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Week:2 Roll:2Roll: 6
Previous Spot: 12
Current Spot: 18
Bonus Points Earned: 1
Bonus Points Used: 0
To Read
#18 in series
#1 in series
standalone
#8 in series
Alternate: 18. Cover Item: Instrument
Reviews :
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Wolf Rain Review
Shannon Face the Music Review
Shelby Loving Vin Review
Roger - president of NBR United The Truth As He Knows It Review
Rolled: 6
Previous Spot: 12
Current Spot: 18
Something New by Harper Logan
Pages: 344
Qualification: Runaway Hearts #2
Week 2 roll 2 Selection postspot 18
The Truth as He Knows It by A.M. Arthur
pages 289 pages
How it fits: Perspectives #1
Shannon wrote: "Selection Post Week: 2 Roll: 2Rolled: 6
Previous Spot: 12
Current Spot: 18
Something New by Harper Logan
Pages: 344
Qualification: Runaway Heart..."
Shannon you need a one or eight or 18 in series. or stadalone.
Selection Post Week: 2 Roll: 2Rolled: 6
Previous Spot: 12
Current Spot: 18
Face the Music by KM Neuhold
Pages: 294
Qualification: Replay #1
Completion Post Week: 2 Roll: 2Current Spot: 18
Face the Music by KM Neuhold
Read: 9/10/19
Rating: ★★★★
This was so much better than I was expecting. It had a lot more depth and really showed the ways your brain can just mess with you without any permission whatsoever. I had a feeling what Linc's problem was from very early on but getting to know these two in current time and through flashbacks was a true pleasure. This is a second chance story and while Linc may have been the one who ran the first time, he definitely had a harder time with his decision. I really felt for both of them. Both wonderful guys, both unable to move on and neither running away from their new beginning. Big applause for Jace and his allowing Linc anywhere near him after all these years. This has some major triggers for those who have trouble with self harm or suicide attempts. There weren't any current ones but there was a lot of discussion of past behavior. Absolutely adored this one and will be starting the next one right away.
Week 2 roll 2 Completion postspot 18
The Truth as He Knows It by A.M. Arthur
pages 289 pages
How it fits: Perspectives #1
read 9/11/19
rated 5 Star
Review: I was blown away by this book so much packed in it. Noel Carson is a cop who starts the process of coming out in the book. Jody McShane (also known as Shane and Colby) is a survivor of sexual abuse as a child. Shane and his older brother Jason are deeply in debt between legal bills and medical bills. into this volatile mix add a best friend who was bashed to the point he has short term memory problems and secrets kept about what the second job of Jody is. Lots of angst and Lots of love.
Week 2 roll 2 Completion postspot 18
Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh
pages 392 pages
How it fits: Psy-Changeling #18
read 9/10/19
rated 5 Star
Review:
I am still loving this series and can't believe i have now caught up. It took me a little while to warm up to Alexei and Memory but as the story pulled me in, i found myself liking them more and more. I loved how their story was weaved into the overall story arc and catching up with other characters. I can't wait to see where this goes next.
Completion PostWeek 2 - Roll 2
Space: 18
Loving Vin by Sloane Kennedy
Date Read: 9/9
Rating: ★★★★½
So this book picks up right where the last one left off even though it's really the start of a new series. One that finds Vin coming home to find his house taken over by a menagerie and one damaged girl. A girl he's never managed to get out of his head after helping save her weeks before from the house where her father had her hidden away and restrained. Really only helping to save, because ultimately she saved herself, murdering her father in order to help those her father had kidnapped. She snapped the chains that bound her to giver them all a chance.
Mia has such an inner strength. One that's allowed her to bend not break under the terror inflicted upon her by her father's abuse. Now she's hiding from the press and the world that clammers to know her story at the one safe space in the storm. Her one release is taking care of the abandoned animals, Riley's provided to her from the shelter. But now Vin's home and stirs up all kinds of feelings she doesn't know how to process.
Vin's never been able to forget the damaged girl he helped liberate before running off on the last clue to his brothers whereabouts. But seeing her his home isn't helping him keep his hands off her. She deserves so much better in his mind that the older man that he is.
This series always reads so fast, but the darkness in each book is helps balance out the simple love stories quite well. I'm always sucked in and enjoy myself with the read. This was no exception. I was happy for Vin and Mia to help each other heal. They're each others port in the storm and well her menagerie and the dogs made me smile. I look forward to the next book in the series.
