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Update: Since my original picks were mostly too heavy for me I changed a little bit:
EN (picked 2/5 in msg. 385) I replaced with Endlich ohne Zucker! Der einfache Weg=Good Sugar Bad Sugar: Eat Yourself Free from Sugar and Carb Addiction by Allen Carr & John Dicey 2* 2/23 - interesting and enlighting content though very repetitive and the narrator was just awful.
SA (picked 2/27 in msg. 390) I replaced with Hot Sauce & A Hot Sauce Halloween by Tabatha Kiss 4* (both) 3/26
WH (picked 1/18 in msg. 370) I replaced with When Darkness Falls by Jennifer Youngblood & Sandra Poole 3* 2/28
PA (picked 2/8 in msg. 388) I'll give now a chance to Pasta Pinot & Murder
MR (picked 1/18 in msg. 370) my original pick looks now even more perfect (Who Murdered Mr. Malone?) - next in line
New pick today: RE - I'll re-read Reel of Fortune because it's so fun
New pairs: ER & FR
Agnieszka wrote: "Update: Since my original picks were mostly too heavy for me I changed a little bit:
EN (picked 2/5 in msg. 385) I replaced with Endlich ohne Zucker! Der einfache Weg=[book:Good ..."
Wow, you've been busy!
New Pairs: ER & FR
I finished my MR book (picked 1/18 in msg. 370) Who Murdered Mr. Malone? and the best I can tell about it is 1) it's off my shelf & 2) finally found a book with senior mc for another challengeHere's my review copy:
This didn't work for me. It's a chick-lit/cozy-mystry blend with a bored senior main character who has more luck than skill and lets the law enforcement look inept (which I really hate, because let's face it they usually do a great job).
I'm going to give this series another chance because I already have the next one on my Kindle and really hope it gets better but don't have any expectation at this point.
Since Jennifer was so kind to pick A Frosty Mug of Murder for the Eye of the Beholder challenge I'll use it for this one as well and grab FR now *grins*
New pairs: ER & WI
Agnieszka wrote: "I finished my MR book (picked 1/18 in msg. 370) Who Murdered Mr. Malone? and the best I can tell about it is 1) it's off my shelf & 2) finally found a book with senior mc for anothe..."I have a folder on my Kindle called "sorry I bought" for seconds in series where the first turned out to be a dud. I wish you better luck with yours!
I'll take WI with
.New pairs: ER & PA
Jennifer wrote: "I have a folder on my Kindle called "sorry I bought" for seconds in series where the first turned out to be a dud. I wish you better luck with yours!..."I love your shelf name! Thank you.
Current pairs: ER & PA
Jennifer wrote: "I have a folder on my Kindle called "sorry I bought" for seconds in series where the first turned out to be a dud."I learned that lesson the hard way too. Now, the only time I pick up a book beyond #1 in a series is if it's free. That leaves me with some odd combinations -- book #1, #5, #6 and #8, for example -- but if I liked #1 enough to continue the series, I'll think about buying book #2 :)
Barb wrote: "I learned that lesson the hard way too. Now, the only time I pick up a book beyond #1 in a series is if it's free. That leaves me with some odd combinations -- book #1, #5, #6 and #8, for example -- but if I liked #1 enough to continue the series, I'll think about buying book #2 :)"It's the same with me. Luckily #2 in the Garden Girls series was a freebie so the worst that can happe I loose some time I could use for a better book.
Finally finished my book for LI : The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier and More Beautiful, by Yumi Sakugawa, finished 4/1 ★★★
Barb wrote: "Finally finished my book for LI : The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier and More Beautiful, by Yumi Sakugawa, finished 4/1 ★★★
"I almost always find that kind of book disappointing, usually because so much of it turns out to be obvious or stuff I already do. I wind up feeling the same way I do when I read things like "the average person can save him/herself from eating up to 35 lbs (yes, that was the actual figure) of sugar a year by giving up these five food groups: sugared sodas, sugared fruit drinks, ice cream, candy, and pastries/baked goods/sugared breakfast cereals." And I was like, ok, but i already don't eat those so what am *I* supposed to do now to get this weight off???
LOL Exercise? *ducking and running*I love the tips to save money at the grocery store -- don't shop when you're hungry, check out the store's weekly sales, shop from a list, buy the store brand instead of name brands... Check, check, check and check. Now what?
Barb wrote: "LOL Exercise? *ducking and running*I love the tips to save money at the grocery store -- don't shop when you're hungry, check out the store's weekly sales, shop from a list, buy the store brand in..."
I think i'll spend my next three-mile walk contemplating how very very helpful you are. :)
I finished my "OP" book from Post #382:Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
What a delightful surprise! And no male abs in sight...
