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Mask can be plural right? Since it is just the bonus?I would really like A.
I am doing K Paris. I ended up discovering one of my favorite books from this year had both - so I reread it in a frenzy last night. Yum - Dex and perry!
Ok then I can do either L or G. Steph Ann do you have a preference?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure mask can be plural, Regina, since it's just the bonus.I would really like G if that works for everyone else. Yet another library book that's due soon. :)
Sweet. I'll update the list. We've got Me doing F, Stacey doing L, Regina doing A and Steph Ann doing G. Totally smooth. Thanks ladies!Glad you got another book Regina for this week. I'll move my stuff around when you get your review posted.
Thanks! It is funny, I liked the book less the 2nd time around .....
Oh no. that's too bad. I hate when that happens.
Information for when I'm goneSo I officially have a book for every word/letter/bonus word combination that could possibly be called. Next Friday due to my time constraints I'm going to post the word and then pick my letter right away. I hope y'all don't mind that I won't be able to wait to make sure you're okay with it, but since I have to read and post my review before the end of the day and I won't have much time in the morning before leaving it has to work that way.
But then on the 6th, you three pick your letters and then I'll take whatever's left. I won't get a chance to check on that until the 7th when I'm back in the airport waiting for my flight home.
And Steph Ann, I'm double checking with Jenne, but I'm pretty sure that as long as everyone posts their reviews in time, I can post for points when I get back. That way you don't have to worry about it while I'm gone.
Okay Steph Ann, it's official. We don't have to post for points right away as long as all the reviews are in. So if you can just make sure that all reviews are in before the deadline, send any messages if someone is missing in action, which I haven't had to do at all cause our team rocks, then that would be great. No need to post for points unless you really want to.
Thanks Stacey. I am getting scatterbrained trying to get everything done before next Friday. it's a week away, but I have things going on this weekend and then I work Monday-Thursday so no real down time before I leave. Argh. lol
My review for k will be in later. It has been non stop at work. And I run two youth soccer clubs (volunteer work) - this week is revving up. I am racing home to pass out uniforms and rosters to 34 coaches. So mine will be in before midnight central time. But after 9 pm. Sorry.
Good luck getting ready for vacation! The lead up and the coming back are so stressful to almost make vacation not worth it!
Regina wrote: "Good luck getting ready for vacation! The lead up and the coming back are so stressful to almost make vacation not worth it!"That is so true. And it's only sort of a vacation on top of that. it's a work trip and part of the time I'm on my own, the rest I'm doing work stuff. So it'll be nice, but I'm sure there will be added stress while on the trip too.
I'm usually up late so I'm sure I'll still be around when you post your review. If not, I'll update and post for points tomorrow. Thanks for the update and I hope that your day isn't too stressful.
Week 4Barn and Pork
K
Rating: 3.5 stars
Into the Hollow by Karina Halle
Review: this is one of my favorite series and I was excited to reread it! But I have to admit it wasn't as fun the second time through. The sexual tension seemed too drawn out and I was frustrated with Perry. I still love the series but likely won't be re-reading them.
Pork: p. 211 "the lingering smells of fried pork and eggs ...."
Barn: p. 164 "Path leading from the cabin to the woodshed and toward a small all l barn."
Thanks Regina. Points have been requested. I have the first four books in that series and I keep meaning to start the series (as I do with like ten thousand other books/series). Good to know it's a good series.
It is so good. First time through I gave I 5 stars. Sometimes re reading my favorites makes me like them more - like mercy Thompson. I was sad that this wasnt the case here. Thanks for waiting up!
That is a real bummer that you didn't even like it the same amount as the first time really. Thanks for going through and reading a second book so we could get the points. I am off to bed now even though it's not that late here. I am a sleepy girl.
Paris wrote: "Okay Steph Ann, it's official. We don't have to post for points right away as long as all the reviews are in. So if you can just make sure that all reviews are in before the deadline, send any mess..."Thanks for checking on all that, Paris! I hope you have a great trip!
My book this week is going much better than last week's choice! I should have it done tomorrow morning at the latest.
Flag and Mask WeekMy Letter: G
(Guardian Angelinos series)Read: 8/26/13
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as the first in the series, but it's a still a very solid, enjoyable read. Roxanne St. Claire has a way of making me think I know what's going on, and then totally proving me wrong by the time I get to the end. That's a trait I very much appreciate in a suspense novel! I really liked Devyn and Mark as main characters, but I really wish I could have seen more of the whole Rossi family. The book also started off a little slow, but did pick up and become hard to put down. I'm very much looking forward to reading Vivi's book, as she's probably one of my favorite side characters.
