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It was defiantly a cute little love story:) read majority of it today! Couldn't put it down
week 2 book:A Name of Her Own
date read: 4/2/15
review:
this book was a very enjoyable read. i have read almost all of Jane Kirkpatrick's books now and this is one of my favorites.I loved the main character's progression through the book.i especially liked seeing her meet well known historical people who were involved in the fur trapping trade in the 1800's plus the individuals on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Yay! Just waiting on Christina:) normally she comes in about this time!
Sorry I'm a little late getting off of work...Week 2
Spot #17
by Paige TylerFirst in series
Finished 4/2/15
Rating: ★★★
Review: This is the second book I've read by Tyler and I'm not in love with her writing style. It has a rawness to it that isn't appealing to me. There is a lot of focus on the sexual aspect of the book but not nearly enough on the romance part. The lust factor overshadows most of the book, I think. With this particular book I found that I hated the heroine so much. She turned TSTL (too stupid to live) right out of the gate and despite her being a professional investigative journalist her constant lusting over the man she was investigating compromised her integrity in my eyes. I didn't hate the book though. I find Tyler has really good ideas and her writing style isn't horrible. With more books under her belt it might get a nice polished feel to it and maybe she will be able to balance the romance/suspense/lust in a more believable way. One can hope.
Since I'm the last one I'm going to go ahead and roll....Week 3 starting #17
Roll 3+2 = 5 (sorry guys)
New spot 22
Read a book that is #2 or 22 in series
Alternative = Cover Item HAT
Good roll Christina!I'm going to start reading
This Doesn't Happen In The Movies by Renee Pawlish for the Alternative = Cover Item: Hat.
That is a good till I think I have something that should work ..
Another One Bites the Dust: Week 2 Spot 17 Reviews Rachel:
Rachel's Week 2 Review
Jacki:
Jacki's Week 2 Review
Hina:
Hina's Week 2 Review
Kayla:
Kayla's Week 2 Review
Jenn:
Jenn's Week 2 Review
Christina:
Christina's Week 2 Review
ugh that moment when you can't decide what book to read. lol
I finished my book I just need to write the review.
ugh so jealous!!! I can't decide what book to read. lol
SS:R5 Team: Another One Bites the Dust (1)Week 3: Spot 22
Team Member: Rachel
This Doesn't Happen In The Movies by Renee Pawlish - Alternative: Cover Item HAT Finished: 4/3/15
Rating: ★★★
Review:
I grabbed this kindle book a year ago. It's a detective story, Reed's first case, set in present day but has a Noir feel to it. Reed is a huge fan to the Hollywood Noir genre and has all kinds of posters in his office. Thee is a lot of name dropping of the actors, actresses, movies, and even popular movies in the 80s.
It a quick and light read and goes very quickly and predictable. This isn't bad thing just knowing it will know what kind of mood to be in when reading it.
Pawlish is a fan of Hardy Boys and this is very evident with this detective story that stars Reed. I felt that it was along that style of a story.
This book is for those that like cozy noir style detective stories.
I'll be reading:
It's the second book in the Veronica Mars book series :)
SS:R5 Team: Another One Bites the Dust (1)Week 3: Spot 22
Team Member: Jacki
Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas (second book in a series)
Rating:★★★★
Date Finished: 4/7/2015
Review:
I cannot express to you how much I love Veronica Mars. If you haven't ever seen the TV series, do yourself a favor and watch all 3 seasons. And then watch the fan-funded movie. AND THEN read the follow-up book series (including this fabulous mystery)!
I actually enjoyed this book more than the first installment in the V. Mars book series. Mystery was more engaging, favorite characters made appearances, and the dialogue was wonderfully witty. This was a rental from the library but can't wait to add it to my personal library!
I will warn you - you likely will not get the same level of enjoyment out of this book if you aren't familiar with the TV show and how the characters act/interact (all the more reason to watch the show!).
