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R5: Team #15 ~ Ferociously Flirtatious {2nd Place}
WOOHOO that means it's time for another STAMP! 5. Ghosts Shelf 15/7/12.
Completed: 5/5 Stamp requested
Juana - The Awakening ★★★★. Review. 17/7/12.
Jeann - If I Stay ★★★. Review. 16/7/12.
Lisa Kay - The Restorer ★★★★½. Review. 20/7/12.
Amy - Lothaire ★★★★. Review. 17/7/12.
Jessica - Ninth Key ★★★. Review. 21/7/12.
I am caught up now. All I have to do is pick the book for the "Demon" shelf. YAY
Lisa Kay wrote: "Neat review, Juana!"Thanks Lisa, I have a lot of fun writing all of my reviews for books. But even more I like to write reviews for the ones that I haven't read, but am reading for Bingo.
For the Shelf Demons: I will be reading Where Demons Fear to Tread by Stephanie Chong
Juana "Darkness" wrote: "Title/Author: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas 
"Neat review, Juana! Yes, love The Hathaways series.
Woohoo! Two stamps today! We are on a roll!
Oh, the audio version was excellent, Jessica!
CONGRATULATIONS, Ferociously Flirtatious! You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'New2You: series' and 'ghosts'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats on the stamp FF!
Thanks Jessica, sounds like you are getting into eBooks at the moment! I'll update later on, I'm at work at the moment.Woohoo thanks Steph & Sandra on our stamps! :)
Geez! I am so into my book & I lost it!! AHHH!! Looking for 2 hrs now!!
♡ Sassy ~ Amy ♡ wrote: "Geez! I am so into my book & I lost it!! AHHH!! Looking for 2 hrs now!!"That sounds like something I was doing about this time last year. I kept losing my books. Found one next to the cooktop/stove in the kitchen. I NEVER have books in the kitchen. Don't know what I was thinking. At least it wasn't in the freezer. LOL! Hope you find it!
Well, I'm reading
for my demon since I couldn't download the one I wanted from the library
because they put a hold on my account for reporting a scratched CD. I DIDN'T scratch it! I got the hold released, but not - it seems - on the OneClickDigital access, only on the Over Drive Audio access. **sigh**Anyway, with Succubus Blues I'm having a love/hate affair.
Agggh I LOVE the Georgina Kincaid series. It brought me into reading Paranormal/Urban Fantasy. It's a good one - stick with it.
Title/Author: Where Demons Fear to Tread by Stephanie Chong
Shelf: Demons
Date Finished: 7/24/12
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Serena St. Claire is a Yoga instructor/Fledgling Guardian Angel who is on a mission to save a very lost soul from going to hell. And on the other shoulder is Jullian Ascher Arch Demon trying to destroy this lost soul. But the only way he can do that is to take him of the path of good which Serena is on. But as they first meet at his club, Jullian starts to feel very strongly about Serena. So Jullian tries to break of the habit of being very good. But what he doesn't understand is that Serena is very dedicated. Even that alone makes her irresistible to him. Jullian ends up wooing her because he understands that this isn't about his job anymore, its about love and what is in his heart. Outside forces are against them, two demons together bent on destroying his precious angel and the soul that Serena is trying to save. Find out if Serena will give herself completely to Jullian? And if Serena saves the soul she is to protect from all demons?
Sounds like an interesting read Juana. I'm just about finished mine too.
Shelf: Demons
Finished: 25/7/12
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
WOW what an exhilarating ride! Heat Stroke was a way slicker book than the first one, fast-paced and easier to get into than simply a road trip and reminiscing about the times which was pretty much sums up Ill Wind.
I absolutely love the cool factor of both Joanne and her powers, either as a Djinn or Weather warden. This book contains descriptions of meteorology that border on being too scientific, but wow they just blow my mind! Not to mention the descriptions of how Djinn draw their power. The author holds great imagination and skilfully conveys something which seems to be difficult to understand into such a readable, easily digested format.
A thing I am loving so far about this series: it's so incredibly addictive, with a writing style so natural that it flows easily. That's probably a flow on from Rachel Caine's YA writing.
I absolutely adore the male leads in Joanne's life, David, the sexy Djinn and Lewis, the world's most powerful weather warden. Joanne's wit, charisma and sheer determination just matches both of these men well, and she can definitely keep up with them.
Later on in the book, you do meet some twisted and disturbing characters, but it does lead to an epic finale in the end. I was totally hooked into this book from the start and it was difficult to put down.
If I didn't have so many other books lined up to read for the next month, I'd be reading Chill Factor in an instant.
Juana "Darkness" wrote: "Title/Author: Where Demons Fear to Tread by Stephanie Chong"Neat review, Juana! That one looks interesting. I'm adding it. ☺
Jeann wrote: "Agggh I LOVE the Georgina Kincaid series. It brought me into reading Paranormal/Urban Fantasy. It's a good one - stick with it."Okay, Jeann, I will! I'm over half-way through (despite my house remodeling!) so I'm definitely going to finish it.
