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Dawn (Kat N Hat) (katnhat) In this thread players will post the items they have found to claim points.

Please only put posts to claim items in this thread, all questions should go in the discussion thread.


To claim points your post must include a link to the book, the date you read it, a 1-5 star rating, the location & the sentence you found the item in. The book must also be marked "read" on your bookshelf.


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #1

Under By Duress by Kayla Stonor by Kayla Stonor
Finished:1/7/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:1/10
Scorch:
His body was screaming his desire for her, and the scorching expression in his eyes was playing electrial havoc on her senses. Page 68


message 4: by JenniferJ (last edited Jan 08, 2013 02:59AM) (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week #1

Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland by Melinda DuChamp by Melinda DuChamp

Finished: 1/7/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Lawn: She walked through the hedge, as instructed, and it lead to a clearing with a green, lush, carefully maintained lawn hemmed in by bushes trimmed in the shape of playing cards. (Location 1123)


message 5: by Lala (last edited Jan 09, 2013 12:46AM) (new)

Lala  | 335 comments Week 1

Everneath (Everneath, #1) by Brodi Ashton by Brodi Ashton

Finished:
08.01.13
Rating: 3 Stars
items Claimed: 1/10

Lawn -
page 214 -When we reached the front lawn, Jack stopped.


message 6: by Alana ~ The Book Pimp (last edited Jan 09, 2013 11:10AM) (new)

Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 1

Down to You (The Bad Boys, #1) by M. Leighton by M. Leighton

Finished: 1/8/2013
Rating: 4½♥'s
Items Claimed: 2/10

Lawn Location 4603 "I search the front lawns and the back."
Scorch Location 3432 "... there's something just beneath the surface that scorches my insides."


message 7: by ShoSho (last edited Jan 09, 2013 02:14PM) (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Week 1

The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden by Delphine Dryden

Finished :9/1/13
Ratinge :★★★★

Items:
1.Shovel:Might as well try to keep the tide back with a plastic bucket and shovel from the dollar store. (page 64 ebook)
2.Scorch:His tongue was scorching hot, licking a sizzling path from my ...(page 86 ebook)
3.Lawn:I nodded toward the little group clustered in lawn chairs near the grill.(page 80 ebook)


message 8: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Week #1

Breaking Free A Novel by Lauraine Snelling Breaking Free: A Novel by Lauraine Snelling


Finished 1/7/2013
Rating: 4 stars
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Items Claimed:3/10

Items:
Lawn: "Bonnie and Eddie were playing on the lawn which had been sodded right after Gil signed the initial papers." - Page 87
Horseshoe: "Right, holding that horse so I can pull another shoe." - Page 80
Waffle: "Gil glanced up from his waffle." - Page 269


message 9: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Week #1

The Lesson by Suzanne Woods Fisher The Lesson by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Finished 1/9/2013
Rating: 5 stars
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Items Claimed:4/10

Items:
Scorch: "Today was going to be a scorcher." - Page 35


message 10: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Week #1

The Truth of the Matter (The Homelanders #3) by Andrew Klavan The Truth of the Matter by Andrew Klavan

Finished 1/9/2013
Rating: 5 stars
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Items Claimed:5/10

Items:
Shovel: "Farm tools hung on nails in the boards: a pitchfork, a shovel, a pair of gardening shears." - Page 24


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #1

Goodnight, Brian by Steven Manchester by Steven Manchester

Finished:1/9/13
Rating:5 Stars

Items Claimed:4~5/10
Lawn:
Suddenly, Mama spotted a doe and her fawn standing on the front lawn, looking out onto the bay. Page 62

Aquarium:Though they didn't stop at the New England Aquarium or the Bull & Finch Pub - the inspiration for the television series, Cheers - they did end up in downtown Boston, where they jumped off the trolley and waited for the blood to flow back into Mama's cramped legs. Page 142/143

Basil:Oh, just imagine tomatoes ripened under the Mediterranean sun, freshly picked basil, cold pressed extra virgin olive oil, black truffles and pecorino cheese. Page 25

