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Peggy in 2017 - It's all about me! challenge || DONE!
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May 11, 2017 11:43AM
I think I will give it a miss. I wasn't the biggest fan of The Rosie Project either. It was okay, but I didn't love it by any means.
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Fir me the best thing about it was the the audio. It worked really well.
20/24
Book link: The Best of Adam Sharp
Question: 9
Explanation of book-question link: I'm living together with my partner but am not married. The main character in this book does the same.
Completed 11/05 - ★★
Glad you're done with that one, Peggy!
Peggy wrote: "I wrote down Dave Grohl as one of the people I would like to meet, and yesterday I heard about a new book coming out, written by his mom, From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars..."I just heard Virginia Hanlon Grohl on the Sirius XM radio station dedicated to 90's rock when I went to pick up lunch. She was the guest DJ or something promoting her book. She was talking about the book and playing songs by the bands/moms she wrote about. I missed the connection, but she was also playing some songs that had to have been inspiration for the bands or her, when I got back in the car some old, very non-rock song was playing. I can't remember what it was now, but it definitely didn't fit in on that station. LOL. Anyway, it made me think of you! :)
Yikes! I was 4 books ahead of schedule before I started the dread-combing and now I'm only 1 ahead! I need to get some serious reading done.
Hmm, mine says I'm 1 book behind. It also says I've read 12 so I think I've misshelved some.
I'm ahead on the ylto yearly challenge but a couple books behind for the GR yearly challenge. Oh well. A toppler will come along and sort it out I'm sure.
✔ 21/24
Book link: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Question: 39
Explanation of book-question link: My birthstone is aquamarine. It comes in different shades of blue, and the blue of this cover is very close to some of the stones I find on google.
Completed 25/05 - ★★★
I've been stuck on my choice for wildflowers as my favourite flower since the challenge began. I can't find a book that has wildflowers on the cover or in the title and that I also would like to read. So I've been broadening my search to specific wildflowers, and one that I love and also the first I think of is a poppy. I have two books with poppy in the title on my wishlist but don't own them. Then I realized that I can also read a book that in some way represents this flower, so to get away from my mostly simple boring connections so far, I think I'll read a WWI book for the task, as poppies are so closely associated with WWI. Off to search for books!
Sounds like a great solution! I was thinking at some stage that your wildflowers would be very different to mine, but didn't think to say to you think about the ones that come to your mind. Enjoy!
Thanks! I wonder why it has taken me 5 months to come up with this. It makes so much sense now!
✔ 22/24
Book link: The Hero of Ages
Question: 37
Explanation of book-question link: I don't really have a favourite author so I picked one of my favourites from 2016: Brandon Sanderson. This book is written by him.
Completed 02/06 - ★★★★ (4.5)
Two more for level 2! I should be able to get those done during toppler week.
✔ 23/24
Book link: Blood Bound
Question: 14
Explanation of book-question link: Something I use daily is underwear. You can see Mercy's bra on the cover.
Completed 05/06 - ★★★★
LOL! That's one of the better links, I think.
Thanks! It took me forever to figure out. I had this book on my tbr since the beginning of the year and was looking for an underwear book since that time too. I only made the connection last month..
Yay! Part 2 done!✔ 24/24
Book link: Britt-Marie Was Here
Question: 45
Explanation of book-question link: I picked green olives. The cover is mostly green.
Completed 08/06 - ★★★★★
✔ 25/50
Book link: A Morbid Taste for Bones
Question: 36
Explanation of book-question link: I chose to lose taste. This book has 'taste' in the title.
Completed 09/06 - ★★★
Congratulations on finishing part 2, Peggy. I agree about the clever link to your question 14 too! LOL!
✔ 26/50
Book link: Mr. Mercedes
Question: 22
Explanation of book-question link: I have never been in an accident, so I read a book in which an accident was highly likely.
Completed 14/06 - ★★★★
✔ 27/50
Book link: A Deadly Bridal Shower
Question: 23
Explanation of book-question link: I prefer a shower, this book has shower (although a different kind) in the title.
