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Week 2 - Baked Good & Soldier
by Terra Laurant, 272 pagesThe Beast Within
Finished: 8/17/15
Rating: ★★�
Cake: "Anyway, I don't like cake". (Location 684)
Solier: Doubtful soldiers made dead soldiers. (Location 1752)
Nurse: The doors buzzed and a nurse came in. (Location 3093)
Towel: He dropped a towel onto the puddle and mopped it up with his foot. (Location 879)
Blanket: The movement also bared the very tip of his *bleep* as it peeked out from under the thin blanket. (Location 3084)
Review: I like shifter stories but not so much urban fantasy. This was both but heavy on the fantasy. This is the first book in a series which is obvious with the info dump we get. A lot of things are brought into this one like demons and the pacts they make with the human government, spells used to call demons, hellhounds... Our MCs were agents fighting against all sorts of creepy creatures. Only one of them is a creepy creature. It was an interesting take on all kinds of super natural beings that I haven't seen before but I felt the romance took a back seat and what we got was sort of Insta-Mates. Aaron was my favorite just because he had so much to deal with but I liked Tony with his quick wit and fun-guy persona also. Definitely worth taking a look at.
Week 2 ~ Baked GoodBonus ~ Soldier
Finished 8/17
Rating: ★★★★
This was an entertaining and unique memoir written in the old choose your own adventure style. Some of the alternate endings were just too crazy to believe but they were still pretty funny. I have enjoyed NPH's work since his Doogie Howser days and it was interesting to learn more about his life and all of his accomplishments.
Doctor: "Yeah, you were smart enough to memorize child doctor words on TV..." Page 25
Towel: "...with an M2 Carbine in one hand and a towel in the other...." Page 231
Cake: "...he made chocolate cake after a fight with a friend." Page 111
Blanket: "The guides have brought blankets, pillows and candles." Page 122
Soldier: "...play army with the little soldiers..." Page 8
Week 2WOTW ~Baked Goods (Cake)
Bonus ~ Soldier
Book: Where the Road Takes Me by Jay McLean
Finished: 18-08-15
Rating: ★★★★�
Review:
This book took me on an emotional roller coaster. I started off laughing and various times ended up in tears. The book hit so many great points with me for how a book should be written and leave you feeling richer for having read it at the end.
I loved it, the author manages to tie in the emotional and anxious times of being a teenager whilst dealing life's pressures and coming of age, sex ending up in team pregnancy, jealousy of school children and not fitting in to the mould, bossy parents, drugs and alcohol abuse.
The book also heavily featured cancer but for a refreshing change with books I have read lately the author managed to make it a joy to experience it and the characters feelings without making it all doom and gloom.....as someone who lost a parent a few months ago from this horrible disease it was a refreshing change for me.
Not Abby the main character (for those who read it this will become apparent) Chloe is brought up by foster parents after both her Mum and Aunt die from breast cancer, knowing she may also hold the gene she puts her life in hold and doesn't want to get close to anyone, until Blake Hunter appears as her night in shining armour and she just can't help herself falling! He has his own problems to face but together they prove love can conquer all!
Cake ~ They cheered just as Mom came out with a birthday cake. Loc 4274
Soldier ~ It made my son sound like a soldier, you know? Loc1267
Doctor ~ A Doctor walked in holding a clipboard. Loc 663
Towel ~ She was already out, one towel wrapped around her hair Loc 3770
Blanket ~ He’d set up a blanket, food, drinks, and a jar full of lollipops. Loc 4003
Week #3:Group A ~ Treasure
Bonus ~ Purple
I have a book with treasure and purple as well as:Group B: Car, brown, scar, arrow
Group C: Ceiling, rose, silly, valley, enemy, flash, fork
Group D: Movie, high heels, fireplace, paper, cheese
Question..Would this count?...coming to treasure these sparring matches.
Shannon wrote: "Question..Would this count?...coming to treasure these sparring matches."
Yes, that will work
So, I have..Group B: Car, Brown, Midnight, Scar, Computer, Pillow
Group C: Puppy, Ceiling, Rose, Silly, Valley, Flash
Group D: Movie, Paper, Cheese, Pack
As well as Purple and Treasure I have;Group B - Beer, Phone, Ribbon, Police, Scar, Pillow, Brown
Group C - Midnight, Ceiling, Fork, Rose, Silly, Puppy
Group D - Cheese, Paper, Movie, Pack, Fireplace
With
I have:Group B: Car, Brown, Computer, Pillow
Group C: Puppy, Ceiling, Rose, Silly, Enemy, Flash, Fork
Group D: Graceful, Movie, Fireplace, Paper, Cheese, Pack
I used random.org to pick a word for groups where we all had multiple words in common.Group B: Brown
Group C: Silly
Group D: Movie
I am happy to go with them if everyone else is!
