2025 Reading in Order

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Hello all you overachievers! Use this thread to discuss what you're reading and your progress, and give motivation to others who are reading in order.

[Sue]

Here we go yet again! Reading in order by the week is the backbone of my reading year. This year I read 145 books, so I have plenty to fit in around the AtY selections, most of which are already planned, though I am likely to switch some of them around as we progress. Those planned for January are:
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: Tibetan Transit (Tibetan landscape)
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list (<220 pages OR > 440 pages): The Grave Tattoo (546pp)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: The Wind Knows My Name (name)
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld: Island Beneath the Sea
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: Birds Without Wings
Happy New Reading Year everyone!

[Chrissy]

I will be at it again. I do give myself wiggle room within a month when a hold comes in late or something like that.

January plans:
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: Margo's Got Money Troubles (afghan)
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (fungi)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: Poor Deer
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld: The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

[Samantha]

Good luck to all!

I have done the list in order for all but 2 years. This time I am reading in reverse order so not sure if that counts. I tend to finish the challenge early but might try to some seasonal challenges and read only 4 or 5 ATY books a month.

Week 52 - sunset vibes, I think I will read Several People Are TypingSeveral People Are Typing
Week 51 - published in 2025. This is harder because I will have limited options. I am kind of planning on The Note.
Week 50 - from ATY book of the month list. So many options but think this is a great time for The God of the Woods
Week 49 - Time Travel, Alternate Universes, Alternate Timelines. I have 2 books I am eager to read but think I will go with The Husbands.
Week 48 - Dealing with Death - I think I will read Here One Moment.

[Roxana]

Howdy!

I haven't actually quite finished the 2024 list (I'm cutting it close, eep) but planning to do 2025 in order again! I just find it more fun to have that additional restriction.

Plans for January:

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: Bitterthorn (thorns)
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
(A book connected to butterflies or moths): Give Me Butterflies
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: Threadneedle (so, a needle pulling thread)
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld: A Letter to the Luminous Deep
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: The Author's Guide to Murder
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover: Unhallowed Halls

[Marie]

I finished 2024 yesterday, so I'm all set to go for ATY 2025 tomorrow, when I'll be spending the day with Peter Grant in Amongst Our Weapons.

I'll be attempting to read in order, but I'm getting more reliant on the library, with 25 books for my main challenge and six for the anniversary challenge, so we'll see how well that goes! I've got my spreadsheet set up so I know when to get the holds in to get the timing right, but I do have Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil lined up for the book published in 2025 and if I can get my hands on a copy before week 51 I'm definitely reading that one out of order :)

[QueenEternity]

I intended to read in order last year but then didn't... I want to try again this year. For an added challenge, I want to read books off my physical TBR because that's gotten out of control, especially since I've been reading a lot more books on my Kindle.

Current January plan:
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

[Grace]

Hello and Happy New Year to All you wonderful readers. Grateful for this group and the mods who put so much work into making it work.

I am eager for a wonderful reading year. In addition to reading in order, I have an objective of reading every day of the year and reading a total of 62+ books including the anniversary prompts. I will insert the anniversary prompts in order too. For instance, 2016 AP will be one of five books I've identified for reading now to early February. I reserve the right to move books around of course as my TBR seems to satisfy more than one prompt so very often. Plus I add more to my TBR by lurking in the discussions and reviewing the Listopias.

My first read of the year satisfies Prompt #1 and works in the Winter Challenge too: by Rebecca Raisin. The cover has a Christmas tree and the Eiffel Tower to satisfy "T". It takes place over a winter holiday, may involve snow (it is on the cover), and the author's first and last name start with R for a letter in Winter. I have such difficulty deciding among my reads which should match what prompt. LOL!!

Happy Reading in 2025!!

[Liv]

I didn't read in order last year but I'm going to this year for the extra challenge! For January I'm planning to read:

1) A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y - The Martian by Andy Weir (astronaut)

2) A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list - Green Dot by Madeleine Gray (A book with a primarily red, green or blue cover)

3) A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Tea a drink with jam and bread)

4) A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld - The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

5) A book with a weird or intriguing title - Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

If I have time I'll also get started on the anniversary list with:

2016: A book originally written in a language other than English - Solaris by Stanisław Lem (polish)

[Ciara]

Chrissy, I love your January TBR! I've read all of those books except Entangled Life & loved them all.

