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Dawn (Kat N Hat)
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Dec 02, 2012 03:36PM
Jurgasms?
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Oh, yes. Jurgasms are the way to go. One of his spiffy 'alien' powers is to make you climax just by touching you.
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "Oh, yes. Jurgasms are the way to go. One of his spiffy 'alien' powers is to make you climax just by touching you."LOL! Had to put that on my TBR pile.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "Oh, yes. Jurgasms are the way to go. One of his spiffy 'alien' powers is to make you climax just by touching you."LOL! Had to put that on my TBR pile."
me too
Awesome, Alana! :-) I've added it to my tbr too :-)
Ok, I'm home again! :) And managed to drag a nasty cold back with me :(So, I'll get my book finished by tonight, luckily it's a public holiday here in Spain, so I can just sit on the sofa and read all day :)
I updated the spreadsheet as well.
Cindy, how are you getting on with your book? :)
Welcome home Camilla! Rest and feel better soon!
Thanks Katya :) Finished my book!
by Vikas SwarupRating: ♥♥♥♥½
Read from Dec 03-06
4½ stars - I was quite surprised at how much I liked this book!
Usually, when books are too popular, I tend to expect them to be overrated and hold off reading them. I had to read this book for another challenge and I'm really glad I did :)
The stories that make up Ram's life are wonderfully told and I think Swarup managed the perfect balance between lyrical and good storytelling that just makes you read on and on.
Funny and heartbreaking at the same time, it manages to show us all the horrible and unjust situations of Ram's life, but somehow it never becomes grudging or complaining. But also not "I'm so strong" which would have been as bad.
All in all, I really liked this book and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it :)
Items claimed:
Tie: "He wears a mauve-coloured suit and a bright-orange tie."
Kindle location 362
Mist: "Through a thick mist, I see a tall woman, with flowing black hair."
Kindle location 356
Curly hair: "She was dark and sultry with thick curly hair and pouting lips and a slim waist."
Kindle location 2331
Emergency vehicle: "...even after the police jeep with the flashing red light comes,..."
Kindle location 962
New item has been called!Bone (body part)
Finished my book! :)
by Irvine WelshRating: ♥♥♥
Read from Dec 07-09
3.3 stars
I thought this book had a really good story and the things that happened to the characters were very gut-wrenching. So, I really liked the book for that.
However, the book is written in Scottish vernacular (as you will clearly see from the quotes!) and that really took away a lot of the enjoyment for me.
Usually, the story just "happens" and I barely notice I'm reading. But with this book, I had to "sound out" every other word in my head to understand it and so it was very choppy and took away from the emotion of the book.
Items claimed:
Bone: "...ah no felt that each bone in ma body wis simoultaneously being crushed in a vice..."
Kindle location 133
Wind: "Her long brown curls swiched wildly in the wind as she walked away..."
Kindle location 665
Sock: "Andy's socks and y-fronts were in the top section of a chest of drawers."
Kindle location 552
Bike: "Listen son, if you don't get oan yir fuckin bike, ah'm gaunnee tan your jaw."
Kindle location 3153
Week Two - Bone
Read: 12/10/12
5 Stars!
I can not wait until I start the next book. Wow a great book and what a cliff hanger....Thank God that Book 2 is here.
It is not so much a triangle as I thought....and the vampires are not the scariest things in this. The storyline is fast paced and creepy. But the love affair between Eve and Michel is slow and plotting.
I feel as though I am Eve....experiencing it first hand. She thinks she loves him, wants to be committed to him but can't give up her independence, she can't quite submit 100%. Until she does, he holds back....
Book 1 was fantastic and I can't wait to start book two this evening. I know not everyone agrees with me...but so far I put this at a 4.9 stars!
Weather - Wind (Page 53) "I hear noises I've missed -the crackle of the fire in the hearth, the wind underneath the windowpane behind the curtain, a branch tapping against the leaded glass window."
Clothing - Belt (Page 9) "He's wearing black jeans with a thick black belt and a white button-down shirt."
Body Parts - Bone (Page 88) "I pick it out among the bones and teeth mixed with cinder and ash, wiping off the blackened soot."