Jeann wrote: ""Loved your review, Jeann. I'm intrigued. I have this series on audio... just haven't gotten around to it yet.
Oh, BTW, Jeann, I'm listening to the Georgina Kindcaid series on audio... it is very well narrated.
Thanks Lisa, it's a really unique Urban Fantasy book with a bit of romance :) I do recommend it. We've been buddy reading the Weather Warden series. Hope your house is going well! It will all be worth it later :)
That's good to hear, I devoured the whole Georgina Kincaid series in one go! I could read it again, I just love Seth and Georgina.
I have to keep telling myself that about my house, Jeann. The construction was so noisy yesterday that I couldn't even listen to my iPod/Touch. That was the worst it has been. People would call, I'd answer the phone, and they'd hang up. **shrugs**Yeah, there are things I really like about Georgina and I just LOVE Seth. However, I'm not liking that Georgina is sleeping with others when she is attracted to Seth. But really, what do I expect of a succubus?
Shelf ~ Demons
Finished ~ 7/27/12
Rating ~ ★★★★
Well I haven't been to keen on this series, but I feel obligated to read it since I have the whole thing.
Surprisingly, this book wasn't bad. It was much les confusing than the last one, because the jumps from one inner story to the next was much less random & had more of a.... I can't think of the right term... But it's like when the music changes in a movie, you expect a shift in the story line... That said, I give this book a 4 star rating.
These books are thin with teeny font. The stories are way more complex than the simple covers & synopsis' really describe. There are vampires, humans & templars that each have their own story interwoven, but come together nicely at the end (although it isn't all happy or completely solved)This book was smoother.
This is Theirry's story. He was betrayed by his wife who had him and their son tortured. He has left New Orleans & has set out to get info on Luisa, a burn victim from the last book. He believes she was tortured for vamp info.
He meets Jema, who owns a museum, via dead dad. Her bitch of a mother is still alive & she lives with her still. Theirry enters her dreams & they learn all kinds of info from each other that way. All characters from the last book are in this one as the story progresses.
Personally, growing up Catholic in Catholic schools, I am burnt out with Templar & church underground stories. I just get bored, so I was bored with 1/4 of this book.
OH!! I almost forgot! NOT 1 demon was in this book. It's a vamp story & he was chasing his own demons mentally.
Great review, Amy! Yeah, there were a lot of Templar stories after
popularity also.
Sounds interesting Amy, great review! I hate it when books have tiny font because it makes your eyes hurt! Can't wait for the shelf tomorrow :)
Jeann wrote: "Sounds interesting Amy, great review! I hate it when books have tiny font because it makes your eyes hurt! Can't wait for the shelf tomorrow :)"
me too! I am in limbo on books! I could start one... or wait. I hate not having a book to read!
Oooh you know what I do when that happens? read a limbo book in between that I come back to when it doesn't fit in with anything :)
Lisa Kay wrote: "Juana "Darkness" wrote: "Title/Author: Where Demons Fear to Tread by Stephanie Chong"Neat review, Juana! That one looks interesting. I'm adding it. ☺"
It is very good Lisa. I didn't get in to it at the start, but once I kept reading it it go a lot more interesting.
This is my urban fantacy book!
Hi, team! I was worried about finishing this one, but I did it! SOS: ~ Book Shelf Bingo! ~
Book Shelf: Demons
Title/Author: Succubus Blues, by Richelle Mead
Series: Georgina Kincaid, #1
Rating: ★★★½☆
Read: July 28, 2012
First-time author: Yes
To-be-continued: Probably. Just not anytime soon.
Review: my goodreads review
Succubus, complete with wings, whip, and a demon tail.
mostwantedmonsters.blogspot.com
★★★½☆ (This is a review of the audio book.) Elisabeth Rodgers narrates the six novels in the Georgina Kincaid series, and she certainly does a nice job of it in the first one. While she didn’t differentiate the voices dramatically, the way she read it made it so I had no trouble telling who was speaking when the many characters were in an extended dialogue. This, I’m sure, is partly due to the writing craft of the author.
I’ve had such strong feelings about this one, it makes it hard to rate. It is no coincidence that Georgina is fickle and, alas, so am I. (Something I didn’t particularly want to look at about myself, especially while trying to decide on kitchen counter top material.) Just who does she love? Seth or Roman? Interestingly, (view spoiler). Although, I’m pretty sure it isn’t Warren, her bookstore boss, whom she has been boinking for a while, thereby slowing sucking the life out of him; she’s a succubus, after all.
