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Team #19
Captain: Mary

Members:
Mary
Sallie
Louise
Thenia

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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

Hey everyone....excited to play

Stamp Request Set-up Post:


Free Space STAMPED
Mary: The Hexed-by Heather Graham (on bookshelf) review ★★★★ 3/10/18
Sallie: Sacred Evil-by Heather Graham (on bookshelf) review ★★★★, 3/19/18
Louise: Samson's Lovely Mortal-Tina Folsom (best of PNR series list) review ★★★ 3/22/18
Thenia: Waking Hearts-Elizabeth Hunter review ★★★★ 3/26/18

Futuristic Romance STAMPED
Mary: The Ultimatum-Susan Kearney review ★★★1/2 3/19/2018 post 46
Sallie: Secrets in Death-JD Robb review ★★★★3/14/2018 post 36
Louise: The Elite-Kiera Cass review★★★★ 3/15/18 post 41
Thenia: Festive in Death-JD Robb review ★★★★ 3/18/18

Immortals Stamped
Mary: Darkness Dawns-Dianne Duval review 3/23/18 ★★★★
Sallie: A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah Maas review4/18/18 ★★★
Louise-Dead Ever After-Charlaine Harris review ★★★ 3/21/18
Thenia: Trickery-Jaymin Eve review ★★★★ 3/26/18

Part of a Series Stamped
Mary: Red Kiss by Deidre Knight review 4/5/2018 ★★★ 1/2
Louise: Sleeping With the Wolf-Maddy Barone review ★★ 3/22/18
Thenia: Someone to Love-Mary Balogh review★★★★ 3/25/18
Sallie:Shadow and Bone-Leigh Bardugo review ★★★★ 3/28/18

DETECTIVE stamped
Mary: Bitter Moon-Alexandra Sokoloff review 4/5/2018 ★★★★
Sallie: The Brutal Telling-Louise Penny review ★★★★ 4/2/18
Louise: Mary, Mary-James Patterson review 4/13/18 ★★★★
Thenia:High Noon-Nora Robertsreview★★★★ 3/25/18

Demons Stamped
Mary: Fire Touched-Patricia Briggs review★★★★★ 4/15/18
Louise: One Fell Sweep-Ilona Andrews review★★★ 4/9/18
Sallie: Lady Midnight-Cassandra Clare review★★★ 4/13/18
Thenia:Written in Red-Anne Bishop review★★★★ 4/8/18

Shifters: STAMPED
Mary: Silence Fallen-Patricia Briggs review ★★★★★ 4/29/18
Thenia: Spiral of Need-Suzanne Wright review★★★ 4/28/18
Sallie: The Mane Event-Shelly Laurenston review ★★ 4/24/18
Louise: Changing Nature-April White review ★★★★ 4/22/2018

Necromancer: STAMPED
Mary: The Last Necromancer-CJ Archer review ★★ 5/3/18
Thenia: Reunion-Meg Cabot review ★★★ 4/29/18
Sallie: The Bone Witch-Rin Chupeco review ★★ 4/26/18
Louise: The Last Necromancer-CJ Archer review ★★★★ 4/28/18

Hunter STAMPED
Mary: Fated-Rebecca Zanetti review ★★★ 5/2/2018
Thenia: The Unlikeable Demon Hunter-Deborah Wilde review ★★★★ 4/28/18
Louise: All Hallows' Moon-SM Reine review★★★ 5/2/18
Sallie: Archangel's Viper-Nalini Singh review★★★★ 5/8/2018

Urban Fantasy Stamped

Mary: Spider's Bite-Jennifer Estep review ★★★★ 5/9/18
Louise: Pure Jennifer L. Armentrout review ★★★★ 5/6/18
Thenia: No Proper Lady-Isabel Cooper review ★★★ 5/14/18
Sallie: On the Edge review ★★★★ 5/7/18


Gothic Horror Requested
Mary: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter-Seth Grahame-Smith review ★★ 5/16/18
Sallie: The Thirteenth Tale-Dianne Setterfield review ★★★★★ 5/11/18
Louise: Interview with the Vampire-Ann Rice review ★★★★★ 5/20/18
Thenia:The Restorer-Amanda Stevens review ★★★ 5/18/18

Spin Off requested
Mary: Hunting Ground Patricia Briggs review ★★★★★ 5/22/18
Sallie: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2-John Tiffany review ★★★★★ 5/18/18
Louise: Blood Vow-JR Ward review ★★★ 1/2 5/22/18
Thenia:Force of Temptation-Suzanne Wright review ★★★ 5/19/18

I'm here :)

Don't forget to pick a Captain & team name Ladies!

Game starts in less than a day.

