TEAM THREAD: Team #5 Furious Five

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Way to go, Furiously Reading Five! I'm not on my computer, but as soon as I am I'll update your bingo card for ya. Consider yourself stamped. :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Furious Five!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'vampires-werewolves'.

[Your new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Steph, Serious series addict]

{{Team Stats Updated}}

[Shelleyrae]

Cool - I still have to start mine lol

PS Steph - in case you missed It cause I noticed it's not bolded on the form, I finished Clockwork Angel for the free space - message #136

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Gotcha! Thanks, Shelleyrae, I had missed it.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Hi ladies - I know it is late when I post this but just wanted to stop in for a minute & note that I have finished my Free Space read - Moon Called

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 4*s for me...I really liked this book - at first I wasnt sure where this was going but after a few chapters I was hooked. I loved the air of mystery this book had - it was a little shocking not to find all of the "sexual encounters" most of the paranormal books have but it didnt matter because the characters were believable & I have to say I am looking forward to the 2nd one in the series.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Glad you liked it, Sallie! That's one of my all-time-faves! :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

One of my all time favs as well. Read it a few times already. Yay!!

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Mine, too!!!!! The rest of the series is fantastic, too.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

I started out on page 58 yesterday afternoon & after that I couldnt put the book down...Im glad the rest of the series is just as good...I have the series down for a challenge requirement so I definitely will finish the books...

[Andrez]

Sallie wrote: "Hi ladies - I know it is late when I post this but just wanted to stop in for a minute & note that I have finished my Free Space read - Moon Called

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 4*s for me...I r..."

i loved that book!!!

[Vivian]

Sallie wrote: "Hi ladies - I know it is late when I post this but just wanted to stop in for a minute & note that I have finished my Free Space read - Moon Called

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 4*s for me...I r..."

I avoided reading that series for so long because I'm not usually a fan of the werewolf/shifter books, but this is a fantastic series (like everyone else already said). Glad you enjoyed it!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween weekend! For some reason, I ended up super busy and didn't read one page for days - and after I picked up a slew of books from the library too, withdrawals happening galore...

[Vivian]

Read my freespace book. Ended up changing it.

Mind Games ★ ★ ★
finished 11.2.10

This was a different kind of UF story, very much a psychological thriller type of book. I found the main character a little annoying at times, but the overall story was intriguing and unique - Justine is a hypochondriac who joins a "psychological hit squad", where she and others feed their weaknesses into the bad guys to "disillusion" them. There are definite points in the story I just didn't find plausible, and the ending was a little disappointing, but it did keep my interest the entire time and the author gets points for creativity.

[Shelleyrae]

I've finished my werewolves-vampire shelf book

I gave Claire de Lune 2 stars, it's much more suited to a younger audience.
My review is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Read Nov 1st

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Dang Ladies, we are just reading addicts LOL...

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

VAMPIRES-WEREWOLVES:

1.Sallie: Breaking Dawn COMPLETED
2.Jackie: The Accidental Werewolf COMPLETED
3.Shelleyrae: Claire de Lune COMPLETED
4.Vivian: Touch the Dark COMPLETED
5.Amanda: Demon from the Dark COMPLETED

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Free Space
Shelleyrae: Clockwork Angel COMPLETED
Sallie: Moon Called COMPLETED
Jackie: Hunting Ground COMPLETED
Amanda: Warrior
Vivian: Mind Games COMPLETED

[Jackie M]

Great job ladies!!!
I can't wait for the next shelf to be announced.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Jackie M wrote: "Great job ladies!!!
I can't wait for the next shelf to be announced."

I am looking forward to it myself...

[Shelleyrae]

Sallie wrote: "Dang Ladies, we are just reading addicts LOL..."

Lol not enough hours in the day to read as far as I'm concerned. I'm at 277 books for this year so far, I'm hoping I will make 300 by Dec 31st

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Great job, Ladies! I'll be updating the spreadsheet and bingo cards this weekend. Consider your free space STAMPED! :D

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Jackie M wrote: "Great job ladies!!!
I can't wait for the next shelf to be announced."

Ditto! LOL!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Furious Five!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'FREE SPACE'.

[Your new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

[Steph, Serious series addict]

{{Team Stats Updated}}

[Vivian]

Shelleyrae wrote: "Sallie wrote: "Dang Ladies, we are just reading addicts LOL..."

Lol not enough hours in the day to read as far as I'm concerned. I'm at 277 books for this year so far, I'm hoping I will make 300 b..."

