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R4: Team #15 ~ Five Divining Divas [FIRST PLACE]
Vi wrote: "Hahaha - I had 5 books shortlisted for this shelf and then I saw that my next planned read - 
is on the shelf even though it's not PNR/UF. Yay! (I checked the rules - no..."Dangerous is one of my favs, Vi, Enjoy!
Finished: River Marked by Patricia BriggsShelf: Ghosts
Date: 2.12
Rating: 4 stars
Really loved seeing Adam and Mercy's relationship developed and how they are learning to deal with things together like the rabbit scene. We see a lighter side to Adam which just makes me love him all the more and learn a few things about Mercy's past. It was nice to see Stephan and it explains why he wasn't in Silver Borne. Overall I enjoyed this book minus the few slow parts oh and I loved the letter.
Finished: Noah by Jacquelyn FrankShelf: Free Space
Date: 2/12/2012
Rating: ★★★★
Review:. Finally the Demon King Noah got his turn to find his Druid mate Kestra. She was a warrior and thrill seeker that had an extremely damaged soul from events that occurred in her past. Noah and Kes have to work thru all the emotional baggage, battle more baddies that seem to plague the Nightwalker landscape and get past all the "hey I'm a demon and welcome to my world" stuff. As the forces of evil seem to grow, the Nightwalkers continue to support and organize. Anxious to see where this one all ends up in the final book ADAM.
Ok Vi... Go get us another stamp and I'm starting on my ghost read.
Yay, Lis!! I have put in the request for the stamp.
I was feeling sooooo much pressure... The Diva's are serious reading machines!!! Look out if our stamps line up for bingo.
Yay! You shouldn't have felt pressure though, chunksters take awhile. I just picked up River Marked, I am going to start it tonight. Good job to Dawn and Vi for already finishing your ghost reads, I better step my game up! :)
CONGRATULATIONS, Five Divining Divas! 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
No pressure....yet :). It's still early in the game. However we are in the lead as we are the only team with 2 stamps! Yeah Divas!! Ok how do you add the stars?
Ok how do you add the stars?"Copy and paste lol...
About to start
... It's gotta be better than the HR I just finished @.@ - WTF-incest-esque book goes to
for the romance between a 17 and 32/33 yr-old who keeps thinking of the cross-dressing heroine as his "son" and doesn't find out he's and SHE until just under three quarters of the way through the book...
Lis, you really shouldn't feel pressure - at least, not yet. Good work on the chunkster! :) I feel as if I've accomplished something everytime I finish one.Dawn, Team 13 - Black Cats also got their Free Space stamp. Just an hour or so earlier.
Heather, hope you like the BDB book. I have to get on the bandwagon. Sad to say that I'm not really interested to. I can sorta get the fuss about BDB but I'm not one of them. That HR sounds.. awful. I'm really not one for such big age difference though. And thinking as son and then wife - Reallly??
Thanks, Midu!Midu wrote: "Congrats Divas!"
GR went Alice on me for almost half-an hour!!Thanks, Steph!
Steph wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS, Five Divining Divas!
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"
It was supposed to do that. Maintenance!
Damn, everything is happening so quickly.. read the next portion yet?
I'm reading the next portion - I'm behind by one (as usual) I'm going home from work early today! :)
Vi wrote: "Heather, hope you like the BDB book..."I'm liking it so far. There are a lot of things I am willing to overlook in this series but one that has really had me thinking this time out is that Ward writes all the males with the same vocabulary it seems. It's kinda making me laugh to think of Manny, the Chief Hoo-haw surgeon talking to a patient and saying "You get me?" or "You hear me, true?". But that is exactly how he talks apparently...
I've updated the master post. Here is the link to the post. Let me know if I've made any mistake! Remember that the book choices can be changed anytime.Happy Valentine Day ladies!! Any special plans for today? None for me - fiancé is back in India so a day spent alone with my book and chocolate.
Heather, I get you completely. That dialogue thingy and the name thingy are just a bit short of driving me nuts. I mean, seriously, everyone speaks like that? Hmm, I really need to give the next BDB book a chance.
Happy Valentines to everyone too! No plans... My kiddos made me waffles and coffee and brought them to me in bed. They tried to make it a surprise. And my daughter covered my walls with heart cut outs. Hubster helped and it was really sweet.
