JANUARY 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Karen ♐]

Debbie wrote: "Karen, my choices for you are
because I'm a Robyn Carr fan
and from Goodreads Choice Award List [bo..."

Thanks, Debbie! Looking forward to them.

[D.L.]

Hi Debbie I pick for you:

and for your bonus which is a Goodreads Award Choice nominee. Happy reading! :)

[Penumbra]

I choose for Erica:



Bonus Mystery: (already read) so here's a second choice:

The mystery book sounds good, I may have to add it to my own TBR list. Enjoy!

[Marty]

Oleander wrote: "Hi Marty,
I'm picking and for you.

Great picks, thanks so much!
Marty

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Penumbra wrote: "I choose for Erica:



Bonus Mystery:

The mystery book sounds good, I may have to add it to my own TBR list...."

Thanks Penumbra! I actually read just last month and really liked it.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Kari wrote: "For Ezi:
I'll pick [book-cover:Wrath|49348890] & and for your bonus available in audio .."

Thank you Kari. I’m excited to start my year with these books

[Severina]

Hi Michelle

For you I'm picking these two:

For your Goodreads Choice Awards bonus book I chose: . I have this one and haven't read it yet because I'm afraid it may be TOO violent, so I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

[Severina]

Bobbi wrote: "Severina,

We have similar tastes! I choose and . Both are on my TBR.

You said you ..."

Thanks so much, Bobbi. I'm looking forward to them both. :)

[Jennifer]

Ez, you have me picking for myself. :)

[Penumbra]

@Erica I don't know if you want me to pick another mystery since you read that one already, but here's another pick in case you do:

[Penumbra]

Thanks, Marty! I'm all for Christmas in January :D

[Chelle_Rydz]

Paco wrote: "My shelf:..."

Paco, for you I pick


I enjoyed all three of these.

[Michelle's Empty Nest]

Oleander,


I pick for you. Enjoy!

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Can someone pick for me - I didn't get matched (although to be fair I posted on the 10th - before the matches but after the deadline).

[Penumbra]

I'll pick for you Danielle. Be back in a bit :)

[Penumbra]

I pick for Danielle:

and

Bonus:

If you've already read The Bodyguard, I can pick another for you from the romance category.

Enjoy

[Louise]

Denise you have some interesting books on your list. For you I choose





For your bonus:

[Louise]

Karen ♐ wrote: "Louise, my choices for you are: and bonus: "

Thank you Karen, I was hoping for Ruby Fever and The Maid has been on my TBR for quite some time

[Michelle]

Severina wrote: "Hi Michelle

For you I'm picking these two:

For your Goodreads Choice Awards bonus book I chose: [bookcover:The Violen..."

Thank you and the Goodreads Choice Award book you chose is an excellent choice. I did not have it on my tbr list yet.

[Jennifer]

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Can someone pick for me - I didn't get matched (although to be fair I posted on the 10th - before the matches but after the deadline)."

I wish I’d seen this before Penumbra did because I got matched to myself. We could have solved both problems.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Penumbra wrote: "@Erica I don't know if you want me to pick another mystery since you read that one already, but here's another pick in case you do:

"

Oh, this looks good! I'll add it to my list. Thanks!

[☘KathyD☘]

Michelle wrote: "For KathyD

I apologize for not knowing any of your books, however this one looks interesting:



Since you're ok with a second book, Let's go with this one:

[..."

no worries at all Michelle! I appreciate the picks and hope I can get to all of them! 😊

[Cathy]

Laurla,
my pick for you is:


For the bonus I chose:


(Sorry I'm a little late. Life interfered)

[Connie N.]

Connie picks for Kari: Sorry about the slow picks. **facepalm**

- There something so alluring about a paranormal romance. I only started reading them a couple of years ago, but I'm hooked!

- Who could resist this title? Sounds like it'll be a lot of laughs.

BONUS: - I did read this last year. I really connect with Katherine Center and find her books to usually be 5-star reads for me. I hope you'll feel the same way.

[Connie N.]

Erica wrote: "Connie, I pick for you and with a bonus book of .

Enjoy!"

Thanks, Erica! I'm looking forward to reading these two books that have been on my list for a while.

[Kari]

Connie N. wrote: "Connie picks for Kari: Sorry about the slow picks. **facepalm**

- There something so alluring about a paranormal romance. I only started reading them a co..."

Sounds great, those three are perfect! Thank, you, Connie!!

