BarbaraC Keeps Climing

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#61 Moving on from Mt. Kilimanjaro with Carlota Fainberg. I bought this book a couple of years ago for an Around the World Challenge. It was a little bit slow and decadent, but a very quick read.

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#62 I Capture the Castle. I had this audio book in a box in the back room...among other audio books I bought at a Veteran Nurses of American sale that goes on annually in Phoenix. At the time I bought it I had just watched the movie and been horrifed by it, but hearing so many positive reviews, wanted to read it. Now I have. The book is great.

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Jessika wrote: "Great job leveling up!"

Thanks! I think the prospect of getting through some of the books I've had sitting around for ages is motivating me to read more. And I totally underestimated how many books I'd read this year :)

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#63 The Passage. This one was an intense book and really long too. But I enjoyed it.

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#64The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. I bought this book towards the end of 2013. I'm not sure what prompted me, I suppose it was on sale. I don't regret it, I love learning about new cultures and groups I've never heard about.

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#65 Thanks for the Memories. Cute light, romantic story. I liked most of the characters and the plot.

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#66 The Lantern. Bought this in 2013 for the Kindle. It was recommended as a "Rebecca"-type gothic mystery. I do not find these 2 books can be compared due to the timeframes. The protagonist of this story let herself be controlled by a man who has temper tantrums every time she asks him a personal question. The man drove me crazy for the first 95% of the book. But I really enjoyed the descriptions of the house and the French landscape.

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#67 The Violets of March, #68 The Queen of Water, #69 The Restorer, #70 Objects of My Affection, #71 and #72 The Kingdom and The Prophet.
The Restorer, Kingdom and Prophet all part of a trilogy of paranormal/mystery/suspense with some romance. I enjoyed the first two, but the last one was a bit too repetitive.
The Queen of Water was great, until the author mentions McGyver, I had no idea that the book took place in the 90s. It really had the feel of a much older time.

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#73 Anatomy of a Disappearance.

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#74 The Flower Plantation. I've read 2 coming-of-age books in a row and I'm not sure which one I like better. They were both so different, but fantastic in many ways.

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#75 Next to Love. Not my cup of tea. About WWII but through the eyes of some women I didn't care about. Don't be fooled by comment:"For fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, The Postmistress, and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet". I totally disagree on this.