100+ Books in 2025 discussion

“When we are young, the words are scattered all around us. As they are assembled by experience, so also are we, sentence by sentence, until the story takes shape.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Plague of Doves

1.Treasure Island - Stevenson - 254pg - n.Molina- 7hrs - 1/4/19 - 4 stars
2. Lost Queen - Pike - 527pg. -n.T. Frutin/18hrs -1/14/19 - 3.5 stars
3. The Aeronaut’s Windlass -Butcher -n.E. Morton - 22 hrs.- 1/19/19 - 4.5 stars
4. My Father’s Paradise - Sabar - 364k.pg. - 1/27/19 - 4 stars
5. Ink and Bone - R. Caine - n.J. Elfer - 10 hrs.- 1/29/19 - 4 stars
6. Lethal White - Galbraith/Rowling - 649 pg. - 2/3/19 - 5 stars
7. Eric - Pratchett - n. Briggs - 3hrs - 2/8/19 - 3 stars
8. Of Love and War - Addario - 272 pg. - 2/8/19 - 4 stars
9. Pattern of Lies - Todd- n.R. Landor 11 hrs - 2/10/19 - 3 stars
10. So Much Life Left Over -de Bernieres - n.Jay/Sibley -9 hrs - 2/11/19 -4 stars
11. Magpie Murders - Horowitz -n. Bond/Corduner - 16hrs - 2/20/19 - 4 stars
12. Small Memories - Saramago - 176 pages - 2/26/19 - 3 stars
13. The Gilded Shroud - Bailey - n.E. Wane - 11 hrs. - 2/18/19 - 4 stars
14. Paper and Fire - Caine - 354pg. - 2/28/19 - 3 stars
15. The Matrimonial Advertisement - Matthews - n.J. Eyre - 10 hrs - 3/2/19 - 3 stars
16. The Shattered Tree - Todd - n.R. Landor - 9 hrs - 3/3/19 - 3 stars
17. White Chrysanthemum - Bracht - 314 k.pg. - 3/9/19 - 4 stars
18.The Golden Tresses of the Dead - Bradley-n. J. Entwistle - 3/18/19 - 3.5 stars
19.The Other Miss Bridgerton - Quinn - n. R. Landor - 10 hrs - 3/19/19 - 3 stars
20. An Inquiry Into Love and Death - St. James -.R. Landor - 10 hrs - 3/19/19 - 4 stars
21.The Deathly Portent - Bailey - n.E. Wane - 12 hrs -3/25/19 - 3 stars
22. The Other Side of Midnight - St. James - n. M.Wells - 3/29/19 - 4 stars
23. Who Slays the Wicked - Harris - n. D.Porter - 11hrs - 4/4/19 - 4 stars
24. The Grass is Singing - Lessing - 208 kpg - 4/6/19 - 4 stars
25. The September Society - Finch - 310 pg. - 4/11/19 - 3 stars
26. Island of Sea Women - L.See - n. J.Lim - 4/15/19 - 4 stars
27. Charles and Emma -Heiligman - n. Landor -8hrs -4/18/19 - 4 stars
28. A Death of No Importance - Fredericks - n. S.Willis - 8 hrs - 4/19/19 - 3 stars
29. The American Agent - Winspeare - n.O. Cassidy - 11 hrs - 4/22/19 - 4.5 stars
30. Silence for the Dead - -St. James - n. M.Wells - 4/25/19 - 3 stars
31. Leonardo da Vinci - Isaacson - 600 pg. - 4/25/19 - 4 stars
32. A Modest Independence - Matthews - 400k pg - 4/27/19 - 4 stars
33. Strange the Dreamer - L.Taylor- n.S.West - 536 kpg. - 5/5/19 - 5 stars
34. Mistress of Nothing - Pullinger - n.R.Landor - 9hrs - 5/11/19 - 3.5 stars
35.The Muse of Nightmares - L. Taylor - 522pg. - 5/15/19 - 3.5 stars
36. The Gorgeous Nothings - E. Dickinson - 255pg. - 5/17/19 - 4 stars
37. A Brightness Long Ago - G.G.Kay -n.S.Vance -14 hrs -5/23/19 -4 stars
38. The Air You Breathe - Peebles - 449 kpg. - 5/26/19 - 4.5 stars
39. Hope for the Best - J. Taylor - n.Z.Ramm - 12 hrs - 5/29/19 - 3.5 stars
40. Ordeal by Innocence - Christie - n.H.Fraser -7hrs - 6/3/19 - 4 stars
41. Lost Among the Living - St.James -n.J.Eyre - 10hrs - 6/5/19 - 2.5 stars
42. Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner - 222pg. - 6/8/19 - 4 stars
43. The Governess Game - T. Dare - n.M.Wells - 7hrs - 6/8/19 - 3 stars
44. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street - K. Yan Glaser - 297pg. - 6/12/19 - 4*
45. The Duchess Deal - T. Dare - n.M.Wells - 7hrs - 6/13/19 - 3 stars
46. Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys - 190pg. - 6/16/19 - 4 stars
47. The Silence of the Girls -Barker -n.Atherton/Fox - 11 hrs- 6/17/19 - 4.5 stars
48. The Penelopiad - Atwood - 199 pg. - 6/18/19 - 4.5 stars
49. Spinning Silver -Novik -n.Flanagan -18hrs - 480k.pg - 6/23/19 - 4 stars
50. The Gown - J.Robson - n.M. Calin- 12hrs. - 7/2/19 - 4 stars
51. An Offer From a Gentleman - Quinn - n. Landor - 12hrs - 7/6/19 - 3 stars
52. The Viscount Who Loved Me - Quinn - n.Landor - 12hrs - 7/7/19 - 3 stars
53. Daisy Jones and the Six - Reid - 9hrs - 7/12/19 - 4 stars
