SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Welcome to SOS' 23rd Round of BookShelf Bingo!

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Can't wait!

I'm already browsing shelves to compile a list of which books I could read for which shelf - which I'll then of course completely throw over board once bingo starts haha.

Eldarwen wrote: "Can't wait!

I'm already browsing shelves to compile a list of which books I could read for which shelf - which I'll then of course completely throw over board once bingo starts haha."

i am making a list too, if i don't i'll take way too long trying to decide what to read. tomorrow i'll see what i can snag from the library and add that to my notes! 😂🤣📚

Eldarwen wrote: "Can't wait!

I'm already browsing shelves to compile a list of which books I could read for which shelf - which I'll then of course completely throw over board once bingo starts haha."

Always good to have at least decided the free space book so it can be started as soon as possible. The new releases than come out during bingo….it’s nice to have categories for them as well because I can’t wait to read them, even better if they fit bingo.

Same, Eldarwen!

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "The new releases than come out during bingo….it’s nice to have categories for them as well because I can’t wait to read them, even better if they fit bingo."

I love it when that happens!

That's why its a good idea to add books to the SOS bookshelves.

If you want to read it, put it on the shelves.

ok, i am as prepared as i can possibly be, even got my free space book (s) decided!

Sandra wrote: "That's why its a good idea to add books to the SOS bookshelves.

If you want to read it, put it on the shelves."

Yes!

My goal like always is to knock books off the TBR shelf and not buy more books. This is a worthless goal and I usually add more than I take off. But it’s still a goal! Bring the BSB!!

Good goal, but I hear ya on the adding more than you remove.

Soooooo looking forward to this round :D
I'm making my list (as so many others), but I can't find the Alternative Reader's Choice requirements for this round... or did I look over it?

Hi Victoria. We don't have alt-choices this round.

Steph wrote: "Hi Victoria. We don't have alt-choices this round."
Good to know, thanks Steph!!

You're welcome.

Can we add books to the SOS shelves up until first call?

You may 😊

For the Free Space book, does the series rule apply to books on SOS shelves? I know it applies to the lists, but I'm not sure about the shelves.

The book itself must be on the SOS bookshelves if you want to use it.

And I see you've added a couple, yay!

And also a shout out to Debbie, who's added a ton of books, Hooray!!

Sandra wrote: "...
And also a shout out to Debbie, who's added a ton of books, Hooray!!"

Some Kindle Unlimited recent reads I won't be re-reading for the game but will suit a lot of the calls if helps others.

Thanks for the adds! All adds help - now or down the road.

One of the great things about this game is it makes me organize my own “read” shelf! I have a few books in mind that I could add to the group shelf.

Also, I love that BSB tends to help get me out of my predictable reading pattern of romance, horror, romance, horror … I can’t wait to add to my TBR!

Melissa, nowish would be a good time to add the books to the bookshelves as its not long till the game starts. Only 8 hrs or so.

Do you have some good horror recs, Melissa? It's been a while since I've jumped into what used to be my favorite genre.

Would anyone like to go onto our BSB R23 standby list? We don't always have a need, but it's always nice to have players on standby should the need arise. Thanks!

would The Unholy qualify for detective?

Just to be clear - does the book have to come off the linked list, or are those just suggestions? If that's the case and one of the books in a series is on the list, does the entire series count?

Angie, in Detective/s case you can use the books that are on the lists OR a character who is a detective or police officer; series or title contains “Detective”.

As always in SOS bingo, for the lists, the book you want MUST be on the list UNLESS the shelf call gives options, in this case the character's job or the title mentions detective/s or the series title mentions detective/s.

When using the lists and one of the books in a series is on the list, does the entire series count? That has never been the case here at SOS Bingo.

Sandra wrote: "Angie, in Detective/s case you can use the books that are on the lists OR a character who is a detective or police officer; series or title contains “Detective”.

As always in SOS bingo, for the l..."

Thank you!!

Steph wrote: "Do you have some good horror recs, Melissa? It's been a while since I've jumped into what used to be my favorite genre."

Yes! I’ve read a bunch of good ones in the last year!

My favorite was The Only Good Indians. Since I read it, I’ve devoured almost all of Stephen Graham Jones backlist.

Others that I really loved:
Bad Cree
Such Sharp Teeth
White Horse
Just Like Home
The School for Good Mothers
Hidden Pictures
Invisible Things
The Echo Wife
Goblin
Ghost Eaters

What kind of horror do you like? I like stuff based on myths especially but I love stuff that’s just deeply unnerving, too. Really, there’s not much that I don’t like.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "would The Unholy qualify for detective?"

That's a tricky one Kathy, consulting the Mods.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "would The Unholy qualify for detective?"

Thank you, I didn't know the book and it looks good.

Sandra wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "would The Unholy qualify for detective?"

That's a tricky one Kathy, consulting the Mods."

Sorry for the long wait, Kathy.

Its good news, its been approved.

Does this shelf trick still work? Not having any luck which probably means Goodreads has messed with it.

https:// www.goodreads.com/ shelf/users/xxx?shelf=paranormal-detective

Sandra wrote: "Sandra wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "would The Unholy qualify for detective?"

That's a tricky one Kathy, consulting the Mods."

Sorry for the long wait, Kathy.

