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Janelea
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Jun 19, 2012 06:30AM
oooh, I've thought of a freespace book i could read, hold-on, lemme check the shelves first
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wait, freespace is anything on the group bookshelf right?
Janelea wrote: "wait, freespace is anything on the group bookshelf right?"Yes, anything on the group bookshelf counts :)
Janelea wrote: "darn! i can't compare bookshelves!"If you go to the group bookshelf and type what book yu are looking for into the "add" search bar it will tell you if it's already on the bookshelf or let you add it ;)
really? OH perfect, free space really is free space, u just gotta make sure u add it OOH
for the free space, do u have to wait till the free space is called before u start d bk?
No, the Free Space book you can read anytime and to be honest the earlier the better! As long as a book is part of a series and fits into PNR/UF or any of the sub genres anyone can add it to the group bookshelf :)
Read 19/6/12 ★★★★☆Book 6 in the Morganville Vampires series and I'm not bored yet! This was an enjoyable installment, it finally feels like the overall story arc is moving forward, lots of action in this one. I'm still liking Shane, I will be continuing with the series especially now things are really starting to heat up! :)
hey congratz! ur first to finish and review ^__^btw. in that case i think i'm gna be reading undead and unstable (bk 11 of undead series) by maryjanice davidson. i'll be reading bk 10 to recap and then move on to bk 11 for the freespace, well... after i'm done with dark divine bk 1.
question: how did u link the book cover thing like that?
N3 - Free SpaceMichelle -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
Julianne -Deadly Descendant
B5 young-adult-paranormal 17/6/12
Michelle -Carpe Corpus 4★ 19/6 Review
Janelea -The Dark Divine 4★ 19/6 Review
Lady Jaye -A Great and Terrible Beauty
Cathy -Goddess Interrupted
Julianne -Graceling
Do you see the link above the comment box that says add book/author
Click on that and it will give you a little pop up menu. There are two options at the bottom for link and cover. Click which one you want & search for the book using the search box. If you don't see the cover you want under the 'add' button there is a link that says other editions. Use that to find the correct one. Click add and it will post it in the comment box.
It always posts it at the bottom of whatever you have already typed in the box no matter where the cursor is in the text.
oh! thanx... gahh, i'm so blind! right above this box >__<
No worries, we all learn as we go :)
YA Shelf
Read 19/6/12 ★★★★☆
Dark Divine, Book 1 of Dark Divine series
Grace, Jude (her slightly older brother) and Daniel were childhood friends. Daniel is half werewolf with an abusive werewolf for a father and a human mother who did nothing to help her son. When Grace was 12, Daniel told Jude about his abusive father to relieve part of his pain and Grave finds out, tells their father but when the cops arrived, Daniel's father had already fled. Daniel stayed with Grace's family and learnt what love is but a year or so later, his mother returned to collect her son and moved to Oak Park. However when Daniel's father returned later and begged his mother to go with him, Daniel is abandoned once more. Some stuff happen in between and Grace is almost 17 when a new student is enrolled at her school and it turns out to be Daniel. He returned in order to find a cure to his curse and enlists Grace's father, a pastor, to help him.
It was refreshing that Grace and Daniel, actually had a past and it wasn't a love at first sight romance. I loved how Grace and Daniel actually KNOWS each other, though Grace had always had a crush on him at 12. They share a hobby which is to paint, which Daniel is much better at.
It was interesting that the wolf is like a separate part of the soul. The cure to the werewolf curse was that the person cursed has to be stabbed in the heart by the person he loves who also loves him while wolf form. Difficult considering that theres a twist, the cursed werewolf part of the person KNOWS that his beloved can kill and release his soul and will try to kill her (self-preservation for the wolf). So Daniel and Grace loves each other, but Daniel can't bear to tell Grace the truth knowing how much it would hurt her.
What was truly sad was the way Jude turned out. Daniel attacked Jude when he lost control of his wolf so Jude was infected. Jude had been going around town killing but without knowing that it was him doing the killing, as he loses the time when he loses control. Since Jude knew Daniel's secret, he thought it was Daniel all along. Jude had also blamed Daniel for attacking him so.... Well, anyways, so Jude realises and disappears at the end which leaves a good opening for the 2nd bk.
