R4: Team 7~Savvy Scavengers

[Katya]

Thanks Camilla....

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Katya wrote: "Is lightning speed good for weather-lightning?

if not I can do Rain pg 80 or moonlight pg 303"

ill take it.

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

Grr.. latest book had shoulders, but that was it. Onto another book to try

[Camilla]

Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "Grr.. latest book had shoulders, but that was it. Onto another book to try"

Oh, that sucks! Hope you can find something you really want to read with shoulders and more ;-)

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

Okay, latest book I think I could claim 3 items, but I'm waiting to see if the next book can do all 4. I figure I have a wee bit a time to get maximum 'points'

[Camilla]

Since you're working on that (shh... *whispers* perfect score) thing, you should definitely go for broke ;)

[Camilla]

Finished my eyes book! :)

The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Read from Jan 07 - 11


I had a bit of a hard time getting into this book as the style is very different and lyrical.
But after getting used to it, I was able to immerse myself in the story which was different than most everything I've read..
Sad, depressing and optimistic all at the same time - and the back-drop of the Newfoundland which isn't really a backdrop but more the centre and surroundings at the same time.

Hard to describe this book - I could talk about the story line, but that's not what makes this book good - what makes it different is the style and the combination of its elements.
So, give it a chance despite perhaps being a bit scared for the first 20 pages.. It's well worth it!

Items claimed:
Eyes: "...the father fixing his child in place with his starting eyes... "
Kindle location 1713

Rainbow: "TThey beat him every day until he was the color of a dark rainbow, yellow and red and green and blue and black."
Kindle location 2647

Glasses: "“People with glasses don’t get on with dogs,” she said."
Kindle location 3314

Musical Instrument (Drums): "...the music of drums and metal cones, spangled thumb cymbals, the stuttering repique."
Kindle location 1206

[Camilla]

Finished my shoulder book as well :)

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rating: ♥♥♥
Read on Jan 15


A nice quick-to-read story

Nothing too new when you've read your share of Urban Fantasy, but still a bit different considering Anita's profession.
I liked that the story didn't do the (by now) "usual" turn into loads of freaky supernatural sex, but I've heard that changes as the series progresses. I'll likely read the next book sometime, but it's not high on my TBR.
The most disappointing thing that kept this from being a 4 star book, was the ending which seemed very rushed with everything going just right and within very few pages. Considering the build-up, that seemed a bit "cheap" to just end it that easily and "they lived happily ever after"...
Oh, and I hate cardboard, token friends that are just introduced for 5 mins just so the bad guys have something to threaten our hero with!

Items claimed:
Shoulder: "The vampire touched her shoulder."
Kindle location 456

Rain: "A wind rushed along the ground and smelled of rain."
Kindle location 3830

Hood: "The only thing missing was a rack and a black-hooded torturer..."
Kindle location 739

Cake: "I can't imagine smearing cake over my whole face."
Kindle location 2160

[Camilla]

Hi guys,

I wrote to Cindy to check whether she's still reading for this... If not, I'll talk to Dawn about what we might be able to do even if it's quite late in the challenge... :(

[Cindy]

♦Week Four - Boots

○Book: by Jill Shalvis
○Completed: 1.11.13
○Rating: ♥♥♥♥
○Review: Holly is a very independent and strong heroine. She has experienced her own pain through Adam pushing her away, a painful divorce that left her segregated from love and romance, and now the last thing she wants is to relive that pain when she sees that Adam has returned. She is content, happy with her life until this blast from her past invades her sanctuary. What she never expects is to find a need for Adam and his search and rescue skills, much less a deeper need that she thought was put away and buried for good. In like turn, Adam never wanted to utilize those search and rescue skills that left him damaged, but no matter how he fights it, the lure to help Holly is greater than his will. Jill Shalvis is a must read author for me.

○Items
•Weather - Snow: "The wind was whipping, the snow falling lightly now." pg 73
•Clothing - Boots: "The leggy blonde in front of him wore a pale bue down parka, painted-on jeans tucked into knee-high leather boots, and a tight frown." pg 14
•Body Parts - Nose: "...with the wind beating at her and her nose nearly frozen off..." pg 53
•Misc - Paper: "He stared at the name on the paper." pg 10

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

Woohoo!

