jingles’s Comments (group member since Dec 16, 2013)

jingles’s comments from the WACKY READING CHALLENGES group.

You are so sweet, Chris! Thank you for your kind words!!

Oh, that is a beautiful sight!! Very well done, Sunshine! Awesome challenge work, my friend!!!

Way to go, Kim!

I completely understand, Connie!

Thank you, Barb!

Thank you, Ruth!

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❄16. CLINT BENEDICT:
Inducted in 1965 | 18 Seasons | Birthplace - Ottawa
✔215. PLAYER/TITLE (DCB):
Dead Cold Brew|Cleo Coyle|09.08.18|★★★
✔216. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
The Lost Man|Jane Harper|03.03.20|{ISBN = 9781250316943}
✔217. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The Girl You Left Behind|Jojo Moyes|01.10.20|{Ratings = 128,252)
✔218. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Ace Atkins|The Lost Ones|05.04.20


✔219. C = Code Talker|Chester Nez|12.17.19|★★★★
✔220. L = Lisa See|Flower Net|02.16.20
✔221. I = It Takes a Witch|Heather Blake|12.08.18|★★★
✔222. N = Not Our Kind|Kitty Zeldis|02.07.20
✔223. T = Take the Fall|Marquita Valentine|10.11.19|★★
✔224. B = Beating About the Bush|M.C. Beaton|02.21.20
✔225. E = Ellery Adams|Poisoned Prose|10.24.19|★★★
✔226. N = No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy|Jim Proser|02.14.20
✔227. E = Erin McCarthy|Hot Finish|10.26.19|★★★
✔228. D = Downing, Samantha|My Lovely Wife|06.26.20
✔229. I = It's Always the Husband|Michele Campbell|01.02.19|★★★
✔230. C = Cleo Coyle|Shot In the Dark|01.07.20
✔231. T = The Thirst|Jo Nesbø|10.17.19|★★


❄17. DOUG BENTLEY:
Inducted in 1964 | 13 Seasons | Birthplace - Delisle
✔232. PLAYER/TITLE:
The Leopard|Jo Nesbø|10.27.13|★★★★
✔233. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
Killed at The Whim of a Hat|Colin Cotterill|01.09.20|{ISBN = 1611744970}
✔234. SEASONS/RATINGS:
To Sleep with the Angels|David Cowan|09.30.18|★★★★|{Ratings = 1,311}
✔235. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Sinclair Lewis|Main Street|02.06.20


✔236. D = Death by Darjeeling|Laura Childs|02.29.20
✔237. O = Odden, Karen|A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery|05.21.19|★★★★
✔238. U = Uncommon People|David Hepworth|06.18.19|★★★
✔239. G = Grisham, John|The Associate|03.07.20
✔240. B = The Beekeeper's Apprentice|Laurie R. King|02.23.20
✔241. E = Ellery Queen|The Dutch Shoe Mystery|11.11.19|★★★
✔242. N = Neggers, Carla|The Whisper|03.11.20
✔243. T = The Third Option|Vince Flynn|11.09.19|★★★★
✔244. L = Lin, Grace|Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|03.09.20
✔245. E = Elly Griffiths|The Chalk Pit|11.20.19|★★★
✔246. Y = Yellin, Emily|Our Mothers' War|11.13.19|★★


❄18. MAX BENTLEY:
Inducted in 1966 | 12 Seasons | Birthplace - Delisle
✔247. PLAYER/TITLE (ETA):
Exit the Actress|Priya Parmar|04.12.20
✔248. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
Writing All Wrongs|Ellery Adams|03.10.20|{ISBN = 9781494596286}
✔249. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The House of the Spirits|Isabel Allende|03.08.20|{Ratings = 182,443}
✔250. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Emma Copley Eisenberg|The Third Rainbow Girl|05.07.20


✔251. M = A Mind to Murder|P.D. James|01.14.20
✔252. A = Agatha Christie|Sad Cypress|03.09.20
✔253. X = X|Sue Grafton|04.05.19|★★★★
✔254. B = Blum, Jenna|Those Who Save Us|04.06.20
✔255. E = Every Move You Make|M. William Phelps|12.05.19|★★★
✔256. N = Never Grow Up|Jackie Chan|03.18.20
✔257. T = Tess Gerritsen|Last to Die|03.12.20
✔258. L = Laura Lippman|Sunburn|03.14.20
✔259. E = Ellery Queen|The Greek Coffin Mystery|01.17.20
✔260. Y = Young, Kate|Southern Sass and Killer Cravings|01.05.20