Misc - Musical Instrument (Piano) (Page 195) "We don't need to play piano or compose beautiful works of music."
I know, tell me about it! Hope it gets called soon, maybe it'll be a bit easier if there are more words to still go with...
Read from December 09 to 11, 2012
Okay... I marked this as 5♥'s... but it's really just 4.5♥'s at the most in my opinion.
Now, I'll be the first to tell anyone how much I LOVE this series, how much I LOVE Daemon... but this book is NOT my favorite in the series. If I had to rate it from just the first few chapters... I would have given it 3♥'s. At best. No joke, the first few chapters were really lackluster in my opinion. It was a slow, rough start to this book. Daemon and Katy seemed to be in this funk that had none of their usual banter and sparkle. If I didn't love the series so much, I might have just given up early on.
From 1/3-1/2 to way in, it's like that 'love' switch got turned on again. So, once finished, I once again LOVE the series as a whole... and can I just say, "Holy Cliffhanger Endings, Batman!"
Bone Location 493/Page 320 "My bones felt like mush in a totally good way."
Snow Location 79/Page 6 "I haven't seen the snow in so long."
Glasses Location 833/Page 55 "Carissa eyed me over the rum of her burnt-orange glasses."
Paper Location 1993/Page 130 "...edges of the bills curled inward, paper melting until the scorched scent filled the air..."
Awesome, Alana! :-) I've heard so much about this series I might have to move it up my list :-)By the way, do any of you have any contact with Cindy? I was thinking I would send her a PM tomorrow, just to check how she's getting along...
No, I haven't seen her in a while.
It looks like Cindy hasn't been on since Dec 2nd, I hope she's OK
I sent a PM to her and hopefully we'll hear from her soon :)
We just began and she didn't say anything about being away...I really hope she is okay....The good thing is she is reading so maybe she just got busy and will drop her info/reviews soon.
She just answered my PM and she seems to be OK :) Just hadn't had much time to read - she said she'd write in here soon :)
Camilla, Thanks for posting the update....I am glad she is doing okay, but we are about to start week three and did she say when she would catch up?
Katya wrote: "Camilla, Thanks for posting the update....I am glad she is doing okay, but we are about to start week three and did she say when she would catch up?"No, she didn't - she wrote that she would write a message in here right away... I would say we give her at least until the next word is called and then if still nothing - I will try and write her again, ok?
New item called: Sunshine (weather)And none of us have claimed that yet! Yay! :)
Happy reading everybody, I will go hunting for my book
Camilla wrote: "New item called: Sunshine (weather)And none of us have claimed that yet! Yay! :)
Happy reading everybody, I will go hunting for my book"
Sunshine...hmmmmmm off to look!
Yay, my book for another challenge (actually it's good for several challenges) has both sunshine and at least one other word in each category! :) I love it when it all works out ;)
Also, I wrote Cindy again - we'll see what she says :)
♦Week One - Tie○Book:
by Janet Evanovich○Completed: 12.14.12
○Rating: ♥♥♥
○Review: Stephanie is running short on money to afford repairs on her newly acquired home, her cousin Lucy gave her an alternative, cooking on the pirate ship ‘Savage’ for a new toilet. Watching his new cook roll down the hill caught his attention, Ivan just didn’t know how much attention he would have to give this new addition to his crew until his favorite ghost, Tess starts showing her presence nearly everywhere. This book was a funny and quick read.
○Items
•Weather - Mist: "...looking like an apparition gliding through the mist, very mysterious and a little spooky." kindle loc 1106
•Clothing - Tie: "It was an old guy in a gray suit with a maroon tie." kindle loc 1390
•Body Parts - Elbow: "Stephanie propped herself on one elbow and looked at Ivan." kindle loc 538
•Misc - Shelf: "Melody took the can of spray starch from the pantry shelf and freshened up her hair." kindle loc 1834
So sorry ladies. I just posted my review for week 1. Will post review for week 2 later tonight or Monday. I'm really sorry, thanks for being understanding!
