Rob’s Comments (group member since Feb 23, 2018)

Rob’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

I was in the supermarket the other day when I came across a young, blonde, woman staring fixedly at something. Intrigued, I asked what she was staring at? The orange juice she said. I looked and sure enough there was a lot of bottles on orange juice. I asked why? She looked at me and tutted " look" she said " it says, orange juice concentrate. "

Second and last carriage finished.
Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley

A thoroughly enjoyable read and a satisfying end to the challenge.

NB.Until I read The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan I had never come across the name Dervla before. Then by pure happenstance my next book was Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley where the main character was called Dervla.
Just coincidence or is there something sinister going on? :j

Heather wrote: "As I said for me it was missing something for me to make it five star. Maybe it was the characters, no local slang. Maybe that was it - if you changed the locality names could it be set in Edinburgh?"

Edinburgh vernacular, "yer right, I ken what yi mean" it could have been Edinburgh or any other wet miserable place.
Translation, " You are right, I know what you mean" :D

Sharon wrote: "I GOT THE JOB!!!!! 🎉👏 First shift tomorrow morning 😱. Now I'm nervous so much so I think I'm going to be sick 🤢"

Fantastic Sharon. How was your first day?
Ironically your emotional state mirrors mine the day I retired.

Heather wrote: "I gave it 4 ★ Loved the story, great debut novel. It was just missing something to make it a five star. Atmosphere? Not Irish enough?"

Not Irish enough Heather, please explain.

Really impressed.
I loved the suspense concerning the lack of any meaningful reason for what had occured. Cormac so often seemed on the point of a break through but was always brought up short for lack of motive. Not sure where Emma fitted in. She seemed more of an appendage than a loved partner.
The description of the weather in Galway brought back memories of my life in Edinburgh forty years ago. The rain, sleat, wind, ice and the all invasive cold. Thank God I decided to come to a land down under where women glow and men plunder . Written by Colin Hayes an expatriate Scotsman. Don't know why I put that there :D

That's an engine and one carriage finished.

The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

Great choice Kim. I'll vote for that.

The engine is finished.
Atonement by Ian McEwan

This was a treat to read. Something not to be missed.

Lets give this one more go.
I would like to nominate P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones.

Brenda wrote: "Rob wrote: "I would like to nominate The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham"

Not contemporary I'm afraid Rob..."

I'm not often wrong but I'm wrong again:D

What a great selection of books. I'd be happy to read any of them.

Hello George and welcome.

Onya Ace.

Krystal wrote: "Well friends my trip to France is finally here! I'm leaving the country tomorrow afternoon!! CANNOT WAIT. It will mean I'll be pretty quiet on here for the next three weeks though. :)"
Bon voyage, mon cheri. Enjoy.

It's 11pm and two Aussie blokes walk out of a pub. Don't laugh, it could happen.

Chyina wrote: "Can a kangaroo jump higher than a house?
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Of course, a house doesn’t jump at all."

I'll pay that Chyina. But I have seen a castle bounce :-)

I'm up for easy 1 engine and 2 cars.

Engine - May
Link 1 : Read a book where the title starts with one of the letters in M-A-Y
Atonement by Ian McEwan

Link 2 An read a book where the author's surname starting with Mc
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan AA

Link 3 Read a book by another female author:
Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley A A

1. 2. 3.

OMG Anna, been a rough month sound a bit like an understatement.
Good luck to you for the future.

I thought I did this yesterday, seems not.
There's no fool like an old fool:-)

Challenge all done 3/3.
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Read a book that is #2 in a series
Redemption Point by Candice Fox.

I really enjoyed this. A step up from Book one Crimson Lake