I loved the part where Grace's dad was talking about forgiveness, someone asked why this other person didn't deserve forgiveness, yet the Bible says that you must forgive, and he replied "We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it - because we need it." And then, the person asked why forgiving was so hard. Grace's dad said "Pride. This person has already wronged you in some way, and now you are the one who has to swallow your pride, give something up, in order to forgive him. In fact, the scriptures say that if you remain in your pride and choose not to forgive someone, then you are the one committing the greater sin." The more I thought about, the more I realised how true that sounded. Loved that part!
It was regretable that Don dies, even though he doesn't play that much of a part in the whole story. Don was the last of the Saint Moon family which a silver dagger was passed down to. Don wanted to be like his ancestors and be a hero, saving the world from monsters, protecting people just like his grandfather. Sadly, Don was mentally-challenged, alone in the world, with only his stories. He died protecting Grace, so I guess he ended up a hero in the end....
I rated it 4 and not 5 stars, since it was great, but if a few things didn't turn out that way, or didn't happen, it would've been even better. So some things didn't neccessarily NEEDED to turn out the way it did. I've gotta say, as a first in a series, it was actually pretty good, so I will be reading the 2nd book. I don't know why I put this one off for so long, but ahhh well, better late than never!
HOLY CRAP! i did NOT mean for it to be that long >__<i was just typing n typing and then i went "post", saw how long it was and went "woah..."
i tend to ramble >__<are the reviews actually gna be read? i mean... howdya know peops aint jus copying and pasting?
Janelea wrote: "i tend to ramble >__<are the reviews actually gna be read? i mean... howdya know peops aint jus copying and pasting?"
You don't really but the only person you'd be cheating is yourself and your team I suppose. The whole point of the game is to have fun, read some books - supposedly we should have less books on our tbr at the end but I always have masses more because I find more from my team mates. Your team mates are going to read your books and we may ask you questions... Pop quiz style ;)
OHHH goodIn that case, Julianne can tell me whether Nicki Glass is any good and Lady Jaye can tell me whether Gemma Doyle is worth reading seeing as I started reading a chapter of the latter and then stopped to read something else. So now both are on my tbr.
★★★★★ 20/6/12Free Space Shelf
Usually when you get to book 10 in a series you are starting to lose interest but with this series it just keeps getting better! So much happened in this book that I could talk about but I do not want to spoil it for anyone who is yet to read it.
Lara has really changed things up and I can't wait to see what happens now. I wasn't disappointed in Chase's story in the slightest, in fact I think this is my favourite book in the series so far.
Lovely, I picked up #9 & #10 last night at the library, notwithstanding I've still got #8 to read. LOL.
Sandra wrote: "Lovely, I picked up #9 & #10 last night at the library, notwithstanding I've still got #8 to read. LOL."LOL! Remember there is a 9.5 too ;)
Is there? I'll have to have a look, thanks Michelle :)
A little novella set in Scotland :)
I just got a lovely tweet from Lara Adrian to thank me for reading her book, she's so nice :)
How is everyone getting on with your books? Is anybody wanting to change or are you all happy?
That's so cool that she tweeted about you. I'm just about done Graceling, I wasn't able to read yesterday so I will be finishing it tonight.
changed my mind about
for freespacei'm going to use Dark Divine book 2: The Lost Saint.
FreeSpace Shelf
Read 21/6/12 ★★★★★
The Lost Saint, Book 2 of Dark Divine series
The second book is DEFINITELY more exciting than the first book. So in the last book, it ends with Grace being bitten and infected, Daniel is cured and Jude runs away.
Well, this book starts with Jude sneaking into Daniel's house while Daniel and Grace are out, calls Grace and tells her:
"They’re coming for you. You’re in danger. You’re all in danger. You can’t stop them. Don’t trust him. He makes you think you can trust him, but you can’t."
Ominous? Right! Sooo, who could it be?
