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Week #6
The Kindness of Strangers by Mike McIntyre
Finished: 2/17/13
Rating: 4 Stars
Items Claimed: 3/10
Cassette Tape: He pulls a box of religious cassette tapes from the shelf.... (Location 2397)
Shamrock: I fear that the only luck I'll find in the Shamrock City is bad.(Location 1595)
Decade: After a decade as a cynical journalist, I've developed a pretty accurate bullshit meter. (Location 374)
Week #6
Honor Code by Cathy Perkins
Finished: 2/17/13
Rating: 3 Stars
Items Claimed: 2/10
Amp: He'd been pumped with adrenaline, amped on anticipation. (Location 1022)
Wig: Delores put on her wig and a smile... (Location 377)
Week #6
Montana Morning by Sharon Flesch
Finished: 2/15/13
Rating: 5 Stars
Items Claimed: 4/10
Therapist: She and Jack had gone to therapy with Scotty, and the therapist would train... (Location 598)
Anniversary: Pops gave it to her on their fiftieth wedding anniversary... (Location 3640)
Wineglass: After handing Maggie the wineglass, she turned and walked slowly... (Location 345)
Bacon: Bacon was cut from a slab and eggs were on the counter....(Location 868)
Week #6
Bloody Valentine by Lucy Swing
Finished: 2/18/13
Rating: 3 Stars
Items Claimed: 1/10
Valentine: Chance asked me to go to the sweet valentine dance with him.(Location 77)
Items Claimed 10/10
Week 6:Read:
by Thea HarrisonFinished: 2/17/13
Rating: ★★★★☆
Items Found: 2
She set a wineglass filled with KL# 1677
She just wished it could of happened in a couple of decades Kl#304
Week 6 - 10/10
The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
Completed: Feb 11
Rating: ★
1. Anniversary
"…For anniversaries - they've been married thirty nine years - they do not…"
p. 16
2. Decade
"What does it mean to be a romantic in the last decade of the twentieth century?"
p. 35
3. Bacon
"This was in the middle of a spinach and bacon crêpe…"
p. 49
4. Valentine
"And she sends him a Valentine every year."
p. 135
5. Therapist
"Only about one percent of people have erogenous feet, at least that's what my therapist says."
p. 145
6. Wig
"He would be in disguise of course, wearing a wig over his beautiful hair."
p. 210
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Completed: Feb 15, 2013
Rating: ★
7. Shamrock
"…including the color of Celia's shamrock green gloves."
p. 31
Embassytown by China Miéville
Completed: Feb 16, 2013
Rating: ★★★★★
8. Wineglass
"Near us two people touched wineglasses like little bells."
KL. 1529
9. Amp
"It's an amp too, Southel told us."
KL. 3525
The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
Completed: Feb 17, 2013
Rating: ★
10. Cassette Tape
"Six million people paid to watch the shows, twenty million CDs and cassettes were sold."
p. 560
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney - 4 stars
Read from February 11 to 13, 2013
Whatever Happened to Janie?by Caroline B. Cooney - 4 stars
Read on February 13, 2013
No Safe Haven by Kimberley Woodhouse & Kayla Woodhouse - 2 stars
Read on February 11, 2013
The Unlikely Gift of Treasure Blume by Lisa Rumsey Harris - 3 stars
Read from December 07, 2012 to February 18, 2013
The Five Kisses by Karla Darcy - 3 stars
Read on February 18, 2013
Week 6 Items
Valentine: "She thought he would make a face at this Valentine's card sentiment..." (The Face on the Milk Carton, page 194)
Shamrock: "He broke into her house, ran the dress through a paper shredder, and stole her sweaters (anything embroidered with bells, pumpkins, bunnies, shamrocks, leaves, ladybugs, teddy bears, or cats)." (The Unlikely Gift of Treasure Blume, location 3930)
Therapist: "Good ol' therapist Andie." (No Safe Haven, page 79)
Anniversary: "Marc gazing into her eyes on their anniversary..." (No Safe Haven, page 247)
Amp: "This invitation was a big deal, and Ruby had amped up the routine accordingly." (The Unlikely Gift of Treasure Blume, location 1625)
Wine glass: "Still keeping a cautious eye on her, Chad reached for his wineglass and raised it." (The Five Kisses, location 929)
Cassette tape: "Another person could never fit in her share of sweaters, earrings, cassettes, and shoes." (Whatever Happened to Janie?, page 8)
Bacon: "They always had French toast and bacon and eggs on Saturdays." (Whatever Happened to Janie?, page 150)
Wig: "He wore a brilliant blue wig and a bright red shirt that said THING ONE in bold letters." (The Unlikely Gift of Treasure Blume, location 1080)
Decade: "What could that decade have been like?" (Whatever Happened to Janie?, page 133)
Week 6: Total Items Found 6/10
Once and Again - Lauren Dane
Completed: 02/15
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 1
Therapist - kindle loc 853 - Now go or you might see something you'll have to tell a therapist about.
Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill
Completed: 02/18
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 5
Valentine - pg 75 - And not, It’s- Valentine ’s-Day-and-I-feel-obligated flowers.
Anniversary - pg 107 - ...bought for my mother for their tenth anniversary .
Wine Glass - pg 184 - Mallory winked at me and filled three wineglasses .
Bacon - pg 65 - ...sweet rolls and bacon and eggs.
Decade - pg 46 - ...had known about our existence for decade s.
Week 6Points this Post: 3
Points this Week: 7/10
Book:
by Karen Marie MoningRead: On February 18
Rating: ♥♥♥½
Claimed word: Shamrock
"...would the Dublin preserved in shamrock-embossed laminate look identical to the one I had now?"
Kindle location 3364
Claimed word: Amp
"...and seemed to have suddenly amped up its glamour-repellent;"
Kindle location 3024
Claimed word: Wig
"After all, I'd been pretty wigged out at the time. "
Kindle location 3797
Week #6Items7/10
Rating 4stars
Therapist Everyone I know has a therapist pg 261
Decade after more than a decade of learning pg 352
Rating 4 stars
Amp she was amply curved pg 18
Rating 5 stars
Anniversary and it is celebrating it 125 anniversary pg 348
Wine glass under 8 racks of wine glasses pg 243
Bacon six degrees of the Kevin Bacon Theory pg 75
Wig Let's say the white hair is a wig pg 117
Week 6Items Claimed: 10/10
Finished 2/13
4★
Valentine: "...as feminine and rosy as an old-fashioned valentine." ~ Page 31
Therapist: "She was reading from a booklet provided by Emma's physical therapist..." ~ Page 245
Anniversary: "Just after their first anniversary..." ~ Page 106
Wineglass: "Zoe smiled down into her wineglass..." ~ Page 206
Bacon: "...graced with hints of tart green apple and smoky bacon..." ~ Page 78
Decade: "...the powdery, flowery perfume she had worn for decades." ~ Page 56
Finished 2/14
4★
Cassette tape: "He shook again and a black cassette tape fell into the palm of his hand." ~ Page 344
Finished 2/15
4★
Amp: "There are three guitars in the corner, one electric, the amp still plugged in from the night before." ~ Page 306
Finished 2/18
4★
Shamrock: "...a shamrock on St. Patrick's Day." ~ Ebook page 92
Wig: "Then again, his shameless right-hand man would hit on a fire hydrant if you perched a nice enough wig on it." ~ Ebook page 21
Week #6
by Ty PattersonFinished:2/18/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:1~9/10
Amp:Surely the Mayor will already have invited you as a security consultant? mocks Anne, and who knows, there might be ample opportunities there for you to play your heroic self? Page 51
Items found: 8/101. Valentine: n/a
2. Shamrock: n/a
3. Therapist: “One of my enemies told the therapist that she fights me because I think I’m better.” (KL 114 in A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story)
4. Anniversary: “ He glanced from them to the small anniversary clock on the mantel.” (KL 1413 in Dance with the Devil)
5. Amp: “Nicey got amped and started clapping faster.” (KL 1072 in A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story)
6. Wine glass: “Carling poured two “glasses of red wine”. (Pg. 261 in Storm's Heart)
7. Cassette tape: “We were used to cassette tapes and cassette players” (KL 673 in A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story)
8. Bacon: “I comproised and served a side of turkey bacon. (KL 5198 in A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story)
9. Wig: “It was his most special human hair wig (KL 2373 in A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story)
10. Decade: "She told me that she hadn’t spent a decade watching over him to abandon him now. “ (Pg. 3 in Touch the Dark)
Week #6I read:
Finished: Feb 19th, 12:50ish CT
Rating: 5 stars
Items found:
Therapist: "Are you asking as my friend or my therapist?" - Page 81
Wig: "Then she changed out the wig, replacing the short afro-styled hair with a longer, smoother piece." - Page 222
Total items found this week: 2/10
Week #7I read:
Finished: Feb 19th, 12:50ish CT
Rating: 5 stars
Read from page 254 on after list was posted.
