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Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #2

Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3) by Charlaine Harris by Charlaine Harris
Finished:1/15/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:1~2/10
Toothpick:
You could stick toothpicks in 'em. Page 120


message 52: by Sue (last edited Jan 16, 2013 08:28AM) (new)

Sue Morris Week 2
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) by Jamie McGuire
Beautiful DisasterbyJamie McGuire1/16/2013 4 stars

Iteams: 4/10
Total Iteams Claimed: 5/10
Cashmere Sweater: I pulled on a thin cashmere sweater over a brown tank top... pg 120
Toothpick: the skinny man chewing on a toothpick....pg171
Dove:like Pigeon" he said "It's a Dove ,an atractive girl a winning card in poker take your pick"...
Shot Glass: he smailes ,poring each shot glass full of Petron...pg 87


message 53: by ShoSho (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Week 2

Oracle's Moon (Elder Races, #4) by Thea Harrison by Thea Harrison

Read :16/01/2013
Rating:4.5 stars
Items
1-Switchblade: He returned the witch’s smile, his own flicking out like a switchblade.(86% ebook)


message 54: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ New post per request from addendum added on 1/14/13 at 6pm.

Week 1
Blood Wager (Blood Destiny #1) by Connie Suttle
nook book
Finished: 1/11/13
Rating: 4.75♥
Items claimed this post: 1/10
Total this week claimed: 5/10



addendum Fish and chips: p111 Tony ordered fish caught locally, along with a pile of cole slaw and French-fries.


message 55: by Ashley (last edited Jan 16, 2013 07:39PM) (new)

Ashley Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1) by Jennifer Weiner
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner 1/16
2 stars

*"Wide legged black velvet pants and black cashmere sweater I'd packed..." page 196

*"We did the shot and upended the glasses on the sticky bar top" page 147

*"Glazed that somebody from accounting ripped in half, so there's only half a doughnut left?" page 75

*"...while Andy murmured into the microphone wire running threw his collar" page 36

4 total
Total: 4/10


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #2

His Devious Angel (Angels with Attitude, #2) by Mimi Barbour by Mimi Barbour
Finished:1/16/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:1~3/10
Glazed Donut:
Considering that they had very few men to cater to, since neither of her sisters had a serious beau at the time, nor her mom, she supposed she shouldn’t mind so much that they’d sucked up to Liam like glaze on a honey donut. Kindle App for PC Location 1179


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #2

Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4) by Charlaine Harris by Charlaine Harris
Finished:1/17/13
Rating:5 Stars

Items Claimed:1~4/10
Switchblade:
The second male was a middle-aged man with concave cheeks and suspicious black hair, and he not only was muttering some kind of spell but pulling a switchblade from the jacket lying on the floor to his right. Page 242


message 58: by Alana ~ The Book Pimp (last edited Jan 18, 2013 06:29PM) (new)

Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 2

Hyde, an Urban Fantasy (Hyde #1) by Lauren Stewart by Lauren Stewart

Finished: 1/17/13
Rating: (At the Moment- Could Change) 3½♥'s

Items Claimed: 2 ~ 2/10
Anvil Location 2205/Page 120 "It hit him like an anvil, throwing him back from her."
Parachute Location 6065/Page 330 Her brain was on auto-pilot, the plane was going down and there were no parachutes."


message 59: by Alana ~ The Book Pimp (last edited Jan 18, 2013 06:29PM) (new)

Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 2

The Opportunist (Love Me With Lies, #1) by Tarryn Fisher by Tarryn Fisher

Finished: 1/18/13
Rating: 4½♥ manipulative stars

Items Claimed: 4 ~ 6/10
Cashmere Sweater Location 599/Page 62 "I was wearing jeans and a slinky cashmere sweater that slipped off one shoulder.

Toothpick Location 1920/Page 192 "'I went to high school with them,' he said casually, sliding an olive off of a toothpick with his mouth."

Microphone Location 1177/Page 116 "Professor Grubbs was addressing me through his microphone and people were turning in their seats to stare."

Shot Glass Location 4039/Page 402 "'Can I buy you a drink?' he nodded toward my empty glass and I shook my head yes.
'A shot of anything.'
'Okay.'
He came back with two."



message 60: by Sam (new)

Sam (theliteraryhooker) Week Two:

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) by Ilona Andrews - Ilona Andrews
Finished: January 18th, 2013
Rating: 5/5

Items to claim:
Eye patch:
"...his dark skin and the rakish black patch hiding his left eye." (pg. 201)
Toothpick: "...the femur, the toughest bone in the body, broken right in the middle, snapped like a toothpick."

