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Jul 05, 2013 08:31AM
So sorry your lil one is sick, that's tough. I hope she feels better soon!
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Jenne wrote: "Chocolate, cake, and cookie aren't ones that are super common. And rainbow and bear together was tough too. If you want post the books you read last week and I'll check them for you since you're at..."
I think I have stuff highlighted in Darkness of Light... I know I found bear multiple times
Jenne wrote: "Suzanne don't claim sofa, it's this weeks word."OKie Dokie!
She's doing a lot better now, thanks! She's a little trooper, she's had chronic ear infections since she was 3 months old. Even after putting tubes in her ears, they haven't gone away.
, no preview on amazon or google booksSame for
has:Page 12 …aura made me want to hug him like a big, sweet teddy bear,
Page 108 …in the entry, I headed straight for my room, fell onto my bed,
Page 18 ... It held all the basics: an old desk piled with manila files, an
(not sure if this one is ok or not)
Page 261 ... Eli feigning interest in me was just icing on the cake.
Page 114 …of my mother’s voice and the sweet smell of cinnamon and apples
Page 41 …modern it was, with its wall of windows and solar panels on the roof.
Page 16 …the day before. I felt exhausted as I shuffled into the kitchen
Not a full preview of
no bear
I'm going to read
:Items:
Sofa: "And oh, shit, he was coming hard, his hips griding into the sofa as delicious, hazy memories of his virgin lover made him feel like her hands were all over his skin." Page 100
Cake: "Piece of fucking cake." Page 380
Horse: "This was typical of the Society's recruiting strategy: Infiltrate a town, take over the males one by one, slaughter or sell off the women and children, abscond with weapons and horses, move along to the next in greater number." Page 2
Roof: "Xcor directed three of their band to the left, where there was a small structure with a cross atop its peaked roof." 3
God/Goddess: "Jane's always talked about him like he's a god." Page 24
You're on a roll with the BDB books Suzanne!
Alright just updated the list of what we've claimed. Here's the summary what is needed from items already claimed:Desk:
Jenne
Alana
Amy
Cookie:
Suzanne
Alana
Chocolate:
Jenne
Alana
Amy
Cat:
Suzanne
Wolf:
Jenne
Alana
Amy
Horse:
Alana
Garage:
Alana
Kitchen:
Suzanne
Alana
Amy
Here's the link to all of our items.
Suzanne you might ought to check with Dawn if that's ok for cake. The food category is the strictest one.
NO- has to be the food
won't count- no analogies
Read Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown
Date Finished: 7-4-13
Rating: 4♥'s
Review:
Overall I really enjoyed this YA paranormal story. Despite some things being easily guessed, there were some MAJOR surprises that kept me on my toes. As the book goes further into the story, the reader knows who to trust less and less. Trust or not... Eli is HAWT on a cycle (motorcycle no less- a Harley, too). Even if he is a manic-depressive douche (or at least seems like it... almost all the time). I am very keen to see where the story goes, there were aspects I liked and didn't like, but overall it's a 'win'.
Book provided by the Author through PNR NaUBA group Author/Reader Exchange.
Items:
Cake Page 261 "... Eli feigning interest in me was just icing on the cake."
Bed Location 225/Page 15 "Ember Aisling Devlin Brycin! Get your butt out of bed now!"
Roof Location 574/Page 38 "When mark and I drove up to the facility, I was surprised how modern it was, with its wall of windows and solar panels on the roof."
Bear Location 189/Page 13 "His warm, comfortable aura made me want to hug him like a big, sweet teddy bear, but this bear had a sarcastic bite." & Location 1797/Page 118 "Yes, I'd rather die as a bear's Happy Meal, than as some girl murdered by a deranged serial killer."
I'm debating on reading
I can claim chocolate, sofa, cat, kitchen, and god with it.
Ok Dawn just answered this to my food question:Yes, the comparison to the food will work. So I might go back to my original plan for this week so I can get chocolate for sure.
Jenne wrote: "Ok Dawn just answered this to my food question:Yes, the comparison to the food will work. So I might go back to my original plan for this week so I can get chocolate for sure."
Updating mine to use cake instead of apple
Jenne wrote: "Suzanne you might ought to check with Dawn if that's ok for cake. The food category is the strictest one."Piece of cake won't work. But if it is a comparison to to actual food it will work.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Jenne wrote: "Suzanne you might ought to check with Dawn if that's ok for cake. The food category is the strictest one."Piece of cake won't work. But if it is a comparison to to actual food it w..."
So "icing on the cake" is OK then, right?