It looks like the current pairs are: ER & PA
Connie N. wrote: "I finished my "OP" book from Post #382:Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
What a delightful surprise! And no male ab..."
Let us know if you need PTSD trauma counseling for having to do without abs for all that time.....
Current pairs: ER & PA
Connie N. wrote: "I was thinking more of you..."Yes, well, I do have to closely monitor my abs-exposure level for any shortages. It's nice of you to help me avoid any dangerous lows. :)
I finished yesterday my RE book Reel of Fortune (re-read) and enjoyed it again. It's not the greateds in series but still very enjoyable and fun which was most important for me right now.I abandoned my FR book A Frosty Mug of Murder from message #405 and will read Frame 232 instead - when I'm in the mood for some conspiracy again.
I'm almost current on this challenge for the very first time: I'm only left with PA (see msg. 403) Pasta Pinot & Murder but still pick a 2nd PA thought I'm not sure yet which book I'll read for it. My book ideas here are (ordered by probabiltiy I'll read it): That Bear Ate My Pants!, The Secret of Pembrooke Park, The Lost Art of Intercession: Restoring the Power and Passion of the Watch of the Lord (in subtitle), Shadows of the Past, Passport through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances, Paralyzed Dreams & Panic
New Pairs: ER & GO
Agnieszka wrote: "I finished yesterday my RE book Reel of Fortune (re-read) and enjoyed it again. It's not the greateds in series but still very enjoyable and fun which was most important for me righ..."You have plenty to choose from! I picked "AV" recently and 30 minutes later when I still hadn't found a single book it dawned on me to see if "avenue" was in any of my titles. If I hadn't had that random thought, I'd probably still be looking.
Like most everyone else, the library isn't a resource right now, I have to go with the books I own in print, already have on my Kindle, or can access via Overdrive or Hoopla. That said, I can take Agnieszka's "GO" combo with Paris Is Always a Good Idea, by Jenn McKinlay. Not sure when I'll actually read it, as I have several other ARCs that I need to read first, but I'll get to it soon-ish :)
NEXT PAIRS : ER and LI
Jennifer wrote: "You have plenty to choose from! I picked "AV" recently and 30 minutes later when I still hadn't found a single book it dawned on me to see if "avenue" was in any of my titles. If I hadn't had that random thought, I'd probably still be looking."AV is a really different pair and I'm glad I missed it *grins* I checked my more or less planned books for ER first and had only one (from library before they closed, this weekened they announced they'll open again in two weeks if the government's plans won't change *yuppieh*) though I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it (one of those hype-books) and ER search on my Kindle gave way too many titles (most of them not having any words starting with these letters) so I got so overwhelmed and I checked PA instead and got the listed books (and written all of them down so I don't have to re-check the list when I'll tackle this pair) plus two I more I either read or is one of those I got for one of those really, really difficult chalenge options but hope I'll never need it since it's a genre I hate - but it was free :-)
I just checked my Kindle for words with AV and got 7 books (but five as many results as PA). The last time I struggled to find a book for AD I grabbed my dictionary and looked up words starting with AD and went from there, until I came over adventure, addiction was an option with many books but nothing I liked between them.
Agnieszka wrote: "I checked my more or less planned books for ER first and had only one (from library before they closed, this weekened they announced they'll open again in two weeks if the government's plans won't change *yuppieh*)"Ooooh, I'm jealous! There's no indication of when our libraries here might re-open, which makes me think it's going to be at least another month. Yesterday, our governor extended the stay-at-home order until May 8, but said he's trying to work out a plan for a "soft" re-opening of the state.
Our library director is a member of my F2F book group. When the group met last week, we asked if she had any idea when the library might be able to re-open, and she just shook her head and said "No idea at all." That's not a good sign *sigh*
I'll take LI with The Life and Loves of a She Devil
.New pairs: ER and TH (so people can use "the" or "That" etc - might be easier to find while libraries are closed!)
Barb wrote: "Ooooh, I'm jealous! There's no indication of when our libraries here might re-open, which makes me think it's going to be at least another month..."I can understand you so well these six week were pretty long despite the fact I used our online library more and extended KU for another month.
What's F2F - Friend to friend? I've seen this abbreviation several times.
Current pairs: ER & TH
Agnieszka wrote: "Barb wrote: "Ooooh, I'm jealous! There's no indication of when our libraries here might re-open, which makes me think it's going to be at least another month..."I can understand you so well these..."
Close. Face-to-face.
Jennifer wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Barb wrote: "Ooooh, I'm jealous! There's no indication of when our libraries here might re-open, which makes me think it's going to be at least another month..."I can understand..."
Makes sense! Thank you.
