Catsalive’s Comments (group member since Feb 05, 2022)

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

Elisabeth wrote: "Cats, Inspector Montalbano is one of my favourites. I have one in my TBR pile. I love the way Italian detectives can't operate properly unless they've had a good meal. Aurelio Zen is much the same."

This is true, there's always food :0)
Continuing the theme, I just read which had my mouth watering.

by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★ 356p
by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★ 836p
by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★ 700p
by Jack Carr 5/10 3★ 486p
by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★ 640p
by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★ 403p
by Val McDermid 8/10 3★ 438p
by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★ 231p
by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★ 814p
by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★ 707p
by Nona Kilgore Bauer 12/10 4★ 293p
by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★ 352p
by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★ 350p
by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★ 178p
by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★ 312p
by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★ 391p
by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★ 704p
by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★ 496p
by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★ 175p
by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★ 352p
by Regina Scott 22/10 2★ 219p
by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★ 384p
by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★ 224p
by Kate Forster 24/10 3.5★ 336p
by Martha Wells 25/10 5★ 168p
by Robert Jordan 26/10 3★ 1031p
by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★ 336p
by Kat French 27/10 4★ 352p
by Barbara Bretton 28/10 3★ 308p
by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★ 154p
by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★ 430p
by Daisy Waugh 30/10 2.5★ 512p
by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★ 411p
by Rhys Bowen 31/10 2.5★ 324p

Pages: 14403

Current total: 1,611,281

Stymphalian Birds (Hard)
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1. 350 to 450
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 3/6 3★
2. #6 in series
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 3/6 3★
3. musical instrument mention in text - "a glossy white piano" p.81
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 30/9 3★
4. something metal on cover
Isabel Puddles Abroad by M.V. Byrne 21/8 4★
5. features a bird (bird shifter accepted) - sandpiper protecting its nest
The Sister’s Gift by Barbara Hannay 30/8 3★
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Manman Duck (Easy)
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1. 100 to 175
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 11/8 2★
2. Red and blue on cover
by Helena Dixon 3/7 3★
3. MPG Romance
Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina May 4/7 3.5★
4. Title starts with a letter in FLOOD
Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina May 4/7 3.5★
5. Only one eye on cover
Bonjour, Miss Seeton by Hamilton Crane 16/8 3.5★
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Teke Teke (Moderate)
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1. 200 to 299
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall,Per Wahlöö 25/6 4★
2. MC rides on a train
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall,Per Wahlöö 25/6 4★
3. Cover shows half of something - half a lion's head
by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
4. Author's debut book
The Barrakee Mystery by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3.5★
5. Title starts with TEKE
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall,Per Wahlöö 25/6 4★
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Babi Ngepet (Moderate)
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1. 200-299 pp.
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 16/6 3.5 ★
2. Black cover (>50%)
by J.D. Robb 20/6 3.5★
3. Author initials in SWINE
The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs 1/8 2.5★
4. Rich MC
Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 20/6 3.5★
5. Something is stolen
Trip of a Lifetime by Liz Byrski 17/7 3.5★
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Jorogumo (Very Hard)
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1. 500-650 - 512p
The Model Wife by Tricia Stringer 25/8 4★
2. Tagged family (>10 times) - 145
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 24/6 3★
3. Baby in story - Teddy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 24/6 3★
4. 8 in page count - 831p
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 24/6 3★
5. Char pretends to be someone else - Peter Talbot spends 36 years pretending to be someone else
Even Money by Dick Francis, Felix Francis 15/6 3★
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Ningyo (Moderate)
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1. 200-299 pp.
Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 18/6 3★
2. FISH in title (Letters, can be out of order)
The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★
3. MC over 50
Old Gang of Mine by Richard F. West 1/7 3.5★
4. Storm important to plot
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson 5/7 3.5★
5. Tagged war (>10 times)
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan 18/7 4.5★
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Aoyin (Hard)
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1. 350-450 pp.
Judi Dench: With A Crack in Her Voice by John Miller 19/6 4★
2. Animal with hooves on cover
by Ruth Hogan 21/7 2.5★
3. white cover (>50%)
by Tom Rath 3/7 1★
4. Mountains on cover
by Carlene O'Connor 23/7 2.5★
5. Tagged classic (>10 times)
Cotillion by Georgette Heyer 6/7 5★
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Cerberus (v. hard)
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1. 500-650 pp.
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 7/7 3★
2. funerary celebration/service takes place
CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie 24/5 4.5★
3. Music MPG
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 7/7 3★
4. musical instrument on cover - horn
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
5. #3 in series - Brainship #3
The Ship Who Searched by Anne McCaffrey 22/5 3.5★
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Smaug (Very Hard)
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1. 350-400
Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
2. Red and gold on cover
by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
3. book is about the last of something
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★
4. Takes place on a lake
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★
5. Author has a middle name/initial listed on GR
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
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Shelob (Very Hard)
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1. 350-400
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★
2. Giant creature in book - Golem
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
3. Book from list: non-human pov
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
4. Page number is a multiple of 8 -- 352/8=44
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★
5. All author initials in SHELOB
Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
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November Rain
1/11-31/12/23
Level: Doomed Wedding (25+)
Progress: 29/29

