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Spot 59

Finished: 5/7/15
Rating: ★★★½
I was torn between 3 and 4 stars. I loved the family atmosphere of the Hells Saints MC. I liked Raine and felt sorry for all she had endured in her young life. Diego was an idiot and I think Raine took him back too easily. I will continue with the series because I am interested in Claire's story.

Roger/Susan A

Starstruck
★★★★ finished 5/8/15

This is book 1 in a long series set in the same town, but with different couples each book. I a fan of a lot of the authors who have written for this series. I want to like this series, so that's probably why 4 stars instead of 3. It was a bit slow in the middle, a bit repetitive. I have a hard time relating to a 38 man who cares what his family thinks about his sexual relationships. My brother is in his 40's, I can't imagine I would have any objections to his personal life as long as it wasn't illegal or physically hurting him.

Week 8 Roll 1
pub 2014



There Must Be Some Mistake: A Novel by Frederick Barthelme

3 stars
5/9/2015

This was an interesting novel. It is definitely funny. I also really enjoy the concept of man who retired early and finds something weird is going on in his new neighborhood. I do really like the writers style. However it took me a while to actually get in his style. I enjoy this book . Yet, I think though if I read more of this author I might enjoy the other books more.

we rolled a 4 so we are on 63

Kme_17 --

I messed up the weeks

can you change the label to week 7 roll 2 please?

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

WEEK 8, Roll 2: 4
New Spot: 63
Read a book that is 6th or 3rd in a series. Alternate Read: Author B

Book Choices
Amanda A Capture #3 Hypothesis series review post 216
Kme_17 Five Nights in Paris: After Dark in the City of Light by John Baxter review post 214
Roger The Druid Stone by Heidi Belleau review post 215
Susan A Hoarfrost 6th in Whyborne & Griffin Series review post 213

Hoarfrost book 6 Whyborne & Griffin


I do have another book I can read for Roger's spot if needed.

going with Five Nights in Paris: After Dark in the City of Light by John Baxter Alternate Read: Author B

I am back (kindle received late Saturday night) and Am Sure I can find Something to read.

I will be using the Alternate. The Druid Stone by Heidi Belleau and Violetta Vane.

I plan to read #3 in a series

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "I am back (kindle received late Saturday night) and Am Sure I can find Something to read."


Hooray!

Week 8 Roll 2
Hoarfrost
5 stars finished 5/13/15

I love this series. This was an excellent addition to it. I like to just read this straight through but life kept interrupting and it really interfered with my enjoyment. I won't make that mistake with book 7.

Week 8 Roll 2



Five Nights in Paris: After Dark in the City of Light by John Baxter

3 stars finished 5/13/15

I really enjoyed this book. It was a travel book about a married couple travel in Paris. It was a very quick light read. It had many wonderful stories. A fun read. of course now it makes me want to travel to Paris.: )

Week 8 Roll 2:
The Druid Stone Alternate Author B

5 stars

A great Urban fantasy based on Celtic mythology. Basically Sean O'Hara inherits a druid Stone a relic on the Celtic Druidic magic that is cursed and he is forced to relive another man's torture and death. He goes for Help to Cormac Kelly a paranormal investigator whose ancestor were legendary druids of the past. He does have some talent but Cormac and Sean soon find themselves outside of what Cormac is comfortable dealing with when they end up in the Celtic home of the sidhe. and back in the ancient and their own past. they have to fight an ancient sidhe horror to come out alive if not unscathed.

Spot 63

Finished: 5/13/15
Rating: ★★★★

I loved the ending to this trilogy. Kaitlyn and Martin had their ups and downs but everything wrapped up nicely. This series was funny and sexy. I will be looking for more of Penny Reid's books in the future.

we rolled a six so we are on 69

WEEK 9, Roll 1: 6
New Spot: 69
Read a book that is 6th or 9th in a series. Alternate Read: Title S

Book Choices
Amanda A You Were Mine #9 Rosemary Beach review post 226
Kme_17 Stepdog Title S review post 224
Roger Save a Horse... Title S review post 225
Susan A Summoner of Storms #6 SPECTRE review post 221

Summoner of Storms #6 SPECTRE Series

Save a Horse... title s

Week 9 Roll 1

Summoner of Storms
5 stars finished 5/14/15

Fabulous action filled, suspenseful edition to this series. I'm thrilled to see that there is a new story arc for this trio.

#9 in Rosemary Beach series

-title s

Week 9 Roll 1

by Mireya Navarro

5/15/2015

3 stars

I enjoyed this book. I am an animal lover so I read a lot of dog books. However, this memoir is written from a unique position. The author almost inherits the dog when she married her husband. It is a light quick read about them trying to blend in his children and the protective dog with this new marriage.

Week 9 roll 1
Save a Horse...
5/16/2015
4 stars

A murder mystery set in rural Montana with m/m romance. Sky Hayden, a gay member of the sheriff Department, and Cole Diamond have been gay since they were classmates and attracted to each other, but in rural Montana they kept separate as much as they could because neither could afford to be outed. A pile of bones is found on the outer edges of Cole's family ranch. When they find out that the bones are human and that a murder occurred they have to call in the state troopers because they are not set up to handle a murder investigation and this town is on the verge of non existence as it is. It is also gossip central. I must say that the ending came as a surprise

Spot 69

Finished: 5/16/15
Rating: ★★★★

I really enjoyed this installment in the Rosemary Beach series. We finally get the backstory on Bethy and Tripp and find out why she had so much anger towards him. Bethy has always had a wild side and it is nice to see her get her HEA after what happened to Jace. Woods and Della's wedding was very sweet. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Week 9 roll 1
Save a Horse...
5/16/2015
4 stars

A murder mystery set in rural Montana with m/m romance. Sky Hayden, a gay member of the sheriff Department, and Cole Diamond have b..."

