C’s Comments (group member since Dec 12, 2024)

C’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

Back! Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic has the MMC Harry Walters as a private investigator in London. 133 pages. :)

Absolutely buy! I'm sure I must have a detective/investigator book in the log somewhere, so I'll have a peek. ;)

Prompt # / Name: 64: Moon Time Zones
Book: Crimes, Conspiracies, and Courtship
Author: Aubrey Wynne
Date Read: 11/4
Pages: 194
Task: Read a book with a moon, watch, or clock on the cover.
How it Fits: Clock is visible in the background

I have phobias of bugs and suffocation, but I prefer not to have nightmares... I do have a book called The Swarm, so maybe... It's just quite big and I wasn't planning on getting that in. I'll have to browse my shelves and see if I can find something shorter. Especially since I'm not even sure if I'll be able to finish that book; I bought it because it reminded me of Prey by Michael Crichton, which I liked, so idk. Oh, was there a book about worms? Tremors or something like that?

Oh word, just saw the next prompt... I have no idea what book to read... I don't read books with things that scare me! 🤣

I love when books work across challenges. I've been reading less for challenges and more to get books back to my library on time, and hoping the books fit a lot of places. 🤪

Week: 8
Book Title: Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic
Author: Aubrey Wynne
Page Count: 133
Reflection: I listened to audio while exercising. It didn't so much change the story as make it harder to focus on the story.

Nice! That was fast!!

Finished my third book. For a small book, that sure took a while...

Prompt # / Name: 51: Tuna Toss
Book: Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic
Author: Aubrey Wynne
Date Read: 11/3
Pages: 133
Task: Read a book published since 2008
How it Fits: published in 2025

Prompt Name / #: Romances #4
Book: Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic
Author: Aubrey Wynne
Date Read: 11/3
Pages: 133
Task: Read a book where a spouse dies.
How it Fits: Lady Townsen's husband committed suicide

Sounds good! Just finished my book for Week 8, so that's not hanging over me anymore. That was a hard prompt...

Our turn: we landed on Library of Congress and paid rent to Mystery Manor. We needed a book featuring storytelling so I grabbed one from the log that ChatGPT seemed convinced worked. Sci-Fi Slumlords has been following in our footsteps lately lol, so we'll see if that continues.

Team Historical Holdings
Starting Bank Account Balance: $3993
Money Paid: $5 to Team Mystery Manor
Money Earned: $3
Ending Bank Account Balance: $3991

*Turn Complete*

Lol, Sci-Fi Slumlords, not that we mind you paying us rent, but this is getting a bit stalkerish. 🤣 On the bright side, we got a big number this time, so we're either separating or you get to move far along the board too. 🤣

Team Historical Holdings
Starting Bank Account Balance: $3993
Rolled: 12
Landed on: Library of Congress
Timestamp: 11/3/2025 12:22:54
72-hour Deadline: 11/6/2025 12:22:54

Plan: complete task and pay rent to Mystery Manor

Hope you're feeling better, Eunice! 💖 I hate being sick.

Prompt # / Name: 56: Largest Sand Castle
Book: The Lion Women of Tehran
Author: Marjan Kamali
Date Read: 11/2
Pages: 327
Task: Read a book that took place over more than a week's time.
How it Fits: story takes place over 70 years

Prompt Name / #: Romances #3
Book: The Lion Women of Tehran
Author: Marjan Kamali
Date Read: 11/2
Pages: 327
Task: Read a book with two people embracing on the cover.
How it Fits:

Completion Post
Team Sport: Luge
Book: The Lion Women of Tehran
Author: Marjan Kamali
Date Read: 11/2
Task: Read a book where a fatality occurs.
How it Fits: Abdol dies in the Cinema Rez fire

And that's my problem with Magical Realism too. It seems like magic in fantasy world doesn't count; it has to be magic in the real world...?? The only book I can remember is The Oracle of Stamboul but I thought it was awful. 🥴