Esther puzzling reads of 2023

[Janice, Moderator]

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Congrats on finishing badge 4.

[Esther]

recap puzzle 2

Task 1: Deuils de miel
Task 2: Mark of the Thief
Task 3: Dead Things
Task 4: badge 1
Task 5:
Task 6: Christmas Cupcake Murder
Task 7: Fatal Rounds
Task 8:
Task 9: Terreur dans le Downtown Eastside
Task 10:

[Esther]

recap puzzle 6

Task 1: Heart of Barkness
Task 2: badge 1
Task 3: Jade War
Task 4: Stasi Child
Task 5: Les gardiens de la lagune
Task 6: Million Dollar Demon
Task 7: Un mensonge de trop
Task 8: Witch King
Task 9: Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
Task 10: Ceci n'est pas un fait divers

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 2
2. Puzzle 4, Task 1
3. Prince of Fire
4. Paperback, 432 pages
5. Read a book with a significant character who is a painter
6. Gabriel Allon restores paintings. he rarely paints an original piece, although he does one in this one.

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 3
2. Puzzle 4, Task 7
3. The Bone Orchard
4. Hardcover, 432 pages
5. Read a book with Bone(s) in the title.
6. The Bone Orchard

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 4
2. Puzzle 4, Task 4
3. Ma vie de pingouin
4. audiobook (269 pages, Paperback)
5. Read a book with the theme of tourism.
6. Set during a cruise in Antarctica. The trip activities are described..

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 4
2. Puzzle 5, Task 4
3. The Gilded Ones
4. ebook (Hardcover, 432 pages)
5. Read a book that is main page genre of young adult.
6. it does.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 5
2. Puzzle 4, Task 3
3. La Revanche du petit juge
4. ebook (Pocket Book, 408 pages)
5. Read a book with one or more of the following barnyard animals on the cover - Chickens, Cattle, Sheep, Ducks, Goats, or Pigs
6.

[Janice, Moderator]

Please confirm if you are reading Puzzle 4 or 5. Puzzle 5 Task 3 asks for a playing card.

[Esther]

Sorr, this is puzzle 4. I will correct when I get to my computer

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 6
2. Puzzle 5, Task 2
3. The Perfect Assassin
4. ebook (Paperback, 350 pages)
5. Read a book that contains the word - error, mistake, or perfect in the title.
6. Perfect

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 8
2. Puzzle 5, Task 8
3. Deep Storm
4. audiobook (Hardcover, 384 pages)
5. Read a book with Child in the title or author's name is Child.
6. Author is Lincoln Child

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 9
2. Puzzle 5, Task 1
3. The Messenger
4. ebook (Hardcover, 352 pages)
5. Read a book that is set in at least 3 different countries across the globe
6. Set in Israel, Italy, UK, France, Germany , USA, Bahamas, etc.

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 10
2. Puzzle 4, Task 2
3. Light from Uncommon Stars
4. ebook/audiobook ()
5. Read a book with a character who is a maid servant whose responsibilities would include ironing clothing
6. Astrid is a maid. She does laundry.

Thanks to Marie (UK) who read this for this task, making me follow suit. Loved it.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 11
2. Puzzle 5, Task 10
3. River Road
4. audiobook ( Hardcover, 336 pages)
5. Read a book with a road on the cover where the lanes can clearly be identified.
6.

note: approved in the help thread

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 12
2. Puzzle 4, Task 8
3. The Deepest Grave
4. 480 pages, Paperback
5. Read a book where the first letter of the title (not including articles) starts with ABCDE
6. Starts with D.

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 13
2. Puzzle 4, Task 9
3. Dragonfish
4. audiobook (Hardcover, 304 pages)
5. Read a book set in Nevada.
6. 95% of it is in Las Vegas

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 14
2. Puzzle 5, Task 5
3. Meurtre dans la pénombre
4. ebook (302 pages, Broché)
5. Read a book set in Denmark, or written by a Danish author.
6. yes to both

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 15
2. Puzzle 4, Task 6
3. The Chosen and the Beautiful
4. ebook/audiobook (260 pages, Hardcover)
5. Read a book that is a coming-of-age story.
6. It is. Also, blurb says: "... The Chosen and the Beautiful reinvents this classic of the American canon as a coming-of-age story full of magic, mystery, and glittering excess..."

