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message 351: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 6:

Taking on the Dead (The Famished Trilogy, #1) by Annie Walls by Annie Walls
Finished: 5/17/14
Rating: ★★★★
Items:7
I retrieve my arrows pg 10
the kitchen has cherry cabinets, creamy ivory granite counters pg 24
the gingerbread apron and santa hat pg 92
that reminds me of a dumpster pg 114
remembering the river of pink when I washed my hair pg 142
before clicking on a small flashlight pg 214
This one is talking about a wedding, MC is on her way down the aisle to get married when she says this:
I make it to the altar without tripping over the white cotton dress It's too long and it itches pg 255

Read: Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) by Jim Butcher by Jim Butcher
Finished: 5/17/14
Rating: ★★★★

1 Item:

If you're worried get to a church pg 35

Working Stiff (Revivalist, #1) by Rachel Caine by Rachel Caine
Finished: 5/15/14
Rating: ★★★★★

1 Item:
It hits up police and robo texts me and Pat a nine one one with your address pg 179


message 352: by Hina (new)

Hina (hinaj) | 500 comments Week 6
Items Chosen by Jenne
10/10 Completed



Grounded (Up in the Air, #3) by R.K. Lilley Grounded by R.K. Lilley. Finished 5/13/14 ★★★★★
A church - "We may have to start going to church now." - Location 5752.
A text - "Yes. That was a rough couple of days, though you did text me on my birthday,..." - Location 1547.
Wedding dress - "And when we'd begun to hunt for my wedding gown, it..." - Location 5868.


Natural Born Charmer (Chicago Stars, #7) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Finished 5/16/14 ★★★★★
Arrow - "...from a set of fragile bladed cheekbones, to a petite, arrow-tipped nose..." - Location 113.
Granite - "He drew her toward the shade of the cemetery's most impressive monument, a sleek black granite plinth..." - Location 5540.
Flashlight - "I gave flashlights to the men who came with..." - Location 2591.

Wicked Burn by Beth Kery Wicked Burn by Beth Kery. Finished 5/17/14 ★★★★★
Trash can - "The full cup of coffee landed with a dull thump in the trash can." - Location 1408.

Beautiful Mess (Bailey's Boys #1) by Lucy V. Morgan Beautiful Mess by Lucy V. Morgan. Finished 5/19/14 ★★★★
Pink hair - "Chan knelt beside me, bangs of pink hair obscuring her face." - Location 291.
Broccoli - "Anything without broccoli." - Location 401.
An apron - "She pushed her wire glasses up her nose and adjusted her apron." - Location 192.


message 353: by Sunshine✰✰✰ (new)

Sunshine✰✰✰ | 473 comments R3: RRSH
Week 6
Items Found 2/10
Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowen
Finished 5/19/14 ★★★★

It worked like an arrow that read, "Look Here." Kindle Loc 750

I grabbed my pink-haired troll doll... Kindle Loc 491


message 354: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Week 7



Tall, Dark & Hungry (Argeneau, #4) by Lynsay Sands
Tall Dark and Hungry by Lynsay Sands
Finished: 5/19/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥

*Items claimed after page 153
Grave: you're the one in the cold hard grave (p. 342)
Pen: accepted the clipboard and pen (p. 200)


message 355: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 334 comments Week 7

Kindergarten Baby a novel by Cricket Rohman by Cricket Rohman
Completed : 5/19/14
Rating : ***

What a find--9 of 10 items found in this book and it was a 'Free' book

Fork-page 133-He made the call, ordered he highlighted food, set two forks on the table, and waited for dinner to arrive . . .

Turtle-page 7-. . .large, something mush have gone wrong, but the turtle will fix that. . .

Fire-page 40-. . . while this total stranger, this young, cute, male college student lit a fire in the fireplace.

Birthday-150-. . . trying to convince herself that this first birthday without Anthony would be okay.

Mountain-page 341- They held hands in comfortable silence, enjoying this final night in the Zuni Mountains under a star-filled sky.

