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R3 TEAM THREAD: Team #7 ~ Litwits
You guys are fast! I am trying to decide between two books I own, but wouldn't likely get to if it weren't for this bingo:
Sassy ~ Amy wrote: "Daffodil wrote: "Janet Chapman hasn't made it onto my radar yet, but I may have to add her to an ever expanding list. ;DI'm still reading
for the Demon shelf -- decide..."I need to read this book -- I keep hearing great things!
I finished my demon shelf book a few days ago (see above posts), but here is the review.
3 starsHell Fire by Ann Aguirre, #2 in Corrine Solomon series
I really like Ann Aguirre’s writing style. I enjoy the worlds she creates and the characters that inhabit those worlds. I really do like a lot about this book, this series but for some reason this book and this series does not click with me. I cannot figure out why. Maybe a list will help.
What I love about this book (and this series):
1. The setting. In Hell Fire the setting is a small remote town in the middle of a forest, literally – it is surrounded by forest on a sides, in Georgia. The town is a character in the book, not just a location. It is very creepy, a scary place to be and Aguirre writes it well.
2. The side characters. I don’t mean the supporting cast, but the people the main characters run into on the street, at the library, etc. These side characters are funny, scary and add to the story.
3. The supporting case, like in Sirantha Jax, Corrinne is surrounded by a group of unusual but interesting people with their own agenda, but who gather together to fight for a specific battle. She does this well and I liked these people a lot.
4. The storyline – scary and surprising.
5. The talent/superpowers – very unique and creative. Not a copy of other urban fantasy books and there are huge costs to each of the powers. Well done.
What I don’t like about this book (and the series):
1. The throw in romance. It is not believable, the characters just don’t seem to sync, I don’t care enough about them as a couple and this storyline is so poorly done it is just a distraction from the main story.
2. The love triangle. See above.
3. The main character’s temper tantrums. Over the top, not consistent with her character. I can’t imagine friends and lovers putting up with this stuff.
I am not sure if I will read #3. It took move 15 months to move on to #2 in this series.
Good reviews, ladies! Sorry yours was a bust, Celine. No fun! Hope your demon read is better.Love triangle? Blah. LOL! I'm not a big fan, only if they are done well and most aren't. I always end up rootin' for the "wrong" dude anyway. ;)
Hope everyone's having a great week!
So if we get our supernatural stamp or our demon stamp we will have 3 in a row. Soooo...... how are we all doing on our books? *grin*? For my supernatural shelf, I am reading I am reading
and really really enjoying it! I have had this book since March 2010, lol -- I can't believe I waited that long. I am in about 40% and can't wait to read some more.
Just to update, I finished my demon book and reviewed it a little bit ago. :) So once we get our supernatural stamp -- we need to cross our fingers and toes that speculative fiction and trilogy are the shelves that are pulled! And once we get our demon stamp we need to do the same for "futurists" and "male author". Those are the last two shelves for the rows where we WILL have 3 stamps. :)
Demons shelf
Finished 9/8
4★
I was really looking forward to this book and it proved to be another marvelous installment in the Lord of the Underworld series. Reyes is possessed by the demon of Pain and has desired Danika from the beginning. Reyes' demon forces him to inflict painful injury upon himself to avoid inflicting it on others and he cannot feel any pleasure without it. Reyes and Danika are an engaging couple and after the anticipation of their union had built up over the course of the first two books, it was wonderful to see them finally get their HEA.
The Lords are also still fending off attacks from the Hunters and searching for the artifacts that can lead them to Pandora's box. I was a little surprised at who the leader of the Hunters was when revealed. I liked learning a little more about Sabin, Keeper of Doubt, and look forward to reading his story next in The Darkest Whisper.
Shelf #6: demons (O21)Finished: 5/6
Celine -
✔Daffodil - Hounded (rating and review pending)
✔Amanda - The Darkest Pleasure 9/8 | 4★ (message 411)
✔Steph - Wolfsbane 8/28 | 4★ (message 352)
✔Regina - Hell Fire 9/6 | 3★ (message 404)
✔Sassy (Amy) - Marked 8/29 | 5★ (message 370)
Shelf #7: supernatural (G18)
Finished: 6/6
✔Celine - Watcher in the Woods 9/6 | 2★ (message 401)
✔Daffodil - The Accidental Werewolf (rating and review pending)
✔Amanda - Kitty Raises Hell 9/11 | 4★ (message 439)
✔Steph - One Grave At A Time 9/6 | 3★ (message 420)
✔Regina - Ill Wind 9/9 | 4★ (message 433)
✔Sassy (Amy) - Moonlight Warrior 9/4 | 4★ (message 392)
Shelf #8: fantasy paranormal (B1)
Finished: 0/6
Celine -
Daffodil - Storm's Heart
Amanda - The Hidden
Steph - Shadowflame
Regina - Envy
Sassy (Amy) - Storm's Heart
We will have another 3 in a row after we get the 4 stars stamp too. The other shelves on that row are angels and post-apocalyptic. I haven't looked at any of the other teams' cards to see if any of them are close yet.
