R3 TEAM THREAD: Team #5 ~ Gypsies, Vamps and Thieves

[Carlyn]

New shelf ... new shelf ... new shelf!

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Carlyn wrote: "New shelf ... new shelf ... new shelf!"

Any time now... I can't wait. :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Our Next Shelf is: 'supernatural'
DIRECT LINK: 'supernatural'

Happy Reading!

[Carlyn]

Woo hoo! I'm going to read ! I had to go all the way to page 48 to find it :) but this is a great placement for us!

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I think I'm going to reread

[KarenF]

Ooh, that is a good shelf for us. :)

I'm going to read

[Mary X]

Yay! new shelf! I need to read Grave Witch for PBS so let me make sure that one is on there. I've found that 1 bookk in a series being on a shelf doesn't mean all the books in that series are on that shelf.

Yep it is so I will use. unless I come across another book on the list that I want to read first.

[Sherri]

Sorry I'm so slow this week. Really behind with my reading.

I'll be reading since I also have to read it for PBS and I might as well kill two birds with one stone.

[Amanda]

Book: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
Completed: 9/3
Shelf: Demons
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review: I'll say this, it was definitely better than I thought it would be. I'm finding lately that a lot of young adult books are following the Twilight method in terms of plot, so I'm genuinely hesitant when reading any YA paranormal books. However, this one was pretty interesting & I'm a complete sucker for any book that includes the fae/sidhe folklore. I really don't have much to complain about except for the fact that I wished the author would have broken away from common high school/YA character stereotypes. The whole popular mean girl scene is geting old, as well as the "hottest guy in school" bit. I would say that I'm most intrigued about the reapers, especially Tod. There's a whole lot of history that I'm looking forward to reading. Hopefully the next book will offer up some answers.

[Amanda]

Oh, and for my supernatural shelf, I'll be reading Hex Hall.

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I'll be making a review post later since I reread my 'supernatural' book last night but I'm having issues this weekend :/

Shelf: Supernatural

6/6

Mary: The Eyre Affair 09-12-11
Carlyn: Grave Dance 09-08-11
Amanda: Hex Hall 09-05-11
Sherri: The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf 09-05-11
KarenF: Magic Strikes 09-05-11
Cristina: Lover Revealed 09-04-11

[Mary X]

Carlyn is reading Grave Dance.

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Shelf: Supernatural




Lover Revealed (4.5*)
(Re)Read: 09/04/2011

I love this series. It's like crack.
I still love Butch O'Neill's story. Poor guy was stuck in so many ways and I'm so glad that he got his HEA early on. I do wish that Vishous hadn't been so tortured in this book. (I read BDB 5 first, so he's special to me). I loved what interactions we had with the Scribe Virgin, even though I still don't like her. After finishing this again, I can't wait to get all caught up with Rhev and JM again.

Third read-through of this series and I'm still a dedicated lesser skimmer. I can't help it.

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Mary wrote: "Carlyn is reading Grave Dance."

This is what happens when I post from my phone.

[Carlyn]

Cristina wrote: "Mary wrote: "Carlyn is reading Grave Dance."

This is what happens when I post from my phone."

Well noticed Mary! I missed that :)

[KarenF]

I used my day off to finish my "supernatural" shelf read. Plus I really loved it so it went quick!

*****

I liked the first two book in this series but I've gone to full-on love with this one. It's the most emotionally compelling yet as we get fleshed out back stories on many of the people in Kate's life and a lot more information on her heritage and upbringing as well. We've grown to love and trust these people along with Kate. And when I think of how isolated she was in the first book compared to this one, you can see the character growth on all sides. Plus now I am fully ready to jump on the Curran bandwagon. I love the dance that he and Kate are involved in. And while this didn't end on a cliffhanger at all the last page definitely has me chomping at the bit for the next book, which I'll be reading sooner rather than later.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Another convert! Yay :D

[Amanda]

Book: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Completed: 9/5
Shelf: Supernatural
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: I am honestly surprised at how much I loved this book! The blend of humor from Sophie & her magical interactions with the rest of the students had me laughing out loud. I found the boarding school atmosphere to be relatable, but it never became too cliché for me, which is what usually happens with most YA novels I happen to read. The book ended on quite the interesting cliffhanger and unfortunately, my library has quite the waitlist for the sequel. A feel like a bit of the race & magic mechanics could have been fleshed out a tad more, but it didn't take me too much out of the story and hopefully, that will be rectified in the next book. I can understand not wanting to overload the reader on background, especially if the books are directed to a younger, teenage audience.

