Almeta's List as Long as My Arm

[Janice, Moderator]

Did you enjoy Wrong Side of Forty? I need to get back to working on Deleon's Miss Fortune Series.

[Almeta]

Janice wrote: "Did you enjoy Wrong Side of Forty? I need to get back to working on Deleon's Miss Fortune Series."

I DID enjoy it, but it is nothing like the Sinful Ladies!

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 10
2. List 4, Task 11K
3. R.F. Kuang Babel
4. Listened to Audiobook, 21.7 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "K"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "K"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 11
2. List 4, Task 23W
3. Alex Wagner Cats and Other Calamities
4. Read a hardcover edition, 221 pages
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "W"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "W"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 12
2. List 4, Task 13M
3. Ruth Madievsky All-Night Pharmacy: A Novel
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "M"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "M"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 13
2. List 4, Task 14N
3 Noor Naga If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
4. Listened to Audiobook, 5.1hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "N"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "N"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 14
2. List 4, Task 15O
3 Caragh M. O'Brien Prized
4. Listened to Audiobook, 12 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "O"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "O"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 15
2. List 4, Task 3C
3 Carissa Orlando The September House
4. Listened to Audiobook, 13.5 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "C"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "C"

[Janice, Moderator]

You always find such interesting titles.

[Almeta]

Janice wrote: "You always find such interesting titles."

Golly! lol! Thanks.

I just have interesting GoodRead friends. I mostly rely on Goodreads and Audible critic blogs, which often send me "down the rabbit hole" to unexpected books..

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 16
2. List 4, Task 17Q
3. Amanda Quick Other Lady Vanishes
4. Listened to Audiobook, 10.9 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "Q"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "Q"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 17
2. List 4, Task 18R
3. Robin Alexander Dear Me
4. Listened to Audiobook, 7.2 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "R"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "R"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 18
2. List 4, Task 20T
3. Tracy Chevalier The Glassmaker
4. Listened to Audiobook, 13.7 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "T"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "T"

[Janice, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "1. Badge 4, Book 16
2. List 4, Task 17Q
3. Amanda Quick [ [book: Other Lady Vanishes|35839956]
4. Listened to Audiobook, 10.9 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning w..."

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[Almeta]

Fixed...

1. Badge 4, Book 16
2. List 4, Task 17Q
3. Amanda Quick Other Lady Vanishes
4. Listened to Audiobook, 10.9 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "Q"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "Q"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 19
2. List 4, Task 22V
3. Victoria Holt Mistress of Mellyn
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8.8 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "V"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "V"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 20
2. List 4, Task 21U
3. Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness
4. Listened to Audiobook, 9.7 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "U"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "U"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 21
2. List 4, Task 12L
3. Lulu Miller Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
4. Read a hardcover edition, 225 pages
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "L"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "L"

[Janice, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "1. Badge 4, Book 19
2. List 4, Task 22V
3. Victoria Holt Mistress of Mellyn
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8.8 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with a..."

I read a lot of Victoria Holt when I was a teen. And that cover - ohhh - that would have been a huge draw. Who knows, I may have read the book. I should read it for a nostalgic sake.

[Janice, Moderator]

Just checked audible's sale and it's on the $2.79 and the narration sounds good. My shopping cart is filling up between the toppler and people's challenge reports. It's a dangerous job.

[Almeta]

Janice wrote: "....I read a lot of Victoria Holt when I was a teen. And that cover - ohhh - that would have been a huge draw. ..."

Her name crops up a lot while gophering. I've not read her before so since GOTHIC appeals to me, I thought to give her a try.

I was 34 years old before I started reading for pleasure. I feel as though I missed out on books for younger readers. Many of them are immature for my old age. This Holt book held my attention. I may try some more.

She sure was prolific. Have you a favorite?

[Almeta]

Janice wrote: "...My shopping cart is filling up between the toppler and people's challenge reports. It's a dangerous job.."

I empathize! ☻

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 22
2. List 4, Task 24Y
3. Hanya Yanagihara To Paradise
4. Listened to Audiobook, 28.8 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "Y"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "Y"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 23
2. List 4, Task 16P
3. P.C. Cast The Dysasters
4. Listened to Audiobook, 9.7 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "P"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "P"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 24
2. List 4, Task 5E
3. Elizabeth Wren Stateless
4. Listened to Audiobook, 10.6 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "E"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "E"

[Almeta]

1. Badge 4, Book 25
2. List 4, Task 25Z
3. Rebecca Zanetti Hidden
4. Listened to Audiobook, 9.9 hrs
5. Read a book with an author's initial beginning with an "Z"
6. Author's initial beginning with an "Z"

[Almeta]

List Four - Female Authors - first or last name counts. Read books alphabetically by Female Authors.

