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Archive (2020 GR Completed)
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Carol J's 2020 Completed Reading Challenge
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The Dragon Keeper by Mindy Mejia - The story of Meg, a zookeeper and Jata, the Komodo dragon she is in charge of and how Meg is overly attached to it. *** 7/11/2020
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "185. 
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - What an intense piece of historical fiction based on the horrific events that happened with the T...Ohhhhh, I've been eyeing this one for my book club! "
It was so good!
187.
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon - Clair wants to find her way back to Jaime. **** 7/12/2020
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The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt continues to try to protect Ciri. **** 7/18/2020
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Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn - The first Daisy Dalrymple cozy mystery. Daisy is wealthy and doesn't need to work, but while on assignment as a photographer for a magazine, she stumbles across a murder case. *** 7/18/2020
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Almost American Girl by Robin Ha - The graphic novel memoir of Robin Ha, a cartoonist that moved from Seoul, Korea to Alabama and eventually to Northern Virginia. **** 7/19/2020
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The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - This story starts with Roya as a young girl. Eventually she meets and falls in love with Bahman in 1950s Tehran. *** 7/19/2020
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Murder at Cape Three Points by Kwei Quartey - Darko Dawson is asked to look into the murder and decapitation of a prominent couple found in a canoe, off the coast of Ghana. *** 7/20/2020
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Vulcan's Forge by Jack Du Brul - Geologist Philip Mercer works for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is looking into a mineral that is more powerful than Uranium. It is found in a volcano by Hawaii. *** 7/21/2020
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The Morning River by W. Michael Gear - What a great book! In 1825, Richard Hamilton is a highly educated philosopher and it doesn't look like his education is ending anytime soon. His father has had it up to here with his "philosophising" and sends him, from Boston to St. Louis on an errand. Begrudgingly Richard goes, but gets robbed and then kidnapped. THAT is when his real education starts. ***** 7/23/2020
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A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith - The story of three generations of the MacIvey family starting when Tobias MacIvey arrives in Florida with his family in 1858 and the story ends in 1968 with his grandson Sol. ***** 7/23/2020
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Long Range by C.J. Box - After all these years, trouble still seems to follow Joe Pickett. The local judge's wife was victim to an accidental shooting. Joe and the other law enforcement personnel are charged with finding the shooter. **** 7/24/2020
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American Royals by Katharine McGee - What if... America won the Revolutionary War and instead of George Washington accepting the presidency, he accepted a crown and became King of the United States of America. Fast forward to modern times and the United States is still being ruled by a King. This is the story of his three children and how it is no simple thing to be the Prince and Princesses of the United States. *** 7/25/2020
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax is whisked off suddenly to Hong Kong to touch base with one of the US's spies. **** 7/25/20
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The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger goes on an adventure to "The Lost World" to find dinosaurs and other such creatures. *** 7/27/2020
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Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg - A sweet continuation of the Authur Truluv story. This book follows up the first book with stories of Lucille and Maddie and other people from the town of Mason. *** 7/28/2020
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Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt is injured. The girl, Ciri has gone missing and there is a rumor that she is in Niflgaard, about to marry the Emporer. **** 7/29/2020
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The Late Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon - Inspector Maigret is investigating the death of Monsieur Gallet, but things are not as they seem. *** 7/29/2020
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Out of the Ashes by Tracie Peterson - We meet more people in the world of the Curry Hotel in Alaska. 1926 - A group of people, linked in the past meet up at the Curry Hotel. **** 7/30/2020
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For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen - Wow. A lot of stuff happened in this turn of the century story. Molly is trying to make a go of the detective agency she... inherited?, found?, purloined? In this book, she looks for a missing heiress, gets involved with a couple of sweatshops and gets a taste of the suffragette movement. **** 7/30/2020
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The River by Peter Heller - The story of two young men who are college buddies. They are canoeing in northern Canada in an area that sees few people. They only run into two groups. A pair of good old boy drinkers and they hear a husband and wife verbally fighting. Then it is obvious a forest fire is heading their way. *** 7/31/2020
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown - This is an ancient tale of Sir Gawain, one of King Arthur's knights. Sir Gawain is challenged by an entity known as the Green Knight. *** 8/1/2020
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark - Miss Jean Brodie is a teacher at Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland where she teaches a group of girls and is in the prime of her life. *** 8/2/2020
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Educated by Tara Westover - OMG. The story of a woman who grew up in a religious zealot home without any formal education. Despite this upbringing, she was able to put herself through college, get her masters and Doctorate. **** 8/3/2020
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My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - Reginald Jeeves is the personal man for Bertram Wooster. While Wooster is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, Jeeves is able to get him out of plenty of scrapes. *** 8/5/2020
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The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien by Georges Simenon - When in Brussels, Inspector Maigret accidentally causes a man to commit suicide. **** 8/6/2020
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The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson - A little bit of horror... *** 8/7/2020
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Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger - This is the 2nd time I read this book and it is still one of my favorites in the Cork O'Connor series. Cork's kids are getting older. Cork is getting older. While on vacation in the Northwest Angle of MN, a great storm comes across the O'Connor's path. Getting them back together after being separated is the easy part of this dramatic novel. ***** 8/8/2020
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The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas by Gerard Way - The continuing adventures of the Umbrella Acadamy. In this one time travel is involved and the Kennedy Assassination. *** 8/9/2020
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The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory - The story of the daughters of the man known as the Kingmaker, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Anne and Isabel are sisters whose father has great plans for them. Again, the chess pieces are in motion... *** 8/10/2020
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The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas by Gerard Way - The continuing adventures of the Umbrella Acadamy. In this one time travel is invo..."Are you watching the show? The husband and I just started it yesterday!
