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It's my favorite time of the year (besides Christmas)!!! Time to posts lists! Last year I was trying to clear off my exploding bookshelves to make room for more books. And thanks to my Book of the Month subscription, those shelves filled up faster than I could empty them. Husband is still complaining but I'm happy and that's all that matters. He even bought me a coffee mug that says "Yes I really do need all these books!" 🤣 So my list is strictly BOTM books i need to read and pass on to friends and family. And then I can get more BOTM books!

My 12:
✔1. The Four Winds - 9/11
✔2. Survive the Night - 10/3
✔3. The Family - 8/6
✔4. Not a Happy Family - 10/31
✔5. We Are the Brennans - 1/19
✔6. Razorblade Tears - 2/17
✔7. What Comes After - 8/25
✔8. The Neighbor's Secret - 7/31
✔9. The Lincoln Highway - 12/14
✔10. Somebody's Daughter - 9/28
✔11. The Survivors - 7/15
✔12. People We Meet on Vacation - 4/20

Plus 4:
✔1. Outlawed - 2/24
✔2. How Lucky - 5/19
✔3. A Flicker in the Dark - 3/3
✔4. Everything We Didn't Say - 6/9

I'll just look at all he beautiful book covers. Thanks for posting these.

Good luck Lindsey <3

I have Survive The Night on my to-read list but haven't read the others. Always nice seeing covers in these posts :)

BOTM is seriously addicting and I have an entire bookcase (just a small three shelf bookcase) that is dedicated to BOTM books. I have many of these books on your list and have read a couple of them as well. LOVEEEEE Riley Sager and have every book of his! Can't wait to hear what you think of them!

I haven't read any of your selections but most are on my TBR. I just recently joined BOTM and I can see it being addicting. Good luck with your challenge.

I think between this list and the BOTM offers I keep getting in the mail I may have to start my subscription again.

And I write this as I'm drinking out of a "I Have No Shelf Control" mug my daughter in law gave me.

Your books are all new to me. I look forward to your thoughts on your choices. Enjoy 2022.

I have People We Meet on Vacation on my individual list this year too, hope we both like it. I really liked her first book, Beach Read. I have been avoiding the Book of the Month Club thus far, we'll see if my shelf control lasts. Good luck, Lindsey, this looks like an amazing list! :-)

Great list! Good luck on your challenge, Lindsey! 🐾

I have the same problem with my BOTM club shelf...and my husband! :)

The Family & Everything We Didn't Say are on my annual challenge, too. What Comes After is another I need to read, but didn't include it on my challenge. I read The Survivors and enjoyed it very much. Have fun with your BOTM selections!

Methinks we have several buddy reads this year, Lindsey lol

Alondra wrote: "I'll just look at all he beautiful book covers. Thanks for posting these.

Good luck Lindsey <3"

Thanks Alondra! 🥰

Vikki wrote: "I have Survive The Night on my to-read list but haven't read the others. Always nice seeing covers in these posts :)"

I'm excited about Survive the Night. I love Riley Sager books!!

Toni wrote: "BOTM is seriously addicting and I have an entire bookcase (just a small three shelf bookcase) that is dedicated to BOTM books. I have many of these books on your list and have read a couple of them..."

Thanks Glad ro know I'm not the only one wirh this addixtion. 🤣🤣🤣 Maybe we should start a shpport group. Hehe
I love Riley Sager books too!!

Denise wrote: "I haven't read any of your selections but most are on my TBR. I just recently joined BOTM and I can see it being addicting. Good luck with your challenge."

Thanks Denise! Welcome to the BOTM family. Its fun, rewarding and highly addictive. Lol

Lindsey wrote: "Toni wrote: "BOTM is seriously addicting and I have an entire bookcase (just a small three shelf bookcase) that is dedicated to BOTM books. I have many of these books on your list and have read a c..."

Haha, we should! My husband would appreciate it, lol.

Did you see his new one coming out in July, I think? The House Across the Lake

Kim. E. wrote: "I think between this list and the BOTM offers I keep getting in the mail I may have to start my subscription again.

And I write this as I'm drinking out of a "I Have No Shelf Control" mug my daugh..."

I sooooo need that coffee mug!!! Yes come back to the dark side and join again! We could do lots of buddy reads!!!

Bill wrote: "Your books are all new to me. I look forward to your thoughts on your choices. Enjoy 2022."

Thanks Bill!!! 😊

Lea wrote: "I have People We Meet on Vacation on my individual list this year too, hope we both like it. I really liked her first book, Beach Read. I have been avoiding the Book of the Month Club thus far, we'..."

Between me and Alissa i bet we can convince you to join..... 😁

Emily wrote: "Great list! Good luck on your challenge, Lindsey! 🐾"

Thanks Emily!!! 😊

Andrea wrote: "I have the same problem with my BOTM club shelf...and my husband! :)"

I'm thinking we need a support group. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm determined to make a dent in my book stack.

Martha wrote: "The Family & Everything We Didn't Say are on my annual challenge, too. What Comes After is another I need to read, but didn't include it on my challenge. I read The Survivors and enjoyed it very mu..."

Thanks Martha!! 😊 I'm ezcited to read The Survivors. Glad to hear you liked it.

Alissa wrote: "Methinks we have several buddy reads this year, Lindsey lol"

Yes. Yes. And Yes!!!! I know we have Black Cake set for mid February. Any others up there you want to do a buddy read on?

Got my first book tackled off the list - We Are the Brennans .

It's a solid 4 stars. Good story, fast paced.

I have Razorblade Tears slated for February. Trying to figure out if i should tackle another one before then....

Toni wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Toni wrote: "BOTM is seriously addicting and I have an entire bookcase (just a small three shelf bookcase) that is dedicated to BOTM books. I have many of these books on your list a..."

