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Carol J's 2020 Completed Reading Challenge
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Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer by Max Lucado - Max Lucado's Prayer 101. Thoughts on and helping tips on how to get more prayer in your life. *** 8/29/2020
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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev - This was a slow starter, but it sucked me in about 1/3 of the way through. An Indian version of Pride and Prejudice. Neurosurgeon Dr. Trisha Raje is having personality conflict with one of her patient's brother, Darcy Caine. **** 8/31/2020
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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1 by Kaiu Shirai - Orphans live happily and safely together in a group home... or do they? ...or will they? 9/1/2020
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Under the Midnight Sun by Tracie Peterson - The last book in The Heart of Alaska series. Tayler Hale has to run away to Alaska where she finds peace, until her past catches up with her. **** 9/5/2020
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Adeyemi, Tomi - Zélie must bring back magic to Orïsha. *** 9/5/2020
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Adeyemi, Tomi - Zélie must bring back magic to Orïsha. *** 9/5/2020"This author tried to say that Nora Roberts stole her title. *eyeroll*
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Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson - The book the movie was based on. The movie was more of a romance while the book was more sci fi. *** 9/6/2020
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Always Young and Restless: My Life On and Off America's #1 Daytime Drama by Melody Thomas Scott - I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but when I do it is usually a biography. When I read a biography, it has to be of someone that I have heard of. I had certainly heard of Melody Thomas Scott, also known as Nikki Newman from the soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She sure has an interesting and at times, heartbreaking life. **** 9/6/2020
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Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris - Harper Connelly and her step brother, Tolliver Lang, travel around to help people find bodies of the dead. By doing so, they help solve the mystery of their death. *** 9/7/2020
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Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell - Uhtred is back, King Edward is dead, 2 men claim to be king, and Uhtred must figure out who he is going to support. **** 9/12/2020
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Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski - Ciri goes through a portal and is trapped in an elven world. She must get back to Geralt. **** 9/14/2020
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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev - This was a slow starter, but it sucked me in about 1/3 of the way through. An India..."That sounds so fun!
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "233. Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev - This was a slow starter, but it sucked me in about 1/3 of the way thr..."This was a slow starter, but I eventually got into it, I think it will have a sequel.
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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins - I liked the basic premise of this book, do your best and you might actually do better than what people tell you that you can do. **** 9/18/2020
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Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer - I enjoyed this. It was Edward's perspective of the first Twilight book. Sometimes it got a little slow, since, between the book and the movie, I knew the story so well. Now, if she will only finish The Host series... 9/18/2020
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Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer - I enjoyed this. It was Edward's perspective of the first Twilight book. Sometimes it got a little slow, since, between the b..."She won't. The publisher doesn't want it anymore. They were expecting a Twilight-like reception and that is not what it got.
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "243. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer - I enjoyed this. It was Edward's perspective of the first Twilight book. Sometimes it got a little slow, since,..."Agggghh! I really liked it.
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Iceberg by Clive Cussler - Dirk Pitt goes to investigate a boat frozen in an iceberg. ** 9/20/2020
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To Catch A Thief by David Dodge - The book that the same named Alfred Hitchcock movie was based on. This was a good, easy to read book. A little different from the movie, but that was OK. Did not feel dated or have an cringey slurs. "Le chat" is accused of stealing jewels again. The only problem is he didn't. ***** 9/23/2020
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Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke - Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger is investigating the death of a black lawyer and a white woman that seem to be linked. **** 9/25/2020
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The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal - 2nd time reading... A sweet fictional story about Minnesota women in beer brewing. **** 9/26/2020
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Medicus by Ruth Downie - Ruso is an army doctor during the time of the early Roman Empire. He is sent to a far off post in Britannia, now known as England. *** 9/27/2020
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Jaws The Revenge by Hank Searls - I thought this was pretty good for a movie novelization. This is the third published book on the 4th movie in the Jaws series. Ellen Brody, while still morning the one loss, is forced to morn another. Afterwards, she goes to visit her oldest son and his family. That is when things get dicey... **** 9/28/2020
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To the Nines by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie, a bailbondswoman from Trenton, NJ, is assigned the task of finding Samuel Singh, an illegal immigrant. *** 9/29/2020
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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer - This was an interesting backstory for the Twilight universe. Bree Tanner was a runaway that was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She had a small role in the original book, but by telling it, we find out so much more about Victoria's vengeance. *** 9/29/2020
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The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - This books takes place just a few years before the Revolutionary War in America. So much happened in the 1,443 pages, but it seems like they may have found another time traveler. *** 9/29/2020
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Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies by Vicky Zimmerman - This was a slow starter, but I really ended up caring for the characters in this book. Kate starts to volunteer at The Home for Exceptional Ladies. All is going well except she can't seem to please grumpy, 97 year old Cecily Finn. After much persistence, Kate finally breaks through to Cecily and a nice friendship has formed. **** 9/30/2020
