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[Miche]

Virginie wrote: "Yup! We're both satisfied and that's what's important, right? ;)"

I couldn't agree more! :)

[Veronica]

Thanks for the recs, everyone. I think I do own a copy of Feed. I think a zombie virus that threatens mass extinction of humans counts. :-)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Veronica wrote: "Thanks for the recs, everyone. I think I do own a copy of Feed. I think a zombie virus that threatens mass extinction of humans counts. :-)"

It's bloggers in the zombie apocalypse... and Mira Grant is the horror pseudonym of Seanan McGuire (InCryptid / October Daye / Wayward Children)...

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Petrik - where are you vacationing too? :)

[Veronica]

Iain wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Thanks for the recs, everyone. I think I do own a copy of Feed. I think a zombie virus that threatens mass extinction of humans counts. :-)"

It's bloggers in the zombie apocalypse..."

Yeah, I knew about the pseudonym. That woman is a writing machine.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Oh cool, I have read her yet but I love knowing who pseudonyms are.

[Petrik]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Petrik - where are you vacationing too? :)"

Surabaya! It's still in my country but I'm visiting my girlfriend! :D I'll message you tomorrow about blogging tips and why I left Booknest! :)

[Veronica]

Title: What the Dead Leave Behind
Author: Rosemary Simpson
Pages: 304
Buddy Read: N
Challenge: Y

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Awesome :) and awesome lol.

Hope you have fun!!

[Zaara]

Ooo its so hot in here...
🔥🔥🔥
*wolf whistles* @all

@Virginie...you sure know how to bring it...and we sho' are glad you joined this group.
Thank you for coming.
And Vive La France...
But then I may've already said that....
Once or twice...a day...each day...
Now should I put the last sentence in bold, Ma'mzelle?
*lights up a Gauloise, exhales jauntily*
#butneverinreallife

Veronica wrote: "You're the one who made us fluffers. ;-)"

Ha! Now you say this with such an innocent face, Ron darlin', but we'd never have known without YOUR explains...
Bcuz @Sauron would have restrained himself...tho' with a wicked gleam in the fiery all-seeing eye...
But now look at what you started, you #firestarter, you!
And then went away on vacation...jezzt...leaving us all...like this...
So I rather think you get the Corruption Tiara...my 👸 queen...oh and welcome back!
We missed you.
Where'd you go?
Was it...*rude sniggers, pokes Finbar and idiffer*... Disneyland, Ronnieeeee?


Aristea wrote: "Virginie, the queen of excel. All bow to the queen."
Hi Aristea...we haven't talked much before...so first just hi...
See...I already knelt to this here @Veronica as my liege lady...swore an oath on her tracker even...
And allegiance once given...
But I shall be @Virginie's cupbearer and ply her with the juice of the grape while she works magic with those clever, clever fingers...
Or perhaps we can jezzt promote Ron to Empress...Imperatrice Rex...and crown Virginie as well...
What say?

[Virginie]

Zaara Gut Siscourator wrote: "But I shall be @Virginie's cupbearer and ply her with the juice of the grape while she works magic with those clever, clever fingers..."

:p

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Zaara]

Virginie wrote: "Sorry, couldn't resist."

@Cutest....more hard work for you between on the sheets...

Title: The Duke and I
Author: Julia Quinn
Pages: 384
Buddy Read: Yes
Challenge: Yes

Title: Dissolution
Author: CJ Sansom
Pages: 456
Buddy Read: Yes
Challenge: Yes

[Lena]

Finished Series Challenge ★★★☆☆

[Veronica]

Zaara wrote: "Ha! Now you say this with such an innocent face, Ron darlin', but we'd never have known without YOUR explains...
Bcuz @Sauron would have restrained himself...tho' with a wicked gleam in the fiery all-seeing eye...
But now look at what you started, you #firestarter, you!
And then went away on vacation...jezzt...leaving us all...like this...
So I rather think you get the Corruption Tiara...my 👸 queen...oh and welcome back!
We missed you.
Where'd you go?
Was it...*rude sniggers, pokes Finbar and idiffer*... Disneyland, Ronnieeeee?.."

I blame my education on Stephen Moyer. He mentioned fluffers during an interview for True Blood. In my innocence I had to google it too. True Story.

We went on a cruise- my first- to Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands, and Cozumel. It was very relaxing and fun but, my god, sooooo much food. I've been hitting the gym hard since getting back. I may have broken myself on the treadmill yesterday.

[Miche]

Great job, Lena, Zaara and Veronica!

[Miche]

Title: The Frame-Up
Author: Wendy McLeod MacKnight
Pages: 384
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes (Cover)
Total points: 4.8

I simply LOVED everything about this book: the characters, the art, the setting, the plot. In my opinion, it is an amazing way to get kids interested in art!

[Virginie]

Zaara wrote: "@Cutest....more hard work for you between on the sheets..."

On it!

EDIT: And... Done!

@Lena: UTD as well

[Virginie]

Great job, Miche :)

[Virginie]

Veronica wrote: "We went on a cruise- my first- to Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands, and Cozumel. It was very relaxing and fun but, my god, sooooo much food. I've been hitting the gym hard since getting back. I may have broken myself on the treadmill yesterday."

Every-time I go on vacation and people ask me what I did, I answer the same thing: I ate. Everything.

[Kris]

I finally finished Royal Assassin. Took me forever (in my world two weeks is forever).
I have added points for buddy read, eventhough I was not really that active on the thingy-me-bop at all... Allowed?

I got distracted by deciding to learn to play the ukelele :D

[Zaara]

Thanks Virginie...

