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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Hi, I'm Elle. I'm based in Auckland, New Zealand. I'm the mother of two young adults, the wife of an entrepreneurial gamer and the Queen of Unfinished Projects. This blog will contain poems, short stories, possibly photos and book reviews if you're lucky, and my thoughts on a variety of topics. Hope you enjoy it. |
Prompt: If you were able to curl up with a good book and a warm cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, or any other drink, which book and which drink would you select? ~ "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise"  If it's cold, I might curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate, but the vast majority of the time I curl up with a book and a glass of Sprite Zero. It doesn't have the same imagery, does it? It doesn't bring to mind cozy scenes with cats on handknitted blankets over laps, a roaring fire in the background, etc., etc. It's my reality though, and my preference. I don't tend to chill my Sprite Zero except in summer (to avoid it being warm), drinking it room temperature the rest of the year. Sometimes, I can be found with a cat on my lap, and/or a blanket over my legs, but most often, it's just me in my recliner reading an ebook on my phone while Steve watches TV.  Today I finished adding all my books to my Google Sheet. I have, as of right now, 2,915 books across all formats. That includes ebooks, audio books and physical books. It includes fiction and poetry, but not non-fiction. I don't have a lot of non-fiction, so there's probably only 10 or so of those. Now that I have all the books listed, I want to add details. In particular, I want to note whether I've read the book or not (so I can make a TBR list of the books I own but haven't read yet) and the rating I've given them if I'd read them. But I can also see a lot of value in adding other information. Names of main characters, time period, subgenres, tropes, etc. As I mentioned, I'm currently working in a Google Sheet. I feel sure there is a better way to hold this information. It reminds me of Microsoft Access, that old database software. Surely there must be some database software I can use that would allow me to store this information in a much better format than a spreadsheet? And then, of course, there are personal library websites, which I have investigated to some degree. I signed up to LibraryThing and imported my Goodreads catalogue but it doesn't match my spreadsheet. So, do I spend time updating LibraryThing to match my spreadsheet? Or do I try another system, or continue with my database? LibraryThing does seem to have all the functionality I want. I can add my reviews, my rating, tags (keywords), and add it to 'lists' or 'collections' (e.g. ebooks, physical books, LGBT romance, historical romance, etc.). So.... I'm leaning towards updating LibraryThing... Okay, to answer the original question. What book would I sit down with? I'm currently reading Hunted by Reese Knightley, but it's just a short (81 page) novella. I do have a list of books/series I want to re-read though, and these are a few that are near the top of my list:  Big, Bad Wolf series by Charlie Adhara The Perspectives series by A M Arthur The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley Earth's Children series by Jean M Auel The Highlander series by Maya Banks The Montgomery and Armstrongs series by Maya Banks Ridiculous by D L Carter Axel’s Pup by Kim Dare The Aftermath series by Cara Dee The Auctioned series by Cara Dee Mr and Mr Smith by HelenKay Dimon The Warrior King series by Donna Fletcher Broken by Nicola Harken Trials of Fear series by Nicky James Enemies Like You by Annika Martin and Joanna Chambers The Talent series by Anne McCaffrey All for the Game series by Nora Sakavic Complementary Colors by Adrienne Wilder VRC: Vampire Related Crimes series by Alice Winters Static by L A Witt Sin Brothers series by Rebecca Zanetti |
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