Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) discussion

JULY Key Words:

+ Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear +

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(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

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I'm going to read People We Meet on Vacation. Last month I read her other book, Book Lovers. It was just okay for me. But I've heard that her other books are better so we'll see.

I Did It!!!
Bullet for a Star by Stuart M. Kaminsky
This is a new author for me. Written in 1977 about a Hollywood PI in the 1940's. I'm looking forward to reading more in this series

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

If the Creek Don't RISE by Leah Weiss.

I enjoyed this novel about life in remote Appalachia. Super-interesting characters. The final 2 sentences of this story will stay with me for a long, long time.
I give this book 5*****

Challenge Complete
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
A heart-touching plot, but I found the writing style rather simplistic.

Challenge Complete:

In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri.

I liked the premise of the book. It was quite interesting. I also loved hearing all the Italian spoken throughout it.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson.

Glass People by Gail Godwin
completed

Challenge compete!
Word - Rise
Book - Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O’Connor
This author was recommended to me by another author, and it was an interesting experience. Let me just say that if you are not able to get past being offended by racial epithets, don’t go here. But if you can read it with a perspective on the time it was written, it was interesting. See my review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...

My July word: people
The winter people by Jennifer McMahon ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I forgot to report my July reads. I enjoyed both books!

July: Star, Next, Infinity, Iron, Word, People, Rise, Clear
RISE Salt Bay Sunrise Juliet Brilee 7/15/22
NEXT Love Next Door Helena Hunting 7/24/22