Month: August 2013

Book Cover Reveal: Love At First Slight by J. Marie Croft

Posted Friday, 30 August, 2013 by jorielov , , , , 6 Comments

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Love At First Slight by J. Marie Croft

Love at First Slight by J. Marie Croft 

Author’s Pin(terest) Boards:
Love At First Slight +
Textaisles (Victorian & Regency Lovelies)

Genre(s): Fiction | Romance | Historical | Regency | Jane Austen Sequel

Published by: Rhemalda Publishing, 1 October 2013

Available Format: Paperback | Page Count: 342

Synopsis of the story:

 “It may not be universally acknowledged,
but the unvarnished truth is that a young widow
in possession of a good fortune is not necessarily in want of another husband.”

In this humorous, topsy-turvy Pride & Prejudice variation, all the gender roles are reversed. It is Mr. Bennet’s greatest wish to see his five sons advantageously married. When the haughty Miss Elizabeth Darcy comes to Netherfield with the Widow Devonport nee Bingley, speculation—and prejudice—runs rampant.

William Bennet, a reluctant and irreverent future reverend, catches Miss Darcy’s eye even though he is beneath her station. However, his opinion of her was fixed when she slighted him at the Meryton Assembly. As her ardour grows, so does his disdain, and when she fully expects to receive an offer of marriage, he gives her something else entirely ….

 

Biography of the Author:

J. Marie Croft
Photo Credit: Glane Gorveatt

J. Marie Croft, a Nova Scotia resident and avid reader all her life, discovered Jane Austen’s works later than others but made up for lost time by devouring the six novels and as many adaptations and sequels as she could find. In the midst of reading prodigious amounts of Austen-based fan-fiction, she realized, “Hey, I can do that.” In her spare time, when not working at a music school or on a wooded trail enjoying her geocaching hobby, she listens to the voices in her head and captures their thoughts and words in writing. Her stories are light-hearted; and her motto is Miss Austen’s own quote, “Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.” J. Marie Croft is a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America (Canada) and admits to being “excessively attentive” to the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. She can be contacted at her website: J. Marie Croft

Why this particular story perked my interest to participate in the Cover Reveal?

When the email for this Cover Reveal alighted itself into my Inbox, I was immediately drawn into Ms. Croft’s take on Pride and Prejudice, where she single-handedly flipped the tail on the story which has become one of my most beloved reads!! Coincidently or naught, I have been re-reading Pride and Prejudice this month as a way to step back into Austen’s world, as I am a self-declared Janeite! This is the year I decided it was high time I dig into her novels inasmuch as the lovely offerings of re-tellings, spin-offs, sequels, and other such pieces of ‘after the canon’ contributions to the genre! The icing on the cake for me is to have had the opportunity to not only discover a sequel author for Jane Austen, but to find one of my first Canadian authors! I have always been readily intrigued by the literature of my northern neighbour, but I have not oft been able to discover their literary works! It’s quite the exciting proposition, isn’t it!? If Darcy were a woman and the singleton Bennett were a bloke!? What delightfully bewitching and romantically engaging intrigue this story shall reveal! It appeals straight to my adaptable heart, as one of my favourite re-tellings of classical literature are the motion picture adaptations of A Christmas Carol  where the gender role is exclusively feminine! An added dimension of tales that wrap around our hearts and endeavour all of us to ask, “What if?” I am most keen on reading this unique spin of Darcy & Bennett!

{*UPDATE: I did not realise she had such a lovely pin(terest) board full of inspirational sayings, clever phrases, Victorian & Regency clothing pieces, and all the lovelies you’d expect from a period sequel author to gravitate towards! I cannot even express how many are my ‘new favourites’ and how delighted I am in having learnt this board exists! I think author pin(terest) boards are warming on me!}

{*NOTE: I volunteered to be a blog stop on the Cover Reveal Tour for Love At First Slight. I was not compensated for this post, and my thoughts are my honest opinion based upon my first impression of having read the synopsis.}

{SOURCES: Cover of Love at First Slight, photograph of author J. Marie Croft, as well as press release information for the book itself were provided by Rhemalda Publishing. Cover Reveal badge provided by Parajunkee to give book bloggers definition on their blogs. }

*NEWSFLASH*:

In December 2013, I received this lovely book in exchange for an honest review by J. Marie Croft’s new publisher “Meryton Press“. Meryton Press took over the rights for publication when Rhemalda Publishing closed suddenly after this Book Cover Reveal went live. My review for “Love At First Slight” is coming to Jorie Loves A Story the weekend of the 13th of December 2013! Stay tuned!

