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Colleen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Colleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Colleen Oakes’s Followers (1,456)
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Colleen Oakes
Goodreads Author
Born
in Denver, The United States
Website
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Influences
Leigh Bardugo, Julie Murphy, Ann Patchett, Naomi Novik, Jason Reynolds
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Member Since
September 2007
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/colleenoakes
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Queen of Hearts (Queen of Hearts Saga, #1)
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2014
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36 editions
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Blood of Wonderland (Queen of Hearts Saga, #2)
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2014
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2 editions
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War of the Cards (Queen of Hearts Saga, #3)
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2017
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Stars (Wendy Darling, #1)
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2015
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2 editions
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Seas (Wendy Darling, #2)
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2016
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8 editions
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The Black Coats
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2019
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13 editions
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Shadow (Wendy Darling, #3)
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2017
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3 editions
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Elly in Bloom
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Eleven Houses
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2024
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Sister of the Chosen One
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Colleen’s Recent Updates
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The Bright Years
by Sarah Damoff (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction, Readers' Favorite Debut Novel |
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| Honestly, this book is SO scary. I have loved Claire Fuller ever since she blew me away with Unsettled Ground, which was so aching and full of botanical life that it broke my heart. I've also read Bitter Orange (loved it as well) and then Swimming Le ...more | |
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Oooh boy, did I have thoughts on this one! I flip-flopped between a three-star and a four-star review, ending up first at three because of the painful middle of the book, but then changed to four because of the ending. First of all, let's TALK ABOUT ...more |
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Memorial Days
by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Memoir |
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“She was learning as quickly that what was right and what must happen weren't always the same thing.”
― Queen of Hearts
― Queen of Hearts
“I knew I was bound for something different. Something better. I was meant to rule the stars, not gaze at them from under our poverty.”
― Stars
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Nothing But Readi...: November BAPs from NBRC Book Ninja - Post Here | 274 | 215 | Nov 17, 2013 01:05PM | |
| The Challenge Fac...: R1: The FOURce is With Us | 164 | 59 | Apr 04, 2014 01:16PM |
“Death opens a door out of a little, dark room (that's all the life we have known before it) into a great, real place where the true sun shines and we shall meet.”
― Till We Have Faces
― Till We Have Faces
“You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.”
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Women's Fiction authors
— 803 members
— last activity Jun 20, 2026 05:32PM
A group for authors of contemporary women's fiction only. (This isn't the place for sci-fi or fantasy.) Post a description of your book for readers to ...more
Free Kindle Ebooks
— 1773 members
— last activity Jun 12, 2026 01:29AM
This is an extension of the web site http://FreeKindleEbooks.com where nearly every week you can get a list of the best "selling" free Kindle book tit ...more
Chick Lit
— 2054 members
— last activity Jul 09, 2020 01:12PM
For all fans and writers of chick lit, especially those interested in seeing where this genre is going.
THE Group for Authors!
— 13053 members
— last activity Jun 27, 2026 11:15PM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
Bargain Basement
— 8289 members
— last activity Jul 05, 2026 11:38AM
Join the Bargain Basement club for Freebies, bargains, reviews, and giveaways.
Indie Book Collective
— 2955 members
— last activity Jan 12, 2026 02:38AM
A group of indie authors, helping each other out and bringing new books to the world
Writer's Corner Book Club
— 15 members
— last activity Jan 11, 2014 12:10PM
We will discuss the various books covered on Writer's Corner http://www.jenceywrites.blogspot.com. The genres are womens'fiction, historical, inspirat ...more
Make a book a bestseller
— 946 members
— last activity Dec 24, 2020 05:16AM
If a bunch of people can get Betty White to host Saturday Night Live seems like we can make a great book(s) a bestseller.
Q & A with Colleen Oakes
— 3 members
— last activity May 06, 2020 03:48AM
A place for readers to ask any question regarding the Elly in Bloom series or the YA Queen of Hearts Saga, or just to ask general questions from Goodr ...more
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Thanks for accepting my friend request, Colleen! Best of luck with all your writing. -Belaria.
Hello :)Thank you for the friend's invite.
I'm looking forward to chatting about books with you.
