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Team #16
Captain: Kait

Members:
Kait
Steph
Lis
Carrie

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Hiya, Team Caps! Thanks for volunteering to guide your team through a round of BookShelf Bingo!

Your job, should you choose to accept it, will require a few things:
1 ~ Be our go-to person should we have any questions about your team
2 ~ Organize your teammate's weekly reads for each shelf/category so that the BSB Ninjas can quickly and easily verify and approve your stamp request(s)
2a ~ Create a master list in a post (preferably on the first page of your team's thread) and update it weekly or as often as necessary
2b ~ Post your team's stats on the Captain's Log prior to requesting a stamp
3 ~ Encourage and motivate your team (you may also ask to borrow Judithe's whip whenever necessary)
4 ~ Post regularly to ensure your team is communicating and on track each week
4a ~ Send them a PM and friendly poke if they haven't posted at least once a week, noted their book choice, and/or appear to have dropped out of webspace
5 ~ Send us a PM (Steph, Sandra or Judithe) should you need us for any reason throughout the game

Link to print your own copy:

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Hi ladies! Excited for another round of bingo! I'll be thinking of some team name ideas. Gotta run out for the evening, but I'll touch base with y'all again tomorrow. Anyone wanna be our captain?

Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Free Space / Stamped
Kait - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 5 Stars 3/17 Review
Steph - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop 3.5 Stars 3/9 Review
Lis - High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning 4.5 Stars 3/11 Review
Carrie - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 4 Stars 4/23 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #1 - Futuristic Romance / Stamped
Kait - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh 5 Stars 3/13 Review
Steph - Shades of Treason by Sandy Williams 4 Stars 3/11 Review
Lis - Hunter's Claim by S.E. Smith 3 Stars 3/13 Review
Carrie - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 4 Stars 3/14 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #2 - Immortals / Stamped
Kait - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole 4 Stars 3/20 Review
Steph - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs 4.5 Stars 3/17 Review
Lis - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs 4 Stars 3/19 Review
Carrie - Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 5 Stars 3/29 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #3 - Part of a Series / Stamped
Kait - Protector Panther by Zoe Chant 3 Stars 3/23 Review
Steph - Winter Halo by Keri Arthur 3.5 Stars 3/24 Review
Lis - Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti 4 Stars 3/27 Review
Carrie - Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 4 Stars 4/4 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #4 - Detective / Stamped
Kait - The Fractured Heart by Scarlett Cole 4 Stars 3/31 Review
Steph - Lethal Outlook by Victoria Laurie 3 Stars 3/30 Review
Lis - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 5 Stars 4/2 Review
Carrie - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 5 Stars 4/11 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #5 - Demons / Stamped
Kait - Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole 5 Stars 4/7 Review
Steph - Fated by Sarah Fine 4.5 Stars 4/5 Review
Lis - Blaze by Suzanne Wright 5 Stars 4/10 Review
Carrie - Shadow Sight by E.J. Stevens 3 Stars 5/19 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #6 - Shifters / Stamped
Kait - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh 5 Stars 4/19 Review
Steph - Fierce Obsessions by Suzanne Wright 4.5 Stars 4/15 Review
Lis - Ashes by Suzanne Wright 4.5 Stars 4/21 Review
Carrie - Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn 4 Stars 4/17 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #7 - Necromancers / Stamped
Kait - Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole 5 Stars 4/28 Review
Steph - How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards 4.5 Stars 4/19 Review
Lis - Grave Ransom by Kalayna Price 4 Stars 4/25 Review
Carrie - The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong 2.5 Stars 4/25 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #8 - Hunter / Stamped
Kait - Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop 5 Stars 5/8 Review
Steph - Shadow's Seduction by Kresley Cole 3.5 Stars 4/26 Review
Lis - Immortal Unchained by Lynsay Sands 3 Stars 4/29 Review
Carrie - Storm Born by Richelle Mead 3.65 Stars 5/2 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #9 - Urban Fantasy / Stamp requested
Kait - Burn by Suzanne Wright 4 Stars 5/22 Review
Steph - Flatline by S.A. Magnusson 3 Stars 5/7 Review
Lis - Dark Queen by Faith Hunter 5 Stars 5/7 Review
Carrie - The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton 4 Stars 5/7 Review



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #10 - Gothic Horror / Not ready to be stamped
Kait - The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens 3 Stars 5/15 Review
Steph - Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite 4 Stars 5/11 Review
Lis - Prince Lestat by Anne Rice 3 Stars 5/18 Review
Carrie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #11 - Spin-Off / Not ready to be stamped
Kait - Blaze by Suzanne Wright
Steph - Spiral of Need by Suzanne Wright 4.5 Stars 5/18 Review
Lis - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Carrie - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon



Team #16 - Seeing Double ~ Shelf #12 - ? / Not ready to be stamped
Kait -
Steph -
Lis -
Carrie -

Hi teamies!! Ohhh. Fancy bingo cards... I like.
Completely cheating with name generator... here's a few possible variations or not...