Week:3 Roll:1Roll: 6
Previous Spot: 18
Current Spot: 24
Bonus Points Earned: 2
Bonus Points Used: 0
To Read
#24 in series
#2 in series
#4 in series
Alternate: 24. Title G
Reviews :
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Legendary Review
Shannon Something New Review
Shelby Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet Review
Roger - president of NBR United Blood & Thunder Review
Bonus point earned: 3 books from same series - Roger - president of NBR United:
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Selection Post Week: 3 Roll: 1Roll: 6
Current Spot: 24
Something New by Harper Logan
Pages: 344
Qualification: Runaway Hearts #2
selection post week 3 roll 1:current spot 24
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Pages: 234 pages
how it fits: THIRDS #2
this is my third book in thirds series
Completion Post Week: 3 Roll: 1Roll: 6
Current Spot: 24
Something New by Harper Logan
Pages: 344
Read: 9/13/19
Rating: ★★�
This was an okay read for me. Nothing I'll remember in a week but still a sweet little love story. Brooklyn really should have had to work much harder to get Austin back after being a d-bag but that's just my opinion. The sex was pretty good, their story was also pretty good. Like I said....pretty good read.
Week 3 - Roll 1Spot: 24
Book: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
Page numbers: 368
How Fits: #4 - Charley Davidson
Completion PostWeek 3 - Roll 1
Space: 24
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones
Date Read: 9/13
Rating: ★★★★�
I really don't know why it's taken me so long to keep pushing through this series. It's such fun. I love the mix of humor and dark edgy elements. Of course Reyes is the best kind of dark and twisty. If you're going to be the son of Satan you should live up to it. And he certainly does. His and Charley's relationship is complicated by I loved getting to see more of them together in this book. Totally saw that apartment bit coming. ;)
Charley still manages to kick butt in this one, but I liked that she hasn't just shaken off everything that happened to her in the last book. It was traumatizing and she hasn't rebounded fully yet. Her home shopping network addiction had me giggling. Thank goodness for great friends...go Cookie!
This series has such a fantastic secondary cast of characters, both alive and dead. There's still a little hope left for her parents, but I definitely wanted to punch Charlie's dad for most of this book. Though her stepmom may have grown on me a little.
Can't wait to read the next book!
Completion post week 3 roll 1:current spot 24
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
Pages: 234 pages
how it fits: THIRDS #2
read 9/13/19
Rated: 5 stars
Review: Second book of the series starts with Destructive Delta raiding a branch of the Order of Asteria and capturing many members and discover bomb making material laid out as if just waiting for them to be made even though they got the material 2 months prior. then a bomb scare at a thieran registration center to cover the fact that the order got information from the center.which lead the order to the thieran children center that they bombed to draw out Dr. Shultzon (who worked with Ash and Sloane when they where teens, to prepare them for Joining THIRDS) who was going by the name of Dr. Freeman to protect his Identity. Isaac Pearce captured Dex and drugged him with a mind control drug which made Dex try to kill Sloane. He resisted enough to keep from killing Sloane even though he still attacked Sloane. If this wasn't chaotic enough. The Coalition breaks in and starts attacking the Order.
this is my third book in thirds series
Week 3 roll 1 Completion postspot 24
Legendary by Stephanie Garber
pages 432 pages
How it fits: Caraval #2
read 9/13/19
rated 4 Star
Review:
I enjoyed this read. It took me a little while to remember all the twists and turns of book 1 but it didn't take away from the enjoyment of this story. This instalment we see perspective switch the story from Scarlett to Donatella's and we learn more of what led to Tella getting involved with caraval in the first place. Like book 1, there were twists and turns aplenty and i enjoyed following each and every one. I am looking forward to reading book 3.
Week:3 Roll:2Roll: 5
Previous Spot: 24
Current Spot: 29
Bonus Points Earned: 2
Bonus Points Used: 0
To Read
#29 in series
#2 in series
#9 in series
Alternate: 29. Title T
Reviews :
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon - Hiding in the Shadows Review
Shannon - Use Me, Daddy Review
Shelby - Bite Me Review
Roger - The Englor Affair Review
Week: 3, Roll: 2 Selection PostSpace 29
Use Me, Daddy by Quinn Ward
Pages: 188
Qualification: Club 83 #2
Week: 3, Roll: 2 Completion PostSpace 29
Use Me, Daddy by Quinn Ward
Pages: 188
Read: 9/17/19
Rating: ★★★★
More of a 3.5 star read. There was so much potential for some seriously kinky shiz but they were either glossed over or not even realized. Not very often I want more smexing but I did here. They both had issues to work through which was done pretty well. I'm enjoying this series but hope the next book gets kinkier.
