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R21: Team #16 ~ Swift Sixteen
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
Happy Reading, y'all!
Hi from southern Illinois.... excited to play....My free space book is going to be....
by Claire Legrand.....
i really dont want to be captain either LOL
Looks like I drew the short straw! LOL just kidding. :-)I have played before but it's been awhile. I don't mind being captain. I just need to make sure the rules haven't changed too much.
I’ll second that vote.....
Ok, sounds good!Looks like we'll get a shelf soon. :-)
I won't be able to decide on a book until I know the task for a different game. Should know that by Friday morning.
Team 16 Tracking Thread(view spoiler)
Week 8, Space: Kindle Freebie
Debbie's Spurts (D.A.): The Ghost and the Graveyard ** Read 3/28/2022 ★★ Review
SandyC: Soulbound
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl): The Vampire's Mail Order Bride ** Read 3/29/2022 ★★★ 1/2 Review
Week 9, Space: Paranormal Romance
Debbie's Spurts (D.A.): Bonds of Justice
SandyC: Caressed by Ice
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl): The Unspoken
I'm going to delete all my previous posts so the tracking thread moves closer to top of thread. Basically just said "hi" from Pacific Time Zone and my free space pick (Blaze of Memory) from group bookshelves.
After Dark by Jayne CastleMy pick for SF romance from the group bookshelf. It's a re-read but I've been meaning to get back to this series for so long that I need to start over.
OK, first call is Sci Fi Romance!I have absolutely no idea what to pick. :-)
Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) wrote: "I'm going to delete all my previous posts so the tracking thread moves closer to top of thread. Basically just said "hi" from Pacific Time Zone and my free space pick."I'm sorry, I didn't see your Free Space pick. Would you mind posting again, please?
SandyC wrote: "I'm sorry, I didn't see your Free Space pick. Would you mind posting again, please?..."
Blaze of Memory Free space pick from group bookshelves
For team name, maybe "Swift Sixteen" or forget about using 16 in the name to come up with others.
Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) wrote: "For team name, maybe "Swift Sixteen" or forget about using 16 in the name to come up with others."I like that one!
Week 1 Selection postSci Fi Romance
From Sci Fi Romance list
225 pages
SandyC wrote: "Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) wrote: "For team name, maybe "Swift Sixteen" or forget about using 16 in the name to come up with others."I like that one!"
i like this too...
Completion Post~Free Space
, Claire Legrand4*s
02/04/2022
This is the first book in the Epicurium Series and it was also also a first time read of this author and i just have to say wow. I had no idea what i was getting into when i started this book as i had actually picked up book 2 in this series at a discount store and thought ok this sounds interesting.
There are really 2 stories going on at the same time. The chapters switch between Eliana & Rielle. Eliana's point of view is set in the future and Rielle's point of view is set in the past. Holy wow - there is a lot of information packed into these 501 pages. The book feels like a new take on the "hunger games'. Different but similar. There are characters to love and of course, characters you cant help but hate but as for Eliana & Rielle - they stand up on their on merits. I am looking forward to fitting the next book in this series into another challenge because i cant wait to see what happens next.
i have started my Sci Fi Romance so i should be finished with it tomorrow....
My girl scout cookie order arrived; should make for good time to curl up with a book and try the new brownie caramel one.
Name done :)
Completion Post~Sci Fi RomanceCloak & Silence, Sherrilyn Kenyon
4*s
205 pages~kindle
02/06/2022
I had forgotten how much I really like this series...Ture and Maris oh wow...they both have been through so much and the backstory of them telling how they were perceived when "family", if you want to call them that, when they found out that they were gay was absolutely heartbreaking, I can't wait to find out what happens next in the next book - it's gotta be good because things were heating up with the "League" so I imagine Keir is not going to go quietly into the night. Sherrilyn really brought the pain and torture of these 2 characters to the forefront of the story. Maris -i absolutely loved his humor - he just sounded adorable. I hope to read book #6 in the series soon.
I finished free space and sci fi romance books. Will add completion posts later tonight.
Week 1 Completion postSci Fi Romance
From Sci Fi Romance list
225 pages
Read 2/9/2022
★★★★
Review: I had no expectations about this book and I was pleasantly surprised by it. I am amazed that I can find so much humor in a book with gory elements. This is a sci-fi/PNR crossover with werewolves, vampires, aliens and vampires. Dina is an "innkeeper" with a magical house that provides sanctuary for supernatural creatures. When some unknown creature starts killing the neighborhood dogs, Dina teams up with werewolf Sean to find out what's going on. Bonus points for it being set in my home state of Texas.
