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Week 3
Diva by Jillian Larkin
Finished: 4/26/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Alligator: carrying Lorraine's alligator clutch (p. 209)
Bumblebee/Bee: the cat's pajamas, the eel's hips, the bee's knees (p. 13)
Dancer: glanced at the sparkling dancers (p.20)
Flute: with my flute of champagne (p. 37)
by Christopher FowlerCompleted 4/26/14-3 stars
alligator: Page 250 ... He dug a battered alligator-skin address book from his ov…
8/10
Week 3Lady Luck4/26/14 4.5★
Monologue loc. 4348 happy to deliver a monologue
Bumblebee/Bee loc. 4099 a swarm of bees
Items this week: 2
Total Claimed: 7
Week 3Found 1 More
Dancer - The Last Friends of Willie Coyote - Pg. 55
A dozen hot Bollywood dancers wearing sheer skirts…
Rating: 1 Star
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Jennifer C. wrote: "Week 3 Found 7/10
Finished: 4/24
Rating: 4 Stars
Bumblebee/Bee - Wanted - Pg. 27
…she was ousted from the queen bee clique the second she returned to Rosewood Day.
Boat - W..."
Sorry! The title is Wanted. I guess I forgot the link and the rating... I'll add it to my original post too.
Wanted
Rating: 4 Stars
Jennifer C. wrote: "Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Jennifer C. wrote: "Week 3 Found 7/10
Finished: 4/24
Rating: 4 Stars
Bumblebee/Bee - Wanted - Pg. 27
…she was ousted from the queen bee clique the second sh..."
Thanks Jennifer :D
Week 3Items claimed: 9/10
Book: Fever by Maya Banks
Finished: 21/4 Rating: 4 stars
Prey - circling her like a predator would his prey (page 196)
Silence - They rode up in silence (page 250)
Bridge - for her that was the final bridge to gap (page 238)
Book: How to Abduct a Highland Lord by Karen Hawkins
Finished: 23/4 Rating: 4 stars
Dancer - ignoring the other dancers who stared. (page 109)
Monologue - he was finally able to break into Miss Hatfield’s monologue (page 163)
Book: Midnight Pleasures With a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath
Finished: 27/4 Rating: 4 stars
Boat - A few other couples were in nearby boats. (page 65)
Flute - He snatched a flute of champagne (page 129)
Book: The Tycoon's Revenge by Melody Anne
Finished: 27/4 Rating: 4 stars
Bee - just like bees and honey (page 23)
Book: Stinger by Mia Sheridan (28/4) ****
Finished: 28/4 Rating: 4 stars
Salute - I held up two fingers in the Boy Scout salute. (page 120)
Week 3
Items Claimed: 10
Book 1
by Christina Bauer
Finished: April 23,14
Rating: 4 stars
Items Found:
Monologue: which is why she's about to launch into an hour long monologue....kindle loc. 451
Dancer: either those great ladies are the worst dancers in Antrum...kindle loc. 4455
Book 2
by James Patterson
Finished:April 25,14
Rating: 3.5 stars
Items Found:
Flute: "she played the flute," said Harry...sony loc. pg 27
Book 3
by James Patterson
Finished: April 27,14
Rating: 3.5 stars
Items Found:
Crocodile: at least four crocodiles, and another three sunning themselves...sony loc. pg 118
Bee: the bees produce a pheromone that signals a mass attack...sony loc. pg 371
Boat: clawing at the rim of the sinking boat...sony loc. pg 272
Prey: the behavior the two displayed now shows their readiness for taking down prey...sony loc. pg 9
Bridge: he spies the bridge through the rifle scope...sony loc. pg 302
Salute: the colonel flicked a salute at him...sony loc. pg 241
Silence: the silence was almost ghostly...sony loc. pg 75
Items Claimed: 10
Book 1
by Christina BauerFinished: April 23,14
Rating: 4 stars
Items Found:
Monologue: which is why she's about to launch into an hour long monologue....kindle loc. 451
Dancer: either those great ladies are the worst dancers in Antrum...kindle loc. 4455
Book 2
by James PattersonFinished:April 25,14
Rating: 3.5 stars
Items Found:
Flute: "she played the flute," said Harry...sony loc. pg 27
Book 3
by James PattersonFinished: April 27,14
Rating: 3.5 stars
Items Found:
Crocodile: at least four crocodiles, and another three sunning themselves...sony loc. pg 118
Bee: the bees produce a pheromone that signals a mass attack...sony loc. pg 371
Boat: clawing at the rim of the sinking boat...sony loc. pg 272
Prey: the behavior the two displayed now shows their readiness for taking down prey...sony loc. pg 9
Bridge: he spies the bridge through the rifle scope...sony loc. pg 302
Salute: the colonel flicked a salute at him...sony loc. pg 241
Silence: the silence was almost ghostly...sony loc. pg 75
Week 3Items Claimed: 2/10
Janet Evanovich 4 Stars 4-21-14Love this series. I really liked this book. Loved how she was cursed and just couldn't get enough of both of her guys. Will continue making it through all these books.
