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The Bone Clocks
by: David Mitchell
The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
by: George MacDonald
Wonderland Creek
by: Lynn Austin
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The Moonstone
by: Wilkie Collins
Never Have I Ever
by: Joshilyn Jackson
Bellman & Black
by: Diane Setterfield
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Love at First
by: Kate Clayborn
"I almost liked this.. but then it just wasn't good enough. At least I can say it kept me interested enough to finish it. I might've liked it more if I hadn't done the audio version.
Warning about open door scenes (easy to skip through though)."
- katelynn
03/03/2022
Warning about open door scenes (easy to skip through though)."
- katelynn
03/03/2022
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The Road Trip
by: Beth O'Leary
Death on the Nile
by: Agatha Christie
The Narrowboat Summer
by: Anne Youngson
The Once and Future Witches
by: Alix E. Harrow
Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
by: Katherine Arden
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The Garden of Small Beginnings
by: Abbi Waxman
"I devoured this like a timely and delicious meal. This book goes into that rare category of books that are not just funny but make me actually laugh out loud. So much of the parenting stuff was just like, "YES! Exactly!!" She gets it."
- katelynn
10/17/2021
- katelynn
10/17/2021
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by: David Sedaris
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Project Hail Mary
by: Andy Weir
"4.5
I don't understand how Andy Weir manages to handle topics that are so dark and so serious with such a light touch. This was so much fun, just like The Martian. I did skim a bit of the more technical portions, but I was here for the touching moments! And what a great ending."
- katelynn
11/24/2021
I don't understand how Andy Weir manages to handle topics that are so dark and so serious with such a light touch. This was so much fun, just like The Martian. I did skim a bit of the more technical portions, but I was here for the touching moments! And what a great ending."
- katelynn
11/24/2021
Transcendent Kingdom
by: Yaa Gyasi
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
by: Sarah Addison Allen
11/22/63
by: Stephen King
A Long Way Down
by: Nick Hornby
The Rose Code
by: Kate Quinn
Pat of Silver Bush (Pat of Silver Bush, #1)
by: L.M. Montgomery
Before the Ever After
by: Jacqueline Woodson
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
by: Douglas Adams
Girl in Translation
by: Jean Kwok
Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist
by: Karen Swallow Prior
SantaLand Diaries
by: David Sedaris
Travels
by: Michael Crichton
A Tangled Web
by: L.M. Montgomery
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The Survivors
by: Jane Harper
"As usual, Harper delivers an atmospheric tale that had me gripped. She took me to another fascinating place with complex characters and a mystery that I had no clue about.
The ending wasn’t that satisfying- I thought the solution to the mystery a little disappointing. But overall it was still a fun ride!"
- katelynn
12/15/2021
The ending wasn’t that satisfying- I thought the solution to the mystery a little disappointing. But overall it was still a fun ride!"
- katelynn
12/15/2021
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The Secret Life of Bees
by: Sue Monk Kidd
"4.5
Another incredible story from Sue Monk Kidd. The writing is just beautiful - so thoughtful and meaningful. There's a lot to chew on in there! It's the kind of book you want to read slowly to soak up every sentence, let it sink in and change you."
- katelynn
03/16/2022
Another incredible story from Sue Monk Kidd. The writing is just beautiful - so thoughtful and meaningful. There's a lot to chew on in there! It's the kind of book you want to read slowly to soak up every sentence, let it sink in and change you."
- katelynn
03/16/2022
Cloud Cuckoo Land
by: Anthony Doerr
The Muse
by: Jessie Burton
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Things My Son Needs to Know about the World
by: Fredrik Backman
"4.5"
- katelynn
09/06/2022
- katelynn
09/06/2022
The Fire Next Time
by: James Baldwin
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That Summer
by: Jennifer Weiner
The Girl Behind the Red Rope
by: Ted Dekker
The Magic Half (Miri and Molly, #1)
by: Annie Barrows
Flight Behavior
by: Barbara Kingsolver
The Salt Garden
by: Cindy Martinusen Coloma
Bookends
by: Liz Curtis Higgs
The Hypnotist's Love Story
by: Liane Moriarty
The Sleeping Dictionary
by: Sujata Massey
Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
by: Orson Scott Card
Crooked House
by: Agatha Christie
Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side
by: L.M. Montgomery
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by: Neil Gaiman
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
by: Alan Bradley
"Just delightful. Flavia is the child-spirit I want to be. I'm in this for the long haul with her!"
