The Lost Challenges discussion

Finished 2/23
Four stars

Review: I really liked this story. There were several plot twists that kept it interesting and just a tad different. I can't wait to get the next one. to bad it's not out yet.

Bone: page 5 there is beauty in the moment when flesh meets bone.
Tree: page 69 he tripped on a fallen tree root
Sister: page 70 what of my sister
Horse: page 12 a house, a horse, a carriage.
Fictional Character: page 162 make a deal with the devil.

Week 6: Wolf

Bonus: Paper

Here's a list of each person's items needed for us to get a point:


Amanda
PEOPLE: Hunter
MISC: Long Hair & Unusual Name

Dawn
PEOPLE: Hunter
MISC: Long Hair & Unusual Name
PROPS: Flying Ship

Kathy
PEOPLE: Hunter
MISC: Long Hair & Unusual Name
PROPS: Apple

Megan
PEOPLE: Sister
MISC: Long Hair & Unusual Name
PROPS: Flying Ship

Suzanne
PEOPLE: Fairy and Sister
MISC: Fictional Character

Finally found a book.
I will read

Claiming:
WOLF
LONG HAIR
PAPER
HUNTER
APPLE

I gave up searching last night, all the books I wanted to read were not searchable on amazon or google. I'll find one today.

I will read


Items to Claim:
Hunter
Wolf
Long Hair
Either Shoe, Key or Lamp
Paper

I plan on reading and claiming:

Sister
Wolf
Long Hair
Flying Ship
Paper

I'll have my book review posted tonight!

So I just jumped in and started reading finally after 300 pages I found wolf. It had all my other words too!

I'll get a review up soon.

Week 6



Read: Stormwalker by Allyson James
Rating: ***
Review: This is actually a book by Jennifer Ashley, who writes historical fiction so I was interested in reading this series! It was ok, it was another Native American with super powers type. I'm not giving it marks for originality and Nash was obnoxious but other than it was ok. Maybe it gets better as the series progresses? Who knows....

Items:
People: Sister: "Among my people cousins could be as close as brothers and sisters." Page 14
Animals: Wolf: "Wolf, I thought from her gray white eyes, but her human features were Native American." Page 330
Misc: Wind: "I can't work much more than simple spells, but put a storm near me, and I can make the wind, lightning, and rain dance to my bidding." Page 2
Props: Shoe: "I shrugged on a long shirt, slid my feet into shoes, and went out the back door." Page 75
Bonus: Paper: "Nash touched the paper in the folder with a clean finger." Page 323

Sorry Im so late, but I'm finally finished.
I read
for me, at the moment this was a 3 1/2 ♥ read
Bobby Rae (Smitty) Smith
Jessie Ann (Jessica) Ward
Bobby Rae and Jessie Ann knew each other in High school, Bobby doing what he could to help protect Jessie from
Being bullied. Obviously they had a thing for each other, but Bobby enlists and they go their separate ways

Sixteen years later, they run in to each other while Bobby is doing security with Mace ,at a party run by none other than Alpha, Jessica Ward,
aka Jessie Ann Ward. She spents her time pretty much ignoring Smitty for a start. But soon things heat up.
I realy enjoyed the Magnus Pack Series, but have had a lot going on, and was unable to settle into reading this, so I feel I sort of
lost the line of the story.

WOLF Page 12.Much easier to handle a bunch of dogs than wolves probably. And yet, here she stood, getting lectured to by
this giant-headed mangy wolf.
HUNTER: Page 159. There were the wolves like Smitty,
who lived to hunt, fuck, and sleep—the typical wolf existence. “So am I going to go hunting this weekend with the others?
LONG HAIR: Page 34.“I’m still wearing my hair in ponytails”
PAPER: Page 103. Smitty looked up from the newspaper in front of him and blinked.
APPLE: Page 221. She bit into her candy apple.