Chocolate-page 114-He made chocolate pudding sound fit for a king, and the vanilla ice cream worthy of presidential gatherings.

May- page 143-"Oh no, I always work the Canyon from June through December; then I spend December through May her in Tucson.

Pen-page 112- Without his noteboooks, pens Pencils, mini-recorder, and all that stuff, he felt it was a waste of time.

Water-page 70- How about a drink of water .

Items claimed 9/10


Ghost in the Stacks ...So I totally forgot to post week 6....oh well, Sheila and a few others are moping the floor with me! I guess I just gave them more of an advantage!


message 357: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments I don't mind an advantage one bit!


message 358: by Sheila (last edited May 20, 2014 03:07AM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments Wanda wrote: "Week 7

Kindergarten Baby a novel by Cricket Rohman by Cricket Rohman
Completed : 5/19/14
Rating : ***

What a find--9 of 10 items found in this book and it was a 'Free' book

F..."


Wow 9 items in 1 book, excellent. Love the authors name. I think there is a women's basketball coach named Cricket


message 359: by Sheila (last edited May 19, 2014 05:47PM) (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments The Liar's Lullaby (Jo Beckett #3) by Meg Gardiner The Liar's Lullaby by Meg Gardiner ★★★ 5/19 ✔


*Items claimed after page 200

mountain - "You stare in their faces nine-to-five. And climb MOUNTAINS for relaxation" page 256



message 360: by Ghost in the Stacks (last edited May 19, 2014 06:07PM) (new)

Ghost in the Stacks Sheila wrote: "I don't mind an advantage one bit!"

I had a feeling you wouldn't!


message 361: by Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (last edited May 19, 2014 11:40PM) (new)

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week 7:Items Claimed 7/10
Heir to the Shadows (The Black Jewels, #2) by Anne Bishop by Anne Bishop
Finished:5/19/14 Rating:4 Stars
*Counts after page 306
Lick (Stage Dive, #1) by Kylie Scott by Kylie Scott
Finished:5/19/14 Rating:4 Stars

Items Found 7/10
Fork~
Then she picked up her knife and fork. HTS Page 310
Fire~Time to build the fire. HTS Page 362
Birthday~Happy Birthday. HTS Page 425
Mountain~The night in mountain clearing. HTS Page 347
Grave~An old grave. HTS Page 395
Pen~Ted tapped his pen. Lick Page 48
Water~To a long drink of water. HTS Page 436


message 362: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments Endangered A Zoo Mystery by Ann Littlewood Endangered: A Zoo Mystery by Ann Littlewood ★★★★ 5/20 ✔


fork - He trotted back and forth from where I stood at the silverware drawer to the dining room table, toting one FORK or spoon or knife at a time. page 76

turtle/tortoise - Twenty or so TORTOISES of several shapes and sizes moved sluggishly over straw bedding page 8

fire - Pluvia lit a little FIRE already laid in a small wood stove. page 162

birthday - Gabe was Robby's best buddy, an older guy who had seen his third BIRTHDAY already. page 132

chocolate - We were down to the cookies -- oatmeal/raisin and CHOCOLATE chip. page 120

pen - It held only PENS, pencils and rubber bands page 17

water - I rinsed my mouth from my WATER bottle. page 37



message 363: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Week 7



Beastly (Beastly, #1) by Alex Flinn
Beastly by Alex Flinn
Finished: 5/20/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

Fork: The knife and fork were sterling silver (p.166)
Fire: A fire blazed in the fireplace (p. 235)
Birthday: nana's seventy-fifth birthday party (p. 130)
Chocolate: and drank hot chocolate (p. 395)
Mountain: Snow-covered mountains loomed (p. 233)
May: It was May fourth (p. 260)


message 364: by Leo(nie) (last edited May 20, 2014 04:40PM) (new)

Leo(nie) (lemongreen_bird) Week 7

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Finished: 5/21/14
Rating: ***

