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On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge FEBRUARY 2024
Start Date: 02/01/2024
End Date: 02/29/2024

Total Pages Read: 1363
Bonus Points: 110
Books Read:
1.The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper. 339 pages
+25 library scenes
+ 25 MC drinks too much
2.Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
524 pages
+10 love story
3.The Fifth Vial by Michael Palmer 500 pages
+50 airplane flight
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Still Life by Louise Penny completed. ****
I am not real diligent about reading series books in order and I had already read one of the Gamache series. I enjoyed the book I read but I am glad that I read the first book in this series. I really enjoyed this one and it provided great background on all of the characters in Three Pines. I am sure I will enjoy many more books in the series.

Michelle wrote: "Ann at the Beach wrote: "Completed book #1 Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. I gave it 3 ***. It was beautifully written, great character development but I just didn..."

exactly!

Kristine wrote: "Ok, I am starting off well. I have wanted to read , Geraldine Books for 2 years and added it to last year’s Challenge. I really wanted to make sure I finally read it and s..."

Horse was one of my favorite books last year -- i enjoy all of Geraldine Brooks works. I always learn something interesting while enjoying a good read. I added some of your other books to my TBR

Completed book #1 Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner. I gave it 3 ***. It was beautifully written, great character development but I just didn't connect with it. The book was recommended by a friend who also recommended The Overstory which I thoroughly enjoyed and recommended to others.

On to Louise Penny.

Always good to get the 1st one down. Looks like a good series—oh no—another one to add to the ever lengthy list of series.

I am copying this over from a previous challenge -- I will clean it up Countries of the World taken from www.nationsonline.org

Countries of Africa

Eastern Africa
Burundi
Comoros
Dijibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Reunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Central Africa
Angola
Cameroon The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen 4/17
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Rep (Brazzaville)
Congo, Dem. Rep (Kinshasa)
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe

Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
South Sudan Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Southern Africa
BotswanaLeaving Time BY Jodi Picoult 2015
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland

Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Saint Helena
Seneral
Sierra Leone
Togo

Countries of the America and the Caribbean
Caribbean
Antigua & Barbuda
Bahamas
Barabados
Cuba The Crook Factory by Dan Simmons2015
Dominica
Domican Republic
Grenada
Haiti The Admiral's Mark by Steve Berry 2020
Jamaica Columbus Affair by Steve Berry 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago

Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil Nemesis by Jo Nesbø 2019
Chile Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Héctor Tobar 2016
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly 2024
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

North America
Canada Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandell 2015
Mexico A Deadly Shade of Gold by John D. MacDonald 2019
United States

Countries of Asia
China Jack of Spies by David Downing2015
China, Hong Kong SAR
China Tibet
Japan After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
Korea (North) The Orphan Master's Son byAdam Johnson 2015
Korea (South) Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 2019
Mongolia
Taiwain (Republic of China)

Northern Asia
Russian Federation City of Thieves by David Benioff 2015
South-Central Asia
Afghanistan I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 2nd 015
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 2015
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid 2/16
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

South-East Asia
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar (Burma)
Phillippines
Singapore
Thailand Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett 2017
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Vietnam The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 2015

Western Asia & Middle East
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus
Georgia
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestinian territories
Qatar
Saudi Arabia The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright 2015
Syria The Swimmer by Joakim Zander 2016
Turkey Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon 2017
UAE
Yemen

Countries of Europe
BelarusSyndrome E
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Moldova
Poland The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 2016
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Ukraine
Denmark The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2015
Estonia
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Finland
Greenland (Denmark)
Iceland
Ireland In the Woods by Tana French 2015
Latvia
Lithuania
Northern Ireland
Norway The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø 2018
Scotland Outlander byDiana Gabaldon 2015
Sweden The Postcard Killers byJames Patterson 2015
United Kingdom Started Early, Took My Dog byKate Atkinson 2015
Wales Something Rotten 2021

Southern Europe
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Croatia The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry 2/10/2016
Cyprus
Gibraltar
Greece Palace of Treason by Jason Matthews 1/7/17
Vatican City State
Italy A Thread of Grace 9/2017
Rep. of Macedonia
Malta The Malta Exchange bt Steve Berry 5/23
Montenegro
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain Origin 9/2018
Turkey

Western Europe
Austria The Lincoln MythbySteve Berry 2015
Belgium Syndrome E by Franck Thilliez 2015
When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar2024
France
Germany The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 2015
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Switzerland

States of Australia & Oceania
Australia The Light Between Oceans 2015
The Husband's Secret 2025
New Zealand
Fiji
New Caledonia The Genius of Birds 9/2017
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau

Polynesia, the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
Cook Islands
Niue
Tonga
Tuvalu

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Alondra wrote: "Good luck, Ann.

