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What are you reading?! I’m gonna start The Breakdown by B.A. Paris this evening.

What are you reading?! I’m gonna start The Breakdown by B.A. Paris this evening.

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Kala

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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Laurie

I’m reading that too. Half way through, starting to get good. ?

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Okay so its a slow burn

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Laurie

Absolutely! I almost gave up. So much wining!

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

@Laurie lol okay now that I know i will probably be able to make it through

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Megan

I disagree, I was hooked at the beginning!

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Debbie

I finished it in 2 days.

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Traci
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Traci

*if anyone is interested in reading and lives in the U.S. I would love to send it on after I finish it. 🙂

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Ebony

@Traci it’s on my library list!

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Traci

I’m enjoying it so far! may not be finished with it until next week, but I would be happy to send it to you @Ebony.

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Ebony

@Traci that’s so nice of you!!

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Traci

@Ebony I sent you a message. ?

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Melissa

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33574127-the-stolen-marriage

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Emma

Madeleine McCann by Danny Collins. Finding it pretty boring to be honest. Near finished.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Oh man 🙁 hate those types of books hopefully your next read is better

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Emma

Me too. Thinking A Cat Named Bob next. Xx

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

@Emma looks good! I see it’s a movie as well.I just watched the trailer.

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Emma

@ChiQuita I enjoyed the movie.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

@Emma thats awesome!

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Lisa

Nothing~ for 2 days I can’t find anything to read.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

@Lisa hopefully this post will help you find something to read.

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Traci

Oh no! Being in a reading rut sucks. What do you like to read?

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Wendy

This is pretty good @Lisa

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Lisa

True crime, psychological thrillers dystopian, classics, historical fiction, Jodi picoult, a big wide range of books.

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Juliana

Lisa..didn’t I promise you a book I was reading a week or two ago ? I forgot to write your name in it after I told you and now can’t remember which book it was..lol Or maybe I sent it already ?

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Lisa

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@Juliana, I can’t remember! Old age you know! lol

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Lisa

@Wendy, I’ll look for that book. I’ve seen you mention it a couple of times now.

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Juliana

Same here Lisa !
@Wendy..that book does sound good .

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Wendy

The end got a little whacky but the very last few pages were great…if this makes sense..

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Lisa

Yes it makes sense @Wendy.
I looked for this on my library’s web site. But they don’t have a copy. I’m going to see if I can get it through an interlibrary loan.
It sounds like a good book. ?

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Tibor

Blue Lily, Lily blue by Maggie Stiefvater and The Heir by Kiera Cass

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Robin

So good.

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Jennie

I’m reading Flame Never Dies by Rachel Vincent

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Regan

Wonder Woman and The Land of Stories

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Amy

Totally enjoying Hartman House by A.L. Wright.

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Rodney

Sing, Unburied, Sing by our local author Jesmyn Ward.

Oh yeah, she just won her second National Book Award!! Very cool that she still makes small town Mississippi her home.
If you haven’t read her yet, do yourself a favor and check her out. Beautiful.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

I’m gonna make it my business to read all the books that people comment on this post. Thank you for sharing!

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Claire

The adventure of the Christmas pudding by Agatha Christie.

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Crystal
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Emily

Linda lael miler Always a hero

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Caty

Just finished the Black Book by James Patterson. About to open Turtles All The Way Down John Green

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Suzanne

The Longings of Women by Marge Piercy

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Barb

I wanna be a writer, so ….

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Donna

I loved this book!

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Barb

I’m enjoying it !!!

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Suzanne

Just finished Icon by Georgia Briggs

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Kelly

Finishing up The Historian. Have only 1 hr and 15 min left on audio and I’m finished with work for the day!!

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

great!

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Crystal

I’m about half done with Dragonfly in Amber

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Marcy
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Susan

Take your heart medicine first. I had heart palpitations through every chapter

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Intense eh! Okay i’ll be ready as I can be!

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Joe

The Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman.

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Jan-Hendrik

Dracula by Bram Stoker

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

classic!

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Marty

Trying to finish this..very good!

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Whitney

I was so disturbed by Behind Closed Doors (also by B.A. Paris) that I’m hesitant to read the Breakdown. Would like to know what you think of it

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

I was gonna wait until tonight but dinner is in the crock pot I may as well start now,im intrigued!

