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

Chaitra’s comments from the Crazy Challenge Connection group.

Elaine wrote: "Round 23 picks for Chaitra

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Thanks Elaine! I really need to read Along the Saltwise Sea before I forget what the first book was about. :)

For Barb

We're both on the same book in this series and I really enjoy it so here goes!

Round 23, Picking for Allison

Allison, you've got a lot of books on your TBR that I've read, so I tried to pick from those series that I like more than one book of - there are a couple in here that I have liked more as the series progressed. Also, I chose five because I really couldn't not recommend a Discworld series! I hope you like whichever one you choose to read. :)

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Tari wrote: "If I can handle the microscopic type of the paperback that's the next book (EEK there's no ebook or hardback for it! And the following like 6 or so have no ebooks either)."

I hear you! I'm stuck on English Breakfast Murder for the same reason!

Great job, Barbara!

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Laila Jane wrote: "Game #15
Suspect: Landscaper (AL) - The Arrangement by Adriana Locke (01/31/25)
Cause of Death: Stabbing (Fork) - Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala (02/06/25)..."

The murder was not by stabbing.

You're welcome! :)

Welcome to the challenge, Norma!

Welcome to the challenge, Vanessa and Barbara!

Thanks Susan!

Mabeelle wrote: "Murder Mystery, New Thread!
Duration: 2/5/2025 - Open ended

Suspects
For suspect, the author's initials must be in the suspect's name (occupation).
1. Librarian
2. Postal Worker
3. Scientist
4. S..."

Welcome! You're good to start guessing!

Meg wrote: "Movie Star ==> Therese Oneill - Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America 01/30

Blunt force (chair) ==> [bookcover:The Librarian Always Rings Twice|5769..."

The murder was not at Silicon Valley.

Lesley wrote: "Mmmm, well what to do about this call! I have not got one hyphenated author on my TBR list!!
Might just leave this call out and see if one turns up before the end of the challenge."

I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier, notifications are really wonky even when I look for the red new post notifications.

Anyway, if you don't have a hyphenated author, I'll take any author with a punctuation. If you want to leave this callout unread, that's fine too - if you mention that you had no book to fit the call, I'll mark it complete when you post the completion post.

Andrea wrote: "Ooh! I think I know the combo now. I'm off to read again to find out if I'm right."

Good luck!

Welcome everyone! Jennifer will link you all up when she sees your posts!

truce

I'm finished.

12 Days of Christmas

Duration: Nov 01, 2023 - ?
Completed: 78/78

🎄 1. A Partridge in a Pear Tree: Read a book whose title and an author initial (first or last) begins with a P.
Post Captain | Patrick O'Brian ★★ (11/06/23)

🎄 2. Two Turtle Doves: Read 2 books whose cover show birds prominently (show the cover).
- Birder, She Wrote | Donna Andrews ★★★★ (11/07/23)
- Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! | Donna Andrews ★★★★ (11/09/23)


🎄 3. Three French Hens: Read 3 books that have been translated from the French or are set in France. (Tell us which option your book fits, you don't have to stick with one option for all 3).
- Set in Paris. Mastering the Art of French Murder | Colleen Cambridge ★★★ (11/20/23)
- Set in Perigord. The Dark Vineyard | Martin Walker ★★★ (01/03/24)
- Set in Paris. Dark Star | Alan Furst ★★★ (01/08/24)

🎄 4. Four Calling Birds: Listen to 4 audiobooks (tell us the narrators).
- Ruth Urquhart. The Art of Betrayal | Connie Berry ★★★ (01/08/24)
- Ali Ahn, Morgan Hallett etc. Battleborn | Claire Vaye Watkins ★★ (01/09/24)
- Orlagh Cassidy. The Bees | Laline Paull ★ (01/11/24)
- Soneela Nankani. America for Beginners | Leah Franqui ★ (01/15/24)

🎄 5. Five Golden Rings: Read 5 books whose book's title or author's name contains an intact GOLD or RING.
- Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble | Judy Gold ★★ (02/01/24)
- Dead West | Matt Goldman ★★★ (02/03/24)
- The Whispering Skull | Jonathan Stroud ★ (03/02/24)
- Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out | Gracie Gold ★★★ (03/08/24)
- Wandering Stars | Tommy Orange ★★★★ (03/30/24)

