Fiona’s Comments (group member since Apr 01, 2023)

Fiona’s comments from the Bookish Challenges group.

Title/Author: Die Stadt und ihre ungewisse Mauer by Haruki Murakami
Date read: September 13
Task: 15.Read a book with a pastel cover
How it fits:

Since it's a bit tough to see, here are the unclaimed tasks:

28.Read a book where color plays a central symbolic role
29.Read a book with color-themed chapter titles or sections
30.Read a book with a colorful map or illustration
31.Read a book set in a vividly colorful world
33.Read a book with a rainbow on the cover
41.Read a book where characters from different backgrounds or cultures come together.
50.Read a book with a color-based pun in the title
67.Read a book that made you feel empowered
68.Read a book that was unexpectedly calming
69.Read a book that broke your heart
72.Read a book that made you feel brave
73.Read a book that made you feel seen
92.Read a book that made you want to hug someone
95.Read a book that made you hopeful for the future

📸Javier Rivas


Javier Rivas lights up every room he walks into.
He’s charming, confident, and always the first to suggest shots at the bar.
But he watches his wife like a hawk, and more than one guest has heard him raise his voice behind closed doors.
He says he loves her more than anything.
He just doesn’t like when she talks to strangers.

📚Tasks:
1. Read a book featuring a toxic or controlling relationship
2. Read a book with dual POVs or contrasting perspectives
3. Read a book where love and danger are intertwined

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Title/Author: Station 22. Wo bist du sicher? by Anne Elvedal
Date read: September 12
Task: 71.Read a book that made you uncomfortable
How it fits: This thriller made me uncomfortable, especially everything that had to do with food

I'll claim
77.Read a book that made you feel warm and fuzzy
93.Read a book that made you crave something (food, love, etc.)

Book/Author: If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair
Date Read: September 11
Task: a. Three or four-word title & d. Book title or author first/last name starts with S
How it fits: 4 word title & ALN St. Clair

DAY 3
📸Theo Zhang


Theo Zhang is the headline act for the cruise’s entertainment lineup—a magician with a talent for making things disappear, including the truth.
His show is sold out every night, filled with mind games, illusions, and just the right amount of discomfort.
Some guests are amazed. Others… unnerved.
And when asked how he reads people so well, he only smiles and says, “Everyone leaves clues.”

📚Tasks:
1. Read a book featuring a performer or artist
2. Read a book that includes illusions, secrets, or mind games
3. Read a book where a character knows something before everyone else

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I'll allow it :)

Title/Author: If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair
Date read: September 11
Task: 78.Read a book that made you want to scream
How it fits: The story was lovely, but in the audiobook, the male narrator's voice and the quality of his recording were so bad that it made me want to scream.

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Your last song of this era:

Snow On The Beach


Tasks:
1: Read a book with either snow or the beach on the cover.
2: Read a book set in winter.
3: Read a book with a beach setting.

Book/Author: Murder on Line One by Jeremy Vine
Date Read: September 10
Picks: B3: [ MPG : Thriller ] & B5: [ MPG : Mystery ]
How it Fits: MPG Thriller & MPG Mystery

I'd like a new round please

Book/Author: Murder on Line One by Jeremy Vine
Date Read: September 10
Task: a. Three or four-word title
How it fits: 4 word title