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R2 TEAM THREAD: Team #4 May the 4ce Be with You [THIRD PLACE]
AH wrote: "At the beginning of the book, she is rather submissive to almost a nauseating degree."I agree. It was nice seeing her snap out of it.
Steph wrote: "AH wrote: "At the beginning of the book, she is rather submissive to almost a nauseating degree."I agree. It was nice seeing her snap out of it."
And she gets stronger as the series continues. I'm on book 6 now, and still really enjoying them :)
I recently finished #2 and definitely see she's heading in the big-girl-pants direction. :)
Haha, big-girl-pants. .
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I don't know why that's so funny.
Now ya got me gigglin'! :D
Hi Team! This is my first ever review, so please forgive me for any mistakes.I completed my "Part of Series" read, "City of Bones" by Cassandra Clare on March 8th. I have to say I liked this book so much that I have already started the second book!
I would rate this book 4.5/5
Despite very negative reviews, I would recommend this book to anyone.
I found this book a very good read. It was hard to put down! The characters were interesting and likeable; the storyline, full of twists and turns. I found myself saying "aha" numerous times. There was the right amount of excitement, romance, mystery and I was introduced to a new paranormal character, the "The shadowhunter" People with part angel blood that hunt and kill demons. I also liked that they worked alongside other paranormals to fight evil. The only thing that caught me off guard is the shifting werewolves. I am a huge Kelly Armstrong fan and am used to a definite and slower human to wolf transformation. I found myself doubting the ease of shifting with the wolves in this book. This however, is not enough to change my opinion of this novel. I really enjoyed the progression of Luke, the shadowhunter turned werewolf , who actually saves the day at the end of this book. I could go on and on, but want to keep this brief. The main thing, if you haven’t read this series, given this series a try. Just because people don’t like something, doesn’t mean you won’t love it!
Hi Steph,I would like to read City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2) for my free space read. I started it this morning.
Great review Tania. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Ditto! Great review! And, I got ya listed for City of Ashes - enjoy! :)
Oh, and I finished my free space read, River Marked. Loved it! I'll be back later to post my review and update our group reading list. Hope everyone's enjoying their reads. :)
Hi group,Totally enjoying book 2 of Mortal Instruments.
Also wanted to apologize for the typos in my review.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Hi everyoneJut wondering has anyone ever called in to work for the day off as sick so that they could stay at home and finish a book. I just need like 3 hours of no interruptions to finish my book. Absolutely love it.
Tania....liked your review....that was such a good book....I plan to read the second one soon....
@ Zina: Hmmmm! Let me think. I'm accessing the internet from work. So my answer would have to be no. No, absolutely not. Do you think they're listening in? LOL. Great reveiw Tania, I remember enjoying
a couple years ago and planning to read the rest of the series. For some reason I never got around to it. Too many books, need another three lifetimes to finish them all.
I'm probably going to be out of touch 'til Monday or Tuesday. I haven't been able to get much reading done lately and probably won't for the next few days either. I have a family visitation tonight and funeral tomorrow. Then I'll be going out of town to see my brother in the hospital.
Sorry to hear that Daffodil, hope your brother recovers quickly. Best wishes to you and your family.
Another best wishes to you and your family Daffodil
Best wishes from me three!@Zina: Haven't yet, but I've been tempted :)
Sorry for your loss, Daffodil. I hope your brother has a speedy recovery. Thinking of you and your family. @Zina, definitely tempted in the past.
I finished my part of a series read. I read Shadowfever and completed on March 10th.I give it 4.5/5 stars.
What a roller coaster ride of a read. I was so engrossed with this book and actually the whole series. I would find myself thinking about Barrons and Mac during my day and trying to figure out the twists and turns. Oh my gosh there were so many. Who murdered her sister? Was always trying to guess but when it was revealed who it was I was sure that I had read it wrong. That sure did surprise me. At times I felt like there were two different people writing the story. Parts were like the other books in the series and then the parts when Mac was in the White Mansion and when she was conversing with the book certainly felt different. I will definitely read the series again. I bet the new series will be just as great.
Off to search my TBR pile for a free space read.
Daffodil...have a good weekend Vivian....my ultimate job would be to work in a library but I know I would probably get no work done and would be MIA among the stacks...
Tania....how are you liking City of Ashes?
Yay, Zina! Great review. You know it's a great book when you find yourself thinking about the story and/or characters when you're not reading the book. :)
Stamp! Stamp! We have a stamp! Don't know how I missed that earlier, but Zina's review was our final review for shelf #1! WAY TO GO, LADIES!! I think, unless I've missed something on another team's thread, we're the first stamp of R2. YAY! New shelf announcement to come this weekend! Happy reading, ladies! :D
Off to update our reading lists and stamp our Bingo card. :DETA: I've updated our bingo card with our 1st stamp! YAY! I've also updated our "Team Reads" lists and the Google spreadsheet. Please let me know if I've missed anyone's review. Thanks & WTG!! :)
CONGRATULATIONS, 4ce! We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'part-of-a-series'.
