R:8 - Alpha Blazers

[Stacey]

Did you read the last one yet Jingles? 21??

[Rosina]

finished Sept 4/14
♥♥♥.5

Review
hmmm not sure where to start.I really I enjoyed this book at the start first couple chapters in really liked it like the idea if she becomes a vampire not sure how old is the mystery surrounding who she is like that but whatreally got to me the comedy it was too much it went on and on and then it wasn't bad finush.

Flame p.23 flames ripped through my stomach
lightning p.289 shot a bolt of lightning at his chest
jewelry p.314 holding them at gunpoint demanding money and jewelry
dinner p.292 dinnertime was so over
eyebrow p.123 which made him raise an eyebrow

[jingles]

Stacey wrote: "Did you read the last one yet Jingles? 21??"

Yes I did, Stacey, and I liked it, but not as well as some of the others. Still it had all that craziness that makes them so funny :)

[jingles]

Words for Week 9


1. Wind - Called
2. Prince - Bonus
3. Crystal
4. Candy
5. Forehead

Super Bonus Week

[Jennifer H]

For our super bonus do we want to coordinate that too?

[Stacey]

I will be reading Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones- yay!! Easy week of words!

[Jennifer H]

I'll be reading

It has all the words we have remaining except onyx

[Rosina]

I will be reading Somewhere in France but unless I candy find some reference for candy I will substitute Solider for this week...

[Jennifer H]

Don't forget we get to pick one extra item, from any category, to claim this week.

[Rosina]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Don't forget we get to pick one extra item, from any category, to claim this week."

Oh thanks for the reminder are we going willy nilly on it or coordinated

[Rosina]

I don't have candy or onyx in my book...

[Stacey]

I hope you candy find it Rosina;-))!!

[Rosina]

me too ...If there is a mention of a candy bar like say Baby Ruth would that work

[Jennifer H]

That would work...but don't worry if you can't find it.

I personally would like to claim eyelash or sapphire as my extra item.

[jingles]

I'm sorry guys, I was blind sided with some bad news yesterday, and so I'm a little out of it.

I'll have the spreadsheet updated shortly, and get a move on finding my book.

[Stacey]

Oh no Jingles so sorry- do not worry about this at all. Hope everything works out

[Rosina]

jingles hope the day gets better, don't worry about the spreadsheet....

By the way the book Im reading is right up your alley....

[Stacey]

Didn't the rules say multiple people can read the same book??

[jingles]

Oh my, Rosina, that one does look very good, and I do love me some historical fiction!

I think I'm the only one missing pupil, so I will probably do that as my bonus, unless you guys think I should do another one.

I've got the spreadsheet updated now, and will look a little closer at it in a bit, but just glancing through, I think that is the only one you guys have claimed that I'm still missing.

Rosina, I'm off to see if I can get my hands on that book! Thanks for the heads up :)

[Rosina]

It only has pupil as student not the eye version. Think we need eye.

[jingles]

Yep, we need the eye kind. I just checked availability at the library and I can't get it anyway :(

I did put a hold on it though.

[Jennifer H]

Week 9~Wind & Prince



by Suzanne Brockmann
Finished: 9/8/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Wind: make like dust in the wind (p. 423)
Crystal: checked your crystal ball (p. 26)
Candy: put a candy wrapper (p. 428)
Forehead: to rest his forehead (p. 106)
Prince: to meet Prince Charming (p. 26)
Eyelash: got an eyelash or something (p. 203)

I have only discovered Suzanne Braockmann's books recently but have become an avid fan. I love a good story and she always delivers multi-layered well developed plots that can't be put down. I love the fast paced relationships, interwoven story-lines and historical romances which thread in seamlessly. As the wife of a soldier, I understand the drive of the SEAL characters and the women who love them. I can't wait for the next book it's great to see the characters from previous stories reappear.

[Jennifer H]

I chose eyelash as my super bonus item.

[Stacey]

I finished as well and will post tomorrow.

[jingles]

Flirting with Texas|Katie Lane - Week 9


Read from: 09/06/14 - 09/09/14
Rating: ★★★

Brief Review
I've enjoyed reading this series, and while I liked this book, I didn't love it. With this one, I found it hard to like the hero. Though he is the extremely good-looking type who women just seem to, one gets the impression he's not that intelligent. It's like we're told he's very smart, but his actions in the book show otherwise. Jenna - the leading lady, was okay, but again, she comes across in action much different than what we are told about her. This story overall just did not flow smoothly.

3 Stars

1. Wind - Called: (location 1959)
She cranked down the window, and the wind blew in...

2. Prince - Bonus: (location 4025)
If that was Hope Scroggs, then he was Prince Charles.

3. Crystal: (location 4046)
...that made her eyes look twice as big and was highlighted the color of Jack Daniels in a fancy crystal glass.

4. Candy: (location 486)
...she shrugged and pulled a Dum-dum sucker out and unwrapped it.

5. Eyelash: (location 3761)
...she barely blinked and eyelash .

6. Pupil - Bonus: (location 4078)
...until her skin was wet and her pupils dilated.

[Rosina]

Finished my book and will post review after work tonight.

[Stacey]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "For our super bonus do we want to coordinate that too?"

Oh darn I missed this message- am I supposed to look for something else too??