Fire: A fire? (41%)
Water: I was flung sideways and fell heavily into a shallow pool of water. (23%)
Mountain: When men shall call upon the mountains (36%)
Pen: as if some monstrous pen had flung ink upon the chart (54%)


message 365: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ Week 7
Items Chosen by Turtlecollector
6/10 Items claimed

(view spoiler)

Night Season (World of the Lupi, #4) by Eileen Wilks
p35-end
5/20/14

Fire: p102 portion of wild energy that was fire fled down the knife
Pen: p 183 The pen gave him a reason to talk to people.
Water: Nathan had a water bottle in one hand
Chocolate: "Do you have any of that chocolate left?"
Mountain: p245 Cynna's third solid "day" of riding up winding mountain trails
Birthday: p52 "She'd been two days shy of her third birthday when he walked out on them."


message 366: by Kme_17 (last edited May 21, 2014 12:22AM) (new)

Kme_17 | 181 comments Week 7

Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3) by Christina Lauren by Christina Lauren
finished may 21-14
4 stars

Fork : pg 41 he lifted his fork
Fire: pg 59 and lit them on fire
Mountain: pg 23 near his shoulder , a mountain
Chocolate: pg 59 you sometimes crave chocolate
Water: pg 99 down at his ice water

1984 by George Orwell by George Orwell

3 stars
5/21/14

may :Page 134 …never went back to the clearing in the wood. During the month of May

pen:Page 8 ... The pen was an archaic instrument, seldom used even for signatures, …

grave :Page 79 …in the end. They were corpses waiting to be sent back to the grave.

8/10


message 367: by Leo(nie) (new)

Leo(nie) (lemongreen_bird) Week 7

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland  by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Finished: 5/21/2014
Rating: ****

Fork: the panther received knife and fork (84%)
Turtle: Have you seen the Mock Turtle yet? (72%)
Birthday: they don't give birthday presents (71%)
May: as this is May (48%)


message 368: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 181 comments The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales #2) by James Fenimore Cooper by James Fenimore Cooper

may-21-2014

3 stars

tortoise: Page 369 …was like his own, fastened intently on the figure of a small tortoise

9/10


message 369: by Rosina (new)

Rosina | 1 comments Week 7
The Angel Hunter by J.A. Leary
May 21 2 stars

7/10

fire....chiefly for stealing fire from the gods...loc 61

birthday....on her sixteenth birthday....loc1056

mountain....an ancient Egyptian sect in the Sinai mountains range....loc443

chocolate...feel like im in Charlie and the Chocolate factory...loc360

grave... I swear on my sons grave....loc3009

pen....her gold fountain pen from the satchel....loc317

water... a rush of cold water from the faucet filled a glass...loc992


message 370: by Leo(nie) (new)

Leo(nie) (lemongreen_bird) Week 7

Necroscope by Brian Lumley

Necroscope by Brian Lumley]
Finished: 5/22/2014
Rating: ***

Grave: standing at the grave (p. 421)


message 371: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 334 comments Week 7

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Completed: 5/21/14
Rating: *****

Grave/tomb: page 273-The next morning Father Latour wakened with a grateful sense of nearness to the Cathedral-which would also be his tomb.

Items Claimed-10/10


message 372: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway #4) by Elly Griffiths A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths ★★★★ 5/22 ✔

May - A beautiful MAY day, he remembers, with blossoms on the trees and the promise of summer page 35

grave - for one nightmarish summer she excavated war GRAVES in Bosnia page 7



message 373: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) Items Claimed: 8/10

Midnight Caller (Chasing Evil Trilogy, #1) by Leslie Tentler by Leslie Tentler
Read: May 22nd
Rating: 4 Stars

Items claimed:
Fork: Trevor twirled linguine around his fork.(p.233)
Fire: The fire had leaped to the mattress (p.342)
Birthday: That's quite a birthday gift. (p.98)
Chocolate: He selected a chocolate croissant (p.90)
May: It's May twenty-ninth (p.323)
Grave: Sister Clarice, my third grade teacher, just rolled over in her grave (p.123)
Pen: McGrath scratched behind his ear with the pen (p.12)
Water: Annabelle poured water from a plastic pitcher (p.35)


message 374: by Sunshine✰✰✰ (new)

