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Apr 02, 2015 11:24AM
ok I'm going to read
by Joseph Finder with the hope that 'ambulance' will be somewhere in the text. I'm pretty sure that won't be too hard and I need this for another challenge :)
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I'm going to read Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell."My ma and I lived on Gray’s Ferry, in ear-splitting proximity to the hospital; from my bedroom window I could see the red and white carnival lights of the ambulances." Page 227
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, which is book 2 (love by numbers). Whichever I finish first, will be my choice
Spot 24Alternate - Text Item: Ambulance
by Joseph Finder "but whatever happened in the ambulance, he had no recollection of it" (p. 226)
Finished: 4/3/15
Rating: ★★★
Review:
Ahhhh, mediocrity at it's finest. So the main character is a writer of biographies...except he's only written one and he is struggling to finish his second book. So he's broke right? And his daughter is this spoiled brat who can't handle being taken out of her private school. So basically, loser dad takes a huge loan from some random rich father at the school and....bad idea.
He gets involved with a Mexican drug cartel, supposedly as a CI for the DEA but then there is this big twist, which isn't a twist so much because I didn't care and barely paid attention. And the experience somehow helps him write his book. Yay.
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Spot: 24
Book: Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Love by Numbers, Book 2)
Read: Done 4/4
Rating & Review:
3.5 stars.
I liked this one better than book 1. Lord Nicholas St. John was asked by his friend to find his sister Juliana. Nicholas' journey takes him Lady Isabel Townsend who was running the House of Minerva. Isabel's father was a wastrel who gambled away his family's money and often put up his daughter for his bets.
Isabel has learned to care for her family's home and her twelve year old brother who inherited the earldom upon her father's death. When Nick arrives at Isabel's, there was an attraction they couldn't overlook. Could Isabel have found someone who understood her and would help her?
I liked Nick and Isabel together as their relationship progressed at a good pace. Isabel had a good heart and she sacrificed a lot. I am glad that Nick saw her for her big heart and didn't expect her to be like the other women in the ton. It wasn't a smooth journey but I enjoyed it and will continue with this series.
Week 2: Roll 2Read: Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
Date: 4/4/2015
Rating: ***
Review: This book was not as good as Swamplandia but it was still interesting, a little... It's a collection of short stories that were ok, some were interesting and some were just kinda weird.
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@Suzanne, add your series & number. That's more important than author's name.
WEEK 3: Roll 2: (rolled a 6) now on spot: 30
Sing for Me by Penelope Reece Date read: 4/5-15
How it fits: Standalone
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This was better than expected. It is a romance, but just as much a thriller and quite scary. At the same time it was a quick and easy read.
I'm going to read
(cover item water)
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New Spot 30
Read a book that is standalone, 1st, 3rd or 30th in a series OR Alternate Read Cover Item Water
Book Choices:
☑ Ezi: My Cowboy Homecoming (The Cowboys, Book 3) Ezi's Review
☑ Jane: Sing for Me (Standalone) Jane's Review
☑ Rebecca: Broken Harbour (Alt. Read: cover item water) Rebecca's Review
☑ Suzanne: Opal (The Lux, Book 3) Suzanne's Review
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Week 3: Spot 30
Book: OpalJennifer L. Armentrout
Series: Lux #3
Rating: ***
Date: 4/5/2015
Review: I liked this book overall but it dragged, a lot until the very end. Maybe I'm not young enough to "feel" the teenage angst but there was a lot of it. I felt like there was more angst than plot. I'm just blah about it right now, even with the ending I'm still kind of like eh. Another cliff-hanger, okay...sigh....
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Spot: 30
Book: My Cowboy Homecoming (The Cowboys, Book 3)
Read: Done 4/7
Rating & Review: ★★★. Calvin Tripplehorn “Trip” just returned to his home in New Mexico from his Tour of Service in Afghanistan and things at home are still a mess. His father is in prison for arson, his brother just died as a result of a car accident and his mother is barely holding herself together.
