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Carol J's 2020 Completed Reading Challenge
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110.
Death of Riley by Rhys Bowen - Molly Murphy needs a job. She has not been in America long, but she needs to make money to pay her rent. Her beau, NYPD police captain Daniel Sullivan found her a job as a ladies companion, but that was not working out. She went to the police station to talk to Daniel, but his fiancee said he was not there... What!? A fiancee? Molly manages to find another job, but that is when her life becomes complicated. **** 4/22/2020
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A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax has an assignment to visit a spa in Switzerland, but really, she is on the hunt for a package of missing plutonium. **** 4/23/2020
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The Alienist by Caleb Carr - Dr. Laszlo Kreizler is asked to investigate the serial murder of boys. A good story, but disturbing. **** 4/20/2020"This was too disturbing and grotesque for me and I couldn't continue the series. I couldn't keep watching the TV show either.
Elyse wrote: "This was too disturbing and grotesque for me and I couldn't continue the series. I couldn't keep watching the TV show either."Ya know, I usually don't like disturbing stories, but I was able to distance myself on this one.
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Ya know, I usually don't like disturbing stories, but I..."
That's funny because I usually CAN distance myself from those kinds of stories but this one I couldn't!
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Renegades by Marissa Meyer - Imagine a world where super heroes are real. There is also a faction of anti super hero. Nova is a girl with a grudge. **** 4/25/2020
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Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals by Ken Follett- The author was asked to write a short book on Notre-Dame after it caught fire. He agreed and wrote a novella on the history of the Cathedral. The proceeds will go to the rebuilding fund. *** 4/26/2020
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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy - This book takes place during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel is the alias of a man that rescues French aristocrats (before they are taken to the guillotine) and sends them to safety in England. *** 4/28/2020
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A Hard Ticket Home by David Housewright - A good mystery by a Minnesota author. Mac McKenzie was able to retire from the police department and was just piddling around. Someone came to him, knowing his history in the Police department and asked them to track down their daughter who had been missing for years. **** 4/28/2020
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The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien - The 5th time I have read this last novel in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Will Frodo be able to finish his quest? ***** 4/28/2020
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Virgins by Diana Gabaldon - A prequel to the Outlander storyline. This story starts shortly after Jamie Fraser is beaten by the English and his father dies. **** 4/29/2020
Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure you'll finish way before I do! Hope you are doing well! Take care--Donna.
Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure you'll finish way before I do! Hope you are doing well! Take care--Donna."Is your version print or audio? I can be pretty speedy with audio books, but for this 2nd Aunty Lee book, I have an actual print book. I am much slower with print books. I will probably be starting it in a day or two. I really liked her first one.
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Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz - Odd Thomas and his traveling companion Annamaria are staying at the West Coast estate of Roseland, the former home to a 1920s movie mogul. Thanks to Odd's ability to see dead people he finds out quickly that things are not right and are, in fact, very dangerous. *** 5/1/2020
Mine is print. I started it last night, but with all that's going on, I'm a little slow. Making masks for family!
Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Mine is print. I started it last night, but with all that's going on, I'm a little slow. Making masks for family!"OK. I'm starting tomorrow. We can take our time.
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The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell - Uhtred is going to make one more try for Bebbanburg. **** 5/2/2020
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Around the World in 72 Days by Nellie Bly - Story of the reporter, Nelly Bly's trip around the world in 72 days. She was inspired by Jules Verne's book, Around the World in 80 Days. *** 5/3/2020
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Archenemies by Marissa Meyer - Nova is still planted in the Renegade world, with an identity and trusted. She and Adrian are growing closer. **** 4/4/2020
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Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner - Modern Day - A woman finds the hat that was used for Scarlet O'Hara in Gone with the Wind in her Thrift Store and attempts to find the last owner. Flash Back - The story of two friends in Hollywood, Audrey and Violet. **** 5/5/2020
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Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman - 2nd time reading this. Mrs. Pollifax is sent to Zambia to find an assassin. In the mean time, she is sent on safari. **** 5/5/2020
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Weather by Jenny Offill - A working mother's musings. ** 5/6/2020
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Manhattans & Murder by Jessica Fletcher - Jessica goes on a book tour in New York. While there, she witnesses a murder... a Santa Clause on a street corner and she thinks she knows him! *** 5/7/2020
Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure you'll finish way before I do! Hope you are doing well! Take care--Donna."Hey Donna, How are you doing with Aunty Lee #2? I'm loving it and am about halfway through. That is fast for me and a print book. Am definitely continuing the series.
Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure you'll finish way before I do! Hope you are doing well! T..."I am about 60% through and am enjoying it. I like the Aunty Lee character--one of those cute older lady detectives that people underestimate! Hope you have a great weekend, and Happy Mother's Day! Take care!
