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R20: Team #5 ~ Crazy Insane Flying Monkey Space Invaders
Just a Hop, Skip & Click AwayHappy 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
Bingo SpreadsheetFree Space Complete
Tatenisha Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton from SOS Bookshelf | Finished 3/8 2* | Review
Skandia How to Kiss an Undead Bride by Hailey Edwards from SOS "Best of" list | Finished 2/26, 4*| Review
Rachel Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews from SOS Bookshelf | Finished 3/2, 4* | Review
Sarah Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse from SOS Bookshelf | | Finished 4/9, 4* | Review
Week one: Book Boyfriend(s) Complete
Tatenisha Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren | Finished 3/1, 4* | Review
Skandia Layla by Colleen Hoover | Finished 3/3, 3* | Review
Rachel It Happened One Wedding by Julie James | Finished 2/26/21, 4* | Review
Sarah Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas | Finished 3/11, 5* | Review
Week two: Sci-Fi Romance Complete
Tatenisha Where Winter Finds You by JR Ward | Finished 3/11, 3* | Review
Skandia The Protector by Elin Peer | Finished 3/21, 3* | Review
Rachel Strange Love by Ann Aguirre | Finished 3/6, 4* | Review
Sarah Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik | Finished 3/23, 3* | Review
Week three: Series to finish Complete
Tatenisha The Sinner by JR Ward | Finished 3/16, 5* | Review
Skandia Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich | Finished 3/24, 4* | Review
Rachel Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley | Finished 3/16, 4* | Review
Sarah Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff | Finished 4/28, 4* | Review
Week four: Shapeshifter(s) Complete
Tatenisha Shards of Frost by Suzanne Wright | Finished 3/19, 4* | Review
Skandia Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter | Finished 3/28, 5* | Review
Rachel Midnight's Warrior by Donna Grant | Finished 3/20, 3.5* | Review
Sarah Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews | Finished 3/27, 5* | Review
Week five: Auto Buy 3/4
Tatenisha Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley | Finished 3/29, 4* | Review
Skandia Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Rachel The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston | Finished 3/28, 2.5* | Review
Sarah Lock Every Door by Riley Sager | Finished 3/31, 5* | Review
Week six: Urban Fantasy Complete
Tatenisha The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton | Finished 4/7, 3* | Review
Skandia Kiss of Vengeance by S. Young | Finished 4/3, 5* | Review
Rachel Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates | Finished 4/2, 4* | Review
Sarah This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab | Finished 4/7, 4* | Review
Week seven: Magic Complete
Tatenisha When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright | Finished 4/11, 4* | Review
Skandia A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik | Finished 4/12, 4* | Review
Rachel The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine | Finished 4/11, 4* | Review
Sarah Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson | Finished 4/15, 4* | Review
Week: 8 Kick Ass HeroineTatenisha Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks | Finished 4/18, 4* | Review
Skandia Bound by Forever by S. Young | Finished 4/21, 5* | Review
Rachel Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden | Finished 4/17, 3.5* | Review
Sarah
Week: 9 Alpha Male
Tatenisha Dirty Billionaire by Meghan March | Finished 4/23, 4* | Review
Skandia The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa | Finished 4/28, 4* | Review
Rachel Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews | Finished 4/30, 4* | Review
Sarah Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Week: 10 Vampire(s)
Tatenisha Awakened by Brenda K. Davies
Skandia Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews | Finished 5/2, 5* | Review
Rachel Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle | Finished 5/1, 2* Review
Sarah The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix | Finished 5/1, 5* | Review
Week:
Tatenisha
Skandia
Rachel
Sarah
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Tatenisha
Skandia
Rachel
Sarah
Hello all!I have played BINGO a few times, however I can’t be Captain this time around. I am in the Pacific Time Zone. And I like the Crazy Insane Monkey Space Invaders as a team name. I feel like it could be fun!
Hello team! This is my favorite team challenge ever! I think I have passed only two or three rounds.
I'm in Europe, so totally different time zone but it has not been an issue before.
Hey all, I have played Bingo several times and have gotten close but no win :( I like the title Crazy Insane Flying Monkey Space Invaders as a team name. Rachel you can be captain if you like.