[Esther]

this ends puzzle 4.

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 16
2. Puzzle 5, Task 3
3. The Disciple of Las Vegas
4. ebook (Paperback, 368 pages)
5.Read a book that has at least one playing card on the cover.
6.

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 17
2. Puzzle 5, Task 9
3. Web of Lies
4. ebook (Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages)
5. Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman
6. Gin is the owner of a restaurant.

[Janice, Moderator]

Esther wrote: "1. Badge 5, Book 17
2. Puzzle 5, Task 8
3. Web of Lies
4. ebook (Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages)
5. Read a book where the main character is a businessman or businesswoman
6. Gin is..."

This is task 9.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

Janice wrote: "This is task 9.."

sorry. Corrected.

[Esther]

1. Badge 5, Book 17
2. Puzzle 5, Task 6
3. La Submersion du Japon
4. ebook (Mass Market Paperback, 253 pages)
5. Read a book where there is a volcano in the story or there is a volcano on the cover
6. Lots of them... Japanese Volcano party.

[Esther]

this completes puzzle 5 and badge 5.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 1
2. Puzzle2, Task 1
3. Deuils de miel
4. ebook (Mass Market Paperback, 340 pages)
5. Read a book that is set in the 21st century
6. set in 2005

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 2
2. Puzzle2, Task 7
3. Fatal Rounds
4. ebook (Hardcover, 292 pages)
5. Read a book with shoulder or round in the title
6. Rounds

[Janice, Moderator]

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Congrats on finishing Badge 5. :)

[Esther]

thanks.

This badge is my favorite of this challenge so far. Nicely done.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 3
2. Puzzle 2, Task 2
3. Mark of the Thief
4. ebook (Hardcover, 352 pages)
5. Read book about the Roman Empire
6. Set in ancient Rome.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 4
2. Puzzle 6, Task 9
3. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
4. ebook (Paperback, 266 pages)
5. Read a book where the title is in a script font on the cover
6.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 5
2. Puzzle 6, Task 1
3. Heart of Barkness
4. audiobook (Hardcover, 304 pages)
5. Read a book with a dog as a significant character.
6. Chet (the dog) is a MC and narrator.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 6
2. Puzzle 6, Task 10
3. Ceci n'est pas un fait divers
4. ebook (Paperback, 208 pages)
5. Read a book where the cover has flowers WITH stems
6.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 7
2. Puzzle 6, Task 6
3. Million Dollar Demon
4. ebook (Hardcover, 464 pages)
5. Read a book set in Ohio.
6é Set in Cincinnati

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 8
2. Puzzle 2, Task 6
3. Christmas Cupcake Murder
4. ebook (Hardcover, 368 pages)
5. Read a book with a Christmas theme.
6 if I hear about a Christmassy cookie, cupcake or drink again before december i am going to scream.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 9
2. Puzzle 2, Task 9
3. Terreur dans le Downtown Eastside
4. audiobook (314 pages, Paperback)
5. Read a book with an ankle clearly showing on the cover.
6.

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 10
2. Puzzle 6, Task 7
3. Un mensonge de trop
4. ebook (Paperback, 323 pages)
5. Read a book where there is a character that is a teacher.
6. MC is a high school teacher

[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 11
2. Puzzle 6, Task 4
3. Stasi Child
4. audiobook (Paperback, 416 pages)
5. Read a book set in Germany.
6. Set in 1975's east Germany

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 12
2. Puzzle 6, Task 3
3. Jade War
4. audiobook (Hardcover, 590 pages)
5. Read a book with the name of a gem in the title
6. Jade is #1 on the list

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Esther]

1. Badge 6, Book 13
2. Puzzle 6, Task 5
3. Les gardiens de la lagune
4. ebook (336 pages, Mass Market Paperback)
5. Read a book that was set in the 60's of any century
6. set in 1162.

[Janice, Moderator]

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