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[Tien]

Suzanne wrote: "My name is Suzanne, and I'm a SAHM to 2 kids. I love to read, and have for as long as I can remember. My favorite books are mysteries and Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series, but I'm open to most a..."

Welcome, Suzanne, excited to have you with us :)

[Lauren]

Hi, I'm Lauren and I read most genres. My ever growing TBR is making it very difficult to decide what to read next and I'm hoping this group will help me narrow it down.
Looking forward to reading and sharing with you all.

[D.G.]

Welcome Lauren!

[Lauren]

Hey D.G. Thanks!

[Sherri]

Hello there! I'm Sherri, turned 3 dozen this month, and have 3 kids. The only tattoo I'd surely never regret would be of a book...with wings. Don't ask why the wings! I just keep seeing that in my head. lol I'll read pretty much anything, but I tend to avoid mysteries and crime novels. I collect children's books. They're full of magic, don't ya know?

I challenge myself with reading a certain amount of books every year, this year 175. I would never have the time to read that many if I didn't also listen to audiobooks. Housework + audiobook = heaven. I also try to pick a couple of authors that I really love and read all of their books within the year. This year is Patricia McCormick and Leah Stewart.

Love the idea behind this group! Thanks for having me. :)

[Tien]

Welcome to the group, Sherri!

He he, I had to take out a calculator to work out what you mean by 3 dozen! It's 8am on a Friday here. I'm supposed to be gearing my brain up for work but... it'll take a while LOL

Btw, Happy Birthday to you!

and I agree, audiobook is such an excellent resource for busy mums!

[Deanna]

Hi, I'm Deanna and live in NJ. One of my New Year's resolutions (which so far I'm still sticking to) is that I want to read more and cover more genres in my reading. This sounds like a perfect place to do that!

[Tien]

Welcome, Deanna!

We hope we can help you with your NY resolution! What a terrific resolution!

[Deanna]

Thank you so much Tien! I have no doubt that you'll be able to. Looking at the shelves, I see some of my TBR on them. FINALLY, I have the kick in the rear I need to get to some of them! :-)

[Susan]

Sherri wrote: "Hello there! I'm Sherri, turned 3 dozen this month, and have 3 kids. The only tattoo I'd surely never regret would be of a book...with wings. Don't ask why the wings! I just keep seeing that in my ..."

Welcome, Sherri.

Picking one or two authors a year sounds like a great idea.

[Sherri]

Thanks, Tien! My husband is the one that started calling me 3 dozen. It just feels younger somehow. lol And thank you for the welcome, Susan. :)

[Carolyn]

Hi, I'm Carolyn and hail from Victoria Australia. I'm pretty boring compared to everyone else. I'm single but do have 3 amazing, beautiful and awesome kids. (a bit bias). One girl and two boys. I have just finished my certificate 4 in Library and Information Services and I'm just about to start my Diploma. I love reading and I read anything. I keep entering all the Giveaway comps and at the moment have clocked up 25 books which I am now working my through. I have read 8 of them and now onto the number 9.

[Tien]

Welcome, Carolyn! Those giveaways are just addictive, aren't they? especially if you keep winning! :)

Since you're in AU, you should check out The Reading Room - you can sigh up for ARCs there!

[Katie]

Hi my name is Katie, and I'm from Northern California. I haven't had much time for reading for fun lately because I have been spending most of my time reading textbooks and studying. Since I've just graduated, I plan on reading a lot more and am really excited I found this group :). Can't wait to see the different shelves we pick books from.

(Also, like Carolyn, I am having a lot of fun entering the giveaways. I'm totally impressed that she won 25!)

[Carolyn]

Thanks for the Reading Room tip will look into this.

Entering the Giveaways nearly is full time hobby on its own. But I have read some really interesting books that i probably wouldn't have come across on my own.

Happy reading:)

[Tien]

Katie wrote: "Hi my name is Katie, and I'm from Northern California. I haven't had much time for reading for fun lately because I have been spending most of my time reading textbooks and studying. Since I've jus..."

Welcome, Katie & Congrats on graduating! What did you study?

[Katie]

Thanks so much Tien! I studied Psychology and Education. They are really interesting and insightful subjects. Unfortunately, most of the reading was extremely academic, scientific, and/or deeply depressing. So I'm going to start reading lighthearted books to put me in an optimistic mood while I'm job hunting :). (Hoping on finding a job counseling children.)

