R26 Team #6 ~ Hexa-squad

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

No problem ladies. I’ll update the tracking post

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket

* For "Jack-o-lantern", read a book with a cover featuring a pumpkin, a halloween-themed read, or a character or author named 'Jack' or 'Jackie' (other spellings allowed: Jacky, Jacki, etc)

Book/Author: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Pages: 320
How it fits: On the GR-Cover Love | https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket
For jacket shelf, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR Cover - Leather -Lace or SOS Cover Love
Book/Author: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Pages: 259
How it fits: On the GR-Cover- Leather -Lace list
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Finished: 11/22
Rating: 4 stars
Review: It started a bit slow to me, but that didn't last long. All of the events in this novel came full circle in a way that I wasn't expecting at all.

After I finished reading I kept thinking of all the time travel books I've read and how they generally talk about what happens if you change anything in the past and then here you get these different time lines that somehow overlap (is that the right word?) or something once time travel becomes a thing and a particular person makes the decision to save someone's life that was supposed to die.

This was really amazing, and I can't wait to read more by this author. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because it started slow and I thought about stopping, but in the end I'm glad that I didn't.

[Shan ~A~]

Shelf #4 ~ 22 Nov: F - "Fall" or fae
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Fall", read a book with 'fall' in the title, series or author's name or fall images on the cover (fall leaves, pumpkins, etc)

* For fae, read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR fae: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/fae
SOS fae: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #4 ~ 22 Nov: F - "Fall" or fae
For fae, read a book found on GR fae: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Pages: 396
How it fits: On page 7 of list (see link below)

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Completion Post: Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket



Book: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw
How it fits: Halloween themed read and Character named Jack
Pages: 315
Read: 11/25/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ ½
Review:
You do not realize how long I had been wanting them to do something with the other tree's/ towns of holidays. This book picks up about a year after where the movie left off and Sally and Jack has just been married. To start the Narrator was pretty on point for this one she did the voices perfectly definitely reminding me of the movie. Sally was a bit to much in her head and worried about things that I am not sure she would be to worried about. Sally was so sure of things in the movie and much of the book she was so unsure. I think towards the end we got to see that spirit the movie captured so easily. I am sad this book didn't do better because I would love to see it be made because we do get to see the other worlds which I had always wanted to see. Plus one that had not been in the circle of tree's Dream town. I liked the premise and how it explained where Sally really came from. It made sense not forced or to out there. All in all I am glad I read it and got to experience it.

[Raquel (Rocki)]

For shelf 4 I am pretty sure I will read

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I changed my shelf 3 book as well. My daughter is still reading A Court of Mist and Fury

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #4 ~ 22 Nov: F - "Fall" or fae
For fae, read a book found on GR fae: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards
Pages: 224
How it fits: page 15 on fae list

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Ugh, I don't know how I missed to post my free space. Posting now and requesting stamp.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Free Space

Read: 11/29/24
Rated 3.5 🌟
Rosie was going when she was given to the illuminati but when she learns that she's on the wrong side she basically runs away and tried to live a normal life. Normal to her isn't exactly something she knows but I enjoyed that her new life is showing her things like friends and trust. I'm curious as to what will happen as she continues in this town and of course with hotty Blair.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Shelf #5 ~ 29 Nov: M - "Moon" or magic
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Moon", read a book with moon on the cover; 'Moon' in the titile, series or author's name; or character name beginning with 'M'

* For magic, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR Magic or SOS Magic

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf ##5 ~ 29 Nov: M - "Moon" or magic
For magic, read a book found on GR Magic shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Pages: 355
How it fits: Page 2 of list above

[Raquel (Rocki)]

For shelf 5 I will be choosing

This is on the GR Magic shelf and One of the Author's name starts with an M - Margaret Stohl

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #5 ~ 29 Nov: M - "Moon" or magic
For magic, read a book found on SOS Magic shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Pages: 425
Fits: page 1 in SOS shelf

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #4 ~ 22 Nov: F - "Fall" or fae


Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards
Pages: 224
Read: 12/2/24
Rated: 4 stars
Review: I have to say it all becomes grey when you don’t know what’s going to happen next. I enjoyed Rue and Colby. They’re definitely a great team! Rue made good choices and it shows by the way Colby loves her. As for the killings, those are terrible. Children death is never easy. I enjoyed the story and will definitely continue to read the others

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Updated to here. Also we have Free Space Stamped :-)

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #4 ~ 22 Nov: F - "Fall" or fae
For fae, read a book found on GR fae: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Pages: 396
How it fits: On page 7 of list (see link below)
Finished: 12/04
Rating: 5 stars
Review: On my reread journey again and I still love this book. Drustan is the first MacKeltar that we are introduced to and although I love the entire series, the Keltar's are my favorites.

