37. Pink
38. 2014
39. Usa
40. Title B
41. Cover Item More than 2 people
42. Author A
43. Washington, state
44. Red
45. 2012
46. 3 star
47. Title R
48. Cover Item Headless Person
49. Author S
50. Louisiana
51. Orange
52. 2008
53. Amazing
54. Title F
55. Cover Item Animal(s)
56. Author G
57. Texas
58. Black
59. 2013
60. Interested
61. Title M
62. Cover Item Furniture
63. Author T
64. New York
65. Purple
66. 2011
67. Listened
68. Title P
69. Cover Item No People
70. Author C
71. Australia
72. Multi-colored (more than 3 colors)
73. 2009
74. Movies
75. Title S
76. Cover Item Moon
77. Author L
78. Florida
79. Black
80. 2012
81. The Best
82. Title I
83. Cover Item Smoke
84. Author V
85. Oregon
86. Blue
87. 2010
88. Borrowed Books
89. Title G
90. Cover Item Red Dress
91. Author K
92. Canada
93. Purple
94. 2014
95. Now
96. Title H
97. Cover Item 1 Person
98. Author J
99. Arizona
100. Yellow
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Hi everyone ! Looking forward to doing this challenge w you. I will have to think of some names but I won't be able to be captain for this round.
hi everyone. I am horrible with names and can be a captain or co captain. lookig forward to this round!
Here are some ideasPlaying it Str8
How this book R8s
Better L8 than Never
Hello everyone. :D Checking in quickly before I run off to my insane Monday. They're always the worst day to try to catch me. :-p But sooooo excited!
Hi! The only team name that comes to mind for me is Crazy Eights.
Howdy. This will be my first time playing and I'm a team captain in the Bookshelf Battle over on the Crazy Challenge Connection group so I'll pass on the captain duties to someone else. Excited to get started. Amy - Crazy Eights came to mind too immediately. Could turn it Spanish: Loco Ochos
Well everyone has checked is and Amy has volunteered to be captain so now all we need is a team name : )
I like Crazy Eights, but if you guys want another name, then I'm fine with that as well.
It looks like we all like Crazy Eights except we haven't gotten Shelby's input on the team name and I am pretty sure Monday and Tuesdays are her crazy days.
Crazy Eights it is.When on Friday, does the captain roll and announce the number? Is there a designated time??
I roll at midnight that is 1am my time Nd I will post what spot we are on and what books can be read for the week
Your welcome. This will my 4th time being captain, and I can't wait to play!
Crazy Eights works for me. :) I'm always a little insane. ;)
Kimberly the only time Amy can't roll at midnight central time is if some one hasn't finished their book and posted their review. Our Goal is to have our books read before Thursday night so Amy can roll at midnight.
Thanks Nan. Making sure I have everything straight before we start!!
So to clarify, Amy is captain and our team name is Crazy Eights?
That's what I thought : ) Captain Amy just has to let Jenne Know. Looking forward to our first roll tonight !!!
Man that's going to get confusing. I swear she's going to be stuck getting called Captain Amy this entire game. ;)
I guess any one can and we just have to let Jenne know which Amy is captain
Nan~needs to clean out TBR list wrote: "That's what I thought : ) Captain Amy just has to let Jenne Know. Looking forward to our first roll tonight !!!"
I went ahead and posted our team name and who our captain is in the discussions topic.
I am looking forward to see what our first book will be!!!
Me too. Can't believe we can roll after midnight central tome
The anticipation is building. Excited to see where our first roll lands us!!
I rolled a 6 (5+1) so we can read the following:6th in a series or the alternate is a tree or trees on the cover
I think I'm going to go with a re-read I've been wanting to review for awhile. :)Week 1: (6) Series: #6 -
For the Love of Caden - 164pgs/GR
I'm going the alternate route with the tree(s) on cover and will read
Week 1Spot 6 - Series #6
For the Love of Caden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Read: 11/14
Rating: ★★★★★
I’ve always had a soft spot for Kellan and Caden’s story and that certainly doesn’t change on a re-read. It’s interesting coming back to early books in this story, with how many more are written, and knowing who all are going to end up with who. Still I really enjoyed the way that these two came together. This book is sort of the pivot point of everything else that goes forward, were things really leave the door open for the craziness that is to come in later books. Knowing what’s coming I can see a lot of the build up in this story.
Kellan has almost given up hope on ever finding his mate. He’s not quite ready to give up entirely, but watching a number of his friends find their other halves has made him wish for his even more. Still he’s happy in his career with his pack mates. He loves his job as a paramedic and getting to live and work with Scott and Jude makes everything better. Of course a rainy holiday in Seattle always makes for more work for the boys. Called out to a major traffic collision the last thing Kellan expects to find is the one man he wants to call his own.