Week 3 - Treasure & Purple
Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane, 192 pages
Treasure: The truth was, he was coming to treasure these sparring matches. (Location 2674)
Purple: The sky was a special shade of purple and orange...(Location 1223)
Brown: "Go back home, brown boy." (Location 156)
Silly: Rico cleared his throat and shifted, feeling superstitious and silly...(Location 2807)
Movie: After weeks of movies and meeting for dinner...(Location 1613)
Review: I really liked this one but it didn't have the same "feels" as the first one. Even the emotions in this one were still about Adam...mostly. And I still love Finn the bestest! Here we have Adam's cousin Rico who was the golden boy growing up while Adam was constantly crapped on. We got to meet their mothers in this one and they were awful! Rico's mom came around but Adam's was a waste of space. We still had Darrin with his weirdo psychic stuff and Finn's fabulous family. All our old friends with our new romance. Can't wait for the next book. I'm thinking Ezra!
Week 3WOTW ~Treasure
Bonus ~ Purple
by Ella JamesFinished: 26-08-15
Rating: ★★�
Review:
Had I read the full blurb for this book I probably wouldn't have read it as the subject matter is a little to close for comfort at this point in my life.
The book started off quite strangely and I have to admit I back tracked a few pages to see if I have missed something....I hadn't the story weaves in and out of various characters lives and I got slightly confused. It was quite long to, over 500 pages ;/
Another roller coaster of a book where the main character is battling cancer and falling in love all at the same time. A nice happy ending for a change but the book had me in floods of tears through.
Treasure ~ revealing a mouth-watering treasure trail Loc 357
Purple ~ I’ll get her a purple collar Loc 518
Brown ~ white room with a brown table Loc 618
Silly ~ silly little smirk on his face. Loc 694
Movie ~ I’ve always wanted to ride a horse at the beach because of that movie Loc 451
Week 3WOTW ~Treasure
Bonus ~ Purple
Group B: Brown
Group C: Silly
Group D: Movie
Book Read: The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey
Date Finished: 8/26/15
Rating: 4 stars
Treasure - ...his life to recover a treasure that is beyond any value... p 30
purple - ...wearing a purple tunic and looking grimly at the camera, p 135
brown - Arthur Myers was thin, with long brown hair p 25
silly - ...looking kind of silly in his tall brown hat, p 169
movie - ...maybe it wasn't like a spy movie... p 41
Review: This was the first of three books in the Alfred Kropp YA series. Alfred is fifteen and has had nothing but bad luck his entire life. He never knew his father and his mother dies of cancer when he's about thirteen. After being in and out of foster homes, he finally goes to live with his security guard uncle. His uncle is tricked into stealing the legendary sword of King Arthur, Excalibur, and talks Alfred into helping him. Alfred, after realizing the devastating effects of his part in stealing the sword, sets out to try to right his wrong by recovering the sword from the evil man who tricked them into stealing it. This is a good YA adventure story and is a good character study of a young man who has always been seen as a loser and underachiever as he becomes much more than anyone, especially himself, ever thought possible. Very enjoyable book!
Great job, ladies! I finished my book on Monday and thought I had already posted but I will get it done tonight.
Week 3 ~ TreasureBonus ~ Purple
Finished 8/24
Rating: ★★★★
This book was a fun read and had me laughing out loud a few times. Viv is a feisty heroine who loves to read romance novels and finds herself in the middle of one in her own life. Clark was pretty dull to me at first but I grew to like him as the book went on. I love Alice Clayton's humorous writing style and look forward to reading the rest of this series.
Treasure: "The delight on his face was evident, it was like he'd found treasure." Page 152
Brown: "Brown hair." Page 2
Silly: "Don't be silly." Page 141
Movie: "Okay now, favorite movie?" Page 176
Purple: "Clark turned three shades of purple..." Page 204
Week #4 Group D ~ High Heels
Bonus ~ Moon
Week 3 ~
Louder Than Love by Jessica TopperWOTW ~ High Heels
Bonus ~ Moon
Group A ~ Alcohol, Wine Glass, Police/Fire, Doctor, ribbon, Phone
Group B ~ Car, Midnight, Scar, Towel, Arrow, Computer, Pillow
Group C ~ Puppy, Ceiling, Rose, Valley, Enemy, Flash, Fork
Week 4 - Group D - High heels & Bonus - Moon
by Christine HusomGroup A: alcoholic beverage, police, handcuffs, phone
Group B: car, midnight, scar, arrow, computer, pillow
Group C: ceiling, valley, enemy, flash, fork
High Heels/Moon
Group A: Alcoholic Beverage, Wine Glass, Police, Handcuffs, Ribbon, Phone, Curly Hair
Group B: Car, Midnight, Scar, Bathtub, Arrow, Computer, Pillow
Group C: Ceiling, Valley, Enemy, Flash, Fork
Words picked using Random.org:Group A: Police/Fireman
Group B: Scar
Group C: Valley
Oh man, I just got back home from vacation and it's gonna be tough to find high heels in my books....off to find a cross-dresser! :)
Hope you had a nice vacation, Shannon!
