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Way to go Paris!@Turtlecollector, sometimes the easier one is the HARDEST one.
Week 6: Eyes
by Robyn CarrRead 1/5/13 - 4 stars
This continuation of the series was good. The two main characters have recently been through traumatic experiences and are trying to get some space from family. However family shows up at their doorsteps uninvited. I like this series because characters from the previous books come back and it is nice to see how they turned out. The community it is set in seems idyllic and I wouldn't mind living there myself.
items claimed:
1. Body part: eyes pg 9
"Angie rolled her eyes."
2. Weather: snow pg 27
"The snow fell heavily..."
3. Clothing: bra pg 77
"...and her bra was draped over..."
4. Misc: emergency vehicle-ambulance pg 66
"Our ace in the hole is the ambulance..."
Week ThreeItem Called: Sunshine
Book:The Heart of Texas
Author: R.J. Scott
Rating: 5 Stars
Date Read: 01/06/2013
Quick Review:
I started this book with low expectations. There's a "Romeo and Juliet" feel to it, and I thought it would revolve around this.
I was in for a HECK of a surprise.
Riley dad's is retiring and leaving his company for his two sons. Riley is the one who work harder and has the gut-instinct for the oil extraction.
When his dad cheats on him by stating he needs to stop partying and get settled, Riley is pissed and good.
With this in mind, he goes to sworn enemy Jack Campbell. His proposition? Riley wants to buy the servies of Jack Campbell as his husband.
It's better that he is the enemy and a MAN.
Jack doesn't know what to thik when he hears Riley's deal. He's not hurthing that much for money, and he still got his pride.
However Riley has something up his sleeve which will make Jack say yes in a heartbeat.
I really liked how Scott manage to involve both families without making too much of a crowd. I was really really surprised by how good this plot was.
There's just about everything, romance, great sex, murder, babies, families showing love and hate. Just freaking LOVED!
I'm for sure reading the rest of the series and other books by R.J. Scott.
Items Claimed:
Weather - Sunshine
"... about her shoulders and the color of sunshine ..." KL: 888
Clothing - Necklace
"... diamonds sparking at her ears, a necklace flat against her graceful neck..." KL: 1837
Body Parts - Curly Hair:
"... but hair thick and dark and in curls around her face." KL: 3616
Misc. - Emergency Vehicle:
"... paramedis lifting Riley into the ambulance, and the lights flashing..." KL: 1533
Week 5 - Bike
Books Read: 4/4
Previous Weeks:
➜ Week One: Tie. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Two: Bone. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Three: Sunshine. 4/4 - Completed!
➜Week Four: Boots - 4/4 Books Completed!
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╚Date Read: 01/12/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Bike|Wind|Tail|Sock]
╚Rating: ★★½
╚Original Post:#177
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╚Date Read: 01/07/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Bike|Shoulder|Bra|Wind]
╚Rating: ★★★★
╚Original Post:#160
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╚Date Read: 01/04/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Bike|Nose|Lightning|Belt]
╚Rating: ★★★★★
╚Original Post:#151
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╚Date Read: 12/30/2012
╚Items Claimed: [Bike|Rain|Glasses|Curly Hair]
╚Rating: ★★
╚Original Post:#137
Week 6 - Eyes
Books Read: 4/4
Previous Weeks:
➜ Week One: Tie. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Two: Bone. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Three: Sunshine. 4/4 - Completed!
➜Week Four: Boots - 4/4 - Completed!
➜Week Five: Bike - 4/4 - Completed!
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╚Date Read: 01/23/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Eyes|Fog|Hood|Fruit]
╚Rating: ★★★
╚Original Post:#201
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╚Date Read: 01/08/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Eyes|Cake|Rain|Hood]
╚Rating: ★★★
╚Original Post:#169
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╚Date Read: 01/04/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Eyes|Fog|Sock|Fruit]
╚Rating: ★★★
╚Original Post:#148
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╚Date Read: 01/05/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Eyes|Snow|Bra|Emergency Vehicle]
╚Rating: ★★★★
╚Original Post:#153
Laura wrote: "I'll finish my bike book tomorrow..."Great Laura!
Hey Dyllan...that eyes picture is creepy lol. And I posted my eyes post Here before my Bike post because my Kindle needed to be charged.
Week - Bike4 Stars 07.01.13
Items:
Bike - page 27 - I rode my bike...
Showlder - page 26 -...swishing araund her shoulders.
Bra - page 538 -...and a bra...
Wind - page 12 - But then i wind up...
When i started this book i didn't know what it was about. I didn't know anything about it. I sometimes like it when i don't know anything about the book. Then i have a suprise that can be good or bad, but in this case it was a good one. I liked how the story was build up and you could see the world from every characters eyes. How they see what goes around them and how others see them.
