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R24: Team #9 ~ Bingo Night Babes
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 Team! I'm not sure I been on a challenge team with either of you before - so I'll say nice to meet you (virtually)! And if we have been teamies before, I apologize for not remembering 😊I am captaining another challenge and running a couple so would prefer not to be captain, but will gladly do so if you don't feel you can.
A little about me... I live in the US, in Indiana and am married with 2 grown boys. And two fur-baby dogs. I'll read just about anything as long as it's a sub-genre of romance but prefer to stay away from true horror and YA. But I've been know to suck down anything for a challenge 😏
Looking forward to getting started and playing with you both!
Hi LaurLa and Deanna! Excited to meet you both and get started.LaurLa thanks for the summary, I feel like I’ve known you from seeing you on other big challenges but I do think you’re right that this is the first small team challenge, YAY!
About me ~ I live in Texas , nearby Dallas with my husband and we have 3 grown boys, our twins are 21 and the baby is 20 (if you can call that grown, lol). I work part time as an Occupational Therapist / Certified Hand Therapist.
I’ll read most anything as well but prefer Mystery/thrillers. Horror used to by my favorite but it has gotten so bizarre theses days, I’ll pass. I do prefer not to read erotic or bisexual romances and stick to the sweet romances. Otherwise, I’m game for any genre!
👩🏼✈️~~~ I can be Captain if Deanna doesn’t want the task, I’ve done it twice before so it’s familiar to me.
Tracking Thread for Bingo Night BabesFREE SPACE
Trinia ~ A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas ~ 5✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/3 ~ Review Link : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa ~Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill ~4 ✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/13 ~ Review Link : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Deanna ~ Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch ~ 5✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/12 ~ Review Link : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WEEK 1 CALL
Category #1 ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring any type of food on the cover
Trinia~ Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree ~ 4✮ rating ~ Date Read 10/26 ~ Review Link : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa ~ The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter ~ 4✮ rating ~ Date Read ~ 10/26 REVIEW link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Deanna ~ As the Cookie Crumbles by Amanda M. Lee ~ 4✮ rating ~ Date Read 10/23 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WEEK 2 CALL
Category #2 ~ 25 Oct: Nat’l 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)
Trinia ~ Hide by Kiersten White ~ 3✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/1 ~ Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa ~ Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen ~3✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/2 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Deanna ~ Wolf Cursed by D.N. Leo ~ 3.5✮ rating ~ Date Read: 10/25 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WEEK 3 CALL
Week 3
Category #3 ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring your book boyfriend
Trinia ~ Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris ~ 3.5 ✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/10 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa ~ The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston ~ 4✮ rating ~ Date Read 11/4 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Deanna~ Hextraordinary Circumstances by Lily Harper Hart ~ 4✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/4 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WEEK CALL 4
Category #4 ~ Nat’l Savings Day
Trinia ~ Lisey's Story by Stephen King ~ 3.5✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/13 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa ~ Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter ~ 4✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/9 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Deanna ~ King Maker by David J. VanBergen Jr. ~ 4✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/10 ~ Review Link : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WEEK CALL 5
Category #5 ~ 15 Nov: Nat'l Cat Day
Trinia ~ The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong ~ 4✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/21 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
LaurLa ~ Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews ~ 4✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/22 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Deanna ~ Night Huntress by SK Prince ~ 3✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/19 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WEEK CALL 6
Category #6 ~ 22 Nov: Kindness To Animals Day
Trinia ~ ~ ✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/ ~ Review Link:
LaurLa ~ ~ ✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/ ~ Review Link:
Deanna ~Witching With Sharks by Lily Harper Hart~ 3✮ Rating ~ Date Read 11/26 ~ Review Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I'm here. Sorry. Worked late last night and spent the morning trying to set up my health insurance at work. I'd prefer not to captain this time around.About me - I live in Virginia, have 3 grown kids and one in 10th grade that is still homeschooling. I'm working closing shifts in retail at the moment since it works well scheduke wise.
For books, I read mostly fantasy, science fiction, and mystery; but I branch out into other genres from time to time as the mood hits me. I'll look for a book once I'm home for the night.
