R3: Team 5~ Phenomenal Five **Third Place Winners**

[Ezi]

Sweet! Way to go Angie.
P.S. Angie, I read Claimed with Emma and Dage. i will read Hunted book 3 on Friday (depending on our word of the week).

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Ez~How did Claimed read? Better than Fated I hope.

[Ezi]

Much better. I liked Dage, much smoother. He is a king after all. Emma was a butthead heroine (LOL)

[Lina]

Is everyone ready for the new item to be called?

[PepperP0t]

so many challenges and a difficult week i have no idea who i am right now! but yes

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Congrats on your first non-called item point with child.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Way to go team!

[Ezi]

New Item: Wheel

[Ezi]

Finally i will begin in the next 15 mins or

[Alley]

I love being able to cross-challenge books. I'll be reading Night Shift by Nora Roberts.

[PepperP0t]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Finally i will begin in the next 15 mins or "

i like both of those! either way you have a good read ahead!

[PepperP0t]

⊰❁ Alley ❁⊱ wrote: "I love being able to cross-challenge books. I'll be reading Night Shift by Nora Roberts."

me too Alley, why i don't know since I'll just read another book for fun instead of for a challenge.

[PepperP0t]

I'm gonna go with either or (that cross-challenge thing)

[Ezi]

Is the Thirteen Tale a pnr or UF or none of the above?

[PepperP0t]

none of the above. its supposed to be historical fiction. i'm still on my quest to help my sister read more.

[Lina]

I'll be reading this week.

[Lina]

PROGRESS REPORT
Team Challenge-Scavenger Hunt R3>
Team 5: Phenomenal Five

Google Spreadsheet - Everyone, please double-check your points.

Week: #5 - WHEEL
ALLEY - Night Shift
ANGIE - The Quest or Hell on Wheels
CAROB - Hell on Wheels
EZINWANYI - Riding Wild [+ Metro Area, Single Male, Orange]
PAT - Tempted by Blood [+ Open Space, Couple, White]



Week: #4 - SHORELINE - Completed

Week: #3 - FAMOUS LANDMARK - Completed.

Week: #2 - GREEN - Completed.

Week: #1 - BED - Completed.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I have two books that might work: or .

[Ezi]

by Jaci Burton

Book Riding Wild
Rating: 3.5 stars
Finished on 9/28/12
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Place--Metropolian Area: Chicago, As assignments went, this one was odd. (Pg. 2)

People-- Single Male: “She responded with a shriek of pleasure that she knew every single guy on the floor had to hear..." (Pg. 150)

Thing-- Wheel: “ She beat her hands on the steering wheel let out a mini squeal of victory...” (Ch. 11).

Color-- Orange:*Cover has Orange*

[Lina]

Ezi, the "Thing" for this week needs to be Wheel. Could you please provide a link to the item?

[Ezi]

CaroB wrote: "Ezi, the "Thing" for this week needs to be Wheel. Could you please provide a link to the item?"

Done

[Ezi]

@Angie: I think you won a book from Paranormal Cravings by Michelle Hauf called

[Lina]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Done"

Thanks :-)

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "@Angie: I think you won a book from Paranormal Cravings by Michelle Hauf called "

Yeah I did I'm so excited about it. I just got my email about it too.

[PepperP0t]

Great Angie

[PepperP0t]

Finished: 9/30
Items Claimed:
Person: (Couple) Instead she'd spent the evening trying to pry verbal information from a couple of boys who clearly were better at texting than talking in person.( Pg 26)
Place: (Open Space) Two at the Pink Salon, one on the street that Arianna saw, two in the woods behind her house, then one in her driveway. (pg 110)
Thing: (Wheel) He gripped the steering wheel and the snake flexed. (pg 84)
Color: (white)She ran her finger over a thin white line that extended across his rib cage. (pg129)

My Rating: 4.5stars
My Thoughts:
Sweet Blood guardian Jackson meets blogger Arianna Welles while saving her niece from the Dark Bloods who have special plans for her. In the third full length novel of this exciting series we get another great entry and Jacks is definitely ready for his star turn. Fans of the series get glimpses of familiar faces and those new to the series will be able to follow along without getting lost.