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Tabatha

A ace and a pair by black

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Irene

Soooooo good

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Caroline

Idaho Fairy Tale Bride by @Jacquie.

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Tabatha

A ace and a pair blake banner

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Aimie
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Judith

I just got the new Joe Biden book.

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Tara
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Samantha

Don’t Close your eyes by Holly Seddon

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Nicole

I found that book, but the summary didn’t really intrigue me, but I found another book by the same title, but a different author in a different storyline that really grab my attention.

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Beth

Im almost done with Gerald’s game

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Amy

I picked up The Art of Fielding at the library. I think I tried to read it before… not sure what happened. ?

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Louise

I’m going to start The Alienist by Caleb Carr

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Judith

I read it when it 1st came out & thoroughly enjoyed it. 2 of my favorite subjects Victorian age & police procedural

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Louise

I started it, but didn’t get far as a local news story distracted me. But will definitely get more done tomorrow.

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Sandra

wonderful book! the second book in the 2-book series was almost as good.

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Louise

I seen somewhere that he is planning on two more for that series.

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Sandra

great@

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Goldie

Nothing at the moment

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Browse the post ?

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Goldie

i will. I have a million unread books. Just nothing sparks for me yet.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

About like me…..i have 2 or 3 on hold at the library every other day plus the books i own. It will never end but i love it lol.

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Goldie

Same lol

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Beverly

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon!!

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

I have both of them. This one first though!

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Toni

I’ve been reading local – indie authors, quite a wild creative ride. https://www.amazon.com/Disaster-Island-Bullying-Bullies-Allies-ebook/dp/B076YHF1KY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511212277&sr=8-1&keywords=Disaster+Island

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Jessica
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Linda

The Rooster bar
John Grisham

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Bec

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18073066-get-bent

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Сцарлетт

looking for alaska by John Green

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Cindy

The obsession

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Tina

I really liked it!

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Amber

Reading the Christmas bouquets by sherryl woods

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Brenda

Christmas wishes

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Daniele

Started snow flower and the secret fan today for my book club read of the month

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Kerry

Now and then Jacqueline Sheehan Bourne legacy Bourne ascendancy the blue bedroom and other stories rosamunde pilcher star fire Dale Brown tell me your dreams Sidney sheldon

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Patty

The Glass Castle, Jeannette Wells.

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Ebony

I’m finishing that now. And listening to The Good Neighbor on audio

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Isabell
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Ginger

Hoping to finish tonight or in the morning before work but it’s really good.

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Stacy

I just finished “One of us is lying.” Now I have to work overnight on 4 hours sleep ? Worth it.

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Estherjane
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Emma
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Kelly

Loving it

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Lydia

Obsession In Death by J D Robb

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Jan

Going to start The Bell Jar

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Lisa

Love that book!

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Judith

@Lisa isn’t it terribly depressing ?

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Lisa

Depends on your point of view. I thought it was an honest look into her soul.

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Tram-anh
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Annette

Going to start soon the Bobby Kennedy biography by Chris Matthews

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MaryLou

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. Too soon to say whether I like it or not, but I’ve been looking forward to bed all evening!

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Gayle

Bedtime is my reading time, too! ???

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Lisa

The Mime Order

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Connie

I love this series, but it takes her awhile to put out the next book. Do lots of rereading.

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Lisa

I k ow I have been waiting forever to read this. I went on a reading hiatus and just got back to reading a couple months ago.

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Cynthia

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. I’ve only got a few pages left.?

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Marlene
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Chandra

I am reading 12 books back to back. 1.Flower Shields: A Four Horseman Novel by C.A. King, 2. Asante’s Gullah Journey by S.A. Gibson, 3. The Witch’s Ambition Trilogy: The Council by Kayla Krantz, 4.Shepherds Awakening by Damian Connolly, 5. The Billionaire’s Graveyard by Damian Connolly, 6.The Triplet’s Curse: Hope’s Story by Marsha Black, 7. Brothers of Fang: The Heart of the Pack by Iris Sweetwater, 8.Heads Will Roll by Joanie Chevalier, 9. Talisman of El by Al Stone, 10. Demorn: Soul Fighter by David Finn, 11. Bear Moon by Hattie Hunt, and 12. Hell Gate by Josh Mathews.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Amazing!