Week 6: Wolf
Bonus: Paper


Finished 3/6
4★

Hunter: "...but I'm also still a hunter." KL 5225
Wolf: "I heard you mated with a wolf." KL 2178
Long Hair: "...sleek waterfall of blue-black hair..." KL 2114
Shoe: "She threw the other shoe." KL 3791
Paper: "Folding the piece of paper..." KL 3607

Nalini Singh always creates intriguing characters that leave you hoping they each get their own story. I really enjoyed how the storyline shifted in this book to a relationship between two Psy instead of Psy-Changeling or two Changeling like in previous books. And it was interesting to learn more about the Forgotten and the history of how Silence came about. Singh does a good job of evolving the Psy-Changeling world in each book without rehashing details from previous books. Katya and Dev were perfect for each other and had to overcome so many obstacles to be together that it made their romance delightful to watch as it developed. I will definitely continue with the series.

★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★ wrote: I read this series a while ago, and was devastated when it left on a cliffhanger .....again!! lol Do you Have Obsession Its a stand alone, but does crossover. JLA writes a great story!"

I can't stand the cliffhanger ending! I have Obsession and I'm glad to hear it is a stand alone. I have more series going than I can handle, but that doesn't stop me from starting new ones. :) I enjoy Armentrout's stories and she seems to crank them out pretty regularly too, which is a good thing!

I wanted to scream at the cliffhangers!!! But you have to give her credit... shes good at them, and they come out of nowhere! Reading.... reading ...reading turning page....... NOTHING!!!

Week 6

Read: The Knight by Steven James
Finished: March 7, 2014
Rating: 5 Stars

Review:
I think this is my favorite of The Patrick Bowers Files novels I've read so far. I loved every scene with Tessa in it, she's my favorite character, and all the other scenes were great too.

The crimes in this one were really interesting. The reason why they were happening the way they were was intriguing and not what I was expecting at first.

While this book was no where near as gruesome as Opening Moves , it still was pretty gruesome at times - though it didn't bother that much this time.

If you are looking for an intense criminal thriller I suggest you read this series.


ITEMS CLAIMED:
People - Sister: "Tessa walked with her mother like a friend, like a sister..." (page 317)
Animal - Wolf: "The Lord's by the side of the sheep, not the wolves." (page 43)
Misc - Long Hair: "She brushed aside a stray tress of hair that had fallen in front of her eye." (page 250)
Props - Flying Ship: "Just past the flat strip of land where the helicopter sat..." (page 12)
Bonus - Paper: "...he must have noticed something because he was scratching busily at a pad of paper." (page 51)

Finished 3/4/13
Rating 4 stars

I had started this book, last summer. I didn't get far before my puppy ate the book. THe group I was reading with hated this book so I didn't feel to pushed to pick it back up. I rather enjoyed this book after I started over.

Wolf: pg 318 ... and patted him like one might sooth a rabid wolf.

paper: 347: ... and withdrew a single sheet of paper

Long hair: pg 207 the storm had ripped his hair free from his thong and it fell to his waist...

Hunter: pg 242 ...but when he'd been killed in a hunting accident...

Flying ship: pg 11 Flying on a plane had fashed him greatly.

The items called are Grandmother and Stool.

Listed below are the items that are needed to be claimed that others on our team have claimed.


Amanda
ANIMALS: Bear and Horse
MISC: Wind & Unusual Name

Dawn
ANIMALS: Bear and Rat
MISC: Wind & Unusual Name
PROPS: Shoe

Kathy
ANIMALS: Bear and Horse
MISC: Wind & Unusual Name
PROPS: Shoe

Megan
ANIMALS: Bear and Horse
MISC: Wind & Unusual Name
PROPS: Shoe

Suzanne
ANIMALS: Cat and Horse
MISC: Fictional Character

I'll be reading .

ITEMS CLAIMING:
People - Grandmother: "...I'd just gotten an email from my grandmother.." (page 282)
Animal - Bear: "...the blue stuffed bear I'd had since I was, like..." (page 40)
Misc - Wind: "Above us, the wind blew..." (page 236)
Props - Shoe: "...wooden shoes, an orange Holland t-shirt..." (page 157)
Bonus - Stool: "...and asked the decrepit volunteer sitting on a stool ..." (page 76)

Oh super excited, the book I wanted to read didn't have grandmother in it when i searched. But I read it anyway thinking I'll have time to get another book in but I found a phrase that works for grandmother any way!

