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1. The Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost / Leaven of Malice / A Mixture of Frailties read 8/1/24 5 stars
2. Tanamera
3. The Moonstone read 8/15/24 5 stars
4. Csardas read 11/02/24 4 stars
5. The Midnight Rose read 12/23/24 5 stars
6. Love Lies Bleeding read 3/18/24 4 stars
7. The Girl in Blue read 12/28/24 4 stars
8. Moving Pictures read 12/22/24 4 stars
9. The Wheel of Fortune 10/14/24 5 stars
10. The Far Pavilions
11. The Forsyte Saga read 12/6/24
12. Lost Illusions

13. The Shadow of the Wind read 9/22/24 5 stars
14. The Name of the Rose read 12/18/24 5 stars
15. The Pickwick Papers read 10/26/24 5 stars
16. Mistborn read 8/10/24 5 stars

Good luck with your plans!

Thanks!

Nice Mix, Amanda. I have a few of these on my TBR already.

The Gervase Fen series looks interesting: I may need to add the first book. I love a good mystery.

Good luck and happy reading 📚📚

Interesting selections, Amanda. I enjoyed The Pickwick Papers back in high school. Dickens is excellent. I hope to try a Brandon Sanderson in 2024. I've enjoyed a few of Crispin's Gervase Fen mysteries. He's definitely different. I've not tried the Salterton books but I have enjoyed Davies. Good luck with your challenge.

I've not read Salterton before but am looking forward to it.

What an interesting list - some books on there that I haven't seen in a long time. I have only read The Shadow of the Wind - it is one of my favorite books. Happy reading!

Thanks!

Nice list. The Far Pavilions and The Shadow of the Wind are both very good. I've had The Moonstone on my TBR for ages, I just hope to get to it soon. Enjoy your selections, I'll be watching for your reviews.

I added a few of your classics to my TBR. I bought Name of the Rose for my husband this year but am hoping to read it also! Enjoy your books!

I just noticed The Shadow of the Wind on this list! It is ssoooo good! I really hope you enjoy it. The pacing is great and the story is excellent.

I'm looking forward to reading The Shadow of the Wind.

I haven't read any of your selections. Good luck with your challenge.

Thanks!

Ohhhh! The Shadow of the Wind! One of my favorite novels ever. Hope you fall in love with it as well. It's the first of a loosely tied series. Ruiz Zafón is such a wonderful writer.

And The Far Pavilions! I remember reading this. Looking forward to your review. Would love to see if it holds up.

Good luck and happy reading!

Thanks! I've wanted to read The Far Pavilions for a long time.

Ioana wrote: "Nice list. The Far Pavilions and The Shadow of the Wind are both very good. I've had The Moonstone on my TBR for ages, I just hope to get to it soon. Enjoy your selections, I'll be watching for you..."
Thanks.I'm looking forward to reading these books.

Love Lies Bleeding
This is a classic mystery featuring Oxford Don Gervase Fen.

Amanda wrote: "Love Lies Bleeding
This is a classic mystery featuring Oxford Don Gervase Fen."

I've read a couple of the Gervase Fen mysteries. They are a bit different.

Yes, they are.

Good for you, knocking out that first book!

I'm struggling, between real life and just ignoring my lists. LOL

I hope to read more of my books soon. Real life does interfere with reading.

The Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost / Leaven of Malice / A Mixture of Frailties
This is an entertaining book filled with charismatic characters and much social mischief reminiscent of Anthony Trollope.

Amanda wrote: "The Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost / Leaven of Malice / A Mixture of Frailties
This is an entertaining book filled with charismatic characters and much social mischief reminiscent of ..."

I have read other books by Davies and have enjoyed. I haven't tried this trilogy yet.

Bill wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost / Leaven of Malice / A Mixture of Frailties
This is an entertaining book filled with charismatic characters and much social mischief ..."

I plan to eventually read his other books.

Mistborn
This is an incredible fantasy book with masterful storytelling.

