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message 151: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11951 comments Mod
Well done Sarah!


message 152: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5433 comments Mod
Well done Sarah. Glad you enjoy them:)


message 153: by Catherine (new)

Catherine McMahon | 94 comments Made a day of it and stayed to the end, visiting all the stalls, entered the competitions, enjoyed the rides and the Fireworks.



STALLS
📚 Second hand books: Read any book of your choice. William Warwick Book 6 By Jeffrey Archer 27/10 5*
👕 Pre loved clothes: Read a book with a hat on the cover. The Roman Hat Mystery By Ellery Queen 17/11 4*
🚂 Toys: Read a book where you can find the letters t-o-y in the title (any order) The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction By Robert Goddard 13/10 4*
🎨 Handicrafts: Read a book where the title starts with an H The Hamlet Trap By Kate Wilhelm 28/11 4*
🔪 Homewares: Read a book with a knife on the cover Murder at the Bookstore By Sue Minix 8/9 4*
🤡 Face Painting: Read a book with a very colourful cover. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder By Maria Di Rico 18/9 4*

COMPETITIONS
🌼 Flower Show: Read a book with a cover showing grass, trees or flowers. The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker By Susan Wittig Albert 19/11 4*
🍩 Best Homemade Cake: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in c-a-k-e A Generation of Vipers
By Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 17/11 4*
RIDES
🏴‍☠️ Pirate Ship: Read a book where someone goes to sea or the sea is on the cover. Malibu Burning By Lee Goldberg 29/10 4*
🎠 Carousel: Read a book where both the author's initials are in Carousel. Barking Mad By Lee Russell 19/10 4*
👻 Haunted House: Read a thriller Lion & Lamb By James Patterson 11/9 4*

✨FIREWORKS DISPLAY✨ Read a book that you are really excited about and are looking forward to! The Last Devil to Die By Richard Osman 2/10 5*


message 154: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11951 comments Mod
Well done Catherine :)


message 155: by Aliz (new)

Aliz | 52 comments Brenda wrote: "Aliz wrote: "Finished ! 😊"

Well done Aliz :) Would you like to share your completed challenge with us please? Thanks."


Spring Challenge 1st September 2023 - 30th November 2023
Level: Easy
6/6

STALLS
📚 Second hand book : The Murder House by Michael Wood 2.5 ⭐

🎨 Handicrafts: Read a book where the title starts with an H : How to Kill Men and Get Away with It by Katy Brent 1 ⭐ DNF

COMPETITIONS
🍩 Best Homemade Cake: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in c-a-k-e : Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson 4 ⭐️

RIDES
🏴‍☠️ Pirate Ship: Read a book where someone goes to sea or the sea is on the cover : Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg 2 ⭐

👻 Haunted House: Read a thriller : To Die For by Lisa Gray 3 ⭐

✨FIREWORKS DISPLAY✨ Read a book that you are really excited about and are looking forward to : The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith 5 ⭐


message 156: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5433 comments Mod
Well done Catherine.


message 157: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (last edited Nov 28, 2023 11:37PM) (new)

Phrynne | 5433 comments Mod
Thanks Aliz:)


message 158: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (diggensjenny) | 569 comments Finished

Spring Challenge 1st September 2023 - 30th November 2023
Level:
12 / 12


STALLS
📚 Second-hand books: Read any book of your choice.

The Lost Girls of Penzance (A Cornwall Murder Mystery, #1) by Sally Rigby The Lost Girls of Penzance by Sally Rigby -- 5★ -- 24/09/2023

👕 Pre loved clothes: Read a book with a hat on the cover.

What the Cat Dragged In (Cat in the Stacks, #14) by Miranda James What the Cat Dragged In by Miranda James -- Hat -- 5★ -- 28/09/2023

🚂 Toys: Read a book where you can find the letters t-o-y in the title (any order)

The One That Got Away (DI Heather Filson, #1) by J.D. Kirk The One That Got Away by J.D. Kirk -- 4★ -- 30/09/2023

🎨 Handicrafts: Read a book where the title starts with an H

Her Broken Wings (Detectives Kane and Alton, #8) by D.K. Hood Her Broken Wings by D.K. Hood -- 5★ -- 26/11/2023

🔪 Homewares: Read a book with a knife on the cover

Murder is Only a Number (DCI Isaac Cook #3) by Phillip Strang Murder is Only a Number by Phillip Strang -- 4★ -- 27/11/2023

🤡 Face Painting: Read a book with a very colourful cover.