Sunshine✰✰✰ | 473 comments R3: RRSH
Week 7
Items Found 7/10

Zombies Vs. Unicorns byHolly Black
Finished 5/22/14 ★★★★


The fire was built up big... Kindle Loc 1620

I bought him a guitar for his birthday, but I ended up playing it. Kindle Loc 668

...near the base of the mountain range. Kindle Loc 4758

“I want some chocolate milk,” another one said. Kindle Loc 880

Ian Curtis killed himself on the eighteenth of May, 1980. Kindle Loc 610

"But I couldn’t sleep in my grave without you.” Kindle Loc 4168

"...forcing me to drink water that I’ll only puke up." Kindle Loc 3161


message 375: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Week 7



Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) by Darynda Jones
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
Finished: 5/22/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

Turtle: like a turtle struggling against (p. 250)
Water: or I can offer you a bottled water (p. 26)


message 376: by Sue (last edited May 22, 2014 03:17PM) (new)

Sue Morris Week 7 10/10 Words
Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4) by Karen Marie Moning 5/18/2014 ****
Fork: pg169 he withdrew the laden fork from his mouth
Fire: pg23 have you fire to light the way
Mountain: pg 71 Downsifting when she reached the mountain
Chocolate: pg55 eat chocolate to revive myself
Grave:pg76 wandering the ruin, looking for graves
Water:pg85 she picked up several jugs of water
Larkspur Dreams by Anita Higman 5/19/2014**
May: pg97 40 feet between May to December
Turtle: pg18 seemed to come alive with rabbits,foxes and turtles
The Iron Knight (The Iron Fey, #4) by Julie Kagawa 5/21/****
Birthday:pg300 just past his 17th birthday
Pens: pg372 mostly cartoon style are with colored pens


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week 7:Items Claimed 8/10
Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain, #2) by Kristen Ashley by Kristen Ashley
Finished:5/22/14 Rating:4 Stars

Items Found 1/10
May~
It was closing on May. Page 9


message 378: by Rosina (new)

Rosina | 1 comments Week 7:Items Claimed 9/10
Dark Bayou (Dark Trilogy, #1) by Nancy K. Duplechain by Nancy K. Duplechain
Finished May 23
Rating 3 stars

Fork
pushing food around with her fork throughout dinner. page 92

turtle
Turtles perched on fallen logs, warming themselves in the sun page 70


message 379: by Gea (last edited May 25, 2014 03:46AM) (new)

Gea (gea89) | 406 comments Week 7
Items claimed: 9/10


Book: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Finished: 20/5 Rating: 5 stars
Fork - she said, spearing a corner of the ham with her fork (page 104)
Fire - It fueled his own fire. (page 184)
Birthday - to celebrate the dowager viscountess's birthday (page 257)
May - Lady Whistledown's Society Papers 3 May 1824 (page 258)
Grave - I swear on my husband's grave (page 239)
Water - Would you like me to fetch you some more water? (page 97)

Book: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Finished: 23/5 Rating: 4 stars
Mountain - Are you saying a mountain is a lesser obstacle than a puny loch? (page 226)
Chocolate - If sin could take a solid form, surely it would be a pastry. Preferably one with chocolate. (page 30)

Book: A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan
Finished: 25/5 Rating: 4 stars
Pen - Lucas handed her the coloured pens (page 166)

Still need to find:
2. Turtle/Tortoise (the animal can be real, stuffed, tattoo, picture, etc)


message 380: by bamaace83 (last edited May 23, 2014 04:50PM) (new)

bamaace83 Week 7


6/10

Three Sisters by Susan Mallery 3 Stars 5-21-14

Second book in the blackberry series. It was hard to find the connection to the characters in the first book but I finally did. Loved the three different stories happening in sync in this book. It was a great change of pace from other books from this author. I really do love Susan Mallery.

