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WE HAVE A NAME!!! I'm so excited! ***jumping around, jumping around***

Is that with pom poms? LOL.

Freespace Shelf
21/6/12 ★★★★

It's hard to do reviews when you've already read further into a series, but here goes.

Mercy Smith, a very dominant cat from DarkRiver is having a hard time finding just the right mate. In fact, she has basically given up on the idea entirely.

Riley Kincaid, Second in the Snowdancer Wolves, has known Mercy for years but is suddenly taking a much closer look. Trouble is, he is as dominant as Mercy and swears he wants a Suzie homemaker for a mate. But he's wanting to do a little more than just looking at Mercy, and she's looking right back.

Just the thing they need to spend time working together happens. A changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory and they must work together to save him. Who are the mysterious kidnappers? Is it Psy? Could it be the humans? It is a full scale disaster in the making and why are random Psy committing acts of violence?

This one is a little angsty just because of the Cat vs Wolf thing. Could they even have children and if so would they be able to shift, and into what? Who would be giving up their pack? Who is more dominant? Can Riley learn to be more tolerant and less protective of Mercy and will she give him the chance?

Lots of questions but if I answered them you wouldn't need to read the book, and you do need to read it.

The Master List will always be on the front page just under the Bingo card, but I'll be putting the updates & unfinished lists throughout so we can see how we're doing.

Freespace:
4/5 Completed


Sandra Branded by Fire 21/6/12 ★★★★ Review
Jennifer Eventide 20/6/12 ★★★★1/2 Review
Sue Tempest Rising
Caroline Darker After Midnight 25/6/12 ★★★★ Review
Lis Amaryllis 23/6/12 ★★�1/2 Review



YA PNR:
G18 Shelf Announced 17/6/12
5/5 Completed Stamp Received 25/6/12

Sandra Dark Frost 18/6/12 ★★★★� Review
Jennifer City of Bones 18/6/12 ★★� Review
Sue The Iron King 18/6/12 ★★1/2 Review
Caroline Linger 24/6/12 ★★� Review
Lis Angelfall 19/6/12 ★★★★ Review



Favorite Series:
N13 Shelf Announced 24/6/12
2/5 Completed

Sandra Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home
Jennifer Deadlocked
Sue Thunderbird Falls 24/6/12 ★★★★ Review
Caroline Last Breath
Lis The Heat 25/6/12 ★★� Review

Tempest Rising isn't my choice. I'd like for my freespace

No problem Caroline :)

Good choice Caroline! I was excited when Harvard/ Sterling Chase finally got his book. Happy Reading!!

Caroline wrote: "Tempest Rising isn't my choice. I'd like for my freespace"

"Tempest Rising" is my choice for the freespace :-)
I just received an email from my library that it's ready to pick up. So I'll be able to start reading it this weekend!

Done Sue :)

oh hey! 1 more to go for ur YA stamp! I would wish u luck, but then that wud b counterproductive if im hoping my team wins XD

Thanks Janelea *grins*

yup - went and stalked ur page for a few mins ^__^

No worries Janelea, just remember I have access to the whip ;)

*GASP* you would WHIP stalker??? Even if she's a GOOD stalker?!

Not if she's a good stalker :D

hahaha! just noticed the "Get Off the Computer & Start Reading Now!"

Yes, that's often my problem :)

Finished: Amaryllis by Jayne Castle
Shelf: FREE Shelf
Read: 6/23/2012
Pages: 328
Rating: ★★�1/2�
To-Be-Continued? Probably

Review: Clever little romantic mystery on the planet St. Helen's. Settlers from earth have inhabited this world for over 200 years. They were cut off from home and had to adapt to using all the foreign materials and technology to survive as all earth materials disintegrated. Included in this process was making sure the settlers made the best marriage matches to ensure surviving on this world, so it is tabu when couples decide to marry on their own. The settlers also developed psychic skills on this planet and everyone has a "talent" or are a "prism", which works with the talents to use their power. Amaryllis is a high gradient prism and Lucas is the head of Losestaraid an off the charts talent (psychic vampire) that hires her to assist with his company espionage problem. She then enlists him in her little mystery of finding out if the death of a colleague was more than an accident. She's a little prissy, by the book and uptight. He's like a western cowboy with a little Indiana jones added in and between the two they compliment each others powers and find themselves extremely attracted to each other. Only problem, they have both enlisted with Synergistic Connections to be matched up for a mate, so their fling will be short unless they go against their world's traditions. It was an enjoyable romantic read, on the light and fluffy side and the sexometer scale. The alternate world was fun and entertaining.

Sandra wrote: "Yes, that's often my problem :)"

Hey, what about ebooks? u can read on your comp too!

Alright team, it's that magical time again... What shelf is going to be called this week? When is Steph going to wake up and announce it? Will we be the first team to get the stamp? What to read while patiently waiting? What can I say, Bingo takes control of my Saturdays....

shelf shelf! shelf! shelF! sheLF! shELF! sHELF! SHELF! SHELF!! SHELF!!!

Janelea wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Yes, that's often my problem :)"

Hey, what about ebooks? u can read on your comp too!"

