Tag Archives: Phyllis A. Whitney

Connect Five – List C!

Kathryn offers generous draws.  The chance to win a book is motivating.  I do not use Kindle and gladly accept every advantage!  I love thinking-up multiple themes!   I have had connection trouble with WordPress sites.  E-mail is where I … Continue reading

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Birth Year Reading 2018

I rejoined J.G. for her most well-known group too, making me a member of all three!  It is my pleasure.  I was a prize-winner from her collection, which thrills me and delivered good news when I needed it.  I have … Continue reading

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Carolyn’s My Kind Of Mystery

  My reading groups are started for the year, this very month!  Here is my own post, where I will keep track of my mystery reading, further to this group’s review page!  I hope you will visit both to see … Continue reading

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Mystery Tally & Cover Of 2015

My Kind Of Mystery 2015 guests:  have you identified this book cover, author, and year for an extra entry into our year-end prize draw?  There are no e-mails yet, so here are the hints I promised and they might as … Continue reading

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Colourful, Ireland, Scotland

  The mission (spelled with a Canadian ‘U’ if you please!) is to read 9 books containing any hues.  As long as identical colours aren’t repeated, you can utilize absolutely any hue even from the same spectrum.  This is much more flexible … Continue reading

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Theme-Closing Combo

I am passionate about numerous subjects but 16 activities I partcipated in -from about September to December- toppled the reading topic.  I thank my non-bookie subscribers for bearing with that.  Stay tuned for a variety of great subjects I’m going to have fun with.  To minimize ‘closing … Continue reading

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Last group of the year: Europe

  I object to calling Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and England one country.  They’re wonderfully diverse but this is a creative circle I happily board while it’s still 2012.  The hostess doesn’t enforce lumping the United Kingdom and I applaud her extension to January 31, … Continue reading

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Victorian To Edwardian Themed

  The theme of “Death By Gaslight” is mysteries set in, or written during the Victorian and Edwardian eras:  1837 – 1910.  Any location and publication date, as long as the time frame fits.  No more than 3 titles from the … Continue reading

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Eclectic person and reader!

I had the pleasure of Shelley-Rae’s ‘Eclectic Reading Challenge’ and she has become a friend.  Just as it takes me a while to compose sign-up posts, I’d better get closing off events I finished.  There are many.  Like more than 10!  I … Continue reading

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Mystery & Suspense Circle.

There are two levels: Read 12 mystery & suspense novels in 2012 Read 24 mystery & suspense novels in 2012   In June I discovered reading challenges and had a ball jumping in.  I’m in 11 of them, an important … Continue reading

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“Trembling Bay Ballad”, 2012

**** I advocate not spoiling a plot so anyone might read or watch.  The following is sparse of detail;  merely basics to give full impact to my “Wicked Wildfire Read-A-Thon” contest entry.  With my focus on novel-authoring, I thought verse/lyric days were behind me!  I … Continue reading

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Riedel’s Recent Reads

Catchy title, huh?  “R–I–E–D–E–L” is a wonderful German name, to rhyme exactly with “needle”.  Don’t get it wrong!  hehehe  Man, people frequently mispronounce or misspell my first name too and there’s nothing foreign there.  Through my school days, it was a … Continue reading

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