Cecil’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2020)

Cecil’s comments from the Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) group.

Challenge complete!
Read The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado. Great suspense with an author truly knowledgeable about the FBI, so the procedures seemed plausible. She is a new author to me, and a new series I will be sure to follow.
See my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Will read The Cipher, by Isabella Maldonado, a new author to me.

I’ll be reading The Last Child by John Hart.

Key Word - Cold
Book - Cold Waters by Debbie Herbert
Summary - Violet has been suspected of murdering her best friend, and spent many years in mental institutions. Returning home, has to deal with an evil stepsister who is determined to get her out of the way to get at money left to her by their mother. And that’s the main story, before the twists start.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham. True story, a scary reminder that justice does not always prevail. See my review here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Challenge compete!
Book: Alone by Lisa Gardner
Quick summary: State Trooper sniper gets knee deep into the twisted family drama of a person he kills in the course of his job. He is under suspicion of being part of a plot to kill this person, who is the son of a ruthless judge. The twists just keep on coming!
Beginning of a series featuring Detective D.D. Warren.
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Challenge complete!
Book: Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
Black cover - Horror story
Summary - Christopher, a 7 year old boy is special. And his new secret friend in the Mill Grove woods behind his house, is going to save him from the evil he discovers. Or so he thinks. Sounded good, but was not as good as hoped.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Challenge Complete! (Early, finished in September.)
Word: Night
Book: A Cry in the Night, by Mary Higgins Clark
Summary: Jenny meets a rich and famous artist, that sweeps her and her two young children out of her struggling existence to his family farm, with many secrets in store. As always, Ms. Higgins-Clark is an expert at building the suspense. A great read!

Kimberly wrote: "I'll be reading The Shadows, Alex North. "

You'll like this one, good creep value for October!

I'll be reading

Challenge Complete!
Book Read - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Subject of book - Modern day journalist looking into past events taking place at a closed former school for girls, with the timeline changing between the past and present.
Loved this book, second read by this author. My review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Highly recommended!

Challenge Complete!
Word: Man
Book: The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup.
Creepy crime novel, very much enjoyed! See my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Challenge Complete!
Word - One
Book - Trust No One by Debra Webb
A good twisty thriller, new to this author.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Indy_Chick wrote: "Cecil wrote: "Going to read Trust No One by Debra Webb, looks like a good suspense novel."

Did you finish reading this, Cecil? I think this was an Amazon First Reads, so I have it ..."

So far so good, lots of characters to keep track of though. Haven't gotten completely to the bottom of the backstory so far, but being fed it bit by bit. Will let you know when I finish!

Challenge Complete! Finished Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris. A fun read, may check out the following books in the series. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Elba wrote: "Will you like to be my friend in Goodreads? I am interested in the other books you are reading."

You need to specify who you are talking to, this is a group posting. ;)

Finally getting back to a Charlaine Harris book, Midnight Crossroad. I loved her Harper Connelly series, was sad to see it end.

Going to read Trust No One by Debra Webb, looks like a good suspense novel.

Challenge Complete!
Read two, I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf, and They Called Us Enemy.
The first was a fun diversion, the second enlightening and educational. Would highly recommend George Takei’s book for those who are curious at all about the terrible treatment of the Japanese/American citizens during WWII.
The IWJYBYB book was light hearted, and I did get a couple of chuckles out of it (plus saw myself in a more than a few of the cartoons) but seemed a bit longer than necessary, especially the parts on writing, since I’m not a writer. But it was still fun, and short.
Only the 8th, both challenges complete (Motif and Key Word), only my book club book to go! Saving time for the new Karin Slaughter novel out on the 20th, can’t wait!

Challenge Complete!
Keyword - Gone
Book - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Took me a while, but finally got around to reading this one. Was better than expected, see my review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/44334843

Planning on reading two; I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf, and They Called Us Enemy. The second one is a bit over the page limit, but oh well, I don't think that will be a big deal.