R11: Team #12 ~ Twisted Twelfth ~

[Ezi]

Steph wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Twelfth!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'six-pack attack'. 

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

Good Job!! :D"

Thanks Steph...and Sandra :D

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Welcome! :)

[Elizabeth]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "I am leaning towards (Witches and demons and gods and goddesses)"

... and shapeshifters!

[Ezi]

Elizabeth wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "I am leaning towards (Witches and demons and gods and goddesses)"

... and shapeshifters!"

thanks...

[Danielle Book Boss]

Been in meetings all day. Couldn't post until now:

Shelf: Your Choice

4/15/15
3.5 stars

What to say about this book...I really wanted to give it at least 4 stars. But the book started so slow for me. There at least 4 different plots happening in this book and I didn't know which way was up at times. We have the werewolf plot (again), Evangeline the witch plot, the vampire parlay plot, and Ricky Bo plot. That's not even including some subplots! Once this one picked around the half way point, it went really quick. But Faith Hunter is such a dense writer, some descriptions (like every time Jane shifted to Beast) I didn't need every single time.

This series also piques my interest because I'm really interested the world that is built but the day to day actions of Jane and crew do not give me energy. They actually drain me because Jane and her personal guilt and the guilt others place on her... it's like borderline beating her up and her playing victim. And for her to be a badass, it's starting to piss me off because I guess I'm comparing how Kate Daniel's handles her guilt without being dumb about it. Like Jane blames herself for EVERYTHING! I mean literally things that she has absolutely no control over she takes on her shoulders as her fault. It's kind of annoying and comes off a little whiny like someone who needs a lot of attention. Anyways, I'm going to continue the series but man Jane is started to drive me nuts. I hope something changes in the next book otherwise I might give this one up.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Twisties!

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

I will be reading

I've finished my reader's choice book.review is forthcoming

[KarenF]

I'm going with (vampires & werewolves)

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Reader's Choice


Along Came a Spider by Kate SeRine 14 Apr 15 ★★★★★

I discovered this series last year. Characters from fables, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, literature have crossed over into the here and now due to a spell gone wrong by Cinderella's fairy godmother. The Third book features Nicky "Little Boy" Blue and Beatrice Muffet. Trish has long had unrequited feelings for Nicky. Nicky was married to Juliet (from Romeo and Juliet, either Romeo didn't cross over or their relationship couldn't survive the change). Juliet was a casualty of the events in book one. Now Nicky's back in town, he also had feelings for Trish though he felt she deserved someone better than him. Both are trying to find Dracula. I love how the Author reimagined how the different tales jor the here and now.

[Danielle Book Boss]

Shelf: Creature Feature (zombies, necromancers, witches, doppleganger, soul-gazer, etc.)
Book:
Rating: 3.5 stars
Finished 4/21
Review:

I'm already a casual fan of Alexandra Ivy's first series so I was happy to see another series pop up from her. I really liked the cover and the blurb is what really got me to read the book.

So going in, I had high hopes. Not all of those hopes were met because the hero came off as such an overbearing , trigger happy cop that pulled his gun at the slightest sound. He was overly aggressive and treated the heroine as if she were a delicate flower to the point that she couldn't do anything for herself and he annoyed the crap out of me.

Other than that, I enjoyed the story and the world that is set up in this story. I think I'll read more but no time soon.

[Ezi]

Good job Dani!

[Danielle Book Boss]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Good job Dani!"

Haha thanks! Boring weekend in rural VA = lots of good reading time :) Not including the 5 and half hour drive both ways!

[Ezi]

Danielle Book Mafia Enforcer wrote: "Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Good job Dani!"

Haha thanks! Boring weekend in rural VA = lots of good reading time :) Not including the 5 and half hour drive both ways!"

Well, I just started mine now.

[KarenF]

Book: Waistcoats & Weaponry
Shelf: Creature Feature - Week 8
Date Finished: 4/19/15
Rating: ★★★

This book (and any book by Gail Carriger really) is super fun. There are always so many great names and gadgets and, just things (werewolves who tied their top hats on so they keep them in wolf form, mechanical dogs named Bumpersnoot, schools for budding evil geniuses) that I always read them with a smile on my face. This one was a little tougher for me, it concentrated a bit too much on the love triangle with Sophronia, Felix & Soap. (view spoiler)[Personally I think she should just keep her fake engagement with Pillover. (hide spoiler)]. While the scenes and set pieces were fun as normal I felt like the plot kind of meandered. The driving force seemed to be the issues with the werewolves but that kind of just petered out as the book moved along. If all the individual scenes weren't so amusing this would have been pretty easy to put down and not feel like you had to pick it right back up. If you enjoyed other Gail Carriger books, you know what you'll find here and most likely will enjoy it. But this wouldn't be the book I'd hand to someone to try to make them a fan.

