SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Team #12
Captain: Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon

Members:
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~
Judithe
Lekeisha
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon

Just a Hop, Skip & Click Away
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

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Are you ready to play?

MASTER LIST

FREE SPACE - SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews 28/2/2021 ★★★★★ Review
Judithe Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews 5 March 2021 ★★★★★ Review
Lekeisha Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn 5 March 2021 ★★★★ Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Damsel Under Stress by Shanna Swendson 31 March 2021 ★★★★ Review


1st Shelf ~ Book Boyfriend(s) 24 Feb 2021 SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Where Winter Finds You by J.R. Ward 6 March 2021 ★★★ Review
Judithe Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost 27/2/2021 ★★★★★ Review
Lekeisha Dirty English by Ilsa Madden-Mills 27/2/2021 3 1/2 stars Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost 27/2/2021 ★★★★ Review


2nd Shelf ~ Sci-Fi Romance 3 Mar 2021 SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Decadence by Anna Carven 5 March 2021 ★★★★ Review
Judithe Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 8 March 2021 ★★★★ Review
Lekeisha Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 17 March 2021 ★★★ Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb 7 March 2021 ★★★★ 1/2 Review


3rd Shelf ~ Series to Finish 10 Mar 2021 SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Rafael by Laurell K. Hamilton 12 March 2021 ★★★ Review
Judithe A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 19 March 2021 ★★★★★ Review
Lekeisha Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs 28 March 2021 ★★★★ Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare 17 March 2021 ★★★★★ Review


4th Shelf ~ Shapeshifter - 17 Mar 2021 SHELF HAS BEEN STAMPED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Taken to Sasor by Elizabeth Stephens March 19, 2021 ★★★ Review
Judithe: Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs 23 March 2021 ★★★★★ Review
Lekeisha When He's an Alpha by Suzanne Wright 2 April 2021 ★★★★ 1/2 Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper 18 March 2021 ★★★ 1/2 Review

5th Shelf ~ Auto Buy ~ 24 Mar 2021
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs 17 april 2021 ★★★★ Review
Judithe - Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells 27 March 2021 ★★★ 1/2 Review
Lekeisha
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon - Blood Kissed by Keri Arthur 25 March 2021 ★★★ 1/2 Review

6th Shelf ~ Urban Fantasy ~ 31 March 2021 STAMP REQUESTED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews April 07, 2021 ★★★★★ Review
Judithe - Reckless Road by Christine Feehan 04/02/21 ★★★★☆ Review
Lekeisha Dragons Don't Eat Meat by Kim McDougall 040921, 3.5 stars Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Don't Hex with Texas by Shanna Swendson 1 April 2021 ★★★★ Review

7th Shelf ~ Magic ~ 7 April 2021 STAMP REQUESTED
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Guardian of the Dark Paths by Susan Trombley April 11, 2021 ★★★★ Review
Judithe Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur 4/11/21 ★★★★☆ Review
Lekeisha The Culling Trials by K.F. Breene 041321, 4.5 stars Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Demons of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase 4/15/21 ★★★ 1/2 Review

8th Shelf ~ Kick Ass heroine ~ 14 April 2021
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ The Sands of Argurumal by S.J. Sanders 18 April 2021 ★★★★ Review
Judithe Magic Misled by Keri Arthur 4/20/21 ★★★★☆ Review
Lekeisha
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews

9th Shelf ~ Apha Male ~ 21 April 2021
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ The Accidental Werewolf's Mate by S.J. Sanders
Judithe Fated by Rebecca Zanetti
Lekeisha
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Burn by Suzanne Wright

10th Shelf ~ TBA ~ 28 April 2021
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~
Judithe
Lekeisha
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon

Hi! Excited to start!



Copying to edit and put in the request to give Nikk a hand!

1st Shelf ~ Book Boyfriend(s) 24 Feb 2021 Not Yet Stamped
Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ Where Winter Finds You by J.R. Ward 6 March 2021 ★★★ Review
Judithe Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost27/2/2021 ★★★★★ Review
LekeishaDirty English by Ilsa Madden-Mills 27/2/2021 3 1/2 stars Review
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost 27/2/2021 ★★★★ Review

Looking already for a FREE SPACE book to read.
I'm going with this month SOS Book of the Month:

Hey team

Don't forget we need a captain & a name!

I am happy to be captain unless someone else especially wants it. I am hopeless at names though lol

I'm fine with you as captain, Nikk. (I am avoiding it this round!)

I think I might follow Val's free space choice, too!

I'm bad at names as well, and feeling extremely uninspired...

Dozen
Dasu (Japan-based me, that's local-lingo for a dozen)....we could string together dozen in all our favorite/spoken languages?

Back to the drawing board....

Fine with whomever would like to captain.

Name suggestions: 2012, 12 inches of pages, team name pending, zodiac readers, cheaper by the dozen, dirty dozen.....

I'm not interested to play captain this round so I nominate Nikk for the job.

