R26 Team #4 ~ Falling Four Books

[Eldarwen]

Haha, how silly, but my work computer blocks the Bingo card - will stamp once I'm home tonight.

As long as GR isn't blocked, I'm happy though ;-)

[Eldarwen]

Shelf call tonight, woohooo!

Will finish my current book tomorrow, and then I have a week off work so I have less distractions to finally dive into my books and catch up. It's been one of those weeks again this week... eurgh. Glad it's Friday!

[Leslie Ann]

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Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket
Aurora Rising
Tagged 44 times as cover love
4 stars
11/22/24
Review:
I listened on audio and it was very good. I have usually don’t enjoy YA books, the characters can be boring. The characters in this book were interesting and didn’t bore me. This series is not quite as good as the Illuminae trilogy. It was a hard act to follow. I will continue on with this series to see what happens.

[Eldarwen]

Leslie Ann, could you add a read date to your completion post please?

Thanks :-)

[Eldarwen]

Also, since the change to winter time, the shelf call is at midnight for me, and today I'm definitely not going to be awake for that. I'll post the call tomorrow morning once I'm up :-)

[Eldarwen]

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 or SOS fae

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Eldarwen wrote: "Leslie Ann, could you add a read date to your completion post please?

Thanks :-)"

You beat me to it Eldarwen :D

[Eldarwen]

Heheh :-)

[Leslie Ann]

Eldarwen wrote: "Leslie Ann, could you add a read date to your completion post please?

Thanks :-)"

Done, sorry about that

[Eldarwen]

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F - "Fall" or fae


Book: Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire
Pages: 372
How it fits: MPG Fae (tagged "fae" 231x)

[Eldarwen]

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S - September or shifter(s)


Book: Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
Pages: 454
Date Read: 23rd November 2024
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: tagged shifters 47x and it's on SOS' shelves
Review:
Ilona Andrews' books are always a fun read. This one took me a while to get into as there is a looot of politics involved and I needed to wrap my head around it all but the creativity for the various species involved in this book is once again what their books always promise to be. When I grow up, I want an inn like Gertrude Hunt.

[Eldarwen]

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D - Drizzle or dragon(s)


Book: Die Magie der Drachen by Liane Mars
Pages: 480
How it fits: MPG Dragons

There are too few tags to open that infamous first page of tags to get the number of tags. The book is still relatively new and non-US/UK books just don't get the same kind of attention on GR.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

That's the problem with all new books Eldarwen. Though you can't get better than MPG.

[Eldarwen]

That's what I figured :-)
But thanks for the confirmation! Always good to have.

[Leslie Ann]

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F - "Fall" or fae
Things Fall Apart
Pages:215
Fall in title

[Megan]

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Shelf #4: F - "Fall" or fae

Book: The Awakening
Author: Nora Roberts
Task: GR Fae
How it fits: shelved fae 117 times

[Eldarwen]

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

[Megan]

I should have my books for September and Fall finished this weekend...hopefullly by tomorrow.

[Eldarwen]

Sounds good! :-)

[Megan]

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Shelf #4: F - "Fall" or fae

Book: The Awakening
Author: Nora Roberts
Task: GR Fae
How it fits: shelved fae 117 times
Date: 12/1
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review:
The prologue was interesting, but a little confusing not knowing the world of Talamh. Then the first chapter focuses on Breen, who knows nothing about Talamh or her connection to it, and we don't really either until she learns all of it. It was slow going at times, trying to learn all that happened and is happening in Talamh, but overall still a fun read. Before reaching the end I was looking forward to reading the next book, but after that ending...I want to read it now.

[Eldarwen]

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D - Drizzle or dragon(s)


Book: Die Magie der Drachen by Liane Mars
Pages: 480
Date Read: 3rd December 2024
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: MPG Dragons
Review:
The book starts off at exactly the moment where the first book left off (on a sort of mini cliffhanger), and proceeds with the story. At times, I was wondering it if it was going to suffer from second-book-syndrome but it worked out well and what I do like, even if one such instance shocked me a tad, is that the author tends not to pull her punches (too much). The characters develop further, the story progresses nicely, and there are dragons. Need I say more? It has dragons :-)

[Eldarwen]

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M - Moon or magic


Book: When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Pages: 576
How it fits: "moon" in title


This has been sitting on my TBR, staring at me accusingly ever since I got a copy of the Waterstones exclusive edition. Now that the second book is on the horizon, I should probably finally read this.

I will not exclude however that I might pick up a different, shorter book. I am fairly behind after all.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

😊 WTG! Your request to stamp D ~ Dragon / Drizzle 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

[Eldarwen]

Awesome, thanks Sandra! :-)

[Leslie Ann]

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F - "Fall" or fae
Things Fall Apart
Pages:215
Fall in title
4 stars
12/6/24
Review: I really liked this book. I am drawn to African literature, I was in the Peace Corps in Ghana for 2 years , eons ago. I loved the description of West African life, how Christianity and the English colonization influenced African life. I will read the next book in this trilogy.