I always wished there had been a way for Silvan to also be brought forward.

I loved the banter between Gwen and Drustan and the relationships between the family. I also love seeing Silvan and his Nellie finally start to let love bloom between them as well.

It's also the first time with meet Christian for all of us Fever fans.

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #5 ~ 29 Nov: M - "Moon" or magic
For magic, read a book found on GR Magic shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Pages: 355
How it fits: Page 2 of list above
Finished: 12/04
Rating: 4 stars
Review: As always it was non-stop action. I've said it probably every time that I love that Kate can kickass, she doesn't have to wait for a captain-save-a-ho, because she does the saving.

The fact that she is with Curran is because she loves him and wants to be, not because she needs him for anything. On the other hand, we got to see a more vulnerable side to her while dealing with her insecurities when it comes to her relationship with Curran. And just to say, he was not making it easy. I wanted to kick his ass several times.

We had some unexpected tragedies this time around, and lost a beloved character that I wasn't expecting to see go. Now I wonder how life is going to be without this person playing a role, and I'm a pins and needles waiting for Kate's dad to finally make an appearance.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Roadtrip", read a book featuring a mode of transportation on the cover; a roadtrip taken within the story; or a book you had to drive to purchase from a local store or borrow from a local library

* For reaper, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR reaper, GR reapers, GR grim reaper, GR grim reapers, SOS reaper

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
For reaper, read a book found on GR reaper: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Hunting the Reaper by C.A. Rene
Pages: 214
How it fits: On page 5 of above list

[Raquel (Rocki)]

For shelf 6 I will be reading

I should have 2 books done by tomorrow. So I will get both of them reviewed and posted.

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Completion Post: Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s)



Book: Jewel of Atlantis] by Gena Showalter
How it fits: Shelved on Shifters by 15 people
Pages: 384
Read: 12/09/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: I know I gave the first book a 4 star as well but this one was a better 4 star than that one. Maybe the first book should have been a 3 1/2 and this one a 4. I don't know. This love story I felt was done a bit better though it had some alpha male stuff that irked me in places. Like she was lily white a pure virgin and of course manly man over here was well versed in seduction. What kept it a little interesting is when she went naughty on him. So what we have is a human searching this Atlantis place for a stone. A Jewel more like it. The whole book was her keeping a secret from him that he figured out basically. He just had to admit his feelings. This book had the same issue as the first one there. No man wants to have feelings. I know they aren't fun but you gottem you gotta feel them. I will say I really want to read about the vampire king Layel but he isn't till the last book basically. He has a very tragic story and I need more of that one. But the next one is about the Nymph King which we did learn a little bit about in this book but not to much. At least in this one we got a little bit more lore and definitely got to trapse all over Atlantis learning its culture a bit more.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
For reaper, read a book found on the GR reapers shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore
Pages: 335
Fits: on page 15 of the list

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I’ll get posts updated when I get home. It’ll be easier on my laptop instead of my phone. Lol

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Completion Post: Shelf #5 ~ 29 Nov: M - "Moon" or magic



Book: Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margarett Stohl
How it fits: It is shelved as Magic by 291 people and Margarett the author's name starts with an M
Pages: 456
Read: 12/10/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐
Review: In this one we get most parts are from Ethan but we also get a part that is from Lena's point of view. Which I liked to see from her point of view. I am glad I continued on with this series it has been interesting. I am of course excited to move onto Ridley and Link because I think their books are going to be a wild ride. The ending though that was a rough one. I had even knew it was coming in some way it was ruined for me but man it was still tough. A good ending to the series. I hope we still get to see some of the same characters continue on. There isn't much more I can say about the book that won't give something away. This one was the ending I needed and loved to see the other side and what its like.

[Raquel (Rocki)]

I looked at the Paranormal Romance Goodreads shelf thingy that was posted with the shelf. Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the whole first page I have almost all read.... I have not seen that before.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Raquel (Rocki) wrote: "I looked at the Paranormal Romance Goodreads shelf thingy that was posted with the shelf. Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the whole first page I have almost all read.... I have not seen that..."

Hahahahaha that happens to me a lot, particularly the pnr, and softer shelves, my favourites :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hahaha I’m finding that to happen in a few PNR or magic shelves.