Stamp Request Set-up Post:

Stamped Shelves post

Free Space STAMPED
Mary: The Hexed-by Heather Graham (on bookshelf) review ★★★★ 3/10/18
Sallie: Sacred Evil-by Heather Graham (on bookshelf) review ★★★★, 3/19/18
Louise: Samson's Lovely Mortal-Tina Folsom (best of PNR series list) review ★★★ 3/22/18
Thenia: Waking Hearts-Elizabeth Hunter review ★★★★ 3/26/18

Futuristic Romance STAMPED
Mary: The Ultimatum-Susan Kearney review ★★★1/2 3/19/2018 post 46
Sallie: Secrets in Death-JD Robb review ★★★★3/14/2018 post 36
Louise: The Elite-Kiera Cass review★★★★ 3/15/18 post 41
Thenia: Festive in Death-JD Robb review ★★★★ 3/18/18

Immortals Stamped
Mary: Darkness Dawns-Dianne Duval review 3/23/18 ★★★★
Sallie: A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah Maas review4/18/18 ★★★
Louise-Dead Ever After-Charlaine Harris review ★★★ 3/21/18
Thenia: Trickery-Jaymin Eve review ★★★★ 3/26/18

Part of a Series Stamped
Mary: Red Kiss by Deidre Knight review 4/5/2018 ★★★ 1/2
Louise: Sleeping With the Wolf-Maddy Barone review ★★ 3/22/18
Thenia: Someone to Love-Mary Balogh review★★★★ 3/25/18
Sallie:Shadow and Bone-Leigh Bardugo review ★★★★ 3/28/18

DETECTIVE stamped
Mary: Bitter Moon-Alexandra Sokoloff review 4/5/2018 ★★★★
Sallie: The Brutal Telling-Louise Penny review ★★★★ 4/2/18
Louise: Mary, Mary-James Patterson review 4/13/18 ★★★★
Thenia:High Noon-Nora Robertsreview★★★★ 3/25/18

Demons Stamped
Mary: Fire Touched-Patricia Briggs review★★★★★ 4/15/18
Louise: One Fell Sweep-Ilona Andrews review★★★ 4/9/18
Sallie: Lady Midnight-Cassandra Clare review★★★ 4/13/18
Thenia:Written in Red-Anne Bishop review★★★★ 4/8/18

Shifters: STAMPED
Mary: Silence Fallen-Patricia Briggs review ★★★★★ 4/29/18
Thenia: Spiral of Need-Suzanne Wright review★★★ 4/28/18
Sallie: The Mane Event-Shelly Laurenston review ★★ 4/24/18
Louise: Changing Nature-April White review ★★★★ 4/22/2018

Necromancer: STAMPED
Mary: The Last Necromancer-CJ Archer review ★★ 5/3/18
Thenia: Reunion-Meg Cabot review ★★★ 4/29/18
Sallie: The Bone Witch-Rin Chupeco review ★★ 4/26/18
Louise: The Last Necromancer-CJ Archer review ★★★★ 4/28/18

Hunter STAMPED
Mary: Fated-Rebecca Zanetti review ★★★ 5/2/2018
Thenia: The Unlikeable Demon Hunter-Deborah Wilde review ★★★★ 4/28/18
Louise: All Hallows' Moon-SM Reine review★★★ 5/2/18
Sallie: Archangel's Viper-Nalini Singh review★★★★ 5/8/2018

Urban Fantasy Stamped

Mary: Spider's Bite-Jennifer Estep review ★★★★ 5/9/18
Louise: Pure Jennifer L. Armentrout review ★★★★ 5/6/18
Thenia: No Proper Lady-Isabel Cooper review ★★★ 5/14/18
Sallie: On the Edge review ★★★★ 5/7/18


Gothic Horror Requested
Mary: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter-Seth Grahame-Smith review ★★ 5/16/18
Sallie: The Thirteenth Tale-Dianne Setterfield review ★★★★★ 5/11/18
Louise: Interview with the Vampire-Ann Rice review ★★★★★ 5/20/18
Thenia:The Restorer-Amanda Stevens review ★★★ 5/18/18

Spin Off requested
Mary: Hunting Ground Patricia Briggs review ★★★★★ 5/22/18
Sallie: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2-John Tiffany review ★★★★★ 5/18/18
Louise: Blood Vow-JR Ward review ★★★ 1/2 5/22/18
Thenia:Force of Temptation-Suzanne Wright review ★★★ 5/19/18

Yes, please msg Stacie, Mary :)

I was thinking Vampire Queens.... that just came to me. I’m working on more

Oo I like Vampire Queens.

Vampire Queens works for me.

I don't know which Stacie that is and there's no link so I can't send her a reminder PM.

You have to trawl through the sign up thread Mary. Sorry, I'd do it but I'm getting ready to post the shelf & haven't got the time right at this moment.