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Flag - ...adorned with only a torn Irish tri-color flag. Pg. 122
Mask - A man stepped inside, a mask covering his face. Pg. 87
Flag and Mask Week I read 'A Certain Slant Of Light' by Laura Whitcomb
My letter: L
Date read- 8/27/13
Rating: 5 stars
Review: This was my favorit book so far in the challenge. I loved how the author incorporated all our senses into her scenes. Rather than just telling a story, I really felt we were able to experience the story from within the pages. I am happy I will be able to continue the story in the sequel, 'Under The Light'.
Helen describes herself as Light rather than as a ghost. Since her death over one hundred years prior she has had to 'cleave' herself to humans, needing to be in close proximity to them in order to remain out of her cold, muddy grave. She stays attached to her 'hosts' usually until their demise, and then attaches to a new host. In all her Light years she had never before been seen- until she meets James. James is also Light, but had recently inhabited a human body that was alive but 'vacant' in spirit, taking the spirit's place for a time. Helen is fascinated by finding James and subsequently finds her own spiritless body to borrow to experience being human once more.
The story follows Helen and James through their journey; falling in love, assimilating into human form and family, and ultimately finding their own purpose for being and resolving their own inner turmoil to help both human and Light beings move on.
Bonus words-
Flag: 'He had looked in the corner because I had disturbed the flag a little' pg 3
Mask: 'Billy put on this monster mask to scare it' pg 201
Great job ladies finishing your books. I finished mine a few days ago, but life has been crazy. I'll get my review up before the end of today, just waiting for the upheaval at work to calm down so I can get it done.
Flag and Mask WeekLetter: F
by Jen FrederickRating: 4 Stars
Finished: 8/26/13
I really, really liked this book. I loved Grace and Noah together. I'm a huge sucker for books where the love interests have a past and the past that Grace and Noah have together is probably one of the greatest ones I've ever read about. Pen pals for the four years that Noah was in the Marines, they had never met, but the bond that they created during that time was made of amazing things. As a lot of returning military personnel experience, Noah wasn’t ready for the real world and he certainly wasn’t ready to swoop Grace off her feet like he believed she deserved.
For two years they don’t speak or write. Grace is barely going through the motions of life, not committing to much at school out of fear of putting herself out there the way she did with Noah and getting her feelings thrown back at her like he did. It isn’t until Noah walks back into her life that she realizes how much she had been coasting through every aspect of her life.
I absolutely adore love stories where the man really takes control…not with the physical, but with the emotional. I love when they say those three little words first, when they pursue the girl and woo her. This book was fantastic in that aspect. And it was also not filled with drama or extended break-ups once they found their way back to each other. There is a HEA in this, the next book in the series features one of my favorite secondary characters, Bo “Peep”. I’m hoping that Grace’s cousin Lana gets her own book somewhere down the line as well. And that we see more of the guys from Woodlands. I will definitely read more by this author.
WotW Bonus: Flag: "I played the flag girl, which meant I sat at the end of the pool and yelled go and then lied about who won." Location 1946
Bonus Word: Mask: "On a regular basis, he and a few other guys punch me in the face while I wear a protective mask." Location 208
And a new week begins...Week 7: Baby 4/4
Bonus Item: Hotel/Motel
Double Word Week
B: Regina - A Bad Day for Romance by Sophie Littlefield - WotW Bonus: Y - Bonus Word: Y - Post 315
A: Steph Ann - Light My Fire Aisling Grey Series by Katie McAllister - WotW Bonus: Y - Bonus Word: Y - Post 296
B: Stacey - Barking Mad At Murder by Jacqueline Vick - WotW Bonus: Y - Bonus Word: Y - Post 294
Y: Paris - Into the Deep by Samantha Young - WotW Bonus: Y - Bonus Word: Y - Post 278
So I'm gonna take Y and I'm going to create my post now so I can come back and just edit it later...hopefully. If not, I'll post my review in a new post and copy and paste later...whatever my phone allows me to do. lolBaby and Hotel/Motel Week
Letter: y
by Samantha YoungRating: 4.5 Stars
Finished: 8/30/13
I'm a huge Samantha Young fan and she definitely didn't disappoint me with this book. I loved Charley and Jake and their past. took off half a star because while I liked the flashback scenes they kind of took me out of the story a little.
WotW Bonus: Baby: "'You're my baby and Claud is my adopted baby.'" Location 81
Bonus Word: Hotel: "'I'm in a hotel room in London with some random hook-up...'" Location 1791
I can take either B or A, although I'd prefer the A.
I can't look later. I can take B and then if I can't find anything ill tell you.
Thanks for being willing to take the Bs, Regina & Stacey! I've got a library book that I have to return this next week. I've already maxed out the number of times I can renew it, so I kind of have to read it, lol.
Steph Ann wrote: "Thanks for being willing to take the Bs, Regina & Stacey! I've got a library book that I have to return this next week. I've already maxed out the number of times I can renew it, so I kind of have ..."Not a problem! The words were easier to find too this week:)
Definitely! First two books I checked had both words. :))
ugh doing this on my phone sucks. I'll write a real review and update the status later if the hotel has free WiFi. if not it'll have to wait until I get back. the phone app blows.
