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R21: Team #4 ~ Four the Love of Reading --- WINNING TEAM
Congratulations on the stamp Reading Addicts!
Sandra wrote: "Congratulations on the stamp Reading Addicts!"Thank you Sandra :D
That should be an easy one. I probably won’t post my selection until tomorrow. Currently sick and a little loopy on cold medicine.
Just to clarify- I want to read
it is tagged Magic by 2 people on page 2. I can use it for this shelf?
Trinia wrote: "Just to clarify- I want to read it is tagged Magic by 2 people on page 2. I can use it for this shelf?"
Yep. It only takes one tag to work. :)
I'm going to read Spartan Destiny. I only have 2 days left on my library loan. MPG Magic (3 users). 384 pages.
Trinia wrote: "Feel better Laura ❤️🩹"Tested positive for Covid this morning. :(
Trinia wrote: "Oh no! How are you feeling?!? ❤️🩹"Based on my experiences last year, yesterday was the worst. I couldn't even listen to an audio. I slept most of the day. Now I have a headache, and I expect to be tired for quite awhile.
Sorry to hear that Laura, hope you recover quickly!!!
Laura wrote: "I'm going to read Spartan Destiny. I only have 2 days left on my library loan. MPG Magic (3 users). 384 pages."Stupid library app. It said 2 days until renewal. Then I went in and suddenly it was 20 hours! I ended up having to renew it for the last 15 minutes of the book! :)
Completion Post - Shelf #4 - MagicBook: Spartan Destiny
Date Read: 2/25
Rating: 3.5 stars
Pages: 384
How it fits: MPG Magic - 3 users
Review: It felt like a bit of a let down as a conclusion to a series. That so often is the case with a YA series. Or maybe I'm just totally burned out on YA. We have the super-powerful-magic-can-solve-everything trope, as well as the typical YA self-sacrifice-but-still-survive trope. Overall, a pleasant read, but not superb.
Completion Post ~ Shelf #4 ~ Magic Book: The Starless Crown by James Rollins
Date Read : 2/25/22
Rating: 3.5 stars
Pages : 560
How it Fits: Magic - shelved by 2 people
Review:
3.5 Stars for this one.... I really really hoped I would enjoy this one more but as usual Fantasy and Audio just seem to fail me. ugh... I will get this one in ebook version and take the time to read it. The audio is a daunting 22+ hrs. which is double my usual read.
So , the truth of it all is this. The audio was hard for me to follow, names get confusing because they aren't the normal Jim and Daisy type names. And the narrator had an accent , as lovely as it was .. I was lost in translation...
I love the premise of this story. An orphaned student , a soldier , a thief , a prince must all come together to do what? let's say it together ... "SAVE THE WORLD". Of course, my apologies but that's the summary. I got lost in the swamp and jungle or desert or wherever we were along the way.
My apologies James Rollins, this is my first but not my last book you have written. I will give this one a true re-read one day.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced audiobook copy of this book. I did my best, but I guess my best wasn't good enough. I liked the story, but just got a little lost in all of the word soup along the way.
Fans of EPIC Fantasies this is your cup of tea! come and get it!
Team #4 - Four the Love of Reading ~ Shelf #4 Magic / stamp requested Laura ~ Spartan Destiny by Jennifer Estep ~ Rating 3.5✮ ~ Date Read 2/25 ~ Review Link
Trinia ~ The Starless Crown by James Rollins ~ Rating 3.5✮~ Date Read 2/25 ~ Review Link
Vicki ~ Summer Knight by Jim Butcher ~ 5✮ rating ~ Date Read 3/5 ~ Review Link
Laura wrote: "Tested positive for Covid this morning. :( "Aw man, that sucks! Hope you're feeling better soon, Laura!
I’ll update today when I get home from watching my grandkids.
Steph wrote: "Laura wrote: "Tested positive for Covid this morning. :( "Aw man, that sucks! Hope you're feeling better soon, Laura!"
Getting there. Thanks!
Free Space
Virgin River
Date Read: 2/23/22
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 386
How it Fits: On Best of Best Series Audiobooks thread Virgin River
Review:
I love the setting of this book, Virgin River, and the small town feel of it. Melinda goes to Virgin River to escape from the memories of her husband's murder and to get some much needed R&R. She's a nurse practitioner, and a really good one but she's never treated small town people before and it is different than the big city so there is quite an adjustment. One major "thing" that helped her grow to love Virgin River is a man named Jack who eventually becomes a love interest.
Team #4 ~ Four the love of reading ~ FREE SPACE / Stamp request Laura ~ Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb ~ 4 star rating ~ Date Read 2/19 ~ Review
Trinia ~ The Body by Stephen King ~ 4 Star rating ~ Date Read 2/5/22 ~ Review
Vicki ~ Virgin River by Robyn Carr ~ 4 star rating ~ Date Read 2/23 ~ Review
Requested a stamp for our free spaceVicky you need to
~Review your Shelf 2 book ~ A Gathering of Shadows
~Pick a Shelf 4 Book for magic/magic users, read and review
Thank you!
Trinia wrote: "Requested a stamp for our free spaceVicky you need to
~Review your Shelf 2 book ~ A Gathering of Shadows
~Pick a Shelf 4 Book for magic/magic users, read and review
Thank you!"
OK, thanks, I'll do both today asap!
Completion Post: Alternate Reality/Universe
Book: A Gathering of Shadows
Read: 2/26/22
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: On page 1 of Alternate Reality list
Review:
OMG Schwab is becoming a favorite author of mine even though I have only read 3 of her books. I rated all of them 5 stars, so I need to continue reading more of her works.