No, I didn't!! Just added it to my list and fingers crossed it will be an option on BOTM!! 🤞

Finished my 2nd book - Razorblade Tears . 5 stars! This is an insanely good book!!!

Up next:
Outlawed
The Four Winds

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 2nd book - Razorblade Tears . 5 stars! This is an insanely good book!!!

Up next:
Outlawed
[book:The Four Winds|5313..."

I've been on the fence about reading Razorblade Tears. So glad you enjoyed it! I've read Outlawed and The Four Winds and liked them both. Hope you do too. You have a great list!

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 2nd book - Razorblade Tears . 5 stars! This is an insanely good book!!!

Up next:
Outlawed
[book:The Four Winds|5313..."

The Four Winds was very good, I'll be curious to see what you think about the ending.

Thanks Michelle! I'd say give Razorblade Tears a try. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as i did.

Ioana, that book is up next!!! Excited to read it. 😊

Finished my 3rd book - Outlawed . I gave it 2 stars. While it was interesting reading how women were probably treated back then, this book just wasn't for me.

Finished my 4th book A Flicker in the Dark . 4 solid stars!!
This story just sucks you in. I couldn't put it down until I found out who was killing and why. Good book!!!

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 4th book A Flicker in the Dark . 4 solid stars!!
This story just sucks you in. I couldn't put it down until I found out who wa..."

Great to hear that, it's on my TBR too.

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 4th book A Flicker in the Dark . 4 solid stars!!
This story just sucks you in. I couldn't put it down until I found out who wa..."

I liked this one too! And the cover is so pretty

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 4th book A Flicker in the Dark . 4 solid stars!!
This story just sucks you in. I couldn't put it down until I found out who wa..."

I had to add this to my TBR. It sounds good and like a real page-turner.

Kudos on your progress!!

Alondra wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 4th book A Flicker in the Dark . 4 solid stars!!
This story just sucks you in. I couldn't put it down until I ..."

Thanks Alondra!! 😊

Finished my 5th book - People We Meet on Vacation . 5 stars!!!

I just loved this book! This was the right amount of romance and the right amount of comedy. And just the feel good book I needed at the moment. Fun book! Great beach read or pool read for this summer!

Finished my 6th book - How Lucky - 4 stars

This was an interesting, quirky, awkward book. But all in a good way. I haven't read a storyline quite like this one, and I always enjoy something like that. It's hard to review it, just check it out!

Up next is one or two from these:
The Four Winds
Everything We Didn't Say
The Neighbor's Secret
The Lincoln Highway

Finished my 7th book - Everything We Didn't Say. 4 strong stars.

I really enjoyed this mystery. Takes a second for it to get going but then it moves quickly. Some nice twists.

Up next:
The Neighbor's Secret

Finished my 8th book - The Survivors . 3 stars

I did this as a buddybread with Alissa, which is always fun no matter how the book turns out!! 😊

I really wanted to love this one more than I did. It's a seriously slow build/burn of a book. I think that is my biggest complaint - it just took too long to get to the point. Having said that, there are constant layers being added as the book goes along. My mind was everywhere as far as "who did it" and well, I was way off on the actual culprit (which was a nice surprise). The story itself is not bad, it's just a slow burn and I can see why many didn't want to stick with it.

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 8th book - The Survivors . 3 stars

I did this as a buddybread with Alissa, which is always fun no matter how the book turns out!! 😊

I..."

I felt the EXACT same way haha

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 8th book - The Survivors . 3 stars

I did this as a buddybread with Alissa, which is always fun no matter how the book turns out!! 😊

I..."

I just cannot get into her work. The Dry was exactly that. I was bored to tears and stopped reading after 50 pages.

Alissa wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 8th book - The Survivors . 3 stars

I did this as a buddybread with Alissa, which is always fun no matter how the book ..."

Glad to know we're on the same page! 🤣🤣

Alondra wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 8th book - The Survivors . 3 stars

I did this as a buddybread with Alissa, which is always fun no matter how the book ..."

That's good to know Alondra. The Dry is on my TBR list but I'll definitely be in no rush to try and read it now.

Lindsey wrote: "The Dry is on my TBR list but I'll definitely be in no rush to try and read it now."

+1

Finished my 9th book - The Neighbor's Secret . 3 stars (I'm being generous here... it was 2 stars but the ending bumped me up)

Ok, this book was frustrating the first half of it. All the multiple storylines were getting super confusing. I can see where some didn't finish this book. I almost tossed it aside. I thought I knew for sure how it would end and what the big secret was. Out of stubbornness I continued to see if I was right. And I'm glad I finished it. The ending was nothing of what I thought, I was rather surprised by how all the storylines came together. And the second half of the book really picks up.

Finished my 10th book - The Family . 4 atars.

So i was in between a 3 and 4 star rating. Overall I really liked the book, the characters, the story. There were many times in the book I thought it aas going to go in a different direction. The ending is what was going to push my rating down to 3 stars. It just seemed to abruptly stop and there were too many loose ends. But the overall story was strong enough for me.

Lindsey wrote: "Finished my 10th book - The Family . 4 atars.

So i was in between a 3 and 4 star rating. Overall I really liked the book, the characters, the story. ..."

Sounds interesting, do you think it might turn into a series since it has loose ends?

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: ".Sounds interesting, do you think it might turn into a series since it has loose ends?"

Hmm... I'm not sure. Given how it ended it very well could become a series. I would like to know what happens to the characters. And just thinking about it, I could really see how she could develop this into an ongoing series. I could also see where this might be a one and dine book and she leaves these dangling parts for the reader to mull over for a bit. This was her debut novel, I'll have to look her up and see what she has planned next....