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Apr 04, 2015 12:27AM
Roger, this might be a difficult one for us this week. Cant find an MM list for it.
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The randomizer has it in for me. I despise love triangles! Off to search some bookshelves :0(
Week #3: MC is in a love triangle (Option 2)
by Thea Harrison304 Pages per GR
From ~Leslie~'s shelf - read January 14th, 2015 and rated 4 Stars
Lauren, I'm not crazy about them either. I will probably be visiting some shelves! Glad you found something on mine!
~Leslie~ wrote: "Lauren, I'm not crazy about them either. I will probably be visiting some shelves! Glad you found something on mine!"It's a good thing you're on this team, Leslie, otherwise I'd be in real trouble with the themes that are being called :0)
I totally agree with you, Lauren! I'm visiting yours right now!
Week 3: Option 2
368 pages Ebook
From Lauren's shelf: 11/25/14 3.5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Lisa - President of Challengeaholics Anon and Challenge Enabler wrote: "Roger, this might be a difficult one for us this week. Cant find an MM list for it."I am going to check out your shelf.
Well I have to read this one anyway.Week 3 Option 2: From Lisa's MM-read shelf (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...) Corkscrewed 200 pages/GR
4 Stars read March 31, 2015
Week 3: MC is in a love triangle
346 pages per goodreads
Finished on April 6,2015
3.5 stars
Review: I did not like this book at first. I felt the female character was too conflicted and felt the characters were not developed. Halfway through the book the story really took off and the characters became more real. Had I not been reading it for this challenge I probably wouldnt have finished it. But I'm glad I did. I will read the next one in the series.
Week 3: Option 2
4/6/15 3.5★
Review:
Nice, quick romantic suspense set in a small town in Alabama. Daisy is the town librarian who has decided to change her life and her style. Jack is the new Sheriff in town and he is all for the changes Daisy is making. In the midst of those changes she gets caught up in a sex trafficking ring and her life is put in danger. The romance is sweet and fun, the suspense is minimal but enough and the action moves quickly.
Week 3 Option 2:Corkscrewed
4/7/15 3 stars.
A good read but not Spectacular. I never felt an emotional connection to any of the characters and it just seemed to complicated to allow me to suspend disbelief. Cary and Isaac are grifters working different cons on the same target. They fall in love, but it takes a third grifter trying to remove them to get them to work together. I was hoping for more but still glad I read it.
Week #3: MC is in a love triangle (Option 2)
by Thea Harrison304 Pages per GR
From ~Leslie~'s shelf - read January 14th, 2015 and rated 4 Stars
Finished: April 9th, 2015
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: This is a great series (although there have been one or two weaker books) and this installment is one of the best. I really enjoyed the slow burn office romance type story.
Week 3The Best Man
4 stars
I read this for a challenge featuring books with love triangles but to me this wasn't a love triangle at all. That being said it was a good story.
Jon's ex leaves him for a woman and 6 months later after asking him to be his best man at the wedding, tells him to move on.
That evening he goes into a local club and meet Liam, the bartender.
What starts off as casual soons takes to takes a more serious tone and draws the notice of Travis, Liam's ex.
A nice start to a series which I will continue to read.
Week 4: Book starts with a P
318 pages per amazon
Week #4: Title starts with P
by J.D. Tyler323 Pages per GR
Week 4: Title starts with P
224 pages per GR
~Leslie~ wrote: "Week 2: Option 2368 pages Ebook
From Lauren's shelf: 11/25/14 3.5★"
Leslie, I think you mean week 3?
Also, can you please specify in your selection post for wk 2 which list it came from as well as the link? Thanks :)
Nicole wrote: "Week 3:MC is in a love triangle346 pages per goodreads
Found on https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/..."
Hi Nicole - could you please type the name of the shelf as well? I don't want to HAVE to follow links :)
Ok - just Elaine's book from week 3 outstanding and a few selection posts to be tidied up. Going well team.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Week 3:MC is in a love triangle346 pages per goodreads
Found on https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/..."
Hi Nicole - coul..."
I updated my post.
I'm done reading week 3 and will get posted tonight or tomorrow with my review. I'm looking at a couple of possibilities on week 4, so I just need to make a decision. Look for an update from me coming up.:-) Elaine
Week 3
4 stars
Oh boy...well, actually boys...lol. I'm in trouble on this one, as I'm on both Team Roth AND Team Zayne. I can't pick! I need to buy book 2 now. This started out interesting, but slow. The Warden/ Gargoyle thing was a new paranormal for me, but I've read several books with Demons in them. I laughed at the thought of coming home to discover company was visiting (in gargoyle form on the roof!). I liked the sweet romance of Layla's unigue situation at 17. There are a few swoon-worthy quotes I'll never forget. Not as good as Lux or Covenant series were, but I'll definitely read more.
Week 4, Option 2
384 pages
Lauren's list, 4 stars, read on March 5, 2015
JanePS - sorry to be so lame about my posts and that you have to babysit me! I should know better by now. Blame it on the move! I will do better.Great job, Team!
I finished my book and will post my review tonight.
Week 4: Starts with a P
4/14/15 ★★ 1/2
Review:First time reading this author and I was underwhelmed. The writing was utilitarian, the characters very one dimensional especially the secondary ones and the sex scenes were often cringe worthy. That being said, the storyline did flow okay and it was amusing on occasions without being too heavy handed. I can't say I'll be reading more anytime soon, however.