Waffle:After treating me to a waffle cone of butter pecan ice cream, he walked me to the front door like a true gentleman. Page 193


message 12: by Sue (new)

Sue Morris Week #1
Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) by Stacia Kane by Stacia Kane

Finished : 1/10/2013
Rating: 3 stars

Items Claimed 3/10
Lawn:out of the shadowy night and started running across the lawn. pg 188

Shovel: as if someone shoved a shovel into it. pg 173

Scorch: and the disc lay in the scorched grass.pg 86


Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 1

The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden (The Coincidence, #1) by Jessica Sorensen by Jessica Sorensen

Finished: 1/9/13
Rating: 4½♥'s

Items Claimed 1/10 (Total claims 3/10)

Unicorn Location 1023 "He said if I stole it for him he wouldn't tell my mom that I was the one who broke one of her silly little collector unicorns."


message 14: by Paris (new)

Paris (pah13) Week 1

Allison Hewitt Is Trapped (Zombie, #1) by Madeleine Roux by Madeline Roux
Rating: ★★★★
Finished: 1/10/13
Items Claimed: 4

Lawn: "He has a weekend, mow-the-lawn tan and a tightly composed face of pointed, masculine features, except for his rather pretty and unusual lips." Page 150
Waffle: "There's frozen waffles here..." Page 125
Orphanage: "I found Collin helping with the new orphanage, a big building made of rough-hewn timbers in the northeast corner of the town." Page 332
Scorch: "...just overturned cars in heaps, the carnage of a sudden battle, scorch marks and tire treads painted down the streets." Page 37


message 15: by Lala (last edited Jan 11, 2013 10:10AM) (new)

Lala  | 335 comments Week - 1

Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano

Finished:
11.01.13
Rating: 2 Stars
items Claimed: 3 - 4/10

Items:
Waffle -
page 83 - I take the waffle out of his hand and break it in half - a piece for each of us.
Orphanage - page 32 - That's what orphanages are for.
Unicorn - page 285 - There was a sheet cake covered in frosted leaping unicorns, and the attendents had to sing to her, and Linden bought her a gorgeus dimond neckleace she never has cause to wear.


message 16: by PepperP0t (new)

PepperP0t  | 2106 comments Week #1 -- complete Jan 10, 2012
Items claimed 10/10


Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians, #3) by Dianne Duvall 1/7 - 4star; Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 1/8- 3.25star; Ascension (Dominion, #2) by S.E. Lund 1/9- 4star; Wildest Dreams (Fantasyland, #1) by Kristen Ashley 1/10 - 4star


Lawn: “I need a cleanup crew,” he said and leapt to the dense green lawn below.(pg 101) - Phantom Shadows
Shovel(the item not the verb ): One large hand clasped the handle of a shovel he held out to Seth. (pg 193) - Phantom Shadows
Unicorn: We were born in the ’70s, back when twins were rare, a bit magical: cousins of the unicorn, siblings of the elves. (pg 22) - Gone Girl
Waffle: All of a sudden you see reading in bed and waffles on Sunday and laughing at nothing and his mouth on yours. (pg 30) - Gone Girl
Aquarium: One evening not long ago, I drove past and saw a man, bearded, bedraggled, staring out from behind the picture, floating in the dark like some sad aquarium fish. (pg 30) Gone Girl
orphanage: Women who did or did not take birth control against their male partner’s wishes serving a term of nine months sentenced to do light work in castles, hospitals or orphanages? (pg 415) Wildest Dreams
Fish and chips: The rest of the morning goes quickly, and after a lunch at a local fish and chips joint with a couple of the researchers, we spend the afternoon processing the shipment of blood samples….(pg 29) - Ascension
Scorch(in any form ): Flames scorched her with every touch. (pg 151) Phantom Shadows
Basil: There were jars of spices which I made stabs at guessing what they were with sniff tests (oregano, basil, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg). (pg 38) - Wildest Dreams
Horse shoe: At 5 o’clock, I begin driving north to the meeting spot, a river casino called Horseshoe Alley. (pg 227) - Gone Girl


message 17: by ~Melissa~ (last edited Jan 11, 2013 05:59PM) (new)

~Melissa~ | 1691 comments Week 1

Deadly Game (GhostWalkers, #5) by Christine Feehan by Christine Feehan
finished 1/11/13 5♥

items claimed 1/10

orphanage p 164 "Whitney found me in an orphanage somewhere......"


