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Team #4
Captain: Eldarwen

Members:
Eldarwen
Steph
AliciaJ

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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!

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 Request to Stamp thread
2c ~ Upon verification, stamp your team's card
2d ~ Share a link to your team's freshly stamped card on the Captain's Log
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 or Sandra) should you need us for any reason throughout the game

Link to print a copy of your bingo card: https://bingobaker.com/#67ba41b2ac8dab49

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Hi y'all! I think we've all been teamed up together (you & I, at least) at some point. 😊 I look forward to reading with y'all again.

Some team name ideas (but I'm easy and open to whatever y'all like):
- Caffeinated Chapter Chasers
- Four the Love of Books
- Prose and Cons
- Know Thy Shelf
- Four our Shelfcare
- Heartstrings & Spellbinders
- Bingo Bibliophiles

ETA: Apologies, but I’m not in a position to be captain, but I can help out periodically, if needed.

Hello hello! :-)

Definitely only known faces this time around :-) Looking forward to this round!

I quite like "Prose and Cons".
"Four the Love of Books" is a good one too hehe.
Definitely not the coffee one as I am one of the rare people not to drink coffee :-p
But I'm totally open to any of these - thanks for the suggestions!

I could do the captain thing but I'm on European time as you probably remember so I'm always a few hours behind the action haha. Also, I have absolutely no idea how to put an updated bingo card into the thread >.<

Hey Eldarwen 😊

I'm another who doesn't like coffee (😝), but I'm highly caffeinated with Cokes (careful you don't trip over my IV 😆) I like those two, too. We'll see what AliciaJ has to say.

I'd be happy if you'd take the captain spot, if you don't mind.

Back soon with shelf announcement info. Ready to get this round started 😁

Shelf #1 ~ 26 Feb: V - Valentine / vampire/s
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

*For Valentine, read a Valentine-themed book, 'Valentine' in the title or series name or author or character name starting with V

* For vampire(s), read a book from either shelf: GR vampire/GR vampires/SOS vampire

Back soon with my #1 + FS picks 🤔

I’ve picked my books - vampires & free space, respectively:


I’ll shoot a PM to AliciaJ to let her know we’ve started in case she missed it.

Good good!
Let's see what Alicia says as I'm sure she'll pop in soon :-)

Tracking Post

#13 - L - Lovers / LGBTQ
AliciaJ - Easton by Riley Hart | 25th May | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb | 25th May | Review | 4★
Steph - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb | 23th May | | 4★



#12 - R - Relationship / Romance / PNR, SFR, Romantasy
AliciaJ - Starbreaker by Amanda Bouchet | 20th May | Review | 3★
Eldarwen - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb | 21st May | Review | 4★
Steph - Purity in Death by J.D. Robb | 17th May | Review | 4★



#11 - H/I - Happy / Humorous -or- Infatuation / 'In Death'
AliciaJ - Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh | 9th May | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Purity in Death by J.D. Robb | 11th May | Review | 4★
Steph - Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb | 13th May | Review | 4★



#9 - A - Anniversary / Alpha Male
AliciaJ - The Hookup Mix-up by Riley Hart | 29th Apr | Review | 3½★
Eldarwen - Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch | 14th May | Review | 3★
Steph - Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb | 26th Apr | Review | 3½★



#10 - S - Secret Admirer / series to finish
AliciaJ - A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout | 5th May | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb | 2nd May | Review | 4★
Steph - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb | 3rd May | Review | 4★



#7 - Q - Quirky / Queen
AliciaJ - A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout | 14th Apr | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Wounded by Shannon Mayer | 24th Apr | Review | 3½★
Steph - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb | 11th Apr | Review | 5★



#8 - X/Z - XOXO / eXcited -or- Zealous / Z
AliciaJ - New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb | 19th Apr | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Last Strand by Jennifer Estep | 23rd Apr | Review | 3★
Steph - Judgement in Death by J.D. Robb | 19th Apr | Review | 4★



