R7: Azure Angels

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

I finally found a book that has a fictional place. I will save your suggestions from your PM, Melissa, in case that items ends up getting called too, but I am going to claim this week just in case. My books just squeaks in with 181 pgs.

I am reading and will be claiming monster, prince, fictional place, key and forest.

[Jennifer H]

I've got that book on hold at the library. I look forward to reading your review.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I got my approval from Dawn. My items that I'm claiming is final list.

[~Melissa~]

Turtlecollector wrote: "I finally found a book that has a fictional place. I will save your suggestions from your PM, Melissa, in case that items ends up getting called too, but I am going to claim this week just in case...."

:) I saved them too,lol

[Jennifer H]

Week 8: Key & Forest




The Heist by Janet Evanovich
Finished: 3/15/14
Rating: ♥♥♥

Hunter: not like the hunter and the hunted (p. 126)
Horse: all female creatures, cows, horses, and hens (p. 83)
Long Hair:her brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail (p. 10)
and/or
with her hair this morning, brushing it out and letting it fall to her shoulders (p. 38)
Key: She slipped her key card into the lock (p. 13)
Forest: blended into the meadows and forest (p. 94)

This is not one of Evanovich's usual humorous escapades, which is why I read her books. The main female character was dry, and serious and the antagonist, a male character, was semi-humorous. I thought the book was over detailed and boring in some parts. So if your spoiled by the humor in her Stephanie Plum series or the humor in the Wicked series this book will most likely be boring for you.

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

That is good to know. I have that book on my TBR. I have 30 pgs to go to finish my book.

[~Melissa~]

IDK if she is the same as James Patterson when he writes with another writer. I swear most of the book is by the newbie author. After reading a few of those I stopped :(
When you have an author you like you're looking forward to that type of style at least IMO.

[Jennifer H]

I figured with the co-writer being Lee Goldberg (the author of the Monk series] it would still be as humorous as Ms. Evanovich's books normally are. I'm still not sure if I want to give the next book in the series a try.

[~Melissa~]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "I figured with the co-writer being Lee Goldberg (the author of the Monk series] it would still be as humorous as Ms. Evanovich's books normally are. I'm still not sure if I want to give the next bo..."


I've never read the Monk series. Sorry it wasn't as good as you thought it would be :(
The few co-authors ( I tried a couple different ones) of James Patterson - I have no idea what they wrote. After the few I was wondering if they were new authors that he took under his wing??? Honestly, since I didn't enjoy the books - I didn't go look,lol

[Dusty]

Think I found my book. Ok found my book Dawn just got back with me on one word.

[~Leslie~]

Just finished my book. Will post my review in the morning.

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

Week 8: Key/Forest

by Neil Gaiman
read 3/15/14 - 3 stars

Not really my cup of tea, but I can see where fans would really like it. At least it was a short, fast, easy read. To me, it just seemed like the narrator kept rambling on with no real point to his story. It was all him remembering something that happened in his childhood and maybe it was supposed to be scary, but it just seemed weird to me. There were some pretty good descriptions at some points of the story, however.

Items claimed:

monster pg 17 "..Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolf-Man."

prince pg 34 "...his boys, Prince Dickon and Prince Geoffrey..."

fictional place pg 53 "Why didn't adults want to read about Narnia..."

key pg 16 "...passenger side door with his spare key."

forest pg 39 "...with every step we took into the forest."

[Jennifer H]

Nicely Done, TC!

[~Melissa~]

Wow - that was quick, Turtlecollector - nice job!

[~Leslie~]

Week 8: Key
Bonus Word: Forest

3/15/14 5 ★
Review:
Third and last in the trilogy that focuses on Charles and Anna and I am not ready to say goodbye to them. Charles is struggling with his job as enforcer for the Marok and Anna is intent on saving him. Bran sends them to Boston to help the FBI solve a murder involving the Fae, thinking this will help them resolve their issues. The murder mystery in this one is very well done as are all the characters we meet along the way. And Anna and Charles are wonderful as always. As one of the characters says during the story, "when I grow up I want to be like Charles." Or I might want to be Anna. Either one would be fine with me. I miss them already.

Key: p.213 tossed Isaac the keys
Forest: p. 145 temperate rain forest
Elf: p. 212 Lord of the Elves
Bear: p. 172 we have a moose, not a bear
Long Hair: p. 99 drying his long hair

[Jennifer H]

Awesome, Leslie!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Week #8:Key and Forest
by Lara Adrian
Finished:3/16/14
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This is the third book in Breeds Series. We find that Elise Chase, a widowed Breedmate, is out on the streets of Boston fighting Rogues and dealers of Crimson. Teagan, The Order Warrior for Breed, is stunned to learn that a Breedmate is out fighting let alone Elise Chase. Elise stumbles on a journal with a hidden secret none of The Order expected as well as the answers they seek from secret. Teagan has been without his Breedmate and doesn't realize how much he missed the connection gained from one. Can both Teagan and Elise admit they need each other? Your answers await you in Midnight Awakening.

Items Claimed
People~Hunter:Teagan scanned his surroundings with a hunter's eye. Page 196
Animals~Bear:Another followed, both suckheads leering psychotically through their elongated fangs, both big vampires armed for bear. Page 91
Misc~Short Person:Teagan's gaze lit on a short, slight figure in a long hooded parka who was hurrying up the main thoroughfare, past the train station. Page 11
Props~Key:I have my keys. Page 69
Bonus~Forest:Rogue cells into the thick forests of Grunewald. Page 127

[~Leslie~]

Can't wait to read this again!!

