Eye of the Beholder Challenge Showing 401-450 of 1,126

[Connie N.]

And you'll probably get your 11 read before I've had a chance to finish my measly 4.

[Jennifer]

Probably not -- i'm trying to get as caught up as possible on last year's HMD before I (inevitably) get six rounds behind on this year's... I have 1.5 books left from 2018 and 18 left from 2019...

[Connie N.]

Go-go-go, Jennifer!

[Agnieszka]

I read picked by Connie (msg. #391) it was ok even if not what I expected a chick-lit with a little bit of cozy instead of the other way round. Most of the book I struggled with the MC and her attitude though luckily it looks like most of my issues were either resolved in the end or on the way to be soon. The most interesting part were the personalities of the dogs :-)
If I decide to extend my KU membership or decide to go for another month later this year I plan to read next one in series.
Thank you Connie for picking it!

[Connie N.]

And the cover's cute too!

[Agnieszka]

Connie N. wrote: "And the cover's cute too!"

Oh yeah!

[Agnieszka]

Jennifer I pick for you it looks fun.

I started today my current light read and should finish it within a couple of days so I'm posting my next batch - romantic suspense this time:

[Jennifer]

@Agnieszka: Thank you! For you I pick -- i like the mellow colors in the background.

@ Connie --12.

My next five:

[Agnieszka]

Jennifer wrote: "@Agnieszka: Thank you! For you I pick -- i like the mellow colors in the background.

@ Connie --12.

My next five:
[bookc..."

Thank you! It perfect timing. I've seen yesterday #2 in series for 0.99€ and thought I should read this one asap to see if I want to continue :-)

[Agnieszka]

Jennifer wrote: "Agnieszka: I'm picking for you -- it got picked for me in HMD this past year and it's on my pending-soon list also as a result. :)..."

I just abandoned (after forcing myself to continue for the last 75 out of 100 pages). I'd rather spell out ale in the scattegories challenge than read another 140 pages in this book. My main issues were: the many typos, an MC without a backbone and doing what others tell her (even if she tells them first what a bad idea it is) and therefore too busy to manage her family's bar, weak plot and a grumpy chicken ghost that started to destroy all poultry products out of the blue with the start of this book. I hope you like it more Jennifer.

Jennifer, I pick for you because this cover looks interesting.

My next five (non-fiction for an change):

[Jennifer]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Agnieszka: I'm picking for you -- it got picked for me in HMD this past year and it's on my pending-soon list also as a result. :)..."

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Wow! Tell us how you really feel, Agnieszka! :-D. Good to know: if I wind up abandoning it too I won't feel so bad. Thank you for the pick!

[Agnieszka]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "@Agnieszka: Thank you! For you I pick -- i like the mellow colors in the background..."

I put this book back into Mt. TBR - there're so many references (an spoilers) to the author's two other series in the first four chapters I decided to read them first and continue with this series afterwards. Now I'm really regretting I didn't grab the books on sale from her 'big' series when I had the chance - so it will be some time until I come back to this one. I'm glad you picked this book I discovered a new romantic suspense author for me and I got the 2nd in this series now while it's on sale.

[Jennifer]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Agnieszka: I'm picking for you -- it got picked for me in HMD this past year and it's on my pending-soon list also as a result. :)..."

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[Jennifer]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Agnieszka: I'm picking for you -- it got picked for me in HMD this past year and it's on my pending-soon list also as a result. :)..."
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I've read three of the 12 I was behind on: (3 stars), (3.5) and (4).

Agnieszka, I"m picking for you because the cover is funny!

My next five:

[Agnieszka]

Jennifer wrote: "...Agnieszka, I"m picking for you because the cover is funny!..."

Thank you! Something fun is the right thing right now :-)

I pick for you because this cover's so beautiful and I'm a tea drinker.

My next five (for my bare chest cover month):

[Jennifer]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "...Agnieszka, I"m picking for you because the cover is funny!..."

Thank you! Something fun is the right thing right now :-)

I pick fo..."

Good pick, Agnieszka! I hope Connie gets a chance to pick for you -- she's the expert on your set of covers!

[Barb]

LOL I honestly don't think there's one single bare-chest cover in all of my TBR mountain...

[Jennifer]

Barb wrote: "LOL I honestly don't think there's one single bare-chest cover in all of my TBR mountain..."

It's OK. Connie seems to like you anyway. :) :) :)

[Agnieszka]

Barb wrote: "LOL I honestly don't think there's one single bare-chest cover in all of my TBR mountain..."

