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Okay. I am home again and exhausted. I will hopefully finish my book tonight and be ready for a new book on Fri. As a suggestion, try to be able to hire movers or convince your parents that not everything will fit in half the space. I am not sure where my mom plans to put things, but the boxes are stacked in her office.
Moving is always much more stressful than is ever imagined!FYI I may be changing my book. I'm looking to what words are available now.
Leslie if I have the book I can do a search for you if you don't have the electronic....let me know.welcome home turtlecollector
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "
Finished Shadowborn... 4¼♥'s
if you enjoy a more adult (but not overly pornographic compared to some) fae urban fantasy, I would recommend this book. It's not meant to be r..."
whooo whoooo Alana great job!
Katya wrote: "Leslie if I have the book I can do a search for you if you don't have the electronic....let me know.welcome home turtlecollector"
Thanks, Katya! I actually read all my books as ebooks, so I am doing the search electronically as well. I appreciate the offer, however. It certainly helps with these games to have the search function LOL.
I have changed my book to
I wasn't getting through Little Women as fast as I wanted to. I kept getting distracted by other books! Anyway the objects I found were bed, non-human, smoke and black. I will post locations when I finish the book sometime tomorrow.
Sounds great, Leslie! Thanks for the update!
Week 1
bed p. 36
non-human (Djinn)
shore line p. 105
black (cover)
This one was quite a roller coaster ride - again. Joanne Baldwin (now Prince) has just sort of married David, and gotten the demon mark back on her which puts her back in thrall to Bad Bob. And there's a hurricane coming. So they board a giant cruise ship ala Titanic. This installment is non-stop action right from the beginning and it includes Joanne becoming quite evil. Lewis brings out all the big guns to stop her and it ends in quite a cliffhanger. I'm not sure why I'm so obsessed with this series, since I love an HEA, but I am. There's always hope that I'm going to get one. And David is the most amazing character. So that's enough for me to keep going, hoping that the rollercoaster ride has to eventually come to a stop. I think.
Week 1- Bed
by James PattersonRead 9/5/12 4 stars
This is my favorite series of his. The Women's Murder Club is unusual in that it it four women all from different but similar fields coming together to solve crimes. In this one, there was more focus on the cop than on the whole group, but everyone does get involved. It seemed that the criminal was made obvious too soon in the book, though, and the end was just how to catch him rather than figuring out who did it.
Items claimed:
Thing: Bed - pg.11 "in her mother's bed"
Color: Yellow cover
People: Celebrity - pg 21. "...the Oscar-winning actor and legendary womanizer Harry Chandler..."
Places: Metropolitan Area - set in San Francisco
Leslie wrote: " Week 1bed p. 36
non-human (Djinn)
smoke p.106
black (cover)
..."
Leslie, you can only claim 1 thing, since Bed is a mandatory thing you can't claim smoke. You need a place instead.
Let me know when you update or you can repost the whole thing to make sure I catch it.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Leslie wrote: " Week 1bed p. 36
non-human (Djinn)
smoke p.106
black (cover)
..."
Leslie, you can only claim 1 thing, since Bed is a mandatory thing you can't claim smoke. Y..."
thanks for catching that. I can find a place, I'm pretty sure. Will post soon with correction.
Okay, I claimed shoreline. Luckily the characters were stranded on an island!
Well, great job team...I see Danie is reading...anyone hear from her?
No, I'll PM her right now just to see if we can see what's she's up to
Hi all! I posted on page 2 with my book and item. Once I'm not on my ohone I'll link to my review.
Danie wrote: "Hi all! I posted on page 2 with my book and item. Once I'm not on my ohone I'll link to my review."Danie when you get it all linked up go ahead and re-post so I know to give you points. I only check the new posts daily.
Danie wrote: "Hi all! I posted on page 2 with my book and item. Once I'm not on my ohone I'll link to my review."Thanks again for the update!
People:
1. Child
2. Celebrity ~ Found 2/5
•Turtlecollector• 11th Hour
•Alana• Shadowborn
3. Healer Found 1/5
•Katya• Obsidian
4. Warrior ~ Found 1/5
•Danie• Collateral
5. Couple
6. Single Male
7. Single Female
8. Non-human Found 1/5
•Leslie• Cape Storm
Places:
1. Open Space
2. Metropolitan Area Found 1/5
•Turtlecollector• 11th Hour
3. Famous Landmark
4. Mountains/ cliff
5. Shore line Found 1/5
•Leslie• Cape Storm
6. Road Found 1/5
•Katya• Obsidian
7. Bar/Pub ~ Found 1/5
•Danie• Collateral
8. Forest ~ Found 1/5
•Alana• Shadowborn
Things:
1. Blood
2. Wheel
•Turtlecollector• 11th Hour
•Alana• Shadowborn
•Danie• Collateral
•Leslie• Cape Storm
•Katya• Obsidian
4. Wing
5. Glitter
6. Bag
7. Stairs
8. Smoke
Colors:
1. Red
2. Orange
3. Yellow Found 1/5
•Turtlecollector• 11th Hour
4. Blue
5. Purple
6. White
7. Black ~ Found 2/5
•Alana• Shadowborn
•Leslie• Cape Storm
•Katya• Obsidian (Found Week 1)
I'll update our list here today, and I'll see if I can link the review for Danie
Alana - I have finished my book and found all my items but I think you did not add me to the found total on your list.
