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amazing what a few hours of uninterrupted reading will do.


Demons Not Included by Cheyenne McCray

Items Claimed:
Person: Single Female on cover (also a few hookups, but she started and ended the story as a single female)
Place:(pg 96) No, he seduced my senses with his light touch, his pleasant taste, his scent of cedar and mountain laurel.
Thing: (pg 172) Olivia's voice made it through the sound of blood rushing in my ears.
Color: (pg 6) Purple and blue are cool colors.
Readability: 3.5stars
My Thoughts:
This origin story had many wonderful things to recommend it and deserves a higher rating than I am giving it. This fast paced new series introduces us to a variety of paranormals with unusual gifts living alongside humans, working together. More clearly stated, the secondary characters were easily accessible to me as a reader definitely established their own places in this series, while keeping in mind that is for Nyx to say how important they will be. They each seem to have enough layers to make them interesting with their own voices making (it look) easy to plot future storylines. In addition to the great world-building, I really enjoyed the atypical Heroine Nyx, who seems to be eyeing the crown of Kate Daniels. I also enjoyed the writing style which seemed to be going everyplace except straight ahead – but you find you have all the information you need when you need it and with no gaps. There was steamy romance, friendships made and lost, betrayals and a huge action piece to wrap everything up nicely. This series has the potential to go the distance and should be wider read.

Pat wrote: " will work for a couple of challenges for me."

Oh I can't wait to see your review. I just got that book last week, trying to fit it in a challenge.

ETA oh hey look on the next page there is your review.

Pat wrote: "amazing what a few hours of uninterrupted reading will do.


Demons Not Included by Cheyenne McCray

Items Claimed:
Person: Single Female on cover (also a fe..."

Pat, what place is Central Park supposed to be. You already have open space and landmark. You can repost if you want to change it.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Pat wrote: "amazing what a few hours of uninterrupted reading will do.


Demons Not Included by Cheyenne McCray

Items Claimed:
Person: Single Female on cove..."

crap! i thought i fixed everything on this machine. I'm updating.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Pat wrote: " will work for a couple of challenges for me."

Oh I can't wait to see your review. I just got that book last week, trying to fit it in a challeng..."
review is posted, you should be able to see it.

PROGRESS REPORT
Team Challenge-Scavenger Hunt R3>
Team 5: Phenomenal Five

Google Spreadsheet - Everyone, please double-check your points.

Week: #6 - BLUE - Completed
ALLEY - Blood Bound [+ Single Male, Metro Area, Wing]
ANGIE - Eve of Samhain [+ Couple, Open Space, Bag]
CAROB - Penmort Castle [+ Celebrity, Road, Glitter]
EZINWANYI - Deeper Than Midnight [+ Nonhuman, Mountain, Smoke]
PAT - Demons Not Included [+ Single Female, Mountain, Blood]



Week: #5 - WHEEL - Completed.
Week: #4 - SHORELINE - Completed
Week: #3 - FAMOUS LANDMARK - Completed.
Week: #2 - GREEN - Completed.
Week: #1 - BED - Completed.

I'm half way through mine. Ummm, is it me or is Midnight Breeds getting redundant/predictable? I just feel like it's become the same thing, just different H/h?
OH well, I will continue on. An average MB book is still better than many PNR out there.

Ezinwanyi wrote: "I'm half way through mine. Ummm, is it me or is Midnight Breeds getting redundant/predictable? I just feel like it's become the same thing, just different H/h?
OH well, I will continue on. An avera..."

some do seem redundant but it does go back to originality. i guess that is the problem when you trying to gmate off similar characters.

I'll be reading Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs for blue.

I love Mercy Thompson series. Have fun Alley

My book is done but I'm waiting on clarification from Dawn to see if "Inhuman" would be accepted for "Nonhuman".
Then I'll post

Week 6: Blue

Book: Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs
Rating: ★★★★
Completed: 10/7
Review:
I have put off this series for too long. I really enjoy Mercy and her menagerie of almost-maybe suitors.

People: Single Male: pg. 98 " My ex-wife decided she is in love again." - Said by Adam Hauptman. He is interested in Mercy, but they are not together at the moment.
Place: Metropolitan Area: pg. 104 The Tri-Cities , unlike Portland and Seattle , doesn’t have much of a permanent homeless population
Thing: Wing: pg. 245 “He’ll take her under his wing ,” I said at last.
Color: Blue: pg. 43 The woman wore one of those fifties-style uniforms that hotels give their maids; this one was mint green with a stiff blue apron.

WEEK #5: BLUE

Book: Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley
Finished: 08-10-12
Rating: ★★★
Review: Abby was not my favourite K.A. heroine by a long shot, and Cash was, to me, a muted K.A. hero. The story started off being a little ludicrous, but once I let go of some cynicism for the story, I ended up enjoying it. I liked Mrs Truman, the cantankerous next door neighbour, and am hoping we'll see more of Angus in subsequent books in this series.

