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Book One for 2015

Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro Playlist

Lovefool - The Cardigans

Don't Speak - No Doubt

Stay - Lisa Loeb

Sex and Candy - Marcy's Playground

Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

Two Princes - The Spin Doctors

Fever - Peggy Lee

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel

Feel Good, Inc - Gorillaz

This Is How We Do - Katy Perry

You Send Me - Sam Cooke

Dream A Little Dream - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Trumpets - Jason Derulo

Walking By The River - Ella Fitzgerald

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Make Someone Happy - Jimmy Durante

So, that's "T"  for Tessaro. Check

This is the first sound-tracked book of the year. Check. (Harder to do than I thought it would have been. The first few titles, therefore, will be graded on a curve.  I may go back and update them later in the year.)

With this one title I have checked of two items from the Popsugar List (Link in previous post). Check. Check.

Special Note: I have personally disqualified two items on the Popsugar List.  The first is item "a book by a female author".  This, for me, is ridiculous to list as a check-ible item.  I hope that anyone who is selecting a book to read does not consider choosing between a male or female author with the same consideration they apply when choosing between fiction or non-fiction.  Perhaps this item would not have been bothersome to me if item "a book by a male author" was also a check-ible item on the list. (Actually, I would have disqualified both items for myself because WTF!)  The second is item "a book you can finish in a day". I finish most books I read in one day.  I can't stand not knowing what happens and what happens is sitting right there in the room with me. I must know what happens NOW!  (Except for you, Ulysses. But I'm not talking to you right now.  You know why!)  I don't pretend to know anyone else's book selection process or reading habits, so I will repeat, disqualification of these items is personal to me. 

I'm not going to be posting a review of the books I read this year.  I only did a few last year. While I did enjoy writing the entries for those titles, it was more stressful than fun after just a few books.  I am doing these things for fun.  I will not turn it into a chore.  I may create a rating code, just to let you know if I like the story and how strongly I recommend it for someone else's TBR.

I do, in fact, like this story very much.  If you're down with out-of-the-humdrum-and-into-future-happiness stories with a bit of fairy-godmother sprinkled throughout, you should take a peek at this one.

I also highly recommend The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro. (The audio-book is gorgeous! It sounds to the ear like what mink feels like to the touch.)

2015 READING CHALLENGE ... VIVA*LA*BISCUIT

Read at least one book for each letter of the alphabet.(Alphabetize by author last name).

Create a soundtrack for each title read.

Apply Popsugar's 2015 Reading Challenge List. Find it here:   http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2015-36071458

Attempt a greater level of compliance RE: Regularly posting progress and playlists.