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List of General Books to Read 2022(including re-reads):

1.Tender Is the Night by F.Scott Fitzgerald
2.The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
3.Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
4.Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
5.Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
6.The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
7.Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
8.That Summerby Jennifer Weiner
9. The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
10Friends Like Theseby Kimberly McCreight
11.Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
12.Five Decembers by James Kestral
13. Black Buckby Mateo Askaripouri 1/21/22
14.One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
15.The Night She Disappearedby Lisa Jewell
16.Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land 4/6/22
17. We Begin at the Endby Chris Whitaker
18.The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
19.The Hidden Palace by Helen Wecker
20.People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry
21. Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
22. Cackle by Rachel Harrison
23. Atonement by Ian McEwan
24.Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
25. The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (Zaire)
26. Majestyby Katherine McGee
27. If It Bleeds by Stephen King
28.Dominicana by Angie Cruz
29.In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
30. The Mummyby Anne Rice
31.The Mansion by Ezekeial Boone 10/12/2022
32. Ghana Must Go Taiye Selasi
33.The Warehouse by Rob Hart
34.Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
35.The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
36. Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
37. The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll
38. Testimony by Anita Shreve
39.Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno - Garcia
40.Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigani
41.The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
42. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
43. The Prophetsby Robert Jones Jr
44. 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
45.A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 8/14/2022
46. Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
47.The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
48.You Will Be the Death of MeKaren McManus
49. Fault Lines by Emily Itami
50. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
51. Hour of the Witchby Chris Bohjalian
52. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adam
53. Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
54. Ariadneby Jennifer Saint
55. One Last Stop Casey McQuiston
56.Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
57.Klara and the Sun by Kazou Ishiguro
58. My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
59. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
60.Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag 1/1/22
61Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda 1/10/22
62. Island Queen by Vanessa Riley
63.The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey 02/07/22
64. The Maid by Nita Prose
65.The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
66. You by Caroline Kepnes
67.Hidden Bodies
68.You Love Me
69. The Stand
70,Skeleton Crew
71.Four Past Midnight
72.Later by Stephen King
73.Dolores Claiborne
74.Four Past Midnight
75.Night Shift
76. All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson 2/14/21
77. The Lincoln Highway
78. Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewel 1/16/21
79.[book:Detransition, Baby|48890225] by Torrey Peters 2/3/22
80.[book:The Chosen and the Beautiful|55169019] by Nghi Vo 1/28/22

Series/Trilogies

YOU trilogy
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Jackson Brodies series by Kate Atkinson

Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy
1. Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar 3/4/22

New Releases and New Bestsellers of 2022

1.The Club by Ellery Lloyd 03/21/2022
2.City on Fire by Don Winslow 5/19/22
3.Siren Queen by Nghi Vo 6/12/2022
4.The Hacienda by Isabel Vanas 07/05/2022
5. Hide by Kiersten White 7/25/2022
6. I'll Be You by Janelle Brown 8/1/2022
7. Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor 8/8/2022
8. The It Girl by Ruth Ware 8/25/2022
9. A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia 8/30/22
10.The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 9/17/2022

Classics- GR 100 Books ( not the full list)

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
6.A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
7. Great Expectationsby Charles Dickens
8.Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
9.Life of Pi by Yann Martel
10.The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
11The Color Purple by Alice Walker ( Re-read)
12. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

60 Books Read - 1/60
Pages Read - 391/20,000

1. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg; 391 pages - 1/1/21 ( movie)
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Good luck, some good books on there

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Good luck, some good books on there"

Thank You

Veronica, I always love your list - it makes mem want to read what you're reading. I'm looking forward to reading You Love Me with you when you get to it, and then I have to watch the show.

I enjoyed Atonement, Anxious People, Pachinko, If It Bleeds, In Cold Blood and The Testaments, I really hope you do also when you get around to reading them.

I've got Under the Whispering Door, Malibu Rising, People We Meet on Vacation, Home Before Dark, The Reading List, and Beautiful World, Where Are You on my individual list, hope we both enjoy them when we get to them.

I love that you've got the Cormoran Strike books on your list, I need to get caught up in that series too. It almost made my list, but I had to cut something.

After Anne Rice's recent passing, I considered adding The Mummy. I wonder how far along she was in the series, I think the last book was supposed to come out this year. Do you know anything?