The story itself is about a boy Jacob Hunt, who has Asperger's syndrome. The book shows life through Jacobs eyes as well as his mothers and brothers. How Jacobs condition affect them and people around them. I enjoyed reading this book and looking forward reading more from Jodi Picoult.
Paris wrote: "Hey Dyllan...that eyes picture is creepy lol. And I posted my eyes post Here before my Bike post because my Kindle needed to be charged."I'm not sure if you remember, she was one of most popular subjects of National Geographic, and some people even called her the Afghan Mona Lisa.
I'll update your post, thanks for letting me know ;)
Laura wrote: "Week - Bike4 Stars 07.01.12
Items:
Bike - page 27 - I rode my bike...
Showlder - page 26 -...swishing araund her shoulders.
Bra - page 538 -...and a bra...
Wind ..."
Laura, we are at 2013 already ;)
Dyllan aka ~Whycked Mhystresxs~ wrote: "Laura wrote: "Week - Bike4 Stars 07.01.12
Items:
Bike - page 27 - I rode my bike...
Showlder - page 26 -...swishing araund her shoulders.
Bra - page 538 -...and ..."
Thanx Dyllan...apparently my brain is still in 2012 :D
I knew those eyes looked familiar. Just didn't know why.
Laura wrote: "Week - Bike4 Stars 07.01.13
Items:
Bike - page 27 - I rode my bike...
Showlder - page 26 -...swishing araund her shoulders.
Bra - page 538 -...and a bra...
Wind ..."
I really like Jodi Picoult as well and this is my favorite book of hers so far. I recommend that you read My Sister's Keeper or Vanishing Acts next. I am just starting Nineteen Minutes today.
Points awarded for Tie, Bone and Sunshine.
Turtlecollector wrote: "Laura wrote: "Week - Bike4 Stars 07.01.13
Items:
Bike - page 27 - I rode my bike...
Showlder - page 26 -...swishing araund her shoulders.
Bra - page 538 -...and ..."
I have them on my computer, but i haven't had time to read them yet. I deffinitely will read them now...
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Points awarded for Tie, Bone and Sunshine."Wooohooo! Way to go ladies. We are moving right along.
Dyllan, I changed my Bike post to reflect the clothing item to be a belt so that we could get a point for belt when we get a point for Bike, just so you know!
Week 6 - Eyes08.01.13 3 Stars
Items:
1. Eyes - page 4 -He rubbed his eyes...
2. Cake - page 257 -...made out of coffee cake...
3. Rain - page 21 - ...chill of the icy rain...
4. Hood - page 255 -...the hood of my jaclet...
I don't have much to say about this book. It wasnt bad, but it wasn't good either. Only thing i liked about it was that there was mythology in it and the end was quite interesting.
I'm gonna read
for shoulder. I was kinda hoping to get through the whole challenge without one of my already found words being called. Oh well.
I'm not sure what I am reading for shoulder yet, but I have only had one already found item called so that is very good for me in this round. If this pattern holds up, it could potentially only take me one extra week(nine instead of eight) to find all the items.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Points awarded for Tie, Bone and Sunshine."WooHoo Team!!
We have a few uncalled items to claim, I'm just finishing my boots book, (already got my Bike and Eyes book read!) and will be requesting a few uncalled items!!
Paris wrote: "Dyllan, I changed my Bike post to reflect the clothing item to be a belt so that we could get a point for belt when we get a point for Bike, just so you know! ..."I'll make sure to notice that, Paris. Thanks!:)
Laura wrote: "Week 6 - Eyes08.01.13 3 Stars
Items:
1. Eyes - page 4 -He rubbed his eyes...
2. Cake - page 257 -...made out of coffee cake...
3. Rain - page 21 - ...chill of the ..."
Loved the cover, Laura.
What a dress!
Week 4Item Called: Boots
Book: An Irresistible Bachelor
Author: Jessica Bird
Rating: 4 Stars
Date Read: 01/11/2013
This is my first romance by Jessica Bird, and I really liked.
While it's not at all like the Black Dagger Brotherhood, it's still a page turner.
Her writing style is funny and engaging. and I found I liked the plot a lot.
Jack is the man who's got it all. He's rich, handsome, a great businessman and a fiancée to match all the perfect life. For more perfect his life is however, he doesn't expect to feel anything like love for any woman. That is until Callie walks in in his life.
Callie is a conservationist, her job is to bring old paints to their full glory. And she's damn good at that, too bad the art business is not at it's best moment.
Landing a job with Jack is a lifesaver for her, and she didn't expect to fall in love with the man, given how much he looks like someone from her past.
I like how their romance proceeds, I like that Jack is not an a-hole with his ex, and that he stands up for Callie. It's a bit hard for him in the beginning to understand and accept what he feels, but together he learns how to be truly happy. Nice twist plots by the end. Really engaging. I look forward to read more of Bird's work. 4 Stars.