Post total: 2/10
Week total: 4/10



message 61: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Week #2

Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood #1) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Finished 1/17/2013
Rating: 2 stars
Items Claimed:2/10

Items:
Eye patch:"The knight's eyes were both covered by silk patches." Page 89
Dove: "Oh, my love is like a white, white done
Soaring in the sky above!" Page 84


message 62: by PepperP0t (last edited Jan 18, 2013 06:54PM) (new)

PepperP0t  | 2106 comments Week: 2
10/10 Items claimed


A Beautiful Lie (Playing With Fire, #1) by T.E. Sivec (1/16) 3.5stars; Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) by J.R. Ward (1/15) - 4.5stars; Kiss and Tell (T-FLAC, #2) by Cherry Adair (1/16) - 3.5stars; Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward (1/14) - 4.5stars; Courageous by Diana Palmer (1/16) 3.5stars; NYPD Red by James Patterson (1/18) - 4stars

1.Anvil:(pg 167) -- Lover Enshrined - Fortunately, while the bastard went down like an anvil.
2. Cashmere Sweater: (pg 220) -- Kiss and Tell - Derek said in a low voice as he pulled off the black cashmere sweater he wore and tucked it around Marnie's head, unmindful of the fresh blood
3. Switchblade: (pg 172) -- Lover Enshrined - Mr. D whipped out his switchblade.
4. Toothpick:( pg 219) -- Lover Enshrined - The box of toothpicks made him think of Cormia.
5. Eye Patch: (pg 135) --Courageous - A tall, angry man with blond hair and a black eye patch over one eye came striding toward them.
6. Shot Glass: (pg 176) -- A Beautiful Lie - Parker asked as she held the shot glass up in front of her face and stared at the dark liquid, making sure she didn’t see anything floating in it. 
7. Dove (bird): (pg 214) -- Lover Unbound- The night was the color of a dove, the stars faded by a thin saturation of clouds that was backlit by a full moon.
8. GlazedDoughnut: (pg 142) -- NYPD Red - Kylie was sitting at her desk munching on the last few morsels of a glazed doughnut.
9. Parachute: (pg 29) -- Kiss and Tell - Never in her wildest imagination would she have imagined she'd be taking a skydive without a parachute
10.Microphone:(pg 141) -- A Beautiful Lie - He pulled his head up and placed his lips to her neck a second time, making sure to create a loud smacking noise with his lips this time, certain to be picked up by the microphones


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #2

The Choice (Lancaster County Secrets, #1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher by Suzanne Woods Fischer
Finished:1/18/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:1~5/10
Dove:
Do you hear that mourning dove call out Carrie. Page 296


message 64: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 2:
Read In His Arms by Tina Donahue by Tina Donahue
Finished:1/19/13
Rating: ★★★

Items Found: 2
Beneath his cashmere sweater KL#610
spoke at a volume no microphone could pick up KL#1846


message 65: by Sue (last edited Jan 19, 2013 11:07PM) (new)

Sue Morris Week 2
Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1) by Jennifer Weiner
1/19/2013
3 stars
Iteams Claimed:1/10
Total Iteams:6/10

Glazed doughnuts:Glazed that someone in Accounting ripped in half, so there was only half a doughnut left. pg 69


message 66: by Lala (new)

Lala  | 335 comments Week - 2

Total items claimed:
3/10

Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James

16.01.13 ****

Items Claimed: 1/10

Items:
Parachute -
page 451 - First we need to strap on your parachute.


Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) by J.R. Ward

18.01.13 *****

Items Claimed: 2/10

Items:
Cashmere Sweater -
page 52 - The refined - gentelemen impression wasn't just a result of his sharp duds, like the black cashmere sweater and fine twill slacks he was sporting right now.
Shot glasses - page 37 - Butch tipped his shot glass.


message 67: by Camilla (new)

Camilla (cyqua) Points this Post: 5
Points this Week: 7/10

Book: Two Ravens and One Crow by Kevin Hearne
Read: On January 19
Rating: ♥♥♥

Claimed word: Toothpick
"...and even the toothpicks are posh."
Kindle Location 376

Claimed word: Parachute
"It acted as a bit of parachute so that the impact, when it came, was merely painful rather than fatal."
Kindle Location 807

Claimed word: Eye patch
"The simple black eye patch over his left eye didn't make him look like a pirate but instead..."
Kindle Location 448

**********************

Book: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Read: On January 19
Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Claimed word: Anvil
"A hand landed on his shoulder like an anvil."
Kindle Location 4230

Claimed word: Swirchblade
"...pulling out weapons. Three throwing stars, a switchblade, a handgun, a length of chain."
Kindle Location 1873


message 68: by Ashley (last edited Jan 20, 2013 01:50PM) (new)

