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List of Books to Read:

1. Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
2. Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
3. The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
4. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
5. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
6. Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins 2/5/23
7. Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
8. Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitgerald
9. Under the Whispering Door
10. Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian Mc Allister
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang
11. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
12. The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett
13. “Never” by Ken Follet
14. The Secret History by Donna Hart[
15.book:Big Summer|52755548] by Jennifer Weiner
16.That Summerby Jennifer Weiner
17. The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
18. The Golem and the Djinni by Helen Wecker
19. Pachinko Min Jin Lee
20. The Old Drift Namwali Serpelli
21.Dominicana by Angie Cruz 8/17/23
22. Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead 8/4/23
23.The Warehouse by Rob Hart
24.Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
25.The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
26. Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
27. The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll
28. Testimony by Anita Shreve
29.Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno - Garcia
30. All This Could Be Different
31. Trust by Hernan Diaz
32. How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz 8/27/23
33. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
34. Shuggie Bain
35. High-Risk Homosexual
36. The Space Between Worlds
37. Crying in H Mart
38. The Midnight Libraryby Matt Haig 06/03/2023
40.The Sweetness of Waterby Nathan Harris
41.The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
42. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
43. It Ends with Us by Collen Hoover
44. Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall
45. Billy Summers By Stephen King
46. The House Across the Lake
47.Just Like Mother by Anne Hertzl 10/16/2023
48.Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins -Valdez
49. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
50. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
51 The Address by Fiona Davis
52. The Tobacco Wives by Adele Meyers
53. Passing by Nella Larsen
54. Lucky by Marissa Stapley
55. Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
56. The Inheritance TrilogyN.K. Jemison
57. People We Meet on Vacation
58. The Hating Game
59. The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse
60. Beach Read by Emily Henry
61. Girl A by Abigail Dean
62. Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual
Address
63.Dial A for Aunties
64. The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
65. Olga Dies Dreaming 2/21/2023
66.More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez 1/4/2023
67. Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
68. Blacktop Wasteland S.A. Cosby
69. If It Bleeds by Stephen King 10/27/2023
70. Razorblade Tears by S.A Cosby
71. The Island
72. How to Sell a Haunted House 4/30/2023
73. The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule
74. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
75.Seven Days in June by Tia Williams04/22/2023
76. Rosewater
77. Night Shift by Stephen King
78. When the Reckoning Comes by Latonya McQueen 2/25/23
79.The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Trembley 4/3/2023
80.On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton 01/12/2023
81.In Cold Blood
82. Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York
83.Circe
84. Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories
85.I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
86. Survive the Night by Riley Sager 10/06/2023
87. Stay Awake by Megan Goldin 1/17/2023
88. The Ballad of Perilous Graves Alex Jennings
89.A Man Called Ove
90. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Series/Trilogy:

The Hood is here! A sucker for the Urban Fiction:
Author: Ashley Antoinette ( GIRL POWER)
Book 1: The Cartel
Book 2: Tale of the Murda Mamas
Book 3: The Last Chapter
Book 4: Diamonds Are Forever
Book 5: La Bella Mafia
Book 6:The Demise
Book 7: Illuminati: Roundtable of the Bosses
Book 8: Long Live The Cartel
Book 9: Money Devils 1: A Cartel Novel
Book 10: Money Devils 2: A Cartel Novel


You by Caroline Kepnes
1. You
2. Hidden Bodies
3. You Love Me

Alex Cross by James Patterson

Book # 19: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
Book # 20: Alex Cross, Run
Book # 21: Cross My Heart

Books Read: 50 Books

01/50

January

1. More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Guiterrez 1/4/2023 (POC)
2. On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton - 1/12/2023 (POC)
3.Stay Awakeby Megan Goldin 01/17/2023 5 stars
4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 01/28/2023

February

5.Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins 02/05/2023
6. The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams 02/10/2023 (POC)
7. Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez 02/20/2023 ( POC)
8. When the Reckoning Comes by Latonya McQueen 2/25/23 (POC)

March
9. The Wife Before by Shanora Williams 03/4/2023

New Releases:

1) by Rachel Hawkins 03/08/2023

Classics:

Passing by Nella Larsen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Veronica wrote: "Series/Trilogy:

The Hood is here! A sucker for the Urban Fiction:
Author: Ashley Antoinette ( GIRL POWER)."

