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Late to the party as usual!! Time is getting the better of me already!

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (COMPLETED 2/6 Gave it 4 Stars)

2. Iron Gold by Pierce Brown (COMPLETED 6/29 Gave it 4 Stars)

3. Dark Age by Pierce Brown (Books 4 and 5 in the Red Rising Series which is proving to be excellent!)

4. Anchored by Deb Dana (Doing a retreat this year on emotional regulation and want to learn about Polyvagal Theory) (COMPLETED5/22 Gave it 4 Stars)

5. The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos

6. Midnight Library by Matt Haig (COMPLETED 5/11 Gave it 5 Stars)

7. Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (I swear I'm finally going to get to it this year!) (COMPLETED 8/22 Gave it 5 Stars. . .it was truly excellent).

8. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

9. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

10. Playground by Richard Powers (COMPLETED 3/19 Gave it 3 Stars)

11. The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk (COMPLETED 2/27 Did not much care for it Only 2 stars)

12. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (COMPLETED 4/20 Gave it 4 Stars)

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13. Dissolution by Nicholas Binge (COMPLETED 11/11 Gave it 4 Stars)

14. The Midnight Circus by Erin Morgenstern

15. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

16. Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Great looking list, Cecilia! I have quite a few of these on my own tbr.

The Night Circus is just magical. Moreso, the actual circus atmosphere and not so much, the characters. I needed more background on the 2 magicians trying to outdo each other.

Good luck and happy reading! 📚📚

What a great list, Cecilia! I've read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Midnight Library, The Nightingale, It Ends with Us, Little Fires Everywhere, The Night Circus and A Little Life. My favorite was probably The Nightingale, and my least favorite was A Little Life. The book is incredibly well written, but so depressing. It wasn't for me, but it is a favorite with so many people. I hope you enjoy your list! Happy reading!

Alondra wrote: "Great looking list, Cecilia! I have quite a few of these on my own tbr.

The Night Circus is just magical. Moreso, the actual circus atmosphere and not so much, the characters. I needed more backg..."

Good to know! I will watch out for that. I had it on my list last year too, hopefully I'll get to it this time!

Lea wrote: "What a great list, Cecilia! I've read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Midnight Library, The Nightingale, It Ends with Us, Little Fires Everywhere, The Night Circus and A Little Life. My favorite..."

Thanks so much Lea! I just finished Evelyn Hugo and really enjoyed it. I have heard that about a Little Life. There was a whole tik tok craze for a minute with people sobbing, lol. I don't mind depressing so much if it's good.

Cecilia wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Great looking list, Cecilia! I have quite a few of these on my own tbr.

The Night Circus is just magical. Moreso, the actual circus atmosphere and not so much, the characters. I n..."

It has great pacing and very atmospheric. Will be interested on your thoughts of the book. I hope you enjoy it.

Enjoy your list, Cecilia!

Cecilia wrote: "Late to the party as usual!! Time is getting the better of me already!

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (COMPLETED 2/6 Gave it 4 Stars)
2. Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
3. D..."

Great list! Hope you enjoy your challenge :)

Mid year check in! Been a pretty good reading year so far. I'm making my way through the list and may or may not get to all of them. I also read for a book club and sometimes get squirrley and want to read something spontaneous or new, but I'm further on the list than I was last year. Reading The Nightingale right now and so far it is excellent.

Some other ones I've read this year: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (bleak), Chaos by Tom O'Neill (impressive), Fierce Intimacy by Terry Real (inspiring), Believe by Jeremy Egner (disappointing), The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (fun), Good Talk by Mira Jacob (thought-provoking).

Happy reading friends!

Kudos on all of your progress Cecilia!! 7 down and we still have 4 months to go! Woot!

Alondra wrote: "Kudos on all of your progress Cecilia!! 7 down and we still have 4 months to go! Woot!"

Thank you Alondra, sorry for the late reply I don't seem to get notifications. It's been a good reading year. Hope you've enjoyed your books so far.

Cecilia wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Kudos on all of your progress Cecilia!! 7 down and we still have 4 months to go! Woot!"

Thank you Alondra, sorry for the late reply I don't seem to get notifications. It's been a g..."

Thats fine! You also got another book read.

Yes humming along!

Almost the end of the year. I read more than I usually do. I think part of the problem is that I'm in a book club so I never know what they're going to read, I'm a slow reader, and sometimes spontaneously change my mind about what I'm going to read. So 9 books isn't too bad. I'm also reading the In Between right now which is also great.

Cecilia wrote: "Almost the end of the year. I read more than I usually do. I think part of the problem is that I'm in a book club so I never know what they're going to read, I'm a slow reader, and sometimes sponta..."

9 is excellent, Cecilia. You did better than me! Also; you've read more than most of the country, so, there's that! LOL

So true Alondra 😊
What was your favorite this year?

Cecilia wrote: "So true Alondra 😊
What was your favorite this year?"

Its between Wolf Hall and A Closed and Common Orbit. Both got 4.5 Stars and I enjoyed every inch of the books, really.

What was yours, so far? It looks like Midnight Library was a 5 star for you.

Ooo those look totally different. Which genre do you like better sci fi or historical fiction? Yes I loved Midnight Library!! I also really liked My Friends and The Nightingale.
How do you do links like that?

Cecilia wrote: "Ooo those look totally different. Which genre do you like better sci fi or historical fiction? Yes I loved Midnight Library!! I also really liked My Friends and The Nightingale.
How do you do links..."

Sci-fi over HF any day.

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Nice! Have you read the Red Rising Series?
Ok I will try that. Are you doing it from a computer or phone?

Cecilia wrote: "Nice! Have you read the Red Rising Series?
Ok I will try that. Are you doing it from a computer or phone?"

Only the first 2 books. They are pretty good, but many complaints from readers, stating that there is no resolution; or so it seems. I may keep reading to see if that will bug me or not.

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Ah got it. Ok maybe that’s why I’m having problems. I feel like with that series they resolve things and then bring more problems, but I feel like they resolve enough for me to not get frustrated. I’ve read 4 of them. All pretty good in my opinion. Favorite all time sci fi book?