Wow, that's a lot...I'm a little in awe...

Yay for our stamps!!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

We are doing an awesome job....way to go ladies

[Steph, Serious series addict]

To celebrate our newest members, I decided to announce our next shelf a bit early!

OUR NEXT SHELF IS ..... shifters
DIRECT LINK: 'shifters'

Happy Reading, Everyone!!

[Shelleyrae]

Oh so many to choose from. I'll have to go with Pride by Rachel Vincent because I need to finish the series :)

[Jackie M]

I am going to go with Pack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Jackie M, that's one of my favourites! Hope you enjoy it.

[AmandaG]

For the Shifters challenge I'm going to go with Sin Undone by Larissa Ione.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

SHIFTERS:
Shelleyrae: Pride COMPLETED
Jackie: Pack Challenge COMPLETED
Amanda: Sin Undone
Sallie: Blood Bound
Vivian: Hex Hall

looks like we are off & running again - good luck with everyone's picks....

[Vivian]

I'm going to go with Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Happy reading to all :)

[Jackie M]

I finished my book

Pack Challenge read 11/9/2010 3 stars

I liked this book but at the same time it annoyed me.
I liked how the three girls were snarky but they were too immature for my taste. I don't understand all the arguing between them an the slapping , but whatever.
I also thought it was weird how Zach called Sara a bitch a lot and there wasn't any romance between them. It seemed like the only thing they had going for them was great sex and I'm not sure how you can base a life long relationship on that. Overall I thought it was good and more like 2.5 stars.

[Shelleyrae]

Woohoo Jackie! I have one more book to finish then I can get started on mine

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Vivian wrote: "I'm going to go with Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Happy reading to all :)"

I'll be looking forward to your review, Vivian. I've got this one on my TBR shelf.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

{{Team Stats Updated}}

[Vivian]

I've been in such a reading rut! Don't think I've finished a book all week, but I'm getting back into things. Hex Hall will probably get done next week...

[Vivian]

Just read , which just happens to be on the shifters list, so I thought I'd say I kinda loved it. There were definitely aspects I didn't like, but it's a fantastic debut novel, I liked the writing and it read really quickly. It's like a shifter version of Twilight if Twilight was good (sorry to offend any Twilight fans). I'm still going to read Hex Hall, but I thought I'd throw out Nightshade in case anyone lost interest in their book.

[Shelleyrae]

I'm done with Pride read 14/11 - I gave it 5 stars - I know! it shocked me too!

Review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Vivian]

The Shifters series is popping up everywhere, may finally put it on my TBR. Glad you enjoyed it Shelleyrae!

[Shelleyrae]

Vivian I reallt was unimpressed with Stray, but Pride makes it all worthwhile, give it a go :)

[Vivian]

It's on the list, but we all know how that goes. One day :)

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

SHIFTERS:
Shelleyrae: Pride COMPLETED
Jackie: Pack Challenge COMPLETED
Amanda: Sin Undone COMPLETED
Sallie: Blood Bound
Vivian: Hex Hall COMPLETED

Ladies, I am so behind in my reading & with the Holidays fast approaching its not looking good for the rest of Nov or any of Dec but I am not one to throw in the towel just yet - just reading when I can grab the time....

[Jackie M]

I hear ya Sallie I too have not been finding time to read much lately.

[AmandaG]

I'm with you guys too. Haven't been reading a whole lot lately. Started my free space read but need to get going on my shifter book. Maybe tonight...

[Vivian]

I picked up Hex Hall today so it's in the pile and will be read in the next week!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

{{Team Stats Updated}}

[Vivian]

Had a little downtime at work so able to get into my bingo read, yay!

Finished Hex Hall 11.18.10 ★★★★
First off - Shifters are pretty much non-existent in the book, so I feel a little weird using the book for the challenge, but it was on the list, so life goes on. It's publishing company is part of the Disney group and it has a feel-good Disney vibe to it, I thought.
As for the story, a somewhat typical storyline: teenage outcast goes to new school, rooms and bonds with another social outcast, makes enemies with popular clique, falls for popular guy, etc. Nothing mindblowing, but I still really liked it. A quick, fun YA book.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Since some of us are prepping for Thanksgiving meals, gatherings and overall post-holiday exhaustion. Another early announcement!

OUR NEXT SHELF IS ..... supernatural romance
DIRECT LINK: 'supernatural-romance'

Happy Reading & Happy (early) Thanksgiving, Everyone!!