#6 - M - Mate / Made Me Cry
AliciaJ - Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright | 6th Apr | Review | 4½★
Eldarwen - Last Guard by Nalini Singh | 15th Apr | Review | 4★
Steph - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb | 5th Apr | Review | 4★



#4 - O - One & Only / Owned
AliciaJ - Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti | 24th Mar | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb | 7th Apr | Review | 4★
Steph - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb | 21st Mar | Review | 4½★



#5 - G - Galentine / Guilty Pleasure
AliciaJ - The Bastard King by Donna Grant | 29th Mar | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep | 3rd Apr | Review | 3½★
Steph - Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb | 31st Mar | Review | 3½★



#1 - V - Valentine / Vampire(s)
AliciaJ - The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent | 28th Feb | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Fall of Night by Rachel Caine | 31st Mar | Review | 4★
Steph - Hunted by Fate by Shannon Mayer | 28th Feb | Review | 3★



#2 - K - Key / Kindle Unlimited
AliciaJ - Heart of the Raven Prince by Tessonja Odette | 9th Mar | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - The Last Tale of the Flower Brideby Roshani Chokshi | 17th Mar | Review | 4★
Steph - Claimed by Fate by Shannon Mayer | 6th Mar | Review | 3★



#3 - B - Boyfriend / Booktok
AliciaJ - Not So Innocent by Dani Alexander | 13 Mar | Review | 4★
Eldarwen - Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep | 16th Mar | Review | 4★
Steph - Caged by Fate by Shannon Mayer | 14 Mar | Review | 4★



#0 - Free Space
AliciaJ - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb | 8th Mar | Review | 5★
Eldarwen - Betrayal in Death by J. D. Robb | 8th Mar | Review | 4★
Steph - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb | 4th Mar | Review | 4★

Selection Post
V - Valentine / vampire(s)



Book: Fall of Night by Rachel Caine
Pages: 443
How it fits: MPG Vampires and on SOS Shelf

Selection Post
Free Space


Book: Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
Pages: 355
How it fits: on the SOS' member-generated BEST OF "Sci-Fi Fantasy" list - #37

Weirdly this is not on the group's shelves. Never realised that In Death didn't make it on there despite the many, many mentions of the series hehe. I'm finally on book #12 and am slowly but steadily making my way through the gazillion books in the series.

Sounds good. I’ve sent a PM to AliciaJ but haven’t heard back from her. I’ll reach out again tomorrow. If nothing then, we’ll snag an alternate.

How odd. Hope she's ok!

Hi guys! I'm here. I've been down with the flu - my whole family is wiped out by it. Still feeling it, but I'm up for reading finally. I'll get my book posted asap. Sorry for leaving you hanging!

Steph wrote: "Hey Eldarwen 😊

I'm another who doesn't like coffee (😝), but I'm highly caffeinated with Cokes (careful you don't trip over my IV 😆) I like those two, too. We'll see what AliciaJ has to say.

I'd..."

I'm with you both - no on the coffee! I'm a diet coke girl all the way. I really like Prose and Cons, very clever.

Oh, and if you don't mind being captain Eldarwen, that would be fantastic. :)

Selection Post
V - Valentine / vampire(s)



Book: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Pages: 576
How it fits: MPG Vampires and on SOS Shelf

Selection Post
Free Space


Book: Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb
Pages: 384
How it fits: on the SOS' member-generated BEST OF "Sci-Fi Fantasy" list - #37

Team name added.

I'm sure Steph will add you as Captain when she's next on the computer, Eldarwen :)

Thanks Sandra! :-)

Yay, Alicia! Sucks about the flu :-/ It's been a nasty one this year from what I've been told from multiple people, but hopefully you're all on the mend now :-)

AliciaJ wrote: "Hi guys! I'm here. I've been down with the flu - my whole family is wiped out by it. Still feeling it, but I'm up for reading finally. I'll get my book posted asap. Sorry for leaving you hanging!"

yuck! So sorry to hear it! Hope y'all recover quickly and don't suffer too badly. Feel better!!

