Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Barb wrote: "Time Lord Steven wrote: "I love the cheesy forced French accent you have going on, Monsieur Mango!"

Anyone else envisioning Pepe Lepew while reading that post? LOL"

lol!

And I found we had a massive influx of macaroons after masterchef a few years ago. You can now buy them at any cafe or patisserie, (even McDonalds!!) but they are really expensive (about $3 each!)
Teresa ; they are kind of like gooey meringue with cream inside. Delicious and sweet ;)

Macaroons thanks to Masterchef Australia have even reached out shores. There is even a shop that flies them in from France everyday... they are delicious, the best ones just dissolve in your mouth with a burst of flavor. Mmmmm.

Steven!
How awesome are these!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f247...

Ex-freeze-inate!!

(apologies for all the !! I just think this is awesome..lol)

I've never had one! :(

Oh dear god I want those ice cube trays!

And you can make CHOCOLATES from them! Ah! I want to make little tardis chockies for my son next Easter! :D

Unfortunately they don't ship to Aus, but I'm sure if I google enough I can find them elsewhere ;)

You can ship them to me and I'll ship them to ya! ;p

Yeah sure you would let them out of your grasp....lol!
I do have a tardis teapot and also some t-shirts which I got from this site. Strange there is a restriction on this!

Oh, I had to "pin" those, Karen. Cute.

Time Lord Steven wrote: "Oh dear god I want those ice cube trays!"

That website has ice cube trays in lots of fun shapes: the π sign, Han Solo in carbonite, Batman, the Millenium Falcon, R2D2, Portal 2, gummy bears, and even a Death Star :)

It is an amazing site Barb. Something for everyone! lol

Okay, so next time I go anywhere that might have a fancy/French bakery/pastries, I'm trying at least one macaroon!

Love those ice cube trays!! Oh man, chocolates in those shapes would be so awesome.

They have other shapes? I'm not sure why I've never seen their ice cube trays before! I love that site.

Finished another book today Iced (Dani O'Malley, #1), karen marie moning...3*s...it was just ok for me...I dont know if it wasnt what I wanted to read or if it had been too long since the last book, but I was completely lost pretty much throughout the book - didnt really like it much at all.

Going away for a few days. I shall miss my little fruity tooties! It's not a mango but hey, the color is close enough:

That looks really good, thanks! Have a great time :)

I finished another book today Cerulean Sins, laurell k hamilton 07.26 1*...I absolutely hated this book so much that Im contemplating not finishing/continuing on with the series...life is too short to read a book you dislike intensely :(

Yeah don't read if you don't like!

Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "life is too short to read a book you dislike intensely :( "

So very true! The days when I *had to read a book are LONG past LOL Now, if a book doesn't 'hook' me in the first 50ish pages, I put it aside and move on -- unless it's a book I know will take a bit longer to get into!

Hi finished another book today Destined, pc cast...2*s...once again I picked a real Dud....I am so hoping that my next book will much more to my liking :( 2 books in a row that were not to my liking is not a record I would like to continue lol

I hope your next book is AMAZING to make up for the last two! :)

Hate when that happens, Sallie!

Just checking in. Haven't had a chance to read much as I got busy with school and now, I'm getting busy with packing. Hopefully, I can start reading again once the move is done.

Good luck to you, Nancy!

Ewww, moving suuuuucks! Good luck Nancy!

Thanks Barb and Steven

I finished Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle today 07.28 4*s definitely a much better read than the last 2 books I have read in the past few days...thank goodness I was afraid I was stuck in "reading nightmare" lol

I like that series a lot, Sallie, I'm glad you enjoyed this one more than your last two books :)

Thank goodness you read one you felt didn't waste your time!!! :)

Glad you enjoyed it AND broke your "slump."

Have just finished Heartless and, to be honest, it felt a bit lacklustre. It was another one of those books where I really felt the story began for me in the final pages. Like it was a filler for the fifth and final book :/

So sorry you felt like your book was le filler, Nicole.

Je deteste when that happens!

The thread for the August reading challenge is now unlocked!

**Go claim a spot if you're reading something that will fall into one of the specific categories that
have limited slots(genre challenge, SPELL IT OUT, or Color Cover!)**

Please remember: You DO NOT have to claim a spot for ANY of the NON-specific-limit
categories (ally shelves, frenemy shelves, new to you authors, Goodreads choice, or Made into
TV/Movies) but ONLY for the previously listed categories with specific limitations.

It is still okay to "claim" a spot in a category where it isn't necessary, to let moi know what vous
are reading! ;)

***Make sure you read through the first post one more time, all the way through, as another
update had to be made (as my previous edits were lost to the punch bowl and disappeared!) to
explain these claiming rules!***
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You will find the thread for the challenge here:
August Challenge - Mod's Summer Vacation!

Mystery lovers, have you seen the new challenge here on NBRC??? Mystery Mayhem and Murder Squad Reading Challenge. Join up! :)

Ummm... thank you .. I think? LOL

Oh, you are welcome! I couldn't possibly keep such a cool challenge away from fellow mystery lovers, hehe.

LOL! Teresa's pimping the Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Squad Reading Challenge.

I haven't posted it to all the teams because I didn't want to be a nuisance but the thought did occur. It is a really good challenge. I may be biased, hehe!

I'm glad you like it, Teresa. I'm pretty proud of it. ☺

if you need some "mangoish" cover may I tempt you all with the brand new ? I'm just at chapter 5 but the book is sooooooooooooooo promising.

Kate Daniels at her best!

Ah, but I'd have to go all the way back to book one first!! :P

Yes, you do, sorry.

This series is one of my top 3 favorites. Although the first book is nothing special, the evolution is simply amazing.

From what I've been reading on the various discussion group threads, I believe this one is the best so far.

I think I'd seen someone (maybe you?) raving about it before, and I think I added it to my to-read previously?

well, I would totally rave about it, so the odds are in my favor :o)

Hehehe! :)

Preaching to the choir Sonia.(Book reading Harpie, Love it!) I've snapped it up for our challenge for the paranormal genre - I'm just waiting for it to arrive in the mail. I agree, the first book was a bit confusing re the world building but once you got in to it, an addictive read. Curran, sigh.

I've heard so many amazing things about this series. Maybe it's another book I need to add to my September book list. Geez, I never got through so many books before there was you guys.

*big group hugs*

Yes, we should be aka "Enablers Anonymous"!

Reading Enablers Anonymous? Otherwise, who knows what we'd be enabling each other to do?? :P

Nope, we need to add a D at the end of that, so our acronym would spell out READ!

Barb wrote: "Reading Enablers Anonymous? Otherwise, who knows what we'd be enabling each other to do?? :P

Nope, we need to add a D at the end of that, so our acronym would spell out READ!"

You are a genius, Barb! Unfortunately, I am not because I can't think of a good word for that D.

Barb wrote: "Reading Enablers Anonymous? Otherwise, who knows what we'd be enabling each other to do?? :P

Nope, we need to add a D at the end of that, so our acronym would spell out READ!"

Hah! I'll keep thinking on it to see what I can come up with.

Reading Enablers Anonymous. Duh.