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R3: Team 4~FOURtune Hunters & Collectors** Fourth Place Winners**
Week 3 Famous LandmarkI read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Finished 17 Sep - 5 stars
Mini review
This was a gripping fiction story, that so easily could have been true. Twins are born to a doctor and his wife in 1962 but the daughter is born with Downs Syndrome, her father can't bear the thought of losing her while still a child as he lost his sister to heart failure when she was only 12 so he asks his nurse to take her away and put her in an institution and he tells his wife the baby died.
Caroline the nurse cannot leave the baby in the barbaric institution so she raises her as her own and David - the girls real father never tells his family that she is still alive.
This is told from 2 POW and is emotionally charged throughout, very well written and definitely worth a read.
Definite 5 stars.
Items:
Famous Landmark: Fort Pitt Tunnel onto the high bridge... 21%
Healer - 'Why not? She asked you're the doctor.' 1%
Glitter Snow had melted in her hair and glittered like a diamond tiara 3%
Orange She sat on an orange plastic chair 8%
Im dragging with my book, but will get it done in time.
Jenne says "like the car wreck you know you shouldn't look at but can't help but do so." I loved that description! With that line alone I headed to add it to my TBR LOL
Adele--I read The Memory Keeper's Daughter a while back and loved it but loathed the doctor. :(
Kathy I am reading a book for another challenge and am dragging with it so I know how you feel. Just not as interesting as I thought it would be but I need it for more than one challenge so I need to get er done. :(
Jennifer if you're going to read it here's the first one
they're not for the faint of heart but sooooo good.
JenniferJ wrote: "Jenne says "like the car wreck you know you shouldn't look at but can't help but do so." I loved that description! With that line alone I headed to add it to my TBR LOL
Adele--I read The Memor..."
I know what you mean Jennifer, he was an a**e
Ok guys these are a few of the items we're close to having a point for (2 or less people):Celebrity Dusty
Fammous Landmark: Kathy
Healer: Jennifer J.
Glitter: Jennifer J. & Dusty
Orange: Kathy & Jennifer J.
Woo Hoo!! I have orange in this book!! Its everywhere!
OK Jenne, I'll try to fit as many of them as possible into my book this week hon. ;)
No pressure! I just thought it best to keep them in the back of our minds though lol ☺
OK! Finally finished!Famous Landmark week
I read
Three
Review This is a funny story about Mack Durgan and his (ex) best friend's ashes, and the dramas that surround Mack as he tries to find the perfect place to lay his friend to rest.
Unknown to Mack, also in with his friends ashes is a winning lottery ticket stolen by one of the many criminal types chasing Mack around the country.
I found it a bit hard to follow, as there are a lot of characters, and almost every chapter, is from a different persons point of view,including some from a pig named Poindexter!!
It was good story, but I just had trouble getting into it.
It was great book for scavenger hunters!!
I found
Places:Famous Landmark The Grand Canyon Page 207 "The Grand Canyon would add at least a couple of hours to the trip each way,"
People: Warrior Page 79 like a fighter getting up from the canvas,
Things: WheelPage119 “Crappy piece of junk,” he said. “An oven on wheels. You’d think they’d spend some money on upkeep.”
Colour: OrangePage105 "Two guys wearing orange robes had gotten on the bus in East Hotplate or some such, their heads shaved except for skinny pigtails."
If My choice for Warrior isnt acceptable, I will claim
People: Child Page 134 "eggs and blueberry pancakes pureed together in a blender for the goddamn Gerber baby."
Phew!! Now I can start reading a good book!! I marked "Eve Of Samhain" as reading, but never got past the first chapter because I was struggling so much with "When Pigs Fly" I might leave it now, for next weeks challenge!
OMG I love the little cheer kitty Kathy! May I borrow him?
Hang on, will post a link!!
There are all kinds here!http://www.addemoticons.com/emoticon/...
You need to "copy URL" to post them here!
Here's the link to the post with the items everyone has claimed so far for future reference:List of Items
Team 4!
