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Eldarwen wrote: "=D

Wow, 5 stars!"

Yes. It's just one of those that make you love reading. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it just makes you feel good about love, life and everything else. There are probably people who will say it's too simplistic, not real enough, and all of that is true. But it was written with such hope and love for life and the will to become who you want to be. It left me feeling high and uplifted - so how can you not give that a 5 star?

Well now that makes me want to read it haha. Reads like that are a necessary moment of bliss from time to time - at least in my opinion. Simplistic or not, any kind of book that makes you love reading is a good book in my book :-)

I just completed

Possible cards:
1-first in series
6- character Sevro
8-character Eo
Skip-Author's name Pierce Brown

I really enjoyed it, even though it was a bit dark. It reminded me a little of Hunger Games or Harry Potter competitions but it was different enough I didn't keep comparing it.

Eldarwen wrote: "I was planning on doing some grocery shopping tonight but I may just forego that in favour of flopping onto the couch to read. I'm fully immersed in the Guild Hunter world at the moment and I don't..."

I gotta go grocery shopping, too. and to the bank. All I want to really do is pick up dinner & finish All the Bright Places! Theodore's character is fabulous!

Eldarwen wrote: ""

LOVE this guy, Eldarwen! So way cool. Is that what you look like when you dance? My interpretative dance is indescribable (and probably lame.) Think Napoleon Dynamite, but not as good...:)

Christine wrote: "Lauri, I really enjoyed Gods in Alabama. It was an easy, unpredictable read. I had never heard of the author before, but now I want to read more books by her."

I highly recommend The Opposite of Everyone. Like you said about your book, Very unpredictable! And good!

Popping in to say hi to Lauri! *waves * hi :-)

Laura wrote: "Popping in to say hi to Lauri! *waves * hi :-)"

Hi Laura! Miss you! What team are you on?

I have to read Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry for another challenge. It can cover a 6 card if you want to put me down for it. Character - Skye or location Scumble River bog begin with S...

Lauri wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "I was planning on doing some grocery shopping tonight but I may just forego that in favour of flopping onto the couch to read. I'm fully immersed in the Guild Hunter world at the m..."

You know, in the end I decided against grocery shopping. I might briefly pop into a shop on Sunday morning and pick up a few essentials, for the rest I'm going to make do until I have a couple of days off at the end of next week.
Though of course I did more sleeping than reading last night haha. But I did get a few pages read after all, so yay!

Lauri wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: ""

LOVE this guy, Eldarwen! So way cool. Is that what you look like when you dance? My interpretative dance is indescribable (and probably lame.) Think Napoleon Dynamite, but not a..."

Lool! If only!! I would never be able to look that gracious with that kind of move ;-)

Annalisa wrote: "I just completed

Possible cards:
1-first in series
6- character Sevro
8-character Eo
Skip-Author's name Pierce Brown

I really enjoyed it, even though it was a bit ..."

I've had that one sitting on my shelf for a couple of years now but never actually picked it up to read. Your description made it sound interesting enough for my curiosity to be once again piqued so maybe I'll pick it up as a reverse next month.

I never finished Red Rising either! I picked it up as a BOM last year, but didn't quite finish. It still on my TBR though. I am also intrigued...

Lauri wrote: "I never finished Red Rising either! I picked it up as a BOM last year, but didn't quite finish. It still on my TBR though. I am also intrigued..."

I've had that book show up a lot on my feed a lot, but I'm probably going to stay away from it. Sci-fi or dystopian aren't really my thing. - Even if Eldarwen keeps recommending them to me ;)

I don't think I would call it dystopia. It is defiantly science fiction. Hard not to be when set on another planet, Mars.

Lauri wrote: "Laura wrote: "Popping in to say hi to Lauri! *waves * hi :-)"

Hi Laura! Miss you! What team are you on?"

Team Mercy Thompson:-) Miss you too Lauri!

Sorry for not writing anything for few days. My computer broke down and I will write more when I get it back. I will finish soon The Great Gatsby and then I will start End of Seasons: Book One in the Series.

Sorry to hear about your computer, Ginger! Sucks when that happens :-/
Are you enjoying Gatsby?