Week 7



Finished 3/8/14

4 stars

Review: I think this book was a great conclusion to the series. I zipped through it not being able to wait to see how it ended. I may have only gotten 3 hours of sleep Friday night. The story was heartbreaking and yet it felt realistic to me. (view spoiler)[ there was no dramatic happy ending, but after everything Katniss has been through I wouldn't believe a happy ending. (hide spoiler)] All through the last half of the book I kept wondering how is this going to end Peeta or Gale, not having chosen a "team" I was going crazy as the whole series has flipped back and forth. The end made sense though.

Pg 379- No one comes but Greasy Sae and her granddaughter...

pg 317- She slinks down off her stool and disappears...

pg 298- or rats the size of beavers.

pg 339- The wind whips the snow into blinding swirls...

pg 1- I stare down at my shoes...

I read

5 big fat juicy stars.

I loved this book.
Trevor Glanzer
Chassie West-Glanzer
Edgard Mancuso

I have been looking forward to reading this, the 5th Rough Riders book, for SO long now. This is one of my most favorite series.
I'm so glad I finally got to it.... it is HOT HOT HOT

This picks up three and a half years after Trevor and Edgard split from each other and the
rodeo circuit that had brought them together. Trev is now married and living on the West property
with his part Indian wife Chassie. Trevor has given himself to Chass, and her to him, but she's never
been sure why she feels something is missing with Trevor. They've both been through hard times,
Chass as a half bred, and never feeling as though she fitted in, and Trev mourning the loss of his best friend
and lover, Edgard. Edgard hasn't had things easy over the three and half year separation either. This has led
to his decision to return to America from Brazil and find Trevor, in the hope they can rekindle what they had.

Is the love they once shared still there?

Even thought the same electricity is there between Trev and Ed right from the moment they
first see each other again, Trevor denies it, and tries at all costs to avoid Ed. This leaves Ed to spend
most of his days on the West-Glanzer property with Trevs wife Chassie. Trev has never mentioned Ed to her, so it
comes as a huge surprise to find they were close friends and roping partners.

After an argument in the barn, where they both lose their tempers, and start a fist fight, the boys end up in a
somewhat compromising position, and unknown to either of them, Chassie sees it all. She doesn't know how to cope with
what she has seen, so takes off to Colby's house, to talk to him and Channing, they being the only other people
who know about Trevor and Edgard.

She was sure Channing had fallen asleep, so she was surprised when Channing
murmured,
“You really should watch them together. When they’re naked in body and
soul. It’s as heartbreaking as it is beautiful. Then you’ll understand. Then you’ll do the
right thing.”

Things spiral from there for the three, and eventually Chassie is the one to make the first move to
sorting the situation out. There are a lot of family issues going on, wrongs being made right, and
some family members trying to build bridges.

You went beyond normal when you demanded your husband and his male lover perform for you live like some gay burlesque show.

I love this series, and this book is the best yet!! Loved the lovin' between Trev and Ed, and that Chassie was
so grown up and so much more open about everything than the boys were, thus, making their acceptance of the
situation so much easier.

A considering look crossed Edgard’s face. “You are wise beyond your years, aren’t
you?”
“I feel much older than twenty-five, that’s for damn sure.”
I have looked forward to Ed and Trev's story for ages, and the time finally felt right to read it... It did not fail!
Grandmother. Page 107. He rolled down her grandmother’s star quilt.

Stool. Page 184. Vinyl covered stools surrounded the curved counter,

Horse. Page 215. he tossed his bag on the floor next to the old wooden rocking horse his grandfather had hand carved.

Wind. Page 262. Edgard’s long pause seemed to steal every bit of wind from Trevor’s sails.

Shoes. Page 245. Or watching him lace up his
battered running shoes before he took off on his daily ten-mile run.