Great to have you "back", Cindy! :)I'll go and update our spreadsheet and request our first point - Yay! :)
Requesting Tie point
Team 7 - Savvy Scavengers
Katya: The Marriage Mistake by Jennifer Probst Finished: Nov 30 (Review)
Also claimed: Mist, Toe, Bike
Alana ~ The Book Pimp: Dark Waltz, a Praestani Novel by A.M. Hargrove Finished: Dec 02 (Review)
Also claimed: Moonlight, Toe, Sky
Cindy: Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich Finished: Dec 15 (Review)
Also claimed: Mist, Elbow, Shelf
Camilla: Q & A by Vikas Swarup Finished: Dec 06 (Review)
Also claimed: Mist, Curly hair, Emergency vehicle
Week 3: SunshineRead December 17th, 4♥'s
I didn't LOVE this like so many others do. It was good, it entertained me and I did read it nearly in one sitting.... but it wasn't great for me. So it was an above average romance with damaged characters, I felt like we 'knew' the main couple well from the book. And I must admit, Micha's aqua eyes and lip ring (*swoon*) had me panting.
The reasons why it didn't rate higher... I've had some person experience with damaged parents. Alcoholics, manic depressive, suicide attempts are all sadly 'old hat' for my past experience with at least one of my parents, and I know everyone is different and react and cope in different ways. But I just had issues with Ella's issues, with how she dealt with them... I just didn't find it fell within my expected realistic portrayal of everything. I guess ultimately, I never really felt connected with Ella myself. Micha, I totally understood his problems, and had no problem accepting his behavior, reactions... I got it. I accepted it. But Ella... maybe if she had stayed a goth I might have identified with her more. I don't know. Basically her side of everything just fell flat for me as a reader.
To warn other readers, too... this is a tamer romance. There is some spicy action, but it's a long way getting there are much faster than I prefer. I've enjoyed many 'vanilla' romances with light or no nookie, but this one left me wanting still in some ways. I will likely read the rest of the series, if nothing else just to get more of Micha's aqua gaze and mentally imagine playing with his lip ring.
Link to review
Sunshine: Location 91/Page 7 "...a perfect world, full of roses and sunshine we'd be together," (Or another quote if you prefer, Location 2059/Page 167 "I have a feeling that today is going to be full of rainbows and sunshine.")
Curly Hair Location 2112/Page 171 "My auburn hair is curled perfectly in place,"
Bra Location 1775/Page 144 "She holds up a red lacy bra."
Musical Instrument Page 440/Page 37 "...inside my brother's room full of drums, guitar picks, CDs, and records."
Looooove your review, Alana! :-) And great job!
I am going to be a little late but I am reading.....the holiday is taking all my time! LOL
I know there are two items I owe....Sunshine and Boots...I promise to deliver! Just be patient with me.
New word is BOOTS - remember that this has to be plural!Don't worry about it Katya, boots has just been called, so we should be ok :)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka TsutsuiRating: ♥½
Read from Dec 15-20
I really thought I'd like this book - premise was great and I usually like the Japanese way of thinking and writing that I've encountered elsewhere (like Haruki Murakami). But this was just quite terrible... I don't know how much of it was due to the translation, but it was so choppy and simplistic!
A lot of telling and NO showing at all! It was constantly: "We need a broom", she said. "Ok, I will go get the broom", he said. She thought it was so great that he was getting the broom. "Here is the broom", he said after returning with a broom". "Thank you!! That is so great that you got the broom, because we really needed to get it!", she said (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) And that was more or less what it was like ALL ALONG!
And maybe it was something terribly unique (time-travelling and memory repression) when this book was published in Japan, but it's nothing new to me as concepts. So I need an interesting twist or storyline or good characters, but it was just bad..
The only positive thing I can think of right now is that the cover is really pretty... :(
I've heard the manga/anime is really lovely and I could believe that, but this was not... I likely wouldn't have finished it if I didn't need it for a challenge.
Items claimed:
Sunshine: "...standing inside her room in the bright afternoon sunlight."
Kindle location 547
Shoulder: "...putting her hand gently on Masako’s shoulder."
Kindle location 1368
Belt: "...Masako was able to grab him by the belt and pull him in."
Kindle location 1097
Fruit: "Etsuko’s house was filled with pears and grapes sent from friends of her family."