No worries Deanna! I can take Captain.👩🏼✈️Between picking our Week one Book and Free Space book,
We should probably think of a team name.
I’ll google some ideas and we can put our ideas together and vote.
I’m planning on reading
for food on cover. Still looking for Free Space book.Going to look for team name ideas now. Anyone have any suggestions?
Team name ideas~ Doctor’s Orders (Has something to do with the 9 call - supposedly comes from the slang term for a laxative pill given to troops by army doctors in World War II.)
~ Free Space
~ Stay or Bin-Go?
~ The Squares
~ Drop the Ball
~ Pink Blotters
~ Diagonal Divas
~ Invested Drawers
~ The Lucky Charms
~ 1 to 75
~ The Lions Den
~ The Nerd Herd
~ Bingo Night Babes
I like Bingo Night Babes!I'm having a horrible time finding a book with food on the cover that works with page count. I'll just say right up front, I will probably not read this first call quickly!
For free space I'll either do
OR
Trinia wrote: "I’m planning on reading for food on cover. "That looks kind of interesting... I might have to steal it!
LaurLa wrote: "Trinia wrote: "I’m planning on reading for food on cover. "That looks kind of interesting... I might have to steal it!"
I searched for so long!!!!! Didn’t realize how hard it was to find food. I actually used an Audible credit for this one 🤪 I hope it’s worth it!
I've dug into my books and found four choices that are also actually paranormal/UF... now I can't decide! They're all 300+ pp so none will be quick. I think I'll have to wait and see if some other team challenge tasks elsewhere will help me decide.
So, I’m re-reading the rules.. I don’t think I can use that book. It also has to be on one of the 5 shelves?Gosh that is a captain fail if ever , lol!
I found a few food on cover books
Trying to fit with another challenge so I’m begin picky
, I’ll add more to the list when I find them, if ya’ll need suggestions
Oh, that's a bummer! I better double check mine!
Ok! Found a good one. Going to read
for my food on cover which is also shelved as Urban Fantasy 😄Still working on that Free space book 😅
Going with
for week 1. I'll find a free space once that is done so it will hopefully work for another challenge as well.Bingo Night Babes works for me.
*** NOTICE ***Reminder from Steph
Hey guys, just a friendly reminder ...
When posting your review this round, you must include which of the five shelves/genres you found the book that fits the awareness category announced for the week.
⋙ R24 Shelves ⋘
(1) Urban fantasy: GR / SOS / SOS2 / Amazon
(2) Paranormal Romance: GR / SOS / Amazon
(3) Sci-Fi Romance: GR / SOS / Amazon
(4) Paranormal Mystery: GR / SOS / Amazon
(5) Supernatural Thriller: GR / Amazon
WEEK 2 CALL Category #2 ~ 25 Oct: Nat'l 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)
Completion PostWeek 1 — October 18 – National Food Day
As the Cookie Crumbles by Amanda M. Lee
Pages: 304
How It Fits: cookies on the cover
Shelf: Paranormal mystery Amazon
Date Read: Oct. 23
Rating: 4
Review:
Stormy and Hunter are looking forward to their first Christmas since her return to town, while trying to adjust to Easton, the gnome shifter, being a man instead of a cat. While shopping for clothes, Stormy find the back room of the thrift store in disarray and the proprietor missing. The relationship between Hunter and Stormy is adorable at this point. The idea of gnome shifters or why they are so interested in Stormy's magic has been hinted at several times but is still largely unexplained. I love the characters, enjoyed the mystery, and am still slightly confused about the whole gnome shifter plot line. Overall a solid addition to the series. 4 stars
I didn't see a completion format, so let me know if I need to adjust anything.
That's fine Deanna, you've covered everything.Just needs shelf name, book title & that it fits both shelves, a date, a rating & a review.
Deanna wrote: "I didn't see a completion format, so let me know if I need to adjust anything."Updated our tracking post. I’ll have my week 1 book finished tomorrow!
