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Oct 04, 2012 06:43PM
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Ok Ladies,I so sorry but I have gotten behind in my challenges and I think I have started too many challenges as well. I am planning on doing some serious catching up this weekend since I don't have anything going on. Now all I have to do is make sure my husband is occupied so he won't bother me!
So I will read
for my wheel book this weekend.And I am reading
for blue this week!
Just to make sure that everyone knows, this week's item is BLUE!!
I'm still working on my wheel book. Work has been insane this week. I'm planning on having last week's and this week's books done for next Friday though.How is everyone else doing?
Finished: 10/6/12
Rating: ★★★★☆
Review:
This book was interesting for me. Usually I don't like when the characters fall in love too fast but in this book it didn't bother me so much. The two characters are so stubborn they are trying not to fall in love that they actually end up doing just that. I liked this story becasue it wasn't overly romantic and the characters stuck to who they were and their beliefs and respecting each other in the process.
Items:
People: Single Male
The Duke of Beucastle - brother to main character adn primary secondary character in the story is single throughout the whole story
Place: Open Space
"..she could see open countryside. The wind, no stronger than a breeze..." page
Thing: Wheel
"..to the sound of hooves clopping and wheels crunching on the terrace below."
Color: Purple
"..Morris's face had turned a dangerous shade of purple."
Week 6 - 10/05/12Item: Blue
Read: Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel by Jonathan Morris
Finished it on: October 8, 2012
Rating:
Review:
One of my favorite Doctor Who episodes is Blink, the Weeping Angels are the show's scariest villians, so when I saw this book I was really excited to read it! The Doctor, Amy and Rory all came across as themselves and I could easily visualize each of the actors saying the things in the book. I laughed several times with the things the Doctor said and did - I could picture Matt Smith doing those things and it was HILARIOUS!!! The ending was a bit dull, but overall the story moved along at a great pace and kept my attention throughout. I would definitely recommend this book to any Doctor Who fan - it was very enjoyable!
Items Collected
Person (Non-human): "So what exactly are these 'Weeping Angles'?" asked Mark. (Page 79)
Place (Bar/Pub): Down on the dance floor, the indie kids flowed towards the bars while the dance kids surgedin from Rolf's bar. (Page 67)
Thing (Smoke): Caught in the flickering glow of a fire, thick black smoke billowing around it, its expression had changed to a snarl of hunger. (Page 11)
Color (Blue): The sky, rather than being dark and ovecast, had become a clear, early-evening blue, with a full moon. (Page 30)
Got us all updated.We're really close on a few more items. Yay! I think I may be able to finish one off for us soon.
Happy reading! :-)
back home i'll update when i am back from school
finished wheel item - 08.10 2 stars
review: i have finished the book but i can't say i liked it. the language was to obscene and it wasn't scary at all
items:
People: warrior - the ghost
Places: bar/pub chapter 25
Things: wheel chapter 27
Colours: black chapter 27 in the description of the dog
WEEK 6: Item called BLUE Book:
Finished:10/Oct/12
Rating: 3 and half Stars
Review: Well this was quite the story. Grabbed you right from the start. Very funny book. Made me think of Lucille Ball if she was a succubi (maybe just cause of the red hair. Really was funny. Just what I needed to read while sitting around in airports on this last trip. Overall the story was so unbelievable but such fun to just escape.
ITEMS COLLECTED
Person:Celebrity p.20 BRAD PITT held nothing to this guy.
Place: Mountain/Cliff p.241 He walked toward the rocky tumble at the foot of the CLIFF...
Thing:Wing p.198 It was our most popular WING.....
Colour:Blue p.35 God, you have the most gorgeous BLUE eyes...
Yay! 3 more items down! We've now earned 10 items! I'll be posting my wheel book review tomorrow night. So, that will be 1 more item, maybe 2 if I can find another one I'm looking for. A few more and we'll be halfway there. :-D
Parks, meadows, fields, countryside etc.