[Shan ~A~]

Shelf #7 ~ 13 Dec: P - "Plaid" or paranormal romance
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Plaid", read a book in featuring a Scottish character; a blanket on the cover or a character wearing something plaid or a character within the story who wears flannels; or an author's first or last name beginning with 'P'

* For PNR, read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR PNR: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
or
SOS PNR: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

This is potentially a winning shelf for teams 5 & 9

[Shan ~A~]

Raquel (Rocki) wrote: "I looked at the Paranormal Romance Goodreads shelf thingy that was posted with the shelf. Is it a good thing or a bad thing that the whole first page I have almost all read.... I have not seen that..."

Since I'm the same I'm going to have to say it's a good thing. 😂

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Thanks for posting Shan. I thought call post ard on Saturdays

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #7 ~ 13 Dec: P - "Plaid" or paranormal romance
For PNR, read a book found on GR PNR:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Pages: 370
How it fits: On page 5 of list above

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Oh good I was thinking it as a good thing but just wanted to double check lol. It means we are reading our books.... that we have to buy more to take there place or more because it is part of a series is besides the point.

I'm going to reread I had tried the first two books a long time ago and think I am ready to try this series for realzies now.

[Shan ~A~]

Raquel (Rocki) wrote: "Oh good I was thinking it as a good thing but just wanted to double check lol. It means we are reading our books.... that we have to buy more to take there place or more because it is part of a ser..."

I love that series. I love Cat and Bones and all their friends.

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Raquel (Rocki) wrote: "Oh good I was thinking it as a good thing but just wanted to double check lol. It means we are reading our books.... that we have to buy more to take there place or more beca..."

I've heard so many great things about this series. I just don't think I was in the right space to read it when I did. So I am excited to try again.

[Shan ~A~]

Well, I hope you enjoy it this time. I read all the original books in The Night Huntress World. I haven't gotten around to reading the newer ones from Bones' POV yet. But it's coming.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket


Book/Author: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Read: 12/14/24
Rated : 3.75 ⭐
Review: Naomi goes to visit her cousin which is to believe that she has a mental issue but turns out that the family lives on a house that is has a mushrooms that grow under it but also has a weirdness going on with the family as well. Their controlling and have secrets that makes this a scary place to be in but Naomi is strong willed and with her cousin they try getting the truth of all the horrible things going on and the people in it.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I requested a stamp for Shelf 3

[Steph, Serious series addict]

😊 WTG! Your request to stamp J/Jack-o-lantern has been approved; if you have any issues stamping your card, let me know. Once you’ve stamped your card, go to the Captain’s Log and share a link with us. Thx!

[Shan ~A~]

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Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
For reaper, read a book found on GR reaper: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Hunting the Reaper by C.A. Rene
Pages: 214
How it fits: On page 5 of above list
Finished: 12/14
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Not as good as the prequel when Selene and the guys were getting to know each other, while we were getting to know them.

This picks up after the end of that story, and Blaze has found Selene in her new place. We know, she doesn't. She knows she's being followed because she's a badass like that, but she doesn't know who and she is waiting to see what they are going to do.

He does some crazy ass shit, which is to be expected. If this book didn't have crazy, dark, shit going on than it wouldn't have held up to that lead in.

However, the fact that the guys weren't all together initially, the escapades with others that had nothing to do with the "job" and that ending left things to be desired. I have gone through these books so far, thinking and knowing how smart and badass Selene is only for her to ignore her instincts when it was important.

Still, with that cliffhanger and the fact that I want to see how things end with Selene and her guys. I will continue to the next book eventually.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

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Shelf #7 ~ 13 Dec: P - "Plaid" or paranormal romance
For PNR, read a book found on GR PNR: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Pages: 358
How it fits: page 4 in the list

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

It has been great playing with you ladies. Hope we see each other for the next round

[Shan ~A~]

Same, I didn't realize the game was done, and I forgot to post Week 7 book.

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Same! It was a lot of fun playing and reading with you guys. I hope to see you in future rounds. I absolutely love book bingo and am so excited each time it comes around.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Same, I didn't realize the game was done, and I forgot to post Week 7 book."

Me too. I happen to see it pop up

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Raquel (Rocki) wrote: "Same! It was a lot of fun playing and reading with you guys. I hope to see you in future rounds. I absolutely love book bingo and am so excited each time it comes around."


I agree with you Raquel. Book bingos are so much fun :-)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

So happy y'all enjoy it! 😊