AliciaJ wrote: "Selection Post
V - Valentine / vampire(s)

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Hope you like it. I did.

Sandra wrote: "Team name added.

I'm sure Steph will add you as Captain when she's next on the computer, Eldarwen :)"

Added :) Thx, Eldarwen!

I enjoyed my vamp book more than I'd expected, yay!

I jumped into my FS book, but now I'm questioning if it fits. I'm gonna double check. I'll be back with a change, if needed.

Ok, that book didn't fit for a FS read, so I'm switching my FS book (on the BEST OF SCI-FI list):

Hope y'all have a good weekend!

Hahaha, and suddenly we're all reading about Eve and Roarke :-) Love it!

Steph wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Team name added.

I'm sure Steph will add you as Captain when she's next on the computer, Eldarwen :)"

Added :) Thx, Eldarwen!"


Welcome :-)

😆

And I was with my rl bestie today and she's up to #14 ID, I finally convinced her to start last year. Yay!!

Then she's made good progress in that time, too!!

It's astonishing really.

Hunted by Fate by Shannon Mayer
Series: The Alpha Territories #2
Shelf #1: V/vampires
Read: 28 Feb
Rating: ★★★☆☆

My Review:
I liked this installment a bit more than the first, but I'm still stuck on how often Sienna's past and her relationship with Jordan is mentioned, but nothing's really said. What do we really know? Not a lot. Add in their (view spoiler)[ meeting/reunion (quickly, it went like this: Sienna, "OMG, Jordan!!!!" Jordan, "Oh, hi, Sienna, good seeing you, isn't it great here? K, bye." And, he's the sole reason she got herself captured and delivered into the territories where she's now trying to escape from ?! (hide spoiler)] and I'm left scratching my head bald in spots. I did like learning more about Dominic and his motives. I really like Dom, Will, and the Duchess, and Lochan is great. I'm more interested in what happens next after reading this installment than I was after the first.

Completion Post ~ Week 1
V - Valentine / vampire(s)



Book: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
Pages: 576
How it fits: MPG Vampires and on SOS Shelf
Date Read: 2/28
Rating: 4 stars
Review:

A lot of times reading a new author can be a crapshoot. Luckily I knew after the first few sentences that I was going to enjoy this book. From the unusual beginning, with Oraya being found and adopted by the vampire king Vincent, to the whole Kenjari competition, I was pretty much glued. The plot was really fast-paced, with enough twists and turns that kept me totally interested and wanting to find out what happens next. I don't want to give away the surprise twist at the end of the competition, but suffice to say, it was a good one. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book.

You know your own challenge better than anyone, Steph, but you still forgot to add the number of pages to your completion post ;-)

Carissa Broadbent pops up seemingly everywhere at the moment.

This one seemed interesting and from your review sounds like it may not be a bad read hehe. Maybe I'll add it to my TBR eventually as well :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "You know your own challenge better than anyone, Steph, but you still forgot to add the number of pages to your completion post ;-)"

That isn't a requirement Eldarwen.

The requirement is to read a book more than 200 pages, but you don't have to add it to the completion post. The completion post needs the Shelf name, Title, Date read, Rating & a Review.

I've never added a page count to any completion post in 27 Rounds. :D

Really?!
How odd I've never even noticed o.O

For some reason all my team mates have always added page counts in their completion posts as well - maybe because we all copy-paste the info from selection posts where we mention the page number to show it is over 200 pages hehe.

Eldarwen wrote: "Really?!
How odd I've never even noticed o.O

For some reason all my team mates have always added page counts in their completion posts as well - maybe because we all copy-paste the info from selec..."

I've always used that same template too Eldarwen, but I've noticed that some people do it like Steph too. In one of my other groups they require it for every post, so I guess I just got trained that way lol.

Eldarwen wrote: "Carissa Broadbent pops up seemingly everywhere at the moment.