[[deleted user]]

Hi ! I'm Karen and am addicted to challenges and reading!

I'm 21 and from Kolkata, India!

[Sherri]

Ditto, Karen!

[Samantha McNulty]

Hi everyone. I'm Sam. I'm so excited to join this group.
Big reader, challenger etc, even if my book count for a month is only 4-5.

[Rachel]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Rachel and I am from Port Macquarie area about 5 hours north of Sydney. Australia. Love to read, am a fan of murder mysteries, especially the English kind. I have recently discovered Karin Fossum a Norwegian crime writer and I love her books. I belong to a book club and we read all kinds of different books. Happy to be part of this group

[Tien]

Sam wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Sam. I'm so excited to join this group.
Big reader, challenger etc, even if my book count for a month is only 4-5."

Welcome, Sam! 4-5 books per month is better than none! :)

[Tien]

Rachel wrote: "Hi Everyone,
My name is Rachel and I am from Port Macquarie area about 5 hours north of Sydney. Australia. Love to read, am a fan of murder mysteries, especially the English kind. I have recently d..."

Hey, Rachel! We go to Port Macquarie once every few years for a holiday. We've just been last June :) Got a couple of friends sea-changed there too.

Assume you'd be a fan of Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers then?

[Rachel]

Hi, Tien, nice holiday destination! I read every Agatha Christie when I was much younger and she was instrumental in my love of crime. Only read a little of Dorothy Sayers. I never read any American books anymore, did go through the Patricia Cornwell stage years ago but I love the psychological side of the English, no guns, bells or whistles or DNA results back in 5 mins! I am like some other members very addicted to audio books, never drive anywhere without one.

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*peeks in * no welcome for me tien *sulks*

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "*peeks in * no welcome for me tien *sulks*"

Lol, Karen, was pretty sure I welcomed you in another thread when you first joined! If I remembered incorrectly, WELCOME KAREN! ;)

[Sophia]

Hello! I'm Sophia, and I'm a Canadian who has been living in Sydney, Australia for the past year, where I'm currently studying at the University of New South Wales. I'm doing a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics. When I was a kid I was a super avid reader, which died for some reason around middle school. A couple months ago I picked up the first Harry Potter book, which despite being a 90s kid I hadn't read yet. I devoured the series in a month and I've been ploughing through 2-3 books a week ever since. I'm still on a fantasy/paranormal/children/young adult kick at the moment, but hopefully joining this group will help convince me to pick up a few different genres. :)

[Tien]

Sophia wrote: "Hello! I'm Sophia, and I'm a Canadian who has been living in Sydney, Australia for the past year, where I'm currently studying at the University of New South Wales. I'm doing a Bachelor of Social W..."

Hey, Sophia! I hope you've been enjoying your stay in Sydney so far though the weather has been really iffy lately... Loved HP too :)

[Roxana]

Hi, my name is Roxana, I'm from Asunción, Paraguay, South America, I joined this group out of curiosity, following a friend, but I totally loved the challenge. I must say, I usually dont' join groups here because I'm afraid I would not have time to participate, but I couldn't help joining this one, like I said I like the challenge.
I will start with "lost" I have so many books in my "to-read" shelf and it would be great to move those books to another shelf ;)
I'm currently reading Chaman by Noah Gordon and other books but I don't mind adding a fourth LOL

[Tien]

Roxana wrote: "Hi, my name is Roxana, I'm from Asunción, Paraguay, South America, I joined this group out of curiosity, following a friend, but I totally loved the challenge. I must say, I usually dont' join grou..."

Hi Roxana, welcome to the group! Glad to have you join us in our challenges :)

My shelves are literally about to fall apart!

[Roxana]

Tien wrote: "Roxana wrote: "Hi, my name is Roxana, I'm from Asunción, Paraguay, South America, I joined this group out of curiosity, following a friend, but I totally loved the challenge. I must say, I usually ..."

thankyou, nice to meet you... hahaha, I thought mine where the most crowded haha

[Nat]

Hi I'm nat from the Gold Coast, love reading mostly biographies, autobiographies and love Monica McInerney books.

