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Chaitra = 60
Pat = 60
Angie = 59
Camilla = 59
CaroB = 57
Shosho = 55
Paris = 55
Jennifer= 54
Ezinwanyi=53
Jenne = 49
Cathy = 48
Cindy = 46
Melissa = 44
TurtleCollector = 42
Gina = 42
Dawn = 41
Michelle= 40
Ashley = 38
Lizz = 36
Kat = 33
Megan L = 29
Dusty = 24
JenniferJ= 23
Gisbelle= 20
Jade aka MrsTosh
Bree
Danie
Points Spreadsheet
Book:
by Wilette Youkey Read: from 24/9/12 to 25/9/12 (the last 20% counts)
Rating :★★★★
The word: This convention is a bust, Ren thought as she walked along tables swathed in white cloth, displaying cakes of all shapes and sizes.
(Kindle Locations 3108-3109)
She has lived on four different continents and most recently inhabited a 240-year-old castle in rural Germany owned by a Graf.
(Kindle Locations 3793-3794)
Book:
by Jeffrey EugenidesRead: From 22/09/12 to 25/09/12 (from 23% counts)
Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Claimed word: Kilt
"...summoned only a hazy memory of her wearing it in class - one bored hand fiddling with the silver kilt pin..."
Kindle location 2011
Claimed word: Telescope
"Angling Carl Tagel's telescope out the tree-house window..."
Kindle location 2178
Claimed word: Sunblock (zinc oxide)
" ...allowing a lifeguard to reach down from his chair and apply zinc oxide to her bunnyish nose."
Kindle location 2405
Claimed word: Cake
" ...the Lisbon house was transformed into a giant wedding cake dripping frosting,... "
Kindle location 2596
Book:
Finished: 9/24/12
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Claimed word: parking lot
"a car that was stolen from the hospital parking lot was found...."
Audiobook - Chapter 59 at 5 minutes 48 seconds
Megan L wrote: "Book: Finished: 9/24/12
Rating: ★★"
Megan there are no items listed.
I just joined and finished up the last few chapters of the book I was reading and found CAKE!BookThe Keeper by Sarah Langan
Finished 9/24/12
Rating 3/5
Claimed word #1: cake
"...and remembered why her stomach was so full. A cake. A heart. In her mouth. Down the hatch."
Kindle location 3912. First page of Chapter 41
Claimed word #2: parking lot
"That's right, in the parking lot."
Kindle location 3961. In Chapter 42
Claimed word #3: wrinkles
"...her fingers were long wrinkles and hairy. An animal's fingers.
Kindle location 3278 In Chapter 32
Book:
by Virginia JewelFinished: 9/24/12
Rating: ★★★★
Words claimed: Bassinet
She left my bed and walked quickly over to the small clear crib sitting next to my bed.
I am re-posting because I found more words once I thought about the end of the book.BookThe Keeper by Sarah Langan
Finished 9/24/12
Rating 3/5
Claimed word #1: cake
"...and remembered why her stomach was so full. A cake. A heart. In her mouth. Down the hatch."
Kindle location 3912. First page of Chapter 41
Claimed word #2: parking lot
"That's right, in the parking lot."
Kindle location 3961. In Chapter 42
Claimed word #3: wrinkles
"...her fingers were long wrinkles and hairy. An animal's fingers."
Kindle location 3278 In Chapter 32
Claimed word #4: magnet
"They cowered in their homes, even while thick smoke blackened their lungs. But most followed her like a magnet."
Kindle location 4034. In Chapter 44
Book:
Finished: 9/24/12
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Claimed word: parking lot
"a car that was stolen from the hospital parking lot was found...."
Audiobook - Chapter 59 at 5 minutes 48 seconds
Book:
Finished: 25/9/12
Rating:5★
Claimed Word: Wrinkles (Crow's Feet)
"Faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, a little less elasticity to her skin, a dullness in the baby blue color of her irises."
Location - 7% of eARC.
Book:
by J.D.RobbRead(listened): from 23/9/12 to 26/9/12 (a 3 hour audio and the last 2:30 counts )
Rating :★★★
The word: Mira adjusted the sunscreen on a window...
Audiobook-second track Chapter 5 at 22:39
3 words claimed - 7 to go
Book Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
Finished 9/25/12
Rating 5/5
Claimed #1:Ax
"He had felt the edge of the brass's ax on his neck during his entire tenure."
Kindle Location 640. Chapter 6
Claimed #2:Castle
"Castle really did it, didn't he?"
Kindle location 3615. Chapter 33
Claimed #3:kilt- Not sure if this will work but I will post it until it rules otherwise.
