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Team 11 Members
Captain: � Nereta�
Annika
Katherine
NayNay
Sarah

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(2 dice on Fridays US Central Time)
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Discussion Thread

ALTERNATE LIST:

Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.

**5 links where gotten from RRRC's Let's Partner Up! challenge which I am currently enjoying**

1. Title D
2. Cover: Black
3. Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards 2015
4. England
5. I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
6. Cover Item Vehicle
7. Author M
8. The Ultimate List of Fighter Romance
9. California
10. Cover Purple
11. 2001
12. Title L
13. Author J
14. Cover Item Weapon
15. Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards 2014
16. Texas
17. New Release in 2016
18. Cover: Gray/Silver
19. Geek/Nerd/Genuis Romance
20. Cover Item Food/Drink
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Tattoos
25. Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Athletes or Sports. This link might help Athletes, Sport stars etc
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author L
32. Mental Illness
33. On Teammate's shelf
34. Cover: Red
35. Law Enforcement/Military
36. Audiobooks
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39.
40. Artist/Dancer/Musician
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Friendship
43. Road trip
44. Sequel in a series you've already started. Must have read a book in that series already.
45. Freebies
46. New to me Author
47. Humor
48. New York
49. Author I
50. Fairy Tale Retellings
51. Man Protagonist
52. Favorite Author
53. Title R
54. Cover Item: 2 or more People
55. Tagged DNF
56. Second chance love (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
57. Florida
58. White
59. Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards 2012
60. Title S
61. Cover Item An Animal
62. Author Z
63. Best Book Ever
64. Title E
65. College
66. Mexico
67. Beautiful covers
68. Cover: Green
69. Priority Reads
70. Cowboy (girl) take me Away (western)
71. Historical (fiction, nonfiction, romance etc)
72. Author S
73. suspense thriller
74. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
75. 2009
76. Has at least one child
77. Title C
78. Cover Item No People
79. Author A
80. Standalones
81. Europe
82. Cover: Yellow/Gold
83. LGBT
84. I Don't Understand All That Fuss
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Amnesia/Memory loss (temporary, real, faked)
89. Reader's choice
90. Cover: Blue
91. 2013
92. Author E
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Weapon(s)
95. Detective
96. Non-caucasian author
97. Illinois
98. Cover: Purple
99. Character has a pet
100. Amazing
(view spoiler)[ [101. Cover: Brown
102. Author M
103. Multicultural
104. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween, Valentine etc)
105. Wisconsin
106: 2008
107. 3 Star
108. Canada
109. Cover: Pink
110. Book read by anyone (regardless of team) in this challenge this round (hide spoiler)]

Hi everyone. My name is Katrina. I am form Lithuania.

Hello everyone.

I'm from Ontario, Canada....and this is my favourite challenge!

I am a stay home wife and I love to read. I read a book sometimes two a day from all genres, but my favourite is historical fiction. Looking forward to playing.

Hi everyone, checking in. My name is Nereta. I am from Lithuania

Hi ladies!

I'm Annika from Sweden.
This is going to be so much fun! :)

Anyone volunteering for captaining our awesome group? :)

Hi! I'm Sarah and I'm from Ontario, California.

I'm really excited to play with all of you.

I read a lot of different books depending on my mood.

I don't really want to be Captain.

I'm also a moody reader, and often have several books that I switch between :)

I don't want to be captain either. I'm already one for another challenge and feel I don't have the time to captain for another.

I'm guessing we have to come up with a team name as well. Any suggestions?

I can be a captain if nobody wants :)

Team names:

Generous ladies
Speedy Bees
Racing Ladies

Any other ideas?

I vote Nereta for Captain...I joined both SS & SSS and I am busy with my ailing 90 yr old father, so I think being captain for me will be too much.

Here are some more ideas

Hooked on Books
The Book Cover Girls
The Bookies
Spine Crackers

I like Spine Crackers!

I'm good with Nereta being Captain :)

I like spine crackers too :)

I am okay with spine crackers

Spine Crackers kind of explains it all....funny though I hate breaking a book spine!

I looks like it's unanimous with spine crackers :)

NayNay wrote: "Spine Crackers kind of explains it all....funny though I hate breaking a book spine!"

Me too!

