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R3: Team 6~The ForenSIX Team ***Second Place Winners***
Laura wrote: "Can i use Alexander the Great as celebrity?"definitely
So here is my question I read teh Naked Duke and they talk about Almanc's (spelling) the famous place to meet husband's does that count for landmarks?
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "The cover you linked wasn't 50% green. In order to claim the color on the cover it has to be the majority of the color on the cover, not just a color on the cover..."Thanks for answering, I had no idea about this. Gonna look closer next time.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Can i use Alexander the Great as celebrity?"definitely"
Thanks, Dawn :)
Today's word is Shoreline: Anywhere a large body of water meets the land, be it ocean, sea, lake, river, creek, reservoir. Happy reading everyone!
This is what I chose because it looks like it has a shore line on the cover as well as being set by the sea.
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Toni ~married to a hunk~ wrote: "So here is my question I read teh Naked Duke and they talk about Almanc's (spelling) the famous place to meet husband's does that count for landmarks?"I would need more infomation. I have never heard of it and based on that spelling I couldn't find anything.
Dyllan aka ~Whycked Mhystresxs~ wrote: "Can I use Galway as landmark?"I need more info. I found the city Galway, but not a landmark.
Week 3: Landmark
Book: Kellan by Kate Hoffmann
Length: 224 Pages
REVIEW:
Gelsey "GiGi" Woods is a retiring party girl who's have been just saved by our Quinn hero, Kellan. Gelsey wants to start over with her life, but her past has other plans, and try as she might, she can't keep Kellan out of it.The Good:
Kellan is drawn by Gelsey the very first time they met, and even if she isn't a real mermaid, he's hipnotyzed by her, like he's under some kind of siren call.
I love Irish books and characters. I love their language, their culture, their manner. Kate Hoffmann can always make a good book about Ireland and its people. Kellan is no exception.
The Bad:
By the end of the book I felt empty. Like the book couldn't reach to me and make me go inside it and forget about all the rest.
The Cute:
The prologue when they are kids always gets to me. That was really cute, and one of my fave parts of the whole book.
The FUgly:
I really couldn't like Gelsey. I get it she wated to change and stuff, but her past (and her present actions) shows the behaviour of a teen, not a 27 years old woman. I didn't liked her at all. She made everything looks like Kellan was some big, bad monster for asking questions. There's no future without a past. Out with Gelsey, in with me!
Fave Quote:
She tipped her face up to the sun.
"Kellan Quinn is a very good man," she shouted.
"He's a feckin' gobshite."
The voice came from the direction of Danny's smithy and Kellan shruged.
"I guess we have other opinions on the subject."
ITEMS FOUND:
People:
Non-Human:
"Have ya ever came 'cross a mermaid before?"
(Location 1091)
Places:
Famous Landmark
"Well, I know that and you know that. Everyone in town knows that. But the tourists don't. That silly Blarney Stone makes million every year and we need a share of the money bein' thrown about. People come to Ireland because of leprechauns and fairies and all those other silly legends."
(Location 1091)
Things:
Wings
But she didn't have wings, at leats none that he could see.
(Location 74)
Colors:
Blue
"She was half frozen to death. Almost blue from the cold."
(Location 407)
Sorry you guys I can't find a book with a famous landmark to save my life. I will look more tomorrow and I have an idea for one with a shore line.
Week 3 LandmarksI read
and thought it was a cute book. I will read more in this series. It was a nice setup for a YA or 6th grade level book. Finished it September 21, 2012. Items: Landmark --> Anne Rice's house or Bourbon Street, White ( when she wore the tennis outfit), Single female (Raven at the beginning of the book) Blood on the car after her friend hit Alexander
Toni ~married to a hunk~ wrote: "Week 3 LandmarksI read
and thought it was a cute book. I will read more in this series. It was a nice setup for a YA or 6th grade level book. Finished it Sept..."Yay Toni. You beat landmark's ass!! :)
So have we completed Landmarks now? I still haven't been able to check off the mountains yet since we have had 2 places called 2 weeks in a row. Hopefully next week.
Sheila wrote: "So have we completed Landmarks now? I still haven't been able to check off the mountains yet since we have had 2 places called 2 weeks in a row. Hopefully next week."I think Laura still have to claim landmark.
Yeah Laura still needs to finish her read but I know that we are close on a few other things so I will look again tomorrow and write what things we are closer on too.
I'll finish my read for landmark tomorrow the latest.
Sounds great Laura.
Week 4 Shore Line I read the book
and it was really good. I am particular about the vampire books that I read but this one was very good. I have gotten the 2nd one and started reading it already. I like the characters and how they worked together in this book. Items: shore line --> Malibu CA, red --> lipstick, stairs --> where she laid almost dead in her home and child --> his sister was only 16 when turned and a child in his eyes. Finished September 22, 2012.
Toni ~married to a hunk~ wrote: "Week 3 LandmarksSingle female (Raven at the beginning of the book)..."
In order to count single female or single male they have to stay single the whole book.
Let me know what other person you want to claim.
Toni ~married to a hunk~ wrote: " Week 4 Shore Line I read the book
and it was really good. I am particular about the vampire books that I read but this one was very good. I have gotten the 2nd one..."Just FYI Malibu won't count as shoreline. But I do know that Cyn lives in a beach front condo. So I will count it.
