Louise’s Comments (group member since Aug 29, 2015)

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

Bridesmaids by Zara Stoneley
Pgs: 412
Date Read: 11/21
Rating: 3*

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Z - AFN Zara
A - CFN Andy

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MPG Chick Lit
Pink cover

The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Pages: 484
Date Read: 11/20
Rating: 5*

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N - CLN Laurel Nicholson
L - CFN Laurel
D - CFN Dorothy

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Told during multiple time periods. - Alternates between 1940s; 1950s; 1960s and present day

Going to push Cinderella Is Dead to next week. It’s a physical book and events on the weekend has left me not being able to focus much on anything

Earthly Remains by Donna Leon
Pages: 308
Date Read: 11/18
Rating: 3*

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E - Title
D - AFN Donna
L - ALN Leon

Janeylou wrote: "I can find one

Just been looking at our 2 remaining bonus 6 tasks
Diary/ letters, ive got nothing
Set in period BCE..i can find if needed although its not my cup of tea, but found a few short o..."

I have 1 I can read for BCE The Dark Age I may be able to squeeze in an epistolary novel too

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
Pages: 480
Date Read: 11/14
Rating: 3*

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A - CFN Ana
D - CFN Dinos

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Nothing yet

The Paris Express: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
Pages: 274
Date Read: 11/17
Rating: 3*

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E - AFN Emma
A - NLN Justin Avotha
D - ALN Donoghue

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Train on cover

The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood
Pages: 320
Date Read: 11/16
Rating: 4*

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N - AFN Nuala
E - ALN Ellwood
L - CFN Lisa

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Nothing yet

The Murder of Sara Barton by Lance McMillian
Pages: 357
Date Read; 11/15
Rating: 3*

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E - CFN Ella
W - CLN Lisa Wilkins
A - Series name
L - AFN Lance
D - CLN Chad Dallas

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Nothing yet

Time and Space Between Us by Diana Knightley
Pages: 248
Date Read: 11/14
Rating: 3*

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D- AFN - Diana

Kaitlyn and the Highlander by Diana Knightley
Pages: 328
Date Read: 11/14
Rating: 3*

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D - AFN - Diana

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Wheel 6 - Tagged "time travel" 58 times.

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Pages: 337
Date Read: 11/13
Rating: 4*

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A - CFN - Audrey

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Right Side of Square 1 (starts with last letter of Top): Title starts with S, ends with R

DQs Day 6 - Ch 48 - end

25. We have a classic final act twist, of who Pytkis actually is. Was that expected? Did the resolution of the puzzles make sense?
I have to admit I was surprised and I missed the trail of clues that was left

26. How do you feel about the world building at the end of the book? And the characters? Do you find the world coherent? The people believable?

I enjoyed the world building and the different characters. It was easy to imagine the world and it's habitants as the author envisaged it

27. Happy days! Din has free choice to continue working with Ana. Was this party of the ending satisfactory? Do you agree with the view that having a strong justice system is essential to the formation of a good future, regardless of the form of government? (at least, that's broadly the gist I got - the Empire and the Kingdom of Yarrow are neither depicted as good outcomes, nor a renewed ruling Khanum class....)
A strong justice system is essential to avoid anarchy irrespective of who is in power

Had a hectic week will be updating my books later this evening

Day 2 DQs
6. After establishing the hypothesis that it was not Sujedo, but an imposter, Din questions Ana on the how. What are your ideas on how this imposter actually proved his Treasury credentials without living blood?
Not actually sure, possibly a relative

7. The owner of the Apoth Box also began tapping on his body/clothing… as the chapters progress, it is clear that this is an important detail, but might it also be a red herring? Any thoughts or ideas?
I have read ahead so know what the tapping is, but I thought it was a code or some suggestion implanted whenever they had to talk about the shroud

8. More questioning of Ana’s alterations has begun! If you read the previous novel, did you make any assumptions to that end? And do you have any new ideas?
I haven’t read the previous novel

9. The King of Yarrow, and those in his employ, seem very… corrupt. Considering the book's title, do you think the corruption is relevant to this murder, or a side plot?
I would have thought it is integral to the murder

Eldarwen wrote: "Sadly, the DQ randomiser seems to hate me this time around. We once again do not get to write DQs :-("

That sucks 😔

Day 1 - Chapters 1 -10

1. As The Tainted Cup was a recent BOM, how did you like it? Are you here for the book, or just for the BOM points? 😉
If you liked it, what are you hoping to see or learn more about in A Drop of Corruption?
I haven’t read the previous book as normal I’m here for the points 🤣🤣🤣

2. The mystery so far feels like a “locked-room” kind. Do you usually enjoy that type of mystery, or do you prefer others?
I do enjoy these type of mysteries I grew up devouring Agatha Christie novels.

3. Din really got hit with some serious money problems early on. Do you think he’ll actually deal with them this book, or are they the kind of thing that’ll keep haunting him in the next one?
Money is a great motivator and this underlying plot will continue

4. The political intrigue is building nicely — Yarrow seems half in, half out of the Empire, and we’re starting to see how people on both sides of the law feel about that. Do you think the King might actually be in cahoots with the smugglers somehow?
I think the King will do what benefits him the most, whether he is in cahoots with the smugglers I am unsure but not out of the realms of possibility

5. When you read the description of Yarrow, did it remind you of any real place? If so, which one and why?
Not really

Unorthodox Love by Heidi Shertok
Pages: 336
Date Read:11/11
Rating: 3*

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Z - Zevi

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•#1. MPG Chick-Lit
•#2. Pink cover
•#3. Title begins with U

Come Back For Me by Heidi Perks
Pages: 417
Date Read: 11/10
Rating: 4*

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N - Narrator FN - Nathalie ; D - CFN - Danny; A - CFN - Anna; E - CFN - Emma

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Mini 4 - story

Lucy wrote: "I definitely underestimated how alive I would be after this week. 11 back to back shifts. Completely missed posting two of my books. Darn it."

Oh no. That is gutting, but real life comes first