That was easy, she was right on the first page. I sent her a message and asked her to check in so we know she's still playing.

First shelf is Futuristic Romance

I'll read:

OK changing both books.

For free space:
(confirmed on group bookshelf)



futuristic Romance:

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "That was easy, she was right on the first page. I sent her a message and asked her to check in so we know she's still playing. "


Excellent Mary :)

For Futuristic Romance I'm going with , J.D. Robb...

For Free Space I'm going to read , Heather Graham...

Good job Miss Mary...I'm nominating you as our fearless leader....:)

Will be back later today with my book choices

So..., Stacie said she joined but then later dropped out because she would have a 10 day period where she couldn't check in. I might have a week where I can't check in because I'll be in Mexico. But that's not until late July and this will likely be over.

OK I've PMd someone and asked if they want to play. No guarantees, but sadly her name isn't Thelma. LOL.

Awesome. Thenia offered to join us. I don't know if that's who you messaged. But we'll welcome whomever you find for us.

Selection Post
Week 0: Free Space
Book:
Best of PNR Series

Selection Post
Week 1: Futuristic Romance
Book:

Sorry for the mixup, ladies!

Hello team! I'm happy to join you all for this round of BSB, but for the first little while I might not be very present. I've got a couple of flights ahead of me and a move to a different continent, which will take up most of my time for the foreseeable future.

I will catch up on my books as soon as possible and will check in with you all at least once a week, even if just to say that I've made no progress... Apologies about that in advance.

Enjoy your books!

Welcome Thania

Thanks for joining us Thenia. No worries, you aren't behind. The game only started on Wed.

Thanks for the heads up that you might be scarce for a bit.

I don't tend to worry about everyone's progress until we get to the point where we could possibly get a bingo. Then I'll turn into a drill sergeant.

Finished my FreeSpace book. Haven't even started my futuristic romance book.



4 stars

Finished: 3/10/18

Heather Graham is a guilty pleasure of mine, mainly because of love ghost stories and that's her main focus. The books are pretty predictable but they make very entertaining audio books and are quick easy reads. I saw who the killer was going to be a mile away. As a Massachusetts native, I really enjoyed that this one was set in Salem, which MA school children study in depth in school here. I just have to be careful and not read too many of her books in a row.

How is everyone doing? Thenia have you picked any books?

I've been traveling for what seems like days and just arrived in Vancouver yesterday, so I haven't really had any time to read unfortunately.

I'm thinking I'll read Festive in Death for futuristic romance, but no idea about the Free Space one yet.

Thanks for the update Thenia. Enjoy your time in Vancouver.

Finished my Futuristic Romance book , J.D. Robb...14 MAR
370 pages
4*s

This was not a favorite book in the series but I still liked it. I missed Peabody & McNabb it seemed like Dallas & Roark kept working on the situations by themselves so there was not much interaction with the others. This book took place in New York City - Eve & Nadine meet in a club that just so happens to be owned by none other, Roark. A gossip columnist is murdered in the club & that sets off a chain of events that no one sees coming. I pretty much figured out who had committed the murder(s) before it was ever actually solved but that was ok. I'm hoping the next book will feature Mavis & family along with Peabody & McNabb. Looking forward to reading the next book soon

New Shelf
Immortals

Selection Post
Week 2: Immortals
Book:

I'm reading for Immortals

Good morning.

I'm plugging away at my Futuristic Romance book. It's good, I just only have it in Ebook and don't have as much sit and read time as I used to have.

For immortals I shall read: . I have this one on audio.

Completion Post
Week 1: Futuristic Romance

The Elite by Kiera Cass
Date Read: 15/3/18
Rating: 4*

It's been a while since I read the first book in this series and it took a couple of chapters for me to pick up the story. I found this to be a quick read with the story moving quite quickly. With America's constant indecision over her feelings towards Maxon and Aspen it was nice to bring in her father's opinion. The twist at the end was a good one and showed that not everything is always as it seems, and now that America had finally made a decision it will be good to see how she overcomes the new obstacle to her winning the crown. I will need to get to the next in the series sooner rather than later.

Shelf #1 ~ 7/3/18: Futuristic Romance

Festive in Death - J.D. Robb ~ ★★★★ (18/03/18)

Another case for Eve, this time involving a victim that turns out to be an awful excuse of a human being. He was a personal trainer who was attractive, a complete narcissist and (view spoiler)[user of people, especially women, whom he even drugged to get them to sleep with him and then got them to pay him to keep it a secret (hide spoiler)].