I finished Into the Deep by Samantha Young on 8/30/13. I give it 4.5 stars. I'm a huge Samantha Young fan and she definitely didn't disappoint me with this book. I loved Charley and Jake and their past. took off half a star because while I liked the flashback scenes they kind of took me out of the story a little.
Do it via web browser. Much better than the app.
Between your two posts your good Paris! Have fun :)
duh Regina didn't even think of that. lolThanks Jenne! I will. talk to y'all in a week.
Regina wrote: "Definitely! First two books I checked had both words. :))"Mine too!!
Great job getting your book read so quickly, Paris!!How's your Flag book going, Regina?
Week 5Words: Flag and Mask
Letter: A
Rating: 3.5 stars
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
Review:
I am still gathering my thoughts about this book.
Not sure what to say about it. I have been waiting for this book for years. I read the first book in this trilogy maybe 8 years ago: Oryx and Crake and then I listened to the second book in this trilogy a few years back: The Year of the Flood. This is a good story, but I am not sure it is what I was expecting. It is heavy, it is solid and it is complex. And nobody could ever excuse Atwood of romanticizing the apocalypse. I am still gathering my thoughts and will update this review -- just that, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I had hoped. But it is really well done.
Flag: location, 5825 " If we were carrying a flag thinks Toby, what would be on it?"
Barn: location, 4067 "years of legend that middle-aged guys wearing retro Anonymous masks got all nostalgic in the dim, cobwebby,"
So funny. I just finished a book that would for A with both words - without meaning to!! I am guessing this week was an easy book to slot in.
Baby and Hotel Week: I read 'Barking Mad At Murder' by Jacqueline Vick
My letter: B
Date read- 9/2/13
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I bought this book a while back since it showed up as something similar to a series I love by David Rosenfelt. I wasn't expecting much more than a fluffy, quick read that had a litle mixture of comedy and mystery and I was not disappointed.
Francis (Frankie) Chandler is a 'pet psychic' just like her Auntie Gertrude: They both 'read' pets off the body language of their owners, hoping to get to the root of the problems. During a 'read' Frankie is suddenly overwhelmed by a true 'vision' her furry client sends her of a possible murder he, the dog, had witnessed. She is shocked and not too pleased by realizing her 'gift' is more true than fake. After the first episode, Frankie finds she is bombarded by animals' thoughts and emotions and decides the only way to make the communications stop is to solve this case so that the dog, and she, can be at peace.
This story continues as only a pet psychic turned amature murder detective can, leading her into heaps of trouble, both with criminals and law enforcement, in a light, funny manner. And does she help solve the murder and get the animal voices out of her head?? Well, read and find out!
The author obviously has a great sense of humor and wild imagination- and I enjoyed this ridiculous 'tail' of murder, mystery, and 'non-romance'. Very silly...
Bonus words-
Baby: ' ...God rest her soul. Marty's the baby'- Kindle location 3091
Hotel: 'Seamus named a prominent hotel in the area' Kindle location 4590
I finished my book Sunday morning, but ended up with a migraine and haven't been online since then. I should be able to post my review later today. :)
Baby and Hotel WeekMy Letter: A
(Aisling Grey series)Read: 9/1/13
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
Aisling Grey always seems to find herself in trouble, and book 3 is no different. Drake's cousin doesn't approve of her or of Drake's leadership, the red dragons keep attacking her, a demon lord is trying to get her to support him in a regime change, and the imps want her dead because Jim ate the imp king. That's just how crazy Aisling's life is.
I enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as the previous two. Aisling got on my nerves a lot this time around. She tends to react first and then think about things later, and that never fails to make things worse. She still has very little knowledge about the world she's in, but at this point, that's more her fault than anything else because she hasn't read the books people have given her to help her out.
That being said, the book was still fun. Jim and Rene are always amusing, and I liked that we found out more about each of their backgrounds. I'm interested to see what happens next!
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baby - ...inspect me as if I might sprout a Baby on Board sign. Pg. 66 (large print version)
hotel - ...to the lobby of London's famed Putnam Hotel. Pg. 110 (LP version)
Steph Ann wrote: "Baby and Hotel WeekMy Letter: A
(Aisling Grey series)Read: 9/1/13
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
Aisling Grey always seems to find herself in trouble, and book 3 is n..."
Glad you feel better!!
So 3 more weeks right? I am just trying to make sure I get the morning off for the last week. Maybe the week leading up to the last week we already have our books picked out?
Only two sets of wow will be called. There's an extra set in there so the final call is unpredictable.
It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to coordinate ahead of time which letters we want depending on which word is called the last week.
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