Alligator: No alligators, either. page 39
by Soraya Lane 3 Stars 4-23-14Good fast read. Loved the whole big brother little sister fights. I like how the bad boy was trying so hard to be good but the bad kept coming out. Overall, good book.
silence They all sat in silence, looking at one another
Week 3: Apr 21-28
by Molly Harperread 4/21/14 - 3.5♥
Items:
Alligator/Crocodile "I'm going to be beaten to death with a hot-pink faux-alligator handbag." pg 327
Bumblebee/Bee "You could have a choice of being locked in a coffin full of bees or having a..." pg 160
Monologue "Trivia monologue. You are so the man for me." pg 115
Silence "I slid the glass door open and was met with silence over jazz." pg 286
by John Sandfordread 4/24/14 - 3.5♥
Items:
Boat "There's a boat down at the dock." pg 169
Dancer(exact) "I wheeled Dancer with the other nine horses." pg 43
Bridge "Crossing the bridge, headed south." pg 405
by Allison Brennanread 4/26/14 - 4♥
Items:
Flute "Max tilted the flute in Caitlin's direction." pg 311
by Rebecca Zanettiread 4/21/14 - 4.5♥
Items:
Prey "I assume most stalkers try to take their prey at some point." pg 102
by Marissa Meyerread 4/25/14 - 4♥
Items:
Salute "With a salute, Thorne grabbed a handgun off a storage crate..." pg 85
Total Items claimed: 10/10
Week 3Found 1 More
Code Name Verity
Rating: 5 Stars
Salute (any form) - Code Name Verity - Pg. 102
He saluted her.
Total Found: 8/10
by Stephen KingCompleted 4/27/14-4 stars
Salute: Page 143 ... ” I skimmed a salute off the brim of my new summer straw and sta…
9/10
Week 3: 10/10 Sweet Revenge4/27/14 4.5 ★
Alligator/Crocodile p. 79 yawning wide as a crocodile
Flute p. 187 flutes of champagne
Dancer p. 193 watching the dancers
Claimed this Post: 3
Total Claimed: 10/10
Week 33/10
by Megan Atwood 2 stars 4-27-14Short 100 page book. Didn't have enough of a plot to truly keep me entertained for long but I am curious as to the haunted academy.
Dancer He picked the tokens from the best dancers. location 668
Week 35/10 Only got 5 this week because I moved from Idaho to Kentucky so it has been a long and crazy week. Hopefully, will get back on track next week.
Lila Ashe 4 Stars 4-27-14Great series. I really liked the writing style and the characers. Looking forward to reading more about the firefighters.
Boat: do you have the boat too? page 99
salute: with a salute at the edge of her walkway
Week 3
by Joanne Sydney Lessner (4/27/14)****Alligator: "...wearing alligator pumps, palazzo pants, and a purple silk..." (pg 236)
Boat: "...cruise ships, saving up money to come here so I'm pretty much off the boat myself." (pg 27)
Monologue: "...and then you filter your monologue through it." (pg 86)
by J.S. Scott (4/27/14)***Salute: "...glass to his in an unspoken salute, a silent agreement..." (Location 961)
10/10
week 3, 7 items found:Read
by Bernita HarrisFinished 4/26/14
Rating ★
Took the knee deep in alligators approach KL 876
You're graceful like a dancer KL 1713
A crowded boat didn't make much sense KL 1986
Crossed the bridge and followed the road kl2197
by Jesse PetersenFinished 4/27/14
Rating ★★★★★
Caught a glimpse of their prey KL 272
by Kirsty McKayFinished 4/22/14
Rating ★★★★
Yes ma'am I mock salute KL 943
We tramp down the lane in silence KL 1501
Week 39/10
Crocodile
“I wish I could have saved the mother too, but the crocodile had done too much damage to her spine, and I lost her on the table.”