Items found:
Cigarette: "For once she hadn't slapped him or shoved him or burned him with her cigarette." - Page 389
Total: 1/10
Week 6Items claimed: 3/10
13.02 4 Stars
Items:
Bacon - page 344 - When i take the eggs and bacon out of the fridge...
15.02 4 Stars
Items:
Wig - page 97 - There was no reason to flip her wig like some squealer bimbo...
Decade - page 145 - Ethan Carrick was the first man in almost a decade to arous interest in her.
Week 7
by Kele MoonRead:20 Feb 2013
Rating:4.5
Items:
1-Cigarette:The casinos smelled like cigarette smoke, stale perfume, and adrenaline. It should have been off-putting, but oddly enough it compelled her. 121 ebook
2-Shampoo:...as she set each pin she pulled out of her hair on the ledge next to the shampoo.53 ebook
3-Magazine:She looked like she’d walked off the pages of a magazine... page 22
by Lynsay Sands (after 43% counts)Read:20 Feb
Rating:4 stars
4-Gasoline :Then he doused the shed with a can of gasoline and sparked a match.70%
5-Hamburger/Cheeseburger:―But most men seem to be more into greasy foods like bacon or burgers than the sweet yummies. 54%
Week 7Points this Post: 5
Points this Week: 5/10
Book:
by Karen Marie MoningRead: On February 18 (After the new items were called)
Rating: ♥♥♥½
Claimed word: Scotch
"...it was his pocket the sixty-five-dollar bottle of single-malt scotch was going to end up coming out of...
Kindle location 341
Claimed word: Tanned skin
"...despite the short skirt that bared my pretty tanned legs to well above midthigh..."
Kindle location 1583
Claimed word: Mascara
"My mascara and liner had pooled into dark racoon circles around my eyes."
Kindle location 1148
Claimed word: Magazine
"...curled up with some fashion magazines, and watched the customers come and go..."
Kindle location 2613
Claimed word: Gasoline (Gas)
"...about which he had been known to pontificate for hours: the ever-fluctuating price of gas in America..."
Kindle location 3120
Week 7:Read:
by Gena ShowalterFinished: 2/19/13
Rating:★★★★☆
Items Found: 3
His shoulders were wide, tanned, and bare KL#3780
A glass of scotch in his hand KL# 2483
She was content to stay at home, watching tv, reading magazines KL#2568
Week 7:
- Graham Greene (pg. 135 and on)Finished: Feb. 19th, 2013
Rating: 4/5
Items to claim:
Cigarette: "...as unimportant a drug as cigarettes to get one through the weeks and years." (pg. 148)
Magazine: "He picked up a magazine that Waterbury had sent me before the interview..." (pg. 167)
Post total: 2/10
Week total: 2/10
Week #7
by Shannon K. ButcherFinished:2/21/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:1~1/10
Gasoline:It smelled of gasoline and the hay that had once been stored here, but without the wind, it was definitely warmer than outside. Page 210
Week #7
DEAD ish by Naomi Kramer
Finished: 2/19/13
Rating: 3 Stars
Items Claimed: 3/10
Cigarette: Mike fished under his bunk and hands over a few cigarettes. (Location 290)
Burger: ....even if I got the stupid burger in my mouth, I didn't have any teeth. (Location 147)
Mascarra: Linda's done a beautiful job this time - green eyeshadow, heavy eyeliner and mascara, bright red lips.... (Location 295)
Items Claimed 3/10
Week 7
by Rachel CaineFinished: 2/21/13
Rating: 4♥'s
Items Claimed: 4 ~ 4/10
Palm Tree Location 1027/Page 67
"Myrnin had dragged out the Hawaiian shirts again; today's was neon yellow, with palm trees and surfboards."