Its good news, its been ..."

no worries at all! I appreciate the consideration and thank you for the approval! 😊

Lis wrote: "Does this shelf trick still work? Not having any luck which probably means Goodreads has messed with it.

https:// www.goodreads.com/ shelf/users/xxx?shelf=paranormal-detective"

It doesn't have worked for a lot of time, sadly

😩😭🤬

Melissa wrote: "Yes! I’ve read a bunch of good ones in the last year!

What kind of horror do you like?"

Thanks so much for the recs, Melissa! I'm a gore-girl at heart. I LOVE horror movies, though we (hubby & I) tend to watch more bad (not even B-movie quality) than good these days. As far as horror novels, I leaned into this genre back in early 2000's before book stores kindly started breaking out UF/PNF genres on my hunt for something paranormal-y. I LOVE being scared - whether it be ghost stories, monsters (human or otherwise), etc. While I love Stephen King, his overly detailed writing frustrates me, so I've stopped reading his books. We still watch every show and movie based on his books though. Older books I liked were written by Robert McCammon, Richard Matheson, Poppy Brite, Whitley Strieber, Dan Simmons and Joseph Nassise.

Lis wrote: "😩😭🤬" <--- Ditto!

Lis wrote: "😩😭🤬"

Ditto. Plus when it does work it stops working a few pages in. Sometimes you luck out and it still works and your book is less than 75 pages into it (I believe it was around 50, 75 or 125 pages at one time that it failed).

I now usually go full desktop version on book page, look at the shelves it's on with "find in page" for specific shelf name on each page of shelves. For good measure, I note how many people shelved it in case shelf link does work and will scroll to that number of people shelving.

I'm sometimes now having a terrible time on the new book page format getting to see how shelved.

Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) wrote: "I now usually go full desktop version on book page, look at the shelves it's on with "find in page" for specific shelf name on each page of shelves. For good measure, I note how many people shelved it in case shelf link does work and will scroll to that number of people shelving."

Same.

Team 14, after not a lot of discussion or suggestions, will be The Team Who Shall Not Be Named.

Done. We tend to have at least one team with that name a round.

Team 8 wants to be Bingo Bookworms

Delitealex wrote: "Team 8 wants to be Bingo Bookworms"

Done :)

Steph wrote: "Done. We tend to have at least one team with that name a round."

Well, at least we know we're not original. :)

Steph wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Yes! I’ve read a bunch of good ones in the last year!

What kind of horror do you like?"

Thanks so much for the recs, Melissa! I'm a gore-girl at heart. I LOVE horror movies, thou..."

Yes! 100% agree about Stephen King. I love him but tend to re-read his short story collections because there is always a moment when I get frustrated with his long windedness and just want to throw the book. Relatedly, I love his son, Joe Hill. I have not been disappointed by him yet. NOS4A2 and Strange Weather: Four Short Stories are probably my favorites by him so far. And yes to ALL of the SK adaptations! I just saw a trailer for The Bogeyman and I can’t wait for it to come out!!

Richard Matheson is sooo good! Scares the pants off of me! I remember reading I am Legend and being surprised at how much scarier the book was over the movie.

Speaking of gore … did you see the new Evil Dead?!?! Holy moly!! I went with my brother-in-law over the weekend. So gross!! So creepy! 🖤

Since you are a huge horror fan, I would 100% recommend SGJ’s My Heart Is a Chainsaw. It is essentially a love letter to horror. I don’t think it’s a book for everyone because there are so many movie references but I feel like he wrote it for people like us. I loved it. And the 2nd book just came out… so DUOLOGY! Totally would work for bingo. I’ve been saving it hoping it would fit one of the shelves.

Also, I was thinking you might like Eric LaRocca. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke was so disturbing. Especially since I’m old enough to remember the beginning of the internet and chats. Interesting questions about culpability. I don’t know if it holds the same power over the younger generations who have always had the internet but I’ve re-read it a few times because it just stays with me.

ETA: welp … i was wrong about my heart is a chainsaw being a duology. looks like it’s planned as a trilogy. buuuuut… it might still work for the “witch" shelf!

And I should have mentioned The Return by Rachel Harrison for gore! One of my new favorite authors for sure!

Laura wrote: "Steph wrote: "Done. We tend to have at least one team with that name a round."

Well, at least we know we're not original. :)"

😉 Didn't mean it that way, just that there's sometimes one group that struggles with a name and chooses (or gets assigned) that one. I still like it, either way.

Melissa wrote: "Speaking of gore … did you see the new Evil Dead?!?! Holy moly!! I went with my brother-in-law over the weekend. So gross!! So creepy! 🖤

Since you are a huge horror fan, I would 100% recommend..."

We haven't, but I know we will watch it. Glad you enjoyed it. The previews look deliciously gory.

Thanks for the recs! I'll definitely check those out.

"... Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke was so disturbing. Especially since I’m old enough to remember the beginning of the internet and chats. "

I'm a bit older than you, so I'll check that one out too and damn, that cover is wicked! 😆

Thanks again for all of those recs! It's been a while since I've dived into horror genre and I'm excited about those.

Steph wrote: "Laura wrote: "Steph wrote: "Done. We tend to have at least one team with that name a round."

Well, at least we know we're not original. :)"

😉 Didn't mean it that way, just that there's sometimes ..."

I didn't take it badly. Just that in addition to no one having suggestions, and the team not chatting about it much, we've only managed to do what others before us have done. But we did it faster this round!

@Bingo Ninjas… Team #4 would like to be named: 4Ever LitWits
Thanks!! Happy Reading