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #1

Living Nightmare (Sentinel Wars, #4) by Shannon K. Butcher by Shannon K Butcher
Finished:1/11/13
Rating:5 Stars

Items Claimed:1~6/10
Shovel:
The shovel bit into her palms, rubbing them raw. Page 11


message 19: by Chaitra (new)

Chaitra (chaitra_ganesh) Week 1 - 10/10

The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman number9dream by David Mitchell Landing by Emma Donoghue

The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
Completed: Jan 07
[Counts from p. 122]
Rating: ★★★

1. Shovel
"Jack put a shovel heaped with dry corn into the fire..."
p. 163

2. Horse Shoe
"What she wanted to hear was the sound of a horse with one thick shoe..."
p. 191

The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Completed: Jan 09
Rating: ★★


3. Lawn
"Jan left Adam the elk to graze on the lawn and shrubbery..."
p. 36

4. Orphanage
"Nuns often hid children in orphanages in or near Warsaw..."
p. 167

5. Waffle
"Fox Man cooked waffles and Maurycy made a traditional liquor of honeyed vodka..."
p. 269

6. Scorch(ed)
"...as everyone went about their chores with a friendly smile, while trying to hide their scorched nerves..."
p. 270

number9dream by David Mitchell
Completed: Jan 11
Rating: ★★★★


7. Aquarium
"I service the Osugi and Kosugi's aquarium, ma'am."
KL. 116

8. Unicorn
"I'd get changed into an angel or a unicorn, but you'd come back as a maggot or a toadstool..."
KL. 737

9. Basil
"I prepare three El Gringo - thick base, gorgonzola, spicy salami, tomato and basil crust..."
KL. 5586

Landing by Emma Donoghue
Completed: Jan 11
Rating: ★


10. Fish and Chips
"...took Jude around the corner to buy fish and chips..."
KL. 2861


message 20: by Alana ~ The Book Pimp (last edited Jan 12, 2013 07:29AM) (new)

Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week One

Blue Moon (Holloway Pack, #2) by J.A. Belfield by J.A. Belfield

Finished: 1/11/2013
Rating: 4-4½♥'s
Items Claimed:3 ~ 6/10 (Total Count)* *If waffle accepted

Shovel Location 1214/Page 80 "I'll go dig. I'll take the biggest shovel I have."

Basil Location 1906/Page 125 "'What's on the Spuds?' 'Basil,' said Heather with a smile."

...Not sure if this will count. It's used both as 'waffle' for indecision and 'waffle' like food, and it's found in the Acknowledgments
Waffle Location 5430/Page 355 Aimee Laine: for helping to mould this from first draft long-windedness to who-knows-what draft with less waffle so we could save on the syrup."


message 21: by Sue (new)

Sue Morris Week One
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly Harper
Finished: 1/12/2013
Rating 4 Stars
Items Claimed: 2~5/10 Total Count

Unicorn: "You have alot of unicorns" pg122
Waffle: ot the people eating pecan waffles at the other table. pg 111


message 22: by [deleted user] (new)

Week 1
Stray (Shifters, #1) by Rachel Vincent
Finished:Jan 8,13
Rating: 4 stars
Items Claimed: 2


Lawn: Did it really matter wether I took my clothes off inside or on the lawn?...pg 182

Scorch: Adrenaline scorched through my veins...pg 595

Rogue (Shifters, #2) by Rachel Vincent
Finished: Jan 10,13
Rating: 4 stars
Items Claimed: 2


Shovel: I caught it, though i'd literally never held a shovel before...pg 35.

