Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) discussion

+ KEY WORDS THIS MONTH +

Dangerous, Again, Best, Chase, How, Flower, Date, Together

Comment below with the book you read and whether you liked it or not

Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Why did I think it would be a good idea to reread this book? The last time I read it was when it was required reading in high school. Don’t get me wrong, I loved it back then, and I did remember the basics of the storyline. I still love it, but for some reason, I didn’t anticipate/consider how hard it would hit me after losing my dad to dementia in 2020… I feel like my heart has been torn to shreds.
“I've got to try to hold onto some of the things I've learned. Please, God, don't take it all away.”
~ Charlie Gordon

Word: Dangerous

All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
5 stars
Triggers: Child abduction

This was a really good book with suspense right up to the end. I highly recommend this book and author.

This month I completed the following to meet this month's challenge:

Dangerous: All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 4 stars -enjoyed this child abduction psychological thriller

Again: Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai 4 stars - newberry honor book good for young readers

Best: The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks 3 stars love story was too slow for me

Chase: Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson 4 stars- inspiring book

How: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig 4 stars - interesting read

Flower: Daughters of the Flower Fragrance by Zhuqing Li 4 stars is about 2 sisters caught up in China's Civil War and how each one follows their own separate ways & belief; Wildflower by Drew Barrymore 4 stars --enjoyable read

Date: Dating Dr Dill by Nisha Sharma 4 stars; Dating you/Hating you by Christina Lauren 3 stars; Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 4 stars -- all chick lit & enjoyed those I rated 4 stars

Together: Together by Tom Sullivan 4 stars is about a newly blind man and how a dog helps him deal with this new disability

I read Look Again by Lisa Scottoline and enjoyed it.

I read The Chase by Janet Evanovich. It is a simple book, easy to read and full of cute action. I liked it, 3 star read. There’s more books in the series and I think I might read more, just to see where the characters end up.

I read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. It was required reading in high school and while I remember enjoying it then, reading it as an adult is a completely different experience. Emotionally it hit harder and I definitely cried.

For this month I read a book I've been looking forward to for a long time - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. I'm so glad I finally was able to check this one out. The story of the Osage murders (yet another tragic part of our history that I didn't know about!) is fascinating, tragic and so important to understand. The idea that Native Americans were worthless until they were sitting on top of this wealth is a sad part of our history. And the relation of the murder investigations and the development of the FBI was super interesting. Highly recommend this book!

I also read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Gran. I had heard a lot about this book, finally got the chance to read it. A sad story, but needed to be told. The first time I had heard anything about this tale from the past, guess we missed that part in our history books in school.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Challenge complete!
Key word: How
Read How to Hug A Porcupine: Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life by June Eding

All the dangerous things