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Kathleen wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Finished the 2 hour sprint"How was Lady Midnight?"
It was really good! For such a big book it was a fast read when I got into it :)
Love the bath! I always read in the tub!!
When you say hammock I'm imagining something like this...
I don't think I can though, I'd be dizzy and I feel like the rope would be cutting through my skin and cause marks. I've got this condition a little bit like dermatographism where the skin becomes raised and looks a bit puffy.
But if we're talking about this hammock...
OR this
I'm not sure if I can get actual reading done. It's so cozy! I loved looking at the hammock photos Noa.
Where are you btw Noa? I think you mentioned it during first few weeks of WOBBLE but I forgot. :)
Completion Post Book: Blood Games by Chloe Neill
Date read: 9/7/16
Pages: 368
Task: Event 3, round 1, arm on the cover
I guess I'm not much of water person because reading in a bath is too weird for me and I'm clumsy, I always drop things. Don't want to happen this to my books or even worse ... My Precious (it's my Kindle) :))
♞ Pat wrote: "Hey, Basilisks! Just rolling by on my way to dinner. Congratulations on our all making it through the first week of Olympic Games with our legs and good natures intact. I hope you all found some ..."
Great to see you here, Pat. Hope I am not keeping you from yr. lunch. Happy reading!
Completed:Event - Event: Page Jumping – Heat 1, 351-400 pages
Title:
Author: Ella March Chase
Date Read: 07/08/2016
Pages: 384
I named my Kindle Kathleen. Haha so original and unique! ;)Bought it 2 years ago and best purchase ever! I wanted to buy a case from Klevercase but I balked at the price. So mine's very bare!
This one's for you Noa.
I love all the reading places featured. Of course, I cannot use hammocks - because of my weight and injured hands. Have been warned by doctors to be away from hammocks. Poor me!
What's your favorite reading spot Viji?
Nowadays, only my bed! I can't sit and read for long due to my health issues and I am always horizontal when I read. The only exception is my more than 1 hour travels in the car - to overcome the pain caused I immerse myself in a book. That helps me!
YAY, love it. Our new flat under construction is a bit like this. The window is at the head but one book shelf is on the left side wall and the other one is opposite to the bed. Thanks for sending this for me.
This is my favourite reading spot:
My daughter likes it too :-P :
I will post my dream spot later
they don't seem to want to post so i will have to fix later :-(
I would be quite okay with this reading spot:
Or this:
Hey everyone, its nearly 9pm and my nephew (4 years) and daughter who turned four today are still awake in bed giggling away. I keep putting my stern face on and telling them to sleep but secretly remember how I used to love having sleepovers and talking till i couldnt keep my eyes open. Im gonna have two grumpy preschoolers on my hands tomorrow morning. I also found Peregrines too kiddy, was expecting it a bit more creepy and was disappointed. But then I read full horror so any young adult horror is always going to come across as a bit on the lame side.
You guys are killing me with all the dreams are free reading paradises.
I live in the Northern Marianas Islands. I'm a person who reads in the water, but a friend once borrowed a book and accidentally dropped it in a pool, so I always make it a point to remind them to not take my babies near water if I let someone borrow.
Kindles are like another bf <3 Hopefully, I get another one soon.
Read: The Roommate Situationby Zoe X. RiderDate: 9/7/16
Pages: 330
Fits: 301-350 pgs for Event 2, Heat 2
Okay, so I'm only at 15% of Water for Elephants, so no spoilery comments, but should I watch the movie when I'm done?
Are you enjoying Water for Elephants?
I don't know. The beginning is interesting, but I have trouble with books set in the recent past because I imagine every character as a corpse.
Kathleen wrote: "My my my Gillian, you look like you're dozing off already!"
lol that is so me
Oooh yes perfect Noa! I also want to know if it's good :D
Wow, Noa! I had to Google your islands where you live and they look like paradise on Earth!
@Ashley, I hope it is ^.^@Skandia, It's really nice. I'm a 45 min walk to the beach and a 30 min walk to the cliffs and caves. I live on a cliff that overlooks it all.
Nikk wrote: "This is my favourite reading spot:My daughter likes it too :-P :
I will post my dream spot later"
Buffy's corner do not cross!
Karishma, I found you 2 spots. Are these passable?
OR
Skandia wrote: "Wow, Noa! I had to Google your islands where you live and they look like paradise on Earth!"Then of course I had to google it too. Let's go visit Skandia!