Not even one of this kind ? This was an idea by a challenge participant for some of the people who don't have any 'usual' bare-chest covers :-)

[Barb]

OK, Agnieszka, you got me there LOL I never thought about those :) I'll have to keep those in mind the next time a bare chest task comes up in a challenge.

[Agnieszka]

Barb wrote: "OK, Agnieszka, you got me there LOL I never thought about those :) I'll have to keep those in mind the next time a bare chest task comes up in a challenge."

Glad to help! I'm always so glad there are so creative people out there I can 'borrow' and spread ideas from *grins*

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

These five are from my TBR list. And I'll read the chosen book next month.

[Connie N.]

Kay, part of the challenge is to pick a cover from the previous person's list of 5 covers. So take a look at Post #416 to pick one for for Agnieszka.

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "...Agnieszka, I"m picking for you because the cover is funny!..."

Thank you! Something fun is the right thing right now :-)

I pick fo..."

I choose Love, Sincerely, Yours all because the guy looks so comfortable in bed :P

[Jennifer]

Kay wrote: "These five are from my TBR list. And I'll read the chosen book next month.

..."

I'm going to pick for you because I like the red, and also because I read some Kate Quinn recently and enjoyed it. I hope you like it!

I finished two of my recent picks this month: and and enjoyed both.

My next five:

[Connie N.]

Jennifer, I pick . I like the symmetry of it, and the colors caught my eye.

My next set of pastels:

[Agnieszka]

Kay wrote: "I choose Love, Sincerely, Yours all because the guy looks so comfortable in bed :P"

Thank you! I'm looking forward to read it.

[Agnieszka]

Connie, I pick for you mostly because the mountain in the background looked to me at first like cloud immage of knitting hands and I love knitting.

My next five (blubs indicate something fun/light):

[Sabrina]

Agnieszka, I pick for you
You can never go wrong with a good love story!

My 5 picks are:

[Agnieszka]

Kay wrote: "I choose Love Sincerely Yours all because the guy looks so comfortable in bed :P"

I just finished my last book and liked it very much. My only issue is it's ending on a cliffhanger and there's not even an expected publication date for the next book :-( ok it's about a different couple - male MC's best friend and 'little' sister but still. You just can't let us hanging this way it's too cruel.

[Agnieszka]

Sabrina wrote: "Agnieszka, I pick for you
You can never go wrong with a good love story!

My 5 picks are:
[bookcover:The Butterfly Garden|..."

Thank you! What a perfect timing.

[Agnieszka]

Sabrina I pick for you because the cover is so interesting.

Over the years I collected a number of cozy mysteries boxes and can't decide which one to read next and thought this challenge is a perfect way to do it now. My next five show in the first line the first book and the book sets in the second line:

[Jennifer]

Agniezska, I'm choosing for you because I have some of those on my TBR and am interested to see what you think.


My next five:

[Agnieszka]

Jennifer wrote: "Agniezska, I'm choosing for you because I have some of those on my TBR and am interested to see what you think.


My next five..."

Thank you for the pick and I let you know.

[Chelsea]

Jennifer wrote: "Agniezska, I'm choosing for you because I have some of those on my TBR and am interested to see what you think.


My next five..."

Jennifer, I'm choosing for you

Below are my 5

[Jennifer]

Jennifer, I'm choosing Same Beach, Next Year (Lowcountry Tales, #11) by Dorothea Benton Frank for you."


Since I'm no longer 12 books behind in this challenge (more like 8, ugh), I shall return the favor. I'm choosing for you, Chelsea, because I like the progression of reds.

My next five:
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[Chelsea]

Jennifer wrote:
Since I'm no longer 12 books behind in this challenge (more like 8, ugh), I shall return the favor. I'm choosing ... for you, Chelsea, because I like the progression of reds."

I was hoping for an excuse to read that! It's been sitting on my Kindle for a while, but it always seems like I keep putting it off for other challenges.

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

Jennifer wrote: "Kay wrote: "These five are from my TBR list. And I'll read the chosen book next month.

I've finished A Song of War: A Novel of Troy. Really enjoyed it and it was good to be reading something about Greek Myth once again :)

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer, I'm choosing Same Beach, Next Year (Lowcountry Tales, #11) by Dorothea Benton Frank for you."


Since I'm no longer 12 books behind in this challenge (more like 8, ugh), I shall return th..."

Jennifer, I choose Diamonds Are a Ghost's Best Friend for you. The cover looks really interesting and I can't help but think of the Madonna song lol.

