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Denise wrote: "Marty,my picks for you:
+ [bookcover:The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious..."Great choices! Thanks!
Michelle wrote: "DECEMBER 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:Reading Speed: Hare
[bookc..."Michelle, I'm picking [bookcover:Optical Delusions in Deadwood|11830198] and
, both of which I've read and liked, and
, which sounds interesting, for your bonus.
Elaine wrote: "Jennifer, 
Happy Reading!"
Excellent picks!!! Thank you.
Erica wrote: "Hi Karen! This month I pick
and 
for you, with a bonus of 
. Enjoy!"Thanks!
Ela, My choices for you are:
and bonus:
Michelle wrote: "For Chelle:
Bonus:
"Thanks!
Severina wrote: "Happy Holidays to you, VampAmber!...Hope you enjoy!"
Thank you. Horror is my fave genre, so it's always nice to get straight horror novels all across the board. 💀 <- (he's supposed to be smiling)
Denise wrote: "Denise's December Dusty BookshelfReading Speed: Hare"
You had a lot of really interesting books on your list, so while it was difficult I managed to narrow it down to three for you. ^_^ For your main picks, I went with
and
and chose
for the bonus pick. Hope they end up being even half as good as they sound, because even then they'd still be great.
Jennifer wrote: "Michelle wrote: "DECEMBER 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge:Reading Speed: Hare
[bookcover:Relentless..."Thanks
Karen ♐ wrote: "Ela, My choices for you are: and bonus: "Thank you!
Mod
Reading Speed: Hare"
You had a lot of really interesting books on your list, so while it was difficult I managed to narrow it down to three for you..."
Thank you! Looking forward to all of them. :D
Deanne wrote: "Hi Carrie, For you I choose,
A Cotswold Christmas
The Christmasaurus
And a bonus of Prince of Thorns
I hope you enjoy your selections."
Thank you
Mod
bonus
"Thank you!!!!
Marty wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Danielle's Dusty BookshelfSpeed: Hare
Hi Danielle, I picked
..."Thanks and yeah you gotta love that that title :)
Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "ArianeI pick for you:
Bonus:
"Thank you Danielle! I thought I chose the turtle mode but you are right, I should read more of my TBR books.
Have a great month!
Completion Post
Book - Beware of the Woods: Scary True Stories of the Unexplained
Author - Tony Urban
Date - 12/4/23
Rating - 4 stars
Review - I really do enjoy scary stories of the unexplained. My favorite are the ones that involve some kind of cryptid. Anything Sasquatch related and I'm there for it. This book did not disappoint. Included were 26 stories from folks who have said that they saw or experienced something in the woods that others would claim were not possible. I have to admit, a few of the stories sounded like they had a bit too much to drink and mistook a normal forest creature for a cryptid. I can see how that would happen. Some stories were from people who have spent a large amount of their life out in the woods such as hunters and park rangers who are not easily excitable. Do I believe in cryptids, aliens, and weird hill people? I think it's possible.
This present is no longer available.
Completion Post - Book 2
Book - Optical Delusions in Deadwood
Author - Ann Charles
Date Read - 12/5/23
Rating - 4 stars
Review - This is a really fun series, but it does have some issues that I hope can be ironed out as it goes on because it's a bit annoying. Our MC, Violet, needs to act smarter. She is teetering on the TSTL category. She doesn't seem to learn because she keeps doing the same things over and over. Her BFF, Natalie, still acts like she is in middle school. As an adult, you don't call dibs on a guy and if he tells you that he's not interested you need to move on and not act like a love sick teenager. It's a bit icky to read. Violet's work situation is rather stressful as well with all the shit she get's from her co-worker, Ray. He's vile and disgusting. The mysteries are pretty cool. I can't wait to see what happens next and what kind of mystery Violet will get involved in.
Thanks for the picks, Penumbra! I'm now sufficiently in the Christmas mood!Penumbra picked for me:
BONUS:
Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis - 12/3/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
Holiday Ever After: One Snowy Night/Holiday Wishes/Mistletoe in Paradise by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
Silver Bells by Luanne Rice - 12/21/23 ♥♥♥
Mod
but I won't finish until next year - too much to do at this time of year. Will have to read
next year too.
Chelle wrote: "Chelle's Holiday/School Bookshelf-Reading Speed 🐢 1 book and 1 bonus.
Michelle Picks for me
and for a Bonus: ..."I finished my pick of
. It was okay; I may have just not been in the mood for it. ⭐⭐⭐
Chelle's 2023 Dusty Bookshelf Final -9/12
+ 1 Bonus Book
January -
FINISHED 1/14/23February -
FINISHED 7/7/23March - The Writing Retreat
April -
FINISHED 4/22/23May -
FINISHED 5/8/23June -
FINISHED 6/21/23 BONUS:
FINISHED 7/31/23July -
FINISHED 7/27/23August - The Lake House
September -
FINISHED 9-4-23October -
FINISHED 10/22/23November The Ravenous Dead
December -
FINISHED 12/16/23
Finished
. It was a four star read. Interesting take on the Titanic story.
December COMPLETION POST
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cute. At times too much info dumping and monologue, but good characters and slow burn which I love.
Rating: 4 Stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I forgot how much I love this series. Great world building and characters. Author packed a lot into this short novella.
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Hi Danielle, I picked