R2 TEAM THREAD: Team #1 The ONEders [THIRD PLACE]

[Sarah]

Changing my pick to Succubus Blues, thank you to the 1 person who listed it as fantasy-scifi! :D

[Lili]

Just finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore 05/19*****


What a great book!
The writing, the characters, the plot and world building... just amazing!
Even though it's a big book I barely noticed it, the pace of it keeps you going and you can't stop.
Katsa is such a great character, I found very interesting the analysis of her Grace and how it was always seen as killing but once Po came along and they became friends, she started getting to know herself as well, wich lead her to really see what she could do and find out what her power was.
As an elementary school teacher I always try to find interesting books to recommend my students and this one is a truly amazing one with a couple of good advices for them

[Laura Lulu]

I loved that one too, Lili. It would have been perfect if...(view spoiler)[the ending were a bit different--I appreciate the concept of not needing to be married to be happy, but I wasn't a fan of the whole "we'll be together until one of us doesn't want to anymore" mentality. Yes, it's more real, and I'm not a fan of cheesy HEA, but sometimes a HEA isn't cheesy, it's the perfect cherry on top. :) (hide spoiler)]

But it was still an awesome book. :)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Finished on 5/19/11 and gave it 3 stars.

My review:
I loved Men of the Otherworld, so I was really looking forward to this book. It turned out to be just ok, though. Some of the stories were extremely short and some seemed to go on forever. Surprisingly, I think my favorite was Eve's.

What I enjoyed:
* Learning more about the characters' pasts.
* I like Lucas' father. He seems to just want to make Lucas happy.
* Cassandra and Savannah's interactions were fun.

What could have been better:
* The last story dragged. I enjoyed the basic plot, but it took too long to get to the point and Lucas' internal whining got old fast.
* I was surprisingly disappointed with Clay and Elena's story. They are by far my favorites in this world, but I think I would have been happier never knowing the details of how they met. Although it was good to get to know Logan.

[Laura Lulu]

Fantasy-SciFi

finished May 20 ★★★★

I really liked this one. Probably closer to a 3.5 star, but when a book has an Irish wolfhound quoting Eric Cartman, I'll throw him a bone with 4 stars. It was a light, fun read with great characters, fast paced action and much comic relief. I found myself snickering many a time while reading.

Atticus is a really likable character who is easy to root for. Sometimes his comments were just a bit too trendy to be coming from a 2100 year old druid, but they were usually funny, nonetheless. And Atticus' Irish wolfhound, Oberon, was great. He was like Jim the Demon Dog, with more sweetness and less creepy pervishness.

Lots of mythology and different gods & supes in this one, but instead of finding it to be too much, I really enjoyed the smorgasbord. Looking forward to find out what trouble Atticus & Oberon get into next.

[Laura Lulu]

Sixie Chicks don't have Bingo yet, and a new shelf announcement tomorrow--get ready to read your brains out if it's a shelf that gives us Bingo. :)

All BINGO Cards

Free Space - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***completed April 7***

Part-Of-A-Series, G1 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 5 - completed March 12***

Shifters, I5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 12 - completed March 27***

Paranormal, G3 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 19 - completed April 7***

YA-Fantasy, G2 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 26 - completed April 10***

Demons, N5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 3 - completed April 15***

Urban Fantasy, O4 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 9 - completed April 18***

Paranormal Fiction, B5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 16 - completed May 3***

Favorite Series, G5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 23 - completed May 5***

Vampires, B4 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 29 - completed May 9***

Paranormal Romance, O3 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced May 7 - completed May 12***

Fantasy SciFi, I2 - 4/8 completed
***announced May 14***
✔Laura Lulu Hounded finished May 20 ★★★★
Laurie
✔Diane Tales of the Otherworld finished May 19 ★★★
✔Lili Graceling finished May 19 ★★★★★
Christina Magic Lost, Trouble Found
Sarah Succubus Blues
✔Jen Storm Glass finished May 17 ★★★★
Thenia

[Steph, Serious series addict]

"get ready to read your brains out if it's a shelf that give us Bingo." LOL!!

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

LOL...

[Laura Lulu]

Judithe wrote: "LOL..."

Sowwy Judithe--please look away while I motivate my team at your team's expense. Thankyouverymuch. ;)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LMAO!

[Sarah]

Sixie Chicks only have two more books to read, right? I checked their page... but if they don't get it done I think we have a chance, if the next shelf gives us BINGO! :D

[Laurielu]

Tah! Dah! I am back!!!! I apologize for my absence from this group. There have been some very serious family issues that have kept my time and attention to other things... I really am very sorry.

I will be reading the The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook for the Fantasy SciFi shelf. I will have the review done by Monday.

Thanks for your understanding.

[Laura Lulu]

The Sixie Chicks have finished all their books and have Bingo. Boo hoo hoo. Lol. ;)

Thanks so much everyone for being such a great team, we were pretty awesome. :)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Yep, we were a great team, the randomizer just didn't smile upon us.

[Thenia]

Better luck next time! Congrats to the Sixie Chicks! ^^

[Laurielu]

So, that means the game has ended? How sad.... will we be playing again?

Congratulations to the to the Sixie Chicks!! Great game everyone!

[Laura Lulu]

We will play another round of Bingo, but before that, Steph has a super secret new game planned. I'm guessing we'll be hearing more about it soon.

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Yep, we were a great team, the randomizer just didn't smile upon us."

Well, for a little while Mr. R was VERY good to us. I think we were the only team to have 3 potentials. :)

In the end, though...oh well. Congrats to the Chicks!

For the record -- finished Magic Lost, Trouble Found - 5 stars - I stayed up to after 1AM to finish it.

Raine reminds me very much of Kate Daniels. The authors of both series share a editor.

[Sarah]

We had a pretty good shot of getting a fifth shelf, Sixie Chicks got lucky! :D Congrats Sixie Chicks!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Happy Birthday Christina (it's the 22nd here)

Hip, Hip, Hooray

Party Hats, Balloons, the crowd goes wild!!!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Happy Birthday, Christina!! :D Enjoy your day!

[Lili]

aaawwww.... the Sixie Chicks have won?... so close!!

Great game team!, we did good and I'm real happy to be part of The ONEders.
Special thanks to our leader, Laura Lulu.

Can't wait for round 3!

[Lili]

Happy birthday Christina!

Have a great day and remember women are like good wines, we just get better and better with age.

[Laura Lulu]

Happy Birthday Christina! Hope it's a great one. :)

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Thanks, ladies ! *<:-D

(Oh, look. Another thunderstorm just rolled in.)

[Sarah]

I'm a little late but Happy Birthday Christina!! :D

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

*<:-) Thanks, Sarah!

[Zaanodes]

Good job, good fun. See you all next round?

[Sarah]

I'm definitely in if there's a next round

[Steph, Serious series addict]

There'll definitely be a R3. It'll take place later in the year, after we finish our next team game/challenge. :)

[Laurielu]

I'm in for the next round, too!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Lookin' forward to it, Laurie! :)