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I look forward to hear/read what you think of both! I love The Desert Spear. I didn't know Asimov wrote such a book, let me know what you think .

Carrie by Stephen King is on my TBR, glad to hear you liked it Karen! Ulysses by James Joyce is on my TBR too, look forward to hear/read what you think of it. I've read Brian Beker - Notes of a Rescue Dog in Progress (rating **** (4/5), see here). I've nearly finished Joe Haldeman - Marsbound 3: Earthbound, very likely I'll have it finished later today. I started to read Allen Elkin - Stress Management for Dummies. I've taken The Crimson Petal and the White off the shelf to remind myself to start on it in a while.

I've read Brian Beker - Notes of a Rescue Dog in Progress. I read the Kindle version, it's just been released in paperback too (though that might be US only). This book is a biography of Roo, a rescue dog Brian took home with himself to try and make her feel better. This is only part one of the story, it's still on going as he travels with her, see his website. Brian is planning to write a book about the dog that changed his life, Orville. I supported his Kickstarter for this (e)book and I've been following his news since (using facebook and later on the website). I always love reading stories about dogs, since I like dogs a lot. This story is pretty good, describing the first few weeks Roo's with Brian. I wish there was more of the story, but I usually wish that with shorter books. I'm not sure how many pages the book is, Amazon will know though (I read it on Kindle). The story contains some photos from Roo, which help bring the story alive (also, she's beautiful). All in all it was a good read. Rating: **** (4/5) I've nearly finished Joe Haldeman - Marsbound 3: Earthbound. It's quite interesting, although it's different from the first two books in the series. I had a bit of trouble getting into it (since it's been a while since I read the first two books) but once I got into it and accepted it for what it was, it's quite enjoyable. (I can't say exactly how it's different or it will spoil things if you haven't read the first two books in the series. If you have read the first two books, then you can read the synopsis of the book on Amazon or another site and you'll probably see what I mean). On Kindle I've started to read Allen Elkin - Stress Management for Dummies. So far it's quite good. It offers different tips than Elizabeth Wilson - Stress proof your life (52 brilliant ideas). Both so far have offered a lot of good tips so that's really good (I can certainly use it heh). The read for May for BCF is The Crimson Petal and the White which I've now taken off the book shelf as a reminder so I might start to read it sometime soon too.

I liked In Cold Blood. According to my boyfriend Battle Royale is quite good (it's on my TBR). The rest I don't know (Breathe book one is on my TBR).

I'm 27 and still live with my parents too. It's nice that you don't look that old, it's usually the same for me (I look younger than I am). I get what you mean though, I also dread becoming 30 somewhat, obviously it's still a few years away but I think about it now and then. What matters most is that you're happy, and if not then you should think about your dreams and see if there are any you could work towards becoming true.

I like The Sims! I haven't played it in a while (been too tired) but I'm a fan of the games.

He's such a pretty dog!

Glad to hear you're enjoying The Crimson Petal and the White! It is a big book, starting early with it might not be a bad idea for me either XD.

x ^ what Kylie said. I've been thinking about reading it too but I might want to finish another fantasy series first, I'm not sure yet. I look forward to hear/read what you think of it.

x I watched some Top Gear too a few days ago. Two (new to me) episodes, shown for the first time here on a Dutch channel (I recorded them in the past two weeks) and two older ones that the channel showed (best of Top Gear). It's such a great show. And since it was just Thursday, there's another two episodes (one old one new) waiting for me/us to watch them.

x Two great films! Our tv here in the Netherlands usually doesn't show stuff like that >< (we have them on DVD, but still XD).

At the moment not really, unless I get rid of other things in my room (such as my desk, bed or sofa). I would've bought more if I had the space XD. In some years I plan to move and maybe then I'll have more space . I hope so, but not sure really, it will depend on what we can afford etc.

I think I totally get what you mean! I'm like that too .

I'm glad to hear it!

