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WTG on completing your assessment, Jessica :)

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Ooooo very exciting indeed! It's going to get viscous! :)

Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews, 6-13-11

5 gold stars! I absolutely loved this book. (Well a little lot more Curran would have been even better.) Kate's insecurities over personal relationships are valid and even though Curran has managed to slip past her defenses, they haven't magically disappeared. Kate has to confront some of those fears and we see more growth in Kate and Curran's relationship as a result.

At the same time, they must deal with a major threat to the magical community. What I liked about this was how non-frustrating Kate's investigation was to me the reader. A lot of author's will present different threads that are so obviously tied together, you end up irritated as the hero/ine stumbles around working it as 2-3 separate cases. Happily, we were spared that annoyance and the pace moved along nicely.

Learning more about Kate's past was just icing on the cake and I'm already anxiously anticipating the next book.

Week 2 Summary
Yellow cover or/and urban setting


Carlyn: Harmony's Way, Lora Leigh, 6-12-11, 3 stars

Zina: Passion Unleashed, Larissa Ione, 6-13-11, 5 stars

Daffodil: Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews, 6-13-11, 5 stars

Jessica: Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson, 6-14-11, 4.5 stars

Team Teal are going for E2 for their first chip

June 13
5 stars

This is the third book in the Demonica series. I loved this story. This is Wraith's story. I must admit in the previous two books I kept wanting to know more about Wraith. The black sheep of the family finds love.
Wraith, a part human/vampire/demon. He doesn't care if he lives or dies. Wraith becomes infected with a poison in which there is no antidote after he gets into a fight. His only chance is to find Serena Kelley, a charmed human. If he can take her virginity, he gets her charm which would cause him to stop dying. Serena is celibate because if she has sex she will lose her charm and die.
We get introduced to a different side of Wraith and his transformation into someone who learns to put others before himself.
There was so much going on in this story it is full of twists and turns, unexpected adventures, deceptiveness, a bunch of steamy sex scenes, and I must admit there were a few moments where I had to reach for a tissue to wipe away the tears.
There are parts of the book where you just lose yourself in the story. This is another world that I wish I could live in. It is so cool, the characters, the stories behind the stories. As an added bonus in this edition there was the Demonica Compendium and a short story about how the brothers started UGH.

Great reviews, Yolks!

Love the review Daffodil!

Sorry, Zina, haven't read Demonica yet so studiously avoiding spoilers.

Hi ladies! any ideas on chip placements?

how about e3

if pink goes f2 we could go f3 and block teal & pink...hmmm options options....

I like the idea of waiting for pink to make their move and f3 would be a good move :)

Pink placed their chip on f2. e3 and f3 are both good options for different reasons. Hard choice.

Oh, check out my pretty new picture. It seemed appropriate.

Daffodil wrote: "Oh, check out my pretty new picture. It seemed appropriate."

I like!

Daffodil wrote: "Pink placed their chip on f2. e3 and f3 are both good options for different reasons. Hard choice.

Oh, check out my pretty new picture. It seemed appropriate."

Great pic...very neat...

Placement doesnt matter either is a good option i agree....guess we should place soon....

Yep! Pink is in f2 and now purple is in f3. I'm thinking e3 is going to be our best bet. Is that okay with everyone?

Cool for me. Can u post it. I'm at the dr. Tied up for awhile

Done!

Good placement ladies! :)

Daffodil wrote: "Pink placed their chip on f2. e3 and f3 are both good options for different reasons. Hard choice.

Oh, check out my pretty new picture. It seemed appropriate."

Beautiful, Daffodil :)

CONGRATULATIONS, Yolks on U!
Your chip has been placed in your requested spot.

[The updated game board can be viewed on here ]

Good Job!! :D

Now doesn't that new board look brilliant :)

Ya'll are sneaky......good job!

I love sneakiness! Mwah ha ha ha ;)

Me too!!!! Come on gang - let's all stalk Steph!!!

LOL! Stop posting and I'll stop responding, so I can post the cats!

Happy Reading!!
Remember: TWO chips rule starts this week!

