SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Team #9
Captain: BarbaraAnn

Members:
Laura
Mary C
Tori
BarbaraAnn

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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I'm here! I would rather not captain, as I am captaining several challenges right now.

Names: Something with Nine? Nine Lives of Bookworms? Reading to the Nines? Anyone else have any good suggestions?

Hi - I'm here. I'm horrible with names. I like reading to the nines. I can be captain but if someone else wants it, that's fine.

Hi! I'm not good at names either. I tend to get hung up on getting the number in there.

Nine Lives to Read?


that's all I've got for now.

I can also Captain if needed but I'm more than good with BarbaraAnn as captain.

I have a vacation to Cancun planned for last week of April and I will have limited internet there. I doubt we'll be near a Bingo that soon but I'll be prepared if we are.

Hey y'all~ It's nice to meet everyone! I can also captain if needed but it's not my preference.

I like either Nine Lives to Read or Reading to the Nines!

I'll vote for Reading to the Nines.

as I'm looking out my window at lots and lots of snow, Cancun sounds wonderful!

Lots of snow here too. We got 15" dumped on us in one day. Then for 2 weeks after we added 3-4 more inches a week. Our streets are getting narrow. But that's life in Massachusetts.

I keep telling myself that this is a great season to sit in a comfy couch and read with a warm blanket over me and my dog next to me

I can't wait for the first call this afternoon!

for names, we have:
Nine Lives of Bookworms?
Reading to the Nines?
Nine Lives to Read?

Reading to the nines has 2 votes so I'd say go with that, but if anyone has objections, any of the options would work for me.

Free Space:

Laura - The Staff and the Blade by Elizabeth Hunter 3/14/21 ***** Laura's free space review
Mary C - The Visitor by Amanda Stevens **** 3/5/21 The Visitor review
Tori - Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger **** 3/8/21 Etiquette & Espionage review
BarbaraAnn - White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland 3/1/21 **** White Trash Zombie Apocalypse Review

Call 1: Book Boyfriend

Laura - Blood Fury by J.R. Ward 3/1/21 **** Blood Fury review
Mary C - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole *** 3/9/21 Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night Review
Tori - Gemina by Amie Kaufman **** 3/24/21 Tori's book boyfriend review
BarbaraAnn Radiance by Grace Draven ***** 2/27/21 Radiance review

BarbaraAnn wrote: "I can't wait for the first call this afternoon!

for names, we have:
Nine Lives of Bookworms?
Reading to the Nines?
Nine Lives to Read?

Reading to the nines has 2 votes so I'd say go with that, ..."

I vote Reading to the Nines. And someone already changed our thread name. :)

Is anyone else playing Game Night's Turf Wars? I'm reading a bunch of re-reads this week, so I'll pick my free space book next week. I way overcommitted my reading this week, so I'm trying not to spend too much time on the computer. I want to say I'll read Wicked All Night, but I'm not positive I'll get a copy from a library soon.

That's one of the good things about this game. There's plenty of time.

For my Free Space, I'm going to read White Trash Zombie Apocalypse. It's a cute series and a lot of fun.

The first call was Book Boyfriend(s)

Oooh I'm excited to get started!!

For my free space I'm going to read Etiquette & Espionage.

And for Book Boyfriend(s) I'll read Gemina. (Partly because I checked it out from the library I work at like two months ago and really need to actually read it and return it lol)

Mary C wrote: "Lots of snow here too. We got 15" dumped on us in one day. Then for 2 weeks after we added 3-4 more inches a week. Our streets are getting narrow. But that's life in Massachusetts."

I can't even image that much snow, wow! We had about 5 or 6" a week ago and it felt like a lot. Then today it was nearly 60 degrees. Gotta love the midwest.

the midwest definitely has its charms. Today, there's small areas of grass among the snow. dead grass, but definitely a hopeful sign for spring.

For Book Boyfriend, I'll read Radiance

for book boyfriends:

Free Space:



It's on the SOS group bookshelf.

Can you believe that no one has tagged Wild Sign Book Boyfriend yet?

But, as I've pre-ordered it, and the series is #68 on the UF list, I will read it for my Free Space book as soon as it comes out. I know that's about 3 weeks out, so I'll make sure to keep up with my others so I don't fall into the too-far-behind category!

I have Blood Fury out from the library right now, and it is tagged Book Boyfriends by 4 people, so that's my new Book Boyfriend, and my first up book next week.

Tori wrote: "Oooh I'm excited to get started!!

For my free space I'm going to read Etiquette & Espionage.

And for Book Boyfriend(s) I'll read Gemina. (Partly because I checked ..."

Etiquette & Espionage is a fun one!