Week 7

Read: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Finished: March 10, 2014
Rating: 3 Stars

Review:
After reading so many rave reviews for this book I was expecting to very much enjoy it. I didn't. The characters felt flat, at least I couldn't connect with them. So even though I was able to read the story quickly, I just didn't care about what happened with the characters. Yes it was sad, I know that, but I'm not a person who cries easily and almost always have to feel a connection with a character for that to happen. Some things in the story made me laugh, but overall it was just an okay read. I'm glad I read it, but it's not one I'll be reading again.


ITEMS CLAIMED:
People - Grandmother: "...I'd just gotten an email from my grandmother.." (page 282)
Animal - Bear: "...the blue stuffed bear I'd had since I was, like..." (page 40)
Misc - Wind: "Above us, the wind blew..." (page 236)
Props - Shoe: "...wooden shoes, an orange Holland t-shirt..." (page 157)
Bonus - Stool: "...and asked the decrepit volunteer sitting on a stool ..." (page 76)

Week 7



Read: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Finished: 3/9/2014
Rating: ***
Review: I thought it was ok. I was very similar to another trilogy that she wrote about 10 years ago so I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. I kept comparing and contrasting between the two. I'll definitely continue the series but I gave this one 3 stars. She should of at least come up with a different spell lingo. I got tired of hearing "SO MOTE IT BE"

Items:
People: Grandmother: "But her maternal grandmother, her treasured Nan, had given her a gift with so many questions." Page 38
Animals: Horse: "Aye, well, the horse is her talisman, but she's near sleeping on his back." Page 4
Misc: Unusual Name: Boyle McGrath, I looked it up on Babycenter it looks like it's never been on a top 200 list.
Props: Key: "I've your key right here, miss." Page 111
Bonus: Stool: "People claimed stools at the hub of the bar, or sat at tables already into their meal." Page 97

Week 7: Grandmother
Bonus: Stool


Finished 3/13
4★

Grandmother: "wondering what the heck his grandmother fed him" ~ KL 4399
Bear: "run really fast as though a bear were attacking" ~ KL 3171
Wind: "A crisp wind whipped around me" ~ KL 3092
Key: "Ms. Lowell gave me the key and the security code." ~ KL 672
Stool: "Uncle Bob had been sitting on a stool." ~ KL 1848

Charley Davidson is the Grim Reaper with a knack for crazy antics. The world-building in this series gets better with each book and I enjoyed learning more of Charley and Reyes' backstory in this installment. The chemistry between them is always sizzling. There is plenty of humor, action and an entertaining cast of characters to keep me turning the pages. I will definitely continue with the series and look forward to reading the next book.

So it's official we are the least chatty team this round.

This week's items are Key and Forest.

These are the other items:

Amanda
PEOPLE: Elf
ANIMALS: Horse
MISC: Unusual Name

Dawn
PEOPLE: Elf
ANIMALS: Bear
MISC: Unusual Name

Kathy
PEOPLE: Elf
ANIMALS: Bear
MISC: Unusual Name

Megan
PEOPLE: Elf
ANIMALS: Horse
MISC: Unusual Name

Suzanne
PEOPLE: Fairy
ANIMALS: Cat
MISC: Fictional Place & Fictional Character

Suzanne wrote: "Week 7



Read: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Finished: 3/9/2014
Rating: ***
Review: I thought it was ok. I was very similar to another tril..."

Suzanne I missed updating the spread sheet but you claimed unusual name in post 128. Any chance you can get a fictional place, story, short person, or fictional character out of this book?

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Week 7



Read: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Finished: 3/9/2014
Rating: ***
Review: I thought it was ok. I was very similar..."

I can do Short Person:
"'We can all be Amazons.'
'You're a bit short for it,' Meara pointed out.
'There had to be some runts in the litter.'
Page 259

got it suzanne.

Ok, just a strategy tip here.

If we can all avoid story until the last we should.

If some one has to do bug or monster then we should leave the other one alone.

Same with prince thief and Englishman.


