Taking on holiday for light relief!

Another non-challenging book I took on holiday to cover a couple of evenings & an awfully long wait at the airport on the way home (about 4 hours).

I hold my hands up: I've never watched X factor, Pop Idol or any of the 'talent'or reality type shows that we are currently overwhelmed with, so have very little to compare this book to. Having said that, Ben Elton's jaundiced view of how these things work fits in with how I think they do (which is probably one of the reasons why I've never bothered watching). He takes all the characters involved and stretches them into overblown charactertures to good effect, neatly tying it up with a couple of last minute twists to make you smile.

Not the best of his work, but if you like his style & find the whole celebrity & 'talent' tv stuff funny, it's not a bad read. Perfect for passing the time without having to think.

Released to the Roslin Glen Hotel OBCZ

Now available on the Official BookCrossing Zone bookshelf in The Roslin Glen Hotel, 2 Penicuik Road, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.


The OBCZ is in a bookcase at the top of the stairs and is clearly labelled (it might be worthwhile asking before going up if you're not a resident).

If you have picked up this book, thank you for visiting the website (and the hotel!). Please take a moment to let us know you have the book, then post your review when you've read it, and pass it on to someone else. If you join, you'll be able to see what's happened to it afterwards - for ever!

Retrieved from the OBCZ as it is temporarily closed

During the Edinburgh Festival 2010 I wild released 50 books around various venues to 'celebrate' my birthday. I got 9 'catches' which I thought was pretty good going.

It proved to be quite addictive, so for the 4th year in a row I thought I'd do it again. Collecting 50 books to release is quite a challenge, so not all the books are ones that I've read, if they are then my journal entry will be somewhere above.

Expect releases to take place between 1st August 2013 and 1st September 2013.

Thank you for picking up this book. I hope you enjoy reading it & look forward to reading your journal entry & those that follow. You don't have to join to journal (you can do that anonymously) but it's free, so if you're a bookworm that likes to pass on books, why not join in.

I will try & update these release notes with the actual details ASAP after release and will tweet their location as I go (@cassandra2020)

Released as part of my annual challenge to release 50 books during the Edinburgh Festival - if you've picked this book up I hope you enjoy it!

Left inside Costa Coffee