I did! Now I'm getting super frustrated and my ass is numb so I'll look through some more books in a little bit! :)
Um...I found one FINALLY but don't have "scar". Is there any chance we can use any of the other words. I have Car, Midnight, Towel, Arrow, Computer, Pillow.Sorry guys, I'm running out of books to look through. :/
That would be perfect! Thank you!! :)
Week 4 - Group D - High heels & Bonus - MoonGroup A: police
Group B: arrow
Group C: valley
Book:
by Christine HusomDate Finished: 8/30/15
Rating: 3 stars
High heels - I'd practiced walking around in the high heels... - page 237
Moon - A cloud moved across the moon,... - page 28
Police - Send the police to Lakeside Park... - page 29
Arrow - It felt like arrows were shooting through my heart. - page 270
Valley - ...some pastures with hills and valleys... - page 221
Review: This was a pleasant cozy mystery. Camryn Brooks has come home to run her adoptive parents' gift shop specializing in snow globes. Reuniting with old friends and finding her place in her hometown after several years away and of course, finding a body lead her to attempt to solve the homicide. The mystery is fairly weak but the characters are likeable. I'll probably read the next in the series.
Week 4 ~ High Heels/StilettoBonus: Moon
Finished 8/31
Rating: ★★★★
This book was a nice blend of mystery and humor. I really liked Walt's character with all of his old-school ways and his feisty deputy, Vic, who keeps him on his toes. The Native American culture was interesting and the descriptions of Wyoming were well done. There were a few twists that kept me guessing "who did it" and I did not see that ending coming. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
Police: "So, I decided to devote myself to the police side of my job." Page 177
Arrow: "He called the Big Crows the Big Blows, and the Red Arrows were Dead Sparrows." Page 123
Valley: "I drove out through Wolf Valley..." Page 7
High Heels: "...a pair of high-heel boots..." Page 110
Moon: "The moon glowed a clear white..." Page 125
Week 4 - High heels & Moon
Les faits accomplis by Anna Martin, 234 pages
Read: 9/2/15
Rating: ★★★★
My Review: I had no expectations when going into this book as I didn't even read the blurb. I'm actually glad I didn't so I was surprised it was about high school kids and that's not usually my favorite. However, I really, really liked this book. It was a very interesting look at HS kids who are super privileged, over indulged and basically just like every other kid. They drank too much, did too many drugs, had too much drama and were the "popular" group. And at first I couldn't decide if they were evil or not. Were they being "real" to Jared? I wasn't sure. I'm not sure I ever warmed up to the manipulating Clare but everyone else was great, especially Biggie. Jared was the new kid in town and Adam was from the oldest, richest family around. They started out with animosity, then moved to friendship, then onto love. The only thing keeping it from 5 stars was the lack of my sobbing.
High Heels: She gave them both a knowing smile and strode off in the direction of the stairs on extremely high heels. (Location 3256)
Moon: "You came from Michigan, not the freaking moon". (Location 139)
Police: "The police have made contact with Ms. Gordon's family". (Location 1430)
Arrow: A small hand reached across and pressed the down arrow, slowing the machine. (Location 2288)
Valley: It was only from the back that it became clear there was a valley in the between the rocks and the building. (Location 793)
Week 4 -
03.09.15WOW: High heels
Bonus: Moon
Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Review:
A cute little romane about a washed up rock star who meets a single mother trying to find herself after her husband is killed in a tragic accidnet. They both have their demons to work through and have to decide if they can help each other manage this.
Full of heartwarming characters, and lots of poetry references i really enjoyed it. Althouh this is a stand alone book.....so far, there is plenty of schope there for a series.
