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Overflowing Bookshelf Challenge
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Laura sinks her claws into this challenge, all snuggled up and comfy in her dragon's lair
Good luck, Laura! I know you can do it! 😘
I spy Julia Quinn !! I love this author. It's been a long time since I read one.
@Siobhan - thanks sweety! 😘@Elinor - The Duke and I was good but didn't really blow me away. It was my first Julia Quinn.
The one I liked the most was The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, but I only read 3 of them at the moment. Next one will surely be Ten Things I Love About You
Elinor wrote: "The one I liked the most was The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, but I only read 3 of them at the moment. Next one will surely be Ten Things I Love About You"Thanks. I'll give them a try. :)
If you want to read one alongside me at some point, that would be a pleasure :)
So here are the books I'm planning to knock down from my shelves in the following weeks as they match even my book cover challenge.I'm gonna set them down here so I don't have to run around with papers all the time.
The Fellowship of the Talisman - club
Rocannon's World - magical creature
Clarity - window/bars/rain
Forgotten & Remembered: The Duke's Late Wife - dress
Divine Intervention - skull
A Modern Cinderella - pink
Isla Margaritaville - beach
Secret History - grey/man/cloak
Masques - shapeshifter
The Ghost of Grania O'Malley - lock
Secrets & Lies - jewellery/diamond
Skye's Trail - bike
The City of Ember - bulb
Dragon Bones - dragon
Dragon Blood - sexy guy with a staff
Noah's Compass - book
The Darkangel - a darkangel
Tamsin - rocking chair
A Fine and Private Place - cript/cemetery
Relic - green
Joust - lance
The Fire Rose - flower/fire/magical creature
Rebel Fay - wolf/spear/elf
The Reluctant Swordsman - light green
Bloodring - angel/broadsword/shield
Reckless - orange
The Snow-Walker's Son - castle
The Empty Hand - boat/village/snow
The Soul Thieves - palace gate
Blackstaff - wizard/staff
The Brave - cowboy
Practical Magic - boot/moon and stars
And from the recommendations I received from GR friends, because they are tales or a fairy-tale retelling, the following will be among the first to be read on my owned shelf:Cruel Beauty
Gilded Ashes
Crimson Bound
Summers at Castle Auburn
Jovah's Angel
The Alleluia Files
Angelica
Angel-Seeker
The Beauty Bride
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty of the Beast
The Fairy Tale Bride
The Thief's Gamble
Cursed
UnEnchanted
Tales from Earthsea
Whispered Music
Hemlock
Spellbound: a Tale of Magic, Mystery & Murder
Skip
Itch: Nine Tales of Fantastic Worlds
Wicked Lovely
Ink Exchange
The Fire Rose
Manju wrote: "All the best Laura!! :)"thank you!!! :):):)
Manju wrote: "Sexy guy with a staff!!🙊🤣"Yeap!! Did you see that cover!? The guy is reeeeally hot!!!
And he looks even better on my paperback. :D
I did! The only book that I checked out of this huge list (don't know what does it say about me🤭). And yes, he look hot. 😉Again all the best. This is big list!
Manju wrote: "I did! The only book that I checked out of this huge list (don't know what does it say about me🤭). And yes, he look hot. 😉Again all the best. This is big list!"
HaHa! Nothing wrong with you sweety. We're just regular ladies appreciating a 'gorgeous-looking' man! :D
That's the only book I checked out as well... :DGood luck with that list, Laura <3
Virginie wrote: "That's the only book I checked out as well... :DGood luck with that list, Laura <3"
ha! Sexy or not?! you didn't say. :)
And Thank You! <3
My question was going to be which challenge has the category 'sexy guy with a staff'?? Coz I want in! XD
😁😁😁We need the staff for Ladies' Armoury. The sexy guy is bonus!! :D
Wait, do we get the wielder with all the weapons? :D :D :D
Why of course! But only of he's hot and sexy! :D
My "Owned-to-Read Shelf - Clean Sweep Mission" has officially started!I finished 2 small books today and added another 3 to my CRL.