Wayside Street Readers
Las Metal Readers or Bookies
Titanium Reading Troopers
Reading Einsteins
Peculiar Wicket Squad
Shivering Smoke Pixies

Hello all. I've been thinking about names and can come up with nothing but lame ones lol, for example:

16 bookworm ave
Get your book on
I got 16 problems but my book ain't one.

See lame...

:D Hello! This will be my third (I believe) round of bingo. I absolutely love it and can't wait to begin!!

I will also need to think on team names and 'report' back. I'm pretty terrible at coming up with good ideas until it's too late though :P

I don't mind being captain if no one wants to do it. I captained last round so it's no big deal to me.



Lis wrote: "Hi teamies!! Ohhh. Fancy bingo cards... I like."

I don't know how I missed that! The new card design does look great.

I still haven't come up with any decent names so I'll contribute by 'stealing' one of my suggestions for the last game.

Bookish Bingo Banshees

Hi y'all! So happy to see everyone's checked in. Yeah, I tried something different with the cards for this round. I'm not sure if I'll stick with it or not, but I like the different look. Glad y'all like 'um too.

So, names ... Some of my previously unused suggestions:
Paranormally Inclined
Series Sirens

When I think of 16, my mind goes to sweet sixteen.

I like Bingo Banshees, Kait. I'm cool with whatever name the team likes best.

Anyone wanna be captain? Kait, you wanna do it again?

I'm super anxious for the game to start tomorrow! I've got Lake Silence and Burn Bright glaring at me every time I open my kindle. READ ME! LOL! One of those will definitely be my Free Space read.

It's killing me to wait to start Lake Silence!!! I don't know whether I'm more excited for Bingo or that book. Thankfully I have Thursday and Friday off this week so I'll get to plow through it with no interruptions.

I'm easy as far as team names go too. I don't have a favorite so if someone does... I am happy to go along with it.

I can be captain :)

Oh, girl, I feel that same! I'm itching to start either/both NOW! Anxious to find out how this spin-off will be. I love the world, so I'm sure I'll like it.

Cool, thanks! Everyone okay with Kait being our captain or would someone else like the job?

Me too... Lake Silence or Burn Bright or High Voltage which I'm still hanging in there... Tough decisions this week.

Agreed, Lis. I haven't read Feversong yet. So unhappy she veered off of Dani and back onto Mac. Oh well. I'll keep reading though b/c I have a hard time dropping a series, esp one I loved so much in the beginning.

That's sort of how I'm feeling too. I LOOVEE the world and have loved 99.9% of the characters she's created. But I'm so conflicted about leaving Simon, Meg etc behind. I'm sure I'll love these new characters just as much but ughhh...5 books didn't feel like enough!

I'm not caught up on Patricia Briggs' series. I was for a long time, and then really wasn't into one of the Mercy books then got so behind that I recently started both series over. The cover for Burn Bright is gorgeous.

Steph wrote: "Agreed, Lis. I haven't read Feversong yet. So unhappy she veered off of Dani and back onto Maci..."

This one seems to be back on Dani. There was a good bit of Dani in the previous book too. I'm still having a little difficulty with this Dani, not to give any spoilers away...

Here are all the team name options we've come up with. Does anyone have a favorite or preference?

Wayside Street Readers
Las Metal Readers or Bookies
Titanium Reading Troopers
Reading Einsteins
Peculiar Wicket Squad
Shivering Smoke Pixies
16 bookworm ave
Get your book on
I got 16 problems but my book ain't one.
Bookish Bingo Banshees
Paranormally Inclined
Series Sirens

Shelf #1 ~ 7/3/18: Futuristic Romance
DIRECT LINK - /shelf/show/...

Kait wrote: "That's sort of how I'm feeling too. I LOOVEE the world and have loved 99.9% of the characters she's created. But I'm so conflicted about leaving Simon, Meg etc behind. I'm sure I'll love these new ..."

Same. I hope she'll eventually return to Simon, Meg & Lakeside or at least give us a short with some updates on how they're doing/progressing.

Lis wrote: "This one seems to be back on Dani. There was a good bit of Dani in the previous book too. I'm still having a little difficulty with this Dani, not to give any spoilers away... "

*wink wink* I know what ya mean by that.

RE: Names ~ my favorites, in no particular order are:
Shivering Smoke Pixies
Bookish Bingo Banshees
Series Sirens
I'm cool with whatever the group decides though.

