Eye of the Beholder Challenge Showing 801-850 of 1,126

[Barb]

Forgot to post that I finished the book Heather chose for me and enjoyed it.
Victoria, by Daisy Goodwin, finished 11/28/22 ★★★.5

[Barb]

Jennifer, I'm choosing , because who can resist a dog wearing a Santa hat?

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[Barb]

Revising my next five, since I've already read two of the books posted above :)

[Marla]

Barb, how about ?

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[Jennifer]

Marla, I'm picking for you.

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[Barb]

Marla wrote: "Barb, how about ?"

Thanks, Marla! I hope to get to it before the end of the year, but that may be optimistic :)

[Connie N.]

I finished the book picked for me in Post #796:

Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
- This is the cover I shared and was picked, but I actually love the holiday warmth of the actual cover from the library book I read:

Thanks for the seasonal pick, Chelsea. It was just as nice and feel-good as I'd hoped.

[Connie N.]

Jennifer, I'm picking because I'm always drawn to bright jewel-tone colors.

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[Barb]

Finished the book Marla chose for me and enjoyed visiting the Indigo Tea Shop in Charleston again :)

Broken Bone China (Tea Shop #20), by Laura Childs, finished 12/20/22 ★★★★

[Barb]

Connie, the blue on jumped right out at me :)


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[Connie N.]

Thanks, Barb!

I finished my book from Post #773:

Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ♥♥♥


It wasn't as good as I'd hoped. I actually read the second in the series first and loved it. If I'd started with this book, I'm not sure I would have continued with the series.

[Connie N.]

Barb, my eye was drawn to the writing implements on

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[Barb]

Thanks, Connie. I'm eager to get back to that series and you just gave me an excuse to do so :)

[Marla]

I forgot to do a completion post for Msg #800

Book: by Bertrice Small
Read: 12/13/22
Rating: ★★★.5

Thank you, Jennifer

[Jennifer]

Connie, I see in your future...


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[Barb]

Finished the book Connie chose for me and liked it despite the... class-ism? of the period.

The September Society (Charles Lenox #2), by Charles Finch, finished 1/2/23 ★★★★

[Barb]

Jennifer, I have to put aside my bias toward a couple of the books in your list and go strictly on the cover, since that's what this is all about :) I'm choosing for you :)

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[Catsalive]

Barb, I choose for you.

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[Barb]

Thanks for reminding me that I forgot to update my choices here. I've actually read all but one of the books from my post above.

For you, Cats, I'll choose . That red jumped out at me right away :)


Trying again... my next five:

[Marla]

Completion Post #805

Eye of the Beholder #14

Book: by Jayne Ann Krentz
Read: 1/26/23
Rating: ★★★.5

[Marla]

I like most of your covers, Barb! But I have to choose because I have sibling bernedoodles.

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[Catsalive]

Marla, I pick for you.

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I really enjoyed , Barb

[Jennifer]

Catsalive, I'm choosing for you.

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[Barb]

Thanks, Marla. I really like Quinn's Chet & Bernie series, so I hope his books for kids are just as good :)

Cats, glad you liked it!

[Catsalive]

Jennifer, I enjoyed , thanks.

I pick for you as it sounds like something I'd enjoy.

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[Connie N.]

Catsalive, you've waited long enough for a pick. That pink cover caught my eye first, so I'm picking for you.

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[Barb]

Finished the book Marla chose for me a while ago. It's basically a Chet & Bernie story for a younger audience - substitute Bowser for Chet, Birdie for Bernie and the bayou for the desert and you have this book. It's told from the dog's point of view, and Bowser behaves almost exactly like Chet does. The narrator of the audio is even the same!

Woof (Bowser & Birdie #1), by Spencer Quinn, finished 2/13/23 ★★★.5

[Barb]

Connie, you had me with the purple cover of :)

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[Connie N.]

Thanks, Barb. That was a quick and enjoyable read:

Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ♥♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Barb, I love the soothing blues and greens of .

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[Barb]

Thanks, Connie. That's a NetGalley book that I need to read soon, so it won't sit around too long :)

Glad you liked your book!

[Connie N.]

Thanks, Jennifer, for pushing me to read my book in Post #815. It was lots of fun and the first in a series by a new-to-me author, so I have plenty more fun in my future.

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday - 2/18/23 ♥♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

These are my adjusted next 5:

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[Jennifer]

I knocked one out recently: - my first by this author but I will be reading others!

Connie, I'm picking for you.

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[Connie N.]

I finished the book picked by Barb in Post #810:

The Scot Beds His Wife by Kerrigan Byrne - 2/22/23 ♥♥♥♥


I enjoyed the narration by Derek Perkins. His female voicing is quite good. And his accents from British to Scottish to Irish to American all seemed great to me.

[Connie N.]

Jennifer, I pick . I like the simplicity of it.

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[Catsalive]

Connie N. wrote: "Catsalive, you've waited long enough for a pick. That pink cover caught my eye first, so I'm picking for you."

It is a lovely cover but I was disappointed in the tale.

[Catsalive]

Connie,

I'm picking - well, there's a dog 😊

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[Jennifer]

was good right up until the end, where it seems to have left off without actually finishing the story.

Cats, I'm picking for you because I want to read it soon myself.


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[Connie N.]

Jennifer, I was tempted by last time, so it's my choice today.

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[Barb]

Finished the book Connie chose for me a bit ago and really liked it.

A Flicker of a Doubt (Fairy Garden #4), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 3/5 ★★★★

[Barb]

Connie, I like the sunny day shown on and hope it lives up to the cover.

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[Catsalive]

I enjoyed this but expected more.

Barb, I pick for you. I must read the series some time.

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[Barb]

Thanks, Cats. I only started reading the series a year or so ago, so now I'm trying to catch up.

[Connie N.]

Thanks, Barb, for the pick in Post #842. It was a quick read that finished up a trilogy for me:

Norah by Debbie Macomber - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Cats, I'm picking for you. I like that hazy, dark, creepy look.

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[Jennifer]

As that great philosopher er... smarter-than-her-kids-give-her-credit-for er... the lovely and indefatigable and that's final Barb once said, "Connie, you had me with the purple cover of ."

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[Barb]

Oh no no no ... no way do I count as *any kind of philosopher :) Just ask my kids!

[Jennifer]

Fixed. :)

[Barb]

LOL Thanks... I think?