May It was May, she thought as she picked up her brush. page 82

water She had a bottle of water with her for hydration. page 92



My Sweet Valentine by Jill Sanders 3 Stars 5-22-14

Quick fast read. Loved the twist in the mystery. All the talk about homemade baked goods made me hungry and made me want to break my diet. Good storyline between Sara and Allen.

Birthday They do a lot of cake orders for birthdays... page 22

chocolate Thinking she'd left a dab of cream or chocolate... page 53

fork He looked up at her and set his fork down. page 64

fire He started a fire in the fireplace. page 115


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week 7:Items Claimed 9/10
Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5) by Jim Butcher by Jim Butcher
Finished:5/23/14 Rating:4 Stars

Items Found
Chocolate~
I was licking chocolate off my finger. Page 325


message 382: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) Items Claimed: 10/10

Midnight Caller (Chasing Evil Trilogy, #1) by Leslie Tentler by Leslie Tentler
Read: May 22nd
Rating: 4 Stars

Items claimed:
Fork: Trevor twirled linguine around his fork.(p.233)
Fire: The fire had leaped to the mattress (p.342)
Birthday: That's quite a birthday gift. (p.98)
Chocolate: He selected a chocolate croissant (p.90)
May: It's May twenty-ninth (p.323)
Grave: Sister Clarice, my third grade teacher, just rolled over in her grave (p.123)
Pen: McGrath scratched behind his ear with the pen (p.12)
Water: Annabelle poured water from a plastic pitcher (p.35)

A Faint Cold Fear (Grant County series 3) by Karin Slaughter by Karin Slaughter
Read: May 24th
Rating: 4 Stars

Items claimed:
Turtle: He's like a turtle.(p.260)
Mountain: She pushed his shoulder, but it was like pushing a mountain(p.321)


message 383: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 181 comments The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen by Lindsay Ashford by Lindsay Ashford

read may 24
rating 4 stars
Birthday:Page 32 ... He took Mama and me the day after her birthday and we caught t…

10/10


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week 7:Items Claimed 10/10
The Vampire King (The Kings, #1) by Heather Killough-Walden by Heather Killough-Walden
Finished:5/24/14 Rating:4 Stars

Items Found 1/10
Turtles~
Her favorite animals were sea turtles. Page 106


message 385: by Gea (last edited May 25, 2014 03:47AM) (new)

Gea (gea89) | 406 comments Week 7
Items claimed: 9/10


Book: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Finished: 20/5 Rating: 5 stars
Fork - she said, spearing a corner of the ham with her fork (page 104)
Fire - It fueled his own fire. (page 184)
Birthday - to celebrate the dowager viscountess's birthday (page 257)
May - Lady Whistledown's Society Papers 3 May 1824 (page 258)
Grave - I swear on my husband's grave (page 239)
Water - Would you like me to fetch you some more water? (page 97)

Book: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Finished: 23/5 Rating: 4 stars
Mountain - Are you saying a mountain is a lesser obstacle than a puny loch? (page 226)
Chocolate - If sin could take a solid form, surely it would be a pastry. Preferably one with chocolate. (page 30)

Book: A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan
Finished: 25/5 Rating: 4 stars
Pen - Lucas handed her the coloured pens (page 166)

Still need to find:
2. Turtle/Tortoise (the animal can be real, stuffed, tattoo, picture, etc)


Turtlecollector Dennis Week 7: May 19-26

The Angel Hunter by J.A. Leary by J A Leary
read 5/20/14 - 2♥

Items:

Fire "I thought I heard a blazing fire in the distance..." loc 3300

Grave "I swear on my son's grave, I'm going to nail this broad." loc 3010

Pen "He clicked open his pen, and opened his notebook on his lap." loc 2475

Sweet Peril (The Sweet Trilogy, #2) by Wendy Higgins by Wendy Higgins
read 5/20/14 - 3.5♥

Items:

Chocolate "...were the chocolates on the pillows of the enormous king-size bed." pg 133

