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Great job for completing your books already. I'm super jealous!!!

Okay, I should really read all the criteria instead of just looking at the number of a series!

Am I allowed to put in a completion post of one of the books I read this weekend that actually fit the criteria or do I have to make a selection post first?

I do have another book that fits the criteria but I would like to know if I can use a book I have read after the roll but without making a selection post.

I will ask this question in the how to play thread.

JoAnne answered me and said it was okay. I will be back tomorrow to add my book that I finished.

Week 3 Selection

Author H



Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin

Selection Post


Week 3: Rolled a 7 = Spot 23
2nd in series, 3rd in series, 23rd in series or alternative of author H

Chosen: 2nd in series + author H
Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
Pages: 709

Jane, you don't have to make a selection if you don't want to as long as you have a book read according to the criteria by the next roll. you're fine :)

I changed my mind (lol)
The selection post is about the book I am currently reading not the one that I read that also fit.

I went from thinking I had nothing planned that fit the criteria to several books working for it.

That's fantastic Jane!!!

Week 3

Spot 23

Book Color of Grace by A.M. Arthur
Page no 223
How it fits 2nd in series
Finished30th January 2016
Rating★★�
Review

Sky is the local art teacher who has never left the state, Barrett is the cook at the local diner owned by Sky's aunt. He has been wandering around for years. Both men have troubled pasts.

I liked Barrett trying to get his life back on track and the way he cared for Sky when he lost control. Like the last book there were bits I didn't like but it was an enjoyable read and Sky and Barrett worked together. I will probably read on with the series.

Week 3 Spot 23



Book: Bride on the Loose by Debbie Macomber
Pages: 200
Criteria: 3rd in series (Those Manning Men)
Finished: February 1, 2016
Rating : ★★★★

Review

I thought this book was a good, quick read. Debbie Macomber's books normally are for me. Even tho this book went along with the rest of the series in the way it was written as well as what happened during the book. So it was a bit predictable but I've already fallen in love with the characters so I just had to keep reading.Jason was introduced in one of the previous book and I enjoy hearing all the siblings get their happily ever afters. Only two more books in the series and I can't wait to read them.

Summary from Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ:

Jason Manning is content with his life as a bachelor, a slob and a sports fan. Then a precocious girl named Carrie Weston decides to play matchmaker, introducing him to her mother, Charlotte. To his relief, Charlotte is as averse to marriage as he is. But Jason's feelings start to change once he gets to know his Bride on the Loose.

So its Thursday morning here in central time :) How's everyone's books coming along?

COMPLETION POST
Week #3

Golden Fool by Robin Hobb 2/4-16
Pages: 709
Criteria: Tawny Man, #2 + author H
Date Finished: 2/4-16
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
I am really enjoying this series by Robin Hobb and I am very pleased that I found out that I should read the different trilogies in order. I started with Liveship Traders and read all 3 of them but found out I needed to read the Farseer trilogy before continuing. In this book there were a few references to the Liveship Traders trilogy and I wouldn't have known if I hadn't read them first.
The title of this book refers to one particular character but it is still FitzChivalry Farseer who is the main character. My biggest problem is that there is so much politics which I don't like much but this is set at the Royal Court so it is unavoidable. I loved the magic, both the skilling and the wit.
I have ordered the next book from the library.

Week 3 Spot 23
author H


Molly's Misadventures by D.E. Haggerty
Pages 225
Date Finished: 1/31/16
Rating: 4 stars

Review:

It 's a really funny romance, well written in an easy-to-read style which is just what I need at the end of a busy day. Molly comes home earlier than expected and finds her husband with his secretary. She should also take care of her father who has chased away another caregiver. To comfort and help her there's Danny, her close friend and her adolescent crush. Molly is a great character and very realistic. She's funny, smart, a little insecure. She begins to write a blog and I loved it. Her father is a sprightly old grouch, very sexist (only women have to wash the dishes) but very affectionate with his princess. Danny is so charming and sexy, easy to fall in love with him.
I loved this book and once I started I could not put it down. Each pages leaves me with a smile on my face. It is an entertaining and relaxing read, is full of fun.

Week 3



Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin
H author
Pages - 361
Finished - Feb. 4, 2016
Rating - 5 stars

Review: This book has been languishing on my shelves for entirely too long! I read the first 150 pages on my plane ride earlier this week. I was immediately sucked in. Let me just say ... everyone lies about something at some point in this book. There are more secrets in these 361 pages than there are in the US political system! And it makes for an incredibly juicy, fun read. I really enjoyed this one and would highly highly highly recommend it to all of you!!

