SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Monday, July 16, 2012

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a bookish meme hosted by Book Journey. It's where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It's a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. So hop on over via the link above and join in...and leave a comment here so I can check out what you are reading.
I'm still playing catch-up from not reading while on vacation.  I've also hit a bit of a slump so it's been up-hill work on every book I've picked up so far--no matter how much I'm liking it.

Books Read (click on titles for review):
File No. 113 by Emile Gaboriau
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
DeKok & Murder on the Menu by A. C. Baantjer
Compartment K by Helen Reilly
Currently Reading:
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell: North and South is a novel about rebellion. Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman, and from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny, it poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Through the story of Margaret Hale, the middle-class southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton, Gaskell skilfully explores issues of class and gender in the conflict between Margaret's ready sympathy with the workers and her growing attraction to the charismatic mill owner, John Thornton. (from Goodreads)

Books that spark my interest:
The Fifth Man by Manning Coles
Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen (will actually start this one in August the the Austen in August Reading Event)
Z for Zachariah by Robert C O'Brien
Murder at the Portland Variety by Miriam Zellnik

3 comments:

The Brunette Librarian said...

Loooove Jane Austen :)

Happy reading this week!
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The Relentless Reader said...

There's nothing better than Austen I swear! :)

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Elisha German said...

That's a lot of books! And they all sound so good! Especially Jane Austen, love her!

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