R3: Team 1~ ONEderful Item Collectors

[Alyssa]

I'm going to read for the color green. There's always someone going green-eyed in one of these books. :-)

[Alyssa]

Looks like everyone had a fairly easy time picking a book. Good, good. Hope you all enjoy them.

Zina, I bet you'll find green in there somewhere. Green grass perhaps, like on the cover. I read the title, it's about a chihuahua or something. Gotta be green grass for the little doggie to run around on. :-)

Megan L., you can't claim the color green this round, since you claimed it last round. But, you can claim an item from the 3 other lists when you finish your book. Happy hunting! (So, you're read Divergent? How'd you like it? I have it, but haven't read it yet.)

Let's knock some more items off our lists!

[Rosina]

Alyssa wrote: "Looks like everyone had a fairly easy time picking a book. Good, good. Hope you all enjoy them.

Zina, I bet you'll find green in there somewhere. Green grass perhaps, like on the cover. I read the..."

Yep i finally found Green almost 100 pages in. I was thinking it would be green grass or leaves but it was just a green dot on the floor. Found all 4 items just need to finish reading .

I m off on a fun day with hubby we are going on a tour of the icefields in the Rockies. Was an anniversary present. Going to pack a picnic lunch and maybe stop at the hot springs on the way back.

Have a great weekend.

[Shelly]

question: is there enough green in this?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Not on the cover. If you use the cover green needs to be at least 50 %. but you can find the color inside as well.

[Rosina]

I read Chihuahua of the Baskervilles

REVIEW This was a fun quick read. A ghost story about a chihuahua named Petey. A magazine that writes stories about the paranormal is sent to investigate the ghost of Petey. There was a cast of crazy off-the-wall characters. Predictable ending but was a fun read.

Rating 3 ★

Finished: September 8/12

Items Collected
PeopleCOUPLE
P.168 The picture showed a middle aged COUPLE with dark hair and Slavic faces...

PLACES FAMOUS LANDMARK
P.16 I threw STONEHENGE in there because its a well known tourist destination.

THINGS BAG
P.91 Suki went to her camera BAG and unzipped it.

COLORS GREEN
P.69 A small GREEN dot shone up from the floor where the bathroom threshold met the wood floor of the hall.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Zina wrote: "

I read Chihuahua of the Baskervilles..."

Zina will you check your people item. Corpse is not on the list.

[Shelly]

Week 2
Item: Green

Read:Savor the Moment
Finished it on: September 9, 2012
Rating:4 stars


Review:
I love this series by Nora Roberts. It's a light and easy read full of romance. Like most of her stuff, this story is pretty predictable, but I will always come back for more.


Items Collected
Person - Celebrity: Aeorsmith (page 2)
Place - Open Space: baseball field (pages 131-143)
Thing - Stairs: ...at the base of the stairs (page 26)
Color - Green: So very, vert green (page 61)

[Rosina]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Zina wrote: "

I read Chihuahua of the Baskervilles..."

Zina will you check your people item. Corpse is not on the list."

Thanks Dawn wrote on my paper incorrect.

Changed my post above

[Alyssa]

Shelly wrote: "
Week 2

Item: Green

Read:Savor the Moment
Finished it on: September 9, 2012
Rating:4 stars


Review:
I love this series by Nora Roberts. It's a light and easy read full of romance. Like most of..."

Oooh. Aerosmith. Cool.

[Alyssa]

We're all up-to-date here.

[Alyssa]

How is everyone else's books going? I've made a small dent in mine, but it's hard with work. I'll be done by Friday though. My 'weekend' is coming up on Wednesday/Thursday.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Zina wrote: "Thanks Dawn wrote on my paper incorrect."


I hate it when I forget which note went with which challenge.

[Megan L]

Alyssa wrote: "Looks like everyone had a fairly easy time picking a book. Good, good. Hope you all enjoy them.

Zina, I bet you'll find green in there somewhere. Green grass perhaps, like on the cover. I read the..."

Ok that is fine. I will try and get other items.
I really liked Divergent! It is probably my favorite post-apocalyptic YA book/series. I am looking forward to reading Insurgent.

[Megan]

Week 2 - 9/7/12
Item: Green

Read:The Baron's Governess Bride by Deborah Hale
Finished it on: September 9, 2012
Rating:

Review:
The Baron's Governess Bride was a very enjoyable book. Some parts of it were a bit annoying, but overall I thought it was a good book. I hope to read more from this author soon.