Scotch Location 3834/Page 251
"Then I poured her a stiff drink from an open bottle of Scotch on the counter at the back of the room- vampires liked their alcohol as much as humans,"
Cigarette Location 3026/Page 198
"The ancient cigarette butts littering the gravel around the side showed it was the smokers' hangout."
Hamburger Location 1024/Page 67
"She was with Theo, had just come from Oliver, and now there was Myrnin, and she was starting to feel a little like a hamburger at a dieters' convention."
by Janelle StalderFinished: 2/18/13
Rating: 5♥'s
Items Claimed: 1 ~ 5/10
Tanned Skin Location 1905/Page 125
"...watched Moose ink a beautiful design on Wolf's tanned skin."
week 7: Feb 18 - 24
(4.5stars -- 2/18) 
(4stars -- 2/19) 
(4.5stars -- 2/21) 
(4stars -- 2/20)10/10 Items claimed
1. Palm Tree: In Too Deep (pg 91) -- Not a breath of wind disturbed the grasses and palm trees on either side of the path.
2. Scotch: Claimed (pg 87) -- I assume it’s like drinking a bottle of malted scotch—kind of eases the experience the first time…
3. Tanned Skin: In Too Deep (pg 25) -- Up long, hairy, tanned, muscular legs, past ragged Hawaiian shorts, past a flat, bare belly to skim a broad, tanned, hairy chest.
4. Cigarette: Claimed (pg 206) -- Blood sprayed across his face, burning like cigarette ashes.
5. Shampoo: Claimed (pg 306) -- Dage poured shampoo into his hands and lathered up her hair
6. Hamburger/Cheeseburger In Too Deep(pg ) -- She was panting, hard and fast. Damn it, her wrists felt like hamburger meat
7. Mascara: In Too Deep(pg 104) -- At seven, she applied makeup—the whole enchilada: foundation, blush, eye shadow, and mascara
8. Magazine: Untouched (pg 33) -- Kerry sniffled, brushed the tear away quickly, and immediately turned her attention back to the magazine in her lap.
9. Gasoline: Riding the Night (pg 68) -- They stopped plenty of times for gas, meals and drinks and to stretch their legs, but she seemed just as anxious to get there as Pax and …
10. Earthquake: Claimed (pg 34) -- While his brother was as subtle as a ten point earthquake, Dage hoped to entice his mate rather than conquer.
