Karen ⊰✿’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2012)

Karen ⊰✿’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

New Spin: More than one author

Melindam wrote: "New Spin: Title starts L-Z"

Reading The Nine Lives of Bianca Moon and listening to Candy Cane Lane by Sia (it’s a random Aussie Xmas mix!)
My very tenuous connection is that Sia is known for her disguises and this is a mystery where cats and dogs are the detectives and main characters and they wear ties and top hats etc which are types of disguises …? 🤭

Sammy wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I guess it’s a European thing. I’ve never heard of that song 😬"

You've never heard of Fairytale of new York?!? This must be remedied! it is the best Christmas song ever written, b..."

That one is mildly familiar - I think from a movie? It was used in something. Otherwise, it isn’t on any Christmas mix I’ve ever owned or listened to 😬

Sammy wrote: "Looks like a fun collection. A bit less heavy than my tape was, I suspect, but some fab artists on there!"

So cool 😎

Melindam wrote: "And on cue, it's snowing like mad in Hungary. Just walked through a winter wonderland to get home from the office Xmas party. :) ☆☆☆"

Awww lovely
It’s 43c here today. I’m having my family Xmas today so we are cooking in the BBQ! I refuse to turn on the oven.

I went to a Christmas lunch yesterday - 200 of us in a gorgeous restaurant which is a converted warehouse. So lovely high ceilings with fans… and no air conditioning 😭 it was “only” 36c yesterday and it was so hot in that place. I came straight home into the pool.
So that means Christmas to me 🤭🎄

Andy wrote: "Sammy wrote: "I generally don't listen to christmas music until the 11th when I put up my tree, but when I do I start with The Pogues and then go straight to Dolly Parton 😁
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The Christmas song is..."

I guess it’s a European thing. I’ve never heard of that song 😬

Haha
Up over and out is perfect
🤭

Bahahaha true

I finished

so nice for the time of year!

Also

which was sent to me by one of my business groups and I actually was surprised with how much I got out of it

lol yes true, tons of letters too.

And thank you both - very kind!

Perhaps if I ever do a revised edition I'll find a way to insert 'defenestration'

Our previous Mod, Renee, wrote a book with an X character and mentioned why in the dedication 😂

New spin: - same again!
251-400 pages

Reading 384 pages

Next up on Amazon music is Sia- Gimme Love.
Perfect! Both Sia and Jimmy grew up in south Australia. And jimmy’s life was defined for many years by his need for love which turned him to drugs and alcohol

Oh it’s a boring business book. Only useful when there is a need for a teal cover in challenges so I have discovered 😂😂

Yes you can read them too Elisabeth 👍🥳

I know when I re-read my book I was still surprised at some of what I wrote 😂 so many edits you forget what’s in there

Round 5 bonuses update

We have no limits. Woot! So feel free to read as many black covers or books with musicians as you would like :)

That’s a shame as it sounded quite cute

Keely wrote: "1% away from being above that line!"

I felt so bad about that line being just above you!! 🤭

Keely wrote: "Elisabeth - the captains response to being able to use the word Eagles on the cover was as no. Unless we are able to provide acceptable catalogue evidence that the word should be included in the ti..."

I looked it up on world cat.
The official title is “Eagles: dark desert highway : how America's dream band turned into a nightmare” so I shall update the goodreads entry

This category is a bit harder than I thought.

I'm taking one of Sammy's options and going with an agatha Christie, plus another random book I can get from the library on Libby :)