Water "I went downstairs to the kitchen and drank a glass of water." pg 98

Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown by Dan Brown
read 5/21/14 - 3♥

Items:

Turtle "...naked dwarf straddling a giant turtle." pg 123

Mountain "-both figuratively and literally-climb a mountain." pg 248

Afterglow (Lodestone, #2) by Cherry Adair by Cherry Adair
5/22/14 - 3.5♥

Items:

Birthday "...in the rec room, celebrating Thom's birthday." pg 287

Dragon Wytch (Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon, #4) by Yasmine Galenorn by Yasmine Galenorn
read 5/25/14 - 3♥

Items:

Fork "Ashen-faced, Delilah dropped her fork." pg 79

The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel by Lily Koppel
read 5/25/14 - 3♥

Items:

May "...his rescheduled launch, May 5, she would be completely overrun by the press." pg 55


message 387: by [deleted user] (new)

Week 7
Words Claimed 10/10


Al Capone Does My Shirts (Al Capone at Alcatraz, #1) by Gennifer Choldenko May 25th 4 stars

MAY- loc 1220 "... we'll consider her application again in May."
PEN- loc 798 "Within seconds, I've dipped my pen in my inkwell."
BIRTHDAY-loc 371 "When's your birthday, Piper?" I ask
MOUNTAIN- loc 2366 "The hillside has crumbled away, leaving a space between the fence and the mountain."
CHOCOLATE-loc 1278 " Grasping the side of the door, I get myself inside the cabin, where it's warm and steamy like hot chocolate."

Ghost Moon (Bone Island Trilogy, #3) by Heather Graham May 21st 2 stars

FIRE- loc 207 "..and gone to sit in his rocking chair by the fire...."
GRAVE-loc 2553 "The Key West cemetery was eclectic, with many graves above ground as they were in New Orleans.."
TURTLE-loc 48 "Hardy souls of many nationalities fish, cut timber, hunt turtles- and avoid pirates..."
WATER-loc 52 "Simonton convinces the U.S. Navy to come to Key West-the deep-water harbor,.."
FORK-loc 733 "Liam sat his fork down."


message 388: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 7:
Read: Shadow Heir (Dark Swan, #4) by Richelle Mead by Richelle Mead
Finished: 5/20/14
Rating: ★★★★★
Items Found: 4

as he sipped water from a skin pg 225
at the opposite side of the fire pg 241
and eventually gave way to far off mountains pg 246
I was reminded of that dinner he'd arranged for me ages ago, the one with the Milky Way cake. pg 338

Read: Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6) by Darynda Jones by Darynda Jones
Finished: 5/21/14
Rating: ★★★★★
Items Found: 4

He probably stole it off someone's grave pg 14
I took out a pen and pad pg 33
I twirled spaghetti around my fork pg 67
Maddy, on your sixteenth birthday pg 137

Read: Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Immortals After Dark, #9) by Kresley Cole by Kresley Cole
Finished: 5/23/14
Rating: ★★★★★

Items found: 1

fluctuates 40 feet between the December -to-May high water season pg 168

9 items found this week


message 389: by Marie (new)

Marie | 64 comments Week 7
10/10
Fork (eating utensil)
“I know they can tell I don’t see very well, but when I accidentally drop my salad fork on the floor, Tammy just tells me where to find a new one.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 16%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Turtle/Tortoise
“Maybe I needed to buy her a turtle .”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 49%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Fire (noun or verb)
“Even though it was December, it was still warm enough in South Texas to sit outside, but someone had built a fire in the fire pit for good measure.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 1%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Birthday (exact word)
““Happy birthday ,” I returned, automatic.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 27%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Mountain
“The switch from sand, stucco, and palm trees to rolling green mountains took my breath away.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 88%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Chocolate
“I was a dieter staring at a piece of chocolate cake.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 19%
3 stars, 25/5/14

May (month)
“So you’re graduating then? In May?
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 32%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Grave (cementary plot)
“Look for signs of a recently dug grave .”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 22%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Water (as a drink)
“What they got in that New York water ?” Tasha struggled onto her feet, looking more pregnant than she had five minutes ago.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 2%
3 stars, 25/5/14