Waffle: I tripped over a box of waffle cones and had to catch myself..pg 245

Total Items Claimed This Post: 4


message 23: by Sam (new)

Sam (theliteraryhooker) Week one:

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rating: 3/5
Finished: January 12th, 2013


Horseshoe: "On the horseshoe walk overlooking the lake Nicole was the figure motionless between two lamp stands..." (pg. 153)
Waffle: "They went to a little trattoria...and ate ham and eggs and waffles." (pg. 216)
Scorch: "Once more Baby let her passion scorch around them until they sweated out apologies for their impotence..." (pg. 228)

Items claimed: 3/10


message 24: by ~Melissa~ (last edited Jan 14, 2013 06:11PM) (new)

~Melissa~ | 1691 comments Week 1
Blood Wager (Blood Destiny #1) by Connie Suttle
nook book
Finished: 1/11/13
Rating: 4.75♥
Items claimed this post: 4/10
Total this week claimed: 5/10


Unicorns: pg 133 "Don't make fun of the Unicorns"
Lawn: p 17 The house was huge, sitting on four acres of well-kept lawn.
Horseshoe: p 148 A horseshoe-shaped stone table stood before me, with a group of vampires sitting behind me.
addendum Fish and chips: p111 Tony ordered fish caught locally, along with a pile of cole slaw and French-fries.


message 25: by Lina (new)

Lina Week #1
Items Claimed this post: 4
Total Items Claimed This Week: 4
Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward

Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
Rated: ★★★
Finished: 12.01.13

Lawn: Pg 109, "...as if, with a running start, he could go bounding off across the lawn like those pictures of men on the moon."
Shovel: Pg 154, "As class progressed, John felt like holy hell on the end of a shovel"
Waffle: Pg 230, "There were Belgium waffles with strawberries, croissants, scrambled eggs, hot chocolate, fresh fruit."
Scorch: Pg 95, "..and the scorched place leftover from a homeless person’s makeshift fire."


message 26: by Alley (new)

Alley (alleycatfish) Week 1: Total Items Found: 10/10
Dust and Decay (Benny Imura, #2) by Jonathan Maberry
Dust and Decay - Jonathan Maberry
Completed: 01/09
Rating: ★★★★☆
Items Found: 3/10
Lawn: pg 34 - More movement made Benny turn, and there was Danny Houser and his mother shambling across the lawn toward the porch.
Shovel: pg 23 - Most of them had axes, pitchforks, and long-handled shovels .
Waffle: pg 218 - Eventually he reached the point where Chong has stopped trying to cover his trail and his distinctive waffle -soled shoe prints were clear in the fading light.

Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, #2) by Kiersten White
Supernaturally - Kiersten White
Completed: 01/09
Rating: ★★★★☆
Items Found: 3/10
Unicorn: pg 15 - Oh, come on, just because my specialty was elementals and you focused on common paranormals like unicorns and leprechauns.
Aquarium: pg 93 - I closed my eyes, picturing her aquarium as it had been—blue-green water; tropical fish; living coral reef; happy, funny, capable Lish in the middle of it all, running the computers and saying bleep.
Scorch: pg 269 - A massive fireball billowed up, scorching the air and flowering along the boat.
Page numbers off - was an ebook

77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz
Completed: 01/11
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 2/10
Orphanage: pg 115 -...saved a hundred little kids from a burning orphanage ...
Basil: pg 658 - ...a few kinds of sodden leaves, some of which might be basil ...
Page numbers found via Amazon - this was an audiobook

The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
The Colorado Kid - Stephen King
Completed: 01/13
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Items Found: 1/10
Fish and Chips: pg 90 - She said she served him a fish-and-chips basket...

Unspeakable by Sandra Brown
Unspeakable - Sandra Brown
Completed: 01/13
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Items Found: 1/10
Horseshoe: pg 427 - Might throw off my horseshoe game a bit...


message 27: by Paris (new)

Paris (pah13) Week 1

Mr. Real (Code of Shadows, #1) by Carolyn Crane by Carolyn Crane
Finished: 1/11/13
Rating: 4 stars
Items Claimed: 1

Unicorn: "'A Unicorn would've been way more practical.'" Location 455


message 28: by Jennifer H (last edited Jan 13, 2013 01:44PM) (new)

