Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges discussion

The Key Words for November are:

Spice, Life, Hello, Keep, Truly, Couple, Joy, Young⁠

Share with us! Which key word did you pick? What book did you read and what did you think of the book(s)?

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Key Word: Hello

I just finished You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane and while it started off well enough to keep reading, it started dragging in the last third, effectively reducing my rating to 2.5 stars...

Challenge Completed: Key Word for November: Life

Boy's Life by Robert McCammon

I debated giving the book only three stars, but eventually settled on four. Because I did enjoy the book; the writing was smooth and never dragged. I never looked ahead to see what would happen. And, mostly, I enjoyed the characters, They were fully formed and likable when they were supposed to be, and dislikable when they weren’t. especially Cory and his father, who were central to most of what was going on.

Cory and his friends acted like kids, sometimes to their detriment. But I could go along with that, knowing that kids aren’t the greatest of thinkers. Plus, what horror there was in the book usually revolved around Cory and his friends, though I would say there was more magic in the book than horror.

My problem with the book, and in the scheme of things it was rather minor, was all the things that were happening to the same boy, all in the span of less than a year. It tended to push the bounds of probability. And I wondered why his parents didn’t rein him in, though his father had his own difficulties to work through.

But, as I said, I did enjoy the book, and can easily recommend it.

Key Word: Keep
Book: Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

Really enjoyed it - even more than One of Us is Lying.

Hope this counts! 😅
• Joyland - Stephen King
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump - I’ve gotten my colouring mojo back so I’ve been doing that more than I’ve been reading. I really enjoyed this though. I feel like this book sort of fits in the world of The Shining. The same type of theme at least.

Key Word:
Life

Book:
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber

Thoughts:
I thought it was a good book. Loved how Thurber normalized to daydream and pretend into adulthood. Some view the moral of the story as escapism (which the movie heavily portrays), but I just see it as a story of keeping your imagination strong and alive.

Challenge complete!
Word - Keep
Book - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler- Olsen
This was a fun ride, interesting characters. See my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read 'The War That Saved My Life' by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

1) Hello, Darkness- Sandra Brown
2) The Invisible Life of Addie Larue- V.E. Schwab
3) The Secrets We Keep- Nikki Lee Taylor

Absolutely loved The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, would recommend that to anyone. Have always enjoyed Sandra Browns books, it was good as was the Book by Nikki Taylor.

Challenge complete!

Key word: life
Book: Find What You Were Born For: Discover Your Strengths, Forge Your Own Path, and Live The Life You Want - Maximize Your Self-Confidence by Zoe McKey

Key word: spice
Book: Pumpkin Spice and Pour-Overs by Elise Kennedy
Book: Once Upon a Pumpkin Spice Latte by Sydney Strand

In the month of November these are the books read with the following keywords: Spice, Life, Hello, Keep, Truly, Couple, Joy, Young

Spice- Sunshine & Spice by Aurora Palit 4 stars; Sugar, Spice & Can't Play Nice by Annika Sharma 3 stars; Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola 3 stars


Life- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; How to Save a Life by Kristin Harmel 4 stars; Life Intended by Kristin Harmel 5 stars; Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 3 stars; My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke 4 stars; The Life She was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman 4 stars; The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki 4 stars


Hello- Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 3 stars; Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave 3 stars; Hello Stranger by Katherine Center 4 stars


Keep-The People we Keep by Allison Larkin 3 stars; Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke 4 stars; The Things we Keep by Sally Hepworth 3 stars


Truly- Truly Madly by Stephen Galloway 4 stars;


Couple- The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger 3 stars; The Couple at Table Six by Daniel Hurst 4 stars; The Couple of Number 9 by Claire Douglas 4 stars


Joy- Comfort & Joy byKristin Hannah 5 stars; Vince & Joy by Lisa Jewell 3 stars; Pride & Joy by Louisa Onomé 3 stars


Young- Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 3 stars; Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll 3 stars; When we were Young & Brave by Hazel Gaynor 3 stars; The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George 4 stars; Young and Slim for Life by Frank Lipman 4 stars