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All of us have to learn what it means at some point. :)
Laura wrote: "All of us have to learn what it means at some point. :)"AHHHH!
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by C.J. ArcherShelf: "M"
Finished: 5/26/2024
Rate: 3 Stars
Review: I'm not really sure why I liked this one, but I did. I really didn't care much about the necromancer storyline. It was just blah and didn't draw me in. I just really liked all the characters and their interactions with each other. The secret organization called "The Ministry of Curiosities" is intriguing and I can see many more potential storylines developing with this group. I am definitely going to read the next in the series to see how this progresses.
Shelf #4 ~ 29 May: G - "Green" or gargoyle(s)Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...
* For "green", read a book with "green" in the author's name, title or series or a book with a green cover
* For gargoyle(s), read a book found on one of these shelves: GR gargoyle, GR gargoyles or SOS gargoyle
Selection PostWeek 4: "G"
Beyond the Grave by C.J. ArcherI'm almost done with book 2 in the Ministry of Curiosities series. So I think I will just continue on with book 3 as it has a green cover.
Book: Beyond the Grave by C.J. Archer
Pages: 284
How it fits: Green Cover
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by Suzanne WrightShelf "M"
Finished: 5/29/24
How Fits: SOS Magic Shelf
Rated: 4 Stars
Review:
Larkin and Teagues relationship started off as being fake but they soon found out that they were what each of them had been waiting for. Her and her demon are crazy together but when you add Teague and his demon they are made to be the craziest couple. Their relationship will have you laughing at the things they say to each other and you realize long before they do that they are a perfect match.
Completion PostShelf: Free Space
by Suzanne WrightFinished: 5/23/24
Rated: 4 Stars
How Fits: SOS Shelf
Review:
Wynter knows that she must always be aware of her surroundings because many want her dead. With Cain and her coven by her side she is always ready for whatever. And whatever is coming and coming hard and constantly. Their relationship is growing but there are many secrets from both Cain and Wynter. Cain is worried that he's secrets will make Wynter run and he is not willing to let her go. They are in for a battle for their lives and freedom.
Tatenisha wrote: "Completion PostShelf: Free Space
by Suzanne WrightFinished: 5/23/24
Rated: 4 Stars
Review:
Wynter knows that she must always be aware of..."
Tatenisha wrote: "Completion Post
by Suzanne WrightShelf "M"
Finished: 5/29/24
Rated: 4 Stars
Review:
Larkin and Teagues relationship started off as being fake but they..."
Can you please add the reasons they fit the shelves to your completion post? Thanks!
I've requested our M and Free Space stamps!
Tatenisha wrote: "Selection PostShelf "G"
by Serena AkeroydHow Fits: GR Gargoyle Shelf
Pages: 290"
I really enjoyed that series!
Completion Post - Shelf: G - "Green" or gargoyle(s)Book: Howl for the Gargoyle
Date Read: 6/2
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Shelved Gargoyles 14 times
Review: I just love Kathryn Moon's writing. The first of her books I read, Written, read like Diana Wynne Jones wrote a book with steam in it. And while her more contemporary books don't read quite like that, it is still a very enjoyable read. I loved the characters, especially Hannah. Her struggle to accept what her life will now look like after a werewolf attack was, not relatable, exactly, but very believable.
CONGRATULATIONS, Double Booked!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'FS' and 'M'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
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Beyond the GraveShelf: "G"
Finished: 6/2/2024
Rate: 3 Stars
Review: This series is a fun, quick read, with each book starting off right where the last one ended. I think what draws me in is not the paranormal aspect to the story, but the idea that it really is a "Beauty and the Beast" type of story between the two main characters...and I am a sucker for those. This third book in the series also picked up the pace a bit with a little more action and adventure than the previous two books. I have already started the fourth in the series.
Congratulations on the stamps Double Booked!
Shelf #5 ~ 5 June: S - "Spring Break" or shifter(s)Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...
* For "Spring Break", take a break from the last genre you read and read something different (try to stay within the fantasy genre with an appropriate sub-genre)
* For shifter(s), read a book found on one of these shelves: GR shifter, GR shifters, SOS shifter or SOS were-shifter
I was just about to start Unicorn Discovery, which is shelved Shifters by 6 people, so I'll go with that one.
Completion PostShelf "G"
How Fits: GR Gargoyle shelf
by Serena AkeroydFinished: 6/2/24
Rated: 3 Stars
Review:
The blurb made this book far more interesting than it was, I guess it's for the series. The book started slow and I expected it to pick up once she got to the school but it didn't. There is really no bullying but it constantly tells you that she knows nothing from the way she was raised and that she is shaped differently than the other women. It finally gets interesting and bam it ends on a cliffhanger.
Selection PostWeek 5: "S"
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly HarperBook: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
Pages: 389
How it fits: Shelved 100 times as "shifter"
Completion Post - Shelf: S - "Spring Break" or shifter(s)Book: Unicorn Discovery
Date Read: 6/5
Rating: 2.5 stars
How it fits: Shelved Shifters by 6 people
Review: I don't even know where to start with this one. It wasn't awful. Not really. But it wasn't good. It was just blah. There was nothing to really hold my attention. I would have DNF'd, but I needed a book with a horn on the cover for another challenge. And sometimes that's really all you can say about a book. I just needed one tiny part of it, and I could have done without all the rest.
CONGRATULATIONS, Double Booked!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'G'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamp Double Booked!