❄19. ROB BLAKE:
Inducted in 2014 | 20 Seasons | Birthplace - Simcoe
✔261. PLAYER/TITLE:
Becoming Belle|Nuala O'Connor|06.20.20
✔262. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
In the Distance with You|Carla Guelfenbein|01.23.20|{ISNB = 1684412021}
✔263. SEASONS/RATINGS:
Ike and Kay|James MacManus|03.16.20|{Ratings = 502}
✔264. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Stephen G. Michaud|The Only Living Witness|01.28.20


✔265. R = Riders of the Purple Sage|Zane Grey|04.08.20
✔266. O = Omer, Mike|A Killer's Mind|10.14.18|★★★
✔267. B = Beaton, M.C.|Death of a Charming Man|05.06.20
✔268. B = Brooks, Dennis|Too Pretty to Live|05.22.20
✔269. L = Liane Moriarty|What Alice Forgot|03.15.20
✔270. A = Arthur Conan Doyle|The Hound of the Baskervilles|03.25.20
✔271. K = Knit the Season|Kate Jacobs|10.08.19|★★
✔272. E = Erin McCarthy|Hard and Fast|12.20.18|★★★


❄20. TOE BLAKE:
Inducted in 1966 | 14 Seasons | Birthplace - Victoria Mines
✔273. PLAYER/TITLE:
Elizabeth Taylor|Kitty Kelley|04.16.20
✔274.INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
I Shouldn't Be Telling You This|Kate White|06.24.20|{ISBN = 9781611209563}
✔275. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: Vol. 1|Arthur Conan Doyle|04.15.20|{Ratings = 471}
✔276. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Emily March|Hummingbird Lake|03.17.20


✔277. T = Tessa Harris|The Sixth Victim|03.27.20
✔278. O = Olsson, Kristina|Shell|05.26.19|★★
✔279. E = Evanovich, Janet|Twisted Twenty-Six|02.11.20
✔280. B = Big Lies in a Small Town|Diane Chamberlain|05.19.20
✔281. L = Lincoln's Last Trial|Dan Abrams|04.02.20
✔282. A = Above Suspicion|Joe Sharkey|03.31.20
✔283. K = Knit One, Kill Two|Maggie Sefton|04.14.20
✔284. E = Elizabeth Gilbert|The Signature of All Things|04.13.20


❄21. LEO BOIVIN:
Inducted in 1986 | 19 Seasons | Birthplace - Prescott
✔285. PLAYER/TITLE:
Invisible|James Patterson|06.28.20
✔286. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
Dog on It|Spencer Quinn|03.19.20|{ISBN: 1436198380}
✔287. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The People vs. Alex Cross|James Patterson|03.28.20|{Ratings = 16,979}
✔288. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Tom Clancy|Clear and Present Danger|04.30.20


✔289. L = Lynch, Scott|Red Seas Under Red Skies|06.15.20
✔290. E = Eliot, Marc|Steve McQueen|04.20.20
✔291. O = One Breath Away|M. William Phelps|05.30.19|★★★
✔292. B = Belle, Kimberly|Dear Wife|06.08.20
✔293. O = Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life|Jonathan Gould|07.06.19|★
✔294. I = Iris Johansen|The Search|03.08.19|★★★
✔295. V = Victoria|Daisy Goodwin|09.16.19|★★★★
✔296. I = Incendiary|Michael Cannell|05.10.19|★★★
✔297. N = Next Year in Havana|Chanel Cleeton|04.05.20

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❄11. MARTY BARRY:
Inducted in 1965 | 12 Seasons | Birthplace - St. Gabriel
✔142. PLAYER/TITLE:
Before and After|Judy Christie|01.11.20
✔143. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
The Diva Takes the Cake|Krista Davis|11.22.19|★★|{ISBN = 1494563215}
✔144. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The Strangler|William Landay|10.05.19|★★|{Ratings = 2,210}
✔145. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Toni Blake|Half Moon Hill|12.18.19|★★