That doesn't make Eve less determined to find the killer and solve the case, but it makes her suspect list quite long. Among that list, there are (view spoiler)[two sisters, who had both slept with the victim. They are both married, and while one is horrified by what she's done and is embarrassed, the other one, Natasha, intentionally paid the victim and had a long term affair with him. Eve's top suspect is Natasha's arrogant, quick-tempered husband, but in the end it turns out to be Natasha, who had fallen in love with the victim and killed him in a fit of rage when she discovered she didn't mean anything to him.

She also killed her sister's personal assistant, who started suspecting her, and then injured herself in an effort to blame it all on her husband, but Eve put things together and managed to get her to confess (hide spoiler)].

A less stressful case than the ones Eve usually works, but one that helped her appreciate her and Roarke's love once again. It is satisfying seeing Eve interact with her ever growing circle of loved ones and being happy with Roarke.

Their next adventure comes in Obsession in Death, where a killer leaves Eve a personal message at a crime scene.

Previous book reviews:
✦ Concealed in Death (In Death, #38)
✦ Taken in Death (In Death #37.5)
✦ Thankless in Death (In Death #37)
(view spoiler)[✦ Calculated in Death (In Death #36)
✦ Delusion in Death (In Death #35)
✦ Celebrity in Death (In Death #34)
✦ Chaos in Death (In Death #33.5)
✦ New York to Dallas (In Death #33)
✦ Treachery in Death (In Death #32)
✦ Possession in Death (In Death #31.5)
✦ Indulgence in Death (In Death #31)
✦ Fantasy in Death (In Death #30)
✦ Missing in Death (In Death #29.5)
✦ Kindred in Death (In Death #29)
✦ Promises in Death (In Death #28)
✦ Ritual in Death (In Death #27.5)
✦ Salvation in Death (In Death #27)
✦ Strangers in Death (In Death #26)
✦ Creation in Death (In Death #25)
✦ Eternity in Death (In Death #24.5)
✦ Innocent in Death (In Death #24)
✦ Born in Death (In Death #23)
✦ Haunted in Death (In Death #22.5)
✦ Memory in Death (In Death #22)
✦ Origin in Death (In Death #21)
✦ Survivor In Death (In Death #20)
✦ Visions in Death (In Death #19)
✦ Divided in Death (In Death #18)
✦ Remember When (In Death #17.6)
✦ Imitation in Death (In Death #17)
✦ Portrait in Death (In Death #16)
✦ Purity in Death (In Death #15)
✦ Reunion in Death (In Death #14)
✦ Seduction in Death (In Death #13)
✦ Interlude in Death (In Death #12.5)
✦ Betrayal in Death (In Death #12)
✦ Judgment in Death (In Death #11)
✦ Witness in Death (In Death #10)
✦ Loyalty in Death (In Death #9)
✦ Conspiracy in Death (In Death #8)
✦ Midnight in Death (In Death #7.5)
✦ Holiday in Death (In Death #7)
✦ Vengeance in Death (In Death #6)
✦ Ceremony in Death (In Death #5)
✦ Rapture in Death (In Death #4)
✦ Immortal in Death (In Death #3)
✦ Glory in Death (In Death #2)
✦ Naked in Death (In Death #1) (hide spoiler)]

Thanks Thenia! How is your trip going?

I will try to finish my Futuristic romance book ASAP so we can get the stamp.

I've managed to find a room and I'm now trying to settle in. I'm veeery slowly unpacking so I'm trying to find an audiobook that fits the other two shelves to listen to while I do that...

Did you move to Vancouver or just an extended stay?

Shelf: Futuristic Romance:



3 1/2 stars

I didn't like this one as much as the earlier ones in the series. But that might be due to having gone too long between reading them. I did like the whole out of body stuff. Although to me, evolving so that I no longer needed my body would not be something I'd want like the superior alien beings suggest in this. Half the fun of being alive is having a body to experience physical sensations. But anyway, this was a short, fun read.

ETA: cover pet-peeve of mine. The heroine in the book has short, curly, black hair and not long red hair like on the cover. I hate it when they do that.

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Did you move to Vancouver or just an extended stay?"

I am here on a working holiday visa for a year, but I'm hoping I can make it a permanent move. :)

CONGRATULATIONS, Vampire Queens!
You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'futuristic romance'. 

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

Good Job!! :D

Finished my book for the Free Space , Heather Graham
03.19.2018
283 pages
4*s

I really am enjoying this series. The Krewe of Hunters are in NYC & they are trying to piece together the mystery surrounding the deaths of several women which unfortunately are mimicking Jack the Ripper. Jude Crosby is settled with the task of solving the murders & Whitney Tremont as a member of the paranormal team are working together to solve the crimes. I had part of the murder solved but i missed a few details. I thought the chemistry in this one was just as good as the prior 2 books. I'm hoping to read book #4 soon.

Congrats on the stamp Regal Bloodsuckers!