Week #7
by Julie LetoFinished:2/21/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:2~3/10
Palm Tree:Tales of hostile spirits, coupled with the inhospitable terrain made up mostly of prickly palmettos and thick walls of bamboo, had kept anyone from inhabiting the land. Page 17
Scotch:Cat threw back her scotch, the liquid burning down her throat as she boldly eyed the bartender. Page 186
Week 7:Read
by Rob ThurmanFinished: 2/21/13
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found:2
I slammed my foot on the gas KL#3442
I would of run out for a burger or Chinese KL#3605
by Jeyn RobertsFinished:2/20/13
Rating: ★★★★☆
Items Found: 3
she hadn't seen since the night of the earthquake KL#967
Daniel could smell the shampoo KL#145
with a cigarette burn in the corner KL#3097
Week #7
by Kimberly Gourgon and Jessica GillilandFinished:2/21/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:1~4/10
Tanned Skin:He was a blur of tanned skin and bright clothes as he lapped hyper-speed circles around my attacker, thoroughly confusing him. Kindle App for PC Location 63
Week 7
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Finished:2/19
Rating:★★★★
4.Cigarette:
...like the end of a lit cigarette.__Part 2 (00:15)
6.Hamburger/Cheeseburger:
...never seen a hamburger before...__Part 5 (29:06)
7.Mascara:
...her cheeks streaked with mascara-tinted tears.__Part 7 (27:02)
Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz
Finished:2/22
Rating:★★★★
1.Palm Tree:
...on beaches and among the palm trees...__Part 3 (29:43)
2.Scotch:
...ordered a double Scotch on the rocks.__Part 7 (48:02)
3.Tanned Skin:
He was about fifty, trim, salt-and-pepper hair, a tan even in November...__Part 4 (1:13:55)
5.Shampoo:
...of Ivory soap and baby shampoo clung...__Part 2 (55:50)
8.Magazine:
...to get into People magazine...__Part 3 (13:48)
9.Gasoline:
...he fills the tank of the Honda with gasoline and...Part 2 (20:43)
10.Earthquake:
...fire, earthquake, poison, homicide...__Part 2 (17:05)
Total Found this Week:10/10
Week #7
by Kristen AshleyFinished:2/22/13
Rating:5 Stars
Items Claimed:4~8/10
Shampoo:By the time we filled these with Billy and Billie's not so abundant collection of clothes, shoes and toys, I found they barely had any soap or shampoo. Page 63
Cigarette:They smoke, cigarettes and pot. Page 217
Magazine:Sports magazines here and there, many of which should long since have been thrown away (these I'd stacked). Page 235
Hamburger/Cheeseburger:Then he'd made hamburgers while Billie and I sorted the fixin's. Page 252
Week #7
by Dale IbitzFinished:2/23/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:1~9/10
Earthquake:The war took its toll on both people and the globes: lightening storms, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, and drought. Page 5
Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure by Paul A. Offit
Finished: 2/18
Rating: 4/5
4. Cigarette: "Cigarette smoking is another example of how..." page 113
8. Magazine: "...charged $350, advertised it in magazines, founded a company called SBI labatories in..." page 77
9. Gasoline: "Journalists cannot simply pour gasoline into the street and pretend they bear no responsibility" page 179
Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction by Marni Mann
Finished: 2/20
Rating: 5/5
5. Shampoo: "...so I put the blanket in the shower and poured shampoo all over it." page 11
6. Hamburger/Cheeseburger: "The smell of burgers was making my stomach growl..." page 92
This week so far:5
Week #78 Items
Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's StorybyJ.R. Ward
Finished:2/22/2013
Rating: 4 stars
Scotch:and downed half of it like it was scotch pg 52
Cinderby Marissa Meyer
Finished:2/21/2013
Rating: 4 stars
Tanned skin:the tanned skin of her arms contrasted with the dark....pg 136
shampoo:she caught whiffs of Peony's shampoo pg185
Gasoline:It was a car. A gasoline car. pg37
PandemoniumbyLauren Oliver
Finished:2/21/2013
Rating: 4 stars
Cigarette: Tack sits by the fire, rolling a cigarettepg 70
Masacra: I unscrew the mascara that made it way into the backpack pg135
Magazine:I notice the magazinehalf hidden underneath a...pg 232
Jekyll, an Urban FantasybyLauren Stewart
Finished:2/20/2013
Rating: 4 stars
Hamburger: I got a couple burgers and fries...pg 953
Week 7Points this Post: 4
Points this Week: 9/10
Book:
by Arundhati RoyRead: From February 21 to 24
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Claimed word: Palm tree
"..had seeped from the trees. The palm leaves were splayed like dropping combs against the monsoon sky."
Kindle location 2681
Claimed word: Shampoo
"She upset stacks of lingerie, ironed skirts and blouses, shampoos, creams, chocolate, Sellotape, umbrellas..."
