R11: Team #1 ~Dial 1 for Winners~

[Steph Ann]

Finally decided on for my favorites pick. :)

[Belinda]

Thanks guys. It's a slow process getting my back right. It's just super frustrating because I can't do much of anything at all when it flares up:(
However I do have book to review!

Week 1: favourites

Finished: 21/2/15
Stars: 5
Review:
Another great story from Jennifer Estep! I really don't know why it took me so long to start this series as I love her Elemental Assassin series. Although the bad guy in this was a little obvious, I didn't pick the connection and Gwen discovers some new and twists and turns about herself which set up the next book nicely

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Ahh...been meaning to pick this up. Bump on the TBR...uhoh.

[Steph Ann]

Shelf - Free Space

(SOS bookshelf)

Read: 2/21/15
Rating: 3.5 stars

Review

I hadn't read the first book in this series, but it was easy enough to catch up. This was much like other Katie MacAlister books I've read: extremely lighthearted and funny, but kind of weak when it comes to the overall plot. Still, the humor definitely kept me interested and entertained for the whole of the book,so that's saying something!

Here's a link to my full review over at Dark Faerie Tales: Review.

[Steph Ann]

Shelf - Favorites



Read: 2/23/15
Rating: 5 stars

Review

I always have a hard time reviewing books in this series because I'm inevitably left speechless by just how good they are. This one was no different. It starts off with a bang and never lets up on the momentum until you turn the final page. I honestly have no complaints at all. With how it ended, I'm very curious to see where the series goes from here. It should be a fun ride!

[Steph Ann]

Happy shelf day! :)

How are everyone's Free Space/Favorites reads going?

[Sherri]

Hi Team - Sorry been swamped this week but I am slowly reading my way through my favorites book. I probably will not have any read today but I promise to catch up over the weekend.

[Sherri]

Steph Ann - I totally loved that book!! I gave it 5 stars as well.

[Steph Ann]

Sherri wrote: "Steph Ann - I totally loved that book!! I gave it 5 stars as well."

It was just awesome! I had to stay up late to finish it so I was super tired the next morning, but it was so worth it! :)

[Steph Ann]

The new shelf is Demons, which will line up nicely with favorite on our Bingo Card. :)

Demons

[Steph Ann]

My plan is to read for the Demons shelf, unless for some reason it won't work for the other team challenge I'm doing.

[Crystal S]

Just finished my 6 days of 10 and 11 hour shifts. I have 2 days to get as much reading done as possible before I go out of town to see my fam for the weekend. Working on my free space book. I couldn't find my copy of Night Broken, so I am hoping I actually have it. I'd hate to have to switch it to another book.

Demons book will (tentatively) be: .

[Belinda]

Finished my free space read last night. Just need to review it. I'm deciding on demons shelf. So many options!

[Belinda]

Free Space:
Finished: 25/2/15
Stars: 5
Review:
There's a few interesting developments in this one (view spoiler)[Gwen's power strengthens, she can absorb life force & heal herself, at the cost of killing the other person, Daphne develops healing powers, Gwen & Logan finally get together, nicodemus was involved with Gwen's mum & Loki escapes! (hide spoiler)]. it sets up an interesting read for the next book!

[Belinda]

I've got my copy of today, so I'll read that for demons. Also just letting you know after next week I'm away for two weeks but will have Internet access and a few books with me. Hopefully they'll fut with the shelf calls!

[Steph Ann]

Belinda wrote: "I've got my copy of today, so I'll read that for demons. Also just letting you know after next week I'm away for two weeks but will have Internet access and a fe..."

Thanks for letting us know, Belinda! :)

[Steph Ann]

Crystal S wrote: "Just finished my 6 days of 10 and 11 hour shifts. I have 2 days to get as much reading done as possible before I go out of town to see my fam for the weekend. Working on my free space book. I coul..."

10 and 11 hour shifts do not sound like fun! My husband has been working 10 hour shifts since November, and I can see how draining it is!

[Steph Ann]

Shelves in Progress

Free Space
Belinda: Dark Frost, Review
Crystal:Sunshine, Review
Sherri: Watchers in the Night, Review
Steph Ann: The Art of Stealing Time, Review

Read: 4/4



Favorites
Belinda:Kiss of Frost, Review
Crystal:Night Broken, Review
Sherri:Soulbound, Review
Steph Ann: Magic Breaks, Review

Read: 4/4



Demons

Belinda: The Ruby Circle, Review
Crystal: No Mercy, Review
Sherri:Shadow's Claim, Review
Steph Ann:Night Seeker, Review

Read: 4/4

[Sherri]

I will read for the demon shelf.