High heels~ for a cute dress and crazy high heels. Loc 4349
Moon ~ Adrian didn't rhyme words like June and Moon when he wrote. Loc 1950
Police ~ I knew before the Police came. Loc 304
Arrow ~ I stood bent over the laptop, mouse arrow hovering. Loc 3951
Valley ~ We were outside of the Huson Valley Hospital. Loc 987
Hope mine looms ok, doing this weeks on my tablet which is never an easy feat!
lmao, your post looks great Jade but your comment "looms" a little weird. :) (stupid autocorrect)
Week #5Group D ~ Pack
Bonus ~ Rat/Mouse
Group A: Alcoholic Beverage, PhoneGroup B: Automobile (truck), Midnight, Scar, Computer, Pillow
Group C: Ceiling, Rose, Enemy, Flash
Wow, I don't have crap for Group A. I'll look at some other books. :)
Week #5Group D ~ Pack
Bonus ~ Rat/Mouse
Book:
by Henry H. NeffGroup A: Alcoholic beverage, ribbon, phone if telephone is acceptable
Group B: Car, midnight, scar, bathtub, computer, pillow
Group C: Ceiling, rose, enemy, flash, fork
Maybe this one would be better...Mouse & Pack
A: Alcoholic Beverage, Handcuffs, Phone, Curly Hair
B: Auto, Scar, Computer, Pillow
C: Puppy, Ceiling, Flash, Fork
Week 5Pack/Mouse
Always Been Mine
Group A~Alcoholic Bev, Wine glasses, Phone
Group B~Automobile, Computer, Pillow
Group C~Ceiling, Enemy, Flash, Fork
Pack/Rat
Group A: Alcoholic Beverage, Wine Glass, Ribbon, Phone
Group B: Car, Brown, Midnight, Computer, Pillow
Group C: Ceiling, Rose, Enemy, Flash, Fork
Week 5 Words:Group A: Alcoholic Beverage
Group B: Computer
Group C: Ceiling
Week 5 - Pack & Rat
Blue Moon: Too Good to Be True by AE Via, 254 pages
Read: 9/5/14
Rating: ★★�
Review: This is a hard one to rate because it's her first book and I know they get so much better. However, I just couldn't give it more than 3 stars because it was kind of all over the place. There was too much brand name dropping and too many inconsistencies in the writing. Obviously not the same editor she had now. The story (or stories) were entertaining though. Yes, there was insta love but it was sweet and the smexing was pretty hot. This one really couldn't be skim read at all because there were so many things going on it would be easy to get lost in all the action! I thought it was fun.
My favorite error...Everyone loved her because she was several feet shorter than all the firefighters... What?!? How tall was this lady? 3 feet? lol
Pack: Maybe start our own wolf pack. (Location 554)
Rat: He didn't give a rat's ass what other people were thinking. (Location 797)
Alcoholic Beverage: When I bought us two beers he took both of them. (Location 2114)
Computer: The high-tech monitors and computers were all state of the art. (Location 3103)
Ceiling: Large speakers were suspended from the ceiling operating off a separate sound system. (Location 1459)
Week 5 - 
by Carina AdamsRead: 06.09.15
WOW: Pack
Bonus: Mouse/Rat
Rating: ☆☆�.5
Review:
To say this book was 396 pages you couldn't tell it was a really nice easy read.
Josephine Walkers marriage is failing apart after she finds out her Husband has been cheating on her again. Wanting to do what is best for her and her two children she decides to start fresh. With the help of her best friend Matt she starts to get on with her life. It is quite obvious early on that there are feelings between the two of them and has been for some time. Wanting a bit of excitement in her life she decides to start a relationship with Matt and see what happens.
This is definitely cute, easy to read and you don't have to think about it. After reading a few heavy books lately this was a breath of fresh air.
Pack ~ where I had to buckle each child in and then pack Pg 65
Mouse ~ as if I was the mouse that walked into the cat’s convention Pg 348
Alcoholic Beverage ~“He took a sip of his beer.� Pg 143
Computer ~ “I started my computer and turned on my light. Pg 9
Ceiling ~ Falling back onto my pillow I stared at the ceiling. Pg 165
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Group C ~ Baked Good
Bonus ~ Soldier
Additional words: Doctor/Nurse, Towel and Quilt/Blanket/Comforter
Book:
Date Finished: 8/17/15
Rating: 4 stars
Bread: ...and three slices of still warm, crusty brown bread. - p 131
Soldier: ...to send to their soldier loved ones in France, - p 115
Doctor: "...Now, Miss, what was it that Doctor Blanche used to say..." - p 4
Towel: Teresa had set two large fluffy white towels on the rail by the bathtub, - p 159
Blanket: ...pushing the pram with Lizzie asleep under a blanket - p 92
Review: This is the second book in the Maisie Dobbs series, and I am loving this series. The setting is 1930 when Maisie takes on a job from a very successful businessman to find his missing daughter. As in the first book, the aftermath of WWI is prominent in the characters' lives. I love all the characters but especially Maisie and her assistant, Billy. A great story!