tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post8950781536010386448..comments2024-02-28T06:21:13.077-05:00Comments on The Redolent Mermaid: Bookish Jay and the Reading Mermaid Reading Challenge 2021: UpdateTheRedolentMermaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-77457948026466219882021-11-01T20:47:32.618-04:002021-11-01T20:47:32.618-04:00Happy fall to you friend!
I came to check if there...Happy fall to you friend!<br />I came to check if there was a reply to my comment and realized it sounded way too judge-y about your literary choices--not my intention, my sincere apologies and not to mention it was based on a false premise. I was responding to your star *** count without double-checking your rating system and thought you didn't care for any of them more than 3/5 stars--superimposing my own ratings onto yours--which makes me an arse and an absolute Beavis!<br />You have had some winners here and you have never led me astray with your reading recs or star system, anyway, thanks for the happy wishes, many more to you.<br />I'm sending an email about our Bookish Jay/Reading Mermaid challenge.<br />Talk to you soon-<br />Jay<br />Jayhttp://www.thecandleenthusiat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-57254612857124377782021-10-05T14:58:11.553-04:002021-10-05T14:58:11.553-04:00Awww! But I bet they are happy to live in your yar...Awww! But I bet they are happy to live in your yard. :-)<br /><br />It was such a great little read. So much beauty and lightheartedness. I definitely needed to read it. He doesn't have much page time in the book, it is more a collection of poems, but it was wonderful all the same. I loved Tom! Such a funny wee fella. I love that you are in the middle of a wildly fun read!!! I have certainly had some duds, but hey. At least I can cleaning off my bookshelf. I have had a couple winners so that is all I can ask for. :-)<br /><br />Happy fall!!!TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-32088668346412077602021-09-28T13:58:08.313-04:002021-09-28T13:58:08.313-04:00Loving your tree photos so much, I just mentioned ...Loving your tree photos so much, I just mentioned to Shel that we must have the 2 ugliest trees existing in nature in our front yard. All the others on the street produce blossoms or brilliant colors in fall, ours's just die; envious of your sprawling branches and leaves.<br /> I think I'll seek out The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, as I enjoyed that character enough to explore more. Funnily enough, a cousin of Shel's and I have similar reading tastes and often trade recs without any duds, but he stopped reading The Fellowship, because he couldn't stand Tom Bombadil! Weird, right? I hope you get into some more enticing reads as most of these seem less than exciting--I'm currently into the space prompt w/Project Hail Mary and have been lol-ing at work while listening to the audio, I don't even care;)<br /><br />Talk to you soon...<br />JayJayhttp://www.thecandleenthusiast.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-26079682450673593092021-09-10T13:24:15.966-04:002021-09-10T13:24:15.966-04:00I'll have to check out Practical Magic too! B...I'll have to check out Practical Magic too! Both books were gifts. Shetland is a mystery series set off the coast of Scotland, the author is English but she has the characters use some Scottish vernacular. When she has English characters meet Shetland characters there is often someone feeling as though the other is speaking another language. That's cool that you are entirely from the UK! Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720810461114999061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-5356656142825122032021-08-31T18:01:43.789-04:002021-08-31T18:01:43.789-04:00Hey there!!! I am always happy to have a ton on my...Hey there!!! I am always happy to have a ton on my reading plate. A good problem to have. I love that you recommended Magic Lessons. I LOVED Practical Magic and wondered if reading Magic Lessons would taint it, but I do love me some Alice Hoffman, and with your rec the deal is sealed. Wicked Deep sounds good! I will check it out too. Is Shetland Island an Irish, Scottish or Welsh story? I should look it up. I did my Ancestry and found out I am pretty much entirely from the UK. So now I am really digging into those roots. TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-22821540800312220752021-08-20T12:54:45.098-04:002021-08-20T12:54:45.098-04:00You have a lot on your reading plate but I have a ...You have a lot on your reading plate but I have a couple of witchy themed books which I'll pass them along if you want more fall/Halloween reads, enjoyed both. <br /><br />Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (prequel to Practical Magic)<br />The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (YA book)<br /><br />I'm reading Ann Cleeves' Shetland Island series. Tried to get into the TV show but actually had a little trouble with their accents, may try again when I'm done with the books.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720810461114999061noreply@blogger.com