Only a day left 'til the start! :)

Annika wrote: "Only a day left 'til the start! :)"

Exciting....I also joined SSS and that round started today

Okay guys we rolled 11. So we can either read first book in the series or book from 11# spot list which is about book published in 2001. Please post your choice below

Great start....I will be reading

Roll #1
Spot 11
Alternative Published 2001
Book Custody by Nancy Thayer
NO of Pages 386
Read 07/17/16
Rating 3 stars

Review

This book is one of Nancy Thayer's earlier novels. I enjoyed reading it, although the main character seemed rather superficial at times. I found I was a little disappointed in the book, I think I was expecting it to be like her latest novels, I just love her beach reads. If I was to recommend Thayer I would suggest her later novels.

I'm going with Divine by Mistake by P.C. Cast it was originally published as Goddess By Mistake in 2001 (coincidentally on my birthday).

Week 1
Spot #11 ~ Alternative #11 ~ 2001

(Seductive Nights #1) by Lauren Blakely (250 p.)

Haven't decided on a book yet, but I'm probably going with 1st in series.

Changed my pick to Cursed by S.J. Harper

Week 1
Spot #11 ~ Alternative #11 ~ 2001

(Seductive Nights #1) by Lauren Blakely (250 p.)

Finished: 2016/7/17
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: 1st book in a Seductive Nights series
Review:
Clay Nichols is a successful lawyer, who doesn't like lies and likes feisty women.
Julia is a bartender, who wants a clever man, but because of her ex she has dangerous trouble after her.

I enjoyed this book and I will definitely will read more this authors work.

Roll 1: 11 - 1st in a series
Book: Cursed by S.J. Harper
Pages: 288 pages
Read: 7.19.16
Rating: ★★★★
Review:

I read the prequel to this series (Captured) I think some time last year. It was very interesting and led to me wanting to read the first book in the series.

Agent Emma Monroe works for the FBI on missing persons cases. She's after redemption. Emma is actually a Siren who is being punished (as well as her 2 sisters) by Demeter for allowing Persephone to be taken to the underworld. They weren't doing their job of protecting her. Now Emma wants to find people who have been taken in the hopes that Demeter will lift her curse and allow Emma, a.k.a Ligea, to return to Olympus.

Emma knows the consequences of falling in love. Demeter has punished her before. So she goes to great lengths to only keep her relations with men purely physical. But Emma is thrown for a loop when her new partner is Zack Armstrong, a werewolf. Zack worked on a case with Emma in South Carolina (which is what the prequel is about). They had a small thing on her last night there. She's worried he came to San Diego a year later because of her.

Together they are investigating a missing artist, with no clues as to where she could possibly be or who could have taken her, they investigate any leads they can. What they uncover is even more sinister than they thought and involves more than just one missing woman.

Cursed was very good! It is difficult to find a UF that is really unique. The pace was well thought out with no real lulls. I really liked Emma and the mythology involved. I also really liked Zack. I'm definitely interested in what comes next for those two!

Roll 1: 11 - 1st in series

Book: Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis
Date read: 07/18/16
Pages: 230
Rating: 4 stars
Review:

This book was great. It was about boy and girl who becomes mates. Fane is alpha werewolf from Romania. He came to Texas as exhange student. He never knew that this trip will be faithful because he finally finds his mate. Jacque is human from Texas. Her father left her and her mother. She has two best friends: Sally and Jen. Jacque is sarcastic and witty person. I loved her. Sometimes I even laughed out loud because of Jen remarks. But it was also hurtful. Another alpha thinks Jacque is his mate so he challenges Fane to death match. It was hard to read how scared Jacque and Fane were. I loved characters and storyline. Thank you author for great work. Story was both happy and sad. And for me it was interesting from begginning to the end

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Roll 1


Illuminate the Shadows by Isobel Starling
Read: 18/7
Rating: 3,5 stars
How it fits: 1st in series

Review
Illuminate the Shadows is the first book in the Shatterproof Bond series, but I still would recommend reading the prequel As You Wish before starting to read this one, to really get to know the characters better and their backstory. This book picks up where As You Wish left off.

Illuminate the Shadows was a highly entertaining read � not credible in the least mind you, but entertaining all the same, and definitely worth reading! I feel like this book was mostly foundation building and it sets a good premise for an entertaining series to come. And no � there are no cliffhangers in the end, just a solid HFN and a feeling that trouble isn’t too far away for the happy couple.