Ashley Look Me in the Eye My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
Finished: 1/20
2 Stars

*"There were girlie calenders on the wall, beer in the film cooler, and switchblades in the tool drawer" page 183

Week so far: 5


Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 2
Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) by Darynda Jones by Darynda Jones

Finished: 1/20/13
Rating: 4-4½♥'s

Items Claimed: 2 ~ 8/10

Eye patch
Location 4881/Page 319
"Right in the middle of an unsettling scene where a girl with an eye patch kept trying to convince me I owed her twelve dollars for picking up my teeth off the sidewalk and putting them in a Dixie cup,

Switchblade
Location 2817/Page 184
"Not because she was gripping the pencil like a switchblade and my sister had tried to stab me with one once - a pencile, not a switchblade, her grip quite similar - but because if I thought she'd looked fragile before,"


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #2
A Stroke of Midnight (Meredith Gentry, #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton by Laurell K. Hamilton
Finished:1/20/13
Rating:4 stars

Items Claimed:2~7/10
Eye Patch:
The pirate came from the fact that he wore a patch over one eye. Page 15

Microphone:Our publicist turned to look at me, flipping off the swtch at her waist so her microphone would not pick up. Page 2


message 71: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm A New English Version by Philip Pullman
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman
Finished: 1/20
Rating: 3 stars

*Anvil: "...he took the axe and with one blow drove the anvil into the ground." page 25
*Dove: "...it was a favourite of all the birds, too, for doves and pigeons used to perch in it." page 117

This week so far: 7


message 72: by Alley (new)

Alley (alleycatfish) Week 2: Total Items Found 10/10

3 Men And A Body (Body Movers, #3) by Stephanie Bond
3 Men And A Body - Stephanie Bond
Completed: 01/15
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 1/10
Switchblade - pg 37 - Oh, and the switchblade in his hand.

Peach Cobbler Murder (Hannah Swensen, #7) by Joanne Fluke
Peach Cobbler Murder - Joanne Fluke
Completed: 01/16
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 1/10
Dove (bird) - pg 81 - I just found out I can't use white doves and I don't know what to do!

The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson
The Angel Experiment - James Patterson
Completed: 01/19
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Items Found: 2/10
Parachute - pg 14 - ...and I was suddenly yanked upward, hard, as if a parachute had just opened.
Microphone - pg 178 - Guess he was forgetting all our surveillance lessons, about hidden mikes and heat sensors that can see through walls...

Dark Desires After Dusk (Immortals After Dark, #6) by Kresley Cole
Dark Desires After Dusk - Kresley Cole
Completed: 01/19
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 3/10
Anvil - pg 318 - ...and an anvil as big as a car.
Cashmere Sweater - pg 208 - ...snagged some cashmere turtlenecks , then marched her to the dressing room.
Shot Glass - pg 153 - ...motioned to the bartender, and a shot glass appeared in front of her.

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) by Ilona Andrews
Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews
Completed: 01/20
Rating: ★★★★☆
Items Found: 2/10
Toothpick - pg 97 - ...snapped like a toothpick
Eye Patch -- pg 201 - ...and the rakish black patch hiding his left eye .

Glazed Murder (Donut Shop Mystery, #1) by Jessica Beck
Glazed Murder - Jessica Beck
Completed: 01/20
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 1/10
Glazed Doughnut - pg 39 - I shifted two boxes of glazed donuts in my arms...


message 73: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Week #2


Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Finished:1/17
Rating:★★★★

2. Cashmere Sweater :
...soft black sweater that can only be cashmere...__Part 3 (54:28)
8. Glazed Doughnut :
...picking of a piece of glazed doughnut...__Part 4 (38:31)

Dragon Bound (Elder Races, #1) by Thea Harrison
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Finished:1/20
Rating:★★★★★

3. Switchblade :
But she didn't find a switchblade that fit...__Disc 5, Track 4 (01:08)
9. Parachute :
...to someone with no parachute or wings.__Disc 7, Track 10 (01:06)
10. Microphone :
...smile as a dozen microphones were thrust...__Disc 1, Track 23 (01:28)

Total Claimed:5/10


message 74: by ShoSho (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Week 2

Lord's Fall (Elder Races, #5) by Thea Harrison by Thea Harrison
Rating:3 stars
Read:18 Jan
Items:
2-Microphone :
...Talia handed Dragos a field microphone. page 27

3-Parachute
... and parachutesdotted the clear starlit night sky page 181


Stand-In Wife by Karina Bliss by Karina Bliss
Read:21 Jan
rating:4 stars
Items
4-Cashmere sweater:
In her sister’s cashmere cardigan, Viv slid across the sun-warmed metal...(page 18)


message 75: by Sam (new)

