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You are right my mistake. I'll go fix that right now :D
Suzanne wrote: "Aren't we on week 7?"Looks like. I got confused too.
Week 7: FireworksBonus: Sun
Read: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Date: 8/28/2014
Rating: *****
Review: Just as good as the first one! I really like the world in this book and I don't say that very often of fantasy books. It's a classic book lovers paradise and every english majors dream :) I will definately continue the series!
Items:
Rock: "It was summer and the water babbled excitedly among the rocks, the springy moss a warm carpet to our bare feet." Page 153
Pearl: "The wayward pearl fastener sailed through the air and was caught in the small rippling vortex."
Firework: "We were back at Camp Aardvark watching the shelling of Sevastopol on the horizon, the finest fireworks show on the planet if only you could forget what it was doing." Page 151
Mustache: "He wore a safari suit and pith helmet and sported both a monocle and a large and bushy mustache." Page 307
Sun: "The stars spun around the pole star as the sky grew bluer with the early dawn and the sun began its rapid climb in the east." Page 244
Shit, I have until tomorrow to post, right? It's been a crazy week, and I'm covered in bruises and in pain, and lack of sleep... basically I just can't seem to get my brain to work ATM.
Rock on... too bad the fireworks in my head don't count.
Week 7: Fireworks, Bonus-Sun
Enslaved By the Others by Jess HainesRead: August 24-27
3.5 Stars!!!!
~~~ Review ~~~
A story where the heroine....goes through alot of changing as she battles through every book to stay alive...lots of action and characters coming and going. Shia gets more and more entrenched in the world of The Others (non humans) and with her friend and business partner Sara find themselves abducted and held by the evil, sadistic Max the master vamp...who is a human trafficker. As much as I have enjoyed this series....I can't way it wow'd me. But it was certainly an entertaining read with lots of action and suspense.
Scavenger Items:
4 Elements: Rock - (Page 101) "I cursed as I landed on a rock or something."
Gemstones: Ruby - (Page 160) "Angus was grinning ear to ear, beard bristling and eyes glinting like rubies, clearly enjoying this."
Holidays: Fireworks - (Page 156) "On the other side of the house, more fireworks went off, the flash briefly blinding me."
The Head: Eyebrow - (Page 202) "I turned my attention to the mage, one eyebrow arching."
Bonus: Sun - (Page 89) "She is mine and she will never forget it; not if she lives until the sun this forsaken rock circle burns out."
Week Seven: SUN/FIREWORK
Book: Garrison's Creed
Author:Cristin Harber
Date Read 08/29/2014
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Review: Me and Cristin Harber didn't start on good terms. I've tried the 1st book on this series and let it go after a few tries, but I couldn't put off trying another book, so I started Garrison's Creed, and what a story.
Cash is shocked, to say the least when he sees the last woman he could ever tought he could see through the lens of his rifle. Nicola was his first and last love, but he buried her body 10 years ago, when she died on an accident, and her showing up now, on a arms dealer house of all places, is just mind boggling to him.
Nicola had her reasons to stay under the radar playing dead, and now seeing Cash again is bringing back all the memories, both good and bad ones. She's a lot to explain, but there's something that never changed, which is their feelings. But 10 years have passed, and they both have changed. Could they make it work on this world full of spies and intrigues?
Loved their story, good plot, even though sometimes it was too heavy IMO on the emotional aspect and less on the action, but it did picked up and had some twists to keep me surprised. Really loved, and looking forward to Jared and Sugar's story!
Items Found:
ROCK: They crunched over a few rocks. LOC 279
SAPPHIRE: Sapphire eyes caressed her. LOC: 217
FIREWORK: no hiding from her or the fireworks that exploded. LOC: 295
MUSTACHE: two men who looked up-to-their-mustaches in selling stolen third-world secrets. LOC: 349
SUN: The sun glared high overhead. LOC: 386
Week 7: Fireworks; Bonus - SunHorde
by Ann AguirreFinished: August 23rd (started after item announcement on 22nd)
Rating: 4½ Razor-sharp ♥'s
Review:
Good ending (although I've seen what appears to be another cover and I'm somewhat confused on that.... *Edit* turns out it's stories 'between' the main books)
It was just a refeshing distopian that ends on a high note, which I oh-so-love (rather than a mass-murder 'let's-kill-off-all-the-characters-the-readers-love'... This is distopian done right. True to ages of characters (still hormonal- after all, they ARE teenagers), sometimes the monsters are not the ugliest thing out there... I just really liked this all around.