As for our main characters Declan and Sam; they are still a great couple, a bit quirky at times and they have a great chemistry. And for those of you with a weakness for the Scottish brogue � you’re going to love Declan! :)

So grab a copy of the book, hang on tight and enjoy a wild trip filled with espionage and intrigue.

Shouldn't we roll today???

we should. We need Nereta to roll for us. I think everyone has read and posted their finished books.

Annika wrote: "we should. We need Nereta to roll for us. I think everyone has read and posted their finished books."

I counted. There all in.

Roll 2# - 10. Spot 21

Tasks:
1) First in series (standalone)
2)Second in series

Alternative

Title starts with W

Week 2
Spot #21 ~ Alternative #21 ~ Title starts with W

(The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare (453 p.)

Roll #2
Spot 21
Alternative Title W
Wreckage by Emily Bleeker
NO of Pages 305
Read 07/23/16
Rating 3 stars

When I read the synopsis for this book it brought to mind one of my favourite books ON THE ISLAND by Tracey Garvis Graves. So I was really looking forward to reading it.

I found it to be okay, at times it was a little slow, I found it could have been much better, that the story started with a bang but the author fizzled out at the end.

With me I am a mood reader, I may read a book and not be very fond of it. And for what ever reason I reread it 'and what was I thinking before this is a great book'....I know CRAZY. Maybe this one did not hit a home run with me because I was going in already comparing it and hoping it was has great as ON THE ISLAND.

I'm going with Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter by Jessica Sims it is the 2nd book in the Midnight Liaisons series.

Week 2
Spot #21 ~ Alternative #21 ~ Title starts with W

(The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare (453 p.)

Finished: 2016/7/22
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits: 2nd book in a City of Ashes series
Review:
I really enjoyed this book.
Clary‘s mother is in coma. Clary lives with Luke and she started sating Simon.
Jace is judged by his fathers moves. And Simon becomes a vampire.
I as soon as I can I will read the next book.

Roll 2: 21 - 2nd in a series
Book: Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter by Jessica Sims
Pages: 353 pages
Read: 7.24.16
Rating: ★★★★
Review:

It has been quite a long time since I've read the first book in this series. But I've been meaning to go back, and I know I really enjoyed the first one.

Sara Ward is a werewolf shifter with a traumatizing past. Her sister Bathsheba is the human mate to Beau Russell, the alpha were-cougar. In order to get Beau's cousin Savannah back from a wolf pack that has kidnapped her Sara has volunteered to go to the wolves. But in order to stave off unwanted attention she pretends to be mated/engaged to a were-bear named Ramsey Bjorn.

Sara is tired of being fearful of those around her, and of herself. Her second nature was thrust upon her with no one to guide her or help her in accepting her shifter side. The wolves claim they'll help her, but really they just need her as female werewolves are few and far between.

There were a lot of unique elements to this. Ramsey was a virgin before being with Sara, which is unusual in most romances. It was interesting and added something different to the story line. Sara's haunted past added another interesting aspect. I think Ramsey and Sara needed each other for different reasons. They may not have thought their mating would become something permanent, but they really do belong together.

This series (so far) has reminded me a lot of Shelley Laurenston's Pride series. There isn't quite as much humor, but the feel of the books are very similar (if that makes sense). I'm excited to see where the rest of this series goes.

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Match Point
Rating; 3 stars
Read: 26/7
How it fits: #1 in series

Review:
Finn and Dex�.where to begin. On side had we have Finn, the über-talented and mostly undefeated pro-volleyball player. He is deep in the closet and on the more surly and the anti-social side. On the other side there’s Dex, the über-friendly and outgoing center of attention that could charm an eskimo to buy ice. Bitter enemies since college and now forced to play on the same team. Now there’s a recipe for drama and fights to come.

I’m sad to say I never really believed in Dex and Finn as a couple. There was soo much back and forth, starts and stops that I’d recommend a neck brace to avoid whiplash. There was no end to the drama and animosity between them, and in the end the reasons behind it all were a bit anticlimactic to say the least.

