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D.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at D.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
D. Thrush’s Followers (159)
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D. Thrush
Goodreads Author
Born
in New York, The United States
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Member Since
January 2014
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The Daughter Claus
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2013
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6 editions
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The Santa Secret: Santina Series - Prequel
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Fairy Tale Karma
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2014
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4 editions
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The Claus Cause
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2015
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4 editions
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Merrily Ever After (Santina #3)
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2016
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4 editions
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The More the Merrier (Santina #4)
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2017
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4 editions
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All the Little Secrets
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Whims & Vices
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2015
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6 editions
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Guardian of the Light
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2013
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8 editions
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Little Secrets Revealed
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'Tis the time of year
Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, whatever you celebrate. We have family members of different faiths and beliefs. For me, the holidays are about gratitude, love, and generosity. Most of us don't need more stuff. But it's nice spending time together and putting smiles on each other's faces.
I was snowed in one Christmas by myself. One of the few I didn't get to spend with my kids and grandkids, so I Read more of this blog post »
I was snowed in one Christmas by myself. One of the few I didn't get to spend with my kids and grandkids, so I Read more of this blog post »
D.’s Recent Updates
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| This novel is a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Yet it doesn’t follow the story exactly and veers off into an epic adventure where Ben Scrooge learns what’s truly important. His overbearing father affected his priorities and ...more | |
| "My guest author this week is Mate Antolos, who shares excerpts from his books The Uneasy Silence and The Fall, published in 2024 and 2025. Mate first started writing during Covid to relieve boredom and his third book, The Child Soldiers of Melbo..." Read more of this blog post » | |
"Very cleaver murder mystery with a confusion of sisters and brothers wondering which one of them murdered their grumpy old father. Funny and entertaining with an amazingly creative ending. "
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| Introverted teenager Van finds himself at a Christmas party with his crush Charli. She persuades him to try experimental virtual glasses that whisk them away to a crazy hidden Christmas world that may or may not be real. And may or may not be dangero ...more | |
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| With a provocative title, this memoir is graphic though not erotic. Arielle is a divorced mother in her early 40s with 3 young children. She’s not looking for a relationship. Living in LA, she has sex with well-known men she doesn’t name. This memoir ...more | |
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| Sparked by the book The Feminine Mystique, four suburban women in the early 1960s form a book club that will change their lives. They call themselves the Bettys after the author Betty Friedan. Women at that time were expected to be housewives and mot ...more | |
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| I bought the paperback for a family member and the digital version for myself to help me understand. It has a lot of good information and explains how alcohol affects us physically and the emotional triggers that prevent quitting and what to do about ...more | |
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| In 1996 Chicago, Isaac connects with Noa in a chatroom. They meet and have an instant attraction. Isaac is confounded by strange coincidences and Noa’s disappearances for weeks on end. Something is off. Most of the story takes place in Chicago. Then ...more | |
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Heels to Hiking Boots: Exploring the World to Find the Way Home
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| This is an honest, inspiring memoir. Sue Muller Hacking discovers a love for adventure and travel as she tries to figure out a career and relationships. She describes her adventures in vivid detail, making you feel as if you’re there, and I enjoyed h ...more | |
Topics Mentioning This Author
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Aussie Readers:
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What Are You Currently Reading? (doesn't have to be an Aussie book)
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15617 | 2523 | Mar 07, 2016 06:26PM | |
| Making Connections: 5626. The Daughter Claus by D. Thrush | 12 | 37 | Jan 26, 2020 12:52PM | |
| Making Connections: 5696. Fairy Tale Karma by D. Thrush | 2 | 21 | Mar 05, 2020 10:58AM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: CCC RaT #12, December 28 - January 3 | 18 | 39 | Jan 04, 2022 03:24PM | |
| A Million More Pages: The Twelve Book Labors of Heracles | 174 | 219 | Feb 01, 2022 01:31PM | |
| Romance Readers R...: Hello 2022 Quarterly Challenge- Dec. 15, 2021- March 14, 2022 | 65 | 448 | Mar 17, 2022 10:19AM | |
| The Lost Challenges: Words in a Word Game #16 - The Beatles | 95 | 57 | May 04, 2022 08:02AM |
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.”
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