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I would always rather be reading! https://linktr.ee/intothehallofbooks
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The first in The Coffee Loft series, which is a series of novellas featuring/set around a chain of coffee stores. I first heard of this series when @Graciouswarriorprincess posted about it a few days ago and downloaded the first immediately from KU.

It‘s a cute, very short story in which Deanna gets divorced, moves, and opens a franchised store in her hometown, reconnecting with a past love in the process. Only ~60 pgs. I wish it was longer!

Graciouswarriorprincess So glad that you found the series and are loving it. Happy reading!!📖 15h
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It | Stephen King
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My progress so far in the two Chunksters I‘m #currentlyreading

Page 176/839 in A Game of Thrones
Page 321/1477 in IT

I‘m savoring AGoT while knowing heartache lays ahead. This is my third time reading it. And IT is starting to pick up a bit for me as King continues to lay out the relationship among this group of young friends. IT is quite creepy. And dark. I‘m glad I‘m reading something else along with it.

#readingStephenKing

Ruthiella Those are some big books! 😃 1d
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After not being able to settle into a book for a week now, I picked up one of my favorites for another reread. As soon as I started it, I felt like I was IN IT, and that‘s the feeling I love when I read. So even though I have review books and newly purchased books and library loans waiting for me, I‘m reading and listening to this one again because I‘m a mood reader and this is what I want to do 🤷🏻‍♀️

BethM I too am a mood reader and the only thing holding my attention right now is GoT. We‘re hosting a a read along- chapter a day if you feel like hopping forward to book 3! #readingwesteros @5feet.of.fury is our venerated leader. 4d
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It | Stephen King
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My favorite weekend activity is my book, my coffee, and my pup in a quiet house.

I‘m almost 100/1477 pages in. I love the beginnings of King‘s books, where he slowwwly sets the scene and helps us get to know his characters with details that seem unimportant at first but rear their heads as the action starts to take place. There are not many better places to be than the early pages of a Stephen King chunkster. *chef‘s kiss*

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
Leftcoastzen Awww!🐶 1w
PaperbackPirate 😍💙🐕‍🦺 1d
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It | Stephen King
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I took today off from work (🥳) and I‘m so excited to be starting IT! I feel like I saw the movie when I was younger (far too young to be watching it, probably) but I don‘t remember much of anything about it except for the scary clown and…spiders? I think? Anyway.

I think I‘ll read this one slowly, as a background book while I also read other things. I read The Stand slowly and loved taking my time with it.

#readingStephenKing

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Where Coyotes Howl | Sandra Dallas
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Great story. I love reading anything by Sandra Dallas because she features strong women who have to go thru hard times, usually out on the Western prairie. I loved the characters in this story but I will tell you this: it is sad, sad, sad. The 1916 Wyoming prairie in this story read a lot like the 1800‘s prairie stories always do, which was a surprise to me. I suppose most modern conveniences hadn‘t made their way out there yet.

But sad, so sad.

intothehallofbooks I read this from an audiobook copy that I purchased myself and followed along with a library hardcover copy, but I also had received a digital copy from St Martin‘s Press via NetGalley about a year ago in exchange for a review. I‘m really working to catch up on my NetGalley backlog and was thrilled to finally make time for this one. 1w
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Skeleton Crew | Stephen King
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This collection is one I‘ve meandered thru for 5-6 months now for various reasons. There are strong short stories and novellas in here, of course, but overall I think this collection is not quite as strong as Night Shift, which just banged out winners over and over. My favorites from this one include The Raft, Survivor Type, The Mist, and Gramma, which I just don‘t hear talked about enough.

Next in my #readingStephenKing personal challenge: IT!!

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I‘m a whole day late posting, but I‘m thrilled that I completed my goals for #FabulousFebruary. Yay!

My goals were to:
• finish The Disappeared by CJ Box ✔️
• read at least one book from my NetGalley backlog ✔️

I love participating in these choose your own goals readathons! As always, thank you for hosting, @Andrew65!