This Week's Categories Are:
1. Cover Color: White
2. Character Type: Deity

You may choose to pick a book using both or either category. Be sure to include your cover, if using that category.

Deity: a being people worship (EX: god or goddess); for more info check with the .

I'll read Divine By Mistake

Have fun ladies...

I'm going to read



The main character is the Physical vessel to the Celtic Goddess Brigid :)

Very quick Jessica! Well done! :)

I should finish soon so have a think on where you want to place the first chip!

Goddess With A Blade by Lauren Dane

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This was the story of Rowan, who is the vessel for the celtic goddess Brigid. She works for the Hunter Corp killing Vampires who have gone Rogue. Clive is Las Vegas's Scion, the man in charged so to speak and works with Rowan to help catch a serial killing vampire who is viscously killing humans.

I absolutely loved this book! It has a good premise and I love a book with deity's in it. Rowan is a great character, she is witty, sarcastic and has a real potty mouth but you can see that she loves her friends and family. Clive is really proper and in charge but he loses his cool when he is around Rowan. I liked seeing that he wasn't perfect, he makes some mistakes in the book and that makes him more real for me, because real men make mistakes :)

I would highly recommend this book to readers of both urban fantasy and paranormal romance as the story is good and the characters make it even better. I really hope the writer continues with this series as of yet there are no concrete plans.



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Good job ladies. I'm about 25% done. Trust me to chose almost a600 page book. I'm on the road today but will get reading time in.

Think about placement. I'm good with wherever you chose.

I think I better learn how to speed read

Jessica wrote: "Well i finished my book :)

5*s

I fell in love with Jaz all over again (will have to read the rest this week). I love the sarcatic wit that she has and the world that Jennifer Rardin created...."

That's one I've been telling myself to pick up...and just haven't! Ya motivated me to bump it up!

If we put the first chip in C1 we completely block off team teal and get ourselves three in a row. How does that sound?

Sounds good like a good move R we 1st to place.

we should do it fast before teal move

I agree. Can u go post it for us. I really don't think j n d would mind. It's a good move

Will do!

oooooo Teal and Purple are crafty :(

Aren't they! Tough board!

morning ladies.....ooooo competition is being sneaky.....thats marvelous.....placing where predicted....

no word daffodil yet.....I am about 50% done...not sure how much I will get read today.....

Week 3 Summary
This Week's Categories Are:
1. Cover Color: White
2. Character Type: Deity

Carlyn: 6-18-11, 5 stars

Zina: 6-20-11 3 stars

Daffodil: 6-18-11 3 stars

Jessica: 6-18-11, 5 stars

CONGRATULATIONS, Yolks!
Your chip has been placed in your requested spot.

[The updated game board can be viewed on here ]

Good Job!! :D

hmmm...we are a quiet group today....no word from daffodil yet....

I am excited this Friday evening I have a bookstore shopping trip planned.....I will be picking up quite a few books....Will be getting the Kate Daniels series for sure and will be looking for some Steampunk novels....

I've been busy cleaning for my new couch coming tomorrow! You will love the Kate Daniels series it's amazing and each book is better than the last.

I've not heard anything from daffodil either :(

I love demonica series on the 4th one. So good. I have bdb series too but for some reason haven't started yet.

What other series do u love

Hi guys,

Zina's the one that camps some weekends. I just don't have internet access at home at the moment, so weekends are always iffy with me. Sorry about the no contact. I had a nephew's birthday on Saturday and mine was on Sunday, so I spent most of the weekend with family. I did get my book read though.

White cover, , Once Upon Stilettos, Shanna Swendson, 6-18-11, 3 stars
I did enjoy reading this book, but it fell a little short of the first one. Katie's parents come to New York for a visit and at the same time another crisis has hit MSI in the form of a spy. This led to some humorous moments. What bothered me is that Katie missed a couple obvious-to-me clues and as a result made things worse for herself. I have trouble believing that the Katie from the first book would have taken so long to figure a couple of things out. Otherwise it was a really fun read. I'm definitely going to move on to the third book in this series.

Happy Birthday Daffodil!