Catsalive’s Comments (group member since Jan 14, 2022)

Catsalive’s comments from the LOTSA SPELL CHALLENGES group.

Well done, BC & Tari.

Brenda wrote: "My review for Terror in Topaz by A.M. Stuart

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Ooh! Really looking forward to this one.

Completed

Petronas Towers Skybridge Challenge
Duration: 1/9/23 - open
Progress: 41/41

P: Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★
E: A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★
T: Mercy Thompson - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 7/9 4★
R: The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 1/9 3★
O: Ariadne Oliver - Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★
N: Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh 2/9 3.5★
A: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 9/9 4.5★
S: Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★


T: Mercy Thompson - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 8/9 4★
O: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★
W: Wayfarers #1 - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 15/9 4★
E: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★
R: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 10/9 4★
S: Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★


C: Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry 16/9 3★
O: Miss Drayton's Downfall by Patricia Oliver 28/9 3★
V: Vertigo by Karen Herbert 20/9 3★
E: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 11/9 4★
R: Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 24/9 3★
E: High Stakes by Erin McCarthy 12/9 2★
D: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 14/9 3★


S: Raphael St.John - A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 27/9 2★
K: A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 17/9 4★
Y: Our Country Christmas by DarrY Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
B: Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★
R: Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs 26/9 3.5★
I: Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★
D: The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 5/9 4★
G: Guido - Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon 25/9 4★
E: Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★


S: Sword of Truth #1 - Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★
E: Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne 14/9 3★
A: At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★
N: Network Effect by Martha Wells 12/9 4★


C: Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★
O: Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
N: Nika - Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall 23/9 3.5★
N: Bizzy Nancarrow - The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★
E: Eve - Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 30/9 3★
R: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb 29/9 3.5★
Y: TonY - Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★

Welcome, Jackie.

Good one, Lynxie :0)

Welcome BC & CP. Links added.

Unusual Place Names: WISCONSIN
Begins: 1 Oct 2023 - Open
52/52

C- Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
L- A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
A- At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★
M- The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★

F- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★
A- Alice - One Hot Summer by Kat French 27/10 4★
L- The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas 16/10 4★
L- No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★
S- Sword of Truth #1 - Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★


D- Bed of Roses by Daisy Waugh 30/10 2.5★
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
S- Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie 20/10 4★
C- Chloe - Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton 28/10 3★
O- Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★


E- Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
M- Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells 25/10 5★
B- Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass 13/10 3★
A- Annabelle - Widow's Web by Ursula Curtiss 28/10 3★
R- The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 11/10 4★
R- The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan 19/10 3★
A- Angua - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 31/10 5★
S- The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan 26/10 3★
S- Two Feet, Four Paws by Spud Talbot-Ponsonby 9/11 3★


H- Harris - Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome 15/10 3.5★
E- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★
R- James Reece - The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
B- Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath 15/10 3★
S- Stella - The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Kat French 11/11 3★
T- Georgette Heyer's Regency England by Teresa Chris 20/10 4★
E- Eve - In the Summertime by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★
R- Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen 31/10 2.5★


R- The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan 14/11 3★
A- Becoming Beth by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★
N- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Owning, Raising and Training a Golden Retriever by Nona Kilgore Bauer 12/10 4★
D- Daphne - Nation by Terry Pratchett 7/11 4★
O- Bad Timing by Nick Oldham 22/10 4★
M- Bird Box by Josh Malerman 6/11 3.5★

L- Lord Borin's Secret Love by Regina Scott 22/10 2★
A- The Pyramid of Mud by Andrea Camilleri 11/11 2★
K- You're Doing it Wrong by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★
E- Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett 3/11 5★


S- I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan 16/11 2★
P- Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 29/10 5★
R- Ritchie - Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace by Kate Forster 24/10 3.5★
E- Kate Evans - The Paris Cooking School by Sophie Beaumont 13/11 4★
A- The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves 17/11 3.5★
D- Death - Soul Music by Terry Pratchett 21/11 5★

E- Everen - Dragonfall by L.R. Lam 19/11 1★
A- Roderick Alleyn - A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh 17/11 3★
G- Armand Gamache - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 8/11 3★
L- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren 27/10 3★
E- Just Murdered by Elaine Viets 23/11 2★

Somerset complete & heading for Bristol.