Turtlecollector wrote: "Alana - I have finished my book and found all my items but I think you did not add me to the found total on your list."I haven't updated it yet- I will be doing that today
I am going to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for green. I found all four items I can claim on the first page of the book.
I am reading
I will let you know what my extra items are after I read.
I can't start yet, but was considering
or maybe
(I'm not sure if that has enough green or not)
The review book I started a day or two, maybe three ago is LONG... really long.
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "I can't start yet, but was considering or maybe (I'm not sure if that has enough green or not)"If you are going by the cover it needs to be 50% green. But you can also find the word anywhere in the book. I love Molly Harper!
Turtlecollector wrote: "I am going to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for green. I found all four items I can claim on the first page of the book."Great Novel & movie.
I am not sure yet what my green novel will be....
Okay, I'm finally on an actual computer for the first time in a week and can link to my review for Collateral. Sorry it took so long!http://booktacularworld.blogspot.com/...
Will go choose my next book in about 10 minutes when I can get to my bookshelves without waking up my husband!
Hmm. I'm currently reading
by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The background is a dark green. I'm only about 15 pages in, can that count?
Okay I updated our list - I think I got everyone's stuff so far. We should 'officially' have a point.
Danie, per the rules to get your point your review must include the weekly item you are reading for, a link to the book, the date you read the book, a 1-5 star level and at least 2 sentences of a review then any other items you are claiming and the review must be posted in the thread not a link. There is an example post here.
If you go back and re-read those 15 pages I will take it. You have to read the entire book after the item is called.
Danie's Review:Read on September 01, 2012 5♥'s
Ellen Hopkins hosted a contest a while back for photos of military families. I sent one in of Mike and I, just for the heck of it. I didn't think I'd be one of the winners, but when she contacted me via email, I was so excited. I love Ellen Hopkins. I've read every one of her books, with the exception of Triangles. I'm a huge fan of her writing style.
Collateral is the story of Ashley, a 20-something year old woman who meets a Marine named Cole and falls in love with him. She is a bit apprehensive at first, but eventually falls head over heels in love with him. She sticks by his side through everything, including multiple deployments. Eventually though, she starts to re-evaluate her relationship with Cole when she realizes just how hard being a military wife/girlfriend can be.
Have you seen those memes that say "NAILED IT!" on them? There needs to be one of those for Collateral. It was so bizarre reading the words that I've been saying since Mike joined the military. I remember when he first left, and not hearing from him for weeks at a time. It was scary, it was upsetting, and it was so hard to explain the rollercoaster of emotions to people who hadn't personally dealt with it. I always said that unless you've lived the military lifestyle, you can't even begin to understand how hard it is. Ellen Hopkins proved me wrong with Collateral.
Ashley and Cole's story is filled with ups and downs, just like any real relationship. On top of the normal struggles of being young and in love, they're dealing with long-distance. On top of that, they're dealing with the military.
The characters in Collateral were all supremely realistic. I know women like Ashley's friends, who assume that because they're husband/boyfriend is gone, they can flirt with other men. I was furious at the way Derian treated Spencer, but I know it happens.
And Cole. Cole, Cole, Cole. My heart broke along with Ashley's by the end of the book. What an ass.
It was so great to read a book that recognized the struggle that those left behind by military members face. I can't compare what I've gone through to those overseas, and I'm not going to try. But I loved that for once there was a character in Ashley that I could identify with. Someone who I could say "YES! I know exactly how that feels!"
Ellen Hopkins created an amazing novel with Collateral. I think this has been one of my favorite books written by her to date.
I am re-reading
and "Green" is in it. I should finish tomorrow and I may use this book. We shall see.
Alana thanks for trying to help. But I really would like it all in one post. I hate to be such a stickler but with all the teams it is just too much to go back to other pages to try to track down a post with items, a post with a I'm done, and a post with a review. Danie can you please one post with all the required info in it. Thanks.
I know Danie has been doing some posting from her phone, and it's alot harder doing it that way. Hopefully she'll be able to put it in one post.
Sure thing...Collateral
Week 1, item called was bed. Cole carried Ashley to the bed on page 78 - "...he carried me into my room, eased me onto my bed."
Read on September 1st, 2012. 5 stars.
Ellen Hopkins hosted a contest a while back for photos of military families. I sent one in of Mike and I, just for the heck of it. I didn't think I'd be one of the winners, but when she contacted me via email, I was so excited. I love Ellen Hopkins. I've read every one of her books, with the exception of Triangles. I'm a huge fan of her writing style.