Tripp wants nothing to do with his abusive bully of a father, but his mother isn’t ready to give up on her husband. With the bills mounting, Tripp is forced to get employment at a local ranch, where the family affected by his father’s arson also work. It was both stressful and a bit hopeful as Tripp hopes to show his former crush Lucho that Tripp is not like his father at all.
At first everyone in town viewed him as a Tripplehorn, but Tripp worked hard to show everyone that he wasn’t a bigot and a bully. Lucho didn’t make it easy because they blamed the Tripplehorn family for the death of their beloved grandfather. Tripp was consistent and hard working. He eventually earned Lucho’s admiration and they began seeing each other.
Then the past came knocking. Tripp gets an opportunity to address some issues he ran away from and this time he took a stand. The only thing that would have made this better for me was for his mother to grow a backbone. The resolution was much cleaner than I was expecting but I was satisfied. The writing style was similar to other ZAM books though the St. Nachos felt more fulfilling to me. Tripp and Lucho were good together and I am happy they got their HEA.
Spot 30 Alternate: Cover Item Water
by Tana FrenchFinished: 4/8/15
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
Ahhhh this book was really good! I read the first 3 and was kind of over the series but someone in another challenge read the latest one and liked it...so I figured I should give it another try, and I'm really glad I did. Tana French takes a minor character from the previous book and makes them the main character in the next. I honestly don't even remember the last one, but I really liked this detective. It kind of sucks that the next book doesn't feature him but what can ya do.
This was one of those thrillers that had me hooked because I really needed to find out what happened! There were just so many things going on. The main character had a backstory, which played into the main event. This tends to annoy me in a lot of books, because it is usually so sappy, but this one did it well. I would definitely recommend this one!!
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We are ready for roll at 12:01!
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New Space 31
Read a book that is standalone, 1st, 3rd or 30th in a series OR Alternate Read Author Z
Book Choices:
☑ Ezi: About That Night (FBI/US Attorney, Book 3) Ezi's Review
☑ Jane: The Martian (Standalone) Jane's Review
☑ Rebecca: You're Not Safe (Texas Rangers, Book 3) Rebecca's Review
☑ Suzanne: Written in Red (The Others, Book 1) Suzanne's Review
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Well, I think you have done pretty awesome till now and was actually waiting for the wee number one to make an apperance. lol
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*sighing* I wish I had asked one of you to roll. But thanks.
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(What's Left of Me, #1) or
(THIRDS #3) or
(FBI/US Attorney, #3)
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: " "WEEK 2: Roll 2Spot: 24
Book: Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Love by Numbers, Book 2)
Read: Done 4/4..."
I love Sarah Maclean! I like A Rogue By Any Other Name series a lot, they're a bit snarky and really funny!
I need to catch up on Molly Harper too, I've read only a couple of her books and I really liked them as well.
WEEK 4: Roll: 1 "1"New Space 31
Read: Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Series: Book #1
Date: 4/10/2015
Rating: ***** (More if I could)
Review: OMG I loved this book! I normally tolerate the first book in a series because I know it's a lot of world building, but this has got to be the best first book of an Urban Fantasy series that I've read in a long time! I just freaking loved everything about this book, there was absolutely nothing that I didn't like about it. I now know what all they hype is about with Anne Bishop. This author rocks my socks off!!!
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "I am trying to decide between (What's Left of Me, #1) or (THIRDS #3) or (FBI/US Attorn..."Go with Julie James!
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(What's Left of Me, #1) or (THIRDS #3) or ..."Ok then, I will :D
it is! thanks Suzanne.
WEEK 4: Roll 1: (rolled a 1) now on spot: 31
The Martian by Andy WeirDate read: 4/10-15
How it fits: Standalone
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This was good. All the technical stuff could easy have made this incredibly boring but it didn't and it was explained in a way so it was understandable. Mark is a very likeable character and I was rooting for him the whole book. There was so many times he nearly got himself killed but he just keep working out a solution. I want to watch the film later this year.
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Spot: 31
Book: About That Night (FBI/US Attorney, Book 3)
Read: Done 4/10
Rating & Review: ★★★1/2.
