SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Lili wrote: "Hope you like Cat and Bones...

Bones....... *sighs*.."

I did like them better. :D

LOL at Curran, you'll have to work on stealing it Christina!

Caressed by Ice is widely regarded as the best Psy-Changeling book, so I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Babbling AKA Christina wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Yeah some series don't always start off strong. I hope Everdark is better because the premise is great. Yet, I could just be tired of Vampires...."

Since vampires aren't my favorit..."

Mmm you should definitely take his name tag!! Does he look like the Beast Lord?? haha

Sarah wrote: "Mmm you should definitely take his name tag!! Does he look like the Beast Lord?? haha ..."

No..he's got dark hair.

It would be impossible to steal it. :D I mean, it's on his shirt front practically under his nose. I'm not that nimble and the sound Velcro makes would give me away. :-D

Plus, he's a *coughgreenberetcough*, so he'd crush me. ;-D

Christina, think dirty, *cough not that dirty cough* but think of a way to steal it when he's not in it. Don't they have to change and do stuff at some point. Locker Rooms hmmm.

Otherwise you'll have to distract him, falling against him and ripping it off, when another loud noise is happening. hahaha

Get creative girl!

Sandra has some great ideas! You can totally fake like you're tripping and then fall into him. Drop some stuff and while he's catching you just pull off the name tag. :D

Or you could bat your eyelashes at him and ask him nicely! :P

LOL @ Ya'll!

Thenia, you're so smart! Here we are trying to devise these outrageous plans to steal the name tag when she could ask him for it! I don't know why that didn't come up before. haha

Ooh Christina, maybe if you go dressed as Kate his inner Curran would recognize you and give you the name tag! LOL.

Dressed as Kate? If he sees her carrying a sword Kate-like he just might crush her after all! :P

Thenia, you brought up a good point, but I was thinking of leaving the sword at home hahaha more of just dressing like her or acting like her. Although, I don't think Kate would be comfortable leaving her sword at home even if it was for Curran. :)

....ookay... :D

"uniform left in the office" -- This would have worked IF we were still in our old, leased-space offices in Virginia. They commuted to/from work in civilian clothes. Now, though, it's more practical to leave the gym bag in the car and visit the gym during lunch.

"Tripping" -- geez, now I have to fill out OSHA paperwork (the occupational safety people). Thanks guys. ;-)

"sword" -- I can see the headlines now "Government Employee Brings Sword to Work". :D

"Eye-lash batting" and the like -- Not going there. Two words: sexual harassment. Plus, he's married.

"ask": "Can I have your name tag?"
"Uh, why?"
"....(thinking how to explain without sounding mentally unhinged)...Let me get back to you on that one, okay?"

Fool-proof back-up plan: wait to see if he gets business cards made. :D

BTW, last duty station...Japan. So that means he was there during the earthquakes. EDIT TO ADD: I'm sure we'll talk about it in the office.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!

Perhaps you can meet the wife and see if she is amenable to a lost *coughconfiscatedcough* name badge.

You'd have to be really convincing though (have a copy of one of the books on you) so she doesn't get any funny ideas. You don't need the hassle.

Oh, come on! You don't have to sound mentally hinged, do you? :P
In any case, can't you just take a pic of the name tag to show us all? Pretty please? He doesn't have to know - use your inner spyness and ninja stealth!

Business cards are probably going to be your best bet Christina. But all of the hi-jinks involved with trying to get the name tag would be great fun! haha

I hear mission impossible music....

For the Parnormal Romance slot:

Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler ****/5 05.12.11

I love the Jane True series, and this is definitely my favorite in that series so far. Jane is definitely coming into her own with this book, and I love the direction the series seems to be going. Can't wait for the next one!

For the Paranormal Romance shelf I finished Nightkeepers by Jessica Andersen.






Hmm.. I gave it 3 stars only because I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I really enjoyed Strike and Leah as a couple but it was hard to get into it. The first 200 pages were tough to get through but I eventually did. After that I didn't want to put it down! I will be reading the next one (mostly because I own it) but I have a feeling I won't be reading Nightkeepers again. After the next book I'll decide if I want to continue with the series.

Sorry I've been lax, guys--it's been a busy week around here. And I'm not getting notifications! Dumb Goodreads. :(

I finished my Paranormal Romance book earlier in the week, just never popped in to leave my review. Oops. I finished it at 2am and quickly wrote a review based on my shock, so I will share that off-the-cuff, first impression review with you all. ;)

Paranormal Romance

finished May 10 ★★★★

WTF?!?!?!? I knew there was going to be craziness at the end of this book, but truly, I had no idea. Holy crap.

And that is my review. Because I don't even remember what happened in the first 300 or so pages, after that insane literary bitchslap. Wow.

Lol! If you are planning on reading this book, do it quickly--I have a feeling that the crazy twists at the end are not going to stay silent for long. People will be gabbing about this all over Goodreads, and not everyone spoiler tags stuff.

