R27 Team #4 ~ Prose and Cons

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I was resistant b/c of how many were TBR, but as y’all repeatedly told me, I’m really enjoying the loooong ride 😁

[Eldarwen]

Hehe I like this, I shall do the same ;-)

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Selection Post
O - One & Only / Owned


Book: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
Pages: 354
How it fits: tagged as "owned" 137x

[AliciaJ]

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Shelf #4 ~ 19 Mar: O - One & Only / owned




Book: Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti
Pages: 449
How it fits: found on SOS auto buy shelf, pg. 1

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Eldarwen wrote: "Hehe I like this, I shall do the same ;-)"

I’m getting sucked in at this point and think I will challenge myself to see how many ID bks I can fit into this round 😄

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Love this idea!!!!

[Eldarwen]

You should totally go for it!! :-)

And then we need to make sacrifices to the randomiser so the round goes on for as long as possible hehe.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

😁 I remember Moondance saying that she'd managed to fill just about each shelf with an ID book, so should be feasible for most, if not all remaining. We'll see.

I'll get my review of #6 posted before our next shelf.

😆 no sacrifices, please. Crossed fingers, hopes and wishes, allowed though.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #6
Shelf #4: O / Owned (GR shelf x140+)
Read: 21 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮✮½

My Review:

... the seeds of his faith were sown in blood, rooted in vengeance, and bloomed with death.

As my GR friends predicted, I'm thoroughly enjoying my dive into the world of Eve and Roarke. Peabody and Summerset are a fantastic, prominent side characters. In fact, each character we come across, including McNab who we meet in this installment, are well constructed.

"No one ever loved me before you." She lifted her gaze to his as he sat on the bed again. "I didn't think I'd ever get used to it, and maybe I won't. But I've gotten to depend on it."

Eve's character growth is fantastic. She's continuing to settle into the powerful emotions she feels for Roarke. And, his amusement and admiration of her, her skill as a cop and her strength on and off the job is a joy to read.

"My work is holy. It is terrible and divine."

Each new case Eve and Peabody try to solve is a wonderfully twisty read. Sometimes I'm able to maybe/kinda guess, but most times I'm left wondering till the end whodunnit and I love that.

My journey through the series is far from over; as I've joked, I've only just reached the 10% completed mark. So, I have plenty left to enjoy and look forward to it.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Glad you're loving it!!!!!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

😁 thx

[Eldarwen]

I adore Summerset. Stick up his ass and everything haha.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Me too! Esp enjoy his secret affection for her cat 😊

[AliciaJ]

Steph wrote: "
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #6
Shelf #4: O / Owned (GR shelf x140+)
Read: 21 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮✮½

My Review..."

I'm so happy you're loving this series! Are you on to the next one now?

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Steph is probably saving the next one in case it meets the requirements for the next shelf. Hahahahaha

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Thanks, AliciaJ, me too!

😏 I actually jumped into book 7 after that one. With so many TBR, I don't have to worry about running out of ID books TBR anytime soon 😆

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Steph wrote: "Thanks, AliciaJ, me too!

😏 I actually jumped into book 7 after that one. With so many TBR, I don't have to worry about running out of ID books TBR anytime soon 😆"

True!!

[Eldarwen]

What a thought... running out of In Death books... heheheheheh

[Steph, Serious series addict]

😉 Doesn't seem like she's close to ending it, so I think we're all good

New shelf is up ...

Shelf #5 ~ 26 Mar: G - Galentine / guilty pleasure
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For Galentine, read a book with a female only on the cover, written by a female author or with a fantasy Sapphic subgenre

* For guilty pleasure, read a book from either shelf: GR guilty pleasure/SOS guilty pleasure


and, yep, I'm stickin' with In Death and reading
Female author + shelved as 'guilty pleasure' by 1 person

Happy reading, y'all!

