R3: Team 1~ ONEderful Item Collectors

[Alyssa]

Yep, that's what I figured too, Zina.

Have fun choosing books, everyone. I'll be back after work to see what the item is. :-)

[Megan]

It's only 6:30 am here, but I can hardly wait to start so it just seems like forever - you know?

[Rosina]

Its like when we were kids and waiting for Christmas to arrive

I always get excited about shelf or item announcements

[Ana]

first item posted: bed!

[Rosina]

Woohoo. Bed has been called. Have fun searching.

[Megan]

YAY! An easy one to begin the challenge.

[Rosina]

I am waiting for the SOS bingo shelf to be called before I start reading. That shelf gets called tomorrow late afternoon my time. Should be the last week for that challenge and hopefully I can find a bed in the book I chose for that shelf...

[Megan L]

Ok so I am going to kick this thing off! My pick for this week is:

In Bed With A Highlander by Maya Banks

If I find any other items while reading I will let you know!

[Ana]

haven't decided my book yet. anyway i'll take a few with me and i'll choose one

[Shelly]

The Other Side is the book I am going to read. I am new to this so is this ok since bed isn't in the title?

[Rosina]

Shelly wrote: "The Other Side is the book I am going to read. I am new to this so is this ok since bed isn't in the title?"

Yes as long as Bed is in the story somewhere or a picture of a bed is on the cover..

[Shelly]

great! I will sstick with this book then. Thanks

[Ana]

i have decided on To Kill a Mockingbird

[Shelly]

For items like couple and metropolitan area does it have to have the word or will the fact that my book takes place in New York city be ok?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Shelly wrote: "For items like couple and metropolitan area does it have to have the word or will the fact that my book takes place in New York city be ok?"

Yes, you can use New York as a metropolitain area. And couple doesn't have to use the word couple, something like a romance where you "know" they are a couple at the end of the book will work. or it could be the mention of a couple of friends.

[Alyssa]

I'm kind of like Zina. I'm thinking about waiting to pick a book until the final Bingo shelf is called. But, I did end up starting a book this afternoon that had a bed on like the first page. So, I could end up using that. *shrugs* I don't know. No need to rush yet.

[Ana]

i am leaving now see you on wendsay:)

[Shelly]

Ok, so being forced out of the house due to Isaac and my kids being with my parents I had tons of free time yesterday so I finished my book. I gave The Other Side 4 stars. This is an anthology with 5 ghost/paranormal stories. The first was part of the In Death series by JD Robb. I enjoyed this story, but it didn't really feel true to the characters for me. The second story by Mary Blayney was a "Freaky Friday" type of story where an Earl and his wife switch bodies and try to live in each others' lives. I enjoyed this for the first half, then it got old. The third story by Patricia Gaffney was of a victoriian lady who hires a "ghost hunter" to scare off potental house buyers so she could save her house. This was a wonderful story and very well written. The fourth story by Ruth Ryan Langan was my favorite in the book. A couple is killed when the brakes on their car are sabotoged and they stay behind to attempt to make things right for their children. And the final story by Mary Kay McComas was my least favorite. It was almost painful to read and I didn't care at all about any of the characters I just wanted the story to end. Depsite the final story, the first 4 were so good I would reccomend this book.

[Shelly]

Now on to claiming my items. I read this book on my Kindle so I will put down location numbers

Item of the week: BED
Location 83 of 6237. "He'd been under guard in a hospital bed recoverin from a near-fatal wound..."

Couple:
In the second story, begining on location 1363 of 6237 the main characters are married.

Road:
Location3497 of 6237 "One of the plays in her fathers' road show repertoire had been..."

Purple:
Location 3032 of 6237 "A purple vein in his forehead began to throb."

I hope I did this right :)

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

1st of all hope you and your family are all safe and everything is still fine when you get to return home.


I will go ahead and count these points but for future reffrence can you all post your reviews to claim points something similar to the post here.

[Alyssa]

Thanks, Dawn.

