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Carol J's 2020 Completed Reading Challenge
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Jan 26, 2020 11:01AM
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The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson - This was a little bit of a slow starter, but it ended well. The Andromeda Strain is back, but it has evolved into something different. A group of scientists go to explore. **** 1/26/2020
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The Last Jedi by Jason Fry - The enhanced novelization of the 8th Star Wars movie. Rey is trying to get Luke Skywalker's help. Kylo Ren is trying to get Rey. *** 1/26/2020
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Fairest by Marissa Meyer - The backstory of Queen Levana. Why she was the way she was. Kinda made me feel for her. **** 1/27/2020
Carol wrote: "26. The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson - This was a little bit of a slow starter, but it ended well. The Andromeda Strain is back, but it has e..."I wasn't a big fan of the original book, but this one did make me curious.
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Winter by Marissa Meyer - Winter wrapped up the 4 (+) book series. We learn more about Winter, Levana's step daughter. **** 1/29/2020
30.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown - Oh my gosh! I am exhausted after listening to this. The author made this a very exciting story going into great, great, great detail on the boy's lives and how they got into rowing and how they got to the 1936 Olympics. **** 1/31/2020
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The Vexed Generation by Scott Meyer - This series is so funny. One day, Martin and Gwen seem to freeze and their kids, the twins (who don't know their parents are really wizards...) don't know what to make of it. It is up to them to fix things. **** 2/1/2020
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - This story was so realistic that I had to keep reminding myself that it and it'..."I have been waiting forever for this book! I have several holds on it and the lines never seem to go down.
Andrea wrote: "Carol wrote: "23. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - This story was so realistic that I had to keep reminding myself t..."I think I lucked out...
32.
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory - Wow. This was the story of Elizabeth Woodville who meets, falls in love with and marries King Edward IV. A lot of research happened to fill this book. There was a lot of supposition, but the author made her best guess at what happened. **** 2/1/2020
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Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie - Several Poirot short story mysteries that seemed to have nothing in common. *** 2/2/2020
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The White Queen by Philippa Gregory - Wow. This was the story of Elizabeth Woodville who meets, falls in love with and marries King Edward IV. A lot of resea..."I really need to get back into the Plantagenet novels!
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- I loved this telling of Edward Rochester's life. Edward was the love interest from Jane Eyre. Now we hear of his upbringing and what made him the way he was. The last part of the book take's up where he met Jane Eyre, but is told from his perspective. ***** 2/5/2020
35.
Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor - Wow! What a nice work of historic fiction. This tells the story of a young woman, Sophie, who owns the perfume shop that actress Grace Kelly runs into to hide from the paparazzi. That is the start of a friendship between Sophie and Grace Kelly and even the start of the Sophie's relationship with the photographer that chased the future princess into the shop. The story has snippets of how Grace Kelly met the Prince of Monaco and what happened there. **** 2/5/2020
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan - What a good book based on true events. This is the story of Pino Lella, an Italian teenage boy, near the end of WWII. He starts out the book as a teenage boy, but ends it a man, many times over. He is asked many times to do these huge, dangerous things. At first he is unwilling, but... ***** 2/6/2020
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The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts - Fallonn Swift, The One, has grown up and is fighting for her group of good magicals. She fights the evil magicals and the evil non magicals that threaten her group's existence. 2/9/2020
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The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts - Fallonn Swift, The One, has grown up and is fighting for her group of good magicals. She fights the evil magicals ..."My first Roberts trilogy and I really enjoyed it! After getting over the similarities to The Stand. lol.
Elyse wrote: "My first Roberts trilogy and I really enjoyed it! After getting over the similarities to The Stand. lol. "Oh my gosh! Why did I not see the similarities between this series and The Stand!? Maybe because I read it about 40 years ago...
38.
Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland - Historical fiction that takes place around WWII in France. Lisette and her husband move to a small town in France. She learns a lot about French artists. *** 2/10/2020
39.
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak - Whew! Finished! The story of the effects of the Russian Revolution on a middle class family. **** 2/11/2020
40.
Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry Greenwood - Phryne is asked to look into the murder of a choir conductor by Jack Robinson. **** 2/12/2020
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The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie - This was a very complicated murder mystery. Hercule, out of the blue starts receiving typewritten clues in the form of letters. They tell of upcoming murders. **** 2/14/2020
42.
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich - This was a wacky, comedy, murder mystery. Stephanie is still working as a bounty hunter. The fun part about this book is the wacky friends that Stephanie Plum collects to help her get her... person. 2/15/2020
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Oh my gosh! Why did I not see the similarities between this series and The ..."
haha yeah. I just read The Stand last spring so it still stuck in my mind when I read this trilogy.
43.
The Flowers of Vashnoi by Lois McMaster Bujold - A novella featuring Ekaterin, Mile's wife. She and Enrique, the creator of the rad bugs find something unexpected on Vashnoi. *** 2/16/2020
44.
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax gets a very last minute courier assignment from Carstairs. She must fly off to Turkey to fetch someone back. **** 2/16/2020
45.
The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way - The Umbrella Academy are all over the place. This is the last part of series. Will they find unity? *** 2/17/2020
46.