I'm going to try to read in order this year, because I read a lot, & I don't want to race through the entire list in three months. It makes the rest of the year feel kind of lonely. So my plans for January:

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: Kill For Love - Laura Picklesimer (torsos)
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: Tender Is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica (a book set in a nation whose predominant language is Spanish)
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: The New Me - Halle Butler (me)
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld: Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: Venomous Lumpsucker - Ned Beauman

& for the 2016 anniversary prompt: My Husband - Maud Ventura (translated from French)

I finished Kill for Love last night, so, so far so good! My side goal is to satisfy all the prompts with books released in 2024 at the absolute latest (save for published in 2025, obviously). I read a TON of new releases, but I really wanted a push to catch up on backlist this year.

[♞ Pat]

I'm back to take another stab at this thing this year.

I spent most of 2024 on nerve pain meds, which left me in a perpetual state of complete fog. After three lumbar injections and hundreds of hours of PT, I'm off the meds and at least mentally able to function again.

I'm setting a more reasonable goal for myself, I think. I'm not going to actually plan. There's no point in going hunting for a long list of books to fit prompts because there's always a book coming across my library desk that looks a lot more interesting at the moment. So, instead, I'm going to pick a book as the prompts come to ME rather than me going to the prompts to find something.

I'm also setting a much lower achievement goal for myself. 1 book per prompt, not 2. I have come to the conclusion that my TBR shelf will NEVER be empty, and I'm just not going to look at it unless I absolutely have to. And then I'm going to look at the most recent selections first - because that's what's appealing to me now, not what I thought I wanted to read 5 years ago.

At this point, I'm done with the first two prompts.

#01 ~ A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger
Read ~ 1.1.25
Pages ~ 385
Image ~ Tree

# 02 ~ A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
A book about libraries or library workers
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
Read ~ 1.3.25
Pages ~ 352
Prompt ~ Martha works in the community library of Sandshift. She continually applies for a full time position, and keeps getting rejected, until she makes some life changes.

[Elaine]

I am going to begin this challenge by reading in order, but may or may not finish it that way. I can never predict the direction my life and/or my mood will take me!

I've completed the first two tasks thus far...

1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: All Bets Are Off (Ace of Hearts)

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: A Wizard of Earthsea (A book involving a life changing decision)

[Grace]

Grace wrote: "Hello and Happy New Year to All you wonderful readers. Grateful for this group and the mods who put so much work into making it work.

I am eager for a wonderful reading year. In addition to readi..."

January 2025 - first three reads are in progress:

1. ATY object on the cover: Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel Eiffel Tower and Christmas Tree on the cover

2. Prompt that didn't make it; I am choosing #2, 5, or 25 in a series
Fall Detective Harriet Foster #2

3. Related to 'Do Re Mi' song: Half of a Yellow Sun Re a drop of golden sun

4. The Man Who Lived Underground - waiting on hold at library - it is on its way

5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in from library and ready to start!

6. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi translated to English by Geoffrey Trousselot also waiting on this from the library - hope it comes in soon or I'll choose another.

Happy Reading!

[Elaine]

I've now completed book 3...

3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song (Fa- A long, long way to run) Rory

Grace, I like your suggestion in the January thread of reading five or six and then completing an anniversary prompt. I might adopt that plan as well!

[John]

I try to read in order; however, since I'm in several book discussion groups with monthly books to read, I can't always read the prompts in order. I have to plug the book in whereever I can find an appropriate prompt, which may be several months later based on the book.

Additionally, some prompts such as the 2nd one, which asks one to choose a book based on a rejected prompt is so broad, it is like the free space in Bingo which any can fit. I tend to hold these to the end when I might need a space for a book not read based on particular prompt.

[♞ Pat]

#3 ~ A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song


My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes
Read ~ 1.6.25
Pages ~ 336
Prompt ~ Mi A Name I Call My Self ~ both name and my in the title
5☆

This one appears to be all over the map in terms of ratings and reviews, so I'm fairly sure it's a clear target audience. You have to be a mom, a daughter, and a grandma to really get all the various nuances between the conversations and feelings that are universal among a three generational female family. I found it totally delightful. Grandma's ghost is a total hoot!

[Sheena]

My "reading in order" went off the rails last year, but I'm going to try again this year.

My initial plan is strictly in order, within the week of the prompt and choosing each book the week before; no elaborate pre planning .. just what do I feel like reading that fits.

[Kathryn]

Last year I started strong with reading in order but it ended up going downhill in October when I hit the book that is not a novel prompt. I’m going to try again this year and hopefully will not run into any major stumbling blocks!

