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R20: Team #10 ~ Team Lark
Just a Hop, Skip & Click AwayHappy Reading!
Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcement & review the requirements for each shelf
Captain's Log ~ Share team shelf stats prior to requesting a stamp
Stamp Me! ~ Request a stamp for your bingo card
Discussions ~ Throughout the game, head here to chat with other players & shelf chant til your heart's content
Bingo Rules ~ Rules of the game
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
Bingo FAQ ~ Don't hesitate! If you have a question, let us know.
Hiya, Team Caps! Thanks for volunteering to guide your team through a round of BookShelf Bingo! Your job, should you choose to accept it, will require a few things:
1 ~ Be our go-to person should we have any questions about your team
2 ~ Organize your teammate's weekly reads for each shelf/category so that the BSB Ninjas can quickly and easily verify and approve your stamp request(s)
2a ~ Create a master list in a post (preferably on the first page of your team's thread) and update it weekly or as often as necessary
2b ~ Post your team's stats on the Captain's Log prior to requesting a stamp
3 ~ Encourage and motivate your team (you may also ask to borrow Judithe's whip whenever necessary)
4 ~ Post regularly to ensure your team is communicating and on track each week
4a ~ Send them a PM and friendly poke if they haven't posted at least once a week, noted their book choice, and/or appear to have dropped out of webspace
5 ~ Send us a PM (Steph, Sandra or Judithe) should you need us for any reason throughout the game
Hi team! I'm Kate and I'm from the Gold Coast, Australia. I like cats, knitting, being an auntie to 4 nieces (and there's another one on the way!), baking, swimming and books. I'm excited for another round of bookshelf bingo. I've played a few times but I don't think my team has ever won. Not a problem because it's always a lot of fun and I find so many amazing books others have read to add to my to read list.
Can't wait to play this round with you all :)
Hi all. I'm Rosina. I live near Calgary AB in the foothills of the Rockies. I work for an accounting firm and work from home. I'm married a stepmom to 3 and 8 grandkids. Hobbies are reading and watching movies. I ve played many times and just love this game. I get so many recs to add to my tbr.
Hi team!I'm Angie. I live in the Eastern US in Tennessee. I also work in Accounting with a large corporation. I've played bingo several times and always love it. Looking forward to playing with this team!
Hello everyone, I'm Lisa and I live in North Carolina. I'm not sure how many times I've played before, but it's a lot....always a great time and I find so many new books. Angie, I think we have been on a team together in the past. I am so looking forward to playing this new round with you all! Is there anyone that would like to be Captain? And what about team name suggestions?
Lisa - we have been on a team together! Was it for Bingo....that I can't remember!I prefer not to be captain, if someone else wants to or is willing.
Angie ☯ wrote: "Lisa - we have been on a team together! Was it for Bingo....that I can't remember!I prefer not to be captain, if someone else wants to or is willing."
Yes it was for Bingo! I prefer to not be captain either, lol. Hopefully Rosina or Kate might like to.
I'm not super creative...the only name I have come up with so far is taking the first letter of each of our names "Team KARL" Ha Ha...I will think on it some more.
I'd rather not be captain. So the job is all yours if you want it, Rosina!
Lisa, you could use LARK instead of KARL.
Sure I can be captain. I like using our initals...
I am fine with either LARK or KARL...
Shelves in Progress(view spoiler) Format to use
Shelf 10 - Vampires
Lisa P -
Rosina - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - May 4 2021 review
Angie -
Kate -
Shelves completed & Stamp ReceivedFree Space
Lisa P - Winter Igniting by Rebecca Zanetti #2 SOS list PNR Series ⭐⭐ - 3/16/2021 review
Rosina - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/10/2021 review
3) Found on the SOS book shelf
Angie - Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh - ⭐⭐⭐ - 03/21/21 review Option 3 - Book off the SOS group bookshelf
Kate - Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/03/2021 review
(1) An SOS Book of the Month: Any month while the game is in play (February 2021)
Shelf 1 Book Boyfriend
Lisa P - Here Be Sexist Vampires by Suzanne Wright ⭐⭐⭐ - 2/27/2021 review
Rosina - Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 08/03/2021 - review
Angie - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 01 /03/2021 review
Kate - On Dublin Street by Samantha Young ⭐⭐ - 28/2/2021 review
Shelf 2 Sci Fi Romance
Lisa P - Dark Minds by Michelle Diener ⭐⭐⭐ - 3/5/2021 review
Rosina - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 03/13/2021 review
Angie - Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 3/5/2021 review
Kate - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 3/8/2021 review
Shelf 3 Series to Finish
Lisa P - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 3/19/2021 review
Rosina - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 3/16/2021 review
Angie Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris - ⭐⭐⭐ 03/11/2021 review
Kate - Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/14/2021 review
Shelf 4 Shapeshifters
Lisa P - Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/24/2021 - review
Rosina - Wolf Girl by Leia Stone ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 03/21/2021 review
Angie - Proof of Life by Hailey Edwards - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/18/21 review