Dozen
Douze (Number 12 in French)
Douzaine (Dozen in French)
Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Tasmanian Devils

Heads up! We have a shelf call:

Shelf #1 ~ 24 Feb: Book Boyfriend (s)
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ Book Boyfriend -OR-Book Boyfriends

Selection Post:

Shelf #1: Book Boyfriend (s)
by J.R. Ward
Shelved: 3 times
# pages: 480

Free Space
by Ilona Andrews
Why: February 2021 SOS Book of the Month
# pages: 359

SELECTION POST:
Book boyfriend
, shelved 19 times

Free Space
, found on the group's bookshelf

Don't forget we need a name for your team!

Names, names- the HARDEST part of the game! LOL!

I saw our beloved Bingo Goddess-leader's Book Boyfriend choice of by Jeaniene Frost, shelved by one, so going with that.

And copycatting Val's free space choice.

（Right, feeling a little under the weather, and choosing is a bit daunting- so glad to have folks with fantastic book-sense!）

Judithe wrote: "Names, names- the HARDEST part of the game! LOL!

I saw our beloved Bingo Goddess-leader's Book Boyfriend choice of Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost, shelved by one, so going with that.

And copy..."

I am going with wicked all night also for this week but can’t copy cat Val free space choice as I have already devoured it and loved it lol!

Selection Post:

Shelf #1: Book Boyfriend (s)
Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
Shelved: 1 time


Free Space
Blood Heirby Ilona Andrews
Why: February 2021 SOS Book of the Month

How about
Twelve Douzaine
and we could add novels, or something at the end...or not.

This is the last team without a name.

So hurry up or the Bingo Ninjas will have their way, and Judithe I'll probably be borrowing your whip!!

Twelve Glazed Dacquoises

If you must know....it’s dessert with layered meringue, buttercream, chocolate glaze with almond slivers sprinkled over. Once cut...it’s like a book with plenty of yummy goodness in between. Takes 2 days to make but it’s so worth it.

Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "Twelve Glazed Dacquoises

If you must know....it’s dessert with layered meringue, buttercream, chocolate glaze with almond slivers sprinkled over. Once cut...it’s like a book with plenty of yummy g..."

I am good with that name :-)

Done with my Free Space book. Starting week 1 book but I might not have it read & reviewed before shelf call. It's the beginning of the game so I

Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Valerie ~ Val Hall ~ wrote: "Twelve Glazed Dacquoises

If you must know....it’s dessert with layered meringue, buttercream, chocolate glaze with almond slivers sprinkled over. Once cut...it’s like ..."
Me, too!

COMPLETION POST


Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
Week/Shelf 1 Book Boyfriend (s)

Date finished: 2/27/21
Rating: ★★★★★

Thoughts:

Ms. Frost is in my top 10 list of favorite authors...and I "saved" up some of their new books as my "reward" for getting through the work craziness that always occurs at this time of year. BSB starting was a bonus...

Anyway, this book did not disappoint. I was wondering if I should re-read the previous books before diving in, but quickly remembered relevant things, and was caught up in the story too much to mind the other bits. (Also going for no spoilers...)

Veritas & Ian...but Ian is at risk of dying, she makes a deal to save him, and the rollercoaster ride is ON. Other favorite characters make cameos/appearances as they deal with escalating crises. It was rather fun to see how they would get out of the next one, and what tricks they had up their sleeves.

I hope to see more from the Night Huntress world. While I wait, I'll enjoy reading the books again.

I've started Free Space...quite enjoying Blood Heir!!

Heads up! We have a shelf call:

Shelf #1 ~ 24 Feb: Book Boyfriend (s)
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ Sci-Fi Romance -OR-SOS' sci-fi romance

Thank you!

Selection Post:

Shelf #2: Sci-Fi Romance -OR-SOS' sci-fi romance
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb


Shelved: 1 time

Hooray!! Really excited that my Spring Break reads are fitting shelves nicely. How is everyone doing?

Judithe wrote: "Selection Post:

Shelf #2: Sci-Fi Romance -OR-SOS' sci-fi romance
Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb


Shelved: 1 time

Hooray!! ..."

Lol tell me about it. I bought this book half an hour before I saw the shelf call LOL

Selection Post:

Shelf #2: Sci-Fi Romance -OR-SOS' sci-fi romance
Decadence by Anna Carven
Shelved: 4 times
# pages: 463

Judithe wrote: "Hooray!! Really excited that my Spring Break reads are fitting shelves nicely. How is everyone doing?."

I'm kind a slow on my Week 1 book, still reading.
I'm done with my Free Space and Week 2 book (just found out it fit shelf after finishing it) but have no time for reviews until Monday or Tuesday because weekends are always renovation time.

