Spring 2017 Challenge

[Julesy]

Great list, Carla!

[Brenda]

Congrats Trish and Carla :) Thanks Carla!

[Kimberly]

Way to go Trish! :) Way to go Carla! :)

[Meg]

Congrats Trish and Carla!

[MarieBL]

Congrats Trish and Carla! Nice job! ;-)

[Carla]

Thanks everyone. I love this challenge as it does force me to search my TBR list and find books that I had forgotten about.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Excellent work, Trish and Carla!

[Marilyn]

Here goes:

S - Saddle Up for Murder - Leigh Heron
P - Penny, Louise - Deadcold
R - Rowland, M.L. - Murder on the Horizon
I - Insideous - Catherine Coulter
N - Neggers, Carla - Secrets of the Lost Summer
G - Grace Among Thieves - Julie Hyzy

F - First Degree Mudder - Kate Dyer-Seely
L - Leeson, Gayle - Calmity Cafe"
O - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles
W - Wait, Lea - Threads of Evidence
E - Elizabeth Lynn Casey - Sew Deadly
R - Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen - Vicki Delaney
S - Sarah Graves - The Girls She Left Behind

[Teresa]

Completed

T 4/21
U 3/27
LR.C. Lewis 4/2
I 4/20
PJames Patterson 4/18
SErica Spindler 3/23

[Julesy]

Congratulations, Teresa! Time for one more word? ;-)

[Carla]

Good job Teresa, lots of time for another word :)

[Carla]

Finished two more short words:

E - Emma Miller wrote Plain Missing 04/22/2017
G - John Grisham wrote The Whistler 04/21/2017
G - The Golden Wizard by J.S. Jaeger 04/20/2017
S - Sandra Markle wrote The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins 04/20/2017


L - Lisabeth Emlyn Clark wrote I Don't Like Reading04/12/2017
A - Cale Atkinson wrote Where Oliver Fits 04/21/2017
M - Mary Lindeen wrote Animal Mothers and Fathers 04/12/2017
B - Linda Bailey wrote Under-The-Bed Fred 04/20/2017

[Julesy]

You're on a roll, Carla! Good job.

[Kimberly]

Congrats Teresa! :) Congrats Carla (on the added words)! :)

[MarieBL]

Congratulations, Teresa! Carla, nice job on the added words! You inspire me! ;-)

[Brenda]

Well done Teresa and Carla :)

[Teresa]

Carla wrote: "Good job Teresa, lots of time for another word :)"

LOL great minds think alike

I have to check the books to see what they spell and then order the missing letters from the library :)

[Brenda]

Here's another word for me :)


Cozy Spring 2017 Challenge (Part 2)

March 20, 2017 - June 20, 2017

12/12

T - The Traitor's Girl by Christine Wells 5★s 26/4/17
H - A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay 5★s 22/3/17
U - Union Belle by Deborah Challinor 5★s 11/5/17
N - The Anatomy of Cheating: A Novel by Nesly Clerge 5★s 27/4/17
D - The Spring Cleaning Murders: An Ellie Haskell Mystery by Dorothy Cannell 2★s 2/5/17
E - Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin 3★s 10/5/17
R - Two Nights by Kathy Reichs 5★s 14/6/17
S - Jewel in the North by Tricia Stringer 5★s 24/4/17
T - The Stranger Inside by Jennifer Jaynes 3.5★s 1/5/17
O - Play Dead by Leslie O'Kane 5★s 29/3/17
R - Rosalee Station by Mandy Magro 4★s 4/5/17
M - Murder at Rudhall Manor by Anya Wylde 2.5★s 24/4/17

[Ashley]

Spring 2017 Challenge

5/10

M Murder, She Barked 03/24
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E Elementary, She Read 04/18
R Romeow and Juliet 03/30
S Scrapped 04/25

D Death in Advertising 04/09
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[Teresa]

can I use baseball?

