Nell’s Comments (group member since Dec 26, 2012)

Nell’s comments from the Second Chance Challenges group.

2021: Read Around the World




Egypt: Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 6/12/21
France:Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 7/01/21
India:
Kenya: Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen 7/07/21
United Kingdom: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert 2/17/21
United States: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory 1/18/21

January Challenge Clean-U[

CMC I SPY Challenge
0/1
A hot beverage


WRC Listopia Challenge 0/1
List: Historical Mysteries

September 2020 Challenge Clean-up

Spring Cleaning Challenge
To Finish: 1/3

Clean Up: Blanche Cleans Up by Barbara Neely 9/02/20
Clear the Shelf:
Kon-Mari It: Effectively Staffing Your Law Firm by Jennifer J. Rose

WRC Best of the Best 1/1 DONE!!
List: Best Books of the 20th Century (#53)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 6/01/20


CMC Agatha Christie Challenge: 4/4 DONE
Read a cozy that takes place during a war.
Princess Elizabeth's Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 6/09/10
Read a cozy where the sleuth is involved in the medical profession.
Death at the Tavern by Lee Strauss 6/11/20
Read a cozy with a main character involved in sports.
Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater 6/18/20
Read a cozy that has won an award.
Agatha: The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn 6/25/20

I finished two challenges in June and carried one over to July.

WRC New-to-me Authors: 0/3
List: Pop Sugar 2020: Book by a Woman of Color #89
Esi Edugyan, Washington Black,
List: The Very Time I Thought I Was Lost My Dungeon Shook and My Chains Fell Off #1
Tayari Jones, An American Marriage
List: Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2018
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole



WRC The Year 1919 1/2
✤Read a book from your WTR between #21 and #150.
#106: Emma by Jane Austen
✤Read a book in which the author's initials can be found in TIMISOARA.
Susan MacNeal, Princess Elizabeth's Spy 6/09/20

jingles wrote: "Thanks, Bonita and Connie! Well done the on your finishes as well!!

Hang in there, Nell!"

I did finish one of my challenges in May and finished the second one on June 1st.

I completed one challenge this month and am carrying one over to next month.

WRC Best of the Best 1/1 DONE!!
List: Best Books of the 20th Century (#53)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 6/01/20


CMC Agatha Christie Challenge: 4/4 DONE
Read a cozy that takes place during a war.
Princess Elizabeth's Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 6/09/10
Read a cozy where the sleuth is involved in the medical profession.
Death at the Tavern by Lee Strauss 6/11/20
Read a cozy with a main character involved in sports.
Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater 6/18/20
Read a cozy that has won an award.
Agatha: The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn 6/25/20

Finished one of my challenges yesterday!

Ready for Green Challenge 1/1 DONE!
Read a book with a sports theme.
Murder at the Boat Club by Lee Strauss 5/13/20



Best of the Best 1/1 DONE!
List: Best Books of the 20th Century (#53)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 6/01/20

Finished one this morning. It's a carryover from previous months. 😀

WRC TBR What to Read Next (6, 2): 4/4 DONE!!
TBR #2696: Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20
TBR#236: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell 2/21/20
TBR #2162: Close Her Eyes by Dorothy Simpson 2/29/20
TBR #4236: Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4/01/20

Oh So Close!!

WRC TBR What to Read Next (6, 2): 4/4
TBR #2696: Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20
TBR#236: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell 2/21/20
TBR #2162: Close Her Eyes by Dorothy Simpson 2/29/20
TBR #4236:Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss 4/01/20



WRC Best of the Best Lists: 2/3
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 2/06/20
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 2/18/20

The next challenges I want to complete are:

WRC TBR What to Read Next (6, 2): 2/4
TBR #2696: Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20
TBR#236: Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell 2/21/20
TBR #2162: Close Her Eyes by Dorothy Simpson 2/29/20



WRC Best of the Best Lists: 2/3
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 2/06/20
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 2/18/20
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Finished my 2nd challenge this month

Challenge: CMC New Year New Challenge 2019 DONE!
1/1

Read a book where the MC has a hobby.
Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20

Challenge Clean-Up

TCF Nancy Drew Challenge = 6



CMC Spring Cleaning 3
1/4
Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20


CMC Ready for Green = 1
1/2
Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20



WRC Thanksgiving Celebration = 2
2/3
Wrack and Rune by Charlotte MacLeod
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson




CMC I Spy - 3/4
Hot beverage


WRC A Year of New-to-You Authors - 3
2/5

Twelve Towers = 29
7/36

CMC Fun in the Summertime - 15
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

CMC Spring Flower = 8

Finished my first challenge at msg 5.

Finished my challenge at msg 5

✔Challenge: WRC The Year 1918 DONE!!
1/1

✤Read a book set in Boston.
The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod 01/02/20


✔Challenge: CMC New Year New Challenge 2019 DONE!
1/1

Read a book where the MC has a hobby.
Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait 1/19/20

Challenge Clean-Up

Challenge: WRC Back to School - DONE! 😃
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
6/6

Twelfth Night by Deanna Raybourn 11/30/19
Loretta Chase, The Mad Earl's Bride 12/01/19
Kendel Lynn Whack Job 12/05/19
Stephanie Laurens, The Promise in a Kiss 12/03/19
Donna Andrews, How the Finch Stole Christmas! 12/09/19
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 12/25/19