Vicki’s Comments (group member since Sep 08, 2018)

Vicki’s comments from the Challenge Corner group.

Alaina wrote: "I would say S"

OK thanks

I have 2 books to add (working on it now) so I am banking them. I guess we will get new letters after WEIGHTY is added?

If my publisher is Flatiron Books, would I use N or S?

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 383
Ingredient: SWEET RED PEPPER
How it Fits: SWEET (title & ALN) "red dress" (16), "pepper him" (260)

Finished

(view spoiler)[LOL What??? I sure wasn't expecting all of that!

I was sad that Seamus killed himself! He felt like he had no hope, but you never know.

There were too many resurrections! That's what changed my potential rating of 4 stars for me. It made it too unbelievable. (hide spoiler)]

Through 1 A.M. / 67 hours to Chicago
26 chapters / roughly 215 pages

(view spoiler)[All these "shadow" and "men" and her "brother" are starting to get a bit ridiculous. It was Herb who grabbed her and threatened to slit her throat.

Edith being killed does seem like someone trying to frame Anna. I understand how hard it is when you grew up loving someone and feeling the love reciprocated to just hate them with NO more feelings of love not matter what they did. So when Anna tried to strangle her I understood only because she felt so betrayed by her.

Tommy COULD be alive but why would he have pretended to be dead and why return now?

And FBI Agent Reggie...I still don't trust him. I suspect he's involved somehow. I don't know. I just think he lied about the knife Anna had, lied about himself and he has the gun and opportunity, especially now. (hide spoiler)]

Through 11 pm / 9 hours to go
17 chapters / roughly 160 pages

(view spoiler)[ I was surprised that she and Dante had a thing back in the day...a little ironic.

What a coward Jack is, but poor Judd died. I thought it was poison right off the bat, but I was thinking like one of those suicide pills spies use if caught so maybe?

Wow! I agree with you. It was only obvious that they'd turn on each other, if for no other reason just the stressful situation. I like Seamus and it did set it up to make us think he might be the killer. Why else would there be 6 pills and now 5 unless he killed Judd. But at the same time Reggie crossed off Judd's name. So is it possible that Reggie WAS a plant and was paid to kill the 5 of them? But why wouldn't it be 7 and include Anna? And is it possible that Seamus did it and he planned on killing the other 5 plus Anna? I'm not sure but I'm loving the continuous questions that keep popping up. (hide spoiler)]

I thought I'd get to read this one yesterday, but watching Lily and Juju took all my time. I took them to my daughter's to swim and we had a blast. I'll be reading this one today. You know I love the lists!

I did actually get some of it read yesterday, so I read through Ch. 7

(view spoiler)[Anna has some evil, wicked thoughts! I'm not sure what she blames them for but jeez!

I wonder why Seamus seems so loyal to her. (hide spoiler)]

Sally Lawrence, Car 12, Room A (view spoiler)[I think it said why they were broken up in to Car 12 and 13 but (if they did) I don't recall why but Anna spearheaded everything so there must be a reason. (hide spoiler)]

Lt. Col. Jack Lapsford, Car 12, Room B(view spoiler)[ Based on what he did, he must be capable of a great deal because that would've taken a lot of organization and thought. I think he's probably pretty smart. (hide spoiler)]

Kenneth Wentworth, Car 12, Room C(view spoiler)[ Wow, if he pulled all the strings and is behind everything PLUS she hates him the most - she must have something awful in store for him. (hide spoiler)]

Herb Pulaski, Car 13, Room A(view spoiler)[Obviously not a good guy if he took money to do what he did. I see why she doesn't like him. (hide spoiler)]

Edith Gaerhardt, Car 13, Room B (view spoiler)[Obviously also a terrible person! (hide spoiler)]

Judd Dodge, Car 13, Room C(view spoiler)[So NONE of these people appear to be good people at all. Lies, greed, deceitfulness, they all deserve to die! OK, just trying to think like Anna. LOL (hide spoiler)]

Through 8 PM / 12 hours to go
9 chapters / roughly 75 pages

(view spoiler)[I agree about Dante. I feel so bad for Anna that her father was killed so violently and then her mother commits suicide by driving off the cliff and right in front of her! How awful!