Sam (theliteraryhooker) Week two:

Donor (Dr Steven Dunbar, #1) by Ken McClure - Ken McClure
Finished: January 20th, 2013
Rating: 2/5

Items to claim:
Parachute:
"His tie told of a past association with the Parachute Regiment..." (Kobo chapter 2, pg. 8)
Microphone: "It comprised a rectangular metal box about eight inches by four with what looked like a microphone clipped to its top surface..." (Kobo chapter 9, pg. 11)

Post total: 2/10
Week total: 6/10



message 76: by Paris (new)

Paris (pah13) Week Two
Items Claimed: 7


Book: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire by Jamie McGuire
Read: 1/14/13
Rating: ★★★★★
Items Claimed: 5

Claimed Word: Cashmere Sweater
"I pulled on a thin ivory cashmere sweater over a brown tank top, and waited by the door."
Location: 1882

Claimed Word: Toothpick
"I looked over to the skinny man chewing on a toothpick, and as predicted, he winked at me."
Location: 2710

Claimed Word: Shot Glass
"He lined up shot glasses along the counter and pulled a bottle of tequila from the bar."
Location: 1365

Claimed Word: Dove
"'It's a dove, an attractive girl, a winning card in poker, take your pick. You're my Pigeon.'"
Location: 1094

Claimed Word: Microphone
"Travis held his fist-microphone high, then jumped down, leaned across the table, and sang into my face."
Location: 1696

Book: Cape Storm (Weather Warden, #8) by Rachel Caine by Rachel Caine
Read: 1/17/13 - 1/20/13
Rating: ★★★★
Items Claimed: 2

Claimed Word: Anvil
"It was like swimming with an anvil."
Location: 3759

Claimed Word: Switchblade
"For answer, he reached in his pocket and pulled out a single crystal tooth, about the size of a small switch-blade."
Location: 1437


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #2

Dirty Little Secrets (Marisela Morales/Dirty, #1) by Julie Leto by Julie Leto
Finished:1/20/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:2~9/10
Shot Glass:
She slammed the shot glass down on the table in front of her, and by the time the kick of the distilled fire had subsided and her eyesight cleared, the drink had been refilled. Kindle App for PC Location 3099

Parachute:Holding her flush in front of him, he leaped down from the back of the truck, tucked against her like a parachute strapped to her back. Kindle App for PC Location 3075


message 78: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 2:
Read Bloodlust (Nightshade, #2) by Michelle Rowen by Michelle Rowen
1/21/13
Rating:★★★★

Items Claimed: 2

The left eye was covered by a black eye patch KL#146
they were able to retract like a switchblade KL#524


message 79: by Dawn (Kat N Hat) (new)

Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) Points given to here


message 80: by Camilla (last edited Jan 21, 2013 04:03PM) (new)

Camilla (cyqua) Points this Post: 1
Points this Week: 8/10


Book: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
Read: Read On January 20
Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Claimed word: Dove
"By the simplicity of Venus' doves."
Line 171 (since this is a play)


message 81: by [deleted user] (new)

I'm late getting my words together today, unfortunately I didn't find all that many :(

Prey (Shifters, #4) by Rachel Vincent
Finished: Jan 17,13
Rating: 5*

Words found:

Cashmere Sweater:I glanced pointedly at the front of her ruined Cashmere Sweater...pg 232

Glazed Doughnut:I still have doughnut glaze between my teeth...pg 150

Total Items Found: 2


message 82: by JenniferJ (last edited Jan 21, 2013 10:01PM) (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week #2
Big Girls Don't Cry by Taylor Lee
Big Girls Don't Cry by Taylor Lee

Finished: 1/19/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 3/10

Shot Glass: With shaking hands, he filled a shot glass full of tequilla.... (Location 3815)


Microphone: He held up his hands with a curt "No Comment" to the dozens of reporters shoving microphones in his face. (Location 3275)


Toothpick: He kicked over chairs as if they were toothpicks and knocked a table to the floor.... (Location 55)


Week #2
Untimed by Andy Gavin
Untimed by Andy Gavin

Finished: 1/18/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 2/10

Anvil: ...a huge anvil lurks buried in a mess of hay. (Location 1188)

Parachute: I imagine Sophie dressed like Lara Croft parachuting into Baghdad.(Location 75) {approved by Jennifer}

Switch Blade:  She plays with the switch herself a few times and then draws the blade(Location 3536)

Items Claimed So Far 7/10


message 83: by Camilla (new)

Camilla (cyqua) Points this Post: 2
Points this Week: 10/10


Book: Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1) by Sara Shepard by Sara Shepard
Read: Read on January 21
Rating: ♥♥♥