I finished reading Elizabeth Wilson - Stress proof your life (52 brilliant ideas), it was really good! It contains lots of useful tips, I recommend it if you're looking for a book on how to be less stressed. There are 52 chapters, in which the author explains the idea / tips and at the end there is a bold printed short idea, a bold printed quote and two or three Q&As to do with the idea and problems that could arise. I thought it was pretty good, I've highlighted many things on my Kindle and look forward to go back to it to put some of these tips into practice. Rating: ***** (5/5) I've read a bit more in Joe Haldeman - Marsbound 3: Earthbound. I might also read Sophie Kinsella - Twenties Girl soon (for something cheerier on the brain). Strange thing is I feel like I've already read it, but my paperback looks brandnew so I haven't. I think it's because I've read a lot of reviews about it. EDIT: Stress proof your life really deserves a longer review, but I'm not sure what more to say on it, it was very good, I really enjoyed it (and it was free, I would've happily paid money for it, the content is certainly worth it).

XD Nice to see it! I didn't know there were 9 Sherlock Holmes books! I'll have to get around to finding the rest of them (I own two two-in-one books, the first four I think, and a bigger book called The Best of Sherlock Holmes which I think are short stories)

I think on one hand calling it "chick-lit" might put off some guys who would like to read the books too (I wish there was a better name for it). On the other, I love quite a few chick-lit books (Sophie Kinsella being my favourite author, so far), and wouldn't want to miss it. It's nice for when I want something more uplifting and cheery to read, something a bit easier on the mind (as opposed to say a very tech heavy science-fiction book or a fantasy book with lots of terms and knowledge, or an old classic etc.).

x Yes! Ideally I need even more book cases if I want everything to be single rowed. Thanks for your comments, that means a lot to me .

This is a nice list, there are some I've read, some that are on my TBR and some I haven't heard of or that I'm not interested in.

I used to read in bed all the time, but nowadays I don't do it that often (my back hurts more quickly these days and I can't really sit comfortably against the wall in my bed atm). I hope you feel better soon frankie, it really sounds quite dreadful . I hope you find something else nice to do with your life, if it feels like you made the right decision then you probably did. It's nice to hear more about your life, I didn't know you were studying to become a librarian .

I agree, the film is really great too! I've loved it since the first time I saw it. I recently bought it on DVD, we already owned it on VCR tape, and that inspired me to buy the book as well. On another note, today I started reading another Kindle freebie, Elizabeth Wilson - Stress proof your life (52 brilliant ideas), which so far is really good.

x I love the movie too! It's different from the book but I love them both. I recently bought the film on DVD, we have it on VCR tape but I liked it so much I wanted it on DVD since VCR's are old these days. It's what inspired me to buy the book.

I've started and finished Mike Jackson and Pierre Lever - 57 Minutes: All That Stands Between You and a Better Life. It's a short ebook (Kindle freebie) that you can read in 57 minutes and then make changes in your life. I read it in about half an hour or something. It's nicely written and contains some useful tips. Other things are less useful for me personally, though I can see them being of use to others. All in all this Kindle freebie surprised me. I wasn't quite sure beforehand what kind of tips and advice the book would contain. When it turned out it actually had some for me useful tips and some ideas I'd not thought of myself, I was pleasantly surprised (especially after the last two Kindle freebies I read weren't great). The tips are about changes to become more happy and live a fuller life. There are some tips that are work related, some tips are related to time spent relaxing. Some tips are about living a fuller life. Anyway, I thought this was pretty good. Rating: **** (4/5)

I'm working on my university project, the plan is to graduate in a couple of months. Other than that I've been busy spending time with my boyfriend (yay), rearranging my books on my new book shelves, reading and browsing websites. I've been quite stressed lately and presumably that'll stay like that until I'm graduated I guess. Also this month, my grandfather is having his 80th birthday. My other grandfather is also having his birthday but it's usually too busy for me with all the grandchildren of that side of the family so I usually don't go. I also plan to go to the cinema (Iron Man 3) with my boyfriend, my brother and his girlfriend. My boyfriend and I also plan on going out shopping since I need some new clothes. Furthermore, at the end of April our queen will be replaced by a king (and a queen). I'll perhaps be watching the goodbye speech and the ceremony. EDIT: Oh yeah, near the end of April there's also a book fair in the south of the country, which we might go to.

I started reading Joe Haldeman - Marsbound 3: Earthbound but am finding it a bit hard to get into the story. I think it might be because it's been some time since I read part one and two of the series and also my mojo has been a bit low lately. I then read and finished Roald Dahl - Matilda, thought I would read something a bit easier on the mind. It was a great book! I read it in Dutch when I was a child and decided to try the English book (see herefor a review). It's such a great story, with beautiful illustrations (by Quentin Blake). I hope your mojo will get better soon, frankie!