Caden saw the truck coming up behind their stopped line of cars, but there was nothing he could do to get out of the way. Now his BMW is crunched like an accordion and he’s trapped inside. The adorable medic that shows up to help does take his mind off his pain a little bit, but Caden knows he’s still being a grouchy asshole. He’s determined to make it up to the guy, especially as it’s clear Kellan has no idea who Caden is. There’s just something about Kellan that draws Caden in and he wants to get to know the medic at all costs.
Caden is just wonderful in this story. I loved his grouchy bear grumbles in the beginning when he was in pain. Of course by that point Kellan’s already got the wrong impression that Caden’s straight and thus off limits. As perfect as these two are for each other getting settled into that relationship isn’t smooth sailing. They’re both protecting secrets that only serve to drive them apart.
I always loved the way Caden’s secret came out and how it was handled in the story. It fit the world very well and was really believable. It didn’t push the envelope to hard for me, instead it fitted into the natural order of things nicely. Of course the outcome was always assured, but I appreciated that this wasn’t a given. The danger and risk were real to those involved.
Carson coming back into the story and being the asshole he’s been every time we’ve seen him also fit. He’s got a lot of anger at Caden for what happened in Alaska and is determined to make his life miserable. He was a great foil to upset the happy balance Caden and Kellan had going when they were still keeping secrets from each other.
As I said the beginnings of so many later storylines are started in this book and that’s I think why I particularly enjoy it every time I re-read it. I know how pivotal the information in this book is later on and it’s fun to see the early relationships still being the focus before the world expands into double and triple the characters. ;) So many of my favorites are in this story and it’s fun to revisit them.
This is a simple, fast read, but I still find it enjoyable every time. It’s a crazy world with loads of characters and an ever evolving complex matrix of things going on. It’s a train well worth jumping on and a great break from reality each and every time. ☺
Week 1 - A Volatile Range - 3.5 starsThis is the story of Mario, ranch foreman on Wally and Dakota's ranch and Gordon, a troubled ex-marine. We have seen Mario in past books when he had one brief fling and then a longer term relationship. He has been pining for ex-lover David for some time when Gordon appears on the ranch.
The story starts with Gordon acting on incorrect information and attempting to free Wally's animals. Realising he had been misinformed and didn't really want to harm the animals or ranch, Gordon is given a job and place to stay. He also helps to track down the people who recruited him.
The book strongly focuses on Gordon's war experiences and his feeling that he let his friends down. He has little memory of traumatic events and for these reasons fears giving up any control. Wally's helps him face his fears. The physical side of their relationship is passionate and there are some strong, dominant sex scenes. There also plenty of tender moments.
It has been a while since I have read the earlier books in this Series but I still enjoyed it and I am looking forward to book 7 when it is released.
Spot 6 (Alternate: Tree(s) On Cover)
Finished: November 16th
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
I was drawn to this book's synopsis on GR with it pitched in: "Dexter meets The Ring" I could see why it is that because one of the spirits killed bad people and the other spirit who was evil and possessed a boy. In the end, the evil spirit is exorcized and the other spirit replaces it in the boy to try to prevent anything from happening to him. Overall, I liked this book and will look for any new books by this author in the near future!
Week 1: 6th in a seriesSugar and Iced by Jenn McKinlay
Finished: (11/17/14)
Rated: 3 stars
Book #6 in A Cupcake Bakery Mystery. I always enjoy catching up with this cozy series. McKinlay has such a gift for writing real, believable main characters!!! I love the different levels of friendship scattered throughout this book. The characters joke around and celebrate with one another, but they also fight and are honest with their feelings. That being said, I was a bit put off by the love triangle/rhombus going on between Mel and her suitors. I understand that most cozy authors use a love triangle at some point (or forever) in their series, but this one felt a tad forced and the third wheel totally didn't fit. I'm definitely not happy with how the romace ended for one couple so suddenly at the end, but excited for the other couple who found happiness. The mystery was well written. I'm not a beauty pageant fan, but that setting worked for this book and was a great way to introduce several mean spirited characters. It kept me second guessing my suspect list until the very end where everything finally fell into place. This wasn't my favorite book in the series, but that won't keep me from grabbing the next book.
way to go team.. we are all done and just now have to wait to roll Friday :)
Just a reminder:Thanksgiving-Teams will roll the Friday before (11/21) two times for two spots. No roll on 11/28. Both book's deadline will be Friday (12/5) and then the game resumes it's normal schedule.
Roll for 11/21 6+1=7 we are on spot 13We can read the following: 1st in a series, 3rd in a series, or the alternate which is Cover Item Mode of Transportation
Roll for 11/28 6+2=8 we are on spot 21
We can read the following: 2nd in a series, 1st in a series, or the alternate which is Author-O
Week 2: (Series #1)
Mark Cooper versus America - 273pgs/GRWeek 3: (Series #1)
Brothers In Arms - 178pgs/GR
week 2:
week 3: i have 2 books in mind... so TBD
Wanted to clarify that you can read the two spots in whatever order you'd like. And if anyone thinks they might not be able to make the deadline due to traveling, cooking, cleaning etc lol. Just please let me or your captain know. Thanks!
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