This aspect of her nature is part of my issues with Georgina. As much as there is something about her I really like – and I feel for her because she doesn’t want to be a succubus but a human – I didn’t like that she had feelings for one man and indulges her sexual appetites with others. I don’t mean just her ‘prey’ in this instance, but those whom she is interested in romantically – to varying degrees. Her amorous feelings were capricious, to say the least. She sure had succubus tendencies before she actually became one, no matter how noble her reasons for giving up her soul in her distant past. Nevertheless, I'm betting this aspect gets explored more as the series continues.
There were lots of males – angels, demons, imps, nephilims, and humans – in the storyline for me to drool over; more so than females, and they all think Georgina is beautiful – yet remain just ‘friends’ with her. They range from someone who can save her from a bad predicament, to someone she can turn to for a shoulder to cry on when relationships go south, to someone from whom she can ask a pretty big favor. However, the females that do pop up are pretty dominant or opinionated.
It was clear early on, when writer Seth discussed the likelihood of Georgina’s favorite book characters – Cady and O’Neill – ever getting together, that this storyline is going to be a long running “Peyton Place” before a happily ever after – if we ever get one! There is so much more than the standard ‘love triangle’ going on.
Still, there is the whole question of who killed a vampire named Duane, (view spoiler), both of which makes a good mystery through-out. Also, the plotting was good; it and the characters held my attention, and I liked the author’s “voice.”
My Urban Fantasy book will be
. Looking forward to it; love this series.
Great review Lisa, the Georgina Kincaid series definitely is complex and not your typical love triangle. The thing I just love about the series is how it pokes fun at it's own demonic structure, you'll find out more about that as you read on. It's pretty much Georgina's nature that she has to suck the life out of other people, and the reason why she doesn't want to with Seth is because she's sucking his life force :) this is explored further on anyways.
My urban fantasy book will be
Time for a new stamp!6. Demons Shelf 22/7/12.
Completed: 5/5 stamp requested
Jeann - Heat Stroke ★★★★. Review. 25/7/12.
Amy - Private Demon ★★★★. Review. 27/7/12.
Juana - Where Demons Fear to Tread ★★★★. Review. 24/7/12.
Jessica - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night ★★★★. Review. 24/7/12.
Lisa Kay - Succubus Blues ★★★1/2. Review. 28/7/12.
Thanks, Jeann. Yeah, I did admire her not sucking the life and creativity out of Seth. What a devoted reader sacrifices when hooked on a series. LOL! So, points to her for that. As I said, I was really wishy-washy about my feelings for her.I hope you like DoW, Jeann; it takes a while to take off. Are you going to listen to the audio? The narrator is awesome, but you don't know that until the story takes off.
For the Urban Fantasy shelf, I will go with Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
is there a link in this game where we could see everyones status as far as stamps? There has always been, but I can't find one this game???
Thanks!! Team 1 is sad! One person is MIA & 17 is already 4 in a row... We have 3 in a row 3 or 4 ways, so I say we're in second so far!! Wee hoo us!!Sooooo! Thanks to everyone on our team for keeping current & not being MIA even though our time zones are ALL over the place!!
♡ Sassy ~ Amy ♡ wrote: "One person is MIA..."Oh, that is a shame. Real Life does happen. I'm a replacement, too, though at the very beginning. Then I've been hit with an unexpected demolition in my house and MAJOR plumbing issues. I've been worried about finishing the books, especially when construction got so bad I couldn't hear on my iPod/Touch. **shakes head** I'm always ahead on my challenges, and now I've fallen way behind. **sigh**
Just to reassure you all, this game has priority over my personal challenges. I would hate to let anyone down.
LOL. I'm sure no one doubted that Lisa Kay ;)
I actually left the workers alone today for the first time and went out to lunch at Boston Market to finish listening to my book. LOL! Ugh. I just couldn't stand it. The smell of the varnish was just too much. No workers tomorrow. Yay! Maybe I'll just listen to my UF book and knock that one off my list. ☺ Though I should go look at more tile...
Lol don't worry Lisa we don't doubt it at all. I know it's a difficult time at the moment but I appreciate that you're keeping up with us! :) I'm actually just reading Discovery of Witches for the buddy read, got the book cheap at a book fair and it's real hefty! Kind of glad the buddy read will make me read it hehe. I have the tendency to sign up to too many challenges/buddy reads/etc. so I just decided to just focus on Bingo and buddy reads because then you're not letting anyone down.
I definitely agree with Amy, you guys are an awesome team :) thanks for staying with us.
Oh, I've fallen way off on my "buddy reads" - and I absolutely LOVE doing those. Also, I never thought I'd say this, but there are way too many men in my life right now. I told my contractor I wanted to see some Affirmative Action happening around here - as in some women. LOL! He's great and aims to please. He wants to buy this house in about three years, if I'm ready to put it on the market, so he's being extra careful in what he does.
CONGRATULATIONS, Flirts! You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'demons'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
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HA! this was a book I picked up today planning to read it this week! Low and behold it was on page 33 of the demon list. I also saw that books moved around while I was searching. They showed up 2 or 3 times on the list!