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Apr 12, 2015 05:54PM
I will post my review tomorrow as well :-)
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Three Girls and a Leading Man was a good book. I was getting nervous that I'd be bored with the same characters from from the first 2 books, but it was perfect. It was told from another character's point of view, so we got to know her as well. I'm looking forward to reading the next two in the series.finished 4/14
4 stars
Denise wrote: "Three Girls and a Leading Man was a good book. I was getting nervous that I'd be bored with the same characters from from the first 2 books, but it was perfect. It was told from a..."I think I have the first book of this series d/l'ed (for free) :). Might have to make a point of reading it sooner rather than later.
Week 4 The selection completed 4/12/15 *****I obviously loved this book! It was like The Bachelor meets the royal family. America was just such a great female character she was feisty, funny, real, and best of all not annoying. I like both the male characters as well, although I am cheering for the Prints. I will definitely read all the books in this series, and I have already read the second book.
Glad you enjoyed The Selection Berit! I see there is a new one coming out on audio soon - The Heir. :)
==============================================================Week 4: Unattainable - Book #3 in Series
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By: Madeline Sheehan
Read: 4/12/15
Rating: ☆☆☆.5
Review:
The Undeniable series is definitely a guilty pleasure of a biker group and all of their old ladies. There is so much wrong with every single character in this book, with their crazy dialogue and way of life, yet I just keep going ahead and reading the next book in the series. Go figure. This story primarily focuses on Tegan and Cage. Tegan who thought the world of Cage and was her 'first' but then just kept moving on through the ladies as the biker boys do.. until Tegan left town and came back all grown up into her own interestingly beautiful and sassy person. She gave back to Cage as well as he dished out. Karma is sometimes a wonderful thing. :)
Yay Berit glad you liked it. I really need to read the new book now. I loved how the series ended though and who she ended up with.
4 Stars
Finished 4/13/15
I have no clue why I waited so long to read this book but I am so glad I did. Kricket was my kind of heroine and there was an abundance of hot guys throughout. The whole premise for this book was really cool and I wan't wait to see how things play out in the next book. We got plenty of action with romance mixed in.
Nice job again this week team we have all reviews in and I have them linked up.
Shy, I'm glad you like who she picks, at this point I really have no idea who I would think she should pick TBH :-)
Congrats to the team!! It is so cool that we never really need to worry if someone's going to get in the review or not :-)
@Berit I think by book 2 I was sold on who I wanted her with.
I thought I did, and now I don't :-) I keep going back-and-forth!
I keep giving myself a goal of finishing the book by Monday and doing the review by Tuesday, so it will give me a little wiggle room, if needed. But, the down side to that is that I have to wait until Friday to start a new book. I'm finishing up several started but not finished books in the meantime. I'm six books ahead of schedule for the book a week challenge I set for myself.
We rolled a 9(4+5) and moved to spot 40. So we have 4th in series,standalone,and text item envelope.
Im going with
for 4th in series.
Good Roll Shy! (We flew right through those 3's..) LOL!I am going to go with a standalone:
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Wow! We really have not had a bad spot yet :-) I will probably read the fourth book in the PLL series :-)
Lol Kristin I was thinking the same thing when the roll came up. Looking forward to your review for that one as I have wanted to read it for a while.
I have two books ready to start which are #5 in the series. If we land on a five next, I'm going to have to decide. yep, thinking ahead. I haven't even finished the fourth in the series.
Shy The WidowMaker wrote: "Lol Kristin I was thinking the same thing when the roll came up. Looking forward to your review for that one as I have wanted to read it for a while."I've been on an Ellen Hopkins kick lately. Loved her book: Burned
I also did a re-read of Under Different Stars after I saw you read it last week. I had Sea of Stars to read, but had forgotten a lot of what had happened in the first book so was glad to read it again. I actually enjoyed it even more the second time!
Allison Ann wrote: "Great roll! I think I'll take the opportunity to read Spenser #40 - Robert B. Parker's Lullaby."OMG Allison Ann - that's actually Book #40 in a series! LOL! That is soooo intimidating!!!
Did you read all 39 books before this one ?