Claimed word: Glazed donut
"Mike swept into the kitchen and grabbed a glazed donut from the box on the island."
Kindle Location: 1582

Claimed word: Cashmere sweater
"She looked at her snug jeans and stretched-out cashmere sweater and tried not to hyperventilate."
Kindle Location: 1862


message 84: by Chaitra (new)

Chaitra (chaitra_ganesh) Week 2 - 10/10

A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins Tiger Rag A Novel by Nicholas Christopher The History of Love by Nicole Krauss Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny Christine by Stephen King

A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins
Completed: Jan 17
Rating: ★★


1. Eye Patch
"…his missing fingers, and the frightening patch over one eye..."
p. 34

Tiger Rag: A Novel by Nicholas Christopher
Completed: Jan 18
Rating: ★★★


2. Shot Glass
"The waiter brought a bottle and two shot glasses."
KL. 1390

3. Cashmere Sweater
"…the mother had on an electric blue coat, purple cashmere sweater, gold pants and gold boots..."
KL. 1921

4. Microphone
"A lectern with a microphone stood behind the head table..."
KL. 3026

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Completed: Jan 21
Rating: ★★★


5. Toothpick
"It had three different blades, a pair of tweezers and a toothpick."
p. 42

6. Parachute
"At the top I wrote How to Survive if Your Parachute Fails to Open."
p. 104

7. Glazed Donut [Approved by Jennifer]
"Give me a powdered and a Bavarian Creme and a glazed (donut), Bruno said."
p. 161

Still Life by Louise Penny
Completed: Jan 21
Rating: ★★★


8. Anvil
"…ancient mythical hammer heading for an unforgiving anvil..."
KL. 4340

Christine by Stephen King
Completed: Jan 21
Rating: ★★★


9. Dove
"…the dove bringing the olive branch back to Noah..."
KL. 2132

10. Switchblade
"He had a switchblade knife in his right hand..."
KL. 2477


message 85: by Amanda A (last edited Jan 21, 2013 06:50PM) (new)

Amanda A | 723 comments Week 2 - 10/10
Sugar Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #6) by Joanne Fluke Finished 1/21 ~ 3★ Instant Gratification (Wilder, #2) by Jill Shalvis Finished 1/19 ~ 4★
Magic Mourns (Kate Daniels, #3.5) by Ilona Andrews Finished 1/19 ~ 4★ The Assassin and the Pirate Lord (Throne of Glass, #0.1) by Sarah J. Maas Finished 1/20 ~ 3★
Sultry with a Twist (Sultry Springs, #1) by Macy Beckett Finished 1/21 ~ 4★ Fatally Frosted (Donut Shop Mystery #2) by Jessica Beck Finished 1/20 ~ 3★

Anvil: Sugar Cookie Murder ~ ""Impressive," Hannah said, envisioning the anvil she'd like to impress into the top of Mike's head." (KL 382)

Cashmere sweater: Instant Gratification ~ "Harley looked over Emma's pinstriped trousers, silk blouse, and light cashmere sweater." (KL 2370)

Switchblade: Magic Mourns ~ "...in the Keep full of homicidal maniacs who grew teeth the size of switchblades" (ebook page 71)

Toothpick: Sugar Cookie Murder ~ "A cake tester or a long toothpick should come out clean one inch from the center when the cake is done." (KL 4603)

Eye Patch: Assassin of the Pirate Lord ~ "A pirate with a frayed eye patch raised a clumsy hand to strike her" (KL 819)

Shot Glass: Sultry with a Twist ~ "a stout, gray-haired man with pockmarked cheeks dried shot glasses" (KL 1802)

Dove: Sultry with a Twist ~ "the whip-poor-wills, doves, and quail had fallen silent." (KL 4081)

Glazed Doughnut: Fatally Frosted ~ "George pushed a half-eaten glazed donut around his plate" (KL 2545)

Parachute: Sultry with a Twist ~ "A bar without a liquor license was about as useful as a concrete parachute" (KL 121)

Microphone: Sugar Cookie Murder ~ "...he took the mike and addressed the crowd." (KL 1626)


message 86: by Ezi (new)

Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 1882 comments Week 2:
Items Claimed 8 out of 10


1. Anvil: “I was sucked through a vortex into some animated wolrd where an anvil was dropped on my head.” (KL 758 in The Sea of Tranquility)

2. Cashmere Sweater: “Keeping the cool weather in mind, I pulled on a thin ivory cashmere sweater over a brown tan top and waited by the door.” (Pg. 182 in Beautiful Disaster )

