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sweetpumkinpye

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I have just ordered 7 or 8 books from the library. As the weather is warming up and it is too hot to do much else I will spend the afternoons reading. There are a few Christmas books on my list. I need to try to get back to no tech nights. It is so easy to get lost looking at a tablet or phone.
 
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Lolwlias

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Next books read are:
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
A Little High Paige Dearth
Friends Lovers & the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
Currently Reading: Christmas Past, The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions by Brian Earl
 
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halimer

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44. The End of all Things, v. 5 - the Devouring - by Mike Kraus - I thought this was the last one but seems I have to wait for March for the final chapter. Family has been reunited but there is still work to do!
 
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halimer

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45. The Plantagenets ; the warrior Kings and Queens who made England -by Don Price- Excellent! History that reads like a novel
46. The Blackthorne Queen by Melanie Karsak - danger and deception among the tribes of first century Britain
 

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11/10 The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel
 

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12/10 Homestead Secrets by Noleen Jenkinson
 
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halimer

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47. Mr. Perfect on paper by Jean Meltzer - a Jewish romance where the heroine suffers from general anxiety disorder. A fun read
48. Starling house by Alix Harrow - a good Halloween read about a girl and a house that is calling her name
 

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49. The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin - finished v. 2 of this family saga
 

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13/10 Worthy Opponents by Danielle Steel
 

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34/36 The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
35/36 Goodbye Piccadilly by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
36/36 Keep the Home Fires Burning by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

2023 Reading Challenge completed!
 
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Lori K

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Finished
  1. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
  2. Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
  3. Fearless by Max Lucado [for my Bible study group)
  4. The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
  5. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
  6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  7. The Good Neighbor by AJ BAnner
  8. A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet by Sophie Hudson
  9. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  10. Talk to Me by John Kenney
  11. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
  12. Apples Never Fall by Lianne Moriarty
  13. The Wife Between Us by Green Hendricks
Currently reading
  1. He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win your Heart by Max Lucado (for Bible study group)
  2. A Year to the Day by Robin Benway
 

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50, 51, 52. The Brie Chronicles by Red Phoenix v. 4-6 - erotica

53, 54, 55. Blizzard Bound Homestead: A Small Town Post Apocalypse EMP Thriller by James Hunt - no blizzard - don't get it. Didn't care for it.

 

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56, 57. The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin - finished volumes 3 and 4 of this family saga
 

Lori K

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Finished
  1. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
  2. Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
  3. Fearless by Max Lucado [for my Bible study group)
  4. The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
  5. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
  6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  7. The Good Neighbor by AJ BAnner
  8. A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet by Sophie Hudson
  9. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
  10. Talk to Me by John Kenney
  11. The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
  12. Apples Never Fall by Lianne Moriarty
  13. The Wife Between Us by Green Hendricks
  14. A Year to the Day by Robin Benway
Currently reading
  1. He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win your Heart by Max Lucado (for Bible study group)
  2. The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel
 

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33. The Couple Across the Street by Anita Wallen
34. The Daughters ofBlock IslNd by Krista Garmen
35. All the Little RIndrops by Mia Sheriden
36. The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritson
37. Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea
38. A lightin the Forest by Melissa Payne
 

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36/36 Reading Challenge completed but I was enjoying Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' series War at Home that I continued on.

37. The Land of My Dreams 1916 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
38. The Long, Long Trail 1917 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
39. Till the Boys Come Home by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
40. Pack Up Your Troubles by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
 
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sweetpumkinpye

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I was pleased with the goal I had set this year of 10 books, read 13.
DH mentioned that he would like to read a book a month in 2024 so I will try and match his goal.
 
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