Not The Hood is Here!! Okkaayy! If its anything like The Coldest Winter; then I need to start this. I've been on a sci-fi and fantasy kick for a while now. Mmmmm

Good luck; i'll be back after I check these out...

Lol. No it’s more like the Power series. A lot of characters and character development. Ruthless women who play no games.

Veronica wrote: "Lol. No it’s more like the Power series. A lot of characters and character development. Ruthless women who play no games."

That sounds good to me!

Has anyone read Sarah Maas's books? How did you like it? And which one should I start with?

The Testaments is also on my list as is Colson Whithead. I hope to read another Cormoran Strike too. Good luck with all of your choices.

You have some great books on that list. But my favorite would be, Under the Whispering Door.

Madeline wrote: "You have some great books on that list. But my favorite would be, Under the Whispering Door."
I want to read this so bad

What is a good fantasy series to start with?

Veronica wrote: "Madeline wrote: "You have some great books on that list. But my favorite would be, Under the Whispering Door."
I want to read this so bad"

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune is soooo good, too!!

Veronica wrote: "What is a good fantasy series to start with?"

Did you ever start The Gentleman Bastard series yet?? Starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora. The first 2 are really good. Its been at least 2 years since I read the last one, so I need to get back to it. Also; the middle of book 1, there is a plot twist that lets you know it's not all fun and games. Its so good

Also; The Farseer Trilogy?? First book is Assassin's Apprentice. The depth of this story from the first book to book 3 is just amazing. I cried at the end.

I also just finished a grimdark fantasy; The Faithful and the Fallen. Malice. Excellent.

A Plague of Giants!!!!!!! Must read. Its the Seven Kennings series and so far, there are 2 books out. I really hope there are more after book 3. There is just too much going on.

Veronica wrote: "Has anyone read Sarah Maas's books? How did you like it? And which one should I start with?"

There's a review of this book out there that is hilarious. Basically stating that we get how beautiful and fierce the MC is; but never actually get anything happening. I don't know. I haven't read it and have no desire to. LOL

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "What is a good fantasy series to start with?"

Did you ever start The Gentleman Bastard series yet?? Starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora. The first 2 are really go..."

What about The Inheritance Trilogy by N. K. Jemison

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Has anyone read Sarah Maas's books? How did you like it? And which one should I start with?"

There's a review of this book out there that is hilarious. Basically stating that we g..."

I started reading one of books and it didnt hold my interest

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "What is a good fantasy series to start with?"

Did you ever start The Gentleman Bastard series yet?? Starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora. The first 2 are really go..."
Got it

You have such a variety of genres in this list! I enjoyed Pachinko and The Old Drift, but the latter is a slow read. Enjoy!

Oh ok. Thank you

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "What is a good fantasy series to start with?"

Did you ever start The Gentleman Bastard series yet?? Starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora. The first 2 are really go..."

What Alondra said. These books are amazing.

I like the mix of books on your list. Variety is always a good thing.

This is a great list! I hope to get back to Cormoran Strike too and read The Space Between Worlds.

Regarding Sarah Maas books, I'm not the best person to ask, because I don't seem to be the norm with regard to her series. The series I enjoyed most was Throne of Glass, but that was only when I got to Book 2. Book 1 felt very derivative. However...most people seem to prefer A Court of Thorns and Roses. I just couldn't get past some stuff that happens in that book, and I'm more into the fantasy elements than the romance elements anyway...so I didn't think that one was as good. I didn't think the Crescent City series was any better, to me the author just doubled down on the relationship elements, but she keeps winning GRC Awards, so I keep on reading to see if I'm missing out on something.

Two fantasy series that I enjoyed that come to mind at the moment are The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo.

I hope you find something that works for you! :-)

Thank You. I was looking at these book

Veronica wrote: "What about The Inheritance Trilogy by N. K. Jemison..."

I have the entire series and need to read it. Maybe we can set up a buddy read for it in summer?? Books 1-3. It is quite involved; so, if anyone is interested, I can set that up.

