R4: Team #11 ~ Wonderfu11y Wicked Witches

[Vi]

Sandra, I'm sure you've heard this before but you HAVE to read the Fever Series.

[Regina]

Magic Slays is an amazing book though.

Alyssa have you read the first two in the Fever series? How are you not shaking from withdrawal shock? I had to move on to Faefever the moment I finished Bloodfever.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Vi wrote: "Sandra, I'm sure you've heard this before but you HAVE to read the Fever Series."

I will I promise, but I just didn't like Mac whatever her name was. LOL

[Vi]

Oh I hated the first book. I hated "Pink Mac". I gave it 2 stars. I started liking the series only from book #3. So, you should give it another chance, Sandra :)

[Alyssa]

Well, thanks for the help everyone!

After much thought, I decided to go with .
1. Because it's been a while since I read the last Fever book, so I wanted to get into it again.
2. I just Magic Bleeds recently. And I know Magic Slays will be amazing, so I'm going to save it for a little bit, in case I need it.

[Alyssa]

Shelf #4: ' Demons ' (2/26/12)
5/5 Read

✔Amanda: Kitty's House of Horrors
Finished 3/4/12 ★★★★ Post #166
✔Regina: Storm Born
Finished 2/29/12 ★★★½ Post #157
✔Lizz: Soulstice
Finished 3/18/12 ★★★★★ Post #232
✔Kristen: Crave
Finished 4/1/12 ★★★★ Post #289
✔Alyssa: Faefever
Finished 3/11/12 ★★★★½ Post #206



Books Read

[Regina]

I finished my Demon Shelf book.

Date 2/29/12
Rating 3.5 stars
Shelf Demon shelf
Storm Born by Richelle Mead

Review
This is a decent start to a series. Solid world building and interesting charcters are introduced. It is a very sexy book - shockingly sex almost. But for me, something kept it from being great. I did not connect with the heroine and I almost didn't care what happened. I enjoyed her interactions with Kiyo and Dorian and then her interactions with her imprisoned spirits, those were the highlights for me. I listened to the audio and the narration is decent.

I may just be all Meaded out as I just finished the Georgina Kincaid and Vampire Academy series. I do like how she pushes boundaries with her female characters. Mead's adult female characters are not chaste and have no regrets about that.

[Alyssa]

I finished for the Free Space on 2/28/12.

Rating: ★★★★★

Review: I loved it! Soo happy for John and Xhex. Squee!
Some lesser butt was kicked like usual. Very exciting.
Saw a little bit more of Payne. Can't wait to read her book next. She could be pretty cool.
Spoiler time...(view spoiler)[Super frustrated about Blay and Qhuinn. Grrr.... And Murhder maybe showing up
? Too cool. (hide spoiler)]

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I finished my favorite series book on 3/1/12 and I gave it 5 stars. I really loved this book and is it bad that I'm in love with death lil. I cant want to go on with the series.

[Alyssa]

The lovely miss Steph posted the new shelf early.

Here it is:

Shelf #5 ~ 3/4/12: 'paranormal-romance'
DIRECT LINK: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/p...

I think I already know what I want to pick. Hehe.

[Regina]

She is amazing. :)

[Regina]

For the paranormal romance shelf I will be reading

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

for my paranormal romance book

[Regina]

I am really enjoying Soulless. ;) I am doing the audio version and the narration is fantastic. I finally am able to get back to my favorite series shelf book Sacrificial Magic. I should have both Soulless and Sacrificial Magic done by Tuesday. I had so many netgalley deadlines I had to work around!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Changed my demon book to

[Amanda A]

I changed my demons book.

Shelf: demons
Finished 3/4
4★

In this installment, Kitty and some of her past acquaintances are thrown together in a Montana mountain lodge for a reality tv show. When some of the participants start dying, Kitty tries to figure out who is behind the whole thing. Kitty is her usual charming self but there is very little of Ben, outside of Cormac's parole hearing, or the pack in this one. There is plenty of action and twists even though the ending is kind of predictable. I love this series and look forward to Kitty Goes to War.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: " for my paranormal romance book"

Changed it to

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Changed My demon book to The Better Part of Darkness

[Kristen]

I'm going with Wither for Paranormal Romance.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I finished my paranormal romance book on 3/6/12 and I gave it 5stars. I really like this series and I know I'm not reading it in order but I still like it. I can't wait to read another one.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Glad you liked this one Lizz, I'm reading it this month too :)

[Regina]

I finished my paranormal romance shelf book.

