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R21: Team #1 ~ First Ladies Are One in a Million
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
Hello all!My name is Rachel and I am from Boise, Idaho in the Mountain Time Zone. I've played in every round of Bookshelf Bingo. I was a team captain last round and would prefer to take a break this round (work is also pretty busy right now with increased Covid cases).
I will have to think on names,
I also sent friend request out.Ideas for names:
You Need to Calm Down
The Vaccinated Ones
Masked and Proud
First Ladies
First to the Finish Line
Happy reading, y’all!
Called Shelves:STAMPED ~ Free Space ~ link in message 2
STAMPED ~ Shelf #1 ~ 2 Feb 2022: Sci-Fi Romance
DIRECT LINK - Sci-Fi Romance (+ SOS' sci-fi romance)
STAMPED ~ Shelf #2 ~ 9 Feb 22: Alternate Reality/Universe
DIRECT LINK - Alternate Reality or Alternate Universe (+ SOS' alternate universe)
STAMPED ~ Shelf #3 ~ 16 Feb 22: Favorite Couples
DIRECT LINK - Favorite Couples
STAMPED Shelf #4 ~ 23 Feb 22: Magic/Magic Users
DIRECT LINK - Magic-OR-Magic Users (+SOS' magic)
STAMPED Shelf #5 ~ 2 Mar 22: Shifter(s)
DIRECT LINK - Shifter -OR - Shifters (+ SOS' shifter)
Shelf #6 ~ 9 Mar 22: Urban Fantasy
DIRECT LINK - Urban Fantasy (+ SOS' UF & SOS' UF w/romantic elements )
Shelf #7 ~ 16 Mar 22: Swoon Worthy
DIRECT LINK -Swoon-Worthy
Shelf #8 ~ 23 Mar 22: Kindle Freebie
DIRECT LINK -Kindle Freebie (+ SOS' freebie discussion thread)
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Good evening, ladiesI currently live in Elizabethtown, Kentucky so I'm in the Eastern time zone. I haven't played a round of Bingo since summer 2013. though I've lurked on and off ever since. I rather not take on the role of captain this round. so, it like the job's yours Shan ~A~.
1st among equals
one in a million
I've already picked out my free space read.
The Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter , is on the SOS Bookshelf
My free space read is going to be: Coveted by Shawntelle Madison from the SOS BookshelfFirst shelf Sci-Fi Romance read will be: Dark Horse by Michelle Diener
Added Shan~A~ to the Captain's List :)
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Shelf #6 ~ Urban Fantasy
Christina (AKA Babbling) | Daring by Elliott James | ★★★★ | March 16th | Review
Rachel- Goodbye Borders | Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates | ★★★★ | March 18th | Review
Shan ~A | Year One by Nora Roberts | ★★★★ ★ | March 20th | Review
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Shelf #7 ~ Swoon Worthy
Christina (AKA Babbling) | The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren | Rating | Date | Review
Rachel- Goodbye Borders | Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas | Rating | Date | Review
Shan ~A | The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas | Rating | Date | Review
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Christina (AKA Babbling) | Book | Rating | Date | Review
Rachel- Goodbye Borders | Book | Rating | Date | Review
Shan ~A | Book | Rating | Date | Review
My pick for sci-fi romance from the SOS Shelf is Last Guard by Nalini SinghMy free space pick from the group shelf is A Summoner's Tale by Victoria Danann
Shan, you might want to change your teammies Free Space picks, as you've listed their Sci-Fi Romance picks twice :)
For team names I like both: one in a million & first ladies
Shan ~A~ wrote: "For team names I like both: one in a million & first ladies"I second both of them,
I'm down with either team name too.
You'll have to pick just one :DUnless you combine them.
Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "First Ladies Are One in a Million?"I love it
Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "First Ladies Are One in a Million?"works for me.
And done, glad I could help :D
Completion Post Shelf #1: Sci-Fi Romance
Book: Last Guard
Author: Nalini Singh
Finished: 02/06
How it fits: From SOS' sci-fi romance shelf
Rating: 5 stars
Review: There was a small similarity between this story and another in the series, but the differences was enough for me not to be too concerned about that.
I absolutely loved both Canto and Payal. They both were considered less than by their fathers and sent to a place as children that no one, especially a child, should have to endure. Luckily for Canto he is a Mercant and once they found him he was able to thrive.
Payal, was accepted back into her family, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. She had to learn to adapt to being in that household to survive, which means that she had to hide in silence to control her emotions.
The took care of each other as children, but never knew the other's name, so once they find one another again it takes effort for Payal to open herself to Canto because of everything she's been through.
Canto was patient and that paid off.