- katelynn
08/10/2024
- katelynn
08/10/2024
Whose Waves These Are
by: Amanda Dykes
Her Dark Lies
by: J.T. Ellison
The Night Country (The Hazel Wood, #2)
by: Melissa Albert
Hope and Other Punchlines
by: Julie Buxbaum
The Last Runaway
by: Tracy Chevalier
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by: Agatha Christie
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Big Lies in a Small Town
by: Diane Chamberlain
"4.5"
- katelynn
05/18/2022
- katelynn
05/18/2022
Quick Service (Everyman Wodehouse)
by: P.G. Wodehouse
The Ickabog
by: J.K. Rowling
Letters to the Church
by: Francis Chan
Artemis
by: Andy Weir
One Two Three
by: Laurie Frankel
Ether-Touched (The Breaking Stone Trilogy #1)
by: L.M. Coulson
A Light in the Window (Mitford Years, #2)
by: Jan Karon
And the Mountains Echoed
by: Khaled Hosseini
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Jane of Lantern Hill
by: L.M. Montgomery
Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #3)
by: Tana French
The Magic Half (Miri and Molly #1)
by: Annie Barrows
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Tara Road
by: Maeve Binchy
"3.5
My second Maeve Binchy after Circle of Friends. Some similarities? Yes indeed. After these two books I'm suspicious of all men. And beautiful best friends, which should be outlawed.
But like the first, it was cozy and atmospheric and full of a huge, fun cast of characters. There were definitely some tear-jerking moments. Also some cringing, but nothing too crazy. It's easy, fast reading that kept me entertained from start to finish!"
- katelynn
11/24/2023
My second Maeve Binchy after Circle of Friends. Some similarities? Yes indeed. After these two books I'm suspicious of all men. And beautiful best friends, which should be outlawed.
But like the first, it was cozy and atmospheric and full of a huge, fun cast of characters. There were definitely some tear-jerking moments. Also some cringing, but nothing too crazy. It's easy, fast reading that kept me entertained from start to finish!"
- katelynn
11/24/2023
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Hana Khan Carries On
by: Uzma Jalaluddin
"3.5
Once I realized this was You've Got Mail, I was in it 100%, come what may! And that resolve was tested by some truly cringy moments. It was predictable - these mystery pen-pal stories only have one ending. This is probably the 3rd or 4th I've read just like this.
However, Jalaluddin does what she did in Ayesha at Last: she crafts an enchanting community filled with interesting and flawed characters. She celebrates family and faith and romance. And she adds to important conversations about identity and the stories we choose to tell."
- katelynn
12/09/2021
Once I realized this was You've Got Mail, I was in it 100%, come what may! And that resolve was tested by some truly cringy moments. It was predictable - these mystery pen-pal stories only have one ending. This is probably the 3rd or 4th I've read just like this.
However, Jalaluddin does what she did in Ayesha at Last: she crafts an enchanting community filled with interesting and flawed characters. She celebrates family and faith and romance. And she adds to important conversations about identity and the stories we choose to tell."
- katelynn
12/09/2021
The Year of Magical Thinking
by: Joan Didion
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My Cousin Rachel
by: Daphne du Maurier
"3.5
Rough! I think I wanted more from this book than it offered, especially after reading Rebecca. It's quieter, more ambiguous. You get from it what you bring to it, kind of, if that makes sense. It's got a lot of layers - definitely needs a reread."
- katelynn
09/30/2024
Rough! I think I wanted more from this book than it offered, especially after reading Rebecca. It's quieter, more ambiguous. You get from it what you bring to it, kind of, if that makes sense. It's got a lot of layers - definitely needs a reread."
