Agnieszka’s Comments (group member since Aug 05, 2016)

Agnieszka’s comments from the Crazy Challenge Connection group.

Death of a Modern King book 10 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels by Angela Pepper

Roll 48 - May 26: #16
C1 Missouri Loves Company by W.J. Costello
R6 The Theory of Games by Ezra Sidran

• Roll 49 - June 2: #52
R2 A Soft Place to Fall by Liz Flaherty
R5 Supreme Justice by Max Allan Collins

Joy D wrote: "Would it be possible for me to join this challenge even though it started a couple months ago? I love these types of challenges where we provide mutual assistance in choosing books to read. I have ..."

As I joined middle in a round a few years ago I know it's possible. Just create a challenge shelf or post a link to an existing one and I'm sure Barb will link you up.
I see an enormous growths to my TBR in the future :-D

Chaitra wrote: "Round 5, Picking for Agnieszka

I've read one book from your TBR and loved it:



The other three are titles that jumped out at me:

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Thank you so much and it looks like I should update my list urgently as all but one were picked for me at least once this round :-D

ROUND 5 - Agnieszka picks for Mary-Megan

I'm not familiar with any of your books, so I decided to pick the highest rated from different genres:



The Knight and the Moth gothic romantasy
The Whole Time contemporary romance / chick lit
Fatal Witness Crime Mystery Thriller
The Last Lifeboat historical fiction (WWII)

Enjoy!

Perfect timing I’m going for Running Stitches by Carol Dean Jones

Roll 47 - May 19: #62
C2/#2 A Heartless Design by Elizabeth Cole the new cover fits my color wheel color for this month (yellow) I just have to add the ACE
C6 Die letzte Sure=Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris another book I have no expectations to like and will most likely bring to the little free library to make place for books I want to keep/re-read :-D

And I tackled/read another book for this challenge:
Roll 32 - February 3: #14
C1 Murder at Yappy Hour by Diana Orgain 3* 5/15 - I enjoyed it more than the other book by this author I read recently so I'm happy I committed to this one before I started Bundle of Trouble :-D

Carrie wrote: "Carrie picks for Agnieszka

[bookcover:The Heaven & Earth Grocery Stor..."

Thank you

Going again for two and read yesterday one of my previous picks

Week 29 - May 17 Column 1
True Stories of the Miracles of Azusa Street and Beyond: Re-live One of The Greastest Outpourings in History that is Breaking Loose Once Again by Tommy Welchel I considered yesterday to start it but it didn't fit any of my current challenges, now it does :-D
Michelle Griffith & Supreme Justice by Max Allan Collins this one's calling to me for quite some time and I hope I'll enjoy it despite all the conspiracy/deception elements obvious in the blurb


Week 18 - March 1 Row 2 Column 6 The Other You by Marion Ueckermann 4* 5/17 - I'm so glad I added it for several challenges despite not enjoying the previous one in series. I liked it so much I read the entire book in one day (not happened often for 150+page books in the last couple years, much less for those with more than 200 pages)

Round 4 - Agnieszka picks for Meg

I downloaded your shelf last night to pick your books and was somehow surprised to see it much expanded today. I skimmed the new additions but stuck mostly to my original selection, books to help you continue series you seem to enjoy :-D



Secrets of a Scottish Isle I picked this one for you to finish a series, only to see there's another one by now
The Silence of the Library of the two series with library cats, you're further along in this one
Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments looks like you like paranormal series, so this was a sure one - also one of the few in this genre I actually enjoyed
Faithless in Death there's no way not to add this one - this series is just too good!

Enjoy!

Congratulations to all overachievers uhm finishers :-D

Roll 46 - May 12: #31
R1/#4 Eine wie Alaska=Looking for Alaska by John Green one I have absolutely no expectations to like it but it could be a viable possibility for teen-aged romance task (Moldy Books challenge) later this year and either way if it's DNF or I'll actually read it it will most likely go back to the little free library making space for something I actually want to keep - so it will be a win any way it turns out
C1 Losers Like Us by Daniel Hochhalter and one I have very high hope for and that fits another more difficult Moldy Books task (comparative word in title)

Week 28 - May 10 Column 6 W pustyni i w puszczy=In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz

I'll read most likely Search and Rescue by Marianne Evans - mariaNNe - though I was looking today for another book I downloaded from this publisher and don't remember seeing it so in case it's lost with all my changes of devices over the years the alternative book would be Nowhere to Turn by Lynette Eason - lyneTTe.