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This one has very mixed reviews but you know what? I really liked it. Starts as a slow burn that spends the first half setting up the three main characters‘ toxic friendship, and the second half is a murder mystery featuring all three plus some secondary characters from the first half. I had a lot of fun trying to figure it all out and I was wrong! The end completely surprised me. So, this is a pick from me!

#FabulousFebruary @Andrew65

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 2w
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My husband has a late meeting, my son is at the gym. I‘m trying to stay awake for just a little while longer while the pup sits here at my side.

Just started this book. I‘m hoping to finish it by the end of #FabulousFebruary readathon. @Andrew65

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 3w
Andrew65 Best of luck, hope you are enjoying it. 3w
PaperbackPirate So cute! 💙🐕‍🦺 3w
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The Disappeared | C. J. Box
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Finished the 18th installment of the Joe Pickett series and these books just get better and better. This one has several different subplots that creep along toward connecting. I love Pickett‘s family and his friends, especially his now-adult daughter Sheridan. The bad guys are really really bad in here, and the snowy, wintery weather and terrain is fun to read about while it‘s 70 degrees and perfect outside. #FabulousFebruary

Chelleo Love this series! 3w
intothehallofbooks @Chelleo It‘s SO good! 3w
Andrew65 I keep meaning to start this series, well done 🎉🎉🎉 3w
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I‘m late to posting this but I‘m joining #FabulousFebruary #readathon!

My goals are:
• finish The Disappeared by CJ Box
• read at least one book from my NetGalley backlog

I‘m using these choose-your-own-goal readathons to be more intentional about focusing on NetGalley. Thank you for hosting, @Andrew65!

Andrew65 Hope it‘s going well. 😊 3w
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The Disappeared | C. J. Box
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I got a new mug for my coffee and I love it! #dogperson

Tamra Super cute! 3w
Ruthiella So adorable! 3w
LeahBergen So cute! 3w
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I haven‘t felt much like cooking over the last few weeks. I felt bad enough that I wound up urgently under the care of doctors this week as my blood pressure had spiked to 180‘s/100‘s and stayed there for a week or so. I just couldn‘t care to get my cookbooks out and make something. But I‘m feeling better every day now with BP treatment and my numbers are better. I‘m ready to get going again.

#mtcookbook friends: I‘m so sorry for my inactivity!

intothehallofbooks I know this wasn‘t exactly book-related but it‘s #mtcookbook related as I thought about what everyone else was cooking and what cookbooks they were using the entire time I felt ill. Book adjacent, if you will 😊 1mo
Deblovestoread Glad you are feeling better! 💜 1mo
Ruthiella Happy to hear you‘re doing better now! ❤️ 1mo
Tamra I‘m so glad you are feeling better! 🤗 I‘m glad we gave you some tasty things to think about and hopefully distract you a little bit. 1mo
mabell ❤️ So glad you‘re feeling better, and that you found #mtcookbook entertaining in the meantime! Looking forward to seeing what you make now! 1mo
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Vicious Circle | C J Box
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Finished this in my PJ‘s with my dog and my coffee #perfection

This is my favorite series because of Joe Pickett‘s bumbly honest nature, his penchant for finding himself in danger, and the love he has for his family. The case he works here has been ongoing for the past several books and it was nice to see it come to a close. Maybe. CJ Box has a knack for really setting up the scenes and painting Wyoming and the Tetons beautifully with words.

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Results May Vary | Bethany Chase
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Whew, what an intense read! It‘s heartbreaking and painful, but also there is hope. I felt anger, shock, and grief multiple times while the MC came to terms with several betrayals.

I think ultimately this book is about trust and where to turn when people you love damage that trust. We‘ve all been hurt before, so this will resonate with everyone at least in part. It‘s exceptionally good. But my gosh, reading it has given my emotions a workout.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
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Results May Vary | Bethany Chase
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Whew, what an intense read! It‘s heartbreaking and painful, but also there is hope. I felt anger, shock, and grief multiple times while the MC came to terms with several betrayals.