[Asha]

Hi I'm Asha from Darwin Australia, I read almost anything, thought the featured monthly book topic sounded like fun so thought I'd give the group a go. 6 days to get through a GLBT book.....

[Tien]

G'day Nat & Asha! Welcome to the group & look forward to get to know you guys via reading together ;)

[Alkmini]

Hi :) I'm Alkmini and I am from Greece!
I LOVE reading and I can read almost anything!!!
My favorite genre though is Mystery-Thriller ^.^

[Valeria]

Hi I'm Valeria and I'm from Italy. I've already read some of this month's books, but I can already see quite a lot of new ones I'll be putting my claws on... I look forward to being challenged to broaden my horizons every month with all of you!

[Tien]

Welcome, Alkmini & Valeria - I'm happy to see we are getting members from all over the world! :D

Look forward to sharing with you both!

[Aline]

HI'm Aline.
I'm from Brazil, and new on Goodreads groups, so I still trying to make sense of all this challenges, books of the month... Everything looks like fun and a great way to diversify my habitual readings. I'm excited.

[Susan]

Aline wrote: "HI'm Aline.
I'm from Brazil, and new on Goodreads groups, so I still trying to make sense of all this challenges, books of the month... Everything looks like fun and a great way to diversify my ha..."

Welcome, Aline, and a hint. There is so much here that it can really seem overwhelming at first. You don't have to do everything at once. Perhaps pick a book or two you'll read in March from the month's shelf, and perhaps one challenge to start with. I guarantee, once you start, you'll love it, and you'll gradually get comfortable taking on more and mroe.

[Sandy]

Hi, I'm Sandy and I live in Washington state. I work as a substitute teacher and have two kids that I really enjoy. They have inherited my bookworm/nerdy gene, which means they will happily accompany me to Elliot Bay bookstore and not whine to go home after one hour or even four. I'm looking forward to finding new books to read!

[Tien]

Sandy wrote: "Hi, I'm Sandy and I live in Washington state. I work as a substitute teacher and have two kids that I really enjoy. They have inherited my bookworm/nerdy gene, which means they will happily accom..."

Welcome, Sandy! Isn't it great when your kids enjoy the same things you do! Am grooming my 3yo to enjoy the libraries & bookstores too :D

[Shanna]

Hi I'm Shanna, I stumbled on this group, and I think the concept is pretty cool, and I can't wait to take part in the Monthly shelf reading those look like fun.

[Heather]

Hi My name is Heather and I live in Quincy Ma with my hubby and kitty Ernie. I love to read, and decided to do something different so just published my first novel at age 58. I look forward to meeting all of you and participating. Looking for something new to read. I love mysteries, romance, and horror. My favorite author is Stephen King

[Julia]

Hi! My name is Julia and I live in FL w/ my BF of 15 yrs.
I don't really have a fave genre, anything that holds my attention.
I DO have some fave authors though; Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb (yes, I know they're the same person), Patricia Briggs, Kristin Hannah, Jodi Picoult

[Cheryl (Collier)]

Hi, my name is Cheryl and Julia invited me to join ths group.I like almost any genre other than true horror and sci fi - just not my thing. I love Michael Connelly and Harlen Coban and have just discovered Tana French. I live in the midwest with my husband and toy Yorkie Augie. I have 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. I've checked out all that's going on in here and it's a lot. Going to take a little while to decide where to start, I think.

[Julia]

Good Morning Cheryl!!

[Tien]

Ooops, I seem to be missing notifications from this thread! Fixed!

Belated welcome to Shanna and Heather!

Welcome Julia2848 & Cheryl! Looks like you guys like to read a variety of genres... let's see if we can stretch you anyways ;)

[Lisa]

Hi my name is Lisa. I am from Sydney, Australia. I am absolutely addicted to reading and at the moment I am particularly interested in eastern fiction or fiction set in India or Japan...testing different waters for a change. I am a clinical nurse educator in orthopaedics and general surgery so its nice to read things other than textbooks.

[Nicole]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Nicole and I live in Ohio. I love curling up with a nice cup of coffee and a great book. Most people I know in my daily life do not share the same excitement for books as I do, so I look forward to being part of this group so that I may share my passion for reading with like minded individuals.

[Julia]

Hi Lisa & Nicole! Welcome to the group!