Completed 22/06 - ★★
✔ 28/50
Book link: All Quiet on the Western Front
Question: 29
Explanation of book-question link: I wrote wildflowers as my favourite flowers. One type of wildflower that immediately comes to my mind (and probably one of the only ones I know the name of) and which I really like is poppies. Poppies have become the symbol of WWI, and All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the most famous books set during WWI. Poppies were also mentioned in the book a few times.
I also read the poem 'In Flanders Fields' by John McCrae which is why poppies became such a symbol.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Completed 25/06 - ★★★★
I read 3 books for this challenge during my holiday.✔ 29/50
Book link: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Question: 49
Explanation of book-question link: One of my hobbies is reading. In this book a bookshop plays a large role, characters love to read, and there's a lot of talk about books.
Completed 29/06 - ★★★ (3.5)
✔ 30/50
Book link: Norwegian Wood
Question: 24
Explanation of book-question link: There are lots of places I still want to visit, but the one I wrote down was Japan. This book is set in Japan (and was written by a Japanese author)
Completed 04/07 - ★★ (2.5)
✔ 31/50
Book link: The Violets of March
Question: 11
Explanation of book-question link: I was born in March. This book has both March in the title and is set in March.
Completed 13/07 - ★★ (2.5)
✔ 32/50
Book link: The Good Luck of Right Now
Question: 10
Explanation of book-question link: I'm right-handed, right is in the title
Completed 31/07 - ★★ (2.5)
It's about time for a book that I can rate higher than 2 stars..
Yes you've had a run of low ratings. Choose something you know you'll love!
I've considered that, but I worry that I'm in a slight reading slump and that when I pick a book I know I will love, and want to love, I'll even be disappointed by that :/
I liked the sound of that one. You never can tell from the blurb
Me too! And I read another book by the same author (The Silver Linings Playbook) which I really enjoyed, so I thought chances were good on this one.
I get your point Peggy. I seen to have been starting lots of books but not getting very far with them recently. I have loads on my currently reading shelf. It's slightly stressing me out. I think i need to move some of them to my started come back later shelf.
I loved the movie The Silver Linings Playbook (great acting!) but never read the book. I guess that's the main reason I was interested in this one.@Sarah - I go through phases like that. I don't let it get to me anymore as that would defeat the purpose of reading for pleasure! If it's not working for me I dump it - my new philosophy in life ;-p
Hm, no luck. At least it was quick. I'm going to try your strategy next Sarah. ✔ 33/50
Book link: Sugar Cookie Murder
Question: 8
Explanation of book-question link: I answered Christmas for favourite holiday, and this book is set around Christmas time (largely at a Christmas buffet even!)
Completed 01/08 - ★★
Oh bummer, Peggy. You can't seem to find a good one lately.
Oh, Peggy, what a long run of books you haven't enjoyed. Your luck has to turn soon. I hope your next book knocks your socks off!
Argh, two weeks ago I bought the ebook of From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars for € 9,50 from a Dutch online book store. I'm currently reading it and just saw that it's only € 1 on Amazon right now :/
Huh.. on the Dutch website there's now also a € 0.99 version. It seems the only difference is one is in colour and the other in black and white. As my ereader is black and white, I don't care.I'm going to see if i can exchange it.. no idea how that works with ebooks.
That's fast, I'm getting my money back. I chatted online with someone from customer service (I love it when companies have that option) and explained the situation, and she will 'delete' the one I bought and return my money, and I can order the one that's 0.99.They always have great customer service (tbh, I also spend a LOT of money there one books), but I didn't expect this to work.
That's great that they will make it work so that you are paying a lower price.
Excellent. Generally if you've not opened an ebbook, you can return it within 14 days. I did this when i bought a hook for £7 and then it was 99p the next day. Never thought to contact them though if i'd started the book and joticed a dramatic price drop. I'll remember that. So what will you buy with your savings?
I didn't see anything about returning ebooks so I thought I'd just ask. I didn't say I already started it, just that I had downloaded it to my ereader already.As for the savings, I don't know yet! I'll just spend it on the next paper book I want to buy ;-)
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