Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2012)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

The Amalfi Curse

Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…

Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?

As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever…

Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "I've moved this to be the 2nd BOM for the month seeing that we don't have too many volunteers over here yet. Hope you don't mind slowing down or coming back on the 16th, Lisa!"

No problem. Hope a few more people read, it's quite riveting.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Oh my book club chose this last night as our next book!
I need to finish my current one first though."

I'm half way through it. It's really thought provoking.

My library hold came in on Friday so how's that for timing.

I'll start tonight so I'll be ready to do the first set of questions. 😊

Keely wrote: "I keep forgetting about this one 😅

I just moved Natasha's Jonathan Strange book into the 159 monster and added a book that I finished a while ago with 690 pages. That means James Bond is done. I'm..."

Great Keely. Spin when you get home, you haven't spun in a while. 😊

Reacher Gilt is done.

New Monster is Leopold of Belgium - Belgium Congo

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go?

In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It's a book - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors, and that any door is every door .

What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows an extraordinary powers on whoever possesses it, and soon she and her best friend Izzy are exploring all that the Book of Doors can do, swept away from their quiet lives by the possibilities of travelling to anywhere they want.

But the Book of Doors is not the only magical book in the world. There are other books that can do wondrous and dreadful things when wielded by dangerous and ruthless individuals - individuals who crave what Cassie now possesses.

Suddenly Cassie and Izzy are confronted by violence and danger, and the only person who can help them is, it seems, Drummond Fox. He is a man fleeing his own demons - a man with his own secret library of magical books that he has hidden away in the shadows for safekeeping. Because there is a nameless evil out there that is hunting them all . . .

Because some doors should never be opened.

Judith wrote: "Yes, but everyone have a nice restful lie down until closer to October.

Keep an eye on the newsletter and on this thread for when signups open"

Great. Thank U. I'll definitely be having a rest till then. ❤️

Hey Mods, just wondering if there is going to be another Group Challenge this year? No having withdrawal symptoms... much 😉

The Mississippi Boys are done.

New Monster is Whomping Willow.

Congratulations Team Empire State Building. Well done.

And a big thank you to the Mods and all the Team Captains, it was such a great challenge and lot of admin to keep it all running, I'm guessing.

Looking forward to our next Challenge!

Definitely a big shout out to the Mods and Captains. This one was so fun but a lot of tracking work for you guys. Thank U.

I've finished too.

Thanks everyone for being a great team.

Now I can get back to watching Wednesday, LOL.. for a little while till the next challenge. 😁

I think that must be a cousin of Kraft Block Cheese we had in Australia when I was a kid. Is it still around? Not cheesy goodness, a white bread sandwich with Kraft cheese stuck to the roof of your mouth well into the afternoon.

Thanks for the wonderful array of cheeses, but a bit disappointed that the great Australian Cheese, Bega didn't get a mention. 😁

I love Call the Midwife show! My husband.. not so much, LOL.

I've finished the Cathedral on the cover. Such a good series.

Elisabeth wrote: "I was thinking 7pm Sunday."

Yes, I was thinking along the same lines.

We've all done a great job but also sad when another team challenge ends.

Have we Aussies got till Sunday night? I'm aiming to finish my last two by then as well.

Yes, amazing effort Richard. You are certainly a reading machine.

Natasha wrote: "I added a couple of books. I'm currently reading a 700+ pages book (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) so I claimed that spot."

Great Natasha. I hope you enjoy the book. I remember watching the TV adaption a while ago, and liking it but wasn't the ending a bit unusual? (In the TV show anyway, it wasn't a happy ending as I remember it.)

And yes, really hope Chava is ok too!