(*cracking knuckles, keeping the cookies and coffee at the ready and settling down to do some serious reading*)
Good job girl, good job ! Keep it up !
round 28 finished:1. Marley and Me
2. The Improbable Cat
3. Woof!
4. The Frog Prince
5. Rusted Memory: A Wanderer's Tale
Reward: book 4 out of 22 - already bought
round 29 finished:1. Unlucky In Love
2. Me and You
3. A Beauty So Beastly
4. A Bride for Tom
5. Pleasing the Ghost
Reward: book 5 out of 22 - already bought
round 30 finished:1. The White Horse of Zennor: And Other Stories
2. Knighthood of the Dragon
3. Wolfsong
4. The Song of David
5. The Dragon in the Sock Drawer
Reward: book 6 out of 22 - already bought
My "Owned-to-Read Shelf - Clean Sweep Mission" is going slower than planned but moving ahead. I should really read the books I own instead of those I need to borrow. (*sigh*)
Still - 6 down, 16 to go!
Wow you're doing an amazing job Laura, congrats !
Thank you Elinor! :)But they were small books mostly. The big ones were not owned.
Virginie wrote: "Woohoo, way to go Laura!"Thanks lovely! I've got to update our armoury thread also. Didn't have any time till today.
I've also got 2 books to add over there.
Elinor wrote: "size doesn't matter (much) ;p"ha ha!!! Where is Virginie after this comment?!
And I totally agree. :D
Virginie wrote: "I saw a dirty joke! I am here! xD"yep. we were talking about size ....
I did a bit of shelf-cleaning on Sunday. Took off 63 unread books that I will probably not read anyway so no use keeping them on my Owned-to-read shelf. I'll probably clean up some more in the following week, but until then I'm considering the 63 compensation for 12 titles out of the already bought ones.So 18 down, 4 more to go.
Almost there ! good job with your cleaning ! (I would totally have counted 63 compensation pour 63 titles xD)
Damn! I didn't think about that. :DAnd now I've set a precedent and have to go on with 5 for 1 even at later cleanings. 😯
Do you want to read Broken with me tomorrow or day after?
I won't say anything to anyone if you decide to change your mind or to change your rule the next time, I promise ! I'm ready when you're ready for Broken :)
Thank you. 😘Should we start tomorrow? If yes can you please ask for a thread? Or do you want to talk about it on the NBC thread?
The NBC thread will do for me, and it's good for tomorrow :)
I hope it's as good as what I've already read from her and that you will like her just as much as I do ^^
Hi Laura ,I saw you have Beauty : A retelling on your short list. It is one of the books I have planned for this month. When do you plan to read it?
Karishma wrote: "Hi Laura ,I saw you have Beauty : A retelling on your short list. It is one of the books I have planned for this month. When do you plan to read it?"
Whenever you wish Karishma. :) I'm up for a BR for it.
round 31 finished:1. Boy's Life
2. Tithe
3. Archangel
4. Peril's Gate
5. Valiant
Reward: book 1 out of the remaining 4 to atone for, from last haul
round 32 finished:1. The Dragon in the Driveway
2. How to Train Your Dragon
3. Ironside
4. How to Be a Pirate
5. How to Speak Dragonese
Reward: book 2 out of the remaining 4 to atone for, from last haul
round 33 finished:1. The Hallowed Hunt
2. Traitor's Knot
3. The Ghost of Grania O'Malley
4. The Last Battle
5. Kensuke's Kingdom
Reward: book 3 out of the remaining 4 to atone for, from last haul
So 9 more books to go before I can call it quits. I think I'm gonna donate some more of my old ones so I can make space for the new titles.
Oh yes!!! And quite a good haul this time!
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1. The Graveyard Book
2. Kulti
3. The Last Wish
4. My Brother's Ghost
5. Once Upon a Sunday
Reward: book 3 out of 22 - already bought
My effort this month was pathetic cause I kept doing rereads and focusing on my TBR instead of Owned-To-Read Shelf.
I'm gonna do better this month! (*cracking knuckles and getting ready for dirty work* - one small book a day to compensate - Scout's honour! till the end of the month - 15 small books extra for this challenge.)
Wish me luck folks! :D