With Kathy's post we now have 3 points!
thanks Kathy they are so doggone cute and yea team 3 points! Awesome job!!!
Good going girls!!Hope I can come up with a better book this week!
I will be reading Dead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonI will be able to claim Healer, Glitter, Orange as well this week! :)
I will be reading
by Angelina Cabo this week it has single female on cover, coast at 65%, wheel at 77% and black at 4%
I have already claimed shoreline so that means I only get to claim the other three is that right? BUT< do I still have to find shoreline too? I cant remember from last time!
Adele wrote: "I will be reading by Angelina Cabo this week it has single female on cover, coast at 65%, wheel at 77% and black at 4%"Adele, your book needs to be at least 200 pages long. This one won't work it is only 142.
♥☆♫★♡ Kathy♡bahd gihrl♥♡★ wrote: "I have already claimed shoreline so that means I only get to claim the other three is that right? BUT< do I still have to find shoreline too? I cant remember from last time!"Yes, you still have to claim the shoreline, you just don't get any more points for it.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Adele wrote: "I will be reading by Angelina Cabo this week it has single female on cover, coast at 65%, wheel at 77% and black at 4%"Adele, your book needs ..."
ok, I couldn't remember, that was why I mentioned the page numbers, thanks Dawn I will take another look.
I will read
by Andrew LangThis has Coast on page 65
Yellow in the title
Fairy for non-human in the title and everywhere in the book
Wheels on page 14
Thanks Dawn, now to find a book!
Right, Im going to read
By Tina Folsom. But I HAVE to finish Eve of Samhain first!
Alright finished my book earlier I'll post my review and items tomorrow.
Shoreline Week:I read Lying in Wait
Finished it 9/24/12
♥♥
Here's my review:
2.50
This is a story about several different people in Ireland and England. Mal leaves his family's farm to go to Dublin for work. He gets mixed up with a crew of criminals that have ties to the IRA. Things go south fast and he leaves town with a suitcase full of their money. Tom is a bachelor living on his dairy farm with his widowed sister. Her daughter Jess is moving to london for school. Tom has an affair with his caretakers wife while engaged to her sister. Mal meets Jess while living in London on the run from the gangsters. Where they begin to fall in love. The gangsters hes hiding from track him and hurt the innocent friends of Mals who have no idea of his past. It takes a minute for all of these people to tie in together. This book is suppose to be a thriller but I really felt it was more drama than thriller until the end. I believe I would of enjoyed this more as a movie than a book.
Shoreline: Kindle Location, 5249
he reached the wet sand of the shoreline
Single Male: Kindle Location, 4566
it'll be far less suspicious for a couple to go around looking for information than a single man.
Bag: Kindle Location, 287
picked up his scuffed bag
Yellow: Kindle Location, 122
that showed uneven yellow teeth
Shoreline week: finished 9/22/12
Rating 5 out of 5 ♥'s
Read: Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Found:....Shoreline - Jenks had left via the window shortly after we crossed the river, into Kentucky. (page 58)
also can claim
Found:....Healer (pg 134) The doctor wouldn't give up the records without being subpoenaed, and shortly after the request, the office burnt to the ground.
Found:....Orange (pg 200) She sat in the corner, snarling at anyone who got close, and drank orange juice all night.
Found:....Glitter (pg.415) Jenks was laughing, making circles of pixy dust to sift down like sunbeams to glitter on her shoulders.
Review: Holy Cow what a awesome book! Loved it! Rachel Morgan is a witch and also a bounty hunter with "IRS" until she decides to strike out on her own leaving the IRS with a death contract on her head because they are not keen on folks leaving the system!
I loved it when her and Ivy (a vampire) team up together in their business because Rachel does not even like vamps and is scared to death of her own partner. And they also have a so called 3rd partner whom I adored, Jenks, a pixie with a zillion kids and an overprotective wifey with medical expertise.
It was just a really fast paced story, full of action, that centered around Rachel, Jenks, and Ivy starting their business, moving in together, and working feverishly to get the contract off Rachels head.