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Posted Friday, 30 August, 2013 by jorielov in Blog Tour Host, Book Cover Reveal, Regency Era, Rhemalda Publishing, Romance Fiction, Sequel Authors

Library Loot #1: Reading Knows No Boundaries!

Posted Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 by jorielov , , , , , , , , , 0 Comments

Library Loot hosted by Claire of The Captive Reader and Marg of The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader.

Library Loot is a Weekly Event on {Wednesdays} to showcase which books we each have hauled back with us from our local libraries! This is to encourage everyone to realise that if there is a book that tempts you to read it, there is no reason not to stop by your local library either to check it out, place it on hold/reserve, request it to be purchased, or to borrow it through ILL! Most readers have such a steady stream of TBR Lists either written down OR maintained by memory, that it’s nearly impossible to even manage the continuation of purchasing each and every single book that strikes a reader’s fancy! I ought to know, I sort of boomeranged right past my own budget for books, and celebrated with glee over the induction of a new local library! We have five branches now, which makes it rather ingenious if you want to ‘jump your holds/reserves’ or visit a different branch that focuses on a specific topic, subject, or genre! This specific event is co-hosted by: Claire of The Captive Reader and Marg of The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader. Personally anything and everything that celebrates the love of libraries is something that I am going to be keen on advocating! Be sure to add your linked post to one of their blogs!

*ILL= inter-library loan; TBR= To Be Read

Library Loot for the Week:

Eek! I am bursting at the seams to share the story of how I came to find “The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe” by Mary Simses, in my canvas [reuseable] sack by which I cart out my library finds + books weekly! You see, this tale originates in Norway, whereupon a dear friend of mine who blogs at “Shh! Reading is in Progress” asked me if I had come to read this novel!? Curious, as the title eluded to a story that just might be a book I couldn’t put down {as isn’t that what we all hope for when we initially find a book!?}, I pulled up the card catalogue to see if my library had purchased a copy! It sounded new, as in either within the last month or sooner! And, sure enough, the book was nowhere to be found! I had a sneaking feeling it was a book that may have been overlooked to purchase OR simply left to purchase at another time. Libraries always have to weigh and balance what they purchase, at which time of year, and if they have an audience willing to read the materials! Ooh, the migraine of sorting all that out, must be dreadsome! :( I quickly pulled up our virtual Purchase Request box, and wrote about this book that my dear friend spoke to me about! I told the Acquisition’s Librarian everything she might need to know to sort out if the book would be a good fit for our library collection and as I clicked the submit button, I murmured to myself, “I wonder,…”

Truly, reading knows no boundaries when connecting friends with books they are sure to love!

Of course, dear hearts, the tale does not end there! Surely, no! I had other lovelies to pick up and betwitched my furrowed brow a questioning mark as to how to properly consume the stories all the while knowing my onions about them too! I am curious, are other readers bemused such as I am when more than a plentiful amount of books come in ALL AT ONCE!? :) :)

  • The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck
  • The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
  • Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelyn Green
  • & Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail, is a discovery I made whilst browsing through my library’s card catalogue! Such blissful and wonderous moments await anyone who keys in a ‘subject’, a ‘keyword’, or ‘publication year’!! I oft search straight-up publication years, although I am known to toss things up a bit and opt instead for one of my favourite subject searches! :) It’s hard to speculate how this particular title drew my eye originally! Oh, my dear stars! Look what I have done! I have re-found an author I discovered a year or two ago! This is the follow-up companion to Secrets at Sea!! A fact that I overlooked whilst placing this one on hold! And, what fun! A quick search procured a query to confirm there are plenty of copies available! Ooh boy, indeed! I get to read Part I and then, happily this Part II! Ooh, now that I’m this enthused I am hopeful that the story is as inviting as the premises and the lovely cover art that accompany these lovely books! Eek. Happy is the reader who is me! :)

I’m not sure how many of you are aware of the typosphere!? However, I’m a girl who wants to own a retrofitted &/or restored vintage typewriter {hence the rumblings of such in the sidebar hugged close to the badge for The Ethical Treatment of Typewriters! A ha, so she does have a reason for adding such curiosities! Gotcha!}, and anytime there is even a winking of a mention of a book, motion picture, tv serial, song, OR daresay, musical or theatre production that has become inspired by OR whose story surrounds the ‘typing world’,… I am posed and at the ready! In this vein, how could I bypass the opportunity to read The Other Typist??

