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Sunshine, you still want next week off?Edited: I am going with yes and going to go roll
Completions - Week 9Previous Space: 82
Roll: 6 + 6 (I took ascreenshot if needed)
New Space: 94
Can read a Series #94, #9, #4 Alt: 94. Author 'W'
Allison A - Twelve Angry Librarians - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Danielle Gypsy Soul - Raised in Fire - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lexi - City of Stone and Silence - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sunshine - His Favorite Color Is Blood: Coffin Nails MC - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon - Rifts & Refrains - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sunshine requested a pass on 11/25 in message 193 for next week - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nice roll Lexi!
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The first team to finish and post reviews for all their books for a spot past 100 wins.
Selection Post
The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey - 408 pagesHow it fits: Five Hundred Kingdoms #4
When I finish this book we can get the bonus point for never choosing an alternate.
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You can already claim it now! The rule is, you get it when you roll past 90. I'll add it to your tally. :)
As a team, we should discuss if we want to try to win. We are on spot 94 with one bonus left so a roll over a 6 would be enough (~72%).For that to work, everyone mind Sunshine would need to read by Thursday so we can roll and then if 6 or more, we would need to try to get our last books in quickly, including Sunshine. Thoughts?
I always want to try and win. :DI will be done this book before Thursday. And I will figure out a #1 in series that will be a quick read for next week. And if we don't roll past 100, oh well. :D
Denise wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "When I finish this book we can get the bonus point for never choosing an alternate."You can already claim it now! The rule is, you get it when you roll past 90. I'll add it to..."
Cool, thanks Denise.
Just a reminder, as I had to go check:✸ Re-reads are allowed ( ~EXCEPT on Winning Spots, no re-reads to win)
✸ Page limit: min. 140 pages
Sounds good to me. So, if everyone post before Thursday, midnight, the roll (if 6+ 🤞🏽) Is 100+ the book can be 1st in the series or standalone, correct?
Yes as we would have both a 0 and 1 no matter the role.
Completion PostWeek 11, Spot 94
The Snow Queen by Mercedes LackeyPages: 408
Date Read: 11/29/20
How it Fits: Five Hundred Kingdoms #4
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I enjoy the setting of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, the idea of the fairy godmothers and how "tradition" tries to force peoples' lives into little boxes. It's very clever and I always enjoy reading these books. This story wasn't quite as enjoyable as the earlier books, but I particularly loved Aleksia as a godmother. Wasn't her fault Lackey surrounded her by duds. :D
Completion PostWeek 11, Spot 94
Sins Of The Father by K. Sterling
Pages: 179
Date Read: 12/2/20
How it Fits: #9 in Boys of Lake Cliff
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Review: 4.5 Stars. Wow that was unexpected! I love some of the characters in these books (Lavender, Lane and Adrien) but prior to this book I wasn't a huge fan of Paul. However, we really get a chance to see him shine in this book and I walked away adding him to the list of characters in this series I love. I don't want to say too much about the plot because it's one you don't want spoiled. It was entertaining, surprising and of course lots of fun. The last chapter through a whole lot of characters I didn't know so that finale just left me a bit confused as to who they all were. Can't wait for the next one.
Not sure if everyone is going to post in the next 3 hours, but I'm heading to bed and I'll check in the morning. I have a short #1 in series all ready to go when we are ready. Night team!
Completion postWeek 11, Spot 94
Taltos by Steven Brust
Pages: 181
Date Read: 12/3/20
How it fits: #4 Vlad Taltos
Rating: 3 stars
Review:I think I have caught one with the ones I read in high school now and can start new plots. This one was fun but also a bit of a mess with all the flashbacks and asides to different time periods. The reader got to see how characters met, but I generally prefer to move the plot along than all the prequal information.
Nikk, everyone but Sunshine (who has a pass) is checked in so whenever you finish your book, can you please roll and check us in? If it is over a 6, we should all try for short books.
