Toasted whole wheat English muffin + Honey + Coconut
Gosh, it’s good.
As tempted as I was to assemble another glorious honey coconut English muffin and call it lunch, I figured I’d be better off eating a meal with protein and vegetables that would surely keep me feeling full for much longer.
Heeeey, eggs!
I quickly cooked up a batch of scrambled eggs with three eggs, milk, a sliced chicken sausage, onion and zucchini.
Breakfast for lunch!
August Book Club
Are you ready to select the book for PBF’s August Book Club?
As a reminder, this book club is a virtual book club that anyone is welcome to join. Over the next three days we’ll vote on a book from the three books noted below and I’ll announce the winning book on Monday.
On Tuesday, September 4, I will post my review of the book along with discussion questions for participants to talk about in the comments section of the post. If you’re a blogger and post a review of the book on your own blog for the book club, be sure to email me a link before September 4 and I’ll include it in the post in a roundup of book reviews from other bloggers!
Taken from your recommendations on the PBF Facebook page, the three contenders for the month of August include:
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy’s diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.
Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all—beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer’s end they’ve become TullyandKate. Inseparable.
So begins Kristin Hannah’s magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives.
- Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. Not for her license — for turning pretty. In Tally’s world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to be pretty. She’d rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world — and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.
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Time to vote!
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Note: This morning I created an Amazon store where you can now find all of the previous PBF Book Club books in one place, along with the three contenders from this month. I had a blast adding a bunch of my favorite things to the store, including fitness, food and kitchenware favorites. While the prices in my Amazon store are the same as those you find on Amazon.com, I want to be very transparent and let you know that should you buy a book or anything else through my Amazon store, I will receive a small commission.
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I think this is the first time I’ve really wanted to read all three books! I’ve never heard of Uglies but it looks like a cool dystopian series. It was really tough voting between Gone Girl and Firefly Lane – I’ll be happy with either! Or Uglies! I might have to stop participating in book club because my book list just keeps getting longer and longer with all the great suggestions!
Totally weird, but when I noticed this post was “August Book Club” I thought (what if she has Gone Girl on there?) Totally crazy! 🙂 I’m actually reading it right now and it’s awesome! I vote for it!
gone girl got SO many recommendations! i voted for it, too. 🙂
Wait this is really weird but I had the SAME thought today!! I was reading it on the beach and thought this should really be on your book club list. It’s AMAZING!
Firefly Lane stands atop my All-Time Favorite Book list. Such a wonderful and moving story–I am actually re-reading it for the 4th time right now. If it does not get chosen, I definitely recommend reading it at some point!
I read Firefly Lane about a year ago, and it was one of the best books I have ever read. I gave it to my mom and she said the same thing. Everyone I know who has read this book LOVED IT. just watch out, its a tear jerker at the end!
I agree. I LOVED Firefly Lane!
Agreed. So many tears at the end. Love Kirstin Hannah!
I think I’m going to read that Uglies book whether it makes the book club cut or not, sounds really interesting!
All good choices again though…what to pick, what to pick!?
i voted for gone girls, but only because i have already read firefly lane. (highly recommended. also highly recommended: kleenex).
I just finished Gone Girl and enjoyed it. Uglies has been on my radar for a while!
i just read gone girl on vacation–in, like, 3 days. IT WAS SO SO SO GOOD!
I hope Gone Girl wins! I just picked it up at Target. 🙂
I love these choices! I voted for Firefly Lane, just because I’m from the Pacific Northwest and would love to read a book that is set there. The Uglies series has been out for awhile, it’s great but I think it’s a little on the young side.
Just curious, do you receive a commision based off the percentage of what we buy? Also, I like that the Amazon store has everything all in one place! Awesome!
yep! it’s just a typical referral program. and i thought the store thing was cool, too. i set out just to do books, but got a little excited with all the categories so i could finally have a resource where all of my favorite stuff is in one place. 🙂 i’ve seen other bloggers do it for ages but was always intimidated to set it up b/c it seemed over my head. it was surprisingly easy to do, and all the info. is here if you’re interested: http://astore.amazon.com/
thanks!
UGLIES! I read the series and gosh, it sucks you right in. Action, romance, drama…….SO GOOD
Firefly Lane is an incredible book! Even if it’s not picked, I highly recommend you read it!
I just bought Gone Girl and am hoping to read it this weekend – so that is definitely my vote!
These all sound really good! I already have a book to read on my flight to Vancouver next week, but I need to somehow find more reading time this month so I can read some of these too!
All three sound good!
Smart business move to go with an Amazon store!! Double smart move for being honest with your readers 🙂
I voted for Uglies…it sounds really interesting! Any dystopia-ish always gets my attention.
They all sound SO good!
I LOOOOOOOOOOOVED Firefly Lane, such a good book. I am currently #67 on the wait list at my library for Gone Girl, so it must be good! =)
The Uglies series SO GOOD! I read it a few years ago. You have to read it! Plus it’s been green-lighted for a movie!
Was* so good
They are making Uglies into a movie!? YES!!! Another awesome dystopian book that they are making into a movie is The Giver by Lois Lowry. It is a young adult book but do not let that stop you from reading it…the material is very timeless and ageless. I read it as a teen and again just recently as an adult. The Giver is the first in a series of 4…I have read the first 3, the fourth is due to come out soon!
