Pamela’s Book Spot

Hosted by Freda at  Freda's Voice " Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. "  Winston Churchill  1874 – 1965 British Politician and Statesman " It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. "   Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 –1910  American author and humorist. " Courage is knowing what not to fear. "   Plato  424/423 BC – 348/347 BC Greek Philosopher

The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda over at  Freda's Voice . The rules are simple: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56. *Find any sentence that grabs you. (I cheat sometimes and put a little more than a sentence!) *Post it. *Add your post URL to the Link. This week The Friday 56 is taken from The Perks of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky. "My dad had glory days once. I've seen pictures of him when he was young. He was a very handsome man. I don't know any other way to put it. He looked like all old pictures look. Old pictures look very rugged and young, and the people in the photographs always seem a lot happier than you are."

Title : The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Author : Alan Bradley Published: Orion Books, Great Britain No. Pages: 358 Genre: Fiction, Mystery Rating : 4.5 stars Review The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is the first book of the Flavia de Luce Mystery Series by Alan Bradley. The novel is centred around the incredibly intelligent and witty heroine Flavia de Luce, who is determined to solve the mystery of a stranger’s death in the cucumber patch of her home, Buckshaw, in 1950’s England. This was such an enjoyable, easy read and I instantly loved the character of Flavia which means that I know I am going to enjoy the remainder of the series! Despite Flavia’s obvious intelligence, Alan Bradley also captures the innocence, curiosity and cheek of her 11 year old mind so beautifully that although you are reading a mystery, you find yourself grinning and even laughing as she grapples with the evidence that she uncovers in her own roundabout way. I am really glad I finally ...

Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! This fun meme is hosted by   The True Book Addict . Go over to her site to join in the fun. Here are my two beautiful girls Melanie on the left and Burma on the right in two photos that I love. As I post this Mel is asleep on my feet and she is snoring her head off!! Yes, cats snore...well at least my melanie does!! lol :)           

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by  MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share 2 “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page * BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) * Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Well, here is my teaser for this week....taken from The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie By Alan Bradley which is part of the Flavia De Luce Mystery Series. "And then I remembered Gladys! I had left her at the Thirteen Drakes, where she could be spotted by anyone. If the police hadn't been there already, they soon would be." (p.101)

Hosted By Sheila @  Book Journey Well, firstly I cannot believe it is Monday again already!! I think that is because I have to go back to work on Friday and that means less reading time...oh well :( Okay....here is where I am at with my reading: * The Happiness Project By Gretchen Rubin.....am sorry to say that this one has gone back to the TBR pile. I don't hate it, but I really don't love it and there are too many other great books to spend my time reading! It was a great concept and it is interesting, but it feels a bit forced and laborious when a motivational book should be grabbing me with its every word. Plus, I saw a couple of YouTube interviews with Rubin about the 'inspiring' moment that gave her the idea for the book and she gave two slightly different versions of it which gave me the impression that it was  made-up or altered to be more 'inspiring'!....all about selling the book and not really her story...so that put me off. * Uncle To...