The Moonstone
This is an intriguing and suspenseful mystery with many twists and turns. I enjoyed this book very much.

Amanda wrote: "The Moonstone
This is an intriguing and suspenseful mystery with many twists and turns. I enjoyed this book very much."

Oh! I loved Wilkie Collins. I have read both The Moonstone and The Woman in White. Thoroughly enjoyed them.

Karol wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Moonstone
This is an intriguing and suspenseful mystery with many twists and turns. I enjoyed this book very much."

Oh! I loved Wilkie Collins. I have read both [..."
I'm looking forward to reading The Woman in White.

I have both on my tbr. The Moonstone sounds perfect for the Halloween season.

Is that more Gothic, suspense or a true ghost story?? Ghost stories never really work for me.

Alondra wrote: "I have both on my tbr. The Moonstone sounds perfect for the Halloween season.

Is that more Gothic, suspense or a true ghost story?? Ghost stories never really work for me."

It's suspense and not a ghost story. It's an intriguing story with twists and turns.

Amanda wrote: "It's suspense and not a ghost story. It's an intriguing story with twists and turns. ..."

Thanks, Amanda!

The Shadow of the Wind
This is a beautiful book about books and a story within a story with interconnecting twists and turns. It is riveting, haunting, melodramatic, mysterious and imaginative.

Amanda wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind
This is a beautiful book about books and a story within a story with interconnecting twists and turns. It is riveting, haunting, melodramatic, mysterious and imag..."

Love to see the love for this book. Read it back in 2010 and it remains one of my favorite books ever.

Amanda wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind
This is a beautiful book about books and a story within a story with interconnecting twists and turns. It is riveting, haunting, melodramatic, mysterious and imag..."

So glad you enjoyed this book. I agree with your sentiments. It was beautiful, and I really enjoyed the humor.

I need to read the rest in the series; as I have all the books. ugh

Lillie wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind
This is a beautiful book about books and a story within a story with interconnecting twists and turns. It is riveting, haunting, melodramatic, myst..."

Lillie wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind
This is a beautiful book about books and a story within a story with interconnecting twists and turns. It is riveting, haunting, melodramatic, myst..."

Yes, this book is one of my favorites also.

Alondra wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Shadow of the Wind
This is a beautiful book about books and a story within a story with interconnecting twists and turns. It is riveting, haunting, melodramatic, myst..."

Yes, I also want to read more of this series.

Loved The Shadow of the Wind as well. I read the third in the series this year & am looking forward to reading the fourth next year. I know several people who think that one is the best, so have high expectations.
Happy Reading!

The Wheel of Fortune
This is a 20th-century novel based on the medieval Plantagent story. It is like a roller coaster ride filled with murder, mayhem and madness. It's a compelling family saga, and the pages seemed to turn by themselves.

The Pickwick Papers
This is a wonderful book filled with all sorts of adventures that the Pickwick Club is involved in.

Amanda wrote: "The Pickwick Papers
This is a wonderful book filled with all sorts of adventures that the Pickwick Club is involved in."

I remember enjoying it in high school. Glad you enjoyed too.

Csardas
This is an epic, historical saga of an aristocratic Hungarian family during World Wars I and II.

The Forsyte Saga
This is an upper middle class family saga of three generations in London from the 1880s to the 1920s. I enjoyed this book very much.

I bought an old copy of this for my sister-in-law many moons ago. I've yet to read, but it does sound interesting.

I’m hoping to start The Name of the Rose this weekend. Do you think you will get to it this year?

Pam wrote: "I’m hoping to start The Name of the Rose this weekend. Do you think you will get to it this year?"

I'm reading it now.

The Name of the Rose
This is a historical murder mystery taking place in an Italian monastery in 1327. It is an intellectual mystery combining biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory.

Moving Pictures
This is the tenth book in the Discworld series. It's full of humor and adventure. I'm looking forward to reading more in this series.

You've had an excellent year, Amanda.

Bill wrote: "You've had an excellent year, Amanda."

Yes, I've enjoyed the books I read.