"The truth was that Archie Sheridan made her feel off-kilter."
Kindle location 2615. Chapter 25
7/10 words claimed
Everyone is updated to here.
BOOK
Finished 9/24/12
Author- T.M. Roy
Give four stars
Claim parking lot loc 2956
Kent peeled out of the parking lot.
Finished: September 26, 2012
Rating:
My Review
Claimed #1: Parking Lot
...I walked past him and into the dark parking lot. (chapter 6)
Claimed #2: Wrinkle
There is this little wrinkle between your eyebrows... (chapter 3)
Claimed #3: Cake
...two empty pizza boxes, and half of a chocolate cake... (chapter 18)
Claimed #4: Axe
..."Things a school bully would do, not an axe murderer, calm down." (chapter 16)
Claimed #5: Castle
You were meant for castles and living in the sun. (chapter 7)
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
Finished: 9/25/12
Rating:3/5
Page 96: His outfit consisted of a small handled axe, a hunting knife....
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Read: Sep 25
Rating: ★★★
1. Parking Lot
"I am the only one who walks outwith the parking place"
- p72
2. Axe
"...he flung out one quip after another as he swung his axe..."
- p83
3. Wrinkles
"...the features I have barely become familiar with shrink into wrinkles..."
- p170
finished 9/25/12Rating:5 stars
Items Claimed 5/10
Parking Lot:I sat in the parking lot of the mall, gripping the steering wheel, just watching the people go from their cars to the doors. Kindle App for PC Location 1800
Axe:If you were out of the picture, he just has to avoid me and the axe. Kindle App for PC Location 2107
Bassinet:I felt like I was suspended by some invisible force in the air, being cradled by amazing warmth. Kindle App for PC Location 2487
Wrinkles:Small wrinkles formed on his usually smooth forehead and the corners of his mouth tugged down at the corners. Kindle App for PC Location 518
Castle:It reminded me of a giant, reflective castle. Kindle App for PC Location 311
Read: 25/9/12
Rated: 4★
Item claimed: Magnet
"Owen took a step closer, as if he was being pulled by an invsible magnet."
Location: 356 of 1035 Kindle copy.
Book:
by Aimee BenderRead: From 25/09/12 to 26/09/12
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Claimed word: Magnet
"He leans against the refrigerator and a magnet drops to the floor."
Kindle location 229
Claimed word: Parking lot
"Back in the parking lot, she held out her hand and grasped his for a second."
Kindle location 372
Claimed word: Wrinkles
"He has green eyes and no wrinkles yet."
Kindle Location 653
Claimed word: Castle
" ...lived in a castle with a butler and several spoiled cats."
Kindle location 1526
Read
Rating: ★★★★
Finished 9/26/12
Items Found:
and I stumbled off the parking lot sidewalk. K.L. #590
What a cradle robber! KL #1083
Hes going to have premature wrinkles KL#1640
With Caleb beside me it would be cake KL#2105
Mod
by Ilona AndrewsFinished9/26
Rating5 Stars
I am so glad I finally got to read this book.
Items
Cradle-Page 7 I cradled myself with my arms
Castle-Page 115 Like an ethereal castle
Read: 26/9/12
Rated: 4★
Item Claimed: Bassinet (Crib)
"...who had returned from putting Max to sleep in his crib."
Pg. 280
Item Claimed: Sunscreen (Sunblock)
"...Rune had gone shopping online for cloaks, SPF +100 sunblock,..."
Pg. 307
Please let me know if any of these don't work Dawn!Book:
by Rachel CaineRead: 9/24/12 to 9/25/12
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Items Claimed: 9
Claimed Word: Bassinet (Cradle)
"And held my breath as I slid it into the cradle."
Kindle Location: 1084
Claimed Word: Sunblock (Zinc Oxide)
"Or standing in walking shorts, an I Love Florida! T0shirt, and oversized sunglasses with zinc oxide all over my nose."
Kindle Location: 150
Claimed Word: Kilt
"He had a nice voice, vaguely Canadian, and there was an off-kilter tilt to one of his eyes that made him seem sly."
Kindle Location: 2617
Claimed Word: Parking Lot
"I blinked and focused and saw three bright centers of energy approaching me on foot across the parking lot."
Kindle Location: 195
Claimed Word: Telescope
"...and as the world telescoped to a black pinpoint I felt a warm pulse of power go through my skin..."
Kindle Location: 3598
Claimed Word: Wrinkles
"Wrinkles. My God. Sarah had wrinkles."
Kindle Location: 536
Claimed Word: Castle
"And don't tell us he's got some kind of title and a castle, or I really will commit suicide by Marvin."
Kindle Location: 887
Claimed Word: Cake
"I'd thought it was, well, for the cheesecake value, and I'm sure that made the deal sweeter for him."
Kindle Location: 3263
Claimed Word: Magnet
"There's a white van with dark-tinted windows and a magnetic sign that says it's from a flower shop."
Kindle Location: 645
Read
by Maya BanksRated 4 1/2♥
Finished 9/26/12
Items claimed:4/10
p. 125 He bent down and kissed away the wrinkle.
p. 179 As a matter of habit, Geron Castle had an array of local newspapers.... (yup Dawn it was castle for the person's name☺)
p. 190 ....she thrust the truck into gear and roared out of the parking lot......
p 202 Piece of cake.
Book:
by Lynsay SandsRead: 24/9/12 to 27/9/12
Rating:★★★1/2
Word #4: Cradled
The protective way Morgan had cradled Leigh in his arms as he ...
(24% ebook)
Word #5: Kilter
This experience had temporarily left her off kilter, but that was to be expected.
(43% ebook)
Word #6: Parking lot
They chose it based on the fact that the parking lot was half full.
(53% ebook)
Word #7: Wrinkly
The way the jowls of his silly wrinkly face swung back and forth as he charged didn’t seem amusing now..
(96% ebook)
Finished: 9/26/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Items: 2/10
Total Items: 3/10
1. Wrinkles
"I wanted a long, steamy, environmently irresponsible shower that wrinkled my skin.."
Audiobook Chapter 8 - 3:32:34
2. Cake
"She was also responsible for stocking the kitchen with mallow cakes."
Audiobook Chapter 11 - 4:31:21
Finished: 9/26/12
Rating: ★★★★★
Items: 2/10
Total Items: 5/10
1. Cradle(Bassinet)
"...used to bring your cradle outside and rock you..."
Page 304
2. Castle
"...the landscape like a misplace medieval castle."
Page 125
Silence by Shusaku Endo
Read: Sep 24 - Sep 26
Rating: ★★★★★
4. Castle
"...but then he had given himself up at the castle of the feudal lord, Umura..."
- p111
5. Telescope
"...to be kind enough to lend us lenses and telescopes."
- p219
6. Cake
"When his work was done, he would receive some cakes or money..."
- p265
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Finished: 9/26
Rated: 4/5
*...Karou had learned from the cradle in the natural way... page 53
*...used a handful of scuppies to flatten the wrinkles out of a drawing...page 141
finished:9/26/12Rating:4 stars
Item Claimed~2=7/10
Cake:His gut clenched while he leaned lower over the dust-caked saddle. Kindle App for PC Location 26
Telescope:Lacey loved the heavy feel of the old brass in her hands; an antique her father gifted to her when she’d landed this job a year ago. Kindle App for PC Location 69
Poltergeist by Kat Richardson
Finished:9/27
Rating:3.7 stars
Magnet :...feeding a grid of tiny electromagnets embedded...Audiobook-Disc 1, Track 17 (01:11)
Parking Lot :...trailed me all the way to the parking lot door...Audiobook-Disc 3, Track 3 (04:34)
Cake :...in a bakery called Cake House...Audiobook-Disc 10, Track 12 (01:02)
Telescope :...there would be cameras and telescopes trained on...Audiobook-Disc 10, Track 12 (04:34)
Read
finished 9/27/12Rating:★★★★
Items Found:
To fill his family's silent castle with happy chaos
KL#835
in nothing but a heavy blue, green, and black kilt.
KL#911
Items Found to Date: 6
○Week 13/10
○Book:
by Jill Shalvis○Finished: 9.26.12
○Rating: ♥♥♥♥
○Items:
•Parking Lot: "...to think about teaching Toby to ride in a deserted parking lot instead..." pg 172
•Wrinkles: "She forced herself to smooth her fingers over the wrinkles she'd left." pg 201
•Cake: "...meeting over chocolate cake had become habit..." pg 8
I found the last two items for the week! :)Book:
by David EddingsRead: From 25/09/12 to 27/09/12
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Claimed word: Axe
" ...raising it like an axe to smash his enemy forever."
Kindle Location 3747
Claimed word: Cradle (Bassinet)
"...the crown prince of Arendia, cooed and gurgled in his cradle as he played with the string of brightly colored beads..."
Kindle Location 2304
Book:Power Play by Charlotte Stein
Rating: ★★
Finished: 25-09-12
Items:
1/ WRINKLES: Location 881, Kindle > "He shakes his head, wrinkles his brow"
2/ CAKE: Location 566, Kindle > "It's like he's just finished cramming a box of cakes into his mouth a second before you see him."
3/ MAGNET: Location 2546, Kindle > "I think I go numb below the waist, once the electromagnetic pulse of pleasure has finished wiping out my groin."
from the The Study Series BundleBook:Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Rating: ★★★★
Finished: 27-09-12
Items:
4/ CASTLE: Pg 375 > "I had visualized the Citadel as one large building, like the Commander’s castle in Ixia, but this was far beyond anything I could have imagined."
Book:On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Rating: ★★★★
Finished: 28-09-12
Items:
5/ KILT: Pg 171 > "He and Adam had decided to forgo wearing a traditional kilt since November in Scotland was ‘baltic’ as they said."
6/ PARKING LOT: Pg 206 > “The hospital was kind of confusing with lots of a little parking lots and different entrances and yellow barricades.”
Items:Bassinet: Unleashed] -- pg 155;He cradled her face with both hands and wiped one big fat tear away with agonizing tenderness.
Sunblock: Unleashed -- pg 21;Quickly, he stepped away from the window and let the drape fall down to block out the sun.
Kilt: Siren Song -- pg 251: Though the bride tried to convince him to wear a kilt, the groom still managed to look quite dashing in his black tuxedo.
Parking Lot: Grave Witch -- pg 163: I shrugged away from him as soon as we reached the parking garage.
Telescope: Unleashed] -- pg 190;The last thing that he noticed was a telescope.
Axe: Siren Song -- pg 57: “That’s why I asked Mr. Tremain to give you a chance before he axed your column out of hand.
Wrinkles: Grave Witch -- pg 96: I finally found it and folded it, ignoring the wrinkles:Grave Witch -- pg 96: I finally found it and folded it, ignoring the wrinkles.
Castle: Unleashed -- pg 154: It was not what someone would expect in a beach house, more like something in an old English castle.
Cake:Grave Witch -- pg 27: Maybe Maria will let us snag some of her upside-down cake before the meal.
Magnet:Siren Song -- pg 61: She glanced at him from beneath her lashes and had to bite back a groan; did he have to be so…magnetic?
Total Items Claimed: 10/10
Books Read:
-- Finished 9/25: 4.25stars 
-- Finished 9/26: 3stars
-- Finished 9/28; 4stars
BOOK The Ugly Kids. By Rachel Hanna Castle The mountain, strangely enough, was shaped vaguely like a castle. Pg 40
READ 9/26/12
3 Stars
BOOK Love In The Falls - Sam & Camden
CAKE You've always been one for high drama, but this realy takes the cake. Loc 1556
Read 9/27/12
4 Stars by Renee Adams
Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer.
Read: Sep 25 - Sep 26
Rating: ★★★
7. Magnet
"Maxon swept the magnets off the fridge..."
- p116
8. Kilt (Hopefully this will work...)
"You kilt him!"
- p174
9. Bassinet
"...the drapes around the bassinet were dusty and still..."
- p297
Paris wrote: "Please let me know if any of these don't work Dawn!Book:
by Rachel CaineRead: 9/24/12 to 9/25/12
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Items Claimed: 9
..."
Wow, that had to be the perfect book for this week.
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Wow, that had to be the perfect book for this week. "I was actually a little surprised that it didn't have axe in it, but I'm finishing that book now...ish. lol
Camilla wrote: "I found the last two items for the week! :)Book:
by David EddingsRead: From 25/09/12 to 27/09/12
Rating: ♥♥♥♥
Claimed word: Axe
" ...raising it like an ax..."
Congrats Camilla!
Mod
by Suzanne JohnsonFinished: 9/27
Rating:★★★★★
Glad I found this book at my library
Items
Axe Page 23 and urged everyone within hearing to hustle out and buy an ax
Parking Lot Page 97 "I'll Drive," he said, heading toward the small parking area behind my house. It had enough space for both my truck and the vehicles belonging to the young couple
Wrinkles Page 209 Alex returned from the back. His jacket wasn't even wrinkled
by Charlaine HarrisFinished 9/27/12
★★★
Kilt I'd seen him in a sort of kilt and a one-shouldered T-Shirt..
Parking Lot There was no one lingering in the parking lot on a day this hot.
Cake Halleigh had made her version of Caroline Bellefleur's chocolate cake...
finished 9/27/12Rating:4 stars
Item Claimed:1~8/10
Magnet:With that wild pink hair, she was nothing but a trouble magnet. Kindle App for PC Location 414
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