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message 1: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 7316 comments LGBT (EE - Pair 2) vs. Urban Fantasy (EE - pair 4)


message 2: by Dee (last edited Nov 25, 2014 08:39AM) (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 7316 comments Pair 2
Diane
Sarah
Shan
Chanelle
Jennifer AZ
Sunshine
Tabs
Ramneek
Hina
Sadie
Lili
Judy
Jennifer CA
Preethi


message 3: by Sassafrass (last edited Dec 06, 2014 04:40PM) (new)

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 4194 comments LGBT

Double Full (Nice Guys, #1) by Kindle Alexander Double Full (finished 12/6/14)

This was good. It wasn't great. I was a bit put off by the fact that they fell into the relationship so quickly, but I loved Jace and Colt so much that I got over that pretty quickly. :) I'm really interested in seeing where the investigation takes Mitch, so I'm going to have to read the next book.

Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment 3.5/5
Total: 8.5/10


vs


Urban Fantasy

Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) by Ilona Andrews Burn for Me (finished 12/4/14)

LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this! What a great start to a series. The story was fantastic, with great world-building and wonderfully flawed main characters. And the heat between Nevada and Mad Rogan, nearly singed my ears off.

I listened to this on audio and the narrator was fantastic. She's the same one for the Kate Daniels Series. I was nervous about that at first, but she did a fantastic job so I forgot about the other series while I was immersed in magical Houston.

I absolutely can not wait for this series to continue. The Gordons have another hit series on their hands for sure!

Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 5/5
Total: 10/10

WINNER: Urban Fantasy!!!


message 4: by Ezi (last edited Nov 27, 2014 01:23AM) (new)

Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 2657 comments Ezi's Spot
Final Four Pair 2 - LGBT (EE - Pair 2) vs. Urban Fantasy (EE - pair 4)


Urban Fantasy Black Widow by Jennifer Estep
Theme: ★★★★★
Enjoyment: ★★★★★
Total:★★★★★

vs. LGBT: Love You Senseless by Susan Mac Nicol
Theme: ★★★★
Enjoyment: ★★★★
Total: ★★★★

Black Widow (Elemental Assassin, #12) by Jennifer Estep vs Love You Senseless (Men of London Book 1) by Susan Mac Nicol

Winner: URBAN FANTASY


message 5: by [deleted user] (last edited Dec 05, 2014 07:21PM) (new)

LGBT:
The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) by K.J. Charles
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 9.5/10

VS

Urban Fantasy:
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) by Ilona Andrews
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 5/5
Total:10/10

Winner: Urban Fantasy


message 6: by Sofia (last edited Dec 06, 2014 03:23AM) (new)

Sofia Lazaridou (sofiagreycullensalvatore) | 59 comments LGBT The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2 stars

vs.

Urban Fantasy The Darkest Touch 5 stars


Winner: Urban Fantasy


message 7: by Shan ~A~ (last edited Dec 04, 2014 10:03PM) (new)

Shan ~A~ | 1840 comments LGBT:Blood Knot by Tracey Cooper-Posey
Theme:★★★
Enjoyment:★★★★

vs.

Urban Fantasy:Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones
Theme:★★★★★
Enjoyment:★★★★★

The Winner is... Urban Fantasy


message 8: by Dawn (last edited Dec 05, 2014 09:32PM) (new)

Dawn LGBT Safe in His Arms by Renae Kaye Safe in His Arms
Theme 5/5
Enjoyment 5/5
Total 10/10

Urban Fantasy Prey (Infected, #1) by Andrea Speed Prey
Theme 4/5
Enjoyment 3/5
Total 7/10


Winner LGBT


message 9: by Roger - president of NBR United - (last edited Dec 04, 2014 07:48AM) (new)

Roger - president of NBR United - (roger_presidentofnbrunited) | 2042 comments LGBT:
Clear Water
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Total: 9/10

Urban Fantasy:
The Druid Stone
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
Total: 8/10

Winner: LGBT


message 10: by Grace (last edited Dec 09, 2014 05:04PM) (new)

