I have successfully completed the Vintage Cover Scavanger Hunt for 2025. Here are the books read: Golden Age: Castle: The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley Any Other Object: Hercule and the Gods by Pierre Audemars Body of Water: A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey Curtains: So I Killed Her by Leonard O. Mosley A … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Vintage Cover Scavenger Hunt 2025
Tag: Wrap-Up
Challenge Complete: Mount TBR 2025
I have successfully scaled Pike's Peak by reading 13 books in 2025: The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley Snow by Ronald Malfi Homecoming by Bernhard Schlinck So you don’t get lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano The Threshold of Fear by Arthur J. Rees Fete Fatale (Disposal of Living) by Robert Barnard The Killing … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Mount TBR 2025
Sign-Up and Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt
I am happy to have successfully finished both the silver and gold levels of Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt 2024 @ My Reader's Blog. Here are the books read: Gold #1: Musical Instrument: The Drum by A.E.W. Mason (Drum) 2. Any Piece of Furniture: And Death Came Too by Anthony Gilbert (a chair) 3. Any Other Animal: Cressida: No Mystery by … Continue reading Sign-Up and Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt
Successfully Scaled: Pike’s Peak
I am very happy to have successfully finished the 2024 Mount TBR challenge hosted @ My Reader's Block. I had committed myself to scaling the smallest peak which means I had to read 12 books that I owned prior to 2024. I have read 12 + 1 more. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren If We … Continue reading Successfully Scaled: Pike’s Peak
Challenge Complete: Backlist Reading Challenge
I have successfully completed the Backlist Reading Challenge 2024 hosted @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard. I had committed myself to reading 24 books from authors I want to read more of. Here are the 24 books I reviewed for the challenge. Ethel Lina White: The Elephant Never Forgets Leo Bruce: Case Without a Corpse James M. Cain: Serenade Miles … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Backlist Reading Challenge
Wrap-Up & Sign-Up: Vintage Scavenger Hunt Challenge
I have successfully completed the Vintage Scavenger Hunt challenge @ My Reader's Block in both the golden and silver age. Here are the books read: GOLDEN AGE Any other Weapon: Death in Ambush by John Bude (Hand Grenade) Nurse: The Nursemaid who Disappeared by Philip MacDonald More than 2 People: Dead Man’s Secret by Mary Plum Bottle/ Glass for … Continue reading Wrap-Up & Sign-Up: Vintage Scavenger Hunt Challenge
Wrap-Up: Reading by the Numbers 2022
Have also successfully completed another challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. this time: Reading by the Numbers. Here are the books read (and thankfully also reviewed): Goal: 51 books The Religious Body by Catherine Aird Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The Seeds of Hate by Harry Carmichael Death of a Star by G.D.H. … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Reading by the Numbers 2022
Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022
I have successfully finished Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022 challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. I had to read at least 8 books for both the Golden Age and Siver Age. Here are the categories covered: Golden Age: 8 Books Categories: 1. Colorful Crime: A book with a color or reference to color in the title: The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022
Wrap-Up: Virtual Mount TBR Challenge
I have successfully completed the Virtual Mount TBR Challenge for 2022, hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. My goal was Mount Crumpit which means I had to read 24 books not owned by me. I read far more than that but here are the thirty I reviewed too. Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Virtual Mount TBR Challenge
Wrap-Up: Back to the Classics 2022
I have successfully finished the Back to the Classics challenge hosted by Karen at Books and Chocolate. I read books in seven categories out of a total of 12. Here are the books read: Categories: 1. A 19th century classic. Any book first published from 1800 to 1899 2. A 20th century classic.: # 28: The Double Turn … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Back to the Classics 2022
a hot cup of pleasure