13. SOMERSET - county town Taunton

The Babbling Brook: 16/16
T- The Listeners by Anthony J. Quinn 29/8 3★
H- Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 28/8 3★
E- Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 11/9 4★

B- Hazel Bates - The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson 13/8 4.5★
A- The Long Call by Ann Cleeves 31/8 3.5★
B- Bonjour, Miss Seeton by Hamilton Crane 16/8 3.5★
B- Bella - A Dog's Courage by W. Bruce Cameron 20/8 3★
L- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 15/8 3★
I- Isabel Puddles Abroad by M.V. Byrne 21/8 4★
N- Network Effect by Martha Wells 12/9 4★
G- Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert 14/8 3.5★

B- Mrs. Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett 5/9 3.5★
R- The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 17/8 4★
O- Ariadne Oliver - Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★
O- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★
K- The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 1/9 3★


Cheddar Gorge: 12/12
C- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 15/9 4★
H- The Sister’s Gift by Barbara Hannay 30/8 3★
E- Eve - Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb 24/8 4★
D- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 24/8 5★
D- Sun, Surf and Murder by D.C. Pitt 3/9 3.5★
A- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 9/9 4.5★
R- Ross - The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin 22/8 3.5★

G- Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society by Sophie Green 19/8 4★
O- Miss Drayton's Downfall by Patricia Oliver 28/9 3★
R- Rose - Black River by Matthew Spencer 26/8 4★
G- Dot Grainger - Last Chance Cafe by Liz Byrski 6/9 4★
E- A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman 4/9 3.5★

Great stuff, BC. Wandering Wiltshire will wet your whistle :0)

You're well-travelled now, & a bit pickled.

Jazzy wrote: "I had a wee telly, about 2 inches square and our family would crowd in to watch it together!

I'm sure you saw this
https://www.boredpanda.com/lion-king-..."

Yep. I remember thinking, when I saw Lion King, that it was Kimba in different colours.

All added to her. Welcome!

Jazzy wrote: "Thank you Kylie x

PS I am also a fan of Kimba the White Lion"

Yay! Someone else who remembers it 😊

Welcome, all! Links done.

October Celebrating Disney - The Lion King
Duration: 1-31 October
11/11

T- The Terminal List by Jack Carr 5/10 3★
H- Tony Hill - Cross and Burn by Val McDermid 8/10 3★
E- Eddie - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8/10 2★


L- Our Country Christmas by Darry Fraser,Penelope Janu,Fiona Lowe,Eva Scott,Jacquie Underdown 6/10 4★
I- Ireland Shea - No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson,Lori Handeland,Cheyenne McCray,Christine Warren 21/10 2★
O- Outback by Patricia Wolf 1/10 4★
N- Bizzy Nancarrow - The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell 7/10 4★


K- A June Betrothal by Lynn Kerstan,Rebecca North,Marissa Edwards,Jeanne Savery,Cynthia Richey,Monette Cummings 14/10 3★
I- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 22/10 3.5★
N- Nynaeve - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 10/10 3.5★
G- Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/10 4★

Participants:
🦁=completed

Bobbi
🦁BookConcierge
🦁Brenda
🦁catsalive
Christene Paula
🦁Frankie
🦁Jackie
🦁Jazzy
🦁Sarah
🦁Tari
🦁Tr1sha

October Word of the Month

Starts 1 Oct, 2023

100 Years of Disney: THE LION KING

October 2023 Word of the Month - Celebrating 100 Years of Disney / THE LION KING

The Lion King, released in 1994, is an animated, musical/drama feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It holds the record as the highest-grossing traditionally animated film in history. In 2016, the film was chosen for preservation by the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Containing elements of Hamlet and Macbeth, the story centres on Simba, the lion prince, who must overcome the loss of his father and his villainous uncle, Scar, in order to take his rightful place as the king of the Pride Lands. It must also have been inspired by, Kimba the White Lion, the 1950s Japanese manga series, as it bears many similarities.

Simba, son of Mufasa and Sarabi, is destined to be king of the Pride Lands, but when Mufasa is murdered by his treacherous brother, Scar, Simba is tricked into taking the blame, and exiled. He finds refuge in a jungle oasis with Timon, a wisecracking meerkat, and Pumbaa, a gluttonous warthog, who raise Simba as his adoptive fathers. Here, Simba leads a joyful life of "Hakuna Matata", with no worries until the outside world catches up with him.

Simba is forced to confront his troubled past when he discovers that the Pride Lands have fallen into disarray during his evil uncle's tenure. He manages to overcome the usurping Scar with the help of Nala, his lioness friend and future wife; Timon; Pumbaa; Rafiki the mandrill, shaman and Royal Mjuzi; and, Zazu, the highly anxious red-billed hornbill, advisor to the crown. He is then able to take his vital place in the "Circle of Life".

October Celebrating Disney - The Lion King
Duration: 1-31 October
0/11

Spell the word/s THE LION KING using the options listed below. If you want more of a challenge you could spell SIMBA, PUMBAA, TIMON, NALA, SCAR or HAKUNA MATATA.

Spell Options:
1. First letter of the book title
2. First letter of the author's first or last name
3. First letter of the main character's first or last name
4. First letter of a series title (as shown here on GR)

LSC Guidelines

iasa wrote: "Halfway finished!."

Congrats, iasa. Better make sure you eat to soak up all those pints.🍺🍺

Congrats, Jazzy!