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R23: Team #7 ~ The Magnificent 7
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
Hey guys!!! I would not like to be team captain.
Shelf TrackingFree Space - STAMPED
Nikk ~The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadowby Annette Marie ✮✮✮ 4 May 2023 REVIEW
Cheri ~ Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken ✮✮✮ 6 May 2023REVIEW
AliciaJ ~ Nightwalker by Allyson James ✮✮✮✮✮ 5 May 2023 REVIEW
Shelf #1 ~27 April: Detective - STAMPED
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ a character who is a detective or police officer; series or title contains “Detective” -or- Paranormal Detective Books
nikki:Moonshadow by Thea Harrison Rating: ✮✮✮✮ Date Read: 4/29/23 Review
Cheri:Shadows by Kristen Proby Rating: ✮✮✮ Date Read: 4/30/23 Review
AliciaJ: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher Rating:✮✮✮✮✮ Date Read: 5/2/23 Review
Shelf #2 ~ 4 May: May Day ~ STAMPED
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ book released in May of any year; character, title or series name contains "May"; author first or last name begins with M or D
Nikk ~The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid by Annette Marie ✮✮✮✮ 5 May 2023 REVIEW
Cheri ~ Sweet Addiction by J. Daniels ✮✮✮ 10 May 2023 REVIEW
AliciaJ ~ Cherry Picked by May Archer ✮✮✮ 10 May 2023 REVIEW
Shelf #3 ~ 11 May: Cozy Mystery - STAMPED
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ Cozy Mystery/ SOS' Mystery & Suspense
Nikki ~ Wisteria Witches by Angela Pepper ✮✮✮ 21 May 2023 REVIEW
Cheri ~ The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams ✮✮✮ 17 May 2023 REVIEW
AliciaJ ~ Curse the Day by Annabel Chase ✮✮✮✮ 17 May 2023 REVIEW
Shelf #4 ~ 18 May: Fae
DIRECT LINK(s): Fae / SOS' Fae
Nikki ~ Spellbinder by Thea Harrison ✮✮✮✮✮ 23 May 2023 REVIEW
Cheri ~ Burn by Suzanne Wright ✮✮✮✮ 29 May 2023 REVIEW
AliciaJ ~ A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer ✮✮✮✮✮ 21 May 2023 REVIEW
Shelf #5 ~ 25 May: Beware of Bears
DIRECT LINK(s): character who is a bear shifter; “Beware” or "Bear" in title; author's first or last name beginning with B
Nikki ~ Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs ✮✮✮✮ 2 June 2023 REVIEW
Cheri ~ The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry ✮✮✮✮✮ 30 May 2023 REVIEW
AliciaJ ~ The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely ✮✮✮✮ 27 May 2023 REVIEW
Shelf #6 ~ 1 Jun: Magical Realism
DIRECT LINK(s): Magical Realism
Nikki ~ Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ✮✮✮✮ 2 June 2023 REVIEW
Cheri ~ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ✮✮ 3 June 2023 REVIEW
AliciaJ ~ The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab ✮✮ 5 June 2023 REVIEW
Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Hiya, checking in. I can be captain if o one else wants to be but its yours if you want it Alicia :-)Looking forward to getting started, its been a couple years since i last played :-)"
Hi you guys! I'm so excited to get started. Nikki, it would be great if you could be captain.
Do we want to pick a team name? My boyfriend suggested The Magnificent 7, which I actually really liked. What do you guys think?
Here's the first shelf:Shelf #1 ~27 April: Detective
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ a character who is a detective or police officer; series or title contains “Detective” -or- Paranormal Detective Books
I'm good with Magnificent 7 At this stage i am most likely reading
but still looking through the list
Nikki, I've let Steph know you'll be captain.
Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "I'm good with Magnificent 7 At this stage i am most likely reading
but still looking through the list"I started looking last night, but I worked so late that I fell asleep before I was able to pick anything. I'm looking again and will for sure pick a book today.