Another One Bites the Dust Week 3 Spot 22Can Read: #2 in series, #22 in series, or alternative choice: book with a hat on the cover
Reviews
Rachel:
This Doesn't Happen In The Movies(Alternative: Hat)Rachel's Week 3 Review
Jacki:
Mr. Kiss and Tell#2Jacki's Week 3 Review
Kayla:
The Cowboy Wins a Bride#2Kayla's Week 3 Review
Hina:
The Boyfriend Mandate #2Hina's Week 3 Review
Jenn:
No Eye Can See #2Jenn's Week 3 Review
Christina:
Murder of Crows#2Christina's Week 3 Review
Another One Bites the Dust Week 3 Spot 22
Book:
The Cowboy Wins a BrideRating: ★★★★
Finished: 4/8/15
Kayla's Review
Wow! This books was way packed full of drama and exciting scenes. Though it was a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone. I did get a little annoyed with the main character, Claire. Due to situations in her past she becomes this uptight and dramatic woman who can't trust anyone even Jamie who she has know since her childhood. Jamie is a very patient man and willing to wait to win his bride. I read the first book in the series and they are both free books on Kindle.
Summary from Goodreads
All Jamie Lassiter wants is to marry his best friend’s sister and settle down for the rest of his life in Chance Creek. He’s saved his money, bought into the Cruz Guest Ranch and he’s ready for that wedding, but Claire Cruz is nowhere to be found.
Claire’s too busy leaving Montana behind to care about cowboys or their wedding plans. She’s got plans of her own – a trip around the world. She’ll go as soon as she buys her tickets and she doesn’t care if she ever sees Chance Creek again.
Desperate to change Claire’s mind, Jamie proposes a bet: give him six weeks to convince her to marry him. If he can’t, he’ll pay for her round-the-world tickets himself.
Claire can wait six weeks if it means free tickets and a chance to get a little revenge on a man who once broke her heart. She’s got only one stipulation: Jamie can’t touch or flirt with her – or any other woman – while the bet is on.
Now Jamie’s on the run from a bevy of cowboy-groupie ranch guests, and Claire’s learning she cares about the ranch – and Jamie – more than she dreamed possible.
Maybe it’s time to lose that bet.
As long as Jamie loses it first
Hey Ladies!!! How are your week's books coming? I see we have half our reviews in for the week! Yay! I hope you are enjoying your week :)
How are those reviews coming everyone???
I will probably put mine around 10:30 - 11 PM my time.
Team Vicious and DeliciousRoll 3 Spot 22
Book:The Boyfriend Mandate by by River Jaymes.
Date Read: 4/9/15
Rating: 4 Stars
Theme: Book 2 of the Boyfriend Chronicles
Review:
I am in love with this series. I had loved the first book and I am in love with this one as well. Tyler was not so loveable in the last book, so I was wondering how this was going to turn out but I loved Memphis and Tyler. A few things I was not a fan of, but overall good book.
I changed my mind. It's a short review but here it is.
Sorry all but I haven't had enough reading time this week so my book isn't finished yet. I should have it done and my review in tomorrow before midnight. Sorry again for the delay.
oh and just for the record my book is Murder of Crows by Ann Bishop. I'm posting from my Kindle so I can't add the book cover.