Alana I just checked the spreadsheet and she put you down for cake, so you're good. We have to focus on cookie, cake, and chocolate. The last item will be called 7/19 so it only leaves 2 more weeks of reading after this week. Please leave fruit alone unless it's called. Other wise what we've already claimed for cookie, cake, and chocolate won't even count. It won't be possible to complete it if another food item gets called before the challenge is over. We took too many hits in the food category :(
My book this week has both cake and chocolate in it. I haven't decided which I'll claim. I will definitely be claiming cat and kitchen. Then I'll be all finished with the architecture category. Suzanne will be done with the furniture category this week as well.
Jenne wrote: "Alana I just checked the spreadsheet and she put you down for cake, so you're good. We have to focus on cookie, cake, and chocolate. The last item will be called 7/19 so it only leaves 2 more wee..."
That's going to be tough because my book I think only has fruit in it, but I'll have to check again to make sure.
If its the only one then don't worry, if by chance it does have one of the others go with one of them if possible.
Jenne wrote: "If its the only one then don't worry, if by chance it does have one of the others go with one of them if possible."I did find another book that I currently have on hand to read that has cake in it.
Good deal Amy! I'll claim cake this week then instead of chocolate more than likely.
Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "NO- has to be the food"so I guess "tossing their cookies" doesn't work either....
The only other one I can find is fruit: "I can't stand the fruity shit." Would that work?
I'll check on the tossing their cookies for you. We need to try to leave fruit alone if at all possible.
Sofa & God Week:Read:
by Kristen CallihanFinished: 7/7/13
Rating:★★★★☆
Review:
3.75
This reminded me of a supernatural version of Beauty and the Beast. Miranda is a fire starter who's family has become absolutely broke. When the mysterious and feared Lord Archer propositions her father for her hand in marriage her father can't and won't refuse the money. Archer hides behind cloaks and a mask and the rumors and dread know no limit. Even though he keeps himself covered and sheltered Miranda sees through it and there's no doubt love is in the making. Both have terrible secrets from one another and to top it all off there's a killer on the loose that's setting Archer up. The only way to come out on top is if they both let go of their fears and secrets and help one another to catch the killer before it's too late.
The romantic tension between Archer and Miranda was just the right amount. In fact there are some scenes in this book that are some of the hottest I've read even though nothing really happens. The mystery element of this book kept me turning the pages and I liked that Miranda wasn't a helpless female. With this book being set in the 1800's it was nice to see that Miranda didn't stick to the stereotypical mold for women of that time frame. If you like paranormal and historical reads this might be the book for you. The two mixed nicely and Ms. Callihan did a good job balancing both in this book.
Items:
Miranda stretched luxuriantly along Archer's bedroom couch with a sigh KL# 4017
Doled out like pieces of Sunday cake KL# 4094
He was weak as a kitten under her gaze KL# 3812
Her shout bounded off the bare stone walls of the dark, cramped kitchen KL# 296
and out of the fire that comes not from man but from the gods the blade shall come alive KL# 4364
Suzanne wrote: "Alana ~ The Book Pimp wrote: "NO- has to be the food"so I guess "tossing their cookies" doesn't work either....
The only other one I can find is fruit: "I can't stand the fruity shit." Would th..."
I would go on the "Items Questions" or discuss (or whatever it's called) thread and ask Dawn
I asked Dawn over at the items thread about tossing your cookies. I'll let you know what she said. I have one lined up next week that's perfect for the items I have left, depending on what's called. Everybody cross their fingers that desk gets called this week that would be perfect for us!
Alright I'm reading
it's has "the icing on the cake." Hopefully that'll work better.
Ok, no tossing cookies, no to fruity shit. Icing on the cake is kinda iffy but I'll take it.
Let me know if I missed any other questions.
Sofa & God/Goddess Week:
Read: Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
Finished: 7/11/2013
Rating: ****
Review: I went through a big Psy-Changling kick last December and then took a break until now. This series has grown on me, it reminds me of that movie Equilibrium only with shifters.
Items:
Sofa: "Turning away, he dropped his Windbreaker on the back of a nearby sofa before crouching to examine the small glass cabinet below the comm console." Page 68
Cake: "He targeted women who would never blend into a crowd-the violence spoken of by Sophia's scars would, for him, be the icing on the cake." Page 12
Horse: "A cat whose yowling was starting to make people look at Max with the narrow-eyed stare reserved for those who beat their dogs and ran their horses to exhaustion." Page 30
Roof: "Through the roof." Page 294
Goddess/God: "If the first boy was beautiful, this one was a young god." Page 148
Great job that's another 3 points for us woohoo!
Alright ladies we need desk to be called tomorrow morning.