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Michelle's Empty Nest,

apologies for being slow, here are my picks for you:


Bonus:

Hope you enjoy!

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Louise wrote: "Denise you have some interesting books on your list. For you I choose





For your bonus: [bookcover:Agent Josephine: Am..."

Nice mixture, thank you! :)

[Penumbra]

Jennifer has anyone picked for you yet? If not, I can pick for you also. These two sound good:

and

Enjoy! :)

[LaurLa]

Cathy wrote: "Laurla,
my pick for you is:


For the bonus I chose:


(Sorry I'm a little late. Life interfered)"

Thanks!!!! No worries on being late 😊

I'm looking forward to my Hook, Line, and Sinker

[Bobbi]

Karla wrote: "For Bobbi I choose I choose "

Thank you!

[Jennifer]

Penumbra wrote: "Jennifer has anyone picked for you yet? If not, I can pick for you also. These two sound good:

and

Enjoy! :)"

Thank you, Penumbra -- I love Wodehouse!

[Michelle's Empty Nest]

Denise wrote: "Michelle's Empty Nest,

apologies for being slow, here are my picks for you:


Bonus:
..."

Thanks for the great picks, Denise!!

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Penumbra wrote: "I pick for Danielle:

and

Bonus:

If you've already read The Bodyguard, I can pick anothe..."

Thanks - nope I haven't read any of the winners or quite frankly the nominees

[Michelle]

Completion Post



Book - Moore Hollow
Author - J.D. Byrne
Date Read - 1/13/23
Rating - 2 stars
Review - Ben is a journalist for a rag mag, writing stories on monsters and aliens. His employer finds a journal that is supposedly written by Ben's Great Grandfather that talks about zombies being raised in 1906 to help a candidate named "The Cheat" get more votes. Of course his employer sends him all the way to West Virginia from England to investigate the story to see if it's true or not.

Talk about slow paced and boring. Most of the story is pretty much Ben researching his way across the small town of Jenkinsville, West Virginia while being followed. Nothing significant happens and the ending is about as dull as a rusted knife. At least I have this off my shelf now.

[Louise]

Completion Post

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 1/11
Rating: 5*

[Tara]

Completion Post


While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Date Finished: 1/11/23
Rating: 3 stars
Thoughts: Not horrible, but not great either. I struggled with the medical aspect of the storyline as well as all the chess references. It felt horribly long for the story it told.

[Penumbra]

Completion Post


Rating: 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cute. I liked it. It reminded me of a fairytale.


Rating: 2 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a re-read for me because I forgot to review it the first time. I thought I remember liking it back then, but this time I didn't.


Rating: 2 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a DNF at 40%. I just couldn't force myself any further. It was all telling and strongly reminded me of chicklit fic written for junior high school girls.

[Jennifer]

Penumbra, Ukridge was hilarious, and The Grand Design was delightful! Thank you for the picks.

[Cathy]

Tara
I read both of your picks and loved them both!!! Thanks so much for your choices!

[Cathy]

Completion Post


Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Read: 1/26/23
Rating: 4 stars
Can't wait to continue with this series!


The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Read: 1/10/23
Rating: 5 stars
I love a good romance!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Kari wrote: "For Ezi:
I'll pick & and for your bonus ...

☀️ Hey Kari,
I read (or tried) my books.
was a 4-star read. Reading about families using conversion therapy to “cure” their gay children is always hard.
was a new to me author but a 4.5 star read. It was an exciting and engaging urban fiction
My bonus read didn’t go so well. I started it a couple of times but it just couldn’t get into it. I DNF’d it at 31%

Thank you for my selections

[Tara]

Cathy wrote: "Tara
I read both of your picks and loved them both!!! Thanks so much for your choices!
"

Yay!! I'm so happy! I've never read the Jacqueline Winspear but I'm so glad you loved The Bodyguard - I LOVED that one too!!

[Marty]

I read by (five stars) and (five stars). Both were very good. I forgot that I'd read another book by Sarah Addison Allen before. I do like her brand of magical realism. P. D. James never wrote a bad book in my opinion and these stories were great.

I won't get to Ashes on the Waves, it's still checked out at my library. At least I managed two this month.

[Chelle_Rydz]

Chelle wrote: "Chelle's January 2023 Dusty BookShelf

LaurLa picked for me- ..."

COMPLETION POST- Finished 01/14/23)
I read and LOVED it! It was sad and funny, and bittersweet. Mimi was my favorite.