They had other pressing things to contend with also. They are both anchors for the psy net and they have their work cut out for them to figure out how to keep the psy net alive.
The thing I love most about the stories that Nalini Singh writes, especially this series, is the world building and the connection that the characters have to everyone that came before. It would really amazing if their was something similar to a family tree to show how all the characters are connected.
Our primary couple gets their "happy ending" but this story is far from over.
Free SpaceCoveted by Shawntelle Madison
From SOS Bookshelf
Finished 2/6, 2 *
Nat is a lone werewolf. She was cast out of her pack. Now she sells antiques and (hoards) collects all kinds of Christmas/holiday decorations. She also has OCD. Complications arise when Thorn, her ex, arrives back in town.
I did like that Nat's OCD wasn't played for laughs and it was part of who she was. I didn't like how she was treated by her former pack, nor did I like how hung up she still was on Thorn. He had so much power over her even when he wasn't around and I hated that. I did think the werewolf turf war could have been better explained (my main issue is it was glossed over why Nat was a central target). The world was interesting (it's not just werewolves, but all kinds of supernatural beings).
Nat was an okay character; I felt she was judgmental at time and could have been more supportive of her friends. I hated Thorn. To really like a book (and want to continue to read the series) I have to like the love interest too or at least read something redeeming. Pass on the next.
How's everyone's reading going?If you are anything like me, your reading for multiple challenges and trying to make the books fit them all as much as possible.
I'm tracking our completions in message 14 and putting the link to the called shelves in message 9.
Sci-Fi RomanceDark Horse by Michelle Diener
Finished 2/7, 4*
The Tecran kidnapped Rose. She is held for 3 months and during this time she befriends Sazo. Sazo, it turns out, is a highly capable AI and he finds a way to both free himself (with Rose's help) and rescue her. He deliberately jumps them to Grih airspace because the Grih are most like humans. Dav is the captain of the exploration ship that comes across the Tecran Class 5 battleship. The Class 5's are highly secretive, rare, and prized. It also turns out that AI's have been banned for 200+ years due to fatalities that happened at that time.
This was very good. Sazo was an interesting character and I liked his interactions with Rose. He grew and learned about empathy and the variables that come with life. This was very well crafted with the various alien races. There are plenty of things going on "behind the scenes." This was a nice, believable love story too with Rose and Dav. I think my only compliant is no "I love yous" were shared, but oh well! Roses growth and confidence was wonderful too.
Not sure if those characters will show up in the next books or not. Be interesting to see what happens with Bain.
And I have to say a thank you to SOS Bookshelf Bingo, for me reading this. I had this buried on my Kindle and who knows when I would have read it?
Completion Post Shelf: Free Space
Book: A Summoner's Tale
Author: Victoria Danann
Finished: 02/08
How it fits: Free Space option 3 (Group Shelf)
Rating: 4 stars
Review: The B Team are back!!!
This book is mainly about Baka. I loved getting a chance to go on the journey of his life. I've been intrigued by him from the beginning. However, I did feel that there wasn't enough emphasis on the romance between him and Heaven, since she spent the majority of her time with treating him like crap. But...she came through when it counted, so she was forgiven.
A side story to all things Baka was Elora and Ram dealing with Elora's pregnancy, but not only that. Elora has found wolves in the woods near their home and she goes about befriending them, without alerting Ram, because he is very overprotective of her since she's been pregnant. Turns out it's with good reason.
And lastly Storm and Litha, with Storm finding out something about himself from Deliverance (Litha's father) that he didn't know.
All of this converging together quite nicely to include the rest of the members of the B Team, while they have to come to the rescue of their friends and teammates. No real retirement for the ones who were supposedly out of the game.
I love that they always have one another's backs no matter what.
FREESPACEThe Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter
From SOS Bookshelf
finished 2/4 ★★★
The Darkest Promise is book book 13 in the Lords of the Underworld series and it's unique because Cameo, keeper of Misery, is the only female "Lord". I listen to this series for its predictable stories. and I would consider it a "guilty pleasure.
Shelf: Alternate Reality/UniverseSweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Shelved 7 times in Alternate Universe
Shelf #2 ~ 9 Feb 22: Alternate Reality/UniverseDIRECT LINK - Alternate Reality or Alternate Universe (+ SOS' alternate universe)
Requesting StampShelf ~ Free Space
Christina | The Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter | ★★★ | Feb 4th |Review
Rachel| Coveted by Shawntelle Madison | ★★ | Feb 6th |Review
Shan | A Summoner's Tale by Victoria Danann | ★★★★ | Feb 8th |Review
Shelf: Alternate Reality/UniverseThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Alternate Reality Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
CONGRATULATIONS, First Ladies!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'free space'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamp Flotus!