Jennifer H Week 1


Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #1) by Stacia Kane
Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Finished:1/11/13
Rating:★★★★

1. Lawn :
...rusty tricycles dotted the badly tended lawns.__Disc 3, Track 15 (00:51)
2. Shovel :
...as if someone had slammed a shovel into it.__Disc 6, Track 18 (00:07)
8. Scorch :
...the disc lay in the scorched grass.__Disc 3, Track 18 (02:42)

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) by Ilona Andrews
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Finished:1/13/13
Rating:★★★★

3. Unicorn :
Eleven o'clock, corner of Unicorn and Thirteenth.__Part 2 (43:35)
5. Aquarium :
It's an over-sized aquarium...__Part 8 (06:56)

Total Claimed:5/10


message 29: by JenniferJ (last edited Jan 13, 2013 04:53PM) (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week #1
Asking for Trouble (London Confidential, #1) by Sandra Byrd
Asking for Trouble by Sandra Byrd

Finished: 1/9/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Fish and Chips: Soon my fish and chips were delivered, gift-wrapped in the greasy cone of yesterday's newspaper. (Page 8)


Week #1

Errant by Diana Peterfreund
Errant by Diana Peterfreund

Finished: 1/9/13
Rating: 3 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Unicorn: The unicorn moaned softly and kicked it's hooves in it's sleep. (Location 109)


Week #1

Wild Thing (Winnie the Horse Gentler, #1) by Dandi Daley Mackall
Wild Thing by Dandi Daley Mackall

Finished: 1/12/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 2/10

Aquarium: Your dad is a genius..already fixed two aquarium pumps I thought were dead in the water.(Page 79)

Horse shoe: The horse shoe scar at my elbow whizzed under my eyes....(Page 97)


Items Claimed So Far 5/10


message 30: by ShoSho (last edited Jan 13, 2013 06:17PM) (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Week 1
Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly by Mira Lyn Kelly
Read:14/01/2013
Rating :★★
Items:
4-Waffle :...the open door of the frozen-breakfast section determined to find waffles even better.(102 ebook)



The Perils of Pleasure (Pennyroyal Green, #1) by Julie Anne Long by Julie Anne Long

Read:13/01/2013
Rating :★★★
Items:
5-horseshoe:...thrown horseshoes or any other sort of accident that could have befallen them.(page 224 ebook)


message 31: by ShoSho (last edited Jan 13, 2013 07:39PM) (new)

ShoSho  (shoshost) Thanks JenniferJ :D

Week 1

Errant by Diana Peterfreund by Diana Peterfreund

Read:14/01/2013
Rating :★★★1/2
Items:
6-Unicorn
The unicorn hunter brought her own unicorn, which was good as none had been seen in the countryside for years.

Peterfreund, Diana (2011-04-03). Errant (Killer Unicorns) (Kindle Locations 4-5).


Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ (wolffaerie17) | 1469 comments Week #1

The Thirteenth Unicorn (Ben Alderman, #1) by W.D. Newman by W.D. Newman
Finished:1/13/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:1~7/10
Unicorn:
That was the twelfth unicorn.” Kindle App for PC Location 264


message 33: by Camilla (new)

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

Book: The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx by E. Annie Proulx
Read: From January 8 to January 11
Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Claimed word: Orphanage
"More priests connected with the orphanage."
Kindle Location 3359

Claimed word: Fish and chips
"Bring me back a takeout of fish and chips."
Kindle Location 3408

Claimed word: Shovel
"...and finally drove the shovel into the soil to stand by itself."
Kindle Location 2901

Claimed word: Lawn
"...leading from the garden around the edge of the lawn where he walked while he ate them."
Kindle Location 2901

Claimed word: Scorch
"A blast of hot oil and scorch came from Skipper Will’s exhaust fan."
Kindle Location 2079

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

Book: Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) by Joanne Harris by Joanne Harris
Read: From January 12 to January 13
Rating: ♥♥♥♥

Claimed word: Aquarium
"A piece of the sky upended to pour misery onto the aquarium life below."
Kindle Location 1329