🎄 6. Six Geese a-Laying: Read 6 books whose title contains at least one intact EE.
- The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony | Annabelle Tometich ★★★★★ (05/10/24)
- Now You See Me | Sharon J. Bolton ★★ (05/18/24)
- Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials | Ovidia Yu ★★★★ (05/18/24)
- These Fleeting Shadows | Kate Alice Marshall ★★★★ (05/19/24)
- The Deep Sky | Yume Kitasei ★ (05/19/24)
- I Cheerfully Refuse | Leif Enger ★★★★ (05/22/24)

🎄 7. Seven Swans a-Swimming: Read 7 books with a water body prominently shown on the cover (Swans must be able to swim in it, post the cover).
- The Narrow | Kate Alice Marshall ★★ (05/28/24)
- Our Last Echoes | Kate Alice Marshall ★★★ (05/29/24)
- Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies | Catherine Mack ★★ (05/29/24)
- The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club | Helen Simonson ★★★ (05/31/24)
- Long Island | Colm Tóibín ★ (06/01/24)
- The Stranger in the Library | Eva Gates ★★★★ (06/06/24)
- Islands | Marta Randall ★★ (06/07/24)



🎄 8. Eight Maids a-Milking: Read 8 books from long-running series (for the purpose of this task, long-running means >10 books. Tell us the series name and your book's position.
- Daisy Dalrymple #13. 23 books in series. A Mourning Wedding | Carola Dunn ★★★★ (06/09/24)
- Anna Pigeon #3. 19 books in series. Ill Wind | Nevada Barr ★★★ (06/12/24)
- Josephine Tey #5. 11 books in series. The Death of Lucy Kyte | Nicola Upson ★★★ (06/12/24)
- Jaine Austen #2. 20 books in series. Last Writes | Laura Levine ★★★ (06/12/24)
- Cat in the Stacks #4. 16 books in series. Out of Circulation | Miranda James ★★ (07/01/24)
- Miss Fortune #8. 27 books in series. Fortune Hunter | Jana Deleon ★★★★ (07/02/24)
- Kindle County #1. 12 books in series. Presumed Innocent | Scott Turow ★★ (07/08/24)
- Second Chance Cat #11. 11 books in series. Fur Love or Money | Sofie Ryan ★★★★ (07/09/24)

🎄 9. Nine Ladies Dancing: Read 9 books whose cover shows a woman (face must be seen on cover, post the cover).
- Vida | Patricia Engel ★★★ (07/14/24)
- My Calamity Jane | Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows ★ (07/16/24)
- Joan | Katherine J. Chen ★★ (07/24/24)
- The Dead Cat Tail Assassins | P. Djèlí Clark ★★★★ (08/24/24)
- A Witch Before Dying | Heather Blake ★★★ (08/31/24)
- The Goose Girl | Shannon Hale ★★ (09/13/24)
- Grave Importance | Vivian Shaw ★★ (09/27/24)
- Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye | Victoria Laurie ★★★ (10/04/24)
- Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell ★★★★ (10/17/24)



🎄 10. Ten Lords a-Leaping: Read 10 books whose authors are male (Link to the author page).
- Blue: In Search of Nature’s Rarest Color | Kai Kupferschmidt ★★★★★ (10/19/24)
- Black Diamond | Martin Walker ★★★ (10/23/24)
- Doctor Sleep | Stephen King ★★★★ (10/27/24)
- The Message | Ta-Nehisi Coates ★★★★★ (11/04/24)
- The Last Word | Taylor Adams ★★ (11/07/24)
- I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom | Jason Pargin ★★★★★ (11/09/24)
- Mr. Mercedes | Stephen King ★★ (11/09/24)
- Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret | Benjamin Stevenson ★★★★ (11/10/24)
- The Ghost Brigades | John Scalzi ★★★ (11/10/24)
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle ★★★ (11/13/24)