Kindle location 1391
Oh... hmm... I hope there are boots in my friend's new romance book
♦Week Two - Bone○Book:
○Completed: 12.21.12
○Rating: ♥♥♥♥
○Review: I read the first book, so I decided to continue the series and read this book. Jack is a royal prince who is visiting the state of California. Stevie is the owner of Princess Limousine Service. They meet at a New Year's Eve party, where Stevie is there to pick up her ex, Emerson, and his new fiance, Roxy a royal princess, who is the sister of Jack. Stevie was a strong woman, who has adopted a strong tomboy persona. She's hard on the outside and soft on the inside. Jack is a infamous playboy, who manages to see past Stevie's exterior and see to her true inner self.
○Items
•Weather - Rainbow: "The soft grays and browns of winter were the rest before the rainbow." pg 75
•Clothing - Glasses: "The older woman's fingertips drummed as she peered at the paper through her businesslike reading glasses." pg 93
•Body Parts - Bone: "The cold found its way to her bones, despite the jacket she wore." pg 46
•Misc - Fruit: "When the ore ran out, they bought this property and decided to grow grapes." pg 244
Great job, Cindy! We can now claim our second point for "Bone"! :) I'll go request it now
I also finished my book :)Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
Rating: ♥♥♥
Read on Dec 22
This is the 13th book in the Sweep/Wicca series. They're very easy to read and quite exciting and I like the stories of the characters' journey into the world of magic and Wicca :) This book is about a "new" character, Alisa, who travels to find her mother's family and her heritage as a witch.
Items claimed:
Boots: "The cuff of his jeans were soaked, as were his boots."
Kindle location 438
Snow: "I like snow, but my father can't drive in it."
Kindle location 1250
Elbow: "Charlie grabbed my elbow and steered me down the street..."
Kindle location 1099
Shelf: "As I pulled the book from the shelf, I noticed another book wedged behind it."
Kindle location 488
Requesting Bone point Team 7 - Savvy Scavengers
Katya: Dominion by S.E. Lund
Finished: Dec 10 (Review)
Also claimed: Wind, Belt, Musical Instrument
Alana ~ The Book Pimp: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Finished: Dec 11 (Review)
Also claimed: Snow, Glasses, Paper
Cindy: Then He Kissed Me by Christie Ridgway
Finished: Dec 21 (Review)
Also claimed: Rainbow, Glasses, Fruit
Camilla: Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Finished: Dec 09 (Review)
Also claimed: Wind, Sock, Bike
Week 4: Boots
Read from Dec. 23-24th
4♥'s
Review:
A lovely romance with Middlegasms!
This is one of those, 'feel-good', fun, flirty romances that is a fast read. The characters are not perfect, but not so damaged that it feels like a session in therapy to read. Edge of Disaster is a wee bit 'fast' on the romance (aka insta-love... or almost,) but sometimes, that's just the type of book you need. Right?
I do want to clarify... I still would not consider this to be a 'fluff' romance. It does have some darker moments, some scary-type situations. It's not all romance and flowers and candles. There is some actual conflict and trauma that Alexia must overcome. Heck, the beginning of the book starts with examples of her downward spiral and walk of shame. I like how it's still seated in reality and not entirely glossed over to make 'real life' seem perfect.
The chemistry must be mentioned... combustible, smoldering, get-your-seat-wet steam. I will also never again look at a diamond tennis bracelet in quite the same way (who knew it could be a sex toy?) It was very titillating and worth the read just for the between the sheets action.
The only thing that stops me from going to 5 stars... honestly I wanted more. More steam, more romance, more conflict, more everything. It was entertaining and enjoyable as is, but I think more of everything would have turned that knob up to an '11'.
I still HIGHLY recommend running out to get your own copy, and see the man splendor that is Pearce.
Boots: Location 1147 "...he slid my jeans off after he took off my boots."
Elbows: Location 1255 "I raised myself on my elbows and just stared at him."
Wind: Location 2458 "...as the wind was strong that day."
Emergency Vehicle: Location 492 "I was transferred onto one of the the ambulance beds, and they slid me in the vehicle and off we went with the sirens blaring."
I agree - another great review, Alana! :)
Hope you've all had great holidays! The new word is BIKE which unfortunately both Katya and I have.Happy reading!
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