Chaitra’s Comments (group member since Apr 29, 2012)

Chaitra’s comments from the Crazy Challenge Connection group.

Congrats, Robin!

Congrats, Christine!

Thanks ladies!

Congrats, Lesley!

Thanks Barb!

Meg wrote: "Scientist ==> Sandra Chastain (et al) - Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes 09/17

Fall (from tree) ==> Poipu Rain: An Islands of Aloha Mystery,..."

The murder was not at Wayne Enterprises.

Great job, Karen!

Thanks Jimena!

Andrea wrote: "Just Write: Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life by James Scott Bell 8/23/25
247 pages
J4"

J4 is a hit.

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Next guess: B-8
Can't We Be Friends by Denny S. Bryce
Pages: 384
Read: 6/10/25"

B8 is a miss.

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Thanks Barb!

Thanks Barb!

Welcome to the challenge, Angel!

Meg wrote: "Chaitra wrote: "LOL, congrats, Meg! I just need a read date for Bidding for Trouble and I'll mark you as complete. :)"

Thanks, Chaitra! I added the date of 08/03."

Thank you, and congrats again!

Barb wrote: "Thanks for clarifying :)

Hope your trip goes better than Hubby's started off today - to make a long story short, a tree (thank goodness, a small one!) fell on his car while he was driving on the ..."

Yikes Barb, this sounds awful. I hope it's one of those times where our imagination is worse than what actually happened.

Welcome to the challenge, Angel!

I didn't bother to sign up to this either, but I've finished apparently.

A-Z Book Covers 2025

Duration: Jan 01, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025
Completed: 26/26

✔ A - Armor. Baudolino | Umberto Eco ★★★ (01/29/25)

✔ B - Beach. Fall of a Philanderer | Carola Dunn ★★★ (01/09/25)

✔ C - Candles. Lowcountry Boughs of Holly | Susan M. Boyer ★★★ (01/04/25)

✔ D - Dragon. The Lost Heir | Tui T. Sutherland ★★★ (01/07/25)

✔ E - Eggs. Hop 'Til You Drop | J.M. Griffin ★★★ (02/24/25)

✔ F - Flag Post. Aunt Bessie Enjoys | Diana Xarissa ★★★ (01/03/25)

✔ G - Gunshot. One of the Girls | Lucy Clarke ★★ (01/03/25)

✔ H - Hat. Murder on a Girls' Night Out | Anne George ★★★ (01/03/25)

✔ I - Ice Cream. Fatal Fudge Swirl | Meri Allen ★★★ (03/12/25)

✔ J - Josh. In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some | Josh Gad ★★★★ (02/10/25)

✔ K - Kitchen. Kale to the Queen | Nell Hampton ★★ (06/14/25)

✔ L - Living Room. Thread on Arrival | Lea Wait ★★ (01/04/25)

✔ M - Moon. Carpe Jugulum | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (01/11/25)

✔ N - Noodle Soup. Egg Drop Dead | Vivien Chien ★★★ (01/07/25)

✔ O - Owl. The Owl Killers | Karen Maitland ★★★ (01/06/25)

✔ P - Pizza. Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust | Mindy Quigley ★★★★ (01/11/25)

✔ Q - Queen. Queen Margot | Alexandre Dumas ★★ (06/06/25)

✔ R - Room. Death Waits in the Dark | Julia Buckley ★ (01/15/25)

✔ S - Staircase. The Raven Thief | Gigi Pandian ★★★ (01/01/25)

✔ T - Target. The Day of the Jackal | Frederick Forsyth ★★★★ (01/02/25)

✔ U - Umbrella. London Rain | Nicola Upson ★★ (01/10/25)

✔ V - Vegetables. Farm to Trouble | Amanda Flower ★ (02/01/25)

✔ W - Woman. You'll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist | Kari Ferrell ★★★ (01/10/25)

✔ X - X on the banister. Shot Through the Book | Eva Gates ★★★ (05/24/25)

✔ Y - Yarn. Murder at a Scottish Social | Traci Hall ★★★ (01/24/25)

✔ Z - Zelda. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald | Therese Anne Fowler ★ (04/30/25)


*** Completed (05/24/25) ***

I didn't bother to sign up to this one either, but I found a completed challenge for 2024.