week 3 book:No Eye Can See
review:
i really liked this one. i love books set in the past especially in the pacific northwest. as a person raised in this part of the country it is cool to read about the things hear in school about the state history. i don"t find many things covering it so it is very cool. i liked the variety of characters both completely fictional and those based off of a real person. i love this author i will keep reading her books
Please make sure you have the date you finish your book in your review post. Thanks everyone
Christina T wrote: "oh and just for the record my book is Murder of Crows by Ann Bishop. I'm posting from my Kindle so I can't add the book cover."I loved this book! Just got the 3rd and excited to read it :)
Kayla wrote: "I can't wait to roll!! :)"Me too!!! I'm waiting to start my next book until we figure out what's next. Got a whole stack from the library to choose from :)
me too... I didn't want to start a new one so I cleaned my booty off today so I can read all day tomorrow
Week 3 Spot 22
2nd in series
Finished 4/10/15
Rating: ★★★★1/2
Review: I came away from reading Written in Red in awe of it's world building and I really wasn't sure Bishop could do as well the second time around but she did. Once again I was so involved in the Other's world and the characters surrounding Lakeside I never wanted the book to end. I found that I had to push myself to keep reading. This is completely opposite of most other books. When I find a book I love I gobble it down as quickly as possible. With this book (and the first one) I found I wanted to slow down, absorb it's awesomeness, and savor it. Too bad I was on a deadline. I kind of feel I might have missed some great things by reading it too fast.
I really enjoyed the way Simon and Meg's relationship is progressing. I love how she confuses him so much and how he is completely perplexed by her negative reaction to things that he thought he was being most considerate about. His reactions made me chuckle a lot.
I'm going to gush one more time about the world building. Ann Bishop is amazeballs at it. With sooooo many UF series with shifters, werewolves, elementals, psychics, vampires etc, somehow she found a fresh approach. I gots me a little bit of a girl crush on her! When I get around to reading book 3 (I'm actually considering paying FULL PRICE for it!) I may move on to her The Black Jewels series which I've heard is pretty amazing too.
I believe I'm the last one so I'm going to go ahead and roll. Sorry I wasn't able to get my book done earlier.
Dice RollerYou rolled 2 dice:
5 5
Timestamp: 2015-04-11 04:37:49 UTC
Wooohoooo! A 10! We are now on spot 32
Read book 3 or book 2 in a series or the alternate is: Text Item SIDEWALK
Christina T wrote: "Dice RollerYou rolled 2 dice:
5 5
Timestamp: 2015-04-11 04:37:49 UTC
Wooohoooo! A 10! We are now on spot 32
Read book 3 or book 2 in a series or the alternate is: Text Item SIDEWALK"
Great Roll Christina :)
Week 4: Spot 32 Criteria: 3rd in series ,2nd in series, or text word Sidewalk (If you decided to find the word you need to include the sentence and page number the word is on)
Reviews:
Jacki:
Third Grave Dead Ahead3rd Jacki's Week 4 Review
Rachel:
Hannibal 3rd Rachel's Week 4 Review
Hina:
Last Wolf Standing 2nd Hina's Week 4 Review
Kayla:
Big Sky Country Alternate: Sidewalk Page 104 location in reviewKayla's Week 4 Review
Jenn:
The Book of Life 3rd Jenn's Week 4 Review
Christina:
Archangel's Consort 3rd Christina's Week 4 Review
Great roll and awesome review Christina! I can't express how much I love that series!
Planning on readingThird Grave Dead Ahead for this week (3rd in series) unless I come across "sidewalk" in any of the books I'm currently finishing up :)
SS:R5 Team: Another One Bites the Dust (1)Week 4: Spot 32
Team Member: Jacki
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
Finished: 4/13/2015
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Third in series
Review
Another wonderfully funny book in this series. The main character Charley is SO bold and SO funny. Series kind of reminds me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series but with a supernatural twist. Charley is THE grim reaper, but not the scary mean kind you think of. She has the ability to talk with and interact with the departed, who can use her as a portal to heavan if they choose. She uses this ability to help solve crime! Series has a very steamy romance (Reyes) if you are into that stuff!
Great job jacki!!!! FYI this is week 4 spot 32.
Kayla wrote: "Great job jacki!!!! FYI this is week 4 spot 32. "That will teach me not to just copy and paste ;)
Lol!!!' I copy and paste all the time! So much easier ;)
SS:R5: Another One Bites the Dust (1)Week:4 Spot: 32
Team Member Kayla
Big Sky Countryby Linda Lael MillerCriteria: Alternative: Text Item: Sidewalk.
Found on: Page 104 top of the page: "You're right, " Slade said, sanding on the sidewalk.