Person: CELEBRITY - Pg 82. ""He’d nursed it through the maitre d’ of the impossibly busy, posh restaurant scurrying to find the Fabulously Rich and Famous Cash Fraser a table..."
Place: ROAD - Pg 156. "He turned off the motorway and navigated the winding roads of Devon, heading for the coast.”
Item: GLITTER - Pg 370. "At that a stream of bright pink glitter dust poured forth from Cassandra’s wand and Nicola, eyes huge and trained on the wand, wisely decided to stop asking questions. .”
Colour:BLUE - Pg 395. "Her blue eyes were open, warm and entreating and he thought she’d never looked prettier."

Week #5:Blue

by Lisa Sanchez
Finished:10/7/12
Rating:4 stars
Review:Ryann Pierce is a hardworking college student and server at Fire and Ice Club in Hanaford Park. She does her best not to punch the lights out of her customers though admittedly that is sometimes hard to do. When a devishly handsome man sets Ryann's heart to racing and wants to fall at his feet. He doesn't seem to be aware of his affect on her at all. Quinn Donegan isn't your average redblooded male and tries very hard to lessen his affect on the women around him but doesn't really succeed at it. Quinn notices Ryann wanting to get to know her better sets out to be her friend when she obviously wants more than that. Quinn tries to keep his distance by maintaining that he only wants to be friends. When Ryann is targeted by an evil presence Quinn will do his level best to maintain his distance but fails utterly. Will Quinn admit his feeling? Will Ryann get what she wants? What does this evil presence want? Your answers await you in Eve of Samhain.

Items Claimed
Color~Blue:On the cover and in this sentence~His large eyes, the deep color of bluesapphires, captivated me and drew me to him, pulling me into their depths. Page 4

People~Couple:To a casual observer, they looked like a happy couple basking in the feel of new love. Page 8

Places~Open Space:Ninety minutes later, I strolled into the quad at the center of campus, taking a seat on one of the hard, metal benches. Page 17

Thing~Bag:I tossed my phone into my bag and got down to business. Page 19

You guys are rocking this week!! Thank you!

Book Deeper Than Midnight
Rating: 4 stars
Finished on 10/6/12
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Color: Blue:*Cover has Blue*

People: Nonhuman: “Insignificant. Expendable. Inhuman. (Pg. 198)

Place: Mountain: “It struck him with the same staggering force as a weapon hammered out of steel, as unbreakable as a diamond, as steady as a mountain .” (Pg. 378).

Thing: Smoke: “The air was clouded with the mingled odors of greasy food and strange spices, grill, smoke and perfume, and far too many human bodies for his liking.” (Pg. 157).

Alley, Mercedes Thompson Book 3&4 are my favorite in the series

I love Mercy Thompson books! We get a new one next year I'm so excited!

I really am enjoying this series. I've had the first 4 books for a while now, but never got around to reading them. I'll be making an effort to read at least one every month. I like to save next-in-the-series books for monthly challenges. It's usually not a problem since I have SO MANY books to read and series to finish/catch up on.

hey ladies, just checking in on ya

I went to the Texas Fair with my 5,3 and 1 yr old. Hubby was working so I took my mom and MIL. It was a blessing and a curse. Blessing: they were willing to pony up some $$$$ for all those rides and food the kids wanted. Curse: they kept me from getting the only 2 things I wanted: Fried Turkey leg and a Funnel Cake. The only freaking things I wanted. I kept hearing about how unhealthy it was and they just kept on and on until I didn't eat anything at the fair.

But my kids are deliriously happy

I hate when that happens!

yea, but I guess it is a good thing I brought them because it costs money for everything at the fair

hey ladies, how's everybody -- we've been quiet this week

we finished early, I am just waiting for the new book

this was just a crazy week for me, both at home and at work, i didn't get as much reading done as i would have liked.

same here Pat! I'm glad we all finished early. I've been trying to use my challenge reads for as many challenges as I can at the moment. There aren't enough hours in the day!

So whose ready for tomorrow's word?

Me!

we're almost done with this one only a couple more to go. i too am ready for the next word.

I'm curious what the next word will be.

Open Space is this weeks word

Item: OPEN SPACE

hmmmm, let me think on the book

aaarrgh....open space Really

Pat wrote: "aaarrgh....open space Really"

1. Open Space Think Rural area, farms, countryside, fields, but it could include a large park.

I'm reading by Tina Reber

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Pat wrote: "aaarrgh....open space Really"

1. Open Space Think Rural area, farms, countryside, fields, but it could include a large park.

I'm reading by Tina..."

no that was because last week my book fit for open space and rural and i chose open space

i will be reading:

Pat, it looks like we are both going for the color black too (the covers fit!).
I look forward to your review as I have that 80 days book but haven't read it yet

actually i'm gonna use yellow, i've already claimed black.