[Crystal S]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the longer shifts. We rotate weekends and on weekends there's only 2 shifts, day and night, instead of 3, so to make up those longer weekend hours we work fewer days but longer shifts during the week. Toward the end of this six days I was sleeping 9+ hours a night (instead of the usual 7 or so). I'd get home, eat something, watch about 30 minutes of TV, go to bed intending to read my book and fall asleep after about 3 pages.

[Steph Ann]

I've had nights like that! Granted, mine is usually due to an almost 6-month-old deciding to start the day at 4:45am rather than from working long hours, but it's still frustrating to plan on getting some reading done only to continually drop my Kindle because I'm falling asleep lol.

[Crystal S]

Shelf: Free Space
Finished: 02/27/15
Stars: 3 stars

I was a bit disappointed in this book. I'd heard it was amazing, but it fell flat with me. I think I just did not care for the author's style of writing. Maybe too much thinking and description and not enough action? I was left confused at times; possibly I was reading too fast, but also I had to reread sentences constantly, because the author would start a sentence, then halfway through it would go off on a tangent, before returning to the original sentence and the tangent was so long that I'd forgotten the first part. I have too short an attention span for this nonsense. LOL. I noticed this less as the book went on, so I either got used to it or it stopped.
The ending was a non-ending, kinda open ended. If I didn't know better, I'd say there was a sequel. But there's not, to the best of my knowledge. And even if there was, I likely wouldn't read it.

[Crystal S]

Steph Ann wrote: "I've had nights like that! Granted, mine is usually due to an almost 6-month-old deciding to start the day at 4:45am rather than from working long hours, but it's still frustrating to plan on getti..."

Haha! I've done reading on my iPad and dropped it on my face when dozing off. Those things are heavy so it would of course hurt my nose. LOL

I am going to have to order Night Broken from Amazon. I thought I had bought it recently but I think that I'm thinking of the previous Mercy Thompson book. So I'll get started on No Mercy next.

[Steph Ann]

Hope everyone's week is going well. I should have my demons book finished tonight or tomorrow!

[Steph Ann]

Also, I added a link to my full review of if anyone's interested. :)

[Crystal S]

Steph Ann wrote: "Also, I added a link to my full review of if anyone's interested. :)"

Great review Steph Ann. 2 thumbs up!

I'm almost finished with my demons book. Less than 20 pages to go I'd say. I'm having to order my favorites book. So it'll be a week or two with that.

[Belinda]

Finished my demons book last night. But I totally forgot to post a review this morning! *head desk*

Shelf: demons
Finished: 3/3/15
Stars: 5
Review:
It's almost sad to have finished the vampire academy series/spinoffs. It has been a great world to get list in and the characters all blend and evolve so nicely. Lots happrned in this book and maybe there is room for another spinoff series down the track....I enjoyed this and frequently read til after midnight. The ending felt a little rushed but the author did s good job of resolving all the issues that had arisen through out the series.

[Steph Ann]

Crystal S wrote: "Great review Steph Ann. 2 thumbs up!"

Thanks, Crystal! :)

[Belinda]

New shelf call: GREEN / TEAL cover



I'll be finally getting around to . I've picked it and put it down so many times because other books had jumped in front of it but I've been desperate to find out what happens to these characters in the end!

[Steph Ann]

Thanks for posting the shelf, Belinda! It's been a crazy day!

In a funny coincidence, I'm going with for this shelf. I'll be very interested to see what you think of the final book, Belinda!

[Steph Ann]

Shelves in Progress

Free Space
Belinda: Dark Frost, Review
Crystal:Sunshine, Review
Sherri: Watchers in the Night, Review
Steph Ann: The Art of Stealing Time, Review

Read: 4/4



Favorites
Belinda:Kiss of Frost, Review
Crystal:Night Broken, Review
Sherri:Soulbound, Review
Steph Ann: Magic Breaks, Review

Read: 4/4



Demons

Belinda: The Ruby Circle, Review
Crystal: No Mercy, Review
Sherri:Shadow's Claim, Review
Steph Ann:Night Seeker, Review

Read: 4/4



Green/Teal

Belinda:Thirteen, Review
Crystal:Jane Bites Back, Review
Sherri:Only His, Review
Steph Ann:Waking the Witch, Review

Read: 4/4

[Steph Ann]

Demons



Read: 3/4/15
Rating: 3.5 stars

Review

This series is slowly getting better for me. I love the world Galenorn has built and often find myself caught up in the action. The story falls flat when it comes to the romance aspect though. I am just not warming up to Grieve at all and find myself wanting to skim through romance scenes, which is not good. All in all though, I enjoyed this much more than the first two books and am actually looking forward to reading the next one!