Great list, Veronica! I've only read a few (The Evening and the Morning, Under the Whispering Door, Anxious People, Pachinko, In Cold Blood, The Golem and the Jinni, The Testaments, Home Before Dark, The Book Thief, Rebecca, The Secret Life of Bees, The Color Purple). Even if you don't get to read all of them, you so many wonderful choices, I'm sure you will have a great year of reading. Enjoy!

You've got nice variety in your challenges, Veronica. I'm sure you'll enjoy your 2022 reading. I've enjoyed a few of your Classics very much; Jane Eyre, To Kill a Mockingbird, Rebecca. Happy 2022!

Good luck with your challenge, Veronica! 🐾

Some of the classics are re-reads. I read them in HS but want to revisit as an adult.

Thank you all!!

Happy Reading 💖📚💖

Veronica wrote: "Classics- GR 100 Books ( not the full list)

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte..."

Those classics are top tier. I think I told you before that , is your type of book. Drama, mystery, thriller and mild horror elements (very mild). I really think this will be one of your favorites.

is just so atmospheric and beautiful; and that is just the cover. This book is just awesome. I really, really hope you enjoy this one. To me, it was perfect as is, and I am not sure about there being a sequel; but we shall see.

Good luck and I hope you enjoy your reads.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 1/1/22

The first book completed for the New Year. An excellent book to start the year off. So many themes one can tackle and discuss. I can type about this all day.

The only issue I have is the time discrepancies especially at the end with the death of Ms. Threadgoode. My brain is hurting over this.

Now I will watch the movie for the first time

Glad you have started the year well, hope you enjoy the film

Veronica wrote: "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 1/1/22

The first book completed for the New Year. An excellent book to start the year off. So many themes one can tackle and discuss. I ca..."

Congratulations for your great start.

Great start - it makes me want to re-read the book and re-watch the movie. I can't believe I (who have watched so few movies/shows) watched a movie before you. That's the first and last time that will ever happen. :-) :-) :-)

Veronica wrote: "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 1/1/22

The first book completed for the New Year. An excellent book to start the year off. So many themes one can tackle and discuss. I ca..."

That is a good book with a great movie. It will be interesting to see which one you think is better!!

Love your list! Read the 1st two books in Cormoran Strike series and enjoyed them! Enjoy your challenge :-)

Veronica wrote: "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 1/1/22

The first book completed for the New Year. An excellent book to start the year off. So many themes one can tackle and discuss. I ca..."

Loved this book, I thought it was so adorable

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The title gives you the ending. But what the 2 characters did with this knowledge was brave and adventurous. While some would have balled up in a corner and shutdown, they did as much as they could in the little time they had..Great read. A little Black Mirrorish lol

Veronica wrote: "They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The title gives you the ending. But what the 2 characters did with this knowledge was brave and adventurous. While some would have balled u..."

Mmmmmm. I only saw a few episodes from Black Mirror, and it leaves an impression. I may have to add this.

Kudos on your first read!

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

Talk about when perception is your reality goes wrong ( mind you I can't stand that statement. it is so toxic to me). Can you imagine being convicted and serving 14 months in jail for a double murder you did not commit. All because of your small townsy neighbours who extremely passive aggressive. Your whole town testify against you and have no idea what they are talking about. Only to be released from jail, go back to that town, and try to prove those people wrong... And to find the real answer. I am going to leave the story right there. You have to read to find out the rest. No spoiler alerts.. Nada.

This book has me looking at my neighbors sideways. And I do not live in a small community. But I am one of those who is outspoken and will question and confront. Oh I dont go along to get along.

Miranda knows how to twist and trigger. I couldnt guess this ending. This is a really quick read.

Great review of Such a Quiet Place. I read All the Missing Girls by Miranda and remember thinking she's messing with my mind. LOL. I'll definitely be adding this to my TBR.

Veronica wrote: "Your whole town testify against you and have no idea what they are talking about. Only to be released from jail, go back to that town, and try to prove those people wrong... "

This sounds so messed up...we just had a buddy read for A Good Neighborhood. A few books like this, and I might want to stay away from all my neighbors.

Ioana wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Your whole town testify against you and have no idea what they are talking about. Only to be released from jail, go back to that town, and try to prove those people wrong... "

Thi..."

I want to read this book

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewel 5.0 stars

I just discovered this author last year and I am hooked. Invisible Girl is my favorite, I love the characters. I was so attached and was rooting for one.. The conclusion is a spoiler. But you will still question of of the characters.

