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Carol J's 2020 Completed Reading Challenge
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COVID-128 by Marissa Meyer - A sweet short story showing us that, even though the story takes place, years in the future, some things never change. **** 5/31/2020
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The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt of Rivia is a witcher and he hunts monsters. This is a prequel to the first official book, Blood of Elves. **** 5/31/2020
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The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt of Rivia is a witcher and he hunts monsters. This is a prequel to the first official book, Blood of Elves. **** 5..."Did you watch Season 1?
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "146. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt of Rivia is a witcher and he hunts monsters. This is a prequel to the first official book, Blood of...Did you watch Season 1? "
Yes! I think there are a few book prequels before Blood of Elves, but I think they are in Polish. Am trying to find the translations in English.
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The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt of Rivia is a witcher and he hunts monsters. This is a prequel to the first official ..."Can't wait for Season 2! Yes, Sword of Destiny is another prequel short story collection. I bought it on sale on Kindle last year along with The Last Wish, Blood of Elves, and The Time of Contempt.
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London - Buck, the dog was lucky enough to be living in a well off home. Then he gets stolen by one of his master's employees and that is when he really begins to live. **** 6/1/2020
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War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell - Uhtred has learned some horrible news and he is going to take his vengeance. **** 6/1/2020
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Claim The Wolf King by Meg Xuemei X. - Kaara Nightshades is the General of The Wickedest Witch. She has a lot on her mind... her Queen and good friend, the Wickedest Witch has lost her memory, but only she knows and also, Kaara met a guy who is a real wolf. *** 6/2/2020
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The Road With No Return by Andrzej Sapkowski - Visenna and Korin try to fight the koshchey. *** 6/2/2020
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Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook - Sarah Hurlihy is a divorced preschool teacher. Her family talks her into taking a dip in the dating pool. *** 6/4/2020
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Rules of Civility by Amor Towles - Katey Kontent and her roommate, Eve meet a young banker named Tinker Grey and fall into his world. I liked this book, because it reminded me of a few years where I fell into another world. *** 6/4/2020
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Seven Up by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum, the bounty hunter, has to bring in the senior citizen Eddie DeChooch for jumping bail. She is having a hard time bringing him in. *** 6/6/2020
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Open Book by Jessica Simpson - Loved this open and honest autobiography of Jessica Simpson. I learned a lot about this artist. ***** 6/6/2020
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Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax is asked by Mr. Carstairs to go to China to help out on a mission. *** 6/7/2020
156.
The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs by Nick Trout - After 15 years, veterinary Dr. Cyrus Mills returns to his former home and his late father's vet practice, Bedside Manor for Sick Pets. Lotsa drama. *** 6/8/2020
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The Lemesurier Inheritance: A Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie - During the Medieval time the Lemesurier family had a curse put on it. Fast forward to modern times and it looked like the family is still being haunted by the curse. *** 6/8/2020
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A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard - Serena Jones is an agent who works for the FBI Art Crime Team in Missouri. She is asked to look into an art theft at an art museum her friend works at. *** 6/9/2020
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Andrea wrote: "I’m really interested in reading the Jessica Simpson book!"I was so surprised how much I liked it. She sounds like a sweet person.
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The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory - This is the story of Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort. She was very... aggressive in getting her son in position to become King of England. *** 6/9/2020
160.
The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie - The story of a sewing machine and how it affected multiple generations. *** 6/11/2020
161.