[Sherri]

I finished both by demons and supernatural books. I still need to write up my reviews but I'll do that tonight. Sorry for being so slow this round, I just can't keep up with all the reading!

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Sherri wrote: "I finished both by demons and supernatural books. I still need to write up my reviews but I'll do that tonight. Sorry for being so slow this round, I just can't keep up with all the reading!"

No worries. At least you're still reading. :)

Just FYI: If we're still playing in October, my reading will be painfully slow since I watch 100 horror movies that month. I'll be going from 3-5 books a week to 1-2.

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

That sounds like a perfectly reasonable reason to have to slow down your reading. Be sure to let us know which movies are truly scary!

[Sherri]

No worries. At least you're still reading. :)

True, but at times its beginning to feel like a chore. I had a lot of books selected over at PBS in the games and I'm thinking I may have to set some free without reading them to bring my stress levels back in line. ;-) I have 6 books to read by next Tuesday (9/13) not counting the new shelf to come on Saturday. How do I get myself in this position? LOL!


Christina, so what are you watching 100 horror movies for? Some kind of October/Halloween challenge? Enquiring minds want to know.

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

I've done the same thing Sherri! I'm halfway thru a book that must be mailed by the 8th. And I've got 3 more plus the Supernatural book to read and mail by the 15th. If I stick to just those, I'll be OK, but there are 3 others I wanted to read and mail with the book on the 15th......

Then there are the 12 additional books I've promised to ladies from the Erotica TBR Swap......Too bad we don't have a BDSM shelf.

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Sherri wrote: "Christina, so what are you watching 100 horror movies for? Some kind of October/Halloween challenge? Enquiring minds want to know. "

Yeah, I do it every year. It's an October challenge on livejournal. I've always loved horror movies and I try to mostly watch movies I've never seen before.

I look forward to it all year long but it leaves little time to do anything but watch movies. My boys are a little excited because I told them they can watch some with me this year. Not all, of course (they are only 12) but it means I won't be locked in my room for 31 days. :D

My List

[Sherri]

I think we will be done sometime in September judging from how the cards are looking. I played around with this today, I think Laura had sent it around early in the game. But here is how the cards are looking.

AFter this week, 2 teams will have a bingo opportunity with the next shelf announcement. Team 2 and us.

BINGO CARDS_ALL TEAMS

[Mary X]

I have a bunch of books to mail for PBS too: 2 by the 8th and 2 by the 10th. Then a 3rd for a virtual box that's still going. That one fit this weeks shelf so I'm getting it done now.

My library has 3 of the books I need to mail out so I think at this point I'm just going to mail them and read the library copies. I'm almost finished with the 1 book my library doesn't have.

[Mary X]

I had planned to get tons of reading done this weekend with my extra day off. But I got in a cleaning/purging mood and read very little.

I'm still reading the Demons book. But I'm reading it with my daughter and trying not to get too ahead of her. I wasn't rushing with it since at this point the spot doesn't do much for us. But if one of the spots near it gets called this weekend-I'll make sure I get a Demon books read ASAP.

[Sherri]

Mary, if you haven't read either of your books the Supernatural one gives us better positioning for a bingo win. The demons one is out on its own and doesn't give us a win. If you want to prioritize, read the supernatural one first. Then if ghosts is drawn for the shelf we would be in good shape.

[Sherri]

Here is my demons review.


Book Completed: September 5, 2011
Shelf: Demons
Rating: ★★★★

I’m not sure about this author’s trend of ending a book on a WTF plot twist, they absolutely drive me crazy. Especially when the next book in the series isn’t being released in the near future. Corine is back and Shady Lady is full of action, plot twists and turns. I was a bit disappointed that Jesse nor Chance make an appearance in the beginning of the book but ended up being pleasantly surprised by Kel’s significant contribution to the story. After Hell Fire, I wasn’t sure about his character, but I think I am in love with him now! Ms. Aguirre portrayal of him was amazing and the threads she wove regarding his background were inspiring. I so want him to end up with Corine, even though I know it’s a longshot. The storyline here is fast paced and drew me in. I barely put the book down from start to finish; always a good thing for me. I don’t want to say too much about the ending since I think each and everyone should have the chance to read it first hand, but needless to say, I am expectantly waiting the release of Devil’s Punch in April 2012.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Very cool, Cristina! I love horror movies! I'm a gore girl and, although they make horror movies more gory than scary these days, I still enjoy them. The oldies are the best though! <-- really most pre-2000 aren't bad. LOL @ "15. The Killing Room Meh. A world of meh" I haven't seen it, but won't take the time now. I love the tag "+ (!) Means that its so disturbing that I'll probably never watch it again but still remember it vividly forever." And, 7 movies in a day, girl!? You rock! Diggin' this challenge. Maybe next year I can give it a go as well. I'll keep an eye on your list for 2011.