[Our new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Great Job, Team!! :D
Daffodil, hope your brother has a speedy recovery.Steph - are you guys OK where you are?
Yes, ma'am. We are good here in Oki. And, Judithe is okay on mainland. :)
Congrats on the first stamp!
Good to know you guys are all right. 8.9 is seriously just... almost incomprehensible. :(And congrats 4ce. We are so going to win this!
Good to hear that you are all ok .....that was a big one....cant imagine ....I heard on the news that in Japan the earth shakes 300 times a day....
Glad everyone is safe. Zina, I am totally loving my book and I have to say Dead Witch Walking was great. Big surprise, as Kelley Armstrong is my favorite author.Happy weekend to all!
Glad to hear you and Judithe are okay Steph. Dad let me borrow his laptop to check in on people here.Thanks for the well wishes. My brother has improved greatly in the last day and half. His BP is down to
127 over 69, sitting up. He's off the IV drip too. When he was admitted it was up to 201 over 100+ with bleeding in the brain. As recent as Wednesday it spiked up to 210+. He has another scan tomorrow to check out the areas that were bleeding and then maybe he can move out of critical care. Scary days, let me tell you.
Glad to hear your brother is improving! That has to be so scary. Was definitely worried when I heard about the earthquake. Hope you stay safe :)
Daffodil, glad to hear about your brother improving. Definitely a scary time, hospitals are never fun.My best wishes to you, your dad, your brother and the rest of your family. All fingers & toes crossed.
So happy to hear your brother's doing better, Daffodil! Thanks for the update. You and your family are in our thoughts!
Our Next Shelf is: 'shifters'DIRECT LINK: 'shifters'
*You may choose your book and start reading now*
Happy Reading, Team!! :)
Good one! Enjoy, AH!
@Daffodil--glad to hear your brother is better!!!@May the 4ce Be With You- Congrats on your stamp!!!
Thanks, Judithe! Go, team, go!! :D
Updates on our current readsFREE SPACE: Anytime read (7/8)
Stamp Pending
✔ Steph River Marked 3/10/11 5★ (Review)
✔ Jo Steel 3/20/11 5★ (Review)
✔ Vivian Demonglass 3/5/11 4.5★ (Review)
✔ Tania City of Ashes 3/11/11 5★ (Review)
✔ AH Bone Crossed 3/6/11 4★ (Review)
Daffodil River Marked
✔ Cinnamon Blood Song 3/13/11 3★ (Review)
✔ Zina Dead Witch Walking 3/15/11 3.5★ (Review)
Shelf #2: 'shifters' ~ 3/12/11 (7/8)
O21 Stamp Pending
✔ Steph Strange Neighbors 3/13/11 3★ (Review)
✔ Jo Stray 3/15/11 2★ (Review)
✔ Vivian Fool Moon 3/17/11 3.75★ (Review)
✔ Tania City of Glass 3/17/11 5★ (Review)
✔ AH Pride 3/14/11 4★ (Review)
Daffodil Mercy Blade
✔ Cinnamon Blood Bound 3/15/11 4★ (Review)
✔ Zina Slave to Sensation 3/17/11 3.5★ (Review)
AH wrote: "*waves pompoms*"RA*RA*RA :D
Took me a while, but I found two March challenge books on the shelf. Loads of books I'd like to add to my wish list. I might be poking around that shelf a bunch in the future. :)I'll be reading either
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Those books look cool. I'll wait to see what you think of them before adding to Mt. TBR.
Hi all, I just finished my free space read. Mortal Instruments #2. All I can say is WOW!I'll do a review this afternoon, as I really need to spend time with my family........ I've been neglecting them!
I can say that I will be giving it 5/5 and I agree when you guys said it was been better than the first!
Tania - Glad you're enjoying the the Mortal Instrument books. That's yet another series I have in the mountain.Steph - Those books sound good too, darn you.
I'm gonna read
for my shifters book.
@Daffodil: Hope your brother's health continues to improve:).@Tania: The Mortal Instruments series IS pretty amazing. There's also a companion series called The Infernal Devices, although in my opinion, TMI is better.
I'll read
for shifters.
Hi Team! I completed my "Free Space" read, "City of Ashes" by Cassandra Clare on March 11th and would give it a rating of 5/5.
This book was so good; even better than the first instalment in the Mortal Instruments series. It was terribly hard to put down, heck I even stayed up till the wee hours reading it night after night. The characters continue to be interesting and likeable; the storyline, full of twists and turns. This book dug deeper into the lives and feelings of its major characters. I actually felt some weird emotional tie with the characters as I was reading. (I don’t want to spoil the book for those who have not read this book and/ or series yet) There was the right amount of excitement, romance, mystery, adventure and nail-biting situations. The characters from the first book in the series continue where they left off, and new and interesting characters were added to make things that much more enjoyable.
This book was awesome! I actually feel at a loss now that it’s over and pray that book 3 is on our Bingo shelf, if not I’ll have to rip myself away and start another series until this Bingo challenge is done. Nooooo!
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That's such an exciting book. Enjoy, Zina! Barrons' history throughout the series takes on a whole new light after the revelations in that book. :)