Yay! Our first shelf! Off to look for my book.

Okay, teammies, here are my books for our first shelf and FS:

Going with for my first shelf and for my free space pick...

I'm good with any name. Also thought of Sixteen Squared or Dos or Deux Sixteen or Deux Seize Lecteur since its 16th round & 16th team. French credit to my teen daughter

Getting my coffee and off to look at that shelf, I will let you know my choice and hopefully my FS read shortly.

Yay bingo...if I don't get all my house work I planned on doing today done I can blame it on bingo lol. I told the lovely lovely bf of mine I was cutting back on my challenges this year...but I also told him I can't so no to bingo.

Here is my book for futuristic romance

Still figuring out my FS

I will be reading for free space and for futuristic romance :)

Steph wrote: "Okay, teammies, here are my books for our first shelf and FS:
"

Fantastic free space choice! ;D
Shades of Treason sounds interesting too. I've yet to try that author but her other series has been on my radar for a long time.

Lis wrote: "Going with for my first shelf and for my free space pick...

I'm good with any name. Also thought of Sixteen Squared or Dos or ..."

Enjoy your books! SE Smith was on my shortlist for that shelf too. I started her Dragon Lords of Valdier series but need to continue.

Carrie wrote: "Getting my coffee and off to look at that shelf, I will let you know my choice and hopefully my FS read shortly.

Yay bingo...if I don't get all my house work I planned on doing today done I can b..."

I had completely stopped doing challenges O.o My work schedule has changed and because it's such a physical job (dog grooming), I'm reading a lot less because I'm so tired when I get home. I couldn't resist the call of Bingo either though. Waaayyy too much fun.

Do you have a team name preference?

Carrie wrote: "Here is my book for futuristic romance

Still figuring out my FS"

I looovee Eve and Roarke <333 Hope you enjoy that one!

Alright, I think my favorite team name is Series Sirens. We're just waiting to hear from Carrie before something is officially picked :)

I like Bookish Bingo Banshees and Series Sirens

Carrie wrote: "Here is my book for futuristic romance "

I almost went with an In Death book, but I'm trying to work my way thru them slowly and savoring them along the way. So far they are not too repetitive or formulated yet. Enjoy!

@Kait. I love Eve and Roarke too... I just started reading them last year, bingo was probably the reason. I need to figure how to get them from the library to save $$

Lis wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Here is my book for futuristic romance "

I almost went with an In Death book, but I'm trying to work my way thru them slowly and savoring them a..."

I've been doing about 1 a month...I may up it to 2.

I've been doing the same since I like the In Death series in audio, so it's pricey.

Kait wrote: "Fantastic free space choice! ;D
Shades of Treason sounds interesting too. I've yet to try that author but her other series has been on my radar for a long time. "

HAD to do it! :D
Yeah, I've had her other series TBR for years, maybe, but never started it. Thought I'd give this one a go.

Lis wrote: "I'm good with any name. Also thought of Sixteen Squared or Dos or Deux Sixteen or Deux Seize Lecteur since its 16th round & 16th team. French credit to my teen daughter "

I was thinking this same this morning when I realized we were T16 in R16. So, at the moment, my preference would be something taking advantage of that quirky piece of BSB trivia. But, as always - whatever the majority like, I'm good with it too.

Steph wrote: "I was thinking this same this morning when I realized we were T16 in R16. So, at the moment, my preference would be something taking advantage of that quirky piece of BSB trivia. But, as always - whatever the majority like, I'm good with it too. "

Hmmmm... I'm having trouble thinking up much for that. These two took longer than I'd like to admit:

A Series of Doppelgangers
Seeing Double

LOL @ "These two took longer than I'd like to admit" I can be the same! What about these suggestions from Lis and her daughter? Lis wrote: "I'm good with any name. Also thought of Sixteen Squared or Dos or Deux Sixteen or Deux Seize Lecteur since its 16th round & 16th team. French credit to my teen daughter "

I also like Seeing Double, as well - subtlety pulls on T16R16

I finished Lake Silence this AM. I need to let it soak in a bit before writing up my review. I'll do that soon though.

Carrie wrote: "I like Bookish Bingo Banshees and Series Sirens"

Double Seize Sirens
Double Seize Banshees

Seize Squared Sirens
Seize Squared Banshees

Steph wrote: "LOL @ "These two took longer than I'd like to admit" I can be the same! What about these suggestions from Lis and her daughter? Lis wrote: "I'm good with any name. Also thought of Sixteen Squared o..."

I like Seeing Double

Okay, my final two votes for names are: Sixteen² or Seeing Double

I've started my book for our first shelf and so far I'm enjoying it. Hope everyone's enjoying their books! I'm super anxious to hear how those reading Lake Silence liked it. I couldn't decide on the rating, but settled with 3.5 stars.

