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R24: Team #8 ~ Witchy Reading Bandits (WRB)
Just a Hop, Skip & Click AwayHappy Reading!
Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcement & review the requirements for each shelf
Captain's Log ~ Share team shelf stats prior to requesting a stamp
Stamp Me! ~ Request a stamp for your bingo card
Discussions ~ Throughout the game, head here to chat with other players & shelf chant til your heart's content
Bingo Rules ~ Rules of the game
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
Bingo FAQ ~ Don't hesitate! If you have a question, let us know.
Hiya, Team Caps! Thanks for volunteering to guide your team through a round of BookShelf Bingo! Your job, should you choose to accept it, will require a few things:
1 ~ Be our go-to person should we have any questions about your team
2 ~ Organize your teammate's weekly reads for each shelf/category so that the BSB Ninjas can quickly and easily verify and approve your stamp request(s)
2a ~ Create a master list in a post (preferably on the first page of your team's thread) and update it weekly or as often as necessary
2b ~ Post your team's stats on the Captain's Log prior to requesting a stamp
3 ~ Encourage and motivate your team (you may also ask to borrow Judithe's whip whenever necessary)
4 ~ Post regularly to ensure your team is communicating and on track each week
4a ~ Send them a PM and friendly poke if they haven't posted at least once a week, noted their book choice, and/or appear to have dropped out of webspace
5 ~ Send us a PM (Steph or Sandra) should you need us for any reason throughout the game
Hi everyone checking in. This is my first team challenge on this group. I'm excited!
MASTER LISTFREE SPACE - SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ Magic Binds (10/31/23)(4.5 Stars) ( Review Post #43)
Christene Paula Moon Called(11/04/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #53)
Judithe Where the Wild Things Bite (10/21/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #23)
1st Shelf ~ 18 Oct 2023 : Nat'l Food Day SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎Pies and Prejudice (11/5/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #59)
Christene Paula~The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (10/24/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #24)
Judithe~Brownies and Broomsticks (10/20/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #22)
2nd Shelf ~ 25 Oct 2023: National Book Month SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ Magic Triumphs (11/07/23)(★★★★★) ( Review Post #65)
Christene Paula~Magic Bites (10/29/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #35)
Judithe~Killer's Kiss(10/27/23)(★★★★☆)( Review Post #37)
3rd Shelf ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day 2/3 reviewed
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎Magic Claims (11/17/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #82)
Christene Paula~ Magic Burns(date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Judithe~(11/6/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #60)
4th Shelf ~ 8 Nov: Nat'l Savings Day 2/3 reviewed
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎Oath Sworn (date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Christene Paula~ Blood Bound(11/11/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #75)
Judithe~Payback in Death(11/11/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #78)
5th Shelf ~ 15 Nov: Nat'l Cat Day 2/3 reviewed
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ Shifter Marked(11/28/23) (3.5stars) ( Review Post #94)
Christene Paula~ (date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Judithe~Tiger's Daughter(11/20/23)(★★★★☆) ( Review Post #92)
6th Shelf ~ 22 Nov: Kindness To Animals Day 1/3 reviewed
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ (date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Christene Paula~ (date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Judithe~Shifting Dreams(11/27/23)(★★★★☆)) ( Review Post #96)
7th Shelf ~29 Nov: Nat’l Mad Hatter Day 0/3 reviewed
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ (date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Christene Paula~ (date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Judithe~Harmony of Fire(date)(stars) ( Review Post #)
Selection Post Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Shelf #5 Supernatural Thrillers #22 (Page 1)
Fits: with peaches on cover
Nicely done for your 1st time Christene, woo hoo!
Hi everyone! I’m checking in. Didn’t realize it started.
Does anyone want to be team captain and I guess we need to come up with a team name too. Hmm I’ll have to think about that since I’m not always good at that. Lol
Hi Carmen!Checking in for the shelf and will scout for my book tomorrow (BTW, I'm in Japan so shelves come at the start of my work day, so can't generally get here for a few hours at least).
I've not had much name-idea luck recently...