Items Collected
Person (Child): "Papa treats me as if I'm no older than Sophie," Phoebe grumbled, "when I'm almost eleven." (page 57)
Place (Road): ...until his carriage turned off Bath Road... (page 25)
Thing (Glitter): "I would prefer a soft, steady glow to brilliance and glitter." (page 206)
Color (Green): Its starched whiteness conspired with the drab green of her high-necked dress to drain all the color from her complexion. (page 7)

[Ana]

my reading is going pretty slow for the moment. i caught a cold and i am not in the mood for anything else than sleeping

[Rosina]

Ana wrote: "my reading is going pretty slow for the moment. i caught a cold and i am not in the mood for anything else than sleeping"

Hope u get better soon nothing worse than being sick but not able to read.
I hate having a cold.

[Shelly]

Megan L wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Looks like everyone had a fairly easy time picking a book. Good, good. Hope you all enjoy them.

Zina, I bet you'll find green in there somewhere. Green grass perhaps, like on the co..."

I just read Divergent and loved it!! I liked it better than any of the other YA/Post-Apt. too. Have you started the second one yet?

[Megan L]

Shelly wrote: "Megan L wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Looks like everyone had a fairly easy time picking a book. Good, good. Hope you all enjoy them.

Zina, I bet you'll find green in there somewhere. Green grass perhaps..."

I haven't started it yet. I am finishing up another book and if I finish it tonight I will start Insurgent. I will let you know how it is!

[Megan L]

Week Two
Item: Green

Book:

Review: 5 Stars

This book was just as good as the first. It took me a minute to get into because I forgot a few things that happened in the first book. This book has action, romance and suspense. It was a fast read!

Items
People:Couple - The main characters Tris and Tobias are a couple through the whole story.
Places: Road - "We stayed away from the dirt road the Erudite and Dauntless..." page 84
Things: Glitter - "Eyes glitter in the darkness" page 88
Colors: Already claimed

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Megan L wrote: "Week Two
Item: Green

Book:

Review: 5 Stars

This book was just as good as the first. It took me a minute to get into because I forgot a few things that happened in the first..."

Megan L, just for future refrence when the item is something you already claimed you still need to note the new location of the item. In this case the cover is green so I will go ahead and give you the credit for it.

[Alyssa]

I finished on 9/13/12 for the green item.

Read: This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Rating: ★★★★½

Review: Another awesome Cat and Bones book. I love them together. They're soo good for each other.

Get some more action with the ghouls in this one. I have to say that I still don't feel like I know too much about them. Maybe there isn't that much to know, I guess.

I love all the other characters too! I still need another Spade book though. There wasn't enough of him in this one! Just a taste of him. I don't want a taste.... I want a whole damn feast!! :-)

Items Collected
Color - Green: "His eyes were bright green, their glow illuminating the darkness surrounding us." (pg1)
Person - Child: "While I waited for my new cards, a man checked in holding a sleeping little girl in one arm...." (pg118)
Place - Mountains/cliff: "The seclusion of having a cabin on fifteen acres of mountaintop property was what had drawn us to this place to begin with." (pg311)
Thing - Glitter: "'Ask me if I sparkle and I'll kill you where you stand,' Bones cut him off with utmost seriousness." (pg 82)


And, here's all the other items I found....

- Red, Orange, Blue, Black, White
- Healer, Warrior, Couple, Single Male, Single Female, Non-human
- Blood, Wheel, Wing, Bag, Stairs, Smoke
- Open space, Metropolitan area, Famous Landmark, Road, Bar/pub, Forest

[Alyssa]

We're all updated here.

Hey, Ana. Is your cold getting any better? Hope it is. :-)

The next item is coming soon! Everyone ready? Can someone post it in here for me? I'll be at work when it's announced. Thanks!

Guess what I'm reading, Megan L.... *drumroll* !!!! It's about time. I think I bought it pretty much right after it was released, and I still haven't read it yet.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Alyssa I have checked it out from the library 3 times now and still haven't managed to start it before it is due back.

[Megan L]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Megan L wrote: "Week Two
Item: Green

Book:

Review: 5 Stars

This book was just as good as the first. It took me a minute to get into because I forgot a few things that happe..."

Oh ok. Sorry about that. I will do that next time! :)

[Megan L]

Alyssa wrote: "We're all updated here.