Still deciding on Free Space and week 2
Completion PostWeek 2 — October 25 – Reader's Choice
Wolf Cursed by D.N. Leo
How It Fits: GR MPG Urban Fantasy
Shelf: UF - GR
Date Read: Oct. 25
Review:
Wolf Cursed is a decent start to a new series by a new-to-me author. The characters are likeable and interesting. The writing is decent with some typos but not a lot of them. I only have two complaints about the story. First, the author introduces a ton of plot threads for a 300 page book: issues with Killian's blood, his family curse, Ivy's unknown origins, and the unknown goddess that suddenly appears to help her. These larger plotlines designed to carry over the series make the first book's focus on Ivy and Killian meeting and the mystery of who is trying to kill Killian seem a little disjointed. My second complaint is not only is there a cliffhanger at the end, but the next 3 books in the series are not on KU while books 1 and 5 are. I honestly wouldn't have read the first book if I realized this ahead of time. That is a poor marketing strategy. 3.5 stars
That's so bizarre Deanna. Don't remember ever seeing that sort of KU policy before.
Week 1 ➖ Selection/Completion Post
Task ➖ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day: Read a book featuring any type of food on the cover
Book ➖ The Werewolf Meets His Match
How it fits ➖ pumpkin on the cover; tagged paranormal romance 118 times
Pages ➖ 358 pp
Read ➖ 10.26 ★★★★
Review ➖
I really enjoyed this 2nd book. I remembered the first one being a little more OTT but this one seemed less so. Less humor, more romance too. Still insta-love, but I guess that usually a given with supes, right? But I'm a sucker for watching two characters be open to each other and fall in love (instead of being closed and defensive and fighting the feelings...). Anyway, great 2nd book and I'll definitely be reading on in the series.
HI all - did you think you'd lost me? It's been a week at work... but I got my first book done at least!For the new call, I'll be reading Married with Zombies which is tagged UF 69 times
I knew you’d be back 😉 I finished my week 1 book and need to post. Off to Tampa for the Weekend to celebrate mom’s 80th birthday. So hopefully I can squeeze in some iPad time.
Selection for Free Choice is
which is the most recent book in the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series from the Best of UF SOS list.
Week 1 ~ Completion Post
Task ~ 18 Oct: Nat'l Food Day: Read a book featuring any type of food on the cover
Book ~ Bookshops & Bonedust
Author ~ Travis Baldree
How it fits ~ Scone on cover and tagged Urban Fantasy 3 times
Pages ~ 352
Read ~ 10/26
Rating ~★★★★
Review ~
The Prequel to Legends & Lattes this is an extension of the story before the start of the coffee shop. I enjoyed this prequel for a little background story of Viv, but mostly for meeting more characters and learning of their personalities and quirks. This was a quick and fun listen that I can see revisiting again in the future. Recommended for fans of Fantasy, a story about a female orc with a little romance and new friendships. I was happy this one didn’t get too much into a sexual relationship and was more about developing a relationship/friendship.
Selection post for :Free Space ~
by Sarah J. Maas- On SOS shelf. My one re-read for this round, as I need to start book 3, but forget about 1 & 2.Week 2 - Book of Choice ~
by Kiersten White - on GR Shelf Supernatural Thriller - tagged 3 x’s
LaurLa wrote: "Week 1 ➖ Selection/Completion PostHow it fits ➖ pumpkin on the cover; tagged magical realism 118 times"
Hi LaurLa. Magical realism isn't one of our shelves for this round. But, I checked your chosen book and it was on both the PNR & UF shelves, so it's all good. Just an FYI, the shelves for this round are: UF, PNR, Sci-Fi Romance, Paranormal Mystery & Supernatural Thrilled. 😊 Thanks!
CONGRATULATIONS, Bingo Night Babes!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'Nat'l Food Day'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamp BNB!