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer - A fun, historic fiction, tongue in cheek audio book. During the reign of Louis XV, Lord Justin Alastair had a run in with the red headed waif, Leon. He decided to take the boy on as his page. However, things were not as they seemed. **** 2/17/2020
47.
Murder on the Minneapolis by Anita Davison - Flora is acting as a nanny to help shuttle a young boy back home to England. While on the ship and acquaintance is found in a suspicious death. And then another body is found. **** 2/19/2020
48.
Stranger Things: Zombie Boys by Greg Pak - This graphic novel takes place after season 1 of the Stranger Things show on Netflix. The AV club is in a funk, but a new boy joins them and they decide to make a Zombie Movie. Will is having a hard time with this... Maybe it is hitting a little close to home. *** 2/20/2020
49.
The Wild Inside by Christine Carbo - Ted Systead is a Special Agent for the Department of the Interior. He is investigating the murder of a man, found tied to a tree and murdered within Glacier National Park, but he is haunted by memories of another death that took place within the park, the death of his father. *** 2/12/2020
50.
Dog Dish of Doom by E.J. Copperman - Kay is a talent agent ... for animals. Things get a little dicey when his owner is found dead, with a knife in his back with his face in the dog's water dish. 2/13/2020
51.
The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell - This book gave me a fright. Uhtred seems to have a mortal wound. There is a lot of political turmoil going on in the different regions in the land that will become England. Uhtred, is of course, involved. **** 2/20/2020
52.
Fishing with RayAnne by Ava Finch - I guess you would call this type of book a dramedy. It had some comedy and also some drama. RayAnne is the host of a fishing show. She is not so sure about her status, but she learns that she reaches a bigger audience than she knows. She is also kind of a hot mess. ***** 2/21/2020
53.
A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes - Poor Jackson can't buy a break, first he gets sucked into a scheme to turn ten dollar bills into hundred dollar bills. Then his woman runs off, then he gets bribed and so on and so on... *** 2/22/2020
54.
Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer - This graphic novel is what happened after The Lunar Chronicles. Princess Selena (Cinder) is ruling Lunar. Her friends have gone off doing their own things, but they keep in touch. Good thing, because the drama is not over. **** 2/24/2020
55.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The first book in The Outlander series. Claire Randall is in Scottland with her husband, Frank, on a second honeymoon. Something happens and Claire accidentally time travels to 1740s Scotland where she meets James Fraser. **** 2/24/2020
Carol wrote: "55. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The first book in The Outlander series. Claire Randall is in Scottland with her husband, Frank, on a second honeymoon. Something happen..."I've been trying to decide whether to get involved in this series--still kind of on the fence!
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The first book in The Outlander series. Claire Randall is in Scottland with her husband, Frank, on a second honeymoon. So..."Oh do it! I've loved this series since I was barely a teenager!
Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Carol wrote: "55. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The first book in The Outlander series. Claire Randall is in Scotland with her husband, Frank, on a second honeymoon. So..."Donna, I had been on the fence for years and finally said, "What the heck!" Glad I did... now, do I continue the series?
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The first book in The Outlander series. Claire Randall is in Scotland with her husband, Frank,..."Yessss!
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Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris- About 3 books ago, I got a little burned out on this series, so I gave it a break and picked it up almost a year later. Now ..."I think I made it to book #13 or #14 or so in this series and then got burned out! But overall, I do love it quite a bit!
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - This story was so realistic that I had to keep reminding myself t..."My library only has this as an actual physical copy. With my recent workload/work schedule, I can't even make it to the library to pick up books, so I gave up on this one. :( One day!
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - This story was so realistic that I had to keep rem..."There's this weird notice on Overdrive for this book:
"Some copies of this title belong to specific member libraries, and their users are given priority for holds on those copies. For this reason, users may jump forward or move backward on the wait list, so we can't accurately estimate wait time.
Your place in line: 11
Library copies: 2
People waiting in total: 30
People waiting per copy: 15"
So there's no actual estimated timeframe. I placed my hold on 1/24. And my library doesn't have any physical copies!
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - This story was so realistic that I ha..."I wish we could swap! You can get my library's physical copy and I get your jumping-around eBook!
56.
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron - Julius is a dragon, but not a very good one. He is too nice and his mother has had it up to here with him, so she kicks him out and he is sealed in a human form. He must find a way to get into his family's good graces. **** 2/26/2020
Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Carol wrote: "55. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The first book in The Outlander series. Claire Randall is in Scotland with her husband, Frank,..."I rated this one 3 stars when I read it. My review ends with, "I'm curious enough to continue the series, but not captivated enough that I'll be rushing to do so." And that was 9 years ago, so... *shrug*
57.
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - Early gothic horror written in the late 1700s. ** 2/27/2020
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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - Early gothic horror written in the late 1700s. ** 2/27/2020"Ooooh, that doesn't bode well. 2 stars, eeek. I have this on my TBR.
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "57. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole - Early gothic horror written in the late 1700s. ** 2/27/2020"Ooooh, that doesn't bode well. 2 st..."
Well, I listened to a "free" copy on Loyalbooks.com. They do have a lot of public domain books, but they are not professionally done. People volunteer. I think a good narrator would make all the difference.
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