July 2021 - Return of the Buddy

[Vicki]

Did you really link everyone's specific shelf Rusalka :O
Kudos for that

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Jayme! I've been wanting to read that one. It's another that I plan to read every month, then never get to. I'm looking forward to it. :)

[Kristie, Moderator]

Katrisa - I choose The Queen's Gambit for you!

[Vicki]

@Cherie I think you should kill off this series with The Atlantis World

[Anne ✨]

@Kay

I love the variety in your list... so hard to choose... how about
City of Thieves by David Benioff... I saw you had read and enjoyed some other WW2 novels, and this one's a really good one too!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

@ Aya

I picked a couple from your list that I really wanted to read and thought you would enjoy too. But I couldn't go past Howl’s Moving Castle so that is my pick for you this month.

I have named two pets from that book (Turnip Head is currently standing 5cms away from my arm preening), so if you want to and haven't read it, I hope you enjoy it as much as me.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Vicki wrote: "Did you really link everyone's specific shelf Rusalka :O
Kudos for that"

I do have to admit I developed the world's best spreadsheet with multiple formulas that pumped out the code for me.

I am stupidly chuffed that my work enhanced Excel skills made my book club life really easy.

[[deleted user]]

Sandra wrote: "@Kathryn,

I hope you enjoy The Lost Man. It is one of the books I suggested to you, and you liked and decided to add to your TBR, so I hope you have a great time reading it as I did."

Thanks Sandra! Very excited to read this and it is also available at my library.

[Abby]

@Margo

The book I picked for you is Elantris. I LOVED this book when I read it! I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm really enjoying seeing all the book picks. It looks like we will have some really good reads this month. :)

[Amanda]

@ Lilisa

I chose The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride for you. I hope you like it as much as I did!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "Esther and Jayme - I will leave you guys to work out viewing of Jayme's shelf. I can't check the link to it as I cannot see it, sorry."

I thought that my friends would be able to see it. I switched my privacy setting, so it should be available now. :)

[Esther]

Jayme

You have one book I really liked on your shelf: The Calculating Stars. i hope you will enjoy it as much as i did.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Esther and Jayme - I will leave you guys to work out viewing of Jayme's shelf. I can't check the link to it as I cannot see it, sorry."

I thought that my friends would be able to s..."

Works for me now, so the link is correct. Yay! Make sure you switch your privacy settings back as soon as you have a book.

[Christina ❤️M❤️]

Amanda wrote: "Love buddy challenges! I'm in!

My shelf"

@Amanda, I pick Such a Fun Age Happy Reading!!!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Esther wrote: "Jayme

You have one book I really liked on your shelf: The Calculating Stars. i hope you will enjoy it as much as i did."

Thanks Esther. I'm glad you liked it. I've been wanting to read it for awhile, but just never got around to it. Just put it on hold at my library.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sharon wrote: "@Janice

Well, I think we might like to read many of the same types of books. I have added to my TBR list. However, for this task I have chosen The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury..."

Thanks Sharon. It looks really interesting.

[Katrisa]

@Sharon - I choose The Murmur of Bees for you. I really enjoyed that one I hope you do too!

[Katrisa]

Kristie wrote: "Katrisa - I choose The Queen's Gambit for you!"

Awesome! I have been waiting to watch the show until after I read the book so yay!

[Janice, Moderator]

@ Sandra

I've been debating between a couple of books on your list but have decided to pick The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion. I love the way Fannie Flagg tells a story. I've had it on my wishlist for awhile, so I'll be watching to see how you like it.

[Trudy]

@Anne ✨ - you have so many great books on your shelf, it is hard to pick only one, To narrow it down, I decided to choose a Canadian writer, considering we are both Canadian. I hope you enjoy Monkey Beach. I read it a few years ago and gave it five stars.

[Sharon]

Thank you, Katrisa! I have been wanting to read it.

[Trudy]

Kay wrote: "@TrudyAn

Loved your list and had a top three so I offer up my first choice for you but if this one doesn't work for you we can try one of the other two.



I read Under..."

Thanks, Kay! I haven't read anything from this author yet, so am looking forward to this book.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "@ Sandra

I've been debating between a couple of books on your list but have decided to pick The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion. I love the way Fannie Flagg tells a story. ..."

Thank you, Janice! I own this one so it is great that I will finally take it off my bookshelf.

[Janice, Moderator]

TrudyAn wrote: "@Anne ✨ - you have so many great books on your shelf, it is hard to pick only one, To narrow it down, I decided to choose a Canadian writer, considering we are both Canadian. I hope you enjoy [book..."

I've had that on my wishlist since 2012. I'd completely forgotten about it. I really must read more Canadian literature.

[Saar The Book owl]

Lilisa wrote: "@Saar

Great list! I chose The Travelling Cat Chronicles since you love cats and it’s one of my very favorite reads. I hope you will enjoy it."

Hi Lilisa, sorry, I've read this one already. I think it might be double on my to read list. Can you pick another? Thanks!

[Saar The Book owl]

@Anna:
I've chosen The Lost Apothecary for you. I've read an extract of the book and found it really good. It's on my to read list also, so I'm curious what your thoughts will be.

