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I will roll (right spelling this time lol)
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*Smiling* no one will notice
Space 34: 3rd in series
by Philippa Gregory (The Tudor Court #3)Finished 4/15/15
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
I read this book a few years ago and just re-read it because it worked for two challenges. I liked it though. It reminded me of when I was in a Philippa Gregory phase, reading all the books in this series. I like reading about Henry VIII because he's so freaking crazy. This book was about all the ladies who got his wrath after Anne Boleyn...when he was all psycho and fat with a nasty open wound. Anne of Cleeves is the one you feel bad for, because she really didn't have a choice. At least Henry just ruined her life but didn't kill her. The other ladies are just plain stupid. Obviously, this is fiction but very well done.
Space 34
Read: Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
Series: Alpha & Omega Book #3
Date: 4/15/2015
Rating: *****
Review: I'm not giving spoilers, all I'll say is that I've been looking forward to the next book in this series and I loved it. I love the Omega wolf idea and that she has this "Valium" effect on other werewolves. It's very intriguing!
It is okay Suzanne, I was most likely the only one awake. :-)
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New Space 36
Read a book that is standalone, 3rd, 6th or 36th in a series OR Alternate Read Made Me Cry
Book Choices:
☑ Ezi: Red Rising (Alt Read) Review
☑ Jane: THE CHRISTMAS KNITTING BEE (Sewing, Knitting & Baking series, Book 3) Review
☑ Rebecca: Burial Rites (Alt. Read: Made me cry) Review
☑ Suzanne: Eleanor & Park (Alt. Read: Made me cry) Review
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Thanks Jane for rolling
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(Faith, Love, & Devotion, Book 6)
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by Hannah Kent (shelved 6 times for made me cry)"Yes, I have heard this one is tear inducing. My real life book club has been trying to read it. I have been successful in avoiding it so far, LOL!
lol...I read the first chapter. Not sure what to expect. It's set in Iceland, and the names are so weird, I feel like it's just fake lol
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Well, I will be waiting for what you think about it. It was on the best sellers and my RL bookclub always looks to amazons best sellers for their reading choices.
Rebecca wrote: "lol...I read the first chapter. Not sure what to expect. It's set in Iceland, and the names are so weird, I feel like it's just fake lol"I just had to go and look when you mentioned this, it looks interesting ( I went to Amazon and looked inside)
The names don't seem weird to me all, though they are very different from Danish names, we have close links to Iceland and see Icelandic names relatively often.
I might have to look at this book depending what you end up thinking about it.
Lol let me rephrase. They are names that I absolutely cannot pronounce
okay, I have absolutely no idea what to read and how I am going to read it before Saturday evening as I am going out all day tomorrow.I will pull myself together and go and search right now.
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on audio which is on the "Made Me Cry" list so I may end up substituting it as my alternate choice.
Right, with not much time left I will go with light and fluffy (which is fine as I just finished The Wise Man's Fear that is anything but light and fluffy)my choice will be:
THE CHRISTMAS KNITTING BEE by De-ann Black (Sewing, Knitting & Baking series Book 3)
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my choice will be:..."
that book sound like something Debbie Macomber would write--like
. It looks like a good read
I'm going to do
which is on the list
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which is on the list"OOHHHHHHH. good one Suzanne. Good one. I read that a couple of weeks ago (audio)!
Spot 36 Alternate: made me cry list
by Hannah Kent (shelved 6 times)Finished: 4/17/15
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
I gave this book 4 stars because it was very well written and I appreciate the amount of research that went into it. It is a fictional account of an actual woman who was convicted of murder in Iceland in the 1800's. The author took the story of these murders and created her own story about the protagonist, making her a likeable character although she was rumored to be a "witch." I found the story interesting but not extremely compelling. It was readable and a nice change of pace.
WEEK 5: Roll 1: (rolled a 2) now on spot: 36
THE CHRISTMAS KNITTING BEE by De-ann Black (Sewing, Knitting & Baking series Book 3) Date read: 4/17-15
How it fits: #3
Rating: ★★★
Review:
Like the other De-ann Black books I have read, this was a sweet and cosy romance and a quick read. Tilsie is nice but it is the ladies of the Knitting Bee that are fun to observe. I will continue to read books by De-ann Black.
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Spot: 36
Book: Red Rising (Alt. Read: Made Me Cry)
Read: Done 4/18
Rating & Review:
★★★. It's not you, it's me. seriously, I am not in the mood for this dystopian book though it was well written. Something about this story reminded that it reminded me of Spartacus.