🎄 11. Eleven Pipers Piping: Read 11 books that were recommended by a website/Booktuber or nominated for an award (tell us where you found each book, if nominated for an award tell us which and the year it was nominated).
- Newbery Medal 1976. The Grey King | Susan Cooper ★★★★ (11/13/24)
- Agatha Award Nominee for Historical Novel 2018. Murder on Union Square | Victoria Thompson ★★ (11/18/24)
- She Reads Best of Award Nominee for Book of the Year 2024. The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich ★★ (11/21/24)
- PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Nominee 2020. Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution | Helen Zia ★★★ (11/21/24)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction 2024. The Stardust Grail | Yume Kitasei ★★★★ (11/22/24)
- CWA Silver Dagger 1994. Smilla's Sense of Snow | Peter Høeg ★★ (11/30/24)
- Agatha Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Mystery Novel 2024. The Raven Thief | Gigi Pandian ★★★ (01/01/25)
- Edgar Award for Best Novel 1972. The Day of the Jackal | Frederick Forsyth ★★★★ (01/02/25)
- Agatha Award for Best First Novel 1996. Murder on a Girls' Night Out | Anne George ★★★ (01/03/25)
- Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Novel 2009. The Owl Killers | Karen Maitland ★★★ (01/06/25)
- Lord Ruthven Award for Fiction (2000). Carpe Jugulum | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (01/11/25)

🎄 12. Twelve Drummers Drumming: Read 12 books that have something on the cover that would make noise if you drummed on it (post the cover, if not immediately obvious, tell us what on the cover counts).

- The train. The Waste Lands | Stephen King ★★★ (01/13/25)
- The car. Death Around the Bend | T.E. Kinsey ★★★★ (01/13/25)
- The tables. Death Waits in the Dark | Julia Buckley ★ (01/15/25)
- The table. Death of a Mad Hatter | Jenn McKinlay ★★ (01/15/25)
- The chairs & tables. Strangled Eggs and Ham | Maddie Day ★★★ (01/20/25)
- The ship. The Voyage Home | Pat Barker ★★ (01/22/25)
- The table. Murder at a Scottish Social | Traci Hall ★★★ (01/24/25)
- The table. Paint the Town Dead | Nancy Haddock ★★★ (01/25/25)
- The table. The Crime That Binds | Laurie Cass ★★★★ (01/26/25)
- The table. A Conspiracy of Paper | David Liss ★★ (01/27/25)
- The armor. Baudolino | Umberto Eco ★★★ (01/29/25)
- The table. Old School | Gordon Korman ★★★★ (02/03/25)



*** Completed (02/03/25) ***

I'm finished I think.

Old, Obsolete, Obscure Words - Compliments

Duration: Jan 01, 2025 - ?
Completed: 26/26


✔ A is for AFTERNOONIFIED: Read a book that has a time word in its title.
The Day of the Jackal | Frederick Forsyth ★★★★ (01/02/25)

✔ B is for BEL-ESPRIT: Read a book that has spirits, ghosts, or similar creatures.
Lowcountry Boughs of Holly | Susan M. Boyer ★★★ (01/04/25)
Claire.

✔ C is for CRAFTIOUS: Read a book that has between 1200 and 1400 GR ratings at the time that you read it (tell us how many).
The Raven Thief | Gigi Pandian ★★★ (01/01/25)
1308 ratings on 01/05.

✔ D is for DILLYDOUN/DILLYDOWN: Read a book where someone goes to bed - bonus if it is a child being sent or taken to bed or tucked into bed (cite the sentence).
Darkly | Marisha Pessl ★★ (01/08/25)
One night he [George] was tucked into his bed. The next morning, he had vanished. Page 71.

✔ E is for EIDENT: Read a book with rain or snow shown clearly on the cover.
Thread on Arrival | Lea Wait ★★ (01/04/25)

Falling snow outside the window.

✔ F is for FAUNTKIN/FAUNTLET/FAUNTEKIN/FAUNTELET: Read a book whose GR main page has a classification indicating it is ‘for children’ (e.g. MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHILRENS, etc.).
Old School | Gordon Korman ★★★★ (02/03/25)
Middle Grade.