Generally I don't mind a cliffhanger, but the ending of this book left me NEEDING to hop to the next one in the series! Even though I rated it 5 stars, it wasn't quite as good as book 1 for me, but still a 5 star book. I absolutely love all the characters and I love Kell and Lila's relationship, so following that is one of my favorite parts or this series. In fact, I liked reading about both of the romances in this book, but it wasn't overkill which I liked. I also think that the worldbuilding is really well done.
Great! All stamps requested. I'll be on the road tomorrow, heading out of town. But I'll be watching for the new shelf call :D
CONGRATULATIONS, Four the Love of Reading!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'free space' and 'alternate reality'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamps Reading Addicts!
Shelf #5 ~ 2 Mar 22: Shifter(s) Sorry, links not attached… I’m in the car …
Hopefully your book works Laura
Trinia wrote: " Shelf #5 ~ 2 Mar 22: Shifter(s) Sorry, links not attached… I’m in the car …
Hopefully your book works Laura"
It doesn't. I already checked. :(
I'm going to read Klutz: Phoenix Secrets. It's tagged Shifters by 1 person (not me!) and has 228 pages. Just need to get a librarian to add the page count.
Laura wrote: "I'm going to read Klutz: Phoenix Secrets. It's tagged Shifters by 1 person (not me!) and has 228 pages. Just need to get a librarian to add the page count."Done.
Sandra wrote: "Laura wrote: "I'm going to read Klutz: Phoenix Secrets. It's tagged Shifters by 1 person (not me!) and has 228 pages. Just need to get a librarian to add the page count."Done."
Thank you!
Selection Post: Shelf #4 ~ Magic/Magic Users
Book: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Pages: 446
How it Fits: Magic Users list
Selection Post: Shelf #5 ~ Shifters
Book: Death Masks by Jim Butcher
Pages: 432
How it Fits: Tagged Shifters 15x and Shapeshifters 16x
Completion Post - Shelf #5 - ShiftersBook: Klutz: Phoenix Secrets
Date Read: 3/3
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 228
How it fits: Shelved Shifters by 1 person
Review: While I still enjoy the series, it seems to have lost quite a bit of the snark and humor that drew me in the first book. Rhlys was just more fun when she was more miserable. However, I am now committed to the series and will certainly continue to find out what happens.
Selection Post - Shelf 5 ~ SHIFTERS 
Book: Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Pages: 397
How it Fits: tagged shifters 164 times
Trinia wrote: " Selection Post - Shelf 5 ~ SHIFTERS Book: Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Pages: 397
How it Fits: tagged shifters 164 times"
I'm re-listening to this one right now. I really hope today's call works for Crowbones!
Selection Post - Shelf #6 ~ 9 Mar 22: Urban Fantasy 
Book: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Pages: 373
How it Fits: Shelved 874 times as Urban Fantasy
That series is so good, Trinia!Crowbones is MPG Urban Fantasy, so that’s what I’ll read!
Laura wrote: "That series is so good, Trinia!Crowbones is MPG Urban Fantasy, so that’s what I’ll read!"
nice!
I might switch mine, so many good books!!!!
Completion Post - Shelf #5 - Shifters
Book: Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Date Read: 3/11
Rating: 4 stars
How it Fits: tagged Shifter on MPG and tagged 164 times
Review:
I was happy to finally make it to this point, #5 ! Whew! I enjoyed this series but did find my attention wane when so many characters were added (around book 3?).
I love Meg and Simon's relationship and was happy to see it evolve and end as it did in this book. I will continue with #6 Lake Silence because I am curious where we go from here. This series does read like a soap opera, albeit with some graphic parts and foul language , lol!
Team #4 ~ Four the Love of Reading ~ Shifters shelf #5 / Stamp Req'd Laura ~ Klutz: Phoenix Secrets by Sedona Ashe ~ 3✮ rating ~ Date Read 3/3 ~ REVIEW
Trinia ~ Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop ~ 4✮ rating ~ Date Read 3/11 ~ REVIEW
Vicki ~ Death Masks by Jim Butcher ~ 5✮ rating ~ Date Read 3/10 ~ REVIEW
Completion Post: Shelf #4 ~ Magic/Magic Users
Book: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Date Read: 3/05
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: Magic Users list
Review:
This book is so amazing and fun to read. I love all of the characters: Harry Dresden, Karrin Murphy, Billy the Werewolf, and who wouldn't love a fairy named Toot-toot? I'm not really a cat lover (at all), but I have to say that Mister won me over as well.
I love that he signs on to help everyone and anyone at his own expense, any where he can, any way he can. I love that he's smart and funny and loyal. Harry just can't stay out of trouble with the Council, so he's in deep trouble again. In order to help the wizards and vamps this time the only way out is helping the Winter Queen on an extremely dangerous mission.
Completion Post: Shelf #5 ~ Shifters
Book: Death Masks by Jim Butcher
Read: 3/10
Rating: 5 stars
How it Fits: Tagged Shifters 15x and Shapeshifters 16x
Review:
The Dresden Files series is one of my favorite fantasy series. I get lost in the world of Harry and all the vampires and troubles that go along with it. This one was a bit different as Harry finds himself in TV land on the Larry Fowler show, not someplace I would envision a wizard being. But two characters from the other world show up for the wrong reasons and throws things a bit helter skelter. I am not generally a fantasy fan, but the Dresden Files series has definitely got me hooked.
Selection Post - Shelf #6 ~ 9 Mar 22: Urban Fantasy
Book: Blood Rites
Pages: 435
How it Fits: MPG Urban Fantasy; tagged 3,209 times
Switching my Selection for Shelf #6 ~ Urban FantasyBook: The Doll's House
Pages: 434
How it Fits:
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~Third in a Series
Book is #3 in Helen Grace Series
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You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'sci-fi romance' and 'favorite couples'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D"
Thank you Steph!