Don't forget that there is no time limit, and we have books listed to help with each state. All genre's too. :)"

Thanks--I will take all the help I can get !

Jennifer wrote: "If at first you don't succeed, hope the pesky state you can't find secedes, pun intended!"

That's good Jennifer LOL

A challenge I've done before but never hit all the states.... if at first you don't succeed....
27/51
1. Alabama Code to Zero by Ken Follett 4/24
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon 7/24
2. Alaska
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
5. California Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner 1/24
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis 4/23
6. Colorado
7. Connecticut Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
8. Delaware The Innocent by. David Baldacci 8/22
9. Florida The Girl in the Brown Paper Wrapper by John D. MacDonald 7/23
10.Georgia Small Wars by Lee Child 12/23
11. Idaho
12. Hawaii
13. Illinois Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steve Inskeep 1/24
14. Indiana The Colorado Kid by Stephen King 11/23
15. Iowa Free Fall in Crimson by John D. MacDonald 7/24
16. Kansas The Escape by David Baldacci 4/24
17. Kentucky Horse by Geraldine Brooks 11/22
18. Louisiana
19. Maine
20. Maryland What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman 7/26
21. Massachusetts The Fifth Vial by Michael Palmer 3/24
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black 4/24
22. Michigan A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 5/22
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi
25. Missouri
26. Montana Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park 9/24
27. Nebraska
28. Nevada
29. New Hampshire Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult 4/23
30. New Jersey The Stranger by Harlan Coben 9/23
I Married a Communist by Philip Roth 11/24
31. New Mexico
32. New York The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict 5/24
33. North Carolina
34. North Dakota
35. OhioBeloved by Toni Morrison 4/24
36. Oklahoma Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 5/24
37. Oregon Home Again by Kristin Hannah 5/25
38. Pennsylvania
39. Rhode Island Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult 2/24
40. South Carolina
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee
43. Texas The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly 5/24
44. Utah
45. Vermont
46. Virginia Simple Genius by David Baldacci 6/22.
47. Washington Night Road by Kristin Hannah 1/23
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 6/24
48. West Virginia Gray Mountain by John Grisham 5/24
49. Wisconsin
50. Wyoming Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks8/24
Three-Inch Teeth by C.J. Box 8/24
Washington D.C. The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper. 1/24
Murder at the Kennedy Center 3/24

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2024
Start Date: 01/01/2024
End Date: 01/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 881
Bonus Points:60
Books Read:
1.Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner 569 pages
+10 author new to me
+25 character drinks too much
+25 character is an introver
2.Still Life by Louise Penny 312 pages
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Lea wrote: "What a great list, Ann. I've read Beloved, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Winter of the World and appreciated all of them. I'm interested in reading so many of the other books on your list - I'll ..."

Thanks Lea. Hoping I get through all of them on the list.

Alondra wrote: "Oohhh, A Boy's Life!! 😩😭😭😭

This was just so well written. I really hope you love it as much as I did. I can't speak highly of it enough.

Good luck and happy reading! 📚📚"
Thanks Alondra--looking forward toreading it -- it has been on my TBR for ages.

Great list...... I loved The Overstory and The Great Alone--great books-- hope you enjoy them as much as I did. I will be watching for your thoughts throughout the year. Happy Reading !

so many series .... so little time. I've read one Plum and one Ladies Dectective Series... Happy reading !

"Death by"--what a great list! I will be watching reviews to see what I might add to my ever growing TBR,

Other then the Dead Zone the books on your list are new to me.j. I will be watching to see your thoughts throughout the year. The Road to Roswell looks like a really fun read.

It always amazes me when I come accross someone's list with a list of fascinating books that I have not come across-- almost all of the books are new to me--but they all look very interesting. I already added several to my TBR and I will be watching for your thoughts throughout the year.

Bill wrote: "Boy's Life was an excellent story, loved it. I hope to get to Magpie Murders this year. Loved the mini series. I have to get back to Deaver too, I have a few of his books on my shelf. And Gamache i..."
Thanks Bill.. I did not know there was a Magpie series -- I will look after I read the book.

Ioana wrote: "Great list, Ann, I love it. Boy's Life and Winter of the World are both very good, and I have a few others on my TBR. I'll watch for your reviews, I hope you love them all. Happy reading!"
Thanks Ioana -- best wishes for happy reading to you !