Anyone that is a fan of distopian that wants a slightly older read (without being anywhere near racy romance... not racy at all) and that leaves you with hope... check this series out!
Although, I stand by the fact that the 'horde'... it's Reavers from Firefly. Totally Reavers.
*Edit* I got to speak to Anne last night at a book signing, and she didn't even see Firefly for the first time until after she had written this series, but she does agree that I'm not the only one to make that connection. Totally need to check out her sci-fi Grimspace, as I hear it has the 'feel' of Firefly fanfiction (if it hadn't gotten cancelled)... and quote of the night: "boner death", and Anne said you can totally Tweet that!
Items Found
Firwork *word not outright used, but the quote CLEARLY describes a firework - the characters no longer knew the 'name' of such things* Page 368 "I jammed the artifact in the ground, as Tegan had said, lit the wick, and then we all backed up. Sparks flew, then the thing shot striaght up in the air in an orange arc, making a popping, whistling noise, then it exploded in a cascade of colors."
Magic Page 15 "These were odd and fixed, not fire at all, but more like magic from the stories Edmund told of long ago."
skull Page 46 "... smashed his way through three Freaks before I realized he was crushing their skulls with brute force."
crystal Page 12 "The irises were crystal clear, a stunning amber-yellow, with the sclera white by comparison."
Bonus: Sun Page 4 "By the time the sun crept over the horizon in delicate whorls of rose and amber,..."
Week 8: Flame, Bonus-lightning
Promised By Jodi Ellen MalpasRead: August 30- September 1
4.75 Stars!!!!
~~~ Review ~~~
I just love this author and really enjoyed her "This Man" Series. I was very excited to read this book. I am not disappointed. She provides the same angst, mystery and incredible, sexy....well you get my drift. It was awesome.
Oliva or Livy is a young 24 year old living with her elderly grandmother. She works in a coffee shop and has some deep hurts involving her mom who abandoned her at age 6. She meets the meticulous Miller Hart and his perfect suit and powder blue eyes at the shop where she works. He promises her one glorious night if she gives him 24 hours-hence the title. Livy is so taken with him she decides to throw caution to the wind and take him up on the offer.
After the amazing night he becomes enraged when he meets up with her while she is on a date. But why? It was only for one night? You can see where this is going. They spend more and more time together and Livy starts sharing her secrets about her life and Miller shares nothing. This causes her to be inquisitive and snoops around. What are all these "business meetings" that take him away at the last minute?
Well, let me tell you Miller is keeping a huge secret about himself and we along with Livy find out at the end of book 1. We get the impression he is a bit broken, and he is....but WOW I did not see that coming. Can't wait for book 2 of this trilogy. And I am sure it will be every bit as good as "This Man" Series was.
Scavenger Items:
4 Elements: Flame - (Page 212) "I nod, making Gregory's face flame with guilt."
Gemstones: Pearl - (Page 81) "I nod to the rock (Oyster)in his hand, noticing that it is concave on one side and has some sort of jelly shimmering in the pearl-escent shell."
Holidays: Champagne - (Page 92) "He places a bottle of champagne on the side and turns to face me."
The Head: Ear - (Page 104) "His heart is beating steadily under my ear, and the odd squeeze of his hand around mine is a gesture of comfort...."
Bonus: Lightning - (Page 285) "The explosion; the release of a million lightning bolts that force me to release our kiss and hide my face in his neck as my body tries to deal with the blitz of pleasure."
Week 8:FlameBonus: Lightning
Read: Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley
Rating: *****
Date: 9/3/2014
Review: I like this series a lot, even though are really long and drawn out. I had a hard time staying focuses about half way through, but it was still worth the read!
