R4: Team ~ The Toronto Terrors ~

[Jennifer H]

I managed to find a book that starts with "a", "m", and "p" that have both words. It will be a couple days before I can start a new book so I'll wait and see what Nancy picks.

[Nancy]

Thanks so much Jennifer for waiting. Sine I'm away I did a quick search on my kindle and I will take m if that's ok. Found one w/ both words and I can start reading it today!

[JoAnne]

Just got access to my computer - have to share with hubby since our desktop dies last night :(

I will look for a and p books since c and m are claimed.
I will look as soon as I get back from errands. Have 40 people coming tomorrow and have to do my last grocery run and go to the dump to get rid of some excess stuff that's taking up room.

[Jennifer H]

Nancy wrote: "Thanks so much Jennifer for waiting. Sine I'm away I did a quick search on my kindle and I will take m if that's ok. Found one w/ both words and I can start reading it today!"

You are more than welcome!

[JoAnne]

Found an A book with both words so I'm all set.

[Jennifer H]

That leaves me with "P".

Have a great weekend!

[JoAnne]

You too and to the rest of the team!
Happy Reading

[Nancy]

Week 4: camp
Bonus: pancake
Letter: M




M ai Tai One On - by Jill Marie Landis
Rating:★★★
Read: 8/13/13

Review: I've had this book on my kindle for quite some time now. It's the first book in The Tiki Goddess series. It's a cozy mystery where a bar owner gets involved in discovering who the murderer is. The book takes place in Hawaii which was slightly interesting, since you learn about the culture and hula dancing. However, it was not interesting enough for me to continue the series.

WOTW (camp-kindle location 1464): "They're hiking out to camp in the Kalalau Valley for a week."
Bonus (pancake-kindle location 5925): "Suzi polished off her pancakes in record time."

[Nancy]

Had to post early again. I'm on vacation in Rhode Island and had the time and access to a computer! Hope everyone's enjoying their reading! Will try to get on the computer again on Friday early enough to choose a letter!

[JoAnne]

Nancy wrote: "Had to post early again. I'm on vacation in Rhode Island and had the time and access to a computer! Hope everyone's enjoying their reading! Will try to get on the computer again on Friday early ..."

You're having great weather - hope you're having a good vacation. I live in CT and will be at Misquamicut with the family on Saturday - 17 of us!

Almost finished with my book - will post review tomorrow more than likely.

Work starts up for me tomorrow :( so I won't be able to search until late afternoon or early evening from now on.

[Jennifer H]

No worries Nancy.

[JoAnne]

Week 4 Challenge - A in CAMP
Points A = 1 + WOW 1 and Bonus 1 = 3 points

Book: Cross My Heart (Landry #2) by Abigail Strom
Date Read: 8/13 - 8/14
Rating: 4 stars

Review
This is book 2 in a series and now I will go back and read book 1 before reading the rest. Quick read that hooked me from the beginning. Lots of romance and love along with sadness and tears. Claire went from a brat to a lovely young lady. Jenna and Michael seemed like they should have nothing in common but connected anyway and had chemistry to boot. Watching their friendship and love unfold was heartwarming. There was wonderful closure and an excerpt from book 3 whet my appetite for more!

WOW and Bonus word:
Camp: "The camp is only three weeks long. Why couldn't I have done this stupid visit in August?" (Nook page 6)

Pancake: He smiled. "With some kinds of cooking exact measurement doesn't matter. But with pancakes or waffles, it does." (Nook page 101)

[Jennifer H]

The Toronto Terrors
WOTW: Camp
Bonus: Pancake

C: (4) Jennifer J.~The Jerk Magnet by Melody Carlson (Post 115)~WOTW + Bonus
A: (1) JoAnne~Cross My Heart by Abigail Strom (Post 112)~WOTW + Bonus
M: (4) Nancy~Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis (Post 108)~WOTW + Bonus
P: (4) Jennifer PP.~Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld (Post 114)~WOTW + Bonus

[Jennifer H]

Week 4: Camp & Pancake



Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Finished: 8/15
Rating: ♥♥

Camp: like a camp counselor (pg. 96)
Pancake: you still want torn pancakes (pg. 41)

Lee, the narrator and protagonist of Prep, is one of the most unlikable main characters that I've encountered. Her tedious self-consciousness gets old by the time she's a sophomore. The endless introspection and judgments of others seem to be way beyond what a teenager would actually think or be able to articulate. The author's adult perspective is too apparent in many of Lee's riffs on her classmates, teachers, parents, etc. I really do not recommend this book.