I think ultimately this book is about trust and where to turn when people you love damage that trust. We‘ve all been hurt before, so this will resonate with everyone at least in part. It‘s exceptionally good. But my gosh, reading it has given my emotions a workout.

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Results May Vary | Bethany Chase
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#currentlyreading both of these

I started Results May Vary because it‘s on my NetGalley backlog list from a long time ago. It‘s really good, but the subject matter isn‘t the lightest. So I decided to also read the next Joe Pickett novel, but that one isn‘t the lightest either. So right now I‘m reading two excellent books that make me feel a whole lot of intensity. I‘ll surely end up reading something lighter when I‘m done.

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The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren
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I reviewed this one before it was added to the database and I just wanted my review in the correct place for my own cataloging purposes.

This was SO CUTE. I loved everything about it!!

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Low pick. Not quite as cute as the previous two stories in this collection, which I really loved. But still entertaining while I was driving. This one was comedic, but the way Rosie and Leo talked to one another was so corny.

I‘ve read one of Sally Thorne‘s other books in the past and loved it completely—>99 Percent Mine.

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The Ferryman: A Novel | Justin Cronin
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I finished last night and enjoyed this read. At two places in this story, I had to regroup a bit because what I thought was happening wasn‘t actually happening. Once you get maybe 1/2 into it, it begins to feel like a cross between Inception and The Matrix, which was when it started confusing me just a little. But it worked itself out by the end and there are great, discussable themes in here. I loved the different iterations of each character.

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The Ferryman: A Novel | Justin Cronin
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My very favorite thing: Saturday morning with my book, my napping dog, and my coffee. All week long, this is what I‘m looking forward to, this is what I‘m chasing.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me too!! ❤️ 1mo
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The Ferryman: A Novel | Justin Cronin
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Started it last weekend, hoping to finish it this weekend #bookmap

I‘m exactly halfway thru and things have just taken an interesting turn. This map makes a lot more sense now. Been a while since I‘ve read any sci-fi or dystopian so it‘s a nice change of pace for me. I‘ve also never read Cronin‘s The Passage. I‘m liking this one so far. I have some ideas about how things will go, but who knows if I‘m right or wrong 🤷🏻‍♀️

BarbaraBB I am curious about this one too. 1mo
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Worst Wingman Ever | Abby Jimenez
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So cute! My first by this author! Holly and John begin exchanging notes on the hood of Holly‘s car and keep it up for a while without ever meeting. I loved that there is some real emotional depth to the story even though it is so short. I kind of wish it was a full-length novel. I own a few of Abby‘s books-I should read them soon. I enjoyed this!

The audio is wonderful. Narrated by Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber, who are both 💯 1 hr, 17 min.

Graciouswarriorprincess I loved this one! 1mo
CogsOfEncouragement I really enjoyed this too. 1mo
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Gramma | Stephen King
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A short story included in the Skeleton Crew collection featuring a young boy who is left alone with his very old, unhealthy grandmother while his mother runs an errand. His fear of her dying while he is with her comes across so large. It was terrifying to me. Being privy to this child‘s innocent thoughts in relation to getting older and being a bit unhealthy-and hearing adults gossip but not understanding what gossip is-so fantastic. Classic King.

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Suicide Med | Freida McFadden
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This book was completely crazy!! There are a lot of “wtf” moments but I couldn‘t stop reading it. I was skeptical of this author because she got so big, so fast. But I‘m definitely going to read more of her stuff because this was FUN.

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Suicide Med | Freida McFadden
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I‘ve been wanting to read something by Freida McFadden for a long time and—finally—this is my first of her books.

It‘s absolutely crazy. What on earth am I reading?

But I‘m enjoying the ride. I can‘t listen or read fast enough. I *have* to know what‘s going to happen. It reminds me of the way I felt when I read The Arrangement Trilogy by Kiersten Modglin. I inhaled that series.

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A Rare Benedictine | Ellis Peters
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A short book that contains the three prequel shorts to the Brother Cadfael series. They all take place in the 1100‘s pre-A Morbid Taste For Bones and tell of Cadfael as he came to and settled into life at Shrewsberry Abbey. Cadfael is a soldier-turned-herbalist who uses his knowledge and observational skills to solve mysteries.

