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Yes, got other books ready to read. Hope you have some time to read this weekend, enjoy :)
Amy wrote: "I still have no idea what I Am going to read. I have over 900 books to go thru so I no I will find one :)"Hi Amy - did you post last week's reviews? I don't think I saw it.
Find a book yet?
I'll be reading the alternate
By Elizabeth Gilbert
I borrowed this from a friend a while back. The book should be travelling from Finland to USA next month so I'm on a bit of a deadline :)
Minttu wrote: "I'll be reading the alternateBy Elizabeth Gilbert
I borrowed this from a friend a while back. The book should be travelling from Finland to USA next month so I..."
I almost read that from the alternate list as well. Still in my TBR pile!
JoAnne wrote: "Minttu wrote: "I'll be reading the alternateBy Elizabeth Gilbert
I borrowed this from a friend a while back. The book should be travelling from Finland to USA ..."
This happens often to me that I miss the time when everyone is reading a popular book and then it gets stuck in my TBR pile for ages :)
Minttu wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Minttu wrote: "I'll be reading the alternateBy Elizabeth Gilbert
I borrowed this from a friend a while back. The book should be travelling from ..."
Me too - so many books to read and not enough time to read them especially when real life gets in the way!
Starting my book for this week now that I get a chance to relax!Hope everyone had a good weekend.
I saw our new roll and week 3 reviews haven't been posted yet. So I've done it. Sorry Amy, just couldn't leave it.
❁ Danielle wrote: "I saw our new roll and week 3 reviews haven't been posted yet. So I've done it. Sorry Amy, just couldn't leave it."Thanks Danielle. I don't know how to do it which is why I didn't.
Thanks for posting link. I should have checked!
I am reading the alternate this week and going with thirteen reasons why
Amy wrote: "I am reading the alternate this week and going with thirteen reasons why"Sounds like a heavy read. Not up to it these days.
Space 25 - 2nd book in seriesThe Sweetest Thing
Completed 9/22
5 stars
I feel that I have met some new best friends. Lucky Harbor appears to be a small place where I would love to live. I am not an emotional person, but I caught myself getting teary eyed on more than one occasion and then laughing out loud during other times. The Sweetest Thing is book 2 in The Lucky Harbor Series, and I will definitely read book 3 soon.
Although this book is based on Ford and Tara’s story, it included all of the other characters as well. The sisters are beginning to get really close, and we are introduced to Mia. Tara and Ford had a sordid past that is difficult for Tara to overcome. Seventeen years later, Tara returns to Lucky Harbor to help renovate the inn that the three sister’s mother left them at her death. In book 1, Tara wanted to get into Lucky Harbor, renovate, and then sell as soon as possible. However, Tara is beginning to see that her sisters are truly family and perhaps Lucky Harbor is a place that she can call home.
Debbie wrote: "Space 25 - 2nd book in seriesThe Sweetest ThingCompleted 9/22
5 stars
I feel that I have met some new best friends. Lucky Harbor appears to ..."
That's what I love about Lucky Harbor - we are reunited with other characters. Love Jill Shalvis and her books.
We may hit 30 in our next roll - as long as it's 5 or more. You can wait to read it then if you'd like.
Last time we played almost every book I read was part of the same series by Kat Martin. It was great especially since I read them almost one after the other.
I read about 1/2 my book yesterday. Stayed home sick today with dizzyness and staying home tomorrow too. Already have a drs appt for the morning. Haven't been able to focus enough to read or do things on the computer except answer a few messages.
JoAnne
@Debbie - glad you liked. I loved #3. I've got to get back to this series. @JoAnne - hope you feel better.
❁ Danielle wrote: "@Debbie - glad you liked. I loved #3. I've got to get back to this series. @JoAnne - hope you feel better."
me too - I've only read up to book 8
thanks!
JoAnne, I hope you feel better. That would be awesome if I could read the entire series this go around. I do have a few series started but I am really enjoying her writing style. @Danielle we went out of town this weekend so I was able to read non-stop while my hubby drove. My kids were at their dad's so I actually had some me time!
Debbie wrote: "JoAnne, I hope you feel better. That would be awesome if I could read the entire series this go around. I do have a few series started but I am really enjoying her writing style. @Danielle we ..."