Kindle location 3781
Claimed word: Cigarette
"He lit a cigarette and allowed the match to burn until he could not hold it anymore."
Kindle location 579
Claimed word: Earthquake
"loneliness, clouds, beards, bigots, lists, flags, earthquakes, despair were all swept up in a scrambled swirling."
Kindle location 220
Week 7: Total Items Found 9/10
Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill
Completed: 02/18
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 4
Scotch - pg 41 - Ethan, poured amber liquid— Scotch , maybe—into a chubby glass.
Hamburger - pg 152 - ...then coasted into the parking lot of a roadside hamburger joint.
Mascara - pg 181 - I applied gloss and mascara and blush...
Magazines - pg 63 - ...her gaze on the magazine in her hands.
Sleeping With Fear - Kay Hooper
Completed: 02/20
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 3
Tanned Skin - pg 4 - ...pale good with her summer tan ...
Shampoo - pg 5 - ...and shampooed her short hair at least twice.
Earthquake - pg 25 - One earthquake , two political scandals...
Dance With the Devil - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Completed: 02/22
Rating: ★★★★☆
Items Found: 2
Cigarette - ebook pg 323 - Zarek pulled a cigarette out of his coat pocket and smiled.
Gasoline - ebook pg 299 - Six of the squires went to the SUVs and unloaded gasoline containers.
Week #7
by Jessica Marie GillilandFinished:2/24/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:1~10/10
Mascara:Oh hey, you have a mascara smudge. Page 144
week 7Items claimed: 4/10
22.02 5 Stars
Items:
Tanned skin - page 216 - ...with deeply tanned skin and black hair starting to gray...
Shampoo - page 285 - Towels, shampoo.
Magazine - page 22 - Books or magazines or something.
Earthquake - page 152 - An earthquake?
Week #8
by Charlaine HarrisFinished:2/25/13
Rating:4 Stars
*Items count after Page 166
Items Claimed:1~1/10
The Bible:Like in the Bible. Page 209
Week #7
Roman and Juliet by Christina Thacher
Finished: 2/23/13
Rating: 3 Stars
Items Claimed: 1/10
Scotch: Damien ordered a Scotch from the bartender... (Location 695)
Week #7
My Cheeky Angel by Mimi Barbour
Finished: 2/25/13
Rating: 3 Stars
Items Claimed: 1/10
Shampoo: Tyler's shampoo came in handy also, as Lea efficiently washed her hair...(Location 1560)
Week #7
Tempest by Holly Hook
Finished: 2/24/13
Rating: 5 Stars
Items Claimed: 5/10
Gasoline: We can stop at a gas station and ask for a map... (Location 1852)
Palm Tree: The cool shade of a palm tree washed over Janelle as...(Location 521)
Tanned Skin: Locks of black hair hung in his tanned face...(Location 613)
Magazine: Her father tossed a science magazine back to the table. (Location 674)
Earthquake: What other disasters are running around as people? Earthquakes? Tornadoes? Snowstorms? (Location 3903)
Items Claimed 10/10
Week #7I read:
Finished: 2/21/2013
Rating: 3 stars
Read from 49% on after list was posted
Items found:
Magazine: "Lady Marlow was like a print from a ladies' magazine in a promenade dress with ribboned sleeves and a long green vest laced across her ample bosom." - 68% KL#2769
Total: 2/10
Week #7I read:
Finished: 2/22/2013
Rating: 4 stars
Items found:
Tanned Skin: "The tanned man on the porch bunched his hat brim in his fist." - Page 106
Total: 3/10
Week #7I read:
Finished: 2/24/2013
Rating: 3 stars
Read from 53% on after list was posted
Items found:
Gasoline: "He thinks someone soaked the corner of the garage and the stairs leading to my apartment with gasoline, then lit it and ran." - 62% KL#2599
Total: 4/10
WEEK 7:Items found: 9/10
1. Palm Tree: “ Palm trees were a common rune in these parts.” (Pg.75 in By a Thread)
