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Yaaay!! :))
Grabbed TARDIS and gargoyle tasks
Found an audible plus listen Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs that will work for the Mexico/Central America task, so I'm grabbing it.
Sammy wrote: "Excellent! Because I know I came up with the task, but I'm not reading a book set in Leeds. It's bad enough I have to live here! 😆"😆
On a positive note, it will probably work either for Oxford or for university setting for the Tolkien challenge. 😊
I guess this is more like a coat than a cloak, right? 
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Sammy wrote: "Nice!No sign of mine yet 😟"
Actually I discovered them on my app, under my profile, not in a message like last year.
Just got 2024 stats from Audible. 😊In 2024 I listened to 713 hours and 5 minutes and listened to 119 titles.
My Top Month was June with 95 hours and 33 minutes and that has also been my highest listening time in a month ever since I have been using Audible.
My most listened to author was Dorothy Dunnett (95 hours) and narrator (for Dorothy Dunnett) was John Banks (79 hours).
and according to Audible's genre-ing:
#4 strictly speaking, it's more like #3.5 as it's a shortie, but I need the push to roll on and be proud of myself. 😊
by John MauceriIt's a very personal tribute to Berstein, but I enjoyed and appreciated it, so I gave it 5 stars.
MelanieJoy wrote: "#3 
5 Stars. I loved this book. Her pacing was incredible. I didn't like the characters until I did. Such a fun book and I'm so ..."
I put this on my TBR because of the U-title for last wheel, but haven't read it yet. But good to know that you liked it. 🙂
an absolutely
It has been languishing on my Audible TBR since 2020 I think, and quite undeservedly. Very well narrated by the author himself.
I nominate Lies and Weddings
by Kevin KwanA forbidden affair erupts dramatically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in this hilarious, sophisticated, and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex—and the lies we tell about them all.
Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, has a problem: his family fortune, the legendary Gresham Trust, has been depleted by decades of profligate spending. While magazine covers and Instagram stories display impeccably designed manors and shiny new yachts, the secret reality holds nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to seduce a woman with money, thereby securing the family's precarious financial future.
Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey-blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong?
When the Gresham family descends on the Big Island of Hawaii to host a veritable who's who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs for the wedding of the decade, Rufus must merely flex his famous abs to bewitch the heiress of his choice. But instead a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials, and the Gresham family's plans—and their reputation—go up in flames.
Can the once-great earldom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist? Spanning the black sand beaches of Hawaii, the red city of Marrakech, the Los Angeles bachelor pad of a billionaire playboy, and the inner sanctum of England’s oldest family estate, Lies and Weddings reveals an enthralling family saga that is as scandalous and satirical as it is full of heart.
Reason: Hawaii ;)
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Valid point! 😊
Sammy wrote: "I believe the idea here is "If I can't be a good example, at least let me be a terrible warning"Only no-one is taking the warning. That's on you guys! 😆"
Sorry, but no, it's your warning technique sucks. 🤭🥰
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: lol!I can't imagine many people joining then. We prefer our current click bait name 🤣"
Karen,
don't make the mistake of underestimating our crazy, please. 😂
Sammy's a terrible, but much appreciated influence on my book choices. 🤭 ❤️Maybe we could petition Karen to rename the challenge to "how to bloat your TBR"? 😉
Sophie wrote: "And the Scalzi and Dan Jones are added to mine. This challenge is doing the opposite of what it is meant to."😅 Too true! 😊
