R12: SS Team 11 - Eleventh Heaven

[Lu]

The fact that everyone here that rated Scarlet gave it 4 stars, I was so close to being able to read it xD

[Lu]

I'll either read or rush Scarlet and read for this week!

[Katelyn]

Selection Post
Week 2

Call Down the Hawk
How it fits: #1 in the Dreamer Trilogy

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ~~ Week 2
Spot: 15


Book: Quiet & Kilted
How it fits: #1 Quiet & Kilted
Date Read: 09.28 ★★★
Review:
This is a first book for the author for me. It was a cute, easy read. Not terribly in depth with the character development but there were some flashes of good stuff. Long-time fears, insecurities were a little too easily resolved for me to really love the book but I'll keep reading the series. There was a little bit of a cliff-hanger - not for the MC couple but for the overall story arc.

[Katelyn]

hey guys i’m going to have to drop out :(( idk why i thought i could read a book a week on top of my 7 classes hahaha i wish y’all the best of luck! if i still have to finish the book this week before you can get a replacement let me know!!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Katelyn wrote: "hey guys i’m going to have to drop out :(( idk why i thought i could read a book a week on top of my 7 classes hahaha i wish y’all the best of luck! if i still have to finish the book this week bef..."

Aww sorry to hear that but totally understand. Good luck with your classes

[Natalie]

Completion Post - Week 2 Review

The Nightlife: New York by Travis Luedke, 164 pages

Qualification: First book in the series, 3 Stars

First let me qualify this review and say that I LOVE vampires and this book was a nice read. Why only 3 stars? I felt it was very by the numbers and had a lot of clichés. Theses faults at time became tedious, to the point where I did skip scenes so that I wouldn’t want to throw the book.

Let me give you an example. Our hero, has an ex-girlfriend who is “the worst”; self-centered, manipulative, shallow. He also has friends who are less that stellar. This situation is the perfect storm to meet the new girl. He’s already been groomed by his ex-girlfriend and his actual friends to accept some truly terrible behavior. If he had been any of person, this wouldn’t have happened.

Example two, the language. Luedke is very OT (over the top) with this description. “She was his confessional, his priest, his savior, his own personal Jesus.” I was on the floor. Amazing… amazingly hilarious! I might have to borrow those lines for RPG night.

So if these two kinds of things don’t bother you; you might like this. It’s a quick read and there’s nothing new or challenging in it.

-Natalie

[Ann]

Completion post- Week 2 Review
Eragonon
Qualification- First book of the series
bonus > 500 pages
stars: 3

I liked this book for the mythology and the adventure. I love how it was just a simple farm boy who found the stone and not a wealthy or famous person. The downside to this book is that at times it was very simplistic and obvious that it was written by a teenager. That being said I will continue the series because the adventure was great.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Katelyn wrote: "hey guys i’m going to have to drop out :(( idk why i thought i could read a book a week on top of my 7 classes hahaha i wish y’all the best of luck! if i still have to finish the book this week bef..."

Perfectly understandable, sounds like you've got plenty to keep you busy. No need to worry about finishing your book for this week. :)

Carmen, just submit the remaining five players' reviews and you're good to roll. I'll see about rustling you up a back-up player.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Denise wrote: "Katelyn wrote: "hey guys i’m going to have to drop out :(( idk why i thought i could read a book a week on top of my 7 classes hahaha i wish y’all the best of luck! if i still have to finish the bo..."

Ok, thanks Denise ☺

[Katelyn]

thank you!! good luck team!!!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Week 2
Previous Space: 7
New Space: 15
Can read a Series #1st, #5th or 15th in series - Alternate: 15. Book that a teammate rated 5 stars

Completion Post
Carmen - Review Post
Natalie - Review Post
LaurLa - Review Post
Ann - Review Post
Lu - Review Post

Free Pass earned – all reviews in by 11:59 pm Thursday
Week 2: 2 in 1 bonus earned - Carmen
Week 2: 500+ pages earned - Ann
Week 2: 500+ pages earned - Lu

[Natalie]

Did I miss the roll for week 3? I don’t see it.

[Ann]

I was wondering the same thing a natalie

[Lu]

Completion post - Week 2

Spot: 15
Book: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Qualification: Series #1 (500+ pages bonus)
Finished: 10/02/2020
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: I really liked this book, it was a kind of continuation from PJO but still had a lot of new stuff to keep me hyped for what's to come on the series. I didn't like Piper tbh, not sure why.