[JenniferJ]

Week 4: Camp & Pancake
Letter: C

by Melody Carlson
Finished: 8/14
Rating: 4 Stars

Camp: I just got back from a summer camp up in Oregon. (Page 78)
Pancake: Spearing a large section of pancake with her fork..... (Page 11)

Review: Read this in almost one sitting! Very nice teen makeover story that reminds me of the Ugly Duckling turns Teen Princess. Chelsea has to deal with moving and getting a hot new step mom all in one split second but turns out her new stepmom is way better than Chelsea imagined helping give her a new look and image to boot only she now has more attention than ever from guys and dirty looks of envy from the girls when all she really ever wanted was a BFF.

[Nancy]

Week 5 words have been called:


***triple word week!

PORK

Bonus: barn

Checking my books now!

[Nancy]

I would like K please.

[Jennifer H]

I found O and P with both words but I could only find an R with pork in it.

I'll wait and see what JoAnne and Jennifer come up with.

[JenniferJ]

ok I got the R covered. :)

[Jennifer H]

Awesome, Jennifer!

[JoAnne]

Got home from work a little while ago and just sat down at the computer. I will look for O and P books/authors since R and K are covered already.

[JoAnne]

Jennifer PP - My book is an O title and P author and has both words so pick which letter you want since I'll read this book and satisfy both letters.

[Jennifer H]

I would prefer P

[JoAnne]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "I would prefer P"

You got it - I'll use the O for the title of the book then.
Happy Reading and Happy Weekending to all!

[Jennifer H]

The Toronto Terrors
WOTW: Pork
Bonus: Barn

Triple Word Week
P: (4) Jennifer PP~Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin (Post 132)~WOTW + Bonus
O: (2) JoAnne~Outlaw in Petticoats by Paty Jager (Post 136)~WOTW + Bonus
R: (1) Jennifer J~Troll or Derby by Red Tash (Post 133)~WOTW + Bonus
K: (5) Nancy~The Kids Are Alright by Liz, Diana, Amanda, and Dan Welch (Post 134)~WOTW + Bonus

[JoAnne]

Easier than expected so far and we're at week 5!

[Jennifer H]

Yeah, we've all been very lucky with our books.

[JoAnne]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Yeah, we've all been very lucky with our books."

I'll say.

[JoAnne]

Started my book last night - better than I thought since it's more lighthearted than I expected. It's been on my TBR pile forever. Should finish tonight otherwise when I get home from work tomorrow.

I won't be able to look for the words/books until sometime tomorrow night.

Hope everyone has been having a good week.

[Jennifer H]

I've actually been done with mine for a few days. Now, I've just got to remember to post :)

[Nancy]

Will finish mine up tonight and post. Mine also has been on my bookshelf forever!

[Jennifer H]

Week 5: Pork & Barn



Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin
Finished: 8/20
Rating: ♥♥♥

Pork: Pork chops with Campbell's cream of mushroom soup (pg. 93)
Barn: with the horses in the barn (pg. 48)

This was a decent read; it kept me interested, wondering what was going on and turning the pages. I thought it was fairly strong until it got closer to the ending and then for me, it got a little hectic and too over-the-top. None of the characters pulled me in emotionally and the main character was yet another stunningly gorgeous tough blonde who was packing and would do things that in reality wouldn't happen. But that said, it still was overall an interesting enough read to keep going and if I saw another book by the author I would pick it up and see what it was about. I do like that the author gave a conclusion and wrapped things up.

[JenniferJ]

Week 5: Pork & Barn
Letter: R

by Red Tash
Finished: 8/22
Rating: 4 Stars

Pork: ...Laurents County Pork Festival Queen, winner of the most...(Page 12)
Barn: He walked away from me, into the barn(Page 50)

Review: I loved this! How could I not with it mixing my love of fairies and skates and the play on my name as well "Gennifer". LOL It was really hard to put down!