So far I have finished:
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Peter Pan (Tinkerbell)

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
One Dark Window (character who wears a mask)

I am currently reading:
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
The Woman in Me

4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
After Glow (I’m at about the 45 percent mark and still have yet to encounter any underground scenes so I have A Touch of Darkness on hold in case this doesn’t end up fitting the prompt).

5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Next up to read:

6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
Demon Copperhead

7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek


8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
Olive Kitteridge

[Grace]

I have finished Prompts #1 and #2 and am making good progress through ##3, 4, and 5 +2016 Anniversary. So far so good!

1. ✔️A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel

2. ✔️ A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list (#2, #5, #25 in a series) Fall

[Sheena]

Week #3 ... I know it's super early in the year, but awesome to see a bunch of readers on track!

I've completed 1 & 2 The Grandest Game + Paladin's Grace currently reading a non-challenge book and will start #3 The Violin Conspiracy next.

I'm taking the prompts as we go from week to week. I haven't even read through the whole list (crazy!!) and I'm sure library holds will eventually bite me, but so far this idea of picking next weeks book only the week before out of books I have available, does seem to helping with my TBR.

[♞ Pat]

Sheena wrote: "I'm taking the prompts as we go from week to week. I haven't even read through the whole list (crazy!!) ..."

I'm sort of following this approach as well. I've always tried to fill the whole list first, and it ends up just being too much overwhelm and then I have to go back and rework things which takes too much time and energy. So I'm going with the "let's take a look at the next prompt now" approach.

I just finished Prompt #6, ( )so this method seems to be working for me pretty well so far.

I'm not sure how to handle the Anniversary Lists though -- do I put one of those in every 5-6 prompts or just save them to the end? What is everyone else doing about this part of the challenge?

[Sue]

♞ Pat wrote: "Sheena wrote: "I'm taking the prompts as we go from week to week. I haven't even read through the whole list (crazy!!) ..."

I'm sort of following this approach as well. I've always tried to fill t..."

It's a good question about the anniversary list - I had sort of left it until I realised it would be a problem unless I factored it in regularly throughout the year as I do read this list week by week. Although I have sort of made plans for each regular AtY prompt for the whole year, I highlight the ones that I know will be difficult for me to fill, so that I keep that book and don't read it too early (I read about 3 times as many books as are on the AtY list). I have now planned to read one anniversary list per month - excluding January and December. My reading is almost all from my physical TBR which is dwindling, so I sometimes do only have one book that will fit a prompt.

[Sheena]

♞ Pat wrote: "Sheena wrote: "I'm taking the prompts as we go from week to week. I haven't even read through the whole list (crazy!!) ..."

I'm sort of following this approach as well. I've always tried to fill t..."

My plan is to read one anniversary book per month. January 2016, Feb 2017, etc. Leaving Nov/Dec free as things tend to get busier and I typically read less.

I usually read two-three books a week, so my first new book of each week is the ATY week pick, then either something I just want to read, the anniversary prompt, season challenge or IRL club pick.

I'm on track with ATY main - finished Ninth House for #4 this morning and going to read Hell Bent next to find out what happens, then The Family Upstairs for IRL Jan bookclub, then something for Jan 2016 either this week or next.

[Sheena]

♞ Pat wrote: "Sheena wrote: "I'm taking the prompts as we go from week to week. I haven't even read through the whole list (crazy!!) ..."

I'm sort of following this approach as well. I've always tried to fill t..."

The reworking is what broke me last year, too much fussing with lists and holds and then deciding something else was a better fit. Or I just wasn't feeling what I had picked months ago and searching again for something else. So far, this more random approach is working, though I do have to actively stop myself from reading too far down the prompt list and spiraling into planning it all, :D

[Chrissy]

I haven’t planned as much this year either, but the problem is the length of library hold lists! Seems like I need to look about 2 months ahead if I want to ensure availability. I started trying to plan March this week, I’ve got Weyward, The Book of Love, and The Heart in Winter lined up.

I am allowing myself to assign a book to a week later in the year if I need to read it early for some reason and there’s no other prompt it fits, which I did 2 years ago as well. Last year I was more strict with myself and it got a bit stressful at times.

[Sheena]

Chrissy wrote: "I haven’t planned as much this year either, but the problem is the length of library hold lists! Seems like I need to look about 2 months ahead if I want to ensure availability. I started trying to..."

I use my library a lot and run into the same issues. Months of waiting for some books. I've done a similar approach in years past, which worked well at the time.

