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

[KarenF]

Hey everybody!

We have our second shelf announcement - Ghosts!

Link to Shelf: Ghosts Shelf

If you could also please check Post #21 and let me know if I've missed any updates.

Thanks!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Im going with for the Ghosts shelf

[Mandy]

I'm going to read - I'm apparently one book behind you, Sallie!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Hey Ladies - I finally finished my "supernatural" book ...4*s...I loved it...there is a lot to be said for this book but cant really say much as I dont want to give anything away for those who have not read this series. Rachel is definitely not having an easy life in this book but my heart broke when she realizes Kisten is her "love" wow - cant wait to read the next book in this series soon - if you have not read the "hollow" series you are most definitely missing out.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

KarenF wrote: "Hey everybody!

We have our second shelf announcement - Ghosts!

Link to Shelf: Ghosts Shelf

If you could also please check Post #21 and let me know if I've missed any updates.

Thanks!"

I checked & Im good

[Lala]

im going with

[KarenF]

I think I'm going to regret this because book 3 drove me batty but I have to see how it ends so for ghosts I'm going to read:

[KarenF]

Week 2 - Shelf: Ghosts


Sallie: *** 2/14/12 Sallie's Review

KarenF: ** 2/14/12 Karen's Review

JenniferJ: ***** 2/15/12 Jennifer's Review

Mandy: **** 2/13/12 Mandy's Review

Laura: * 2/19/12 Laura's Review

[JenniferJ]

My ghost read is

[Mandy]

I am giving 4 stars - I love Cat and Bones! (view spoiler)[ Creepy ghoul Apollyon is still trying to cause war between vamps and ghouls by claiming Cat is some kind of vamp-ghoul hybrid and is gathering disciples. They in turn are killing masterless vamps and growing his cult. Through an interesting series of events (read: dangerous, bloody, embarrassing, scary... etc.), a showdown finally occurs. Cat also has to deal with new revelations about both her uncle and her mother, while trying to adjust to her strange feeding needs and the powers that go along with them. Another enjoyable adventure in the life of Cat and Bones, I enjoyed the glimpse into the lives of all their friends as well. This series continues to please! (hide spoiler)]

[JenniferJ]

My Free Space Review for

I give it 4 stars on 2/14/2012

This was a very fun read about a woman scorned who just so happened to be a modern day Lois Lane! On the day of her wedding she finds her fiance having sex with her best friend and on top of that they turn out to be a super hero and a ubervillain and she never had a clue! Was she hurt? Heck no she was mad as hell and went on a rampage using her job as a reporter to unmask any and every superhuman she could to exact her revenge. We can already see even this far in that she is gonna find herself in some deep doo-doo fairly quick right? Trajedy is certainly on the horizon and she must depend on the very ones she is unmasking for help and/or love perhaps?

This was my first taste of Jennifer Estep and now I am not only anxious to continue this series but also pick up her Elemental one! It was just different from the stories I am used to reading with my furry friends and dead friends and those hunks that bite. Makes me wanna sing out "I kissed a superhero and I liked it!" lol

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

I finished my "ghosts shelf" book: ...3*s...I love Cat & Bones but this book was missing something - I was disappointed with the story - just not the usual Cat & Bones flare. I still love the characters but as I said before it was missing the usual finesse.

[JenniferJ]

My Ghost Book gets 5 stars.

"Lia and Cassie had been best friends since elementary school, and each developed her own style of eating disorder that leads to disaster. Now 18, they are no longer friends. Despite their estrangement, Cassie calls Lia 33 times on the night of her death, and Lia never answers."

So many times I wanted to fling this book at a wall while reading it. I wanted to yell at it, be mad, and hate it. I know your wondering how can that be when you gave it a 5/5 rating Jennifer? Quite simply is because it scared me, it made me cry, and it made me "feel". Laurie's books are strong and I wished they or some like them could have been around when I was a teenager. I needed them. My friends needed them. I mean basically when I was a teenager all we had was Dr Seuss and other typical "happy" feely books and as much as I adored Dr Seuss he didn't help a dang bit with our growing pains.

Wintergirls is a powerful book as was Speak and I think it offers a bit of something for anybody not just teens who suffer from most any type of disorder or depression. Laurie has a unique voice and gift to get her point across on disturbing subject matter in a way that offers the reader strength and hope and lets one know that they are not alone and things can be better.

[Valerie]

Wintergirls was a really tough read for me because Laurie is so good at writing emotion. She is one of the best YA writers, if not the best, imo.

[KarenF]

I knew I was going to regret it! I finished my ghosts book. . I gave it **. I wrote the most spoilerific review ever. And I can't say what I didn't like about it without huge series/book spoilers. So I'm just going to link my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... And you can read at your own risk.

[Valerie]

Oh gawd, I'm still debating whether to read that one or not... -reads review-

edit: nooooooooooo -headdesk-

[KarenF]

Yeah, I usually don't rant like a crazy person in my reviews but I couldn't help this one.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I'm just really glad I never started the madness.

[JenniferJ]

Valerie I totally agree. Laurie is one of my all time faves. She just has a way with words that can rip your heart out and mend you at the same time....