Nikk I have read three books in the third serieslinks to reviews:
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Week 3 roll 2: Selection PostThe Englor Affair by J.L. Langley
pages: 304
How it Fits: #2 in the Sci-Regency Series
Completion PostWeek 3 - Roll 2
Space: 29
Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston
Date Read: 9/18
Rating: ★★★★�
I really do love this series. Livvy makes me smile, she's absolutely evil in the best possible way. She just doesn't care and her honey badger self is more than happy to take on any other shifter even those that should in reality crush her. The jousting scenes may have been some of my favorite. I actually really appreciated the way that Livvy and Vic got together. It kinda of just slipped up on them and settled in nicely. It was cute.
I was really happy to see the shifter hunting storyline come to an end this way. Honey badgers are vicious when riled. Really stupid to piss off the entire family. :) Still I'm sad to see it finished because this is the last book in the series and I wish there were eons more to enjoy.
Now you get to move to the Honey Badgers series :)
Week 3 roll 2: Completion PostThe Englor Affair by J.L. Langley
pages: 304
How it Fits: #2 in the Sci-Regency Series
read 9/18/19
Rated 5 stars
Review: This book was amazing, I never thought I could come just from reading a sex scene without help from my hand, but with this book I did it twice and while there were hot scenes nothing I would consider pornographic or lewd. This is the second of the series and having read the first and third before this I would say this is the one I liked best. but they are all great reads and Highly recommended. and while these can be read stand alone, read as a series they are so much better. I want more stories of this family of brothers who find the men that love and complete them.
Week 3 roll 2 Completion postspot 29
Hiding in the Shadows by Kay Hooper
pages 339 pages
How it fits: Bishop/special crimes unit #2
read 9/19/19
rated 4 Star
Review:
This one kept me guessing until the end although i am still not exactly sure how I feel about the ending yet as i am still processing it. In many ways this felt like an early book in the series with the rhythm and feel not quite there yet. That being said though, it was a fast entertaining read that kept me hooked until the end and I can't wait to keep moving forward with this series
Nikk, shouldn't we be rolling today?
Week: 4 Roll:1Roll: 5
Previous Spot: 29
Current Spot: 34
Bonus Points Earned: 2
Bonus Points Used: 0
To Read
#34 in series
#3 in series
#4 in series
Alternate: 34. Cover Item: One person
Reviews :
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon - Grim Reunion Review
Shannon - How to Belong with a Billionaire Review
Shelby - A Demon and Her Scot review: /topic/show/...
Roger - Slick Review
Week 4, Roll 1 Selection PostSpot: 34
How to Belong with a Billionaire by Alexis Hall
Pages: 465
Qualification: #3 in Arden St. Ives
Sam wrote: "Now you get to move to the Honey Badgers series :)"There's a honey badger series?!?!?!?!?!? I didn't know this.
Shelby wrote: "Sam wrote: "Now you get to move to the Honey Badgers series :)"There's a honey badger series?!?!?!?!?!? I didn't know this."
Yup. Books 1 and 2 are already released. Hot and Badgered and In a Badger Way.
Week 4: Roll 1Spot: 34
Slick by E. Davies
pages: 250
Qualification: #3 in Significant Brothers series
read 9/21/19
rated 5 stars
Review Roman and Oscar become lovers than friends then botfriends. there is a lot of meddling from friends and lots of love.
Pilot and dancer both away a lot before they decide to make it work. Love this series.
Week 4, Roll 1 Selection PostSpot: 34
How to Belong with a Billionaire by Alexis Hall
Pages: 465
Read: 9/21/19
Rating: ★★�
I'm sad to say this book was a disappointment to me. I loved the first two even though Caspian drove me nuts. Arden and Caspian weren't even together for most of this one. We had to watch Arden doing the deed with someone else....Ewwww. I spent the entire book waiting for those rare glimpses of the two interacting. It was tiring. The writing was excellent but the way the story went wasn't really for me.
Week 4 roll 1 Completion postspot 34
Grim Reunion by Amanda M. Lee
pages 286 pages
How it fits: Aisling grimlock #4
read 9/22/19
rated 4 Star
Review:
I enjoyed this book. It was a fun, quick entertaining read. While some of the elements of the story/series are a more than a little cliche, I am still enjoy the characters and like the spin Amanda lee has put on it. while in some ways the story of this instalment rose more questions for the over all series arc, i am really looking forward to seeing where this series is going and will definitely continue on.
