R4: Team 1~First Ladies

[Ana]

i already have shoulder and emergency vehicle and i am a book behind can i skip one of them?

[Danielle]

Ana Wrote: "i already have shoulder and emergency vehicle and i am a book behind can i skip one of them?"

If an item is called any previous points for that item won't count unless you read another book with that item in it. Eg. Even though you have already read a book which you claimed shoulder in the team can't get the shoulder point until you read another book with shoulder in it. Same goes for emergency vehicle.

[Ana]

ok then. i am reading A Game of Thrones for the shoulder item. i will be done in a couple of days and i will think about the next item

[Ana]

week 7: shoulder

Book: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Finished: 22.01
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: Great book: an epic fantasy full ok kings and knights creating a whole new world...loved it even if it has a lot of war which is not one of my favourite topics

Items:
Weather: snow - Jon Snow one of the characters
Clothing: necklace - "he told me that a Maester's ecklace is made of" page 520
Body Part: SHOULDER - "he puts his arm on Hodor's shoulder" page 658
Misc: musical instrument: "pinching a string of his harp" page 338

[Lina]

Megan, I'm a little short on time. I have a book read for shoulder, and I'm finishing one up now for Emergency vehicle. Can you tell me, will that bring me up to date on the books??

Sorry I've been scarce, I'm still in the game though!

[Megan]

CaroB wrote: "Megan, I'm a little short on time. I have a book read for shoulder, and I'm finishing one up now for Emergency vehicle. Can you tell me, will that bring me up to date on the books??"

Yes.

[Lina]

Thank you!

[Lina]

Week #7 - SHOULDER

Title/Author:Living with Temptation by Melinda Hale
Read: 20.01.13
Rating: ★✩✩✩✩
Review: Recently separated from her cheating husband, Chelsea needs a place to stay for a few days. Playboy millionaire Dean needs some help to keep the media at bay, and change his image. A mutual friend connects them to solve both their problems. What starts out as a helpful offer becomes a lot more when their attraction sizzles with their continued close proximity. I wanted to like this book. Who doesn't like a second-chance at love story? And the cover promised me smexy times and some fine lingerie. I was in!
Apart from the smexy time, what ensued was confusion, mostly mine, brought about by the inconsistencies in the story. The characters can't seem to make up their minds about how they feel or what they want; not that unusual in a romance story, I hear you say, and right you are! But when it happens continuously, within the space of a page or two, then a reader might start to wonder what they'd missed. The characters would think one thing, and then say and do something completely different, leaving the reader adrift. and it didn't only happen with the two main characters. At one stage (view spoiler)[ the friend who introduced them and pushed Chelsea to accept Dean's offer, telling her he was a good guy, was also the friend who ended up warning her not to trust Dean completely. (hide spoiler)] Say what?

Claiming:
SHOULDER: Pg 17, "Chelsea threw her head back, her wavy shoulder length hair flowing behind her as she locked her eyes onto him."
FOG: Pg 51, "White fog emerged from his breath as he turned to look at Chelsea, regarding her with a plaintive look. "
BRA: Pg 85, "Dean watched her hungrily, kneeling before her on the bed as she stripped the white blouse from her body, bearing more of herself to him in her pink bra."
SHELF: Pg 9, "Grabbing a pop tart from the shelf, Chelsea placed it in the toaster. "

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Points awarded for fruit, hood, bra, shoulder,

Your up to 17

[Megan]

The next item was called and it's Rainbow.


Team 1 ~ First Ladies
Item: Rainbow

Ana: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien ~ finished January 30, 2013 REVIEW
Ana also claims: Belt, Tail, Cake

CaroB:
CaroB also claims:

Danielle:
Danielle also claims:

Megan: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter ~ finished January 28, 2013 REVIEW
Megan also claims: Sky

[Danielle]

Week 8:Emergency Vehicle

Book: High Noon by Nora Roberts
Completed: 25/01/2013
Rating: 3 Stars
Review: High Noon was an alright read; it isn't something I would ever bother rereading though. The dialogue was very stilted and awkward throughout the novel and I couldn't really get interested in the plot.

Items Claimed:

Weather- “Lightning slashed through the sky before he'd crossed the first block, and thunder rolled threateningly in its wake.”

Body Part- "Anybody know why this nuisance ended up with a toe tag?"