Berit wrote: "Did you read all 39 books before this one ?"Yup. I love Spenser (the character), he was one of my dad's favourites so I've been reading his books since I was a teeny girl. #40 is the first book written after Robert B. Parker died though. I'm afraid I'll be disappointed so I've been avoiding it. We shall see. :)
ROLL #5, SPOT #40Series or Alternate: Spenser #40
by Ace AtkinsBook: Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
Series or Alternate: Spenser #40
Date finished: 04/19/15
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Robert B. Parker wrote 39 volumes in the Spenser series before he died, this is the first one to come posthumously using his storylines. It wasn't bad. I can't exactly put my finger on what didn't click exactly, but it was definitely better than I expected. I do very much appreciate Ace Atkins NOT going on and on about how Susan eats (readers of the series will understand what I'm talking about immediately) so that was an improvement. I know there are a few more titles to come, and now I can say I'll continue them. The story was definitely Parkeresque and the characterizations just as black and white as usual. Good book, just not as charming as I was used to.
Wow. I had a lazy day. I didn't even get into my book. I need a nudge. I'm off tomorrow, so hopefully, I will get to it tonight. Yes, I realize it's only Sunday, but I'm way behind for me.
Allison Ann is on it again! Awesome!!Enjoy your day off tomorrow Denise!
I read my book and meant to post my review this weekend. Gah! I'll try to do it tomorrow
I'm reading my book, but I have not finished it, but I will, eventually :-)
My book is finished I should have my review up tomorrow. Hope yall had a good weekend.
I only have around 20 or so pages left in my book :-) definitely will have my review up no later than tomorrow :-) my weekend was great, it was prom weekend, and it is over with :-) tonight I get to go to my daughter's cheer banquet, everything is winding down, the year is almost over, can't believe it!
===============================================Week 5: Spot 40
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Book: Identical by Ellen Hopkins (**Standalone**)
Read: 4/17/15
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Review: Wow. Ellen Hopkins sure knows how to write about the gritty and just puts it ALL out there... This book was hard to put down, yet it was a little bit (a lot?) uncomfortable to read. I don't usually read too much about a book before I start it so I was a bit taken by surprise that it was about "misplaced focus of daddy's love". The topic itself it just so wrong, but the story seems to take it a step further. (Although I don't really want to say too much more so as to not give anything away.) The main characters are identical twins - Kaeleigh and Raeanne. Although they look exactly alike on the outside, their insides/personalities are totally different. The story focuses on the girls' relationships and their family who is trying to overcome a tragedy. It's very heavy and, as always with Ms. Hopkins, very thought provoking. I'm not sure if I can say I "enjoyed" the ride, but I can say that even days later after finishing it, I'm still thinking about it.
Great job as usual!! Just got home from cheer banquet, will do my review in the morning :-)
Berit wrote: "I only have around 20 or so pages left in my book :-) definitely will have my review up no later than tomorrow :-) my weekend was great, it was prom weekend, and it is over with :-) tonight I get t..."My son had his prom this past weekend too! Everyone looked soooo nice and the weather was perfect. It seems so early this year, I was concerned but it worked out.
I hope you got lots of good pictures too Berit!!!
finished 4/213 stars
The Truth about Ever Afterwas my least favorite of the series, so far. I wasn't thrilled about Kiki in the previous book, and the story written in her voice didn't make her any more likeable. I'm curious about the fifth book, but not as excited to continue the series as I was after the first and second books.
Week 5 Unbelievable completed:4/20/15 ****Who the heck is A? We still don't know, and they have the wrong killer. I think I love reading these books, because it is so crazy the amount of drama that goes on in these girls lives. One of the best things that happened in this book is that Emily's parents finally accepted her for who she is, finally some parents in the series with brains! I don't think there was as much action in this book as the previous three, but I am definitely going to continue the series.
Way to go team. It's been snowing since yesterday here. It's so depressing I'm not even in the mood to read. :)
I think snow would put you in the mood to read, but I guess it is April! I'm not a fan of the snow, at any time of the year :-) thankfully I live where there is no snow.
4 Stars
Finished 4/20
I have come to really love this series but I think what pulls me in every time is DJ. She is such a fierce character even though she sometimes struggles beforehand. She got so much thrown at her this time around and it didn't help that Alex was a jerk to her. I really used to love him but this one turned me off from him. At least I got my sexy pirate fix with Jean being around. I really love his character that the heart he has for DJ.
Ok we are all linked up for this week. Great job again team. We get it done so early.
YAY! So nice being on a team where everyone does exactly what they are supposed to :-) and yes I got lots, lots, and lots of pictures from prom!
So nice to have a stress free team. :) We rock!
I think we should get bonus points for submitting early, even if they are just toward bragging rights.
I woke up early (insomnia) and was hoping the roll came early. Nope. Not quite. Can you tell I've been looking forward to Friday?
We rolled a 6 (4+2) so we are on spot 46. We have 4th,6th and cover item dress for this week.
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