R20: Team #9 ~ Reading to the Nines

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Neener Neener Niners!

[Laura]

Cool! Have we also requested our Magic stamp?

[Mary X]

My internet connection is super slow here and primarily only working on my phone. Kind of hoping there’s no winning shelf call for anyone this week. I’ve been reading but a review might be tricky. But I haven’t tried using my phone as a hotspot on my computer. That might work. My kindle fire will not connect to the WiFi here.

Is there a way to post book links through a smart phone? Maybe if I go through the website and not the app?

[Mary X]

What shelves have I not finished? I think just alpha male. Almost done with that book. Going to read some now while enjoying the beach.

[BarbaraAnn]

Laura wrote: "Cool! Have we also requested our Magic stamp?"

not yet. Sorry - I've been overwhelmed a bit in my work, but will request magic and catch up on my books this week.

[BarbaraAnn]

Shelf 10 is out - Shelf 10 - Vampire or Vampires

Laura - Phoenixlost by K.T. Strange
Tori - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Mary C -
BarbaraAnn - White Night by Jim Butcher

[Mary X]

I see the shelf. It’s a winning shelf for one team. I’m not going to worry about trying to post my last reviews until I get home.

First team to get Bingo doesn’t always win. Usually they do but there’s been a few rounds where the books weren’t finished on time.

[Tori]

For Vampires I'll read The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix!

[Laura]

Mary C wrote: "What shelves have I not finished? I think just alpha male. Almost done with that book. Going to read some now while enjoying the beach."

Yes, just Alpha Male.

[Laura]

Mary C wrote: "Is there a way to post book links through a smart phone? Maybe if I go through the website and not the app?"

That's the only way I know of.

[Laura]

BarbaraAnn wrote: "Laura wrote: "Cool! Have we also requested our Magic stamp?"

not yet. Sorry - I've been overwhelmed a bit in my work, but will request magic and catch up on my books this week."

Hope everything is going well!

For Vampires, I have a couple of possibilities. I'll decide based on my other challenges.

[BarbaraAnn]

I'm changing my Alpha Male choice to Street Game by Christine Feehan tagged alpha male 8x 423 pg

[BarbaraAnn]

completion post: kick ass heroine

Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep **** 4/29/21

This was the end of the original plot line. It was done very well and I enjoyed it a lot. The focus was on Gin's attempt to kill Mab despite all the odds. There was a lot of action, but ultimately I loved how Gin interacted both with Owen and with Bria. I can't wait to see how the relationships progress.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Reading to the Nines!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'magic'. 

[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Neener Neener Niners!

[Laura]

For the Vampire shelf, I'm going to read Phoenixlost, 257 pages, Tagged Vampires 1 time

[Laura]

BarbaraAnn wrote: "Hi Everyone - Call 9 is out - last week we had kick ass heroine and this week we have Alpha Male

Alpha male
SOS Alpha Male

Laura - Wicked All Night by [author:Jeaniene Frost|66981..."

Just making sure you caught my book change and completion post in post #197!

[Laura]

Completion Post

Shelf #10 - Vampire/Vampires
Book: Phoenixlost
Date Read: 5/1
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits: Tagged Vampires 1 time

Review:
I have to agree with other reviewers on this one. This was the ending to a 9 book series, and it didn't live up to the potential in the other books. The H's magic is stolen by her father? She's got another kind, that witches generally ignore because it's not as powerful. But she can totally use it to defeat her father! And she has not learned a single lesson about teamwork or relationships. And any that previous books show her learning, she seems to have forgotten.

[BarbaraAnn]

Completion post: Call 9 Alpha Male

Street Game by Christine Feehan
5/1/21 ***
Review - this was probably my least favorite of the Ghostwalker series. Most of the main characters had been friends forever, but with the exception of Javier, the friendships didn't come across in the writing. Jamie's character was the most well rounded of the bunch and I thought her interactions with Javier went well. I'll keep up with the series, but if this was the first book in the series I had read, I probably wouldn't bother.

[Tori]

Completion Post! Alpha Male
Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
*** (3 Stars)
Read 5/1/21

These books are nice because they're like candy for me. I don't have to think too hard, but they're enjoyable. Also, even though it's been a hot minute since I read the last one, I don't feel like I'm missing huge chunks since it does a pretty good job re touching on the important things without feeling too exposition-y. It's interesting to see Kate and Curran's relationship evolve, and how the characters all interact with their world, the hierarchies, and the organizations in it. There were one or two things that rubbed me the wrong way ( (view spoiler)[ I always roll my eyes supper hard at things like someone saying something to a member of a marginalized group, that person being defensive and saying something like "Why, because I'm x?" and the asker being like "No, because this other thing." and making the marginalized person look silly and over defensive. I get it, you're trying to show you're chill, but there are better ways to do it. Granted, this was also written like 15 years ago, so bleh. Mixed feelings /end of ramble (hide spoiler)] ) but nothing was overly egregious. I'll definitely be picking up the next one at some point, it's just not a priority.

[Tori]

Also, it looks like Team 6 I believe just asked for their winning stamp, so that's game! This round has been fun =)

[Laura]

Tori wrote: "Also, it looks like Team 6 I believe just asked for their winning stamp, so that's game! This round has been fun =)"

It has been fun!

[BarbaraAnn]

It’s been a great game!

[Mary X]

I think this is one of the shortest rounds I've played before.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

10 shelves is the shortest, happened one other round, so 2 rounds now.