Reading Thread/Goals for 2026

[OKW8297]

10. The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Hamel
A dual timeline story between occupied Paris in the 1940’s and Boston in 2018. A story of a woman who was a lifelong jewel thief, a missing bracelet and ramifications from the war. Very good.

 

[bobbiwoz]

What have you read of hers??... the only author I recognize in the used book store and rummage sale

Elin Hilderbrand books that I’ve read

The Hotel Nantucket 4/5
Troubles in Paradise 4.5/5
Winter in Paradise 4/5

 

[bobbiwoz]

21/70 “Encounters with Unexpected Animals,” by Bret Anthony Johnston 3.5/5

I’m not really a fan of short stories, but this was published this year, and for the challenge I needed to read one. These were all set in TX, and the one I liked most was about the wild horses.

 

[melk]

12/35 Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

A reimagining of Cinderella focusing mainly on the stepmother, Lady Tremaine. Completely unexpected and not at all what I thought it was going to be, I really enjoyed it.

 

[bobbiwoz]

22/70. “Code Blue” by Fern Michaels. I wanted an easy read, and this was a new book. Pretty far fetched..3.5/5

 

[citruscurtis]

12/30
Crux... Gabriel tallent...so excited to see this in the new arrival section....a fiction book about climbing Joshua Tree ..
Had all my nature memories....alas... what were the publishers thinking...who reads about these characters for entertainment most*_@&+$#+ language I have seen in print..
Couldn't take it any more and quit

 

[OKW8297]

12/35 Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

A reimagining of Cinderella focusing mainly on the stepmother, Lady Tremaine. Completely unexpected and not at all what I thought it was going to be, I really enjoyed it.

I want to read this!

 

[willowsnn3]

#9/25 A Mother's Goodbye by Kate Hewitt
Heather is devastated. There’s no way she can keep her baby. She can barely pay the bills as it is. But when she meets Grace, a wealthy, single career woman, who wants a baby more than anything, Heather believes she has found the perfect adoptive mother.
As Grace and Heather’s lives become entwined, they are tested to breaking point, though neither can deny the other’s love for the child. But just when they think they are learning how to live with each other, they receive devastating news that turns their fragile world upside down.
I did like this one. Tugs at the heartstrings, tho.

 

[bobbiwoz]

23/70. “ An Academic Affair” by Jodi McAlister. A modern Marriage of convenience that works! 4/5

 

[OKW8297]

11. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Excellent book. If the last 25 pages don’t make you tear up…..you are made of stone.

 

[willowsnn3]

#10/25 A Dish Taken Cold by Anne Perry
At less than 100 pages, this was more like a short story instead of a novel.
Was kinda ok....

 

[MGMmjl]

10/32 - Vicious Circle by C. J. Box

Description:
"The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and timber, and then three other figures closing in. There was nothing he could do about it. And Joe knew that he might be their next target.

The Cates family had always been a bad lot. Game warden Joe Pickett had been able to strike a fierce blow against them when the life of his daughter April had been endangered, but he’d always wondered if there’d be a day of reckoning. He’s not wondering any longer. Joe knows they’re coming after him and his family now. He has his friend Nate by his side, but will that be enough this time? All he can do is prepare . . . and wait for them to make the first move."

This is book #17 of the Joe Pickett series. I really enjoyed this entry, and look forward to reading the rest of the series!

 

[mmbrad02]

17/70 - Holy Disruptor by Amy Duggar King - in full disclosure I put this book on hold before the latest issues that have come out. I have always enjoyed Amy's fun perky personality. The book was good, didn't really have any startling revelations to me, well maybe the parts about her own dad were something I didn't realize.

18/70 - My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner. In another full disclosure, I had no idea who Jeremy Renner was when I borrowed this book from Libby I was needing an audiobook for a car ride and was just browsing what was immediately available to borrow, and found it. It's truly a story about overcoming and making it to the other side.

19/70 - Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti. I loved this book! It was an easy read, not quite YA but the main characters were entering grad school, so still young to me IT was a cute love story without all the smut and had a cute story line.

 

[willowsnn3]

#11/25 The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens
It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their broken hearts after a devastating tragedy.
They’ve planned the trip perfectly, taken care of every detail. Then they meet two young hitchhikers down on their luck and offer them a ride. But Simon and Jenny aren’t what they seem. They’ve left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them.
Now Alice and Tom are trapped, prisoners in a deadly game, with nowhere to turn.

I really liked this one.