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "What about The Inheritance Trilogy by N. K. Jemison..."

I have the entire series and need to read it. Maybe we can set up a buddy read for it in summer?? Books 1-3. It is quite in..."

Ok. Let me know which one you want to start offwith

Would you consider The Fifth Season and epic read like GOT? I want to start this book for the New Year

More Than You'll Ever Know 3.5 Stars

Started off the new year with a woman married to 2 men from 2 different countries. Of course this a ploy that cannot remain a secret that comes crashing down leaving one husband dead and the other i jail accused of killing him. And one woman, a true crime blogger who has questions and wants the truth.

Veronica wrote: "Would you consider The Fifth Season and epic read like GOT? I want to start this book for the New Year"

I have no idea. Both series have high ratings and folk love them. Is it more sci-fi?? Either way, I think it is an epic tale.

On the Rooftop 01/12/2023

First, I love the cover
Second, I love the music jazz selections in the book. I am a music lover and was in heaven
Third I liked the brief history told about the removal/gentrification of African Americans in San Francisco
Fourth the story itself was ok.

Stay Awake . I have not finished this book yet. I am 69% into.. Let me tell you So far this is the thriller.. OMG... This is non stop...I think this book will give Girl on the Train a run for their money...LOL. This book will have you up all night..

Oh I will be starting this week. Just got it from the library

Veronica wrote: "Stay Awake. I have not finished this book yet. I am 69% into.. Let me tell you So far this is the thriller.. OMG... This is non stop...I think this bo..."

Interesting. I like a good thriller.

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins... This was another good thriller.. Surprised ending... Set on a deserted island.. Meroe Island.. who will make it off alive?

Oooh sounds intriguing!!

Olga Dies Dreaming. .

This was excellent. Great depiction of the regentrification of Brooklyn. I love the dystopian feel of Puerto Rico before and after the storms. This is a must read

When the Reckoning Comes 4.5 stars

This was a hard read. A historical ghost story that is not for the weak of heart. I would consider this a southern gothis horror. A book on slavery and the ghosts getting their just due

M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out! Knock at the Cabin..aka The Cabin at the End of the World

The Wife Before 4.0 stars.. This one had so many twist and turns that I did not see coming. Married to the enemy? Or one big misunderstanding?

Veronica wrote: "M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out! Knock at the Cabin..aka The Cabin at the End of the World"

I watched it. It was CRAZY!!! I have the book on my list.

Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out! Knock at the Cabin..aka The Cabin at the End of the World"

I watched ..."

Did You? I want to go see this one. Is a M. Night Shymalan hit or miss?

The Villa. This one was a hit. Its a story within a story. And there is more than one ending. It has a bit of the 70's/80's style of writing and theme.

Veronica wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Veronica wrote: "M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out! Knock at the Cabin..aka [book:The Cabin at the End of the World|363810..."

It's somewhere in between, imo. It makes you question what you would do in that same situation. That's all i will say. LOL

Ohhh ok.

The Family Remains: A Novel by Jewel Lisa.

This the sequel to The Family Upstairs. This family is a mess. The first book was about the abuse and trauma of family members in 16 Cheyne Walk.

Book 2 is about the family finding answers and healing from the trauma. Its a story of redemption. Also, a murder is solved.

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Trembley 3.0

Um well.. The book was fast moving and hyped until the end. I dont want to give anything away at all. But I need answers.. I would love to have a discussion on this one.. I will watch the movie next

Veronica wrote: "The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Trembley 3.0

Um well.. The book was fast moving and hyped until the end. I dont want to give anything away at all. But I need answers.. I ..."

I need to put this on top of my list !

Veronica wrote: "The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Trembley 3.0

Um well.. The book was fast moving and hyped until the end. I dont want to give anything away at all. But I need answers.. I ..."

Same. I guarantee the movie will leave you with questions, as well. I have a ton.

Hello Everyone...I know its been awhile. I just been reading and working, LOL I need to be discussing the books I have read so far

Currently I am reading Neruda on the Park . This book is hilarious. But for those that are not in NYC - the 5 boros this is what is going on particularly Brooklyn and Manhattan. The gentrification is causing so much controversy.

I am thinking about reading ] next. Has anyone read this one as of yet