Wicked Beat by Olivia Cunning, position in book 64%
3 stars, 23/4/14
Boat
“Nestled along his side in the flat-bottomed boat , she wasn’t sure which turned her on more, his deep rich voice as he sang in feigned Italian with their gondolier, or the things he was doing to her clit beneath the coat he’d spread over her lap.”
Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning, position in book 39%
3 stars, 22/4/14
Dancer (no substitutes)
“Brian sipped his beer and glanced up at the dancer crawling across the stage toward them.”
Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning, position in book 7%
3 stars, 22/4/14
Flute
“He sloshed some pale amber liquid into a flute and held it out to her.”
Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning, position in book 46%
3 stars, 22/4/14
Monologue
“And launched into a totally incomprehensible Slavic-sounding monologue .”
North of Need by Laura Keye, position in book 28%
3 stars, 27/4/14
Prey
“He produced a low growl that made Reagan feel like willing prey .”
Double Time by Olivia Cunning, position in book 13%
3 stars, 24/4/14
Salute (any form)
“Jace saluted a particularly excited twenty-something with two fingers, and she grabbed the hem of her T-shirt.”
Hot ticket by Olivia Cunning, position in book 8%
3 stars, 22/4/14
Silence
“Dr. Ellington lifted a hand to silence her.”
Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning, position in book 3%
3 stars, 22/4/14
Viaduct/Bridge
“She trotted after him toward the pedestrian bridge at the end of the street, giggling at his enthusiasm.”
Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning, position in book 24%
3 stars, 22/4/14
This is it for this week, I just couldn't find crocodile or alligator in any of my books Week 3
Items claimed: 9/10
Book: Fever by Maya Banks
Finished: 21/4 Rating: 4 stars
Prey - circling her like a predator would his prey (page 196)
Silence - They rode up in silence (page 250)
Bridge - for her that was the final bridge to gap (page 238)
Book: How to Abduct a Highland Lord by Karen Hawkins
Finished: 23/4 Rating: 4 stars
Dancer - ignoring the other dancers who stared. (page 109)
Monologue - he was finally able to break into Miss Hatfield’s monologue (page 163)
Book: Midnight Pleasures With a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath
Finished: 27/4 Rating: 4 stars
Boat - A few other couples were in nearby boats. (page 65)
Flute - He snatched a flute of champagne (page 129)
Book: The Tycoon's Revenge by Melody Anne
Finished: 27/4 Rating: 4 stars
Bee - just like bees and honey (page 23)
Book: Stinger by Mia Sheridan (28/4) ****
Finished: 28/4 Rating: 4 stars
Salute - I held up two fingers in the Boy Scout salute. (page 120)
TLC: R3, RRSC - Week 39/10
✔1. Alligator: (page 73)
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 04/26/14
See you later, alligator .
✔2. Bee: (location 450)
A Dangerous Madness by Michelle Diener - 04/25/14
Bellingham shook his head as if there was a bee buzzing about his ears.
✔3. Boat: (page 100)
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry - 04/23/14
Malone stood in the boat .
✔4. Dancer: (page 286)
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 04/24/14
He's a real good dancer .
✔5. Flute: (page 212)
Follow the Stars Home by Luanne Rice - 04/26/14
Like right now: He'd listen to dolphins crooning over James Galloway's flute playing or Pavarotti's singing anytime.
6. Monologue
✔7. Prey: (page 55)
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry - 04/23/14
His empire became the prey of his generals and they played finders-keepers with his body.
✔8. Salute: (page 100)
Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke - 04/24/14
Sally gave her a little salute .
✔9. Silence: (page 13)
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry - 04/23/14
A noise disturbed the silence .
✔10. Bridge: (page 211)
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry - 04/23/14
Viktor inched the boat through the narrow canal and passed beneath a rickety arched bridge .
Week 3Grace Unexpected by Gale Martin-Completed 4/27/14-***
salute-page 451-I was surprised he didn't have me instruct the assembled guests to stand and salute or bow as he entered.
flute-page 339- As we sipped our champagne, I noticed each flute had purple beads coiled around the stem.
