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Carol J.'s Books Read in 2021
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Fire Watch by Connie Willis - This novella is the prequel to The Doomsday Book. This is about a time-traveling historian who goes back to the Blitz in London to participate in the fire lookout at St. Paul's Cathedral. *** 5/5/2021
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News of the World by Paulette Jiles - What a delightful book! Captain Kidd was paid to deliver a little girl who was captured by the Kiowa Indians in the mid 1800s. ***** 5/6/2021
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News of the World by Paulette Jiles - What a delightful book! Captain Kidd was paid to deliver a little girl who was captured by the Kiowa Indians in the..."Oh good! I think I'm going to listen to this one. I'll have to see if it's available on Overdrive.
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The Sicilian by Mario Puzo - The story of when Micheal Corleone went to Italy, shortly after he killed the mobsters in America. **** 5/7/21
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Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach - The physical and spiritual journey of Johnathan Livingston Seagull. *** 5/8/2021
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European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss - The Athena Club continues to try and thwart the Alchemical Society. **** 5/10/2021
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Shipped by Angie Hockman - A nice light romantic/drama. Henley Evans works in the offices of a cruise line. She and another employee, Graeme Crawford-Collins, are up for the same promotion. They are asked to take a cruise down to the Galapagos Island and each develop a proposal to boost bookings. **** 5/10/2021
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The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - Annabeth reunites with Percy. The Greek campers meet and work with the Roman campers. **** 5/15/2021
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The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan - Historical fiction about the relationships of 4 women during WW2 England. They are all involved in a cooking competition that showed creative and tasty use of food from rationing. There was actually a food rationing program in England called The Kitchen Front. ***** 5/16/2021
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A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell - Wow! What a chilling book! Eunice Parchman was taken in by by a family of four as a house servant. Little do they know she is illiterate and has killed before (her father). She is extremely limited in her emotions, but gets her just "dessert" at the end. **** 5/17/2021
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell- I've read this book 7 times. Scarlett was truly a piece of work. She was selfish, vain, self-centered, & very spoiled but I didn't realize the depth. The good news is that she grew(a little) as a character. Very slowly, but there was growth. As a youth I remembered thinking Ashley wasn't so bad. Now, I get it. Before, I truly did not know what would happen after that last line of the book, but I think that after this reading, I ended with more hope at the finish and a sense of what will come.*****5/18/2021
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell- I've read this book 7 times. Scarlett was truly a piece of work. She was selfish, vain, self-centered, & very spoi..."I really enjoyed the audiobook. I don't think it's something I want to endeavor to actually read though. lol.
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "117. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell- I've read this book 7 times. Scarlett was truly a piece of work. She was selfish, vain, self-centere..."Over 49 hours!
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Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger - 2nd time reading this book. I'm reading this series in order. Each book I read, I think THIS is my favorite... This one is my favorite, so far. In this book, Cork tries to help his new wife find her missing son. ***** 5/19/21
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The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler - A cute first book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series. Zoey, is a tourist fulfilling her dream to come to Alaska. She meets a local named Graham and sparks fly... in a good way. **** 5/20/21
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The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler - A cute first book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series. Zoey, is a tourist fulfilling her dream to com..."Cute little series!
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The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs - A very enjoyable book number 4. Tarzan's son, Jack heads to the jungle and has several adventures. One is to meet a young girl, Meriem. **** 5/22/2021
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Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - Margery Benson is a school teacher in 1950 England. One day she had her fill and quit. She advertises for an assistant to help her search for the golden beetle of New Caledonia. It may or may not exist. The only person that is able to help her is a very un-assistant-like Enid Pretty. **** 5/23/2021
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The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict - The story of Hedy Kiesler bka Hedy Lamarr. Starting with her early acting career in Vienna, Austria. **** 5/23/2021
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Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie - Gaius is an overworked army doctor stationed in (ancient) Britannia. In the first book, he rescues a slave girl, Tilla and solves a mystery on the deaths of prostitutes. He is very tired and in this novel takes a posting in the far recesses of Britannia where he can rest. Think again! This is where Tilla was raised and she has a score to settle. **** 5/25/2021
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Dark Sky by C.J. Box - Joe Pickett is in his 50s and the new Governor has requested he take a social media guru and his team on an elk hunt. What he finds when he mixes with the the group is unbelievable and life threatening. **** 5/26/2021
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Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie is investigating a bank robbery while still trying to live her life and work her job as a bounty hunter. **** 5/26/2021
126. Promised Neverland volume 9 - Emma works with the kids at Goldy Pond in order to take down the demons. *** 5/27/2021
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The Miner's Lady by Tracie Peterson - A Christian Romance. Starts out as a Romeo and Juliette story with two Italian families. **** 5/27/2021
