Bout of Books 17 Day 1

by Carol5 Comments
Bout of Books 17 starts today!! Time to get reading. Here's the info: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01 am Monday, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team I'm starting the week in the middle of two books, so my first goal is to finish them. EBook: Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon Audiobook: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley Today's Challenge: Lori at Writing My Own Fairy Tale is asking us to share with our favorite book-to-movie adaptations and our least favorite book-to-movie adaptations. Favorite: Jurassic Park- Real, living, scary dinosaurs - great...
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Thursday’s Tale: The Fox and the Grapes

by Carol2 Comments
Today's fox story is one of Aesop's fables, "The Fox and the Grapes." A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them. The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more. Again and again he tried, but in vain. Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust. "What a fool I am," he said. "Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for." And off he walked very, very scornfully. There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond...
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Death Likes It Hot by Edgar Box

by Carol3 Comments
Death Like It Hot was a fun look at summer in the Hamptons in the 50s, in addition to being a decent mystery. I have to admit I liked Peter Sargeant, even if he was a bit chauvinistic. He was smart and funny and a good observer, an outsider who sees all the quirks and tensions. And the rich and comfortable have a lot of quirks. This is the only one of the three in the series I've read, but it stood on its own well. The mystery was okay. I think the author played fairly, that we knew most of the clues along with Peter. It felt like a standard mystery, which is fine. I like guest house mysteries, whether they be in the Hamptons or the English countryside. I did guess the killer, but only because it was the best option, not because I had it all figured out. The book was bit racier than I would have expected, more so than...
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#ReadersWorkouts 8/16

by Carol6 Comments
Here are my steps for the week. I came close to my goal of 9,000 steps a day.   My current plan is to do cardio on Tuesday (60 mins), upper body on Wednesday, cardio on Thursday (60 mins), a total body workout on Friday, cardio on Saturday (60+ mins), and a core workout on Monday. I'm also trying to do a 10 minute-ish Pilates workout each day. Tuesday - 60 mins elliptical (6.11 miles) 9 mins Pilates Wednesday - 10 mins Pilates Thursday - 60 mins elliptical  (5.69) Monday - 20 mins core I usually listen to a book while I'm walking, jogging, whatever. This week I'm listening to The Rook by Daniel O'Malley.   I signed up for a half-marathon in September. Hopefully, having a goal will get me moving again. 2016 miles: 275.7 How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s Book Blog ....
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Bout of Books 17

by CarolNo Comments
Bout of Books 17 starts in one week. I need to start working on my tbr list. Here's the info: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team Sounds like fun, doesn't it?...
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Pokemon

by Carol4 Comments
Yes, I've been playing Pokémon Go. My daughter talked me into it and now I might be hooked. So, of course I have to participate in the Pokémon Go Book Tag that was created by Aentee at Read at Midnight. My started for Pokémon was Squirtle because he is just so cute! Now I have all three, so I'm happy. I've loved reading since before I can remember. My mom tells stories about me following people around the house saying "rea" when I was a toddler. The story she tells me I had her read over and over again, even though I cried every time was Snoopy Come Home. The first books I remember loving were probably Nancy Drew Mysteries. I've been a mystery lover ever since. I have a Pikachu too. An book equivalent? A classic I love is The Count of Monte Cristo. I've only read it once though, it's a chunkster. It's more Pidgies that are everywhere around here, and rattata, but I get...
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