Oh dear ! I assumed I had updated my list and now when I saw I hadnt.. phew ! Just in time ! :OBook Read : The Mistress of Spices | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ★★★
Items Claimed
✔ Bee : "There is a high buzzing inside, like bees" - Location 1098
✔ Boat : ".. time to stay, of cruises to Acapulco on a party boat" - Location 1803
✔ Dancer : "Tilottama most elegant of dancers, crest-jewel among women" - Location 556
✔ Flute : "Some received flutes, some incense burners.." - Location 639
✔ Prey : "The mountain lion springing upon its fleeing prey" - Location 2754
✔ Salute : "At the door he raises his hand, in salute or good-bye.." - Location 900
✔ Silence : ".. birds with diamond throats sing, and silence when it falls.." - Location 83
✔ Bridge : ".. in the ocean that lies beyond the red-gold bridge at the end.." - Location 306
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Book Read : Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe | ★★★★
Items Claimed
✔ Alligator : ".. disc contained some kola-nut, some alligator pepper and a lump.." - Location 37
✔ Monologue : "That year the Mask spoke a monologue ful of boast." - Location 670
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Total Items Claimed : 10 / 10
Whew, Apoorv! I wonder what has happened to Amanda, Hina and Rosina?
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Whew, Apoorv! I wonder what has happened to Amanda, Hina and Rosina?"Whew indeed ! I assumed I updated the list, so came over around 11:45 AM (EST) to check the final proceedings and then saw I was blank :O :P
Funny ! :P
.. and I am wondering about them as well. They were amongst the first to complete the hunt last couple of weeks. Also wonder where Nikita is.. she is missing over the past 2 weeks now !
Another amazing week ! Thank you Jennifer for bringing it to us and giving me an opportunity to choose the items for this week. Apologies again to those who found the list tad bit difficult to find, no such intention indeed.Congrats to the ace-hunters and off we all go to the next hunt. :)
This game is becoming fun and addictive now ! Looking forward to the next week now..
That's the end of week 3! Well done everyone!
Can we use blanket for a quilt in week 4?
Oh my god...I forgot to submit my week 3, I was thinking I had 12 central time...darn!!!
Debbie wrote: "Can we use blanket for a quilt in week 4?"No, it has to be quilt.
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Can we use blanket for a quilt in week 4?"No, it has to be quilt."
That's what I thought but it didn't hurt to ask - smiles!
Week 4
by Marguerite de AngeliCompleted 4/28/14 (after Noon!)
Rating-****
teeth-Page74
The water was cold as ice and swift flowing, but now Robin had learned to grit his teeth and plunge in.
1/10 Items Claimed
Week 4Items claimed: 6/10
Book: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton
Finished: 29/4 Rating: 4 stars
Fan - and a lazy fan circling over the (page 20)
Glasses - Elizabeth fixed them glasses of wine (page 104)
Clock - Biological clock ticking? (page 199)
Basement - his batting average had plummeted to the basement (page 113)
Teeth - or the fact that his teeth weren’t chattering anymore. (page 123)
Book: Alpha by Jasinda Wilder
Finished: 29/4 Rating: 4 stars
Rope - I’m at the end of my rope (page 13)
Still need to find:
Quilt
Statue - either the sculpture or the action as in stood still as a statue
Cereal
Snake
Week 4:Items Claimed 9/10
by Ava MilesFinished:4/29/14 Rating:4 Stars
Items Found 9/10
Fan~She wanted to fan herself. Page 122
Quilt~The colorful patchwork quilt of pain made her heart beat tightly in her chest. Page 337
Rope~Who needs rope when you have La Perla? Page 71
Statue~She propped it against a red monkey statue. Page 37
Glasses~Peering at her through his glasses Page 59
Snake~She angled them through the crowd like a snake through grass. Page 75
Clock~She checked the clock. Page 77
Basement/Cellar~He had a real corpse in the basement Page 164
Teeth~She ground her teeth for control. Page 22
TLC: R3, RRSC - Week 47/10
✔1. Fan: (page 207)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
I glance at the door, then move into the bathroom and turn the fan on.
✔2. Quilt: (page 275)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
From above, the vegetable plots look like an orderly patchwork quilt .
✔3. Rope: (page 162)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
I found Nathaniel in the orchard behind the old wall, standing on a ladder, tying some rope round a tree.
4. Statue - either the sculpture or the action as in stood still as a statue
✔5. Cereal: (page 100)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
I'm standing in a larder, surrounded by packets of cereal
✔6. Glasses: (page 170)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
I put away the crystal glasses and fold up the napkins and blow out the candles.
7. Snake
✔8. Clock: (page 136)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
At last, after devouring three slices, two cups of coffee, and all the Saturday sections, I stretch my arms in a big yawn and glance at the clock .
9. Basement/Cellar
✔10. Teeth: (page 16)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 04/29/14 ★★★★
He yawns widely, showing the perfect white teeth he had fixed when he was at Harvard Law School.
