Red "Robin" the Points

[Jenne]

Z I can't pm you with your settings, hopefully you'll have your book reviewed before Dawn announces the new items tomorrow.

[Zakiya]

I finished this morning. sorry for not responding, Jenne. was probably at dance. will friend request you all :).

week seven: Native american & Boots

book: Secrets of the Moon by Kristy Centeno
finished on 18/10/2013
rating: 4 stars

review: Marjorie had so much going on with her. she was still kind of coping with the accident that she had gotren her friends into and then Kyran comes along and just adds even more to her plate (dont they always?). I liked the way Centeno approached the werewolf topic in this book. even though Marjorie stayed clueless for over half of the book, I was really glad that the author didn't rush Marjorie and Kyran's relationship nor Marjorie being submerged into the supernatural. The "I have a werewolf stalker" was also pretty nice. I would definitely recommend this book.

ICE- "the power to melt ice" (KL 248)
MOM- "'Yes, Mom.'" (KL 167)
DAD- "why is dad washing the car?" (KL 558)
NATIVE AMERICAN- "the name's Native American." (KL 2979)
BOOTS- "donned my work boots" (KL 1123)

[Jenne]

NP I was just getting worried lol.

[Jenne]

Ok I'm showing us at 29 points and here's the items partially claimed:

Z: Fireplace
J, SA, M: Coat
SA, J: Firework
SA, J: Dad
Z: Swimsuit
M: Sport
Z, M: Camp
SA, M, J: Leaf
Z: Pie

[Zakiya]

*praying that Mr Randomizer is nice to me today*

[Jenne]

It's the super bonus week where we get an extra item. Personally I think we should all go with an item from the autumn category since we all got hit there last week.
This week is fireplace and the bonus is pink.

[~Melissa~]

I have a book that I wanted to read that has the following:

Fireplace/pink

Spring: Flower, Tree or rain
Summer: Sun, camp
Autumn: School, moon

[Jenne]

I'm gonna search in just a bit.

[Jenne]

One option:

fireplace,
rain, flower, tree
dad, sun
school, leaf,
pink


or:

fireplace
rain, tree, flower
dad, sun
school, leaf, pray, moon
pink

[Jenne]

I really want to get firework over with too, might keep looking.

[Jenne]

Here's the point totals


34- The Orange Creamsicles
30- Mellow Rebel Yell-ow
29- Red "Robin" the Points
27- Blue Jean Babes
26.5- Green Ivy
26.5- Violet Tendencies
25- Scavengers of the Caribbean
25- Gandalf the Grey's Gals
22.5- Brownie Bites

[Steph Ann]

Here are my options:

fireplace,
flower, rain, tree
firework, dad, sun
school, prayer
pink

or

fireplace
flower, tree
firework, dad, sun
leaf, moon, prayer

[Zakiya]

options:

snow fireplace
flower rain tree* planet*
sun camp
school costume* moon prayer
pink

OR

snow baby hat fireplace gift
flower rain vacation egg tree* planet*
sun* grass swimsuit
schiol costume* leaf pie prayer
pink

[Zakiya]

asterisks are for the ones I'm not sure If I've claimed already

[Steph Ann]

I think I'm going to go with my Option 2 book cuz it will give me fireworks and leaf. I can claim either Flower or Tree from the Spring list. As far as the extra item goes, I'll go with whatever category the team decides we should go with! :)

[Zakiya]

Yeah the extra item is whichever one you guys want to go with. I think I'm going to do my second book also....we can get swimsuit and pie (finally...) out of the way!

So this week ill go for Fireplace, Rain, Swimsuit, Pie, and Pink.

[Jenne]

Is sag claim a fall item since we've been hit in that category unless me, m, and SA clam a winter since we got hit in that one today.

[Jenne]

That was suppose to say I say not is sag lol.