In my rush of excitement to see my library had picked up a title by Ms. Green, I failed to remember that Widow of Gettysburg is actually book two in the Heroines Behind the Lines Civil War series! Wedded to War is the first book, by which, somewhere in my memory I mistook for book two, rather than the start of the series! Aye! I will have to return this book unread, and let everyone else get into it first, as although I do make a few exceptions for reading books out-of-order {the Coffeehouse mysteries come to mind, by Cleo Coyle!}, I am quite firm in my choice to read a series ‘straight-through til morning!’ :) I enjoyed reading about this series initially, by way of OWG, whilst Ms. Green was visiting and responding back to comments! I always find myself grateful for the interactions I am blessed with published authors!

Being a regular visitor on the Porch {ie: Southern Belle View Daily}, I am quite in the loop with books that are upcoming for each Belle that brings her wit and wisdom to the Porch each week! Therefore, I am rather keen and happy to see that its my turn now to dig into Once Upon A Prince and let the magic of a happily-ever-after-fairy-tale story wash over me like moondust sprinkles of joy! We all need light-hearted stories to cheer us up or make our smiles that much larger whilst living through an extended period of bliss! Joyful hearts and happiness are always a pleasure to uncover and sink into!

Ooh, boy! I wonder what will come in next!?

I’m alternating between Sunday Showcase + Library Loot on a weekly basis, as whichever feels right to me to post on, is where you will find me sharing my library tales of glee!! :) :) Be sure to scroll down into my sidebar to scope out the posts in either category that you may have missed previously! And, yes, each book I’ve mentioned will surely pop up again once I am able to consume its story and settle its characters into my mind’s eye! Stay tuned! IF a book doesn’t re-appear on my blog, I was not able to finish it OR on the offhanded chance, it wasn’t one that soaked into me the way I had hoped!

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Posted Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 by jorielov in Library Find, Library Loot, Library Love, Southern Belle View Daily

WWW…Wednesday #1: What is a girl to do? Except continue onward!

Posted Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 by jorielov , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 5 Comments

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I loved the premise of this meme {WWW Wednesdays} due to the dexterity that it gives the reader! :) Clearly subject to change on a weekly rotation, which may or may not lead to your ‘next’ read which would provide a bit of a paradoxical mystery to your readers!! :) Love the concept! Therefore, this weekly meme is hosted by Should Be Reading. Each week you participate, your keen to answer the following questions:

  • What are you currently reading!?
  • What did you recently finish reading!?
  • What do you think you’ll read next!?

Afterwhich, your meant to click over to Should Be Reading to share your post’s link so that the rest of the bloggers who are participating can check out your lovely answers! :) Perhaps even, find other bloggers who dig the same books as you do! I thought it would serve as a great self-check to know where I am and the progress I am hoping to have over the next week!

What are you currently reading!? Such a question, this week! :) I must confess, this is my first day past my migraine, and even I am a bit surprised at how well I am doing! I had to let go of Bout of Books, 8.0 whose postings are still a bit run amuck as I haven’t had the proper chance to go back and flesh out what needs to be completed! I’ll get to it, just not today! Which is why I am still in-progress with my first Austen in August selection: “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, of which I am hoping to conclude either tonight or on the morrow! I want to post my review of this lovely novel before September whips into view!! I have plans for how I want to read through my other selections, but those plans will be revealed at a later time! :)

I am going to forego attempting to read my first Annie’s Attic mystery, until Bout of Books, 9.0 in January! However, I may or may not dig into “The Crimson Petal and the White” by Michael Faber at some point between now and then! The reason I’m holding off on Annie’s Attic’s series, is because that is what my focus for Bout 9.0 will be! Ha! I’m going COSY!! :)

Meanwhile, I have seven! lovely books in progress at different stages of absorption:

  1. Larkrise to Candleford by Flora Thompson
  2. Bluebird or the Invention of Happiness by Sheila Kohler
  3. The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti by Annie Vanderbilt
  4. The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland
  5. Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
  6. Murder on Monday by Ann Purser
  7. & Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert

If you choose to click over on each title, you will be drawn back into the days of the Bout, and see what first motivated me to read each book and the progression of reading them as each day lulled forward!! I must say, it’s a remarkable chronicle of one week out of my life, of how unwellness and rollicking thunderstorms can swerve in and out of your reading hours, and cause quite a bit of havoc on your overall outcomes!! 1 out of 10 books consumed isn’t quite so bad, when you think on it!

