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I came here because for some reason I thought I was missing a book I was supposed to read! I was going to pick something to read! LOL!! Ahhhh! I am losing my mind.

ROFLMAO!

Shelf #8: fantasy paranormal (B1)
Finished: 6/6 ~ STAMP RECEIVED 9/21

✔C±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð - Bloodfever 9/17 | 5â˜� (message 464)
✼·²¹´Ú´Ú´Ç»å¾±±ô - Storm's Heart 9/21 | 4â˜� (message 507)
✔A³¾²¹²Ô»å²¹ - The Hidden 9/17 | 3½â˜� (message 475)
âœÖÀ³Ù±ð±è³ó - Shadowflame 9/16 | 4â˜� (message 496)
✸é±ð²µ¾±²Ô²¹ - Envy 9/16 | 3â˜� (message 489)
✔Sassy (Amy) - Storm's Heart 9/18 | 4� (message 477)



Shelf #9: read in 2010 (B2)
Finished: 4/6

Celine - Faefever
Daffodil - Magic at the Gate or Venom
✔A³¾²¹²Ô»å²¹ - Venom 9/21 | 4â˜� (message 514)
âœÖÀ³Ù±ð±è³ó - My Way to Hell 9/21 | 2½â˜� (message 516)
✸é±ð²µ¾±²Ô²¹ - Cerulean Sins 9/19 | 2â˜� (message 498)
✔Sassy (Amy) - Entwined 9/19 | 4½� (message 492)

LOL Amy! We kinda have a blue and purple theme going on with the book covers for this week's shelf. I will finish Venom today. :)

Thanks everyone. Steph, I think you would be able to walk away. How many people can handle 600+ pages of bad (bad!) sex scenes. I am okay with sex scenes and okay with whatever the author pushes on our refined limits of what we think is okay, but these sex scenes are so bizarre and not even sexy.

I think I am going to read Shadowflame now, good review.

Ohh, I like the pretty purple & blue shelf!

Sorry to hear you're not enjoying Laurell K. Hamilton's books any more. I am currently at book 7, but I wonder how long I will last.

By the way, if we finish our current shelves we have 4 on a row, yay! (:

We can stamp fantasy paranormal!

Storm's Heart, Thea Harrison, 4 stars

This is a fantastic follow up to Dragon Bound, even if it's not quite at the same level.

The beginning was a little slow for me, Niniane's character didn't quite mesh with the view of her I received in the first book. The more I read and settled into the story, the more things picked up and I grew to understand Niniane better. Betrayed at a young age and running for her life, she found shelter with the Wyr. Knowing her physical and magical strength left her at a disadvantage, they taught her to fight with any means at her disposal. That and her innate people skills are her biggest assetts on her return to Dark Fae lands. She has understandable trust issues, but is willing to open herself up to people anyway.

After another attempt on her life, Tiago's first impulse is to pack Niniane up and return her to Wyr safety, yet he understands her need to return to the Dark Fae territory and gives her full backing. Despite the few stormy outbreaks in the story, I would have still liked to have seen more of his Thunderbird aspect.

Once again, Harrison has written a wonderful paranormal romance and I can't wait for Rune's story and a chance to learn more about this world.

You will like them through 9 definitely. Maybe 10. I am guessing. :)

Yay!!

Love the pretty purple & blue shelf. Although kinda looks like a book bruise. ;)

Thanks, Regina. After all, it's only a book. (view spoiler)[ So, while infidelity IRL could cause some serious Lorena Bobbitt action, in books I can handle them without automatically hating the character, the author or the book itself. The series is dark, no? That's one of the things I like about it. (hide spoiler)] Hope you enjoy it.

Great review, Daffodil. Stamp coming! Yay! :D

CONGRATULATIONS, Litwits!
We now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'fantasy paranormal'.

[Our new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

WTF is going on with TinyPic.com?? It's driving me nuts! That's where I store the bingo cards and the site's been schizo the past week. Augh!

Anyway ... YAY, Team! :D

I've finished my book for the current shelf and will post a review in a bit.

Congrats on the stamp LWs!

Yay! We're doing great on the stamps (:

Finished: 9/21
4�

Venom is the third book of the Elemental Assassin series and this series just keeps getting better with each book. Gin Blanco is a retired assassin, restaurant owner and rare Elemental with the ability to control both ice and stone. When she discovers her baby sister is in town working as a detective, she has to keep her real identity and history as an assassin a secret while protecting her from harm. Gin's vampire friend, Roslyn, asks for help in getting rid of a stalker who works for Gin's biggest enemy, the powerful fire elemental Mab Monroe, and things get really interesting. The elemental magic world is so intriguing and this book is a thrilling ride with plenty of action, humor and a little romance too. The quirky secondary characters of Finn and the dwarves, Sophia and Jo-Jo, are very entertaining and I love Owen. (view spoiler)[I am so glad to see Gin hook up with him. He is good for her after the way Donovan Caine hurt her and I just hope they last. (hide spoiler)] And then Gin finally declares war on Mab for killing her mother and older sister 17 years ago. Can't wait to see what happens next in Tangled Threads!

