Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

Susan how is your baby doing? That flu is nasty this year!

Jennifer, just a FYI - it's on the shelf too. ;)

Jennifer, updated your points, including the one from Vi (thanks Vi!)

Mallory is much better. She went to school yesterday and fell asleep at 8 last night. I'm having trouble waking her this morning. I'm sure we'll have a lazy weekend.

We have a new song!!

Week 5 - ♬ Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men (2011)


Possible Links
Lyrics: Click Here
Video: Click Here
Shelf: Magical Creatures
Word: STOMP

Because it took me 400 years to get that last post posted (really it was just 15 minutes), I'll come back in a little while to dig for a book :)

I think I'm going to read It gives me Shelf, Setting, the bonus word and has clouds on the cover that links to the video.

Q Vi woohoo thanks Vi! I had forgotten I found it on the shelf!

Off to find a book for new song. Be back in a sec.

@ Susan I'm glad your baby is doing better! We keep tossing it around down here like a hot potato. grrr

Hon I can't click on the video link? Is it just me? Ain't had my caffeine yet so could be me. lol

No, it's not working for me either. I'll fix it when I get home in a bit.

I think I am going to go with I think this one will be worth 13 points

1 - On Shelf
1 - Has Word
6 - Setting - 2011
2 - Cover - Clouds, Water, Black Clothes, Shore, Dreary Cover
3 - Plot - Girl fights inner demons trying not to become the monster she is destined to be because her "kind" tortures and kills humans to steal their souls

Can Catherine still post a review or what will happen in regards to our points for this week? Hope all is okay with her....

Sorry guys.....been soooo busy and tired. I finally went with Nora Roberts...Catching Fire

15 points (Susan found this one for me). Thanks Susan

Review....well..I do love a good romance, an Nora Roberts certainly does know how to weave a good story. I will try to expand on this later :)

So....I can't even imagine running or jumping into a fire! I am all for an adreniline rush..but WOW! What incredible bravery......and when your job entails such intense emotion....I think I would probably crumple! Nora Roberts let's us see into something so emotionally intense...it is hard to put down! This was the first Nora Roberts novel for me..that I can recall..but I am certainly going to read others!

And after my 'puter had a hissy last night I've finally got on here to check out the song.

Just had to note though...

one of my little pleasures is to watch music videos while eating breakfast on a Saturday morning. guess what was the first video to play after I sat down with my coffee

(saves me clicking on the link anyway... love this song)

Catherine will still post her review and we can claim her points for the team, Like usual. We just won't get any "team" points for finishing within so many days. No big deal :)

Jennifer, that sounds good. I considered that one, but I ended up Going with Starcrossed cause I need it for something else. I've gotten a bit of reading in today while on campus and I have to admit I really like it. I haven't enjoyed the last few YA books I've read but this one is good.

BTW, still not home to change the link lol but I haven't forgotten.

here's the cheat sheet...Susan..you put up the song...but not the cheat sheet:) lol

Quickly using one of the university's computers so I am not fixing the links. You all have them in another post. But, here's the cheat sheet....

Week 5 - ♬ Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men (2011)


Possible Links
Lyrics: Click Here
Video:Click Here
Shelf: Magical Creatures
Word: STOMP


Cover:
(link to lyrics) – ship; house; bodies (more than two); a ghost (must be slightly transparent)
(link to video) - fluffy clouds; snow; monster;

Plot: Humans fighting monsters; a book where the main characters are on a quest/voyage; a book where one of the main characters is fighting some kind of psychosis.

Title: Anything that has the words TALK, MONSTERS, or MEN in it.

Name: The band members' names are Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson,and Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. While we don't think it's impossible that players find those names, we don't want to make this harder than it needs to be. For this week, Author or Character with a surname ending in "-SSON" or first name NANNA, BRYN, or KRIS, as well as any of the band members' names / surnames above.

Setting: Any book written in 2011 or set on a SHIP.

I've now just finished Love is Darkness (sorry cant link on my pad). Ill do the review tomorrow.

ETA: I've worked out that if I read the sequel I'll get word & shelf points as well so I'll get through that today and review that one. (it's pretty standard stuff so I don't mind that much)

I'm at 79% of my book. I'm surprised I like as much as I do.

Week 5 - ♬ Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men (2011)



Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Date Finished: 2/2/13
Rating: 4 stars
Review: I liked this more than I was expecting, especially since I haven't enjoyed the last few YA books I started.. I enjoyed the Greek mytholgy that the story was based on and how it was brought to the modern world. I'm anxious to read the next one to see what happens with the Delos family and what Daphne really wants and how Lucas and Helen will be reunited.