3. Switchblade: “Then removed his bowie, a switchblade, and brass knuckles.“ (Pg 32 in Night Reigns)

4. Toothpick: “I felt the urge to grip her toothpick of an arm with both hands.” (Pg. 2 in Beautiful Disaster )

5. Eye Patch: “I had to wear an eye patch for two weeks.” (Pg 227 in Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs)

6. Shot Glass: “Think again Brazil, I said, grabbing the first shot glass rolling it across my lips.” (Pg. 133 in Beautiful Disaster )

7. Dove (bird): “You like pigeon, he said defensively, It’s a dove , an attractive girl, a winning card in poker, take your pick.” (Pg. 105 in Beautiful Disaster )

8. Glazed Doughnut: N/A
9. Parachute: N/A

10. Microphone: “Two seats down from him, Senator Miguel de la Pena leaned toward his microphone.” (Pg. 49 in Extreme Exposure)

Extreme Exposure (I-Team, #1) by Pamela Clare by Pamela Clare (Done 1/14, 4-stars)
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire by Jamie McGuire (Done 1/16, 4-stars)
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay by Katya Millay (Done 1/19, 4-stars)
Night Reigns (Immortal Guardians, #2) by Dianne Duvall by Dianne Duvall (Done 1/20, 3.5-stars)
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly Harper by Molly Harper (Done 1/21, 3-stars)


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #3

Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward by JR Ward
Rating:4 Stars

Note Counts after Page 253
Items Claimed:7~7/10
Tile:
She picked up the soap and massaged it between her palms, rolling the bar around and around, suds foaming up white and dripping onto the tile. Page 254

Library:Cormia frowned and realized she'd seen that name before...in the Black Dagger Brotherhood room in the library. Page 262

Ghost:After a moment, his reflection came into focus like an apparition, emerging from the glare, like a ghost of himself. Page 272

Cupcake:In the far corner, on a white tree with white blossoms, a flock of rainbow-colored songbirds was gathered as if they'd been sprinkled on top of a cupcake. Page 318

Winter:Three or four winters ago she'd left the hospital late one night, feeling unsettled. Page 362

Email:Sure there were phones and e-mail and texting, and they would meet up tonight. Page 398

Sandwich:It's almost a turkey sandwich. Page 406


message 88: by Megan (new)

Megan (celtic_girl) | 363 comments Week 2


Books Read:

Heart of the Ocean by Heather B. Moore Read from January 15 to 16, 2013 descriptiondescription
Heart of the Ocean by Heather B. Moore

Cash Burn by Michael Berrier Read from January 20 to 21, 2013 descriptiondescription
Cash Burn by Michael Berrier

A Groom for Greta by Anna Schmidt Read on January 21, 2013 descriptiondescriptiondescription
A Groom for Greta by Anna Schmidt

A Charmed Life by Jenny B. Jones Read on January 21, 2013 descriptiondescriptiondescriptiondescriptiondescription
A Charmed Life by Jenny B. Jones


Anvil: "And the more he thought about the conversation he'd only partially paid attention to while he stood at the window, the harder he struck the iron on the anvil with extra force." (A Groom for Greta, location 231)
Switchblade: "I should've shown you all the cool tricks I know with my switchblade collection." (A Charmed Life, location 17392)
Toothpick: "Manny chews on a toothpick." (A Charmed Life, location 10271)
Eye Patch: "It's a little hard to wrestle with the eye patch, but it's specially created so I can actually see out of it." (A Charmed Life, location 16202)
Shot Glass: "A dark, crowded barroom, men older than him by decades sitting huddled over beers and shot glasses at the bar and at dimly lit tables." (Cash Burn, location 3071)
Dove: "A couple of roosting doves fluttered at the movement and flew past her." (Heart of the Ocean, location 921)
Glazed Doughnut: "Since most of his family had moved north again, he lived alone and at least twice a week he was at the bakery buying a couple dozen of the large glazed doughnuts that were Pleasant's specialty and always a pie - sometimes two." (A Groom for Greta, location 615)
Parachute: "And a parachute." (A Charmed Life, location 12864)
Microphone: "Microphones hang over the bed in some sort of freakish attempt to be a chandelier." (A Charmed Life, location 10670)


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The Seventh Sister (Parched, #2) by Z.L. Arkadie
The Seventh Sister by Z.L. Arkadie

Finished: 1/20/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Cashmere: wore the jeans, a soft cashmere sweater and black shiny boots(Location 625)


Week #2
On the Wings of a Dove by N. M. Stephen
On the Wings of a Dove by N. M. Stephen

Finished: 1/20/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Dove: They were the most beautiful doves in the kingdom. Their wings were .... (Location 25)


Week #2
Mississippi Cotton by Paul H. Yarbrough
Mississippi Cotton by Paul H. Yarbrough