✔146. M = Merrell, Cole|Hunting El Chapo|08.04.19|★★★
✔147. A = Autumn in Venice|Andrea di Robilant|10.18.19|★★
✔148. R = The Ranger|Ace Atkins|11.04.19|★★
✔149. T = The Tudor Conspiracy|C.W. Gortner|02.03.19|★★★
✔150. Y = Yrsa Sigurðardóttir|My Soul to Take|07.02.19|★★★
✔151. B = Bohjalian, Chris|The Sandcastle Girls|11.23.19|★★
✔152. A = Aunt Dimity's Good Deed|Nancy Atherton|11.02.19|★★
✔153. R = Robb, J.D.|Survivor In Death|12.14.19|★★★★
✔154. R = Robyn Carr|Angel's Peak|12.16.19|★★★
✔155. Y = Young, Louisa|My Dear I Wanted to Tell You|06.22.19|★★


❄12. ANDY BATHGATE:
Inducted in 1978 | 20 Seasons | Birthplace - Winnipeg
✔156. PLAYER/TITLE:
The Gift|Cecelia Ahern|09.26.18
✔157. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
Cross the Line|James Patterson|11.05.19|★★★|ISBN = 1478917245
✔158. SEASONS/RATINGS:
Shakespeare's Landlord|Charlaine Harris|11.06.19|★★|{Ratings = 24,506}
✔159. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Greg Iles|Cemetery Road|04.03.20


✔160. A = Agatha Christie: An Autobiography|Agatha Christie|12.10.19|★★★
✔161. N = The 19th Wife|David Ebershoff|10.06.19|★
✔162. D = David von Drehle|Triangle|11.07.19|★★★★
✔163. Y = Young, Louisa|The Heroes' Welcome|09.05.19|★★★
✔164. B = Baldacci, David|The Forgotten|12.13.19|★★★
✔165. A = American Predator|Maureen Callahan|01.27.20
✔166. T = Tiger Woods|Jeff Benedict|07.12.19|★★★★
✔167. H = The Hidden Staircase|Carolyn Keene|08.14.19|★★★★
✔168. G = A Good Month for Murder|Del Quentin Wilber|01.06.20
✔169. A = Alex Michaelides|The Silent Patient|01.31.20
✔170. T = Taking The Fifth|J.A. Jance|06.09.19|★★★
✔171. E = Evanovich, Janet|Dangerous Minds|12.11.18|★★★


❄13. BOBBY BAUER:
Inducted in 1996 | 10 Seasons | Birthplace - Waterloo
✔172. PLAYER/TITLE:
Yondering|Louis L'Amour|01.24.20
✔173. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club|Genevieve Valentine|02.10.20|{ISBN = 9781629236711}
✔174. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The Lies We Told|Camilla Way|11.24.19|★★|{Ratings = 10,054}
✔175. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Ruth Ware|The Turn of the Key|02.02.20


✔176. B = Beth Hoffman|Saving CeeCee Honeycutt|12.21.19|★★★★
✔177. O = The Orphan Mother|Robert Hicks|04.25.19|★★★
✔178. B = Bass, Jefferson|Carved in Bone|12.22.19|★★★
✔179. B = Burpo, Todd|Heaven is for Real|01.01.20
✔180. Y = You Can't Make This Up|Al Michaels|09.19.19|★★★
✔181. B = Bookmarked For Death|Lorna Barrett|01.02.20
✔182. A = Ann Rule|Lust Killer|02.08.20
✔183. U = Until June|Aurora Rose Reynolds|12.28.18|★★★
✔184. E = Elizabeth Peters|The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog|08.12.19|★★
✔185. R = Robinson, Patrick|Diamondhead|02.15.20


❄14. ED BELFOUR:
Inducted in 2011 | 17 Seasons | Birthplace - Carman
✔186. PLAYER/TITLE:
Leap of Faith|Danielle Steel|07.02.20
✔187. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
The Sixes|Kate White|01.08.20|{ISBN: 1611201098}
✔188. SEASONS/RATINGS:
Something Wicked|Carolyn G. Hart|12.15.19|★★|{Ratings = 1,726}
✔189. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Mary Higgins Clark|Two Little Girls in Blue|11.26.19|★★★