Claimed word: Basil
"...red and black olives from the Thursday market stall, walnut bread, fresh basil from Narcisse, goat's cheese, red wine from Bordeaux. "
Kindle Location 2369

Claimed word: Unicorn
"...others painted with Arabian nights and magic carpets and unicorn variations reflected in the dull green water."
Kindle Location 1253

Claimed word: Waffle
"...laden with the hot greasy scents of frying pancakes and sausages and powdery-sweet waffles cooked on the hotplate..."
Kindle Location 24

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

Book: The Adventure of the Priory School by Arthur Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle
Read: On January 14
Rating: ♥♥♥

Claimed word: Horseshoe
"This fellow Hayes had shod his horses with shoes which counterfeited the tracks of cows."
Kindle Location 175


message 34: by Megan (new)

Megan (celtic_girl) | 363 comments Week 1


Books Read:

Zoo Story Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French Read from January 10 to 11, 2013 descriptiondescriptiondescription
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst Read from January 11 to 12, 2013 descriptiondescriptiondescriptiondescription
Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

Prince William The Man Who Will Be King by Penny Junor Read from January 12 to 14, 2013 descriptiondescriptiondescription 1/2
Prince William: The Man Who Will Be King by Penny Junor

Lakeside Family by Lisa Jordan Read from January 13 to 14, 2013 descriptiondescriptiondescriptiondescription
Lakeside Family by Lisa Jordan


Lawn: "Their first Christmas back home, they bundled Herman into winter baby gear and carried him outside to play in the snow drifting across their front lawn." (Zoo Story, page 74)
Shovel: "Efficiently, they handed out shovels." (Drink, Slay, Love, page 313)
Unicorn: "The unicorn stood between the dumpsters." (Drink, Slay, Love, page 8)
Waffle: "Ooh, I smell waffles!" (Drink, Slay, Love, page 235)
Aquarium: "The place was too small, too low-profile - a respected zoo, accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and known for its commitment to endangered Florida species, but not particularly flashy." (Zoo Story, page 28)
Orphanage: "During his first week in the orphanage, a photo call had been arranged for the media and one of those who went out to Lesotho was Tom Bradby, ITN's royal correspondent." (Prince William, page 228)
Fish and chips: "I think he was on his way back from diving at Elie when I saw him having fish and chips." (Prince William, page 207)
Scorch: "Our deepest wish to love and protect other species even as we scorch their forests and poison their rivers and shove them toward oblivion." (Zoo Story, page 24)
Basil: "Josie minced basil before adding it to the rest of the vegetables." (Lakeside Family, location 641)
Horseshoe: "His eyes swept the room with its rose-colored vinyl chairs that formed a horseshoe around a square glass table littered with worn magazines." (Lakeside Family, location 1919)


message 35: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) Week 1:
Read Blood Wager (Blood Destiny #1) by Connie Suttle by Connie Suttle
Finished: 1/13/13
Rating: ★★★

Items Found: 3 or 4

when the unicorns and fairies come out of hiding KL#3408
a horseshoe shaped stone table KL#3749
four acres of well kept lawn KL# 402
(not Sure about this one, I'll delete it if needed)
Tony ordered fish caught locally, along with a pile of coleslaw and french fries KL#2803


message 36: by JenniferJ (last edited Jan 14, 2013 12:30PM) (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Still working on my last book but just in case going ahead and posting what I have to this point.

Week #1

Wild Thing (Winnie the Horse Gentler, #1) by Dandi Daley Mackall
Wild Thing by Dandi Daley Mackall

Finished: 1/12/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Shovel: "What's it look like I'm doing?" I asked, hoping she wouldn't study my shovel full and see the cribber.(Page 49)




Week #1

Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1) by Wendy Higgins
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Finished: 1/13/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 2/10

Orphanage: Before they let me take you, one of the nuns who ran the orphanage talked to me. (Page 81)

Waffle: Our breakfast came and I took two bites of a waffle. (Page 210)


Items Claimed So Far 8/10


message 37: by Amy ~Lover of Books~ (last edited Jan 14, 2013 01:54PM) (new)

Amy ~Lover of Books~ | 675 comments Week 1:

The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman
The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman

Finished: 1/8/13
Rating: 2.5 stars

Items:
Fake antique lamps that dotted the lawn and and winding driveway. (Page 97)

Arson experts has been through it with shovels and magnifying glasses. (Page 431)


message 38: by Sue (new)

Sue Morris Week 2:
Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1) by Kristen Ashley
Finished: 1/14/2013
Rating: 4 stars

Items: 1/10
....the radio microphone in his hand, pg 166


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

Dragon Moon by Nulli Para Ora by Nulli Para Ora
Finished:1/14/13
Rating:4 Stars

Items Claimed:1~1/10
Anvil:
The babies had destroyed her center of balance and she felt like she had an anvil tied to her butt each time she tried to stand from a seated position. Page 177


Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Week 1

Chasing Nikki (Chasing Nikki, #1) by Lacey Weatherford

Finished: 1/14/13
Rating: 5 ♥'s

Items: 1 ~ 7/10

Aquarium Location 1955/Page 79
"I entered my room and sat on the bed, placing my pet in its new home. I tapped the glass, trying to get the creature to pay attention to me, but it seemed more content to stay buried amongst the roots.
'So what shall I call you, little dude? I'm not big on what's popular in aquatic names these days.'
Great, I thought. I'm actually talking to a fish."


message 41: by Amanda A (new)

Amanda A | 723 comments Week 1
Items Claimed: 10/10


Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Finished 1/11
4★
lawn - "a rolling lawn with a columned temple at its center" ~ Page 85
unicorn - "You might as well wait for a unicorn to put its head in your lap" ~ Page 175
orphanage - "he converted his estate into an orphanage and a home for war widows" ~ Page 4

Let's Pretend This Never Happened A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
Finished 1/13
3★
shovel - "or playing with the family shovel" ~ KL 399
waffle - "just drop the waffle directly in the butter tub" ~ KL 2946

The Desperate Game by Jayne Castle
Finished 1/11
3★
fish and chips - "I'll pick up some fish and chips down at the wharf and bring it back to the office." ~ Page 78
basil - "tortellini in basil sauce" ~ Page 27

Thunder Horse Redemption by Elle James
Finished 1/13
4★
scorch - "A giant scorch mark marred one corner" ~ Page 95
horseshoe - "pulled old metal horseshoes off the stallion and mare" ~ Page 172

Fins by Ashley L. Knight
Finished 1/14
3½★
aquarium - "a large saltwater aquarium that was part of the wall at the head of Naira's bed" ~ KL 363


message 42: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ | 1691 comments Week 1


Tart (Delicious, #2) by Lauren Dane by Lauren Dane
completed 1/13/13
3♥

Items claimed this post: 1/10
Total items claimed this week: 6/10

Shovel p 111....but beause she's got enough shit to shovel and I don't want to pile on.


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Sam (theliteraryhooker) Week 1:

The Sword In The Stone (Essential Modern Classics) by T.H. White - T.H. Whyte
Finished: January 14th, 2013
Rating: 3.5/5

Items to claim:
Aquarium:
"...six live grass-snakes in a kind of aquarium..." (Kobo chapter 3, pg. 14)
Unicorn: "A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated..." (Kobo chapter 7, pg. 13)
Basil: "...the various scents of mint...or of basil, camomile, fennel, hyssop and lavender..." (Kobo chapter 20, pg. 9)
Shovel: "Anybody who would like to turn his hands into a pair of spades or garden forks is allowed to do so." (Kobo chapter 21, pg. 35)

Post total: 4/10
Week total: 7/10



message 44: by Sam (last edited Jan 21, 2013 10:06AM) (new)

Sam (theliteraryhooker) Week 2:

The Sword In The Stone (Essential Modern Classics) by T.H. White - T.H. Whyte
Finished: January 14th, 2013 (chapter 10 and on)
Rating: 3.5/5

Items to claim:
Anvil:
"'It's in an anvil,' explained the King." (Kobo chapter 22, pg. 7)
Dove: "He liked them at first, especially the ones about Love - dove - above..." (Kobo chapter 13, pg. 7)

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



Alana ~ The Book Pimp (loonyalana) Update to Previous Post #40

Week 1

Chasing Nikki (Chasing Nikki, #1) by Lacey Weatherford

Finished: 1/14/13
Rating: 5 ♥'s

Items: 1 ~ 7/10

Aquarium Location 5000/Page 205
"My attention was caught by Turk who was swimming at the edge of his bowl, facing me. I'd deluded myself into thinking this fish was my friend, loving how he always swam to the edge when I entered."


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Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 1882 comments Week 1:
Items Found: 8

1. Lawn:
“It’’ll be out on the front lawn.” (KL 2952 in Where You Are)
2. Shovel: “That dog isn’t getting moved without a shovel.” (KL 3379 in Where You Are)
3. Unicorn: “Dear santa, I’d like a unicorn, and a rainbow, and the color purple.“ (KL 1436 in Where You Are)
4. Waffle: “I grabbed a couple of blueberry waffles and dropped them in the toaster.” (KL 1766 in Where You Are)
5. Aquarium: “I drive Mom home in silence, then lug the aquarium out to the back porch.” (KL 2151 in Where You Are)
6. Orphanage: TBA
7. Fish and chips: TBA
8. Scorch: “A blunt pain scorched , the left side of my body.” (KL 2106 in Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between)
9. Basil: “The air was thick with the delicious, spicy scent of drying basil, rosemary and lavender” (Pg. 121 in Outlander)
10. Horse shoe: “And then one horse threw a shoe, and we had to unload the coach and walk beside it.” (Pg. 367 in Outlander)

Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between (Rhiannon's Law #1) by J.A. Saare by J.A. Saare (Done 1/10; 4-stars)
Where You Are by J.H. Trumble by J.H. Trumble (Done 1/12; 4-stars)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon by Diana Gabaldon (Done 1/14; 3.75-stars)


message 47: by JenniferJ (last edited Jan 14, 2013 09:38PM) (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week 1

His Devious Angel (Angels with Attitude, #2) by Mimi Barbour
His Devious Angel by Mimi Barbour

Finished: 1/14/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 2/10

Basil: A bay window full of colorful ceramic pots full of basil, mint, and chives caught his attention... (Location 161)

Scorch: Try crawling on your belly through sand hot enough to scorch your camouflage.(Location 2594)


Items Claimed So Far 10/10


message 48: by JenniferJ (new)

JenniferJ | 0 comments Week 2

His Devious Angel (Angels with Attitude, #2) by Mimi Barbour
His Devious Angel by Mimi Barbour

Finished: 1/14/13
Rating: 4 Stars

Items Claimed: 1/10

Glazed Donut: They'd sucked up to Liam like glaze on a honey donut. (Location 1179)


Items Claimed So Far 1/10


message 49: by Camilla (new)

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

Book: Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton by Laurell K. Hamilton
Read: On January 15
Rating: ♥♥♥

Claimed word: Microphone
"A reporter with short blond hair and a stylish business suit was shoving a microphone in Dolph's face."
Kindle Location 2948

Claimed word: Shot glass
"Jamison's idea of a workout was lifting shot glasses at a good party."
Kindle Location 1619


message 50: by ~Melissa~ (last edited Jan 15, 2013 06:12PM) (new)

~Melissa~ | 1691 comments Week #2

Me and My Ghoulfriends (Larue Donavan, #1) by Rose Pressey
by Rose Pressey
kindle book
completed 1/15/13
3♥



Items claimed 1/10

Cashmere sweater I had dressed in my black slacks, cream-colored cashmere sweater and my favorite Dior boots.(KL 4648)

Rock Chick Redemption (Rock Chick, #3) by Kristen Ashley
by Kristen Ashley
1/15/13
4♥
pg 200 forward of Nook book

Items Claimed:2/10
Total items claimed:3/10

Switchblade"First off, he tried to strangle me, then he took a switchblade to the sweater I was wearing, then he hit me, then he dragged me out of Hank's house." p 367
Microphones "I think they even have microphones," I went on. p570


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