[Nancy]

Week 5: Pork & Barn
Letter: K




The K ids Are All Right: A Memoir by Liz, Diana, Amanda, and Dan Welch
Finished: 8/22
Rating: ★★★

Review: I've had this book on my shelf for awhile now, so was glad to finally have a reason to read it. This is a memoir, told from the perspectives of 4 siblings who suffer the death of their dad and then several years later the death of their mom. They take turns telling their memories of different events. This family lived about 30 minutes away from and I'm very familiar with the town that they lived in so I can relate to that. Otherwise, this was just an "eh" book for me.

WOTW: (pork) pg. 99 "...I was searing pork chops and felt two arms wrap around my waist."
BONUS: (barn) pg. 24 "Annie, I'm out in the barn."

[JoAnne]

almost done - will post shortly

[JoAnne]

TRIPLE WORD WEEK

Week 5 Challenge - O in PORK
Points O = 2 (x 3) + WOW 1 and Bonus 1 = 8 points

Book: Outlaw in Petticoats (Halsey Brother Series, #2) by Paty Jager
Date Read: 8/21 - 8/23
Rating: 4 stars

Review
This was a fast moving western romance that had a few subplots going on. Zeke and Maeve were a couple in Zeke's eyes but not Maeve's. No matter how many times he proved himself that he cared and wouldn't leave her Maeve always needed some other type of assurance. Lots of adventures, an unexpected twist on the happily ever after, and nice closure. There are additional Halsey Brothers books and I hope to read the others and reunite with those I've met in this book.

WOW and Bonus word:
Pork: They'd finished a meal of biscuits, made by Barton, and salt pork, which Gil had scrounged up. (Nook page 144)

Barn: Between the two buildings sat a small barn. (Nook page 14)

[Jennifer H]

The Toronto Terrors
WOTW: Flag
Bonus: Mask

[Jennifer H]

JenniferJ wrote: "Week 5: Pork & Barn
Letter: R

by Melody Carlson
Finished: 8/22
Rating: 4 Stars

Pork: ...Laurents County Pork Festival Queen, winner of the most...(Page 12)
Ba..."

Jennifer this appears to be the same book you reviewed last week

[Jennifer H]

"G" was a toughie but I managed to find a book for each letter :)

[Nancy]

I would love to take A this week! There's a book that I NEED to read and it fits!

[JoAnne]

I'll take g if okay

[Jenne]

Jennifer PP it looks like a copy n paste accident to me.

JJ as soon as you can link the right book for the pork/barn week. Y'all are ok time wise with it counting because I think it's a copy and paste error.

[JoAnne]

Jenne wrote: "Jennifer PP it looks like a copy n paste accident to me.

JJ as soon as you can link the right book for the pork/barn week. Y'all are ok time wise with it counting because I think it's a copy and ..."

Thanks - Jenne - that's what I was thinking too.

[Jenne]

Copy and paste gets me into trouble all of the time lol.

[Jennifer H]

I'm headed to bed and probably won't be able to get on the computer until 1-2pm est tomorrow. Will that be okay Jenne?

[Jenne]

Lol I went to bed and saw this now. Yeah it's fine :)

[JoAnne]

Where do we stand on letters for the week? I had asked for G but didn't want to start reading yet.
Was last week ever fixed?

[Jennifer H]

We're still waiting for Jennifer J. but you go ahead and take "G". I can wait a bit longer before I pick from "F" or "L".

I have spoke to Jenne and everything is okay for now. We'll see how things stand on Monday :)

[JoAnne]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "We're still waiting for Jennifer J. but you go ahead and take "G". I can wait a bit longer before I pick from "F" or "L".

I have spoke to Jenne and everything is okay for now. We'll see how thing..."

Thanks!

[JenniferJ]

Sorry ladies been busy at work all weekend and just now got to check in. It was just as suspected a copy paste error on my part. I got in to big a hurry. I am about to go change that for you now. I am so sorry for the confusion teamies. I can take any letter left. I will make it work for us. :)