Okay I am captain and we are the Crazy Insane Flying Monkey Space Invaders.
Done; name & I've let Steph know the Captainship :)
I'm going to read It Happened One Wedding for book boyfriend- shelved 7 times.For free space, I'm going to read either Bayou Moon or Alien in the Family both from the SOS Bookshelf. Not sure yet which I will be in mood for.
I've also sent everyone friend requests
Selection PostShelf: Book Boyfriend
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
I will edit with the number of times it was shelved.
My Free Space book is from SOS' member-generated BEST OF lists UF series https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
How to Kiss an Undead Bride by Hailey Edwards
Book Boyfriend(s)It Happened One Wedding
2/26 and 4*
Vaughn is a FBI agent. He is happily single and likes to play the field. He has "rules" when it comes to dating (no contact in 7 days after sex, etc). Sidney recently moved back to Chicago after she caught her fiancé cheating a few weeks before her wedding. Vaughn hits on her in a coffee shop. She calls him out. However, their families are going to be linked. His brother Simon and her sister Isabelle are getting married.
I liked this enemies to friends to lovers romance. I liked that Sidney knew what she wanted and was so unapologetically good at her job. Vaughn too. It was refreshing reading about 2 competent adults. No miscommunications.
Shelf - Free Space
How to Kiss an Undead Bride by Hailey Edwards
Pages: 206
Read: 2/26/21
Rated: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My prayers have been answered. Hailey Edwards wrote couple of shorter installments, The Epilogues, to add to original series that actually ended with book 6.
We get to continue for a while with Grier and Linus getting their happy ending finally. Of course it's not straightforward and easy to put together a perfect wedding for two powerful otherworld rulers.
I was left just a little disappointed by the story focused more on gwyllgi pack power struggle and less on Grier's kick ass awesomeness because Grier is absolutely one of the best female kick ass main characters in UF.
Completion Post
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Pages: 272
Read: 3/1/2021
Rated: 4 Stars
Review:
Chloe is attracted to her boss Bennett who is a jerk to everyone including her. They have these random encounters until he realizes that he needs her in his life. They hook up on a business trip and decides to give their relationship a chance until Bennett reveals that he is still the jerk and cares for only hisself. Now he must fight for Chloe and prove to her that she matters.
Updated through here. See post 8 and 9 for update(s).
I have not finished Kingdom of Ash yet, but I have a long weekend this weekend and all I plan on doing is reading!
Shelf - Book Boyfriend(s)
Layla by Colleen Hoover
Pages: 301
Read: 3/3/21
Rated: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Big surprise this book actually is a paranormal romance. CH is known as contemporary writer and for sure I was not expecting to get a ghost story when choosing a book to read for book boyfriends shelf.
Interesting approach though and I have never read a ghost story quite like this. It was spooky but not for the ghost in it. It was the human character that gave me the creeps.
I must say I could never consider Leeds as a book boyfriend or any kind of boyfriend ever to anyone. Yikes.
I could tell that this was CH's first try with PNR genre. For me she's not quite there yet and for now I prefer her contemporary stories.
Free spaceFinished March 2nd, 4*
We first met William in book 1 (On the Edge). In this world, you have the "Broken:" non-magical, "real" world, the "Weird:" magic exists, and the "Edge:" the place between. Most in the Weird are unable to cross into the Broken. Those in the Broken are ignorant of the existence of the other 2. The Edgers (as they are called) can easily cross into the Broken and may cross into the Weird if they have enough magic. William is a wolf changeling. Cerise comes from a magical family and lives in the Mire. The Mire are the swamplands of the Edge. Cerise's maternal grandparents were exiled to the Edge from the state of Louisiana (part of the "Weird.").
Cerise's parents are kidnapped and someone in the family is a traitor. There is an ongoing feud with another Mire local family that's been going on for decades. I enjoyed Cerise and William met-up and gradual warm-up to each other. Lots of action and more gore in this one compared to the first. I loved Cerise's family and look forward to her cousin's stories (Richard and Kaldar).
Also got more of an idea of the politics between factions of the Weird (state of Louisiana (the Hand) and Adrianglia (the Mirror).