Grace | 1733 comments LGBT vs. Urban Fantasy

LGBT

The Auspicious Troubles of Chance by Charlie Cochet
The Auspicious Troubles of Chance (The Auspicious Troubles of Love, #1) by Charlie Cochet

3/5 Theme
2/5 Enjoyment
5/10 Total

Urban Fantasy
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews

5/5 Theme
5/5 Enjoyment
10/10 Total

Winner: Urban Fantasy


message 11: by Ramneek (new)

Ramneek | 286 comments reserve


message 12: by Ezi (last edited Nov 28, 2014 07:38AM) (new)

Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 2657 comments Winner: Urban Fantasy Ezi's Post


message 13: by Tabs (new)

Tabs Bad Company (Bad in Baltimore, #1) by K.A. Mitchell vs Firelight (Darkest London, #1) by Kristen Callihan

LGBT: Bad Company by K.A. Mitchell
Theme: 4/5
Enjoyment: 3/5

Urban Fantasy: Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Theme:
Enjoyment:


message 14: by Elizabeth (last edited Dec 01, 2014 11:25AM) (new)

Elizabeth (elizabeth_greece) | 1918 comments LGBT: Bad Company, 11/29/2014
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 3.25/5
Total: 8.25/10

vs
Urban fantasy:Crucible of Fate
Theme:4/5
Enjoyment: 3.25/5
Total: 7.25/10

Winner: LGBT


message 15: by Shelby (last edited Dec 09, 2014 02:30PM) (new)

Shelby (stang_lee) | 1977 comments World Cup of Romance Reading - Phase 4 - Final Four
Pair 2 LGBT vs Urban Fantasy


LGBT: Tough Love by Heidi Cullinan
-- Genre: 5
-- Romance: 5
-- Total: 10

Urban Fantasy: Heartsong by S.W. Vaughn
-- Genre: 5
-- Romance: 4.75
-- Total: 9.75

Winner: LGBT

These two were super close. Both were great books. :)

Tough Love (Special Delivery, #3) by Heidi Cullinan Heartsong (Fae, #2) by S.W. Vaughn


message 16: by Joyce (last edited Dec 06, 2014 07:36PM) (new)

Joyce (eternity21) | 739 comments Final Four Pair 2 - LGBT vs. Urban Fantasy

Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Patricia Briggs City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare

LGBT-City of Ashes
Theme:4/5
Enjoyment:5/5
Total:9/10


URBAN FANTASY-Cry Wolf
Theme:5/5
Enjoyment:4.5/5
Total: 9.5/10

Winner: URBAN FANTASY


message 17: by Sarah (last edited Dec 09, 2014 01:23PM) (new)

Sarah | 41 comments LGBT vs Urban Fantasy

LGBT - Fish and Ghosts, 240 pages
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5
Total: 9.5/10

Urban Fantasy - Shield of Winter, 431 pages
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Total: 9.5/10

Okay, I'm stumped now. Basically I loved each book. It came down to the theme and how it relates to the romance aspect of the story. Though each ranked a 5 for theme, I had to dig down deep to think about where my enjoyment from the story actually came from. Vasic from Shield of Winterwas awesome. I loved him and had waited a long time to read his story. Though I liked the female character Ivy, I didn't like her as much as both the MCs in Fish and Ghosts. Wolf and Tristan's romance was more enjoyable to read overall than Vasic and Ivy's.

Winner: LGBT


message 18: by Jojo (last edited Nov 30, 2014 12:37PM) (new)

Jojo | 1010 comments Pair 2


LGBT - Cut & Run by Abigail Roux
Theme - 4/5
Enjoyment - 5/5
Total - 9/10

Urban Fantasy - Immortal by J R Ward
Theme - 5/5
Enjoyment - 4/5
Total - 9/10

Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) by Abigail Roux Immortal (Fallen Angels, #6) by J.R. Ward

Winner - LGBT


message 19: by Diane (last edited Dec 09, 2014 03:37PM) (new)

Diane | 896 comments LGBT: The Family We Make
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 5/5

Total: 10/10

Urban Fantasy: Blood & Thunder
Theme: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4.5/10

