R4: Eleven Readers Reading (11)

[Jenne]

Captain:
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~

Jodi
Catherine
Stacey
Denise

[Jenne]

Dice Roll (2 dice on Fridays US Central Time)
Time Zone Converter
Post Your Spot
R4: Spreadsheet
Discussion Thread

[Jenne]

[Jenne]

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
(view spoiler)[101. Cover Item Tattoo
102. Title C
103. Black
104. Cover Item Red Dress
105. Author K
106. Friendship
107. Title K
108. Borrowed Books
109. Author W
110. 2013
111. 2002
112. White (hide spoiler)]

[Catherine]

Hi teamies....it's great to be doing tis again :) can't wait to get started

I don't want to be captain....I'll leave that distinguished honour for someone else :)

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Hello all!

[Jodi]

Hi Team! I live in Ohio, EST. I am a 3-4 books/week reader. :) I can't wait to get started! This is my second time doing this challenge, I don't think I am up to being captain yet.

[Minttu]

Oh hi team :)

I'm Minttu from Finland joining in for the 3rd time! Mother of two young kids with a hectic life. Also participating in the craziness of Nanowrimo at the moment and supposedly writing my great novel, but mostly procrastinating and staring the computer screen blankly. Reading two books a week is my maximum these days. I vaguely remember the time when 3-4 was possible :D

I would offer to be a captain, but my life has done a bit of a surprise attack last week and my dad is in a hospital and all plans have gone sideways. I don't think this will affect my reading, but I'll be in touch with Jenne just in case, so if I need to step out there will be someone to take my place. In any case I'll be away the first two weeks of January and someone will be stepping in to cover for me.

I can help the captain with the rolls if needed & other stuff too. I just think it is better it is someone who can for sure be here all through the challenge.

I'm so excited to pick the first book!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'll be captain.

[Catherine]

what should we call ourselves? :)

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Eleven Readers Reading

[Catherine]

I like it :)

[Minttu]

That is brilliant :)

[Jodi]

Thanks for offering to be the captain Angie!

11 Readers Reading sounds good to me. It has me singing the 12 days of Christmas. :)

[Jodi]

I am ready for the first roll. I am already planning my titles... Let the games begin!!

[Stacey]

Hello everyone and sorry to come late to the party;-) but didn't realize there was an active link for our team.
Yes I love the name! Looking forward to it.

[Stacey]

I am in Connecticut (EST)
Oh, and thank you Angie for being captain!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

First Roll is a 9
Alternative #9~Green

Stacey~ Review
Jodi~ Review
Minttu~ Review
Catherine~ Review
Angie~ Review

[Catherine]

Haha! I forgot this was starting today! I have a number 9!
An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War ..also has green cover :)

[Stacey]

Good morning group! Not green here in Ct as we had our first coating of snow overnight ;-)) but do you think this cover works for green???

[Stacey]

Catherine wrote: "Haha! I forgot this was starting today! I have a number 9!
An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War..also has green cover :)"

Wow there are that many of these?! I read the first one in the series and really liked it- I will have to go and put some more on my TBR list. Do you think I would have to read in order?

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Stacey wrote: "Good morning group! Not green here in Ct as we had our first coating of snow overnight ;-)) but do you think this cover works for green???
"

I think so but ask Jenne just to be safe.

[Minttu]

I also want to ask if this cover is green enough. I have other options but I'd love to get this one read :)

[Stacey]

Ok Jenne approved of my book above, so that's it for me!

[Stacey]

Minttu wrote: "I also want to ask if this cover is green enough. I have other options but I'd love to get this one read :)

"

I would say yes! I have that on my tbr list too- looking forward to your review :)

[Jodi]

I am reading ; it is #9 in a series. This will help we in another challenge. Yay!

[Catherine]

Stacey wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Haha! I forgot this was starting today! I have a number 9!
An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War..also has ..."

it is helpful...because the characters evolve....even when the books do memories from the distant past for Fingal and Kinky....I am excited that I got book 9 so quickly!!! I wasn't expectig it til next year! :)

[Stacey]

I can't believe authors can continue a series to make a #9 that works! Amazing!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Spot 9
by Barbara Lohr
Finished:11/15/14
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This heartwarming story about a father with a little girl Bella that won't eat anything but baby cereal. Harper Kirkpatrick becomes nanny to Bella and determined to help this little girl overcome her eating problem. Sparks fly between Harper and Cameron even though he's in a relationship. Can Harper help Bella? Will Cameron act on his attraction?

[Catherine]

have you read ? this series hs book 9 coming out, and a possible book 10!!! and these books are approx. 1000pgs!!

is mild in comparison!! a mere 400-600pgs and they're humourous too :)

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Catherine wrote: "have you read ? this series hs book 9 coming out, and a possible book 10!!! and these books are approx. 1000pgs!!

is mild i..."

Outlander is one of my favorite series.

[Catherine]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "Catherine wrote: "have you read ? this series hs book 9 coming out, and a possible book 10!!! and these books are approx. 1000pgs!!

[bookcover:An Irish Country Doctor..."

mytwo favourite are these! :)

[Stacey]

Catherine wrote: "have you read ? this series hs book 9 coming out, and a possible book 10!!! and these books are approx. 1000pgs!!

is mild i..."

I have not attempted the daunting task of starting that series yet! It's on my tbr list but, wow!! It's amazing that so many pages can come out of one person!

