Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

Sherri’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

I read The Tenth Muse. I gave it 4 stars. I really enjoyed the story. It's historical fiction.

I read . The adventure starts when the protagonist finds an apothecary's glass vial in the river bed of the Thames. Also there is a drawing of a glass vial on the cover.

I read The Women of Chateau Lafayette for #11 historical fiction. I love this prompt because historical fiction is about all I read so this fit into my plans perfectly. 5 stars.

I read The Women of Chateau Lafayette. 5 stars. I recommend it & other books by this author. It is historical fiction but I always learn something.

I'm back to reading for this challenge after reading for Black History Month & the ATY Read-A-Thon. I read the following for prompts # 8,9,& 10.
8. Names For The Sea: Strangers in Iceland by Sarah Moss. Northern Europe.
9. The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice - Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O'Brady. Antarctica.
10. On Call In the Arctic by Dr. Thomas J. Sims. Extreme NW North America.
My current read is The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray for #11 historical fiction. Also Women's History Month.

Steve, when I saw your message I was on my I phone so I couldn't read the spoiler. (view spoiler)[ I agree with you about the ending. The reader goes through Rich's & Colleen's struggles. Things might be looking up then Rich is killed off. I saw it coming too. I didn't like it either. (hide spoiler)]

I read it. I liked it. I passed it to a friend that liked it. I learned a lot about logging. I loved the setting.

Thank You Emily. That’s all the encouragement I need.

I think The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd looks really good too. I always think about the choices for a day before I chose. This book may not work for there may be dragons prompt but I’m struggling with that prompt. I hope it works.

Emily, I can't believe you don't have jazz as one of the phrases. I want to make sure I understand this correctly. A way to fill a prompt is that the phrase contains BOTH letters of the author. I'm currently reading a Marlon James book. None of the phrases contain a M & a J so I can't fill a prompt that way. Correct?

The Phrases
1. music - Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James. Actual phase, page 396 hard back. "I have not been this close to music such as this in many years".
2. vocalist - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
3. midnight blues - The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray
4. rapper - Bewilderment by Richard Powers
5. marching band - Dope Sick: Dealers,Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
6. fox trot - The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
7. heavy metal - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
8. arpeggio - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1) by Holly Jackson
9. marimba - West With the Night by Beryl Markham
10. chanting - Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu. Phase in text page 65
11. festival - Capote: A Biography by Gerald Clarke. Phase in text page 410
12. orchestra - Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery. Exact phase in text. Page 43 Ebook

2/27 Sunday 118 pages

Good morning all. I put my last pages read in this morning. This was fun. Thank You.

Saturday 99 pages

Good Morning All, I decided to pick back upBlack Leopard, Red Wolf so I'm reading for sprinkles. I'm always sad when a read-a-thon ends. I'm already planning short books for the next one. This has been fun & I got a lot of books read.

I finished Blanche on the Lam. I put it under cannoli, a book where food plays an important role. I'm not sure what my next read will be. My original plan was to pick up a book I put down when the read-a-thon started Black Leopard, Red Wolf. I have over 500 pages left to read so I won't finish by Sunday night. It would count as sprinkles but nothing else. I may still pick the book back up if I don't see anything I can complete by tomorrow that will help the team.

Good Morning All, I hope to finish Blanche On The Lam by Barbara Neely Blanche White #1) today. She is the cook & housekeeper for a family while she’s on the lam. The book talks about what she is cooking for every meal & what a character does or doesn’t eat. I guess this book could count for a book where food plays an important role.

I'm still working on Blanche on the Lam. Not sure if I will finish today.

Thursday 42 pages

Wednesday 195