Selection PostShelf 1 ~ Detective
Book/Author:
by Jim ButcherHow it fits: tagged 5 times as paranormal-detective on the list Paranormal Detective Books
Hey guys!!! I like the magnificent 7 as well!!! It’s been a while since I’ve played as well! I’ll be looking at the shelf and picking one today and getting started!
Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "I'm good with Magnificent 7 At this stage i am most likely reading
but still looking through the list"This book is soooo good!!! I can't wait for your review!
This book was already on my Want To Read list so I'm going with this one. Plus my mother is also playing this round and she recommended this one to me.Shadows by Kristen Proby
Found on pg 2 of the Paranormal Detective shelf direct link
I picked my free space. It's a book that's been on my want to read for some time. Now's the perfect time. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
Found on the SOS BEST OF: Paranormal Romance Series pg 1
Team name added.
Completion PostShelf 1 : Paranormal Detective
Shadows by Kristen Proby
324 pages
Date Read : 4/30/23
Found on Pg 2 of the Paranormal Detective Shelf direct link.
Rating : 3 stars
This book was set in New Orleans and I am of the Cajun heritage so I was automatically intrigued. There is a serial killer loose murdering women throughout the city. The MC is a witch who can see "shadows" and some of the spirits of the girls come to her for help so she becomes part of the investigation by the authorities.
This book wasn't terrible but it didn't knock my socks off either. I didn't care for the instant love between the MC and the male lead. There was very minimal explanations why there was an instant connection and it was something about past lives. Wish they would have touched more on that instead of just in passing. The murder mystery aspect of it was pretty interesting and very creepy. Do not read at night alone lol The ending was a nice wrap up except for a little cliffhanger in the very last chapter. I probably won't be reading the other books in this series though. There's more books out there than I'll ever have time to get to in this lifetime and I'd rather not waste my time on reading books that are just meh.
Cheri wrote: "Completion PostShelf 1 : Paranormal Detective
Shadows by Kristen Proby
324 pages
Date Read : 4/30/23
Found on Pg 2 of the Paranormal Detective Shelf direct link.
Rat..."
Great review Cheri! I totally agree about not wasting time on books that just don't hit the mark. I've got a ton of books just on my physical bookshelves waiting for me to find time to read them, let alone the ones on my kindle. 😵
I finished my book last night at 3 am, will post my review tonight before bed.
Sorry its been a busy week.I actually finished my book on Sunday and will post my completion and review this afternoon
Completion PostShelf 1 : Paranormal Detective
Moonshadow by Thea Harrison
335 pages
Date Read : 4/29/23
Found on Pg 2 of the Paranormal Detective Shelf link.
Rating : 4 stars
Its been a while since I last delved in to Thea harrison's Elder races world so I was looking forward to finally starting this particular trilogy as its been on my list for a while. I was immediately drawn to MC Sophie Ross and intrigued to know know more about her. I liked the story of the Dark Fae though i may have been too long away as I struggled to fit the story into the context of the rest of the world and series. That being said i still immensely enjoyed reading this story and didn't really put it down from beginning to end. I was pretty much ready to pick up book 2 as soon as I finished. The only slight disappointment I ahd was wamting to know more about Sophie's past and parents. We get some titbits but no real answer and while it didn't hinder the main story being told, nosy me does secretly hope we learn more about it in subsequent books even if thos books are about other couples. Defintely can't wait to continue reading this series,
Completion PostShelf 1 ~ Detective
Book/Author:
by Jim ButcherHow it fits: tagged 5 times as paranormal-detective on the list Paranormal Detective Books
Pages: 378
Date Read: 5/2
Rating: 5 stars
Review: It's been ages since I've read anything in this series, but as soon as I started this one I was right back in there with Harry and the gang. This one has Harry has falling in love while also trying to save Chicago from some kind of weird demon who's attacking people in their dreams as well as crazy ghosts. Oh, and there's the vicious Vampire court to deal with as well. One of the things I really love about Harry is how he's not all-powerful all the time. He has to really dig deep into himself to keep fighting, even when the odds feel completely against him. But the character that really steals the show for me is Michael, the Knight. He's so perfectly good and he has this awesome faith that Harry is a good guy, no matter what. Reading this reminded me how much I love this series, so I'm definitely going to be reading more of the series this year.
