Showing posts with label Theme Thursdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theme Thursdays. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Theme Thursday: Rhymes

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Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next.
Anyone can participate in it.
The rules are simple:
A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)

Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This week’s theme is: Rhymes
But...but now that she knew how bad her dad was at the book keeping and billing, she was worried that he'd run out of money by year's end if he didn't make some changes.
-- Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis -- page 49
Looking forward to seeing what Rhymes you picked this week for Theme Thursday.



Until next time...Happy Reading!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Theme Thursday { Synonyms}

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Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next.
Anyone can participate in it.
The rules are simple:
A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)



Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”



This week’s theme is: Synonyms



(Pick 2 snippets that have a synonym i.e. if one sentence has KID the other should have CHILD or BABY or INFANT etc.)





And she cried over a newborn. Neely and Lilah were both laughing and sobbing. Once Emma said everything was okay, Stone and T.J carried Lilah to T.J's jeep. They got her and the baby settled in and TJ drove them down the hill to Neely's sister, who was a midwife and registered nurse in South Shore.
--page 44 in Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis



Looking forward to seeing what Synonyms you picked this week for Theme Thursday.



Until next time...Happy Reading!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Theme Thursday {Antonyms}

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Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next.

Anyone can participate in it.

The rules are simple:

A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)

Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading

Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post

It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)


Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This week’s theme is:

ANTONYMS

(Pick 2 snippets that have an opposite i.e. if one sentence has OPEN the other should have CLOSE)




Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
Do you have many enemies?" she asked quietly.
"Yes, thank God. They're not nearly as inconvenient as friends."
-page 308



Can't wait to see how you all did on this weeks theme!


Until next time...Happy Reading!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Theme Thursdays {Sorry/Forgiveness}


Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This week’s theme is

SORRY / FORGIVENESS

My THURSDAY THEME for SORRY/FORGIVENESS is here.


"We'll discuss it outside." Amelia rose from her chair, obliging the gentlemen to hoist themselves out of their seats. She threw Westcliff an apologetic glance. " I beg your pardon, my lord. If you will excuse us...."

- page 98 in Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

Until next time... Happy Reading!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Theme Thursdays {Sound/Music} – Sept 22, 2011

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Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next.

Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)



Today's Theme: SOUND / MUSIC



Strong and Sexy by Jill Shalvis




The only sound was the rain and the water dripping off herself and Shayne. " Oh, for God's sake." She bent to reach beneath her mat for the key she kept hidden there. A sound of disbelief came from Shayne. "You're kidding me. You can't hide a key there,"

Page 46

He let out a sound that might have been a half laugh, half growl as he stepped forward, into her, slipping an arm around her waist.

page 47

Can't wait to read your Thursday Theme!


Until next time...Happy Reading!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Theme Thursdays [Feelings] – 9/15/2011

Theme Thursday is hosted by Reading Between Pages



Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next.

Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”



FEELING (Happiness, sadness, surprise, etc )


My Thursday Theme for FEELING is :

Smart and Sexy by Jill Shalvis


He was so inherently male, so unintentionally sexy, she could have laughed, could have thrown her arms around him, could have opened her mouth and told him she was falling, and falling hard, and any of those reaction, or all of them, were real.


-page 210



That (very long) sentence is full of feelings... wowzer!




Can't wait to hear your thoughts on those "feelings" and of course to read your Thursday Theme. Comment and let us know where to find you!




Until next time...


Happy Reading!