Steph wrote: "Okay, my final two votes for names are: Sixteen² or Seeing Double..."

I'm good with either one.

Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Series: The Others #6
Shelf: Free Space (BEST OF UF list)
Read: 9 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮�

My Review:
Lake Silence is set in the same world as Bishop's first five Others books, however it shifts the focus from Meg, Simon and those at the Lakeside Courtyard to a human, Vicki DeVine, owner/caretaker of a rustic lodge, cabins and private lake access called The Jumble. It's located in Sproing, the only human village near Lake Silence. The village has a population of less than three hundred following the events of last summer and the Great Predation. While Sproing is a human village, it is not human controlled.

Similar to the Lakeside Courtyard, humans are reminded that the Others set the rules; you can follow them or you can die. In case you're unaware, signs are posted around the lake: Sign one reads "PACK OUT YOUR TRASH OR ELSE." Sign two makes it clearer "YOU MAY SWIM, FISH, SAIL, ROW, CANOE, OR FLOAT ON RAFTS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU PUT A MOTOR IN THE WATER, YOU WILL DIE." Still, some humans believe they're superior and don't fear what they cannot see.

In the first five installments, we saw some humans, as well as the Others, Elders and Elementals become protective of Meg. As a result, she was able to flourish and grow. Victoria is different from Meg in that she's fully human. Her marriage to an abusive ex-husband made her skittish and a sufferer of panic attacks. But, similar to Meg, Vicki has the support and protection of Spriong's inhabitants - seen and unseen.

"This is the wild country, and all of us are prey."

It was sad knowing that the Lakeside Courtyard would not be the focus of this installment, but no less exciting as I was able to learn about Sproing and its inhabitants (both human, terra indigene and Intuit). It's too early to say whether or not I will enjoy their stories more or less than those of the Lakeside Courtyard. But, one thing has not changed - I love this world Anne Bishop has created and hope the stories continue for many years, no matter the location.

Title/Author: High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning
Series: Fever #10
Date Read: 3/11/2018
Shelf: Free Space
Pages: 512
Rating: ★★★★1/2�

Review: Dani O' Malley has always been one of my favorite KMM characters in the Fever series. She's so unique with her passion for life and the personal responsibility she has assigned to herself for the safety of Dublin and its humans. She's got a larger than life personality and "mega" desire to be a super hero. And her conflict with Ryodan over the years has been one of my favorite parts of the series. So without getting too spoilery with this review, I just need to add that I've not been a happy camper with the Dani storyline in the past few books. Well I think this book kicked butt, so many twists and turns and secrets revealed. This was pretty much the Dani and Ryodan book I've been waiting years for... and so much more.

Yay! So glad you liked it, Lis! I'll be returning to that series shortly. I've got #9 to read first, but both now on-hand, so I'll be able to back-to-back read.

So everyone good with Seeing Double? I think all of you weighed in and that was the most popular. Yay for getting a name down!! :P

Steph wrote: "Okay, my final two votes for names are: Sixteen² or Seeing Double

I've started my book for our first shelf and so far I'm enjoying it. Hope everyone's enjoying their books! I'm super anxious to he..."

I'm having trouble getting into it. It's not even that I dislike it. It's just... not Lakeside so I keep putting it down to read other things. I think I need to make it a quarter of the way in and then I'll be invested to plow through and love it.

That's good with me, if all agree.

Yeah, I hear ya. I wasn't as into it initially as I'd hoped, but it moved quickly once I made myself get over not having more of Meg/Simon and Lakeside. ;)

I finished my book for this week's shelf. I'll post my review shortly.

Shades of Treason by Sandy Williams
Series: Anomaly #1
Shelf: Futuristic Romance
Read: 11 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮✮�

My Review:
Anomaly is a fun read with an interesting female lead. In this intro installment, I quickly wondered, what is an anomaly? Loyalty training? A fail-safe? I eventually pieced it all together and the hunt for these pieces does not make exploring this new world any less entertaining. There's a forbidden romance but it doesn't take center stage, which I appreciated.

"There are a thousand reasons why this can't work [...]
"I'm an anomaly, Rip. I obliterate the odds every day."

Our heroine has been charged with treason and they've brought in her fail-safe to question her. She can't utter a word about what happened; if she tries, she'll pass out. Moreover, will Ramie be able to keep Rykus, the one person who could force her to speak the truth, from learning what she's convinced will destroy the Coalition she's sworn to protect?

"No fear. No failure."

I enjoyed this introduction and Raime's story so much that I immediately searched for, bought and started reading book two, Shades of Honor. This book doesn't end on a cliffhanger, but I wasn't quite ready to let go of her story just yet.