Agnieszka’s Comments (group member since Dec 27, 2015)

Agnieszka’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

GIVE US A CLUE
Duration: 1/1/21 - 12/31/21

1. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Revolver:
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 1/3 yellow
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 3* 1/6 a coffee cup in the film strip
Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 1/24 machine guns

2. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Secret Passages with the Candlestick:
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 4* 1/10 blue
Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock 5* 1/17 secret in title
Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 1/25 fire

3. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Revolver:
High Five by Janet Evanovich 4* 1/11 yellow
National Parks of America by Lonely Planet 4* 1/18 borrowed
Later Gator by Jana Deleon 3* 1/30 riffle/shotgun (leaning on the pick-up truck)

4. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Library with the Revolver:
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by JoAnn Durgin 3* 1/12 green
Mróz by Marcin Ciszewski 4* 1/20 lit. transl: Frost borrowed
Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 1/31 gun (in the purse)

5. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Library with the Candlestick:
Why You Really Can Memorize Scripture: Understand and unlock your mind's natural ability to memorize long passages by Daniel Morris 4* 1/12 white
Nice to meet you, Jerusalem: Auf Entdeckungstour ins Herz der Stadt by Stefan Gödde 3* 1/21 lit. transl (sub-title) Expedition Into The Heart Of The City - borrowed
Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 2/2 fire

6. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick:
Starlight, Star Bright by JoAnn Durgin 4* 1/19 red
Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 1/26 Gertie knits
Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon 4* 2/5 pumpkin lantern

7. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Conservatory with the Revolver:
Faking the Love by Sofia Grey 4* 1/29 white
Summer of the Midnight Sun by Tracie Peterson 4* 1/27 MCs have to save someone
Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 5* 2/7 gun

8. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Study with the Dagger (& Revolver):
Seeing The Love by Sofia Grey 4* 1/29 white
Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe by Steven H. Strogatz 3* 1/28 I wanted to learn more about calculus
Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon 5* 2/9 knife & gun (in the purse)

9. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Cellar with the Revolver:
Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 2/4 yellow
Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 1/29 cozy mystery
Swamp Santa by Jana Deleon 5* 2/10 gun (gift wrapped)

10. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Lounge with the Rope:
Healing the Hurts of Your Past: A Guide to Overcoming the Pain of Shame by F. Remy Diederich 3* 2/16 red
Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/6 fav. genre
Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 5* 2/12 string of beads

11. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Hall with the Revolver:
Meg's Best Man by Cynthia Bruner 5* 2/20 green
The Governess Who Captured His Heart by Sophie Barnes 4* 2/20 The Honorable Scoundrels #1
Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 4* 2/14 gun

12. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Cellar (Lounge) with the Dagger:
Kittyzen's Arrest by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom 3* 2/19 blue
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 2/19 fav. genre & a mystery
Fortune Funhouse by Jana Deleon 4* 2/15 hatchet

13. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Ballroom with the Revolver:
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 5* 2/26 blue
Dying for a Dance book 2 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 3* 2/27 dancers
Dying for a Date book 1 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 3.5* 2/25 gun

14. I deduce it was Mrs White in the Dining Room with the Revolver:
A Drop of Paradise by Alex L. Michaels 2* 2/28 white
Dying for a Daiquiri book 3 in Laurel McKay Mysteries Boxed Set by Cindy Sample 2.5* 3/3 coctail in glass
Swamp Team 3 by Jana Deleon 5* 3/4 gun

15. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Study with the Candlestick:
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 3/5 purple
110 - Ein Bulle bleibt dran: Neues aus der Notrufzentrale by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 5* 3/6 lit. transl: 110 - A Copper Keeps At It: New (Stories) From The Emergency Call Center - learned about the work in a Police Emergency Call Center
Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost 4* 3/29 candle

16. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Hall with the Revolver:
Fierce Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/11 blue
Saving Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 3/7 Shadows Landing #1
New Corpse In Town by Lucy Quinn 4* 3/30 gun

17. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Cellar with the Candlestick:
Lasting Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/9 green
Sunken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 3* 3/9 mystery
At Wick's End by Tim Myers 3* 3/31 candle

18. I deduce it was Mr Green in the Lounge with the Revolver:
Kingdom Prayer: Touching Heaven to Change Earth by Tony Evans 4* 3/27 green
Forever Freed by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/12 fav. genre
Without Warning by Lynette Eason 4* 4/3 gun

19. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Lounge with the Revolver:
Debt of Mercy by Amanda Tero 4* 3/31 blue
Forever Saved by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/13 fav. genre
Hot Ghost by Carolyn Crane=Annika Martin 4* 4/5 revolver

20. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Hall with the Revolver:
Broken Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/16 purpl-ish
Murder in Stonehill Manor by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/8 Samantha Degan #1
Moving Target by Lynette Eason 4* 4/6 gun

21. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the Revolver:
Death in the Casino by Nikki Haverstock 3* 4/9 purple
Forever Bold by Kathleen Brooks 4* 3/14 MCs have to save someone
Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason 4* 4/13 gun

