Athena

I plan to borrow books from the library, and also buy something interesting if they're selling it off (the books would be cheap so it's not as big of a money problem if I buy them) . But I'm hoping that by borrowing books at the library, I'll be less tempted to buy lots of books. I really need to work on my spending. That's pretty amazing savings ! My library does offer ebooks but I don't know how it works, barely anyone in the Netherlands owns a Kindle but I do plan on asking them how it works and maybe they can explain it to me, see if it's possible. They have a lot of paperbooks too though not all genres are equally represented and of course most of it is in Dutch whereas I prefer to read English. But I hope to find some nice books there . You can ask for books they purchase I think, I don't know how likely they will do it or not. You can also ask for books from other libraries but that'll cost you some money. I used to go to the library all the time when I was a child and young teenager. We lived in a different town and I went to two libraries at the time or I didn't have enough to read. I didn't get any allowance until I was a bit older so I couldn't buy much myself. I only bought those books I was absolutely sure I would love, for example, I'd read them several times at the library and loved them. I had a great time at both libraries when I was younger. We moved to a different place and I went to that library (this current library but they were in a different location then) for a couple of years. I stopped going there because they didn't have as much interesting books for me to read. I started to prefer reading in English and was annoyed that the library often only had certain books of a series and not others. At the time I was mainly reading fantasy trilogies and series so I wanted to read the books in order but often found this was not possible at the library. Anyway.. sorry for rambling on! Thanks for telling me about your library . I'd love to see an American and a British library some time in my life, I've seen one British library and really wish I could've spent more time there! I hope to find a lot of nice books at the library. It seemed really nice when I was there. I will now post a review below of Als Ik Blijf (If I Stay) by Gayle Foreman.

Awww.. I love the relationship you two have, so sweet ! My boyfriend isn't much of a reader, sometimes I wish he was more of one. But he's great the way he is, though .

Good luck with your memoir! I love Scrivener. I hope you can finish your memoir succesfully. I've not written myself much lately in my autobiographical book about books. Good luck ! Do you plan to let others read it when it's finished or is it just for yourself? I would like to read your memoir . I wish you great holidays too!

We rewatched the rest of Catching Fire. What a tense film! Really good .

Epica!! One of my favourite bands .

I hope you feel better soon, Muggle! Don't put yourself down too much, I am sure you're a lovely person . I'm glad you had a great day ! Our new internet is online ! It's faster and smoother than the old one ! The house phones don't work optimally yet but hopefully my dad can fix that.

I hope you get used to them !

Well done !!

That sounds good! I looked up the synopsis online, it sounds intruiging. I hope you enjoy the whole book .

Thanks Kate ! I'll be sure to post tomorrow.. once I can .

Thanks Anna !

Awww, it's a shame the Lord John book wasn't great . Nice reviews, though ! I hope your next read will be more enjoyable. EDIT: Whoops I hadn't seen your last post. I hope you enjoy all the new books !

Awww, that's a shame. I'll go read the review! I abandoned I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not after reading 24% of it. I didn't recognise myself at all and found the language patronising and problems glossed over, making it seem as if they're no big deal. Instead, I'm going to read Gayle Foreman - Als Ik Blijf 1: Als Ik Blijf (If I Stay).

I've moved your post . Tomorrow we switch internet providers, here's hoping I can set it up correctly and it'll work!

I haven't read 3001 (the series is on my wishlist) but I'd be interested in seeing the film! I had no idea they were making one, so thanks for that ! I remember seeing 2001 the film with my ex but I don't remember a whole lot about the film, unfortunately. I remember liking it but that's pretty much all.

I hope you can get a bit of rest this week . Do you know your date? If you don't know him, maybe you should give him a chance, if you feel ready for a relationship . I have to admit I've never been on a date with a person I didn't know well. With both my ex and with my boyfriend, I became friends with them first and then the friendship became more than that. I've never been on a date for a date's purpose without being in a relationship with my date. So I don't know if my advice will mean anything! You should do what you think is best . Are you serious?!?! I can't believe they would just say that . What a stupid jerks..

I love this film! I rewatched it earlier this year I believe, after not having seen it in many years. It's a great film.

I just watched episode 8, now it's waiting until April or whenever it is they'll show the rest here (I couldn't find it online). I thought there were some interesting plot twists, but some episodes were a lot better than others. Some were much slower, others had more action and plot twists. I don't get on well with the occasional nudity but I suppose it's HBO.. Anyway, I'm curious what's going to happen next in the story, it's possible I'll have read at least book 1 in the series by the time they show more episodes here.

Good luck for next year! I hope you will find some nice books to read from the countries you haven't read any yet from .

As long as you can still enjoy some books, I agree, it doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. What do you think your tastes are moving towards? You seem to be reading some more historical fiction and certain types of science-fiction, based on which books you read recently that got a positive review. I was really into fantasy when I was an older teenager and in my younger twenties, but then I moved away to other genres, mainly reading realistic books, ie. contemporary fiction. Nowadays I read a mixture of genres, including fantasy.

It's a very pretty purple ! My Kindle has a dark blue cover.

Has anyone read Shopaholic to the Stars, the newest Shopaholic book? I'm waiting for the English paperback release but I'm definitely reading the book as soon as I receive it in the post.

50 countries, that's quite a milestone. Well done, Janet !

I think Jonesy is a cute name . Calexa is great too. That wasn't a boring story, I found it interesting . P.S. I also don't like it when people assume I'm male. I used to use a different name, on different sites, before I found this forum, and people always assumed I was male. It was very tiring (though on occasion it could be funny).