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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    

Today's Cover Characteristics - Benches Cover Characteristics is a weekly meme hosted by  Sugar and Snark . Every week they give us these gorgeous themes and then you have to pick 5  (or more - whatever blows your hair back)  covers featuring that theme. If you want to participate:  Pick your covers  Post it to your blog Share your post's URL in the linky provided by Sugar and Snark Go and check out the other guys who also posted!  (This might influence your current TBR list a great deal.)   My favourite cover for today is again going to be the first book that popped into my head when I saw the theme. (But now I really need to pop a chocolate in my mouth)

Sunday 29 May 2016 The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by  Caffeinated Book Reviewer . This is a post to recap the past week on your blog, tell  everyone  about books and things you can showcase and share news for the upcoming week. Remember to link your post and to visit others who have linked up. Winter is coming to South Africa! Next week it is officially winter in the southern hemisphere. Time for red red wine, read red books and  wear a red coat. 

Audio book: May 20 - May 26, 2016 Librivox recording - recorded by John Nicholson (I still vote for Sean Connery to do this reading) You know what I love about book reviewing and blogging the most? It gives you the freedom to google your favourite books and characters for hours and hours and if someone asks what you are doing you can quite honestly say: RESEARCH. (You might even glare at them over the rim of your glasses. For effect you know. Also make sure to have a pencil at hand. Again - for effect) Afterwards, you might sound extremely clever and give lots and lots of useless information to anyone who would be interested in listening. (I strongly suggest that you keep your glasses down on your nose and have that pencil either in your hand or stuck in your hair).

Yes, yes - I am aware that it is Saturday already (believe me, I am far more horror struck than you regarding the quick passing of time) Meet me on Friday @  Friday 56  for a bit of  Book Blogger Hop   to kick-start the weekend with  Book Beginnings . Friday 56  is hosted by  Freda's Voice . For this date, you will need the following:  Grab a book  (Yes, any book. But it might get you to your other Friday activities a bit quicker if you just grab the book you are currently reading) Turn to page 56 or 56% on your e-reader Find a sentence or two  (your other Friday activities might determine this) Post it! Remember to post your link on  Freda's Voice  and to visit the other guys in the linky. And  don't forget to list the title of the book and the author as well. My pick for today is a book that I have been dragging my feet with for the past two months (yes, that is 2 - I know. How dreadful). And it...

Today's Cover Characteristics - Don't you turn your back on me! (Okay, actually it is covers featuring only the back of people) Cover Characteristics is a weekly meme hosted by  Sugar and Snark . Every week they give us these gorgeous themes and then you have to pick 5  (or more - whatever blows your hair back)  covers featuring that theme. If you want to participate:  Pick your covers  Post it to your blog Share your post's URL in the linky provided by Sugar and Snark Go and check out the other guys who also posted!  (This might influence your current TBR list a great deal.)  

Sunday 22 May 2016 The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by  Caffeinated Book Reviewer . This is a post to recap the past week on your blog, tell  everyone  about books and things you can showcase and share news for the upcoming week. Remember to link your post and to visit others who have linked up. Helllloooooo all you lovely people out there!!  Yes, I am trying to sound like the lovely Mrs Doubtfire. I need the image of Mrs Doubtfire or Maria/Mary (same same)  or I will even settle for Nanny Mcphee. I need to think of puppies and rainbows and nannies who provide sugar in your medicine and not be called Sugar.