Kate - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison - ⭐⭐⭐ - 03/24/21 - review
Shelf 5 ... Auto-Buy(s)
Lisa P - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - ⭐⭐⭐ - 03/29/21 review
Rosina - White Hot by Ilona Andrews - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/30/21 a href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... - Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 03/28/2021 review
Kate - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐ March 30 2021 review
Shelf 6 - Urban Fantasy
Lisa P - Year One by Nora Roberts - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - April 4 2021 review
Rosina - Lost in Time by Melissa de la Cruz -⭐⭐⭐ April 4 2021 review
Angie - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - ⭐⭐ - April 6 2021 review
Kate - Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ April 12 2021 review
Shelf 7 - Magic
Lisa P - Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts - ⭐⭐⭐ - April 16 2021 review
Rosina - Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton - 3.5 ⭐ - April 13 2021 reviewt
Angie - The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong 3.5⭐ - April 8 2021 review
Kate - Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - April 12 2021 review
Shelf 8 Kick Ass Heroine
Lisa P - The Bite That Binds by Suzanne Wright -⭐⭐⭐ - April 21 2021 review
Rosina - Immune by Shannon Mayer - ⭐⭐ - April 18 2021 review
Angie - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - ⭐⭐⭐ - April 16 2021 review
Kate - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - ⭐⭐⭐ - April 22 2021 review
Shelf #9 ~ 21 April: Alpha Male
Lisa P - Taste of Torment - Suzanne Wright - ⭐⭐⭐ - April 29 2021 review
Rosina - A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole - ⭐⭐⭐ - April 26 2021 review
Angie - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ April 30 2021 review
Kate - The Sinner by J.R. Ward -
⭐⭐⭐ - April 27 2021 review
So do you plan your books ahead of time or wing it? I try to plan but usually end up picking the day of the call.Anyone have a plan or goal of books to read? I want to read a couple of JD Robb books and start Karen Chance series.
Rosina wrote: "So do you plan your books ahead of time or wing it? I try to plan but usually end up picking the day of the call.Anyone have a plan or goal of books to read? I want to read a couple of JD Robb bo..."
I usually just wing it and pick something once the shelf is called. I never know what I might be in the mood for, lol.
And thank you so much Rosina for being our wonderful team captain!!!
Thank you, Rosina, for accepting the captain spot!!I am not a planner at all; total mood reader!
Thanks for being captain, Rosina :)I'm not usually a planner. But this time I do hope to read the Ilona Andrews book I bought recently but haven't gotten around to yet.
Ilonas' books fit quite a few shelves. They also all fit Free Space as they're all on the Groups bookshelves :)
Im a mood reader as well.... i so wish i could a series bam bam bam...just cant do it,....my friend will read all in a series ....she recently finished reading Christine Feehan Dark Capathian series.....but having said that i did read Larissa Ione Demonica series when it was just 5 books and the same with The Darkfever series by KMM....
Good to know, Sandra. I think I've chosen my free space. Just need to wait till the first shelf is called before I start. Excited. I enjoy the anticipation of waiting for a shelf to be selected.
Is everyone ok with the name Team Lark?Couple more hours and we will be starting.
Team Lark it is :)
Shelf #1 ~ 24 Feb: Book Boyfriend (s)i am going to read
Shelved 9 times book boyfriend
321 pages
Shelf #1 - Book Boyfriend(s)I will be reading Here Be Sexist Vampires
Shelved 15 times as Book Boyfriends
Shelf #1 - Book Boyfriend(s)I'll be reading On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (shelved 87 times as book boyfriend)
Book Read: Here Be Sexist Vampires
Shelf: Book Boyfriend(s)
Date Read: 2/27/2021
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Review:Interesting take on vampires, each has their own special 'gift' or power...made for some interesting battle sequences. I really enjoy strong female characters and Sam was definitely a kick-ass vampire. The love story was just ok for me...the sexist vampire from the book title was a little over the top. Overall, I really enjoyed the concept of this vampire world even though this book seemed more of an introduction to it. I'm sure there is much more to tell and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Selection Post ... Shelf #1 ... Book Boyfriend(s)
Book: Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #17 | Media: Kindle/Audible
How it Fits: Tagged Book Boyfriend 3x
Read: xx/xx/xx | Pages: 356 | Rating:
Shelf #1: Book Boyfriend(s)Book: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Date Read: 28/2/2021
Rating: ★★
Review:
Some books it's love at first line and with others you can get off on the wrong foot. I'm not sure if I just wasn't in the right mood for this book or what it was but it took me a very long time to stop being irrationally annoyed by the main characters. From the first time we met them there was just something I didn't like. Since I read for characters first and plot second - it was a bit of a hard slog.
I liked the setting and some of the secondary cast were fun (pretty much for the first 70% of the book I just kept reading because of bingo and because I wanted to know what happened with Ellie) but I just couldn't bring myself to care about either Joss or Braden. They felt a little bit snobby and better than everyone else.