Jacks and Arianna are great together as he comes off as the ultimate sex candy and she is worthy fated mate. I liked that Arianna was independent and though human not completely helpless or hapless as she used her natural skills and abilities to protect and to grow into a fierce fighter. Jackson, who presented previously as a carefree female magnet allows a peek under his skin and through his past – without dragging the story to maudlin-town. The familiar guardians, mates, enemies and friends make valuable contributions to move the story along as secondary characters rather than pointless appearances for window dressing. Their independent actions and interactions with our star couple also laid additional groundwork for future series entries as well. The villains of the piece were not to be outdone as their nefarious schemes, machinations and betrayals kept the suspense of the story interesting. The ending while sweet & somewhat predictable is not saccharine.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Pat wrote: "

Finished: 10/1
Items Claimed:
Person: (Couple) Instead she'd spent the evening trying to pry verbal information from a couple of boys who clearly were better..."

Pat, I accepted woods as an open space. It seems more like a forest to me. But I know lots of state wooded areas are called open space.

However, you already claimed black in post 187. So let me know if you want to claim another color.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'm actually changing my book to .

Week#5:Wheel
Finished:10/1/12
Rating:4 stars
Review:Jillian Summers hasn't gotten over her ex cheating on her six months ago. Now she's being asked to pick a vacation to an exotic location but nothing strikes her fancy. When she finally picks it's a dude ranch in Wymoning. Little did she know that her world was about to change by meeting a real cowboy in suit and tie. Jackson Burke swore he'd never again be involved with city bred woman yet Jillian sparks a passion in him that he's never felt before or since. He's unsure of her place in his life but he wants to find a way. Jillian feels safe and protected in Jackson's arms but isn't sure of what the future holds for either of them. Can they both move beyond their pasts? Your answers await you in Leather and Lust.

Items Claimed
People~Single Male:He was exactly the kind of man she was drawn to. Kindle App for PC Location 224
Places~Road:Jillian’s gaze shifted from one end of the long empty road to the other. Kindle App for PC Location 153
Thing~Wheel:He slung an arm over top the steering wheel and turned to her again, trying to understand why she was in such an all-fire hurry to get to some tourist driven guest ranch. Kindle App for PC Location 316
Color~White:Looking down, he pushed aside the slender strip of white silk covering her p****, revealing springy auburn curls, a shade darker than her hair. Kindle App for PC Location 415



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[Alley]

I'm changing my book to My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent. My copy of Night Shift is missing some pages. :(

[PepperP0t]

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

Finished: 10/1
Items Claimed:
Person: (Couple) Instead she'd spent the evening trying to pry verbal information from a couple of boys who clearly..."

thank you Dawn. updated.

[Lina]

PROGRESS REPORT
Team Challenge-Scavenger Hunt R3>
Team 5: Phenomenal Five

Google Spreadsheet - Everyone, please double-check your points.

Week: #5 - WHEEL - Completed.
ALLEY - My Soul to Keep [+ Couple, Pub, Yellow]
ANGIE - Covert Dreams [+ Road, Single Male, White]
CAROB - You Slay Me [+ Single Female, Metropolitan Area, Red]
EZINWANYI - Riding Wild [+ Metro Area, Single Male, Orange]
PAT - Tempted by Blood [+ Open Space, Couple, White]



Week: #4 - SHORELINE - Completed
Week: #3 - FAMOUS LANDMARK - Completed.
Week: #2 - GREEN - Completed.
Week: #1 - BED - Completed.

[Lina]

Changed my book.

WEEK #4: WHEEL

Book: You Slay Me
Finished: 02-10-12
Rating: ★★
Review: I'd heard such good things about this author and about this series, but I have to say, I was not charmed at all. Sure, there were moments of humour and for the most part the story was well-paced, but there were so many holes in the plot and more importantly, I just wasn't a big fan of the hero and heroine.

First, for an almost 40 y.o heroine, Ashling Grey was an idiot - albeit one who apparently researched demon lore just for fun. So maybe not a complete idiot, just a bimbo who by all rights should be dead from all the dangerous situations she stupidly kept putting herself into... As for Drake, to me he just came across as a smug, arrogant, sexy thief who was smoking hot (literally).

I wont rush out to read another of Kate McAlister's books, but I'll admit to being curious if it's just this one that I didn't like and maybe there are better ones of her work that I'll enjoy more.