Can you post the link to the Amazon pages somewhere central on you page so we can get back to it if we need to? I’m just thinking if I want to go to it at a later date, I would never remember what post it was in. If you already did, don’t mind me…
Thank you!
hi michele! i loved this suggestion and just created a page where you can access it all the time: https://www.pbfingers.com/shop/
The page is titled “Shop” and can be found underneath the “Favs” page at the top of the blog.
I say Gone Girl! I’ve read Firefly Lane & it’s really good but I’d like a new one to read 😉
Oh my gosh I hope Gone Girl wins. I just finished it and couldn’t put it down because there were so many twists. AND I hear they are making a movie out of it and Reese Witherspoon is suppose to play the lead so I’m super excited to hear about that.
Uglies! Many of my Goodreads friends have read and recommended it 🙂
Those all sound SOOO good!!! YAY!
Gone Girl sounds good!!
This was the first month where all three really stood out and “Gone Girl” has been in the back of my mind to read ASAP! So I suppose if my choice (Uglies) doesn’t get picked, I’ll make it around to all three. Good choices, Julie!!
I have been dying to read Gone Girl since Hoda Kotb spoke only good things about it on her Twitter and the Today Show. Hoping that’s the winner, but all 3 books sounds great!
All of them sound wonderful, but my vote is for the Uglies! Can’t wait to dive in!
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I’ve read all of those — and I assure you that Gone Girl will give you the most to discuss!! It’s actually my book club’s book this month. Can’t wait to talk about it next week.
Uglies sounds so similar to an Episode of the Twilight Zone called “Number 12 Looks Just Like You.”
i’ve wanted to read ‘gone girl’ so i voted for that one. I read firefly lane and loved it! i love kristin hannah books so its a good read.
Hi Amy! I grew up in Snohomish too!!! What a small world. I lived in the big green house by the high school. I live south of Tacoma now, but I am DEFINITELY going to pick up Firefly Lane now!
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That was kind of hard to choose but I ended up picking Gone Girl. Even when I’ve already read Firefly Lane! I absolutely loved Firely Lane and it takes place in a small town where I actually grew up (Snohomish, WA and Seattle) so it was fun reading about places I actually know of and that are actually real. If you loved this book, I recommend reading True Colors by Kristin Hannah as well. I loved that book even more than Firefly Lane.
Hi Amy! I grew up in Snohomish too!!! What a small world. I lived in the big green house by the high school. I now live south of Tacoma, but I am DEFINITELY going to pick up Firefly Lane now!
Hi Lisa, that’s so funny! I probably walked by that house every day on my way to and from school since I also lived really close to the high school. Maybe we knew each other!I only live in Lake Stevens now so I occasionally find myself in Snohomish still. The book is great and I love loved it.
I’ve heard a lot of good things about Gone Girl!
I recommend Uglies! It is the first book in a three book series. I loved all 3 books (the other two are Pretties and Specials)! I couldn’t put them down and I wish there were more books in the series.
I loved the Uglies series! Although I wish I had skipped the fourth and final book, definitely unneeded.
How did I miss that there was a fourth book in the Uglies Series?! I just looked it up…Extras. it looks like they also did a set of graphic novels as a spinoff of the series. But you say that the fourth book isn’t worth it?
I didn’t think it was. Extras has a totally different main character and while you do get to see Tally again the whole thing just seems like a story that has gone past its prime.
hey julie! i was checking out your Amazon store. Is there a difference between chia seeds and white chia seeds?
(lol besides the color…)
(also, i just bought the vera bradley tech case through your amazon store!! i’ve been looking for a new one and love the summer cottage print :p)
This is a complete tangent, but have you read Home Front by Kristin Hannah. I loved the book and read it in 24 hours. I highly recommend it!
I love eating eggs for lunch/dinner! I think it’s unfair they’re designated as “breakfast food”…they’re amazing all day long.
All of these look like great summer reads! I voted for Firefly Lane, and am even more stoked because it takes place in my hometown! How cool!
I wish I could have voted for all three of these books! They’re all on my to-read list. Out of them, though, Gone Girl is at the top.
I cannot wait to read Gone Girl. I’m trying to save it for my vacation read, but may not be able to wait another 2 weeks.
Honey & coconut on English muffins is my new favorite snack! So good.
All 3 books sound great, I will greatly read all 3 regardless of which is the end choice. I haven’t checked but if you have e-books in your amazon store I will gladly purchase them through there.
I love the idea of a virtual book club. I’ve read Firefly Lane and adored it, but voted for something else so I could read something new.
I just looked up these books on my library’s website to see if we have them… Gone Girl currently has 375 holds!!! Guess that means it’s a really good book and I’ll have to read it some time… but it’s not going to be this month! 🙂
that is insane!
I vote for Firefly Lane….
I could eat breakfast any time of day, and well, eggs just make everything better. That scramble looks delish! I’ve heard Gone Girl is really good. I follow Hoda Kotb on Twitter and she was tweeting about it like crazy, ha!
Where do you buy your chicken sausage? I have been dying to find a good one!
it’s al fresco chicken sausage and i buy it at publix.
I wish I could cast 100 votes for ‘Gone Girl’. I read it this summer and it is INCREDIBLE. I know this is a cliché, but I don’t use it lightly: I could not put this book down. I want to take Gillian Flynn captive and make her churn out more amazing books for me to read.