[Crystal S]

I'm done with my demon book. I'll post a review tomorrow I hope.

Is this green or teal enough?

[Belinda]

I'd call it blue but post in the discussion thread and ask the mods :)

[Crystal S]

Ok I picked a definitely green book. I'll read for the green/teal shelf.

[Crystal S]

Shelf: Demons
Date read: 03/04/15
Stars: 4

The Dark Hunter books are usually either hit or miss with me, and luckily this one leaned more towards the hit side. It took me awhile to warm up to the main characters and it also kinda had a slow start.
I've mentioned it in other reviews of books in this series, but Kenyon's mythology is getting too complicated. I have a lot of trouble keeping it all straight. IMO, as much as I love me some Dark Hunters, it's time to put this series to rest (I say this knowing there's already several more books out there).

[Sherri]

Hi All - I've been fighting a bout of bronchitis, but I am on the mend. I'll take a look and pick a green book tonight.

[Steph Ann]

Sorry to hear that, Sherri! I hope you continue to feel better!

I finished my Green/Teal book last night and will post my review over my lunch hour today!

[Sherri]

My green book is going to be

[Steph Ann]

Looking forward to your review of that one, Sherri! I've really enjoyed the first two in that series.

[Steph Ann]

Green/Teal Shelf



Read: 3/9/15
Rating: 4 stars

Review

I wasn't sure what I was going to think of Savannah as a narrator, but I was very pleasantly surprised. This book was very action packed, and there was never really a lull. With only two books left in the series, I'm very interested to see what happens next!

[Steph Ann]

The next shelf is up!

Paranormal Romance

This will give us three in a row once we have stamps for Favorite, PNR, and Green/Teal.

[Steph Ann]

For Paranormal Romance, I'm going to read .

[Crystal S]

Ooh. This shelf is gonna have lots of choices. I'm leaning towards , but may change my mind when it comes time to read it.

I'm getting through my green book (Jane Bites Back). Amazon has still not shipped Night Broken for the favorites shelf and I'm getting annoyed. If it's not here by the time I finish my green book I'll pick something else. Luckily if it does get here I usually read the Mercy Thompson books in about a day.

[Belinda]

I'll read for PNR.

I still have about 100 pages of my green cover but I left that at home. Sorry to hear you've been unwell Sherri

[Steph Ann]

Shelves in Progress

Free Space
Belinda: Dark Frost, Review
Crystal:Sunshine, Review
Sherri: Watchers in the Night, Review
Steph Ann: The Art of Stealing Time, Review

Read: 4/4



Favorites
Belinda:Kiss of Frost, Review
Crystal:Night Broken, Review
Sherri:Soulbound, Review
Steph Ann: Magic Breaks, Review

Read: 4/4



Demons

Belinda: The Ruby Circle, Review
Crystal: No Mercy, Review
Sherri:Shadow's Claim, Review
Steph Ann:Night Seeker, Review

Read: 4/4



Green/Teal

Belinda:Thirteen, Review
Crystal:Jane Bites Back, Review
Sherri:Only His, Review
Steph Ann:Waking the Witch, Review

Read: 4/4



Paranormal Romance

Belinda: Crimson Veil, Review
Crystal: With All My Soul, Review
Sherri:Bound by Flames, Review
Steph Ann: The Trouble With Fate, Review

Read: 4/4

[Steph Ann]

That's weird that Amazon hasn't shipped Night Broken yet, Crystal! They're usually so quick with their shipping. Hopefully you get it soon!

I'm in the middle of right now, Belinda. Looking forward to seeing what you think of it! :)

[Steph Ann]

We're really close to completing a few of our shelves, ladies. Just 1 review away from our Free Space and Demons stamps, and 2 reviews away from our Favorites stamp! :)

[Sherri]

I'm going to change my Green/Teal shelf to and move to Paranormal Romance.

I'm going to need a break from all the UF/PR books. :-)

[Crystal S]

I've finished my green book. I'll review it soon. I've already started my paranormal romance book and got Night Broken in the mail so I can start that as soon as I finish With All My Soul. Both of these last two books are written by authors I tend to read fast so I should be caught up completely by next shelf call if I'm lucky. :-)