Barb wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Barb wrote: "ROUND 3, for Agnieszka
You have five books on your shelf that I rated four stars, so I chose the ones that should help the most with spelling challenges."

Do you rem..."

Thank you! This is also among my Moldy Books possibilities, so god chances I get to it sometime this year :-D

Week 27 - May 3 Row 4 Column 6 The Bitter Taste of Betrayal by CeeCee James is my current one

🚮Week 25 -April 19 Column 3 Spotless by Camilla Monk DNF 5/2/25 (after 75 pages) the blurb was so promising but it was so bad I wasn't willing to continue and regretted the last 50 pages I struggled through hoping for change; I hope the other one I picked from Column 3 will work out better

Oops missed one in my last report:
✔ Week 17 - February 22 Row 1 Coconut Milk Casualty book 3 in Claire's Candles Cozy Mysteries Volume 1 #1-3 by Agatha Frost 4* 3/5/25 - a solid cozy series; I was hoping there's be a second box by the time I finish reading this one but it doesn't look like it - next KU round I'll have to read the next couple books (or hope for a nice sale)

Roll 45 - May 5: #12 R1C2 Dying to Remember by Karin Kaufman - can't really imagine it to work, but after reading Jan's comment I decided to give it a chance

I tackled three in the last couple of days and I'm keeping them all for now
📌 Roll 11 - September 9: #62 C6 See Bride Run! by Charlotte Hughes the most promising of the three
📌 Roll 31 - January 27: #21 R1 Last Call by Libby Kirsch no real feelings either way
📌 Roll 36 - March 3: #36 R3 The Retirement Quilt by Ronald Lee Gaudreau somehow strange though well-written, will finish it for sure because I have hardly enough quilt-themed books to complete the quilting challenge as it is, though don't have high expectations

I finished one of the started ones
✔️ Roll 27 - December 30: #46 R4C6 Mystery of the Tea Cup Quilt by Jodi Allen Brice 1.5* 4/29/25 and it got even worse with time, so if not for the quilting challenge that would've been a very deserved DNF; luckily this series is not part of KU, so I won't even be tempted to read the following books for the quilting challenge

Barb wrote: "ROUND 3, for Agnieszka
You have five books on your shelf that I rated four stars, so I chose the ones that should help the most with spelling challenges. Hope you enjoy what you choose to read!
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Thank you! Depending on my moldy books challenge I get to all of them sooner or later.

Do you remember what was the fifth book?

Round 3 - Agnieszka picks for Melissa (ladybug)

Sorry I'm so late! The last two weeks I stumbled from one illness into the next one. At least I'm finally well enough to leave my bed and go to the mall to access WiFi.



Murder at the Mena House it was a very interesting historical mystery and a very promising start to series of books with international setting, unfortunately this is the best one in series :-(
The Guardian such a great series!
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared a fun romp through the world history of the last 100 years (at least at publication time)
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun very interesting though nothing to just read through, plan a year if you want to get the most out of it

Enjoy!

This was a tough one as it took me a couple of days to cut it down to two I’m willing to tackle
Roll 44 - April 28: #43
C3 Space Murder by N.L. Haverstock - Space Opera is so not my cup of tea, but I’ll need one later this year for my Moldy Books challenge. This one looks at least fun and the previous cozies I read by this author were light, a bit fun and something I enjoyed when I needed some mindless entertainment, so I’ll see if it’s something I’m willing to deal with for that task.
C3 Because They Hate by Brigitte Gabriel a paper book and therefore a higher priority anyway as I realized I have more books than space and have to find out which can go first :-(


A couple of books I completed in the meantime:
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✔️ Roll 40 - March 31: #64
C4 Divine Invasion: A Jesus Novel by Michael L. Monhollon 3* 4/26/25 - somehow disappointing as it wasn’t as close to the Biblical original, I learned a few more details about the life and culture of that time though I doubt I’ll re-read it but leave it in my Kindle library in case it fits a task I struggle to complete.

✔️ Roll 41 - April 7: #13
R1 Zwei Bräute zu viel=Two Brides Too Many by Mona Hodgson 3* 4/18/25 good enough for a historical romance so I plan to read the next one for a fitting task, though not good enough for me to read it just because.