It's nice when it works out series wise.
I got up to Kat Martin's newest release for her series - they were all romantic suspense.
My library has it on order so I'm waiting for it to come in.
I never get to read much when hubby drives since I'm the navigator. How far did you drive?
We went back and forth from CT to St Louis twice a year while our son was in college at Wash U in St Louis. Would load up the Pilot and go.
17 hours if we did it non stop which we did twice. Most of the time we'd sleep somewhere in OH to cut the drive. Always got there in 2 days that way.
JoAnne,We actually only went 4 hours to the mountains in TN. Our hotel had a really nice balcony overlooking the Smokey Mountains, and it was a beautiful day on Saturday. I was able to not only read in the car but sat outside and read for a couple of hours as well. We have been thee so many times that hubby doesn't need me to navigate.
I can't imagine being in the car for 17 hours. I can handle about 9 and that's pretty much it!
finished my book
read-9/23/14
rating: 5 stars
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
this book was really sad lol
Amy wrote: "finished my bookread-9/23/14
rating: 5 stars
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
this book was really sad lol"
I thought it would be with anti bullying as its topic.
That's why right now it's too heavy for me to read. Have to be in the right frame of mind.
More than 3/4's done with mine. Home sick today again - going to dr in a few minutes - hopefully I'll be able to finish it between naps.
Debbie wrote: "JoAnne,We actually only went 4 hours to the mountains in TN. Our hotel had a really nice balcony overlooking the Smokey Mountains, and it was a beautiful day on Saturday. I was able to not only..."
The first time we were driving back after leaving him off as a freshman we drove too long and before we knew it it was super late (early morning) and we were only about 6 or so hours from home so we didn't want to spend money on a hotel. We stopped at several rest stops and took 1/2 hour cat naps.
The second time was when we dropped him Jr year and we were expecting a hurricane (Irene) and wanted to beat it home so we could batten down the hatches and not be stuck in NJ or PA for days. When one drove, the other slept. We only stopped for food, gas and the bathroom and made it home with only a few hours to spare. We basically threw him and his stuff out of the car and told him we were leaving soon as it was all in his apt. I cancelled our hotel in St Louis and we headed home. He had to get permission to move in that Friday since normal move in was the next day.
Sounds like a nice weekend. We used to go to Nashville and Kingsport TN on business.
My dad and step mother live in Nashville. We went to Gatlinburg last weekend.
Week 4 - Roll 9; Spot #25 Read Book 2 in a series.
New Frontier of Love (American Wilderness Series Romance, Book 2 by Dorothy WileyCompleted on 9/23
5 stars
Review
Enjoyable second book to the series. Picks up right where book 1 leaves off and we continue with the Wyllies seeking land for their homes/businesses in KY. Vivid descriptions and my emotions were engaged throughout. I look forward to the third and final book in the series but hope there will be a fourth.
If you like historical romances especially those involving settling the west this series is for you.
4 of us are done already and it's only Tuesday!Amy, let me know if you'll need me to roll on Friday.
Debbie wrote: "My dad and step mother live in Nashville. We went to Gatlinburg last weekend."Glad you had a good time.
My review will be up shortly. I have very mixed feelings about Eat Pray Love and have no idea what rating I should give :D
Week 4 - alternate
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Read: 25th Sept 2014
Rating: 3.5 stars (on GR just 3)
Review:
Eat Pray Love is one woman's quest to finding the balance between indulging in the good things in life (namely food, wine and sex) and opening herself to God. Elizabeth Gilbert has just gone through a messy divorce and a failed on-off passionate love of her life relationship right after the divorce. Everything is falling apart including herself. So she decides to do something drastic and spend one year abroad; 4 months in Italy, India and Indonesia.
I've wanted to read this book for a long time and now seemed like a great time. I've gone through a breakup myself just 1 and half years ago and have since tried to piece my life and my identity together again. I was eager to read how someone else has done it.
I absolutely loved the first part of the book set in Italy. I'm learning italian at the moment and everything in this book about the beauty of the language and the Italian culture rang true to me. The descriptions are brilliant and I really felt like I was transported to Italy with her.
