There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
The Vintage Mystery challenge hosted @ My Reader's Block is one of my favourite reading challenges. For 2021, I signed up for both the golden and the silver age and am happy that I could finish both successfully. Unfortunately because of a lack of time I could neither review all the books nor link them … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Challenge 2021
In a year that was full of real-life challenges, reading challenges took a back-seat and so I am pretty happy that I have been able to successfully finish the Back to Classics Challenge 2021 hosted @Books and Chocolate. The goal was to read books published 50 years ago in 12 categories. I couldn't manage all … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Back to the Classics Challenge 2021
I am glad to have successfully finished the Virtual Mount TBR Challenge, hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. I had signed up for the Mount Munch level which meant I had to read 36 books that I did not own. I ended up reading more than that. Listed below are the 39 books that … Continue reading Challenge Complete: The Virtual Mount TBR Challenge
Life has been so hectic since the beginning of July that I hardly find time to read and post. Thus, even the wrap-up post for the Murder Mystery Bingo Challenge, hosted by Rick Mills @ The Mystillery has got delayed for a couple of days. Here are the books read for the challenge. 1A: Rope: … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Murder Mystery Bingo
I participated in the Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge @ My Reader's Block and signed up for the Infraction level which meant I was committed to reading six books in a trail of evidence.Here are the six books:1. An Old Fashioned Mystery by Runa Fairleigh - 21/1/17 (The word "Mystery" in the title leads to:2. The Hog's … Continue reading Follow The Clues: My Trail of Evidence
Usually, I struggle to climb even the smallest peak in Bev's Mount TBR Challenge, unable to read even 12 books from my ever-increasing book piles. But this year, I have (much to my own surprise) finished 30 books in all. And what gives me even greater pleasure is that the number of non-fictional reads is … Continue reading I conquer Mount Blanc
I have successfully completed the Vintage Mystery Challenge 2017 @ My Reader's Block. I read around 25 golden age mysteries but the ones with the covers that corresponded with the objects in the card are the following:1. Plane: Lost Horizon by James Hilton (1933)2. Building (other than House): Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers (1913)3. Blonde: … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Vintage Mystery 2017
I have completed the minimum requirement of six categories in the BACK TO THE CLASSICS challenge hosted @ Books and Chocolate. I hope to do better in the next year.1. A 19th century classic - any book published between 1800 and 1899.2. A 20th century classic - any book published between 1900 and 1967. Close Quarters by Michael Gilbert (1947)3. A classic … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Back to the Classics 2017
I have successfully completed the Full House Challenge hosted @ The Book Date.Here are all the 25 books:ACROSSFIRST LINE NON-FICTION: Gandhi and Bhagat Singh by V.N. Datta ON TBR FOR 2+ YEARS: Safe House by Nicci French (Since 2011)MORE THAN 500 PAGES: Lajpat Rai: Life and Work by Feroz Chand (590 pages)PAGE TURNER: We Have Always Lived in the Castle … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Full House 2017
I am happy to note that I have successfully completed the 2017 Dread and Read Challenge hosted @ Hotchpot Cafe.The four books (three of them languishing for more than a decade on my shelves) that I read for the challenge are:1. Inqlabi Yatra by Manorma Dewan.2. Lajpat Rai; Life and Work by Feroz Chand3. Aapbeeti by … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Dread and Read 2017
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