Anyone fancy joining me in a new swap club?

[artifarti]

I love reading and now that DS can entertain himself for a while trashing my lounge is 8 mo I am finally getting back into the swing of things. But I always read the same kind of books and so would love to have something different sprung on me!

Here's the basics of how it works (thank you Flamesparrow)

How it works

[ Arti sits back and waits for the flood of recruits, hoping that she doesn't end up looking like a no-mates...]

Hi all.

just back from holiday. I posted my book before we went - did you get it ok LadyBee?

No sign of my book yet.

I'm happy to carry on for the next cycle. No idea which book though.

I have book and chocolate

very happy now.

looks like a really interesting one this month...

Hi muddleduck,
sorry it was late - no excuses just general crapness and fear of going to the post office with an unruly toddler and a screaming baby. The logistics of getting them both out of the car safely and into the shop are beyond me most of the time

it IS an interesting one this month - i loved it.

oh, itsjusta thanks for the book and choccy - both devoured immediately - really enjoyed this months, and last months too! We are on a roll now.

no problem pooter. I think ths is the first month I've been on time since the first book!

chocolate is all gone already, will start the book tonight

poshwellies i have finished your book and enjoyed it very much - thank you

I haven't read the Dragon Tattoo book either!

Still trying to decide which book to select for the next round - each time I pick up a book I am thinking whether it is a possibility...

Arti when I post the book I have at the moment, will it be going back to it's owner or is there another reader first? (this is not such a silly question as I don't post to the same person as I did when we all started...)

Oh and I currently have Whinegums' book, I think.

Dysgu - I would send it back to posh if I were you. I will email her to see if she would like to rejoin for the next round as well.

PistachioLemon, did you post the book? If so, it's MIA

Yes, what shall we do with the books when they're finished? Send them back to their original owners? I bought a spare copy of mine (Dysgu, I think you must have it at the moment), so I'm not bothered about getting it back.

Bugger - yes, just send it on with the new book you are introducing into the next round (i.e. send two books and choc on August 1)

Hi all!

This could be heresy, but I really hated the 'Dragon' trilogy - it was a well written, racy read, but I just hated the subject matter and graphic descriptions of violence towards the women (prude alert). I would just choose to read something cheerier ...

Still trying to decide what to choose for the next round !

Pooter - I will post next month's choice off to you sometime next week - hope it suits.

Hi ladies, just to let you know I'm still loitering with intent (to read!). So don't forget me on your next round of books will you?

Just to clarify, I send chocolate with a book? Is it any chocolate? How big? Or totally to the senders choice? (any exceptions to the chocolate rule?)

john - don't worry, you are on my radar! And yes, chocolate with every book! When I email you with the details of who you send the book to, I will also let you know if they have any chocolate allergies/hatreds (and similarly you tell me what you don't like.) I think we said no more than around £2, give or take.

Nothing much will happen until July 1, when I will post a list of all the books we have read on here - you can see what sort of books we like. Then everyone to email me by July 10 (as outlined a few messages back). You will need to send me your name and address and any chocolate fussiness, as well.

arti mucho thanky. I get the jist now. Shall email you in a couple of weeks and look out for the list

lola - just saw your request - It was muddleduck's book ...

Am I being thick, I'm really not sure. Maria sent me three books this month and so now I have all the remaining ones. I've lost track of when we're supposed to be posting! For those of you that received/posted on time this month, here is the list. What are you due to post/receive?

artifarti
aristocat
Dysgu
PistachioLemon (previously poshwellies)
TheBuggerofSuburbia (previously whinegums)
stickylittlefingers
AgentProvocateur (previously MrsMuddle)
LolaLadyBird
Itsjustafleshwound
pooter
muddleduck
LadyBee
FlyingMonkey
Maria2007

arti i have currently got poshwellies book and should get my last book (dysgus) on 01/07. is that what you wanted to know?

I have currently read Muddleduck's book and should receive Pooter's book next month (if that answers your question)

Yes, thank you. I think because I got three books at once and I had already read one so posted it on, that I got confoozed. Easily done, these days...

As you were...

I think I'm still missing a book for this month - PistachioLemon, is that right?? Did you post it? It's gone missing if so

Bugger, yes, I posted last Wednesday What do I do now? Should I order another one from Amazon?

Blardy Royal Mail. Just a thought - did you send it to my old address (which started with a flat no) or my new one, which starts 166?

Hi everyone

PistachioLemon / Bugger - I think the book that's missing is mine originally. Don't buy a new one on my behalf. If you're a member of your library, Bugger, you could pick one up from there.

I've still to get one more book (Lolaladybird's) at the start of July.

I'm going on holiday until 20 July, so I'd like to email you my next choice, artifarti, before I go, but this thread takes so long to load and navigate that I can't find it. Would you be able to start a new thread for round 2, with the email address and list of participants etc?

Hope you all have a great summer.

Will do, AgentP...have a lovely hols.

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