You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

**1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname – you only need to pick one if you prefer. Feel free to list them all.)
Anna Catherine Constance
>2. What is your favourite sport?
swimming
>3. What colour are your eyes?
brown
*4. Have you ever had a broken bone?
yes
>5. What is your favourite movie?
To Kill a Mockingbird
**6. What is your favourite book?
The Sound and the Fury
*7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. 7
**8. What is your favourite holiday?
July 4th
*9. What is your relationship status?
Married
**10. Are you right or left handed?
left
>11. What is your birthday month?
October
>12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Don’t have a pet? Adopt a pet that someone in your immediate circle has (mother, brother, sister, friend, etc.)
yes, dog, Schnauzer
**13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc)
Japanese
**14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative)
Amazon echo (Alexa; robot)
**15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number)
7
>16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavor?
Chocolate
*17. What is your country of birth?
USA
**18. What is your favourite season?
summer
**19. What is your current desk top picture?
girl wearing a veil holding a flower sitting in a lake with a church in the background (has a magical look to it)
>20. What is your preferred mode of transport?
car
**21 How many candles were on your last birthday cake?
none
**22. Have you been in an accident?
yes
**23. Do you prefer a shower or bath?
shower
*24. Name a place you’d like to visit.
Paris
*25. What is your favourite genre?
classic
**26. Do you prefer a car or truck?
car
**27. Do you have a tattoo?
no
*28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary?
classic in books (contemporary in furniture/home)
**29. What is your favourite flower?
lily
>30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.)
yes, Nice, France; Germany, UK; Ireland, Switzerland
**31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious, who would it be?
William Faulkner ( if not a dead person, Sebastian Barry)
>32. What is the feature on you are most often complimented?
hair
**33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither?
alien
>34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)?
whale
**35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc)
beach
**36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be?
taste
**37. Who is your favourite author? William Faulkner
**38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? water
**39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...)
Tourmaline
Opal
*40. What is your favourite fruit? tangerine; peaches; love grapes, too! I eat so much fruit!
**41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) animal rights, advancing cancer research, women's rights
*42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? undersea
*43. To what time period would you like to time travel? 1920s
*44. Do you prefer shoes or barefoot? shoes
*45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? black
**46.What is your Zodiac sign? libra
>47. What is your height in inches? 66"
**48. Who is someone you miss? Dad
>49. What is your hobby? photography, ballet, yoga, reading, crosswords
**50. What language would you like to learn to speak? Italian

Part 1:
1/12
Question 7:Pick a number between 1 and 10.
Answer: 7
Link: I read Make No Bones (Gideon Oliver #7) by Aaron Elkins
Related: Because this is #7 in the series, it fits with the number 7.

2/12
Question 28: Do you prefer classic or contemporary?
Answer: classic
Link: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Related: This is a classic, published in 1847.

3/12
Question 24: Name a place you would like to visit.
Answer: Paris, France
Link: Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
Related: This is a classic set in Paris, France.

4/12
Question 25: What is your favorite genre?
Answer: classic
Link: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Brontë
Related: This is a classic that was published in 1848.

5/12
Question 42: Would you rather explore in space or undersea?
Answer: undersea
Link: Shadow Divers byRobert Kurson
Related: Divers explore the wreckage of a WWII German U-boat in this nonfiction book.

What did you think of Shadow Divers? I'm considering it for my challenge but I don't get on well with non fiction so I'm a bit unsure.

6/12
Question 9: What is your relationship status?
Answer: married
Link: Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
Related: Ann is married to Wade, and Jenny, Wade's first wife, is in prison for murdering their six-year-old daughter with a hatchet. Their nine-year-old daughter, June, ran away after witnessing the murder and hasn't been seen since. The author uses flashbacks to explore Jenny and Wade's relationship and the day of the murder. Especially troubling is the way Wade shuts down and refuses to talk about his life with Jenny and the girls with Ann, who is trying to make sense of what happened and the secrets haunting her marriage.

7/12
Question 4: Have you had a broken bone?
Answer: yes
Link: Old Bones Aaron Elkins
Related: The word bones is in the title, and bones are on the cover.

8/12
Question 44: Do you prefer shoes or barefoot?
Answer: shoes
Link: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress : A Novel byDai Sijie
Related: There are shoes on the cover.

9/12
Question 17: What is your country of birth?
Answer: USA
Link: Men in the Making by Bruce Machart
Related: This book is set in Texas, USA, and the author was born in America, too.

10/12
Question 45: Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither?
Answer: black
Link: Saturday by Ian McEwan
Related: The cover is black to represent black olives.

11/12
Question 43: What time period would you like to travel to?
Answer: 1920s
Link: The Woman on the Orient Express byLindsay Jayne Ashford
Related: This book is set in the 1920s.

12/12
Question 40: What is your favorite fruit?
Answer: peaches
Link:,The Wedding Officer: A Novel of Culinary Seduction by Anthony Capella
Related: There are peaches on the cover.

Part 2:
1/12
Question 16: What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Answer: chocolate
Link: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Related: The main character is a chocolate confectioner, and the title of the book is chocolate in French.

Nice job, Connie!

Thanks, Cherie.
I spend WAY too much time reading! : )

Nah, never too much time for reading. I'm checking out your titles. ^_^

Oh wow!

Did you enjoy Chocolat?

That's amazing! Thanks so much for doing this, Connie. There are some great titles on your challenge. :)

Congrats Connie! Well done : )

Excellent work Connie! I am jealous of the amount of reading time you have!

Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "12/12
Question 40: What is your favorite fruit?
Answer: peaches
Link:,The Wedding Officer: A Novel of Culinary Seduction The Various Flavours Of Coffee

I also loved peaches; if I hadn't picked cherries as my favourite I would have been very tempted by the book you selected - it has such a beautiful cover.

Rusalka wrote: "Oh wow!

Did you enjoy Chocolat?"

Loved it!

2/12
Question 20: What is your favorite mode of transport?
Answer: car
Link: Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer
Related: Has a picture of an automobile on the cover

Was Envious Casca a fun read? It sounds like it may be. It also sounds a bit reminiscent of Agatha Christie.

3/12
Question 11: What is your birthday month?
Answer: October
Link: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
Related: published October 27, 2015

Janice wrote: "Was Envious Casca a fun read? It sounds like it may be. It also sounds a bit reminiscent of Agatha Christie."

Yes, I liked it, Janice. I have read several of her books, and they all remind me of Agatha Christie. Quick, easy reads

Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "5/12
Question 42: Would you rather explore in space or undersea?
Answer: undersea
Link: Shadow Divers byRobert Kurson
Related: Divers explor..."

Glad you liked this one, Connie.

Tejas Janet wrote: "Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "5/12
Question 42: Would you rather explore in space or undersea?
Answer: undersea
Link: Shadow Divers by[author:Robert Kurs..."

It is an amazing story, TJ, and nonfiction, too!

4/12
Question 2: What is your favorite sport?
Answer: swimming

Link: Swimming Lessons

Related: Swimming in the title: Flora and her mother, Ingrid, both loved swimming.

5/12
Question 12: Do you have a pet? What is it?
Answer: Yes, I have a dog that is the joy of my life. Schnauzer

Link: Spill Simmer Falter Wither

Related: Dog on the cover
It is about a man's relationship with a dog he rescues.

6/12
Question 32: What is the feature on which you are most often complimented?
Answer: hair

Link: Bitter Greens

Related: girl with long hair on the cover
Story is a retelling of Rapunzel.

Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "5/12
Question 12: Do you have a pet? What is it?
Answer: Yes, I have a dog that is the joy of my life. Schnauzer

Link: Spill Simmer Falter Wither [bookcover:Spill Simmer Falter W..."

That book looks interesting. Did you like it? I just put it on hold on Overdrive, so I hope it's good!

Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "6/12
Question 32: What is the feature on which you are most often complimented?
Answer: hair

Link: Bitter Greens

Related: girl with long hair o..."

Perfect choice, Connie! Another one would be Cress . The character was based on Repunzel.

Sue wrote: "Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "5/12
Question 12: Do you have a pet? What is it?
Answer: Yes, I have a dog that is the joy of my life. Schnauzer

Link: Spill Simmer Falter Wither [..."

I loved this book- gave it 5 stars.

Janice wrote: "Connie (Ava Catherine) wrote: "6/12
Question 32: What is the feature on which you are most often complimented?
Answer: hair

Link: Bitter Greens
..."

Indeed, Cress would be a good fit. I may have to put that one on my tbr.

You'll need to start at the beginning of the series, Connie. It starts with Cinder. I really enjoyed the entire series.

Janice wrote: "You'll need to start at the beginning of the series, Connie. It starts with Cinder. I really enjoyed the entire series."

I have read Cinder, but it has been quite some time ago. Thanks for the heads up, Janice. I may need to go back and reread it first and continue from there.

7/12
Question 5. What is your favourite movie?
Answer: "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Link: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Related: The movie is based on the book.

8/12
Question 34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)?
Answer: whale

Link: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

Related: This is the story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex, rammed by an 80 ton bull sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, is based on the events of the wreck of the Essex in 1820.

9/12
Question 30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.)
Answer: yes, Nice, France; Germany, UK; Ireland, Switzerland

Link: Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

Related: This book is about Queen Victoria and is set in the UK.

10/12
Question 49. What is your hobby?
Answer: photography, ballet, yoga, reading, crosswords

Link: The Photograph by Penelope Lively

Related: In this book a photograph is central to the plot. After Kath's death, her husband finds an envelope labeled DO NOT OPEN-DESTROY, however, he opens the envelope and finds a photograph of his wife holding hands with a man who is not her husband. The husband allows the photograph and his suspicions to overtake his life.

11/12
Question 47. What is your height in inches?
Answer: 66"

Link:Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot #12) by Agatha Christie

Related:
66"=6+6=12
Death in the Clouds is #12 in the series

12/12
Question 3. What colour are your eyes?
Answer: brown

Link: Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

Related: cover of book is brown

Part 3:

1/26
Question 50. What language would you like to learn to speak?
Answer: Italian

Link: A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell

Related: set in Italy in 1943
Italian phrases and sentences are used throughout the novel.

2/26
Question 38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water?
Answer: water

Link: Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama

Related: water is in the title

3/26
Question 15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number)
Answer: 7

Link: A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple #7) by Agatha Christie

Related: A Pocket Full of Rye is #7 in the series.

4/26
Question 36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be?
Answer: taste

Link: A Taste for Death by P.D. James

Related: taste is in the title

5/26
Question 1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname – you only need to pick one if you prefer. Feel free to list them all.)
Answer: Anna Catherine Constance

Link: Christy by Catherine Marshall

Related: Catherine Marshall shares the name Catherine with me.