Finished: July 12th
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This was a really good book! When I started reading at first, I found the story to be slow at first, but as I read on, it got more interesting. I like the whole idea of drawings coming to life except some of them can hurt you or anyone else if you aren't too careful!
Items:
Couch(Sofa): I strode past her and collapsed onto the tiny purple couch in the living room (Page 33)
Cake: She brought homemade sweets to go with the tea, pink nerikiri flower cakes and manju filled with red-bean paste. (Page 58-59)
Snake: At least twenty snakes made of ink wriggled under the rice-paper door. (Page 268)
Garage: The room was a big parking garage, and our steps sounded hollow against the concrete floor. (Page 259)
God/Goddess: "The most famous kami is Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun." (Page 131)
Great job Amy that closes out cake and snake!
Week 11: HorseBonus: Mirror/reflection
Well if it works for the bingo call this week, I'll be reading
and I can claim desk, chocolate, horse and mirror
So sorry I haven't posted yet... having issues with computer time, and trying to get kids ready for school. I did finish a book yesterday with sofa, so I'll post later today (I think - hope- it had chocolate, too)
K I'm going to read
!Items:
Table: "You'll have to replace a few of these waterlogged tables and chairs." 12
Cookie: "Let's get those cookies and the milk I promised you." Page 92
Horse: "This is a gift horse, and I'm not questioning it." Page 244
Kitchen: "She's in my kitchen cooking and muttering a few very bad words I had no idea she knew." Page 9
Mirror/Reflection: "Not with the sort of clatter that would mirror Emily's own quick flares of temper, but quietly." Page 10
Suzanne, just an FYI since you have all your furniture you don't have to claim something from that category.
Sofa Week
Date Finished: 7-6-13
Rating: 4½♥'s
Loving Liberty by Belinda BoringMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
4½ Brilliant Stars, Hearts, and Mystery Shots!
I have to be 100% honest here, I was expecting a 'fluff romance'. Now, to me, there is NOTHING wrong with a fluff romance. There are times where that was exactly what the Doctor ordered. I couldn't have been farther from the truth when it came to Loving Liberty. It was far deeper, more emotional, and darker than anything I had anticipated. I loved each and every moment, and wanted (oh-so-badly) to jump into the pages and help corrupt Liberty a bit.
I was so emotionally invested in this book, I shook with fury and had to put my Kindle down and walk away for a 'chapter break'. I was worried not coming from the same background as Liberty might create a barrier to feeling sympathy. Once again, totally wrong. If anything, it really opened my eyes. 'The grass is always greener on the other side' until I read Liberty's story. That is some dead, trampled, ugly, poisoned grass that's just been glossed over with expensive green paint to hide it's true nature.
I gasped, I railed, I misted up, I gripped my Kindle in a vice of death, I didn't want the story to end! And color me surprised, a relatively 'clean' romance (but don't mistake that as meaning a YA story, this is NOT a book for kids)... I left this smut lover stunned at how much I loved this very 'vanilla' romance.
Throw away your preconceived notions of the allure of the 'it' crowd and that 'upper class' old money crowd. You know, never mind, it doesn't matter if you throw them away or not. I can't imagine anyone not falling for the innocence, romance, and incredible hardship and bravery found in these pages. I just can't express enough how amazed I was by Loving Liberty.
I received an ARC from Belinda Boring in exchange for an unbiased, honest review. My thoughts are my own, and I received no monetary gain for my review.
Items:
Kitchen Location 460 "Watching as Jessica left our booth and entered the kitchen, I was excited to see what she'd chosen for us."
Chocolate Location 675 "... accepted the napkin he offered before studying the mint chocolate chip cone I'd just bought."
Sofa Location 2494 "I crossed over to the fireplace, keeping the sofa couch between us."
Horse Week
Date Finished: 7-14-13
Rating: 4♥'s
Branded by Abi KetnerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
"At what point do they believe what's been branded on their skin instead of just knowing who they are inside?"
It was a a jarring tale of a descent into the very bowels of Hell, because I can't imagine Hell being much worse than the world in this book. It's like taking the horrific tales of the Salem Witch Trials, only adding a Dystopian, futuristic post-war society controlled by essentially a sociopath dictator. No trial, or even a sham of one. No jury, just ostracized immediately by everyone you've ever known. Just one accusation and you lose everything. Your home, your family, your freedom, your safety, your dignity; you now belong to the Hole.
“To the outside, I'm filth now. I'll never be allowed to return to the life I knew. No one ever does.”
It's chilling; no Camp Cupcake, no early release for good behavior, no pardons...