[Camilla]

Awesome, Cindy!
I'll go claim some more points now! :)

[Camilla]

Requesting Boots point
Team 7 - Savvy Scavengers

Katya: Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher
Finished: Jan 2 (Review)
Also claimed: Snow, Emergency Vehicle, Curly Hair

Alana ~ The Book Pimp: Edge of Disaster by A.M. Hargrove
Finished: Dec 24 (Review)
Also claimed: Wind, Emergency vehicle, Elbows

Cindy: Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis
Finished: Jan 11 (Review)
Also claimed: Snow, Nose, Paper

Camilla: Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
Finished: Dec 06 (Review)
Also claimed: Elbow, Snow, Shelf

[Camilla]

Requesting UNCALLED ITEM: Emergency vehicle point
Team 7 - Savvy Scavengers

Katya: Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher
Finished: Jan 2 (Review)
Also claimed: Snow, Boots, Curly Hair

Alana ~ The Book Pimp: Edge of Disaster by A.M. Hargrove
Finished: Dec 24 (Review)
Also claimed: Boots, Wind, Elbow

Cindy: Amber Beach by Elizabeth Lowell
Finished: Jan 4 (Review)
Also claimed: Hood, Shoulder, Sunshine

Camilla: Q & A by Vikas Swarup
Finished: Dec 06 (Review)
Also claimed: Tie, Curly hair, Mist/Fog

[Camilla]

Requesting UNCALLED ITEM: Snow point
Team 7 - Savvy Scavengers

Katya: Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher
Finished: Jan 2 (Review)
Also claimed: Emergency Vehicle, Boots, Curly Hair

Alana ~ The Book Pimp: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Finished: Dec 11 (Review)
Also claimed: Bone, Glasses, Paper

Cindy: Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis
Finished: Jan 11 (Review)
Also claimed: Boots, Nose, Paper

Camilla: Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
Finished: Dec 06 (Review)
Also claimed: Elbow, Boots, Shelf

[Katya]

whoooo hooooooo Cindy...way to go....

Remember as we get closer to the end it is so important to be quick to read....That means we need to be caught up. Because if we are missing out on points and someone else isn't they will win. I need to catch up on bike.....I am trying to find a book....I already had bike but want the extra points.

Cindy, great job....but please....try hard to catch up......so when the end comes we are in the running.

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

I should finish my book tonight, and I know it has shoulders... as long as I can get 4 items from it, I'll post tomorrow, otherwise I'll post the book I read before and stick with 3. I really want a perfect score though. I've been having too much luck though, bound to wear off sooner or later

[Katya]

You never know Alana...I went a whole round once without missing out on point opportunity! Good Luck!

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

points awarded for Emergency Vehicle, Boots, Elbow, & Snow.

total points 7

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

Woohoo!

[Camilla]

I'll join the chorus: WOOOHOOO!! :)

Yes, Cindy, if we could get up to date before the last few weeks, that would be awesome!

And Alana, I believe in you! You can get that perfect score :)

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

Update: Bad News and Good News

(Bad News) I only found three items in the book I just finished, but (good news) I found all 4 that I will need in the book I am currently reading. I should have it done by Sat at the latest.

[Camilla]

Hi team,

Item of the Week is: Rain

Which if course I have already just claimed :( But at least the rest of you all still have it to claim :)

Sorry for checking in so late, I've had a massive migraine all day and am just now starting to have coherent thoughts again...

Happy reading!

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

YAHOO! I'm going to claim rainbow for last week's item once I finish the book- at like 85% now. Come on, perfect score, YOU CAN DO IT!

[Camilla]

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

Shoulders Week



Read from Jan 14-Jan 18th
Review:

4½ Manipulative ♥'s.

