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[Rebecca NJ]

Time Lord Steven wrote: "What is the Spellmans series, Rebecca? :D"



Basically the whole family, parents, uncles, sisters, etc. are in a PI agency together. The book is really about Izzy but her whole family is featured throughout the story. It reminded me a little of Harriet the Spy (the mischief, the pranks, etc.)

[Steven]

Oh, I'll have to check it out :)

Thanks!

[Rebecca NJ]

I hope you enjoy it!

[Sonia]

Steven has a point.

If you can't use the Es, you can change into UF and use either Eileen Wilks or Jennifer Estep :)

[Lisa Kay]

Yes, love The Spellmans, though I've only read the first three.

[Ashley Marie]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Nicole, could anyone else play Lord Akeldama other than Brit actor Rupert Everett???"

I would submit Benedict Cumberbatch for your consideration as Lord Akeldama.

[Captain Cupcake]

The 7% Solution is about to end.
Soon, no more cupcakes for you to win.
For the last four puzzles*, we will allow.
An addition day for to figure out the how.

This series of "duplicates" and "jigsaw" puzzles will earn you four "bouncing" cupcakes when you are done.

*Puzzle numbers #97, #98, #99, & #100 - just to be clear. #97 starts here. Complete by July 20th, 4 P.M. PDT.

[Lisa Kay]

Benedict Cumberbatch


Saw this and thought it was cute:

[Steven]

I think I'm the only one who doesn't like Benedict Cumberbatch.

Of course, I've yet to watch Sherlock.

But even then, he's not attractive to me in the least!

[Barb]

Rebecca wrote: "I recently read Brownies and Broomsticks (A Magical Bakery Mystery #1) which already established a love triangle right away. So annoying!"

Why do so many authors feel the need to add these triangles to their books? It's getting to be more and more frustrating all the time :\


"If anyone likes the Spellmans series, I do recommend Sofie Metropolis (Sofie Metropolis, #1). I found this series by accident and I really like it."

I just picked up the first of the Spellman books at our FOL booksale last month, but I haven't read it yet.


"If you are on the east coast, stay cool!"

I'm not on the coast per se, but we're not too far inland. It's *very hot here (south-central Pennsylvania), and we're under a heat advisory until late tonight. Thank goodness for air conditioning!

[Barb]

Time Lord Steven wrote: "Maybe they get better after the first one and you can push through and use the Es? :D"

I thought about trying to read the first one again, but I'm not sure I really want to put myself through that! And I'm such a read-in-order person that I *have to read the first book before I move on to book #2.

I suppose if I ever get *really desperate for E books, I could give it another shot, but there are a LOT of authors named Elizabeth out there :)

[Steven]

Haha, Barb! :D

[Steven]

Note to self: Don't add a love triangle to my book.

Note to self: Try a love pyramid!

[Barb]

LOL *shakes head*

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Nicole, could anyone else play Lord Akeldama other than Brit actor Rupert Everett???"

I would submit Benedict Cumberbatch for your consideration as Lord Akeldama."

Yes, Ashley Marie! I will change my answer to "Could anyone else play Lord A other than Brit actors Rupert Everett or Benedict Cumberbatch?", LOL. And Alan Rickman did pop into my mind as well.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Oh and for Conall, Lord Maccon, Gerard Butler with another 20 pounds or so would be perfect.

[Barb]

Alan Rickman can play ANY part he wants to play :) And Gerard Butler as well!

[Nicole]

Ashley Marie wrote: "I would submit Benedict Cumberbatch for your consideration as Lord Akeldama."

Oh, I'm loving this line up of British actors guys! Also lovely to find on my screen when I woke up this morning was a picture of the lovely Benedict himself (thanks Lisa Kay ;D)

Alan Rickman being so flamboyant would be FANTASTIC. Ha! And I just thought of the idea of Robert Carlylse being him and I laughed out loud.

Steven, I don't even think that Benedict is attractive to most people. He's striking, or just different to look at, I agree. It's his voice and his mannerisms as Sherlock that have got a lot of people I know.

[Nicole]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Oh and for Conall, Lord Maccon, Gerard Butler with another 20 pounds or so would be perfect."

I've always had such a particular look in mind for Conall... I'm trying to work out in my mind if it correlates to anyone who actually exists or if it's just amazing descriptive powers of Gail Carriger's part ;)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Muahahaha, some of the books that we discussed a few pages ago (page 20, I believe) have been coming up as available for my holds at the library! Mind you, I'm still finishing up 'older' books but still, having them in my possession is enough for now! So far, I've picked up and . Okay, that's just two books but hey, it excites me, LOL!

[Steven]

:)

My "holds" on ebooks will take a while as I'm still user 20 out of like 64, and each will get up to three reads to have them and read them. *sigh*

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Grr, Goodreads ate my notifications for this group so I've got a page full of chatter to read and comment on here.

@Barb - re: Stephanie Plum -- I think the series would have been fine ending with 5 to 10 books and if you couldn't get into the first, I don't think you would gain anything by picking it up again. For me, after book 10, things just became ridiculous and repetitive but I read up to 16 because it was a fast, easy and sometimes amusing read for summer road trips. As for Hannah Swensen, I can't believe she wouldn't choose a guy who built her a house! I mean, really! Unless he was cuckoo or something, of course.

