Team 1 - One Team to Find Them All

[Lanelle]

Valerie wrote: "Okay, reporting thread name has been changed."

Thank you.

[Margo]

Kristie, I plan to start with for tree followed by for shoe. Can you confirm that these covers are OK? Thanks :-)

[Valerie]

I'll probably be starting with By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie, and I found a picture of my cover with a flower (which is not on goodreads): https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1...

[Kristie, Moderator]

Those work, Margo.

Thanks for linking, Valerie!

[Debra]

Feeling S L E E P Y? Need a cat nap?

[Margo]

haha Debra - right back at'cha ;-D

Bit late to the party - it is 17.13 pm over here, but I am about to start The Daylight Gate for my evening read ;-)

[Valerie]

Haha well, I have discovered that By the Pricking of my Thumbs is one of the few Agatha Christie books that has to be read in a certain order and I have not read all the previous books yet. So, change of plans! Kristie, would this Endless Night cover count for moon? https://www.google.com/search?q=endle...

[Kristie, Moderator]

Is it the first one with the moon and the bird, Valerie? If so, it will work, though I think more for bird.

[Trudy]

I’ll be starting (for apple) later today.

[Lanelle]

I'm 32% into my first book, . The main character is going to attend a seance.

Edited to add: and a murder during the seance at 43%!

[Valerie]

No, it's the one with the house and moon at the bottom of the cover

[Kristie, Moderator]

This one? If so, yes, it works.

[Valerie]

Yep, awesome, thanks!

[Annerlee]

I'm starting with The Witch of Napoli


I still need to find an audiobook for later though (when washing up, walking to work etc) Not sure if this would count for flowers...??


What do you think Kristie?

[Annerlee]

Lanelle wrote: "I'm 32% into my first book, . The main character is going to attend a seance.

Edited to add: and a murder during the seance at 43%!"

That's weird. I'm accompanying a spiritualist to a seance too!

[Kristie, Moderator]

That's a tough one, Annerlee. It's more a sea of flowers than a focus on a flower. So, it sort of falls into that category of a forest isn't really a tree or a restaurant scene isn't a chair, I think.

[Lanelle]

Annerlee wrote: "That's weird. I'm accompanying a spiritualist to a seance too! "

I hope your seance is safer than mine was!

[Annerlee]

Haha. An evil spirit did some pushing around, but any murders took place outside, so my seances were marginally safer, but still pretty scary at times ; )

[Annerlee]

Kristie wrote: "That's a tough one, Annerlee. It's more a sea of flowers than a focus on a flower. So, it sort of falls into that category of a forest isn't really a tree or a restaurant scene isn't a chair, I think."

OK. I'll look for an alternative... But turning in for the night now (zzzzz)

[Annerlee]

Good Morning Team! How's everyone doing?

[Margo]

Good Morning all!

It is a beautiful sunny day here in ireland - perfect for outdoor reading. Unfortunately I'm not feeling very well so won't be up to posting too much but I will do a lot of listening ;-)

I have finished my first 2 books.

Tree: The Daylight Gate . Very gruesome and uncomfortable as it was based on events very close to the truth.

Shoes: Vinegar Girl: The Taming of the Shrew Retold Light read, very pleasant change of pace after the last. I always liked that play and the retelling was fun.

Next I'm going to try The Cleaner for gun. This was a freebee so if it doesn't grab my I will quickly but it aside.

Happy reading team

[Annerlee]

We had a couple of sunny days and now the haar is rolling in from the sea. No sun today then : ( I'll be staying inside - there will be midges!
I'm listening to and have started reading .
Early days for both yet, but they've started well.

[Annerlee]

Margo wrote: "Good Morning all!

It is a beautiful sunny day here in ireland - perfect for outdoor reading. Unfortunately I'm not feeling very well so won't be up to posting too much but I will do a lot of liste..."

Sorry to hear youre not feeling too well Margo. Hope it gets better as th e day wears on...

[Debra]

Feel better, Margo! Hugs!

[Debra]

Feeling S L E E P Y?

[Lanelle]

Nice try, Debra. Just got up after a good night's rest!

[Lanelle]

Margo, I remember one Toppler where I came down with a bad cold at the beginning of it. I certainly didn't feel well, but I got a lot of reading done!

[Lanelle]

Annerlee, I hope you enjoy . I think it's a great story. I was thinking of putting the 3rd in that series, , on my list for this Toppler.

[Debra]

Lanelle wrote: "Nice try, Debra. Just got up after a good night's rest!"

Hmmm... have to try a new tactic. Feel like a Bloody Mary or Mimosa or Bailey's for breakfast?

[Lanelle]

*chuckle* Just plain orange juice, thank you.

[Debra]

Lanelle wrote: "*chuckle* Just plain orange juice, thank you. "

hmmmm

[Valerie]

Whew, I am not a morning person but I woke up at 6:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep so decided to read, and ended up finishing Endless Night! The first two thirds were pretty boring, but I flew through the last few chapters and it was, of course, a classic Agatha Christie mindblowing ending.