Yes, everyone if you would just throw all the stuff we need to count your items (star rating, date, review, link to book, and the items you're claiming) into just one post, that would be great.

But, I think you did do everything, Shelly. :-) Just one post next time, please and thank you.

I also hope that everything is going well for you, Shelly.

[Alyssa]

I finished my book for the BED item. I'll get it posted up here tomorrow after work.

I'm also going to get my tallies going for everyone's items.

Hope everyone's books are going well.

[Megan]

Finished my book.


Week 1 - 8/31/12
Item: Bed

Read:Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Finished it on: September 3, 2012
Rating:


Review:
I really enjoy this book, the time travel aspect especially. Gwyneth was a very likable character and so was her friend Lesley. Gideon at first seemed to be a bit of a jerk, but my opinion of him improved as the story continued. The ending definitely makes me want to read the next book in the series.

Items Collected
Person - Celebrity: Queen Elizabeth II (page 227)
Place - Famous Landmark: The sun shone on Big Ben ... (page 298)
Thing - Bed: ...even wanting to sleep in my bed at night. (page 55)
Color - Yellow: I looked at a pale yellow dress with white lace trim hanging on a coat stand... (page 155)


Also in the book
People: child, healer, couple, single male, single female
Place: metropolitan area, road (if street counts), mountains/cliff
Thing: blood, wheel, wing, bag, stairs, smoke
Color: red, blue, white, black, green

[Rosina]

Update on my book

I have found all 4 of the items and am about 1/2 way through it. Hope to get it done by tomorrow night. Spent today cleaning, getting ready for the week ahead and putting away the camping stuff till next year...

[Alyssa]

I finished on 9/2/12 for the bed item.

Read: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Rating: ★★★★★

Review: This was a re-read for me. I just picked up the second book a little bit ago, and I wanted to re-read this one to refresh my memory. It was still good. There was some stuff going on and I totally forgot who was doing it, so it was like reading it the first time.

I also thought it was an interesting twist on Greek Mythology. I wonder what myths and people they might mention in the next book.

I'll probably read the next one soon to see what happens next.

Items Collected
Thing - Bed: "...he tore his eyes away from the lifeless body on the bed..." (pg7)
Person - Celebrity: "He's Hades, God of the Underworld. Ruler of the dead." (pg52)
Place - Famous Landmark: "Instead I was lying on a blanket in the middle of Central Park..." (pg86) (If Central Park doesn't work for Famous Landmark, I can pick a different item. Just let me know, Dawn.)
Color - Purple: "...each holding a cupcake. Chocolate with purple frosting, I remembered..." (pg 190)


And.... in case anyone is wanting to use this book later... I also found...

- Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, White, Green
- Healer, Warrior, Couple, Single Male, Single Female, Non-human
- Blood, Wheel, Wing, Bag, Stairs
- Open space, Metropolitan area, Shoreline, Road, Forest

[Alyssa]

Zina wrote: "Update on my book

I have found all 4 of the items and am about 1/2 way through it. Hope to get it done by tomorrow night. Spent today cleaning, getting ready for the week ahead and putting away..."

No need to rush, Zina. Enjoy it. :-)

[Alyssa]

Here's what we've earned finished so far. Item List

[Megan L]

I finished my book yesterday!

Read: In Bed With A Highlander by Maya Banks

Rating: 4 stars

Review: This book was a good book and a fun story. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that the book was too quick for the main characters to actually fall in love. Also even though the bad guy was quite evil, he needed to be a little more evil to play the proper villian!

Items Collected
Thing: Bed. In Bed With A Highlander
Color: Green. " It was rich with green brocade and velvet with...." page 103
People: Child. "The child crouched and looked around..." page 6
Place: Forest. "They raced across the terrain, heading for the distant cover of the forest." page 321

Well that was fun! Ready for week 2!

[Ana]

i said i will read to kiil a mocking bird but i changed my mind.

Finished bed item 03.09.2012

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins 5 stars

Review: i really enjoyed the book: love story happening in paris, foreign students finding their ways...maybe i felt the story differently because i studied abrod a few months too but i really liked it.

