Catherine L's Challenging Challenge

[Catherine]

Also just finished book #48 for the year, Blood Orange Brewing by Laura Childs. This one counts as a TBR!

[Amy]

Are you still planning on continuing with the Women's Murder Club series this year? Number 18 is hitting the shelves soon I believe.

[Catherine]

I am reading those with a Goodreads friend and we are alternating mostly between those and the tea shop books. So we did a tea shop book this month. We are close to being caught up on the Women's Murder Club books though! Not sure if we are going to read the "in between" ones. There's one between books 15 and 16 and one between books 16 and 17. Did you read those?

[Amy]

I didn't read those. I don't like reading those in between books if they don't pertain to the overall story. I might read those in the future but it's unlikely.

[Catherine]

Amy wrote: "I didn't read those. I don't like reading those in between books if they don't pertain to the overall story. I might read those in the future but it's unlikely."

I kind of figured they weren't crucial to the plot so I don't know if we'll read them either. I'll see what my friend wants to do.

[Catherine]

Finished book #49 for the year, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I'm reading this with one of my Facebook book groups!

[Catherine]

Finished book #50 for the year! YAY! Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward.

[Catherine]

Finished book #51 for the year, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I am kicking myself for not buying this book. I have to take it back to the library and I don't want to because I want to read it again! So I'll eventually have to buy a copy. I really loved it.

[Catherine]

Finished book #52 for the year, Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley. I absolutely love this series!!

[Catherine]

Finished book #53 for the year, My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing.

[Catherine]

Finished two books today:

Book #54 for the year, The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda. I got an early copy of this book from Edelweiss.

Book #55 for the year, They All Fall Down: A Thriller by Rachel Howzell Hall.

[Catherine]

Book #56 for the year, The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Awesome job so far! Do you have a book you would read again or you can't wait to read?

[Catherine]

That's an interesting question -- I'm looking at my list so far this year and there are several that I would read again.

Daisy Jones & The Six
Red Clocks
Inspection
No Exit
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding

I have several that I can't wait to read -- I just haven't had time to get to all of them. Plus I'm way behind on my TBR challenge, so I'm going to need to focus on that. (I keep saying that and it keeps not happening!)

[Catherine]

Finished book #57 for the year, The Body in the Wake: A Faith Fairchild Mystery by Katherine Hall Page.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Catherine wrote: "That's an interesting question -- I'm looking at my list so far this year and there are several that I would read again.

Daisy Jones & The Six
Red Clocks
[book:Ins..."

I will have to move up the Daisy jones I see it everywhere

[Catherine]

Blagica wrote: "Catherine wrote: "That's an interesting question -- I'm looking at my list so far this year and there are several that I would read again.

Daisy Jones & The Six
[book:Red Clocks|4..."

I loved it! I borrowed it from the library but I am going to buy it at some point so I can read it again.

[Catherine]

Finished book #58 for the year yesterday, Bound for Murder by Laura Childs.

Finished book #59 today, Motif for Murder by Laura Childs.

Both of these count toward my TBR challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #60 for the year today, Miracle Creek by Angie Kim. This book lives up to the hype. It's so good!

[Catherine]

Finished book #61 for the year, Keep You Close by Karen Cleveland. This one was a Net Galley book.

[Catherine]

Finished book #62 for the year, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.

[Catherine]

Finished book #63 for the year, Jazzed by Donna Kelly. This one also counts toward my TBR challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #64 for the year, K is for Killer by Sue Grafton. This was a re-read. I had always planned to read this series again from the beginning. My plan was to do so before Z came out if I could. But then Sue passed away and now there won’t be a Z. So I reread A through J last year. Not sure how many I will get to this year but hopefully at least a few more.

[Catherine]

Finished book #65 for the year, Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths.

[Catherine]

Finished book #66 for the year, Ruth’s First Christmas Tree by Elly Griffiths. This one also counts toward my TBR challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #67 for the year, Broken Ice by Matt Goldman. This one also counts toward my TBR challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #68 for the year, Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths.

[Catherine]

Finished book #69 for the year, The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths.

[Catherine]

Finished book #70 for the year, The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear. I’m kind of sad to be caught up on this series because I love it so much.

[Catherine]

Finished book #71 for the year, Murder on Trinity Place by Victoria Thompson. I’m now caught up on this series as well!

[Catherine]

Finished book #72 for the year, Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. I got an early copy of this and OMG it is so good!!! I'm up way too late but I had to finish it.

[Catherine]

Finished book #73 for the year, Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea. I just recently joined the Between the Pages Facebook group which is run by Kensington Books, and this is one of their group reads for June. I had not read this author before or even heard of him, but I really liked this book and will definitely read more of his work!

[Catherine]

Finished book #74 for the year, The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda.

[Catherine]

Finished book #75 for the year, The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances. This one also counts toward my TBR Challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #76 for the year, Death by Chocolate Lab by Bethany Blake.

[Catherine]

Finished book #77 for the year, Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna.

[Catherine]

Finished book #78 for the year, The Shallows by Matt Goldman.

[Catherine]

Finished book #79 for the year, The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion.

[Catherine]

Finished book #80 for the year, Paranoid by Lisa Jackson. I received an early copy of this book from the publisher and the SheSpeaks website in exchange for being part of an early reader group!

[Catherine]

Finished book #81 for the year, The Rationing by Charles Wheelan.

[Catherine]

Finished book #82 for the year, A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson.

[Catherine]

Finished book #83 for the year, The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones. This one also counts toward my TBR Challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #84 for the year, The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott. I totally devoured this book. Getting ready to write my review.

[Catherine]

Finished book #85 for the year, I FINALLY FINISHED The Guest Book by Sarah Blake!! This book really dragged for me. I even thought about quitting but I'm really glad I didn't. I loved the ending.

[Catherine]

Finished book #86 for the year, The Diary in the Attic by DeAnna Julie Dodson. This one also counts toward my TBR Challenge.

[Catherine]

Finished book #87 for the year last night, Bite Club by Laurien Berenson. This is the most recent book in the Melanie Travis series and it just came out this week.

[Catherine]

Finished book #88 for the year, The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths.

[Catherine]

Finished book #89 for the year, The Escape Room by Megan Goldin.

[Catherine]

Finished book #90 for the year, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

[Catherine]

Finished book #91 for the year, Scone Cold Dead by Karen MacInerney.

I got a TON of reading done in June so I'm hoping to continue with my streak in July :)