As an attorney, I aporeciated the precarious position Ry found herself as she came face to face with Twitter Terrorist. Last book, Kyle was released from prison in exchange of his sisters participation in a sting operation. Now, the U.S. Attorneys office wants information Kyle learned in prison, and Ry was sent to depose him. After getting his statements, they got a drink. As they were attracted to each other, she had to wonder if things could work between an Assistant US Attorney and an Ex-con.
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Spot 31: 3rd in series
by Mary Burton (Texas Rangers #3)Finished: 4/11/15
Rating: ★★
Review:
I thought this book was pretty lame. The writing got on my nerves. The dialogue between characters was so odd that I had to look up the author, thinking she was from a different country...but no, she is right here in central VA like me. I gave 2 stars because I was slightly intrigued by the plot. However, the ending was ridiculous and made no sense! But at least I got a Y title :)
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New Space 34
Read a book that is 3rd, 4th or 34th in a series OR Alternate Read Red Cover
Book Choices:
☑ Ezi: Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, Book 3) Ezi's Review
☑ Jane: Maids of Misfortune (Alt. Read: Cover) Jane's review
☑ Rebecca: The Boleyn Inheritance (Tudor Court, Book 3) Rebecca's Review
☑ Suzanne: Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega, Book 3) Suzanne's Review
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(Johnnies, Book 4) or
(Moonlight 4)
hmm, I will return later today with a choice. I am just now reading #4 but have had trouble finding #4 to read so it will most likely be a #3 or red cover.
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I changed to
as this works for 2 other challenges
Yea, I was hoping for a 4!!! I'm going to read
I am waiting till Dewey's Read-a-thon with that. When I have to read for 24 hours and keep awake, I have learned I need some books that I know I am going to love and Patricia Briggs' books are in that category.
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"I wish there had been more Anna & Charles and the Marrok in this book!
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Book: Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, Book 3)
Read: Done 4/13
Rating & Review: ★★. I am frustrated by these two immature individuals Dex and Perry, and the secret issues the author keeps hinting about concerning Dex.
Dex and Perry's last EIT webshow was kind of a hit, so now they are off to another adventure on an island that is a camp for Chinese lepers.
I don't know part of that seemed like a good idea to Declan, but off they go to find ghosts. Well they find spooky stuff alright, say some mean things to each other, but then confess to needing each other.
At the end of the adventure, Dex goes back to the not-so-pregnant girlfriend Jenn and Perry goes home. So I am left hanging again :(
Jane wrote: "I am waiting till Dewey's Read-a-thon with that. When I have to read for 24 hours and keep awake, I have learned I need some books that I know I am going to love and Patricia Briggs' books are in t..."24 hours straight! Oh my goodness, I don't think I could do that! I would probably fall asleep within the first hour :)
i need to figure this out...too many books to read!!
ok i'll read
by Philippa Gregory (Tudor Court #3)...read it a long time ago but I need it for another challenge
Suzanne wrote: "Oh my goodness, I don't think I could do that! I would probably fall asleep within the first hour :) ..."
I am a bit mad there and I know it lol. Anybody can take part, it doesn't matter if it is one hour or the total 24 hours.
I am lucky, I have my twinsister and my husband taking part too but neither of them are going to last 24 hours. They both need their sleep as they have to be ready for work Monday and that can be hard.
WEEK 4: Roll 2: (rolled a 3) now on spot: 34
Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa LockeDate read: 4/14-15
How it fits: red cover
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Historical fiction is not one of my preferred genres but this was mystery mixed with romance and it was surprisingly good. Annie is a strong MC who knows a lot about the financial world of the time, but, as this is not appreciated, she has to give her advice disguised as a fortune-teller. When one of her clients dies she gets involved in finding his killer.
I was sure I had guessed the killer about midway in the book but I was way wrong and I really like it when that happens.
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If not, as soon as I wake up, I will roll!
Thanks in advance.
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Book: Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, Book 3)
Read: Done 4/13
Rating & Review: ★★. I am frustrat..."
Can I brag how I got both the Series number and Alternative Cover Red in one book? YAY me!
Well done Ezi, I am just happy to manage one option. :-)Well midnight US central equals tomorrow morning 7am for me. I can role the dice somewhere between midnight and 2am your time depending when I get up.
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