Items:
Flame: "I didn't have the energy for this, I didn't have the time for this and anyway, if I went up in flames of passion, who was going to take care of Mom?" Page 41
Sapphire: "'No, sapphire and ice,' he changed his mind again." Page 371
Dinner: "I'll let you go upstairs when you agree to have dinner with me tonight." Page 70
Eyelash: "He had great eyelashes, and his irises were so dark, they seemed to go on forever." Page 15
Lightning: "Where were freak flashes of lightning when you needed them?" Page 152
Week 8: Flame; Bonus - LightningLove Unrehearsed
by Tina ReberFinished: Sept 4th
Rating: 4½ Till-they-fold ♥'s
Review:
For anyone that enjoyed the first book of the series - what are you waiting for? A freakin' invitation? Read the darned thing!
I propose a book inspired bet: "First woman to fold." Now, to understand just how hilarious this bet is, you have to read it! Although, please place bets responsibly. I'd hate to see the sidewalks covered in bow-legged women... although that's one workout I sure would be willing to sign up for!
I honestly can't decide if I like this one, or the first one better. It's really 'true to life' with fights, divorce, cheating, weddings, movie premiers... it even has Ian Somerhalder's ass in the book. YES, Iam Somerhalder's ass, and Zac Efron's is mentioned as well. My inner theater/movie geek was enjoying the hell out of this book, and it even made my romance addicition happy. There is even lesbian kisses- but then again, what else would you expect out of Hollywoood?
One of my reasons for a half-star missing... I wanted more! Which is funny, because half of what I had to say about book #1 was that it was LONG. This one, I didn't notice if it was long (maybe listening to audio helped rather than reading like I did with #1); I wanted more. That, and there is tons of emphasis on the secondary characters in this book - it was fun, and we saw how that affected Tarryn and Ryan's relationship... but it wasn't a great hurt or anything. Just enough to knock a ½ star off.
Items Found
Flame Page 124 "He was on fire, taking me with him into the flame."
Sapphire Page 64 "His sapphire hanky and necktie suited him well."
Beer Page 68 "Ryan took a swig of beer from the bottle in his hand..."
Tongue Page 13 "...I slipped my wet lips and tongue around the length of him."
Bonus: Lightning Page 167 "The overwhelming anguish blsted uncontrollably like lightning into my chest."
Week Eight: FLAME/LIGHTNING
Book: Son of No One
Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
Date Read 09/04/2014
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Review: Dark Hunter has to be on my top 5 ever, and I even plan to do a tattoo paying hommage to it, but love aside, I think the series has lost the edge somewhat. Before Ash's book there was this kind of waiting like crazy for his story, something to look forward too and the plot line wasn't so dificult. Now there's just about every kind of mithycal being in there and I feel like making a chart every time I read a new book. All in all, Son of No One is your typical (and I mean REAL typical) DH book. Tortured hero, crazy family and a girl who will save him. This book felt like a plataform for something new. And c'mon I can't wrap my head around the malachai, chthonian and the likes, and there are dragons now? Cadegan and Jo's story was really sweet. I don't buy the insta-love, not here not anywhere, not ever. Relationships need to grow and delevop IMHO. If not for myy beloved DH characters, I'd tought this was just some random not-that-great PNR. I do Love Miss SK, but I think it's time to regroup on the serial plotting and books ahead.
Items Found:
FLAME: Thorn moved to sit before his fire and stare into flames. LOC 373
LIGHTNING: Dodging the lightning strikes and daring it to come for you. LOC: 383
RUBY: what appeared to be ruby apples hanging from its branches. LOC: 71
SOLDIER: but she had to deal with Valac’s soldiers first. LOC: 369
FOREHEAD: Styxx kissed her on the forehead. LOC: 303
Week 9~Super Bonus WeekWind
Bonus: Prince
Dyllan, The Brazuca Ekaterina wrote: "Week 9~Super Bonus WeekWind
Bonus: Prince"
Thanks, Dyllan!
P.S. Stupid question... what's special about 'super bonus week'?
You get to pick an extra item from any category. So, you will actually be claiming 5 items plus the bonus.
Howdy ladies, we're getting from mid to end of the challenge. How about we match our words from now on? We're on the last spot w/ 19 points.