[Ezi]

KarenF wrote: "

Book: Waistcoats & Weaponry
Shelf: Creature Feature - Week 8
Date Finished: 4/19/15
Rating: ★★★

This book (and any book by Gail Carriger..."

way to go Karen

[Ezi]

Shelf #10 ~ 22 Apr 2015: Man's World
Read a book written by a man or a man is the main character

☑ Christina: Half-Off Ragnarok Christina's Review
☑ Danielle: Hounded Danielle's Review
☑ Ezinwanyi: Acheron Ezinwanyi's Post
☑ Karen F: Generation V (Karen F's review)

[Danielle Book Boss]

hmmmm I'm waffling between and

Any recommendations?

[Ezi]

Danielle Book Mafia Enforcer wrote: "hmmmm I'm waffling between and

Any recommendations?"

Both are equally entertaining. I will go with

[KarenF]

I have to say that Dresden gets better but first book to first book I'd go with too.

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

I will be reading . main character is male.

[KarenF]

I can't decide either. I'm going to read either or . Depends on my mood when I finish what I'm reading now.

[Danielle Book Boss]

well then I'll go with as my book for this week.

[Ezi]

Shelf #9 ~ 15 Apr 2015: Creature Feature
Read a book that features more than one type of paranormal within the story

Book: The Unleashing (Monsters: Witches, valkyries, demons and gods/goddesses)
Finished: 4/23
Rating & Review: ★★★.
This book starts off with Detective Kera Watson sustaining a mortal injury but getting a chance at a new life as an immortal Viking. She gets introduced to her new battle crew, known as the Crows. It was sort of a sisterhood/brotherhood, but they were chosen to serve Allfather Odin. There are Nine Clans, with the Ravens and The Crows headlining this plot.

The Crow women are very rowdy, raunchy and boisterous. They relish their roles are harbingers of death. They also believe in "rehab"! Kera had some adjustment issues when she landed in the Bird House with the Crows, but when she met Ludvig “Vig” Rundstrom; she got a new incentive to immerse herself into her new life. Kera fought Vig and the Crows as she was just resistant to her new lifestyle. But Vig felt that Kera would be worth the effort, so he pursued her relentlessly. Vig was from Clan Raven, and he was the one who saved Kera when she was mortally wounded at the coffee shop. He has had a crush on Kera, and now he has helped initiate her into a new life. Kera is used to just being with her dog Brodie Hawaii, so having to work with others is a challenge.

In this way, Kera reminded me of Lone Ranger being asked to join a Special Forces team. It just wasn't working. But those Crows were funny. I think the humor help smooth the edges as the book 1 was a bit rough. While I have to admit that most of this authors humor was Lost in Translation for me, I found the Crows entertaining.

I think now that the foundation has been laid, the subsequent books will be better. The world building made the book dense and so it took me a while to get into the story. I do look forward to the next book now.

[Ezi]

I have NO idea what I want to read. I am leaning towards or

[Danielle Book Boss]

Acheron is really emotionally draining and uplifting. The first half is was hard for me to read because he just kept having bad things thrown at him. But it made it all the more better when he got an HEA.

[Ezi]

Danielle Book Mafia Enforcer wrote: "Acheron is really emotionally draining and uplifting. The first half is was hard for me to read because he just kept having bad things thrown at him. But it made it all the more better when he got ..."

It's 22 hours long on audio!!!!!

[Danielle Book Boss]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Danielle Book Mafia Enforcer wrote: "Acheron is really emotionally draining and uplifting. The first half is was hard for me to read because he just kept having bad things thrown at him. But it mad..."

It's a super long book. I had it in PB when back when it came out. It was huge. It's basically two stories: the 11,000 years leading up to the present and then the present.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Ezi, it might have been better to read first, which is the same world as but totally different characters as its set in Jersey. The Jersey Crows are hilarious and there is no jarring with the MC not being a newbie.

[Ezi]

Sandra wrote: "Ezi, it might have been better to read first, which is the same world as but totally different characters as its set in Jersey..."

I've heard that somewhere else. Thanks

[Danielle Book Boss]

I really liked the gathering and was disappointed when she didn't continue but thankfully we have the book you just read even though it's like 7 years late

[KarenF]

Book: Generation V
Shelf: Man's World
Date Finished: 4/25/15
Rating: ★★★★

This was a different take on vampires and a UF hero and I liked it very much. I've grown weary of all the uber "alphas" populating romance and even UF lately (and don't get me started on how the "alphas" are really petulant, whiny children with anger management issues) so I fell totally in love with Fort. Yes, he's a bit of a pushover in the beginning. He's the offspring of a vampire who is trying to hold on to his humanity. He's extremely non-confrontational. But he does have a backbone, honor and a heart of gold and will do what he has to when it counts.