@Lola...post that comment on the relevant book thread and you're set. Even having nothing much to say, is saying something much, yes??
😂😂😂
Mind...it IS that kind of a book. I was telling @Sedat it made me want to pull my own eyes out...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Virginie wrote: "Veronica wrote: "We went on a cruise- my first- to Jamaica, Grand Cayman Islands, and Cozumel. It was very relaxing and fun but, my god, sooooo much food. I've been hitting the gym hard since getti..."

I always say I did nothing... it was great...

[Miche]

Virginie wrote: "Great job, Miche :)"

Thank you!

[Miche]

I have been on vacation this week ans so far I only ate, read and slept. Not necessarily in this order, lol.

[Veronica]

That about covers all the primary needs, Miche.

[Diana Stormblessed]

I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and that's my plan. To do nothing. We're going back to Chicago to see family. We do this trip every 4-6 months and usually I just work remotely while my parents play with their grand kids. This time I'll have no job so I'm going to sight see like it's my first time (even though I lived there for 25 years).

[Solseit]

Zaara wrote: "Ooo its so hot in here...
🔥🔥🔥
*wolf whistles* @all

@Virginie...you sure know how to bring it...and we sho' are glad you joined this group.
Thank you for coming.
And Vive La France...
But then I m..."

Agreed Zaara! Empress senior and empress junior! :p

[Solseit]

You guys make me feel like I should finally use my vacation entitlement.
Also, what I like to do every now and again, is leave the significant other behind, go see my parents and be a spoiled child (I am 36...) for a week. Sleep, (great) food and entertainment (movies, tv shows, books, gaming on the list).

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I just take a long weekends once a month... best bang for buck on vacation days... I used too much last year and was running low, so this year sometimes it's a 3 day weekend, sometimes it's a 4 day weekend... next year I'll earn more vacation days and can just do 4 every month... I do this January thru October... there's a Blackout period in November/December for the busy holidays...

[Virginie]

Aristea wrote: "Agreed Zaara! Empress senior and empress junior! :p"

Heh.... I claim the junior spot, so I'm not sure how Veronica will feel about being called "senior" x)

[Virginie]

I have an easy solution to your problems: as an intern, I'm not entitled to vacation days.... ^_^"

[Veronica]

Virginie wrote: "Aristea wrote: "Agreed Zaara! Empress senior and empress junior! :p"

Heh.... I claim the junior spot, so I'm not sure how Veronica will feel about being called "senior" x)"

Hmmm, I could go for "super exalted".

[Veronica]

Iain wrote: "I just take a long weekends once a month... best bang for buck on vacation days... I used too much last year and was running low, so this year sometimes it's a 3 day weekend, sometimes it's a 4 day..."

That's a pretty good plan. You always have days off to look forward to.

[Veronica]

Aristea wrote: "You guys make me feel like I should finally use my vacation entitlement.
Also, what I like to do every now and again, is leave the significant other behind, go see my parents and be a spoiled chil..."

Absolutely!

[Veronica]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and that's my plan. To do nothing. We're going back to Chicago to see family. We do this trip every 4-6 months and usually I just work remotely while my parents pl..."

Enjoy your trip, Diana. There are always new treasures to find.

@Petrik, have fun visiting your girlfriend!

[Diana Stormblessed]

Are you guys still getting notifications? I was wondering how it was possible that no one posted anything in this group for over and hour, and now I see things are getting posted everywhere and I'm just not being notified.

[Miche]

The notifications were broken. I only started getting a few now.

[Miche]

Veronica wrote: "That about covers all the primary needs, Miche."

Pretty much!It has been awesome! 😁

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Miche wrote: "The notifications were broken. I only started getting a few now."

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Are you guys still getting notifications? I was wondering how it was possible that no one posted anything in this group for over and hour, and now I see things are getting posted everywhere and I'm..."

Notifications were broken for 6-8hrs... so was the ability to post reviews, apparently, altho I didn't try, and a few people succeeded... but Feedback threads were started on both topics...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Veronica wrote: "Iain wrote: "I just take a long weekends once a month... best bang for buck on vacation days... I used too much last year and was running low, so this year sometimes it's a 3 day weekend, sometimes..."

Yea... and people barely have to compensate for my absence, unlike people who take a 9-11 day vacation on 5 vacation days, by stacking their regular days off the week before an after, as well...

But it does lead to a feeling that I'm always going on vacation, among my coworkers... or, as I call it, staycation...

[Solseit]

Veronica wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Aristea wrote: "Agreed Zaara! Empress senior and empress junior! :p"

Heh.... I claim the junior spot, so I'm not sure how Veronica will feel about being called "senior" x)"

Hmmm,..."
I LOVE THIS GIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lena]

Finished Series Challenge ★★★★★

[Miche]

Great job, Lena! :)

[Miche]

Title: The Obelisk Gate
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Pages: 410
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes (Incomplete Series)
Total points: 5.2

I thought I knew the direction she was going, but this went much further than I thought she would go. I will definitely start the next book tomorrow.

[Lena]

I had no idea where it would all end either but I heartily approved.

[Silvana]

Hi fellow raiders, if you still have some slot in September, come and join the FBR monthly book club since yours truly is nominating five books that you could vote for here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Solseit]

Well done team!!!

[Virginie]

Lena wrote: "Finished Series Challenge ★★★★★"

UTD
Great job Lena :)

[Virginie]

And great job, Miche!

[Virginie]

Succubus Dreams
Richelle Mead
296 pages
BR with Diana + Challenge (Incomplete Series)
5.3 points

Take that, reading slump!