I've been team captain before and can certainly do it again, but do have a busy work schedule (and sure I'm not the only one). So, if a bit slower-paced captaincy for adding announcements and such won't bother you, I can do it. Oh, requesting stamps is not on the "slow" list for me...lol!
Judithe wrote: "Hi Carmen!Checking in for the shelf and will scout for my book tomorrow (BTW, I'm in Japan so shelves come at the start of my work day, so can't generally get here for a few hours at least).
I'v..."
I'm ok with whatever time you can post, thanks. :-)
Name suggestions - Witchy Readers
3 Blind Mice
Harty Eight
Reading Bandits
I like witchy readers and reading bandits. I'm also not good with names lol
How about Witchy Reading Bandits (WRB)?And I'll just snatch the captain hat as no objections have been raised!
Half-way through my first shelf book, and quite enjoying it. So happy to have a little Bingo direction in reading choices as I was at the "need to find a new book" stage after binge re-reading several series. Gah.
Selection Post Shelf/ Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
# page: 323
Fits: cakes, etc. on cover; (4) Paranormal Mystery (GR & SOS...didn't check Amazon!)
Judithe wrote: "How about Witchy Reading Bandits (WRB)?And I'll just snatch the captain hat as no objections have been raised!
Half-way through my first shelf book, and quite enjoying it. So happy to have a lit..."
I like that name. Sounds good to me and thank you for taking the captain hat :-)
Selection PostShelf #1 ~ Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
Pages: 304
Fits: pies on the cover & (4) SOS Paranormal Mystery shelf
Selection PostFree Space
Pages: 328
Fits: (1) Urban Fantasy & SOS Bookshelves
Completion Post 10/20/23Shelf / Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
# page: 323
Fits: cakes, etc. on cover; (4) Paranormal Mystery (GR & SOS...didn't check Amazon!)
Date finished: 10/20/23 (M-D-Y)
Rating: ★★★★☆
Thoughts:
The first page caught me with descriptions that painted a vivid picture in my mind...and the recipes at the back!
Katie Lightfoot decided to make a big change to the kind of job she dreamed of doing as a baker, being rather tired of the rut of the bakery she had been working at. Her aunt and uncle were opening a bakery in Savannah, Georgia, and it was a perfect partnership for them all.
As she's getting settled in and they are prepping for Opening Day, a rather unpleasant local business woman is murdered after a business-meeting lunch she basically forced the bakers into holding.
Katie and her Aunt Lucy are determined to find the real murderer after Uncle Ben becomes the main suspect. As Katie is trying to sort out clues and people, she finds out there are a lot of things she doesn't know about herself, her family~particularly that they are a family of witches.
This was a fun read, nice surprises, and well-drawn characters. I put the next in series on hold, and can't wait to see what happens next as Katie settles into her new reality in Savannah.
Completion Post Free Space
Where the Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper
# page: 323
Fits: SOS shelves
Date finished: 10/21/23 (M-D-Y)
Rating: ★★★★☆
Thoughts:
I picked up my first Molly Harper novel last year...perhaps it was another round of Bingo? I really enjoyed the three series I read...well, read most of. They were at the library, but the library didn't have all her series in their entirety. This, Half-Moon Hollow series, is one where they have parts, but missing the first couple of books. I like to read in order...so skipped it. Fast-forward to Free Space search, and I remembered I quite enjoyed her books as I was scrolling through SOS' books.
And, yes, I quite enjoyed this one, too. (I still want to get a hold of the first ones, but book-budgeting personal challenge...sigh).
Anna Winthrop, mild-mannered, rather neurotic archivist, is hand-delivering an especially valuable book back to its owner, vampire Jane Jameson. The tiny aircraft Anna is taking to Half-Moon Hollow to complete this errand has her, another vampire (Finn) and the pilot. Someone really wants the book, and the pilot is the errand boy. He doesn't get the book, and Anna escapes firey death thanks to Finn grabbing her and jumping out of the plane (sans parachute).
