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Team #9
Captain: Natalie

Members:
Laura
Marisa
Sandra
Natalie

Just a Hop, Skip & Click Away
Happy Reading!

Shelf Announcements ~ Check for the latest shelf announcement & review the requirements for each shelf
Captain's Log ~ Share team shelf stats prior to requesting a stamp
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 Rules ~ Rules of the game
Free Space Rules ~ Where to look when pickin' your free space book
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
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: BINGO card

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Welcome fellow teammies!!!

Judithe's Spreadsheet for Round 16
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Hello, Laura, Sandra and Natalie! I hope not being very bad this round and that we are lucky with the randomizer 😉

I'll have a stern word with Mr R. Marisa :D

Yes, you do, thank you :D

LOL

I'm here! And I'll give Natalie a nudge. I know she's been on vacation.

:D Lucky girl!!

Yes, totally lucky girl :D

Anybody want to be Captain and does anyone have any names?

Name, no, sorry, I'm terrible with it. About Captain, if nobody else is available I can be, but as this is only my first whole round, perhaps it's better if I'm skipped ;)

Using a random name generator in no particular order:


Witches of Power
Never Trust the Mist
Fate of Rainbows
Welcome to the Home of Winners
Zombies of Winter
Harmony of the Rose
Possessed by the Night
Raven Affair
Captains with Tentacles (sorry)
Tree of Stone
Cats and Ducks
Whispers in the City

Just some suggestions to play with :)

Hello. Just lurking. Captains with Tenacles made me snort a very nice Earl Grey out my nose.

Cheryl, I knew it'd be bad that's why I apologised. LOL

I like "Witches of Power" (or perhaps... Witches in the city?)

Laura wrote: "I'm here! And I'll give Natalie a nudge. I know she's been on vacation."

Thanks Laura! I am home, but not typically on GR in the evenings. I was sitting here a good chunk of yesterday refreshing the bingo section to see if teams were posted yet.

I can be captain if no one wants to. I've done it before. I don't have any tentacles *double checks* so that name may not fit :) I'll think about names. Nothing is really jumping out at me at the moment.

We're team #9, so maybe Dressed to the Nines? Or, a nod to Dr. Seuss with Nine Apples Up On Top? :)

I like a lot "Dressed to the Nines". "Nine Apples Up on Top" is nice but perhaps a tad complicated, I don't know.

Hmmm, I've not heard of Nine Apples Up on Top, so probably not one his better known ones.

I like Witches of Power & Dressed to the Nines.

Well, it’s Ten Apples Up On Top, but they start at one and work their way up. :)

LOL. Still don't know it :D

I'm more a Green Eggs & Ham & Horton Hears a Who kinda gal :)

I like Dressed to the Nines.

Sounds like Dressed to the Nines is the winner.

Does anybody prefer something else?

LOL I definitely prefer #10

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

I'm thinking I'll read for Futuristic Romance & probably for Free Space.

I will read Caressed by Ice (tagged six times) for futuristic romance. I haven't decided on a free space book yet.

I'm going to do Lake Silence for Free Space as well. Checking out the shelf for this week now.

Sandra wrote: "Sounds like Dressed to the Nines is the winner.

Does anybody prefer something else?"

So, Dressed to the Nines, with Natalie as captain?

For Futuristic Romance I'll go with Glory in Death. Hopefully the library will be quick with getting it in.

Natalie was already listed as Captain :) Steph had to do it cause you can't edit another person's post.

We are now official as Dressed to the Nines :)

Guess I'll start setting up tracking posts. I haven't been captain since the new system was put in place so I'll likely wait until a few other teams have posted so no rush on books :)

Master Tracking Post 1

Team 9 - Dressed to the Nines
Free Space - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop - ★★★★★ - 3/8 - review
Marisa - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - ★★★★☆ - 3/10 - review
Sandra - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop - ★★★★☆ - 3/11 - review
Natalie - Feversong by Karen Marie Moning - ★★★★☆ - 3/28 - review


Week 1: Futuristic Romance - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - ★★★★☆ - 3/13 - review
Marisa - After Dark by Jayne Castle - ★★★★☆ - 3/12 - review
Sandra - Dark Planet Warriors: The Complete Serial by Anna Carven - ★★★★☆ - 3/19 - review
Natalie - Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh - ★★★☆☆ - 3/13 - review


Week 2: Immortals - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Fairest by Chanda Hahn - ★★★★☆ - 3/17 - review
Marisa - Act of Mercy by Mandy M. Roth - ★★★☆☆ - 3/17 - review
Sandra - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - ★★★★☆ - 3/17 - review
Natalie - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan - ★★★★☆ - 3/18 - review


Week 3: Part of a Series - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Obsidio by Amie Kaufmann and Jay Kristoff- ★★★★★ - 3/25 - review
Marisa - Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston - ★★★★★ - 3/28 - review
Sandra - Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston - ★★★★★ - 3/28 - review
Natalie - Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal - ★★★☆☆ - 3/28 - review