Good review, Amanda! I keep promising Sandra I'll give that series another go, but haven't yet.

And, I forgot to post my review yesterday, so I'll work on that right now. BRB.

Read: 21 Sept
Rating: ★★☆☆☆� (rounded up to 3 @ GR)
Review:
I read the first book, Kiss & Hell in this series/duology/whatever Dakota plans to make it in 2009 and gave it 4�. I thought it was a stand alone, so I was happy when I spotted this one last year. I didn't re-read #1, but did remember the basic gist of it, I also remember it having plenty of giggle, if not LOL, moments. This one, however, did not. In fact I didn't have re-read #1 (and thank the book/time Gods that I didn't) because the characters constantly chatted about the events of book 1. As for what it's about, the GR blurb says it all, no differently than I would:

After defying Lucifer to save her best friend Delaney, ex-demon Marcella Acosta has been banished to exist in the plane between heaven and hell-and there isn't a shopping mall in sight. After numerous failed attempts to contact Delaney through a bunch of hack mediums, Marcella's at her wit's end. But there's one medium she's hasn't tried yet, and he just happens to be Delaney's scorching hot brother Kellen- the one guy who never gave Marcella the time of day.

The characters I enjoyed in book 1 only drove me batshit crazy in book 2. The way she had them talking was probably meant to be funny, but felt like bad ghettospeak. The fun, sexual tension between Marcella and Kellen from book one just wasn't felt in this one which is sad b/c they're the two that make up this PNR's HEA.

Overall, I'd recommend readers go for Dakota's Accidentally (AKA: Accidental Friends) series instead of bothering with this one (or stop after #1). AF continues to get me laughing, whereas this one had me rolling my eyes and huntin' around for the fake finger gun (to put me out of my misery) from page 2 thru to the end.

Steph wrote: "Good review, Amanda! I keep promising Sandra I'll give that series another go, but haven't yet.

And, I forgot to post my review yesterday, so I'll work on that right now. BRB."

Steph, the next one is now in processing at BD, you're slipping further behind. LOL

LOL Steph I just saw your spoiler from above. Yes, I agree. Also, I have to give credit to an author for not doing what readers always want and for maybe taking the less traveled and more uncomfortable path.

I know, I know! LOL Sandra! Maybe that'll be my next series read challenge. ;)

Regina, >;) Well, the series is dark. (view spoiler)[As if her rape/attack in the first book wasn't enough, she adds infidelity to the mix. But, similar to what I said in my QoS review, The scene(ario), while traumatic for Miranda and painful (or maddening) for the reader, is handled in a realistic and sensitive (well, don't know if I'd use "sensitive" for this one) manner. She made me feel for the Double Ds. Although if David hadn't been a baby and stomped off those years ago when Jonathan came into the picture, maybe they could've had their "for old times sake b/c it's just so unfair" sex romp before David had a mate of his own. I'm rambling now, so I'll stop. ;) (hide spoiler)]

Our Next Shelf is: 'first in series'
DIRECT LINK: 'first in series'

Happy Reading!

I couldn't sleep, so I decided to post the shelf early in case I sleep in. At this point I just hope I get some sleep. ;)

I will probably read , assuming it's on the shelf, because I need to start reading some of my 2011 straggler challenges books. If it's not there, I'll find something else.

Hope everyone's having a great weekend!

Woohoo!!! Great shelf!!

Hope you get some sleep, Steph! Skin Game is on the shelf. I'll be interested to see how you like it. I have it TBR. :)

For this shelf, I'll be reading .

Shelf #9: read in 2010 (B2)
Finished: 4/6

Celine - Faefever
Daffodil - Venom
✔A³¾²¹²Ô»å²¹ - Venom 9/21 | 4â˜� (message 514)
âœÖÀ³Ù±ð±è³ó - My Way to Hell 9/21 | 2½â˜� (message 516)
✸é±ð²µ¾±²Ô²¹ - Cerulean Sins 9/19 | 2â˜� (message 498)
✔Sassy (Amy) - Entwined 9/19 | 4½� (message 492)




Shelf #10: first in series (G16)
Finished: 0/6

Celine -
Daffodil -
Amanda - Nightfall
Steph - Skin Game
Regina - A Hunger Like No Other
Sassy (Amy) - Ecstasy

ok... im going to give this one a try..

I wish I could find a copy of Nightfall! My libraries don't have it and the ebook is so expensive! Enjoy!