[Jenne]

Finally decided on one,
Fireplace
rain
Firework
Leaf, school
Pink

[~Melissa~]

Fireplace/Pink
Super Bonus Week
Book Read:
By MJ O'Shea
Date Finished: 10/19/13
Rating: 3.5-3.75 ♥


Review: Tallis Carrington is the senior jock/jackass of the high school. James A Barry aka Lex is the pudgy freshman boy that Tallis picks on the whole year until his family is humiliated and they move away. So what happens when your high school nemesis moves back to town and you're gay and still find him hot as hell. Oh, you've lost the pudginess, he doesn't recognize you at all and applies for a job at your coffee shop?
That is the premise. This was a sweet book and I really enjoyed getting to know both Lex and Tally. Interesting to find out why he was such an asshole. Was awesome watching them fall for each other and then try to find out what this was - real or just some fun? My oh my the author certainly did take me back to all those angsty, crappy feelings of high school with this one. Seems some people never grow out of that stuff - too bad for them. So what is Tally going to do when his old crowd from school start hanging out with him and have no idea he is gay - has been all these years?? Tally and Lex both have some growing to do in this book. I enjoyed the ride and want to find out who the next book will be about... Amy or Drew?? Welcome to Rock Bay!!

Again - thanks for the recommendation Ezi!!

Fireplace pg119 ... on the stove and burning cedar from the fireplace...
Pink pg 81 ....mother's fluffy cream colored towels that were covered with bouquets of pink garden flowers.
Super Bonus - King pg 8 The last thing he needed was something else for the self-proclaimed king of Rock Bay High School and his loyal sycophants to torture him for.
Rain pg 13 It was raining. Again. the kind of rain that fell in large wet drops...
Sun pg 277 ...woke the next morning to sun streaming through blinds ....
School pg 8 The last thing he needed was something else for the self-proclaimed king of Rock Bay High School and his loyal sycophants to torture him for.

[~Melissa~]

FYI - not sure my book has other winter words. Off to double check.

EDIT: Only 1 avail from winter besides fireplace but need to see if Dawn ok's the use of the word in the sentence. Off to check in that thread..

[Jenne]

Melissa go rain camp school and king.

[~Melissa~]

Jenne ~ I will if Dawn approves the use of king in the sentence. She hasn't responded yet.

[Zakiya]

Goodjob Melissa :)

[~Melissa~]

Thanks Z ~ how is your book going?

[~Melissa~]

Woot Woot - she'll take king!! Updating my post/review with words now!!

[~Melissa~]

Post # 320 edited with words at this time complete.

Jenne - when I re-read the line that had camp in it - I don't think it would have been accepted. It was a camping chair - not referring to a camp. Used Sun instead.

[Zakiya]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Thanks Z ~ how is your book going?"

Its good so far! About 100 pages in. Going to be really reading in it tomorrow when I have time since its kind of a long one.

[Jenne]

Good job Melissa! I changed my book this morning the one I was reading is going to the DNF shelf....

[Steph Ann]

I should have my book done tonight! :)

[Steph Ann]

I finished my book last night and will post the review later today. I'll be claiming fireplace, pink, flower, fireworks, and leaf.

For my extra item, I can claim coat, king, dad, moon, or prayer. Any preferences on what I go with?

[Jenne]

Go with king, can you do rain for spring instead of flower by chance? If not no biggie.

[Steph Ann]

Jenne wrote: "Go with king, can you do rain for spring instead of flower by chance? If not no biggie."

Unfortunately, no. The only other spring word I could do would be Tree.

[Jenne]

Ok go for flower then.

[Steph Ann]

Fireplace/Pink Week



Read: 10/21/13
Rating: 4.5 stars

Review

This was probably my favorite entry in this series so far. It grabbed my attention right from the start and never let go. I'll avoid saying much about the plot because I don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't read the series yet. The story picks up shortly after the end of book 4, as Joanna deals with the fallout of her actions. There is a ton of action in this installment, and also some surprises, one in particular that made me want to re-read the first 4 books to see if there were any hints along the way. I love when a book surprises me like that! I'm sad, knowing that the next book is the last one, but at the same time, I'm eager to see how it all turns out!