Consider yourself warned. ;)

It's not a cliffhanger, per se, so waiting to read this one until you have the next one in November really won't make much difference, IMO. And I don't think the spoiler will stay hidden until November.

Off to get my kids on the bus, then I'll get the team post updated.

We are ROCKIN'!!!

All BINGO Cards


Free Space - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***completed April 7***

Part-Of-A-Series, G1 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 5 - completed March 12***

Shifters, I5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 12 - completed March 27***

Paranormal, G3 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 19 - completed April 7***

YA-Fantasy, G2 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 26 - completed April 10***

Demons, N5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 3 - completed April 15***

Urban Fantasy, O4 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 9 - completed April 18***

Paranormal Fiction, B5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 16 - completed May 3***

Favorite Series, G5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 23 - completed May 5***

Vampires, B4 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 29 - completed May 9***
✔Laura Lulu Department 19 finished May 5 ★★
✔Laurie Friday Night Bites finished May 3 ★★★★1/2
✔Diane Frostbitten finished May 2 ★★★★
✔Lili One Foot in the Grave finished May 1 ★★★★★
✔Christina Halfway to the Grave finished May 9 ★★★★
✔Sarah Friday Night Bites finished May 9 ★★★★
✔Jen Cross Your Heart finished May 2 ★★★★
✔Thenia Dead Reckoning finished May 6 ★★★★

Paranormal Romance, O3 - 7/8 completed
***announced May 7***
✔Laura Lulu Hard Bitten finished May 10 ★★★★
✔Laurie Dark Enchantment finished May 11 ★★★1/2
✔Diane A Brush of Darkness finished May 8 ★★★
✔Lili Silver Borne finished May 8 ★★★
Christina Visions of Heat
✔Sarah Nightkeepers finished May 13 ★★★
✔Jen Tempest's Legacy finished May 12 ★★★★
✔Thenia Hard Bitten finished May 10 ★★★★★

Laura Lulu wrote: "And I don't think the spoiler will stay hidden until November."

There's just no way that it will stay hidden! I'm avoiding spoilers like cats avoid water and I still read something spoiler-y! Thankfully it wasn't a big deal but I still got annoyed. If you're going to read the book, really, do it quickly! It would suck if someone spoiled it for you. Plus, you'd miss the WTF?! reaction the rest of us had and we can't have that now, can we?

Btw, I'm still shocked by what Laura Lulu very aptly named an insane literary bitchslap! Kudos to Chloe Neill for her huge titanium -ahem- balls!

I was like you, Thenia--I found myself thinking about it for days.

And one of my Goodreads friends called it a "literary junkpunch". Lol!

Just a quick post, before I leave work -- I finished Visions of Heat on 12 May 11. I tried to write something up during lunch, but people insisted on having conversations near my desk and it was hard to concentrate (if I hear one more conversation about that dang PCS* gift....). Some time later tonight, I'll have it up, so Steph can give us our stamp.

And if Steph was truly EVIL, she'd "accidently" remove, from the list she imputs into Mr. R, all the shelves that would give ANY team a bingo -- thus EXTENDING the DRAMA and the SUSPENSE ONE. MORE. WEEK.

Whatever shelf is called, I hope Caressed by Ice is on it.

*=permanent change of station <-- I speak fluent military-ese. ;-)

Visions of Heat - 12 May 11 ★★★★★

It's been a little over two years since I read the first book in Singh's Pys/Changeling series. Even so, I was able to pick this one up without any problems.

Though the plots are similar, I really thought this book flowed better because it wasn't encumbered with all the world-building and character introductions that the first book had.

I liked Faith and Vaughn. I thought she was a stronger person than she gave herself credit for, even when afraid. I liked her interactions with the NetMind. I thought Vaughn was more balanced, too -- yes, he was possessive and dominate, but he knows when to put the brakes on his jaguar as well.

I'm really looking forward to reading this series.

Wow, we were fast with this shelf!
Looking forward to the announcement for the next one!

Yeah we got it done before the next shelf was called! Yay! Go ONEders! I really hope it's a shelf that will give us BINGO! :D Wishful thinking??

Sarah wrote: "For the Paranormal Romance shelf I finished Nightkeepers by Jessica Andersen.






Hmm.. I gave it 3 stars only because I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I r..."

There's a lot more action in the second one, if I remember correctly.

Sarah wrote: "Yeah we got it done before the next shelf was called! Yay! Go ONEders! I really hope it's a shelf that will give us BINGO! :D Wishful thinking??"

Considering we're the only team with three possible bingos, I'd say we've got the best chances. ;D

Will there be a 3rd round? I love playing this game with you guys!! I mean, girls!! :D

Sarah wrote: "Will there be a 3rd round? I love playing this game with you guys!! I mean, girls!! :D"

Yes, I believe Steph has plans to do it again -- BUT, she's mentioned that she's got another game she wants to spring on us first. :D

>;) That I do (a new game up my sleeve), but you will definitely see a R3 to bingo in the future.

