Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s Comments (group member since Jan 23, 2016)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Beth (Ducky) wrote: "This makes me happy that my boyfriend and I like to drive on our vacations. We've never been overseas but when we go to DC we drive (it's about 10 hours)

The only time I've flown was from Chicago ..."

So Beth, you don't advise using the Greyhound buses in the US? I only ask because I'm thinking of going over this year and we might have to get from Montreal to Boston and using the bus was one of the alternatives. But my travel agent wasn't keen on this either.

Great flying advice from Karen. You really have to get your head into what I call "the flying Zone", nothing you can do about it so try and sit back, read, watch movies and relax. Set your watch to the time zone your destination is in and try to "think" in that time from once you get in the plane. Another thing I do now on long haul flights is try and book exit rows seats which costs about AUD $80 a sector extra and especially on the long sections (like LA - Melbourne for example) it makes heaps of difference because you can stretch out.

Are you going on Qantas from LA -Melbourne on the new Dreamliner plane?

I was just up in that area before Christmas (Port Douglas, near Cairns) and it was fantastic. Sun, surf, The Great Barrier Reef.. awesome! Enjoy your Australian adventure.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Okey Doky. Scrap that one then. Boy, it sure looks yellow to me."

We have the green light for your yellow book from the captains group - Yay!"

Wow, that's great. Great incentive to read it and get up to date in this series.

Yep, Australians are the masters of the long flights. The one that nearly killed me was Iceland (Had to get up at 3 am!) - Heathrow (8 hour lay over) then Singapore - Sydney. Took me days to get over that, LOL. But Iceland was worth it. Amazing place.

Can someone check this one for RED for me.. . It also cover 0 and 7 and not sure about 4 yet.

Okey Doky. Scrap that one then. Boy, it sure looks yellow to me.

Hi and Welcome Richelle, I'm sure you'll really enjoy this challenge. It's a lot of fun. And by the way, that sounds like a an absolute dream job.

You guys all seem so organised. I usually have a few series I'm reading as buddy reads each month and then just wing it from there. Better go and see what's on the agenda for February.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "

Good to see you again Lisa. How are you finding the heat today? get ready for tomorrow it will be a doooooozy

Hey Co-Cap! I don't think we've ever done a challenge together so that is pretty exc..."

Hiya Karen! Always great playing UNO in your team. Yes, I've got the air conditioner going flat out and the pool is getting a mighty workout, LOL

Hello. I also live in Sydney, am a Mum to 3 adult children, do admin for our farming business, also a full time carer for my adult son with Autism, plus a grandma of 3. And in my spare time.. I read, everything and anything and love planning and travelling. Any type of romance is my go to genre although I'm also really fond of doorstopper historical fiction.

Great to be playing with you all.

Definitely Tefek. It's a fun challenge and your team mates will help you if you have any questions.

Yep, me too. This is my 3rd UNO, definitely one of my favourite group challenges.

I imagine the author wrote them that way on purpose as their family dynamic was so interlinked and such an integral part of the overall story.

What did everyone think of the final paragraph?

Well, I had no expectations having never read this author's infamous first book other than I thought the premise sounded interesting.

It was a bit different to what I thought it would be about (that the historical story would be highlighted more) but it didn't matter. Paula Hawkins is a talented writer and despite the many POV's she managed to keep all the balls in the air so to speak and craft an intriguing thriller. Definitely agree with you Karen, it was just as much a study in character as a murder mystery. And that last paragraph was inspired.

I've read the first 87 pages and am really quite liking it. I haven't read her previous book which is good as I can't make any comparisons to that.

Despite the many points of view the book is well structured and I'm reading in chunks as Karen did so I'm not having any trouble differentiating the various characters. And I like the cross between the historical story and the present mystery. So far, so good.

I bought this one a couple of weeks ago cheaply at Big W. So I'm going to join in too next book up.

Tracy wrote: "Oh that's a good idea Lisa! Keeping notes on cliffhangers in case a long wait between books...."

Yes, it's amazing how you can forget important nuances of the plot or characters when it's years between books.. (I'm looking at you Diana Gabaldon, LOL)

I've been keeping a book journal to keep check of my books since about 2000, long before Goodreads! I'm now on Journal no 4 - I find it handy to add series, character names and if it's a complex series and if the books are published longer than 12 months a brief synopsis of where the plot is at and cliffhangers that need to be resolved.

Congratulations to the winners... and everybody who played. Uno is a great challenge. And those teams that finished all the mini challenges - you guys are awesome reading machines. Kudos.

And lastly a big thank you to the Mods and Team Captains and co-Captains for all your work and inspiration through out the challenge.

See you all again for UNO 18. Woo Hoo.

And all the best Chava for your time in the USA. Keep us posted of your adventures over at TTV.

Finished my final book for this year's uno completing the Buttercup egg. Book set in Germany. . There was a lot in the book to absorb and it turned dark for a while there, but like all good fairy tales finally had a Happy Ever After, Phew.

We certainly were a great team.. thanks everyone for the lovely chatting... and see some of you over in Tower Teams V and Uno next year!