But I wasn't as enthralled as I was with the Hunger Games. I will try book 2 though
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I am exhausted so...
I will be going out soon but I would like to start my next book.Suzanne could you roll as soon as you have posted you review so I can figure out if my book will work.
I won't have access to a computer but I have just added the app to my phone and hope to figure out to check from there.
Week 5Spot: 36
Read: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Date: 4/18/2014
Rating: *****
Review: Omg this book was so sad!!! My heart broke reading this!
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New Space 41
Read a book that is standalone, 1st, 4th or 41stth in a series OR Alternate Read Setting: Tennessee
Book Choices:
☑ Ezi: Cherish & Blessed (Faith, Love & Devotion, Book 4&5) Ezi's Review
☑ Jane: The Man in the Crowd (Standalone) Janes's Review
☑ Rebecca: Little Face (Spilling CID, Book 1) Rebecca's Review
☑ Suzanne: Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies, Book 1) Suzanne's Review
My trip changed. We had decided to go to the beach and if we had I would be able to read a bit as my husband likes to walk a lot further on the beach than me. But instead we went for a short cycle ride and later we will watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
WEEK 5: Roll 2: (rolled a 5) now on spot: 41I will read a standalone.
The Man in the Crowd by M. Sydnor Jr.155 pages.
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I got 3 soccer games for my 3 kids today and right now I'm at gymnastics which is at the same time for all 3 kids thankfully.
My husbands out of town so I've been going it alone this weekend. I hasn't been the worst though.
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I'll go with
(Faith, Love & Devotion, Book 4
I don't have a computer right now bc I'm out of town but I am reading little face by sophie hannah and will post when I get home later this evening
I don't have a computer right now bc I'm out of town but I am reading little face by sophie hannah and will post when I get home later this evening
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I got it. Enjoy your trip!
Week 5: Spot 41Read: Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Rating: ****
Date: 4/19/2015
Review: This book was ok. The first half was really slow but it started getting better once they left the airport. I didn't really connect to the main characters but it was still an ok read. I'll have to watch the movie to see how it compares. :)
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Book: Cherish & Blessed (Faith, Love & Devotion, Book 4&5)
Read: Done 4/19
Rating & Review: ★★★ (the average of the two stories)
Cherished was ★★★★. Blessed was ★★. I have never been able to connect to Griffin & Jim and I don't like the way the author is trying to force them on me. I only care about Matt and Evan, and theirs...It was nice to see them thinking about marriage. I applaud Evan for dealing with his mother in law the way he does. I have book 6 and will read it tomorrow.
Spot 41: 1st in series
by Sophie Hannah (Spilling CID #1)Finished: 4/21/15
Rating: ★★★
Review:
I read this series many years ago and loved it so much, it inspired me to read more mysteries and thrillers. I decided to re-read some of the earlier books because I truly can't remember them! (which is kind of scary honestly.) I still enjoyed this book but didn't find it AS enthralling as I did previously, probably because I have read so many good thrillers since that time. I feel that the ending was kind of a let down, because the author used a cheap trick on the reader, giving the MC a voice which was incongruent to her true role in the book. I still have high hopes for the rest of the series, because I remember this one was never one of my favorites.
WEEK 5: Roll 2: (rolled a 5) now on spot: 41
The Man in the Crowd by M. Sydnor Jr. Date read: 4/20-15
How it fits: standalone
Rating: ★★★
Review:
I like the story and the struggle Jerimiah has with himself after being threatened, which is what pulls this book up to 3 stars. I did not like the ending. I guess the author wants the readers to decide what those last few lines mean but I like the end of a standalone book to be neat or at least give the answers to who the bad guy was but this didn't.
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We are a day early!
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New Space 47
Read a book that is 4th, 7th or 47th in a series OR Alternate Read Author name starts with "I" (First or Last Name)
Book Choices:
☒ Ezi: Oliver's Hunger (Scanguard Vampires, Book 7) Ezi's Review
☒ Jane: A Little Love (No Greater Love, Book 4) Jane's Review
☒ Rebecca: Wolf (Jack Caffery, Book 7) Rebecca's Review
☒ Suzanne: Grave Secret (Harper Connely, Book 4) Suzanne's Review
I have a list of about 15 books from where I need to read for other challenges this month. But does any of them fit this roll? NO of course they don't.I will read
The Dream Curator And Other Stories by Alex Irvine How it fits: Author name starts with I
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