I completed the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge. I just made my goal of 36 books, Special Agent level. Thanks to our great hosts, Stormi at Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! and Barb from Booker T’s Farm.
The titles should link to my reviews.
Cozy Christmas Shorts by Gemma Halliday, Leslie Langtry, Kelly Rey, Jennifer L. Hart, Gin Jones, T. Sue VerSteeg, Traci Andrighetti, Anna Snow, Jennifer Fischetto, Janel Gradowski
Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri
The Patience of the Spider by Andrea Camilleri
In the Bag by Emery Harper
Motion for Murder by Kelly Rey
Kill and Run by Lauren Carr
Earthly Remains by Donna Leon
A Fine Year for Murder by Lauren Carr
Of Books and Bagpipes by Paige Shelton
Penance by Kanae Minato
The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders
Dead Tide by Leighann Dobbs
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
The Freedom Broker by K.J. Howe
Six Wakes by Mur...
I'm signing up for the Audiobook Challenge again this year, hosted by Hot Listens and Caffeinated Reviewer.
The Details:
Runs January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018. You can join at anytime.
The goal is to find a new love for audios or to outdo yourself by listening to more audios in 2018 than you did in 2017.
Books must be in audio format (CD, MP3, etc.)
ANY genres count.
Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, Facebook, LibraryThing, etc.
If you’re a blogger grab the button and do a quick post about the challenge to help spread the word. If you’re not a blogger you can help by posting on Facebook or Tweeting about the challenge.
Updates plus a giveaway will be posted twice during the year. First update in June 30, 2018 and last update in December 15, 2018.
Levels:
Newbie (I’ll give it...
I didn't quite make my goal of 30 audiobooks, but I came close. I finished 26 as of today, but I think I'll get one final one in by the end of the year, Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews. Thanks again to our hosts, Hot Listens and Caffeinated Reviewer.
Here's my list. I think the titles should link to my reviews.
Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff
Game of Mirrors by Andrea Camilleri
The Patience of the Spider by Andrea Camilleri
The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boroson
Motion for Murder by Kelly Rey
Kill and Run by Lauren Carr
A Fine Year for Murder by Lauren Carr
The Secrets of Wishtide by Kate Saunders
The End of the Day by Claire North
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky...
One of my goals for this year was to read more classics, so I signed up for the Back to the Classics Challenge, hosted by Karen from Books and Chocolate . The goal was to read between 6 and 12 books, one for each of the given categories. I managed to read 6, which was my goal and also gets me one entry into the giveaway.
Romance Classic: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
19th Century Classic: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (published 1890)
Classic in Translation: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (from French)
Classic by a woman author: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Gothic or Horror Classic: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Classic set in a place you'd like to visit: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (London)...
The Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block was fun, if difficult. I actually failed at the basic premise of the challenge, to have one mystery lead you to the next. I found clues that connected the stories, but only afterward. Anyway, here's my misdemeanor case, even though it should probably be called a mistrial.
A significant scene in Two Days Gone at a lighthouse and a lighthouse is featured on the cover of Game of Mirrors.
Game of Mirrors takes place in Italy as does Earthly Remains.
Boats and water feature prominently in Earthly Remains as they do in Dead Tide.
There are pirates in Dead Tide and in The Freedom Broker.
The siblings in The Freedom Broker are on opposite sides as they are to an extent in Persons Unknown.
The victim in Persons Unknown was stabbed as was the victim in Murder on the Orient Express.
The victim in Murder on the Orient Express died in his bed, as did the victim in Death at Breakfast....
The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge starts today!! Head over to Christmas Spirit for the "rules" and to sign up.
I'm aiming for the Christmas Tree level which is 5 or 6 books.
I'll be posting the books I've finished here. I'll also probably be posting updates on Twitter and Instagram.
Finished:
Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan
A Christmas Peril by J. A. Hennrikus
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
I’m Scheming of a White Christmas by Kate O’Keeffe
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by R. D. Carstairs
Disney Manga: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas adapted by Jun Asuka
Slay Bells Ring by Karen Rose Smith...