What did you recently finish reading!? “Haunted” by Heather Graham was the 1 out of 10 books I consumed during the Bout, and “The Prayer Box” by Lisa Wingate is the book I read for review whilst taking part in my first book blog tour for JKS Communications Publicity Firm!! I had such a profound personal attachment to the book, that I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to direct my review of it, but after putting the finishing touches on that post this afternoon and evening, I must say, I am happy with where it led me to go!! :) My review of Haunted will be clustered closer to when I can finish more of my Bout books!!

What do you think you’ll read next!? A far easier answer to provide! :) You see, after I read “The Golem and the Jinni” by Helene Wecker, I wrote a very cheeky note about what I wanted to read next!! Which is why, dear hearts, as soon as I get my tail caught up with all these lovely books I am reading, I will be digging into Mistress of my Fate. However, short of that, I will be picking up my copy of Jane Eyre, as I am participating in Books of Eyre 2013 + Septemb-Eyre 2013! Evenso, there are a few books that came into my hands via the library, which I’ll be outlining in my next post, “Library Loot #1“, which surely will curtail my reading of Mistress of my Fate, a wee bit more due to the fact the books will need to be returned forthwit! And, there is the issue of Lucid Stars finally making its way to me, as there was a bit of a glitch in my ILL’ing recently, to where, I received the two books AFTER this first one! Oy! Time shall reveal!

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promote the weekly meme for those who want to take part in it.}

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Posted Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 by jorielov in Austen in August, Books of Eyre, Bout of Books, Septemb-Eyre, WWW Wednesdays

Day Six: Bout of Books, 8.0: In walks the reader, tride and true!

Posted Saturday, 24 August, 2013 by jorielov 1 Comment

Bout of Books Readathon
Day Five: Bout of Books, 8.0.

I must say, yesterday was rather fruitful in my efforts to become acquainted with the cosy mysteries that I selected to read during this end-part of the Bout! :) So much so, that I completed my mini-goal of reading 20 pages per book! I was quite delighted when I noticed that I had achieved that! :) :) What overwhelming joy to settle into books I’ve dreamt of knowing what was underneath the covers, and here, I am knee-deep in a read-a-thon and getting myself all nestled and warm into stories that perplex and intrigue me all at the same time! Today, I knew would be quite unusual as far as when I could read and when I could log online to take a walkabout the Bout’er blogs! I am still delayed miserably due to fierce thunderstorms that are ravaging my area rather well in the mid-afternoon to early to late evening!! Hard to be online in a blog hop, if your worried that lightning could ground at any moment!! Sighs. I digress, today has been a good day!

I took my ‘sticky’ down for the Bout of Books for most of the day, as I wanted to draw any visitor I might have today to the attention of: The Reading Hour! I explained fully in the post I made what this involves, but in case, you haven’t had the proper chance to see it, this is a scheduled day of ‘reading’ hosted by the Australian libraries and the Loves2Read programme that sponsors The Reading Hour! They even have produced a song, to inspire young children to read! :) I am ever so thankful that I could participate twice! in one day, and spend my ‘two’ hours wrapped up in the life of Fern and Wilbur!! :) :) Instead of writing up a new post, I simply added to the one I had originally written as a way to archive the excitement of the day!

I am holding my head up rather proudly, because today, I am the reader who walks into view, tride and true!! I have recovered the joy of digging into books for the pure and sheer joy of it!! To wander through genres, be as you please, and snuggling into stories that shock you, jolt you, invigorate you, and illume your perspective and mind whilst you hungrily read the pages your consuming! Today, is a day to celebrate!

Saturday – Bemused if there are hours enough, to carve out the time to drink through at least one or two more in time!

Number of Pages Devoured | Out of: Death by Darjeeling: ? | ?; Murder on Monday: ? | ?; Thyme of Death: ? | ?  Bluebird or the Invention of Happiness:  ? | ? ; The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti:  ? | ? ; Lark Rise to Candleford:  ? | ?

Tally of Pages Read Thus Far:

Books in Progress | continuing onward | happily consumed:  ? | ? | 1!!