I had one major issue with this books and it was the whole Tristan situation. (view spoiler)[ There Finn and Tristan were, living their happily ever after, having everything they ever wanted when suddenly tragedy strikes and Tristan is killed, leaving Finn completely and utterly alone and devastated. I mean you have a happy couple � kill one of them so that the one left can get it on with his long-time enemy? Sure it could have worked � in a much longer book where all the aspects of it could have been explored. Now it all just felt rushed and unbelievable. For me it would have been better to let them simply break up or have it been Finn and Dex instead, and have them look back at their rather tumultuous start of their relationship. As it was there were too many life changes ups and downs in a too short time. (hide spoiler)]

That being said I did enjoy reading the book and might give the others a try.

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Roll 2#
Spot 21
Book One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Date read 07/24/16
Rating 5 stars
Task 2nd in series
Review

This is second book of Night Huntress series. The first book was amazing. I loved it. Vampire Bones, half-vampire Catherine. He was bounty hunter and she was vampire slayer. They met unespected when Bones became her target. Firstly they hated each other but then they began to love each other.

This series is amazing. I recommend to read it for person who loves paranormormal, sweet romance, action.

I second that. It's one of my absolute favoutite series! :)

Roll 3#

You rolled 2 dice:

6 1

Timestamp: 2016-07-29 06:55:12 UTC

Our new spot is 28

Tasks:

1)Read book 2nd in series
2)Read book 8th in series

Alternative:

28. Athletes or Sports. This link might help Athletes, Sport stars etc

Week 2 reviews

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Week 3
Spot #28 ~ Alternative #28 ~ Athletes or Sports

(The Maddox Brothers #2) by Jamie McGuire (260 p.)

will read

Week Three
Roll: 7
Spot: 28
Type: #2 Ravenstow Trilogy
Book: The Running Vixen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Read: 07/30/16
No of Pages: 374
Rate- 4 stars

SYNOPSIS

It's 1126. Heulwen, daughter of Welsh Marcher baron Guyon FitzMiles, has grown up with her father's ward, Adam de Lacey. There has always been a spark between them, but when Heulwen marries elsewhere, to Ralf le Chevalier, a devastated Adam absents himself on various diplomatic missions for King Henry I. When Ralf is killed in a skirmish, Heulwen's father considers a new marriage for her with his neighbour's son, Warrin de Mortimer. Adam, recently returned to England, has good reason to loathe Warrin and is determined not to lose Heulwen a second time. But Heulwen is torn between her duty to her father and the pull of her heart. Adam is no longer the awkward boy she remembers, but a man who stirs every fibre of her being - which places them both in great danger, because Warrin de Mortimer is not a man to be crossed and the future of a country is at stake.

A medieval masterpiece with such beautiful historical detail and compelling narrative. Elizabeth Chadwick is a masterful writer in the historical fiction genre. Certainly knows how to bring the past to life, combined with an intensely gripping plot that keeps you glued to the pages.
Character-driven this is a book full of strong, memorable characters that pull you into the story and their lives, immensely moving.

I'm going with Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton it is number 2 in the Hudson Valley series.

Roll 3: 28 - 2nd in a series
Book: Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton
Pages: 320 pages
Read: 7.31.16
Rating: ★★★★
Review:

Cream of the Crop is the second book in Alice Clayton's Hudson Valley series.

Natalie is a city girl through and through. She loves New York and more importantly she loves her job. She's a marketing executive at MCG. And she is excellent at her job. One of her best friends, Roxie, lives in Hudson Valley, and when a marketing opportunity pops up for the small town Natalie jumps at it for a chance to spend time with her friend.

Oscar, the dairy farmer, might have something to do with the reason Natalie was so eager. She sees him every Saturday at the farmer's market in the city and while she's usually confident, something about Oscar makes her nervous and unable to speak.

I enjoyed that Natalie wasn't the typical heroine in this romance story. She's a little larger than the typical female portrait, but she knows how to rock her body with confidence. It made her more comparable and easier to identify with (at least for me). She knows she isn't perfect. Natalie has a troubled past involving a man named Thomas, that keeps her from fully embracing whatever may happen between her and Oscar. She's not willing to give up herself for someone else.

In comparison to the first book, it wasn't as exciting, but that does not detract from the obvious chemistry between Oscar and Natalie. The story seemed to end a little too quickly, maybe a little more could have been added. It was resolved tidily, but a little too swiftly to be believable.

I'm very interested to see where the series goes from here. Clara sounds like a spit-fire, and her possible beau sounds like a challenge.

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