This year, with my week by week picks, if a book isn't available I'm choosing something else to fill the prompt. I may still add a hold if its something I really want to read but I find that (so far) I have less holds to manage and spend more time reading than planning. I can see myself swinging back to more pre-planning in future challenges (because I do love a plan!) but for now the more laidback approach is working well.

[♞ Pat]

Sheena wrote: " I find that (so far) I have less holds to manage and spend more time reading than planning. I can see myself swinging back to more pre-planning in future challenges (because I do love a plan!) but for now the more laidback approach is working well...."

That's what I'm finding as well. I'm reading roughly one prompt ahead, with a stopping point every five titles just to touch base with my stress levels in my real life! I'm also doing the "You'll Love This One" annual challenge, so I'm definitely fitting these books into that one as I can, but I'm putting those tasks onto books with relatively long hold lists - so that when those books come in, I have somewhere to put them.

Right now, I'm at Prompt #8 for the 52 list in order, and found a new Lee Child short story book just yesterday... It's not a new release, but it's new to ME. Title if anyone is looking for something similar.

Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher by Lee Child

I like the idea of one Anniversary book a month. I think I'll try that approach! Gives a LITTLE wiggle room for the busy months.

Off too look at the Listopia for the #9 Tournament of Books and check those against the YLTO badge #1 list to see if I can double one up.

[♞ Pat]

I'm going to TRY to do a side challenge attachment to the Anniversary Lists (which I also plan to read in order).

I'm going to SEE if I can pull of a NetGalley pre-release read for each one of those prompts. I hope it works out.

My Selection for January ~ from the 2016 list
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Expected Publication May 20, 2025
Prompt ~ written in a language other than English

I plan to start it tomorrow so that I can finish it this week for January!

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Oh man, My Friends was SO GOOD. It was my first book of 2025 and it will be hard to beat.

[Sheena]

Emily wrote: "Oh man, My Friends was SO GOOD. It was my first book of 2025 and it will be hard to beat."

I cannot wait to read My Friends. Backman is one my absolute favs. So happy to hear that you loved it

[Marie]

I was in perfect order for the first three prompts, and then a library hold I'd had to put in back in November, because it was supposed to be a 16 week wait, just came in a month early. I daren't defer it because it usually puts me quite a way down the list, so I'm now reading week 7. Out of order before the end of January :( But I should be back in order by the end of February (if the library behaves!).

[Sheena]

Marie wrote: "... (if the library behaves!)."

LOL the fun of holds!!

First month *almost* done, and I'm on track so far. Woot! Books 1-4, completed and started Ink Blood Sister Scribe for prompt 5 earlier this week. I should be finished by now but I'm finding it really hard to get into (for no discernible reason). Hoping for a quiet night to finish it off tonight.

[♞ Pat]

Emily wrote: "Oh man, My Friends was SO GOOD. It was my first book of 2025 and it will be hard to beat."


It was. Best book I've read so far this year. Year is EARLY, of course, and there are lots of books to come yet, but ... it's hard to imagine something topping this one.

I loved it!


And I just finished Motheater, which will be my last read for January. It was probably a better book than the 3 star rating I gave it, but after the Backman book, it faced a pretty hard comparison, so it fell short. Not fair, but there it is.

[Grace]

Happy February!
I read nine books in January, 8 in order from the ATY 52 plus 1 for the 2016 Anniversary prompt. I may move some books around to other prompts and then backfill those read to harder to fill prompts later on. That being said, I enjoyed January so much, I cannot wait to proceed in order for February. My lineup with several underway:

#9 Tourney of Books: Station Eleven (2014)
#10 Witches, Goddesses, Nuns: Weyward
#11 Fictional Location: Beartown
#12 Irish Author: The Likeness by Tana French
Anniversary 2017 Title without an "E": TBD (I have a lot on my TBR to choose from)

[Michele]

I am also trying to read in order.
These are my reads for January.
1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y Tree
Read 1/8/25
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
A book set before 1900
The Address by Fiona Davis
Set in 1885-1886. Read 1/10/25
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
Female The Time Between by Karen White. Read 1/21/25
. Also Ti for Ti in the scale
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
by Jennifer Ryan Read 1/24/25
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover

7. A book by an author that uses 3 name

[Grace]

Grace wrote: "Happy February!
I read nine books in January, 8 in order from the ATY 52 plus 1 for the 2016 Anniversary prompt. I may move some books around to other prompts and then backfill those read to harder..."