Week 3 Spot 23 Reviews:

Krissy: The Laughing Corpse | 2nd in series | Review

Kay: Caught in the Frame | 3rd in series | Review

Grace: Color of Grace | 2nd in series | Review

Kayla: Bride on the Loose | 3rd in series | Review

Jane: Golden Fool |2nd in series + author H | Review

Mave: Molly's Misadventures | author H | Review

Tara: Lie Still | author H | Review

I do

We are all in Krissy. Would you mind rolling for us tonight at midnight. ???? Lol I haven't slept in what feels like centuries

Not a problem. Go get some sleep!

Do you want me to post our position in the other thread as well? Or wait until you get a chance to?

go a head and post the new spot and what can be read on this thread and I'll take care of the rest. :) I'll be up by 6 I'm sure lol.

Sounds good to me :)

thanks so so much :)

Week 4 Roll


4+3 puts us on spot 30

Criteria: 3rd in a series, 30th in a series, standalone or alternative cover item water


(I hope I did it all correctly)

SELECTION POST
WEEK 4

The Honeymoon Cottage by Barbara Cool Lee
Pages: 349
Criteria: Alternate: Cover Item: Water

SELECTION POST
Week #4

Series Sequence: Standalone
My Choice: The Silver Linings Playbook
Page #: 291

Thanks for rolling Krissy!!! I think i got a tad but of sleep. lol

Selection Post


Week 4: Rolled a 7 = Spot 30
Criteria: 3rd in a series, 30th in a series, standalone or alternative cover item water

Chosen: cover item water + standalone
Breaker by Lori L. Clark
Pages: 213

Kayla wrote: "Thanks for rolling Krissy!!! I think i got a tad but of sleep. lol"

Anytime :)

Why didnt y'all tell me that I forgot to add your links?
I am very sorry, LOL!

thanks Kayla!!

Lol no worries :) thanks Ezi! you're awesome :)

Kayla wrote: "Lol no worries :) thanks Ezi! you're awesome :)"

Thank you for your graciousness. I fixed it and let me know if I forget anything else. It happens...a lot, LOL!

COMPLETION POST
Week #4


The Silver Linings Playbook
My Rating:★★★★�
Date Finished: 2/05
Final Thoughts:
I really liked this book. Once I started I couldn't stop listening until I was completely finished. The narrator did a terrific job. I loved his brother. He is everything a sibling should be. Loving and supportive no matter what the circumstances. (view spoiler)[I really wanted things to end better with his dad. It just felt unfinished. Plus I wish we could have gotten a little more info on Nikki and Pat's marriage before the cheating. What pushed her to that point? And was Pat's breakdown partially to blame for the head injury? I just would have liked a tiny bit more details in that area. (hide spoiler)] I don't remember much of the movie since it's been so long since I've seen it. I think I'll watch it again now that the book is fresh in my mind.

COMPLETION POST
WEEK 4

The Honeymoon Cottage by Barbara Cool Lee
Pages: 349
Criteria: Alternate: Cover Item: Water
rating:★★★★�
DATE FININSHED: 2/05
REVIEW:
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the interaction between Camilla and Oliver and how she tried so hard to put him first in everything. I also liked how neither she nor sees the other's omissions as lies and untruthfulness. Too many times this act of omitting to tell all at first glance makes for a false sense of alienation in stories. I personally hate that. A great story. Gonna have to read the rest of this series now...

Week 4 Selection

Standalone



Testimony by Anita Shreve

COMPLETION POST
Week #4

Breaker by Lori L. Clark
Pages: 213
Criteria: cover item water + standalone
Date Finished: 2/6-16
Rating: ★★�
Review:
This was okay. It was clearly a YA and it was full of teenage problems but the sense of loss, jealousy and insecurity are feelings everybody can relate to.
I thought the weight loss went a bit too fast for it to be healthy or believable even if it was because of getting a disease under control.

Week 4



Testimony by Anita Shreve
Standalone
Pages - 352
Finished - Feb. 8, 2016
Rating - 3 stars

Review:
Review My feelings on this one are kind of hard to explain. I liked it, but the way it was written was very strange. A researcher from a university has supposedly contacted those closest to the scandal to share their story, so you've got a bunch of disjointed pieces to the puzzle to go through before you get a real feel for what really happened that night. I don't know, I think had it been written in a different way I would have liked it more, so this one was just okay for me.

