Reluctant Heroine 1-03 books
Eager For Challenge 4-06 books
Brave Heart 7-10 books
It’s fun to conquer a slalom course of games. Nina’s completely open theme merely gives ranks to strive for. I love that we’re invited to make what we wish of this group! Since it’s my vision, I easily pledge to ‘Brave Heart’: 10 books! I sometimes save the best for last, so shelf-sitting has nothing to do with eagerness. My take on “Guilty Reading” is dual.
(A) Books I’m less interested in than others. Perhaps a cover hadn’t captivated me or a synopsis indicates it isn’t my favourite cup of tea. Stay tuned to find out if I stand corrected and enjoy them more than I imagined.
(B) I have copies that are in disrepair, even if the subjects are wonderful. There are great used bookstores that buy from me. I endeavour to read and decide what I’m not keeping, while I have contacts that will buy them.
PLEASANT SURPRISES
“Blue Fire” Phyllis A. Whitney 1961
“Never Call It Loving” Dorothy Eden 1966
“The Ghost Of The Isherwoods” Carol Beach York 1966
“The Secret” Carol Beach York 1984
“If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln” Anne McGovern 1966
“A Killer Tide” P.J. Alderman 2006
“Kilroy And The Gull” Nathaniel Benchley 1977
“Hercules & Other Tales From Greek Myths” Olivia E. Coolidge 1949
GLAD TO BE FINISHED
“Read And Buried” Erika Chase 2012
“Greenapple Street Blues” Ted Staunton 1987
“Dark They Were & Golden-Eyed” Ray Bradbury 1949
“The Sign Of Four” Arthur Conan Doyle 1890
“Forward, Shakespeare!” Jean Little 2005
“The Salzburg Connection” Helen MacInnes 1968
“Charlotte’s Web” Elwyn Brooks White 1952
**** CHALLENGE CONQUERED! ****
Tourist 05 countries
Vacationer 10 countries
Business Traveler 15 countries
Adventurer 20 countries
World Traveler 30+ countries
Here’s a walk in the park that isn’t well known! Other than yours, see how many countries are covered in books. Multiple countries in the same one accumulate! I’ll at least aim for ‘Vacationer’: 10 countries but we’ll see what my perusals contain. Click any reading banners I post, to open all the sign-up sites.
“Black Amber” Phyllis A. Whitney – TURKEY
“Thunder On The Right” Mary Stewart – FRANCE
“Uncertain Voyage” Dorothy Gilman – AMSTERDAM, SPAIN
“The Salzburg Connection” Helen MacInnes – AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND
“Ghost Town Treasure” Clyde Robert Bulla – USA
“The Snow Goose” Paul Gallico – ENGLAND
“Mystery At Black Rock Island” Robert Sutherland – SCOTLAND-
“The Foundling Fox” Irina Korschunow – GERMANY
“Celtic Praise” Robert VanDeWeyer – IRELAND
“The Haunting At Cliff House” Karleen Bradford – WALES
“Blue Fire” Phyllis A. Whitney – SOUTH AFRICA
“Stories Of Ghosts, Witches” F. Littledale – ICELAND
“The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax” D Gilman – MEXICO, ARMANIA, YUGOSLAVIA
“Dark They Were & Golden-Eyed” Ray Bradbury – MARS!
“The Little Prince” Antoine De St. Exupéry – ASTEROID PLANETS!
“Hercules & Other Tales From Greek Myths” – GREECE, MOUNT OLYMPUS
18 countries + 3 non Earth locations.
**** CHALLENGE CONQUERED! ****
20th Century 02
Victorian 05
Renaissance 10
Medieval 15
Ancient History 25+
I spoke with the hostess about ‘historical’: defined as fiction made up to be in the past. It can describe once current fiction now at least 50 years old to us. She prefers the original perception, inventing a historic tableau but accepts fiction outdated by time, if a distinct time capsule is captured. I’m new to this genre and look forward to samples of both. I will stretch myself to the ‘Victorian’ level: 5 books.
“The Ghost Of Windy Hill” Clyde Robert Bulla 1968
“Room With A Clue” Kate Kingsbury 1993
“Do Not Disturb” Kate Kingsbury 1994
“The Copper Sunrise” Bryan Buchan 1972
“Hercules & Other Tales From Greek Myths” Olivia E. Coolidge 1949
“Irish Cures, Mystic Charms, Superstitions” Lady Wilde 1991
“Stories Of Ghosts, Witches, Demons” Freya Littledale 1971
“Never Call It Loving” Dorothy Eden 1966
“Haunting Jordan” P.J. Alderman 2009
10) “Street Of Riches” Gabrielle Roy 1955
“Blue Fire” Phyllis A. Whitney 1961
“The Salzburg Connection” Helen MacInnes 1968
“The Sign Of Four” Arthur Conan Doyle 1890
“The Secret Adversary” Agatha Christie 1922
“Murder On The Links” Agatha Christie 1923
“The Snow Goose” Paul Gallico 1940
“Mystery In The Pirate Oak” Helen Fuller Orton 1949
18) “Ghost Town Treasure” Clyde Robert Bulla 1957
**** CHALLENGE CONQUERED! ****
Apologies for the inconvenience! Here’s the link for the January reviews, http://daydreamersthoughts.co.uk/genre-variety-challenge/
Now I can oficially say hello and welcome to the Guilty challenge! Your definition is really interesting and I can’t wait to see the books you will pick. I will add a Linky for reviews till the end of the week :) Happy reading!
Thanks for signing up for my Where are You Reading Challenge! You asked if there was a page for reviews. I hadn’t planned on it but I can make one if you’d like!
That would be great Abbi. I don’t see a link yet; let me know what it is. A great purpose to reading groups beyond having somewhere to PUT where we read, is a bit of publicity for our blogs and links to our reviews. I appreciate ‘helpful’ clicks on Amazon Canada, or at least people reading what I take great care to compose professionally and fairly. These links would have nowhere to go except a busy comment queue, if you weren’t making a page. :)
Hi! Thanks so much for playing along! Your list of Guilty Reads is really awesome and I so loved reading your reviews on the books! Also, big thanks for noting me my comment section didn’t work properly, I am checking this too :)