This one seemed interesting and from your review sounds like it may not be a bad read hehe. Maybe I'll add it to my TBR eventually as ..."

It was pretty good. Better than I expected anyway, which is always nice. I'm kind of burnt out on vampires at the moment, so that made it even better since it was different from the usual story. It actually kind of reminded me of Blade, in the sense that the vampire groups were made up of clans and there was like this almost feudal feel to the story.

AliciaJ wrote: "Completion Post ~ Week 1
V - Valentine / vampire(s)

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Glad you enjoyed it, too. Sadly, for me, my rating for 1-3 went down a 1/2 star each read. I'm still going to read #4 and hoping it'll recapture what drew me in so quickly in book #1.

Sandra wrote: "That isn't a requirement Eldarwen."

I think many include more info in their reviews than required by us because other groups have more requirements and that's the preferred or habitual format. Us ninjas typically catch if something's missing or a book is too short for this challenge. Thanks for your polite request though. Promise I make sure they're all over 200 😊

I've finished my FS read and will get my review up shortly.

Be back in an hour or so for our next shelf announcement 😁

Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #4
Shelf: Free Space
Read: 4 Mar
Rating: ✮✮✮✮☆

My Review:

They had both come from misery, she thought, and survived it. They had been drawn together through violence and tragedy, and had overcome it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this installment, more than any of those previous. I prefer it when the bad guy isn't guessed so early on, but feeling I knew who done it way before the reveal didn't take away from my enjoyment.

Money might drip, she mused, but death had no respect for it. It was a club without a class system.

I like it when Eve & Roarke work together on cases; their methods so different, coming at problems from opposite directions, but finding the answers together. Though a matchmaker may not have thought to put these two together, they're perfect for each other. It's a joy watching them grow into this new stage in their relationship, especially seeing Eve begin to express her feelings.

"We were supposed to watch videos, eat popcorn, and neck."

"You stood me up." He tugged on her hair. "I'll have to divorce you."

New shelf is up …

Shelf #2 ~ 5 Mar: Key / Kindle Unlimited
Requirement: Choose a book using one of the following options ...

*For Key, read a book featuring a key on the cover, 'key' in the title or series name or 'key' in the author's name

* For Kindle Unlimited, read a book on the following shelf: GR Kindle Unlimited

I’m gonna stick with Mayer’s series and read , shelved as KU

Happy reading, y’all!

Eldarwen wrote: "Really?!
How odd I've never even noticed o.O

For some reason all my team mates have always added page counts in their completion posts as well - maybe because we all copy-paste the info from selec..."

I've just assumed that the people who add page counts are part of other challenges who require them, so to be consistent they just add them here as well :)

We definitely seem to be trained that way from other challenges hehe. I even do completion posts for challenges where I might not even need it ;-)

AliciaJ wrote: "It actually kind of reminded me of Blade, in the sense that the vampire groups were made up of clans and there was like this almost feudal feel to the story."

Oh! Now this definitely caught my interest. I love Blade - the first film at least (except for that ridiculous ending). The others I've not seen in many moons so can't remember much of them. But I'll never forget the first time I randomly zapped onto Blade, the scene at the disco in the beginning. I was completely hooked - and fell a tiny bit in love with Frost haha. Stephen Dorff was a teen crush of mine ;-)

That kind of setting with the various clans and an interesting sounding story will definitely push the book onto my TBR hehe.

Shame though that the rating went down for you with each book, Steph. Maybe #4 will be better again?

Hmmm... I have a few options for the Key shelf, I'll have to decide what I'll pick up once I'm done with the Free Space book tonight.

I have my eye on When the Moon Hatched so maybe maybe I'll make that my weekend read :-) After all, it's been sitting on my shelves since it came out and the second book is due in autumn!

Eldarwen wrote: "We definitely seem to be trained that way from other challenges hehe. I even do completion posts for challenges where I might not even need it ;-)"

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