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Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig - 11 year old Donal Cameron has to go stay with his great aunt and uncle one summer. His grandmother, who was raising him has to have surgery and will be able to care for him. This is a true coming to age story. The first part of this books talks about his 1951 trip, across country, from Montana to Wisconsin by bus. ***** 5/10/2020
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The Benson Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine - Philo Vance solves the murder of Alvin Benson. ** 5/12/2020
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The White Lioness by Henning Mankell - Kurt Wallander investigates a missing wife with the husband being a number one suspect. As the mystery unfurls, the story gets bigger and bigger. **** 5/12/2020
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From Time to Time by Jack Finney - Simon Morley takes his second trip through time. In this trip, he is asked to protect a man who has documents that could prevent WWI. Simon will have to follow him across the Atlantic Ocean on a ship called The Titanic. *** 5/13/2020
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Supernova by Marissa Meyer - In the first two books of the trilogy, Nova is undercover within the Renegades headquarters. In this, she could get found out. She must be very clever to overcome her rivals... **** 5/14/2020
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Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials by Ovidia Yu - Aunty Lee is catering an event for at the howme of a wealthy lawyer who is the head of a lawfirm. Something goes wrong and the lawyer and her incapacitated son are both found dead in his room. Aunty Lee wants to find out what happened! **** 5/16/2020
Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure you'll finish way before I do! Hope you are..."I finished it tonight. Are you done yet? If so what did you think? I liked it and going to try to get a hold of the next book.
I am reading another international book series. Darko Dawson series takes place in Ghana. The first book is Wife of the Gods
by Kwei Quartey. It was good, but I am loving the second book in the series Children of the Street.
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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani - During the Great Depression, wealthy 15 year old Thea Atwell was sent away to a girl's summer riding camp. She had done something wrong and the way her parents dealt with it was sending her way. But when summer was over, her parents did not send for her and it was apparent, she was there for the duration. *** 5/17/2020
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When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton - This was the story of a young Cuban exile, Beatriz Perez, her family and her loves in the 1960s. *** 5/18/2020
Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure you'll finish wa..."I liked it--I gave it four stars, like you did. Looking forward to reading the next book. Now I'm doing some comfort reading--I decided to re-read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I think it has been about 20 years since the last time I read it. It feels like going back to visit an old friend.
Carol wrote: "133. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton - This was the story of a young Cuban exile, Beatriz Perez, her family and her loves in the 1960s. *** 5/18/2020"I enjoyed this book and the prior one, Next Year in Havana. I think she has another one in the series coming out soon, if it's not already out.
Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Carol wrote: "Donna (weegraydog) wrote: "Hi, Carol--I downloaded Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials, but I'm not neatly as fast of a reader as you are! I'm sure yo..."Oh my gosh! The Hobbit and LotR are my comfort food in book form. I just finished rereading the series, then I would watch the movie. After reading Return of the King 4 times and watching RotK many times, I still cry at the end. Enjoy your reread.
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The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn - A modern day team is sent back to Jane Austin's time to do something important... without changing history. Easier said than done. ***5/19/2020
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Marlene by C.W. Gortner - Historic Fiction on the life of Marlene Dietrich. **** 5/21/2020
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Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger - Cork O'Connor's wife is flying out west and her plane goes missing. Cork goes to look for his wife. **** 5/21/2020
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Children of the Street by Kwei Quartey - 2nd book in the Darko Dawson mystery series. It was heartbreaking, but it was very good. ***** 5/21/2020
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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - A tale from Ged's youth, before he became a great wizard. *** 5/21/20
139.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe - An adventure story, by Edgar Allen Poe about Arthur Gordon Pym who stowed away on on ship and had many adventures. ** 5/23/2020
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Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James - The modern author, P.D. James writes a mystery with the characters from Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice. That rascal, George Wickham is causing trouble again. *** 5/24/2020
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: The Official Movie Novelization by Christie Golden - Saw the movie 1st & then read the book(a novelization of the movie). I thought the whole "world" created by the scriptwriter was great & very creative. The book/movie starts off w/ a space station that over the years connected with many different countries and then eventually with different species from different planets. Valerian and Lauraline are in the military and become involved with a problem on the space station. Give this 5 stars, because I thought the story was so enjoyable. ***** 5/26/2020
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The Kindom of Back by Marie Lu- Nannerl Mozart is the sister of Wolfgang Motzart. As children, their father started training her, first, to be a child prodigy. Then as her younger brother aged, their father trained him to be the lead of the two children. **** 5/28/2020
Carol wrote: "142. The Kindom of Back by Marie Lu- Nannerl Mozart is the sister of Wolfgang Motzart. As children, their father started training her, first, to be a child ..."Ooh! Classical music is my jam, I definitely need to check this out!
Charleen wrote: "Carol wrote: "142. The Kindom of Back by Marie Lu- Nannerl Mozart is the sister of Wolfgang Motzart. As children, their father started training her, first, ..."Go wiki Nannerl Mozart. This story is slightly based on their childhood and they REALLY did make up stories about The Kingdom of Back!
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Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz - While having a run in with an evil truck driver, Odd has a vision of a multiple homicide. So he of course, follows after the trucker to try to prevent it. **** 5/29/2020
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Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - Claire remembers her time with Jaimie and makes a confession. **** 5/30/2020
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