I am off to bed as its after midnight here. I will roll in the morning once Shelby has posted her completion
Completion PostWeek 4 - Roll 1
Space: 34
A Demon and Her Scot by Eve Langlais
Date Read: 9/22
Rating: ★★★★
I'm not even really sure why I like this series so much. It's silly little paranormal erotica, but it always makes me smile. I really enjoyed this one. I liked Niall and the Devil. Lucifer's golf tournament is finally here and he needs the Scot as his caddy if he's going to win. Even then it'll probably take a little judicious cheating. But of course Aella's got to go collect his ass and make sure the Scot shows up for his new job.
They're silly stories but I do really enjoy the Devil playing matchmaker. It's just absurd, but at the same time you know Lucifer really does like a little bit of love.
Week: 4 Roll:2Roll: 5
Previous Spot: 34
Current Spot: 39
Bonus Points Earned: 2
Bonus Points Used: 0
To Read
#39 in series
#3 in series
#9 in series
Alternate: 39. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
Reviews :
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Review
Shannon - Pleasing The Professor Review
Shelby - The Fight for Identity Review
Roger - Jaded Review
Week 4, Roll 2 Selection PostSpace 39
Pleasing The Professor by Peter Styles
Pages: 174
Qualification: The Billionaire's Consort #3
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Week 4, Roll 2 Completion PostSpace 39
Pleasing The Professor by Peter Styles
Pages: 174
Read: 9/25/19
Rating: ★★�
This book was just okay for me. David seemed to be constantly hurting Seb's feelings and being forgiven way to easily especially the last time. I kept waiting for kinky shiz but nothing ever happened in that vain. A few sexy scenes but nothing spectacular. Just ho-hum.
Week 4 roll 2: Completion Postspace 39
Jaded by E.M. Lynley
264 pages
Qualification: Precious Gems #3
Read 9/25/19
rated 5 Stars
Review: Book three of the Trent and Reed centered series. This book has Trent going of and getting into danger rather than FBI agent Reed and so Reed has to rescue Trent. Trent own half an art gallery and goes on a trip to Japan to oversee the appraisal of two art collections and the possible shipping of them to the LA based gallery, if they decide to buy them. Complications arise when the first collector is killed and Trent is the one that Japanese officials are accusing as the murderer. a bunch of funny stuff happen like the evidence going missing, Trent being released without authority of the prosecuter, yakuza involvement, and Reed going undercover to solve the murder. Even though accused and trying to stay under the radar, Trent discovers some important information through research and remembering.
Completion PostWeek 4 - Roll 2
Space: 39
The Fight for Identity by Andrew Grey
Date Read: 9/24
Rating: ★★★★
I really enjoyed Will and Tacoda's story. It was a little bit of an insta-love story, but nothing too crazy. I liked how they developed together. Will's relationship with his father is contentious at best. There's a lot about the past that Will doesn't know about and his father's hatred for the Native American's seems extreme. While at times it felt like the extremes of Will and his father's relationship was too much, at the end of the day the explanation worked for me. I liked this story better than a lot of the Andrew Grey novels.
Will and Tacoda's relationship was nice. I don't know how accurate the cultural elements are in this story but I liked how the relationship between the tribe and Will's father played out. Everything here was pretty inter related and played well against each other.
Week 4 roll 3 Completion postspot 39
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
pages 435 pages
How it fits: Harry Potter #3
read 9/25/19
rated 4 Star
Review:
This is probably my favourite instalment of the entire series. Its a nice mix of the innocence of the first two books but with the start of the darker more serious tones the remainder of the series has. I really liked the story lines in this instalment and the different threads J K Rowlings weaves through out the story. I fee like the first two books were really set up and the series really starts with this instalment. A very enjoyable read.
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Roll: 4
Previous Spot: 8
Current Spot: 12
Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee
Pages: 286
Read: 9/7/19
Rating: ★★� 1/2
This series is not my favourite Amanda M Lee series but it is growing on me. in this instalment, Bay and her cousins are looking into the murder of the town drunk and Bay is dealing with a new ghost at the newspaper. I quite liked this story and the pace of the mystery enough to keep me interested all the way through. I liked bay and the way she interacted with her cousins and family. I don't totally feel the chemistry between Landon and Bay but am happy to give it time. i will most likely move on to book 3 in this series.