POINTS:
Shelf: 1
Cover: 2 clouds on the cover
Plot: 3 Helen thinks she's going crazy cause her dreams have her wandering through a dry barren place and she wakes up with her feet dirty and bloody
Setting: 6 published in 2011
Bonus Word - Stomp: p. 346 - He and Helen had to run outside and stomp out the sparks that had drifted onto the grass.

TOTAL POINTS: 13

Week 5 - ♬ Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men (2011)


JenniferJ: Blood Will Tell ♬ POINTS: Shelf + Cover + Plot + Word + Setting = 13 points ♬Review Here

Damiellar: Love is Fear ♬ Review Here ♬ POINTS:Shelf + Plot + Setting +Word = 11 points

Christal: First Grave on the Right ♬ POINTS:Shelf + Plot + Setting + Word = 11 points ♬Review Here

Catherine:Timeless ♬ POINTS: Setting + Plot + Cover = 11 points ♬ Review Here

Susan: Starcrossed ♬ POINTS: Setting + Shelf + Cover + Plot + bonus Word = 13 ♬ Review Here





TOTAL TEAM POINTS: 59

I can't wait for your review on Love is Darkness Damiellar. I've been on the fence on whether I want to add it to my tbr or not.

would Magic Burns work? if not..I will take another peek at my list! :)

Manvir wrote: "I can't wait for your review on Love is Darkness Damiellar. I've been on the fence on whether I want to add it to my tbr or not."

I decided to read the sequel Love is Fear as well ( as I'll get 2 more points for it) but here's my review for Love is Fear. Basically, I'm thinking this is definitely an 'introductory book'. It's got a few new twists but the characters are still a bit 'uni-dimensional and uni-focused' (but I'd give it a pass for being a first book). There's a fair number of 'open threads' and most definitely not even a HFN at the end.

Thanks Damiellar I just read your review. I'll add it but I'm not sure when I'll get around to it. I'm usually pretty forgiving to first in series books too. If I wasn't I might not have continued with some of the series that I love now.

I am checking my list...but Susan...if you have time...could you take apeek too?!?!? LO :) you're my lifesaver! :)

Catherine wrote: "would Magic Burns work? if not..I will take another peek at my list! :)"

Since I've not read this series, I see you getting 3 points for it. Am I missing something and there are more connections?

I'll be glad to look, Catherine. Let me finish supper and I'll be back with some thought lol

how about Timeless that has ghosts, werewolves and vampires. there is a "quest" of sorts, and one human (at least) fighting against the vampires and werewolves.

I don't think so...Magic Burns was simply the first book that came to mind with monsters of a sort:)

Alright, after a quick look, this is what I found on your TBR :)

: Plot (3)+Title(4)+Cover(2)=9 points

: Plot(3)+Shelf(1)=4 points

:Shelf(1)+Title(4)+Cover(2)+Plot(3)+Setting(6)=16 points (I think some others are reading this)

: Shelf(1)+Plot?(3)=4 points

:Shelf(1)+cover(2)+Plot(3)=6 points

:Shelf(1)+Cover(2)+Plot(3)+Setting(6)=12 points

: Shelf(1)+Plot(3)+setting(6)=10 points

:Shelf(1)+Setting(6)+Plot(3)=10 points


Any of those MAY have the bonus word STOMP in it. I didn't check for that LOL

Book:
Love is Fear - Caroline Hanson

Rating: ★★★
Finished: 3-Feb-2013

Review:

I must admit that I found Val a bit annoying in this book. She just seemed to be at the mercy of her emotions and acted without thought of consequences. Yes she's an empath but that only excuses so much. I think it got a bit over the top. Then again, it is a bit of a stressful, event-packed time for her and she isn't exactly being fed the full picture by anyone. I don't think it quite excuses these actions in someone who's in their early 20s, late teens possibly, but she should have been a touch more mature.

Regardless I enjoyed this quite a lot and will definitely be reading the final book in this series (I'm interested to see how things resolve). It's not a 'omg-have-to-download-this-naoh' series but it's still on the list.

Links:

SHELF - on Magical Creatures shelf
PLOT - Val has recently been told that she's an empath (so only slightly human) and as a result vampires (and fey when they see her) want her to use. This matches the video with the fighting of monsters.

She's also being kept confused by everyone around her as no-one's telling her the full story either for their own ends, or to 'protect' her (in the case of Jack)
This matches the lyrics
'Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
Your mind is playing tricks on you, my dear

'Cause though the truth may vary'

SETTING - Song and book were both released in 2011.
WORD - 'stomp': He stomp ed past her, up the landing to his doo, opening that too. - Kindle location 6703

Individual points: Shelf (1) + Plot (3) + Setting (6) + Word (1) = 11 points

Susan...you are the best! although...did you see my post about Timeless by Gail Carriger?

if that one would work...I might read it...otheriwse..I will read Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Catherine, by my figuring, Timeless gets you plot and cover points so it's worth 5 :) sorry I missed that.