[Eldarwen]

Heheh, no surprise there ;-)

[Eldarwen]

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G - Galentine / Guilty Pleasure


Book: Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep
Pages: 351
How it fits: female author, female only on cover


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I could have gone with yet another In Death book, but I also want to finish the Elemental Assassin series and this is the second-to-last book, so.. :-))

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Eldarwen wrote: "Heheh, no surprise there ;-)"

😏

[AliciaJ]

Completion Post
Shelf #4 ~ 19 Mar: O - One & Only / owned




Book: Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti
Pages: 449
How it fits: found on SOS auto buy shelf, pg. 1
Read: 3/24
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Such a long wait for this book to come out, but oh man was it worth it! This story is about the youngest of the three brothers, Denver, and Noni, the woman he had a brief, but scorching affair with for a few months and then deserted. Noni is naturally furious with him when he shows back up, just in the nick of time to save her from some crazy biker dudes trying to kill her.

This is how the book opens- and it continues to swerve crazily from one crisis to the next as Noni and Denver struggle to save an infant from the biker gang, all the while being hunted by the evil from Denver's past.

So good! So crazy good. This is one of those that I literally stayed up all night to finish because I had to find out what happened next. And I'm so happy to say that the ending was just as satisfying as the rest of the story. And while I was really bummed that this series ended, Rebecca has several more series that I haven't got to yet, so I'm stoked to start on the next one.

[AliciaJ]

I was going to read the latest In Death book, but decided to read something I need for a different challenge instead. I'll get back to Eve and Roarke next time.

[AliciaJ]

Selection Post
Shelf #5 ~ 26 Mar: G - Galentine / guilty pleasure



Book: The Bastard King by Donna Grant
Pages: 319
How it fits: Female author

[Steph, Serious series addict]

AliciaJ wrote: "Completion Post
Shelf #4 ~ 19 Mar: O - One & Only / owned

Book: Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti
Pages: 449
How it fits: fou..."

I checked that out to maybe read, but see it’s a spinoff of Sin Bros. I’ve only read the first in that series and years ago. Do ya need to read SB first?

[Steph, Serious series addict]

AliciaJ wrote: "I was going to read the latest In Death book, but decided to read something I need for a different challenge instead. I'll get back to Eve and Roarke next time."

👍🏼😁

[AliciaJ]

Steph wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: "Completion Post
Shelf #4 ~ 19 Mar: O - One & Only / owned

Book: Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti
Pages: 449
How..."

No not really. It's kinda nice as far as the timeline to read them all in order, but the stories are separate from each other, there's no cliffhangers or anything like that.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

👌🏼 thanks

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post
V - Valentine / vampire(s)



Book: Fall of Night by Rachel Caine
Pages: 443
Date Read: 31st March
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: MPG Vampires and on SOS Shelf

Review:
This was good fun. A different kind of setting for a change as in this installment, Claire is dipping her toes into the vast ocean that is university. Her stint at MIT did of course have some Morganville flavour to it but it came from a slightly different direction than expected. And it all started out so innocently... :-p

I hope the back and forth between Claire and Shane will finally be over though, once and for all. I totally get why she was pissed at the end of the previous book and had to not pull her punches but it was getting tiring. At least these books aren't quite as YA-angsty as some other YA books out there, so it is definitely manageable. There was very little unnecessary drama of the emotional kind in this one.

Hopefully the last book in the series will hold up the momentum of this second to last book so that the series can end with a bit of a bang.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

😊 WTG! Our request to stamp V has been approved; if you have any issues stamping our card, let me know. Once you’ve stamped your card, go to the Captain’s Log and share a link with us. Thx!


Go team!

[Eldarwen]

And done, woohoo! :-D

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Nice :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #8
Shelf #5: G / Galentine (written by female author)
Read: 31 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮½

My Review:

I accept the challenge of the dogged lieutenant. Let her poke and prod, calculate and deduce. I believe I will enjoy the bout.

In this installment, Eve must tackle more than the current murder case. A disgruntled cop who has an inflated impression of herself and an equally distorted impression of Eve is determined to take down the detective. When the killer successfully uses this twisted cop to get the detective out of his way, Eve's thrown off kilter because ... Being a cop meant she wasn't helpless any longer. She's not alone and helpless now though - her circle is tight and they gather around her to help her through this challenging time while continuing to pursue the killer.

Sadly, I didn't find this mystery interesting. I'm sure why, I typically enjoy medical mysteries. Maybe my mood affected my enjoyment. Regardless, I enjoyed the storyline which focused on Eve, Roarke and her friends.

"Do you have to own everything?" [Roarke] considered a moment. "Yes," he said and smiled beautifully.