Pls tell me I'm not late, yesterday was my birthday and I just had the scare of my life cause the lights went off and I had no way of posting this.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completion Post ~ Week 2

Spot 15


Book: The Will
Author: Kristen Ashley
Qualifies for bonus: Series #1 & Rated 5 stars by LaurLa
Pages: 595
Read: 10/2/20
Rated: ★★★★★
Review: I loved this story. I've owned this book for quite some time and don't know why I waited to read this so long.
I wasn't sure how I was going to like Josie. She was too timid and on certain things a bit naive but when you hear her story you'll understand why. When the woman that she has known as the only mother dies and then goes to the reading of her will, everything changes for Josie. Its when she meets Jake. She also meets his kids, Conner, Amber, and Ethan, who are all great but not as a first sight. As the story progresses it becomes intense, heartbreaking and just so, so good. I couldn't put it down. It was great to see how everything came together and all the secrets that came out.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Your good Lu and Happy Birthday!!!! :D

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Week 3

Roll: 1 + 1 = 2
Previous Space: 15
New Space: 17
Can read Series #1 or #7 or #17 ~ Alternate: 17. Four or More Words Title (excluding articles like A, An, The) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Completion Post
Carmen ~ Review Post
Natalie - Review Post
LaurLa - Review Post
Ann - Review Post
Lu -

Week 1 - Free Pass earned – all reviews in by 11:59 pm Thursday
Week 2: 2 in 1 bonus earned - Carmen
Week 3 - One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages - Natalie

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Ann wrote: "Completion post- Week 2 Review
Eragonon
Qualification- First book of the series
stars: 3

I liked this book for the mythology and the adventure. I love how it was just a simple farm b..."

Ann you have a bonus as well. Can you change your post and add bonus - 500+ pages

[Natalie]

Happy Birthday Lu! I hope you enjoyed your day! ;)

[Natalie]

I’m not sure what book I’m going to read, but I’m definitely going to take advantage of the #1. I’ve got a lot of series in my kindle that I haven’t started that are waiting to be read.

[Natalie]

Way to go Ann with the bonus!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Natalie wrote: "I’m not sure what book I’m going to read, but I’m definitely going to take advantage of the #1. I’ve got a lot of series in my kindle that I haven’t started that are waiting to be read."

Me too and I don't think I can find another #7. LOL

[LaurLa]

Believe it or not, I need to read a #7 for another challenge and I was hanging back on it in case we got a 7 roll here... so yay! I'll read either Bear Meets Girl or Razed Glory

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

LaurLa wrote: "Believe it or not, I need to read a #7 for another challenge and I was hanging back on it in case we got a 7 roll here... so yay! I'll read either Bear Meets Girl or [book:Razed Glo..."

Wow you're lucky. LOL

[Ann]

Yes I can go back and edit add bonus. How do I edit a post? I didn't even realize there was a bonus for more than 500 pages as I didn't see if the first week when I read a more than 500 page book then too haha.

[Ann]

For this week I think I am going to read dead before dawn part of the southern vampire series

[Ann]

I lied its called dead until dark

[Lu]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Your good Lu and Happy Birthday!!!! :D"

Thank you! :3

[Lu]

Natalie wrote: "Happy Birthday Lu! I hope you enjoyed your day! ;)"

Thank you! It was a great day <3

[Lu]

I just realized about the 500+ bonus, added it to my completion post too. This week I'm probably going to read

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Lu wrote: "I just realized about the 500+ bonus, added it to my completion post too. This week I'm probably going to read "

Awesome. That's right I totally forgot about that book and I own it. LOL

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Ann wrote: "Yes I can go back and edit add bonus. How do I edit a post? I didn't even realize there was a bonus for more than 500 pages as I didn't see if the first week when I read a more than 500 page book t..."

On the bottom right of your post just click edit and then you can change whatever you want in it.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completion Post

Week 3
New Space: 17
Book: The Cat Who Blew the Whistle
Author: Lilian Jackson Braun
Read: 10/03/20
Rated: 3.5 stars
Fits: #17 in "The Cat Who" series
Review: I found all the towns people are a bit quirky but fun. Jim and the cats, Koko and Yumyum are just too funny but they solved the crime. I guess not reading the first books may not have given me the info I needed of all the characters. The people in the town seem to be close friends so I felt like I've missed some stuff.

Qualifies for Bonus: Series #17 & Alternate: Four or More Words Title

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ~~ Week 3
Spot: 17


Book: Power Play ~ Deirdre Martin
How it fits: #7 New York Blades
Date Read: 10.07 ★★★
Review:
This was a re-read for me, I had lost the thread of this series and wanted to reread it before I picked up the later books again. I remembered it vaguely but not completely so it was somewhat new. I felt like the soap opera clichés were heavy and trite for a book written in 2008 versus say in the 80s or 90s. I also felt like the advancement of the MC couple's feelings for each other was skimmed over so that when the inevitable conflict happened, it was really believable. But the grand gestures by the hero were fun and funny to read. Overall not a horrible re-read.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Week 2: 2 in 1 bonus earned - Carmen
Week 2: 500+ pages earned - Ann
Week 2: 500+ pages earned - Lu"

Keep in mind that teams can only earn one of each bonus point, so even though you had two people read 500+ pages books in week 2, it still only nets you one bonus point.