I'm reading Dead Man Rising by Lilith Saintcrow for open space.

I'm using has open space in it.

Eighty Days Yellow by Vina Jackson
Items Claimed:
Person: A flash of shame crossed my mind as I pictured telling the doctor or nurse on duty that I’d had unprotected sex. (pg 109)
Place: Summer and her colleagues had had to spend most of the weekend in the bowels of a damp rehearsal space near Battery Park… (pg 166) -- no score
Thing: She had lined my eyelids carefully with liquid eyeliner, thick and dark, painted my lips a vivid, glossy red and stuck a little silver glitter to my cheeks with Vaseline. (pg 40)
Color: The wood veered towards yellow more than orange or brown… (pg 69)
My Thoughts
Summer Zahova is a free spirit that is all about the music of Vivaldi whether she is listening to it or playing it, whenever she hears it she is transported to her own private world. Dominik is an independently wealthy professor of literature that is looking for a new thrill. Circumstances bring them together just as they both realize that they each are leading unsatisfying sex lives and Summer finds herself in need of a new instrument which Dominik is more than willing to provide. But there are cords (much sturdier than strings) firmly attached!

The blurb invites comparison or at least a likening to the Fifty Shades trilogy which is only valid if you stretch to search for similarities and can only be likened in minor areas (as far as I can tell). 1) BDSM elements in the stories; 2) variation on the title; 3) The male lead has Dom tendencies while the female lead is learning the world and; 4) they are each trilogies. No further comparison should be expected – each series should succeed or fail on its own merit.

(full review will be posted soon)

PROGRESS REPORT
Team Challenge-Scavenger Hunt R3>
Team 5: Phenomenal Five

Google Spreadsheet - Everyone, please double-check your points.

Week: #7 - OPEN SPACE
ALLEY - Dead Man Rising [+ Non-human, Stairs, Red]
ANGIE - Kindred
CAROB - Mine Till Midnight [+ Healer, Wing, Black]
EZINWANYI - Love Unscripted
PAT - Eighty Days Yellow [+ Healer, Glitter, Yellow]



Week: #6 - BLUE - Completed.
Week: #5 - WHEEL - Completed.
Week: #4 - SHORELINE - Completed
Week: #3 - FAMOUS LANDMARK - Completed.
Week: #2 - GREEN - Completed.
Week: #1 - BED - Completed.

Pat, did you like the book?

it was ok - around 70% it veered off. i'd say 3.5stars and its definitely dark erotica

Thank you Pat. I am sick of books linking themselves to Fifty Shades of Grey but are nothing like that book.

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Thank you Pat. I am sick of books linking themselves to Fifty Shades of Grey but are nothing like that book."

definitely not fifty shades. there is no "romance" here and the characters ae coming fom an entirely different place. and this has a lot of bdsm, not playing around the edges as christian did

Pat wrote: "Ezinwanyi wrote: "Thank you Pat. I am sick of books linking themselves to Fifty Shades of Grey but are nothing like that book."

definitely not fifty shades. there is no "romance" here and the c..."

Thanks. off to the bottom of the TBR pile. Then.
I am enjoying

Week 7
Open Space

Book: Dead Man Rising - Lilith Saintcrow
Rating: ★★★
Completed: 10/14
Review:
This is a really dark urban fantasy. A nice break from all the fluff I've been reading lately. It's not my favorite series, but I'll continue with it.

People: Non-human: pg. 440 The demon Tierce Japhrimel touched my cheek, his knuckles brushing my skin.
Place: Open Space: pg. 38 He had a grave marker, of course, out in the endlessly-green fields of Mounthope.
Thing: Stairs: pg. 156 My teeth buried in my lower lip, I stalked through the kitchen, down the hall, and up the stairs .
Color: Red: on the cover

WEEK #7: OPEN SPACE

Book: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
Finished: 14-10-12
Rating: ★★★
Review: Great characters and family dynamics, I felt the story was about more than just Cam and Amelia, it also left me wanting more of Merripen and Win, and hopeful for Leo. I'm trying to rate this fairly, but must admit that due to having guests here this past weekend, I wasn't able to lose myself in the story as I might otherwise have done. My reading was stilted, and I felt I lost something of the story because of this. This is by no means the fault of the author, but I can only rate this book from my reading experience. It was a solid 3 stars for me. I loved Cam's character and felt he balanced Amelia beautifully, but was left at the end of the book wondering how they would handle outings into society.

Person: HEALER - Pg 59. " My grandmother was a healer — she taught me many of her remedies."
Place: OPEN SPACE - Pg 26. "Plump white sheep grazed in the fields.”
Item: WING - Pg 72. "Hundreds, no, thousands of them, their iridescent wings beating in an angry relentless hum.”
Colour:BLACK - Pg 120. "With his dark clothes and black hair, Cam Rohan seemed to emerge like a shadow from the night."