I haven't either. Oh I didn't know we had that one pending!Thanks for the update.
Is that a shelf I mIssed? I can't remember doing the four star one?!
It was the first shelf called. All of the shelves and our progress for each is listed on page 1. The current updates are condensed to the most recent shelves because it was getting a little lengthy there for a while.
Thanks I am on my phone and did a semi panic. I had just assumed all of our earlier ones were done.
Ooops! Thanks for the reminder that I was slackin' on my review. Back in a minute to post it. :D Go, Team, Go!
I finished my supernatural shelf book. Review to come.
4 stars.
Shelf: supernatural
Read: 06 Sept
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (to add ½ or not? Dunno.)
Review: I have been a fan of Cat & Bones since Cat was introduced to us in 2007. And, that dedication had always been rewarded with kick-ass battles, smokin' hot Bones and wild vamp chaos. Over the course of this series we have seen Cat try to stake Bones, Bones try to seduce Cat, Cat bail on Bones, Cat and Bones' hot matin' (AKA: Chapter 32), Cat stalked by Ex, Cat-fights, Bone-crushing love, and now ... ghosts?
I am the first to tell ya that the story itself was a decent read. But, I go into my favorite series reads expecting certain things and when one of the installments in that series doesn't have those "things", I get discombobulated. I don't know that to think, much less how to rate it.
There were some NH-bits that I enjoyed ~ Ian's quips, Tyler lustin' after Ian, tiny glimpses of Spade and Denise. But, overall, just not very NH'y. So, my rating is lower than it would be had this book been a stand-alone or part of some ghost-hunter paramystery series.
Man it is so disappointing. :( but I guess good things can't always last.
Hopefully the next one will bring back the things we love about NH. Like I said, it wasn't a bad read, just not what I would've expected for the series. Spoiler for bk #5 more so that this one. ---> (view spoiler)
wee hoo! I am going to read...
Yay! Enjoy, Amy! :D I haven't picked one yet, still pokin' around the shelf.
Ok, lots of good choices there. I'm still in the middle of Dragon Actually. But, when I'm done I'll probably go with one of these for my 'f-s' shelf read:
Steph wrote: "Yay! Enjoy, Amy! :D I haven't picked one yet, still pokin' around the shelf."I am trying to finish out some series...
Me too, using this as an excuse to push through. :) Steph, there are good choices on this shef, I like your choices. I have heard crazy stuff about Shadowflame, I am interested in your review. I am deciding between the following:
Regina wrote: "Me too, using this as an excuse to push through. :) Steph, there are good choices on this shef, I like your choices. I have heard crazy stuff about Shadowflame, I am interested in your review. ..."I vote for you to read
Steph wrote: "Hopefully the next one will bring back the things we love about NH. Like I said, it wasn't a bad read, just not what I would've expected for the series. Spoiler for bk #5 more so that this one. -..."Steph what did you end up rating it?
Amy I know!!! The thing is, I am sure I will end up reading it, so I am wondering if I should use the Bingo push to read something I wouldn't normally read ....
well... yahh... but it was sooo good!
LOL, I know, I know. :) I have been wanting a really good PNR to take me away.
4 stars.Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
4 stars Finished 9/9
This book surprised me. I have owned it for about 15 months and was resistant to read it. But this was everything I like about urban fantasy. A strong female, unusual powers, unique world creation, a baddie that is hard to figure out until the end, and hot interesting men peppered throughout. There were funny scenes, self critical moments where the heroine re-evaluates herself, and just really good action scenes. Great book, not fantastic. I will definitely read #2.
I am going to read
for my fantasy paranormal shelf.
Regina wrote: "I am going to read for my fantasy paranormal shelf."I see how you are! LOL!