[Meg]

Brenda wrote: "Here's another word for me :)


Cozy Spring 2017 Challenge (Part 2)

March 20, 2017 - June 20, 2017

2/12

T - The Traitor's Girl by Christine Wells
H - [book:A Hu..."

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[Julesy]

Teresa in Ohio wrote: "can I use baseball?"

I don't see it on the word list, Teresa. Sorry!

[Teresa]

Julesy wrote: "Teresa in Ohio wrote: "can I use baseball?"

I don't see it on the word list, Teresa. Sorry!"


thats okay wasnt sure if it was a list or just suggestions for spring words off to rearrange books and spell some more :) LOL

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats Brenda, Carla and Teresa! Good job!

I'm still struggling to complete one word, but still plenty of time to make that happen. I hope. LOL '-)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Teresa in Ohio wrote: "can I use baseball?"


Sorry, Teresa, it's actually on the upcoming summer challenge, so I didn't want to duplicate it here. '-)

[Teresa]

Heather L wrote: "Teresa in Ohio wrote: "can I use baseball?"


Sorry, Teresa, it's actually on the upcoming summer challenge, so I didn't want to duplicate it here. '-)"

oh dear, do i hold those books or do I go ahead and read them LOL

[Betty]

Congrats to Teresa, Carla, and Trish for finishing your challenges. And hooray for the adventurous souls choosing new words. You've inspired me to do the same - thanks.

I'm choosing KITE and PUDDLE. Got some good books lined up for most of the letters. Should have them all filled out before too long.
o6/02 - Steadily chipping away at these last two words. A couple of books listed will work for the June mini challenge, too, which makes me feel more hopeful about finishing these by June 20.

06/07: Hooray! I finished PUDDLE! Now to work on the three books left for KITE and three books for the June Mini Challenge.

06/12 - Woohoo!! I finished Exercising the Past for KITE and now have only one book to go and it's from a favorite series. Looking forward to spending some quality time with Sir Hugh de Singleton.

06/20 - Just in the nick of time! I finished A Trail of Ink in the wee hours this morning. Well worth staying up for - love this series.

K Killer Salsa by Holly Plum (04/28/17)
I Invisible by Lorena McCourtney (06/10/17)
T A Trail of Ink by Mel Starr> (06/20/17)
E Exercising The Past by Gillian Larkin (06/12/17)



P A Personal Devil by Roberta Gellis (05/07/17)
U The Unfur-tunate Valentine's Scam by Alannah Rogers (06/05/17)
D Deep Fried Trouble by Tyora Moody (05/04/17)
D Dark, Witch & Creamy by H.Y. Hanna (05/28/17)
L Lemonade and Lies by Agatha Frost (05/31/17)
E Edgar Allan Cozy by Sheila Connolly (06/07/17)

[Trish]

Managed a couple more.

E = Ready Player One, {E}rnest Cline (10/04/17)
A = Ashes of the Elements, {A}lys Clare (25/04/17)
S = The Ghost Map, {S}teven Johnson (15/04/17)
T = {T}here's Something in a Sunday, Marcia Muller (22/04/17)
E = Murder on the Levels, Frances {E}vesham (11/04/17)
R = {R}ed Iron Nights, Glen Cook (21/04/17)

and

S = The Blood of Angels, Johanna {S}inisalo (24/03/17)
P = The {P}oisoner's Handbook, Deborah Blum (23/03/17)
R = Death at Gallows Green, {R}obin Paige (05/04/17)
I = The {I}nnocence of Father Brown, GK Chesterton (26/04/17)
N = Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter, {N}]ancy Atherton (29/04/17)
G = {G}od Save the Child, Robert B Parker (11/04/17)

I'll see what else I can come up with.

[Kimberly]

Great job Trish! :)

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Here's another word for me :)"

Good one!

[MarieBL]

Great job, Trish, congrats! You inspire me. I only have two books left to finish, so I best get to it! :)

[Trish]

MarieBL wrote: "Great job, Trish, congrats! You inspire me. I only have two books left to finish, so I best get to it! :)"

Cheers, folks. :-)

[MarieBL]

Finished with the Spring Challenge! When I looked, I actually had only one book left, so I pushed myself to finish it. But it's not such a chore to lie down on the couch, eat M&M's and read! ;-)

The Spring Challenge was fun and helped me expand my book selections. On to May and Summer challenges!

