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R3 TEAM THREAD: Team #4 ~ Seriesly Hawt Sirens
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Steph, Serious series addict
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Sep 21, 2011 04:29PM
LOL! You nailed it! She has a love affair with 'H', I think. ;) I like them too. Can't hear "Caldwell" without thinking about the BDB.
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09/22 ****Its one of those books that i like a lot, but at the same time i dont have anything to say about it except that i love it :)
Steph wrote: "LOL! You nailed it! She has a love affair with 'H', I think. ;) I like them too. Can't hear "Caldwell" without thinking about the BDB."OK, so I'm reading Lover Mine right now and here is my favorite...
Hharm
Really? Two 'h's? :) At least the girl is consistent!
Lol! Dana, are you serious? I haven't got that far in the series but that is hilarious! My sister in particular finds the names hysterical but I'm trying to persuade her to give the series a chance - I think the names just add to the whole charm of the books, they wouldn't be the same without them ;)
Oh, yeah. The 'h' business is everywhere. But I like it too. ;) Part of the charm.
LOL! They (h's) are everywhere. I'd love to know if there's a story there or just something she started and couldn't stop doing.
They are like the basis for her BDB language it seems. All the "Old Language' words I have seen have an 'h' in them (if memory serves). Kind of like how other languages rely heavily on certain letters or letter combos. Like so many Italian names end in 'i'...that kind of thing. I wonder as well if there is a story about the importance of 'h'.
Wow there are so many good ones! I'm going to have to think on my pick for a short bit and then come back! :)
Alright, I'm going with Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
BTW Laura, I hope you enjoy Beautiful Creatures! I loved it!
I'm gonna read
, been looking for an excuse :D
Sarah wrote: "BTW Laura, I hope you enjoy Beautiful Creatures! I loved it!"i have read few pages and i already like it :)
Sandra wrote: "Zaanodes, you need to write a review of a couple of sentences for it to coun..."Took week off to move to new abode. Just saw this.
BETTER Review!!
Magic Burns ****
Curran is looking more interesting than in the first book. Kate is still a little grating but seems to be growing on me. It was the epilog that REALLY hit the spot! Will definately be continuing...No 'psych' this time!
Just took a cruise around the other teams cards and there are a few teams (including us) that have 4 in a row. I couldnt see that this shelf would get any team a bingo. We have 3 shelves that are 4 in a row so depending on shelf called for next week we could pull it off.Have a great week reading everyone!
Yay Zaanodes!!!Hope the move was successful and you can find everything. The unpacking is always the worst having to find homes for all your stuff.
Yep no team can get Bingo yet, but we've got a good shot at it, depending on Mr Randomizer.
Don't usually post mid-book...However...I am really hoping that How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire gets better. Right now, I would not want Roman or Shanna. I do want to shoot theem, though, just to put them out of my misery!
Find everything? Finding my mind is at the top of the list. It goes down hill after that. I will re-evaluate in a couple of weeks.
Back at work and trying to catch up.Sandra, feel better and my sympathies to you and your family on your loss.
Sarah, hope school isn't overwhelming you.
Dana, thank you for telling us about the Jim Henson Challenge.
I've been overwhelmed a lot lately but I've realized I need to really keep to a schedule (which I haven't been doing). My sleep schedule is totally wacky, I've gone to school twice so far with no sleep (and it wasn't because of homework). Plus, I need to figure out how to divide up all my time between all the school reading and enjoyment reading, because although I'd love to study all the time (haha) I do need time for myself. :)
Zaanodes wrote: "Back at work and trying to catch up.Sandra, feel better and my sympathies to you and your family on your loss.
Sarah, hope school isn't overwhelming you.
Dana, thank you for telling us about th..."
Thanks Zaanodes, I appreciate it :)
Sarah, I always found sleep to be overrated except when I was doing a test ;)
First in Series 26/9/11 ★★★★
Oh to be 2100 years old and look 21. Our hero Atticus O'Sullivan is a Druid. A being who uses Earth Magic and magical swords and has magical friends. He also has magical enemies and a love/hate relationship with plenty of Celtic Gods.
Those Celtic Gods are pretty nasty and no doubt they'll make an appearance again as well. All the fight scenes were well handled too, with help from werewolves and a friendly witch.
I enjoyed this book but it was so obvious to me that it was written by a man. Not just because we have a hero instead of a heroine but in the way everything is described. Most of what I have been reading lately has been written by women, but in my younger days I read a lot of stuff by men.
Everyones reviews of this book all mention Oberon the Dog and I must admit he is hilarious and I am looking forward to reading more of Atticus and Oberon.
How to Marry a Millionaire VampireFinished Sept 26, 2011 ★★
Well. I have finished this. I hope someone can tell me that these get better. Evil vamps that whine?? Not for me.
Well, Zaanodes, I enjoyed them, but it is a bit of fluff :)
I finished Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins I gave it 5 stars.