Total: 9.5/10

The winner for me has to be LGBT.


message 20: by Dawn (new)

Dawn Diane wrote: "LGBT: The Family We Make

Urban Fantasy: Blood & Thunder
"


Ooooh, two good books


message 21: by Liz (new)

Liz Arias (lizzlatina) | 28 comments Hi! For this pair I will read:

For the LGBT: Fair Game. By Josh Lanyon.
Finished: Dec 02. 03/05 ★★★

For the Urban Fantasy: Half-Blood. By Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Finished:

WINNER:

Fair Game (All's Fair, #1) by Josh Lanyon and Half-Blood (Covenant, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout


message 23: by Cathy (new)

Cathy | 59 comments LGBT - Promises by Marie Sexton
Theme 5/5
Enjoyment 4.5/5

Urban Fantasy - Widow's Web by Jennifer Estep
Theme 5/5
Enjoyment 5/5

Winner - Urban Fantasy


message 24: by [deleted user] (new)

Updated Post 6 - Winner: Urban Fantasy


message 25: by Joyce (new)

Joyce (eternity21) | 739 comments UPDATED POST 17: WINNER: URBAN FANTASY


ConstantReader76a | 24 comments Completed.

LGBT - Collide (Blackcreek, #1) by Riley Hart
Theme - 4 Stars
Enjoyment - 2 Stars
Total - 6/10

Urban Fantasy - Seventh Grave and No Body (Charley Davidson, #7) by Darynda Jones
Theme - 5 Stars
Enjoyment - 5 Stars
Total - 10/10

Winner - Urban Fantasy


message 27: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 7316 comments As a reminder, this pairing ends on Tuesday, Dec 9 - you need to make sure you have your books/pairings posted with the winner by 10pm EST to make sure your vote is counted


message 28: by Pamela Su (new)

Pamela Su (thebluebaroness) | 194 comments LGBT: Learning to Feel, 182 pages/GR
GLBT is marked as a genre on the main page

Urban Fantasy: Unexpected Demands, 305 pages/GR
On M/M Urban Fantasy list

*** Results ***
LGBT: Learning to Feel
Theme: 5
Enjoyment: 4
TOTAL: 9

Urban Fantasy: Unexpected Demands
Theme: 5
Enjoyment: 3
TOTAL: 8

Winner: LGBT


message 29: by Calila (new)

Calila | 2746 comments Dee wrote: "As a reminder, this pairing ends on Tuesday, Dec 9 - you need to make sure you have your books/pairings posted with the winner by 10pm EST to make sure your vote is counted"

Ohh I thought we had until the 17th! Thanks for the reminder!


message 30: by Calila (new)

Calila | 2746 comments LGBT - With or Without Him
12/03-04/14
Enjoyment - ★★★★
Theme - ★★★★★
Total - ★★★★★★★★★ - 9*

vs

Urban Fantasy - Poison Promise
12/07/14
Enjoyment - ★★★★
Theme - ★★★★★
Total - ★★★★★★★★★ - 9*

Winner - LGBT

While I enjoyed both, Poison Promise was just slightly not as enjoyable a read for me as With Or Without Him was.


message 31: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (mooselover) | 2724 comments This one seems close. I might get away without having to read a sci - fi or fantasy book next round.
F2L / E2L and LGBT seems a pretty good line up to me if that's how it ends up.


message 32: by Sunshine (last edited Dec 09, 2014 06:16AM) (new)

Sunshine (sunshine22222) | 935 comments .
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LBGT
Just Ask
Just Ask by Mia Downing
11/29/14
Theme: 5
Enjoyment: 5
TOTAL: 10

Urban Fantasy
Lover Mine
Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward
Theme: 5
Enjoyment: 5
TOTAL: 10

WINNER: LGBT

I really enjoyed both, and love the Black Dagger series. I liked the love story of Just Ask better.


message 33: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 41 comments Winner: LGBT

Message 18 has my reason. Extremely close, had to really focus hard to determine the winner.


message 34: by Grace (new)

Grace | 1733 comments Winner: Urban Fantasy

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