Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

As with last year, my #1-10 will be the ten oldest books on my TBR.
1. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
2. The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
3. Hild by Nicola Griffith
4. Winterbay Abbey by John Bladek
5. Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
6. The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
7. Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
8. Sabriel by Garth Nix
9. Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
10. Company of Liars by Karen Maitland

11. A book set in a different country than you live in.
Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent by Gabrielle Walker

12. Read a book by an author that you never read before or one by a new debut author.
Shiver by Allie Reynolds
A debut thriller coming out soon that's getting a lot of rave reviews from bloggers I follow.

13. A book that someone recommended to you.
The Healers' Road by S.E. Robertson
Was rec'd this when I posted in a group asking for comfort fantasy.

14. A book that is a different genre than your normal type of read (could be out of your comfort zone).
Get It Right by Skye Kilaen
Romance--I typically only read them for the Book Riot challenges I do.

15 & 16. Two books from a series you haven't completed yet (Everyone has that one or two books to still read to catch up in a series).
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

17. A book that comes out in 2021.
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

18. A book you meant to read in 2020 but never got around to it.
Network Effect by Martha Wells

19. A book that came out before you were born. (this one might be harder to do but we know you can handle it)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Published in 1985

20. A book that is done by more than one author (it can be a book of short stories by different authors, or one book that is one story with more than 1 author like Patterson, or Evanovich and I'm sure there are others.
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell
A collection of short stories by various authors

21. A book that won an award.
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller

Looks like a good list. #1 is the only one I read. I read all of them and at least 2 of them with Ann as a buddy read. We never got around to reading the last one I think one of these days I still want to read it.

Looks good Kari! Lots of fun scifi authors! I hope to catch up with the Murderbot books this coming year myself (Martha Wells) and love John Scalzi.

I am planning to read The Guest List too. Best of luck.

Donnajo--you must have liked it quite a bit if you read most of the series! I've been wanting to read it for a while but just never fit it in, so hopefully this will push me to do it. Prehistoric historical fiction is one of my favorite subgenres.

Ann--I wasn't a fan of Scalzi's Old Man's War series but I really like him as a person so I was excited to discover this new series he wrote really worked for me. Also, Murderbot is the best! I'm trying to hook my partner on that series.

Maisha--hopefully you'll join us when we do the group read of The Guest List in a few months! Thanks for the good wishes. :)

Kari- Of course. I would love to join.

I have been meaning to read the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers.

I really enjoyed both Sabriel and Company of Liars.

Sandi wrote: "I have been meaning to read the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers.

I really enjoyed both Sabriel and Company of Liars."

Becky Chambers is becoming one of my favorite sci-fi authors! I love the Wayfarer series but I also highly recommend her standalone novella To Be Taught, If Fortunate if you want a glimpse of what she's about.

Good to know you liked Sabriel and Company of Liars! They're both behemoth books I've been a bit intimidated to get started on, but I'm excited.

An impressive list, Kari! Good for you that you have it all mapped out from the start. I'm just the opposite and fill it in as I go. Not quite as "determined" but I try not to put anything on it that I would have read anyway.

Kari: oh, The Girl With All the Gifts is quite a book. You have an ambitious list by choosing the oldest thr books, and very interesting selections. I've been toying with pre-determining a few, but haven't committed to that yet. I admire you for doing it this way!

Lol, I don’t know what to think of that warning, Ann! And thanks for the good wishes, both you and Carol—I like getting the ten oldest off my tbr each year; it helps me make sure nothing languishes there. :) But it’s also nice to have some freedom too. I try not to be overly strict about challenges and veer away if I’m getting burned out.

Kari: I should have said, quite a ~good~ book!! ;)
Kari wrote: "Lol, I don’t know what to think of that warning, Ann!.."

Oh, well, that makes me feel more at ease! Haha!