Happy Valentines! Not doing much... Not even sure when hubby will be home today. Oh well.Vi congrats! Whens the date?
Happy valentines day! No plans for me.
Dawn wrote: "Vi congrats! Whens the date?"June 8 :)
Congratulations Vi!
Finished- River MarkedDate- February 15
Shelf- Ghosts
Rating- Five stars
Review- While all of the other books include lots of pack members or people in them, this one seemed mainly to just include Mercy and Adam. At first, I missed all of the other characters but I did enjoy seeing their relationship evolve. Of course, it included some Spirit Warriors that help them. That being said, in this story you learn about Mercys Native American side and even her father. There was enough drama to keep my attention, so it was a fast read.
ghosts?! uh-oh! now I have the perfect excuse to start this one!
Thanks, Jennifer!! Your reviews on the Mercy Thompson series make me wanna pick up the next book now.
You could wait for the next shelf to be called.. :PMidu wrote: "well, i needed one NOT to start it!!"
yes..yes..I'm strong! I can do this hehehe
::smirk:: Of course you are!! You can resist Mercy and Adam's growing relationship.. The best thing is the next book isn't going to be released until next year! Happy Waiting!! :P :P
Finished: Lover UnleashedShelf: Ghosts
Date: 2/15
Rating: 4 stars
Despite its flaws, the BDB series still remains one of my favorites, mostly I think because of how the books are set up. At any given point there is always more than one story-line advancing and as such the reader is able to see what more than just two main characters are doing. This is done both well and not so well in this addition to the series.
There's a reason why some people are saying that this is almost like V's book Part 2. There is a portion of the story devoted to V and Jane. The interactions between V and Butch are very emotional. At the same time though there are no interactions between other past H/h's besides V&J which while mostly understandable due to the plot, still could have been worked in... Perhaps and actual conversation between Butch and Marissa instead of a text message? Also there was no dialogue and only a very slight mention of Tohr and his book's next... and Payne's miraculous recovery seemed slightly convenient.
Overall though, a rather good read with room for a healthy eye-roll at all the OTT gangsta' bad-ass-ness and odd pop-culture references and sayings that you come to expect from the series.
Dawn wrote: "Vi congrats! Whens the date?"June 8 :)"
Congrats Vi!!
Sorry guys my pick is drrraaaggggging... Never pick a pure UF read during valentines week.
Thanks, Lis!!It's ok, Lis. Take your time! How's the book so far? Is it good?
You guys are awesome!! We're almost done on the ghosts shelf. GO Divas!!
I hate waiting!! I better find another series to start to keep me occupied. My sister whose 23 had a stroke on christmas eve, and they found a hole in her heart. They are going to operate on it next wednesday, so I have been reading to keep my mind off of worrying!
I'm just not that into it yet. The first book was interesting as the world building occurred, Harper was discovering what her new abilities were after she died for a couple of minutes and came back seeing the "grey" realm and the living world. There was a small love interest and as a PI a mystery to solve. This is more of the same, just boring as heck so far. Hopefully I can post my review in the next couple of days. It will be done before the next shelf announcement for sure.
Jennifer wrote: "I hate waiting!! I better find another series to start to keep me occupied. My sister whose 23 had a stroke on christmas eve, and they found a hole in her heart. They are going to operate on it ne..."That's unbelievable Jennifer, hope everything goes OK, and she gets better real quick. Must of been a shock to the whole family. My thoughts are with you.
And I always try to turn to books to take my mind off stuff like that too. Hope you find a great series.
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Shelf: Ghosts
Date: 12 Feb
Rating: ★★★1/2
Review: I've been on a JAK kick - this is my third book in 3 days. Dangerous is a classic AQ. Quirky heroine, sorta tortured hero. Prudence is very much interested in ghosts or spectral phenomena. Sebastian's hobby is investigation. They hit off and despite Sebastian's reputation as The Fallen Angel (God, I love AQ), Prue falls in love with him and they get married. There is a side-investigation into a case of murder involving ghosts. The romance aspect is done very well. Sebastian escaping Prudence's lectures are amusing. I guess time for another trip to the library!
Now I have to rush - I'm meeting my friend for a lunch and a movie. Yay! I do have a life! I started having doubts last week :P