A six word summary of today’s reading:

Favourite Character:

Challenge Participation? [unofficial] Bookish Wishes and Acrostic Book Poem

Bout of Books blogs I visited: Sadly, not a one! :( I had a furious bout of food poisoning mixed with a severe migraine! :( I didn’t even get to read except for The Reading Hour challenge(s), due to the strength of how bad I actually felt and how hard it hit me!

Tick Tock, there goes the clock:

2:55a: [wake up! wake up!] The Reading Hours is nearly upon us! :)

3a-4a: [The Reading Hour] My selection for my two reading hours: “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White

5a: [re-entering the dreamscapes!]

10a-1:30p: [writing workshoppe] On the merits of how to realistically insert real-life crime solving techniques and protocols into your mysteries and psychological suspense novels! I was quite happy with the lively lecturer who joyfully discussed his history with the police force and made an impression on detecting and investigating that brought to mind that I true do have a forensic scientist’s heart! I couldn’t help smiling and nodding to myself, realising that I am just like “Abby!” on NCIS, truly, as I was fascinated by all sorts of murmurings that would make most people turn green and ill! I simply focused on the science of it all, rather than on the gore or the horrific! It does help that I grew up in a field adjacent to this one! :)

3p-4p: [mad dash!] My library account was thoroughly in disrepair as I have been so focused and engaged with the Bout, that nearly half the books I had checked out were called back because I never had the proper chance to go in and renew!! I happily carted them back, placed holds on the few I wanted to see boomerang back to me, and rather sleepily went home to pick up Charlotte’s Web!

5p-6p: [reading!!] I might not have been reading my Bout books, but I was reading nonetheless! [The Reading Hour: Part II]

6:30p-?: [reading!] Shh!! I am all wrapped up in my Bout 8.0 Books of Choice!! If I cannot have the hours to be online to visit the lovely Bout’er blogs, I shall make my rounds starting on the morrow and shifting forward into the week AFTER the Bout! As truly, there are only a certain amount of hours one can have to accomplish everything we each hope to do! :) :) I shall get to them as soon as I can, but right now, Lois Meade, China Bayles, Lucy Dillon, Emily Carr, and Laura are calling to me!!

**The above paragraph was not meant to be! I fell quite ill soon after I posted that message of reading bliss — to the brink that I was up all night rather miserable and consumed with food poisoning and a severe migraine on top of it! Nothing was accomplished in other words except the sanity of riding through one of the worst nights that beseeched my ability to yield to the unwellness that afflicted me! This week had been blundered by woeful unwellness, I’ll tell you! :(

Review(s): soon coming!

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Posted Saturday, 24 August, 2013 by jorielov in Bout of Books, Love2Read, The Reading Hour

Day Five: Bout of Books, 8.0: Murder Most Cosy!

Posted Friday, 23 August, 2013 by jorielov , , , , , , , , 0 Comments

Bout of Books Readathon
Day Five: Bout of Books, 8.0.

Realistically, by Friday, the start of Day Five of the Bout, I had hoped to be progressing through the first five books to where I could start to dig into the cosies that I had selected to read as the weekend began! However, I lost quite a large number of hours earlier in the week, ironically, not all due to my own devices, but rather instead with life  moments & dearly horrid lightning & thunderstorms!! Therefore, I am not sure if I will be able to open these lovelies today! but I am going to make a fervent attempt to spend time in each book that I am currently attempting to read, so that I can ascertain a bit of its story and pacing!

Whilst heading towards the finish line such as the tortoise I am! :) :) Fearless. Determined. Confident. And, happy with what I’ve accomplished even if I am falling a bit short of where I had hoped to be! :)  The adventure of reading far out ways any unexpected limitations of completing the challenge, because I’ve been able to focus on reading and reading alone! whilst the week has progressed forward,.. my mind has lit up with characters and plots, and I am finding myself smiling again as I read! Who could consider that an epic fail when you have conquered the one thing you were intending to do!? To jump out of a looming reader’s rut!? They are as follows:

  • Death by Darjeeling {Book One: Teashop mysteries} by Laura Childs
  • Murder on Monday {Book One: Lois Meade mysteries} by Ann Purser
  • Thyme of Death {Book One: China Bayles mysteries} by Susan Wittig Albert

Each of them is the first book in a continuing series by their author, as I had come across them earlier in my 20s, yet hadn’t had the proper chance to dig into their settings, stories, and lead characters! I forget when I began to purchase the ‘first books’ of not only these series, but a few others as well, but it was my intent to read + collect them one at a time! I have amended that goal now, to reading the first in the series, and borrow the rest through m local library! :) I’ll leave the gathering for another time!!

