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Team #5
Captain: Dragana

Members:
LindaC
Jennifer H
Dragana
Monica

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Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcement & review the requirements for each shelf
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
Stamp Me! ~ Request a stamp for your bingo card
Discussions ~ Throughout the game, head here to chat with other players & shelf chant til your heart's content
Bingo FAQ ~ Don't hesitate! If you have a question, let us know.

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
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: BINGO card

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Hi, I'm Linda C

I'm married, have a married daughter and grandson. Hubby and I are retired and like to travel. The end of March and most of April we will be cruising Hawaii and the South Pacific. I live in upstate NY and just downsized to a one floor town-home from a big two-story. I am a retired librarian, so books are all over my house.

I am not a fan of vampires or assassins, but enjoy most every other supernatural element.

I look forward to playing the game, but would rather not be Captain. Besides the cruise mentioned above, we have a 10 Caribbean cruise at the end of January. I don't envision any problem with keeping up or checking in, but doing all the other stuff for those times could be a problem.

Happy Reading, Ladies!

Enjoy your cruising', Linda C! What fun!

Fantastic cruising Linda C, I enjoyed floating around the south pacific, I'm sure you'll have a great time + Hawaii, what's not to love.

I was hoping for some more eager beavers here.

Well, its just under 2 weeks till the game starts, so they may not realize Steph did the teams so early.

If no one pops in by next week, give them a PM :)

Just noticed the teams had been posted!

Hi, I'm a single mom of a great son who has turned into an even greater man. I have a cat named AlexMan and a grandpuppy named Rusty. I live in Ohio. There's not much I won't read and I am real exited to get started :)

I so envy you, Linda ;)

Hi, Jennifer
Where about's in Ohio? My Mom's family is from the Cincinnati area, although few of them are still there.

I live in the Dayton area

Sorry, lurking. I live in Dayton as well, Jennifer.

Well, hello neighbor...lol :)

I have a niece and nephew who both went to U of Dayton

Such a small world we live in

I sent a message to Dragana and Monica. Hope we hear from them soon

I was just thinking about doing that too :)

Hi everyone. Sorry for not checking-in sooner, I didn't know the teams were up.

Well, my Name is Dragana I live in Serbia in south-eastern Europe. I'm 36. Married. One 3 year-old son.
I love to read and I mostly pick paranormal, fantasy, sf and romance novel. Although there might be other genres from time to time.

Linda, you have such a great retirement. That's my dream plan - to travel with my husband when we retire & our son grows up. I hope you have a great time on your cruise!

If no one else has time, I can be the captain. We are in the middle of moving from one apartment to another, but if I remember, there is not much work for captain so I think I can manage.

Welcome Dragana!

Hi Dragana,
I also moved this past summer. It's a lot of work and organization. Hope yours goes smoothly.

Linda thanks for the PM. I got busy with snow and work that I forgot to check back this past week and weekend.

Hi all!! I am Monica. Divorced 2 years with two adult children. Both live on their own. My daughter is married for 2 years and my son lives with his partner/boyfriend. I work full time and just started a second job from home.

I just moved into my new home this past Sept and I am loving it. Still need to unpack all my books and would love a snow day to stay home and read and unpack.

I will read just about anything. I give all books a try. My fave genre is mystery, suspense, thriller. I also enjoy the paranormal but think of it more of a sub genre than a main one.

Dragana you can be captain. I know I won't have time with another online group I am in that I am co-captain for. Can't wait for this to start.

I'm good with Dragana being Captain, if she wants. I have away time that would make captaining hard.

Next is a team name. Any thoughts?

This is the part I hate!!

The Freedom Five

Read with speed

Thanks Dragana for taking on the captain job :) I don't like the naming part either. I like Read with Speed though :)

How about Read4Speed - since there are 4 of us

Linda C wrote: "Hi Dragana,
I also moved this past summer. It's a lot of work and organization. Hope yours goes smoothly."

We are moving in the same town, so it's not large distance, but still... Currently we are hunting for some things we miss (like lights for kid room etc), since we will be moving to the bigger apartment.
Hopefully it will be ok. We should move by the end of January if the bathroom in the new apartment is done by then.

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Ok. So this is my first time as captain. But I participated in a lot of Bingos over the years, so I have some experience.
If anyone have some questions about the game, feel free to ask.

