SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Challenge Complete: What's in a Name 6



Beth Fish is hosting a sixth round of the What's in a Name Challenge.  I had a lot of fun with this one last year and just had to sign up again.  The goal--to read six books one in each pre-determined category.  I've still got a few books that will meet various categories, but I've managed the initial six necessary to complete the challenge!


Here's my plan (subject to change):
1.  A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title:  
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams (3/19/13)

2.  A book with something you'd find in your kitchen in the title:  
A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story by Brenda Ashford (4/3/13)

3.  A book with a party or celebration in the title:  
Holiday Homicide by Rufus King (4/23/13)

4.  A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title: 
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (1/8/13)

5.  A book with an emotion in the title:  
Unhappy Hooligan by Stuart Palmer (3/24/13)
A Cold & Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry (3/9/13)

6.  A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title:  Four Lost Ladies by Stuart Palmer (1/23/13)
 

4 comments:

Ryan said...

Congrats!

Yvette said...

Honestly Bev, I don't know how you can keep track of all your challenges. I get confused if I even sign up for two. Which I didn't, this year. No more challenges for me.

But congrats anyway. Well done. :)

HOLIDAY HOMICIDE sounds like a book I'd definitely enjoy. Never heard of it or the author, but I'll see about tracking down a copy. From your description, it does sound a bit like Wolfe and Archie. The yacht taking the place of the Manhattan brownstone.

Debbie Rodgers said...

I always love to see how folks complete this particular challenge. Well done!

Bev Hankins said...

Yvette: I have a spread sheet...that's the only way I can keep track. :-( That's my sad face for "no more challenges"...not even a Vintage Challenge?

Thanks, Ryan & Debbie too!