Yeah, they just want to find a way to get free and be Scott-free too! Interesting, too, that they're all part of a conspiracy spearheaded by Kenneth...right? Dante's father. (hide spoiler)]

Alaina wrote: "Vicki wrote: "2. Using the letters in title, series title, and/or author's first/middle/last name (in any order)

One of our ingredients is taco seasoning, so if I read [book:The Three Lives of Cat..."

Thanks, Alaina :)

Saige wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Hey, team, checking in! Now that I see the SS I'm trying to remember how we do this. Letters are up on the review thread, so we can use only those letters to start? An example is usin..."

Great! Thanks for the clarification. :)

Hey, team, checking in! Now that I see the SS I'm trying to remember how we do this. Letters are up on the review thread, so we can use only those letters to start? An example is using the publisher's last letter of his/her last name. So can we use any letter in a title, AFN and ALN and publisher? I need to find all the rules. lol

IF I understand correctly, and if nobody minds, I'll take SWEET RED PEPPER and I get it from this. I did ask in the Q/A to make sure I understand and that this is OK.

SWEET (title & ALN) "red dress" (16), "pepper him" (260)

2. Using the letters in title, series title, and/or author's first/middle/last name (in any order)

One of our ingredients is taco seasoning, so if I read The Three Lives of Cate Kay I could use the letters T from The and A from Cate and C from Cate and O from of, is that right? Then I could find the word seasoning in the book to complete taco seasoning?

Amanda wrote: "Checking in! My MIL bought me a "Fifty Shades of Chicken" cookbook so I love this team name"

LOL That's too funny! I love it!

Janeylou wrote: "Hi Kim & Vicki ....good to see again Vicki..how are all the grandkids ?"

Wonderful! Our 8th great-grandchild is due ANY minute! Tomorrow I'll be watching the littles (Lily and Julian aka Juju) for two days while my daughter and SIL go to Vegas, but not for fun. She's in RN school and has to go to Vegas to do her clinicals. I love watching them, though. Now that they're 6 and 5 we can play Go Fish and Matching Hello Kitty game and other things. I'm looking forward to it. :)

How are things in your corner of the world?

I can't get to this one until I read two other books by tomorrow night but your first post looks especially helpful. :)

Alaina wrote: "Vicki wrote: "I'm in for about 25 books, please! A wee bit late signing up!"

Please head on over to Team Fifty Shades of Gravy! Here is the link to the team's chat, https://www.goodreads.com/topic..."

Woo hoo! Thanks, Alaina :)

Checking in! Hello Team Fifty Shades of Gravy! Love the team name. :)

Through Summer / 49 chapters / 310 pages

(view spoiler)[I must've missed something if Eddie is tied to a wife or ex. But I like him a lot. I'm happy that it appears that Freya is finally getting some love from a good person so there better not be something bad going to happen or at least not with him! I'm with you though...Jam is really my favorite.

$12,000!!! I think I'd kill myself or at least think about it. lol

It's moving in the right direction. I was happy to hear Jam doing some piano again and making up a song. (hide spoiler)]

Through Spring / 41 chapters / 270 pages

(view spoiler)[ I know! Such a despicable "mother"! if you can call her that! And Charlie is a PIG and a JERK! Obviously, at 15 (I think she said) she was too young and scared to say no because she didn't really fully know what was going on and what to do. Makes me sick men like that!

I love Jam too. I hope he goes unscathed but with him getting high still I don't know. Guess we'll see.

I can't fathom a mother saying the things to me like Steen said to Aubrey. She's just so freaking hateful and has been like that to Freya too. What's wrong with her? Ugh (hide spoiler)]