Items Claimed This Post: 7
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Total Items Found: 7
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths (Ruth Galloway #1) ✔Finished 4/29 5 stars
This was the first in the Ruth Galloway series that was recommended to me. I loved it! Ruth is a rather dumpy, kind of caustic personality that is a college professor teaching forensic anthropology. Her life changes drastically when the local DCI asks her input into a case where a baby's skeleton has been found. I will definitely continue this series.
Fan - He is no FAN of his adopted county page 24
Rope - That could have been a ROPE of some kind page 20
Glasses - After a few GLASSES of Pinot Grigio she feels her eyelids begin to droop. page 186
Snake - Cunning as a nest of SNAKES. page 158
Clock - Inside the cottage a CLOCK ticks. page 165
teeth - He has very white TEETH. page 41
Week 4
Kiss and Tell by Linda Howard
Finished: 4/29/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Fan: The lazily turning ceiling fan (p. 82)
Rope: playing with dolls and skipping rope (p. 114)
Statue: he could seduce a statue (p. 160)
Cereal: After a lonely meal of cold cereal (p. 73)
Glasses: He wore a pair of wire-frame glasses (p. 60)
Snake: ignoring bugs and snakes (p. 2)
Clock: She couldn't see a clock anywhere (p. 143)
Teeth: gritting her teeth (p. 6)
Week 4
by Eva Marie EversonCompleted: 4/29/14
Rating: ****
Fan-Chapter 12-page 12-Overhead, ceiling fans were motionless
quilts-Chapter 6-page 17- The matching bed quilts were scalloped and white and had detailed vermicelli stitches outlining coastal shapes.
rope-Chapter 6-page 16-She smiled. "Besides, give Charlie enough rope and he'll hang himself.
glasses-Chapter 4-Page 15- His reading glasses were perched on his nose.
snake-Chapter 31-paage 21- Tia Ariela was right; Hector Rivera was a snake.
clock-Chapter 11-page 21-I looked a the digital clock on the bedside table.
7/10 Items Claimed
Week 4 -- Items Chosen by Sheila: 10/10 Items Claimed
(counted from page 300)
-- 4/28 - 4 Stars
-- 4/29 - 4.5 Stars Fan -- Lover at Last - (pg 176): Wind was ripping into the cockpit like there was an industrial fan filling up the space where the pane of glass had been, but it wasn’t like he was planning on going high enough to require pressurization
Quilt -- Q is for Quarry - (pg 321): Edna told me your mother made the quilt , so I came to see her.
Ropes -- Lover at Last - (pg 19): Leave it to Blay to know that he was thinking about things that involved rope s and showerheads
Statue -- Lover at Last - (pg 357): Sola cozied up to the statue ’s base, wrapped her arms around it, and threw all of her strength into rotating its position by no more than two inches
Cereal -- Q is for Quarry - (pg 454): It looked as if the dishes hadn't been done in a week, though all she seemed to eat was cereal and soup.
Glasses -- Lover at Last (pg 166): There was nothing in the deep belly of it, no lingering remnants of a meal, no half-filled, abandoned glasses .
( Snake -- Q is for Quarry - pg 403): Out here in the desert, where the heat was extreme and even less rain fell, coyotes ate anything: lizards, insects, carrion, snake s.
Clock -- Lover at Last - (pg 109): When he glanced at the clock sometime later, he realized fifteen minutes had passed and he was no closer to constructive, repetitive motion, unless you counted breathing
Basement -- Lover at Last - (pg 227): Likewise, his head was cushioned only by the rucksack he had used to bring his few belongings to their new HQ in this warehouse basement .
Teeth -- Lover at Last - (pg 118): Trez ground his teeth .