Shelf Paranormal
Date March 7, 2012
Rating 3.5 stars
Soulless by Gail Carriger

Review:
I am so mixed on my rating for this book but I think I will settle on 3.5 stars. The narration is fabulous and deserves a full five stars. Emily Gray performs the various voices convincingly – men and women from various countries and with multiple styles of accents. The jokes, inner monologue observations and one liners are hilarious. These are all delivered in a manner that subtlety makes fun of the prim and proper rules of the Victorian era. The humor drives the story, carries the story and also deserves five stars. The world building is interesting, not intricate or complex but it is interesting. For me the weakest part of the book is the storyline and the characters. Not that I didn’t like the characters, they are just not fully developed; their portrayal is more akin to a tv show, which is not a bad thing. I think it is purposeful. The storyline is enjoyable but I was not on the edge of my seat nor did I care too much about what was happening, I was more interested in Alexia’s - -the main character – jokes and thoughts. And well, there is a romance – between a prim and proper “spinster” who is 25 year old and a strong brash Scottish werewolf who is centuries old. The romance was not original, but it had some very amusing scenes (typically involving a naked werewolf in human form).

Alexia is a funny character. She is the child of a proper British lady and an Italian lothario. Apparently, Alexia bears the mark of her father in that she has a strong nose and “tan” skin. Due to these characteristics combined with a highly assertive personality, Alexia was put on the “shelf” at the age of 15 and not permitted to be presented to society. Her family treats her like a non-servant Cinderella and she sees herself as they do – unattractive due to her Italian characteristics and overbearing. These short-comings from society’s point of view made Alexia interesting and refreshing to read about.

So where does that leave a person trying to decide if they want to read this book? Honestly, I am not sure but here are my thoughts:

1. Do you enjoy books primarily driven by romance ?
2. Do you enjoy jokes and musings about naked men?
3. Do you think that Scottish men are the sexiest men alive?
4. Do you enjoy rewritings of the Cinderella tale?

If your answer is Yes to any combination of 1, 2 or 3 then I suggest you read this book and read it soon. If your answered No to 1, 2 and 3 or you answered Yes or No to 4, then I have some further thoughts to ponder (really #4 has no determination at all on this highly scientific process, I just threw it in):

5. Does the Victorian era fascinate you? And if it does, can you have a good time poking fun at this time period?
6. Do you enjoy books that make you laugh out loud?
7. Can a fabulous narration job make a book for you?

If you answered Yes to both 5 and 6 (even if you did not answer yes to 1-4), then I say give this book a try! If you answered Yes to 7 in any combination with all of the questions, then try the audio if you can get it from your library.

So there you have it! I am glad I listened to this book, if I find myself without an audio book or if there is a fabulous audible sale that includes #2 in this series then I will move on and listen to #2.

[Alyssa]

Shelf #5: ' Paranormal Romance ' (3/4/12)
4/5 Read

✔Regina: Soulless
Finished 3/7/12 ★★★½ Post #172
✔Lizz: Styx's Storm
Finished 3/6/12 ★★★★★ Post #201
✔Kristen: Wicked Lovely
Finished 3/15/12 ★★★ Post #207
✔Amanda: The Man Within
Finished 3/13/12 ★★★★ Post #170
Alyssa: Half-Blood



Books Read

[Alyssa]

I think I've got everything updated. Let me know if I missed anything.

Good to see that everyone is enjoying their books. :-)

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I'm having a really hard time with my demon book

[Alyssa]

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm having a really hard time with my demon book"

A hard time picking one, or getting into the one you're trying to read right now?

No worries. I don't think we're anywhere near a point where we need to quickly finish anything. If you have another shelf you need to read for, you could pass on the demon book for now.

Hope you find something. :-)

[Regina]

I agree completely.

I finished my favorite series shelf. 4.5 stars. Sacrificial Magic

Review later.