It continues to crack me up, these major differences in the two of them while also having so much in common. You wouldn't think they'd make such a fantastic couple, but they certainly do.

[Eldarwen]

I always have to grin when Eve is exasperated, realising that a murder happened in yet another of Roarke's buildings haha.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Same! 😆 he does seem to always have a piece of something or someplace that’s come up in her investigations.

Our next shelf is up and I’ll give ya 3 guesses to what I’ll be reading, but likely only need 1 😉

Shelf #6 ~ 2 Apr: M - mate / made me cry
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

*For Mate, read a book with mate in the title or series name, a book featuring shifters, or a book set in Australia

* For made me cry, read a book on the following shelf: GR made me cry


(Shelved as ‘made me cry’ by 5 people)

[Eldarwen]

Hmm... browsing through the shelf there isn't much that sparks my fancy just now. So I'm going to go with a shifter book that has been calling my name for a while now ;-)

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M - Mate / Made Me Cry


Book: Last Guard by Nalini Singh
Pages: 384
How it fits: the book features shapeshifters

[Steph, Serious series addict]

👍🏼 I enjoyed it, hope you do too!

[Eldarwen]

I think it's safe to say that I will :-)
I haven't read a single book in the Guild Hunter and Psy-Changeling series that I did not enjoy :-)

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post
G - Galentine / Guilty Pleasure


Book: Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep
Pages: 351
Date Read: 3rd April
Rating: 3½ stars
How it fits: female author, female only on cover

Review:
Oh, the repetitions in this one o.O
I get it, there were several wedding venues because several events were taking place and they were all described. And they were of course all decorated the same way because the wedding had a certain theme, but goodness! Phrase it differently, please!

Other than that, another enjoyable installment but it is definitely time for the series to be over. Ever so slowly the routine is starting to get old, which is probably also a reason why the last three books in the series were no longer published the traditional way but self-published.

And still, I am left wondering what Hugh Tucker's deal is. I just want to know for sure already because I still have several theories and I finally want to know which one is the correct one haha. The love and friendship among this group of friends however is awesome. No matter what, they always pull through for each other. It's always a happy ending as well of course, but it doesn't always have to end up with someone dying just for the sake of the story either, so I'm not complaining. And there's always this talk of delicious food that rarely fails to make me hungry or wondering what to cook for dinner hehe.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Eldarwen, you'll need to add your rating, looks like it got smooshed.

[Eldarwen]

What on earth did I do there?!
Hahaha

Thanks for the catch! :-)


Eta: the > was turned the wrong way. Such a silly little thing and still it eats an entire line hehe.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Eldarwen wrote: "What on earth did I do there?!
Hahaha

Thanks for the catch! :-)


Eta: the > was turned the wrong way. Such a silly little thing and still it eats an entire line hehe."

Hahahahaha

[AliciaJ]

Completion Post
Shelf #5 ~ 26 Mar: G - Galentine / guilty pleasure



Book: The Bastard King by Donna Grant
Pages: 319
How it fits: Female author
Date Read: 3/29
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I really enjoyed this. For one thing, dragons!! And then there was the kickass, fast-paced plot, with the two main characters both having complicated pasts that pit them against each other. I also loved Kora's unusual magic abilities, which gave the story an extra kick. The bad guy (or girl in this case) was *really* bad too, making the quest to overcome her even better. This was definitely not a standalone story though, ending on a cliffhanger. Luckily I had the second book all cued up and ready to go, and I can say that without a doubt, it was a fantastic read as well.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

That does sound good Alicia, I do love me some dragons!

[Eldarwen]

Dragons are always good! :-D

[Eldarwen]

And stamp has been requested for the G - Galentine / Guilty Pleasure space :-)

[AliciaJ]

Selection Post
Shelf #6 ~ 2 Apr: M - mate / made me cry



Book: Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright
Pages: 348
How it fits: MPG shapeshifters

[AliciaJ]

Eldarwen wrote: "Hmm... browsing through the shelf there isn't much that sparks my fancy just now. So I'm going to go with a shifter book that has been calling my name for a while now ;-)

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Excellent choice Eldarwen! Hope you enjoy it 😊

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

😊 WTG! Your request to stamp G Shelf 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]

And stamped! :-D