No worries.... now I need to pick a book:)

Susan...quick question for you....


if I read 2 books...Timeless
and...Seraphina

will iget points for both? or only for one :)

You only get points for one book per song. You still need to claim your points for last week's song :)

Hi ladies, I am out of town until tomorrow night. I'll pick my book as soon as I get home.

Christal wrote: "Hi ladies, I am out of town until tomorrow night. I'll pick my book as soon as I get home."

That's fine :) just let us know what you pick :)

INFO FROM CAROB!!!!

Captains, could you please pass this onto your teams (Emerald City Readers and Violet Femmes, you don't need to as you've gotten to pick songs):

Could everyone that hasn't yet picked a song, send a song suggestion through to Mr Elf via Private Message please. We will be choosing a song from the general suggestions for the last three weeks of the game. Thanks.

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. Hope to have my review up by tonite or sometime in the morning at the latest.

Woohooo we get to pick a song! I am very excited about the changes being made on that because I must admit I was feeling kinda bummed.

Hi there! Hope you enjoyed your book

(and yay for you getting to pick a song..exciting!)

Hi ladies, I am trying to get A Monster Calls from my library to read this week. I'll let you know if I have to change it. So sorry but this will probably be a late week for me. I'll get the book read and reviewed before Friday though.

Hi ladies :) I haven't read a page in a book today *gasp* I know. I've spent the day on the computer. First doing some stuff for school, then playing on Pinterest. I feel like being creative and was looking for a shamrock to paint for my front door.

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Hi ladies :) I haven't read a page in a book today *gasp* I know. I've spent the day on the computer. First doing some stuff for school, then playing on Pinterest. I feel like being creative and wa..."

?any links to what you decided on (I'm so boring with embellishment of my abode I like to live vicariously through the creativity of others)

Here's the list of song possibilities for this week...

Gea : "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi (2006) Video| Lyrics

Susan (susayq): "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift (2012) Video| Lyrics

Carrie: "Say You'll Haunt Me" by Stone Sour (2010) Video|Lyrics

Jennifer♔Princess Penguin♔: Thriller by Michael Jackson (1982) Video| Lyrics

Melissa: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" By Charlie Daniels Band (1979) Video| Lyrics

Damiellar, here's what I decided to make from pinterest...

http://pinterest.com/pin/611505074103...

and I'm doing these for Easter...(one for me, one for my BFF)

http://pinterest.com/pin/116109115113...

http://pinterest.com/pin/214835844695...

But I also really liked this one, so I'm not sure LOL

http://pinterest.com/pin/197736858358...

I wasn't able to get A Monster Calls from my library so I just did a re-read of First Grave on the Right since I've been out of town all week.


Title by Author: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Read: 2/5/2013
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Review:
I read this about a year ago and I have to say this book held up better in the re-read that it did on my initial read. I wasn't as annoyed with Charlie's perpetual humor this time around. I think the world Ms. Jones has created is very fun, but I still don't know if I will continue on to the other books or not.

Song Links:
Shelf - Magical Creatures (1)
Plot - Charlie has the ability to see ghosts but she doesn't tell anyone because they would think she is crazy (3)
Setting - Published in 2011 (6)
Word - Stomped (Page 249 - I stood my ground, refused to budge, stomped my foot...] (1)

Total Points - 1+3+6+1=11

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Damiellar, here's what I decided to make from pinterest...

http://pinterest.com/pin/611505074103...

and I'm doing these for Easter...(one for me, one for my BFF)

http://pinterest.com/pin/1161..."

Those are absolutely adorable (I can see you dilema with the rabbit door decoration, it's definitely squee worthy)

so..finished :)


Book: Timeless..Gail Carriger

Review: I have enjoyed this series thoroughly....it was entertaining.. I got a good chortle from the antics of the characters muddling through lifes pitfalls. the fact that werewolves and vampires were brought together and became strange "bedfellows" made it all the more humourous....because they are rather in opposition normally..I am sorry that there are no more books to come...I would love to see what would happen in a few years time...because of the "new breed" of creature that was created.


Links:
Plot: Vampires and Werewolves in almost constant dissagreement...which brings the one person who can cancel ot hteir powers. Also...the characters go on a quest of sorts..to Egypt.. to figure out what is behind the abilities of the "new" creature, and to get there they travel by ship.
Magical Creatures: Werewolves, Vampires, Preternatural and mixed breed creature(werewolf/pretunatural), and mummies
Setting: the characters travel by ship on their voyage

Touch decision, Susan.

Catherine, was the review for Timeless for Little Talks by Of monsters and Men or Set Fire to the Rain by Adele?