Hey, Ana. Is your cold getting any better? Hope it is. :-)

The next item is coming soon! Everyone ready? Can someone post it in here for me? I'll be at work when it's anno..."

It is a great series! It goes fast too! I hope you enjoy it!

[Megan L]

Ok Ladies we have this week's item!

Famous Landmark

I was giving this some thought and maybe we need to group together to see if we can all get the other items every week along with the called item so we can get points on everything. Does that make sense? If we work together we can get up to 4 points a week with all of us collecting the same items every week.

[Megan L]

Ok I am picking . There is a picture of the Sear's Tower on the cover.

I will be on the lookout for other items!

[Alyssa]

Megan L wrote: "Ok Ladies we have this week's item!

Famous Landmark

I was giving this some thought and maybe we need to group together to see if we can all get the other items every week along with the called it..."

It's a good idea, but I don't know.... I mean in order for someone to earn all the items in the least amount of time, it would take 8 weeks. And, I think Dawn said something about it taking a minimum of 9 weeks (so 9 items called) after Round 1 played out. So, we've still got weeks of items to go through. I figure in a couple of weeks or something we'll have started matching up and knocking some more of the items off the list.

It's probably safe to just play it out how everyone wants. In a couple of weeks, we might want to see where we're at and start doing some planning.

I don't know about anyone else, but the items I've picked so far are the ones that I think would be the hardest for me to find. That's why I already claimed Famous Landmark, cuz I thought I might have a harder time finding it.

Oh, Megan L. You could always wait till some of us have finished our books and claimed items before you post your items for this week. Then, you could pick ones that might bring us closer to getting some more points.

I'm sure we'll start matching up pretty soon. :-)

(Did any of this even make sense?)

[Alyssa]

I know I said I started last night, but I was too tired. I started it this afternoon at work, which would have been after the item announcement. As luck would have it, it works for famous landmark. So, that's what I'm reading.

[Ana]

hey!i feel better know so i will try to catch up. haven't decided on the new book yet. can you give me some more examples of famous landmarks?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Ana wrote: "hey!i feel better know so i will try to catch up. haven't decided on the new book yet. can you give me some more examples of famous landmarks?"

A monument, a park, a mountain, a bridge, but they would need to be ones with well known names. Statue of liberty, Eifel Tower, Central Park, Hyde Park, Golden Gate Bridge,

[Ana]

ok then i will read . i saw that it is set in rome so they must mention something famous

[Shelly]

I will read Twelve Red Herrings for the own shelf.

I am headed to DC on Wed for the National Book Festival so I may be slow picking next weeks book. I will finish this weeks and have it posted before we leave (hopefully)

[Ana]

i am going to the mountains for a few days, i will be back on friday:)

[Alyssa]

I'm here! I feel like I've been gone forever or something. Been working crazy hours at work, and then I was so tired I slept more than half a day. But, I'm back at least for a couple of days. So, I'm gonna post my review and items for the Famous Landmark item. Then, I'll get my update on and let you know where we're at with the items.

[Alyssa]

I finished on 9/18/12 for the Famous Landmark item.

Read: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Rating: ★★★★★

Review: Those of you who have read Divergent are soo right. It was awesome!

Loved Tris. She was pretty badass most of the time. Brave and smart, but sometimes scared. I thought she was easy to relate to.

Tris and Four together was too cute. Just makes me smile.

I liked the dystopian version of Chicago. Kind of sad to think that things could end up broken down like that, but it was still kind of cool, in my opinion.

The Factions were pretty interesting to. It will be cool to learn more about them in future books.

If I had a copy of on hand, I'd be starting it right away. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

Items Collected
Place - Famous Landmark: "The building that was once called the Sears Tower--we call it the Hub--..." (pg4) [Previously claimed]
Person - Healer: "When the nurse arrives, she tells me to step back, and I do." (pg203)
Thing - Wing: "They nip at my fingertips and press against my body, wings sliding across the back of my neck, feet tearing at my hair." (pg 233)
Color - Orange: "Outside, the air is crisp and cold and the sky is orange from the setting sun." (pg50)


And, here are some other items I found in case you're curious.... (I might have missed some...)

- Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, White
- Warrior, Couple, Single Male, Single Female
- Blood, Wheel, Stairs, Smoke
- Open space, Road

[Alyssa]

Oh.... Well, I guess I'm the only one done so far for the Famous Landmark item. I thought I'd be one of the last.

And we're UPDATED.