Week 4: Apr 28-May 5
by Jussi Adler-Olsenread 4/29/14 - 4♥
Items:
Rope "The ropes hanging from the ceiling of the old gym at school..." pg 366
Statue "He glared at the guy, who just sat there impassive as a statue." pg 394
Cereal "...and the neighbor's winter cereals in the adjoining field were scorched." pg 417
Glasses(pl) "He too had noted the horn-rimmed glasses and the hair gathered in a bun." pg 122
Clock "...lace tablecloths, watches and clocks, a twelve-piece set of cutlery,...." pg 48
Basement/Cellar "Back in the basement, everything was pretty much as it had been when they left." pg 44
Teeth "Morten revealed wine-tinted teeth in a grin." pg 75
Week 4Items chosen by Shelia
Items claimed: 5/10
(view spoiler)
4/28/14
from pg 150-end of book
3♥
Glasses - p392 Holly, had glasses and a prim demeanor
Clock - p 180 even as he knew the clock would be ticking
Basement/Cellar - p183 The Hag's basement laboratory
Teeth - p213 Gritting her teeth, staring at the branches above
Rope - p253 then reached for the rope he'd left on the rock
Week 4Items claimed: 7/10
Book: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton
Finished: 29/4 Rating: 4 stars
Fan - and a lazy fan circling over the (page 20)
Glasses - Elizabeth fixed them glasses of wine (page 104)
Clock - Biological clock ticking? (page 199)
Basement - his batting average had plummeted to the basement (page 113)
Teeth - or the fact that his teeth weren’t chattering anymore. (page 123)
Book: Alpha by Jasinda Wilder
Finished: 29/4 Rating: 4 stars
Rope - I’m at the end of my rope (page 13)
Book: Perfect Collision by Lina Andersson
Finished: 30/4 Rating: 4 stars
Snake - I like snake bites and spider bites (page 65)
Still need to find:
Quilt
Statue - either the sculpture or the action as in stood still as a statue
Cereal
Relics: A Faye Longchamp Mystery by Mary Anna Evans (Faye Longchamp #2) ✔ 4/30 3 starsQuilt - She paused to grab a QUILT from the hallway linen closet. page 73
Cereal - Trust me, I'll sic him on this lead before he finishes his breakfast CEREAL. page 213
basement - He does his best work in the BASEMENT of a museum. page 14
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths (Ruth Galloway #2) 4/30 ✔ 5 starsI am loving this series. This time it gets personal when the killer is threatening Ruth and her unborn child which she is working on a dig of an ancient Roman temple
Statue - her archealogists eye seeing instead a stone temple with STATUES, altar and incense burning page 41
TLC: R3, RRSC - Week 410/10
✔4. Statue: (page 339)
One Dangerous Lady: A Novel by Jane Stanton Hitchcock - 04/30/14 ★★★
I gripped the statue harder and backed away instinctively...
✔7. Snake: (page 171)
One Dangerous Lady: A Novel by Jane Stanton Hitchcock - 04/30/14 ★★★
Jo Slater, you are a snake .
✔9. Basement/Cellar: (page 175)
One Dangerous Lady: A Novel by Jane Stanton Hitchcock - 04/30/14 ★★★
He's in the basement with a client, the young woman said.
Items Claimed This Post: 3
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Total Items Found: 10
Mod
by Maurissa Guibord4/29
5 Stars
Quilt Page 46 and a softly faded patchwork quilt on the bed
Rope Page 14 Rope, plastic buckets and fishing poles littered the floor
Statue Page 28 reminded me of something exotic -an Egyptian statue maybe
Glasses Page 6 Pushing my glasses up on my nose, I peered at it
Snake Page 118 if I dropped a poisonous snake down the back of his shirt
Teeth Page 67 showing rows of curved, sharp, teeth
week 4
The Wedding Dress by Rachael Hauck
Finished: 4/30/14
Rating: ♥♥♥
Quilt: Charlotte picked at her quilt (p. 123)
Basement: I was cleaning the basement (p. 199)
week 4
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
finished: 4/30/14
rating 5 stars
rope : pg 144 the rope back slowly
Glasses : pg 12 collect the plates and glasses
Clock: pg 29 found this just under the clock
Cellar: pg 184 elves still singing in the cellar
Teeth : teeth teeth my preciousss
5/10
Week 4: April 28-May 5
by Jennifer McMahonread 5/1/14 - 2.5♥
Items:
Quilt "...and a table of Unitarian Universalists doing a quilt raffle." pg 168
Snake "The path wound through the dense woods like a snake." pg 212
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Read: April 24th
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Items claimed:
Crocodile: The first contraceptive was crocodile dung (p.122)
Bee: She had this sweet, warm, open personality that drew people in like bees to honey. (p.200)
Dancer: Which didn’t mean Kate was a good dancer (p.107)
Flute: A server walked by, and she snagged a flute of champagne. (p.109)
Silence: They drove in silence. (p.41)
Bridge: They passed the lake just before the bridge in town. (p.13)
Read: April 26th
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Monologue: Her movements were quick and energetic, and the monologue hadn't stopped (p.166)
Prey: You're a pathetic coward who preys on women. (p.291)
Boat: A storm had come up suddenly and the boat capsized. (p.129)
Salute: The man raised a hand in a lazy salute (p.363)
In case preys doesn't work for prey, I also have the original word quarry: the one the rapist had leaned against, while he'd watched his quarry (p.33).