(view spoiler)[Task📍1A- Alaina Urquhart The Butcher and the Wren
Task📍2B- Rita Mae Brown Rubyfruit Jungle
Task📍3C- Carissa Orlando The September House
Task📍4D-Darcy Coates Dead of Winter
Task📍5E Elizabeth Wren Stateless
Task📍6F- Nicci French The Unheard
Task📍7G- Dorothy Gilman Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
Task📍8H- Jacqueline Harpman I Who Have Never Known Men
Task📍9I- Isabel Ibañez Where the Library Hides
Task📍10J- Jana Deleon Wrong Side of Forty
Task📍11K- R.F. Kuang Babel
Task📍12L- Lulu Miller Why Fish Don’t Exist: Story of Loss,Love & Hidden Order of Life
Task📍13M- Ruth Madievsky All-Night Pharmacy: A Novel
Task📍14N- Noor Naga If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
Task📍15O- Caragh M. O'Brien Prized
Task📍16P- P.C. Cast The Dysasters
Task📍17Q- Amanda Quick Other Lady Vanishes
Task📍18R- Robin Alexander Dear Me
Task📍19S ~ Sarah Blue Charming the Devil
Task📍20T- Tracy Chevalier The Glassmaker
Task📍21U- Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness
Task📍22V-Victoria Holt Mistress of Mellyn
Task📍23W- Alex Wagner Cats and Other Calamities
Task📍24Y-Hanya Yanagihara To Paradise
Task📍25Z- Rebecca Zanetti Hidden
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[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 1
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 1📍A
3. Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers & Reflections
4. Listened to Audiobook, 11.4 hrs
5. Read a book with an Airplane on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 2
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 2📍B
3. Against the Currant
4. Listened to Audiobook, 7.6 hrs
5. Read a book with a Butterfly on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 3
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 3📍C
3. Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
4. Listened to Audiobook, 6.7 hrs
5. Read a book with a Chair on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 4
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 4📍D
3. A Fatal Feast at Bramsford Manor
4. Listened to Audiobook, 6.7 hrs
5. Read a book with a Dishes on the cover
6. Darci Hannah

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 5
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 5📍E
3. Hide the Elephant
4. Listened to Audiobook, 5 hrs
5. Read a book with a Elephant on the cover
6. Jonathan Dunne

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 6
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 6📍F
3. Three Apples Fell from the Sky
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8h 11m
5. Read a book with a Fruit on the cover
6. Narine Abgaryan

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 7
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 7📍G
3. The Savage Garden
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8.3 hrs
5. Read a book with a Gate on the cover
6. Mark Mills

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 8
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 8📍H
3. Glory
4. Listened to Audiobook, 16.2 hrs
5. Read a book with a Horse on the cover
6. NoViolet Bulawayo

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 9
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 9📍I
3. Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
4. Listened to Audiobook, 7.3 hrs
5. Read a book with a Insect on the cover
6. Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 10
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 10📍J
3. No Humans Involved
4. Listened to Audiobook, 12.1 hrs
5. Read a book with a Jewel/Jewelry on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 11
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 11📍K
3. The House in the Pines
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8.6 hrs
5. Read a book with a Key on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 12
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 24📍Y
3. The Yacht
4. Listened to Audiobook, 9.6 hrs
5. Read a book with a Yacht on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 13
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 13📍M
3. The Uninhabited House
4. read on Kindle 178 pages
5. Read a book with a Mansion on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 14
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 14📍N
3. Somebody tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8.4 hrs
5. Read a book with a Night Sky on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

1. Badge 5, Book 15
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 15📍O
3. Bad Fruit
4. Listened to Audiobook, 9.5 hrs
5. Read a book with a Orange Fruit on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

Badge 5, Book 16
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 16📍P
3. The Ghetto Within
4. Listened to Audiobook, 4.5 hrs
5. Read a book with a Picture within a picture
6.

[Almeta]

Badge 5, Book 17
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 17📍Q
3. A Patchwork of Clues
4. Listened to Audiobook, 6.2 hrs
5. Read a book with a quilt on the cover
6.

[Almeta]

Badge 5, Book 18
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 18📍R-
3. The Bone Orchard
4. Listened to Audiobook, 14.1 hrs
5. Read a book with a Rose on the cover
6.

[Janice, Moderator]

Did you like the Bone Orchard? I was intrigued by the cover, but having added it to my wish list.

[Almeta]

Janice wrote: "Did you like the Bone Orchard? I was intrigued by the cover, but having added it to my wish list."

I actually only rated it 2 stars. Like you I was attracted to the beautiful cover. I thought exploration of personal lifecode contradictions appealing. It seems to me those who engage in "the oldest profession" are well suited to question their life choices. However, I was most often just confused..

lol! You've coaxed another review out of me!

[Janice, Moderator]

Wow, my original message didn't make sense. "Having" should have been "haven't". And with your response, I won't be adding it to my wishlist.

[Almeta]

Janice wrote: "Wow, my original message didn't make sense. "Having" should have been "haven't". And with your response, I won't be adding it to my wishlist."

Don't know if I should have discouraged you! I was thinking that, if you read it, you could explain it to me. (grin).

But really moving on without it is probably the best.

[Almeta]

Badge 5, Book 19
2. List 5 - Specified Object on Cover, Task 19📍S-
3. The Miracle at Speedy Motors
4. Listened to Audiobook, 8.5 hrs
5. Read a book with the Sky on the cover
6.