Amy’s Comments (group member since Oct 10, 2009)

Amy’s comments from the Busy as a Bee Books group.

LOVE this plan! I'm not sure how I missed this post but I'm excited about the plan for the year!

YAY! So excited for these. Well, for two of them. I didn't love The Once and Future Witches when I tried to read it (I put it down after 25%) but I suspect it was ME, not the book. But, the other two are both sitting in my want to read soon pile so I'm excited for this push to pick them up sooner rather than later!

I've been meaning to read Special Topics, Tanya! That's a great one for this theme!

I don't think this has been a Bee book previously -

Children of Blood and Bone (544 pages)

I am glad you are feeling better ... but I'm sorry to hear that your son is not. I will keep him in my thoughts ...

You are welcome, Lisa! How are you feeling?

I'm going to nominate and

Thank you, Barb, for the amazing gifts! You made my holiday season!

I'm so excited to read When No One is Watching and Practical Magic!! They are on my bedside stand now!

And I'm SO happy to now have The Enchanted and The Butterfly Girl in my collection! Both are amazing and I am excited to be able to go back and re-read them!

And the Bee Happy mug is perfection! LOVE it and had my coffee in it this morning! Thank you so much for everything! It was a lovely surprise in a year that just didn't feel like Christmas!

Oh Lisa! I'm so sorry to hear about your COVID diagnosis. We have also been very vigilant but my daughter still tested positive & we have no idea how. She had a really rough few days but moved through it fairly quickly. I hope that your experience isn't too bad. I will keep you (and your son) in my thoughts. My daughter said the taste/smell symptom was very offputting. Please take care and keep us posted!

My box arrived today and I am so excited! December 26th can't come fast enough! These will likely be the only bookish presents that I open this year. I look forward to it every year! Thank you, Secret Bee!

LOVE this idea! Looks like you guys are having so much fun!

I've had a great time watching you guys work through this challenge! It's been too crazy for me to participate this time but I love seeing all of the books you're reading!

BIG CONGRATS to Elizabeth!!!

I've begun to think about what we might look at for our 2021 challenges. We will keep some of those we always do like the 12 Bee Books challenge. And the quarterly member's choice challenges have been well received. What would you like to see us do in 2021 - are there things you'd like to continue and are there new things you'd like to see!

Bummer about the Americanah adaption ... I hope it gets picked up somewhere else.

I loved this one! Hazel is unforgettable! She's a new favorite character for me!

Yes, I hope you're feeling better, Tanya! I read one of these recently and it was sooo good! Hazel is one of my favorite characters now!

I can't wait to read Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents which I hear is amazing! Glad to hear that you liked it, Tricia! White Fragility was a 5 star for me. It gave me a lot to think about!

And here is my list ... I'm adding lots of different options so the list is a bit long.

I prefer softcover but hardcover is okay as well. New or used are fine. Mass media print books are difficult for me so I prefer a larger softcover. I have a Nook and Kindle but prefer paper books at this time.

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux
The Enchanted byRene Denfeld
The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
Broken Three Times: A Story of Child Abuse in America by Joan Kaufman
The Outlandish Companion, Volume Two by Diana Gabaldon
Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Rose LernerTranscendent Kingdom
The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships by Suzanne Stabile
The Anatomy of Evil by Michael H. Stone
True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray by James Renner
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Daily Rituals: Women at Work by Mason Currey
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty

This is so interesting ... I find that I have to connect with at least one character but I don't have to like that character. There just has to be something there ... even if it's hard to describe what that something is!

I really need to work on organizing my books. I finally got enough shelves to keep my books off the floor but I have basically been just shoving them onto the shelves to clear out our bedroom. I need to think about how I want to organize them ...

Better late than never ... welcome (belatedly) to the group!