Picking out the team name is my least favorite part too.
I like the sound of Read4Speed.
The only other idea I got is High5 (since we are team number 5...)

READ4SPEED

FREE SPACE STAMPED
(view spoiler)[✔ Linda - Spellbound in Seattle done on 30-Jan ~ review
✔ Jennifer - Midnight Marked done on 20-Jan ~ review
✔ Dragana - Moon Called done on 21-Jan ~ review
✔ Monica - Spirit Level done on 28-Jan ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #1 ~ HUNTERS STAMPED
(view spoiler)[✔ Linda: Kitty and the Midnight Hour done on 23-Jan ~ review
✔ Jennifer: One Foot in the Grave done on 24-Jan ~ review
✔ Dragana: Blood Bound done on 23-Jan ~ review
✔ Monica: City of Bones done on 3-Feb ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #2 ~ PARANORMAL ROMANCE STAMPED
(view spoiler)[✔ Linda: Warrior done on 2-Feb ~ review
✔ Jennifer: The Curse of Tenth Grave done on 29-Jan ~ review
✔ Dragana: Iron Kissed done on 27-Jan ~ review
✔ Monica: Iron Kissed done on 15-Feb ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #3 ~ GUILTY PLEASURES STAMPED
(view spoiler)[✔ Linda: Because of Miss Bridgerton read on 5-Feb ~ review
✔ Jennifer: Midnight Bayou read on 6-Feb ~ review
✔ Dragana: Silver Borne read on 3-Feb ~ review
✔ Monica: The Selection read on 17-Feb ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #4 ~ FAVORITE SERIES STAMPED
(view spoiler)[✔ Linda: Magic Bites read on 12-Feb ~ review
✔ Jennifer: Futures and Frosting read on 10-Feb ~ review
✔ Dragana: Cry Wolf read on 12-Feb ~ review
✔ Monica: If I Stay read on 18-Feb ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #5 ~ VAMPIRES STAMPED
(view spoiler)[✔ Linda: Glass Houses read on 23-Feb ~ review
✔ Jennifer: Undead and Unwary read on 22-Feb ~ review
✔ Dragana: Storm Front read on 16-Feb ~ review
✔ Monica: Untamed read on 22-Feb ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #6 ~ MYTHOLOGY STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Moon Called read on 27-Feb ~ review
Jennifer: Three Fates read on 28-Feb ~ review
Dragana: Gunmetal Magic read on 06-Mar ~ review
Monica: Search for Senna read on 03-Mar ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #7 ~ FUTURISTIC STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Station Eleven read on 9-Mar ~ review
Jennifer: Apprentice in Death read on 9-Mar ~ review
Dragana: Wanderlust read on 11-Mar ~ review
Monica: Fahrenheit 451 read on 6-Apr ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #8 ~ SNARKY HEROINE or SNARKY STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: About That Night read on 15-Mar ~ review
Jennifer: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs read on 14-Mar ~ review
Dragana: Grave Peril read on 13-Mar ~ review
Monica: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy read on 31-Mar ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #9 ~ KICKASS HERO STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Slave to Sensation read on 21-Mar ~ review
Jennifer: Own the Wind read on 20-Mar ~ review
Dragana: Twice Tempted read on 23-Mar ~ review
Monica: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone read on 9-Apr ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #10 ~ NEXT IN SERIES STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: A Murder in Time read on 31-Mar ~ review
Jennifer: Echoes in Death read on 28-Mar ~ review
Dragana: Doctor Sleep read on 27-Mar ~ review
Monica: The Elite read on 9-Apr ~ review (hide spoiler)]

SHELF #11 ~ 5 STARS STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Clean Sweep read on 5-Apr ~ review
Jennifer: Northern Lights on 3-Apr ~ review
Dragana: Six of Hearts read on 1-Apr ~ review
Monica: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets read on 21-Apr ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #12 ~ SERIES FINISHED STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Out of Time read on 7-Apr ~ review
Jennifer: Hollow City read on 13-Apr ~ review
Dragana: Etched in Bone read on 8-Apr ~ review
Monica: Where She Went read on 2-May ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #13 ~ ASSASSINS STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Agent of Change read on 21-Apr ~ review
Jennifer: Grave Mercy on 21-Apr ~ review
Dragana: Blade Song read on 15-Apr ~ review
Monica: Kill Me If You Can read on 21-May ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #14 ~ AVAILABLE AT LIBRARY STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: The Boy in the Suitcase read on 23-Apr ~ review
Jennifer: Until Friday Night read on 26-Apr ~ review
Dragana: Dark Places on 23-Apr ~ review
Monica: Dark Matter on 12-May ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #15 ~ KICKASS HEROINE STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: Exit Strategy read on 4-May ~ review
Jennifer: Uprooted read on 3-May ~ review
Dragana: Night Blade read on 2-May ~ review
Monica: Naked in Death read on 28-May ~ review (hide spoiler)]