Items Claimed:
Clothes - Boots
She strikes me as the kind who'd be just as comfortable in hiking boots as she is in a ball gown KL: 2065
Weather - Wind
Her hair, which fell past her shoulders, was being tossed around by the wind. KL: 250
Body Parts - Elbow
He said as she sat up on her elbows. KL: 98
Misc. - Cake
Like dolls on a wedding cake, she'd thought. KL: 2325
Week 5Item Called: Bike
Book: Her Two Dads
Author: Ariel Tachna
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Date Read: 01/12/2013
Quick Review:
I had high hopes for this book and wated to read it for a long time.
It was a bit of a let down, though.
The central plot (single dad + best friend + baby) it's a recipe for a loving, sweet book.
It was a bit boring, although and dragged for a long part. I wish I could have liked Her Two Dads better.
Even though I hadn't loved how the story goes, I liked Tachna's writing style, too bad on this book she didn't delivered.
Items Claimed:
Misc. - Bike
Holding a baby, like holding a bike, simply wasn't something one forgot how to do. KL: 712
Weather - Wind
Wanting to wind Srikkanth even more tightly, Jaime bent and licked a long stripe... KL: 2565
Body Parts - Tail
You're crawling back in the closet with your tail between your legs, and you're trying to drag me with you. KL: 1783
Clothes - Sock
Jaime didn't tease him about his sock feet. KL: 2090
Week 7 - Shoulder
Books Read: 4/4
Previous Weeks:
➜ Week One: Tie. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Two: Bone. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Three: Sunshine. 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Four: Boots - 4/4 - Completed!
➜ Week Five: Bike - 4/4 - Completed!
➜Week Six: Eyes - 4/4 - Completed!
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╚Date Read: 01/18/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Shoulder|Moonlight|Bra|Sky]
╚Rating: ★★★★
╚Original Post:#202
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╚Date Read: 01/18/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Shoulder|Musical Instrument|Glasses|Moonlight]
╚Rating: ★★★★★
╚Original Post:#193
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╚Date Read: 01/11/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Shoulder|Glasses|Wind|Musical Instrument]
╚Rating: ★★★★★
╚Original Post:#185
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╚Date Read: 01/13/2013
╚Items Claimed: [Shoulder|Hood|Rainbow|Fruit]
╚Rating: ★★★
╚Original Post:#189
I will be reading
for shoulder.
Paris wrote: "Week 5 - Bike by Kristen AshleyFinished: 1/4/2013
Rating: ★★★★★
I totally loved this book. I knew from the beginning I would love India. She's fun and quirky and ..."
I was planning to read these this year and my library doesn't carry them either. I will be buying them to read soon I hope.
I bought the second one and finished it in a day. Then this morning I went and bought the rest. They are so much fun.
Belt, Bike, Curly Hair, & Lightning Points awarded. Sorry ladies, the other items can't be claimed yet until you have claimed eyes. You don't get to use those posts until that item is claimed.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Belt, Bike, Curly Hair, & Lightning Points awarded. Sorry ladies, the other items can't be claimed yet until you have claimed eyes. You don't get to use those posts until that item is claimed."
Sure thing Dawn.
I wasn't sure about it. I'll put the remaining in spoiler until we claim, and will let you know once we do.
ooooohhh that is a pretty picture of a shoulder. Yummmy.Week Seven
Shoulder
by Kristen AshleyRating: 5 Stars
Finished: 1/11/2013
I really loved Rock Chick and the eclectic cast of characters that we got to meet there. I was eager to continue the series even though I was unsure of Jet as the new narrator. I loved Eddie from the first book and I was excited to see him find love after being interested in Indy for so long. Eddie and Jet are great together, both in and out of the sensual/sexual situations. I had nothing to worry about with Jet. She has a great back story and she was as fun and unforgettable as Indy was as a narrator. It was great to see her “bloom” as many of the characters pointed out in the book. I always like seeing a character develop like Jet did and I look forward to seeing more of her and Eddie in the rest of the series, which I had to run to Amazon and buy the minute I was finished with this book (which only took me a day to read).
I am now and forever a Rock Chick fan.
Shoulder: "Luckily, I still had my purse over my shoulder, the television was in the back room, and so was everyone else, and there was a direct shot out the front door." Location: 402
Clothing: Glasses: "He was the most popular boy at school and I was the girl with glasses, braces and a funny wardrobe." Location 2487
Weather: Wind: "His black hair was kind of messy from something, the wind, his hand running through it, whatever." Location 485
Musical Instrument: Guitar: "And there was Ray McAlister, my Dad, standing in the middle of Fortnum's banging his head and playing air guitar while he hummed loudly." Location 498
I would like to change my this week book to
I changed my book this week to
and will post my review a little later. I am hoping the right item will be called on Friday and I can start
to get all but one of my remaining items next week.