To guarantee a spot in the top the last week we need to all be focusing on the same items. That way if in the last week a person is called that we already have claimed then we are only short 1 point from that category not 4 points short (if we all needed a different person).

Anyone have a searchable copy of Rock Chick Revenge.

Mine won't let me search. I bet there is a key somewhere with all those security systems the boys install but I have no guarantee of a forest.


I need to read it for another challenge.

I searched my copy of Rock Chick Revenge and forest is in there twice. It is referencing the color forest green.

"dress was a deep, forest green" KL 7673
"a deep green, one shade down from forest" KL 7677

Key came up 37 times in the search.

I have a few books with the items I am looking for this week. I will decide after I finish my current book.

I will claim:
Elf
Horse
Unusual Name
Key
Forest

I'm going to read .


Items I'll be claiming:
People - Elf: "Found girl and funny dark elf." (page 237)
Animal - Horse: "They couldn't see the shaggy black horse with eyes like coals, walking along the road without reins or bit or saddle." (page 10)
Misc - Unusual Name: "Ask Puck, Leanansidhe said, waving her cigarette flute toward the end of the couch." (page 66)
Props - Key: "He reached into his vest, and pulled out a large iron key on a silk ribbon." (page 208)
Bonus - Forest: "He nodded once, and turned toward the looming forest." (page 173)

Too bad I didn't even know which book I was on. I finished rock chick reckoning today. It did have forest but no elf. I'll see if I can get one with an elf before posting.

I'm going to read

Items:

People: Fairy: "The faeries, on the other hand, were very easy to spot." Page 16

Animals: Cat: "I don't have spell books or a talking cat (I'm allergic)." Page 11

Misc: Fictional Place: "...which meant I'd just crossed into the land of Royally Screwed." Page 197

Props: Key: "Jenna sat down her end of the trunk and pulled out her keys." Page 32

Bonus: Forest: "It was almost like the house was being slowly absorbed by the forest just beyond it." Page 13

I read Originally named https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... This is the version I have.

Cool story, easy reading, light hearted mystery romance. I actually prefer the old cover! Jane is a widow with two boys, she meets Ty at a strange time in her life, it would seem someone is trying kill her. Mystery and romance along with comedy. Really enjoyed this.
4Stars.

Gnome:LOC On the cover of the version I read and "What the hell did a vial of semen in a gnome have to do with triplet cows?"

Bear:LOC 935. I realized I might have just poked a bear with a stick. OR: LOC 1866 "I however probably looked like I'd wrestled a baby black bear"

Key:LOC 3310 "She grabbed her keys and left"

Forest: LOC 1825: "I'm going camping tomorrow" I said breathlessly, "What can happen in the woods?"

Unusual Name: LOC 1609 Goldie. It was obvious he could suck a woman in with his Gazor beam. Hopefully Goldie had her force fields up.
OR LOC 1657. And, little missy, you need to tell me how you got to calling Drake Dexter by his nickname..

Week 8:



Read: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Date: 3/20/2014
Rating: *****
Review: I really enjoyed the beginning of this new series for me! I liked the dialogue and the storyline and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series. It reminded me a lot of the rachel morgan series and since that one is ending soon, I need a replacement ;)

Items:

People: Fairy: "The faeries, on the other hand, were very easy to spot." Page 16

Animals: Cat: "I don't have spell books or a talking cat (I'm allergic)." Page 11

Misc: Fictional Place: "...which meant I'd just crossed into the land of Royally Screwed." Page 197

Props: Key: "Jenna sat down her end of the trunk and pulled out her keys." Page 32

Bonus: Forest: "It was almost like the house was being slowly absorbed by the forest just beyond it." Page 13

Week 8: Key
Bonus: Forest


Finished 3/20
4★

Elf: "an elf in a robe crossed to the altar" ~ KL 1007
Horse: "Sebastian spied no sweat-slicked horses outside" ~ KL 66
Unusual Name: Kaderin had been in Scotland with other Valkyrie" ~ KL 99
Key: "dove forward for the key" ~ KL 3331
Forest: "hidden in an enchanted forest" ~ KL 706

I enjoyed this book and I am loving this series. Kresley Cole's writing style is addicting and makes the book hard to put down. The Amazing Race is one of my favorite shows so I loved the Immortals' version. I liked Sebastian from the beginning and Kaderin grew on me as the story went on. I plan to continue with the series and can't wait to read the next book.

