Michelle's Empty Nest’s Comments (group member since Oct 31, 2021)

Michelle's Empty Nest’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

AWESOME JOB, team!!!


You may now read for Chapter 1's tasks!

Remember, you will only post "hint payment" books here in your thread now that you are into the Chapter portion of the challenge.





Chapter 1 has been added to your SS!


Remember, you MUST use the evidence and clues/hints to make a correct guess in #2 before you move on to reading for the tasks in #3. You may begin planning your books, but they can't be completed and checked in before you make a correct guess. 🕵🏼

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Prompt Name / #: Romances #1





Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Published: January 2001


Beautifully captures the joys of a new family as it builds to an overwhelmingly moving climax. This is an unforgettable love story, at once heartbreaking and full of hope.

James Patterson has written a love story!--a powerfully moving and suspenseful novel about families, loss, new love, and hope.

Katie Wilkinson has found her perfect man at last. He's a writer, a house painter, an original thinker--everything she's imagined she wanted in a partner. But one day, without explanation, he disappears from her life, leaving behind only a diary for her to read.

This diary is a love letter written by a new mother named Suzanne for her baby son, Nicholas. In it she pours out her heart about how she and the boy's father met, about her hopes for marriage and family, and about the unparalleled joy that having a baby has brought into her life. As Katie reads this touching document, it becomes clear that the lover who has just left her is the husband and father in this young family. She reads on, filled with terror and hope, as she struggles to understand what has happened--and whether her new love has a prayer of surviving.

Written with James Patterson's perfect pitch for emotion and suspense, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas captures beautifully the joys of a new family as it builds to an overwhelmingly moving climax. This is an unforgettable love story, at once heartbreaking and full of hope.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with an MPG of ROMANCE.
2. Read a book where someone writes in a diary or journal.
3. Read a book where the author's FIRST initial is found in SUZANNE and the LAST initial is found in NICHOLAS.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

Prompt Name / #: Thrillers #56





The Paris Detective
Published: December 2021


The evidence is clear—Luc Moncrief, the most famous detective in Paris, is now the sharpest crime-solving mind in the NYPD. Three thrilling cases from the creator of Alex Cross and Detective Michael Bennett.

French Kiss: Very handsome and charming French detective Luc Moncrief joined the NYPD for a fresh start--but someone wants to make his first big case his last. Welcome to New York.

French Twist: Gorgeous women are dropping dead at upscale department stores in New York City. Detective Luc Moncrief and Detective Katherine Burke are close to solving the mystery, but looks can be deceiving....

The Christmas Mystery: In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene. Now, dashing French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal--before a coldblooded killer paints the town red. Merry Christmas, Detective.


Complete ONE of the following:

1. Read a book with the word BESTSELLING found on the cover.
2. Read a book with three or more stories included - can be short stories or an omnibus, etc.
3. Read a book with the word CHRISTMAS found in the text.
4. Read any James Patterson novel.

Great job to you both!

Ridiculously Random Prompt #69: Worm Charming





Worm Charming is a competitive sport with the aim of attracting earthworms out of the ground.


The competitor that charms the most worms within a set period of time and a set zone on the ground wins. In 2009, Sophie Smith of England (aged 10) set the world record with 567 worms.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🪱 1. Read a book where the title contains an -ing word.
🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
🪱 3. Read a book published before 2009.
🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #69: Worm Charming





Worm Charming is a competitive sport with the aim of attracting earthworms out of the ground.


The competitor that charms the most worms within a set period of time and a set zone on the ground wins. In 2009, Sophie Smith of England (aged 10) set the world record with 567 worms.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

🪱 1. Read a book where the title contains an -ing word.
🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
🪱 3. Read a book published before 2009.
🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.

OUTSTANDING!!


Y'all are good! You may now read for Chapter 3's tasks!

Trio wrote: "okay I checked in on the check in thread... we don't need to do completion posts in this thread too? or we don't need to do completion posts just for the intro task?"


The only time you'll make completion posts here in your thread will be for "hint payment" books. There's a format for how to do that listed above. 😊

Chapter 1 has been added to your SS!


Remember, you MUST use the evidence and clues/hints to make a correct guess in #2 before you move on to reading for the tasks in #3. You may begin planning your books, but they can't be completed and checked in before you make a correct guess. 🕵🏼

Prompt #9E: Dark Roasts





This roast produces shiny black beans with an oily surface and a pronounced bitterness. The darker the roast, the less acidity will be found in the coffee beverage. Dark roast coffees run from slightly dark to charred, and the names are often used interchangeably — be sure to check your beans before you buy them!


High
Continental
New Orleans
European
Espresso
Viennese
Italian
French


Complete ONE of the following:

☕️ 1. Read a book with a heart on the cover.
☕️ 2. Read a book set in Italy, France, or New Orleans.
☕️ 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in ESPRESSO.
☕️ 4. Read a book where someone or something is described as DARK.

Ridiculously Random Prompt #30: Mud-Pit Belly Flop





The Mud-Pit Belly Flop is one of the biggest events that takes place during the ‘Redneck Games.'


The event, of course, takes place in a giant mud pit and the crowd gathered to watch chooses the winner by judging who can make the biggest, muddiest splash. The winner receives a trophy – always featuring a smashed beer can.


Complete ONE of the following tasks:

👀 1. Read a book where the MC drinks a beer.
👀 2. Read a book with a crowd, more than 4 people, on the cover.
👀 3. Read a book where someone wins a trophy.
👀 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.

Sorry, team!


That is not the correct answer. I have left you another hint!


You will now each need to read any book that meets HOB's general guidelines. Post the completions HERE in the thread for these "hint payment" books, but only list the Hint #...no words to give the hint away. Then do a team completion post in the Check-In Thread. After that, you may make another guess based on the evidence and the hints.

SUPERB!!


You may now read for Chapter 2's tasks!