Week 4: Detective - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Rapture in Death by JD Robb - ★★★★☆ - 4/6/2018 - review
Marisa - Witness in Death by JD Robb- ★★★★☆ - 4/1/2018- review
Sandra - Dark in Death by JD Robb - ★★★★★ - 4/2/2018 - review
Natalie - Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet- ★★★★☆ - 4/4/2018 - review


Week 5: Demons - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian - ★★★★☆ - 4/8/2018 - review
Marisa - The Demon's Possession by Kiersten Fay - ★★★☆☆ - Date - review
Sandra - Beyond the Veil by Pippa Dacosta - ★★★☆☆ - 4/10/2018 - review
Natalie - The Black Parade by Kyoko M. - ★★★☆☆ - 4/15/2018 - review


Week 6: Shifters - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Cold Days by Jim Butcher - ★★★★☆ - 4/23/2018 - review
Marisa - Dark Instincts by Suzanne Wright - ★★★★☆ - 4/16/2018 - review
Sandra - Lure of Oblivion by Suzanne Wright - ★★★★☆ - 4/23/2018 - review
Natalie - The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston - ★★★☆☆ - 4/19/2018 - review


Week 7: Necromancers - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder - ★★★★★ -5/3/2018 - review
Marisa - When a Lioness Pounces by Eve Langlais - ★★★☆☆ - 4/20/2018 - review
Sandra - The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer - ★★★☆☆ - 4/30/2018 - review
Natalie - Abhorsen by Garth Nix - ★★★★☆ - 4/29/2018 - review


Week 8: Hunter - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan - ★★★★☆ - 05/07/2018 - review
Marisa - Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh - ★★★★☆ - 05/01/2018 - review
Sandra - Magic Hunter by CN Crawford - ★★★☆☆ - 05/06/2018 - review
Natalie - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★☆ - 05/13/2018 - review

Master Tracking Post 2

Week 9: Urban Fantasy - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep - ★★★★☆ - 05/06/2018 - review
Marisa - Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire - ★★★★☆ - 05/06/2018 - review
Sandra - Dark Queen by Faith Hunter - ★★★★★ - 05/05/2018 - review
Natalie - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews - ★★★★☆ - 05/14/2018 - review


Week 10: Gothic Horror - 4/4 - Stamped!
Laura - Croak by Gina Damico - ★★★★☆ - 05/11/2018 - review
Marisa - A Scandal in Battersea by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★☆☆ - 05/13/2018 - review
Sandra - Soulless by Gail Carriger - ★★★★★ - 05/16/2018 - review
Natalie - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - ★★★☆☆ - 05/15/2018 - review


Week 11: Spin-off - 4/4
Laura - Heartless by Marissa Meyer - ★★★★☆ - 05/21/2018 - review
Marisa - Dragon Fall by Katie MacAlister -★★☆☆☆ - 05/19/2018 - review
Sandra - Moonshadow by Thea Harrison - ★★★★☆ - 05/23/2018- review
Natalie - The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan -★★★☆☆ - 05/22/2018 - review

Ongoing Tracking

Team 9: Dressed to the Nines

Free Space - 4/4
Laura - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop - ★★★★★ - 3/8 - review
Marisa - Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - ★★★★☆ - 3/10 - review
Sandra - Lake Silence by Anne Bishop - ★★★★☆ - 3/11 - review
Natalie - Feversong by Karen Marie Moning - ★★★★☆ - 3/28 - review


Week 1: Futuristic Romance - 4/4
Laura - Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - ★★★★☆ - 3/13 - review
Marisa - After Dark by Jayne Castle - ★★★★☆ - 3/12 - review
Sandra - Dark Planet Warriors: The Complete Serial by Anna Carven - ★★★★☆ - 3/19 - review
Natalie - Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh - ★★★☆☆ - 3/13 - review

Natalie, it only started last round, so you can check out how to do it on those posts.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

So you link your post on Stamp Requests to the Captain's Log posts.

Sandra, one question, are rereads allowed? If they aren't, "In Death" and "Psy & Changeling" are out 😔😢

Yes you are allowed to re-read.

From the Rules thread:

~ Re-Reads are not preferred, however they are allowed [Note: if you re-read a book, you may only use that re-read for ONE shelf per game]

Ok, sorry not having read it, although I think I can keep that card for another shelf (Anna Hackett has some books in this shelf, and there are a some of the JAK's old books, so I think I'll go there).

Well, I didn't plan that very well. Both my books are kindle editions. Just dl Lake Silence & already had Born of Night. And my kindle is FLAT - dead flat. Now charging.

I could start reading on my computer, which is easy for me. But I wanted to go lounge on my comfy chair *Oh woe is me & my 1st world problems* LOL

A warning from myself: My selected book usually isn't the book I read in the end 😔, so captain, please, don't whip me much 😉

I love JAK's old books, saw them at the top of the list :)

Marisa wrote: "A warning from myself: My selected book usually isn't the book I read in the end 😔, so captain, please, don't whip me much 😉"

LOL, mine can change as well :D

For Free Space I'm going to read Burn Bright, and for Futuristic Romance, I'm between Shield's Lady (shelved 5 times), Crystal Flame (shelved 5 times), and Beyond Galaxy's Edge(shelved 1 time).

OOhhhhhh is a personal fav of mine :)