Collateral is the story of Ashley, a 20-something year old woman who meets a Marine named Cole and falls in love with him. She is a bit apprehensive at first, but eventually falls head over heels in love with him. She sticks by his side through everything, including multiple deployments. Eventually though, she starts to re-evaluate her relationship with Cole when she realizes just how hard being a military wife/girlfriend can be.
Have you seen those memes that say "NAILED IT!" on them? There needs to be one of those for Collateral. It was so bizarre reading the words that I've been saying since Mike joined the military. I remember when he first left, and not hearing from him for weeks at a time. It was scary, it was upsetting, and it was so hard to explain the rollercoaster of emotions to people who hadn't personally dealt with it. I always said that unless you've lived the military lifestyle, you can't even begin to understand how hard it is. Ellen Hopkins proved me wrong with Collateral.
Ashley and Cole's story is filled with ups and downs, just like any real relationship. On top of the normal struggles of being young and in love, they're dealing with long-distance. On top of that, they're dealing with the military.
The characters in Collateral were all supremely realistic. I know women like Ashley's friends, who assume that because they're husband/boyfriend is gone, they can flirt with other men. I was furious at the way Derian treated Spencer, but I know it happens.
And Cole. Cole, Cole, Cole. My heart broke along with Ashley's by the end of the book. What an ass.
It was so great to read a book that recognized the struggle that those left behind by military members face. I can't compare what I've gone through to those overseas, and I'm not going to try. But I loved that for once there was a character in Ashley that I could identify with. Someone who I could say "YES! I know exactly how that feels!"
Ellen Hopkins created an amazing novel with Collateral. I think this has been one of my favorite books written by her to date.
Thing : Bed
Place : Bar/pub - Cole and Ashley meet in a bar
People : Warrior - Cole is a Marine
Danie wrote: "Sure thing...Week 1, item called was bed. Cole carried Ashley to the bed on page 78 - "...he carried me into my room, eased me onto my bed."
Read on September 1st, 2012. 5 stars."
What is the name of the book Danie? And what about color?
Katya wrote: "What is the name of the book Danie? And what about color? ..."
Ditto. It looks like maybe collateral is the title. But can you please put in the book link?
The more you claim at this point the faster your team could win so if you can throw in a color I will still count it.
WEEK NUMBER 2: GREEN
by Laurann DohnerRe-read 9/9/12 ** spoiler alert ** 4.5 Stars!
Another great installment by Laurann Dohner.
What I loved about this installment is how the author portrayed Valiant. His speech and behavior demonstrated how different his upbringing and life was from humans. He was a big, aggressive meanie that everyone was intimidated and feared by; But Tammy just frowned at him and shut him down. He said over and over again, "You will stay with me forever, You belong to me and I belong to you." How sweet!
Tammy, by mistake, trespasses on Valiant's property and an angry lion/man-Valiant comes after her angry and ready to tear her apart. He hates humans and is one of the more animalistic of the New Species. Instead his anger turns to lust as he realizes she is in heat (ovulating) and he is turned on...he drags her up into his house and by the time officers can arrive with tranquiler guns, the two have succumb to that lust. She eventually leaves Reservation and back to her real world.
Five weeks go by and the two are separated but yearning for each other and feeling sad and lonely. Tammy get's kidnapped by extremists who hate New Species because of her involvement with them...Valiant in particular, and is rescued by Valiant and these two started on the way....they fit together like a hand and glove. Hot, sizzling sex and time getting to know each other helps them to realize that they have real feelings for each other. But you will have to read yourself to see what happens next. :-)
People ~ "Celebrity" (Pg.154) "Tammy forced a smile, tried not to gawk at him, but he was a celebrity."
Places ~ "Forest" (Pg.73) "The sounds of the forest completely died along with the gunshots."
Things ~ "Bag" (Pg.94) "She had a bag with her that she set on the edge of the bed."
Color ~ "Green" (word of the week) (pg.164) "He looked as though he could be someone's nice grandfather. That was until he turned a pair of ice-cold green eyes on her that froze her."
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "GO Katya!"I am only disappointed that I used Green last week...oh well. Keep trudging on!
Okay, edited my previous post to include the title.Also I reread the first 15 pages and finished my green book.
Night Embrace
Finished 9/9/2012 - 3 stars
Has a green cover
This book was kind of a disappointment. I'm a newbie to PNR, but after I met Sherrilyn Kenyon, I decided to try the Dark-Hunter series. I loved the first two installments, but this one was a letdown. It seemed to drag on until the last 150 pages or so.
But I'll continue to read the series because I'm a sucker for all things related to mythology, and I love the stories of all the gods and goddesses.
Claiming :
People - Non-human - Talon (one of the main characters) is a Dark-Hunter.
Places - Metropolitan area - Story takes place in New Orleans
Things - Blood - "...and watched as a thin trail of blood ran down his chest..."
Colors - Green - word of the week - Cover is green
The cover doesn't look very green in the picture, but it's a very dark green.
Yay, Thanks Danie. Points are updated. Talon and Sunshine were not my favorite book eitehr but Zarek is next and he is one of my favorites. I might be biased. She is my favorite author. So jealous you got to meet her.
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