I'm debating about what book to start next. I was thinking about A Natural History of Dragons or I may start on Flowers of the Killer Moon as it's my book club's choice for June, if you think this cover would count for sun, Kristie:

If not, I can always read it next weekend, and instead read my dragon book I've been wanting to read or maybe Maltese Falcon :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Margo wrote: "Good Morning all!

It is a beautiful sunny day here in ireland - perfect for outdoor reading. Unfortunately I'm not feeling very well so won't be up to posting too much but I will do a lot of liste..."

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well, Margo. I hope you feel better soon.

[Margo]

Thanks guys - only a sinus infection combined with poor nights sleep. As I said - good day for listening ;-)

The Cleaner wasn't for me so I ditched it after about 20 mins. That's another one off my TBR (but I keep finding unread books that were shelved wrongly so I'm still not managing to cut it down :-o

Now listening to .

[Annerlee]

Margo wrote: "Thanks guys - now listening to The Last Family in England..."

Sounds like a fun book

[Kristie, Moderator]

I haven't gotten too far on my books yet. I actually did take a nap! I blame Debra!! Just kidding! I didn't sleep well last night and had a migraine earlier. The nap seems to have helped though, so after dinner I hope to catch up on a bit of reading. :)

[Margo]

Kristie, hope the migraine is under control - I am a fellow sufferer. I crashed out for nearly 4 hours so I will probably be reading through the night. But I needed it! Debra has a lot to answer to answer for haha

Annerlee, I have enjoyed all the Matt Haig books I have read so far. No 5 star material but all solid 4's. As you say - fun 😊

[Annerlee]

Re Matt Haig books: This is the first one I've tried, but I'm loving the small town mentality of the characters - it reminds me of the island mentality of where I live and it's got me smiling quite a bit.

I didn't get as much reading done as I'd hoped yesterday - our website had a problem and I spent a couple of hours fixing it, then we had a grocery delivery (and we just had to try a few things - the cupboards have been bare for a couple of days and it was so good to have goodies again), then a friend turned up yesterday evening on a surprise visit from the mainland.

Oh well, I read on the bus on the way to work and can take an extended lunch hour to make up some ground.

[Margo]

Annerlee wrote: "Re Matt Haig books: This is the first one I've tried, but I'm loving the small town mentality of the characters - it reminds me of the island mentality of where I live and it's got me smiling quite..."

Yes, there is something about his books that makes me smile 😊 Do you live on one of the Scottish islands Annerlee? I have a friend that was born on one of the tiny ones - I can never remember the name of it! They sound like a different world. She didn't see a banana til she was 7 on a trip to the mainland. They would last the boat trip to her island !

[Margo]

I picked up yesterday. I will use it for eye next. There is 3 hours left in my current listen.

Today is a holiday here so should get some decent reading time but I have to go visiting *mutter mutter - interfering with reading time lol*

[Annerlee]

Margo wrote: "I picked up yesterday. I will use it for eye next..."

I've just picked it up too - the audiobook is 'deal of the day'. Lots of my books have eyes on them, something I wouldn't have believed possible.

[Annerlee]

Margo wrote: "Do you live on one of the Scottish islands Annerlee?..."

Yes. I live in the Shetland Isles (North Mainland Shetland). That's the place where all the murders happen, according to Anne Cleeves ( not true ! )

[Kristie, Moderator]

Finally finished my first book today! Hope you're all enjoying your reads!

[Margo]

Annerlee wrote: "Margo wrote: "Do you live on one of the Scottish islands Annerlee?..."

Yes. I live in the Shetland Isles (North Mainland Shetland). That's the place where all the murders happen, according to [aut..."

Hehe sounds as dangerous as Midsomer !

[Margo]

Kristie wrote: "Finally finished my first book today! Hope you're all enjoying your reads!"


It's a nice, relaxed toppler Kristie. I'm enjoying it very much 😄

[Trudy]

Finished my first book, A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, for apple. It was a challenging read, not the best choice for a toppler. Next, I’m reading The Crow Eaters , for feather. It’s an easier read, and quite entertaining, so far.

[Annerlee]

Margo wrote: "Hehe sounds as dangerous as Midsomer ! .."
You got it ; )

[Annerlee]

Just finished Bubba and the Dead Woman for shoes. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. This is despite the book's voluptious loose woman being named after me (Annalee). Oh well.


I've sneaked a quick read at work, so it'll be lunchtime before I start my next book. It might be The Scarlet Pimpernel or one of the many books I've collected with eyes on the front. Don't know yet.

[Margo]

I've started Children Of The Deterrent. It is my first by this author and I am really enjoying it. The narration is excellent.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm about 45% through and it's good, but difficult to read at points. Trigger warnings all over the place for child abuse and rape.

I also just started and it's a bit weird the way it's written. I didn't realize it was written through letters or at least it's started out that that way. I listen to more today and see how it goes.