I'm probably going with
(Shelved 29 times) because I've got it borrowed from KU and my sub is up end of the month (usually bite on Amazon's .99 for KU 3 months deals, hopefully they have another one soon).
Sci_Fi Romance
Finished 3/6, 4*
Zylar is getting ready for his 5th (and last) Choosing where both partners undergo a series of mental and physical tests. The Choosing pairs mates together. He opts for a matching service. Things happen and his ship ends up off course. He "rescues" Beryl who he thinks is the individual matched to him. Only Beryl isn't and he is on the wrong planet.
This was interesting in that Zylar isn't a humanoid alien. He's insect in nature. They both think each other not-so attractive at meeting. It was funny Snaps (Beryl's dog) getting thought of as a human and he talks too (he was implanted with a language chip, as was Beryl to allow communication). The romance might happen a bit too fast for some (different races/species/language/you name it), but it worked for me. Beryl was capable and able to adjust well. Zylar was a wonderful Beta hero who just needed some self-esteem. And those sex scenes were interesting!
I would have liked more on the Barathi (Zylar), Greenspirits (Kurr), and Xolani doomsayers, the Tiralan (all different types of alien species). Helix's story is next (Zylar's former AI now has a body and needed to leave the Barath Colony because he gained sentience and this was banned among the AI).
This was fun!
Completion PostShelf: Free Space
Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton
Pages: 517
Read: 3/8/2021
Rated: 2 Stars
Review:
This book has no plot and nothing really happens in it. If you want to read a book that is full of sex and then the main character gets upset that she may be pregnant. Then this is for you. Anita is sleeping with so many people that she does not know who could have made her pregnant and feel the world is closing in on her. The series has taken a turn for the worse. Don't know if it will get better or if I want to continue.
Week 3 shelf call:Series to finish
How is everyone's reading going? We are 1 book short for our free space and book BF stamps.
For Series to Finish I will read
. Shelved 2 x.
Completion PostShelf: Sci Fi Romance
Where Winter Finds You by J.R. Ward
Pages: 480
Read: 3/11/2021
Rated: 3 Stars
Review:
Not your typical BDB book. Trez is do deeply depressed that he is considering ending it all and then he meets Therese. He is told that she is Selena. He starts a relationship based on her being his lost love come back to him. J.R. Ward did not change what she looked like, just her name and her memories. A tragedy makes her realize that she is Selena and Selena is her. This book was written for Trez to have his happy ending, no big climax or anything.
Completion Post
Book: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
Shelf: Book Boyfriend
Read: 3.12.21
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:
I put off reading this book for so long! I was too afraid to see what would happen! However, I am so glad I finally got to cross this off my TBR. It was so good! I should have never doubting SJM's ability to write an ending. There were still plenty of surprises and unexpected outcomes, but overall it was a great way to end the series as a whole!
Selection PostShelf: Series to Finish
Book: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, shelved 58 times as Series to Finish
Hey guys. Just a quick reminder to refresh yourself with the rules, as needed, to ensure all your book choices fit the requirements. ❉ Bingo Rules
❉ Free Space Rules
Happy Reading!
CONGRATULATIONS, Flying Monkeys!You now have an updated BINGO card with a stamp on 'book boyfriend(s)'.
[Your updated BINGO card can be viewed on page 1]
Good Job!! :D
Congrats on the stamp Crazy Monkeys!
Series to finishLady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
Finished 3/16; 4*
Isabella and Mac love each other, but have issues. Mac was a drunk and it took Isabella leaving him for him to get sober. I thought this 2nd chance love story was well done. I liked that each remained faithful to each other throughout their separation (married 3 yrs, separated about 3 1/2 yr before they reunite). I did get a little frustrated with Isabella, she was slow to come around despite the proof that Mac had really changed. The Mackenzie family is interesting, Cameron's story is next (and we meet the heroine in this one- Ainsley, an old school friend of Isabella's). Ian had some good lines in this one.
Don't mean to be a nag, but we don't want to fall too far behind. Shelf call tomorrow.Need 1 for Free Space
Need 2 for Sc-Fi Romance
Need 3 for Series to Finish
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