POTS Cycle #5 - Group 1

[Karen]

POTS Cycle #5 Theme: Holidays: Since our reading will cover lots of holidays, I thought the theme could be a representative item on the book cover. So some holidays that I can think of (not inclusive I am sure) are: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Kwanza, and Hanukkah. The items could be a gift, turkey, candles, feast, party items, Christmas tree, etc. It would be up to the picker to determine the holiday and item. The holiday must occur within the reading time of 11/15/13 - 1/31/14. (~Bea)



Group 1:
Susan - 4 books
Lauren - 2 books
Karen - 3 books
Fairlee - 4 books

[Karen]

Please pick my books from this shelf

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I don't know how to shorten the link, sorry.

[Lauren]

Hi everyone,

Can you please pick my books from This Shelf

Thanks.

[Lauren]

Hi Karen,
Here are your picks:

by Karin Slaughter - I really enjoy her writing style but it can be gruesome.

by Douglas Preston. I haven't read this one but I like the title.

by Derek Landy - Highest rated on your shelf.

Hope you enjoy!

[Karen]

Hi Lauren, these are my picks for you

White Night, I love this series

Count to Ten

[Fairlee]

Please use my picked shelf

[Susan]

Please choose from my POTS choices shelf.

[Susan]

My choices for Karen:

Wool - Wonderful!, 5 stars
The Likeness - Really good, 4 stars
A is for Alibi - a fun series - if you haven't tried it, you should.
for theme: Winter Wonderland - Christmas, tree & snow

[Susan]

My choices for Lauren:

Wow! You have no books I've read or marked TBR on that shelf! So I'm pretty much choosing in the dark.

Kiss of Steel. I'm curious how you like it, and whether I should consider it.
Fatal Justice - seems somewhat different from most of the others on your list. And, while I don't usually read romances, this series looks like it could be good.

theme: Whiskey Beach - Australia Day, beach

[Susan]

The link to Fairlee's shelf is: Pick

[Susan]

My choices for Fairlee:

Ah, lots of mysteries, both classic & new. Many that I've enjoyed.

Cover Her Face
Whose Body
Naked in Death
Three to Get Deadly

theme: Wreath of Deception, Christmas, wreath

[Karen]

My picks for Susan are

The Sherlockian
Murder at the Vicarage
Faceless Killers
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Theme - The Man With a Load of Mischief

[Karen]

My picks for Fairlee are

The Surgeon
Deadly Gamble
Déjà Dead
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

Theme - Sugar and Spice

[Fairlee]

Lauren=ChangelessSense of EvilKiss of Steel

[Fairlee]

Karen-Howards End Not The End Of The World Wool The Cuckoo's Calling theme-Plum Pudding Murder-mistletoe-Christmas

[Fairlee]

Susan-The God Box The Defenders The Magic City theme-Snow CRUSH-Winter

[Susan]

Fairlee wrote: "Susan-The God Box The Defenders The Magic City theme-Snow CRUSH-Winter"


Thanks, Fairlee.
I don't think it changes anything, but apparently there are two books named "The God Box." The one on my TBR is The God Box. Your link pointed to a different one, but I'll just go with the one on my list, right?

[Susan]

Karen wrote: "My picks for Susan are

The Sherlockian
Murder at the Vicarage
Faceless Killers
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Theme - [book:The Man With a..."

Thanks!
Looks like I'll definitely be reading some mysteries these month. Nice for in front of a warm fire.

[Lauren]

My picks for Susan:



(THEME)

[Lauren]

My picks for Fairlee:




(THEME)

[Lauren]

Thanks for the picks everyone. I will definitely read - love Harry and Company.

Will also read or

[Fairlee]

SUSAN Yes sorry for the mix-up

[Susan]

Lauren wrote: "My picks for Susan:

The Passage
The Killing of Worlds
Snow Crash (THEME)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag"

Great coincidence, Lauren: two of your choices (The Passage and Snow Crash) are books I need to read for other challenges, so I already have them checked out or reserved. I might just start with those right away. And Fairlee also picked Snow Crash, but that's fine with me; I have plenty of books to choose from, and will definitely try to include that one.

Also, 4 of Fairlee's and Lauren's picks are ones I have on my Nook. so I'll just carry that with me when I visit my kids later this month, and read whichever of the 4 moves me at the time. I don't read as much when I'm there as I do at home, but I always get to do at least a little bit at bedtime.

[Lauren]

Sounds like you've got a great plan for the month, Susan. Enjoy!

[Lauren]

Finished my first book - . 4 Stars. The world building and characterization are highly entertaining as usual.

[Karen]

Finished my first book, Howards End 3*

[Susan]

I finished Snow Crash, and have started The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

[Karen]

Finished my second book, Not The End Of The World. I'd forgotten this was one of the books picked for me.

[Karen]

Finished my third book, Sugar and Spice 2*

[Karima]

how about some from my shelf? https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Susan]

I finished The Passage. Still working on The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, one story at a time. And Murder at the Vicarage fits into my scattershelves plan, so it'll be a January book.

[Lauren]

Finished my 2nd book on Dec 25th - . 4 Stars. A solid thriller with a suitably evil villain but the romance element is not as good as the previous books.

[Susan]

I've finished my third and fourth books, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and Murder at the Vicarage. Cozy mysteries are nice when it's cold and snowing. Now I need to catch up on my reviews!