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Murder and the First Lady by Elliott Roosevelt - An interesting mystery creation... a mystery with The First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as the sleuth as written by her son. In this story, Pamela, a woman who works for Mrs. Roosevelt is arrested for murder and as a suspect in a jewelry theft. *** 9/30/2020
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax is on assignment in Morocco. She needs to help identify seven undercover agents. **** 10/2/2020
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Season of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski - Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher who is responsible for killing monsters that were created with magic, but he has lost something very important to him. **** 10/4/2020
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The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson - Second time I read this book (and saw the movie, too). It still scares me 40 years after having read it the first time. The Lutz family moves into a home, that a mass murder took place in. Some people claim this story is not true... my library has it listed as non-fiction. **** 10/4/2020
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman - It is the future. Humankind has come up with a way to end death. Infact, they can turn back their "clocks" and become younger... multiple times. The problem is, there is now a population problem. So, to fix that, a group of people have been appointed to randomly kill people, to help with the population problem. These people are called Scythes. (One of the scary books I read for Halloween Month - 2020) **** 10/7/2020
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Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris - Harper Connelly is a lightening strike survivor. Ever since the strike, she has been able to find the bodies of dead people and she can tell how they died. A skeptical anthropology professor invites her and her brother, Tolliver to come to Memphis and show how she does her thing to his class... in an old cemetery. *** 10/8/2020
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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev - This was a slow starter, but it sucked me in about 1/3 of the way through. An India..."Oooooooh!
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The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson - Second time I read this book (and saw the movie, too). It still scares me 40 years after having read it the first..."I really need to get around to reading this.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb - This was a thought provoking book. Makes you think that people aren't what they seem and if they act a certain way, there may be a reason. *** 10/9/2020
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "257. The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson - Second time I read this book (and saw the movie, too). It still scares me 40 years after having read...I really need to get around to reading this."
It is not that long... just don't read it at night.
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Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns - This book reminded me of The Rievers by William Faulkner. This was an entertaining, coming of age story of Will in the town of Cold Sassy, Georgia. **** 10/9/2020
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "233. Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev - This was a slow starter, but it sucked me in about 1/3 of the way thr...Oooooooh!"
Just started the next book in the series, Recipe for Persuasion. Pretty good so far.
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The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff - A bit of a slow starter, but I ended up liking it. The 1st book in the series was written in letter format.... her correspondence with a book dealer in England who helped her find special books. Over time, they they built up quite a pen pal friendship. She was encouraged to visit him in London but never did. This 2nd book is written in a diary format of the trip she finally took to London. *** 10/10/2020
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Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger - I was just whittling down my TBR list, and then I read this book on women horror authors. This non-fiction book had so many good suggestions about authors that I didn't know about. ***** 10/11/2020
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Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris - The saga of Sookie Stackhouse continues... Her relationship with Eric is up in the air. **** 10/13/2020
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The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs - This was a little bit of a slow starter for me, but I ultimately loved the story. Natalie Harper was a rising executive in a small California winery. Then, her life changes and she has to regroup, leaving what she thought were her dreams behind. **** 10/13/2020
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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 2 by Kaiu Shirai - The saga continues ... Emma, Norman, and Ray continue to secretly train the younger kids to escape from Grace Field House, but there is a twist. **** 10/18/2020
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The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens - Wow! There must be something in the water, because I have been finding so many good Minnesota authors. This was the story of a college student who has an assignment to interview and write a paper about a senior citizen. Joe agrees to interview Carl Iverson who was a Viet Nam vet... THEN things start to get dicey... ***** 10/19/2020
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Twelve Dead Men by William W. Johnstone - The Jensen twins, Ace and Chance keep finding trouble. As they meander around, they run into the town bully who is bothering the town folk. ***** 10/19/2020
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Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kröger - I w..."Ohhhh, good to know!
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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix - This was an 80s retro visit with two best friends, Abby and Gretchen. They were besties from elementary school through sophomore year at high school. Then something happened that changed that. Something very weird. **** 10/19/2020
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Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev - This story is part of a series that uses the "bones" of Jane Austen stories and the author then fleshes it out with the flavor of India. This book was based on Persuasion. **** 10/19/2020
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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson - A creepy story of a world that has been hit by an epidemic that changes people into vampires and there seems to be just one man alive. *** 10/20/2020
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