Renee’s Comments (group member since Jan 26, 2012)

Renee’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I'm going to try this again this year. Maybe I'll do better this year.

Spear Tackle (24)
Duration: January 1, - December 31, 2021

1. (21) Intent To Kill by James Grippando
2. (44) Mr. X by Peter Straub
3. (121) Gone For Good by Harlan Coben
4. (138) A Wicked Snow by Gregg Olsen
5. (184) Sudden Prey by John Sanford (it picked Silken Prey but reading next in series)
6. (228) The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
7. (247) These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon (it picked Come Rain, Come Shine but reading next in series)
8. (280) A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
9. (353) The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
10. (361) Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
11. (391) Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (it picked Lover Mine but reading next in series)
12. (445) The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
13. (469) 24 Hours by Gregg Iles (it picked Dead Sleep but reading next in series)
14. (595) Second Life by S.J. Watson
15. (598) When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
16. (617) Chances by Jackie Collins
17. (635) Compulsion by Martina Boone
18. (646) Abandon by Meg Cabot
19. (648) The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
20. (664) The Red Hunter by Lisa Unger
21. (690) America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray
22. (698) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
23. (707) Ford County by John Grisham
24. (714) I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt

Would Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C. J. Archer count as an amateur sleuth?

I signed up for the challenge and totaled bombed this challenge!

Keely wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Also, we're going to have to decide what doorstop to buddy read next year ;-)"

I've already been thinking about what it could be, although I do need to finish the one for this yea..."

I'm going through my bookshelves this weekend to weed out some books that I know I will not ever read. So I'm going to be making my list early also.

Challenge Accepted: 10/1/2020
Challenge (Hopefully) Completed: 09/30/2025

My books are being picked off my physically TBR pile and my Kindle. I really need to get them off my list.

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I'm in! This sounds like fun!

Let's Do The Time Warp Again

Start Date: 10/1/20
End Date: ?

Level: Extreme (5 Books per period)

The 19th Century (1801 - 1900)

1. Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer 2/3/2021

2. Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson 5/14/2021

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The 20th Century (1901 - 2000

1. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner 1/5/2021

2. The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner 1/8/2021

3. Snow by John Banville 3/13/21

4. The Church of Dead Girls by Stephen Dobyns 3/21/21

5. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston 3/30/21


The 21st Century (2001 - 2018)

1. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 1/31/21

2. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 4/1/21

3. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/12/21

4. Red Hands by Christopher Golden 5/11/21

5. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 6/11/21


The Future

1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 10/30/2020

2. The End of October by Lawrence Wright 1/2/2021

3. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 2/5/2021

4. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4/2/2021

5. The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts 8/2/2021


Bonus:

Time Travel

1. Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore 9/13/21

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I have done this one before and it's a fun challenge. I don't think I finished it the last time, so I'm going to give it another try.

It's In All the Title
Duration: 10/01/20 - Open ended

Categories:

Color

1. The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom 12/20/20
2. The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner 1/8/21
3. Red Hands by Christopher Golden 5/11/21
4. Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson 5/14/21
5. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 5/20/21



Sky (Cloud, Star, Moon, Sun, etc.)

1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 2/5/21
2. Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff 6/21/21
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Food or Drink

1. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 1/22/21
2. A Killer Cupcake by Fiona Grace 5/31/21
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Body of Water

1. River Road by Carol Goodman 7/13/21
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Person's First or Last Name

1. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams 11/13/20
2. Becoming King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Making of a National Leader by Troy Jackson 12/5/20
3. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner 1/5/21
4. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict 2/25/21
5. The Other Emily



Romantic Word (Kiss, Wedding, Bride, etc.)

1. Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz 12/21/20
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One Word Title

1. Empty by Susan Burton 10/16/20
2. Educated by Tara Westover 1/12/21
3. Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon 2/17/21
4. Snow by John Banville 3/13/21
5. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4/2/21



Number In Title

1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 10/30/20
2. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 10/31/20
3. The 19th Christmas by James Patterson 11/25/20
4. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 6/11/21
5. 21st Birthday by James Patterson 8/7/21



Type of Home (House, Manor, Cabin, etc.)

1. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agathe Christie 10/14/20
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Cultural (A real place, language, people group)

1. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 10/4/20
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A Profession (Doctor, Solider, Preacher, Cowboy, etc.)

1. every crooked nanny by Mary Kay Andrews 10/7/20
2. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi 8/3/21
3. An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor 8/26/21
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Animal

1. The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly 10/9/20
2. The Rooster Bar by John Grisham 8/24/21
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Body Part (Head, Hands, Arms, Eyes, etc.

1. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones 10/28/20
2. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier 4/12/21
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This challenge sounds fun, so I'm in!