Gabriel the pacifist werewolf who has helped Daniel control his wolf in the past arrives in town as the sub-pastor and new religious studies teacher. Yet Gabriel would rather let a monster be Alpha rather than fight as Beta for the position? He is insistent that Grace doesn't train her powers since in his 800 years of living, no one has not given in to their wolf and training her powers would not help with her control. But what if Grace is the exception?? - After all, she DID cure Daniel. But is Daniel REALLY cured?
What about the new character that comes onto the scene? Nathan Talbot, another werewolf, secretly offers to teach Grace about her powers so she could use them to help people after Daniel's stopped their training at Gabriel's advice. However, is Talbot all that he seems to be? What about that zing they feel between them? Rival love interest for Daniel? WOOOOHOOO!
Daniel and Grace's relationship drifts apart, but WHY? Suddenly there are secrets left and right, is it the new girl at school who seems to have developed an interest in Daniel? Or is it that Daniel's not as cured as he seemed? Or maybe it's the Talbot guy?
Finally, what happens when Caleb, Daniel's father returns? And what about Jude? WELL- you'll have to read the book to find out!
Great review Janelea :D
Sandra wrote: "Great review Janelea :D"Thanks, which groups yours again btw?
I see you found me. ROFL
Glad you liked it! I'll update the lists when I get back online - thunderstorms just now... Don't you just love them? :)
I'm on my phone and the coding often goes funky... I meant when the laptop goes back on.
Hi ladies. I am halfway through my free space read - Chicagoland vampires #4. I am liking it.
I will read my paranormal YA book closer to Sunday and so will double up for two next week.
LJ
Lady Jaye wrote: "Hi ladies. I am halfway through my free space read - Chicagoland vampires #4. I am liking it.
I will read my paranormal YA book closer to Sunday and so will double up for two next week.
LJ"
Good luck my fellow teammate!
oops its meant to say 21st, gahh forgot to change the copy and paste >__<
Lady Jaye wrote: "Hi ladies. I am halfway through my free space read - Chicagoland vampires #4. I am liking it.
I will read my paranormal YA book closer to Sunday and so will double up for two next week.
LJ"
I really like that series, Ethan grew on me & I like Merit.
Janelea wrote: "oops its meant to say 21st, gahh forgot to change the copy and paste >__<"
I changed the date :)
You know what? I've just finished the Dark Divine trilogy. The last book was a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE book.I can certainly say that in my POV, there were only 2 good things. One was that Baby James didn't have to die when he was taken as hostage, I suppose even the author would feel bad if she did kill off the baby. And two, Daniel proposed to Grace.
WAYYY too many unnecessary deaths. Not to mention that MASSIVE cliffhanger that should not be at the end of a series!
Conclusion: Dark Divine turned out to be a DISAPPOINTMENT.
I just finished reading my FREE SPACE Read today, 22/06: Hard Bitten, by Chloe Neill. I give it ★★★★. If I hadn't been spoiled silly, I would have been so unbelievably mad at the ending, not least of all because Ms. Neill has created a wonderfully nuanced man who showed a great capacity for growth. In four books I has come to respect and appreciate the man Ethan is enormously, even his obtuseness aside. I don't know how she's gonna get herself out of this one. Fans of the series tells me she does, but I can't see how. But since I have book six sitting next to me, Imma pick it up and see.
Hey LJ, lemme know how Gemma Doyle turns out, I've got that on my to-do-list but I still haven't got around to reading it... well I did, but only for 2 chaps before something more interesting attracted my attention.
Lady Jaye wrote: "I just finished reading my FREE SPACE Read today, 22/06: Hard Bitten, by Chloe Neill. I give it ★★★★. If I hadn't been spoiled silly, I would have been so unbelievably mad at the ending, not least ..."It's a shame you got spoiled, I really hate it when that happens. I came to love Ethan as a character, he showed a huge amount of growth over the books.
Oh I love being spoiled, and this time around I asked for it. I wasn't going to read past the first book otherwise. I would have been so furious if I hadn't been spoiled.
Really? That's interesting. I'm curious about the next one, the last one wasn't as good in my opinion.
cmon team mateeeees! other teams are getting stamps T___T
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