Dawn then I will claim couple since they were a couple in the book at the end. Thank you for letting me know that. Have a great weekend.
Okay, so I lied. I ended up reading something else for my book this week.Week 4 - Shoreline
Rating: ★★★★★
Finished: 9/23/12
Shoreline: A yellow shore greeted me, touched with patches of bright green grass. page 266
Color: orange (cover)
Thing: stairs - I padded down the stairs, moving silently. page 9
People: child - A girl walked out of the back room. She couldn't have been more than seven or eight. page 259
I was a latecomer to the Kate Daniels series and really to Ilona Andrews books all together, but once I jumped in, I was hooked. When I read that they were going to write a book from Andrea's perspective I was excited. I love Andrea and always wished that we could see more of her, but always figured that wasn't going to happen. Thank goodness I was wrong.
It was great to get into Andrea's past and learn more about her. Her past created her and how she interacts with the people in her life. I loved getting to see her interact with Kate, Raphael and Ascanio and the rest of the Pack. Seeing her investigate the murder of four pack members was great too. She has a slightly different style then Kate, but there is never any doubt why they are friends and co-workers. And I absolutely love her version of intimidation.
I really hope we get to see more from her point of view. And hopefully we'll get more hot scenes between her and Raphael. And more of her intimidation tactics. Hell, I'll just take more of awesome, kick ass Andrea!
Week 4 - Shoreline Called 9/21 Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan CooperFinished 9/24
While on vacation in a big old house on the coast of Cornwall, Simon and Jane and Barney Drew discover an ancient manuscript which is a key to finding long buried treasure. Trouble is that they aren't the only ones looking for it. Exciting adventure and danger follows. I give it ★★★ 's
People - Child - Simon and Jane and Barney Drew
Places - Shore Line - Cover OR - I thought you would want to know about the map of the coast cd 2 track 7
Things - Stairs - halfway up the stairs cd 2 track 2
Colors - Black - the black gloved hand cd 4 track 18
Congrats team 6! You are the first to get a point for a non-called item. You now have a point for child.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Congrats team 6! You are the first to get a point for a non-called item. You now have a point for child."Woohooo! Way to go team!
Thanks Dawn!
Famous Landmark - on the cover (pyramids)
24.09.12 ★★★★★Items:
Famous Landmark - on the cover (pyramids)
Black - on the cover
Blood - She pulled him ever closer clutching his fine baby-soft hair as he drank deeply from her blood
Celebrity - When they had arrived in Cairo the first time, the area around the pyramids had been choos-not only unbearably hot, trying to push through the crowds so they could get to the entrance, but all the while Sting was up there belting out those run-of-the-mill saggy middleaged yoga melodies.
It got over too soon :( This time the story took the characters to the underworld to fight with the dark forses and they found out there is a gate to heaven and one of the characters is the keeper and the key of the gate.
Woohoo! Looks like we should be getting another point for a non-called item with celebrity. We are really close (2 away) from getting a few other points as well. We rock!
Good work everyone!!
Alright ladies here is the run down on the things we are close on. Wing --> Paris and Toni
Stairs --> Laura and Dyllan
Orange --> Toni and Dyllan
Black --> Paris and Laura
Gee Toni, I feel left out of your list :(As soon as a place DOESN'T get called I will fill in the mountains/cliff slot.
What do you want to bet that CHILD gets called next time?
Ha Sheila! I was thinking the same thing. Child or celebrity since we should be getting that point here soon.
Well then oh well at least we are ahead of the game. :-)
We're close on blue too, Toni and Laura need that one and mountains/cliff Laura and Sheila need that.That's a lot of potential points coming up for us! Let's hope that the items that get picked fall our way.
I hope so too! Thank you Paris I didn't notice the other color one.
It does help to have the spreadsheet so we can see how it is getting filled in. I've been trying to pick out things that others already have filled in. I notice that some things don't have anything claimed yet.
Laura wrote: "Famous Landmark - on the cover (pyramids) 24.09.12 ★★★★★Items:
Famous Landmark - on the cover (pyramids)
Black - on the cover
Blood - She pulled him ever close..."
Laura, to count a color on the cover it needs to be 50% of the cover color. Black won't work for that book. Let me know if you have black inside or want to do another color.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Laura wrote: "Famous Landmark - on the cover (pyramids) 24.09.12 ★★★★★Items:
Famous Landmark - on the cover (pyramids)
Black - on the cover
Blood - She pulled ..."
There was black in the book - Shoul they just toss that into the Black Fire as well?
Thank you Dyllan maybe I missed that when I was looking. Thank you for letting me know.
Toni ~married to a hunk~ wrote: "Thank you Dyllan maybe I missed that when I was looking. Thank you for letting me know."No problem Toni, it happens.
Shore Line - on the cover
Items:
Shore Line - on the cover
Single Female - on the cover
Glitter - on the cover
Purple - on the cover
This book takes you to totally different world, full of magic and magical creatures. The main character is elf named Raine Benares and she is a seeker. She will help a friend and takes an amulet to keep and puts it on and she can't take it off. There are goblins who want the amulet as well and soon Raine finds herself in adventure she did not ask for.
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The cover you linked wasn't 50% green. In order to claim the color on the cover it has to be the majority of the color on the cover, not just a color on the cover.
Instead of linking this cover