*Emergency Vehicle- “They rode to Cousin Bess's in a police car while Carter wolfed down the cold burger and fries, gulped down the Coke.”

[Lina]

Week #8 - EMERGENCY VEHICLE

Title/Author:Together Again by Peggy Bird
Read: 25.01.13
Rating: ★★★✩✩
Review:
Margo Keyes, a Portland D.A., double purposes a trip back to her native Philadelphia for a school reunion and work presentation. She's not looking forward to being back there for a whole week, until she bumps into her old high-school buddy, Detective Tony Alessandro. They had some past chemistry she was keen to rekindle...
Together Again was my first read by Ms Bird. I enjoyed the pacing immensely, Ms Bird manages to pack quite a story in a seemingly short eBook length (170 pages estimated on Amazon) and at no point does the story lag. The writing is succinct, which may take a little while to get used to, but ultimately helps to move the story along well. Right from the first we are introduced to a suspense subplot that runs concurrently to the romance and manages to weave through until it all comes together at the end. This was done very cleverly, the reader is left wondering not only who did it, but how and when it will all tie in.
All in all, this was a fantastic book to while away a few rainy hours. I'll definitely be reading more of this author’s work!

Claiming:
EMERGENCY VEHICLE: Pg 96, "We need police and an ambulance. Mr. Todd’s been hurt."
RAIN: Pg 88, "I’ve learned to like rain since I moved to Portland."
BELT: Pg 50, "the white camisole and a wide black belt that emphasized her slender waist"
CURLY HAIR: Pg 78, "The voice came from behind where a five-foot nothing little bit of a thing with caramel-brown curls and huge hazel eyes stood."

[Megan]

Item: Emergency Vehicle

Read: Full Disclosure by Dee Henderson
Read from January 23 to 25, 2013
Rating:

Review

Items claiming:
Weather - Snow: "Paul tried to imagine clearing snow in winter for this length of driveway." (location 1604)

Clothing - Sock: "Black raced into the living room, diving toward the couch to wrestle an old sock from under the end." (location 2968)

Body Parts - Nose: "Those icy drinks with cherries-and I got sunburn on my nose." (location 399)

Misc. - Emergency Vehicle: "Tonight we are going to walk out of here, take the elevator to the lower level, and leave the hospital in an ambulance." (location 5370)

[Megan]

Item: Rainbow

Read: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter
Read from January 27 to 28 2013
Rating:

Review

Items claiming:
Weather - Rainbow: "Iris arrived shortly after midnight, appearing in the cell with a burst of rainbow." (page 316)

Misc. - Sky: "Olympus hovered eternally between the blue sky of day above us and the rainbow of dusk below, but even with the golden sunlight that washed across his face, he looked pale." (page 21)

[Ana]

week 9: rainbow

Book: The Hobbit
Finished: 30.01
Rating: ★★★
Review: i haven't read Lord of the Rings so i thought i should start with The Hobbit which was i good idea because the story told how everything started and how the characters met

Items:
Weather: rainbow - "white radiance shot with glints of the rainbow" 77%
Clothing: belt - "both with blue hoods, silver belts and yellow beards" 2%
Body Part: tail - last of the ponies' tail dissapearing" 19%
Misc: cake - "finishing the second cake" 2 %

[Ana]

i'll be done with the emergency vehicle soon too

[Ana]

week 8: emergency vehicle
Book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Finished: 02.02
Rating: ★★★
Review: i have had this book on my tbr for a long time. i found it ok, i liked the suspense but not so much the violent part

Items:
Body Part: nose - "she had a wide mouth and a small nose" 6%
Misc: emergency vehicle - "police officers, an ambulance, the rescue quad" 16%

[Ana]

week 10: snow

Book: I Heart New York
Finished: 03.02
Rating: ★★★
Review: easy read, funny and clichee: the girl has her heart broken and goes to NY where she forgets all about it and starts dting again. i liked the writting style

Items:
Weather: snow - "a beautiful shit of thick white snow: 97%
Misc: shelf - " on the bottom shelf an array of cereals" 10%

[Ana]

i am done with all the items!:)what's next?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Ana wrote: "i am done with all the items!:)what's next?"

Check out the main discusion thread and the game review thread.

Three teams have alread finished, so there will be no more items called. The game is over. But another round should be firing up in a couple months.