Way to go Paris! I've seen lots of people loving this series, but I have no idea what's about. @Laura, Lover Eternal is one of my faves in BDB series. I cried on this one. So darn good.
Way to go Turtlecollector! As soon as you post your review I'll update the post. (If my internet helps)
Week 7: Shoulder
by Emma Caneread 1/13/13 - 3 stars
This was a sweet romance with a woman coming back to her family's hometown to deal with some property and discovering a huge secret about herself. Her love interest has some old-fashioned values and tries to take care of her all the time as she is trying to become independent and self-reliant. It was mostly predictable as the storyline continued.
Items claimed:
1. shoulder pg 6:
"...the width of his shoulders..."
2. hood pg 1
"...tugged up the hood of her raincoat..."
3. rainbow pg 83
"...full of too much sunshine and rainbows."
4. fruit: apple pg 86
"...with healthy apples in them."
Dyllan...the Rock Girl series kinda reminds me a little of the Stephanie Plum books, but better. The main characters are different in every book, but there's the same cast of funny characters that help the protag get in and out of trouble. There are some goof ups and lots of hotness when the guys are around. I laughed out loud a lot with the 2 books I've read so far. You should give it a try.
Paris wrote: "Dyllan...the Rock Girl series kinda reminds me a little of the Stephanie Plum books, but better. The main characters are different in every book, but there's the same cast of funny characters that ..."Will you hit me if I say I never read the Stephanie Plum's series? Lol. Janet Evanovich right?
I'm not sure, but The Rock Girl feels a little like chick-lit? I don't read much this genre, but if I had a good rec. may give a try.
Dyllan aka ~Whycked Mhystresxs~ wrote: "Will you hit me if I say I never read the Stephanie Plum's series? Lol. Janet Evanovich right?I'm not sure, but The Rock Girl feels a little like chick-lit? I don't read much this genre, but if I had a good rec. may give a try. "
haha...I won't hit ya. Yeah those books are by Janet Evanovich. They're good, but at the nineteenth book with no real changes it's a little old.
Rock Chick isn't really what I would call Chick Lit, I think they are humorous contemporary romantic suspense. lol I was a tad apprehensive at first, but I love them. I totally recommend them, but if you go buy the first one and you don't like it, please don't hate me. ;-)
Week 718.01.12 *****
Items:
Shoulder - page 12 - Mr. X looked over his shoulder, dead eyes fixed on O.
Piano - page 400 - It was like trying to move a grand piano.
Glasses - page 165 - ...plates and glasses...
Moonlight - page 22 - ...in the moonlight.
This was another awesome book from J.R. Ward. There was everything in it love, passion, pain, action and it also was sad. In one point reading it i even cried because how emotionel it was with Mary Luce's illness and Rhage's sacrifice for her. It was romantic and emotional book with some hot action :P
Emergency vehicle is in the category I already had an extra item to find. Now it will take me two extra weeks as long as no other misc item is called. I will be reading
well boo. I already have emergency vehicle too. I think I'll be with you in that extra week Turtlecollector.Think I'm going to read
How are you guys doing this week? Liking your books so far?I'm here trying to figure it out why GR doesn't want to update my points post and hoping you're all having a good time.
Have a good Wednesday ya'll!
Hi Dyllan! I started my book and want to read it soooo bad, but I have another book that I have to finish first. I knew I should have waited, but I couldn't do it. lolHave a great Wednesday too! It's my Friday at work, so it'll hopefully be a good day.
Well I was going through my list and if I figured it out right, as long as body part or misc item isn't called this week, then I will be done with my items.
I am almost done with my book for this week. I am also hoping that a weather or misc item does not get called(unless it is one of the two I don't have already).
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Finished: 1/4/2013
Rating: ★★★★★
I totally loved this book. I knew from the beginning I would love India. She's fun and quirky and a lot of trouble. And Lee....don't even get me started on him. Yum. Love and together, they are delicious. Then there are all the secondary characters that are a riot. I hope that even though the rest of the series doesn't feature Indy as the narrator, that we get to see all of her eclectic friends, like Tex, Duke, Tod and Stevie, and of course Ally.
I am super bummed that neither of the library systems in my area carry these books. Looks like I'll have to buy them to read them...hopefully I can figure out a way to fit them into my budget.
Bike "And he still had a bike." Location 464
Body Part:Nose: "She keeps her nose in a novel nearly every minute of the day when she isn't buying them off people hawking their books for our shelves or selling them to people with mumbled recommendations." Location 184
Weather: Lightning "Then I worry if God would strike me with lightning for such a though." Location 4159
Clothing: Belt "But the way I'd inherited it, it sure as hell wasn't going to keep me in my cowboy boots, Levi's and huge, silver belt buckles attached to tooled-leather belts, my signature outerwear." Location 197