The India part I struggled with. Perhaps it was the concept of transcendental meditation that was too out there for me. I meditate myself but I just found the descriptions of Liz's meditation experiences a bit strange. Richard from Texas was the best part of the India chapter providing much needed comic relief.
The Indonesia chapter was about finding the balance and I could relate once again a bit more as the story returned back to reality from the land of gurus, mantras, prayer, meditation and blue pearls of divinity.
I really struggled with rating this book because there were parts that I loved, absolutely brilliantly written chapters and I even scribbled down some quotes because I felt so inspired. But then the next 100 pages were a battle to get through. I think this book needs to be read in a certain mindset and perhaps by taking time with it. Perhaps it needs to be set aside for a while and thought through before progressing to the next chapter. I hurried along with it and at times really wanted to just skip forward.
It is an interesting story and beautifully written, but it does move a bit slow at times and if you are not at all into meditation the India chapter will probably be a quite a hard read.
here is our link for this week. I will roll once it hits the right time :)Amy-
Review Danielle-
Review Debbie-
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Review Minttu-
Review
Thanks Amy -hoping for a high roll.I have my book 3 in a series picked out assuming you roll at least a 5!
Good job everyone! We all finished nice and early this week.
i also went to the library today and hoping for a good roll so i can get some of these to count for my challenges :)
Amy wrote: "i also went to the library today and hoping for a good roll so i can get some of these to count for my challenges :)"always nice when that happens!
the book I just used for this challenge was also good for 2 others
I rolled a 7 so we are now on space 32we can read the following:
1. 3rd in a series
2. 2nd in a series
3. 32 in a series
4. the alternative is anything on the 3 star shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I am going with the alternative this week and reading a book from the 3 star shelf
Nice roll - keeping us in the game!Going with 3rd book in a series
Sweet on You (Sweet on a Cowboy, #3) by Laura DrakeHappy Reading all!
(3rd, 2nd, 32rd, 3 stars list)
I'm going with, 3rd book in a series
- Black Moon by J.D. Tyler
I'll be reading the alternate (so many of my TBR books on the 3 Star shelf)
By Jennifer E. Smith
Nice Roll - Lady luck was with us this week!I'm going with
. byJill ShalvisIt's #3 in the series. I've been holding off reading this since I finished 2 last week!
Debbie wrote: "Nice Roll - Lady luck was with us this week!I'm going with
. byJill ShalvisIt's #3 in the series. I've been holding off reading this since I ..."
And if we're lucky and roll at least an 8 next Friday morning you can read book 4!
Enjoy
Minttu wrote: "I'll be reading the alternate (so many of my TBR books on the 3 Star shelf)By Jennifer E. Smith"
Always a nice feeling to get that TBR down slightly!
That was quick - we all chose our books already!Happy reading all.
Will start mine as soon as I finish the new Susan Elizabeth Phillips book I'm in the middle of. Not one of her lighter books.
I was lucky this roll. I needed a shifter book for another challenge, so my pick this week works for both.
JoAnne wrote: "Debbie wrote: "Nice Roll - Lady luck was with us this week!I'm going with
. byJill ShalvisIt's #3 in the series. I've been holding off readin..."
I know..right!
JoAnne wrote: "That was quick - we all chose our books already!Happy reading all.
Will start mine as soon as I finish the new Susan Elizabeth Phillips book I'm in the middle of. Not one of her lighter books."
I'm curious to see what you think of that one...
Debbie wrote: "Nice Roll - Lady luck was with us this week!I'm going with
. byJill Shalvis.."I really enjoyed this one.
finished my booki went with the alternative ( 3 star shelf)
finished 9/29/14
rating: 4 stars
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I haven't started mine yet, as I had other challenge to finish first and I also need the book picked for October, so will be starting tomorrow.
I've changed my book as I'm not feeling up to reading the one I picked yet.Roll 5 - Space 32
(3rd, 2nd, 32rd, 3 stars list)
I'm going with, alternate 3 star shelf
- Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis
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It was 330 pages, so not a short book. I just didn't have any interruptions."
Wow I would love to have no interruptions - maybe when I retire some day! I'm happy when I get to read for a couple of hours in a row unless it's one of my sleepless nights then I definitely don't get interrupted since everyone else is asleep!
Have a great weekend. Hope you have more books to read in the pipeline.