Well, I couldn't get my planned book from the library, as it's closed. For ID (from p. 8, # 389) I got a different book:Idriss and His Marble
René Gouichoux 5-1-20
5 stars!! Wonderful book about a refugee family!
So, now, I will take TH and read Thomas Gray: Philosopher Cat
.NEW LETTERS: ER and CO
I'll take CO with
A Place Beyond Courage which I need to read this month for FWYS.New letters: ER and IN
That was a fast one! It turned out to be fascinating! Thomas Gray: Philosopher Cat by Philip J. Davis
Next, I found one to take ER off your hands!
ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room by Donna M. Jackson
and since that's not really ER:
Erosion
by Jorie Graham, too! Next Letters: IN and LI
Helen wrote: "That was a fast one! It turned out to be fascinating! Thomas Gray: Philosopher Cat by Philip J. Davis
Next, I found..."
Wow, you really whipped through that one!
Jennifer, I thought I wouldn't like the book, but I sat & read it all at once!
But...the book had such odd content that I couldn't begin to say what it was about!! Basically, professors at Cambridge University chatting in the (men's) lounge area!
Helen
Helen wrote: "Jennifer, I thought I wouldn't like the book, but I sat & read it all at once!
But...the book had such odd content that I couldn't begin to say what it was about!! Basically, professors at Cambr..."
I like that sort of thing -- where the setting and outside influences are restricted somehow and despite that the author has to keep it interesting. Good measure of a writer's skills. One of my favorite episodes of Family Guy is like that -- Brian and Stewie get locked in a bank vault for an entire weekend.
Jennifer wrote: "Helen wrote: "Jennifer, I thought I wouldn't like the book, but I sat & read it all at once!
But...the book had such odd content that I couldn't begin to say what it was about!! Basically, profe..."
Wow, that sounds interesting!
That would be difficult to write!
Helen
Jennifer wrote: "I like that sort of thing -- where the setting and outside influences are restricted somehow and despite that the author has to keep it interesting. Good measure of a writer's skills. One of my favorite episodes of Family Guy is like that -- Brian and Stewie get locked in a bank vault for an entire weekend."That sounds interesting
Helen wrote: "That was a fast one! It turned out to be fascinating!
Thomas Gray: Philosopher Cat by Philip J. Davis
..."I love numbers, mathematics and everything around it so I set the book on my watchlist. I hope it will be re-published on Kindle (ePub would be fine too) and will check out German antiquariats in the hope to find it at a reasonable prize.
Current Pairs: IN and LI
I finished both of the ER's from #430.Erosion Jorie Graham
5-4-20(I only liked three of the poems.)
ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room Donna M. Jackson
5-13-20My kind of book!
I'll take IN and read Life With a Traumatic Brain Injury: Finding the Road Back to Normal
.Current Pairs: LI and BO
Good progress, Helen!Current Pairs: LI and BO
Hello, All!I finished the book I'm reading to help my friend in my condo complex who got hit by a car in November--landing on her head. Ouch!
For IN:
Life With a Traumatic Brain Injury: Finding the Road Back to Normal Amy Zellmer 5-19-20
Next I'll take LI: Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Vashti Harrison
Next Pairs: MA & SE
Helen wrote: "Hello, All!I finished the book I'm reading to help my friend in my condo complex who got hit by a car in November--landing on her head. Ouch!
For IN:
[book:Life With a Traumatic Brain Injury: Fi..."
What an excellent way to find out what it's like to walk in her moccasins now!
Next Pairs: MA & SE
Agnieszka wrote: "I grab BO with 
Big Bones - a series I planned to go back ages ago."I read my BO book and it was ok. This series is mostly very short (less than 100 pages) and pretty fun though most of them are more of a chick-lit (partially with a sprinkle of mystery) than cozy-mystery. I still enjoyed many of them as a light distraction.
Current Pairs: GI & TA
Connie N. wrote: "Now I'll take GI with The Girl in the Corner.Next pairs: TA and DE"
I just downloaded that on kindle unlimited. Be curious to see what you think.
Next pairs: TA and DE
I finished my LI:Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison 5-28-20
It was really interesting, about important African-American women!
Next, I'll take ST: Tomorrow, the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein
New Letters: TA & LE
I finished my book from Post #442 - MA - The Match Disaster by Latesha Kellam - 6/6/20 ♥♥
I liked the cover, but the writing was amateurish and frustrating with a multitude of typos and grammatical errors.
Connie N. wrote: "I finished my book from Post #442 - MA - The Match Disaster by Latesha Kellam - 6/6/20 ♥♥I liked the cover, but the writi..."
I saw your review and promptly put it on my do-not-buy list. :)
I'll take TA since I have several choices that will fit that combo.Next letters: LE and CO
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