I know it's hard to keep an open heart

I- In the Summertime by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★

K- You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★
N- Nation by Terry Pratchett 7/11 4★
O- Olympia - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 6/11 3.5★
W- Winnie - The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Kat French 11/11 3★

I- I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan 16/11 2★
T- A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 8/11 3★
S- Two Feet, Four Paws by Spud Talbot-Ponsonby 9/11 3★

H- Beth Harkness - Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★
A- The Pyramid of Mud by Andrea Camilleri 11/11 2★
R- The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan 14/11 3★
D- Dragonfall by L.R. Lam 19/11 1★

T- The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories by Larry Dark 26/11 3★
O- Osiris - The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan 23/11 3★

K- Kat - Summer at the French Café by Sue Moorcroft 22/11 3★
E- Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 3/11 5★
E- Kate Evans - The Paris Cooking School by Sophie Beaumont 13/11 4★
P- Soul Music by Terry Pratchett 21/11 5★

A- The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves 17/11 3.5★
N- A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh 17/11 3★

O- The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland 25/11 4.5★
P- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/12 3★
E- Just Murdered by Elaine Viets 23/11 2★
N- Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 5/12 3★

H- It's Not Only Rock 'N' Roll by Jenny Boyd,Holly George-Warren 18/11 3★
E- Elizabeth - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 5/12 5★
A- Albie - Giving up the Ghost by Helen Chappell 23/11 1★
R- The Village Green Bookshop by Rachael Lucas 20/11 3★
T- The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly 3/12 2.5★

Congrats Connie!

Completed

October: A Nightmarish Hallowe'en
1-31/10/23
Haunted House - read 25+ books
32/25
(title, series, author, character, narrator, translator)

Jack Skellington: 15/15
J- Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
A- The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★
C- Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
K- Katherine - Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★

S- Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
K- Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster 24/10 3.5★
E- Eddie - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★
L- Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
L- The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★
I- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★
N- Nynaeve - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★
G- Georgette Heyer's Regency England by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★
T- The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
O- Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
N- Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★

Giant Snake: 10/10
G- Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
A- At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★
N- Nynaeve - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
T- Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★

S- The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 26/10 3★
N- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Owning, Raising and Training a Golden Retriever by Nona Kilgore Bauer 12/10 4★
A- Auditors - Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★
K- A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
E- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★

Wolfman: 6/7
W- Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells 25/10 5★
O- One Hot Summer by Kat French 27/10 4★
L- Luke - Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton 28/10 3★
F- Annabelle Fennister - Widow's Web by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★
M- Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
A- Angua - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
N- No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★

Elisabeth wrote: "Cats, my book group just read The Five People You Meet in Heaven. General consensus was interesting but not mind blowingly good. What did you think of it?"

I would agree with that. I gave it 2*. An easy-reading tale that I think is essentially about interconnectedness.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I’ll still be around but it is a family holiday with 27 of us which includes 13 children ranging in age from 6 months to 11 years 😬 so I may be a tad busy."

Oh, wow! Not much time for reading.

15 hours to go ✨

by Kate Moore 1/9 3★ 480p
by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★ 416p
by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★ 203p
by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★ 381p
by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★ 226p
by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★ 236p
by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★ 378p
by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★ 288p
by Patricia Briggs 8/9 4★ 292p
by Martha Wells 9/9 4.5★ 158p
by Martha Wells 10/9 4★ 158p
by Martha Wells 11/9 4★ 176p
by Martha Wells 12/9 4★ 350p
by Erin McCarthy 12/9 2★ 304p
by Julia Quinn 14/9 3★ 384p
by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★ 304p
by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★ 215p
by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★ 320p
by Becky Chambers 15/9 4★ 518p
by Laurie Perry 16/9 3★ 268p
by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★ 306p
by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★ 257p
by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★ 272p
by Karen Herbert 20/9 3★ 320p
by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★ 294p
by S.K. Dunstall 23/9 3.5★ 416p
by Rachel Caine 24/9 3★ 414p
by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★ 352p
by Donna Leon 25/9 4★ 373p
by Kathy Reichs 26/9 3.5★ 352p
by Katie MacAlister 27/9 2★ 374p
by Patricia Oliver 28/9 3★ 224p
by J.D. Robb 29/9 3.5★ 358p
by J.D. Robb 30/9 3★ 359p

Pages: 11095

Current total: 1,460,830

I think my first concert was Cold Chisel. If pushed I'd say AC/DC & CC are my faves.

Ah! There you are. What a dreadful word we have to begin with.
My shelf is wheels

I'm in Australia & Rock is my favourite. I read many genres but probably more crime/thriller/mystery than anything else.