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

Chaitra’s comments from the Crazy Challenge Connection group.

Congrats, Tari!

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Congrats, Connie!

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Congrats, Lynn!

Congrats, Bucket!

Arroz con Leche

Duration: Feb 01, 2025 - Mar 31, 2025
Completed: 14/14

✔ 1. Read a book with a Z in the title or in the author’s name. (post a link to the author’s page if this option is used).
Dark Echoes of the Past | Ramón Díaz Eterovic ★★★ (02/10/25)

✔ 2. Read a book with a double letter in the title (as in mOOrish or oCCupation).
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire ★★★ (02/01/25)

✔ 3. Read a book with a very simple plot (your interpretation).
Farm to Trouble | Amanda Flower ★ (02/01/25)
The usual cozy mystery plot of someone gets bumped off -> someone close to MC gets blamed because whatever they own is used to do murder -> MC kind of goes around asking if they’re the murderer but the one person she leaves out is the murderer -> Murderer concludes the MC is getting close even though she has never once thought of this person, and says hey we’re the murderer -> End.

✔ 4. Read a book with a speaking character who is good at cooking, (tell us who).
A Murder Most French | Colleen Cambridge ★★★ (02/06/25)
Julia Child.

✔ 5. Read a standalone book.
Shout | Laurie Halse Anderson ★★ (02/03/25)

✔ 6. Read a book Marked "Children's" or "Middle Grade" in the main GR page.
London Calling | James Ponti ★★★★★ (02/13/25)

Spell

✔ C - The Shadow of Memory | Connie Berry ★★★★ (02/14/25)
✔ I - A Match Made for Murder | Iona Whishaw ★★★★ (02/08/25)
✔ N - Death of the Author | Nnedi Okorafor ★★ (02/02/25)
✔ N - Cryptonomicon | Neal Stephenson ★ (02/16/25)
✔ A - Aloha Alibi | Jasmine Webb ★★★★ (02/01/25)
✔ M - Murder at the Taffy Shop | Maddie Day ★ (02/05/25)
✔ O - Old School | Gordon Korman ★★★★ (02/03/25)
✔ N - Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause | Naomi Watts ★★★ (02/19/25)

*** Completed (02/19/25) ***

Congrats, everyone!

Congrats, everyone!

Congrats, Cats!

2024 Remembering Them

Duration: Feb 01, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026
Completed: 30/30

✔ January 4: Glynis Johns, 100
🔸 Read a bookmarked children's/middle grade on the main GR page.
London Calling | James Ponti ★★★★★ (02/13/25)

✔ January 22: Dexter Scott King, 62
🔸 Read a book where the main character has a conversation with a parent.
Aloha Alibi | Jasmine Webb ★★★★ (02/01/25)

✔ January 24: N. Scott Momaday, 89
🔸 Read a book marked Poetry on the main GR page, (you can dismiss the 150 pages rule ONLY for this option).
Shout | Laurie Halse Anderson ★★ (02/03/25)

✔ January 29: Chita Rivera, 91
🔸 Read a book with a Hispanic or Latin author or character, (post a link to the author's page if that option is chosen).
Farm to Trouble | Amanda Flower ★ (02/01/25)
Character, Kristi.

✔ February 5: Toby Keith, 62
🔸 Read a book marked Western on the main GR page.
The Wind Through the Keyhole | Stephen King ★★★★ (02/12/25)

✔ February 6: Seiji Ozawa, 88
🔸 Read a book with a main character whose name starts with a letter in ORCHESTRA (tell us the name).
Death on the Nile | Agatha Christie ★★ (02/03/25)
Hercule.

✔ March 1: Akira Toriyama, 68
🔸 Read a book with a Japanese author or character. (post a link to the author's page if that option is chosen)
Cryptonomicon | Neal Stephenson ★ (02/16/25)
Goto Dengo among others.