I finished
on 10/12/12 for the Wheel item.Read: Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Rating: ★★★★
Review: I liked it. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely held my interest.
I was pretty interested in all skinwalker stuff. The only things I really know about skinwalkers is from the Mercy books. All the new info in the book was pretty cool.
Jane is bad-ass. I liked her. Beast was cool too, and another bad-ass.
The jury's still out for me on a bunch of the other characters, like Rick and Leo. Very suspicious....
I'll be continuing with the series as the books become available to me.
Items Collected
Thing - Wheel: There are two of them on the cover.
Person - Couple: "We were passed by tuxedo-clad waiters on the way to work, couples out for a romantic night..." (pg109)
Place - Road: "A mile later, he crossed a wide road..." (pg228)
Color - Red: "The sun was setting, casting a red glow on the horizon..." (pg3)
Week 7 - 10/12/12Item: Open Space
Read: A Love Surrendered by Julie Lessman
Finished it on: October 13, 2012
Rating:
Review:
I am so sad that this is the last book in the O'Connor family saga, but A Love Surrendered was a wonderful conclusion. I loved seeing snippets into each of the different couples married lives, which is one of the many things I loved about this series. I am glad I still have the prequel to read, as I am not quite ready to say goodbye to this family.
Items Collected
Person (Single Female): On the cover
Place (Open Space): "You are some snot-nosed kid fresh off the farm," he hissed. (Page 247)
Thing (Bag): ...and better Pop Clancy's bag than his partner's face. (Page 151)
Color (Black): She pushed a black curl away from her Betty Boop hairstyle and winked an eye lidded with violet shadow. (Page 22)
Week 7 - 10/12/12Item: Open Space
Book Read
Finished 13/Oct/12
Rating 4 stars
Review
Well this was the second in the Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas. I really enjoyed this story of Marcus and Lillian. What really made me mad was ST.Vincent and the Countess. I was just so disappointed in St.Vincent for his actions at the end of the story. I love Lisa's writing and will definitely seek out the next book in the series.
Items Collected
Place: Field
p.171 Of taking her in the FIELD as if she were a peasant girl....
Thing:Smoke
p.103...as if he were an addict inhaling lungfuls of narcotic SMOKE.
Color:Purple
p.152 The PURPLE-spotted..dingy dipper.......
Person:Single Female
p.134 You die a SPINSTER.
Week: Blue
Finished: 10/14/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This book was a lot of fun. Mel finds her next door neighboor out cold in her apartment. She contacts her next of kin in order for him to come and take care of his aunt's pets while she is in a coma. The nephew Max sends on of his friends John to pretend to be him and all hell breaks loose.
This book is different because the whole story is written in email form. Mel finds herself falling in love with John and all her coworkers, friends, his friends and family all get involved in their love life. It was funny and a great story.
Items collected
People: Healer
"She is marrying a doctor from Westchester!" page 23
Places: Metropolitan Area
"If you are trying to say that being a single woman in New York City is a disability..." page 26
Thing: Bag
"..you brained Aaron Spencer with your bag last night at Pastis." page 3
Color: Blue The cover of the book is blue.
Megan L wrote: "Week: Blue
Finished: 10/14/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This book was a lot of fun. Mel finds her next door neighboor out cold in her apartment. She contacts her ne..."
Megan if you go to Amazon.com and look at the paperback copy of the book under the cover picture is an option to search inside the book. I found most of the items you still need. Look there and re-post to claim som more items. If you only claim 1 item it will make it impossible for your team to win.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Megan L wrote: "Week: Blue
Finished: 10/14/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This book was a lot of fun. Mel finds her next door neighboor out cold in her apartment. She..."
Thanks Dawn I will do that!
Week: Blue
Finished: 10/14/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This book was a lot of fun. Mel finds her next door neighboor out cold in her apartment. She contacts her next of kin in order for him to come and take care of his aunt's pets while she is in a coma. The nephew Max sends on of his friends John to pretend to be him and all hell breaks loose.