Finished: 4/14/15
Rating ♥♥♥♥
Review
I loved this book. I loved the relationship that grows between all the characters and really love how the main character, Joslyn, grows in to her role throughout the book. I don't know about most women but I know I have a thing for cowboys and Linda Lael Miller paints a very pretty picture. I also love her books because there just a little bit of R rated material and the rest is just a wonderfully written romance. Definitely can't wait to read the next book in the series.
Summary from Goodreads
The illegitimate son of a wealthy rancher, Sheriff Slade Barlow grew up in a trailer hitched to the Curly-Burly hair salon his mother runs. He was never acknowledged by his father-until now. Suddenly, Slade has inherited half of Whisper Creek Ranch, one of the most prosperous in Parable, Montana. That doesn't sit well with his half brother, Hutch, who grew up with all the rights of a Carmody. Including the affections of Joslyn Kirk, homecoming queen, rodeo queen, beauty queen-whom Slade has never forgotten but Joslyn is barely holding her head up these days as she works to pay back everyone her crooked stepfather cheated. With a town to protect-plus a rebellious teenage stepdaughter-Slade has his hands full. But someone has to convince Joslyn that she's responsible only for her own actions.
Such as her effect on this lawman's guarded heart
how are the books and reviews coming everyone????
I chose to read
which is book 3 in the series. I'm over half way done and should be able to do my review when I get off of work tomorrow night (near midnight).
Sorry for the late check in. I finished my book two days ago, maybe three. I read Hannibal which I third in the series. I will have the review up tonight when I get home from work at 8:30pm PST.
RachelvlehcaR wrote: "Sorry for the late check in. I finished my book two days ago, maybe three. I read Hannibal which I third in the series. I will have the review up tonight when I get home from work at ..."OoooooooOooo. Interested to hear what you think about this book/series.
Team Vicious and DeliciousRoll 4 Spot 32
Book: Last Wolf Standing by Rhyannon Byrd.
Date Read: 4/16/15
Rating: 2 Stars
Theme: Book 2 of the Bloodrunners series.
Review:
I was very disappointed with this book, but unlike the last book this time around I was disappointed right from the start. I really didn't like the hero or the heroine. Jeremy and Jillian are suppose to be fated together, but instead we have a hero who is a player and just wants to sleep with Jillian after being away from her for 10 years because he just wants to work her out of her system. Jillian is no better, she is so scared of the relationship that she doesn't even give it a chance at all so I couldn't really blame Jeremy for everything. They rehash the same thing, and one honest conversation would have fixed everything, I was just annoyed. This book didn't have much of romance and it doesn't have much action like the last book did. Overall, disappointing read.
SS:R5 Team: Another One Bites the Dust (1)Week 4: Spot 32
Team Member: Rachel
Book:
Hannibal by Thomas Harris - Book 3 in Hannibal Lecter Series.Finished: 4/14/15
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
I've always wanted to read this series. It wasn't until March that I crack into the the first book, which was brilliant. I loved it and the whole style. The second book was great too. I feel that first book was still stronger than the second book.
Now in this installment of the Hannibal Lecter series it doesn't fail to entertain. Yes, some of the terms, and slang (especially for drugs) are dated. It's not a great as the first book but it still packs a punch.
If you have watched the Hannibal TV show, which I have, you will find similar ideas that they took from the book but they twisted it and applied different characters so it was almost like reading a different take on the situation. This isn't as bad like the Sookie Stackhouse/True Blue series. In a way it reminds me of the take in accuracy from book to TV as something in-between Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood and Song of Fire and Ice/Game of Thrones.
Some of the descriptions in the book are creepy. I really enjoyed this book. I didn't feel let down. I can't wait to start the fourth installment of the series.
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5 stars
I absolutely loved this book it had all the good elements of writing! I fell in love with the characters and..."
Kayla, your book sounded interesting, so I had to add it to my tbr.