I was completely taken off guard by how the trilogy ended. I am sad that it's over but so happy that all those terrible things are done for. I think between Gale and Peeta the author made the best choice, not just because I agree but I think it was the best choice for Katniss. I don't think the other person would have been the best for her. So many people died, I was taken aback by that - even though a lot of people have died in both novels but more specifically the people who died was the shocking part. What Suzanne Collins created with these books was amazing and I am so happy that I read them.
CONGRATULATIONS, Seriesly Hawt Sirens! You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'read in 2010'.
[Your new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
I'm glad you enjoyed the trilogy, Sarah. Sorry to see them end.
Me too but hopefully she'll still write and come up with something else that's great! But I think it'll be hard writing in the shadows of The Hunger Games.
Hooray us!!!
Sarah wrote: "But I think it'll be hard writing in the shadows of The Hunger Games."I would think so.
Sandra wrote: "Well, Zaanodes, I enjoyed them, but it is a bit of fluff :)"I like fluff. Maybe it was my mood. I almost always read 2 or 3 books before giving up on an author or series.
I have found that I like a lot of the same books as you so I will definitely give it another shot.
Oh, the pressure. LOL
I decided to read Dragon Bound for this week, and man am I glad I did!
09/27 ★ ★ ★ ★So many things to like and praise about this book. I enjoyed the main characters and found them very beleivable. Pia had moments of doubt and felt the need to run, but managed to keep off my TSTL meter. Dragos was true to character; meaning, he was a total barbarian. True, he softened a bit, but never to the point where I felt like saying OH PLEASE!
The supporting Characters? Great lineup here. Loved the guard team! As well as the different courts of Fae, Tricks is a scream all on her own, and the Wyr-mink was a hoot! :) I really like Quentin at Elfie's too. One smooth fella.
The story line was awesome! Really a fun world built up here. I like the elder races set-up and finding out how many different type os wyr there are will be fun as the series progresses. All together a good solid read with lots of promise. :)
Halfway there ladies! Man it is starting to get a bit tight on the boards, huh? I'm liking this round. It seems very down to the wire. :)Week 10: First in Series, O24
Read: 6/6
*September 25 - October 1*
Zina: Warrior 09/28 ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
Zaanodes: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire 09/26 ★ ★
Sarah: Glass Houses 10/01 ★ ★ ★ ★
Sandra: Hounded 09/26 ★ ★ ★ ★
Laura: Beautiful Creatures 10/03 ★ ★ ★ ★
Dana: Dragon Bound 09/27 ★ ★ ★ ★
Glad you enjoyed Dragon Bound, Dana ;D
Sept 28/11
★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2
What a bloody good story! Adventure, romance, magic, history , humor, steampunk. Great characters. the author certainly knows how to write and really captured the feel of the time period and the locations. I have never been to the Gobi desert but she captured it perfectly from the pics I have seen. Introduced the characters for the next few stories and cant wait to read about their adventures. Visualized the main character was Hugh Jackman and oh my the sex scenes were just yummy thinking it was Hugh. Will definitely read the other stories. A great fun read. Recommend it.
Sandra wrote: "Oh, the pressure. LOL"No pressure...I will just hunt you down, make you feed me, give me a message, just all around pamper me for a week to make up for it!
lol
LOL. Good luck with that! Hubby would like that treatment too, take a number :DDDDDDDYay Zina, I liked Warrior 4 stars worth, but I might have made it 4.5 if I'd thought of Hugh Jackman. *sigh*
I don't usually go for fellows with dark hair but who doesn't salivate for a little Hugh? The man is hot! (Good teeth too...I really have a thing for good teeth. C= hehe)
Oh yeah! Supa Hot! ;)
I finished Glass Houses, I am going to give it a 4 out of 5.I was concerned because it's vamps and like I've said I'm trying to avoid vampires at all costs but I'm also trying to get down the amount of books I own that I haven't read. Anyways, I loved this! Rachel Caine made vampires scary! There is no sexy time going on in this book between vamps and humans or vamps and vamps. That's not what this is about. Vampires are mean, and evil! I loved that Caine paid homage to King by having them live on Lot street. I found that very ironic! I liked Claire, Eve, Shane and Michael. There was a big cliff hanger so I'm excited to find out what happens in the next book! Which luckily is apart of the copy I have since I have volume one of the series.
Wow, Sarah you're up late :)Yay! Another book finished and only 12 hours or so till the next shelf ....
haha yeah I had to finish my book and update all my challenges for the month before I get too far behind! I don't have class till Tuesday so I'm playing catch up right now before I have to get back to studying :)Plus I need my palette clear for the shelf call just in case it's a BINGO option!
Good planning! I've got Vol 1 of Morganville Vamps as well, though I've only read Glass Houses out of it so far. Must try and get to #2 soon. Though I have so many books to read it's becoming ridiculous.
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