I think I'll add this to my TBR.

we rolled a four so we are on 73

WEEK 9, Roll 2: 4
New Spot: 73
Read a book that is 7th or 3rd in a series. Alternate Read: Oregon

Book Choices
Amanda A C is for Corpse #3 Kinsey Millhone review post 236
Kme_17 A Draw of Kings #3 The Staff and the Sword review post 237
Roger By the light of the Moon #3 assassin/shifter review post 235
Susan A The Last Guy Breathing #3 The Guy review post 233

The Last Guy Breathing #3 The Guy

(Kinsey Millhone, #3)

(The Staff and the Sword #3)

The Last Guy Breathing
4 stars finished 5/18/15

A good enemies to lovers story, but I wasn't sold on the mystery solving. In the relationship, the MCs screwed up, worried about it and apologized -- can't remember the last time I read that scenario.

By the light of the Moon assassin/shifters #3

By the light of the Moon
5stars finished 5/19/15
this was were the shifters finally really entered the Assassan/shifter series. even though in the epilogue of book two it ends with Dakota only known as a wolf then shifting into human form. We see three different packs of wolf shifters in this book that deal with the aforementioned Dakota and Sam an assassin for a quasi governmental agency of assassins. At the start of the book Sam is helping out a ranger at Denali national park on his vacation, when he runs his truck into Dakota in his wolf form. The interaction between Dakota, in wolf form who is trying not to let Sam know he is a shifter, and Sam is hilarious. as always there has to be a conflict and this is caused by the pack who Kicked Dakota out because he was gay wanting Dakota, who because he found his mate is now an Alpha, back. Carson who is an asshole of an alpha isn't above kidnapping Dakota and anyone else who gets in his way like Wyatt a seven year old shifter who would have been kidnapped if another wolf shifter wouldn't have covered Wyatt and his scent up.

Spot 73

Finished: 5/19/15
Rating: ★★★

The mystery in this book was a little predictable, but I enjoyed Bobby's character and the friendship he developed with Kinsey. I liked this one more than the first two in the series and I will probably continue with the series.

Spot 73





Finished: 5/20/15
Rating: ★★★★

I enjoyed this book a lot. It is the third book of a fantasy series. It has a lot of action and adventure to keep you turning the pages. I also truly love the characters. I love that they are what you want out of fantasy characters, heroic standout characters. Just a good fun read.

we rolled a 5 so we are on 78

WEEK 10, Roll 1: 5
New Spot: 78
Read a book that is 7th or 8th in a series. Alternate Read: Cover Item No People

Book Choices
Amanda A no people review post 246
Kme_17 no people review post 249
Roger no people review post 244
Susan A no people review post 248

no people

-no people

no people

(no people)

Review:

this is the start of a series that is mildly m/m but mostly low fantasy. the power is based of animal spirits of the hidden elite power caste. Davie and Jon are what are known as Grace Thieron member of the secret caste. Jon is a Phoenix and Davie is a Dragon. the order of Thieron used to be a power in the world Keeping peace and order as peacekeepers/guardians. it came to an end about 150 years ago when a then young phoenix thieron not only challenged the Current Master of the order but lead his followers in a rebellion against the current council then. the phoenix is now a king of one of the five kingdoms. The new grace thieron are led and protected by a group of thieron that escaped from the massacre of the order. including Raeburn who formed a secret group from the remnant of the loyal order and thieron that they had discovered born into the population at a later date. The book ends with Davie and the order joining forces with an ancient enemy to bring down the betrayer. the old phoenix sends in assassins to kill the leaders of the thieron and their new allies the Weres. One assassin succeeds in killing the queen of the weres but not before she can transfer leadership to her successor and order the weres to join with the thieron to exact vengeance on the betraying King.

Susan, I am going to be mainly off line this weekend can you PM what the categories are because I can read a PM in my email which I have more access than to goodreads with my alternate means to get online.

Spot 78

Finished: 5/22/15
Rating: ★★★★

I re-read this via audio and the narrators were great. The story is compelling with an interesting plot twist. I really liked the Gothic feel to this book. The ending dragged on and could have been cut short by a few pages but other than that an enjoyable read.

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Susan, I am going to be mainly off line this weekend can you PM what the categories are because I can read a PM in my email which I have more access than to goodreads with my alternate means to get..."

Sure!

4 stars
finished 5/22/15

I didn't like the one MC, Remy, and it interferred with my enjoyment of the story. Because the reader did not find out about Remy's background until deep into the story, I couldn't develop any sympathy for him. He just struck me as a whiner. By the time I did realize that he had some pretty good reasons for his behavior, it was too late, I just didn't care about him.

5 stars
finished 5/23/2015

I really loved this book. It was a wonderful read. It is about a man that had a horrible childhood that grew up to be a almost an empty man. He goes threw a spiritual journey in this book. I really loved the writing style and could not put this one down. A wonderful read.

we rolled a 5 and we are on 83