Week 2 ~ Completion Post ~ Category #2 ~ 25 Oct: Nat'l Book Month
Task ~ 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)
Book ~ Hide
Author ~ Kiersten White
How it fits ~ GR Shelf Supernatural Thriller - tagged 3 x’s
Pages ~ 240
Read ~ 11/1
Rating ~★★★
Review ~
This one felt a bit more dystopian than horror with a paranormal twist. 14 contestants are shuttled off to an amusement park for a bit of Hide and Seek. The winner gets $50,000 dollars. We follow a group of characters but our MC is Mack who has a tight connection to the location and gameline. No spoilers!
I felt this could have been a little more in depth and descriptive. It was a great storyline just felt a little flat, maybe trying too much- a game, paranormal, cult , queer, etc.... I liked it overall and am happy I finally got around to it. Would I listen to it again... probably not :(
Week 3Category #3 ~ 1 Nov: Nat’l Boyfriend Day
Requirement ~ Read a book featuring your book boyfriend
Hey Ladies! 😍This week’s call gives us 3 in the first vertical row! Let’s get excited 🥳🤘🏼🤪🤩😆
Completion Post ~ FREE SPACE
Task ~ Free Space
Book ~ A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author ~ Sarah J. Maas
How it fits ~ on SOS Best of List ~ YA Fantasy Series
Pages ~ 419
Read ~ 11/3
Rating ~★★★★★
Review ~
A Re-read for me... ummm I thought so, but how weird to re-read a book and NOT REMEMBER A THING!!! OMGosh! What the heck?! However, I do agree with my first rating of 5 stars again.
So this was a bit of a slow start, good story building relationships and then, POW! I really liked the world of the Fae that Maas created (listened so can't spell name of world ;P ). The world of the fairies /fae was really interesting, I loved the vibrancy in the descriptions. I liked the slow burn of Feyre and Tamlin's relationship and of course the secret that got revealed halfway through the book, the underlying truth of why everything was happening. Once Feyre returned to the fae world and was captured, I felt a little bit like I was in The Hunger Games or Maze Runner, riddles, tasks to complete. What a great adventure! I really hope my little brain will retain this enough to re-read #2!!! So I can move on and complete this series.
Why is this not a movie or series on tv? (or is it?!?!)
Trinia wrote: "Hey Ladies! 😍This week’s call gives us 3 in the first vertical row! Let’s get excited 🥳🤘🏼🤪🤩😆"
WootWoot!!
Steph wrote: "Hi LaurLa. Magical realism isn't one of our shelves for this round. But, I checked your chosen book and it was on both the PNR & UF shelves, so it's all good. Just an FYI, the shelves for this round are: UF, PNR, Sci-Fi Romance, Paranormal Mystery & Supernatural Thrilled. 😊 Thanks!"I have no idea where I got 'magical realism'... the number of tags is right. It's tagged paranormal-romance 118 times. Must have been a stray copy/paste error. Thanks for double checking me and letting me know. I fixed the post, btw.
Week 2 ➖ Completion Post
Task ➖ 25 Oct: Reader's Choice: Read a book found on one of the five shelves
Book ➖ Married with Zombies
How it fits ➖ tagged Urban Fantasy 69 times
Pages ➖ 259 pp
Read ➖ 11.02 ★★★
Review ➖
I am not a horror reader and I am not a zombie lover. That said, I didn't hate this book. It was kind of cute. It was very procedural - like here's what we did to escape the zombies rather than a lot of gore and over the top angst about a zombie apocalypse, though it wasn't totally emotionally void, either. The main characters could have been a little deeper, we didn't really get to see the couple work through the problems in their marriage as much as the problems got put on the back burner in order to survive. As I told someone else, next time I need a zombie book, I'll come back to this series!
Trinia wrote: "Hey BABES ! How's it going ?"
Ah, that gif makes me sad about Matthew Perry. But to answer your question, all I can say is TGIF!!!
I am reading The Seven Year Slip for another challenge, it's tagged paranormal romance 17 times, and I'm taking a chance that I will want to make the male hero my book boyfriend. I mean, he's described in the precis as "The kind of man that, before it all, she would’ve fallen head-over-heels for" so I'm betting I'll fall too!And in an ironic twist (cough Steph cough) it's mpg magical realism 😂
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Captain: Trinia
Members:
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