I knew a wee bit about this book, after all I bought it and read the blurb. I was worried initially that I would not be able to find any redeeming qualities of Olivia, that her being (as she put it) "the worst sort of bastard a woman could drop from her loins" would prevent me from connecting with her or feeling sympathy for her. That was absolutely not the case. Olivia is broken; she made some EVIL choices. If an angel and devil were sitting on Olivia's shoulders... the devil won, hands down, for about 7 years of her life. 7 LONG years. However, despite her horrid choices, she wasn't the sole manipulator.

This book is about choices. Everyday we are faced with choices, some bigger than life, some small and seemingly insignificant. Even the smallest of choices, not to accept an offer to share an umbrella to your car, can set off a sequence of events that can significantly alter your life. This book is overflowing with choices, primarily BAD choices. Over and over, I almost want to label some of these characters insane because they seem to define it (doing the same thing OVER and OVER and expecting a different outcome.) While Olivia was not a 'good' person, I understood her reasoning. I wouldn't necessarily do the same thing myself, but I 'got' why she did what she did. I could accept it, and she really beat herself up far more than she should. For all the hubbub about her ruining his life... lalala... I call bullshit. It takes TWO to tango, and trust me, the manipulation is NOT one sided.

Be prepared for twists. BIG ONES. They are so blindsiding, I felt like I got hit by a truck while playing twister. They hurt my heart. This entire book made my insides ache, made me swear like a sailor, and made me simultaneously sob declare my love and hate for this book and plot the death of the fictional characters. It's intense. It's PERFECT for a buddy read... I really wish I had a friend to psychologically hold my hand while reading it.

GAH! If you can take twisted, broken, messed up romances- just read it already!

Items

Shoulder Location 864/Page 87 "I size him up, all the way from his bony shoulders, which are poking out of his Armani suit like two tennis balls,"

Rainbow Location 3362/Page 334 "I tranquilize myself with thoughts of happy rainbows and ice creams, but the colors keep turning black and the ice cream melts into a dismal mess."

Hood Location 538/Page 55 "I grabbed a hoodie from my closet and violently pulled it over my head."

Shelf Location 88/Page 11 "I spot a tall shelf of bongs to my left, duck behind it, and pull out my compact to check my makeup."

[Cindy]

♦Week Five - Bike

○Book: by Jill Shalvis
○Completed: 1.17.13
○Rating: ♥♥♥
○Review: Rafe Delacantro is a photographer, who is tired of taking pictures of fashion-shoots. He wants to retire from Hollywood, lead a quieter life and be closer to his sisters. He only has one assignment left, with Amber( a high-strung model). But it is not Amber who walks into the shoot, but her twin Emma. Rafe realizes it's her since he knows Amber and her behavior, but he decides to play along. Emma is the script-writing sister who is more of a parent than a sister. She is the responsible one, bailing out her sister, putting work first. She is terrified of the shoot since it is so sexy but later she feels exhilarated over the power it gives her and how it makes her writing better. So, she returns for more and this time Rafe confronts her. Rafe is attracted to Emma and so is she, but she doesn't want to accept it that easily.

○Items
•Weather - Lightning: "A sharp bolt of lightning startled a gasp out of her, the following boom of thunder nearly stopped her heart and she hugged herself again." kindle loc 374
•Clothing - Sock: "She wore white knee socks, one pushed down, the other up to her knee, and black clunky boots." kindle loc 1900
•Body Parts - Tail: "She simply turned away, tail raised to the sky, paws practically pointed as she strutted off as if she could no longer be bothered." kindle loc 2525
•Misc - Bike: "He could ride his bike down the coast of California if he felt like it." kindle loc 394

[Cindy]

♦Week Six - Eyes

○Book: by Vicki Lewis Thompson
○Completed: 1.18.13
○Rating: ♥♥♥
○Review: Genevieve is excited when she is selected to go on an overnight business trip with Nick Brogan, her rich and handsome boss. Computer programmer Jack, who is secretly in love with Genevieve, tags along for the ride. Unfortunately, Nick has been embezzling money and parachutes out of the plane to escape, leaving Genevieve and Jack stranded on a desert island. Genevieve and Jack are richly written characters with a lot of depth and a great connection. Their romance is sweet and compelling. Nick is the only bad part of the book, as he turns into a cliched villain.

