R4: Team #3 ~ The Power of 3 [SECOND PLACE]

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

My pick for the "paranormal-mystery shelf" is

[KarenF]

New Shelf: Paranormal Mystery: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/p...

[KarenF]

Shelf: Paranormal Mystery

Sallie: *** 3/11/12 Sallie's Review

KarenF: ***1/2 3/13/12 Karen's Review

JenniferJ: **** 3/20/12 Jennifer's Review

Mandy: ***1/2 3/11/12 Mandy's Review

Laura: ***** 3/16/12 Laura's Review

[Lala]

i will be reading for paranormal-mystery

[Mandy]

I am going to read .

[JenniferJ]

My Paranormal Mystery Read is

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

I finished , 3*s...i liked this one..there were some really "evil" characters in this go around with the otherworld but Maggie & Co came out ok - the drama around "Maggie & Tom" & "Maggie & Marcus" finally had a little direction..I have the next book in the series on my TBR so will definitely be reading it sometime in the near future.

[JenniferJ]

Review for
3/11/12
3 Stars

It has taken me a while to complete reading Fallen. I kept picking it up and putting it back down from lack of interest. I feel so bad because it has gotten so many wonderful reviews but even after I was in over 200 pages I still was really not into it. Everytime I thought "this" is the moment it is going to take off it just would fizzle back out. The characters were meh but I never really connected with any of them not even Luce. It's obvious she and Daniel is supposed to have this huge love for each other yet he treats her really bad and it seems that the worse he treats her the more intrigued she is with him. The story just drags and drags and only in about the last quarter redeems itself and peaks my attention. I will continue on with the series and hope Torment is better.

[Lala]

JenniferJ wrote: "Review for
3/11/12
3 Stars

It has taken me a while to complete reading Fallen. I kept picking it up and putting it back down from lack of interest. I feel so bad because..."

I had the same thing with the first book and second was like that for me too. Both books endings are good, i think. Right now im in middle of the third book and its the best one so far. Their love comes out more in third book.

[Mandy]

Review for - 3.5 stars

I enjoy the mystery aspect of this series - the small-town feel, the fun cast of characters, and the keep-you-guessing whodunnit. The only parts I wasn't crazy about is when the characters discuss religion/paganism - it almost sounds preachy, and I think that Maggie is completely going after the wrong guy. If Tom can't handle her boss being a witch, how on earth is going to handle her? She just needs to move on!

[KarenF]

I finished my paranormal mystery book on 3/13 but haven't had a chance to post.

***1/2

I know a lot of people really love this series. I don't really love it but I do find them to be entertaining, fun reads. I think sometimes the humor is forced and the author goes for a punch line instead of character development or plot. In fact, in this book and in the first I thought the plot was a little dark for the tone of the book. I think the humor would be less jarring in a lighter mystery. And that's why I don't love them. But when the humor works, it works very well and it's really funny. I'll certainly read more of the series but I'm not burning rubber to get them.

[Mandy]

KarenF wrote: "I finished my paranormal mystery book on 3/13 but haven't had a chance to post.

***1/2

I know a lot of people really love this series. I don't real..."

Thanks! You just kept me from adding another series to be never-ending list (at least for now!).

[Lala]

finished this weeks read ***** 03/16

There was some pretty shocking things happening in this one. As usual Harry was fighting with vampires and was trying to find out who was killing women through a curse and with that case he got himself to a more troble, but also found out that he still has family, a brother.

[Mandy]

Laura wrote: "finished this weeks read ***** 03/16

There was some pretty shocking things happening in this one. As usual Harry was fighting with vampires and was trying to find out..."

I love this series!

[KarenF]

Mandy wrote: "Laura wrote: "finished this weeks read ***** 03/16

There was some pretty shocking things happening in this one. As usual Harry was fighting with vampires and was tryi..."

I love it too. I'm up to and I'm currently listening to it on my commute. If you do audiobooks, these are great. James Marsters (Spike!) does the narration and he's so good it makes even going to work fun. :)

[Lala]

I try to read this series really slowly, but its not coming out :D Its just so good series and time flies away when you are reading it.

[KarenF]

Hey everybody! New shelf time - Magic: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/m...

[Lala]

for this shelf im going to read

[KarenF]

Shelf: Magic



Sallie: **** 3/22/12 Sallie's Review

KarenF: **** 3/19/12 Karen's Review

JenniferJ: ***** 3/23/12 Jennifer's Review

Mandy: *** 3/20/12 Mandy's Review

Laura: ***** 3/24/12 Laura's Review

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

I'm going to go with ....so excited

[Lala]

Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "I'm going to go with ....so excited"

i loved the first book from this series. im looking forward to you review :)

[Mandy]

I'm going to read - time to get another off the TBR Mountain :)

[Lala]

Paranormal Romance: **** 03/18/12

Its fun, sexy read about a woman who finds out she is a half demon and how she handles her life after that. It turned everything up side down for her, mostly because she was a slayer and hated demons for what they done to her mom. In the end she finds love, family and learns to handle her demon half.