Completion postWeek 11, Spot 94
Pages: 145
Date Read: 12/4/20
How it fits: #4.5 Jade Calhoun
Rating: 3 1/2stars
Review:
This got better as it went on. its been a wile since i read any of the jade calhoun series and this also being a spin off, it took me a little while to work out who was new and who i should know and what was going on. The plotline was not much but being a novella, it got the job done and introduced the new characters. All in all i did mostly enjoy it and may actually read on further in the series as well as the spinoff
I rolled a 7 which takes us to 101edit = allison ann's bonus point for never reading an alternate takes us to 102
checking us in now
Completions - Week 12Previous Space: 94
Roll: 6 + 1
+ 1 x bonus point for Allison Ann not reading any alternates
New Space: 102
Can read a Series #1 stand alone #101 Alt: 102. Cover: Brown
Allison A -The Snow Queen Review
Danielle Gypsy Soul Sins Of The Father Review
Lexi - Taltos Review
Sunshine - Pass
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Marked By Temptation Review
Selection Post, Week 12 Spot 102
Book: A (Fake) Boyfriend for Christmas by Sean Ashcroft
Pages: 149
How it Fits: Stand Alone Book
Nikk, can you fix you post so it says 102 as I will be reading a #2 and you put the alt up for 101 so we can read a 1, stand-alone or 2.Thank you for rolling
Home from work, so I'll start reading. It's a shortie, so I'm sure I'll be done in a couple of hours.Selection Post
Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere - 145 pagesHow it fits: Susan Hunter Mystery #1
Completion PostWeek 12, Spot 102
Sunshine Hunter by Maddie CocherePages: 145
Date Read: 12/04/20
How it Fits: Susan Hunter Mystery #1
Rating: 2.5 stars
Review: This was more chick lit than mystery. Also, I actually stopped reading at one point to check and see if either the MC or the author was an 18 year old girl. Nope, neither was supposed to be anyway. The story was fine, the idea of going to a different place each book, also interesting. But I can't say I loved the writing. Too much repetition. In 145 pages, I think Susan's pink shoelaces were mentioned at least 10 times and the Reuben sandwiches, 6-7. Doesn't leave much space for the actual story.
Completion PostWeek 12, Spot 102
Love Happens Anyway by R.J. Scott
Fit: stand alone
Read: 12/4/20
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pages: 154
Review: This was a cute story with a nice HEA. I thought it moved at a good pace, although the premise was a bit unbelievable. Around the holiday season, but not very Christmassy.
Impressive 3/5 doneCompletion Post
The Bone Man by Wolf Haas
Pages: 176
Date Read: 12/04/20
How it Fits: Brenner #2
Rating: 2 stars
Review: Well, that was awful. Some of it I admit likely went over my head as I do not know much about the relationship between Austria and the former Yugoslavia. However, the treatment of women and the one trans character were pretty bad and the mystery wasn't really much by the end.
Completion PostWeek 12, Spot 102
Fit: #1 in Witches of keating Hollow series
Read: 12/4/20
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pages: 240
Review:
This was a really cute read and a fun new series to start. I liked the MC and found plot line whilst relatively predictable still an enjoyable read. i am happy i f=have found a new series to enjoy and will definitely be piking up book2 in the near future :-)
I am off to bed. Good job, everyone. Just one to go.
Finish line postSpot 102
Allison A - Sunshine Hunter Review
Danielle Gypsy Soul - A (Fake) Boyfriend for Christmas Review
Lexi - The Bone Man Review
Sunshine - Love Happens Anyway Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon - Soul of the Witch Review
Completion PostA (Fake) Boyfriend for Christmas
Read: 12/5
Pages: 149
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Review: So much fun! I love the fake boyfriend trope and it really worked in this book. It had humor, great characters (including the secondary characters) and some hot UST. Add in a pushy mother and a boss asking his subordinate to be his boyfriend for the trip home for the holidays and it can't get much better. Yes you know how it plays out but that's doesn't make it any less fun getting there!
Thanks Danielle,All, I have posted our finishing line post on the post your spot thread - is there anything else we need to do.
Also Great reading ladies! "-)
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Nope, nothing more you need to do - congrats, winning team! :)
Great job everyone, good job on getting books read on this last week. That was impressive.
Bravo team. Amazingly fast reading this week!
It was fun playing with you all! Great job team.
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Week 10, Spot 82
His Favorite Color Is Blood: Coffin Nails MC by K.A. Merikan
Pages: 329
Date Read: 11/27/20
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
How it Fits: # 8 in the series
Rating: 4 stars
Review: yes, this one is a bit different. But, that’s what I expect from K.A. Merikan. Once, I got past Grimm’s fetish, the book was really enjoyable.