There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
Have also successfully completed another challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. this time: Reading by the Numbers. Here are the books read (and thankfully also reviewed): Goal: 51 books The Religious Body by Catherine Aird Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The Seeds of Hate by Harry Carmichael Death of a Star by G.D.H. … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Reading by the Numbers 2022
I have successfully finished Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022 challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. I had to read at least 8 books for both the Golden Age and Siver Age. Here are the categories covered: Golden Age: 8 Books Categories: 1. Colorful Crime: A book with a color or reference to color in the title: The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022
I have successfully completed the Virtual Mount TBR Challenge for 2022, hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. My goal was Mount Crumpit which means I had to read 24 books not owned by me. I read far more than that but here are the thirty I reviewed too. Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Virtual Mount TBR Challenge
I have successfully finished the Back to the Classics challenge hosted by Karen at Books and Chocolate. I read books in seven categories out of a total of 12. Here are the books read: Categories: 1. A 19th century classic. Any book first published from 1800 to 1899 2. A 20th century classic.: # 28: The Double Turn … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Back to the Classics 2022
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
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