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message 1: by Denise (last edited Nov 21, 2022 05:33PM) (new)

Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Read 25/26 challenges.

1. A book you received as a gift. Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) by Stephanie Garber Completed 8/4/2022

2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire. Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani Completed 7/17/2022

3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries Completed 3/8/22 The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

4. A book from Moderator Recommends https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie Completed 6/19/2022

5. A new release. The Maid by Nita Prose Completed 1/10/2022

6. A lesser known book written by any author.
Finding Cinderella (Hopeless, #2.5) by Colleen Hoover Completed 6/30/2022

7. A book with a two word title. Summer Island by Kristin Hannah Completed 4/30/2022

8. A book with a different culture than yours.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Completed 6/10/2022

9. A book about someone who is dead.
I am Haunted Living Life Through the Dead by Zak Bagans Completed 6/24/22

10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read.
ExtraOrdinary (Villains, #1.5) by V.E. Schwab Completed 1/1/2022, Pages 112

11. Read two books by one author, name author. Elin Hilderbrand
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand Completed 3/2/2022 The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand Completed 5/11/2022

12. Book set in a fictional town. Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente Completed 10/14/2022

13. A light hearted or fun book. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg Completed 7/8/2022

14. A book about betrayal. Murder Thy Neighbor by James Patterson Completed 8/28/2022

15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name. ie: J.K. Rowling
Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab V.E. Schwab Completed 2/18/22

16. A book you own but haven’t read yet. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Completed 1/13/2022

17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list.
Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella Completed 4/26/2022

18. A highly anticipated book. The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon Completed 6/7/2022

19. A book you picked up at the library.
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks Completed 5/31/2022

20. A book you bought/borrowed with out reading the inside blurb.
How to Love Your Neighbor (Jansen Brothers, #2) by Sophie Sullivan Completed 5/25/2022

21. A book that starts with the letter W, X,Y, or Z* Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher Completed 11/21/2022

Here is a list of books that start with x, (who knew?)
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...

22. A book from a series. The Righteous (The Beautiful, #3) by Renée Ahdieh Completed 4/28/2022

23. A book with a number in the title. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 9/7/2022

24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. (N.C, N.D, S.C, S.D, W.V)

25. A book written by someone from The U.K. (N. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe A Novel with Recipes by Jenny Colgan Completed 10/5/22

26. A book with an Orange cover.
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) by Kevin Kwan Completed 5/31/2022

*According to Goodreads rules: books that start with certain letters include the A/An/The. Which means that no, we cant skip those words.


message 2: by Denise (last edited Jan 01, 2022 02:35PM) (new)

Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments First one is out of the way. Just finished ExtraOrdinary (Villains, #1.5) by V.E. Schwab , gave it 4 stars. This is the first graphic novel that graphic novel that I have read and I enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading the actual first book in this series, Vicious (Villains Book 1).


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Book 2 completed today. The Maid by Nita Prose . Gave it 4.5 stars.
Molly is a quirky, weird, unusual and wonderful character that simply wants to see the best in everyone. A worker bee that takes pride in everything that she does. The story flows so easily that you fall in love with the character and are rooting for her. Mixed in a mystery that needs to be solved and in the end all is revealed that left me very satisfied.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Book 3 completed. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng . Gave it 4 stars. This book will leave you with a lot to think about. I enjoyed the characters and the background on the characters, but the story did drag a bit and I was left at the end wanting more with such an abrupt ending.


message 5: by Denise (last edited Feb 19, 2022 05:34PM) (new)

Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Finished #15 Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab , gave it 4 stars. Looking forward to the next book in the series.


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Amy D. | 171 comments Denise wrote: "Book 2 completed today. The Maid by Nita Prose. Gave it 4.5 stars.
Molly is a quirky, weird, unusual and wonderful character that simply wants to see the best in everyone. A worker bee that..."


I'm thinking about reading this for #18. I don't know if it was highly anticipated in the real world, but it sure seemed highly anticipated on GR!


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Finished #3 The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams , gave it 5 stars. This was part of a buddy read and I loved it. I was hooked from the first chapter. If I had to create my own reading list to share with others that moved me this would be my list:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Finished #17 Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella , gave it 4 stars. It was cute and entertaining.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Finished #22 The Righteous (The Beautiful, #3) by Renée Ahdieh , gave it 4 stars. Love this series, but left yet another cliffhanger at the end. Just have to wait for the next one to come out.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Completed #7, Summer Island by Kristin Hannah , gave it 5 stars. Great book, loved the characters and the story. I was crying by the last chapter.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Completed #11 Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite authors. I always look forward to reading her next book and in the mean time catching up with some of the old ones I haven't read.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments #17 Completed The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon , gave it 4 stars. The story is told in a dual-time storyline which made it a very engaging story. I enjoyed the huge twist that comes about half way thru the book and definitely didn't see it coming. Another book by Jennifer McMahon that did not disappoint.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Updated this list from reads in May and June. Completed 6,8,9,19,20 and 26. All good books so far. Giving me a total of 16 so far.


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Bonnie | 705 comments Denise wrote: "Finished #3 The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams, gave it 5 stars. This was part of a buddy read and I loved it. I was hooked from the first chapter. If I had to create my own reading list to shar..."

Good to know- I have had it on my kindle for ages but seem to keep putting it aside for other books.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Completed #13 The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg , gave it 4 stars. It was a fun, humorous, light read and I quite enjoyed the back history of the WASP contribution to the war.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Completed #1 Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) by Stephanie Garber , gave it 4 stars. If you like to read whimsical fairytales and love stories then you will enjoy this book. I really started to like the character Jacks, he is mysterious, smart and funny. Overall I enjoyed being transported to the world that Stephanie Garber created.


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Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments #21 Completed
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher , gave it 4 stars. Short and sweet. She is sarcastic but not in overly negative way. It is filled with the ups and downs of her life but manages to take the reader on a humorous ride. I do wish that she was still with us as she was one of a kind just like her mother. I learned a lot about her and her mother Debbie Reynolds.


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