Week 4 Option 1:Parting Shot
Finished 4/15/15
Rating 4 Stars
Review:
Another really good book in the Matter of time Series. Unlike the others that I have read in this series, Sam kage And Jory Harcourt have cameo appearance but are not the main focus. For this story Duncan Stiel, a homicide detective, who know Sam and Jory and helped protect Jory, and Aaron Sutter, an ex of Jory from when Sam and Jory where apart are the main Characters. Jory introduced them. Duncan goes undercover for taskforces. first to get a mob enforcer who killed three men in Chicago and then to get a Drug smuggler who ordered a cover up shooting of a dead man to protect the drug smuggler business. I just have to say you have to read the scene when Aaron joins Duncan in the second undercover job to get into the wealthy drug smugglers private resort.
Week 4, Option 2
Rating: 4
Review: Not your everyday military guy meets cute girl romance. I was ensnared immediately by Shane. I liked how Josie's past meshed so well with his life. I was shocked at one point toward the end, as I didn't see a major plot twist coming. I found that I own book 3, but not 2 and 4, so I will be purchasing them in the near future.
Week #4: Title starts with P
by J.D. Tyler323 Pages per GR
Finished: April 16, 2015
Rating: 2 Stars
Review: Another series that takes every paranormal trope known to man and shoves it all into one book. Navy SEALs and shifters and psychics and fae and witches. The only thing missing is the kitchen sink - not good! The plot is also predictable and the romance feels forced - wait, it is forced because Jax will literally die if Kira doesn't mate him. Not continuing with the series.
Week 4: starts with p
318 pages per amazon
3 stars
This book was very sad. It deals with abuse of children and death of children and that was hard to read. It was slow starting as well.
~Leslie~ wrote: "JanePS - sorry to be so lame about my posts and that you have to babysit me! I should know better by now. Blame it on the move! I will do better.Great job, Team!
I finished my book and will pos..."
I totally understand - I know it can be hard when you are scrambling to keep on top in real life :) If you can just fix up the week 2 selection post with the shelf name and not just the link, that would be great!
Just Lisa's completion post oustanding and you are all up to date. Great work!
Week 4Pinned
4 stars
Jeremy goes to college hoping to find a boyfriend.
Beck, is the captain of the wrestling team but is deep in the closet. The two are instantly attracted to each other but Beck cant go further fo fear that he will lose his schlorship.
I enjoyed the story. Some angst but a HEA in the end.
Week 5: authors name has initials in it
By J.S. Cooper
223 pages per goodreads
Week 5
By Jennifer L. Armentrout
464 pages
Week #5: Author's name has an initial in it
by C. S. Harris352 Pages per GR
Week 5The Rainbow Connection - Volume I
3 stars
First of all let me say I really enjoyed about 90% of this book.
Liam's writings were funny, especially his foray into the fetish world and Manny subsequently dressing as a leather daddy.
However, for myself and alot of my MM reading friends a HFN as a minimum but preferably a HEA is a must. Sadly, the ending of the story wasn't to my taste. It kind of just ends.
The author mentions a part 5 but I dont know if it was ever available as the title wasn't recognized.
Had the ending been better, then it would have been a 4 star read.
I am going with Lisa and reading the The Rainbow Connection - Volume I by B.J. Sheppard 179/GR this is for Week 5
Week 5: Author's name has initial
Author: M.L. Buchman
370 pages per GR
Week 5: Author's name has initial
Author: M.L. Buchman
370 pages per GR
4/21/15 ★★★
Review
Another solid entry in the Nightstalkers series and I think this is the last. I've always been intrigued by this series as it is written by a man. It gets into the real nitty gritty of flying in enemy territory and you definitely feel like you are part of the action. And yet it still manages to have a wonderful romance. This one was similar to the last one in many ways but I liked the heroine a lot better. Despite her being a "tough" girl, the romance was surprisingly sweet. My only complaint was making her from New Orleans and trotting out all the worn out cliches - she was brought up in a Storyville brothel. Are there even brothels anymore and I'm pretty sure Storyville falls into the category of "Ain't 'dere no more". Not only that but we have a crooked "sheriff" of New Orleans - there is no such thing. It got extremely tiresome to see my city so maligned in the pages of an otherwise pretty good romance.
Week 5 Author with an initial in the name.The Rainbow Connection - Volume I
Author: B.J. Sheppard
Rating: ★★★ 4/19/15
Review:
Al I have to say is the only thing that made it three stars was that it was extremely well written grammatically and the snarkiness of the narrator. The story could have been great if the characters had any depth and the ending as mentioned by Lisa didn't totally suck. While not necessary if it fits the story a HEA or HFN in a romance is a plus. This ending just sort of petered into nothingness. If the grammatical writing wasn't so good this would have been one of my rare DNF's. if I was rating on just how the story moved me it would be one and a half stars. ( yes it was that well written grammatically)
Week 5: author name with initials
223 pages
4 stars
Review: I loved this book. It had so many twists and turns. The MC has a one night stand and then goes home a week later and he is sitting on her couch at her parents house. It would spoil the book to tell you why. But it sets off a cascade of twists and turns.
Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "I am going with Lisa and reading the The Rainbow Connection - Volume I by B.J. Sheppard 179/GR"You need the week # in this post Roger.
Week 5
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Wow! Couldn't put this down. Still totally in love with BOTH Roth and Zayne, so I can't help her pick. This one was all story, action, and interesting happenings. Some of the 'huh, didn't see that coming' were just awesome and one completely caught me off-guard to the point of almost needing cpr. I loved the twists and turns to this series. It now rivals her others, but I wish it wasn't just going to be a trilogy. I know I'll need more!
Week #5: Author's name has an initial in it
by C. S. Harris352 Pages per GR
Finished: April 24th, 2015
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: This series is getting better and better. The murder mystery is both fascinating and diabolical. Sebastian and Kat's relationship undergoes a pivotal change and it will be interesting to see what happens next.
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