Book Boyfriend Review - Radiance by Grace Draven ***** 2/27/21

I initially read this about 3 years ago so this will be my 1 re-read under the rules. I originally read this 3 years ago and thought it was a wonderful book. Reading it again this year cemented that idea. Brishen and Ildiko were both of royal blood but far enough down in the line that neither of them would ever rule their respective kingdoms. For that reason, they were set up in an arranged marriage. They were of different races and each thought the other was ugly, but they tried to make their marriage work and ended up deeply in love. Of course, there are obstacles, but I think those will become more apparent in the sequel. I hope to read the next one soon.

BarbaraAnn, you need to add the date read & the star rating to your review post.

Sandra wrote: "BarbaraAnn, you need to add the date read & the star rating to your review post."
Sorry Sandra. My brain was having a weekend moment

BarbaraAnn wrote: "Sandra wrote: "BarbaraAnn, you need to add the date read & the star rating to your review post."
Sorry Sandra. My brain was having a weekend moment"

No worries BarbaraAnn :D

BarbaraAnn, just noticed you didn't add the rating to the Master List. I need it when I do the stats :)

Thanks BarbaraAnn :)

Free Space Review - White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland **** 3/1/21

I really like this series. At heart it's a sweet story. Angel has been getting her life together bit by bit. She was originally made a zombie after dying due to an overdose and I think a car wreck (happened in the first book). She had to get a job that would give her access to brains, so she started the job in a mortuary. She's been slowly bringing her life around ever since. She has a boyfriend (also a zombie) and in this book was studying for her GED test to graduate high school. She has a supportive boyfriend (also a zombie) and a lot of the humor for this book came from her being a zombie baby mama (she was feeling very maternal about a zombie she had created by biting him. Angel is definitely coming into her own and i'm looking forward to the next book in the series.

Completion Post - Week 1, Book Boyfriend

Book: Blood Fury
Date Read: 3/1
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Tagged Book Boyfriend 4 times

Review: This world continues to be a win for me. I don't generally read MM, but I find the author does a decent job and really gets to the heart of the relationship. I have noticed that the Legacy books tend to be a bit simpler, relationship-wise, as compared to the Brotherhood books. Those Brothers aren't interested in letting anything be simple! But the trainees are much better at that, so overall it was an enjoyable read, and I plan to continue with the series!

BarbaraAnn wrote: "Call 1: 2/24/21

Laura - Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
Mary C - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
Tori - [book:Gemina..."

Wicked All Night is the one I said that I didn't know when I would get a copy of it, so I couldn't commit to it for Free Space. In post #28 I mentioned that I would read Blood Fury for my Book Boyfriend book. :)

Hey! Just wanted to let y'all know I'm a little behind on reading, but I'm playing catch-up right now. I got engaged this past Saturday and my partner surprised me with my best friends that I hadn't seen in over a year being there so I didn't get much reading done! I'll be on top of it soon though, I promise! =)

Tori wrote: "Hey! Just wanted to let y'all know I'm a little behind on reading, but I'm playing catch-up right now. I got engaged this past Saturday and my partner surprised me with my best friends that I hadn'..."

Congratulations!

Congrats, Tori!

Tori wrote: "Hey! Just wanted to let y'all know I'm a little behind on reading, but I'm playing catch-up right now. I got engaged this past Saturday and my partner surprised me with my best friends that I hadn'..."

Congratulations Tori!

Thank you all!! =)

Call 2 is Sci fi Romance. There are 2 links:

Sci Fi Romance
SOS Shelf Sci Fi Romance

Laura - Found by Jade Waltz **** 3/21/21 Laura's sci fi review
Mary C - Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet **** 4/5/21 Mary C's sci fi review
Tori - Across the Universe by Beth Revis ** 3/14/21 Tori's sci fi review
BarbaraAnn - Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett **** 3/10/21 BarbaraAnn's sci fi review

Congratulations Tori!!

Selection post. Sci fi romance

Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett

Marked as sci fi romance 28 times

For Sci Fi Romance I'm going to go with Aria's Awakening which has been tagged 2 times, and is 267 pages.

That's right we got a new shelf last night. I'm almost done with my free space book.

Tori wrote: "Hey! Just wanted to let y'all know I'm a little behind on reading, but I'm playing catch-up right now. I got engaged this past Saturday and my partner surprised me with my best friends that I hadn'..."

Woohoo! Congrats, Tori! 🥳

Laura wrote: "For Sci Fi Romance I'm going to go with Aria's Awakening which has been tagged 2 times, and is 267 pages."

Actually, I found Found on my Kindle. It's tagged Sci Fi Romance 4 times. I'm going to go with this one.

I haven't had time to look for a sci-fi book yet. My former mother in law passed away. That's the 3rd grandparent my daughter has lost in a year and it kind of pushed her over tbe edge. Plus my current MIL had a hip replacement that kept popping out and had to have a second surgery. But i am almost finished with my free space book.