[Stacey]

Week 9 Wind/Prince
I read
finished 9-8-14
Rating 4 stars

Brief Review:
In this third installment of the Charley Davidson series Charley has had it with the men in her life. Her dad, her rock, put her at great risk and used her for bait in the last book and the guilt has created a wedge in their relationship. Also, when Reyes Farrow (aka son of satan) tries to rid himself of his mortal body to become stronger, although incorporeal, Charley 'binds' his sould to his physical body. Boy is he pissed. Uncle Bob is the only man that is steadfast in her life
In this book Charley and her assistant Cookie are looking for a missing wife of a local surgeon who is just oozing waves of guilt. Reyes Farrow has also escaped from prison, kidnaps Charley, and tells her a secret that can get his murder charges dropped- but he needs Charely's investigative help. All the while Uncle Bob has placed a tail on Charley, to protect her, who she ditches on a regular basis. A nun who is a prophesy enters in who hears angels (doesn't talk back to them though) and tells Charley she will have a guardian soon after sho indirectly causes a death. So she is worried by that most of the story.
I still enjoy this series- I really like Charley, even with her corny one liners and tons of sarcasm. She seemed to make fewer dumb mistakes this time but still has some growing up to do. I love her interaction with Cookie, UB, and her tail, Garret Swopes.
I was shocked by a turn of events near the end and almost put the series down forever but, luckily, didn't have to!


Wind: The wind bit through my jacket (p. 130)
Crystal: like a thin layer of crystal (p. 173)
Candy: like taking candy from a baby(p. 107)
Forehead: and kissing her forehead (p. 89)
Prince: the prince of the underworld (p. 46)
Eyelash-brown eyes with thick eyelashes (p 48)

[Rosina]

Week 9 Wind/Prince

finished Sept 8/14
♥♥♥♥

Review:
I enjoyed this story immensely. It is the start if WW1 The Great War. Lady Elizabeth Ashford, Lilly to her friends comes from a wealthy family. Her parents do not agree with her wanting to join the war effort. Her brother Edward is going off to war as is his best friend, Robbie Fraser. Robbie grew up in the slums of Edinburgh and went to Oxford University on scholarship to study medicine. The parents do not approve of Robbie as a beau for Lilly. Edward is a soldier in France, Robbie is a surgeon in France and then Lilly makes her way to france with WAAC. The story is a fast read. There is a sequel being published 2015. Nice romance with not a lot of war detail but enough to keep me wanting to learn more.

Wind ch.16 the wind died to a breeze
prince ch.37 did you dance with the prince of wales
crystal ch.1 the seed pearls and crystals of the embroidery
candy ch.18 the chocolates are all gone I am afraid I ate them all
forehead ch.28 do you want a cool cloth for your forehead
eyelash ch.11 with a flutter of eyelashes

[Rosina]

Whew made it here been having issues with GR all night

[jingles]

Great job!

Stacey, I think if you put in your info for 'eyelash', that will give us another half point, and bring our total to 44 points.

[Stacey]

jingles wrote: "Stacey wrote: "Did you read the last one yet Jingles? 21??"

Yes I did, Stacey, and I liked it, but not as well as some of the others. Still it had all that craziness that makes them so funny :)"

Ok then- Ill wait and see if I can get it on loan then ;)

[Stacey]

jingles wrote: "Great job!

Stacey, I think if you put in your info for 'eyelash', that will give us another half point, and bring our total to 44 points."

Ok I edited it in above post

[Jennifer H]

Thanks Stacey!

[Stacey]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Thanks Stacey!"

:-)

[Jennifer H]

The only items we have left to claim are air, magic, sapphire, onyx and soldier. So, along with ear and mystery, I'm going to claim magic, onyx and soldier.

I'll be reading

[Jennifer H]

Next week it's going to be a reading race to see who is going to win.

[Stacey]

Not sure how this works- do we claim the ones you didn't? Or try to get as many as are left?
Sorry, I'm confused

[Jennifer H]

I'm sorry I got ahead of things. It still works the same as other weeks, you claim an item from each category. This weeks words are ear and mystery (bonus). So, if you could claim magic, onyx and soldier along with ear and mystery that would be great.

[Stacey]

Ah ok

[jingles]

I think I'm lost. I thought it was the first team to reach 40 points.

[Rosina]

jingles I remember something about the 40 points but for the life of me I cant find it now....

For this week I am reading

[jingles]

Oooh, I liked that one, Rosina. It was hilarious!

[Jennifer H]

◈ Winning will be determined by the fist team to 50 points. You do not necessarily have to have all 40 items to get to 50 points as there are 12 bonus points available through the course of the game.

[jingles]

Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "◈ Winning will be determined by the fist team to 50 points. You do not necessarily have to have all 40 items to get to 50 points as there are 12 bonus points available through the course of the game."

Yes. This is where I obviously got sidetracked:

If a team reads their books right it is possible to get all 40 items in 10 weeks and complete the challenge.

[Rosina]

That's it. Thanks Jennifer

[jingles]

This is why I am not good captain material. I'm too goofy!

Anyway...

I'm going to read In the Dark.

[Rosina]

Jingles that looks good. Good to know about tangled. Really looking forward to the read

[Stacey]

I'm having a very hard time finding all these words together. I finally found onyx and then it didn't have soldier. Any word I can substitute?

[Stacey]

I will be reading

I can't believe I just spent hours of my life looking for words....