Items

Fireplace - ...my gaze caught on the fireplace. KL 3560

Bonus Item: Pink - ...poured into hot pink leather cut both too low and too high. KL 186

Flower - ...shattered picture frames, littered flowers - already wilting... KL 1518

Fireworks - ...uses as their fireworks sequence... KL 2559

Leaf - ...Fletcher grumbled as he plucked leaves from a topiary. KL 1991

Extra Item: King - "...my one true love and future king..." KL 201

[Jenne]

Wtg Steph Ann! I just finished mine and I'll try to get my review up tonight.

[Jenne]

Fireplace and pink week
Read: by Kresley Cole
Finished: 10/21/13
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review:
I'm very late to the IAD party but let me tell you I love these books. I've read them out of order which I never do but it doesn't seem to be a problem with these. They're perfectly fine as a stand alone. This was a different twist to the PNR genre the heroine is a ghost. I had a very hard time putting this book down and I'll be reading more from this series in the near future.

Items

And a high backed chair by the fireplace KL# 386
We fight a war, deceive our king KL# 328
Autumn rains had been tentatively falling KL# 262
Under the heat of fireworks above KL #1524
To stir the leaves and grit coating the floor KL# 284
Wasn't one to quibble about pink cheeks KL# 377

[Jenne]

Ok ladies next week if at all possible lets only claim items that one or more of us has claimed already. As soon as Z's review is in I'll put up a list :)

[Jenne]

I really need to read that series Steph Ann!

[Steph Ann]

Jenne wrote: "I really need to read that series Steph Ann!"

I really like it! It's fairly dark, but really good!

[Jenne]

Z how's your book coming along?

[Zakiya]

good! half way through. going to get to read tons today bc I only had to study for a test :)

[~Melissa~]

Jenne wrote: "Good job Melissa! I changed my book this morning the one I was reading is going to the DNF shelf...."


Weird - I haven't gotten updates from this thread.
That is always a bummer Jenne. At least you had time to swap books. Hope you found all the words you wanted.

[~Melissa~]

Steph Ann - I want to read that series!! I think I have #1 and 2 in paperback around here. Too many series so little time.

[~Melissa~]

Jenne - that one is the next up for me in that series. Glad you liked it!

[~Melissa~]

Zakiya wrote: "good! half way through. going to get to read tons today bc I only had to study for a test :)"

Good for you - I don't remember being able to fit in that much reading when I was in school.

[Zakiya]

finished earlier. will post tonight after dance. jenne-- what bonus item do you want me to claim?

claiming Fireplace, Rain, Swimsuit, Pie, and Pink. other words in the book-- snow, hat, flower, planet, sun, grass, school, costume, prayer. not sure if all of those are still available for me though

[Jenne]

Claim school for your bonus and the ones you have planned to claim look good!

[Zakiya]

alrighty thanks!

[Zakiya]

Week Eight: Fireplace & Pink

Book: Fifty Shades Freed by EL James
Finished on 24/10/2013
Rating: 5

Review: I remember after I read the first book that I wouldn't be finishing the series, but this has made it so worth it! Christian and Ana (Anastasia is such a nice name) were a wonderful pair. There will never be another Christian, that's for sure. It's been a while since I've had a character that I actually hated and loved. Nice to know I'm not completely crazy yet. *wooh* But I totally recommend this series. Most people probably want to read it because of the whole BDSM thing, but that's really not even the main focus of the story, and I like that.

FIREPLACE - "leather couches surround a stone fireplace" pg 219
RAIN - "sheltering under the awning from the rain" pg 223
SWIMSUIT - "I doubt I'll be able to wear a swimsuit" pg 32
PIE - "white wine and apple pie" pg 310
PINK - "who looks stunning in pale pink" pg 8
SUPERBONUS: SCHOOL - "She's enrolled in art school" pg 351