[~Melissa~]

~Leslie~ wrote: "Can't wait to read this again!!"

me too!

[Jennifer H]

Is anyone else having troubles bringing up the spreadsheet. I keep getting an error message :/

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Is anyone else having troubles bringing up the spreadsheet. I keep getting an error message :/"

It worked fine for me.

[Jennifer H]

Yeah, I finally got it to work a little while ago. I don't know what the problem was :)

[~Melissa~]

Morning ~ I'm about halfway through my book. Bad week so far. Hoping to have this done by tomorrow. :)

[Jennifer H]

Sorry to hear you are having a bad week, Melissa. Here's hoping the rest of the week is way better :)

[~Melissa~]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Sorry to hear you are having a bad week, Melissa. Here's hoping the rest of the week is way better :)"

Thanks :)

[~Leslie~]

One more day!!

[Dusty]

Almost done. Will post before bed.

[~Melissa~]

Week 8
Forest & Key


Finished 3/20/14
Rating: 3-3.5♥
Review: While I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 of this series - book 2 I found to be totally frustrating and confusing. It provided a lot of questions without a lot of answers. See frustrated,lol. Anyway, the author still writes interesting, well developed characters. I really need book 3 - hopefully it has some answers for me.

Forest: p151 "....the northern forests."
Key: p 67 ....put his key in the top lock,
Girl in red: p55 There. The girl in the red t-shirt and short black skirt.
Horse:p124 ...people on horses rode up...
Prince:p44 "the Nikolai Prince"

[~Leslie~]

It does, Melissa!! I promise!!

[~Melissa~]

~Leslie~ wrote: "It does, Melissa!! I promise!!"

Oh thank you...thank you...thank you,lol

[Dusty]

Read by Lynsay Sands
FINISHED 3/20/14
STARS 4

SISTER-p21- Sam is my sister.
BIRD-P111- mewling cats, squawking birds, and...
WIND-P130- the wind in the leaves...
KEY-P75- I'll get my keys.
FOREST-P3- ...sprinted for the woods behind the guardhouse.

Nickolas is a rogue vampire who used to be a good guy. Hi committed a crime that he doesn't remember doing. He saves Jo from being killed an she sets out to prove he didn't do it so they can be together. Loved the book, put the series on my to read list.

[Jennifer H]

We now have 31 Points!!

Here's the updated SPREADSHEET

[Jennifer H]

Week 9: Short Person

Bonus: Purple

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

We should have 8 pts from bonuses not 7. Still no superbonus week, darn. My book this week would be really good for that.

I will be reading

I plan to also claim whatever items will give us the most points at the end of the week. My book has every item that I still need to claim. However, I would like to claim apple, bear, thief.

[~Melissa~]

Found my book & it's on my list for the month & will work for another challenge *happy dance*


purple cover and has purple in it also. Only ones I can't find are cat/elf. The rest of the words I can choose from looks good.

[Jennifer H]

If we could close out these we would have 5 extra points...


Bear: Dusty & Turtle
Bug: Leslie, Jennifer & Angie
Flying Ship: Dusty
Bread: Jennifer & Melissa
Lamp: Angie

[Jennifer H]

I fixed the bonus total. Thanks Turtle!

[~Melissa~]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "If we could close out these we would have 5 extra points...


Bear: Dusty & Turtle
Bug: Leslie, Jennifer & Angie
Flying Ship: Dusty
Bread: Jennifer & Melissa
Lamp: Angie"


Will do!

[Dusty]

Will try. Will start looking when I get home.

[~Leslie~]

I will look for bug so we can get extra points.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Do any of you ladies know of another place to search out words for books? I do use Amazon but the book I'm searching doesn't have any listings there.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "If we could close out these we would have 5 extra points...


Bear: Dusty & Turtle
Bug: Leslie, Jennifer & Angie
Flying Ship: Dusty
Bread: Jennifer & Melissa
Lamp: Angie"

I'm planning on using bug this week along with lamp but waiting to hear from Dawn for definite answer.

[~Melissa~]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "Do any of you ladies know of another place to search out words for books? I do use Amazon but the book I'm searching doesn't have any listings there."

I don't remember where others said they went to look. You could try PM'ing some of us to see if we have the book in ebook format to search for you....

[~Leslie~]

Melissa, where's the short person in that book? If it also has bug, I will be using that as well. Happy Dance for me, too!!

[Jennifer H]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "Do any of you ladies know of another place to search out words for books? I do use Amazon but the book I'm searching doesn't have any listings there."

You can try Google Books. The only thing about searching there is you have to search for plurals (ie. if you search for bug and nothing comes up, you should also search for bugs). At least that is the way it used to be. I haven't used them in a while. I prefer Amazon.

[~Leslie~]

Does anyone know if insect works for bug?

[~Melissa~]

~Leslie~ wrote: "Does anyone know if insect works for bug?"

Yes - I believe she put in the Item discussion thread that any kind of insect/spider would work

[~Leslie~]

Thanks, Melissa! I was too lazy to open up that thread. Silly me!

Okay, then I will be reading

It has short person, purple (on cover) and insect. I will look and see what else it has.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "Do any of you ladies know of another place to search out words for books? I do use Amazon but the book I'm searching doesn't have any listings there."

You can t..."

Thanks Jennifer!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'll be reading . I'll be claiming Brother, Bug, Short Person(once I get confirmation from Dawn), Lamp, and Purple.