✔ G is for (THE) GINCHIEST: Read a book in which someone sends or receives a package (tell us who).
Murder at an Irish Castle | Ellie Brannigan ★★★ (01/23/25)
Rayne gets packages full of her clothes and shoes as she’s unexpectedly moved to Ireland.

✔ H is for HEART-: Read a book that is marked ROMANCE on its GR main page.
Paint the Town Dead | Nancy Haddock ★★★ (01/25/25)

✔ I is for INNERLY/INNERLIE: Read a book that has a shoreline, coast, or beach featured on its cover (post the cover).
Fall of a Philanderer | Carola Dunn ★★★ (01/09/25)


✔ J is for JOLLY-TIT and JOLLY-DOG: Read a book that features two (or more) friends spending pleasant times with one another.
Aunt Bessie Enjoys | Diana Xarissa ★★★ (01/03/25)
Aunt Bessie with many friends, but mainly Doona.

✔ K is for KILLER DILLER: Read a book which has someone from a marginalized community for its protagonist (e.g. a person of colour, someone with a disability, an ex-convict, etc).
The Waste Lands | Stephen King ★★★ (01/13/25)
Susannah is both a POC and disabled.

✔ L is for LAKESOME/LAKISH: Read a book in which someone goes to a lake or similar body of water for relaxation or recreation (tell us who).
Death Waits in the Dark | Julia Buckley ★ (01/15/25)
Lena and Starr.

✔ M is for MYN LYKING: Read a book that features a mother-child relationship.
The Lost Heir | Tui T. Sutherland ★★★ (01/07/25)
Tsunami & Anemone and their relationship with their mother Queen Coral.

✔ N is for NACKETY/NACKY: Read a book that has a title word with a silent letter.
Murder on a Girls' Night Out | Anne George ★★★ (01/03/25)

✔ O is for OREFUL: Read a book where a main character follows a code of honour (one created either externally or one which they have created for themselves) (tell us who).
The Owl Killers | Karen Maitland ★★★ (01/06/25)
One of the MCs is a beguine: they do not take holy orders, but they have their own code of ethics – they are in it to serve people and to worship god in their own way.

✔ P is for PIPPIN: Read a book that has a predominantly red cover (for either option post the cover).
Egg Drop Dead | Vivien Chien ★★★ (01/07/25)


✔ Q is for QUEMEFUL: Read a book that you find particularly pleasing to read (briefly tell us why).
Death Around the Bend | T.E. Kinsey ★★★★ (01/13/25)
Armstrong & Hardcastle are a hoot.

✔ R is for RUM: Read a book in which someone has a secret or double life (tell us who).
Wizard and Glass | Stephen King ★ (01/23/25)
Roland, Cuthbert and Alain are using fake names and identities as they want to find traitors to the Affiliation.

✔ S is for SAPIENT: Read a book that shows all, or most, of a human clearly on its cover (post the cover).
London Rain | Nicola Upson ★★ (01/10/25)


✔ T is for TRUEPENNY: Read a book set in the Victorian era (1837-1901) (tell us when).
The Black Country | Alex Grecian ★★ (01/08/25)
1889.

✔ U is for UMBRELLAS: Read a book in which someone drinks alcohol (tell us who and their drink of choice).
One of the Girls | Lucy Clarke ★★ (01/03/25)
It’s a hen weekend and all the ladies except Lexi drink – gin and wine mostly.

✔ V is for VERSANT: Read a book set in a mountainous region (tell us where).
Carpe Jugulum | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (01/11/25)
Lancre.

✔ W is for WEALSOME: Read a book that makes you feel happy when you read it.
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust | Mindy Quigley ★★★★ (01/11/25)

✔ X is for XENODOCHIAL: Read a book in which someone moves from one place to another (tell the from and to locations).
Murder at the Grand Hotel | Isabella Bassett ★★ (01/11/25)
Lady Caroline from England to the French Riviera.

✔ Y is for YARE-WITEL: Read a book which has a main character who is particularly quick-witted or intelligent (tell us who).
You'll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist | Kari Ferrell ★★★ (01/10/25)
Kari.

✔ Z is for ZIGGETY!: Read a book that has rhyming words in its title.
Later Gator | Jana Deleon ★★★★ (01/06/25)

*** Completed (02/03/25) ***