Pallavi was supposed to be joining you as back-up, but I haven't had any reply to the message I sent her a week ago. If you haven't heard from her by the time the rest of you have your reviews in, go ahead and roll tomorrow. I'll let her know that if she doesn't show, I'll move on to the next player in the back-up list to get you some reinforcements.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Denise wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Week 2: 2 in 1 bonus earned - Carmen
Week 2: 500+ pages earned - Ann
Week 2: 500+ pages earned - Lu"

Keep in mind that teams can only earn one of eac..."

Oh thanks for the reminder. I've been confused these days and also yes, I'll keep a look out for her, thanks

[Natalie]

Completion Post – Week 3 Review

The Mongoliad (The Mongoliad Cycle Book 1) by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassy, and Cooper Moo
Publication Date: September 25, 2012 – 502 Pages
Qualification: First Book in the Series

This was a truly epic book and an ambitious read. I can see this story being made into a series. This is a fantasy/historical fiction novel that delves into the effects of Mongol control of most of the known world. It takes place in the 13th century.

I love fantasy and historical fiction so that book was right up might alley. I did enjoy the book, but I think it suffers from both “too many cooks in the kitchen and too many ingredients in the stew.”

The narrative is uneven as the authors switch characters and viewpoints. There is a war subplot, an espionage subplot, a secret society subplot, a religious subplot, a mystery subplot, a romance or two… too many subplots! The fact that there are five books in this series is amazing.

I love all the different elements, but it was too much for one book. It was hard to finish because there was too much to keep track of. If I hadn’t been reading it for a challenge, I know that I would have stopped or paused my reading. It’s a shame. I really wanted to love, but there’s too much and it’s tedious.

[Ann]

Completion Post Week 3
Dead until Dawn Dead Until Dawn
by: Charlaine Harris
date read 10:8
Rating: 3 stars
Qualification- first book in a series

This is a hard review, because at first I did not enjoy the book at all. It started off slow and I was ready to give up and switch books, but I forged on and I am glad I did. As the book went on I really enjoyed watching them trying to figure out who the murderer was. I enjoyed the subtle rivalry between Bill and Eric. I also enjoyed that foreshadowing that something terrible happened in the family and I am anxious to know what. Although this is not my normal genre of reading I am excited to continue the series. I would give this three stars. It is great writing, but the beginning was slow and it took a while for me to connect.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Everyone, please do include all required elements in your completion posts. I see multiple posts missing parts like author, rating, date read. Minimum review length is 3 sentences.

[Natalie]

Resubmit: Completion Post – Week 3 Review
Sorry, I initially forgot to include the date read and the rating. This is the resubmitted completion review with that information included.

The Mongoliad (The Mongoliad Cycle Book 1) by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassy, and Cooper Moo
Publication Date: September 25, 2012 – 502 Pages
Qualification: First Book in the Series
Date Read: Thursday, 8 October 2020
3.5 Stars

This was a truly epic book and an ambitious read. I can see this story being made into a series. This is a fantasy/historical fiction novel that delves into the effects of Mongol control of most of the known world. It takes place in the 13th century.

I love fantasy and historical fiction so that book was right up might alley. I did enjoy the book, but I think it suffers from both “too many cooks in the kitchen and too many ingredients in the stew.”

The narrative is uneven as the authors switch characters and viewpoints. There is a war subplot, an espionage subplot, a secret society subplot, a religious subplot, a mystery subplot, a romance or two… too many subplots! The fact that there are five books in this series is amazing.

I love all the different elements, but it was too much for one book. It was hard to finish because there was too much to keep track of. If I hadn’t been reading it for a challenge, I know that I would have stopped or paused my reading. It’s a shame. I really wanted to love, but there’s too much and it’s tedious.

[LaurLa]

Ann wrote: "Completion Post Week 3
Dead until Dawn Dead Until Dawn
by: Charlaine Harris
date read 10:8
Rating: 3 stars
Qualification- first book in a series

This is a hard review, because at ..."

Just FYI - the link in your review goes to a different Dead Until Dawn book.

[LaurLa]

Denise wrote: "Everyone, please do include all required elements in your completion posts. I see multiple posts missing parts like author, rating, date read. Minimum review length is 3 sentences."

Updated my post with author. Sorry about that

[Ann]

LaurLa wrote: "Ann wrote: "Completion Post Week 3
Dead until Dawn Dead Until Dark
by: Charlaine Harris
date read 10:8
Rating: 3 stars
Qualification- first book in a series

This is a hard review,..."

[Ann]

Thanks for Letting me know Laurla. I went back and linked the right book

[Lu]

Hi guys, sorry but I'm going to have to drop out. I'm getting into a hard reading slump and school hasn't been giving me any time to keep a good reading pace for this challenge.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Sorry to hear that, Lu, but if school is keeping you busy the last thing you need is extra deadline stress. Maybe next time things will work out better? :)


Lu dropping out leaves you guys two players down, I hope to get this fixed over the weekend so you'll be back at full strength for the new roll.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Sorry to hear that Lu. I hope you do well with school. Stress free.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Carmen, aren't you going to roll? :)

Thanks for everyone being so quick about fixing your review posts.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hahaha yes I’m trying to get home first