22. I deduce it was Mrs Peacock in the Dining Room with the Candlestick:
Death from Abroad by Nikki Haverstock 4* 4/10 blue
Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder by Ann S. Marie 2* 4/16 cupcake
THR3E by Twyla Turner 4* 4/16 fire(works)

23. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Revolver:
His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare 4* 4/19 red
In Two Weeks by Jen Talty 3* 4/22 #1 in series
Murder in Lancashire by Jane T. O'Brien 3* 4/17 gun

24. I deduce it was Colonel Mustard in the Lounge with the Dagger:
Loving Miss Libby by Rosemarie Naramore 4* 4/24 yellow
On His Watch by Katie Ruggle 5* 4/28 fav. genre
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 3* 4/21/21 knife (in film strip)

25. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Dining Room with the Dagger:
Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self by Joanna Cannon 3* 4/29 purple
Sweets and a Stabbing by Harper Lin 4* 4/27 cupcake
Anioł śmierci=Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 4/23 sword

26. I deduce it was Miss Scarlet in the Study with the Lead Pipe:
Divorced, Desperate And Dating by Christie Craig 3* 5/9 red
The Heist: How Grace Robs Us of Our Shame by Chris Durso 4* 5/1 passionate subject
Framed Shadows by Kathleen Brooks 5* 5/8 brush and easel

27. I deduce it was Professor Plum in the Cellar with the Revolver:
The Shell Game by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg 5* 5/10 purple
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich 3* 5/11 mystery
Gasoline, Texas by Joseph Flynn 4* 5/17 revolver

cont. in msg. #482

update to msg. #21: 1/5+

5. Read a book you got because the cover looked pretty Dürfen Vegetarier Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben? by Arno Backhaus 3* 12/1 lit. transl: Are Vegetarians Allowed to Have Butterflies in Their Stomach? - I picked this book because of the title

Ashleigh wrote: "Updated!

Agnieszka, I'm really not particular so sure :D"

Thank you!

I'll start with 5 but hope to find books for all of the 10 tasks. (view spoiler)[
For #5. Read a book you got because the cover looked pretty - would you accept also books picked because of the title? Reading mostly ebooks and because Amazon changes the covers so often I stopped caring about covers but have several books on my shelves I picked because of the title. I had one on my library watch list for that reason, I downloaded it last week and read today. Would this work for you? (hide spoiler)]

Home is Where the Books Are
Duration: December 2020
Completed: 10/5+
no page minimum, re-reads are ok,

✔ 1. Read the book that has been on your shelf for the longest time Jeder Tag ist eine Chance: Christ-Sein in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft by Martin L. Landmesser & Johannes Sczepan 3* 12/19 lit. transl: Each Day Is A Chance: Being Christ in Business & Society - pre-GR, bought most likely 2002
✔ 2. Read a book that was given to you by someone else The Twelve Days of Christmas by Rick Yuzzi 5* 12/6 - as freebie it was indirectly given to me by the author
✔ 3. Read a book that you'd one day like to 'rehome' Snow on the Tulips by Liz Tolsma 3* 12/20 - borrowed quite a while ago from a friend and will go back to her
✔ 4. Read a book on your shelf that is about a home or a house of any kind A Pirate for Christmas by Anna Campbell 5* 12/14 - about Penton Abbey (home of the Earl of Channing) and how it becomes home to a man of the sea (who grew up without a real home)
✔ 5. Read a book you got because the cover looked pretty Dürfen Vegetarier Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben? by Arno Backhaus 3* 12/1 lit. transl: Are Vegetarians Allowed to Have Butterflies in Their Stomach?
Here's a second variation of this task: Wishes on Mistletoe Mountain by Dora Hiers 3* 12/18 - I read this book because I like this authors and loved the cover (though I didn't like the previous cover very much when I got it )
✔ 6. Read a book about friendship OR family OR both Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle 4* 12/3 - two of the short stories are about friendship and one about family
✔ 7. Read your favorite book (one that makes you feel at home) Błękitny Zamek=The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 6* 12/29
✔ 8. Read the shortest book on your shelf A Time to Dance by Megan Payne 4* 12/18 - 3 pages (a drabble, which is a story in exactly 100 words)
✔ 9. Read a self-help or personal development book to make yourself more at home in your body When God Breaks Your Heart: Choosing Hope in the Midst of Faith-Shattering Circumstances by Ed Underwood 5* 12/25
✔ 10. Read a book on your shelf that you are wary of because it isn't generally a genre you read Stormbreaker=Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz 3* 12/14 - Childrens > Middle Grade; Young Adult > Teen
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Update message #37: 51/75

I raise my goal to 75 and hope I'll be actually able to reach it.

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Marleen wrote: "It was okay but didn’t meet my expectations from really liking the previous book I read by this author (The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared). I like the writing but didn’t really like the main characters."

I agree with Marleen. This isn't so great. I liked The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden but only made it through this one because it was an audiobook and I updated my challenges while listening to it.

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I'll see if I can squeeze this one into this month - since I have it on my Kindle but I won't start before mid-November when I'm back from hospital.

@Mark, what's NXIVM? Never seen it before but looked it up on bing and the cult-like MLM company looks like the most likely candidate - is it correct?

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