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The Godfather's Revenge by Mark Winegardner - Another book in the Godfather series. Micheal Corleone is getting older. He is still trying to be an honest businessman instead of the head of a crime family. **** 5/29/21
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The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle - Sam takes a job working for Francis Reboul. He asks Sam to take an investigative job in Marseille. *** 5/30/21
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UnStrung by Neal Shusterman - A short story from the Unwind series. What happened when Lev disappeared in the first book of the series. *** 5/31/2021
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Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank by Elin Hilderbrand - Short stories and essays inspired by the late Dorthea Benton Frank. *** 6/2/2021
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Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu - A sweet older kid's book about a couple of friends in Minnesota. Then it turned into a Snow Queen type story. **** 6/5/21
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The Sky Above Us by Sarah Sundin - This is a Christian/historical fiction/ romance novel that takes place during WWII. Violet Lindstrom serves for the American Red Cross in England. Adler Paxton is an American pilot. They meet, become friends and then something more. There is a little drama that makes things dicey. **** 6/5/21
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The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik - Historic fiction on Dorothea Lange and the life she found when she moved to San Fransisco. She meets and falls in with the creative art crowd, or the Bohemians. **** 6/6/2021
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Where the Fire Falls by Karen Barnett - Artist Olivia Rutherford is a young artist in the early 1900s. She finds God and love and adventure in Yosemite National Park. **** 6/8/2021
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Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie has another adventure with Diesel. *** 6/9/2021
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Christmas in Paradise by Karen Barnett - A tale of Ford and Margie’s first Christmas while they were winter caretakers at Mt. Rainier National Park. *** 6/10/2021
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Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth - Historic fiction retelling of the Rapunzel story plus the story of two other women. **** 6/13/2021
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Jane by Robin Maxwell - The story of how Jane Porter met Tarzan. **** 6/14/2021
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Meddling and Murder by Ovidia Yu - Auntie Lee's last mystery. Somehow Auntie Lee is sweet-talked into lending an acquaintance her assistant Nina. Then all kinds of crazy stuff goes on, including some murders. **** 6/15/2020
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Murder on the Salsette by Conrad Allen - Newly married couple George and Genevieve are traveling on the ship the Salsette separately as undercover ships detectives. Some thefts are reported and then the ultimate crime. *** 6/15/2021
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The Duke and I by Julia Quinn - A sweet story. This story takes place during the Regency era in England. Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings form an association so that other gentlemen might become interested in her, and that young ladies and their mother would loose interest in him. **** 6/16/2021
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The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn - The sweet epilogue that lets us know what happens with Daphne and Simon Basset. *** 6/16/2021
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The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler - A cute first book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series. Zoey, is a tourist fulfilling her dream to com..."I really like that series!
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The Awakening by Nora Roberts - Breen Kelly had an unexpected windfall which allows her to take an trip to Ireland. There she discovers much about herself and her family that she never knew. *** 6/18/2021
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The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles- A story that centers around American Library in Paris during WWII. The book about Odile and Lily jumps back and forth between 1939 Paris and 1980s Montana. *** 6/19/2021
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An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - A good book with a gruesome story. Harper is asked to help locate missing boys from a small town. **** 2/1/2021"I love this series so much; it is my second favorite series [actually tied with the Aurora Teagarden series] that Charlaine Harris writes. I found the first two on a sale shelf at a bookstore and both my ex and I devoured those and went in search for the rest. SO good.
Carol wrote: "110. News of the World by Paulette Jiles - What a delightful book! Captain Kidd was paid to deliver a little girl who was captured by the Kiowa Indians in the..."I just read this and it was just SO GOOD. I was nervous because a good friend read it and was underwhelmed, but I loved it. SO glad it was a great read for you too!
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "110. News of the World by Paulette Jiles - What a delightful book! Captain Kidd was paid to deliver a little girl who was captured by the Kiowa ..."Elyse, I loved the narration for this one. I wasn't sure at first [I had Tom Hanks' voice in my head because of the trailers for the movie], but he really grew on me and I ended up loving the narration. SO GOOD.
Carol wrote: "121. Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - Margery Benson is a school teacher in 1950 England. One day she had her fill and quit. She advertises for an as..."Oh I loved this book so much. I really had no expectations and it just knocked me out. I have shoved this one at a lot of people since it was released. ;-)
Carol wrote: "140. Meddling and Murder by Ovidia Yu - Auntie Lee's last mystery. Somehow Auntie Lee is sweet-talked into lending an acquaintance her assistant Nina. Then ..."I read the first one in this series and I really need to dive back in as I really enjoyed the first one a lot. So glad they have continued to be good reads for you.
Dawn Michelle wrote: "Carol wrote: "24. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris - A good book with a gruesome story. Harper is asked to help locate missing boys from a small town. ****..."I really enjoyed her Sookie Stackhouse series and Midnight, Texas series. I liked her Harper Connelly series, also.
Dawn Michelle wrote: "Carol wrote: "110. News of the World by Paulette Jiles - What a delightful book! Captain Kidd was paid to deliver a little girl who was captured by the Kiowa ..."It was so-o-o good! Movie was good too.
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