Journal Entry 1 by PrincessJCM on Sunday, August 29, 2004

I got this book for free with a magazine. And it was surprisingly good. Has good office humour and quirky characters. It's about a guy named Arthur who has just dumped his long-term g/f, had a nervous breakdown at work, and then suddenly finds himself as the boss of his town planning dept. His challenge is to make Coventry the "European City of Culture" and to get his love-life back on track, as well as fulfilling his "destiny" which is revealed by his quirky therapist. It's a fun chick-lit read! 

Journal Entry 2 by PrincessJCM on Thursday, September 02, 2004

***This book is currently reserved for a bookring***

PLEASE NOTE: To prevent the book from stalling please read the book within 4 weeks of receiving it and send it on to the next person. If there is going to be a significant delay beyond 4wks please PM me - thank you.

Shipping Order:

1- Doris (Canada) 9/15-12/1
2- your-book-fairy (USA) 12/14 - 1/8
3- weareatthebeach (USA) 1/28 - 1/30
4- MandMsMom (USA) 2/10 - 3/7
5- SandDanz (USA) 3/29 - 6/24
6- sweetpea0678 (USA) <--- Arrived 6/30
7- ramson (USA)
8- katayoun (Iran)
9- Margih (Finland)
10- nikel27 (Germany)

Nickel27 returns book to me PrincessJCM (Ireland) =) 

Journal Entry 3 by PrincessJCM at on Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Released 7 yrs ago (9/8/2004 UTC) at

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This bookring has officially started! I mailed out the book this morning to Doris! 

Journal Entry 4 by 3D3D on Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Received this today. I am receiving a few rings all at once. Yikes but I will get through them and pass them on. Do not worry for I am not a black hole!

Keep smilin! 

Journal Entry 5 by 3D3D on Saturday, November 06, 2004

I started this book and just could not get into it. I did not find Arthur very interesting and it had a very desperate and depressing tone to the book. I could already figure out how the book would go and was not in the mood for a predictable story.

Have PM'ed nest person for their addy.

Thanks PrincessJCM for sharing this book!!!

Keep smilin! 

Journal Entry 6 by 3D3D at Mail Release in Pierrefonds in - By post or by hand/ in person -, Québec Canada on Thursday, December 02, 2004

Released on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 at about 10:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Mail Release in Pierrefonds, Quebec Canada.

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Got my butt to the post office and mailed to your-book-fairy! 

Journal Entry 7 by your-book-fairy from South Orange, New Jersey USA on Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Just got this one in the mail today. I've only read one other Jenny Colgan book and recall enjoying it, so I'm looking forward to this one too. Though I do wonder about how good a book can be when it comes free with a magazine.... I guess I'll find out! Thanks Doris and PrincessJCM! 

Journal Entry 8 by your-book-fairy from South Orange, New Jersey USA on Friday, January 07, 2005

Well, parts of the story (especially towards the end) were definitely not predictable. I sometimes wasn't sure what to make of this book... it had an interesting techique of every now and then including another character's perspective, which wasn't bad, but the entire medieval theme was a bit odd. I'm not sure if I would have wanted less of it, or for its purpose to have been clearer, but it kept popping up and I'm not sure it contributed anything at all to the story... this seemed in a way almost like a first attempt at chick-lit for boys, with a male protagonist and all this King Arthur stuff. But I did actually enjoy reading the whole thing, especially as I said, since it didn't quite go where I expected. I also realized that I enjoyed reading it more because there's no plot summary on the back of the book like most novels have, so I really had no clue what it was going to be about and that made it all the more interesting and made me realize how many other books I've read with an eye towards the synopsis and waiting for certain things to happen or just paying too much attention to things that haven't happened yet.

Definitely a unique book, better than I expected and a nice change of pace from some of the books I've read lately that all seem cut from the same cloth.

Will be mailing to weareatthebeach tomorrow! 

Journal Entry 9 by weareatthebeach from Lake Forest, Florida USA on Friday, January 28, 2005

This book arrived but I'm behind on my reading - so I am going to PM the next participant to keep this moving. 

Journal Entry 10 by weareatthebeach from Lake Forest, Florida USA on Sunday, January 30, 2005

Sending this to MandMsMom! 