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Book: Portrait in Death - J.D. Robb
Read: 02.04
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
3 - H - character (Dirk) Hastings
5 - I - character Ian (McNAbb)
6 - S - character Summerset
8 - E - character Eve (Dallas)
Skip - P - Title
Draw 2 - works for any 2 above
Reverse - Annika has read 12.04.15

It's BSB time again, so that series is popping up all over the place haha. Maybe some day I'll finally pick up that first book (which has been sitting on my shelf for... probably 2 years now) and see if it's a series I want to pursue ;-)

I am moving along nicely in or at least I was until I picked up earlier only to have a little peek. First line had me hooked *grin*

Ginger wrote: "Sorry for not writing anything for few days. My computer broke down and I will write more when I get it back. I will finish soon The Great Gatsby and then I will start [book:End of Seasons: Book On..."

Urgh, I'm sorry to hear that Ginger. I feel with you! I hate computer issues. No, I hate computers and all electronics in general- and the feeling is mutual!

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Book: Portrait in Death - J.D. Robb ..."

I love that series :)
You should totally try the audios for those books if you haven't already. The narrator is brilliant as Eve (And the rest of the cast as well)

Completion post!
Hand 12 - card 7
All the Bright Places
Character: Violet Markey
Rating: 5 stars!!!
Oh, how I cried! My face is all fugly and swollen now. But Theodore Finch's character was fabulous and I think the author is brilliant. Now I must seek out all her other work (cuz that's just how I roll.)
Highly recommended.

Annika wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post
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Book: Portrait in Death - J.D. Robb ..."

I love that series :)
You should totally try the audios..."

No. No audios. I refuse to get addicted. I know I will and I can't afford it!

Ooooh, ugly cry book! I'll have to file that information away for when I need a book like that at some point haha.

Lol, no no LaurLa, finish your stacks first before you get addicted to a new kind of book reading ;-)

I'm not a huge fan of ugly cry books. I want to be happy when I read... That said I've been known to pick up a few of them anyway. I had a feeling my last book was going to end up in that category and was relieved when it didn't gut me.

Now I'm listening to , and am anjoying myself. I really like the insights and flashbacks to Gilmore Girls. :)

Ah Gilmore Girls :-)) Really liked that show.

I love it too. It just gives me this happy feeling. And it doesn't hurt thag they are insane most of the time :)
How far have you gotten, have you watched the entire series?

Yep, watched the entire series, including the 4 new episodes! I actually watched the last one of those last Sunday with a friend (she's the one with the Netflix account).

I found the four new ones to be a bit odd.... But the series as a whole is great!

What about you? Have you seen the four latest episodes?

Just finished by George Orwell ⚜️⚜️⚜️

I've done a review. If you'd like to see it check my profile out

Woot!

Hope you liked it! It's one of those classics that keep popping up all around me but which I've never picked up myself. Some day I will ;-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Woot!

Hope you liked it! It's one of those classics that keep popping up all around me but which I've never picked up myself. Some day I will ;-)"

To be honest, I didn't like it that much and it felt a little like swimming through treacle, in parts. Onto the next one, though, which I've been looking forward to!

Sorry you didn't like it. Maybe I'll keep it way down on my tbr as well.
Which book are you reading next? :)

Annika wrote: "Sorry you didn't like it. Maybe I'll keep it way down on my tbr as well.
Which book are you reading next? :)"

Just started 'The Watchmaker of Filigree Street'

I finished Rebel of the Sands late last night.

Interestingly it only counts as:
1-first in sereis
3-Author Alwyn Hamilton

I thought it would have a character that could be used to expand the possible places it could fit but no.

I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did, because I did not care for the opening.

If someone else is reading Magic Bites this month, is it okay for me to read it? I have a stack of 8 books waiting for me to read them, so no problem if it is better for me to read something else.

Here are the books I have:
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
Gemina byAmie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Currently I'm leaning towards Magic Bites or A Noble Masquerade as my next read.

Yes, you can read a book even if someone else is reading the same one.

The only thing you can't do is read the same book twice within the time frame of the challenge.