Finished: 1/21/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Eye Patch: I saw one guy with an eye patch who Farley said may have been an heir....(Location 98)


Items Claimed So Far 10/10


message 90: by JenniferJ (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week #3
Mississippi Cotton by Paul H. Yarbrough
Mississippi Cotton by Paul H. Yarbrough

Finished: 1/21/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 6/10

Bathtub: ...looked like water going down the bathtub drain.(Location 2529)

Winter: How much did your momma pack? She got enough for the winter (Location 632)

Sandwich: He leaned against the trunk of a tree and took a big bite of his sandwich (Location 2435)

Ghost: Praise the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. (Location 1156)

High School: I visited several times after that until I finished high school but never again saw Looty. (Location 3848)

Library: ..if I knew how to read and write I could prob'ly get a library card. (Location 2421)


Items Claimed So Far 6/10]


message 91: by ShoSho (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Week 3
Just Try Me... (Harlequin Blaze, #270) by Jill Shalvis by Jill Shalvis
Read:22 Jan 2013 (after page 95 counts)
Rating:4 stars

Items
1.Sandwich
She sat in the grass clearing eating her Sandwich ... page 113


message 92: by Ashley (new)

Ashley The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Read 1/22/2013
Rating: 2 stars

1.Tile: "He absently picked at a broken fragment of one of the blue tiles that ran around the fountain." page 338

3.Winter: "She had been poring over the pages one bitter winter's night..." page 89

4.Sandwich: "...I could taste the individual grains of salt on the sandwich" page 303

6.Ghost: "Jefferson Miller, the ghost of a security guard" page 368

7.Email: "I didn't think email could be that important." page 39

8.Cat: "There were a few cats scattered around a field of feathers." page 230

9.High School: "He was a normal high school sophomore, not to brilliant, but not stupid either." page 36

10.Library: "...their father owned a huge library of antiquarian books..." page 26

Week Total: 8


message 93: by Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (last edited Jan 22, 2013 09:51PM) (new)

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #3

Under By Treaty by Kayla Stonor and Locked In Torture by Kayla Stonor by Kayla Stonor
Finished:1/22/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:2~9/10
Cat:
He glanced to the mewing animal that looked like a cross between a cat and a rat. Page 79 in Under By Treaty

High School:In contrast, her high school friend looked fresh as a daisy. Page 12 in Locked In Torture


message 94: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 3:
Read: Dark Inside (Dark Inside, #1) by Jeyn Roberts by Jeyn Roberts
Finished: 1/22/13
Rating: ★★★★★


Items Found: 8

could hear her own footsteps on the tiled floor KL# 681
laughing while playing in the bathtub KL# 1074
It'll get us through the winter alive KL#2208
Mom had made the whole group sandwiches Kl# 1076
I'm really reaching you and not a ghost KL# 2400
they'd receive a phone call or e-mail from Heath KL# 288
The remains of his high school lay out before him KL# 722
a group of them got together and burned a library to the ground Kl# 2904


message 95: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Week #3

Waiting for Spring by Amanda Cabot

Finished 1/22/2013
Rating: 5 stars
Items Claimed: 3/10

Items:

Winter: "Not only would the winter have ended, but Harrison's harangues would have too." - Page 107
Sandwich: "When Barrett said nothing, she took a bite of the sandwich, chewing carefully as she phrased her next sentence." - Page 256
Library: "'I love the library,' Miriam confessed, 'but everyone's so solemn here.'" - Page 145


message 96: by ShoSho (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Week 3

Faith (Heaven Sent, #4) by Jet Mykles by Jet Mykles
Read:24 Jan 2013
Rating: 4stars
Items:
2.Tile
3.Bathtub

Across the green-and-white-tiled floor from the counter sat an extra-long bathtub.page 86 ebook

4.Email
...wondering if he should send the email to Chris.page 111 ebook

5.Cat
Grinning a little cat grin, Chris turned to the drawer.. 77 ebook


message 97: by PepperP0t (new)

PepperP0t  | 2106 comments Week 3 Items 1/21/13 to 1/28/13

Thread of Death (Elemental Assassin #5.5) by Jennifer Estep (2stars - 1/21) Enraptured (Eternal Guardians, #4) by Elisabeth Naughton (4.5stars - 1/21) Shadow's Claim (The Dacians Realm of Blood and Mist, #1) by Kresley Cole (4.5stars - 1/23) On the Steamy Side (Recipe for Love, #2) by Louisa Edwards (2stars - 1/22)

