R2: ♪ Team Red

[Lina]

I GOT THE JOB!!!!

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Congratulations that's great, so happy for you

[[deleted user]]

Congratulations CaroB !!
Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

[S]

Congrats CaroB! That is so awesome!

[Vi]

Congratulations, CaroB!!

[Midu]

Vi!!! Reading and thinking Vi'd like this one! :-p

[S]

CaroB wrote: "The trash talking on the discussion thread is cracking me up, live how into it everyone is getting, but just want to reiterate that this is meant to be fun... And not expensive, lol! I'll be choosing my books from my already existing TBR. "

I'm so glad I'm not the only one thinking like this!

[Vi]

Hey, Midu! I was actually stalking you when I saw this book on your update! :D

Midu wrote: "Vi!!! Reading and thinking Vi'd like this one! :-p"

[Midu]

:-D

[Lina]

Thanks for all your good wishes Everyone!! It'll be a big change for us, I haven't worked full-time in 8 years, but so excited to get back into my industry.

Right now I'm twiddling my thumbs and trying to not fall asleep waiting for Mr Elf to post the song. I haven't looked at any links, I thought I would wait until the song was called, but think I may have to come back on tomorrow morning to have a look. I've had one too many champagne slushies in celebration. My husband is watching a James Bond movie and I know I should be finishing off the book I'm currently reading, but instead I'm on here trying to figure out which book i'll read next...

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

CaroB wrote: "I GOT THE JOB!!!!"

OMG That is great!!! Congrats!

[Melissa]

I'm thinking of reading

It would have publishing year, Name, and I think that tie in to the lyric "your like a disease without any cure" Since it is about people suddenly no longer being able to have children.

[Carrie]

Power just came back on, how long it will last I don't know, lol. So I'm going to hopefully get a book picked out before it goes again.

[Carrie]

Wow this is harder then I thought it would be, a tad frustrating as I keep on losing power.

[Melissa]

ok I give up somehow I had the wrong year for that book.What is everyone else reading? I need help!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Congrats, CaroB!

Glad you are back on GRs, Carrie!

[Carrie]

I'm thinking about using

It will give me
Setting (1993)
Plot (obsessive stalker)
Name.
There is a guy with the last name James, he's not the main character though, so I'm not sure if it will count.

[Carrie]

I asked in the something to talk about thread and have to hear anything so I'll ask here maybe one of you guys know.

Does the name have to be the main the character? Or can it be a supporting one/bad guy?

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

it has to be a main characters name, Carrie.

[Melissa]

ugh I still have absolutely nothing!

[Melissa]

Alright ladies after going through all of my ebooks I made my way to the overly packed closet to try and find a book. So after having a huge pile of crap and books fall on me I finally found a book. It is not as many points as I would like but it will work. I'm going to read
Setting:published 1993
Cover:handcuffs

I'll let you know if I come across anything else.

[Lina]

Well done Melissa! Those Terry Pratchett books are crazy funny sometimes.

[Lina]

Thanks Karen :-) I remember reading the first one of the Ly-san-ter family, didn't realise there was a follow-up or even a series. I'll be interested to see what you think of the read.

[Lina]

I still have absolutely no idea what I'm going to read for this yet.

[Vi]

The Violet Femmes have 2 reviews up. Another member has finished but will post review soon! How do they do that? I haven't even selected my book yet!

[Lina]

LOL! I have no idea! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that however long we take to read, we may actually catch up some points.

*whispers quietly so the other teams don't hear* I've just noticed something while I've been trolling perusing the threads... the people who choose books from the shelf tend to also get plot points, so it ends up being an automatic 4 points. Might be something to consider for future weeks, I think someone mention the shelf link was broken at page 4 or something.

[Lina]

OK, I think I have my next read for this week.

I'll read:

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon.
I've read it before, but it was years and years ago. These are the points it should give me:
Setting = Published in 1993 = 6 pts
Name = Hero is James Fraser, nicknamed Jamie = 5 pts (I actually have to double-check the rules for this, so this may change.)
Plot = Characters who were together, then separated, get back together = 3 pts

Possibly 14 points total.