Let's camp right here. See that corner where there's a beautiful palm tree? That spot.
We shall set up our cozy hammocks and read under the sun.
Shall we?
Anybody else want to come? Let's go pay Noa a visit!
Noa wrote: "I don't know. The beginning is interesting, but I have trouble with books set in the recent past because I imagine every character as a corpse."Corpse? In that case, I suggest you watch the movie then. Hope it removes the corpse imagery you've got! But Pattison (not sure if I got it right, the guy from Twilight) will always look "twilight-y" to me. And yes, that wasn't a compliment.
Let me ask about the wheels if it passes judgment. Half of it is covered.
Skandia, I looked you up to! I'll come pick you up!
Then let's take gazillion photos in these streets.
Event : 4 - Fight ClubI have completed my 3 hour sprint and sent the details to the mod account.
Phew! It was great. I do not how fast I am but enjoyed the experience thoroughly. Thanks for allotting me this slot.
My best wished to the Kathleen, Noa and Karishma - the Mega Sprinters.
Glad you enjoyed the sprint Viji! I'm not really a fast reader, just average :) And free this weekend so, sprint it is!
I wonder maybe I should just read one of the FEVER books to inspire me to read 4 hours straight haha!
heheh kathleen. Actually my copy of Darkfever arrived last night so I may start them soon also :-)
Ooooh what cover did you get? The kid friendly...?
Thanks, Kathleen. I have not read any of the Fever books. Who is the author? Are they fast moving? What genre does it fall into?As you said, sprint it is. It was fun and it gives the impetus to push oneself to maximum reading. There may be lot of people who are very fast but we can be happy that we also participated and tried our best. Enjoy yourselves!
this one:
so yeah the kid friendly version :-P
@Nikk: I hope you come to like it. Jericho freaking Barrons and all ;)@Viji: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning is an urban fantasy composed of (originally) 5 books but the author has decided to add another 5 to the series. It is fast paced.
I'm thinking I'll read Fire Touched for my sprint. Patricia Briggs books aren't the fastest reads, but it will definitely hold my attention. If I finish it in the time, I'll start The Knife of Never Letting Go.
I'll let you know when I'm done. I started reading then got distracted so will need to start over again. I will be reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, it's YA so should be a faster read. If I finish and I still have time, I'll start In the Woods or The Slow Regard of Silent Things.
Good luck those of you sprinting tonigt. I am actually off to bed but might manage a bit more of the The Iron Trial before I go to bed.Kathleen I quite liked a court of Thorns and roses but I absolutely adored the second book in that series A court of Mist and Fury
Noa, I actually borrowed a Patrick ness book from the library today: A Monster Calls and i am thinking of reading it or Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts next for page jumping 200-250 pages along with Marked in Flesh for the higher one.
Just need to finish Truthwitch and The Iron Trial which should be in the next day or so. I am also starting a buddy read of The Kiss of Deception and not quite sure where that is going to go yet.
Anyhew I am off to bed G'Note and Good luck all :-)
Nikk wrote: "this one: so yeah the kid friendly version :-P"Thanks, Nikk.
Kathleen wrote: "@Nikk: I hope you come to like it. Jericho freaking Barrons and all ;)@Viji: The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning is an urban fantasy composed of (originally) 5 b..."
I am into Urban Fantasy only from last year. Let me see if I can get hold of one of the Fever books.
Kathleen wrote: "I'll let you know when I'm done. I started reading then got distracted so will need to start over again. I will be reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, it's YA so should be a fast..."
A Court of Thorns and Roses is fast moving. In the Woods is also good. I have not read any book of Patrick Rothfuss so far.
Nikk wrote: "Good luck those of you sprinting tonigt. I am actually off to bed but might manage a bit more of the The Iron Trial before I go to bed.Kathleen I quite liked a court of Thorns and..."
It is great to know about so many books and authors from you all.
Thought i would read White Trash Zombie Gone Wild for event 3 round 2 has 325 pages.I will finish reading Rendezvous with Rama on the drive home as i only have 1 hour to go and its a 5 hour trip i will get well into White Trash Zombie Gone Wild. Hope your are all having a great weekend. I made a quick trip to Paynesville to visit my parents.
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My dream house would be in the city though. Or the suburbs. I want a yard. I think? To be honest, I've never lived somewhere over two years, so it would be nice to own anything. But I kind of want something small. Apartment with a roof garden in a city. Perfect.