Dyllan, The Brazuca Ekaterina wrote: "Howdy ladies, we're getting from mid to end of the challenge. How about we match our words from now on? We're on the last spot w/ 19 points."I'm all for trying to pick up the pace and what-not, but I have a harder time with multiple specific words (to look for in a specific week) So many of my books are audio, and many of them are not 'searchable' on Amazon since they are Indie... I'd be willing to try to stick to certain words in a week, I just don't know that I'd succeed 100%
I have the worst luck with the items called, too. Almost all the weeks are items that I already found on a previous week. *Sigh* I'm just cursed or something
LOL Alana. Well, let's just put the words we haven't claimed yet here and see which are the closest to all of us claiming. If we can't make it, no big deal.I've had luck this round so far. Flame was the 1st word I've claimed before. I have 3 words on most columns to finish. I'll search later and put in here, and if everybody is ok with it, we can try and match. :)
Dyllan Needs:Water, Wind, Magic, Emerald, Pearl, Dinner, Present, Eyelash, Pupil, Ear
Katya Needs:
Fire, Water, Air, Wind, Emerald, Onyx, Heart, Beer, Dinner, Pupil, Tongue, Mustache
(I) Alana Needs:
Fire, Earth, Water, Rock, Diamond, Onyx, Egg, Flag, Dinner, Eyebrow, Pupil
Suzanne Needs:
Wind, Magic, Jewelry, Onyx, Soldier, Present, Ear, Forehead
If Katya, Suzanne, and myself were able to find Onyx and Dyllan were to find eyelash or pearl, that would give us more points on top of this week's searches.
Or Katya- mustache or tongue would get us a point. Me finding eyebrow or diamond or egg or air or rock would help, too.
I found a book that I can claim:Air & Wind....Emerald....Beer....Tongue & Prince....still reading it will post when I finish.
I am clueless about "mustache" although I found a couple "pupil" books...but "mustache"...oh boy.
Books with Mustache:
You're welcome:) Hope you find something worth reading.
I am kicking myself because I found ALL the words I needed, but I started it before items were called on Friday. *Sigh*If anyone is looking for pupil, magic, Water, air, prince, heart, onyx (and probably more that I don't remember)
Week 9: Wind, Bonus-Prince
If I Were You By Lisa Renee JonesRead: September 5-6
4.25 Stars!!!!
~~~ Review ~~~
I have put off reading this...not sure why. I was looking for a book to fit all my criteria for a challenge and this one stepped up. Wow. what a great story. Girl finds very erotic diaries in a storage locker of a woman....why is this woman's life packed up? Why did she loose so many things which are so personal to her? Sara, a high school teacher on summer vacation goes to find out why and return these items to her.
She goes to Rebecca's place of work, an art gallery.....and finds out from the owner, a very controlling Mark that Rebecca is missing...on an extended vacation, having run off with her millionaire boyfriend. Since Sara a degree in art, and Mark is intrigued by her, he hires her for the summer. Is Mark the man in Rebecca's diaries? hmmmmm.
Right away, she meets Chris, a famous and very sexy artist she admires and quickly falls into a relationship with him. One which starts with just sex and quickly morphs into so much more. Is Chris some how involved with Rebecca's disappearance? Why does he and Mark dislike each other so much? What secrets does Chris hold? It is all so mysterious.
Great first part of the story...enjoying the read so far will continue with book 2.
Scavenger Items:
4 Elements: Wind - (Page 85) "We step outside and the cool wind wind off the ocean screams a welcome and has me gratful my blouse is long-sleeved."
Gemstones: Emerald - (Page 46) "With a brush of powder, I finish up my makeup and step into the emerald green sheath dress, a black jacket, and black heals, which is my 'go-to' special occasion outfit."
Holidays: Beer - (Page 166) "You ordered a beer at a wine tasting."
The Head: Tongue - (Page 113) "And when his tongue presses past my lips, a long, wicked caress, I taste his hunger, his need."
Bonus: Prince - (Page 99) "There are roses everywhere in my room, and I feel like a princess who's found her prince charming."
Super Bonus: Air - (Page 29) "The girls is saved from my mothering when the sound of a piano playing from a distant corner filters through the air and draws my attention to the main showroom."
I have: Fire, Water, Onyx, Heart, Dinner, Pupil and Mustache left.