Veronica wrote: "Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewel 5.0 stars

I just discovered this author last year and I am hooked. Invisible Girl is my favorite, I love the charac..."

That does sound like a good read!📚 On my TBR now📚

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour 3.5 Completed

The Chosen and the Beautiful

I dont know if I like this book. This one I have to absorb

This a retelling of the Great Gatsby told in Jordan Bakers point of view... The twist is she is Asian in high society 1910's and 20's. There is also a little bit of fantasy in the book that threw me off. This was different.

All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson

A great memoir on a one finding his gender identity and sexuality in the Black community. Excellent and soul searching. This is the first time I read a book whose household is sooo similar to how I was raised. I was able to relate to everything he experiences but as a female.

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

This one confused me This was about transgenders. But I did not understand the wanting to share a baby between a transgender, a detransgender and a straight woman. I also didnt like the comparison of the races among the community. It did not sit well with me. But it was educational to see the lifestyle through different lenses

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

This was a bit weird. Reminded me of the movie Splice. Imagine cloning your spouse over and over until you get the right one? and what is the consequence?

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

I had to re-read to appreciate this book. It was soo good the 2nd time around. My question is who is really the serial killer? LOL

Veronica wrote: "My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

I had to re-read to appreciate this book. It was soo good the 2nd time around. My question is who is really the serial killer?..."

Don't tell me that!! OMG; I need to read this soon. So, since it was better the 2nd time around, I will try and really take in all the nuance so I don't miss anything.

Good grief!! You are tearing this challenge up!

Veronica wrote: "My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

I had to re-read to appreciate this book. It was soo good the 2nd time around. My question is who is really the serial killer? LOL"

I have this on my TBR. How did you like it the 1st time? Why did you have to re-read it to appreciate it?

Ioana wrote: "Veronica wrote: "My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

I had to re-read to appreciate this book. It was soo good the 2nd time around. My question is who is really the serial killer? ..."

I had to re-read because I read it so fast that I didnt get into it. I said to myself I have read again and I am glad I did. My mind was very distracted at that time

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

I had to re-read to appreciate this book. It was soo good the 2nd time around. My question is who is really the serial killer?...."

I am trying. Had a major change in life which was so devastating. This is my distraction. Making the most of 2 losses ( not life).

I completed my real estate salesperson course in January. I am officially a licensed real estate salesperson for the state of NY. Now I need to hustle.

Can anyone recommend a good horror book?

Veronica wrote: "I completed my real estate salesperson course in January. I am officially a licensed real estate salesperson for the state of NY. Now I need to hustle.?"

🎉Congratulations Veronica🎉

Veronica wrote: "I had to re-read because I read it so fast that I didnt get into it. I said to myself I have read again and I am glad I did. My mind was very distracted at that time"

I see, glad to hear it was as good the 2nd time around. Congrats for the real estate license, I think the market is good these days, prices around here are going up crazy. Good luck!

Ioana wrote: "Veronica wrote: "I had to re-read because I read it so fast that I didnt get into it. I said to myself I have read again and I am glad I did. My mind was very distracted at that time"

I see, glad ..."

NYC - 5 boroughs and Long Island home prices is crazy

Thank You All

Has anyone read Gwendy's Button Box

Veronica wrote: "I am trying. Had a major change in life which was so devastating. This is my distraction. Making the most of 2 losses ( not life)..."

That makes complete sense.

Veronica wrote: "Has anyone read Gwendy's Button Box "

It was good, I really enjoyed it. I have not read book 2; mainly because Sk did not co-author that one; but he did with book 3, so maybe I should.

Ok. Cool. SK have been a hit or miss

Gwendy's Button Box 5.0 stars

Finally!!! This was a good one. The box of doom. Pandora's Box with buttons. What would you do with the Button Box. I really enjoy MC Gwendy. I want to see how this character develops in book 2 and 3

The Club by Ellery Lloyd 3.0

A great read if you like revenge on entitled celebrities..LOL

I just finished The Death of Vivek Oji, loved it, thank you for the recommendation.

Veronica wrote: "Gwendy's Button Box 5.0 stars

Finally!!! This was a good one. The box of doom. Pandora's Box with buttons. What would you do with the Button..."

Yay! This was a good one. I haven't read the 2nd book, but since there is now a 3rd; I may have to do so