2. Scotch: “Grabbed a bottle of expensive scotch , and poured himself a healthy amount into a cut-crystal tumbler.” (Pg. 368 in By a Thread)
3. Tanned Skin: “Sabin’s strong, tanned fingers banded around his wrist, stopping him. (Pg. 30 in The Darkest Whisper)
4. Cigarette: “ these moments needs cigarettes.” (KL 4812 in Tigers and Devils)
5. Shampoo: “Then those sensual fingers tangled in her hair, working in shampoo .” (Pg. 166 in The Darkest Whisper)
6. Hamburger/Cheeseburger: “Grind the bastard into hamburger and feed him to the wild animals roaming the hills. (Pg. 155 in The Darkest Whisper)
7. Mascara: “Lissa dabbed mascara across her lashes ” (KL 4523 in Vampire Academy)
8. Magazine: “A plump middle –aged woman sat leafing through a magazine. (KL 612 in Vampire Academy)
9. Gasoline: “A moment of opportunity, a locked door, a few matches, a little gasoline, (Pg. 81 in By a Thread)
10. Earthquake: N/A
by Jennifer Estep (Done 2/20, 4-stars)
by Sean Kennedy (Done 2/21, 3.5 stars)
(Done 2/24, 3.75 stars)
(Done 2/25, 4- stars)
Week 7:
- Karen Marie MoningFinished: Feb. 23rd, 2013
Rating: 5/5
Items to claim:
Gasoline: "The kind that get stripped for parts before the owner can even return with petrol." (Kobo pg. 26)
Palm tree: "...watching palm trees sway in the sultry breeze..." (Kobo pg. 131)
Tanned skin: "'Nice tan, Ms. Lane. How's Vlane?'" (Kobo pg. 138)
Post total: 3/10
Week total: 5/10
Week 7 - 10/10
Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
Completed: Feb 18
Rating: ★★★
1. Hamburger
"…who brought the rum punch and the hamburgers…"
p. 152
2. Cigarette
"…sandwiches with bites taken out of them, and lately, cigarette butts…"
p. 204
3. Magazine
"…I discover the Hare Krishna magazine my younger son brought home…"
p. 204
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel by Lola Shoneyin
Completed: Feb 25, 2013
Rating: ★★★★
4. Palm Tree
"…as soon as she saw the palm trees that lined…"
KL. 411
5. Gasoline
"…sprinkled his hair with gasoline and set him alight…"
KL. 2708
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Completed: Feb 25, 2013
Rating: ★★★★
6. Mascara
"She wept mascara all over her thin face…"
KL. 229
7. Tanned Skin (Legs)
"…unfolded tanned and naked legs from the close confines of…"
KL. 316
8. Scotch
"Ferguson was carrying a glass of Scotch…"
KL. 4125
9. Earthquake
"In the absence of any imminent earthquake…"
KL. 4682
10. Shampoo
"…laid out shampoo, toothpaste and a small Egyptian cotton towel…"
KL. 5224
Week 7 
by J.D. RobbRead:21 Feb
Rating:5 stars
6-Tanned skin:Mixed race brown skin or tanned. page 256
Week 7Items Claimed: 10/10
Finished 2/23
3★
Palm Tree: "...he crashed his Coupe de Ville into a palm tree along Perdido Boulevard." ~ KL 284
Tanned Skin: "In the picture he has a tanned arm slung around my mother's shoulders." ~ KL 1517
Cigarette: "He sucks down half a cigarette before speaking again." ~ KL 2261
Shampoo: "Except this chowderhead named himself after a shampoo." ~ KL 3180
Cheeseburger: "If not macaroni then a cheeseburger." ~ KL 4201
Magazine: "See, I was reading a magazine." ~ KL 450
Earthquake: "...he has been sent to cover a horrific earthquake." ~ KL 5909
Finished 2/25
3½★
Scotch: "...Gabe's excellent and expensive Scotch..." ~ Ebook page 137
Mascara: "...but that would only make her mascara run..." ~ Ebook page 42
Gasoline: "...threw gasoline on to the bonfire." ~ Ebook page 80
**Week 7**
Read: 2/21-2/23
Rating: 4♥'s
Items Claimed: 4 ~ 9/10
Mascara Location 205/Page 14 "...eyes glittered from behind two pounds of mascara, and she worked her walk as if her hips were double-jointed.