Once again, these five are from my TBR list and I'll read the chosen book next month.

[Barb]

Finally finished the book Agnieszka chose for me several pages ago! If I had been in a different mindset, I would probably have liked it more, and I'll probably read the next in the series before I decide if I want to write it off or continue, but this wasn't at all was I was expecting.

The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 #1), by Jeffrey B. Burton, finished 6/16 ★★★

[Barb]

Kay, I love books that use fonts as part of the cover design, so I'm choosing for you :)

My next five :

[Jennifer]

I finished two more of my "behind" list: and so I will pick again. Maybe if I keep up the 2 then 1, 2 then 1, I'll eventually get caught up.

Barb, i liked several of your covers but is just calling to me.

My next five:

[Barb]

Thanks, Jennifer :)

[Agnieszka]

Jennifer wrote: "Agniezska, I'm choosing for you because I have some of those on my TBR and am interested to see what you think..."

I was hoping to read the entire book set in this month but it doesn't look realistic anymore (I only finished seven of the 12 books) so I thought I let you know what I think now.
I love most of the cast - especially two main characters, character development and relationships of the characters. The plot is is often pretty fun and entertaining even if unrealistic but for a chance I was able to enjoy the stories despite that fact. The writting style is mostly solid and well crafted with few typos in-between (so far I found 34 of those - over 7 stories and roughtly 750-800 pages, that's ok for me - especially after reading a couple of novellas yesterday that had more in less than 100 pages)
My two 'big' issues:
the mysteries, especially the way the MCs 'solve' the cases is weak. I even mentioned to a friend recently I think she'd make a great chick-lit author - there're enough authors combing chick-lit with a dash of mystery.
#6 in this series (An Artful Assassination) looks like a crossover between this series and Senoia Cozy Mystery Series. Several of the cases of the MC from Senoia are mentioned and it looks like the events of this book continue in the last one in that series. If you're as OCD about reading series in order as I am I'd recommend to read the first eleven books of the series set in Senoia, Georgia before you start #6 in this one.

All in all I enjoy these short mysteries (all between 100 and 110 pages) so much I set other of the author's series on my watch list and will keep a look out for deals of them - especially the Senoia Cozy Mystery box. After reading that I plan to re-read this travel cozies.

I hope this helps you to decide when it will be best for you to read it (or not at all) :-D

[Jennifer]

Agnieszka wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Agniezska, I'm choosing for you because I have some of those on my TBR and am interested to see what you think..."

Wow, thank you for that, Agnieszka! I also have some of the Senoia series as freebies in my kindle so I will definitely take your advice and read at least a couple of those before I read these, just so the characters and the context are clear to me.

[Barb]

Finished the book Jennifer chose for me a few posts above and liked it enough to continue the series :)

An Occupied Grave (Brock & Poole #1), by AG Barnett, finished 6/23 ★★★.5

[Barb]

Jennifer, if you haven't already read it, I choose for you. I must still have "beach" on the brain, because that's the cover that jumped out at me. Doesn't hurt that it's a MKA book, which we discussed in another thread :)

If you've read that one, let me know and I'll try again!

My next five :

[Jennifer]

Barb wrote: "Jennifer, if you haven't already read it, I choose for you. I must still have "beach" on the brain, because that's the cover that jumped out at me. Doesn't hurt th..."

I have not read it, and I need a book with a beach on the cover for the Cozy Mystery monthly challenge, so thanks!

I knocked out a pick from post 437/440 -- - a nice light paranormal cozy so I'm now back at 8 behind... but I think I may be able to knock 3 or 4 of them out this month if all goes as planned.

Barb, I'm picking for you. I almost went for Inspector Specter, because I really like that series, but based on looks alone the Taylor is the winner.

My next five:

[Barb]

Thanks, Jennifer :) At the risk of incurring your wrath for adding even more books to your to-read list, and if you enjoy history combined with time travel and a team of people who just can't quite seem to stay out of trouble, I highly recommend the Chronicles of St. Mary's series.

I've read the first two full-length books and the half-step books up to #2.5 (although the half-steps aren't critical to the ongoing story line), and can't wait to read the next to see what Max and the rest are up to now :)

[Jennifer]

Barb wrote: "Thanks, Jennifer :) At the risk of incurring your wrath for adding even more books to your to-read list, and if you enjoy history combined with time travel and a team of people who just can't quite..."

That wrath already occurred. I saw you reading one a while back and read it myself. Then I bought a copy for a friend. You'll be ticking off everyone I know before it’s over with.