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

Chaitra’s comments from the Crazy Challenge Connection group.

Congrats, Teresa!

Congrats, Joann!

That is fine Jimena. I have issues with indigo myself. Like I mentioned above, the color is purple but the dye is blue so either of those is okay.

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Next guess: B-0

Bitter Harvest by Sheila Connolly
Read: 4/29/25
Pages: 304"

B0 is a miss.

Mary-Megan wrote: "yay a hit!

Next guess:
C2 - Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben [352 pages] (4/27)"

C2 is a hit.

Welcome to the challenge, Rachel!

Congrats, Ruth!

Welcome to the challenge, Richard!

Welcome to the challenge, Marie-Anne!

I got my 2.

April 2-4-6 TBR Masher

Duration: Apr 01, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Completed: 2/2

2 -- Genres are Cozy Mystery and Beach Reads (MPG is preferred but I'll trust your judgement for books that aren't widely tagged).

4 -- Letters are I, P, C and H.

6 -- The "Six" are publication months - January, February, July, August, October and November, any year, can be original pub date or the edition you read, post the date.

- Cozy Mystery | Author Last Initial C | Published Aug 05, 2003. The English Breakfast Murder | Laura Childs ★★★ (04/10/25)
- Cozy Mystery | Author Last Initial C | Published Aug 06, 2024. No Paw to Stand On | Laurie Cass ★★★★ (04/28/25)

I'm finished.

Countries of the World #9: Suriname

Duration: Apr 01, 2025 - Apr 30, 2025
Completed: 10/6+


✔ Country: Suriname
🚩Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SURINAME (ignore A, An and The or equivalent if not English).
Shadow of a Bull | Maia Wojciechowska ★★★★ (04/03/25)

Stats

✔ Capital: Paramaribo
🚩Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in the word PARAMARIBO (letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the word).
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains | Max Solomon Bennett ★★★★ (04/04/25)

✔ Population: 632,638 (2022 estimate)
🚩Read a book whose total number of pages contain at least 2 of the numbers in the population (tell us the page count).
Real Tigers | Mick Herron ★★★★ (04/02/25)
343 pages.

✔ Area: 63,250 sq mi
🚩Read a book whose year it was first published has at least 2 of the numbers in the area (tell us the year published).
Come Hell or Highball | Maia Chance ★ (04/03/25)
Pub. 2015.

Trivia

✔ 1. Central Suriname Nature Reserve
🚩Read a book with at least one important scene set in a wilderness (tell us where the book is set).
Birnam Wood | Eleanor Catton ★★ (04/07/25)
Korowai, New Zealand.

✔ 2. Sranan Tongo
🚩Read a book that reads like the author has raided the dictionary.
Solaris | Stanisław Lem ★★ (04/17/25)

✔ 3. Dutch Colony
🚩Read a book set in the Netherlands.
Untrue till Death | Graham Brack ★★★ (04/27/25)

✔ 4. Keti Koti
🚩Read a book in which a holiday is celebrated (bonus for a country’s independence or emancipation day; tell us which holiday).
Tourist Season | Carl Hiaasen ★★ (04/01/25)
Christmas.

✔ 5. Suriname Toad
🚩Read a book in which a speaking character is pregnant or has just given birth (tell us who).
Cat Got Your Killer | Sofie Ryan ★★★★ (04/08/25)
Emily.

✔ 6. Maroon Market
🚩Read a book in which someone escapes from captivity (tell us who).
The English Breakfast Murder | Laura Childs ★★★ (04/10/25)
Theodosia.

*** Completed (04/27/25) ***

Ruth wrote: "Guess 20
Suspect: Computer Programmer...Inspector Specter by E.J. Copperman..... April, 25, 2025. Author initials....E, C.
Cause of Death.... Poison [bookcover:Fa..."

The murder was not by poison.

Meg wrote: "Custodian ==> D. E. Stevenson - Miss Buncle's Book 04/19

Stabbing ==> The Ivory Dagger, Patricia Wentworth 04/22

The Three Bro..."

The murder was not at the Three Broomsticks.

Michelle wrote: "GUESS 2

SUSPECT - 8. professionaL Athlete (LA) - Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson - 4/22/25
CAUSE OF DEATH - 1. Drowning in the river - [book:The River We Remember|1007..."

The murder was not at the Waste Management Company.

Mary-Megan wrote: "Next guess -

B8 - Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim Brady [298 pages] (4/23)"

B8 is a hit.

Congrats, Samantha and OM!

Congrats, Amanda!

Congrats, Amanda!

Welcome to the challenge, Tari!

Congrats, OM!