Shampoo Location 4189/Page 274 "With his free hand, he picked up a jar of shampoo and squeezed a little on the top of her head."
Magazine Location 718/Page 47 "...waiting room with its plastic plants, dog-eared magazines, and anxious people."
Gasoline Location 2295/Page 150 "The thing wouldn't budge. Panic ran like gasoline through her veins."
Week 7:Read
by Aleatha RomigFinished:2/25/13
Rating :★★★★★
items found: 2
She added eyeliner, mascara2 KL#644
White sand beaches, palm trees, and tropical rain forest KL#4936
Mimi: The World's Ugliest Beauty Queen by Francis Chalifour
Read from February 17 to 18, 2013
Rating: ★★
Brandenburg: A Novel by Glenn Meade
Read on February 25, 2013
Rating: ★★★
Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz
Read on February 25, 2013
Rating: ★★★ 1/2
Palm Tree "The property was a large estate, barely visible beyond the pepper and palm trees that lined the long driveway." (Brandenburg, location 311)
Scotch "He sipped his scotch." (Brandenburg, location 176)
Tanned Skin "Tanned skin, wrinkled face, intense stare." (Brandenburg, location 5648)
Cigarette "Kruger appeared, smoking a cigarette." (Brandenburg, location 298)
Shampoo "Brendan filled my senses-all I could smell was the clean, fresh scent of his shampoo as I knotted my fingers in his hair." (Spellcaster, location 1103)
Hamburger/Cheeseburger "As he unwrapped his hamburger and French fries." (Call Me Mimi, page 87)
Mascara "Erica looked tired in contrast, her mascara smudged." (Brandenburg, location 1430)
Magazine "It was hard to concentrate on the magazine interview with the man who trains the quenn's corgis, but eventually it was time to meet Luc." (Call Me Mimi, page 86)
Gasoline "The smell of oil. And gasoline." (Brandenburg, location 3993)
Earthquake "Then Brendan pushed himself off the wall to join my side and her smile collapsed quicker than a house of cards in an earthquake." (Spellcaster, location 1254)
Week #8I read:
Finished: 2/27
Rating: 5 stars
Items to claim:
The Bible: "Piper set her Bible on the nightstand." ~ Page 246
Total: 1/10
Week 8Items claimed: 1/10
27.02 3 Stars
Item:
The Bible - page 236 -...The Bible story?
Week #8
by Julie LetoFinished:3/1/13
Rating:4 Stars
Items Claimed:1~2/10
Money Clip:Cole dug into his pocket and extracted a gold money clip straining from the layers of hundreds folded inside. Kindle App for PC Location 705
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The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
Finished:2/14
Rating:★★★★
4.Anniversary:
...to celebrate our anniversary and...__Disc 2/Track 8 (02:19)
5.Amp:
...tendency to amp up emotions.__Disc 3/Track 5 (04:59)
9.Wig:
She could have been wearing a wig...__Disc 3/Track 9 (00:29)
10.Decade:
...for no more than a couple decades.__Disc 7/Track 4 (02:51)
The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz
Finished:2/15
Rating:★★★★★
7.Cassette Tape:
...physician bag, opened it, and withdrew a compact cassette tape recorder.__Part 4 (1:05:15)
Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
Finished:2/17
Rating:★★★★★
3.Therapist:
...and email it to my therpist.__Disc 1/Track 22 (02:56)
6.Wineglass:
She set a wineglass filled with...__Disc 4/Track 11 (02:02)
8.Bacon:
...egg and two crispy slices of bacon.__Disc 3/Track 22 (02:01)
Total Claimed this Week:8/10