Selection PostFREE SPACE
Book/Author:
Nightwalker by Allyson JamesHow it fits: Found on the list SOS Best of Urban Fantasy series
Selection Post - Free SpaceBook/Author:
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette MarieHow it Fits: Found on the list SOS Best of Urban Fantasy series
Shelf #2 ~ 4 May: May DayDIRECT LINK(s) ~ book released in May of any year; character, title or series name contains "May"; author first or last name begins with M or D
Selection Post - May DayBook/Author:
The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid by Annette MarieHow it Fits:Author last name begins with M
Yay we are eligible for our first stamp :-)I will make up the posts/captains log and request stamp later today
Well Done so far team! :-)
Almost done with my free space book and have picked out my May Day book. Will post later but I’ve already bought it on audible.
I finished my free space book last night, will get it posted today along with my selection for May Day.
I finished both my free space and May day books yesterday (they were books 3 and 4 of the same series so I wanted to knw what happened next Lol) so i will be doing some ajor posting when i get home from netball inluding getting our first stamp
Completion PostFREE SPACE
Book/Author:
Nightwalker by Allyson JamesHow it fits: Found on the list SOS Best of Urban Fantasy series
Pages: 378
Date Read: 5/5
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This is the next book in the series, since I absolutely had to find out what happened next! In this one, Janet's friend Ansel, who is also a Nightwalker aka vampire, is all of a sudden under attack from vampire slayers. This is the start of the next mystery/adventure. Slayers start coming out of the woodwork, crossbows flying, vowing to collect the bounty. We meet up with Drake and Colby again, along with some very vicious mages, all looking for some mysterious artifact. There's a missing woman, "love games" between Coyote and his ex-wife, and a runaway Harley. The story is highly entertaining and kept me glued to the pages until the very end. I know I'm going to finish this series this year for sure.
[*book:Nightwalker|12953022]
Selection PostShelf 2-May Day
Book/Author:
Cherry Picked by May Archer
How it fits: Author's first name starts with M
Selection Post : May DaySweet Addiction by J. Daniels
How it fits: Author's last name begins with D.
Completion PostFree Space
Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
336 pages
Date Read : 5/6/23
Found on SOS BEST OF: Paranormal Romance Series pg1
Rating : 3 Stars
This book is actually two books in one. The first and largest part is of a dragon shifter who finds a female warrior injured and nurses her back to health with the help of his sister. The second smaller part is of said dragon's mother and father's stories centuries before.
I really liked Fearghus and Annwyl's story. There was lots of cute banter and giggle worthy moments. I really liked the comfort and love Annwyl felt in the dragon's presence. It was a cute and fun story with some battle and mystery in there too. My only gripe is that it wrapped up too quickly. I felt that the author rushed to finish and left a lot of plot holes that way.
The mother and father's story I did not like at all. It was very lack of consent and sexual pushiness from the male MC. I get it was supposed to be sexy and leading up to them falling for each other but that type of "woman says no over and over and man just does what he wants regardless" a major turnoff.
I can say after the second part of this book I won't be reading the rest in the series. It put that bad of taste in my mouth toward the author. I give it three stars due to enjoying the first part of the book.
Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Completion PostShelf 1 : Paranormal Detective
Moonshadow by Thea Harrison
335 pages
Date Read : 4/29/23
Found on Pg 2 of the Para..."
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Reading your review makes me kind of want to go back and reread it lol
Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Selection Post - Free SpaceBook/Author:
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette MarieHow it Fits: Found ..."
Love the cover art of this series!!! I can't wait to see what you have to say about the books to see if it's something I'd be interested in. One thing I love about this game is finding so many other good books you may not have ever known about or come across.