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris - First thing that happens to Sookie is that Merlotte's is fire bombed. Then things go downhill from there! *** 6/12/2020
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Another great Cork O'Connor mystery. Cork is hired to find the flamboyant sister of a wealthy man. Then several bodies were found in part of a mine. Cork revisits a lot of memories to help solve this mystery. **** 6/13/2020
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The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick - 2nd time around reading this book. Martha was a nice, but mousey woman who had spent her entire life (at the expense of her own happiness) helping others. Then, something happens to shake her world and everything she thought she knew about it. **** 6/13/2020
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Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield - The tales of an English housewife in the late 1920s. ** 6/14/2020
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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green - 2nd time reading this in 2 and a half months. Aza Holmes is a high school girl with some mental health issues, but that is not the whole story, she has a wacky friend and is also helping another friend find his missing billionaire father. **** 6/15/2020
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Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski - A group of stories of Geralt of Rivia and his acquaintances. **** 6/15/2020
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Saint Odd by Dean Koontz - The last book in the Odd Thomas series. Odd returns to Pico Mundo, California to save it. **** 6/17/2020
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A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones - What a fun firt book in the Sunshine Vicram series. This feels like a little more than a cozy mystery. Sunshine returns to her hometown be fill the position of police chief. 6/18/2020
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Munich by Robert Harris - Interesting book about Hugh Legat from the British diplomatic service, who crosses paths with his old friend Paul von Hartmann in preparations of the Munich Conference in 1938. *** 6/18/2020
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The Gift of the Deer by Helen Hoover - A sweet memoir by writer Helen Hoover about a few winters she and her husband had spent in their cabin in Northern Minnesota. They found an almost starved deer (they named Peter) and gave him food that saved his life. *** 6/19/2020
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Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt of Rivia had finally found Ciri. Big things are expected of her and now she must be kept safe. *** 6/21/2020
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Open Book by Jessica Simpson - Loved this open and honest autobiography of Jessica Simpson. I learned a lot about this artist. ***** 6/6/2020"I am so glad you loved this book!
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My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni - Tracy Crosswhite had some unanswered questions about the disappearance and supposed death of her younger sister for twenty years. Then some evidence is found that makes her question everything. *** 6/23/2020
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In the Shadow of Denali by Tracie Peterson - This book runs from 1917 to roughly 1924. Cassidy Ivanoff works at a fancy hotel near Mt. McKinley, Alaska. Her father is a tour guide. **** 6/23/2020
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Texas Outlaw by James Patterson - Rory Yates is a Texas Ranger who was sent to the small, west Texas town of Rio Lobo on assignment. He investigates a suspicious death and the bodies seem to add up. *** 6/23/2020
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer - The story of how the Queen of Hearts became the Queen of Hearts. *** 6/27/2020
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The Cove by Catherine Coulter - This book was written in the mid 90s and felt a little dated, but the thing that turned me off, was the violence and mean-naturedness in the story. Poor Sally escaped from a mental institute and was constantly pursued by it's "Doctor". ** 6/29/2020
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The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall- Vish Puri, the most private investigator, is asked to help his associate, Facecream. She is also working for an organization called Love Commandos (it's a real thing! - Love Commandos is a voluntary non-profit organization in India which helps and protects couples in love from harassment and honor killing.) **** 6/29/2020
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Texas Ranger: One shot to clear his name… by James Patterson - The first book in the Rory Yates series. Rory is a Texas Ranger, but had to come home to attend his ex wife's funeral. He plans to get to the bottom of things. *** 7/1/2020
179.
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie has another hard case to solve. She needs to find her neighbor's grand daughter. The grand daughter is divorced and it looked like she is skipping town with her daughter. *** 7/3/2020
180.
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - Another story in the Extraordinary Voyages series. A group of men get stranded on a mysterious, changing island. *** 7/3/2020
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Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich - A Stephanie Plum Christmas story. *** 7/5/2020
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The Rise of Skywalker by Rae Carson - Rey is still fighting against the New Order in this last book in the movie adaptation series. *** 7/5/2020
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London - Buck, the dog was lucky enough to be living in a well off home. Then he gets stolen by one of his master's employees..."I loved Jack London as a kid so much!
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "147. The Call of the Wild by Jack London - Buck, the dog was lucky enough to be living in a well off home. Then he gets stolen by one of his mast..."Believe it or not, I did not read anything by Jack London until I was an adult.
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The Sisters of Summit Avenue by Lynn Cullen - The story of two estranged sisters. *** 7/7/2020
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London - Buck, the dog was lucky enough to be living in a well off home. Then he gets stolen by on..."I never have!
184.
Those Jensen Boys! by William W. Johnstone - This is the start of what looks like a fun western series. Those Jensen boys, Ace and Chance, have themselves in a heap of trouble by helping a couple of, not so helpless little ladies and their father's stagecoach line. **** 7/9/2020
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Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - What an intense piece of historical fiction based on the horrific events that happened with the Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage. **** 7/11/2020
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