Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

Option #3 - 2024 Determination Plus Challenge

24/24

**1. Crazy in Love by LuAnne Rice (READ 1/21/24)
**2. All by Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark (READ 1/28/24)
**3. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult (READ 4/26/24)
**4. Temptation by Nora Roberts (READ 5/4/24)
**5. 8 Sandpiper Way by Debbie Macomber (READ 5/10/24)
**6. Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (READ 5/13/24)
**7. Future Perfect by Suzanne Brockmann (READ 6/20/24)
**8. Heart of Stone by Lindsay McKenna (READ 6/23/24)
**9. Not Even for Love by Sandra Brown (READ 7/1/24)
**10. Fear Thy Neighbor by Fern Michaels (READ 7/6/24)


The next 14 books is the "Plus" part of the challenge. Hope you enjoy and are able to find some great books that will fit in.

**11. A book set in a different country than you live in. Whitefire by Fern Michaels (READ 1/21/24)

**12. Read a book by an Author that you never read before or one by a new debut author. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (READ 2/3/24)

**13. A book that someone recommended to you. When the Guilty Hide by Annette Dashofy (Read 5/8/24-recommendation by Gail)

**14. A book that is a different genre than your normal type of read. (could be out of your comfort zone). Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown (READ 1/15/24)

15 & 16. Two books from a series you haven't completed yet. (Everyone has that one or two books to still read to catch up in a series)
**15. The Homecoming by Robyn Carr (READ 1/14/24)

**16. My Favorite Mistake by Stella Holt (READ 2/27/24)

**17. A book that comes out in 2024. Lonely for You Only by Monica Murphy (READ 1/10/24)

**18. A book that you meant to read in 2023 but never got around to it. The People vs. Alex Cross by James Patterson (READ 3/3/24)

**19. A book that came out before you were born. (this one might be harder to do but we know you can handle it) A Room with a View by E.M. Forster READ 1/14/24)

**20. A book that is done by more than one author (it can be a book of short stories by different authors, or one book that is one story with more than 1 author like Patterson or Evanovich and I'm sure there are others. The Job by Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg (READ-1/11/24)

**21. A book that won an award. The Giver by Lois Lowry (READ 3/1/24)

**22. One of the oldest to be read books on your unread mountain. Family Album by Danielle Steel (READ 3/12/24)

**23. A book set in multiple countries. The Women by Kristin Hannah (READ 1/19/24-Netgalley 2/6/24)

**24. Book you started in the past but put aside and never finished for some reason. (I know we all have them. I have a small tote bag filled with them a different reason why it wasn't finished.) The Love of a Lifetime by Melissa Hill (READ 1/20/24- live 2/6/24)

oh boy, here we go! Thanks DJ.

Yay! I’m ready. Good luck on your challenge!

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "oh boy, here we go! Thanks DJ."

Figured I gave Ann some new/odd ideas I had found or thought of she picked one that sounded good and she started thread earlier so we can start Talking it up on the regular JF/NR thread and try and get more people to join in over here on the challenge.

updated #17 & #20

DJ: already two - great start!

Thanks. So far so good

Updated #19.

Donnajo wrote: "Updated #19."

I remember the movie, hope the reading was as enjoyable!

I gave it a 3 rating had a hard time or didn’t like the writing. I was thinking of checking to see if I can find movie on you tube to watch I don’t think I ever saw it. It’s for the library book club for February this was the first time they did a classic since I joined.

Updated #14 & #15 forgot to come update it when I finished them.

Updated #23.

DJ
Good for you getting some of the fun ones done! Did you like The Women?

Yes loved it top read.

Updated #24.

Updated #1.

Updated #11.

You go, girl!

Thanks

updated #2.

DJ - I haven't read a Mary Higgins Clark book in years; good to get one of your print TBR books covered now.

Donnajo wrote: "updated #2."

It’s one that Nancy had given us probably more then a year ago.

Updated #12.

DJ, Matthew McConaughey is a good choice for new author, one you haven't read before! I liked Greenlights

Donnajo wrote: "Updated #12."

Didn’t think of it until I was checking I could use it on challenge glad I was able to use it.

Updated #21.

Updated #18.

Updated #16.

updated #22

Good for you DJ! How long do you think this "oldest" book had been on your shelf to read?
Donnajo wrote: "updated #22"

I think when the book came out in the early 1980s I think not sure of any other book on shelf that I’ve had. I’m was looking at some dates on different ones that I’ve thought might be older but turned out they weren’t.

Updated #3 & #4. I'm getting there on top if I could only get only one left on bottom taken care of I think I'll be in better shape. I did ask a library friend to recommend a book but it she told me a barbara taylor bradford book and not really in mood to do one of her's. maybe I'll still give it another try at some point.

How about using Where the Guilty Hide for recommended? ‘cause I recommended it..? Just a thought…

I just checked and my library has the ebook on Hoopla so I borrowed it so I’m going to give it a try. Thanks.

Updated #13 finished on wednesday. Thank you Gail. It was good. Not sure if I'll end up reading the next ones or not after they come out depends if I can get copies from library. I don't have KU.
Only the top few left to take care of and those are any print ones off my shelves and I'm working on two of those at the moment.

updated #5. Another print owned book finished.

Great progress DJ!

I know thanks. Getting there might get there or closer before summer.

Updated #6.

You are doing great! I'm jealous!

updated #7 & #8 which I finished at the shore. I'll probably be finishing up the last two soon.

Updated #9. I keep forgetting to update here especially when I finish a book at the shore. One more to go I have a few started.

Just one left! Very nice DJ.

FINISHED CHALLENGE-updated 8/1/24.

I tried to start a new thread for my challenge #2 and was giving me problems so will check back to see if it goes up in awhile or try doing it again. I did type the new one first with it keep telling me there was a problem with what I wrote but I had only done the subject Had to double check rest before typing it then when I had it ready and typed the whole thing said it took too long they would tell whoever of the problem. but I don't see what I typed. maybe it will take awhile to post. who knows.

Donnajo wrote: "FINISHED CHALLENGE-updated 8/1/24. ..."

Yay! Congrats!

Thanks. I have two books for the my new list.

Look at you DJ! Congrats on completing the challenge!

Thanks.

Woo-hoo! You go, DJ!

Thanks.

Updated mistake on 9/1/24- I missed a book that was supposed to be #9 so I moved both the 9 & 10 down so the dates I finished them wouldn't be off. Will be adding Aria's to the new Determination #2 challenge.