54. The Escape - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 7/12/19 - 3 stars
55. The Proposal- Mary Balogh- n.R. De Leeuw -11hrs - 7/16/19 - 3 stars
56. The Arrangement - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 7/18/19 - 3 stars
57. Only Enchanting - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 7/19/19 - 3 stars
58. Only a Promise - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 7/21/19 - 3 stars
59. Only a Kiss - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 7/22/19 - 3 stars
60. Only Beloved - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 7/24/19 - 3 stars
61.The Map of Salt and Stars - Joukhadar - 368 k.pg. - 7/30/19 - 3 stars
62. Midnight Riot - Aaronovitch - n.H- Smith - 7/31/19 - 3 stars
63. The Day the World Came to Town - DeFede - 260kpg - 8/2/19 - 4 stars
64. Slightly Married - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 8/5/19 - 3 stars
65. Slightly Wicked - Mary Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 8/9/19 - 2.5 stars
66. I Am the Messenger - Zusak - 357 kpg. - 8/10/19 - 4 stars
67. The Wallflower Wager - Dare - n.M.Wells - 7hrs - 8/15/19 - 4 stars
68. Queen of the Flowers - Greenwood - n.S.Daniel- 8hrs -8/18/19-3 stars
69. The Women of Copper Country - Russell -352 k pg. - 8/21/19 - 4.5 stars
70. Simply Unforgettable - Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 8/23/19 - 3 stars
71. Lanny - Porter- 244pg - multiple narrators - 4 hrs- 8/27/19 - 5 stars
72. Fly Away Peter - David Malouf - 134pg - 8/31/19 - 4 stars
73. The Museum of Modern Love - Rose - 278pg - 8/31/19 - 5 stars
74. Simply Love -Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 9/2/19 - 3 stars
75. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - Jaswal - 11hrs - 9/5/19 - 4 stars
76. Simply Magic - Balogh- n. Landor - 11hrs - 9/8/19 - 3 stars
77. City of Girls - Gilbert -n.B.Brown- 15hrs - 9/17/19 - 4.5 stars
78. The Flight Portfolio - Orringer - n.Ballerini - 20hrs - 9/23/19 - 5 stars
79. Simply Perfect - Balogh - n. Landor -11hrs -9/28/19 - 3 stars
80. The Word is Murder - Horowitz - n.R.Kinnear - 9hrs -10/3/19 - 4 stars
81. Big Sky - Atkinson- n.J. Isaacs - 11hrs - 386pg. - 10/19/19 - 4 stars
82. Slightly Dangerous - Balogh- n. Landor - 11hrs - 10/29/19 - 3 stars
83. The Sentence is Death - Horowitz - 384kpg - 10/30/19 - 4 stars
84. The Flanders Panel - Perez-Reverte - 295pg - 10/31/19 - 2 stars
85. The Dutch House - Patchett - n.T. Hanks - 10hrs - 11/2/19 - 5 stars
86. The Last Moriarty - Veley - n.E. Petherbridge - 7hrs - 11/13/19 - 3 stars
87. To The Land of Long Lost Friends - Smith-n.Lecat - 9hr. - 11/14/19 - 3 stars
88. When Books Went to War - Manning -n.Dunne - 7hrs - 11/21/19 - 3 stars
89. The Starless Sea - Morgenstern - 498pg - 11/50/19 - 4 stars
90. Someone to Love - Balogh - n. Landors - 11hrs - 11/19/19 - 3 stars
91. Someone to Wed - Balogh -n. Landor - 11hrs -11/22/19 - 3 stars
92. Indian Horse - Wagamese - n.J.Ryll - 7hrs - 11/30/19 - 4 stars
93. Wicked Autumn - Malliet - n.M.Page - 8hrs. - 12/ 3/19 - 3 stars
94. Anansi Boys - Gaiman - n.L.Henry - 9hrs- 12/6/19 - 5 stars
95. Fall of Angels - Cleverly - n.S. Crossley - 13hrs - 12/10/19 - 3 stars
96. Slightly Tempted -Balogh -n. Landor - 11hrs -12/12/19 - 3 stars
97. Lady Osbaldestone’s Plum Puddings - Laurens- 212kpg. - 12/13/19 - 3 stars
98. Marley - Clinch - n.M.L.Davies - 7hrs - 12/18/19 - 3 stars
99.The Secret Footprints - Alvarez - 40pg - 12/23/19 - 4 stars
100. Someone to Trust - Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs -12/26/19 - 3 stars
101. Why is Nothing Ever Simple - Taylor -n. Ramm - 2hrs - 12/28/19 - 3 stars
102. Someone to Hold - Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs -12/29/19 - 3 stars
103. Someone to Honor - Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs -12/30/19 - 3 stars
104. Slightly Scandalous - Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 9/6/19 - 2 stars
105. Slightly Sinful - Balogh - n. Landor - 11hrs - 11/24/19 - 3 stars

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