[Catherine]

well... Diana Gabaldon does have history to contend with as well! lol these books follow history pretty well...from 1743 onwards....and she does follow it :) if you like history...you're in for a treat.

Partrick Taylor doesn't do that, but he does write in a humourous way...if you've ever read James Herriot...you're sure to like these too:)

[Jodi]

Week 1
Spot 9

Read:
Completed: 11/17/14
Rating: ****

People are dying and it all leads back to a murder/suicide in Chinatown 19 years prior. Rizzoli and crew are following leads as people are dying. A retired cop reaches out and says "It's all about the girls." This leads the to the reason behind the murder/suicide and the justice someone is carrying out.

I liked this book, it started out slow for me but did pick up.

[Stacey]

Week 1
Spot 9
I read
Rating 21/2 stars
Finished 11/19
Review- Marilee Harper is just about to lose her job, a job she desperately needs since she's spent most if her savings helping her mom through a serious illness. Her mother helps by arranging a new job, being the manager of a new B&B, without Marilee's knowledge. The renovated inn is the site of a very old sanitarium that is rumored to be haunted. The catch is that Marilee's opinionated mother is part of the deal, and they both move into the B&B. Their relationship is fairly volatile, with lots of squabbling. John Smith, the new owner, takes to Marilee immediately, even though she is brash and bossy, and their relationship soon takes a predictable turn.
From the beginning the paranormal activity presents itself-flashing lights, balls rolling around- but the employees and residents seem to regard in a curious way but aren't startled or even very scared- hmmm. And then the story really twists with the introduction of more 'characters' from town and a Shakespeare play. The 'restless spirits' may be more than ghosts of former hospital patients, and the current residents may find themselves in the midst of a war between creatures we believed were only found in fairy tales.

I've read a bunch of reviews for this book and have found myself in the category of not liking a book that a lot of others did again. I didn't find Marilee very funny- she was harsh and yelled a lot which she claimed was showing her strength. Unleashing a bad temper isn't strong to me. I didn't live her relationship with her mother- they were pretty enmeshed and had a lot to say to and about each other. And I never understoid her connection with John smith- he was smitten right from the start after she ran him over with her car. And when we veered off the road of ghosts onto Fairy Lane at around 70% of the story I was really confused! Not sure who the restless spirits even were at the end! Sigh....

[Minttu]

Week 1 - alternate


By Yangsze Choo

Finished: 20th Nov
Rating: 5 stars

Review:
This is one of those books I knew I would love based on the synopsis I read. After reading the first page I knew I was reading a book that would go to my Favorites list. I absolutely loved this one. It ticked all the boxes. Set in exotic location. Historical romance and with a hint of supernatural mystery. Written with descriptive and magical language. Feminist undertones. It has it all.

The Ghost Bride is a story of Li Lan, a daughter of a good family that has gone bankrupt. Her father has isolated himself after the death of her mother and together with their dire financial situation that has left Li Lan's prospects for marriage slim.

A rich family approaches her father and asks her to become a ghost bride and marry their dead son. She would live in their mansion and be well taken care of, but she can't imagine such faith. Soon after she begins to have dreams where the ghost of her husband candidate visits her pulling her into the afterlife. Meanwhile Li Lan meets another man she likes but who is no longer someone she can marry because she is poor and he is rich and such marriage can't be approved by the man's family.

This book for me was a bit like Memoirs of a Geisha. The impossible love and the unknown and miraculous world so different from my own. I am a fan of stories like this. I also loved the creepy aspects of the underworld reaching out to touch the normal people. And the writing was just so beautiful.

[Jenne]

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.

[Stacey]

Great review Minttu! Looks like a great book!

[Minttu]

Thanks :) The book really took me to another world. I love when that happens!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Catherine~how's your book coming?

[Catherine]

sorry..fell asleep...


finished An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War

Rate: 5 stars

Review: I love Patrick Taylor' Irish Country Doctor tales...this is his latest in the series. in this book, he is recollecting his time during WWII. he has done flashbacks before in his other book, nut in this he sticks solely to WWII and his time on Warspite, and we find out a bit more about his fincee Diedre who has been mentioned before, in passing, as a casualty of the war....and we find out how everyone else was dealing with war troubles. but i addition we meet Barry's father on Warspite.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

That's okay Catherine. I'll have our two spots posted in awhile.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week 2~November 21, 2014
Old Spot 9 Rolled 4 New Spot 13
Alternative #13~Cover Item Mode of Transportation

Stacey~ Review
Catherine~ Review
Jodi~ Review
Minttu~ Review
Angie~ Review

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week 2~November 28, 2014
Old Spot 13 Rolled 8 New Spot 21
Alternative #21~Author O

Stacey~ Review
Catherine~ Review
Jodi~ Review
Minttu~ Review
Angie~ Review

[Minttu]

Yay! Great rolls!

My first book is a standalone:


By Jessie Burton

And the second one 1st in series:


By Marissa Meyer

[Jodi]

Week 2
Spot 13

I will be reading ; mode of transportation.

Week 3
Spot 21

I will be reading ; number 1 in a series.

[Stacey]

Nice rolling!
Week 1 I will read which is a first in series
Week I will read-
which is also a first in a series.

[Jenne]

Congrats y'all earned your free pass last roll :)


Also 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!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Spot 13
by Julie Ann Walker
Finished:11/21/14
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This fourth installment in The Black Knights Inc Series is a thrilling read for me. I love this series and characters! This series combines military and custom motorcyle shop into one. If you're a fan of MC books this series doesn't disappoint. The book is called .