SELECTION POST:

Sci-fi Romance
, shelved 1 time

COMPLETION POST


Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
FREE SPACE ( February 2021 SOS Book of the Month)

Date finished: February 28th 2021
# pages: 359
Rating: ★★★★★

Review

I'm a fan of the Kate Daniel serires so I jumped at the opportunity to revisit this world....and I was fortunate to not know it came as a serial before it was published. I was living under a rock but that's ok, I did not have to wait a week for the next chapter.

I don't know how this duo of authors do it but in a few sentences they create a comfortable, rich, vibrant world of magic and tech. The description just flows like water and I'm sucked into Atlanta post Shift.

I want more Julie and Derek!

COMPLETION POST


Where Winter Finds You by J.R. Ward
Shelf #1: Book Boyfriend (s)

Date finished: March 6, 2021
Rating: ★★★
Shelved: 3 times
# pages: 480

Review

I'm a fan of the BDB series but lately I have been falling behind on my reading. Maybe it's because the series has gone on long enough and running out of steam or I'm at a different place in my life. This obsession of cramming all the previous characters into the story reduces them to unnecessary emphasis ( I do not need to see Rhage again because he had 2 books already).

It's a christmas holiday novel so blessings and second chances at love is the theme. I feel that this book is a fan service to those that felt cheated for Trez. I did not like this character from the previous books and feel that he was never redeemed enough in my mind to warrant a lifemate again.

All in all, it was a story as to be expected with little surprise. A feel good book to pass the time.

COMPLETION POST


Decadence by Anna Carven
Shelf #2: Sci-Fi Romance -OR-SOS' sci-fi romance

Date finished: March 5, 2021
Rating: ★★★★
Shelved: 4 times
# pages: 463

Review

The Empire is defeated...but there are still a few loyal families clinging to their former greatness. They are fighting back with underhanded measures and tactics. Even the all mighty Tarak can not predict every moves they make.

I have waited for Ikriss 's story, former High Commander of the Kordolian Imperial Military, for some time. I had a riot when he gave Sienna his resume...on a sheet of actual paper!

There was a bit of drag in the story but I still loved it and can't wait for more.

COMPLETION POST

Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
Free Space

Date finished: 3/05/21
Rating: ★★★★★
Thoughts:

I'm very, very much an Ilona Andrews fan...love their books, their blog, all of it. But, I tend to wait for the published books rather than read the serials online. I DID read one scene of this online (at the bridge) months ago, and had been careful to avoid it because I.do.not.like.to.wait. Hmm.

So, thrilled to have the book. Loved it start to finish. There were times I just felt in awe of their (IA's) imagination and wit.

Julie and Derek were great. I loved the secret that really wasn't so much, and the foreshadowing of more dire things to come (Sienna's query...)


And now I have to wait again...

COMPLETION POST


Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
Week/Shelf 2 Sci-Fi Romance

Date finished: 3/08/21
Rating: ★★★★☆
Thoughts:

For years, I heard people rave about Eve and Roarke, but I was like...nah, Kate & Curran...Cat & Bones. Then I got a library card to a library overseas, with ENGLISH books. As I no longer had to purchase every book I read, I thought, why not? And started the series...maybe it numbered in the 30s or so? Well, I get the Eve & Roarke vibe now.

And...Eve & Roarke are the incredible team they always are. Fresh off tracking an assassin with an eye on Roarke, Eve catches another case. It looks like a fairly simple homicide, but turns out to be much, much more.

It was an exciting and fun read, with a satisfying end. I'm looking forward to the next...(I was checking name spelling as my PC insists that Roarke with an E is NOT correct, and saw Forgotten In Death is next...publication expected in September 2021).

New shelf day is getting close!

I know which book I really, really want to read next...(well, there are about 3 or 4, but the one that the library will steal back is on top of the list...) just hoping Mr. R comes through.

Looking forward to some stamps soon, too! (Hints, not pressure! Hope everyone is doing well in the day-to-day, too!)

SELECTION POST:

Shelf #3: Series to Finish

Rafael by Laurell K. Hamilton
Shelved: 3 times
# pages: 272

I have already finished my free space a nd 1st shelf books. Will get those reviews posted. Should be finished with my 2nd shelf book by this weekend

Shelf #3 ~ 10 March: Series to Finish
DIRECT LINK(s) ~ Series to Finish

Right there on the top of the page！Happy dance....

SELECTION POST:
Shelf #3 ~ 10 March: Series to Finish
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Shelved: 94 times
# pages: 768

COMPLETION POST
FREE SPACE
READ:
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn

DATE FINISHED: 030521, 4 stars
REVIEW:
New author for me. I enjoyed this book. It was a different take on the wolf pack. I thought Kitty's alphas were completely useless and did not take care of or protect their pack members, at least not Kitty. At the start Kitty is very dependent on and afraid of her alpha Carl and she is treated liked a poor helpless baby. They don't teach her how to defend herself or hunt and take her money. When her job as a radio dj turns into an advice show for other supernaturals we see her grow in confidence and start to stand up for herself. This book had good writing, good characters, suspense and plenty of drama. Can't wait to see what Kitty gets into in the next book.