Congrats, ONEders, your stamp is on the way.

CONGRATULATIONS, The ONEders!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'paranormal-romance'.

[Your new BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]

Good Job!! :D

Our next shelf is here!
This is a WINNING shelf for the Sixie Chicks!

Our Next Shelf is: 'fantasy-scifi'
DIRECT LINK: 'fantasy-scifi'

Reminder: All team 6 members must read, rate and review 'vampires' & 'fantasy-scifi' in order to win. If they do not complete their reads for both shelves prior to the next shelf announcement, another team has the chance to win.

Happy Reading! :)

For the Fantasy Scifi shelf I will be reading Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

Hefty choice, Sarah, but good read. Enjoy!

My pick for this shelf is...

I'll be lookin' forward to your review, Christina. I believe I have that one 'round here somewhere. :)

Congrats on the stamp ONEders!

congratulations on the stamp!

quick question, does our pick have to be something we've never read before??

Nevermind disregard my last comment lol I read the rules. Just so it's clear Outlander is a re-read for me :D

I'll be reading Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder for the Fantasy-SciFi shelf. I loved the "Study" series, so I have high hopes.

I will probably read Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong for the Fantasy-SciFi shelf.

Steph wrote: "I'll be lookin' forward to your review, Christina. I believe I have that one 'round here somewhere. :)"

It looks fun. I thought it would be a nice change of pace. Still grumpy that Caressed by Ice wasn't on the list. I searched all 90 pages.

Sooooo...when will this new secret game start? Beginning of June?

Sarah wrote: "Nevermind disregard my last comment lol I read the rules. Just so it's clear Outlander is a re-read for me :D"

That's cool, Sarah. Re-reads are allowed as long as the book is on the shelf. :)

Babbling AKA Christina wrote: "Sooooo...when will this new secret game start? Beginning of June? "

I'm not sure actually. I need to review my notes and make sure it's good to go. But, sometime in June, if not the beginning of the month, should work. I'll make an announcement as soon as it's written up in a way that will (hopefully) make sense to everyone. :)

I'll drop a coupl'a tidbits ... it'll require team members to stay on top of their reads because the game will move fast. Those that can (and are willing to) read a book a week will have no problems keeping up.

And, I'll soon be asking for everyone's suggestions for categories.

Stay tuned ~ Details coming soon. :)

I'll be reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore for this shelf.

Steph wrote: "I'll drop a coupl'a tidbits ... it'll require team members to stay on top of their reads because the game will move fast. Those that can (and are willing to) read a book a week will have no problems keeping up.

And, I'll soon be asking for everyone's suggestions for categories.

Stay tuned ~ Details coming soon. :)

..."

Thanks for the info...especially the part about a book a week.

For the Fantasy-SciFi slot:

Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder ****/5 05.17.11

I loved the Study trilogy, and if the next 2 books in the Glass trilogy are this good, I'd call it a worthy successor. I liked Opal in the Study books, but she definitely comes into her own in this book. I really like Kade, and I hope we get to see more of him in the next 2 books. (view spoiler)[ I really didn't like Ulrick, and that was even prior to the "switch" with Deven. I'd really love to see less of him in this trilogy, but I have a feeling that isn't meant to be. I do hope Kade is who Opal ends up with by the end of the trilogy. (hide spoiler)]

I am going to read for my Fantasy SciFi book. I was right in the middle of a 600 pager when the shelf was called, so I'm lagging a bit. But I should have this sucker finished by Friday at the latest.

I just went and checked the Sixie Chicks progress and they still need to read a Vampire shelf book and 3 Fantasy SciFi books, so they don't have Bingo yet. And there are 3 different shelves that can give us Bingo on the next shelf announcement, so if we cranked that book out we still have a chance. ;)

We are ROCKIN'!!!

All BINGO Cards


Free Space - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***completed April 7***

Part-Of-A-Series, G1 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 5 - completed March 12***

Shifters, I5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 12 - completed March 27***

Paranormal, G3 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 19 - completed April 7***

YA-Fantasy, G2 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced March 26 - completed April 10***

Demons, N5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 3 - completed April 15***

Urban Fantasy, O4 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 9 - completed April 18***

Paranormal Fiction, B5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 16 - completed May 3***

Favorite Series, G5 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 23 - completed May 5***

Vampires, B4 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced April 29 - completed May 9***

Paranormal Romance, O3 - 8/8 completed - Stamp Awarded!
***announced May 7 - completed May 12***

Fantasy SciFi, I2 - 1/8 completed
***announced May 14***
Laura Lulu Hounded
Laurie
Diane Tales of the Otherworld
Lili Graceling
Christina Magic Lost, Trouble Found
Sarah Outlander
✔Jen Storm Glass finished May 17 ★★★★
Thenia