Summer Reading Challenge: Sandy's Task – Read two books with main characters whose names are Lucy, Ricky, Fred or Ethel or derivatives of

The 39 Steps by John Buchan


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
What a peculiar book, I don't know why it became a classic but the ending was strangest of all. The main drift of the story became almost irrelevant and it almost seemed as if the author had lost the plot and decided to end the book before the situation became worse.



Definitely of it's era in descriptions and language and entertaining if slightly anti-climactic.




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Another challenge complete and my points total so far is 245

Summer Reading Challenge: Kristina GA's task - read a book about a secret society

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown


My rating: 2 of 5 stars
that i didn't like it and the hype was definitely hype.


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Points to date: 215

Summer Reading Challenge: Bonnie's Task – Read a book with 900+ pages

Today I finished The Bear and The Dragon by Tom Clancy. I wasn't overly impressed by this huge book.



I didn't really enjoy this, whilst I'm sure the research was in depth and the details were fascinating, the plot didn't grab me, and the ending was inevitable from about half way through.

Points to date: 190

Summer Reading Challenge: Sandy's Task – Read two books with main characters whose names are Lucy, Ricky, Fred or Ethel or derivatives of

Finished half of this challenge so I won't add any points to my score just yet.




I didn't enjoy this Austen as much as the others I have read so far, there wasn't as much of a story as there could have been and at times I was confused by the characters and events. The ending seemed to abrupt and artificial.

There were little highlights but the wittiness that fills Emma and the drama that fills Pride & Prejudice but not enough.

Summer Reading Challenge: Sharon's Task - Read a fiction or non-fiction book that takes place in the capital city of your country or state

For this I read Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf though I can't say I enjoyed it. This is a stream of consciousness novel meaning that not much happens in it, what you read is the thoughts of the main characters. Mrs Dalloway is preparing for a party to be held at her London residence that evening. Several interconnecting threads are followed to the conclusion at the party.



Points so far: 165