But I persevered and by the end I was enjoying the story and was happy with how everything turned out for both Joss and Braden. Joss' imperfections and emotional baggage did make her a bit difficult to like at times but for me I found that her vulnerability was what ultimately made me want to know how things ended. But she's a hard person to get to like. Some goes for Braden. He just reminded me too much of people I've met and couldn't stand. But the sexier scenes were hot and by the end of On Dublin Street I enjoyed how everything tied up. Needless to say I won't be continuing with the series but I can see why so many people did like the book. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
And for my free space I'll be reading Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews which is: (1) An SOS Book of the Month: Any month while the game is in play (February 2021)
Lisa P wrote: "Book Read: Here Be Sexist VampiresShelf: Book Boyfriend(s)
Date Read: 2/27/2021
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Review:Interesting take on vampires, each h..."
Nice review...I have only read the first book in The Dark in You series...
...I really enjoyed that story...
Kate wrote: "Shelf #1: Book Boyfriend(s)Book: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Date Read: 28/2/2021
Rating: ★★
Review:
Some books it's love at first li..."
Good review....I have had this book for so long and keep thinking I should read cause everyone seems to really enjoy it. I may just shelve this book for now.
Hi everyone....Had a nice weekend but didnt get much reading time and that was mainly because I just am not getting into the book I selected which is diappointing to me...
I have updated the post above with our completions to date.
Have a good week everyone...
Rosina wrote: "Hi everyone....Had a nice weekend but didnt get much reading time and that was mainly because I just am not getting into the book I selected which is diappointing to me...
I have updated the post..."
I hate when I just can't get into a book...hopefully it will get better!
Shelf: FREE SPACEBook: Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 3/3/2021
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
I have to admit that when I started reading I was a little nervous. I had loved the Kate Daniels books a lot and I didn't know what to expect from the Aurelia Ryder spinoff. There was no need for concern - this book was fantastic. It had everything that I have come to love and expect from an Ilona Andrew novel and more.
Aurelia Ryder (aka Kate and Curran's adoptive daughter Julie) is back in Atlanta on a secret mission to take down a mysterious threat. She's grown up into a badass like her parents (and grandparents too) and will do whatever it takes to protect her loved ones. She's a little older, grittier and darker than she was as a teen still has her fighter spirit I admired in her from before.
I think the best thing about this book was how life happens. We may have taken a few years away from this world but the characters were still living their lives. They have new secrets and pasts we have no clue about and will no doubt have some fun exploring. Things have clearly happened to them and shaped who they are and the mystery of guessing what's going on is still there despite being familiar with the characters and the world. I also loved how everything isn't just black and white - there's a whole spectrum. People aren't just good or just evil. They multifaceted and there is so much going on. I always get the feeling that you could pluck any character from the world and have them tell their story because everyone feels like they do have their own stuff. No one exists solely for the purpose of the main character needing something from them.
I feel like there's so much I want to say but I don't want to say too much because part of what I loved so much was not knowing what was going to happen. I can not wait for the next book. The only problem with having read this one so close to the release date is that there's so much longer to wait till the next installment.
Completion Post ... Shelf #1 ... Book Boyfriend(s)
Book: Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #17 | Media: Kindle/Audible
How it Fits: Tagged Book Boyfriend 3x
Read: 03/01/21 | Pages: 356 | Rating: ★★★★★
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Review:
There is always a lot happening in an In Death book and this one no exception. The case was an interesting spin with the antagonist using the methods of famous serial killers. The personal side of this one was really intense - a couple of really touching things were going on that I won't mention. :-)
Always love these books, some better than others. This was one of those that I loved for the personal touches! The case wasn't a let down either! It's hard to go wrong reading with Eve/Roark!
Angie - it's good that the series is still great after so many book. I can't believe how many there are now... There's over fifty! I have only read one or two but will hopefully read another this round of bingo.
I am sad to say that I am shelving Play of Passion just not feeling it..... moody reader strikes again....I decided to read Conspiracy in Death for Book Boyfriend shelved 6 times
Will read Loyalty in Death for Free Space
3) Found on the SOS book shelf
Will read Witness in Death for Sci Fi Romance shelved 6 times
Life's too short to force yourself to finish books you don't enjoy. Hope you have a better time with your new book. :)
Kate wrote: "Life's too short to force yourself to finish books you don't enjoy. Hope you have a better time with your new book. :)"So true....i do enjoy In Death series...
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
Lover Unbound (other topics)The Sinner (other topics)
Taste of Torment (other topics)
A Hunger Like No Other (other topics)
Lover Unbound (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
J.R. Ward (other topics)Kresley Cole (other topics)
Kristen Painter (other topics)
George R.R. Martin (other topics)
Shannon Mayer (other topics)
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Captain: Rosina
Members:
Lisa P
Rosina
Angie
Kate