○Items
•Weather - Wind: "He turned the wheel and a gust of wind must have hit him." pg 125
•Clothing - Bra: "...she'd go with the blue bra and panties in bed." pg 50
•Body Parts - Eyes: "She inherited her father's eyes, a combination of blue and green..." pg 9
•Misc - Sky: "...giving him a view of more ocean ad island, less view of sky. pg 132

[Camilla]

AWESOME CINDY! I'll get all our points sorted!

[Katya]

Cindy YOU ROCK!!!!

[Katya]

Camilla wrote: ""

Love the encouragement!

[Katya]

I did another re-read....Honest though...I really stayed up all night reading it.....I am doing a group read of the New Species series.....I will post it in a few minutes.

[Katya]

Week 8 - Emergency Vehicle
4.80 Stars!

Read Jan 22nd, 2012 & re-read 1/18/13

WOW is this book Smoken' Hot!

Justice, the leader of New Species, media savvy, politician - is the face of the New Species People... has vowed to take only a New Species female as his mate. Enter Jessie, A sassy, human female who's job it is to go in with teams to free Female New Species on the task team. Jessie is tough, beautiful and tells it like it is. She is also the daughter of a US Senator who is supportive of New Species. Both she and Justice are instantly attracted to one another.

She and Justice find keeping their hands off each other is near impossible. Justice asks Jessie to keep what they have going on a secret to keep the media out of it until they know what they have going on....He is also concerned of what Jessie's Father would think about them being a couple. Would he withdraw his political support in Washington?

She agrees at first but this firecracker is not going to put up with a man who visits her bed by night and won't acknowledge her by day and has promised to only mate with a NS female. She cuts him off and they are both miserable. His animal side wants kill any other male who even smiles at her. And he throws some magnificent temper tantrums before he has to make a decision about Jessie and his life.

This book is hot, hot, hot and almost impossible to put down! I love an angry alpha and a strong heroine. Oh, by the way, she can handle a gun and is not afraid to use it! Great story, this series get's better and better each time I read it.


Weather - Moonlight: (pg 130) ”She laughed throwing her hair back from her face and the moon shone through to make it easy to see him.”

Clothing - Bra: (pg 10) ”She studied her black lace bra, grateful not to be wearing the white one she’d worn yesterday-the ugly full support bra.”

Body Parts - Tail: (pg 139) ”Justice raised a hand and tore his hair free of the thong holding it in a ponytail, shook his fingers through the strands and leaned back in his chair.”

Misc. - Emergency Vehicle (Ambulance): (pg 202) ”Call an ambulance.”

I hope ponytail will work for tail...if not, I have nose to use.

[Katya]

I hope ponytail will work for tail...if not, I have nose to use.

[Katya]

I need:
Weather-Rain
Clothing-Necklace
Body Part-Nose
Misc.-Sky, Fruit

I need to read a bike book for some of these too. I will read that now...and maybe knock most of these out for next week's item.

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

I have tail, rain, necklace, and fruit

[Camilla]

I've requested points for: Bike, Eyes, Mist/Fog and Glasses

We have several other items that we have 4 of, but we can't claim those until the original item from the posts have been claimed and they all have at least one "shoulder" post.

Unfortunately, "Emergency vehicle" was not the best for us, as we'd already claimed that :(

Have a look here to see how we're doing (hopefully that makes more sense than me trying to explain it!):
Team Spreadsheet

[Camilla]

Does anybody know what happens if someone claims all their items? I seem to remember something from last time that that person can then read for team mates?

Or do you just have to keep "substituting" with new books and just get 1 point/item?

[Camilla]

And here's my "Emergency vehicle" book: DARK LOVER!

I know I'm SOOOOO late to the game, but I really did like this :)

Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Read on Jan 19


Such a lovely story!

