Geri’s Comments

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

Note: Geri is not currently a member of this group.

Happy Halloween! Great pic!

I’ll take treats, no tricks! LOL

by Rhys Bowen
Read: Oct 31
Pages: 318

Read a book with blood in the title

Read a book where poison is used
(Houseguest is poisoned with cyanide)

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Aristocratic Detective" ( Georgie is second cousin to King George and associates with other royals)

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense set in 1930s

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Historical Mystery" (genre is MPG)

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Cozy Mystery" (genre is MPG))

by Belinda Bauer
Read: Oct 30
Pages: 352

Read a book with a bloodred cover

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Thriller" (tagged by 157 people)

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Police Procedural" (Detectives investigate and try to trap a serial burglar. But evolves into solving a murder.)

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Theft"
(Jack becomes a burglar to survive after both parents are gone.)

Karen ♐ wrote: "My birthday is in mid December so every year my oldest son takes me for afternoon tea downtown and this year we're going to see White Christmas also. "

What a great way to celebrate your birthday!

by Jacqueline Winspear
Read: Oct 30
Pages: 340

Mini Challenge

Fits : Historical Mystery (both genres are NPG)

Set in 1930s

Scotland Yard - Maisie works with Scotland Yard to help solve cases

Megan wrote: "So when do everyone's Christmas decorations go up?

Ugh! It’s too early! LOL I usually wait til Thanksgiving (November 28) but that is late this year. So maybe a week earlier? I used to have so much stuff to put up. But we gave stuff away and sold stuff online, so now thankfully, there’s a lot less junk.

I did buy tickets yesterday for the Christmas show, White Christmas. My husband and I and another friend couple want to see this! So I guess I’m starting to think “Christmas”.

by Iris Johansen
Read: Oct 29
Pages: 325

Mini Challenge:

Read a book with a serial killer. ( serial killer Eric Cole is after Kendra.)

Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Romantic Suspense" (tagged by 5 people)


Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Thriller" (tagged by 23 people)

by Darcy Coates
Read: Oct 29
Pages: 358

Mini challenge

Fits: Read a book with a haunted place as part of the setting (Mara moves into a house thought to be haunted)

Read a book where one of the (side) characters is a ghost (Mara’s house is haunted by ghosts)

Read a book with "Supernatural" on the first page of the book's Top Shelves (tagged by 12 people)

Paranormal Mystery (both genres are MPG)

Laura wrote: " by Lisa Unger
Read: Oct 28
pages: 374
color: purple
mini: read a book where one of the (side) characters is a ghost= Tess appears only to Han..."

Oh, I want to read this book! I am #3 on the library waitlist.

Laura wrote: "Hi Geri, how does this fit the criteria pastiche?

The book imitates the style of writing by Arthur Conan Doyle, writer of Sherlock Holmes books.

by Laurie R. King
Read: Oct 28
Pages: 303

Mini challenge

Fits: Mystery Thriller Suspense with criteria pastiche, bladed weapon on cover, set in 1920s, detective, Historical Mystery, read a book where a fight occurs (Mary Russell gets into a fight with a man wielding a knife)

Linda wrote: "I had to google these two aswell haha!! Defenestrated sounded so macabre I was almost afraid to see the search results... then I had to laugh because "Fenster" is the german word for window and I w..."

Makes sense about defenestrated, Linda. And now I know a German word. LOL

OK. I had a feeling it wouldn’t work. I’ll put it last on my list. My list is long and I may not get to it this week.

I found a book . Will this book work for ghost in title? It is a cozy mystery so it will work for that.

Happy National Chocolate Day! At least here in the U.S..

I did some planning last night. I had to look up defenestrated and pastiche. LOL I found a book for pastiche.

Megan - This mini challenge should be better than last week’s challenge!

by Roshani Chokshi
Read: Oct 27
Pages: 353
BOM: No
Sin Bingo: No
Color: No
Genre: Young Adult
Criteria: Pride, shiny cover

Mini challenge: Read a book with a person who likes to trick others / with a trickster

Chapter 17, Ruthie talking about the Raja: “And then he seduces them, tricks them with power.” “He’s a trickster.”

by Lisa Gardner
Read: Oct 27
Pages: 466
BOM: No
Sin Bingo: No
Color: Blue
Genre: Contemporary
Criteria: Lust, favorite author

Mini challenge:
- MPG thriller
- police procedural
- female detective (Detective D. D. Warren)
- character Annabelle faints after drinking too much champagne
- set since 2000

Laura wrote: ". Did you like this one? I thought it was just okay when I read it"

I agree. It was just okay. Her other books were better!

Thanks to an icky, rainy Saturday, I finished another book. My last for week 3!

byJ.P. Delaney
Read: Oct 26
Pages: 352
BOM: No
Sin Bingo: No
Color: Blue
Genre: Contemporary
Criteria: Lust, favorite author