Person: SINGLE FEMALE - Cover. /i>
Place: METROPOLITAN AREA - Location 71.9. ""There is a strong oc­cult so­ci­ety here in Paris.”
Item: WHEEL - Location 17.7. ""The taxi dri­ver tossed my bag into the other side and slid be­hind the wheel.”
Colour:RED - Cover"

[Alley]

Week 5: Wheel

Book: My Soul to Keep - Rachel Vincent
Rating: ★★★★
Completed: 10/3
Review:
I actually liked this one. I don't remember being too impressed with the previous books - I had read them last year sometime and just didn't want to continue right then. There were typical annoying teenager moments, but that's to be expected in any YA book. Really did want to sock Kaylee's cousin in the mouth a few times though.


People: Couple: pg. 270 One room over, two half-dressed couples had found an alternate use for Mr. Fuller's pool table, and in the kitchen, one of the football team's managers was manning a keg someone's big brother had bought.
Place: Pub: pg. 251 "You let us worry about that," my father said with a note of finality he'd probably perfected kicking drunks out of his parents' pub in Ireland.
Thing: Wheel: pg. 44 I sighed and crawled across his lap, wedging my torso between the wheel and his chest as I felt around for the button.
Color: Yellow: pg. 335 I stepped on the gas to make it through a yellow light, then dropped back to the speed limit.

[Ezi]

CaroB, you know you can use this book for this our other challenge (GR with friends, Team 1)

[Lina]

No worries Ezi, if I run out of time with my other book, I'll use it.

[Ezi]

CaroB wrote: "No worries Ezi, if I run out of time with my other book, I'll use it."

Not worried, trying to help you streamline (LOL). I started trying to do use same book if I could, and it has helped with me with juggling--seeing as we are challenge junkies!

I see you finished CL Wilson--boy, you are working it

[Lina]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "I see you finished CL Wilson--boy, you are working it."

Was that to me, Ezi? I haven't finished CL Wilson, I've got it marked as to-get. I've heard great things about it. (sorry if that was directed at someone else)

Thanks for helping me with streamlining, I'm definitely trying to use my books for as many challenges as I can - you're right, us challenge junkies have to work smarter :-)

[Ezi]

CaroB wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "I see you finished CL Wilson--boy, you are working it."

Was that to me, Ezi? I haven't finished CL Wilson, I've got it marked as to-get. I've heard great things about it. (sorr..."

CL Wilson comment was directed @Pat. Sorry.
Good Job Pat, I saw you finished the CL Wilson book (Rapid Scavenger Hunt)

[PepperP0t]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "CaroB wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "I see you finished CL Wilson--boy, you are working it."

Was that to me, Ezi? I haven't finished CL Wilson, I've got it marked as to-get. I've heard great things a..."

and I liked it. I'm almost done with my 2nd book for this challenge and loved it.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I'm actually changing my book to .

Week#5:Wheel
Finished:10/1/12
Rating:4 stars
Review:Jillian Summers hasn't gotten over her ex cheating on her six months ago..."

Angie, this book is only 58 pages long. It doesn't meet the 200 page minimum.

Also for single male, I will need more of a verification he is single through the whole book, not just mention of a man.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Dawn~I can do another book for this week's word. Let me know.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "Dawn~I can do another book for this week's word. Let me know."

Just re-post whenever you get it finished it will be fine.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week #5:Wheel

finished 10/4/12

Rating:4 stars
Review:BJ has been having disturbing and vivid dreams about a woman he's never met before. Stan Halsey is searching for his wife Valerie when everyone around him has there is no proof he has a wife at all. Before Valerie's disappearance she's certain that they are being followed. Brent Morrison has been injured for knowing too much information about Dr. Ibrahim Muffani's operations. What do all these people have in common? Who is out to hurt these people? Is there government involvement? Your answers await you in Covert Dreams.

Items Claimed:
Color~White:He even smiled. He had terribly white teeth and boyish long hair. Kindle App for PC Location 40

People~Single Male:Thirty-six-year-old female pitted against the twenty-year-old macho male. Kindle App for PC Location 5330

Place~Road:With that in mind, Spencer kept his eyes on the road, his mind on tomorrow. Kindle App for PC Location 848

Thing~Wheel:He started shaking, all over, and he had to fight to keep the steering wheel under his control. Kindle App for PC Location 811

[Lina]

Good work on the swapping Angie!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Thanks CaroB!

[Ezi]

way to go Angie!

What's the new word?

[Lina]

BLUE is this week's item.

I'll be reading Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley for this week.

[Ezi]

New Item is BLUE--which I have already claimed in week 2 or 3 (boo hoo hoo for me).

However I will read

[PepperP0t]

will work for a couple of challenges for me.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]