R5: Team #5 ~ Five Femme Fatales

[Janelea]

michelle, thats the PERFECT choice, gosh i'd better start thinking... but then i think i'll just finish beka cooper first...

[Michelle]

N3 - Free Space
4/5 Read

Michelle -Darker After Midnight 5★ 20/6 Review
Janelea -The Lost Saint 5★ 21/6 Review
Lady Jaye -Hard Bitten 4★ 22/6 Review
Cathy -Tangle of Need 4★ 18/6 Review
Julianne -Deadly Descendant



O4 - Favorite Series 24/6/12
3/5 Read

Michelle -Fated 4★ 28/6 Review
Janelea -Bloodhound
Lady Jaye -Fair Game4★ 28/6 Review
Cathy -Crossed
Julianne -Web of Lies3.5★ 3/7 Review



B3 New2You: Series 1/7/12
4/5 Read

Michelle - Once Burned 4.5★ 2/7 Review
Janelea -Terrier 5★ 4/7 Review
Lady Jaye -Midnight Riot 5★ 5/7 Review
Cathy -Fifty Shades of Grey 5★ 5/7 Review
Julianne -Tempest Rising



O2 - Shifters 8/7/12
1/5 Read

Michelle - Fair Game5★ 8/7 Review
Janelea -Tempest’s Fury
Lady Jaye -Must Love Hellhounds
Cathy -Linger
Julianne -Bitten

[Michelle]

Julianne, I changed your book for the favourite series shelf.

I have finished my book, I just need to type up my review :)

[Michelle]

4.5★ 2/7/12

It's no secret that i'm not a huge fan of Cat & Bones but I absolutely loved the Night Huntress World books, I was hopeful that these would fall into the latter category and I wasn't disappointed!

Vlad and Leila are absolutely perfect for each other, I really enjoyed this part of their journey and I can't wait for the next book. I was really happy when I got to the end and realised it would be an ongoing journey for the pair and not a quick one book HEA.

[Lady Jaye]

Great review, Michelle! I have only met Vlad throught the night huntress books, and I like him a lot: he's very funny :). Why aren't you a fan of Cat and Bones, may I ask?

[Michelle]

Lady Jaye wrote: "Great review, Michelle! I have only met Vlad throught the night huntress books, and I like him a lot: he's very funny :). Why aren't you a fan of Cat and Bones, may I ask?"

I'm not really sure what it is about the pair, I wouldn't say I don't like them it's just the books have always been a 3 or 4 stars for me.

[Cathy]

I would like to change my favorite series book to Crossed .

Also, I have a question about the new shelf.
Can I use even though it's not paranormal?

[Michelle]

You can Cathy, there are no genre restrictions for the shelf, I will switch out your book when I get on the laptop. Happy reading!

[Janelea]

Change of plans
I'm going to use Terrier (Beka Cooper #1) for my New2You series shelf. Turns out Bloodhound (Beka Cooper #2) is also on the favourite series shelf, so I'll use that instead, is that ok?

So
for New2You series
for Favourite series shelf

[Michelle]

Only if you started Terrier after the shelf was called. Then you're fine :)

[Janelea]

Haven't started on it yet... been playing runescape lately... so i'm still re-reading Undead Betsy series bk7, bk 11 came out a while ago and I can't remember much about it.
But don't worry, I'll probably be done with it either 2moro night or the day after, once i start a book, I can't seem to put it down till i finish.

EDIT: I'll start it tonight, GO TEAM!

[Janelea]

crap... i've got so much bks on my currently-reading shelf, never gna be able to tackle them all T___T

[Lady Jaye]

I am going to read by Ben Aaronovitch for this shelf. I have heard veryg ood things about the book and the series. I started, and so far, have been wowed, even though I have only read like, 1 page.

[Julianne]

Shelf: Favorite Series
Book: Web of Lies
Date completed: 7/3
Rating: 3.5 ★


I didn't like this book as much as the first one. Even though I liekd that Gin isn't a bleeding heart, I found her a little harder to connect with in this book. A big part of my issue was Donovan Caine, their little interlude in Spider's Bite, however contrived, didn't bother me so much. But the fact that Gin was so hung up on Donovan Caine bothered me, she seemed to remember their one night as being a whole lot more meaningful than I did. Aside from that, I enjoyed the book well enough, but there was too much complaining about what could have been with Donovan for me to give it 4 stars. I really liked Gin's connection with Owen Grayson and I'm looking forward to seeing where things go from here with them. Owen's presense alone was almost enough for me to bump up my rating. Almost. I also enjoyed the flashbacks and learning more about Gin's history, and Fletcher's too. Overall, the Web of Lies was good and I will definitelty be carrying on with the series. Probably a little more enthusiastically now that Donovan is gone and Owen has entered the picture.

[Julianne]

I've started reading Deadly Descendant for my free space. I'm a little over 1/4 into it and liking it ok so far. It could use a little romance though. :)

[Michelle]

Janelea wrote: "crap... i've got so much bks on my currently-reading shelf, never gna be able to tackle them all T___T"

On the plus side - you'll never run out of things to read ;)

[Michelle]

Julianne wrote: "I didn't like this book as much as the first one. Even though I liekd that Gin isn't a bleeding h..."