Items:
People: Couple - the main characters form a couple
Places: Metropolitan area - the action is set in Paris
Things: BED - he could sleep into my bed tonight page 150
Colours: Purple - you could see my purple monday panties page 225

[Ana]

one question: the celebrity was to be a character in the book or is it enough just to be mentioned?

[Rosina]

READ:Moonshine by Rob Thurman

FINISHED: Sept 4/12

RATING: 4.5 ★

REVIEW: This is the second in the Cal Leandros series. About two brothers who are Gypsies. One brother - Cal is part Auphe, a type of elf and not the Christmas type. This is dark urban fantasy at its best. The writing detail is awesome. What I really love is that this book is written by a female. She decided to use a male name because she felt that she wasnt taken seriously as an author for this genre.

The two brothers decided to do bodyguard and detective work in New York City. There are all kinds of strange scary creatures in this book. There is the comical Puck - Robin Goodfellow - who has been around since the dawn of time and is one over sexed supernatural being. There is a psychic George who is the love interest of Cal. Then there is Promise a sexy vampire who has hooked up with Cal's bro Niko. Niko is a vegetarian, Meditating, history major. The character development is so good. There is depth to them and you can really connect with them and their escapades.

ITEMS COLLECTED
THING: BED p.136. He sat cross legged on the BED, a serene statue repeatedly tossing & catching his knife so quickly that it was a silver pinwheel, spinning in the air before him.

PEOPLE: HEALER p.3 First Niko had stabbed me and then a HEALER friend had stopped my heart.

PLACES: FOREST p.21 Robin Goodfellow, the Pan, the Puck, the everything else rumored to be lurking in the FOREST seducing virgins, conning innocent travelers and hitting every orgy Rome had ever spawned.

COLOUR: ORANGE p.7 I buried the muzzle of the Glock under a vulpine chin and blew off the top of its curly ORANGE head.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Ana wrote: "one question: the celebrity was to be a character in the book or is it enough just to be mentioned?"

They just have to be mentioned.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Yay, you gals have your first point.

[Ana]

nice:)

[Rosina]

Sweet :)

[Alyssa]

Great work, everyone! Here's an updated LIST of what everyone earned this week.

Getting excited for the next item?

What's everyone been reading while waiting for the next item?

Me? I felt the need to read some more of the sexy Psy-Changeling books. I read in a couple of days. When I was finished, I couldn't stop there. So, I've started . I'm going to have to take a break after that though, cuz I don't have the next one. :-(

[Ana]

i have read Anna Dressed in Blood it was on my TBR for a while and i nedeed it for a few challenges. i liked it but i don't know if it was good or i was determined to like it :))

[Megan]

I read Doctor Who: The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner and am currently reading Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott & Chasing the Sun by Tracie Peterson.

[Rosina]

I ve been reading
Quite enjoying it

[Alyssa]

Ana wrote: "i have read Anna Dressed in Blood it was on my TBR for a while and i nedeed it for a few challenges. i liked it but i don't know if it was good or i was determined to like it :))"

I have that too. Just haven't read it yet.

[Ana]

can't wait to see the second item:)

[Alyssa]

The second item is GREEN.

Happy reading!

[Ana]

is this green enough or even green on the cover?what do you think?By the Light of the Moon

[Megan L]

Ok I am picking with its green cover. I will let you know if I find any more items!

[Megan]

This cover looks green to me, do you think it's green enough?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

I would take all 3 as green covers. Turquoise is a shade of green.

[Shelly]

I will read Twelve Red Herrings for green

[Rosina]

Dawn

Will you accept this cover for green. If so i will be able to use it for 3 challenges.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Zina
The rules state If using as a cover 50% of the cover should be the color, and shades of the color will work.

It looks like less than 50% green to me. It is close. If you can't find the word green in the book I might be able to be convinced but my gut reaction is no.

[Rosina]

thanks for the clarification Dawn....I have to read so maybe there will be green in the story....