Cheri wrote: "Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Selection Post - Free SpaceBook/Author:
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by [author:An..."Same here! I find so many new authors and series from this game. It’s awesome 😊
Cheri wrote: "Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Selection Post - Free SpaceBook/Author:
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Actually this series is part of a larger world (The guild codex universe) with a number of weaving series,which i thoroughly thoroughly recommend. if you were looking to start it, i would start with
Three Mages and a Margarita
I requested our detective stamp and I will request our free space stamp later today when i post my review :-)
Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "I requested our detective stamp and I will request our free space stamp later today when i post my review :-)"Awesome! 😊
Completion PostFree Space
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie
332 pages
Date Read : 5/4/23
Found on SOS Best of Urban Fantasy series link.
Rating : 3 stars
Review: Sadly I accidentally and listened to the first chapter of the book after this one before realising I had opened the wrong book so I kinda had the main twists spoiled for me before I had even started the book. That being said, I still enjoyed this book in that we got to find out more about Saber and Zak and what had really happened that night when they were teens and i loved that we got to see the Claw and Hammer, Tori, Aaron and all our friends from previous books in the Guild codex universe. So much happened in this book with lots of plots upon plots which occasionally left me a little confused and as I said when the final shocking twists came... well I kinda already knew about them so while i still enjoyed journey, I wasn't able to appreciate the last few chapters as a should have. Still it didn't stop me from picking up the next book almost as soon as I closed this one and onward I go to finish the series.
Completion PostMay Day
Sweet Addiction by J. Daniels
305 pages
Date Read : 5/10/23
How it fits : Author's last name begins with a D
Rating : 3 Stars
This book was a Contemporary Romance. MC Dylan attends her ex-boyfriend's wedding and accidentally falls into the lap of Reese. A VERY steamy tryst incuse and they continue seeing each other.
It's been a while since I've read a CR and I gotta say... it doesn't quite pique my interest like it used to. The love scenes were enjoyable enough, but eventually you start to feel "Okay can I just skip through this and get to the story???"
Everyone knows when you're reading a CR that the MCs are going to wind up together in the end. It's more about the enjoyment of the journey to said ending. Sweet Addiction had some enjoyable moments but it just kind of felt flat sometimes. It seemed that the characters lacked depth and a lot of the time emotional maturity.
It had been on my Want To Read for quite some time and I'm glad I got around to it, but I can for sure say I won't be reading anymore of this author's books.
CONGRATULATIONS, Magnificent 7!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'free space' and 'detective'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamps Heroes!
Thanks Steph and Sandra :-)
Completion PostShelf #2 ~ 4 May: May Day
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ book released in May of any year; character, title or series name contains "May"; author first or last name begins with M or D
The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid by Annette Marie
]314 pages
Date Read : 5/5/23
How it fits: Author last name begins with M
Rating : 4 stars
Review:
I loved this book. I thought it was a great conclusion to this particular series and I was so glad it was so involved in the rest of the world and characters from other series as it just made it so much more fun. I liked the resolution that Saber got for her character and with those around her. There was a lot going on in this book so i struggled to keep u with a couple of the threads but overall this was a read in one sitting kinda book and I really hope we get to see Saber again and other books in the guild codex universe
Selection Post : Cozy MysteryThe Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
How it fits : Found on pg 1 of the Cozy Mystery Shelf
Alicia, I think we've played together a long time ago. We're already friends on GR. That's the only reason I can think why.If y'all want to know a little about me I'm 36 and live in Texas. I'm a nurse and work in surgery. I have a hunky husband and a hoard of animals. One big ole dumb but lovable dog and three inside kitties and one outside kitty. I've been a reader since I was a child. Books are some of my earliest positive memories. I used to love a paperback book mostly, but as I've gotten older these eyes can't see as well so I tend to use my kindle because you can change the font and screen brightness. I also looove to audiobook. Sitting down with an audiobook and a diamond art painting... perfection lol I'm really enjoying playing with y'all! Everyone seems to be keeping on top of things and I'm really loving reading the reviews! Keep up the good work team!
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