Ok, so much for my strategy tips in post 180. I didn't find bear and elf in the same book. I am going to mess up the pattern. Sorry gals. I'll search harder tomorrow for a book that fits all the things I need for next week. I wish all books were searchable on amazon.

Week 8: Key
Bonus: Forest



4 stars
finished 3/16/14

This was another good story in this series. It was nice to see the meddlesome character through out the series get a little justice and see his back story. I really did love the twist at the end. (view spoiler)[ That Adam turns human and gets a soul instead of turning Gabby immortal (hide spoiler)]

Key- 334 She was just slipping the key in the lock.

Forest- 57 young maidens had raced into the forests

Elf- 38 the book of the darkest/blackest elf/fairy.

Unusual Name- 1 Aoibheal

Monster-82 Unseelie Hunters, he sifted his leathery wings, glancing hungrily around...

Week 8

Read: The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
Finished: March 21, 2014
Rating: 4.5 Stars

Review:
Every book in this series is better than the previous one! I loved seeing all the characters I've come to love work together in this book, I love Puck but I love Meghan with Ash - think they are perfect together. I can't wait to read the next book, The Iron Knight, though I'm pretty sure it's the last book in the series which makes me sad. Hopefully I will have time very soon to read it, just have to see how it ends.


ITEMS CLAIMED:
People - Elf: "Found girl and funny dark elf." (page 237)
Animal - Horse: "They couldn't see the shaggy black horse with eyes like coals, walking along the road without reins or bit or saddle." (page 10)
Misc - Unusual Name: "Ask Puck, Leanansidhe said, waving her cigarette flute toward the end of the couch." (page 66)
Props - Key: "He reached into his vest, and pulled out a large iron key on a silk ribbon." (page 208)
Bonus - Forest: "He nodded once, and turned toward the looming forest." (page 173)

Dawn, if you need a book searched, let me know. I'll do it for you.

I haven't even looked yet. sigh


I have a big girl scout event this afternoon. World thinking Day has taken over my world this week. But I'll find something later tonight when it's all done.

Megan do you want to roll for random words?

If it suits everyone, I'll claim
Short person, purple, Bread, bug, and English person

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Megan do you want to roll for random words?"
Sorry, was busy yesterday. If the items Kathy suggested work we could go with those, except I think we should switch bug for monster and you should claim bear if possible. However, the book I found has these items: thief, monster, short person, bread, and purple; so I might go with those myself. But I'll look and see if I can find a book that works for the same items Kathy's going to claim, hopefully I can find something.

★¸. • * ° * Kathy,Ahmazing Book Faerie*°°*•.¸. ♥★ wrote: "If it suits everyone, I'll claim
Short person, purple, Bread, bug, and English person"
If at all possible you might want to switch bug to monster, since Dawn's already claimed that.

I'm fine with any of the remaining items. I thought monster might be a hard one, but its really not too bad when you look at what will be accepted. I copied and pasted it below.

Monster: a strange or horrible imaginary creature (vampire, werewolf, Frankenstein, devil, demon, mutant). Will not take highly successful (ie monster success).

I'm reading . I'ts got all Kathy's words and bear.

I can do monster, let me know which one you're going with and I'll claim it

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "I haven't even looked yet. sigh


I have a big girl scout event this afternoon. World thinking Day has taken over my world this week. But I'll find something later tonight when it's all done.

Meg..."

We did our own World Thinking Day event with our troop! They're first graders so I borrowed some posters from council that had uniforms from all over the world and they made paper dolls out of the ones they liked, then we had them look up what country they were from on a map. The girls seemed to enjoy it! We also read the suggested ebook about going to school in a different country which was kind of interesting.