Book Challenge by Erin 20.0 is finished! I’m so impressed that Erin has hosted a successful book challenge 20 times. Wow! And now it’s time to compile my reading list for 21.o. (I know, I’m behind schedule. Sigh.) But first, I thought I’d wrap up what I read for Book Challenge by Erin 20.0. Here are the categories and the books I read with some comments: Building on cover: The Hacienda by Isabel Canas I double-dipped by reading this historical…
It’s book challenge time! It’s been a while since I posted (as in stating the obvious). I’ve been busy. I know, I know, you are, too. Hey, thanks for reading! What have I been up to? you ask. Or even if you didn’t. Writing-wise, I’ve done some lackadaisical agent querying for my upper middle grade novel and am working on my new women’s fiction contemporary WIP. I’m about 20k words into the new novel and now have a BIG pile…
The new Book Challenge by Erin 17.0 approaches! In case you don’t know what this is, Book Challenge by Erin 17.0 is a reading challenge [you guessed that, right?] that runs from July through October. For more information and to join in the fun, check out Erin’s Facebook page. As usual, I had lots of fun coming up with books to fit the categories. If you enjoyed participating in scavenger hunts as a kid, you know the thrill that comes…
It’s Book Challenge by Erin time. And I’m already more than one month in. Cleary, I’ve been remiss in posting. As my fifth grade teacher used to say, “Fifty lashes with a wet noodle.” That done, here are the categories of the book challenge and my choices and comments so far: 5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages A Trick of the Light/Penny Finished. I returned to this series after an absence, partly because…
It’s time to announce my selections for Book Challenge by Erin 15.0! Book Challenge by Erin 15.0 is a reading challenge (you guessed that, right?) that runs from July through October. For more information and to join in the fun, check out Erin’s Facebook page. Here are the book categories and my selections: 5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages Mary Coin by Marisa Silver 10 points: Read a book whose first word starts…
Book review of Exit by Belinda Bauer My first completed book for Book Challenge by Erin 14! Exit is about a man who belongs to a dedicated group of people called Exiteers. (No, I’d never heard that term before.) Felix aka John lives alone, is seventy-two, and watches people die. An Exiteer is a volunteer who witnesses euthanasia and then clears the scene of all evidence—the most damning item being a canister of nitrous oxide. Who knew nitrous oxide could…