Journal Entry 11 by MandMsMom from Stamford, Connecticut USA on Thursday, February 10, 2005

Thanks so much for this! I love Jenny Colgan! I have one in front of this and then I will dig in and send it on its way! 

Journal Entry 12 by MandMsMom from Stamford, Connecticut USA on Monday, March 07, 2005

This book was completely unusual and unique and totally unexpected. It is not really chick lit or lad lit or mystery or fantasy or romance or folklore but all of those rolled up into one unusual package. Trust me if this book bores you in the beginning (it did me) don't quit until you get to about page 150. Then if you aren't intrigued, you can put it down. I've read other Jenny Colgan books and I just didn't think that this book would be anything like this! Thank you for sharing this really different story.

This is on its way to SandDanz. 

Journal Entry 13 by SandDanz from New Albany, Indiana USA on Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Just received this book... I have a few other rings in front of it, but hopefully they'll move fast. I'll update this entry to show when I start it. I hopen ot to delay things too much. :)

Update 4/12:

I forgot to post that I started this a few days ago. I'm currently on page 93 and bored with it, but I'll give it to page 150 as suggested above before completely writing it off. 

Journal Entry 14 by SandDanz at Sent via media mail at New Albany, IN post office in Mailed to another BC member, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (6/24/2005 UTC) at Sent via media mail at New Albany, IN post office in Mailed to another BC member, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Sorry it took me so long to get this out. It is now on its way to sweetpea0678 

Journal Entry 15 by sweetpea0678 from Saint Petersburg, Florida USA on Thursday, June 30, 2005

Book is here. Will get to it ASAP 

Journal Entry 16 by sweetpea0678 from Saint Petersburg, Florida USA on Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Ramson is a hurricane evacuee and understandably wants to be skipped in this ring. Unfortunatly everyone else is outside the US and I cannot afford right now to ship anymore books then I have to overseas. PMing ring leader to see what I need to do. 

Journal Entry 17 by sweetpea0678 at Book Ring in Bookring, Postal Release -- Controlled Releases on Friday, September 23, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (9/23/2005 UTC) at Book Ring in Bookring, Postal Release -- Controlled Releases

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GOING BACK TO PRINCESSJCM WHO IS GOING TO SEND OVERSEAS, SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

Journal Entry 18 by PrincessJCM on Saturday, January 28, 2006

Arrived back to me and it's on its back on its way to complete the ring! 

Journal Entry 19 by PrincessJCM at Katayoun in Tehran, Iran -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, January 28, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (1/28/2006 UTC) at Katayoun in Tehran, Iran -- Controlled Releases

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On its way to Katayoun - happy reading! 

Journal Entry 20 by katayoun from Tehran, Tehran Iran on Sunday, April 23, 2006

HERE!!! i am so happy and thanks so, so much PrincessJCM. it came with three others, but one can always read a little chicklit :) thanks 

Journal Entry 21 by katayoun from Tehran, Tehran Iran on Thursday, May 11, 2006

thanks so much PrincessJCM, this was a fun, light read and i liked arthur and the arthus twist! it's ready to be mailed to Margih and will be mailing it next week, thanks! 

Journal Entry 22 by katayoun from Tehran, Tehran Iran on Sunday, May 28, 2006

the book is mailed to Margih, it should take about a month (give to take a week AND touch wood! touch wood! :)) to get there. thanks again PrincessJCM for this fun book, it was definitely different from what one thought 

Journal Entry 23 by Margih from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Monday, June 19, 2006

The book is here, thanks katayoun. Actually it arrived already last Friday but I have been on the road. And thanks PrincessJCM for sharing this book. I have three ring books to read before this one so I´m afraid I won´t be able to read this in one month but I´ll do my best. 

Journal Entry 24 by Margih from Tampere, Pirkanmaa Finland on Monday, November 27, 2006

Journal Entry 25 by nikel27 from Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Hessen Germany on Sunday, December 03, 2006

arrived safe at my house

update:
Great book, thanks for sharing with me.
Back on it's way home.... 

Journal Entry 26 by nikel27 at Post Office in Book Ring, Ginsheim -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (12/11/2006 UTC) at Post Office in Book Ring, Ginsheim -- Controlled Releases

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Thanks for letting me be part in your bookring 

Journal Entry 27 by PrincessJCM on Wednesday, January 10, 2007

The book arrived back home today :-) Thanks to all who participated in this ring :-)