Acquired Books By: Honestly, I am not certain which bookstore I purchased these books at, but they were purchased by me, that much I do recollect! :) It was the start of being able to sink into cosy mysteries that I had stumbled across whilst browsing big box bookstores, hoping to further my adventures past my initial introductions to the genre by way of Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dick Francis, and !?

And, why they appealed to me:

Teashop mysteries:

Lois Meade mysteries: coming soon!!

China Bayles mysteries:

Friday — Murder can be ever so cosy!

Number of Pages Devoured | Out of: Death by Darjeeling: ? | ?; Murder on Monday: ? | ?; Thyme of Death: ? | ?  Bluebird or the Invention of Happiness:  ? | ? ; The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti:  ? | ? ; Lark Rise to Candleford:  ? | ?

Tally of Pages Read Thus Far:

Books in Progress | continuing onward | happily consumed:  ? | ? | 1!!

A six word summary of today’s reading:

Best Moment of the Day: OOh, my dear ghouls!! When I originally asked Squeesome to create some *library love!* badges, I was thinking they might make one or two,.. guess what they did instead!?!? They made enough for me to promote my LOVE + ADMIRATION of libraries [and everyone else as well!] from today until the full life of this blog is fulfilled!! :) :) Check out their new LIBRARY LOVE badges + READING is smashing collection!!! There are now *3*!!! new rows of bookish love to spread around!!! Run! Grab them! Promote library goodwill!!

Llibaries badge provided by Squeesome Designs and used with permission.EEk!! I was so seriously consumed by the bookish love they are promoting, I completely missed they added more COFFEE + JAVA love too!! OOhh, my dear, dear ghouls, this IS a day to REMEMBER!!

——>>>THANK YOU SQUEESOME!! YOU GUYS ROCK MY WORLD!!!

Favourite Character:

Challenge Participation?

Bout of Books blogs I visited: [Must Read Faster]– need to repost my comments– [Pretty Pug], [Quinn’s Book Nook], [Pen in Her Hand],

Tick Tock, there goes the clock:

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3:00p: Not quite the proper start I was hoping for today, as I am languishing behind in my slumberments to the brink, that I am now on an off-setted 12 hour clock! I turn in nearly by 3am each day, and I am not ready to ‘begin!’ the new day until 12 hours have thus expired off the clock! How horrid, I know! Yet. Hopeful, too! I spent the time cleaning up my postings today, sorting out what I want to add-on to my Bout posts, and how to manage visiting all the Bout’er blogs whilst the storms keep raging outside the windows!! Oyy vie. Of all the weeks to be involved with the Bout, I’m the unlucky Southerner who gets a hearty dose of thunderstorms to compliment the atmosphere of digging into books for the first time since I brought them home! :) :)

Omm Nom Nom badge provided by Squeesome Designs and used with permission.4:45p: Unquavering in my attempts to prouse my books,… I was on page 19 of Madame Oliveretti when the aromas of homemade cookies beckoned to me, and I found myself delighted in noshing on: rolled oat, rice krispie, marshmallow, chocolate chip delicate whispers of cookies that taste like a pillow of a cloud with the gentle kiss of toffee! Beyond YUM! I devoured three before I realised that could be considered excessive! Fresh pulled from the oven, who dare resist!?

5p-6:43p: I am on a tasting fest; sampling at least 20 pages per book, savouring the small doses, with a curious mind that wants to drink in more of the narratives! I travel between time and settings; Revolutionary France backlit with a surge of anguished memories and the terror of how the future could hold anything positive; the French Riveria sun-drenched beaches, quaint village life bubbling with a mecca of settling inward peace; a seemingly docile English village set-back from the urban cities yet to its own beguiling truth forestalls murderous thoughts!!

6:43p: Updating my Bout posts + visiting Bout’er blogs!! :) :) Soon dinner shall be here, with a plump and boiling rich pizza topped with cheese, onions, spinach, and mushrooms giving me a thrist for comfort food and a balm before I inhale more cookies!

?? continuing,…

Review(s):

All the posts interlinked to *Bout of Books, 8.0* are a work-in-progress post! Therefore, what you read on one visit, might alter/change or be added to by the time you swing back!!

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Posted Friday, 23 August, 2013 by jorielov in Bout of Books