That's chapter one. Wilderness adventures, snark, funny advice column chapter headers, betrayal and pesky wildlife.... The story moves along at a fast and funny pace. Anna does conquer (at least starts to) her neuroses and enjoys some very-deserved payback along the way. The book ends up where it should, and the heroine ends up on the path to a better life.
I'll keep reading this, even out of order, and tucked one in my library shelves just in case it fits the next shelf...
Completion PostShelf #5 - Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Date Read: 10/24
Fits: Shelf #5 Supernatural Thrillers #22 (Page 1) with food on cover (Peaches)
Rating: 4 stars
Review: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is a thriller horror story about wives in an old village who met every week to read a certain book. (How delightful it is to be in a Book Club in their age and busy life) who encountered an unbelievable and unique experience in the world as they came face to face to a notorious vampire who targets children in their village.
A well written book with good storyline. Loved the characters even though I hated all the husbands in this book lol. It's pretty interesting it may be like other book's concepts but different in its own way
Judithe wrote: "Completion Post 10/20/23Shelf #1 ~ Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
# ..."
Judithe, you'll need to add which of the 5 category shelves to your review, that applies.
"SHELF & CATEGORY QUICK REFERENCE:
(New for R24) Players must choose a book which fits one of the weekly awareness category requirements using any of the following five shelves. The same five shelves (with links to GR, SOS &/or Amazon) will be used throughout the game. The weekly shelf announcement will include an awareness category only.
NOTE: You must include which of the five shelves/genres you used when posting your review.
⋙ R24 Shelves ⋘
(1) Urban fantasy
(2) Paranormal Romance
(3) Sci-Fi Romance
(4) Paranormal Mystery
(5) Supernatural Thriller"
Thanks, Sandra! Forgot to add that!
No worries, glad I didn't have to filch your whip. LOL
I'm hanging on to that tight this round...he he he...
Selection Post Category #2 ~ 25 Oct:
Requirement ~ Reader's Choice - Read a book found on one of the five shelves, 200+ pages, genre must be part of a fantasy subgenre (PNR, UF, PN-Mystery, Sci-Fi Fantasy, SFR, etc)
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Shelf #1 Urban Fantasy #3 on list (page 1)
Fits: 261p
That's a favorite series of mine! I hope you enjoy it.
Two teams have requested stamps... excited that we're close to our first one, too!I'll post my book selection in the morning (ach, killer long day...need sleep and food before searching!)
I’m hoping to get my completions done by this weekend.
Selection Post =Category #2 ~ 25 Oct: National Book Month
Requirement ~ Reader's Choice - Read a book found on one of the five shelves, 200+ pages, genre must be part of a fantasy subgenre (PNR, UF, PN-Mystery, Sci-Fi Fantasy, SFR, etc)
Killer's Kiss by Keri Arthur
# page: 309
Fits: (1) Urban Fantasy ~ SOS shelves
Completion PostShelf #1 - Category #2 ~ 25 Oct: Reader's Choice - Read a book found on one of the five shelves, 200+ pages, genre must be part of a fantasy subgenre
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 10/29
Fits: Shelf #1 Urban Fantasy #3 (261p)
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Magic Bites is a good starter for a series. Good plot, a bit confusing at first probably because there's a lot of characters that was introduce but a good world building. A post apocalyptic where technology and magic is everywhere. Kate Daniel, our badass mc investigate the murder of her mentor and then she discovered that not only human were killed but also wolves and vampires. This series is promising. Looking forward to the next book!
Selection PostCategory #2 ~ 25 Oct:
Requirement ~ Reader's Choice - Read a book found on one of the five shelves, 200+ pages, genre must be part of a fantasy subgenre (PNR, UF, PN-Mystery, Sci-Fi Fantasy, SFR, etc)
Pages: 335
Qualifies: (1) SOS Urban Fantasy shelf
Completion Post Category #2 ~ 25 Oct: National Book Month
Killer's Kiss by Keri Arthur
# page: 309
Fits: (1) Urban Fantasy ~ SOS shelves
Date finished: 10/27/23 (M-D-Y)
Rating: ★★★★☆
Thoughts:
Wow! Devoured this book and just loved it. I've really enjoyed this series...and the final installment has been announced. Brain on auto...I was thinking this was the last, and I was thinking this doesn't seem to be wrapping it up. Happy to have one more, but I'm also feeling a bit impatient to find out exactly WHAT happens.