✔190. E = Exposed|Jane Velez-Mitchell|08.27.19|★★
✔191. D = David Baldacci|The Camel Club|02.20.20
✔192. B = The Bone Bed|Patricia Cornwell|01.04.20
✔193. E = Evanovich, Janet|Motor Mouth|09.03.19|★★
✔194. L = Lady Catherine, the Earl, & the Real Downton Abbey|Fiona Carnarvon|09.17.19
✔195. F = Fatal Vision|Joe McGinniss|05.20.19|★★★
✔196. O = Out of Darkness|Ashley Hope Pérez|05.04.19|★
✔197. U = U Is For Undertow|Sue Grafton|11.05.18|★★★★
✔198. R = Ruth Ware|The Lying Game|03.21.20


❄15. JEAN BELIVEAU:
Inducted in 1972 | 20 Seasons | Birthplace - Trois-Rivieres
✔199. PLAYER/TITLE:
Vendetta|James Neff|01.12.20
✔200. INDUCTION YEAR/ISBN:
Prince William|Penny Junor|12.02.19|★★★|{ISBN = 1620642379}
✔201. SEASONS/RATINGS:
The Nickel Boys|Colson Whitehead|01.18.20|{Ratings = 66,920}
✔202. BIRTHPLACE/AUTHOR:
Scott Turow|Presumed Innocent|02.24.20


✔203. J = James Patterson|Cross Justice|08.05.19|★★★★
✔204. E = Edward Rutherfurd|Paris|12.06.18|★★★
✔205. A = The Au Pair|Emma Rous|03.04.20
✔206. N = Nine Perfect Strangers|Liane Moriarty|10.28.19|★★
✔207. B = The Bone Garden|Tess Gerritsen|01.22.20
✔208. E = Elizabeth Gaskell|Wives and Daughters|09.07.19|★★★★
✔209. L = Louise Erdrich|Four Souls|02.04.20
✔210. I = Irish Rebel|Nora Roberts|12.15.18|★★★
✔211. V = Violated|Paula Lavigne|05.25.19|★★★
✔212. E = English, T.J.|The Savage City|09.13.19|★★★
✔213. A = Ariel Lawhon|I Was Anastasia|03.06.20
✔214. U = Unnecessary Roughness|José Báez|06.04.19|★★★

I finished Quantum Leap!


☀B2. Quantum Leap
✔1. Time Travel: Read a time travel book.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood|Diana Gabaldon|03.23.19|★★★
✔2. Scientist:Read a book with a scientist.
Forgotten Sins|Rebecca Zanetti|02.15.16|★★★☆☆
✔3. Multiple Locations: Read a book that takes place in more than one location.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet|Jamie Ford|01.12.16|★★★★☆
✔4. Dependency: Read a book where the main character is dependent on another character. Anya is dependent on her daughters, Meredith and Nina, after her husband’s death.
Winter Garden|Kristin Hannah|04.03.16|★★★★☆
✔5. Futuristic: Read a futuristic book.
Big Jack|J.D. Robb|09.24.17|✿✿✿✿
✔6. Leap: Read a book with "leap" in the title.
Leap of Faith|Danielle Steel|07.02.20
✔7. 1989: Read a book originally in 1989.
F Is for Fugitive|Sue Grafton|09.20.14|★★★
✔8. Character: Read a book with a character named Deborah.
Beautiful Ruins|Jess Walter|09.09.17|✿✿
✔9. Invasion: Read a book where someone invades the body of a character.
Sybil Exposed|Debbie Nathan|01.13.15|♥♥♥
Sybil has split personalities.
✔10. Read a book that starts with "Q".
The Queen of the Night|Alexander Chee|03.08.17|✿✿

Frankie wrote: "Hi Jingles,
Im not sure if this was missed, but im still listed as a participant, but im finished."

I am so sorry about that, Frankie! I'm not sure what I did there. I do have you on the finisher list now.

Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention :)

Well done, Kim!!

Well done, Simone!!

I hear you on that, Barb!

Welcome to the challenge, Angie!

Thank you, Jennifer!

Oh.My.Goodness!! This is a beautiful thing to see. Very well done, Barb!!!

Nicely done, Lynda!

Welcome to the challenge, Joy!

Sounds like a plan, Deanie!

Welcome to the challenge, Connie!