Jackie’s Comments (group member since Jul 10, 2011)

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

Well, it can be used for the new goal if you want - author born in UK.

I'm starting Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie. It has 26 chapters.

Finished: Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers
Goal: 6,7,8 or 9 in a series.
How it fits: Lord Peter Wimsey #7
Date Finished: 8/6/15
Rating: 3 stars

I've started for the book 6,7,8 or 9 in a series.

Hope you feel better, Eni!

Finished: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 279 pages
Goal: Published before 1900
Date Finished: 8/4/15
Rating: 4 stars

I'm liking it. I read it many, many years ago but then just recently read An Assembly Such as This which is the first of three books retelling the story from the viewpoint of Mr. Darcy. After reading that, I knew I wanted to reread P&P to compare.

I'm reading Pride and Prejudice for the prior to 1900 book. Hope to finish it by tonight.

I'm planning to read Five Red Herrings after that and it's a #7. So I can take that one unless someone else wants it.

Eni wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Finished: by Michael Bigham - 199 pages
Date Finished: 8/2/15
Rating: 4 stars"

Jackie i need you to put that o..."

I fixed it. Thanks.

Finished: by Michael Bigham - 199 pages
Date Finished: 8/2/15
Rating: 4 stars

Welcome Poongothai!

I can take the prior to 1900 book. I've been wanting to read or reread by Jane Austen.

Okay, I'll introduce myself. I live in North Carolina and am retired from a career in IT Management. I have 3 children, all grown. Two live in North Carolina and one in New Hampshire. I read 3-5 books a week on average. My favorite genres are mystery, fantasy, and young adult although I will read just about anything.

Hi Stacie! No such thing as reading too much. (Not as long as you're on my team, anyway.) LOL

Hi everyone! Glad to be part of Team Spartacus!

Two more houses done!

HOUSE OF MORMONT MOTTO: HERE WE STAND

H – Her Death of Cold by Ralph McInerny - 3/9/15
E – Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier - 2/15/15
R – The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore - 2/24/15
E – Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook by Emily Brightwell - 3/24/15

W – The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts - 4/18/15
E – A New Chapter by Kristin Eckhardt - 3/16/15

S – A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey - 2/16/15
T – Thistle and Twigg by Mary Saums - 2/21/15
A – You Don't Know Jack by Adrianne Lee - 2/26/15
N – Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh - 3/1/15
D – Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney - 3/3/15

HOUSE STARK MOTTO: WINTER IS COMING
W – The Wizard of Time by G.L. Breedon - 5/8/15
I – Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 4/24/15
N – The Feng Shui Detective by Nury Vittachi - 6/14/15
T – The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 4/30/15
E – Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi by Emily Brightwell - 4/20/15
R – The Butter Did It by Phyllis C. Richman - 5/3/15

I – The Indigo Notebook by Laura Resau - 6/12/15
S – Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly - 4/29/15

C – The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis - 4/25/15
O – One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie - 5/25/15
M – Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere - 5/8/15
I – Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/25/15
N – The Hound of Rowan by Henry H. Neff - 6/20/15
G – Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood - 4/30/15

Finished Part Two!

Save Easter Quests - Part 2

Follow the Troll
Read 2 books where there are tracks or something hidden on the cover or where a main character is a hunter or tracker to track the trolls.
Book: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett - 4/3/15
Book: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/15/15

Find the Easter Bunny
Read a book with a farm animal on the front or one set on a farm or in the country to find the Easter Bunny.
Book: Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison - 4/23/15
Set in the country

Spy on the Cave
Read a book with an eye on the cover, a book with an animal on the cover and a book with water on the cover. Shake and drink to see into the cave
Book: by Charlaine Harris - 4/16/15
Eyes on cover

Book: by Sofie Kelly - 4/29/15
Cat on cover

Book: by Dana Stabenow - 4/11/15
Water on cover

Thanks, everyone, for a great game! And a special thanks to you, Michelle!

Finished Part One.

Quest to Save Easter!
Duration: April 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Part 1

Tote of Infinite Books
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Save Easter Quests - Part 1 Discover the threat
Quest 1: Pump the Bartender for Information
Info: Read a book where someone drinks a lot or is a bartender and read a book where someone pays for something in gold or the book has a gold cover to pay the bartender for information.
Book: Death of a Nag by M.C. Beaton - 4/6/15
Character drinks a lot
Book: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan - 4/10/15
Character pays for something with gold

Quest 2: Talk to the Local Children
Info: Spell out the word TOY using spell-it-out rules to hear what the children saw.
T: The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 4/30/15
O: Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper - 4/17/15
Y: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn - 5/13/15

Quest 3: Talk to the Guard at the Gate
Info: Read 2 books which feature restaurants or chefs to bring lunch to the guard and listen to him talk while you share the feast.
Book: The Butter Did It by Phyllis C. Richman - 5/3/15
Book: Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/8/15

Finished Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/15

Characters:
E (Eve)
L (Louise)
T (Harrison Tibble)

Finished Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn - 5/13

Characters:
I (Iris)
E (Erin)
T,L (Tom Lane)