R5: Team #1 ~ First On The Board

[Steph, Serious series addict]

CONGRATULATIONS, First on the Board!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'young-adult-paranormal'.

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

Good Job!! :D

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Congrats on the stamp Firsts!

[Kari]

Yay team! Good work all! I'm finally starting my free space book tonight. I'm road tripping back home for 7 hours tomorrow so hopefully I make some good progress and get totally caught up on all the shelves :)

[Midu]

Thanks everybody!

[Wan]

Done for Free Space!



Book/Author: Alien in the Family/Gini Koch
Series Name: Katherine "Kitty" Katt
Shelf: Free Space
Read: 7/6/12
Rating: ★★★★
Review: I really enjoyed the book. Got to love Katt and Jeff duo. Love Jamie, the best BFF ever. The whole wedding plan (by Jamie) thing was hilarious. Chuckie grew on me. I really love the Poofs, cute but deadly, and all of their nicknames. Love to see more (actions) of them. 3 books later they finally tide thed knott and becoming parents. Can't wait for the next book. Kitty as a parent -- now that would be interesting.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Wan, don't you mean Jamie BFF? Paul is his partner.

[Midu]

yaay,Wan!
hey Sandra!

[Wan]

Sandra wrote: "Wan, don't you mean Jamie BFF? Paul is his partner."

Haha yes. I meant Jamie Reader.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

;)

[Kari]

Updated through message 156 .

Shelf: Free Space (4/5 completed)
Wan
Book:Alien in the Family by Gini Koch
Date Finished:7/6/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Wan's Free Space Review

Tiffanie
Book:Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Date Finished: 6/29/12
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Tiffanie's Free Space Review

Jenny
Book: UnGuarded by Ashley Robertson
Date Finished: 7/22/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Jenny's Free Space Review

Kari
Book: Ironside by Holly Black
Date Finished: 7/30/12
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Kari's Free Space Review

Midu
Book: Biting the Bullet by Jennifer Rardin
Date Finished: 6/18/12
Rating:2 stars
Review: Midu's Free Space Review

Shelf: favorite-series (4/5 completed)
Wan
Book:Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Date Finished: 6/28/12
Rating:4 stars
Review: Wan's favorite-series Review

Tiffanie
Book: The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Date Finished:6/25/12
Rating:5 stars
Review: Tiffanie's favorite-series review

Jenny
Book: Blameless by Gail Carriger
Date Finished:
Rating:
Review:

Kari
Book: Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson
Date Finished: 7/5/12
Rating: 2 stars
Review: Kari's favorite-series Review

Midu
Book: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
Date Finished: 6/30/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Midu's favorite-series review


Shelf: New-2-you Series (4/5 completed)
Wan
Book:Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Date Finished: 7/19/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Wan's new-2-you series Review

Tiffanie
Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Date Finished:7/1/12
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Tiffanie's new-2-you series Review

Jenny
Book: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
Date Finished:
Rating:
Review:

Kari
Book: Derik's Bane (Wyndham Werewolf, #3) by MaryJanice Davidson
Date Finished: 7/3/12
Rating: 2 stars
Review: Kari's new-2-you series Review

Midu
Book: Akhet by H.L. Reasby
Date Finished: 7/1/12
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Midu's new-2-you series Review


Shelf: shifters (3/5 completed)
Wan
Book:Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke
Date Finished:
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Tiffanie
Book: The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
Date: 7/8/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Tiffanie's Shifter's review

Jenny
Book: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Date Finished:
Rating:
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Kari
Book: Undead and Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson
Date Finished: 7/14/12
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Kari's shifters review

Midu
Book: Prey by Rachel Vincent
Date Finished: 7/8/12
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Midu's shifter's review

Shelf: Ghosts (3/5 completed)
Wan
Book:Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
Date
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Tiffanie
Book:The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
Date Finished: 7/15/12
Rating: 5 stars
Review: Tiffanie's ghost review

Jenny
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Kari
Book: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Date Finished: 7/20/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Kari's ghosts review

Midu
Book: Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom
Date Finished: 7/15/12
Rating: 2 stars
Review: Midu's ghost review

Shelf: Demons (2/5 completed)
Wan
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Tiffanie
Book:The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Date Finished: 7/22/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Tiffanie's demons review

Jenny
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Kari
Book: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
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Midu
Book: Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
Date Finished: 7/26/12
Rating:3 stars
Review: Midu's Demon's Review

Shelf: Urban Fantasy (2/5 completed)
Wan
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Tiffanie
Book:Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Date Finished: 7/29/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Tiffanie's Urban Fantasy Review

Jenny
Book:
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Kari
Book: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer
Date Finished: 7/30/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Kari's Urban Fantasy Review

Midu
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[Kari]

For the new shifters Shelf I will read Undead and Unworthy

[Wan]

I'll read for Shifter Shelf.

[Tiffanie]

I have picked for my shifters shelf

[Midu]

I'll be reading

[Tiffanie]

Finished 07-08-12 4 Stars

This book was a little slow getting my attention at first, but I ended up really enjoying it. I was hoping to see some of the characters from the prior series, but no luck. Maybe they will meet up at some time.

[Midu]

go Tiffanie!

[Midu]

Book/Author: Prey by Rachel Vincent
Series Name: Shifters
Shelf: Shifters
Read: 8/7/12
Rating: ★★★
Review:
Much much better Faythe. I almost liked her in this one. Poor Ethan! Maybe Jace should have died instead. Stupid Jace! Stupid Faythe!