Relationship are forbidden between the guards and the sinners. The most dire of consequences await those that disobey this rule. At yet love finds a way in the unlikeliest of places... Why does the forbidden fruit always make the taste that much sweeter? The tender moments of love between Cole and Lexi provide the perfect foil to the bleak reality that slaps them in the face each morning.
“He takes my face into his hand, and reassures me. "So outside of these walls, we can't stand each other."
Despite many other reader's experiences, the beginning did not grab me at first. I think I was getting A Handmaid's Tale flashbacks for a moment, and did a mini freak out and had to take a chapter break. Yes it's YA, yes it's Dystopian, yes it has romance... but it's just SO bleak. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Once I had fortified myself, I was able to continue. Then, oh boy, did I continue. Into the wee hours, greedily (Darn it that's a sin, gotten watch that around this book,) inhaling the pages to find out what happens next. For me, once that initial slump was conquered, I happily climbed the mountain and flung myself into the story.
Lexi, Lexi, Lexi. I'm so conflicted over you. On one hand, you have your fierce moments and on the other hand, you are running head first into trouble like you want to get killed. I have to give a shout out moment here to Duchess Nicole*, I think she mirrors my thoughts on Lexi perfectly:
"She started becoming the idiot girl in a B movie, going into the dark stairway with nothing but a flashlight and her boobs to protect her." This. All of this. Exactly. It wasn't enough to completely throw a wrench in my enjoyment, but it was a there. Some moments, more often fleeting and rare, but I would see strength in Lexi. It's quite the contradiction, I know.
“I never planned on falling for you. You were just an assignment. But it just sort of happened and now... There's not a single thing I would change about you. When you smile, my entire world stops. All I see is you. I need you.”
Okay, I think I have to admit here, and I'm a freak (I'll just say it now) but hands down my favorite character (now I really know I'm in trouble) was Zeus, the dog. He adopted Lexi from the start, couldn't care less why she was there, he was smart and loyal... it really tipped my ratings scales just on Zeus alone. Okay, I know I'm getting jumped by all those Cole fans for putting Zeus first, but maybe I like living on the edge.
I cannot stress the brutality of this book enough. Imagine the Hunger Games meets Gangs of New York, and maybe a dash of the romance and forbidden love from West Side Story and then spray bullets on all that and flesh singeing brands... fluffy this is not. Blood, death, torture, the most base desires of humanity. It's entirely anti-fluffy with a few softer moments that rounded the edges. I can't help but want to continue the series to see what is in store for them!
“You can overcome anything...short of death."
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Items:
Horse Location 400 "I've never seen a horse, I mean, dog with -." & Location 402 "He's like a miniature horse."
Mirror Location 365 "I glance at the small, cracked mirror mounted above the sink and see a stranger."
Garage Location 273 "Turning into a side garage, Cole turns off the engine, but I'm too traumatized to get out when he opens the door."
Desk Location 606 "... revealing a well-lit room with a desk at the opposite end. Two chairs sit in front of it."
Alana did you have an animal last week?
Jenne wrote: "Alana did you have an animal last week?"I couldn't find wolf, and other than horse that was all I was missing. So I didn't claim any animals
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Suzanne, just an FYI since you have all your furniture you don't have to claim something from that category."Okie dokie!
Horse & Mirror/Reflection Week
.Read: Sand Castle Bay by Sherryl Woods
Rating: ***
Finished: 7/14/2013
Review:I liked the story but if I had to hear one more time about how wonderful Safe Houses were for battered women, I was going to vomit. It was like no one ever heard of them and she had to tell EVERYONE in the story about them and how important they are. It got very "after-school spectial" at the end.
Items:
Table: "You'll have to replace a few of these waterlogged tables and chairs." 12
Cookie: "Let's get those cookies and the milk I promised you." Page 92
Horse: "This is a gift horse, and I'm not questioning it." Page 244
Kitchen: "She's in my kitchen cooking and muttering a few very bad words I had no idea she knew." Page 9
Mirror/Reflection: "Not with the sort of clatter that would mirror Emily's own quick flares of temper, but quietly." Page 10
Last week ladies! Read like the devil lol :)Alana you'll need cookie or fruit, and wolf this last week
Suzanne you'll need fruit and cat this last week
Amy you'll need chocolate and wolf
I need fruit and wolf the last week.
Jenne wrote: "Alana you'll need cookie or fruit, and wolf this last weekSuzanne you'll need fruit and cat this last week"
I'll have to hope and pray that a different animal and/or food doesn't get called on Friday
And I thought we were trying to focus on cookie, not fruit, since there where so many that still needed fruit to earn a point.
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