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "213. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas by Gerard Way - The continuing adventures of the Umbrella Acadamy. In this one time ..."I was! Am already finished with season 2. Impatiently waiting for season 3.
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Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore - I thought this was a really creative book that starts with this 17 year old girl in a band trying to decide to tour with her band (& boyfriend) or go to Europe with her friend. Next thing, she wakes up and is 53 years old. Each year on New Years Eve, she time jumps to a different year in her life, out of order. I would call it sci fi light. **** 8/12/2020
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Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner - Historical fiction story of Coco Chanel. **** 8/12/2020
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Mrs. de Winter by Susan Hill - I did not hate this as much as many readers of this sequel did and I will tell you why. The original book Rebecca was written in kind of a dreamy manner. I felt like this author wrote the sequel in the same way. It was a slow paced book taking place mostly in the narrator's head, like Rebecca. There is one thing that happened that I might have taken issue with (but didn't) b/c it kind of fit. So no biggie. **** 8/13/2020
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Camino Winds by John Grisham - Hurricane Leo came to town hitting Camino Island hard. In the aftermath, the body of Nelson was found and it was obvious it was not storm damage. **** 8/15/2020
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Wrath of Poseidon by Clive Cussler - This book starts with how Sam and Remi met, then continues on with one of their "on the water" related mysteries. Then it fast forwards to present day at the end. **** 8/16/2020
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Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse by Faith Sullivan - This book is the story of Nell Stillman and the ups and downs of her life and the calming constant of the books of P.G. Wodehouse. **** 8/17/2020
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We Interrupt This Broadcast by Mary Robinette Kowal - OMG! I think I found a new sci fi series! It is one of these alternate reality scenarios. **** 8/18/2020
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When Your Parent Becomes Your Child: A Journey of Faith Through My Mother's Dementia by Ken Abraham - A son's memoir of his mothers journey into dementia. *** 8/21/2020
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Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - Jamie and Claire have made it to pre-revolutionary war America... And so have some others. **** 8/21/2020
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Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill - Dr. Siri Paiboun is an untrained doctor who is acting as a medical examiner in Laos. In this case he is investigating a body that looks like it was killed by animal bites. *** 8/21/2020
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The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski - The drama in the Witcher's world continues. Ciri disappears and the Witcher is trying to find her. **** 8/23/2020
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax and her new husband, Cyrus Reed are going to take a vacation in Thailand. Unfortunately, Mrs. Pollifax has to do a simple task for her job. *** 8/24/2020
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Gold of Our Fathers by Kwei Quartey - Darko has got a new job as Chief Inspector in the Ghana Police Service. Then he got a transfer from the capital city to a much smaller town. Then he gets involved with a case that has to do with gold. **** 8/26/2020
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Rimfire by William W. Johnstone - Trouble just seems to follow those Jensen boys! Chance Jensen wins big against riverboat gambler Haggarty, but the prize is not what he or his brother expected. **** 8/27/2020
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Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn - Chet and Bernie solve a mystery that involves aquifers. **** 8/27/2020
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The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg - The third book in the Mason series. A group of women get together in what was originally supposed to be a supper club. It eventually turns into a confession club. *** 8/29/2020
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Ross Poldark by Winston Graham - Second time I read this book. I liked it a lot better the second time. Ross Poldark returns home to England from the colonies after the Revolutionary War. The first book in the Poldark saga. **** 8/29/2020
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Ohhhhh, I've been eyeing this one for my book club!