Skin Game is good.

That's what I thought as well Regina! I really wanted to read it. Why is the price so high? And not just for the ebook, a used PB is still around £10. I'm waiting until it starts talking sensible amounts.

Me too Josie. Frustrating!

I am thinking

I need to check and see what is on the shelf though.

Gah, I know right!
Though it looks like you've still got some good choices, I've only read 2 - The Knife of Letting Go and A Hunger Like No Other and loved them both (although it'd be hard to find books that are less alike lol).

Regina wrote: "I wish I could find a copy of Nightfall! My libraries don't have it and the ebook is so expensive! Enjoy!

Skin Game is good."

I was having the same problem with Nightfall and ended up giving in to buy the paperback. Amazon dropped the price of the paperback to $7.50 about a month ago (probably due to slow sales) but it is back to regular price now. Hopefully the price will drop again soon.

is an absolutely AWESOME book.....

I second, First Days. LOVE that trilogy!

I enjoyed Skin Game, but I was expecting something different so my rating was 3�. But, I have the next couple in the series, so I'll be continuing on with it. I'll post my review soon.

ETA: Amanda, I'm looking forward to your review of Nightfall. I've been wanting to read it for a while, but it always seems to get lost in the shuffle.

That was my rating for it too Steph.

I am going to save First Days for apocalyptic or trilogy shelf.

I am reading

Josie you are right, lol. I am sort of embarrassed to say I am loving Hunger. I hate the kidnapping set up, but wow I can't put this book down. I was going to save First Days for our trilogy shelf, but I am going to start that today, I anticipate finishing Hunger tonight.

Glad you're liking it! Yeah, I agree with the whole force thing (which is why I had to take a � off) but literally read it all in one go it was that addictive. So far I've only read 4 in the IAD series and seem to prefer the lykae ones rather than the vamps.
Let me know what you think of First Days, I'm waiting until they're out as ebooks but I might try her other series which seem to be pretty well-received :)

Josie, it is out as ebook -- but darn it is expensive since the re-release! It is $9.99 at Amazon. But I bought it. :)

Sorry, I see what you mean. #1 and #2 are out (and both $9.99!!), but #3 isn't out until 2012. Bummer.

Still working on . Looked over first in series and have a lot of possibilities. I won't make up my mind until I'm actually ready to start reading in the next day or two.

Hmmmm, first in series is a hard one. I am currently in the middle of like five series. I'll have to browse my shelves for this one

@Regina: Oh, I can't find the ebook but that might be because I'm on Amazon UK maybe? Either way, you're right, it is expensive so I'm waiting and whilst I'm waiting I'll get The Tale of the Vampire Bride ;)

Ugh, that is probably the case. I have that one to read too, I am trying to save it for our potential "vampire" shelf. :)

I keep 'saving' books for certain shelves but they never come up lol!

I know!!!!

:)

So I finished my first in series book.
3 stars
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole


I went into this book expecting to hate it due to the kidnapping theme. I also expected to bored, as I am by most PNR books/series. There are a few I really enjoy, Black Dagger Brotherhood, Highlanders (by Moning), and Demonica, but the others just seem so repetivie to me and it is hard for me to keep going. I expected the same out of Immortals After Dark. This book completely surprised me. I devoured this book. I couldn't put it down. I read it late at night and at work. Yes I knew they would end up together, but the how really interested me. There were some similiarities to Dark Highlander, which I really liked so maybe that helped me. However, that the premise of the romance began due to loss of freedom bothered me, thus it lost 1.5 stars due to this. I recommend this book to people who enjoy PNR and Highlander books. I am so glad I read it!

I lucked out and bought Rhiannon's trilogy before the re-release, so the prices weren't that high. I want to read the re-rls'd versions. She mentioned some changes, plus I loved them the first time around.

Glad you liked IAD, Regina. I've only read the prequel short, but want to continue on w/that series at some point.

Realized I didn't write up my review yesterday, so I'll do that this AM before I forget again.

Hope everyone's having a good week so far.

Shelf: read in 2010
Read: 25 Sept
Rating: ★★★☆�
Review: The beginning was way better than the 2nd 1/2. Kyra has a unique and interesting ability. Reyes (H) is an assassin and Kyra (h) is his target. Other than Kyra's ability, it was more of a romantic suspense read than a PNR. I liked the two main characters and they had some smokin' sexual tension. I liked how they were good people who did bad things. While I love Ann Aguirre (this book is written under pseudonym Ava Gray), this was not one of my favorites. I may eventually check out the other books in the series, but I'm not in any big rush to do so. But, those who enjoy romantic suspense series w/a dash of PN should enjoy it.

Steph you hit on it exactly! I skimmed the last half.

Yeah, the last 1/2 was meh.