I do that too Janelea, I've got about 2000 ebooks :)

Shelf announcement for this week: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/f...

Yay! I got out of a nice warm bed and you still beat me Lis. LOL.

So favorite series, will be back shortly with my pick.

Been stalking while cleaning house... My kids rooms are a disaster and I need a distraction... Arghhhh!

My pick is

Had to wade thru a dozen pages of YA favs, yikes.
Decided to go with something wolfie this time... Trying

I'm going to read Thunderbird Falls for my favorite-series read!

I'm going with .

Good pick Jennifer, I like that series. It has some pretty good cliffhangers and you have the benefit of not having to wait to the read the next one.

I'm collecting them before I start reading the series. Can't handle cliffhangers ....

Well Sandra, you are definitely smarter than I was. I am always jumping in and having to wait til the next release on several series.

Another question I probably should have asked before I started reading... Favorite shelf, can we pick anything from the shelf, or does it have to be a series we have already started?

Any book on the nominated shelf, is good.

Doesn't have any conditions attached other than it must be on the shelf and must be at least 200 pages long and can't be a graphic novel.

And I wouldn't say I was smart, I've just got so many other books that I can afford to wait to start series when I hear there are cliffhangers :)

Well I just read and whine... Then I go vent on the SOS cliffhanger thread!

Chicagoland Vampires is my favorite series. I went through pages and pages of the favorites bookshelf and couldn't find anything that excited me so I decided to just go with my favorite on the shelf. :)

Jennifer, for this game that is exactly the right way to do it. If you're not excited to read the book, it just becomes a huge drag and takes forever and you get stressed out.

So pick something you really want to read is my best advice :D

Shelf YA PNR
Read 24/06/12
3 stars

Took me a while to get into this second installment. I thought it was just the busy week, but I think it was the pace of the book. Not sure I liked the use of short paragraphs from everyone's perspective. Didn't help with the flow of the book
The new character Cole appears to be a bit self-indulgent and needs a good slap, I missed some of the old characters, but Isabel is fab, Grace and Sam are adorable.
The pace really picked up towards the end, that was somewhat predictable. It really felt a lot like a filler book. I do think I'll read the next one though, as I feel it should be much better.

Going to pick for the Favourite Series Shelf. I've had it sitting for a while, as I know it's the last one of that series for a while and you know......I just didn't want it to end : o)

Oh I know what you mean Caroline, I've got lots of books/series I don't want to end. Usually means I start re-reading that book immediately, just cause I can't let it go.

And Yay!!!! that means our first stamp!

I'll borrow Alyssa's stamp dance *stampey, stamp, stamp*

Yay team!! We get our stamp!!!

First, yeah for our stamp!!

Second, I know I should have been reading my free space book, but I was so excited to read my newly chosen book that I read all yesterday into the late evening and again today, and I've finished my favorite series read! Here's the review.

Shelf: Favorite-Series
Book: Thunderbird Falls
Finished: 6/24/12
Rating: 4 stars

This is the second book in the Walker Paper series. Joanne Walker is a cop who used to be on the payroll as a mechanic, but now walks the street beat. She also recently found out she's a Shaman, but has not quite come to terms with that yet. This book sees her trying to accept more of the magical side, and leaning how to tell the good beings from the bad. I like that there was a bit of character development in this one, although I felt at times it was a bit backwards. I also wish there was a bit more romance :-) But, overall I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.

Now back to Tempest Rising since I've decided I am going to relax and read for at least another 4 hours (unless I really need to go back downstairs and get that cupcake that's calling to me)!

Yay Sue!

Did you like this one better than the first? I got lost with all the fae and then the coyote moments in the first one, that I haven't continued on yet.

CONGRATULATIONS, Divine Nine!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'young-adult-paranormal'.

[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

Lis wrote: "Yay Sue!

Did you like this one better than the first? I got lost with all the fae and then the coyote moments in the first one, that I haven't continued on yet."

I liked it about the same. I think there is less introducing of characters, but more in developing her powers. I do think it's worth reading the second one though. And I just now put the third one on hold at the library!

Okay, I'm changing my Favorite Series book to . I figured I should read a book I haven't read before. I'm kind of over the whole Sookie Stackhouse series, but I have read the rest of the series and need to stick it out. Sorry, Sandra, for making you do more work. Please don't get out your whip. ;)

No whip required Jennifer, I'm all for changing books if it isn't working for you. I do it all the time :))

Sue, I've got the first 3 books in that series, cause I got the 3rd one free somehow then had to chase up the first 2. LOL. Haven't read them yet though. Maybe I should bump them up the list.

Thanks Steph!

Free Space Shelf
finished 25/06/12
4 stars

I really enjoy this series of books and this one was a good addition. All books centre around a group of Breed Warriors called The Order. Breed are somewhat like Vampires, but not
Each book takes a Different member of The Order and they find a mate whilst fighting some kind of enemy.
This book is about Sterling Chase and his battle with bloodlust. It was about time that Chase got his own book. I think his mate is kick ass and there are some hints at the origins of the breed mates.

Glad you liked it Caroline, I'm looking forward to this one. I'm planning on reading it next month :)

Yay Caroline! Chase is one of my favs and I agree his book was overdue.