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R20: Team #14 ~ We Feel the Need, the Need to Read
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
TRACKING#10 Vampire(s)
Suzanne - The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter | 5th May | Review | 4★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - City of Demons by Debbie Cassidy
Eldarwen - Priceless by Shannon Mayer | 30th April | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost | 5th May | Review | 2.5★
#8 Kick Ass Heroine
Suzanne - Ink Witch by Lindsey Fairleigh | 18th April | Review | 3★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Windburn by Shannon Mayer | 22nd April | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff | 21st April | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep | 18th April | Review | 3★
#9 Alpha Male
Suzanne - The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare| 22nd April | Review | 5★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - RoomHate by Penelope Ward | 25th April | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo | 25th April | Review | 3★
Leslie Ann - Dead Beat by Jim Butcher | 28th April | Review | 4★
#7 Magic
Suzanne - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab | 8th April | Review | 3.5★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Sorceress Awakening by Lisa Blackwood | 19th April | Review | 3★
Eldarwen - Marked by Benedict Jacka | 17th April | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune | 15th April | Review | 5★
#6 Urban Fantasy
Suzanne - Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep | 2nd April | Review | 4★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - The Trailwalker by J.L. Bryan | 13th April | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Scourged by Kevin Hearne | 5th April | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - Blood Rites by Jim Butcher | 11th April | Review | 4.5★
#5 Auto Buy
Suzanne - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah | 29th March | Review | 4★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Game by Barry Lyga | 6th April | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews | 3rd April | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager | 6th April | Review | 4★
#4 Shapeshifter(s)
Suzanne - Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs | 24th March | Review | 4★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers | 25th March | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - A Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish | 27th March | Review | 3★
Leslie Ann - Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop | 27th March | Review | 4★
#1 Book Boyfriend(s)
Suzanne - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand | 3rd March | Review | 4.5★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Vicious by L.J. Shen | 2nd March | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | 28th March | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - Winter by Marissa Meyer | 4th March | Review | 4.5★
#3 Series to Finish
Suzanne - Starsight by Brandon Sanderson | 19th March | Review | 4★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Wayward by Blake Crouch | 15th March | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs | 15th March | Review | 4★
Leslie Ann - Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones | 17th March | Review | 4★
Hi!!! I'm excited to play! I've picked out what main series I'm going to read and will fill in as needed. :-D
Oooh! What's the series you've picked out to read?=====
TRACKING 2
#0 Freespace
Suzanne - Faefever by Karen Marie Moning | 17th March | Review | 4★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards | 14th March | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews | 5th March | Review | 5★
Leslie Ann - Death Masks by Jim Butcher | 6th March | Review | 4★
#2 Sci-Fi Romance
Suzanne - Catch the Lightning by Catherine Asaro | 8th March | Review | 3★
Sunshine✰✰✰ - Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon | 7th March | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb | 11th March | Review | 4.5★
Leslie Ann - Honor's Knight by Rachel Bach | 13th March | Review | 4★
I'm going to read The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy Series by Hailey Edwards. There are 9 books so if the rolls are right... :-DI've read a couple other of her series and I always need some E letters. Lol.
Hello everyone! It's fun to see familiar faces!That sounds like a fun series to read.
Haha, are you playing Uno, Sunshine? ;-))
Anyone have any ideas for a spiffy team name?I'm not really all too good at those..
Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "I'm going to read The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy Series by Hailey Edwards. There are 9 books so if the rolls are right... :-D"I really enjoyed that series and hope you do too. I liked the epilogue stories less, but overall it was a good read. If you like them, you should check out the spin-off The Potentate of Atlanta.
Happy reading, y'all!
Eldarwen wrote: "Anyone have any ideas for a spiffy team name?I'm not really all too good at those.."
I am not very good at team names either!
Me either - I sometimes feel I have almost no creativity. A couple I liked from Google:
Double booked (or Overbooked)
Need to Read
Novels at Night
Although "Team 14" also works :)
Fearless Fourteen?? Or is that plagiarism? heheh"Need to Read" sounds good. With anything sounding similar to "need for speed", I think of this scene in Top Gun every single time.
That's funny! I've been watching The Mindy Project on Hulu and there was a couple episodes where her boyfriend got a Bomber jacket and was walking around quoting the movie. Lol
Haha love the gif. Fearless Fourteen is good too - probably don't have to worry about plagiarism. :)
As a team name: "We feel the need, the need to read"?Only a few more hours until first shelf call!! :-D
Oh, the excitement!!
I like that one - and now I can chant it daily :) I'm excited too - I'm glad we didn't have to wait too long!