E--Raney, Clyde Edgerton (done!)
A--The Last Chance Olive Ranch, Susan Wittig Albert (done!)
S--Song of the Lion, Anne Hillerman (done!)
T--The Thanksgiving Visitor, Truman Capote (2 t's!) (done!)
E--Eleanor and Hick, Susan Quinn (done!)
R--Perfume River, Robert Olen Butler (done!)

E--Explosive Eighteen, Janet Evanovich (2 e's!) (done!)
G--Wake Up, Little Susie, Ed Gorman (done!)
G--Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Ed Gorman (done!)
S--Strawberry Shortcake Murder, Joanne Fluke (done!)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Good job, Trish and Marie!

[Kimberly]

Congrats Marie! :)

[Carla]

Congratulations Trish and Marie. I love to see all the books everyone reads to spell these words. Keep them coming so I can keep adding them to my TBR pile.

[Anna Lagos]

I am a little late but I am in for this challenge. I hope it's okay to include past books I've finished as long as I read them during this challenge?

S - Story of O by Pauline Reage
P -
R -
I - Invisible Library, The by Genevieve Cogman
N - Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
G - Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

[MarieBL]

Heather L wrote: "Good job, Trish and Marie!"

Thanks Heather, and thanks for thinking of all these interesting challenges--makes reading even more fun!

[MarieBL]

Thanks, Kimberly and Carla! I too enjoy checking out what everyone's reading for the challenges--my TBR List keeps growing. So many books, so little time!

[Kathy]

Spring Challenge

S – A (S)tone’s Throw by Debbie De Louise – finished 04/20/17
N - (N)ecessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain - finished 05/07/17
O – (O)peration Hail Storm by Brett Arquett – finished 03/31/17
W – (W)idow by Fiona Barton - finished 04/08/17
D – Flipped for Murder by Maddie (D)ay - finished 06/04/17
R - Her Royal Spyness by (R)hys Bowen finished 06/06/17
O - (O)ld Bones - by Trudy Nan Boyce - finished 05/17/17
P –(P)olicewoman - by Justin W.M. Roberts - finished 05/28/17
S – (S)he by David Kummer – finished on 04/06/17

[Nell]

Anna wrote: "I am a little late but I am in for this challenge. I hope it's okay to include past books I've finished as long as I read them during this challenge?..."

Yes Anna. We're allowed to use any books read during the challenge period (starting March 20) to spell challenge word(s).

[Meg]

Whoo hoo, all done! 😊 So enjoyed this challenge and read some really good books. I'm signed up for some other challenges but if I happen to finish them in good time I'll come back and do one more word (the TBR will thank me).

[Yvonne]

This is my first challenge

Pains and Penalties by Sarah Biglow
Aunt Bessie Decides by Diana Xarissa
Likely Suspects by G K Parks
Mothers Board by L K Jackson-Williams
Strangeway to Oldham by Andrea Frazer

[Kimberly]

Great job Meg! :)

[MarieBL]

Meg, CONGRATS! :) I am also thinking of doing one more word; it was a fun challenge!

[Meg]

Thanks Kimberly and Marie!

Marie, I actually already have the word picked out, with the books that go with all letters. I'm just hesitant to commit yet. I mean how awful if I don't finish 😕

[Julesy]

Congratulations, Trish, Marie and Meg!

[Kaley]

Spring 2017 Challenge

3/6

T - This Lullaby - Finished May 23
U - The Undomestic Goddess -Read March 25-28
L - Lemony Snicket - The Ersatz Elevator -Finished Apr 2
I - In Real Life
P - Pretty Girls
S - The Sun Is Also a Star

[Meg]

Julesy wrote: "Congratulations, Trish, Marie and Meg!"

Thanks Julesy!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Good job, Meg and Yvonne!