Pen (writing utensil)
“He gnaws on the end of his pen for a minute, watching me.”
Fifty First Times, Anthology, position in book 37%
3 stars, 25/5/14
Fifty First Times A New Adult Anthology by Julie Cross


message 390: by Gea (new)

Gea (gea89) | 406 comments Week 7
Items claimed: 10/10


Book: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Finished: 20/5 Rating: 5 stars
Fork - she said, spearing a corner of the ham with her fork (page 104)
Fire - It fueled his own fire. (page 184)
Birthday - to celebrate the dowager viscountess's birthday (page 257)
May - Lady Whistledown's Society Papers 3 May 1824 (page 258)
Grave - I swear on my husband's grave (page 239)
Water - Would you like me to fetch you some more water? (page 97)

Book: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Finished: 23/5 Rating: 4 stars
Mountain - Are you saying a mountain is a lesser obstacle than a puny loch? (page 226)
Chocolate - If sin could take a solid form, surely it would be a pastry. Preferably one with chocolate. (page 30)

Book: A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan
Finished: 25/5 Rating: 4 stars
Pen - Lucas handed her the coloured pens (page 166)

Book: The Hazards of Hunting a Duke by Julia London
Finished: 26/5 Rating: 3 stars
Turtle - Two footmen bustled around them, ladling turtle soup (page 281)


message 391: by Apoorv (new)

Apoorv  Moghe (goodreadscomapoorv) I am 20 minutes late in posting this. I am unsure if it will be accepted.. but the Memorial Day Weekend kinda caught up with me. Apologies !

Book Read : The Age of Miracles | Karen Thompson Walker ★★★
Items Claimed

Fork : "He ate his pizza with a knife and a fork" - Location 1141
Fire : ".. workings of the universe had finally made appropriate the fire of my mother's words?" - Location 127
Birthday : "Her birthday was a few weeks away." - Location 1168
Mountain : "On the cover was a series of mountains, a valley.." - Location 2690
Chocolate : "I found four thick sticks of solid gold, packed together like chocolate bars." - Location 1883
May : "April dissolved quickly into May.." - Location 3342
Grave / Cemetery : ",My father was quieter at the cemetery than I had ever seen him." - Location 3332
Pen : "I could hear the squeak of her pen on the plastic.." - Location 692
Water : ".. his garage with stacks of canned food and bottled water.." - Location 73

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Total Items Claimed : 9 / 10

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker


message 392: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) | 334 comments Week 8

New Moon (Twilight, #2) by Stephenie Meyer by Stephenie Meyer
Completed: 5/26/14
Rating :****

Reading from Epilogue of the book.

mission-Epilogue page 20-You wanted me in trouble---mission accomplished.


The Little Death (Henry Rios Mystery, #1) by Michael Nava by Michael Nava
Completed: 5/26/14
Rating: ***

Horse-page 74-A line of horses appeared on the horizon and then disappeared behind a clump of oak.

vehicle-page 101-It was dusk when Katherine Paris's bronze-colored Fiat came off the road that led from Silverwood and turned onto the highway.

music: page 78-I heard, for the first time, music playing softly in the room, guitar and flute.

Items Claimed-4/10


message 393: by ~Leslie~ (new)

~Leslie~ (akareadingmachine) I'm so bummed, I forgot to claim any of my words this week. Ugh.