Sci Fi Romance Shelf (as selected from group bookshelves)
After Dark by Jayne Castle
Finished: February 4, 2022
Series: Harmony #1
Rating: ★★★★☆
Number of pages: 340
Review: As usual for this author (who also writes as Amanda Glass, Jayne Ann Krentz, Amanda Quick, Stephanie James, and Jayne Taylor), great writing.
I enjoyed this one. But it was not a re-read as I expected coming back to this series. I was thinking #1 had been Amaryllis which was first published. That book was actually one of the first sci-fi romance books I ever read.
This one still held up after all these years. The same SF elements. Characters that were quickly developed and not TSTL.
Just missed the 5-star mark for me by not really standing out from rest of series or adding to the world building. The dust bunny, of course, was an excellent part of the book. The "mystery" element was okay but heroine's trauma was dealt with too lightly (and the growth of her powers a bit too convenient).
That last paragraph was about minor things. I truly enjoyed the read and her writing drew me in as strongly as ever.
Free Space (as selected from group bookshelves)
Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
Finished: February 6, 2022
Series: Psy-Changling, #7
Rating: ★★★★☆
Number of pages: 400
Review: Seven books into series and still going strong. I always get immersed in the writing and there's plenty of action to move it along.
I've also learned when reviewing this series not to analyze it too hard or my irritations will make it sound like they were not afterthoughts and instead spoiled the read -- I truly don't notice while reading things I cringe at afterwards like the virgin to sex maniac trope. I'm still not completely sure how her connection to the psy net was handled.
My only disappointment is that the overall series story arc again did not advance that much. On the other hand, the last chapter hint at goings on with the Arrows was a welcome surprise I look forward to seeing more of in next books.
*holding breath for shelf call* UPDATE: It's Alternate Reality or Alternate Universe.
Wicked Hour is what I'm reading. From the called shelf, 8th page of top shelves it was on "alternate reality" shelf.
Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) wrote: "Sci Fi Romance Shelf (as selected from group bookshelves)
After Dark by Jayne Castle
Finished: February 4, 2022
Series: Harmony #..."
I had no idea this author had so many pseudonyms!
Selection Post - Alternate Universe/Alternate Reality
SandyC wrote: "I had no idea this author had so many pseudonyms!..."Yeah, in pre-internet days made her books hard to track down even snail mailing to "Avenue of the Americas." Confusing back then, too, when books would get reissued with new titles and/or pseudonyms. Nevermind figuring out if something was a standalone or a series.
Alternate Reality shelf
Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill
Finished: February 10, 2022
Series: Heirs of Chicagoland, #2
Rating: ★★★★☆
Number of pages: 341
Review: A good read. Only second book in this spinoff series and not quite the *ooomph* of Chicagoland Vampires. But, I like the characters and even the budding romance. Passion but not losing their heads and forgetting all about the dangers and the politics. I think more politics and characters got added rather than resolving current situations or I'd like it better. It was nice that she was introduced to more of Connor's pack.
CONGRATULATIONS, Swift Sixteen!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'sci-fi romance'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamp Fast 16s!
Completion Post~ Week #1, Alternate Reality ShelfA Darker Shade of Magic, V.E. Schwab
400 pages
kindle
02/13/2022
4*s
I have been meaning to read this book-series for quite some time. Keep running into it whether at the book stores or Goodreads...that being the case it popped up on this shelf and I thought what the heck - I'll give it a try...i really enjoyed it. Kel and Rhy made an unlikely duo (brothers if not by blood) and the addition of Lila was a major boon to the book. I really liked Kel & Lila together and the adventure, fights etc was just bone chilling. I thought it interesting that the author did not choose to pursue the "romantic" side of things but it really worked. There is a lot of information and character development and i kept thinking what could possibly be left and then the book ended...really? i am going to see where book #2 lands for the more bingo calls because im hooked...i have to see what happens next with Kel & Lila & Rhy....definitely a really good pick.
Completion Post - Free Space
480 pages
From list: PNR Series
Read: 2/16/2022
★★★★
Review: It's been almost 5 years since I read book 5, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Elena is the world's only female werewolf and she's pregnant. She and members of her pack are asked to steal Jack the Ripper's "From Hell" letter from a sorcerer's collection. When they do, they somehow open a portal that releases zombies and other folks from Victorian England. They also release zombie rats that carry a deadly strain of cholera into Toronto. I liked the time travel aspect and the historical references. I really liked the vampire, Zoe, and I hope she shows up in future books in the series. The book was fast-paced which is what I enjoy when I'm on a reading deadline.
Thanks Sandy C! You are on top of things. *off to puck favorite couples book*
Selection Post~ Week #3, Favorite Couples
I am amazed at your ability to pick your books so quickly. Meanwhile I want to change my alternate reality book...:-)
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