[KarenF]

Yay! Another Stamp for us!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Power of 3!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'paranormal-romance'.

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

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Power!

[JenniferJ]

Magic Pick

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

OOOhhhh, interested in what you think of that one JenniferJ, I've been eyeing it off for a while :)

[KarenF]

My car needed some work today so I had plenty of reading time while waiting and finished by Magic book.

****

Another winner in this series. I love Cat & Bones and their world. Fabian has always been a favorite of mine so I was happy that he gets a larger role (and maybe a ghostly girlfriend). I have to admit that I was missing the rest of the regulars through the first half of the book but soon enough Ian, Spade & Denise show up and of course, Ian gets all the good lines. Can't wait for Vlad's book.

[JenniferJ]

Sorry running bit behind this week been sick. :(

Paranormal Mystery Review
4 stars
A comedic vampire teen tale. Elizabeth, a star student with a brilliant future ahead of her, gets suckered into a meeting with her dream guy only to wind up being turned into a vampire and seeing her terrific future go up in smoke. This was one of the funniest vampire stories I have ever read! Basically Beth gets mad and then she gets even with the help of her trusty sidekicks.

[Mandy]

Magic book:

- 3 stars

I am giving this omnibus of 3 young adult books 3 stars. Like many young adult books, it portrays all adults as the enemy in a way, where there is no adult that can be trusted to help with their problems. Sorry, that just peeves me slightly. Otherwise, it was a fairly good read. In the first book, (view spoiler)[vampirism becomes the solution for pancreatic cancer - if only! In book 2, there really wasn't a HEA, because the heroine decided she didn't want to be a vampire and wasn't sure the "hero" could ever make up for his past deeds and attitudes, regardless of the fact that they were soulmates. That was an interesting twist. In book 3, the heroine witch had to leave her whole world behind to be with her soulmate. In all three, the teens were battling strict rules to be with/help the ones they loved even under pain of death, and bigotry is the underlying theme running through the books (the Night World creatures call humans "vermin"). It was entertaining and I might have liked it more if I was a teen, but it wasn't a bad read. (hide spoiler)]

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Hope you're feeling better JenniferJ :)

[JenniferJ]

Sandra, Artemis is pretty good so far. I been wanting to try it for a while and just never got to it. This was a perfect opportunity! lol

I am feeling much better just had a bout of ole bronchitis.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Glad to hear it JenniferJ and glad its nothing too serious either :)

[KarenF]

Glad to hear you're feeling better, Jennifer!

I'm off to go request another stamp! :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Power of 3!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'paranormal-mystery'.

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

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Power!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

I finished ..4*s...wow I had read a couple of reviews on this book while I was reading it last night & I wasnt really sure what my reaction was going to be...some liked it others didnt think it was up to the previous 2 standards. I liked the book - yes the snarkiness was there, Sophia discovers alot about herself & where she had her beginnings but other than that the book lacked its usual leave you hanging moment. I am curious though because I got the feeling that this was suppose to be the last book but the ending left you asking what happens next? so if anyone has any news as to whether there is another book I would be most interested.

[JenniferJ]

5 stars

I was pleasantly surprised with Artemis Fowl because I must confess I went into this book expecting NOT to like it. I have came so close to picking it up several times at the book store but it just never hit me hard enough to buy it so when Netgalley offered it up I decided here was my chance to step outside the comfort zone.

The first couple of pages had me captivated and quickly delved into the extraordinary world of a miniature 007 meets Richie Rich! It was incredibly easy getting sucked into Atemis's wicked schemes and I feel what really made this so enjoyable to me was the fact that it was more of an updated fantasy adventure weilding computers and high tech gadjets instead of just the usual spells, wands, and ect..

I definatley see more Artemis in my future!

[Mandy]

JenniferJ wrote: " 5 stars

I was pleasantly surprised with Artemis Fowl because I must confess I went into this book expecting NOT to like it. I have came so close to picking it up se..."

I got that one from Negalley, too, so I could re-read it and now I thought I'd let my two older kids read it, too (they are 10 and 9).

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Excellent Jennifer, I think I'll get it from the library next time I'm there :D

[JenniferJ]

My kids are still a bit young to read these but after reading this first one I do believe I am going to purchase the complete set now.

[Lala]

***** 03/24

I love Mac, she is a gily girl, but the same time she kick ass if needed. But sometimes she needs saving and then comes in mystical Jericho Barrons, who saves the day. In this book she need quite a lot of saving and not always she gets saved by Barrons :P

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

For PNR-UF I'm picking ...

[KarenF]

New Shelf: PNR-UF - http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/p...

[KarenF]

Ooh, and I'm off to go request another stamp! Yay!

[Lala]

For PNR-UF i go with

[KarenF]

Shelf: PNR-UF

Sallie: **** 3/31/12 Sallie's Review

KarenF: **** 4/1/12 Karen's Review

JenniferJ: **** 4/1/12 Jennifer's Review

Mandy: **** 3/30/12 Mandy's Review

Laura: *** 3/30/12 Laura's Review

[Mandy]

I'm going to read

[JenniferJ]

PNR-UF