Donovan is annoying! Owen Grayson is one of my all time favourite things in literature! :)

Julianne wrote: "I've started reading Deadly Descendant for my free space. I'm a little over 1/4 into it and liking it ok so far. It could use a little romance though. :)"

Be careful what you wish for ;)

[Janelea]

New2You personal shelf
Read 4/7/12 ★★★★★
Terrier, Book 1 of Beka Cooper series


Beka Cooper series is a series in a line of series known as the Tortall series. I absolutely adore the Tortall series, these books are always so well written. Tamora Pierce never cease to amaze me with her world building techniques. Its great that there's a glossary and brief explanations at the end to explain things better for the reader, you won't be confused by the vocabulary used. This book was just as amazing as the other Tortall books.

Pigeons often carry souls, they are the Death God's messengers kinda thing. Beka has this unique ability of being able to listen to the souls the pigeons carry. Thus Beka often feeds these pigeons while listening in for info. (Shes also named a lot of em, Slapper, Ash...etc).

Beka is a Puppy (trainee) training to be a Dog (guard). This is like their version of police.
Beka is assigned to Goodwin and Tunstall who are great Dogs.

In this book, Beka solves 2 cases with the help of her Dogs as well as friends from the Court of the Rogues (name speaks for itself- a gang, mob, mafia, whatever you want to call it).

The newest case is the one where people are dying in batches of 9, all these people were desperate for work until they find work as a digger digging illegal fire opals. But its all hush-hush, coz theres limited places! Then what happens when they're done? DEATH obviously, to keep their mouth shut. Then, more people are hired for the next round and so on. It becomes obvious who's behind this soon and Beka plots to arrest them properly.

Then, theres the 2nd case, an older one that spans around 3 years. Kids disappear, a message is left demanding ransom. But how does the Shadow Snake know where to strike? Is the Shadow Snake always close by watching? From where? Well, I'm not going to say it here, but I'm just going to say how I love it when people always underestimate old women, it's like being old and being a woman practically crosses them off the list.

Its really sad that Verene had to die near the middle of this book, I wonder why the author decided to kill her off, she was a nice person after all...
And then theres Beka's cat Pounce, Pounce talks to Beka, not sure how, but they say Pounce is special, blessed, etc because of his purple eyes. I love Pounces little comments and behaviour. Sooo cute the way he just finds 2 kittens and plops it at Beka's friend's feet and goes "here, pet them, now leave me alone".

The title is Terrier because near the end they say that Beka's like a terrier, grabs on to a case and won't let go til its solved. Something along those lines, I'd say it's a fitting title for the book.
Will definitely be reading the next book!

[Janelea]

all done!! moving on to book 2... think i'll start that later actually... my eyes are kinda bleary hahaha started it yesterday and couldn't put it down since late this morning, or maybe thats... early this morning? LOL

[Michelle]

Janelea wrote: "all done!! moving on to book 2... think i'll start that later actually... my eyes are kinda bleary hahaha started it yesterday and couldn't put it down since late this morning, or maybe thats... ea..."

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Lady Jaye]

All done for the New2You Series shelf!!!
I read by Ben Aaronovitch. I finished today. I give it five full, fat, fabulous stars!

This book is rather unique in UF in that the book is actually focuses more on the police procedural elements than the paranormal elements, but I loved it to bits anyway. The main character is bi-racial, of African and British decent, and so his outlook on life is also slightly different than I have seen in a lot of the UF I have read. Loved it! Loved the multicultural cast, loved the London setting, loved the snark, loved the main character.... LOVED IT!!!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Great Lady Jaye I've got all 3 just need to find the time to read them :)

[Michelle]

I had never heard of it before, think I'll need to look in to it now :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Michelle, its also called in the UK/Aus.
2nd book is and 3rd which has just been released is

These are the UK/Aus covers which look very good IRL.

[Michelle]

Sandra wrote: "Michelle, its also called in the UK/Aus.
2nd book is and 3rd which has just been released is

These are th..."

I hate when they do that! It doesn't take much to confuse me really so that's just cruel ;)

[Lady Jaye]

Sandra, I don't know who designe the US covers and who approved them, lol! The UK covers are much better.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I must admit that it was cover love that first attracted my eye, the US cover wouldn't have even rated a second glance from me :)

[Michelle]

It's weird how we all judge on covers!

[Michelle]

Ok ladies, it's Friday again which means it's almost time for a new shelf. How are you all getting on with your existing books? Does anyone need to make any changes again? I'm feeling the urge to chant SHELF!!! But that would give Julianne & Cathy 3 books each to read, so I'm a little hesitant... Don't want to overwhelm you :)

[Cathy]

I finished Fifty Shades of Grey 7/5/12 and I give it 5 stars! The dynamic between Christian and Ana is fascinating. I didn't like the way it ended but I already had book 2 waiting so I wasn't left hanging.