✔ March 11: Paul Alexander, 78
🔸 Read a book from a Series with more than 6 books on it. (Tell us the Series name and the position of your book) .
A Picture of Murder | T.E. Kinsey ★★★★ (02/06/25)
Lady Hardcastle #4. 12 books in the series so far.

✔ April 8: Peter Higgs, 94
🔸 Read a book with double consonants in the title (as in HiGGs).
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire ★★★ (02/01/25)

✔ April 11: O.J. Simpson, 76
🔸 Read a book in which a murder occurs.
Murder at the Taffy Shop | Maddie Day ★ (02/05/25)

✔ May 13: Alice Munro, 92
🔸 Read a short story collection or anthology.
The Question of Bruno | Aleksandar Hemon ★★ (02/05/25)

✔ May 23: Morgan Spurlock, 53
🔸 Read a book with food on the cover (post the cover).
Southern Sass and a Battered Bride | Kate Young ★ (02/19/25)


✔ June 19: Willie Mays, 93
🔸 Read a book with an African American author (post a link to the author's page).
Death of the Author | Nnedi Okorafor ★★ (02/02/25)

✔ June 20: Donald Sutherland, 88
🔸 Read a book with a Canadian author (post a link to the author's page).
A Match Made for Murder | Iona Whishaw ★★★★ (02/08/25)

✔ July 11: Shelley Duvall, 75
🔸 Read a bookmarked HORROR on the main GR page.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls | Grady Hendrix ★ (02/04/25)

✔ July 12: Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 96
🔸 Read a book with a taboo topic.
Isaac's Song | Daniel Black ★★★★ (02/09/25)
Isaac is gay at a time when this is taboo.

✔ August 14: Gena Rowlands, 94
🔸 Read a book with a couple as main characters.
Gunpowder Plot | Carola Dunn ★★★ (02/18/25)
Alec & Daisy

✔ August 18: Alain Delon, 88
🔸 Read a book set in France.
A Murder Most French | Colleen Cambridge ★★★ (02/06/25)

✔ September 9, 2024: James Earl Jones, 93
🔸 Read a book with a King speaking character, (tell us the King´s name).
Royal Flush | Rhys Bowen ★ (03/03/25)
King George V.

✔ September 27: Dame Maggie Smith, 89
🔸 Read a Historical Fiction book.
Murder Comes to Call | Jessica Ellicott ★★★★ (02/09/25)

✔ September 29: Ron Ely, 86
🔸 Read a book that has been made into a movie or TV series.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers | Loung Ung ★★★ (02/07/25)

✔ October 16: Liam Payne, 31
🔸 Read a book set in South America.
Dark Echoes of the Past | Ramón Díaz Eterovic ★★★ (02/10/25)
Chile.

✔ October 23: Leon Cooper, 97
🔸 Read a book with two of these numbers on the page number: 1, 9, 7, 2, (Tell us the number of pages).
In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some | Josh Gad ★★★★ (02/10/25)
272 pages

✔ November 17: Bela Karolyi, 82
🔸 Read a book with a European author, (post a link to the author's page).
The Club Dumas | Arturo Pérez-Reverte ★ (03/05/25)
Perez-Reverte is from Spain.

✔ November 24: Barbara Taylor Bradford, 91
🔸 Read a book with a British author, (post a link to the author's page).
Big Sky | Kate Atkinson ★★ (02/17/25)

✔ November 27: Mary McGee, 87
🔸 Read a book with an author called Mary (variations as María or Marie works too, Post a link to the author's page).
The Fated Sky | Mary Robinette Kowal ★ (03/19/25)

✔ November 28: Silvia Pinal, 93
🔸 Read a book rated more than 4 in GR (Tell us the rating).
Old School | Gordon Korman ★★★★ (02/03/25)
4.48

✔ December 9: Nikki Giovanni, 81
🔸 Read a book first published in the '60s (Tell us the date).
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern | Lilian Jackson Braun ★★★★ (02/27/25)
1967.