A-Z Locations 2024

Duration: Jan 01, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Completed: 26/26

✔ A - Austria. Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands | Heather Fawcett ★★★ (01/24/24)
✔ B - Brinkley Court. Right Ho, Jeeves | P.G. Wodehouse ★★★★★ (02/11/24)
✔ C - Cornwall. Mistletoe and Murder | Carola Dunn ★★★ (01/01/24)
✔ D - Dark Asgard. Loki Modern Era Epic Collection: Journey Into Mystery | Kieron Gillen ★★★ (01/27/24)
✔ E - England. The Absolutist | John Boyne ★ (01/04/24)
✔ F - France. Dark Star | Alan Furst ★★★ (01/08/24)
✔ G - Georgia. Killing Floor | Lee Child ★ (02/08/24)
✔ H - Houston. A Wedding to Die For | Leann Sweeney ★★ (02/07/24)
✔ I - Ithaca. House of Odysseus | Claire North ★★★★ (01/13/24)
✔ J - Japan. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | Haruki Murakami ★★★ (01/25/24)
✔ K - Kentucky. Let Me Die in His Footsteps | Lori Roy ★ (02/04/24)
✔ L - London. Dead Lions | Mick Herron ★★★★ (01/15/24)
✔ M - Mars. The Long Mars | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★ (01/14/24)
✔ N - New York City. 10:04 | Ben Lerner ★ (01/21/24)
✔ O - Ohio. Murder Lo Mein | Vivien Chien ★★ (01/02/24)
✔ P - Perigord. The Dark Vineyard | Martin Walker ★★★ (01/03/24)
✔ Q - Quebec. Last Night in Montreal | Emily St. John Mandel ★★★★★ (06/29/24)
✔ R - Reno. Battleborn | Claire Vaye Watkins ★★ (01/09/24)
✔ S - San Benedetto. Chocolate à la Murder | Kirsten Weiss ★★★ (01/01/24)
✔ T - Tenochtitlan. You Dreamed of Empires | Álvaro Enrigue ★★★★★ (02/06/24)
✔ U - Ullevalsvein. The Devil's Star | Jo Nesbø ★ (01/28/24)
✔ V - Virginia. The Dog Across the Lake | Krista Davis ★★ (02/03/24)
✔ W - Waindell College. Pnin | Vladimir Nabokov ★★★★ (01/10/24)
✔ X - Texas. Thyme of Death | Susan Wittig Albert ★★★ (09/07/24)
✔ Y - Yarrow Glen. Curds of Prey | Korina Moss ★★★★ (06/01/24)
✔ Z - Czech Republic. HHhH | Laurent Binet ★★★★★ (08/11/24)

*** Completed (09/07/24) ***

Apparently I never bothered to sign up two years in a row, but I found a finished 2024 challenge in my word document.

A-Z Male Characters 2024

Duration: Jan 01, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Completed: 26/26

✔ A - Alex. Mistletoe and Murder | Carola Dunn ★★★ (01/01/24)
✔ B - Bruno. The Dark Vineyard | Martin Walker ★★★ (01/03/24)
✔ C - Clay. The Dragonet Prophecy | Tui T. Sutherland ★★★ (01/16/24)
✔ D - Diego. I, Juan de Pareja | Elizabeth Borton de Treviño ★★ (01/27/24)
✔ E - Elzar. The Fallen Star | Claudia Gray ★ (01/23/24)
✔ F - Fred. Bloody Acquisitions | Drew Hayes ★★★★ (02/08/24)
✔ G - Gabriel. A Peculiar Combination | Ashley Weaver ★★★★ (01/30/24)
✔ H - Harry. The Devil's Star | Jo Nesbø ★ (01/28/24)
✔ I - Ikaris/Ike Harris. Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection | Jack Kirby ★★★ (03/17/24)
✔ J - Jason. Chocolate à la Murder | Kirsten Weiss ★★★ (01/01/24)
✔ K - Kern. Void Star | Zachary Mason ★★★ (01/29/24)
✔ L - Linden. The Bees | Laline Paull ★ (01/11/24)
✔ M - Marc. Moon Knight by Lemire & Smallwood | Jeff Lemire & Greg Smallwood ★★★★★ (01/28/24)
✔ N - Nils. Dead West | Matt Goldman ★★★ (02/03/24)
✔ O - Orestes. House of Odysseus | Claire North ★★★★ (01/13/24)
✔ P - Pnin. Pnin | Vladimir Nabokov ★★★★ (01/10/24)
✔ Q - Quinn. Last Writes | Laura Levine ★★★ (06/12/24)
✔ R - River. Dead Lions | Mick Herron ★★★★ (01/15/24)
✔ S - Satya. America for Beginners | Leah Franqui ★ (01/15/24)
✔ T - Tristan. The Absolutist | John Boyne ★ (01/04/24)
✔ U - Usagi. Usagi Yojimbo Saga, Vol. 1 | Stan Sakai ★★★★★ (03/20/24)
✔ V - Valentine. The Gods of Gotham | Lyndsay Faye ★★★ (01/22/24)
✔ W - Willis. The Long Mars | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★ (01/14/24)
✔ X - Charles Xavier. X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 9: The Brood Saga | Chris Claremont ★★ (03/19/24)
✔ Y - Yoshiteru Terada. Confessions | Kanae Minato ★★ (10/07/24)
✔ Z - Zack. The Crossroads | Chris Grabenstein ★★★ (03/13/24)

*** Completed (10/07/24) ***