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How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly HarperShelf: "S"
Finished: 6/9/2024
Rate: 3 Stars
Review: This was another fun, quick read. Girl from the south travels to nowhere Alaska to escape her hippie parents control over her. She settles on Grundy, a quaint, small town full of wonderfully quirky characters. Lots of humor and of course a complicated romance with a werewolf. Nothing earth shattering, but I did enjoy this book and might read the next in the series.
Shelf #6 ~ 12 June: (Spring) "Forward" or faeRequirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...
* For "forward", read a book in a series you've already started (book #2+)
* For fae, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR fae or SOS fae
Completion PostShelf: 5 "S"
by Suzanne WrightFinished: 6/12/24
How Fits: GR Shifters Shelf
Rating: 4 Stars
Review:
Camden and Aspen have been attached since they were children but always kept it in the friend zone. All it took to open their eyes was someone trying to claim one as their true mate. Now they have to work through their true feelings along with the drama of Camden's past. Good story and transition from friends to lovers.
Selection PostWeek 6: "F"
I'm going to be boring and just continue on with the series I have been reading.
From the Ashes C.J. ArcherBook: From the Ashes by C.J. Archer
Pages: 309
How it fits: Book #6 in Series
Completion Post - Shelf: F - (Spring) "Forward" or faeBook: The Beloved
Date Read: 6/15
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Black Dagger Brotherhood #22 (I have read all the previous books.)
Review: When the previous book ended with a time jump, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. But we were running out of new couples in the generation of the first books. I did not like the kids as much as I liked their parents. They grew up a little bit spoiled in my opinion. But Nate and Nalla did manage to turn that around.
Completion PostShelf "F"
by Serena AkeroydFinished: 6/15/24
How Fits: #2 in series
Rating: 3 Stars
Review:
Better than the first but this book is mislabeled, this is not a bully book. These are her men that will protect her and she will also protect them. When the school is attacked and they save it, they realize they must now leave for the safety of her because she is different and they can no longer hide it. Again a cliffhanger and I am now invested and have to finish the series.
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From the Ashes by C.J. ArcherShelf: "F"
Finished:6/18/2024
Rate: 3 Stars
Review: I'm really enjoying this series. Each book just seamlessly flows into the next. Yes, the storyline centers around "Supernaturals", hence the secret organization "Ministry of Curiosities" which it revolves around. But this particular world is pretty simple in nature and easy to follow, which is what I am looking for right now. However, what I am enjoying the most is the characters and their relationships. It's pretty obvious at this point that the two main characters will more than likely have a HEA, but it's been fun watching them get there. Each book reveals a bit more, and I can't wait to see how it all wraps up.
CONGRATULATIONS, Double Booked!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'S'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamp Double Booked!
Our F stamp has been requested. And with today's call, we are one away from Bingo!
Shelf #7 ~ 19 June: J - "Jasmine" or jacketRequirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...
* For "Jasmine", read a book with a white cover; author or character named Jasmine; or jasmine in the title or series name
* For jacket, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR cover love or SOS cover-leather-lace
CONGRATULATIONS, Double Booked!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'F'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congratulations on the stamp Double Booked!
Selection PostWeek 7: "J"
Toward Yesterday by Paul Antony JonesBook: Toward Yesterday by Paul Antony Jones
Pages: 242
How it fits: White Cover
Sorry forgot to post selectionSelection Post
Shelf: J
by Penelope DouglasPages: 343
How Fits: GR Cover Love Shelf
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Toward Yesterday by Paul Antony JonesShelf:"j"
Finished: 6/25/2024
Rate:3 Stars
Review: I am a science nerd and usually enjoy a good time travel adventure. This one was rather unique, and I really enjoyed the author's take on it: a science experiment gone wrong and everyone is thrown back in time 25 years. The old are young again and the dead are alive again. Plus everyone retains their memories from the future. Interesting concept, and I think the author pulls it off pretty well dealing with all the "but what if" questions that can come about with time travel stories. The only problem I have with the book is that it is only 242 pages long. Too short to really delve into all the nuances of the characters and the storyline. There was soooo much more that could have been told. As this came out in 2011, more than likely there will be no more, and the story ends here. Too bad as it was an enjoyable read.
Completion PostShelf: J
by Penelope DouglasFinished: 6/26/24
How Fits: GR Cover Love Shelf
Rating: 4 Stars
Review
Penelope Douglas can write teenage angst books. This book draws you in and the story of the pen pals that never met is good. This coming of age story shows you what you will do to become noticed and be surrounded by people even if you know that they are not good for you. To have someone in your corner even with all the drama is always good. Good Read
Selection PostWeek 8: "Q"
Raphael by D.B. ReynoldsBook: Raphael by D.B. Ryenolds
Pages: 248
How it fits: Quick read (200 - 299 pages)
Completion Post - Shelf: J - "Jasmine" or jacketBook: A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Date Read: 6/26
Rating: 3.5 stars
How it fits: Shelved Cover Love by 6 people
Review: I wanted to like this one. I really did. I did eventually got pulled into the story, but it took over 100 pages. Epistolary novels, when done right, really work for me. This one did not. I felt that the format was used to avoid world building. And by the end I get that the world building was avoided because the people of the world really have no idea how it all came to be. But as the reader I needed more. And the split time periods didn't work either. It should have just started at the beginning, time-wise, and proceeded through to the end. I appreciate that the jumping around helped us get to know the other characters better, sooner. But it made for disjointed reading. That said, I do plan to read the next one when it comes out.
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