[Leslie Ann]

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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

Book:The God of the Woods /Liz Moore
Pages:490
Author’s last name starts with M
12/5/24
4 Stars

Review:
I really enjoyed this book. It was a bit confusing with the switching of back and forth in the timeline. There were also many characters to sort out. The author drew me into the story that I continued despite this confusion. My favorite character was Judy the detective. I loved how she was able to get information out of everyone much to the chagrin of her superiors. I reccomend this book.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Leslie Ann, you need a date on your Fall review and also your Moon review :)

[Leslie Ann]

Sandra wrote: "Leslie Ann, you need a date on your Fall review and also your Moon review :)"

Done… sorry about that

[Eldarwen]

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

[Eldarwen]

I'll go on the hunt for a SHORT (for my standards..) book that I had to drive to purchase, which is usually the case. I even have to drive to go to the pack-up station or post office to get the books I ordered ;-))

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Leslie Ann wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Leslie Ann, you need a date on your Fall review and also your Moon review :)"

Done… sorry about that"

Thanks Leslie Ann :)

[Leslie Ann]

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Shelf #6 ~ 6 Dec: R - "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)
Fifth Grave Past the Light
Tagged 50 times as grim-reaper

[Eldarwen]

As predicted, changing my selection for this one - not much shorter but a little and I've just spontaneously started reading this ;-)

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M - Moon or magic


Book: Was man bei Licht nicht sehen kann by Kerstin Gier
Pages: 480
How it fits: moon on the cover and female MC is called Matilda

[Eldarwen]

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R - Roadtrip or reaper(s)


Book: Palm Beach Finland by Antii Tuomainen
Pages: 368
How it fits: I had to drive to a local store to pick this up


Not fantasy, but making an exception because I need to read this for next week for book club - which takes place at the book shop where I picked this up :-)

[Megan]

Switching my book for September

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Shelf #2: "September" or shifter(s)

Book: The Hawthorne Legacy
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Task: Read a book published in the month of September within the last 4 years
Pages: 380
How it fits: First published September 7, 2021

[Megan]

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Shelf #2: "September" or shifter(s)

Book: The Hawthorne Legacy
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Task: Read a book published in the month of September within the last 4 years
Pages: 380
How it fits: First published September 7, 2021
Date: 12/4
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Not as enjoyable as the first book...I'm not sure if it's because of the quasi-love triangle, don't care for most love triangles, or something else. That being said, I still had fun reading the book and want to read the next book. I really want to know why certain things are happening and why Avery was chosen for certain...if it ever gets revealed.

[Megan]

Switching my book for Jack-o-lantern.

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

Book: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Author: Laurie Gilmore
Task: Jack-o-lantern
Pages: 286
How it fits: pumpkins on cover

[Megan]

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

Book: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Author: Laurie Gilmore
Task: Jack-o-lantern
Pages: 286
How it fits: pumpkins on cover
Date: 12/11
Rating: 2.5 stars
Review:
This has fall vibes, is set in a small town, and was very easy to read. Did I love it? No. But I did enjoy it.

Jeanie is given ownership of her aunt's café, because her aunt wants to retire and enjoy her life. After moving to Dream Harbor, love that name for a town, Jeanie starts to have random things happening and she isn't sure if it's vandal(s) or her imagination.

The romance was very insta-love...not my favorite. They had some miscommunication, which is understandable with how quickly they got together.

I'm not sure if I'll continue with the series, but I'm not ruling it out.

[Megan]

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Shelf #5: M - "Moon" or magic

Book: A Cream of Passion
Author: Nancy Warren
Task: Magic
Pages: 212
How it fits: shelved magic 2 times

[Megan]

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Shelf #6: "Roadtrip" or reaper(s)

Book: Dead in the Water
Author: Agatha Frost
Task: Roadtrip
Pages: 245
How it fits: boat on cover

[Eldarwen]

I'll get to updating, thanks Megan :-)

[Eldarwen]

Could you add page numbers everywhere please?

Thanks!!

[Megan]

Eldarwen wrote: "Could you add page numbers everywhere please?

Thanks!!"

Added :)

[Eldarwen]

Thanks! :-D

[Eldarwen]

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 or SOS PNR

[Eldarwen]

This is a winning shelf for two teams, so this maaaaaaay be the last shelf call.

[Eldarwen]

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P - Plaid or Paranormal Romance


Book: Tempted by P.C. Cast
Pages: 352
How it fits: MPG Paranormal Romance

[Eldarwen]

Shelf #2 - September stamp has been requested! :-)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

😊 WTG! Your request to stamp S ~ September / Shifter 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

[Eldarwen]

Yay, stamped! :-)