I ended up going with a 3★ rating for it, Regina. Not sure if that's a flat 3 or 3.5. ;)Envy ... crap, another one to my maybe list. LOL! Enjoy! I'm about 60% into my current book and will pick mine for this shelf soon.
Still reading
for Demonsand
for supernatural.I've been having a lot of trouble reading lately. I usually read between 15 - 25 books in a month, with a little extra in the winter months. But so far I've only finished 1 book in September and it was started in August. I've started and put down various others. I just can't seem to stick with it. So not me! Don't worry though, I'm nearly through with hounded and mid-way through Werewolf. I'm going to buckle down this week and finish them, promise. At this moment I'm planning on
for fantasy paranormal. I loved the first book, so maybe this will help me out of my mood. And I know it's me not the books. When I can force myself to stay with it, Hounded is actually quite funny.
No worries, Daffodil. Sorry you've been in a reading rut. Sucks when that happens. Hope you enjoy your reads!I've decided on, and started,
for my 'fantasy paranormal' book. Hope everyone has a great week!
Shelf: supernatural
Finished 9/11
4★
Kitty Raises Hell is the sixth book of the series and continues the story from the previous book. Kitty is back home in Denver with her new husband Ben and her pack. The only problem is a demon sent by the Band of Tiamat that first confronted them in Vegas followed her home. With some help from the cast of a paranormal investigation tv show and the listeners of her radio show, Kitty is in for the fight of her life. One thing I love about Kitty is her wry sense of humor even when facing such challenges and that is better than ever in this book. I also enjoy her interactions with Ben and the fact that they can have a somewhat normal, stable relationship given what they are constantly facing. With a lot of action and suspense, the story moves at a fast pace that kept me turning the pages instead of putting it down. Looking forward to continuing the series with Kitty's House of Horrors.
Sorry Daffodil, that really sucks! I hate slumps. Genre shifting usually helps me. I was in a slump at the beginning of Bingo and I was able to find some different genred books on our shelves. I hope it picks up for you!
Good review, Amanda. It still seems weird to me that Ben & Kitty are together. I'm up to book # 5 (TBR) and hope to catch up by the end of the year.
Hi guys, sorry I haven't been in touch lately. Started at university with my Engineering study which has taken a lot more time than I thought.However, I had a sick day today, allowing me to finish my book! (:
I have been trying for weeks to finish Queen of the Damned, but it's just not happening. So, I'm switching my 4-stars read to Ascendant, which I actually DID enjoy!
I give Ascendant 5 stars.
I looove this series. Ms Peterfreund has created a world I have been waiting for since I was little it has, Killer Unicorns. I am still amazed by her utter brilliance for inventing them, and her ability to write an actual good story around them. Ascendant is a lot more grown up than the first part of the series, Rampant, but I was glad for the change. If Ascendant didn't have this kind of darker and more philosophical undertone it would have felt like more of the same.
I hope Ms Peterfreund will hurry up with writing a Killer Unicorns part 3! In the meanwhile I will just have to read part 1 and 2 again and again....
Hope you guys are having a great week and are reading very cool awesome books (:
I am sorry you are sick but yay for a break in your schedule! My days off come now when I am sick in bed too. Woo hoo for another stamp!
I've heard about that series, Celine, but haven't read any of it yet. Great review, made me want to check them out. Hope you're feeling better! Good luck with Uni!Stamp comin' up! Yay! :D
CONGRATULATIONS, Litwits! We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on '4 stars'.
[Our new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Yay!! :D
Congrats on the stamp LWs!I now have to check out Killer Unicorns, thanks Celine :)
Yay! So ... in one row if we get these two shelves we have bingo: angels and post-apocalypticOnce we get our supernatural stamp, if we get these two shelves we have bingo: speculative fiction and trilogy
Once we get our demons stamp, if we get these two shelves we have bingo: Male authors and futuristic
Go team!
Killer unicorns sound hilarious.
Celine, thanks for trying to suffer through the first book for us, I appreciate it. ;)
Go, Team, Go! :D
Finished both
(loved it) &
. Will post ratings and reviews soon.
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I'm giving up on this series. It's not grabbing my interest, and the ongoing cliffhanger is annoying the crap out of me. I don't like series that don't give even a small resolution at the end of the book.
The Watcher in the Woods is rather cruel for a young-adult book. The children in this book are 12 and 15, implying that the story is written for a teenage audience. However, there is so much death and war and hardship, I wouldn't recommend this for your son or daughter.
Hoping my Demon read turns out better (: