Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, July 05, 2008

"What do a suburban mom and her troubled daughter, two recently divorced brothers, a pair of former child stars, born-again Christian newlyweds, and a couple of young millionaires have in common? They have all been selected to compete on Lost and Found, a daring new reality TV show. In teams of two, they will race across the globe--from Egypt to Japan, from Sweden to England--to battle for a million-dollar prize. They must decipher encrypted clues, recover mysterious artifacts, and outwit their opponents to stay in play. What starts as a lark turns deadly serious as the number of players is whittled down, temptations beckon, and the bonds between partners strain and unravel. Before long the question is not only who will capture the final prize, but at what cost."

Picked this up at the book warehouse sale.

Unabridged on 8 CD's; read by Blair Brown 

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Wednesday, November 19, 2008

As many reviewers have noted, this novel bears a lot of similarity to TV's "Amazing Race", and it makes for an interesting platform as the subject for a book. I enjoyed the way Parkhurst alternated each character's current status in the race with so-called flashbacks to their not-so-distant past as a way to develop the characterizations. Parts of the story were somewhat predictable & maybe a little too catty, playing rather like a soap opera, but then again, I do think some people really do live soap opera lives. I still find it hard to believe a person can act really "real" when cameras are constantly in the their face, whether it be for a TV show or in a novel, so you've of course got to take the term "reality show" with a big grain of salt. While I loved the idea for this book & it maintained my interest throughout, I felt like it didn't quite live up to what it could've been. 

Journal Entry 3 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, January 24, 2009

Wrapped & will ship off to gypsyrose2 on 1/26/09, via relay. Safe travels....! 

Journal Entry 4 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, February 08, 2009

This arrived at my mums house sometime during the week and i picked it up friday evening. Thankyou for sending it so quickly. We started to listen to it on our 6 hour trip home last night. 

Journal Entry 5 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Saturday, February 21, 2009

not too bad. Better than some ive listened to of late. But was there anyone in this story that wasnt gay?? No, that was an exageration, but every storyline seemed to be about someones homosexual tendencies. That doesnt normally worry me but it was all the time.
anyways is now available.