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#WeeklyForecast 50/19

I started Dead Souls on both audio and print. It will take a while to finish it, I think.
I am also reading Mr Nishino, which I will finish today.

Next will be Kindred for both #Booked2019 and #ReadingUSA2019.
I hope to finish the USA challenge this week by reading Sharp Objects.
If there is time left, I‘ll start In Hazard.

A young kid recently told me this was his favorite, so I told him I'd read it so we could talk about it.

Shiloh is a wonderful book about a boy willing to do whatever he can for a dog. While this isn't as profound as Where the Red Fern Grows, it's a terrific story for young readers to feel that amazing bond between a boy and a dog.

#ReadingUSA2019 @Librarybelle
#TeamFestivus #TBRReads @wanderinglynn #wintergames @StayCurious @Clwojick (16pts)

I read this book solely because I was in need for a book set in #WestVirginia for #ReadingUSA2019 but it turned out to be a decent thriller. At least as interesting is the description of the state. Desolate, depressing and forgotten, that‘s the way Keller writes about West Virginia. Drugs rule and the future seems very unpromising in the small town where the story takes place.

#BookReport 49/19

I had a great week, even though I bailed on Gulliver‘s Travels. Both Red at the Bone and The Good Son were fantastic and A Killing in the Hills, which I‘ve read for West-Virginia in the #ReadingUSA2019 challenge, is a decent thriller too.

I haven‘t updated my #ReadingUSA2019 map in awhile. I‘ve added 6 more states. I‘m up to 23. May get a few more in before year‘s end. Not too bad for just seeing where my reading takes me. I read a lot of Southern fiction and books set in NYC.
Washington- The Night Olivia Fell
South Dakota- Finding Dorothy
Pennsylvania- As Bright As Heaven
Michigan- Finding Chika
Louisiana- A Christmas Memory
North Dakota- A Christmas Blizzard

Clara is suddenly yanked from her home and placed in a facility, questioned repeatedly by strangers. Her situation quickly becomes apparent, but the true horror gradually unfolds through alternating timelines. A great psychological thriller that does get dark and violent.

#ReadingUSA2019 #Iowa

Finished this audiobook today! It definitely helped to pass 2 hours of shoveling today. I really enjoyed this cozy holiday mystery! I liked the town and all the characters in Mistletoe. And the mystery and romance was good. The one thing I couldn‘t stand, was her Boston accent. The sheriff was from Boston and her accent for him was just awful! I want to listen to more but dunno if I can stand it

#HolidayReads #WinterGames #TeamElectricSex 21pts

Close Range is a solid story collection exhibiting the harsh brutality of life in #Wyoming. Reading this, it‘s not hard to wonder why it‘s the state with the smallest population yet is 9th in total land area. There is some brief casual violence here and this definitely isn‘t for everyone, but I quite liked it.

#ReadingUSA2019

Excellent reading month for me. Of the 32 read, 18 were non-fiction. I also finished up my #LitsyAtoZ and find myself with only 2 states left for #ReadingUSA2019.

#WeeklyForecast 49/19

A new month means another bit of Proust and I am reading the marvellous Red At the Bone. I am not sure what to read next. Another #1001books maybe or one of the ultimate ones for #ReadingUSA2019? Or the Korean thriller I just have been looking forward to?

I‘ll keep you posted of course!

I notice now that four of the five books pictured have a silhouette on their cover. What a coincidence!