[Vi]

Since my bookshelf has yielded me nothing (tried to fit: Perfect but got only settings so far), I've decided the only sensible thing I can do now is stalk other team's thread. So here are a few books from their thread with high pts:

Shadow Dance Setting + Plot (stalking) + Cover (Knife) = 14
Present Danger Setting + Name (Hero's name James) + Plot = 14
Slow Waltz In Cedar Bend Setting + Author Name + Plot = 14
Captive of My Desires Setting + Name + Plot = 14

I think I'll go with Present Danger. Or Shadow dance.

[Vi]

Good luck with Voyager, CaroB! It's a chunkster!

[Melissa]

CaroB, great job! That will make up for some of the points I'm going to be behind on. I just don't want to spend all my time looking for a book. I just want to find one and read. I haven't read any of the Pratchet books yet but am very familiar with them so I'm not too worried going into it out of order. I've seen some of the tv movies they've done.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Vi, my bookshelf yielded quite a few published in 1993 and I chose to forgo tons of points to get one off my TBR and it goes well with another challenge I'm doing. In reading it, I think I may get plot points. My point is, have fun with this ;)

[Carrie]

Ugh power is finally back AGAIN!! Also double ugh for having to be main character name. Going back to bed, ran around like crazy recharging things when I noticed my power on. Hopefully it's on in the morning when I wake to pick a book,seeing how the one I had in mind won't do well point wise.

[Carrie]

I think I'll just stick with , I'll get setting + plot and well I started it last night during the power outage.

[Vi]

I finished PD earlier today. I'll post my review tmrw from my laptop. Off to bed now

[Vi]

I totally agree Susan! The only problem was I read most of the books in my TBR; some very recently. That said, I enjoyed PD very much. It was very unexpected!

[Carrie]

How in the heck do the purple team have 4 out 5 already.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Carrie wrote: "How in the heck do the purple team have 4 out 5 already."

I don't know! Amazingly fast readers. I thought I picked my book fairly quick and was reading it by 9 am yesterday morning (song is posted around 5 am my time). I finished mine today. There was no way I could get it done yesterday.

[Carrie]

Like the reading part fine. It's the waiting for song, finding a book that works AND the reading of it. These people are good.

[Vi]

I gotta run so here's a quick review:
Week 2 - ♬ Laid by James (1993)



Book Title:Present Danger by Susan Andersen
Date Finished:12 Jan 2013
Rating: ★★★★
Review: An expected surprise. A rom-suspense set in the 1990s which is light on suspense and more on romance. The author has tried to express the accents through her writing which started to irritate me after a while. The romance part was written good while the supense was nearly non-existent. All in all, I'm glad I read the book.
Song Link & Points:
Plot - Female lead ex-husband is obsessed with her = 3
Name - Male Lead name is James
Setting - Published in 1993 = 6
Total = 14 points

[Lina]

Vi, you get 14 points for that one, not 11.

[Lina]

OK, I completely over-reached with my book choice. It's not a book I should be reading in a hurry. I'm off to try to find another book that fits ASAP, sorry ladies!

[Melissa]

I'm still finishing mine too. Sorry I couldn't read at all yesterday. I worked all day and then hubby and I had date night (we only get to do this maybe 3 times a year). So I'm going to read today and tomorrow

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Date night trumps reading anytime ;)

[Carrie]

Lol depending on what the date is, you can/could always take your book.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

LOL I would cause a date night with my Hubs usually involves a trip to Bass Pro Shop :)

[Lina]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Date night trumps reading anytime ;)"
Hear! Hear! I second that :-)
My husband and I have about 1 date a year, you're very lucky Melissa.

[Carrie]

Haha poor you. Lol any near a bookstore? He could go to his place and you go buy books, meet in the middle for a burger.

[Melissa]

Thanks ladies! We went out to dinner and then a couple of hours at casino.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Carrie wrote: "Haha poor you. Lol any near a bookstore? He could go to his place and you go buy books, meet in the middle for a burger."

I really don't mind. I sit in one of the many rockers and read while he wanders lol

[Carrie]

I'll be done my book tomorrow morning, I'll post my review asap.