Mareli Thalk ink ......

It's the second week of August already. My goodness.... How did we get here without therapy? Actually, I didn't. But it doesn't help all that much. Or at least not as much as a good book does.  This past week I've had two books that were better for my soul and state of mind than any therapist could possibly be. I might go as far as saying it was better than chocolate. At least one was better than chocolate.  So is life any better? No. But at least books don't fail me anymore. Yes, the sun does shine a bit brighter on my book pages this morning. So let's get reading for this week!

Greetings! No, there is no need to double check. Yes, it is July and not June and I did not fill in my library card for June. And yes, the world is still turning. * Wipe brow* I've actually managed to read quite a few books lately. Even without my faithful Library Card. Recently Finished: *Book covers link to my own sensible or senseless thoughts*     Note: "Misverstand" is an Afrikaans title and my review is also in Afrikaans. Should you wish to read the book or find out more about it, it is available in English -  You Lost Me

Greetings! Another month has passed and it's been a rather hectic time at the new house. Renovations and alterations and gardening and all those housy thingies that keep you from reading and blogging. So when the looong weekend in SA finally arrived on Thursday, I was all excited to just relax and take it easy.  I actually had a number of posts planned and all the books from  April's Library Card  lined up for completion. Alas.... Maybe this house is haunted. It keeps beckoning to me. It keeps pulling me away from the books.....   Nah. Or at least I don't think so. I love my new house. Nothing weird here. Or scary.  I'm just making excuses for not completing my Library List. But let's have a quick look at what I did finish in April:

My very first post on this blog was my  April 2016 Library Card . Yes, exactly one year ago. Nope, this is not a celebration post. It's just a reflection of what can happen in a year's time. It's not always good. There isn't always growth. Sometimes you get stuck, or even worse - deteriorate. That's when you need to re-trace your steps.  

Welcome back to Mareli Thalk ink. We are broadcasting life from Mrs Thalwitzer's living room where the  Take the Books Hostage -drama has now entered its second month. Over to you Bruce:  I think we are on a completely different story here Bruce. Let's see if our anchor man, Evan, can share more light on the hostage situation: It does appear as if we are not being taken seriously here. And that while all the poor books are still being held captive by an Evil Queen in the making. (Whahaahaaahaaa....)

I love being part of the blogosphere. The past (almost) 4 months have been the most fun in ages. The only negative thing I can say (so far - don't make me regret this statement) is that I get distracted way to easily. (As if you haven't noticed)   Every month I spend hours on planning my Library Card.  I make endless lists of the books I want to read for that month: List all the books featured on the Goodreads Groups for that month Bring all the new books in the Book Club home Match books up with the 'Word of the month' featured in SA Booklovers Find a book that matches the 'color challenge' Highlight books to be read on the yearly challenge(s) Go read

What to read in July 2016 As explained in my  June InkStains   post, my Library Card for June 2016 was a bit of a disaster. I really feel very bad about this, but will stick to my defenses. AND to make amends, I will not send the selected books for June to the bottom of the stack (again) .   I will simply add a few more books to the stack and get reading here.....

What to read in June 2016 My library card for June doesn't reflect a 1900's dance card (aka 'Wallflower') anymore. It is filled up and I've been adding names and titles for the past two weeks already. If all of these will get a twirl on the bookish dance floor, we'll have to wait and see.... I solemnly swear that I will try my utmost best. Who needs sleep? Paperback/Hardcover       Kindle         Guess I need to start dancing here.... (Does anybody else hear ABBA in their heads as well? And have you noticed how easy it is to just replace the words dancing queen with reading queen??) Currently reading    

What to read in May 2016 Paperback/hardcover      

Books to read in April: Paperback-hardcover           We all live in a yellow submarine.... (This was not intentional!!!)