I'm reading All the Stars in the Heavens for another challenge. I'll finish by Sat. It can fit for 0 - standalone / 3- character Jean Harlow / 4 - character Franchot Tone / 6- character Spencer Tracy / 8- characters Sister Agnes Eugenia OR Elvira / 9- character David Niven / Skip- character Polly

Quite a few possibilities for cards with that one :-)

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Book: Broken Dove - Kristen Ashley
Read: 02.04
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
2 - T - charcter Tor (Hawthorne)
3 - H - character Hans
4 - Book 4 in Fantasyland series
5 - I - character Ilsa (Ulfr)
7 - V - character Valenytine
8 - E - character Elan (Ulfr)
9 - N - character Noc (Hawthorne)
Skip - P - character Pol (Ulfr); K - author Kristen
Draw 2 - any two above

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Book: A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole
Read: 02.06
Rating: ★★��1/2
Possible Cards:
2 - T - character (Emma) Troy; 2nd in series
3 - H - character Harmann; Title
5 - I - character Ivo the Cruel
8 - E - character Emmaline (Troy)
9 - N - character Nix
Skip - K - author Kresley
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards
Reverse - Read by Elderwin 05.29.16

Quite a decent rating for the book! Are you going to continue with the series?

I'm loving Changes! This is one of the series that definitely keeps getting better the longer it goes on. Poor Harry keeps having to deal with so much crap, I keep wondering if he can ever catch a break. But then again, this is book #12 in the series and about the same amount of years have passed since the beginning of the series.

I'll keep the last 90 or so pages for tomorrow night as a bit of a balm for my soul after my dentist's appointment - I hate going there.... even if it's just a quick check-up which will most likely only take 10 minutes.

I'm also almost half-way through Archangel's Legion so I'm going to finish that up in the next few days as well. And after that, I'll see what I'll read next. Maybe I'll go for Grave Visions or maybe for something completely different ;-)

Finished . I wanted to like this book, and I did for the first 150 pages and then it went downhill. I felt like the characters were replaced with not as believable alternatives. It started out very good too.

It counts as:
1-First in series
2- character name Trent
3- Author Kristi Ann Hunter
9- Title Noble
Skip- Author Kristi Ann Hunter

It's such a shame when that happens! 200 pages of not so good, especially after a great start, can be painfully long..

Hopefully your next book will be better again! :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Quite a decent rating for the book! Are you going to continue with the series?"

I assume you mean Immortals After Dark? Yes, I'll continue. Here's what I wrote for BSBingo review...

Review:
I''m just getting started with this series and everyone keeps saying it gets better the further you get into it. I liked it but I'm not LOVING it like I was hyped to expect. I will agree I liked this book better than the first, so maybe that trend will continue. And I further admit that since they've killed off the 2 leading villains, I am wondering what's next...

So they've at least got my curiosity peeked but I'm definitely not in the I'VE GOT TO READ THE NEXT ONE NOW group. At least not yet. Supposedly I'll get there, though. We'll see.

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Book: Sweet Inspiration - Penny Watson
Read: 02.07
Rating: ★★��
Possible Cards:
1 - O - character Oskar; Book 1
3 - H - character Hector
6 - S - character Sven
8 - E - character Ebbe
9 - N - character Nicholas
Skip - K - character Klaus
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards


Book: One Fine Fireman - Jennifer Bernard
Read: 02.06
Rating: ★★��
Possible Cards:
1 - One - Title
3 - H - character Hagrid
Skip - K - character Kirk; P - character Pete
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards

LaurLa wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Quite a decent rating for the book! Are you going to continue with the series?"

I assume you mean Immortals After Dark? Yes, I'll continue. Here's what I wrote for BSBingo review...."

Mmmhh true, I never really took the time to wonder about what would be next after the ending of that one because I really did not care about the main characters all that much. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to continue with the series. (Never read the first one since I was told it wasn't great and not necessary for the story.)

Eldarwen wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Quite a decent rating for the book! Are you going to continue with the series?"

I assume you mean Immortals After Dark? Yes, I'll continue. Here's what I wrote for ..."

The first book was referenced. Seems like 1 and 2 were happening at the same time or at least overlapping. But you're right, I don't feel like having read 1 made anything better or clearer for 2. Like I said - I'll continue but mostly only as I need to fulfill PNR, fantasy or even mythology tasks for challenges.

I just finished Changes and omg!!! What a ride!! Best book in the series so far, hands down.