Good morning, and welcome to another Thursday event, with lots of sparks flying as we share snippets about particular themes; and as we ponder some bookish questions. Theme Thursdays is hosted by Reading Between Pages; and link up here for Booking Through Thursday.
Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
- A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
- Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
- Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
- It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”
This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.
This week’s theme is to symbolize the month of December and festivities..
HAPPY
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Of all the books I’m currently reading, or about to read, I had to really search to find one that wasn’t dark, mysterious, scary…well, you get the picture.
Then I picked up Pug Hill, by Alison Pace, and found the “happy” theme right away.
Blurb: For Hope McNeill, pugs are love, happiness, freedom-and everything else she finds lacking in her own life. With no time or apartment space for a pug of her own, Pug Hill in Central Park is her one refuge from her mismatched boyfriend, her hopeless coworker crush, and the biggest crisis of all-a speech for her parents’ fortieth wedding anniversary that will require her to overcome her huge fear of public speaking.
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Theme Snippet: “Mom and I were thinking how nice it would be for you to make a speech at the party.”
He says it happily, in anticipation, it seems, of all the niceness that will surely be my speech.
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And now for the Booking Through Thursday prompt:
All things being equal, which would you prefer–a mystery? Or a love story?
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Well, as you know, all things are never equal when our moods are dictating our reads. And mine often do, as we discovered last week. But I do plan ahead, and I try to include a variety of books on my weekly list.
I tend to have lots of dark ones, and many of them are mysteries. So I guess I’d have to say that mysteries dominate the themes of my reads.
Here are some recent reads:
See what I mean?
I’m currently reading a romance book, but it’s the first I’ve read in awhile.
Sometimes, there will be romance in mystery books, too, but that doesn’t count, does it?
What are your thoughts today? About the themes here and about the bookish prompt? I hope you’ll come on by and share….
Having a Pug of my own, I am sure I would love this book!
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I read her other book, A Pug’s Tale, so I was sold when the author offered this one. Pugs are very cute!
Thanks for stopping by, Freda.
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A book with dogs in it is always a favorite of mine.
I like both a cozy mystery and a good old fashion love story, with a happily ever after ending.
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Or cats…cozy mysteries, which are going to be my new favorite this coming year have dogs and cats. And a good love story mixed in. Thanks for stopping by, Gigi Ann.
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I have always been a mystery fan but this year I am going to challenge myself to step out of my comfort zone just a little bit. Thanks for stopping by.
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I think that’s a great idea, Cheryl. I need to do the same. Thanks for stopping by!
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Have read good reviews about ‘A Pug’s Tale’ and now this one.. so should pick it up soon and read it myself.. I would pick a love story I guess.. but if it had a mystery thrown in there, it would make it all the more better
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Yes, I think mystery with a little romance is a perfect combination, Lady in Read. I loved A Pug’s Tale, so I’m looking forward to this one. Thanks for stopping by.
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Hello! Thanks for the visit to my blog!
Great answer!
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Thanks for stopping by, wuthering willow….glad you liked the response.
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Good answer.
here’s mine:
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/12/booking-through-thursday_08.html
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Thanks, Mary Ann…glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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That snippet is so cute! I think i speaks to every dog owner, whether their dog is a Pug or not ^_~ Awesome choice this week!
Thanks for dropping by!
sinn @ sinnful books
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Thanks, Sinn…I love it, too. Glad you could stop by.
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I keep meaning to try Sue Grafton’s books.
Thanks for stopping by Project to be Read 🙂
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I love them, Claire….hope you do give them a try. Thanks for stopping by.
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This was a hard one for me. I finally found something that would work.
Here’s Mine
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Thanks for stopping by, Vicki…I had to look through several books to find “happy,” which tells you something about my reading lists…lol.
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Would love to read V is for Vengeance but haven’t started with U is for Undertow yet. I love Kinsey Millhone mysteries. Undertow and Vengeance reserved for 2012.
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I think I’ve read them all, but I may have missed some of the earlier books. I hope she doesn’t wait two years for the “W” book! Thanks for stopping by, Srivalli.
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Thanks for stopping by! I have read all Kinsey Millhone books too. Sue Grafton takes forever to write a book and they are really good, worth the wait.
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I little of both in my books. Thank you for stopping by.
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Glad you could visit today, Melissa…Yes, variety is good.
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I’m in agreement with you when you say that mood affects your reading choices. 🙂 There are times when I want to read a really happy-themed book to lift up my feelings and there are times that I also pick up a rather gloomy book while feeling gloomy myself. 🙂
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Yes, I do that, too, Jerikavonalexandra…and sometimes I do the opposite. Moody books when I’m happy, and vice versa. Thanks for stopping by.
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I am not much of a romance reader so I would choose mystery 🙂 I do however usually have several books going at once… currently I have our book club read, a dysytpia, a non fiction, a Christina Fiction mystery, and two audio books….. *sigh*
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I usually prefer mystery or contemporary books, with occasional romance as dessert…sometimes I actually do indulge in the romance, but not the gooey kind. Just finished reading Nora Roberts’ newest book.
Thanks for stopping by, Sheila.
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