10/10 Item Claimed


1.Tile: She passed through the main hall with its canary yellow walls and purple tile-framed mirrors, down three steps into Athena’s living quarters where leather furnishings were paired with whitewashed tables and heavy eggplant-colored velvet curtains. (pg 42 -- Enraptured)
2.Bathtub: A deep bathtub stood in one corner, while a sprawling pallet of furs lay directly atop the platform in another. (pg 135 - Shadow's Claim)
3.Winter: The last time I saw him, he was half out of his mind, searching for Dacia in the dead of winter—naked. (pg 193 - Shadow's Claim)
4.Sandwich: And when she brought him a sandwich and sat next to him, then squeezed his hand before eating her own, that warmth returned to his chest.(pg 227 - Enraptured)
5.Cupcake: Time is money, Cupcake, especially when it comes to my time, what I do with it, and particularly who I do it with. (pg 16 - Thread of Death)
6.Ghost: A ghost of a smile tugged on her mouth. (pg 257 - Enraptured)
7.Email: He and Connor had emailed occasionally once he’d finished his tour.. (pg 236 - On the Steamy Side)
8.Cat: But he’d had it with playing cat and mouse. (pg 7 - Enraptured)
9.High School: High school was over, life and its myriad possibilities stretched out in front of them like a wide, open highway—and all Devon felt was dread. (pg 6 - On the Steamy Side)
10.Library: Columns lined the inside of the library, flanked by enormous wooden shelving units tricked out in decorative moldings. (pg 50 -Enraptured)


message 98: by Alana ~ The Book Pimp (last edited Jan 24, 2013 12:32PM) (new)

Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 3

Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver by Lauren Oliver

Items 7 ~ 7/10
Finished:
1/21/13
Rating: 3♥'s

High School Location 3719/Page 285 "I was captain of the fencing team in high school- that's where we practiced."

Cat Location 2014/Page 153 "I think of enormous cats with glowing amber eyes, just like his."

Bathtub Location 2116/Page 161 "I don't remember the run home, and my aunt finds me later half passed out in the hallway, murmuring to myself. She has to put me in a bathtub full of ice to get my temperature down."

Sandwich Location 2799/Page 212 "At noon I get a fifteen-minute break, and I go outside and sit on the sidewalk and choke down a few bites of a sandwich, even though I'm not hungry."

Library Location 3422/Page 262 "...more books than I've seen anywhere except for at the library."

Ghost Location 3904/Page 299 "I suddenly realize that Alex has removed his hand and taken two steps away from me. I turn around and he's staring at me, white faced and shocked, as though he's just seen a ghost."

Winter Location 4428/Page 340 "...plus clothes for the winter and anything else we can't do without."


Reaper's Property (Reapers MC, #1) by Joanna Wylde by Joanna Wylde

Items: 1 ~ 8/10
Finished:
1/22/13
Rating: 4♥'s

Email Location 4426 "I pulled out my phone and sent an urgent email to Jeff's anonymous account."

Addicted to Magic (Addicted, #1) by Brandi Salazar by Brandi Salazar

Items: 2 ~ 10/10
Finished:
1/23/13
Rating: 3♥'s

Cupcake Location 458/Page 30 "Not the cupcake, Jess. The CDs."

Tile Location 2248/Page 147 "Crisp white tile lines the floors leading to several wide archways leading in several different directions."


message 99: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Week #3

Fatal Loyalty by Sue Duffy
Finished: 1/24/2013
Rating: 3 stars
Items: 4
Tile: "'Evan!' came Vic's voice from the phone as it slid across the tile floor." - Page 172
Ghost: "Then the mountain changed, slowly reconfiguring into the head of a giant, its face clearly defined until even that image morphed into a ghost ship sailing at twenty thousand feet." - Page 95
Cat: "What if I was upset because I'd just lost my cat or argued with a friend?" - Page 47
High School: "That's why he'd worked at the lumber mill all those years after high school." - Page 56

Total items: 7/10


message 100: by JenniferJ (last edited Jan 24, 2013 05:28PM) (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week #3
The Fall The Rift Book I by Robert J. Duperre
The Fall: The Rift Book I by Robert J. Duperre

Finished: 1/24/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 2/10

Cat: He had no desire to explain things such as dead, mutant cats and bloodstained walls. (Page 87)

Tile: A body lay on the cold tile floor.(Page 72)


Week #3
The Seventh Sister (Parched, #2) by Z.L. Arkadie
The Seventh Sister by Z.L. Arkadie

Finished: 1/21/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Cupcake: Some people cram ice cream and cupcakes down their throat for comfort... (Location 458)

Week #3
Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard (Zoe & Zak Adventures, #1) by Lars Guignard
Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard by Lars Guignard

Finished: 1/22/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Email: I emailed it to my school back home and they just notified me....(Page 330)


Items Claimed So Far 10/10


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