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Angel

Still reading The Deep by Nick Cutter.

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Zoey

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson! ❤️?

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Robin

Lethal Lies by Rebecca Zanetti. So tense and fast paced I getting winded reading some of the scenes.

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Shannon

Good book!!

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Carrie

The Rules of Magic

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Sandra

that’s Hoffman’s prequel to Practical Magic, right? So, which one should I read first?

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Carrie

@Sandra I’ve never read Practical Magic and I heard it didn’t matter, so I jumped right in.

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Sandra

thanks.

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Connie

City of Ember. My nine-year-old grandson has read the series and wants me to read it too. Then we will discuss it on the phone every week or so. I love that he wants to do this with me.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

thats sweet!

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Nicole

I’m still getting through service a Navy seal at war by Marcus Luttrell. I’m on my chapter 14 or something.

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Emma

American Sniper by Chris Kyle comes recommended based on that.

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Debra

I’m just finishing Voodoo Moon. Haven’t decided what to read next. So many books so little time 🙂

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

You can say that again!

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Gayle

After reading a number of mysteries, I decided i needed to lighten it up a bit. I started reading “The Bolyen Inheritance” for the second time.

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Amy

Merry And Bright- Debbie Macomber

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Laurie

“Being Fierce” by Gretchen Carlsson!

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Cassy

Still in the middle of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Ive never read that series myself!

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Cassy

I love it. I’m also due to start listening to Prisoner of Azkaban again too.

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Gonna give them a try one day.

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Cassy

Worth the wait but dont wait too long lol

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Okay ?

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Cassy

Glad to give you a suggestion and excited it was HP as its my fave books to read

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Yes,thanks for that! Im sure i will love it too. I may start before the year ends. If not definitely will in January.

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Cassy

New year, new fave book series perhaps? lol

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Definitely possible!

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Michelle

I’m in the process of reading a few different books:

1. Breach of Containment – Elizabeth Bonesteel
2. The Space Between: The Prophecy of Faeries – Susan Rooke
3. Still I Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women – Marlene Wegman-Geller
4. Discovering Yourself Through Tarot: A Jungian Guide to Archtypes and Personalities – Rose Gwain
5. The Golden Bough – James George Frazer
6. RED SAPPHIRE (THE SITA CHRONICLES – BOOK ONE) – Ashley Mayers

and a few others …..

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Evie

Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich…needed some “light reading” after my Neil Gaiman overdose lol

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Shecca
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Kathy

I’m reading that too

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Blessy

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Kay
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Janet

I’m reading Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris.

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Susan

Amazing vook

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Susan

Has anyone read behind closed doors. It seems like a book totally about a husband mentally abusing his wife. Does it get better

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ChiQuitaQuestion author

Starting it next after i finish The Breakdown

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Sandra

both are really good.

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Sandra

oops, didn’t read Breakdown. Read The Couple Next Door and Behind Closed Doors.

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Darlene

Just started The Blue Last by Martha Grimes. I try to alternate between picking books in pretty sure I’m going to donate afterwards and those books I’m more likely to keep so at least I can see holes in my bookshelf or say, “I’ve read that one.”

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Anna

I’m reading La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Vol 1

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Katharine

I have been recommended a book called The Kitchen House,am trying very hard to persuade the hubby to buy me it.

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Freya

I’m reading The beast J.R. Ward

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Amy

A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)

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Marsha

Reap and repent by Lisa medler

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Melinda

Dreaming the Beatles by Rob Sheffield. I love it!

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Kim

To kill a Mockingbird

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Amy

I’m reading that one too! 🙂 I’m just taking a little break to get through a library book.

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Amy

I hated that book

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Sandra

just started After Life

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Darlene
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Lindsey
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Jennie

Liking this book

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Evie

Just started Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill. First time reading this author. Described as part Neil Gaiman part Guillermo Del Toro and part William Burroughs. Hope it lives up to that!

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Marlene

Finished THE APOTHECARY’S SHOP. Then I read KILLER KEBAB by Susannah Hardy. Now I am going to read KILLER by Jonathan Kellerman.

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Judith

Love, Johnathan Kellerman and Faye too.

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Steve

A great book about creating heart-to-heart community called ONE. http://amzn.to/2i0nFzE

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