- katelynn
09/30/2024
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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Harold Fry, #2)
by: Rachel Joyce
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by: Robert Galbraith
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The Good Sister
by: Sally Hepworth
"ADORE! Sally Hepworth has done it again with a "thriller" that's actually so. much. more.
In this case it was the relationships between sisters and what it's like to live in the world as a high-functioning person with Asperger's (or something like it). I've read my fair share of the latter but this one was great. I rooted for her so hard! A sweet romance and a jaw-dropping twist make this an easy 5-star for me."
- katelynn
10/23/2021
In this case it was the relationships between sisters and what it's like to live in the world as a high-functioning person with Asperger's (or something like it). I've read my fair share of the latter but this one was great. I rooted for her so hard! A sweet romance and a jaw-dropping twist make this an easy 5-star for me."
- katelynn
10/23/2021
Quick Service
by: P.G. Wodehouse
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Miss Benson's Beetle
by: Rachel Joyce
"J'adore! I think this may be my next choice for book club. "
- katelynn
07/05/2023
- katelynn
07/05/2023
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
by: Dave Barry
Prodigal Summer
by: Barbara Kingsolver
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My Contrary Mary (Mary, #1)
by: Cynthia Hand
"Such silly fun. I lol-ed many times."
- katelynn
01/26/2023
- katelynn
01/26/2023
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
by: Kate Racculia
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Prayers for Sale
by: Sandra Dallas
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Between, Georgia
by: Joshilyn Jackson
"4.5
Joshilyn Jackson makes you laugh through tears, my favorite emotion! She faithfully delivers heart and humor, with a solid dose of real people issues tackled with intelligence and care. This was a seemingly simple story that brought such satisfying resolution."
- katelynn
10/20/2023
Joshilyn Jackson makes you laugh through tears, my favorite emotion! She faithfully delivers heart and humor, with a solid dose of real people issues tackled with intelligence and care. This was a seemingly simple story that brought such satisfying resolution."
- katelynn
10/20/2023
Dream More
by: Dolly Parton
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #1)
by: Jenny Colgan
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Ordinary Grace
by: William Kent Krueger
Two Steps Forward
by: Graeme Simsion
Magic for Marigold
by: L.M. Montgomery
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The Rest of the Story
by: Sarah Dessen
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by: Agatha Christie
"What a fun ride! Great psychology in this one. And I did not expect the conclusion at all."
- katelynn
10/21/2021
- katelynn
10/21/2021
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
by: Maggie O'Farrell
"Oooof. brutal.
Had to dissociate a bit from this one, emotionally.
But as usual for this author, incredibly written! Just lovely sentences and story structure."
- katelynn
05/17/2024
Had to dissociate a bit from this one, emotionally.
But as usual for this author, incredibly written! Just lovely sentences and story structure."
- katelynn
05/17/2024
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by: Agatha Christie
Redhead by the Side of the Road
by: Anne Tyler
To Tell You the Truth
by: Gilly Macmillan
The Lottery
by: Shirley Jackson
Klara and the Sun
by: Kazuo Ishiguro
The Road to Yesterday (Anne of Green Gables)
by: L.M. Montgomery
Along for the Ride
by: Sarah Dessen
Gold
by: Chris Cleave
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The Sugar Queen
by: Sarah Addison Allen
"4.5"
- katelynn
05/02/2023
- katelynn
05/02/2023
The Things We Keep
by: Sally Hepworth
The Last Year of the War
by: Susan Meissner
The Atonement Child
by: Francine Rivers
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The Four Winds
by: Kristin Hannah
"Oof, what a hard read. So depressing, but worth holding out to the end. What an amazing heroine! Her conversations with her daughter towards the end were so incredibly moving. Lots of tears."
- katelynn
05/04/2022
- katelynn
05/04/2022
Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood
by: Lucy Knisley
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
by: Kate Quinn
The City We Became (Great Cities #1)
by: N.K. Jemisin
As Bright as Heaven
by: Susan Meissner
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One by One
by: Ruth Ware
"3.5"
- katelynn
04/27/2024
- katelynn
04/27/2024
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Burn
by: Ted Dekker
The Story Hour
by: Thrity Umrigar