SHELF #16 ~ OWNED, NOT YET READ STAMPED
(view spoiler)[Linda: 'Til Death Do Us Part read on 8-May ~ review
Jennifer: The Eyes of the Dragon read on 13-May ~ review
Dragana: The Eyes of the Dragon read on 12-May ~ review
Monica: Rebel read on 30-May ~ review (hide spoiler)]

I think Read4Speed is good

SHELF #17 ~ STEAMPUNK Stamp requested
Linda: The Iron Wyrm Affair read on 20-May ~ review
Jennifer: Prudence red on 17-May ~ review
Dragana: The Dastardly Miss Lizzie read on 23-May ~ review
Monica: The Kaiser Affair read on 2-Jun ~ review


SHELF #18 ~ SHIFTERS Stamp requested
Linda: Magic Burns read on 28-May ~ review
Jennifer: Etched in Bone read on 27-May ~ review
Dragana: Shadowed Blade read on 28-May ~ review
Monica: Deadlocked read on 3-Jun ~ review


SHELF #19 ~ FAE Stamp requested
Linda: Blood Bound read on 30-May ~ review
Jennifer: Blade Bound read on 3-Jun ~ review
Dragana: A Court of Wings and Ruin read on 4-Jun ~ review
Monica: The Faerie Guardian read on 4-Jun ~ review


SHELF #20 ~ SERIES TO START [0/4]
Linda: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Jennifer: Poison Study
Dragana:
Monica: A Great and Terrible Beauty


SHELF #21 ~ Not yet picked...
Linda:
Jennifer:
Dragana:
Monica:

I love it!! I was trying to think of a name with 5 since we were team 5 but nothing came to me. I like the fact we put 4 in since there are 4 of us.

I just started to write PM to the mods to let them know we picked a team name and then I noticed they already added it to the title of our team's thread.
Well that was fast. :)

The game begins on 18th so we can't start reading until then. But you can pick the book for free space spot. The rules for picking the book are here.

LOL You've gotta be quick Dragana, to get past the Ninjas :D

Sandra wrote: "LOL You've gotta be quick Dragana, to get past the Ninjas :D"

LOL From now whenever I picture Steph, Judith and you, this picture will be in my head.
(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

That is so cute!!!!

Pity its a bloke, but its rare to see a lady ninja, we must be better at hiding ;)

I have picked my book for the Free Space, to begin Wed after the first shelf announcement


Spellbound in Seattle - Garthia Anderson
It is on the Best of Stand-Alone Novels #18

I have picked my free space book also...


#3 on urban fantasy list

Great, just remember to not start reading your picks before the first shelf announcement.

I still haven't decided. I'll probably wait for the shelf and then pick both.

Just finished making selections for all the categories. I had to make sure I had something on my kindle for each of the squares for when I'm on vacation. So I'm all set and ready to go.

How long before the first shelf is announced? I have book club tomorrow night so I might miss the announcement. Plus I can't check the thread out when on my work computer but I do check from my phone.

I think I have my free space book but not sure yet.

About 16.5 hrs to go :)

Around 4.5 hours until the Bingo begins. I can't wait. I don't care which shelf is picked, they all suit my taste. Like someone made this bingo card with me in mind. :D

Aaaaaand we got the first shelf: Hunters.
Here's the link to the list of books that can be read:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

I will read - Carrie Vaughn
It is #123 on the list

Oh some really good books on that list. I will make a selection and get back with my choice. Now I just need to unpack my books from my move.

I will be reading
9 people tagged it as hunters

My free space book is:

by Sarah N. Harvey It is on the group book shelf.

My hunter book is:

by Cassandra Clare shelved 29 times as hunters