This book is different because the whole story is written in email form. Mel finds herself falling in love with John and all her coworkers, friends, his friends and family all get involved in their love life. It was funny and a great story.
Items collected
People: Healer
"She is marrying a doctor from Westchester!" page 23
Places: Metropolitan Area
"If you are trying to say that being a single woman in New York City is a disability..." page 26
Thing: Bag
"..you brained Aaron Spencer with your bag last night at Pastis." page 3
Color: Blue The cover of the book is blue.
Found items I needed! Reposted
Finished blue item:
- 19.10 4 starsI liked this book because of the writing style. It made me feel like in the jazz age. I liked the story too but i found it kind of sad to be around all those people and to feel like you were alone...
Items:
People: single man Gatsby and Nick
Places: Forest - near Daisy's house
Things: blood - when Tom hit his girlfriend chapter 2
Colours: blue - cover and blue eyes chapter 2
Ana wrote: "we have to read it anyway right?"Yes, you won't get the extra points for wing since you all have already claimed it, but it is a chance to get the 3 binus items.
Should be finishing my Blue book tonight. Review tomorrow, and I'll get us all updated.Happy reading!
I finished
on 10/22/12 for the Blue item.Read: Whispers at Moonrise by C. C. Hunter
Rating: ★★★★½
Review: It was really good! Kylie is one awesome supernatural in my opinion. I wonder what else we'll learn about her in the last book.
Poor Kylie though.... She has so many things to deal with at the same time. It's kind of crazy. Boys, ghosts, her supernaturalness, and more.... I feel for her.
Ugh.... I didn't realize the next book,
, is the last book. I feel like there could be so much more to the series. Can't wait to see how it ends.Items Collected
Color - Blue: The cover.
Person - Single Female: She's on the cover too.
Place - Forest: "Walked away from the forest." (pg13)
Thing - Stairs: "Turning, she shot down the porch steps and headed around to the back of the office." (pg3)
I finished
on 10/24/12 for the Open Space item.Read: Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: OMG!! I love this series! The action, romance, and mystery of it is perfect.
Mercy and Riley are just fantastic. I loved them together. I spent a lot of the time going "Aww...". I think them together will be awesome for the series.
Now that all the cats are paired up, I'm excited to see what pairings happen next. I already have
sitting here just waiting for a new shelf to be called.Items Collected
Place - Open Space: "And I made sure to be at the beach a lot." (pg231) (Let me know if beach doesn't work, Dawn.)
Person - Non-human: "--and while the humans and changelings buried themselves in the viciousness of emotion..." (pg1)
Color - White: "...before dressing in jeans, a plain white tee, and boots." (pg22)
Thing - Smoke: "And you didn't turn into a puff of smoke and disappear." (pg39)
All updated. Please let me know if I missed any items.We now have 16 items checked off! (As long as I'm counting correctly.)
I'm going to be starting my wing book tonight or tomorrow. (At least I hope it will be my wing book. Gotta find it first. Haha.)
I only have 5 items to find before I'm done with my list.
How is everyone else doing?
Week 7 - 10/12/12Item: Wing
Book Read
Finished 25/Oct/12
Rating 3.5 stars
Review
I love detective stories and Sue Grafton does not disappoint. I first started to read her series 2 years ago and then got hooked on PNR & UF and put her to the side.
I really enjoy Kinsey Millhone. I like Kinsey's no nonsense approach to life. The client Bobby who she meets at the Gym, is doing physical therapy after having been in a bad crash where his friend was killed. He believes that someone is still out to kill him. A couple of days later he is dead right after Kinsey is hired. Kinsey still has a retainer and continues the investigation.
A fun fast read. A great change of pace from what I have been reading lately. What I really enjoyed was the 80s references..Velour jumpsuits and workout gear has changed in the last 20 years.
