Read Outside the Box

[close] Post the title, author, and "category" for books you read.
Post a sentence or two about the book including the "category," why you liked the book, why you didn't.
In 2021 I resolve to read:
 One book that is NOT a mystery or crime fiction
 One historical fiction book
 One book recommended by a friend
 One book that has been made into a movie or TV series
 One funny, light-hearted book
 One Hercule Poirot book in honor of his 100th anniversary
 One book I read a long time ago
 One Y.A. or children’s book
 One non-fiction book
 One book set in a foreign country I have not visited
 One book set in a state other than the one where I live
 One book with a blue cover

Extra credit for reading a book with a woman in a red coat on the cover.