[Alyssa]

Regina wrote: "I agree completely.

I finished my favorite series shelf. 4.5 stars. Sacrificial Magic

Review later."

Great job, Regina. I think we're ready for a stamp whenever you get a review up. No rush, of course.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Alyssa wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm having a really hard time with my demon book"

A hard time picking one, or getting into the one you're trying to read right now?

No worries. I don't think we're anywhere..."

Getting into the book and this is the only book I have finish grrrr

[Alyssa]

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Getting into the book and this is the only book I have finish grrrr "

Hmmm... Well good luck.

I'm struggling with Faefever... No! Don't panic! It's good. I just don't have any freakin' time to read it. Just snippets here are there. I'm getting frustrated. Stupid school. It's spring break next week, but do I get a break? No! I have a ton of homework to do for the next week and I'm working more hours cuz someone can't work for the next few weeks. Ugh.... I hope to finish Faefever this weekend though. It's my goal anyways.

[Regina]

I finished my Demon Shelf book.

Date 3/08/12
Rating 4.5 stars
Shelf Favorite Series Shelf
Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane
Review
Downside Ghosts is one of my favorite series and with Sacrificial Magic, Stacia Kane has taken it to an entirely new level. This book has some truly sad and painful parts, but there are good parts and hopeful developments. Chess shows her magic abilities and is throrughouly impressive. I cannot wait for I think it is a great sign that Chess is smiling on the front cover.

[Regina]

I am so relieved, now I only have to read my Free Space book! :) Which is

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Alyssa wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Getting into the book and this is the only book I have finish grrrr "

Hmmm... Well good luck.

I'm struggling with Faefever... No! Don't panic! It's good. I just don't have ..."

It sucks when RL gets in the way

[Alyssa]

...And, we're all updated. I've requested the Favorite series stamp.

I am officially on spring break. Whee! Somebody break out the margaritas! ....Or not. I basically have a ton of homework to do and I have some more hours at work than normal. Blech. But, after work tomorrow morning, I have the rest of the weekend for me time, and I'm going to finish reading Faefever if it's the last thing I do.

Well, enough about my stuff. Hope everyone is enjoying their reads. :-D

[Regina]

Thank you and have fun!!

[Regina]

So shelf is paranormal mystery. Any ideas?

[Regina]

This is what I am thinking:



Yummmm, way too many choices. These are all books I had waiting to read anyway.

[Alyssa]

O.O

Glad I don't have that many choices....

[Alyssa]

Ha! Found the book I want to read. Whoo! I'm gonna read for the 'Paranormal Mystery' shelf. :-D

[Alyssa]

Shelf #6: ' Paranormal Mystery ' (3/11/12)
5/5 Read

✔Alyssa: Lover Unleashed
Finished 3/18/12 ★★★★★ Post #235
✔Regina: Something from the Nightside
Finished 3/14/12 ★★ Post #204
✔Lizz: A Taste of the Nightlife
Finished 3/18/12 ★★★ Post #233
✔Kristen: A Touch of Dead
Finished 3/21/12 ★★★ Post #255
✔Amanda: Absolutely, Positively
Finished 3/18/12 ★★★★ Post #245


Books Read

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I'm going to be reading for paranormal mystery

[Alyssa]

Almost finished with Faefever. Something's going to happen....

[Alyssa]

Alyssa wrote: "Almost finished with Faefever. Something's going to happen...."

EEEEP!!!!

[Regina]

Alyssa did you finish? It is a crazy end!

For my paranormal mystery shelf I am reading Something from the Nightside

[Regina]

I am not loving my book, I am glad for Bingo otherwise I would be dnfing it and I had bought the auto -- so I want to push through it.

[Regina]

Oh wow just noticed that if we get PNR and paranormal mystery stamps, we will have 3 in a row in "O": paranormal mystery, demons, PNR

Unforutnatley, when we get favorite series -- we will only have 2 in a row under "G"

Yes I am a dork. :) I was just checking. :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, WWWs!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'favorite-series'.

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

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Wickeds!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

My new demon book is Ann I might have to chang my paranormal mystery book

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Never mind keeping my paranormal mystery