I had kept off from reading this for quite some time... My forays into PNR have not been very favourable, as I need a good/believable story in order to enjoy the romance stuff - in the end, I am a fantasy/supernatural reader first and romance/erotica second!
But this story really positively surprised me! I thought the world and especially mythology was really well-done and I liked the main characters... and then I really liked the naughty bits too ;)

There were a few times when I thought the interplay between the brothers became a bit too overdone and "we're so cool", but mostly I think Ward managed to keep them likable and not too tortured (you can be tortured and not just overcompensate all the time!).

All in all, I really enjoyed this story and will definitely be looking into the next books in the series. :)

Items claimed:
Emergency vehicle: "...the police radio under the dash of his unmarked patrol car went off."
Kindle location 252

Lightning: "Lightning streaked across the sky, a promise of a storm that he could smell..."
Kindle location 992

Toe: "...a tiny person draped in black from head to toe."
Kindle location 5362

Necklace: "He put the necklace on, laid his hands palms-up on his thighs, and..."
Kindle location 4830

[Camilla]

And I'm just missing: Nose, paper and sky now.. Which sucks, because then I have to use at least 2 books for that :(

[Katya]

Week Five - Bike

by J.R. Ward

4.85 Stars!!!

Read 1/1/11 & Re-read for me 1/21/13

I just love this book...The first half of this series is fantastic and I just love the couple featured in this book whenever they pop in to the story.

Beth who doesn't know she is a vampire by birth...hasn't transitioned yet and her father who is watching her from a distance asks Wrath, the crankiest, meanest, bad-assed vampire to help her with her transition which is coming soon. He has sworn off humans and relationships with anyone. He is a very strong, biker looking type...He doesn't smile and carries some deep issues about his youth that he doesn't want to face.

We meet Butch for the first time here who is another formidable foe for Wrath, friend of Beth and miserable outcast...He is a cop who just doesn't fit in...He is incredibly unhappy and tries to date and later save Beth from Wrath, whom he thinks is a drug dealer.

Beth and Wrath have instant attraction and despite that they find they are at each others throats until her transition where they both see each other through different eyes. I love how Wrath, as tough as he is, is not afraid to show public affection, is committed to Beth and is so touched when she shows compassion for Rage who returns from a fight with the Lessors in not so good shape.

Love this series....the good and the bad....but this first book will always hold a place near and dear to my heart....I love you Wrath!

Weather: Rain - (Pg 47) "From out of the sky rain started to fall"

Body Parts: Nose - (Pg 40) "The smell of burnt metal, a tangy chemical sting, filled her nose."

Clothing: (Necklace) Platinum chain around his neck - (Pg 261) "Billy shifted uncomfortably, fiddling with his platinum chain around his neck."

Misc.: Bike - (Pg 372) "He was going to go to the training center's gym, get on a recumbent bike, loosen himself up a little."

[Katya]

I have two items under Misc. Sky & Fruit....unfortunately I need two books too!
Bah Humbug!

[Camilla]

Well done, Katya! :) We'll just have to persevere with our last items :)

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

So, I haven't checked the overall stats are we in the running? How are we doing?

[Katya]

I think we are in last place as far as points go but it is hard to know really where we stand.

[Camilla]

Yeah, we're in last place as far as points, but we're doing pretty well when you look at our "private" spreadsheet - e.g. when Cindy gets in her shoulders book, we should be able to claim at least another 4/5 points..
Since it's my first time playing, I'm struggling a bit with seeing how well each team are doing other than the claimed points...

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Katya wrote: "I think we are in last place as far as points go but it is hard to know really where we stand."

Just FYI I agree too hard to see with the waiting for the captains to submit. I will be reverting to the old way next round.



Camillia you submitted for bike point using Katya's Tie book. I know she claimed bike there but I want to make sure she didn't read another bike book that would give her points for other items.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Points awarded for Glasses and Eyes.

[Camilla]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Katya wrote: "I think we are in last place as far as points go but it is hard to know really where we stand."

Just FYI I agree too hard to see with the waiting for the captains to submit. I will b..."

Well, when I submitted the bike post, she hadn't, but now she has, so I'll go change that and re-post if that's okay?

[Katya]

I did two bike points....one was a bike as an extra point #38 and this was my bike point where I would not earn it twice for point but get the other three #191.