The Crying Season (Detectives Kane and Alton, #4) by D.K. Hood
The Crying Season by D.K. Hood -- 5★ -- 15/09/2023

COMPETITIONS
🌼 Flower Show: Read a book with a cover showing grass, trees or flowers. Tree

Best Served Cold (DCI Harry Grimm, #2) by David J. Gatward Best Served Cold by David J. Gatward -- 5★ -- 03/11/2023

🍩 Best Homemade Cake: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in c-a-k-e

Cat Me If You Can (Cat in the Stacks, #13) by Miranda James Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James -- 5★ -- 21/11/2023

RIDES
🏴‍☠️ Pirate Ship: Read a book where someone goes to sea or the sea is on the cover. Sea

The Fossil Beach Murders (Dorset Crime, #6) by Rachel McLean The Fossil Beach Murders by Rachel McLean -- 4★ -- 26/09/2023

🎠 Carousel: Read a book where both the author's initials are in Carousel.

The Good Mother by Rae Cairns The Good Mother by Rae Cairns -- 4★ -- 29/11/2023

👻 Haunted House: Read a thriller

Better the Devil (DCI Michael Yorke Thriller #7) by Wes Markin Better the Devil by Wes Markin -- 3★ -- 28/09/2023

✨FIREWORKS DISPLAY✨ Read a book that you are really excited about and are looking forward to!

Hide & Seek (DI Mike Nash #9) by Bill Kitson Hide & Seek by Bill Kitson -- 5★ -- 02/09/2023


message 159: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5433 comments Mod
Well done Jenny!


message 160: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11951 comments Mod
Great job Jenny!


message 161: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishr) | 98 comments Finished at the last minute, thank you for a fun, creative challenge!

Medium: Ended up being there most of the day: 9/9

STALLS
✔️➡️📚 Second hand books: Read any book of your choice.
Gathering Dark by Candice Fox....3.5* 16/10/23
✔️➡️🚂 Toys: Read a book where you can find the letters t-o-y in the title (any order)
Dying to Know by Rae Cairns....4* 12/11/23
✔️➡️🎨 Handicrafts: Read a book where the title starts with an H
Hangman by Jack Heath....3* 17/11/23
✔️➡️🤡 Face Painting: Read a book with a very colourful cover.
Death of a Poison Pen by M.C. Beaton....3.5* 27/11/23

Gathering Dark by Candice Fox Dying to Know by Rae Cairns Hangman (Timothy Blake Book 1) by Jack Heath Death of a Poison Pen (Hamish Macbeth) by M.C. Beaton

COMPETITIONS
✔️➡️🌼 Flower Show: Read a book with a cover showing grass, trees or flowers.
Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton....3.5* 13/09/23
✔️➡️🍩 Best Homemade Cake: Read a book where the title begins with a letter in c-a-k-e
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood....4* 30/11/23

Death of a Celebrity (Hamish Macbeth, #17) by M.C. Beaton Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) by Kerry Greenwood

RIDES
✔️➡️🏴‍☠️ Pirate Ship: Read a book where someone goes to sea or the sea is on the cover.
Turncoat by Anthony Quinn....3* 21/11/23
➡️👻 Haunted House: Read a thriller
✔️Sticks and Stones by Katherine Firkin....4* 29/09/23

Turncoat by Anthony Quinn Sticks and Stones (Detective Corban, #1) by Katherine Firkin

➡️✨FIREWORKS DISPLAY✨ Read a book that you are really excited about and are looking forward to!
✔️White Noise by Mercedes Mercier....4* 17/09/23
White Noise (Dr. Laura Fleming #1) by Mercedes Mercier


message 162: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11951 comments Mod
Well done Trish!


message 163: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishr) | 98 comments Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda, it's good to get back to my reading as lost a little of my mojo whilst I was away.


message 164: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5433 comments Mod
Great work Trish!


message 165: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishr) | 98 comments Phrynne wrote: "Great work Trish!"

Thank you for a great creative challenge, Phrynne, and always look forward to the ideas you and Brenda come up with!


message 166: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5433 comments Mod
Trish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Great work Trish!"

Thank you for a great creative challenge, Phrynne, and always look forward to the ideas you and Brenda come up with!"


So glad you enjoy them Trish:)


message 167: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11951 comments Mod
Trish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda, it's good to get back to my reading as lost a little of my mojo whilst I was away."


That's a shame! I hope it's well and truly back :)


message 168: by Trish (new)

Trish (trishr) | 98 comments Brenda wrote: "Trish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Well done Trish!"

Thank you, Brenda, it's good to get back to my reading as lost a little of my mojo whilst I was away."

That's a shame! I hope it's well and truly ba..."


It has, thank you, Brenda. I guess it was because I was keeping very busy sightseeing, walking many kms and tiring myself out...so all worth it !


message 169: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11951 comments Mod
Sounds like a different sort of fun Trish!


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