I also loved Suzume. A kitsune (fox-shifter) who never lets Fort, or the reader, forget that, as she states, she a fox who can become a woman not a woman who can become a fox. In fact, it's a big of a gender swap. She's hired by Fort's mom to be his bodyguard with a new unknown vampire in town. And she comes to his air more than once. She's also the wildcard, the one with the temper and the mouth, and she pushes Fort's buttons. In the end though, he's the one that stands his ground to do the right thing lest you think he's a total wimp.

This is an excellent set up for a new series. There are hints at other races and a bigger picture but the plot for this one stays fairly tight on the vampires and Fort's family. I was just saying the other day that I think it's time for vampires to get scary again. And while I'd never classify this as horror, the vampires here are decidedly more unnerving than sexy & cuddly. This is definitely a series I'll be looking forward to more of.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Twelfth!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'reader's choice'. 

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

Good Job!! :D

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin ★★★★★

Mackenna is not the usual UF - heroine, like Kate or Mercy.Mac is not the butt-kicking type. it's her ability to see past illusions, that makes her valuable to the SPI. Her partner Ian is more or less her bodyguard, since seers are so rare and tend not to live long at SPI. Ian is former military and cop, nothing supernatural at all about him. In this book the pair are tasked with keeping a group of very rare diamonds safe while they are on display in a museum. The diamonds are known as the dragon's eggs and they happen to belong to a very nasty Russian Dragon. The diamonds are stolen and the only clues they have are Harpies and a young man who finds out quiet spectacularly that he's a gem mage. I really liked the characters and I'm looking forward to the next book.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Twisties!

[Ezi]

Sandra wrote: "Congrats on the stamp Twisties!"

Steph wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Twelfth!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'reader's choice'. 

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

Good Job!! :D"

Thanks Steph and Sandra

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

The reason I call you Twisties - one of my favourite snacks -
slogan: life's pretty straight without twisties




Just seemed appropriate :D

[Danielle Book Boss]

Sandra wrote: "The reason I call you Twisties - one of my favourite snacks -
slogan: life's pretty straight without twisties




Just seemed appropriate :D"

hahahahah that's so funny. I love the slogan! Are those exclusive to Australia Sandra?

Have you seen those buzzfeed videos of Australians trying American snacks for the first time and Americans trying Australian snacks for the first time? They are really funny:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/sararubin/ame...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lizzwarner/au...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotat...

[Ezi]

OMG, how funny. those look like a Fritos or Lays knock off.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Twisted Twelfth!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'creature feature'. 

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

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Well, Twisties have been around since the 1930's and are found, sometimes with different names in New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, other Asian countries & surprisingly Malta. According to Wiki :)

And yes those comparison utubes are hilarious. I've seen a couple on names for things like sidewalk & footpath, boot & trunk etc. And pronunciation ones are great as well.

I remember those Pop Rocks ones, though they were called something else here. Love the reaction to Vegemite, though I wouldn't use a spoon to eat it either. Goes great on melty butter toast though. Yummmm

I love Shapes, they come in about 10 different flavors and at the moment my fav is caramelized onion. But I've never been a fan of chicken flavored chips, I'd go for Salt & Vinegar :D

Those pics of Fritos are too regular for twisties, the fritos look machine made, whereas twisties are more free form and yellow. They don't actually have twists like those ones at all. They just go off at odd angles. It was hard to find a pic of twisties, that's why I put up the pack.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Twisties!

[Ezi]

Sandra wrote: "Well, Twisties have been around since the 1930's and are found, sometimes with different names in New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, other Asian countries & surprisingly Malta. According to Wiki :)
..."

LMAO. I got schooled on snacks!

[Andrea (mrsaubergine)]

Yum, Twisties! Excuse me butting in, but yes, we have them in New Zealand, Ezi, in a blue packet that used to look like this: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/5... They're cheesy and yummy! :)

[Ezi]

Andrea (mrsaubergine) wrote: "Yum, Twisties! Excuse me butting in, but yes, we have them in New Zealand, Ezi, in a blue packet that used to look like this: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/5... They're c..."

I just ate some cheetos puff. Twisties are Cheetos puffs! And yes, they are yummy!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Very yummy!!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

And sorry Ezi, I tend to get carried away :DDDD

[Ezi]

Sandra wrote: "And sorry Ezi, I tend to get carried away :DDDD"

Oh please, don't apologize. I just had to have some cheetos tonight after that. I love snacks.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Thank goodness :)

[Danielle Book Boss]

I'll be posting my review today. I have about 40 pages to go.

[Ezi]

I am not done with Acheron, Serves me right for getting a 734 page book (almost 23 hours on audio).
But i will be done tomorrow.