[Julianne]

I'm about halfway through Deadly Descendant (my freespace book). I have a busy weekend and won't be able to read but I plan to get through both my overdure books Monday and Tuesday (I'm off both days). And I've decided to read Tempest Rising for my New to me series.

[Michelle]

Thanks ladies! I've updated the lists, hopefully Mr.Randomiser is with us this week as there is potential for a few teams to get 4 in a row already :)

[Michelle]

The new shelf has been announced and it's 'shifters'. The direct link is in the announcement thread, I'm on my mobile or I'd post the link. I have a couple I want to choose, I will check they are on the shelf in the morning before deciding. Happy choosing!

[Michelle]

I will be reading for the shifters shelf, I've had it for months. I will be finishing up my current book - then I'll read it.

I'm curious what everyone will pick, I love shifters :)

[Janelea]

shifters is the perfect shelf, new release from the Jane True #5 series soooo.... Tempest's fury it is!

[Lady Jaye]

Michelle, shifters (more specifically werewolves, but I love any shifters) are my favorite kind of paranormal creature. There aren't enough good werewolf books/mythologies out there, imo.

I will be reading anthology, so I will be reviewing all four stories.

*Full disclosure: I put this onto my 'currently reading' shelf last week, but I have been reading the other books on the shelf, and so haven't even cracked this one open.*

[Michelle]

I'm a big cat shifter fan myself but I do love werewolves too.

Re: shelf - I'm guilty of that too! Some books I put on the shelf then go to start & get sidetracked by something else entirely. You will know for sure if I've started it as I will have a page number or % figure.

I'll add it to the lists now :)

[Michelle]

I don't know if any or all of you have been checking the shelf placements for the teams, once we have all of our stamps it will give us 3 2-in-a-row's. Not too bad although there is 1 team who will have 2 3-in-a-rows once they get this weeks stamp. The game will have at least 2 more weeks in it if Mr. Randomiser calls in their favour.

I'm nearly halfway through my book. I chose to put the anthology aside and read this one first. Sometimes I just want to read a paperback and not my kindle :)

[Janelea]

i've got quite a lotta books on my currently-reading shelf that i still haven't got round to starting. I used that shelf more as a READ THIS FIRST sorta shelf.

[Julianne]

For the 'Shifters' shelf I'm going to read (and I'm so excited about finally starting this series)

[Cathy]

I will read Linger for the shifters shelf.

[Michelle]

5★ 8/7/12

I've had this sitting on my shelf for months but I couldn't bring myself to read it, then I noticed it was popping up on my updates feed as friends gave in and read it. I don't think anyone rated it less than 4 stars. So I gave in and I wasn't disappointed :)

Although I have always enjoyed these, I have found that I prefer the characters in the Mercy Thompson series and I love when they crossover slightly giving us a feel for the timeline & catching a glimpse as to what is going on with some old friends.

I was angry in the beginning with Charles & Bran & shouting at Anna not to give up, it certainly feels like she's starting to come into her own as a character now and isn't just tagging along anymore. I really liked the changes to this book, it's not just about the werewolves but instead we have Anna and Charles working with the FBI to hunt a serial killer. Lots of action, a few twists I saw coming but I really enjoyed it. It's good to see Patricia back on top form, this gives me hope for the next Mercy book!

[Michelle]

It's Wednesday already! The days are just flying past just now. How is everyone?

[Lady Jaye]

Good, good. I am still on my 1st story for my book, but I will power through it tonight and tomorrow.

[Lady Jaye]

Great review, Michelle.

I find myself in the minority of readers in that I fully side with Bran. I get Anna's point, but I think Bran and Charles' reasons were more important.

[Janelea]

good good, my flight is tomoro, i'll probably finish Beka Cooper tomoro, the Bloodhound reviews probably gna be shorter than my other 2 since I'll be reading a few more bks on the airplane and by the time i get onto the comp again, its not gna be fresh in my mind anymore >__< oh well

[Michelle]

Lady Jaye wrote: "Great review, Michelle.

I find myself in the minority of readers in that I fully side with Bran. I get Anna's point, but I think Bran and Charles' reasons were more important."

I understand where he is coming from, I just thought he was being too harsh with Anna in the fact that he completely dismissed her without even considering she maybe right. At that point I thought I was going to hate the entire book :)

[Michelle]

Well ladies it's Saturday again and everyone's getting restless. The chanting has started for the next shelf and we still have around 12 hours until it's called.

How is everyone? You're all very quiet this week.
Real life has been very busy and it's eating into my reading time, which I hate but what can you do...

Hope everyone's well! I hope Mr.Randomiser is kind to us this week :)

[Julianne]

My internet is down. :( Right now I'm using my neighbours wi-fi but I can only use it at certain times. Other than that I can check in with my phone. I'm still working on my books (I wound up turning my kids old toy room into a workout room instead of reading on my days off at the beginning of the week). I'll be writing a review for my free space book later today when I can get on again. I'm on my way to work right now.

[Michelle]

Sorry about your internet, that must be frustrating! I'm curious as to what you thought about Deadly Descendant :)