Hi All, I'm still committed to reading in order, but i lost my reading mojo during the month of February. I'm a government employee under the sword of Damocles, and very stressed out. Unable to concentrate on the many books i've been juggling, I need to reset this March 1 and get myself situated. Reading = joy. Dwelling on the collapse of the values of this country is not helpful to my mental well-being and resilience to meet this moment. I'm better off escaping with reading books, then with doomscrolling news feeds and the like.

I fell short by two books on the Winter Challenge 😥
In order I am through Prompt #8 and 2016 anniversary challenge
I have several additional completed books that i will place within upcoming prompts, but i'm still reading in order for purposes of tracking and posting 📚

For Prompt #9: TOB long listed in any year I am well into Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

How are other Good Readers coping with current events?
Onward.

[LeahS]

Sorry to hear this, Grace. Fortunately I'm in the UK, but it is frightening to see how quickly things can go wrong, and we have our own threats lurking. It is so tempting to doomscroll -reading helps, also we have spring weather here, and friends and family help too.
All my sympathy and best wishes.

[Grace]

LeahS wrote: "Sorry to hear this, Grace. Fortunately I'm in the UK, but it is frightening to see how quickly things can go wrong, and we have our own threats lurking. It is so tempting to doomscroll -reading hel..."

Thank you LeahS. I wish we could heart messages in GR! ❤️

[Jillian]

Grace, I’m sorry you are in this position. It is beyond awful the stress Federal Workers are under for doing their job. I hope everything works out for you and you can find some escape in reading. My husband is in a similar situation (retired AF and started his Civil Service job in Nov.). I’m hoping to get some reading done during the read-a-thon, but it will be stressful (tomorrow he leaves for a two week training and we now how much can happen in two weeks 🫤).

[Grace]

Jillian wrote: "Grace, I’m sorry you are in this position. It is beyond awful the stress Federal Workers are under for doing their job. I hope everything works out for you and you can find some escape in reading. ..."

Thank you, Jillian! All the best to you and your husband, and many thanks for his service. Uncertain times for public servants, that's for sure. ❤️

[♞ Pat]

Grace wrote: "...I'm a government employee under the sword of Damocles, and very stressed out. Unable to concentrate on the many books i've been juggling, I need to reset this March 1 and get myself situated. Reading = joy. Dwelling on the collapse of the values of this country is not helpful to my mental well-being and resilience to meet this moment. I'm better off escaping with reading books, then with doomscrolling news feeds and the like. ..."

Oh Grace. I am SO sorry! I did what *I* could to prevent this disaster, and I'm just so sorry that you are caught up in the fallout. It's miserable, and sadly, it's going to get worse before this nation wakes up and realizes how much we've given up to the root vegetable in the oval office (I refuse to use his name - I call him Turnip).

I have figured out that the less I pay attention to social media (which is skewed for clicks and reactions and gives the narcissist-in-chief, who wants to be on television every minute, the air time he craves) the happier I am. I'm paying ATTENTION to it, just not focusing on it.

Eventually, life WILL get back to normal, but we're going to be in for a really bumpy ride until the midterms. I'm here for you! I appreciate ALL you do for the citizens of this country.

[♞ Pat]

Jillian wrote: "...My husband is in a similar situation (retired AF and started his Civil Service job in Nov.) ..."


Jillian - the same thing I said to Grace right above goes for you as well. My dad, both uncles, my husband, younger daughter all served in the military. Thank YOU for your family's sacrifice because when your loved one serves, you ALL serve.

Our military is in the center of the drop zone at the moment, and it's not comforting to see what this administration thinks about those who serve to keep us all safe.

God bless you and your family and keep your husband and his job safe from the hands of those who want to steal it out from under him. You're in my prayers. Nightly.

[♞ Pat]

The reading in order has been a real challenge for me, but so far I'm still on track. I have a couple other challenges that I'm using these books to fill, and I have had to add a couple books here and there to squeeze between my in-order ones.

But so far, I'm through prompt #19, with three anniversary reads done in order as well. I'm quite pleased with myself!

[Grace]

♞ Pat wrote: "Grace wrote: "..

Pat,
Many thanks for your kindness and support. You brought a smile to my face. 🤗 Your progress in order is inspiring me to dig in to the reading. Well done!!!

[Jillian]

Thanks for all the kindness.

[♞ Pat]

I've finished through Prompt #24 - found a nice little read for that one.

Gangsterland

The MC is a pure blue through and through criminal. Hit man for the mafia. It was a good story too! Part 1 of a trilogy, so I'm looking for where to fit the other two titles.