✔ December 29: Tomiko Itooka, 116
🔸 Read a book with a female main character.
Queen's Peril | E.K. Johnston ★★ (02/07/25)
Padme.

✔ December 29: Jimmy Carter, 100
🔸 Read a book first published in 20th century (Tell us the date).
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home | Harry Kemelman ★★★ (02/28/25)
Pub. 1969

*** Completed (03/19/25) ***

February 2025 Spell

Duration: Feb 01, 2025 - Feb 28, 2025
Completed: 9/9

✔ D - Death on the Nile | Agatha Christie ★★ (02/03/25)
✔ O - Old School | Gordon Korman ★★★★ (02/03/25)
✔ U - First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers | Loung Ung ★★★ (02/07/25)
✔ G - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls | Grady Hendrix ★ (02/04/25)
✔ H - The Question of Bruno | Aleksandar Hemon ★★ (02/05/25)
✔ N - Death of the Author | Nnedi Okorafor ★★ (02/02/25)
✔ U - The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf | Isa Arsén ★★ (02/21/25)
✔ T - A Picture of Murder | T.E. Kinsey ★★★★ (02/06/25)
✔ S - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire ★★★ (02/01/25)

*** Completed (02/21/25) ***

Thanks ladies!

Congrats, Cats!

Congrats, Kimberly!

Congrats, Cats!

February 2025 Scavenger

Duration: Feb 01, 2025 - Feb 28, 2025
Completed: 12/7+

✔ 1. Dieting With Donuts: Read a book where a character deludes him- or herself, tell us who and how.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls | Grady Hendrix ★ (02/04/25)
Some of the girls delude themselves that they can keep their babies and live happy lives, even though they have no agency at all.

✔ 2. Donate weight: Read a book where two characters dislike each other (tell us who).
Death of the Author | Nnedi Okorafor ★★ (02/02/25)
Zelu & Chinyere.

✔ 3. Getting in Shape for Spring: Read a book with a cover that looks like springtime to you (your interpretation, post the cover).
Hop 'Til You Drop | J.M. Griffin ★★★ (02/24/25)


✔ 4. Coconut Oil & Kale: Read a book with tropical-looking cover (post the cover).
Aloha Alibi | Jasmine Webb ★★★★ (02/01/25)


✔ 5. Rotting Produce: Read a book with fruits or vegetables visible on the cover.
Farm to Trouble | Amanda Flower ★ (02/01/25)


✔ 6. Bragging Rights: Read a book with a character who you think is a braggart (tell us who).
Old School | Gordon Korman ★★★★ (02/03/25)
Jackson.

✔ 7. Orange Flavored Pushups: Read a book whose cover is predominantly orange (post the cover).
Death on the Nile | Agatha Christie ★★ (02/03/25)


✔ 8. Great Personality: Read a book with a cover that looks like summer to you (post the cover).
Murder at the Taffy Shop | Maddie Day ★ (02/05/25)


✔ 9. Substitution Diet: Read a book with both food of some kind and a drink of some kind on the cover (post the cover).
Southern Sass and a Battered Bride | Kate Young ★ (02/19/25)

I don’t know if this is enough but there’s the cake and a couple of champagne flutes in the background.

✔ 10. Planning for Holidays: Read a book with a character you think of as being a "planner".
Murder Comes to Call | Jessica Ellicott ★★★★ (02/09/25)
Edwina.

✔ 11. Good fat vs. Bad: Read a book with a cover that is predominantly green or brown or some combination of the two (post the cover).
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire ★★★ (02/01/25)


✔ 12. Salad and a Smorgasbord: Read a book where someone binges or splurges, your interpretation, (tell us who and how).
The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf | Isa Arsén ★★ (02/21/25)
A bit too much white stuff (cocaine I’m thinking although it’s not mentioned explicitly) for Margaret – it doesn’t really say if she’s addicted, she stops pretty easily.

*** Completed (02/24/25) ***

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