First shelf has been caaaaalled!!Shelf #1 ~ 24 Feb: Book Boyfriend (s)
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ Book Boyfriend -OR- Book Boyfriends
I just realised we didn't actually talk about captain, did we? Amidst all the Top Gun talk haha.I can do it if nobody else wants to :-)
Take it Eldarwen! :-)Off to get my book!
Love your team name, ladies ;)
Steph wrote: "Love your team name, ladies ;)"Hihi, thanks Steph!
That would be awesome if you can captain! Thank you. And yay for the first announcement - I LOVE finding and choosing books!
It's the best part!!As soon as the shelves are announced, I always go through them and mark down potential books I could read for various shelves. And then I rarely ever stick to them haha!
Except for the shelves I have more trouble finding books for as they aren't generally something I read. That's where the list comes in handy, so I don't accidentally read the limited options I have for those shelves for a different one ;-)
It's getting late (I'm in Europe), so I'm going to leave the first shelf call decision until tomorrow. Quite a few choices there!But, for Freespace, I've known what I was going to read ever since Bingo was announced hehe. Namely this month's BOM -
:-DHappy book hunting, reading and have a good day!
Thanks Eldawren for being captain. Starting my search now : )
Here are my selections:Free Space: Spider's Trap Series
is #9 on the UF series list
Round 1: My Lady Jane which is on page 10 of the book boyfriends list
Aww, Harry Dresden <3I'm anxiously waiting to get my hands on books #16 and #17 as soon as they're out in the paperback edition I have the rest of the series in hehe. Soon!!
Oh, and you're absolutely welcome! I enjoy doing the captain thing :-)
Selection PostShelf: Book Boyfriends
Vicious by L.J. Shen
Shelf: Free Space - Off Group's Bookshelf
How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards
Completion PostShelf: Book Boyfriend(s)
Book: Vicious by L.J. Shen 3/2/21
Rating: 4 Stars
How It Fits: Book Boyfriends 42x
Review
It took me a looong time to get into this story. I didn't like the flashbacks. I'm just not really a fan of teen-aged romances. And while I enjoy a good head-strong alpha male, I'm not a huge fan of bully romances either. But I pushed through and by the last 20%, I was sold. I can't say that I will continue the series though.
Nice review! I'm glad it at least ended well :)I've been slower than I'd like because I had a dizzy day yesterday - not sure what was wrong with my poor head but all I could do is lie very still with my eyes closed. So annoying! But I'm really enjoying Lady Jane. Such a funny and fun alternate history.
Oh, that does not sound great, Suzanne. Hopefully that isn't something you're dealing with too often!I often get headaches over the weekend due to the rhythm change from the rest of the week (especially when it's been a stressful work week) but this weekend that was definitely not my excuse haha.
Blood Heir is a quick read though, so once I sit down and actually read for a while, it'll be done quickly enough :-)
Glad you ended up enjoying the book despite everything, Sunshine! :-D
Suzanne wrote: "Nice review! I'm glad it at least ended well :)I've been slower than I'd like because I had a dizzy day yesterday - not sure what was wrong with my poor head but all I could do is lie very still ..."
Hope you feel better!
I am about 1/2 through Winter . It is a big book!
Leslie Ann wrote: "I am about 1/2 through Winter . It is a big book!"That it is!
Are you reading a physical copy? I had managed to get the book through an inter-library loan and I got the hardcover. I could barely carry it out the door! LOL! I was like, I'm supposed to get this done in only 2 weeks?!Mind you, I do a lot of audiobooks and I even have my kindle read to me, so I "read" all the time. In the car, doing chores, on the treadmill, on lunch break, sitting on the couch bored playing Candycrush. Lol! So when I have to actually read a book... 😳
Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "Are you reading a physical copy? I had managed to get the book through an inter-library loan and I got the hardcover. I could barely carry it out the door! LOL! I was like, I'm supposed to get this..."I am actually listening to it on audio..... not sure I could of carried it LOL
I listened to that one on audio too - I thought the audio was very well done.I'm thankful for kindles for those big books. And for audio :)
Haha, for the big books, audio or kindle is definitely an advantage, but I am a paperback reader for the most part, with the odd hardcover in between. And I do love a big book! It is just a bit of an issue to carry them around...
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
At Grave's End (other topics)At Grave's End (other topics)
How to Save an Undead Life (other topics)
Death Masks (other topics)
Blood Heir (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Debbie Cassidy (other topics)Tessa Dare (other topics)
Penelope Ward (other topics)
Shannon Mayer (other topics)
Penelope Ward (other topics)
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Captain: Eldarwen
Members:
Suzanne
Sunshine✰✰✰
Eldarwen
Leslie Ann