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Steph wrote: "Very cool, Cristina! I love horror movies! I'm a gore girl and, although they make horror movies more gory than scary these days, I still enjoy them. The oldies are the best though! "15. The Ki..."

:) I marathon on the weekends.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

That's awesome! I always wanted to be a runner, but my .... heavily weighted top 1/2 makes it less than enjoyable. So, now I tend to run only when being chased. ;)

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Steph wrote: "That's awesome! I always wanted to be a runner, but my .... heavily weighted top 1/2 makes it less than enjoyable. So, now I tend to run only when being chased. ;)"

I'm top heavy too, so I understand. I wear a bra, a sports bra and then a bra top when I run but I meant movie marathon. I only run on a treadmill, in the air-conditioning. Or when being chased... lol

[Steph, Serious series addict]

ROFL!! Oops, sorry! I was thinking about Vivian and her running the 1/2 marathon recently. *blush*

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Steph wrote: "ROFL!! Oops, sorry! I was thinking about Vivian and her running the 1/2 marathon recently. *blush*"

No worries. Its just that I'm more likely to spend a beautiful weekend inside playing video games than outside running. ;)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL! :D

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I'm reading a book from the 'ghosts' shelf (Unholy Ghosts) hoping that if I do that, then that shelf will come up next.

That's what happened with the 'demons' shelf.

[Mary X]

Just as long as you have another Ghosts book to read!

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Mary wrote: "Just as long as you have another Ghosts book to read!"

Of the 19 that I picked that are still left (not read for another shelf) I own 9, so I'm ready to go.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL Cristina! Sneaky! ;)

[Carlyn]

Cristina wrote: "I'm reading a book from the 'ghosts' shelf (Unholy Ghosts) hoping that if I do that, then that shelf will come up next.

That's what happened with the 'demons' shelf."

I hope you enjoy it Christina, I absolutely loved it :)

[Carlyn]

Here is my review for the Supernatural shelf :)


Grave Dance by Kalayna Price

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is the second book in the Alex Craft series. I absolutely loved the first book so I had very high expectations for this one and the author did a great job of meeting them . . . mostly.

When several left feet are discovered Alex, a grave witch, is called in by the police to consult as she can raise the spirit of the dead to find out what happened to them. The problem is with so little body Alex cant do her job. Alex has also recently found out that she is feykin and is trying to figure out what that means for her life. With the help of her friends, the yummy winter fey queens knight and the delectable soul collector she calls Death, Alex must find out what is happening and fast!

This book was a little slow to start for me and to be honest I'm not entirely sure why, I simply struggled but once I got passed the first few chapters I was as hooked as I was with the first booked. The action flows brilliantly and the characters are great, Alex is particularly likeable for me as she is so normal and flounders when she is shoved into unusual situations which makes it more realistic for me. Falin is a puzzle for me I honestly can't decide if I like him or not and I'm not entirely sure it's not because I'm a little bit in love with Death, the soul collector, but I would like to have seen more of him and I was expecting more of a development in the relationship between Alex and Death.

Overall I really enjoyed the second installment of this series. It is a great urban fantasy story with action, mystery, emotion and intrigue! I am looking forward to the next Alex Craft tale.



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[Steph, Serious series addict]

Sounds good, Carlyn. Good review.

[Mary X]

I plan in finishing both my Demons and Supernatural books this weekend. Maybe not before the next shelf is called but by tomorrow night.

We are going to see Wicked tonight but I plan to spend tomorrow reading. And this afternoon if I can.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Lucky you, my sis and her girls loved Wicked :)

[Mary X]

Well I just realized that a book I read yesterday has been shelved as Demons a bunch of times. So I will just review that. I checked because it has a demon in one of the stories.

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I really just got this for the Breeds story. But I had to read the whole thing to count it for an erotica challenge on paperbackswap. I'm not into the other series in the book so the stories weren't all that interesting to me. Not enough to make want to start the other series. But I liked it enough to finish the book. Of course my favorite story was The Breed Next Door by Lora Leigh. But I already knew that world.

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We're ready for our Demons shelf stamp. YAY!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Our Next Shelf is: 'fantasy paranormal'
DIRECT LINK: 'fantasy paranormal'

Happy Reading!

[Mary X]

Yay! New Shelf. I don't have time to look for a book, I just wanted to see if it was posted yet. I'm sure I have lots for this.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Gypsies, Vamps and Thieves!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'demons'.

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

Good Job!! :D