Week 4

Spot 30

Book Easy by Ally Blue
Page no 210
How it fits Standalone
Finished9th February2016
Rating★★
Review

Dan finds a badly injured Stevie in an abandoned house. Stevie is a rent boy known as Sunshine and was left badly beaten by the man his pimp sold him to for the night. Dan gives him the chance to turn his life around.

I wanted to like this but I just couldn't. I found the characters annoying and I just didn't care what happened to any of them.

Week 4 Spot 30

Meant to Be by Terri Osburn


Page Number 341 pages
Criteria: Cover item: Water
Date Finished: Feb. 9, 2016
Rating: 5 Stars

Review

This was my first book by Terri Osburn. I've had this ebook for about 2 years if not longer and I just haven't gotten around to reading it. I'm so glad it had water on the cover and it was the first book I thought of. It was perfect I absolutely loved the writing, descriptions, and characters. I feel in love with the characters and I can't wait to read the next one. :)

Summary from Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Lifelong people-pleaser Beth Chandler will do anything to make a good impression on her future in-laws, including defy her fear of boats to make the ferry crossing required to meet them. Lucky for her, a lovable mutt and his tall, sexy, blue-eyed owner provide enough distraction to subdue her paralyzing panic attack. But Beth’s human tranquilizer turns out to be her future brother-in-law, Joe Dempsey, and their instant attraction is both unwelcome and undeniable.

Joe expects his brother’s fiancé to follow the materialistic, blonde-bimbo stereotype that is Lucas� usual fare. Wild-haired, sweet-natured Beth doesn’t fit the part, but she does fit Joe and his island better than any woman he’s ever met. Though the men haven’t been close for years, Joe would never put the moves on his brother’s fiancé. That means Beth is off limits, no matter how much he wants her.

When a demanding case pulls Lucas back to the city, Beth realizes her fiancé is already married � to his work. Are solitary nights and mind-numbing dinner parties really what she wants? Torn between loyalty to Lucas and her growing feelings for Joe, Beth rethinks her choices and contemplates a future different from the one laid out before her. One that includes an island, a dog, and a man she can never have.

Week 4 Spot 30
standalone


Making Headlines by Jennifer Hansen
Pages 259
Date Finished: 2/10/16
Rating: 3.5 stars

Review:
It was a pleasant and interesting reading set in the world of television journalism.
Rachel's dream is to make the newsreader on TV. She is working very hard and tries in every way to draw attention to herself. She has a relationship with Tim but now the passion between them is frozen. Also he doesn't work, there's never when she needs him. and recently he has threatened to have serious trouble with the law. Then her new boss is really sexy.
To achieve her dream Rachel is becoming another person. Is this really what she wants? How much is she willing to pay to become a star of television journalism?
It was an engaging contemporary romance, the scenes in the TV studio are well written and it really seems to be in the midst of that chaos. It's intriguing and easy to read, the characters are believable and engaging and there is a veil of mystery to make the story even more enjoyable.

Week 4 Spot 30 Reviews:

Krissy: The Silver Linings Playbook | standalone | Review

Kay: The Honeymoon Cottage | Cover Item: Water | Review

Jane: Breaker |Cover Item: Water | Review

Tara: Testimony | standalone | Review

Grace: Easy | standalone | Review

Kayla Meant to Be | cover item: Water | Review

Mave: Making Headlines | standalone | Review

All Reviews are in!!! Yay!!


Krissy, do you want to roll again tonight?

Sure thing!

you're awesome !!! I have to be up at 530. lol

Ew. I usually get up at 630 but only because I have to take my kids to school. It's not like I have anywhere important to be :)

Ya my husband who is up at 6 whether or not he has to work set up our life insurance physicals for 6:30 I don't function before 7 or coffee... It's going to be interesting. Lol

My husband knows better than to schedule anything he needs my participation in before 10am lol

Lol normally mine is the same. This was the only opening I think.

Week 5 Roll


6+6 puts us on spot 42

Criteria: 4th in a series, 2nd in a series, 42nd in a series, or alternative: FRIENDSHIP

SELECTION POST
Week #5

Series Sequence: 2
My Choice: Fever Pitch
Series Name: Love Lessons
Page #: 339

SELECTION POST
WEEK 5



Series Sequence: 2
My Selection: A Crabby Killer by Leighann Dobbs
Series: Mooseamuck Island
Page count: 221

Selection Post


Week 5 Rolled a 12= Spot 42
Criteria: 4th in a series, 2nd in a series, 42nd in a series, or alternative: , FRIENDSHIP

Chosen: 4th in a series
Married By Midnight by Julianne MacLean (Pembroke Palace #4)
Pages: 180