[Mandy]

Without reading your spoiler, Karen, I'm thinking I'll just keep letting that series fall by the wayside :)

[JenniferJ]

I was thinking the same thing Mandy! lol

[Valerie]

When I read Storm Born, I loved it so much that I rec'd it to almost all of my friends. Thorn Queen wasn't as good, but I still liked it.

Then, Iron Crowned happened. :|

[Lala]

I finished previous week read, so now we can have a stamp :)

**** 02/17/12

There was so many surprises and twists in this book, that got me totally hooked :)There was adventure, love, murder and lots of ghost. It was perfect end for this series, but it felt more like one adventure ended and new one will start. Im little sad that its over...I want more!!

[KarenF]

Yay! I'll go request our first stamp!

And I started my free space book and it should be a really quick read so we should have that one soon too. :)

[KarenF]

Valerie wrote: "When I read Storm Born, I loved it so much that I rec'd it to almost all of my friends. Thorn Queen wasn't as good, but I still liked it.

Then, Iron Crowned happened. :|"

Oooh, this was me exactly. Only then I read the last one and went to :<

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Laura, you need to do more than a line for a review; it isn't fair to the others.

I know nothing of the book and I still know nothing following your review. Your job is to get me to read it.

Come on, you can do it!!! Go, Laura!!!

[Lala]

Well Sandra if i write more about it then i give everything out and you wouldnt have anything to read ;) I loved it and i dont wanna give anything away, so that it would be as fun and interesting read for others as it was to me.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Laura, I'm not looking for a masterpiece, sadly I've never written one of those myself. LOL

But the RULES state:

*NOTE: Your review does not have to win any awards for it's grammar or prose, however all reviews must be longer than "I really dis/liked it." Include what you did/n't like about it, if you'll read anything else in the series or by the same author, and anything else that made it a stand-out or crapped-out read for you.

[Lala]

okey, okey i will try to write better one :D I will edit my original post.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay Laura! Now that wasn't that hard, was it :)

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Thanks, Laura!

[KarenF]

So now I say "Yay! Our first stamp!" :)

Laura - if you get a chance can you pad out your Free Space one too? I'll have mine done today and then we'll get another stamp. :)

PS - Summer Knight is one of my faves in that series too. I think that's the book where it goes from being a nice, fun series to a really excellent one with a lot of depth.

[Lala]

I have hard time writing review especially when i like the book. Its so hard to put it in words.

[KarenF]

I think what you did above is good. Just a couple of sentences.

And I think this rule is new with this round because I've seen people write one liners in the past.

[Lala]

KarenF wrote: "So now I say "Yay! Our first stamp!" :)

Laura - if you get a chance can you pad out your Free Space one too? I'll have mine done today and then we'll get another stamp. :)



i edited my Free Space review too :) i will keep in mind to write longer ones for next books reviews.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

For my Fav Series I am going to go with by Kim Harrison.....

[KarenF]

Yep, new shelf: favorite series.

Per the rules: ✯ Favorite Series ~ choose a book from one of your favorite series

I'm off to figure out my favorite series that has a new book that I'm not caught up on yet.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

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

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

Good Job!! :D

[Lala]

Yay!! :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

KarenF wrote: "I think what you did above is good. Just a couple of sentences.

And I think this rule is new with this round because I've seen people write one liners in the past."

Actually its not new but with so many participants we are cracking down on it, to make it fair.

[KarenF]

I finished my Free Space read as well.

**** No matter what name she writes under a book by this author is always like putting on my favorite jeans and sweater. It may not be haute couture but it's comfortable and makes me happy. This one has everything you'd expect from this series, psychic powers, a spunky heroine and an alpha hero (and an awesome dust bunny!) and it introduces just enough new twists to keep it interesting. After two books ending badly this week, this book was just what I needed to recharge my reading batteries.

And I'm off to go request our second stamp!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Power!

And thanks Laura :)

[KarenF]

Sandra wrote: "Actually its not new but with so many participants we are cracking down on it, to make it fair. ."

Makes sense, with all the teams now. I don't know how you ladies do it.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

;)

[KarenF]

Shelf 4: Favorite Series

Sallie: **** 2/24/12 Sallie's Review

KarenF: **** 2/25/12 Karen's Review

JenniferJ: ***** 2/27/12 Jennifer's Reivew

Mandy: **** 2/22/12 Mandy's Review

Laura: ***** 2/21/12 Laura's Review

[Steph, Serious series addict]

KarenF wrote: "I don't know how you ladies do it."
**humming** With a little lotta help from my friends ...

Thanks for adding to your review, Laura.

A big part of what makes BSB so much fun is finding books to read (or at least add to our ever-growing TBR stacks), not only from roaming the GR shelves, but also by reading players' reviews.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, Power of 3!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'Free Space'.

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

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the new stamp Power :)

[KarenF]

Steph wrote: "KarenF wrote: "I don't know how you ladies do it."
**humming** With a little lotta help from my friends ...

Thanks for adding to your review, Laura.
A big part of what makes BSB so much fun is finding books to read (or at least add to our ever-growing TBR stacks), not only from roaming the GR shelves, but also by reading players' reviews. ."

...Or in the case of my Shadow Heir review keeping them off a couple of people's shelves. :)

[Lala]

i will be reading i love this series :)