[Tiffanie]

Midu wrote: "go Tiffanie!"

Thanks!

[GinBee]

For the shifters shelf
and the new to me shelf

[Kari]

I finished Undead and Unworthy this afternoon. Overall one of the better Betsy installments. There was a legitimate plot for the whole book, and it looks like there may be a tangible storyline arc in the books to come. Completed 7/14/12 rated 3 stars.

[Kari]

Everything is all up to date again. Just in time for a new shelf announcement!

[Kari]

Next shelf: ghosts. I will be reading The Haunting of Hill House

[Tiffanie]

Shelf Ghosts: I will be reading The Restorer

[Midu]

okay, reading for the ghosts shelf.

[Midu]

Book/Author: Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom
Series Name: Jazz Tremaine
Shelf: Ghosts
Read: 15/7/12
Rating: ★★
Review:
Jazz is funny and Nick is good with her. I just think that Jazz took too long to solve the mystery. And Jazz's fashion sense is just wow! hehe

[Tiffanie]

The Restorer Amanda Stevens
Completed 07-15-12 - 5 Stars - Ghost Shelf

This was a really good book. The story line hook me right away and keep me reading til the end. I like Amelia but hope she stops being so scared of her gift and starts using her gift. I'm hoping the next books starts up where this one left off.

[Wan]

Please don't kill me. I might have to change the New-2-me book again.

Sorry I can't get into . Tried it 3 times.

[Kari]

I finished the haunting of hill house today 7/20 and gave it 4 stars. I really liked it and parts of it were written well enough to actually be scary. overall it was a good read.

[Midu]

Thinking of reading for the demons shelf

[Wan]

Changed my New-2-me Series to:



Book/Author: Once Burned/Jeaniene Frost
Series Name: Night Prince
Shelf: New-2-me Series
Read: 7/19/12
Rating: ★★★★
Review: I liked the new spin-off series of Vlad and Leila. The only thing I was curious to see is the series written on Vlad's POV. Also, I would love it to be a little more mature as the series progresses. I would love to see Leila maturing over time. Really excited for the following books.

[Wan]

I'll read for Ghost shelf.

[Wan]

I'm so sorry guys.I'm slacking this month. Will try to move a little faster.

[Tiffanie]

Demon Shelf: I going to read

[Tiffanie]

The Darkest Night Gena Showalter
Completed 07-22-12
4 Stars

This was a good a book, but I was hoping for more. I know a lot of people who told me this was a great series. Maybe I was expecting too much. I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series, there are some characters whose story I would love to read.

[Kari]

K everything is updated again. Please check through my whole long post up above and make sure I have everything right as we have a lot of shelves that are up there and I don't want to miss anything!! and Tiffanie, you are a reading machine! You go through books so fast!

[Kari]

I will read for demons

[Midu]

Book/Author: Something from the Nightside
by Simon R. Green
Series Name: Nightside
Shelf: Demons
Read: 26/7/12
Rating: ★★★
Review:
A lighter version of Joe Pitt series, I'd say. Loved the humor. The ending was a let down, I expected something more. I'm sure the series will only get better with each book, though.

[GinBee]

Hey there team! I'm sorry I've been MIA I'll be posting up my reviews etc as soon as I can :-)

[Tiffanie]

Kari wrote: "K everything is updated again. Please check through my whole long post up above and make sure I have everything right as we have a lot of shelves that are up there and I don't want to miss anythin..."

Reading is stress management for me. Helps keep me grounded in my very busy life.

[Tiffanie]

Shelf: Urban Fantasy
I'm going to read Guilty Pleasures

[Kari]

I can understand the stress management, I love my "alone time" when I read. Its nice to just sit and have a reason not to do anything other than escape for awhile.

[Midu]

i'm going to read either or

[Kari]

For Urban Fantasy I am going to read . I started it last night I just forgot to post it here :)

[Tiffanie]

Shelf: Urban Fantasy
4 stars

This book was a good 1st book of a series. I definetly be reading all of this series. There are some characters I'm curious to see live or die or become undead. I like a good strong female lead that still has a soft side. Too bad about Phillip, I liked him. Wererats! That was a new one for me.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Psy-changelings has wererats but not as major characters, only as allies to the cats & wolves.

[Midu]

@Sandra:
though I'm pretty sure, we'll be seeing at least one book focused on the wererats in the series!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Maybe. I wouldn't be surprised ;)

[Kari]

I finished 7/30/12. I gave it 4 stars. Overall it was a pretty good summary to the Artemis Fowl series. I haven't liked every single book in the series, but this last one was just fast paced enough to keep me entertained and had all my favorite characters in it. Time to put that series from my younger days to rest now :)

[Midu]

@Kari:
I know what you mean. I've been putting off continuing the series for the very same reason.

[GinBee]

Book/Author: UnGuarded by Ashley Robertson
Shelf: Free Space
Read: 7/22/12
Rating: ★★★★
Review: UnGuarded is an Angel book but not quite like any other I've read. I really enjoyed Ashley's take on Guardian angels, great to see a writer putting a different spin on things. The outcome of the story is not your typical will she become fallen or won't she either, I won't say more or it will ruin the book, but I really liked the direction the story took. The romance is supplied though Seline (our angel) being in love with a vampire, good old forbidden romance :-)