Woohoo with Jennifer's post we now have 2 more points from noncalled items! :)
I'm halfway! Having trouble finding time to read any great amounts. BUT loving Tina Folsom, as usual!I have for sure
Yellow(the cover)
and
vampires
I finished
on 9/24/12I give it 4 stars
SHORELINE- Open ground along the riverbank. loc 1091
SINGLE FEMALE- Cover
WHEEL- Ben was behind the wheel of his pickup. loc 3097
BLUE- A hand blue as the Oregan sky. loc 559
A blue alien gets lost on earth. She meets a man who helps her get back to her ship. But in the three days it took the two fell in love.
JenniferJ wrote: "Shoreline week: finished 9/22/12
Rating 5 out of 5 ♥'s
Read: Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Found:....Shoreline - Satisfied the salinity was equal to th..."
JenniferJ can you add to your shoreline qoute, or justify it. You bolded "ocean" ocean is not the same as shoreline. If there is more to it that clarifies the land meeting the water can you include it.
Did I blow shoreline for the team, little one has chicken pox?
You can still post your shoreline book Adele its not timed:)
Shoreline week finished 28 Sep 2012Yellow - In the title
and a yellow coverCoast on page 65 - 'By this means he passed through the midst of them unseen, and wandered on till he reached the coast....'
Wheel on page 14 - 'You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.'
Non-Human - page 40 - '...though it is only fair to say that the fairies did not love them half so well as their wives did.'
Review
this collection of short fairy tales from around the world is a good all round collection with some personal favourites included but after a while it got a little monotonous as many of the tales were so similar.
Stars - 3 out of 5
Adele if you want to change your thing since wheel was called for this week (if it's ok with Dawn) that way you can claim 4 items this week instead of only 3
For Wheel week I will readCake Icing, Butt Budder and Tea Lids by Renee Andrews this has:
wheel
child
black
open space - community park
Shoreline week finished 28 Sep 2012Yellow - In the title and a yellow cover
Coast on page 65 - 'By this means he passed through the midst of them unseen, and wandered on till he reached the coast....'
Wheel on page 14 - 'You must have an iron horse cast, which must have little wheels under each foot.'
Non-Human - page 40 - '...though it is only fair to say that the fairies did not love them half so well as their wives did.'
Review
this collection of short fairy tales from around the world is a good all round collection with some personal favourites included but after a while it got a little monotonous as many of the tales were so similar.
Stars - 3 out of 5
If this is ok with Dawn I will change my 'thing' from wheel to wing
Wing is on page 7. - 'Only the youngest had a swan's wing instead of his left arm.'
Adele did you have a wing, bad, smoke, or blood in your shoreline book?
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Finished 9/15/12 Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Here's my review:
AMAZING! I wish I could give it 10 stars. Ms. Roberts is a mastermind. This was such an emotional story. What should be a horrible thing isn't. This series is like the car wreck you know you shouldn't look at but can't help but do so. The insight we get into Caleb's history was insane. This was filled with all sorts of twists and turns. This one picks up where Captive in the Dark ended except Livie is in the hospital with the F.B.I. (this confused me at first but it's her telling her story to Agent Reed so it flashes back to the past then current) Caleb & Livie arrive at Felipe's home in Mexico to prepare her for the auction. Felipe & his slave Celia aren't so bad in fact they end up being quite helpful to Caleb & Livie. The anguish in this story is almost unbearable. Caleb can't come to terms with the way he feels about Livie. One moment he's so tender then the next so harsh. My mind is still spinning over this book and I finished it two days ago. I know the content of this book scares a lot of people off but if you like a serious emotional book and one that screws with you head then try them. I'm sad it's only two books I wish there was more to look forward too.
Items:
Famous Landmark: The Pentagon say the word and I'll have you transferred to the Pentagon Kindle Location: 1985
People: Healer: I kidnapped a doctor to help save you Kindle Location 700
Item: Wheel: he gripped the wheel tighter Kindle Location: 754
Color, Orange: and sipping hand squeezed orange juice Kindle Location: 3042