SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Team #6
Captain: ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎

Members:
Shan ~A~
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎
Raquel (Rocki)

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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's card after you've stamped it
Ok to Stamp? ~ Request ok to stamp 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!
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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 a copy of your bingo card: https://bingobaker.com/#672009d99a6528be

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Hi Team! Would anyone like to volunteer for Captain?

Hey Team! I would prefer if someone else is Captain since I will be doing this along with writing a novel and editing. But I am so excited!

I have thought up a couple of names for our team name let me know if you like any of them:

Hexa-squad
Double Trio
Fearless Six

Raquel (Rocki) wrote: "I have thought up a couple of names for our team name let me know if you like any of them:

Hexa-squad
Double Trio
Fearless Six"

I like Hexa-squad

Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s)
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "drizzle", read a book with rain on the cover, 'rain' or 'mist' in the title, series or author's name or a wet character on the cover

* For dragon(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR Dragon: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
GR Dragons: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
SOS Dragon: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

For Shelf 1 I will read
For Free Space I will be reading found on the best of YA Fantasy Series list

Selection Post
Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s)
* For dragon(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR Dragon: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: The Choice by Nora Roberts
Pages: 438
How it fits: Page 14 of GR Dragon list (link to page above)

Selection Post
Free Space
Option: (2) Any book within a series found on one of SOS' member-generated BEST OF lists
Book/Author: The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
Pages: 384
How it fits: #13 on the PNR Series list
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Oh my goodness. Thanks Shan for the PM. I didn’t see this pop up

I’ll get my picks up in the morning

You're welcome!!

Selection Post

Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s)
* For dragon(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR Dragon: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Twilight of Embers by Tessa Hale
Pages: 256
How it fits: GR Dragon list - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

I'll be captain if no one wants it. I like the team name Hexa-squad too 😊

https://bingobaker.com/#672009d99a6528be

Team 6 Tracking Post

Free Space: STAMPED
Shan ~A~ | The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning | Review
Carmen | Shadow Hunter by B.R. Kingsolver | Review
Raquel (Rocki) | Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia | Review

Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s) - STAMPED
Shan ~A~ | The Choice by Nora Roberts | Review
Carmen | Twilight of Embers by Tessa Hale | Review
Raquel (Rocki) | Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter | Review

Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s) ~ STAMPED
Shan ~A~ | Heartsong by T.J. Klune | Review
Carmen | Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell | Review
Raquel (Rocki) | Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter | Review

Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket ~ STAMPED
Shan ~A~ | Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel | Review
Carmen | Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Review
Raquel (Rocki) | Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw | Review

Shelf #4
Shan ~A~ | Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning | Review
Carmen | Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards | Review
Raquel (Rocki) | Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr

Shelf #5
Shan ~A~ | Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews | Review
Carmen | Sin & Magic by K.F. Breene
Raquel (Rocki) | Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia | Review

Shelf #6
Shan ~A~ | Hunting the Reaper by C.A. Rene | Review
Carmen | Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore
Raquel (Rocki) | Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison

Shelf #7
Shan ~A~ | The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning |
Carmen | Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead |
Raquel (Rocki) | Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Shelf #8
Shan ~A~ |
Carmen |
Raquel (Rocki) |

Yay! Welcome Carmen!

Added your Team name & added Carmen to Steph's list for editing.

Thanks Sandra 🙂

Completion Post: Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s)



Book: Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter
How it fits: GR dragons shelf: 208 tags
Pages: 384
Read: 11/8/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review:
This has been on my to read list for a long time. Gena sure doesn't disappoint. Though in this one we didn't get to see too much of Atlantis so I am excited to read more and see how it is described. Also I want to know more about the lore and why they are stuck here. What did they do? This was more about the romance and not wanting to feel emotions than the land or lore. Which I was sad for. But the story was intriguing anyways and kept me hooked and dialed in. I also wanted more descriptions of the dragons in their whole dragon form. We even got a little bit of a side story with the brother and the dragon that is newly single due to the death of her husband which was a bit sudden but when a mate comes along it does some stirring things. There is some drama with the vampire that I am intrigued to learn more about and you know we have not heard the last of Jason Graves. I wonder what is to come.

Oh no! I didn't get my book posted for my Free Space. I'll get things updates now while I can.

For Free Space



Fits: UF list

Completion Post
Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s)
* For dragon(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR Dragon: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: The Choice by Nora Roberts
Pages: 438
How it fits: Page 14 of GR Dragon list (link to page above)
Finished: 11/08
Rating: 4 stars
Review: It's the final showdown. I've loved seeing Breen come into her own throughout this series. She's had to deal with a lot from the start and here everything comes full circle.

I love that Marco was able to find his love and it made me happy that everyone wasn't putting their life on hold even though they knew that they hadn't seen the end of Odran. I just hate that we had to lose anyone that was fighting for the side of good. I hate it, but I knew that we would, there are always losses in war.

I love that Keegan pushes her to be the best she can be, and the way he declared himself was so him. I laughed when they talked about it.

I just wish we had more of an epilogue. I wanted to experience more of the good after the battle.

Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s)
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "September", read a book published in the month of September within the last 4 years (2021-24); a book with an academia trope; or 'harvest' in the title or series name

* For shifter(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR shifter: Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s)
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...
GR Shifter: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
GR shifters: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
SOS shifter: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
SOS were-shifter: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

For shelf 2 I will be reading

Completion Post
Free Space
Option: (2) Any book within a series found on one of SOS' member-generated BEST OF lists
Book/Author: The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
Pages: 384
How it fits: #13 on the PNR Series list
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Finished: 11/09
Rating: 5 stars
Review: I love this love story. It's sexy, fun, and I realized that this may have been when I started to like Adam. His actions at the end of this made it where he wasn't a villain in my eyes anymore. So it humanized him.

Circenn is just the best. I've loved the other heroes prior to his story and after, but he's just it. I think once I get to the MacKelter clan I forget, but reading this book is always a blast.

I always forget that Circenn had been tasked with protecting the hallows, and I can't remember if that is significant to when the Fever series happens, but I'm always glad to rediscover the mystery and amazingness of Karen Marie Monings mind.

Selection Post
Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s)
For shifter(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR Shifter: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Heartsong by T.J. Klune
Pages: 480
How it fits: On page 3 of GR shifter list (link above)

Thanks for posting the calls Shan 🙂

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Thanks for posting the calls Shan 🙂"

You're welcome!

Selection Post

Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s)
For shifter(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR shifter shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... | page 2
Book/Author : Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell
Pages: 272

How’s everyone doing? I need to post my review for the free space but I’ll post it when I’m done with my week 2 book

I haven't started my shelf 2 book yet, but I'm hoping it fits with the next set of tasks I get for another challenge. Either way I hope to start it sometime over the weekend.

I try doing the same Shan. Multiple use is a great way to get challenges done. Hahaha

Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

* For "Jack-o-lantern", read a book with a cover featuring a pumpkin, a halloween-themed read, or a character or author named 'Jack' or 'Jackie' (other spellings allowed: Jacky, Jacki, etc)

* For jacket shelf, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR Cover - Leather -Lace or SOS Cover Love

Completion Post

Shelf #2

Read: 11/14/24
Rated: 4 stars
Review: I so enjoy shifters but I think bears are my favorite since it just reminds me of something cuddly. Alex was just that big, grumpy but lovable bear shifter. Tabby the strong female was just the perfect one for Alex but… I need to get to the next book so I can get more. Lol

Selection Post
Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket
For jacket shelf, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR Cover - Leather -Lace or SOS Cover Love
Book/Author: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Pages: 386
How it fits: On the GR-Cover- Leather -Lace list
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

I will be finishing up my free space book tomorrow and posting the review by Monday.

For cover love I will be reading

Completion Post: Free Space



Book: Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
How it fits: This series was found on SOS generated best of YA Fantasy series
Pages: 516
Read: 11/18/2024
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review:
Man the cliff hanger on this one definitely made me want to continue with the next one right away. John is getting more page time and isn't all bad like we thought in the previous book. I never thought he was all bad I knew it was just a product of who he was around and being controlled. I had read something about Amma that I had thought this book was going to end one way. But was entirely wrong and it ended another. I know there are some short stories I believe before the next book so I might check those out before continuing on but man this series is getting good. I am glad I stuck with it and can't wait till we get more Ridley she has gone back to her bad ways and has back slided away from the Linkubus. I have a feeling we won't see to much of the forward motion on them till I get to their books. Which I plan to since I am so invested with them. Plus I love the snark and attitude both of their characters bring. But where does book 4 go from this one I am so curious.

I should be finished with my week 1 book soon and post. Then I’ll update

Completion Post
Shelf #1 ~ 1 Nov: D - "Drizzle" or dragon(s)

Read: 11/19/24
Rated: 4 stars
Review: Five dragons!

Hayden has had a rough start but when she ends up in university and basically crashed into Knox then everything in her life changed. Some wild moments for sure for Hayden. Especially finding out some hidden information but still some aren't explained yet. Definitely will need to get started with the next book since I have cliffhangers. Lol

Requested a stamp for Shelf #1

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Requested a stamp for Shelf #1"

Yay!!

😊 WTG! Your request to stamp D/Drizzle, Dragon has been approved; if you have any issues stamping your card, let me know. Once you’ve stamped your card, go to the Captain’s Log and share a link with us. Thx!

Completion Post
Shelf #2 ~ 8 Nov: S - "September" or shifter(s)
For shifter(s), read a book found on one of these shelves:
GR Shifter: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Book/Author: Heartsong by T.J. Klune
Pages: 480
How it fits: On page 3 of GR shifter list (link above)
Finished: 11/17
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I ended up really enjoying this as I have the books in this series, but I was honestly confused at the beginning trying to figure out what's the timeline. Thankfully it was cleared up pretty quickly.

The bad guys really messed with Robbie's mind and then put the whammy on Kelly.

As always there was never a dull moment while dealing with the residents of Green Creek, but the romance was lacking for me this time around. It seemed more tell than show.

I am going to switch my book for Shelf 3 to

I needed an audio book for tomorrows drive and this will work there is pumpkin in the title, its a Halloween read, and there is a character named Jack in the book. :P I just fear this won't be that great, but I'm going to try it.

Selection Post
Shelf #3 ~ 15 Nov: J - "Jack-o-lantern" or jacket
For jacket shelf, read a book found on one of these shelves: GR Cover - Leather -Lace or SOS Cover Love
Book/Author: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Pages: 259
How it fits: On the GR-Cover- Leather -Lace list
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Changed Shelf 3 selection above