Items Collected
Place: Bar
p.86 ..gliding through the BAR like a shark
Thing: Wing
p.61 There was a sign that read South WING
Color: Yellow
p.153 The leotard she wore was a pale YELLOW spandex
People: non human
p.216 I heard a DOG barking at the house
Grrrr.....New item is Mountains/Cliff.
That does not help me.... That means I won't be able to earn my last Place item this week.
Week: Open Space
Finished: 10/27/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This book was a lot of fun! This is the story of Indy Savage who is a fun girl who loves rock and roll and getting into trouble. One of her employees has stolen a bag full of diamonds and all of sudden Indy is running of a whole bunch of bad guys. Enter Lee the ultimate bad boy who Indy has been in love with since she was five!
I love Kristen Ashley! I think she is my new favorite author! Her stories are fun, her characters are quirky and they always seem to get in trouble! My favorite thing though is she always has very sexy, yummy alpha males in her stories!
Items collected
People: Single Female
Ally the best friend is single throughout the entire story.
Places: Open Space
"on the out, out, outskirts of Platte Park but close enough..." kindle location 1697
Thing: Stairs
"stumbled out of bed and down the stairs kindle location 671
Color: Yellow
"with a ragged, cutoff hem, a bright yellow tank top with "Sugar" written across.." kindle location 281
finished open space books
- 29.10 4 starsWhen i started to believe i don't like chicklit anymore...it was a nice book about an overweighted girl and how difficult was life for her because of this.
Items:
people: single women - Cannie, the man character
places: open space - the park was almost empty p5
things: bag - small bag of chocolate p4
a rolled-up sleeping bag p9
colours: red - a pale beige house with a red door - p36
Ive started my book for the current week but only into it for a few chapters....been a crazy week trying to get other challenges caught up to date.....
I finished
on 10/30/12 for the Wing item.Read: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Rating: ★★★★
Review: It was good. Plenty of action, but it was hilarious sometimes too. There's a couple of chapter in the middle of the book where I was trying to not laugh like a crazy person. Of course, I was reading them at work, which made it even harder. *sighs* Poor Harry.
I liked most of the characters. Harry and Bob are probably my two favorites right now. Them together.... LOL!
I will definitely be continuing with the series as I get my hands on the books. It seems like it will be a lot of fun.
Items Collected
Thing - Wing: "He had silver dragonfly's wings sprouting from his back..." (pg72)
Person - Single Male: He's on the cover.
Place - Bar/pub: "McAnally's is a pub a few blocks from my office." (pg53)
Color - Black: "I looked down at my black canvas duster, with its heavy mantling and waterproof lining and sleeves actually long enough for my arms." (pg11)
We're all updated again.We've earned 21 items now! (If I haven't missed anything.... Please check and let me know.)
I'm not sure how the rest of you are doing, but I've only got 2 darn items left. And evil Mr. Randomizer called Mountains/cliff last Friday, which meant I couldn't earn the only Place I had left, Metropolitan Area, plus my last item of Blood. I've been holding off starting a book for Mountains/cliff, just in case an item is called tomorrow that will let me earn both of the items I'm missing. *fingers crossed, and baking brownies for Dawn/Mr. Randomizer* :-D
i still have 4 items . one of them is smoke so as we have wing called i have to read 2 books and i am done...what happens next?
I don't think you need to read a wing book. I think you only have to if you need that item or you want to earn additional items. Since you don't really need too many more items, you probably don't have to read the wing book to help you earn extra items.You should just be able to skip wing, and start a book for mountains/cliff, since you don't need wing. I saw what items you have left. If you pick the right book for mountains/cliff you might be able to earn your other 3 items too, because they are all from different categories.
So, I say start a book for mountains/cliff. Hopefully, Dawn will stop by and correct me if I'm wrong.
that would be great because i am a little busy lately
Oh so i might be able to skip finish reading my book and hedge my bets that next item called will let me finish my remaining items...