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week 8:Items Claimed 6/10
Falling Angels (AngelFire Chronicles, #2) by Ami Blackwelder by Ami Blackwelder
Finished:5/26/14 Rating:4 Stars
*Counts after page 17
Conspiracy in Death (In Death, #8) by J.D. Robb by J.D. Robb
Finished:5/26/14 Rating:4 Stars
*Counts after page 270

Items Found 6/10
Music~
Listen to some music. FA page 72
Vehicle~Too bad this vehicle doesn't have a siren. CID page 338
Dressing Gown~Her grey robe. FA page 151
Raven~Male sprouted his dark wings like an elongated raven. FA page 62
Mission~The doctor with a mission. CID page 327
Diamond~A solid diamond ring. FA page 44


message 395: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Finished 5/27 4 stars



Apple Pie = For dessert there was the pie, stuffed with apples and with swollen raisins and crushed nuts. page 138

vehicle - I got in my car and drove randomly, without a plan. page 2

Dressing Gown - He was wearing his dressing gown over his pajamas. page 18

mission - After dinner we all watched Mission Impossible page 18

diamond - water oozed from the little diamond shaped holes on the top of the sandals. page 101


message 396: by Gea (last edited May 30, 2014 01:03AM) (new)

Gea (gea89) | 406 comments Week 8
Items claimed: 7/10


Book: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn
Finished: 27/5 Rating: 3 stars
Horse - or speak French or even ride a horse. (page 15)
Music - well, now it seemed as if music were simply in the air (page 295)
Friendship - Yours in friendship, Eloise Bridgerton (page 21)
Vehicle (carriage) - the inside of a carriage in all her life. (page 206)

Book: Lick by Kylie Scott
Finished: 28/5 Rating: 4 stars
Contract - will see you in breach of contract. (page 42)
Diamond - The size of the diamond didn’t matter. (page 118)

Book: Outlaw Kind of Love: Prairie Devils MC Romance by Nicole Snow
Finished: 30/5 Rating: 3 stars
Mission - Mission accomplished: she was just as eager as I was. (page 100)

Still need to find:
Apple Pie
Dressing Gown
Raven (the bird)


message 397: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 8:
Read: Tempting the Beast (Breeds, #1) by Lora Leigh by Lora Leigh
Finished: 5/27/14
Rating: ★★★★

Items Found:

He jumped from the Jeep then helped her out KL3294

Read: Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4) by Jim Butcher by Jim Butcher
Finished: 5/27/14
Rating: ★★★★

Items Found: 7

if the ghoul had been on the same contract pg 253
frail hands into the sleeves of her robe pg 297
a tattered looking raven crouched on a nearby branch pg 282
you have accomplished your mission for the Winter Queen pg 315
like a diamond that was simultaneously the hardest substance pg 313
the music and the terror to come thundering back over us pg 344
the unicorn looked like a Budweiser horse pg 283

still need friendship and apple pie


message 398: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Week 8



The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell
The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell
Finished: 5/27/14
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

*Items claimed after page 95
Horse: How about the White Horse (p. 334)
Music: music drifting in and out (p. 343)
Friendship: He did have a close friendship (p. 214)
Vehicle: what's unique in vehicle paint (p. 271)
Mission: the reason for the mission (p. 201)


message 399: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilaj) | 1 comments Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, #10 Holly Barker #4) by Stuart Woods Reckless Abandon by Stuart Woods
Finished 5/28 3 stars


Music - Classical music filled the car. Mozart he said page 141

Contract - A fellow we hired to do some contract work got himself into a scrape with the law page 36




Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1) by Nora Roberts Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Finished 5/28 3 stars


Horse - The HORSE, the hawk, the hound, by blood they are ever bound to shield page 14

Raven - Your eyes went black as a RAVEN'S, and your skin pale as death. page 226

Friendship - For love and FRIENDSHIP, for family and friends we'll stand together in the right time page 306


message 400: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) Items Claimed: 7/10

Tempted (Eternal Guardians, #3) by Elisabeth Naughton by Elisabeth Naughton
Read: May 27th
Rating: 4 Stars

Items claimed:
Music: Gryphon yelled over the pulsating music (p.4)
Friendship: words of regret and friendship from each of his kinsman (p.390)
Contract: I will find a way to break Hades's contract (p.399)
Vehicle: At the back of the vehicle, the cargo door slid up (p.80)
Dressing gown: She saw herself dressed in nothing more than a short black robe. (p.132)
Mission: Rescue mission only. (p.330)
Diamond: Your soul for the diamond in your fist (p.269)


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