Author's Birthday Challenge
Duration: Opend-Ended

1. Louise Penny (07/01/1958): A Fatal Grace 12/27/20

2. Peter Straub (03/02/1943):

3. Erik Larson (01/03/1954):

4. Dennis Lehane (08/04/1965): The Drop 10/12/20

5. Deborah Harkness (04/05/1965): A Discovery of Witches 1/31/21

6. Karin Slaughter (01/06/1971):

7. Sabaa Tahir (11/07/1983):

8. John Grisham (02/08/1955): The Rooster Bar 8/24/21

9. Dean Koontz (07/09/1945): The Other Emily 4/4/21

10. Tana French (05/10/1973): In the Woods 12/13/20

11. Laini Taylor (12/11/1971):

12. Scott Turow (04/12/1949):

13. Daphne du Maurier (05/13/1907):

14. Geraldine Brooks (09/14/1955):

15. Liane Moriatry (11/15/1966): Nine Perfect Strangers 8/16/21

16. Alice Hoffman (03/16/1952):

17. Patrick Ness (10/17/1971):

18. Maggie Stiefvater (11/18/1981):

19. Ruta Sepetys (11/19/1967):

20. Chris Mooney (09/20/1977): The Missing 10/29/20

21. Stephen King (09/21/1947): On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4/13/21

22. Janet Evanovich (04/22/1943): Finger Lickin' Fifteen 10/31/20

23. John Sanford (2/23/1944):

24. Gillian Flynn (02/24/1971):

25. Kristin Hannah (09/25/1960) / Zadie Smith (10/25/1975):

26. Jim Butch (10/26/1971): Grave Peril 7/17/21

27. Alexandra Bracken (02/27/1987):

28. Anne Perry (10/28/1938):

29. Allison Brennan (09/29/1969):

30. Camilla Lackberg (08/30/1974):

31. Joe Abercrombie (12/31/1974):

I want to try this in 2021 if you are going to do this challenge next year. I think I signed up for 2020 but I don't think I read anything off of my TBR pile in 2020. I read so much from my local library and off my Libby app.

I really need to do this one. I have so many series to finish and get updated. I'm going to start off small and see how many I can finish.

Duration: Jan. 01, 2020 - ??
Level: String 1-24 books

Grant County by Karin Slaughter

#6 Beyond Reach 8/19/20



Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro by Dennis Lehane

#2 Darkness, Take My Hand
#3 Sacred
#4 Gone, Baby Gone
#5 Prayers For Rain

New Orleans by Lisa Jackson

#3 Shiver
#4 Absolute Fear
#5 Lost Souls
#6 Malice
#7 Devious
#8 Never Die Alone

Will Trent by Karin Slaughter

#4 Broken
#5 Fallen
#6 Criminal
#7 Unseen
#8 The Kept Woman
#9 The Last Widow

All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

#1 A Discovery of Witches
#2 Shadow of Night
#3 The Book of Life

I want to give this challenge a try. This sounds really interesting. Since this is an open ended challenge I'm going to do Sherlock.

Level: Lead Homicide Detective
Final Level: Sherlock 100 Books Part 1 & 2
Duration: Jan. 01, 2020 - ??

Action/Adventure:

Blackmailed:

Chick-lit Mysteries:

Classic Whodunit::

Crooked House by Agatha Christie 8/26/20




Cold Case or Hard Case Crime:

Computer Hacking or Business/Corporate:

Crafters/Hobbyist:

Ecclesiastical Mystery/Religious Protagonist (Priest, Nun, Rabbi, Reverend, Shaker, etc.):

Fantasy/Urban Fantasy:

Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison 10/19/20



Famous People:

Female Detective:

And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall 2/3/21

by Rachel Howzell Hall

Furry Sleuth or Pet Owner Mysteries:

Holiday Mysteries:

Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich 9/8/20
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 1/22/21



Horror/Splatterpunk:

"Howdunit" or "Howcatchem" or Inverted:

"I Never Knew You At All"/Masquerade:

Locked Room/Puzzle:

Magical Realism:

Miscellaneous or Mixed Bag:

A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny 12/27/20



Patische:

Serial Killer:

You by Caroline Kepnes 11/16/20



Setting- Exotic Local:

Setting- Isolated Local:

Setting- Southern U.S.:

Setting- Third World:

Setting- Quaint English village:

Soft-boiled:

Spy/Espionage:

Steampunk:

Theft (art, jewelry, etc.):

True Crime:

Young Adult:: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 8/21/20

I'm going to try this challenge. It's sounds interesting! Since this is an open ended challenge I'll do Lead Homicide Detective. I'm also going to be working on Part 2 also.

Lead Homicide Detective:
Duration: Jan. 01, 2020 - ??