[Ellie-May]

@Christina -

I choose The Kite Runner for you. This has been on my TBR for a long time. It's of those books that everyone seems to have read but me lol and I imagine you feel the same. Everyone always has rave reviews about it so I hope you really enjoy it! Maybe hearing you're thoughts on it will be the push I need to finally read it too.

[Margo]

Abby wrote: "@Margo

The book I picked for you is Elantris. I LOVED this book when I read it! I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did."

Brilliant pick Abby, thanks! I've been temted by that for a while now :-D

[Margo]

@Shirley

My pick for you is The Dictionary of Lost Words. I decided to go for one I'd listened to already and loved (4.5 star). I was tempted to use you as a guinea pig for that I already own but my better nature won through :-D

[Christina ❤️M❤️]

Ellie-May wrote: "@Christina -

I choose The Kite Runner for you. This has been on my TBR for a long time. It's of those books that everyone seems to have read but me lol and I imagine you feel the sam..."

Good choice... looking forward to it.

[Emma R.]

@Esther

Your self is set to private. Do you want me to add you as a friend or have you change your settings? Thanks!

[Lanelle]

@Abby

I've looked through your shelf. I really think you should finish the Percy Jackson series, so I pick for you to read The Last Olympian. I hope you like how the author ties everything together.

[Esther]

Emma R. wrote: "@Esther

Your self is set to private. Do you want me to add you as a friend or have you change your settings? Thanks!"

$%"%?/%?&/%?& I had changed it and it did not take. I may have failed to prove I was not a robot and did not notice. Try again.

[Abby]

Lanelle wrote: "@Abby

I've looked through your shelf. I really think you should finish the Percy Jackson series, so I pick for you to read The Last Olympian. I hope you like how the author ties eve..."

Great pick, Lanelle! After I finish the series I think I'm going to try The Hidden Oracle again. I had a hard time getting into it the last time but I had the same trouble with the Percy Jackson series so maybe it will be different.

[Abby]

Esther wrote: "Emma R. wrote: "@Esther

Your self is set to private. Do you want me to add you as a friend or have you change your settings? Thanks!"

$%"%?/%?&/%?& I had changed it and it did not take. I may have failed to prove I was not a robot and did not notice..."

What if you were a robot and didn't know it? It happens to the best of us. :)

[Marie (UK)]

@ Ellie-May
i am excited to see your shelf I have picked Gods of Jade and Shadow

It is something I want to read for the museums (so i haven't put it on my shelf for this challenge) but maybe we can compare notes

[Almeta]

anna wrote: "@Almeta

Crooked Kingdom

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did :)
PS took some book from ur list into mine 😂"

Thief! Thief! ☺

Thank you for choosing Crooked Kingdom, I am looking forward to reading it.
(About time.)

[Emma R.]

@Esther

That worked! I'm going to choose Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know for you. I haven't read the book myself but I've heard good things about it

[Shirley]

@Rusalka My pick for you is His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Lanelle]

Kathryn wrote: "@Lanelle

I think it is wonderful that you re-read favorites. I have chosen Soar for you as not only does it sound like a heartwarming read but it appears you have only read this on..."

Thanks, Kathryn. Soar is a heartwarming story! I look forward to reading it again.

[Anne ✨]

TrudyAn wrote: "@Anne ✨ - you have so many great books on your shelf, it is hard to pick only one, To narrow it down, I decided to choose a Canadian writer, considering we are both Canadian. I hope you enjoy [book..."

Yay, TrudyAn 🙌🍁 I'm really glad you chose that for me to read, I will even be in Canada visiting family in Swan River, Manitoba in July, so perfect timing for me to read a Canadian author while I'm there! *happy dance *

[Esther]

Abby wrote: "What if you were a robot and didn't know it? It happens to the best of us. :) ..."

If I was, i'd think I would be better organised. :P

[Esther]

Emma R. wrote: "@Esther

That worked! I'm going to choose Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know for you. I haven't read the book myself but I've heard good thing..."

I heard great think about it as well. I needed a push to read it tough. Thanks.

[Kay]

Anne ✨ wrote: "@Kay

I love the variety in your list... so hard to choose... how about
City of Thieves by David Benioff... I saw you had read and enjoyed some other WW2 novels, and this one's a r..."

Thanks Anne I think this will be great!

[Ayacchi]

Rusalka wrote: "@ Aya

I picked a couple from your list that I really wanted to read and thought you would enjoy too. But I couldn't go past Howl’s Moving Castle so that is my pick for you this month. ..."

Thanks so much for picking it, Rusalka! I kept putting it on my lists but never really read it. Turnip Head is a lovely character!
I love the movie I hope I'll enjoy the book~

[anna]

Thank you Saar.
Now I’m deciding if I should get an ebook or a hardcover. Haha.

[anna]

@Almeta

Get ready 😩

[Ayacchi]

@Lynn

There are several books I tempted to pick but All The Lonely People sounds pretty good. I hope you'll enjoy it!

[Jenn]

Hey Emma R, you have some awesome books on that list - 25 that were four or more star reads for me. But, I had to pick one of my faves Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch I hope that you enjoy 😃