Jennifer’s Comments (group member since Dec 03, 2021)

Jennifer’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Madeline wrote: "You are a super speed reader, I’m jealous every year of all the books you plan on reading."

I can't take too much credit: it helps that I have a lot of time at work where I can listen to books while I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. Not many people have jobs that give them a thousand hours a year of book listening time! But thank you. :)

I binge-read Julie Mulhern's country club series about a month ago and now I'm salivating for the next one to come out.

I mostly wish that I caught when Audible + puts an expiration date on something earlier. But that would mean going through my whole library more often and it just doesn't happen.

I've read a couple and liked them, Denise -- the biggest reason I'm putting it here is some of them are on audible plus and those eventually expire. This way I'll for sure get them read (don't destroy my illusion, please.....).

Yep! My dad shipped me all of those a long time ago and I whipped right through them. Koko and Yumyum are old friends. :)

LOL

Denise wrote: "Oh, can I steal the title? 😂"

But of course. :)

Two series because I don't have 16 outstanding in the first.

Shoes To Die For --Finished 3/24
Last Writes--Finished 3/24
Killer Blonde--Finished 3/24
The PMS Murder--Finished 3/24
Death by Pantyhose--Finished 3/24
Killing Bridezilla--Finished 3/24
Pampered to Death -- Finished 3/24
Murder Has Nine Lives-- Finished 3/24
Death of a Bachelorette-- Finished 3/24
Death of a Neighborhood Witch-- Finished 3/24
Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge-- Finished 3/24
Death by Tiara-- Finished 3/24
Murder Gets a Makeover
Death of a Trophy Wife-- Finished 3/24
Killer Cruise--Finished 3/24



Show Me the Bunny--Finished

I have about 400 started series... I should probably knock a few out. I'll pare a couple of these off this list before 1/1.

Wish You Were Here -- Finished
Murder on the Prowl-- Finished
Claws and Effect-- Finished
Cat on the Scent-- Finished
Catch as Cat Can-- Finished
Whisker of Evil
The Tail of the Tip-Off
Cat's Eyewitness-- Finished
Sour Puss
Puss 'N Cahoots
Santa Clawed
Cat of the Century
The Big Cat Nap -- Finished
The Litter of the Law
Sneaky Pie for President
Nine Lives to Die -- Finished
Tail Gait
Tall Tail-- Finished

I'm of the opinion that much of the time the biggest obstacle to a nonfiction book getting published is they can't get the cover quite ugly enough. Plus I run a challenge called "ugly once a month (pretty the rest of the time)" so I'm always on the lookout for the skugly, the fugly, and the butt-ugly.

Hmmmm -- very interesting list idea! I'll be watching to see what you pick!

Cecilia wrote: "Wow I feel super slow. I don’t see anything. Just the title of the group then group description and group details nothing that says add a thread. 😖"

It's pretty small and easy to miss. Go to the group home page. Scroll down until you see the "3rd annual reading challenge" in green. Click *on the words* "3rd annual reading challenge" and it will take you to a page where the top line says "discussion >3rd annual reading challenge. Immediately below it, to the right, before you get to the little thumbnail picture, you'll see the words "edit folders" and "new topic." Click new topic, name yours whatever you want your challenge to be named, put at least 1 letter in the comment box (you can't save a topic without at least one comment) and save it. Then you can come here and copy your list and go back there and paste it in.

PS you may not be able to do this from the mobile app. You may need to be on the desktop view to do it. I don't know that for sure, though, because I don't use the mobile app.

Vikki, thanks for helping her -- I'm barely awake and just now seeing this!

This list will change because some of it will get read this year.

*******Finished 11/26/2024*******

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth -- Finished

Final Chapters: How Famous Authors Died-- Finished

The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century****Finished****

A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 years in Hollywood****Finished****

Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR-- Finished

Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas****Finished****

Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives-- Finished

Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar****Finished****

The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History-- Finished

Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman ****Finished****

Liar's Poker****Finished****

Pandora's Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV-- Finished

Fat Funeral: The Scientific Approach to Weight Loss-- Finished

Scandal: A Manual-- Finished

Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History-- Finished

Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.’s Notorious Mobster****Finished****

Standalone Fiction List

The Social Climber ****Finished****

Old Friends Reunited****Finished****

Reservation Road

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers****Finished****

The Empress****Finished****

Over Her Dead Body****Finished****

Everyday Lies****Finished****

Write My Name Across the Sky****Finished****

The Last Time We Met****Finished****

The One You're With****Finished****

The Saturday Evening Girls Club****Finished****

The German Wife****Finished****

The Lost Summers of Newport

Bring Me Back****Finished****

This Place of Wonder****Finished****

Bloomsbury Girls****Finished****

***FInished 11/22/2024


From three series because I don't have 16 unread in this first one:

Sweet Tea Revenge --FINISHED
Ming Tea Murder--FINISHED
Steeped in Evil--FINISHED
Pekoe Most Poison--FINISHED
Broken Bone China--FINISHED
Lavender Blue Murder--FINISHED
Haunted Hibiscus--FINISHED
A Dark and Stormy Tea--FINISHED
Lemon Curd Killer--FINISHED
Honey Drop Dead--FINISHED



Hounded to Death by Rita Mae Brown--FINISHED
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie--FINISHED
Thrill of the Hunt--FINISHED
Lost & Hound--FINISHED



Game of Dog Bones--FINISHED
Howloween Murder--FINISHED

How good are you at picking books to read next year?

List 12 books, one book a month, that you want to read in 2024.

Add up to 4 extra books as back up or replacement books.

All books must be chosen before January 1, 2024, and no changes to lists can be made after that time.

All books must be read starting in 2024.

You may switch out one of your books from any of your back up books.

Challenge yourself to read all of them, even your back ups!

Feel free to start your own thread under the "3rd annual reading challenge" topic folder to track your progress!

Glad to hear that because I recently picked it up, Eileen!

Yes, but did he actually *find* Alaska? Inquiring minds want to know! :)

Oooh -- had not heard of this book, Alissa!