Yay! We got our first stamp! Christina, how are things going with your Sci-fi book?
For favorite couples I'm going with Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas shelved twice or The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley shelved x 4I should be done with my alternate reality book by tomorrow.
And as a heads up; I'm going out of town next week and don't know what my internet connection will be like. I will try to check in when I can.
Completion Post Shelf #2: Alternate Reality/Universe
Book: The Time Traveler's Wife
Author: Audrey Niffenegger
Finished: 02/16
How it fits: On the Alternate Reality Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This story is amazing. Of course I saw the movie adaptation years ago and that was amazing, but experiencing ever nuance of this story just added an extra layer.
I didn't realize how thought provoking it would be. Would Clare had fallen in love with Henry if he hadn't been visiting her when she was an impressionable child? Was it actually fate? I kept thinking that it would have felt more like fate if Henry had never mentioned to her at, any time during their exchanges, that he actually knew her.
I also didn't realize how much foreshadowing their was. Especially when Henry says at one point, that if something happened to his feet he may as well be dead. I gasped when I got to that, because of course I know what happens in the future without reading it due to the movie.
Is everything in the book the same as the movie, of course not it never is, but things stayed close enough.
Regardless, of my thoughts about Clare and Henry being fated, I was so engrossed in their love story and Henry's traveling.
The only reason this was 4.5 for me was because I wanted there to be an explanation for how Henry ended up with the genetics to have this "affliction." What was the mutation since neither of his parents had it?
Shelf #3 ~ Favorite CouplesThe Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Christina, I see that you've finished your sci fi book. As soon as you post it, we can claim that shelf. Yay!!
Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "For favorite couples I'm going with Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas shelved twice or The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley shelve..."Thanks for the update!
Shan ~A~ wrote: "Yay! We got our first stamp! Christina, how are things going with your Sci-fi book?"
I finished it 10 Feb. and I finished Etched in bone tonight. Posting reviews take me longer because in 2013 I had a stroke and I never regained full use of my left arm/hand. I'm right handed so writing out a review isn't a problem. transcribing it by hunt and peck is slow and frustrating because I think faster then I type. I forget to space between words, etc.
Shelf #3 ~ 16 Feb 22: Favorite Couples
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Christina (AKA Babbling) wrote: Posting reviews take me longer because in 2013 I had a stroke and I never regained full use of my left arm/hand...."Sorry to hear that, Christina. Thank you for sharing that information with us. You totally didn't have to do that.
Shelf #1 ~ Sci-Fi RomanceHonor's Knight by Rachel Bach February 10, 2022 ★★★★★
It's been so long since I read the first book, that I couldn't recall anything about it. Which turned out to be okay and I was still able to enjoy this one very much. Deviana Morris starts off with a large gap in her memory. She can't recall the cook's name even after it's mentioned and the mere sight of the man makes her physically ill. Devi can also see floating blobs no one else can. The ship's doctor can't figure out what's wrong with her. Eventually her memories are restored, and things start to fall into place and Devi needs to find a way to avoid being turned into a lab rat or a weapon, and still be able to help save millions of innocent lives
Requesting StampShelf #1 ~ Sci-Fi Romance
Christina | Honor's Knight | ★★★★★ | Feb 10th | Review
Rachel | Dark Horse by Michelle Diener | ★★★★ | Feb 7th | Review
Shan | Last Guard by Nalini Singh | ★★★★★ | Feb 6th | Review
Alternative RealitySweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
4* Finished 2/16
Loved the prologue (view spoiler)
Dina's Inn (Gertrude Hunt) needs guests to survive (and money). When George approaches her for help in holding a summit to broker peace between 3 warring groups on a distant planet, she says yes because the Inn has been short on guests and finances.
This was fun to read. The Inn is a living thing and interacts with Dina and her guests as needed. If you've read "The Edge" series, Gaston, George, Jack, and Sophie appear in this one. All 3 have seen and done things. George is now an Arbitrator (think planetary negotiator). This universe has several different types of aliens (you've got the vampires (Holy Anocracy), the Merchants (bipedal foxes), and Otrokar (the Horde), etc) several different realms/planets (?).
Dina works her magic and the result is a positive one. She also reconnects with Sean (the love interest) who needed to do something(s) to figure things out.
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
The Spanish Love Deception (other topics)Storm Crossed (other topics)
The Darkest King (other topics)
Storm Crossed (other topics)
At Any Price (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Elena Armas (other topics)Gena Showalter (other topics)
Dani Harper (other topics)
Brenna Aubrey (other topics)
Christina Lauren (other topics)
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Captain: Shan ~A~
Members:
Christina (AKA Babbling)
Rachel- Goodbye Borders
Shan ~A~