That is right. You don't have to read all the books. Or read in order. At this point it is a race to finish. The first team to get them all in will get first place. And someone will do that this week. We will go on to name 2nd & 3rd places though.
I finished
for the mountains/cliff item.Finished Nov2/12
Rating: 3.5 ★★★
Review: I like Susan Wiggs. Her books are my go to reads when I am feeling down in the dumps. I chose this one because I wanted to get in the holiday spirit early.
The prim and proper librarian Maureen gets the chance to direct the holiday pageant. She is paired with a former child star and recovering alcoholic Eddie. Who cant stand christmas but has been appointed by the court to participate. He drives her wild and challenges every idea she has for the pageant.
I enjoyed their banter. Overall, it left me with a warm happy feeling.
Items Collected:
Mountains Page 67 Hearts of the Mountains Church was situated on a hill side overlooking Willow Lake...
Blood page 207 its a place where people sell their blood for money
Red page 48 he stuffed it into the painted red bucket
Week 8 - 10/19/12Item: Wing
Read: A Light in the Window: An Irish Christmas Love Story by Julie Lessman
Finished it on: October 26, 2012
Rating:
Review:
I LOVE Julie Lessman's novels and was super excited when I was given the opportunity to read this one before it was released. However, while I liked this one, I wasn't as enthralled with it as I was with her other books. In fact, I was kind of disappointed with it - which I hate to say, but it's the truth. This is her shortest book, to date, but it took me the longest to read! I kept putting it down, mostly because Marcy was getting on my nerves. Don't get me wrong, the story was still good, but knowing Marcy as the mother from Lessman's other books, I felt her behavior was quite strange in this book. I know she was a lot younger and everything, but she was so biased against one person and hardheaded too! She refused to think differently about him and consistently thought the worst of him. While with another person, who had the same reputation, she behaved the exact opposite.
Another part that was annoying was the ending. It was very confusing and WAY TOO ABRUPT!!! After reading A Passion Denied, I was looking forward to reading about a certain event, but that wasn't even in the book!!! I think it should have been, and was very disappointed that it wasn't. However, I can understand, in a way, it not being in the book for those who haven't read her other books and will read this one first. Then again, reading this book made the whole scene in that book seem really strange - if you've read that book, I'm sure you know to which scene I'm referring.
I loved the whole Christmas play theme and the way the men got involved in helping with it was both funny and ironic. I think I would have enjoyed the story more had it been available to read first, especially since this is the prequel to the other ones and I knew what the ultimate outcome was going to be. Even though I was disappointed with it, I'm glad I read it and any fan of Lessman's books will definitely want to read this one too, but may feel the same way I did.
***I received a complimentary copy of this book to review. I was asked to give my honest opinion of the book - which I have done.***
Items Collected
Person (Single Male): Father Fitz said with a cuff of Patrick's shoulder, directing them to matching gold wing chairs across the way. (page 22)
Place (Metropolitan Area): Because if the city of New York... (page 22)
Thing (Wing): Father Fitz said with a cuff of Patrick's shoulder, directing them to matching gold wing chairs across the way. (page 22)
Color (White): A white high-collar shirt with a stylish bowtie accentuated the dark shadow of Sam's beard while pushed-up sleeves revealed muscular forearms, one draped with a navy jacket. (page 22)
Week 9 - 10/26/12Item: Mountains/Cliff
Read: Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguié
Finished it on: October 28, 2012
Rating:
Review:
Kiss of Night was an amazing vampire novel and I greatly enjoyed reading it! I loved the mystery and suspense in this novel. I am really glad that it is part of a series, as I want to learn more about these characters, and hope to be able to read the next book very soon.
Items Collected
Place (Mountains/Cliff): He picked his way quickly through the field and then ran up the hill to the lord. (page 116)
Thing (Blood): He made it to the kitchen and was suddenly overwhelmed by the smell of blood. (page 221)
i think i will be done by the end of the day:)now i just hope to find all the items i need
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