Amateur Sleuth:

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie 10/14/20




Aristocratic Detective:

Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George 10/26/20




Caper:

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 10/31/20

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 6/11/21



Cozy Mystery

Every Crooked Nanny by Mary Kay Andrews 10/7/20
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer 2/3/21



Culinary Mystery

Death of a Wicked Witch by Lee Hollis 9/30/20

A Killer Cupcake by Fiona Grace 5/31/21



Double Act:

Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag (Liska/Kovac) 2/14/20
The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner 9/25/20



FBI/CIA/ATF:

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain 11/21/20




Forsensic Specialist:

Futuristic:

Historical Mystery:

Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer 2/3/21



Legal:

Under Cover Of Darkness by Janes Grippando 1/4/21



Medical:

Fatal Cure by Robin Cook 6/3/20



Missing Person Mystery:

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 8/9/21
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski 8/10/21



Noir:

The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason 2/11/21



Romantic Suspense:

Rooting For The Bad Guy:

Paranormal Mystery:

Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones 10/28/20

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 7/17/21



Police Procedural:

Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter 8/19/20
Mind Prey by John Sanford 10/7/20



Private Eye:

Professional Sleuth:

Proprietor Mysteries:

Sci-Fi:

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Thriller:

Technothriller:

Duration: January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
20 Oldest Books On My TBR List

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I want to give this challenge a try. I have so many books on my TBR pile that need to be read. I'll have to look through my books and see which ones have been on my pile the longest because I deleted my TBR shelf and started over. So now all my books have the same date on Goodreads.

I've had to re-organize my TBR shelf because it was so disorganized so all my books on Goodreads has the same date. So I'm going to go through my shelves and read 20 of my oldest books and I'm going to read 10 of the oldest ones off my Kindle. I want to try and read 10 of the oldest books on my Libby wishlist also (I don't own these books but I would like to get them off my wishlist.

I've decided to do die hard. I think I'll have plenty of time.

I started this challenge many years ago and just about finished it then but I'm going to do it all over.

Level: Moderate (5 books per category)

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Sky (cloud, star, moon, etc .):

1. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor 2/6/19
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Body of Water:

1. Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield 1/31/19
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Persons First or Last Name:

1. Saving Grace by Jane Green 1/7/19
2. Calico Joe by John Grisham 1/15/19
3. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore 2/4/19
4. Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams By Louisa Thomas 3/4/19
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One Word Title:

1. Fellside by M.R.Carey 2/25/19
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Number In The Title (once, twice, etc can count):

1. Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones 2/19/9
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Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle...):

1. My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry
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Bonus Categories

Cultural (A real place, language, people group):

1. The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez 1/16/19
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Animal:

1. Cry Wolf by Tami Hoag 2/11/19
2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
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I'm In! I'm going to start with 10 books and increase if I have time.

Private Investigator (6-10 books

Start Date: 12/1/2018
End Date: 11/30/2019

1. Dead: A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd 2/14/19
2. Bad:
3. Assassin:
4. Dark:
5. End: End of Watch by Stephen King 12/20/18

6. Ghosts:
7. Last:
8. Lie:.
9. Murder:
10. Never:

I'm starting out as an Easy Climber but I may be able to do Die Hard. We'll have to see how the new year fairs.

Easy Climb

Start Date: 12/1/2018
End Date: 11/30/2019

Task One

Read one complete trilogy:

All Souls by Deborah Harkness

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Read 3 books from your favorite authors

1. by Stephen King 12/20/18
2. by Nora Roberts 1/16/19
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Read 4 different new to you authors

1. by Randy Singer 12/4/18
2. by Hollie Overton 12/5/18
3. by Jane Harper 12/13/18
4. by Heather Morris 12/28/18


Read 5 different genres

1. True Crime: To Kill and Kill Again by John Coston 1/9/19
2. Memoir: Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych E.R. by Julie Holland 1/2/19
3. Urban Fantasy: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones 2/19/19
4. Mystery: Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag 3/2/19
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Task Two

Read 2 short stories (less than 100 pages)

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Read 2 novella's (less than 200 pages)

1. 174: Every Heart a Doorway by seanan McGuire 1/19/19
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Read 2 novels (200-400 pages)

1. 272: The Revenant by Michael Punke 1/10/19
2. 272: Back Before Dark by Sharon A. Doucet 2/18/19



Read 2 chunky novels (400+ pages)

1. 511: Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell 1/1/19
2. 453: Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts 1/16/19



Task Three

Read a complete series from book 1 through to the last published book at the time of the challenge.

I have so many books on my TBR that have been made into movies but I'm going for only 12.Who knows maybe I can read more than that.

Level: Martin Scorsese 12-17 books

Start Date: 12/1/2018
End Date: 11/30/2019

1. by Stephen King 12/20/18
2. by Miachael Punke 1/10/19
3. by Stieg Larson 1/23/19
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