@ Rebecca -- been meaning to read The Spellmans but of course, I forgot about it. My library carries it, woot.

@Steven - LOL @ love pyramid. Also, boo to your ebooks holds taking so long!

RE: Cumberbatch - I have yet to watch Shakespeare(LOL,what? Glad I proofread this) Sherlock but I can see Cumberbatch's appeal. He's pretty unconventional looking, with interesting angles and I think he can look different depending on angles and lighting. With some actors, it's not just looks, it's mannerisms and how they portray their characters. Apparently, with Cumberbatch, a lot of his appeal is his voice, too. Tom Hiddleston is another yummy Brit, to me. I could go on about yummy Brits all afternoon, lol. Also, I really want to read

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

hi everyone...I finished another book today Last Breath by rachel caine...3*s...07.19...I was very disappointed in this one as it just didnt hold my attention like the previous books in the series have it was just an ok read...

[Barb]

Late last night, I finished , by Elizabeth Adler. I've read quite a few other books by Adler, but this is her first foray into romantic suspense, and it was very well done. I can't say more without giving things away, but I'm glad I stayed up late last night to finish the book :)

[Nicole]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Grr, Goodreads ate my notifications for this group so I've got a page full of chatter to read and comment on here."

I'm reading at the moment myself, Teresa. Have you happened to read any other books in the Parasol Protectorate series up to now?

[Ashley Marie]

Benedict Cumberbatch is a sexy alien. If you just described him to me, I'd be all lolwut? Cheekbones? No thank you.

But then he acts and /swoon! Also, the deleted shower scene in Star Trek is a thing of beauty if you haven't seen it yet. Mildly NSFW - nothing too exciting happens, but it might be hard to explain your boss what you're doing...

For Conall, I always thought Hugh Jackman would be great...probably because Conall is sort of already Wolverine in my mind lol

[Nicole]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Benedict Cumberbatch is a sexy alien."

YES. Oh my god, what an entirely amazing description of him. Shower scene? Is there a Youtube video of it??

Actually, speaking of Sherlock, has anyone seen this video clip of him and Martin Freeman? http://nicole-d-fergusson.blogspot.co...


If Conall were Hugh Jackman, he would have to put on more weight around the middle and adopt sizeable mutton chops. But I can see it, actually. Especially as he's getting a little older.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Nicole wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Grr, Goodreads ate my notifications for this group so I've got a page full of chatter to read and comment on here."

I'm reading at th..."

Nicole wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Grr, Goodreads ate my notifications for this group so I've got a page full of chatter to read and comment on here."

I'm reading at th..."

Nope, I have the series on TBR.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Benedict Cumberbatch is a sexy alien. If you just described him to me, I'd be all lolwut? Cheekbones? No thank you.

But then he acts and /swoon! Also, the deleted shower scene in Star Trek is ..."

Hugh Jackman! I love that man's arms.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

A friend of a friend of a friend used to have Hugh Jackman mow her lawn (and no, that's not a euphemism for anything other than gardening although she may wish it was...). I live in the same area of Sydney where Hugh grew up.

[Nicole]

..... That is the best story ever. You've just made me wish I lived in Sydney over Melbourne ;)

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Haha, Nicole... we don't want to start up that old rivalry of which is the better city! (PS It's Sydney.. cheeky wink)

[[deleted user]]

Finished last night. It's been years since i read this series. I'm glad i'm picking it up again.

[Steven]

I love it too, Nancy!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Nancy Book Lover wrote: "Finished last night. It's been years since i read this series. I'm glad i'm picking it up again."

Nancy, will you be joining the Wild Blue Yonder Harry Potter "read/watch-a-thon" that's starting August 1?

[[deleted user]]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Nancy Book Lover wrote: "Finished last night. It's been years since i read this series. I'm glad i'm picking it up again."

Nancy, will you be jo..."

I'm not sure at the moment.

[[deleted user]]

Finished another book last night: Private London by James Patterson. Now, on to my next book.

[Barb]

You're a reading machine lately, Nancy :)

[[deleted user]]

I have plenty of time now to read so I try to get in as much as I can.

[Steven]

Way to go, Nancy!

I'm going to pick up my first James Patterson next month for the "New to You Author" category :)

[[deleted user]]

Which book?

[Steven]

I'm thinking Along Came a Spider. Maybe a paperback I just "stole" from my grandma's bookshelf this weekend called Sail (so I could then use Along Came a Spider for the movie category... or save it and not start ANOTHER new series right now haha)

[[deleted user]]

Well, I hope you like him.

[Steven]

I hope so too...

Don't forget to tag that book for Mango Tango!!! I'm updating the spreadsheet and don't see it on your shelf!

[[deleted user]]

I tagged it to Mango Tango but not sure why it isn't showing up.

[Steven]

It shows up now that you tagged the edition you marked as read :)

[[deleted user]]

Alright. Well, I'll double check from now on to see it gets tagged.

[Steven]

Thanks! Sometimes Goodreads like to play with our sanity and do weird things!

[[deleted user]]

I would say so cause i thought i tagged it last night.

[Steven]

Goodreads servers were crazy overloaded last night. Might have just glitched! I kept getting the "We're over capacity! Try again in a little while!" screen.