Renee’s Comments (group member since Feb 03, 2014)

Renee’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Renee’s The Game Is Afoot Challenge 2019
ROUND TWO! COMPLETED!

Explore the Mystery genre. Put together clues and chase down villains, because the game is now afoot!

Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. The Paris Spy
2. The Prisoner in the Castle

Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. What Mrs. McGillicudy Saw!
4. When the Bough Breaks

Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
5. Lethal White
6. You Belong to Me
7. Death of a Gossip

Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
8. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
9. Hallowe'en Party
10. Déjà Dead

Renee’s The Game Is Afoot Challenge 2019
ROUND TWO! COMPLETED!

Explore the Mystery genre. Put together clues and chase down villains, because the game is now afoot!

Level 1 - Break the Code (2 Books)
1. The Paris Spy
2. The Prisoner in the Castle

Level 2 - Shadow the Suspect (4 Books)
3. What Mrs. McGillicudy Saw!
4. When the Bough Breaks

Level 3 - Crack the Case (7 Books)
5. Lethal White
6. You Belong to Me
7. Death of a Gossip

Level 4 - Chase the Villain (10 Books)
8. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
9. Hallowe'en Party
10. Déjà Dead

Just finished As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust. I’ll admit that I’ve only done the books in the series that my library has on audio. But I’m very much enjoying what the author is doing with his precocious, slightly creepy, brilliant child sleuth.

Lol. Birds of a feather! 🕊

FINISHED!
Update in Message 10
Thinking about a Round 2. :)

Renee’s Featherweight Challenge... FINISHED!

Only books 280 or less pages count for this.

Level 1 Ruffled Feathers
1. Ordeal by Innocence 198 pages
2. Crooked House 223 pages
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray 248 pages
4. The Murder at the Vicarage 230 pages
5. The Mysterious Affair at Styles 182 pages

Level 2 Flapping Wings
6. Love Among the Chickens 157 pages
7. Mary Poppins Comes Back 268 pages
8. Something Fresh 260 pages
9. My Man Jeeves 130 pages
10. The Picture of Dorian Gray 248 pages

Level 3 Taking Flight
11. The Witches 208 pages
12. Prince Joe 247 pages
13. What Mrs. McGillicudy Saw! 256 pages
14. Undead and Unemployed 272 pages
15. Undead and Unappreciated 271 pages

I think I’m going to leave it up to you, Michelle. I tried to do a little online research, and don’t see much con artist in Dortmunder. But I haven’t read the books so it’s kinda gray. If it’s like an Oceans Eleven or The Italian Affair style heist then I’d say definitely. But it’s totally your call.

Vampire Religion??? How intriguing!
I think, yes. It sounds like the vampires within the world-building have developed their own culture and religion.

I loved the Fox & O’Hare books! I agree they are the perfect break from heavier reading. So. Much. Fun.

You’ve reawakened my interest in the Preston & Child books. I read a collection called Face Off several years ago which put them on my radar but I forgot about them. So thank you for the reminder!

Given the publication date, is this something from your library or a secret stash?

Oh! That looks so interesting!!!

That’s a great recommendation!

I think I need to know more about the character, Michele. Spies & Con Artists have made a career out of subterfuge.

Oops. Yes. Just reread.

Nice going! That’s your third, right?

Also, I finished two more mysteries.

- You Belong to Me which had lots of gratuitous violence and sex. It did move at a quick pace, so I’ll might try something else by the author at some time.

- Death of a Gossip was a pallid Agatha Christie type story which left me cold. But the main character, Hamish Macbeth has potential so I’ll probably try the next in the series.

Glennis wrote: "I'm going to start the Jim Butcher books with Storm Front. I was going through a stack (folks from the Camp Fire in northern CA are looking to rebuild their personal libraries, or at l..."

I don’t know how I missed this comment, but I’ve read about half the books in the series. They’re REALLY fun to read. Lots of creativity and dry humor. James Marsters who played Spike in the Buffy/Angel universe does the audiobooks. And, okay, he did a pretty marginal job with Stormfront, but you can hear him getting better and more into the character as the series moves on. By the third book he was great!

Wow! I look away for a minute and you guys hits the jackpot. Congrats, everyone!

I loved Wishbone! Every episode was a take on some piece of literature, like Tom Sawyer or Treasure Island.

I really do. They’re a bit grittier than my usual cozy choices, but not so much that those elements seem gratuitous.