I don't want to post spoilers, so...more bad (yep, worst ones yet) come to the reservation. Lizzie and Belle are back and there personal situations are working out well. After much waffling about, Lizzie and Aidan finally have their talk, and the wellspring wants a special "introduction". On the scary side are vampires who do magic, a giant basilisk and Aidan's mama. There is a vote by the pack, and lots of cake (just wish I could sample some of those!).
Overall, a great book and a series I like to visit very much.
ETA~want to clarify, this is just a new language issue that is coming up for the first time, and just need to re-standardize cause old habits are confusing me. (I'll also be double checking/editing my posts to make sure they are clear, too!)Eek! And help!
In all previous rounds, we've had the weekly shelf call, labeled Shelf 1, Shelf 2 and so on. This round, the weekly "shelf" is actually a category, and we find a book on one of 5 listed shelves.
So, my conundrum is how we're listing this info...which is taxing my tired brain.
Can we list them like this?
Selection Post/Completion Post
Shelf 1 or Category 1 (capital letter indicates this is the called Bingo square for week 1, 2, etc., and either Shelf or Category is fine here).
How it fits/fits (something like that) (1) Urban Fantasy, etc (list which of the 5 shelves for book selection that the book was on).
I hope my muddled explanation isn't too muddled...
I would appreciate this so much, and think the ninja-checkers would appreciate it, too.
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Selection PostShelf #1 ~ Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
Pages: 304
Fits: pies on the cover & SOS paranormal shelf"
Hi Carmen! SOS paranormal shelf...is which on the list? (Trying to get all the i's dotted and so on...)
⋙ R24 Shelves ⋘
(1) Urban fantasy: GR / SOS / SOS2 / Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=urban+fantasy)
(2) Paranormal Romance: GR / SOS / Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=paranormal...)
(3) Sci-Fi Romance: GR / SOS / Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sci+fi+rom...)
(4) Paranormal Mystery: GR / SOS / Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=paranormal...)
(5) Supernatural Thriller: GR / Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=supernatur...)
Carmen, paranormal isn't sufficient, but if you go to the more link on the book page genres, it'll take you to the top shelves and you'll find the correct shelf.
Judithe, I'm sticking with Shelves :D
Completion PostFree Space: SOS Bookshelves
Read: 10/31/23
Rated: 4.5 stars
Review: Kate has the worst dad ever and a crazy family too but she definitely knows how to deal with him and the crazy mess her puts her through. I really like her and Curran together. They make such a great pair with all the other characters as well as Julie the adopted child. This war has yet to start but I think all is going to go well and I can just imagine how beautiful Kates' dress looks. So enjoyed this series. I hate for it to end.
I think I have it correct. Please let me know if I still need to fix it :)
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I think I have it correct. Please let me know if I still need to fix it :)"Done.
But you need to add the SOS Bookshelves to the Free Space Review, just like you had it on the selection post.
The Review itself is always more important than the selection post, so it needs all the info. :)
Thanks Carmen and Sandra! In my mind it's always Shelf, but this round I'll just add both to keep it clear (for me!)
And Carmen, that is such a fave series for me! The post-days series (ugh...can't remember the name at the moment!), where we see Kate and Curran as a family in a new place with new adventures (and monsters, lots of monsters!) is great, too!
Judithe wrote: "Thanks Carmen and Sandra! In my mind it's always Shelf, but this round I'll just add both to keep it clear (for me!)
And Carmen, that is such a fave series for me! The post-days series (ugh...c..."
The Wilmington Years :)
New Shelf is up!Category #3 ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring your book boyfriend
That's it...The Wilmington Years!!!!!
Selection Post Category #3 ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
Shelf #1 Urban Fantasy #8 on list (page 1)
Pages: 272
Fits: Curran is a book boyfriend
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