So, how is everyone doing with their books? Are they good, bad, interesting, etc...?

Is your book romancey, Megan L? (It looks like it might be based on the cover.)

Did you pick a book, Megan? (You haven't posted in here in about a week. Just making sure we didn't lose you. Although, I did see you posted in the general discussion topic yesterday.)

Wish I was heading out of town like Shelly and Ana. Hope you have fun, ladies.

Oh, Zina! How's your reading going? Find a book for the Famous Landmark item? (You were waiting till the Bingo announcement to pick, maybe, right?

[Megan]

Sorry! I'm currently reading Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren, but I'm waiting on Dawn's approval of the famous landmarks that I found in the book. So if neither one works, I might have to use a different book - I'm hoping to read several books this week, so it shouldn't be a problem.

[Rosina]

Alyssa wrote: "Oh.... Well, I guess I'm the only one done so far for the Famous Landmark item. I thought I'd be one of the last.

And we're UPDATED.

So, how is everyone doing with their books? Are they good, bad..."

I did pick...i think i posted in the discussion thread cause I was out fishing....

I got Seize the night and will be done later this morning...only about 50 pages left to read...

[Rosina]

BOOK Seize the Night
Item Called Famous Landmark
Read Sept 19 2012
Rating 4.5 Stars

Review I absolutely love this series. This book was about Tabitha the twin sister of Amanda from a previous book. Tabitha is the goth sister Daimon slayer. I have loved her from when she was first introduced and had hoped she would get her own story. She falls for Valerius who was a Roman General. Kyrian who is the husband of Amanda HATES Valerius because of the torture he suffered at the hands of Valerius's family.
There is romance, great fighting action, and stuff happens with good ole Nick (another character I adore).

PEOPLE Warrior
p.29 Valerius froze at the sight of the WARRIOR he had seen the night before

FAMOUS LANDMARK Bourbon Street
p.27 As she walked into the crowd on BOURBON STREET she felt something evil brush up against her psychically.

THINGS Stairs
p.60 She ran up the STAIRS to take his hand.

COLORS Black
p.18 As always he was impeccably dressed in a long BLACK cashmere coat, a BLACK turtleneck and BLACK slacks.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Zina have you read the Chronicles of Nick?

[Megan]

Just finished my book.

Week 3 - 9/14/12
Item: Famous Landmark

Read:Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Finished it on: September 19, 2012
Rating:
Review:
Waterfall was a WONDERFUL book and a FANTASTIC start to the series! This book has SO much in it (time-travel, knights, battle scenes, romance, and SO much more!), that I didn't want to put it down! I enjoyed every part of this book and plan to read the next book in the series very, very soon! I highly recommend Waterfall.

Items Collected
Person (Warrior): I stared at the portrait of a fierce warrior with sword in hand. (Page 20)
Place (Famous Landmark): And I couldn't see the lovely white marble of the Fonte Gaia. (Page 171)
Thing (Wing): I turned and hurried back to my wing's corridor... (Page 112)
Color (Purple): ...where the sky was stained with the deep purple of dawn. (Page 64)

[Rosina]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Zina have you read the Chronicles of Nick?"

No i havent but I do have the first one...Its getting close to the top might get it read soon...

[Megan L]

Alyssa wrote: "Oh.... Well, I guess I'm the only one done so far for the Famous Landmark item. I thought I'd be one of the last.

And we're UPDATED.

So, how is everyone doing with their books? Are they good, bad..."

Hi Alyssa,

I think my book might have some romance in it. I am just about to start reading my book. Sorry I have fallen behind this week because my Mom is visiting me and where I would have spent time reading I had to spend all of last weekend cleaning. I am hoping to catch up this weekend!

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Zina wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Zina have you read the Chronicles of Nick?"

No i havent but I do have the first one...Its getting close to the top might get it read soon..."

I wasn't that big of a Nick fan until I read his series.

[Ana]

Finished green item 18.09.2012
3 stars

Review:i liked this books because of it relatively fast peace and suspence - first book of this genre and ths author i have read but i didn't like the long descriptive parts

Items:
People: healer - Doc page 19
Places: road - the highway sometimes seemed to unravel ahead page 80
Things: wing - dashed by the spray of wings page 85/86/90
Colours: green - cover

[Ana]

i will finish this week's item ths weekend

[Alyssa]

New item is shoreline. I don't know how I'm gonna find that one.

Happy reading!

[Megan]

I think I'll read either or .