I'm working on reading
Items:
Wind: "From north and south, from east and west, the wind howled in, snapping trees like twigs, shrieking and blowing as if to aid the growing mountain every skyward." Page 16
Jewelry: "Carefully he set the axe back on the heap of gem-encrusted chalices and jewelry." Page 274
Soldier: "Only he isn't like a hired man. A soldier, maybe." Page 41
Forehead: "He soaked a cloth with water from the skin and laid it across Tam's forehead." Page 92
Prince: "If he had not, he would be your First Prince of the Sword in my place." Page 557
@Suzanne...remember you get to pick one extra item because it is super bonus week :)
crap... anyone know if
has Prince in it? The Undead Pool had basically everything I needed, except Prince- and the 'look inside' isn't working for Witch (probably because it's new). If anyone has an ebook copy of Witch, and is willing to check I would greatly appreciate itOtherwise... I guess I need something with Prince? It would suck not to get the extra bonus point because of me... and I'm limited because I'm without internet at the house until Friday afternoon. *Sigh* Sucks being poor.
I checked on Google books and it says there is no prince or princes in the book :(
"Tink's a Disney whore!" Sorry. Just really frustrating.
*Bangs head against desk* Found one with Prince, but not wind. I'm having the worst luck!
Found one... now I just need to suck it down before 12pm Friday EST... wish me luck!
Now I just need to make sure I can find diamond or onyx *crosses fingers* but I've found all the other words I need other than those....
Week 9: Wind; Bonus - PrinceThe Witch With No Name
by Kim HarrisonFinished: Sept 12th
Rating: 5 “I liked beginnings better than endings.” ♥'s
Review:
It's over! "Tink's a Disney whore!" What am I going to do without Jenks, rachel, Ivy, Trent, and the gang? It's with a heavy, but happy heart that I give a bunny-eared kiss farwell to one of my favorite series. It was everything I wanted... well OK I'll admit there was one little thing that I wanted to not be a 'red herring' but it was, and I can live with that; thought I was SO clever thinking one thing and it was just background color instead of the answer to everything. *Sigh* But that's why I'm not a writer, and Kim Harrison is.
It must also be said (*glares at some other PNR and Urban Fantasy writers out there*) THIS is how you end a series. No angry mobs of readers, no hate mail, no threats of getting your house egged... AND still true to the world, the story, and the characters. Can I just say how freakin' happy I am that I still love the entire series after this last book. It will definitely be a beloved re-read series for me until my reading time in this world is over.
Plan C for the win!
Items Found
Wind Ch 7 11:26 min/sec into chapter "... but the ripples on the surface were only from the wind and current."
Rock Chapter 7 16:52 "...Trent spun around at the clink of a rock..."
Diamond Ch. 20 38:05 "... gathering his precious paperwork as if it was diamonds in a mine."
Dinner Ch. 20 9:00 "It's better than having them come at us over dinner."
Pupil Ch. 20 14:06 "Dead? Cormel's pupils shrank."
Bonus: Prince Ch. 6 12:13 "... but if the Prince of the Elves had fallen, perhaps the head religious leader was a good second."
Week 10Ear
Bonus: Mystery
Week 9: Wind, Bonus-PrinceRead: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Date: 9/12/2014
Rating: **
Review: Omg, this book was long and drawn out and boring as all get out. I was hoping it was like Terry Goodkind but it wasn't. It was awful!! It took some massive willpower to finish this book. This audio book was 27 CDs, 10 of them were pure scenery description. Let's talk about every blade of grass in this meadow just for the heck of it. Gahhhhh....
Items:
Wind: "From north and south, from east and west, the wind howled in, snapping trees like twigs, shrieking and blowing as if to aid the growing mountain every skyward." Page 16
Jewelry: "Carefully he set the axe back on the heap of gem-encrusted chalices and jewelry." Page 274
Soldier: "Only he isn't like a hired man. A soldier, maybe." Page 41
Magic: "Hobbling frantically on three legs, the one wolf chasing it became ten as if by magic." 467
Forehead: "He soaked a cloth with water from the skin and laid it across Tam's forehead." Page 92
Prince: "If he had not, he would be your First Prince of the Sword in my place." Page 557
Hi guys, sorry for not posting before friday. I got a little lost in the days and when I noticed another words had been called. I'll post as soon as possible.And btw, not sure if it's ur cup of tea, but
by Marliss Melton has onyx, Alana.
I'm rereading
it has:
earth, onyx, egg, ears, mystery
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I thought, by my count yes- but according to the item annoucement it's #6