The language takes some getting used to but I‘m excited to move from here into the long series of full-length novels.

Libby1 I love these books. 2mo
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Survivor Type | Stephen King
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This short story is completely unhinged! I loved it!

A surgeon is shipwrecked alone on an island with nothing but a bunch of heroin and there is nothing available to eat. It‘s so gross, it‘s so gory. It‘s unthinkable. But it‘s SO Stephen King.

Why I enjoy stories like this, I‘ll never know! But I do, especially when they‘re by the King, and this was gleefully fun to read. Don‘t judge me. #readingStephenKing

Reggie King and Clive Barker are the reason I love short stories. I remember reading Nightmares and Dreamscapes and just loving it. 2mo
intothehallofbooks @Reggie I‘ve never read anything by Clive Barker! 2mo
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The Winter People: A Novel | Jennifer McMahon
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I blew thru this one today. Really enjoyed it. It was creepy and wintry and I felt a lot of dread, particularly as the end neared. There are three POV‘s in a past time and in present time, and once they finally started to come together, the story was quite propulsive. The ending is sort of open. I know some people don‘t love open ended stories-I prefer more resolution but 🤷🏻‍♀️. This was my first McMahon book and I can‘t wait to read more.

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The Winter People: A Novel | Jennifer McMahon
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Saturday morning #currentlyreading ☕️ My first by Jennifer McMahon

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This is SO cute. I loved everything about it. An accidental email on Feb 14 begins an anonymous relationship where both T and C check in with one another every year on Valentine‘s Day. It‘s SO CUTE. I smiled all the way thru listening to it.

1 hr, 56 minutes. Perfect length! This is my first by Christina Lauren, are they all so wonderful? Is this what I‘ve been missing!?!

hes7 this was one of my favorites in the collection! Christina Lauren has a lot of other fun romances, too. 2mo
Graciouswarriorprincess I really liked this story! 2mo
Reggie I loved Josh and Hazel‘s Guide to Dating. I need to check this out. 2mo
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Skeleton Crew | Stephen King
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I was reading this short story collection around 3-4 months ago and ended up putting it down with about one-third of the book to go. I can‘t remember why, exactly. But I picked it back up this morning, partly because I hate not finishing a book by the King, partly because IT is next on my list and I‘m excited to get started on it.

At any rate, this is my #currentlyreading #readingStephenKing

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This was an easy, cute read! At less than 200 pages, it‘s a seasonal palate-cleanser after several horrors and thrillers.

Lucy has opened an Adventure Travel business where she will take a group to different destinations in the world for holiday adventures. I liked the friends she made on this trip, and the Venice setting. Not really a romance although there is potential for that development in future installments. Will read more in this series.

Read4life I enjoyed this one, too. 2mo
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The past two nights I have fallen asleep while trying to post about my readathon experience 😂

I reached my goal of reading at least one book from my NetGalley backlog. I had initially planned to read one that had been on my list for much longer, but this is the one I landed on and I‘m happy to cross one more off of my NetGalley list.

Thank you for hosting #JoyousJanuary, @Andrew65!

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This is my #currentlyreading and I listened for a while today while driving. The book is narrated by Virtual Voice which is not a real voice actor. At first, you think “hmm, this isn‘t so bad” but when the characters have any type of nuanced conversation or exclamation —> wow, it‘s so robotic. It‘s almost comical. But more than that, it‘s sad to me that real voice actors may end up getting priced out of doing this work. The audio just isn‘t good.

monkeygirlsmama That's disappointing! I've never listened to one that came like that. 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover! 2mo
intothehallofbooks @monkeygirlsmama This was the first Virtual Voice‘d one I‘ve listened to and it was fine I guess for a short, free listen thru Audible Plus to supplement the ebook, but I wouldn‘t want to have purchased it. 2mo
intothehallofbooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I agree! The cover is what caught my eye! 2mo
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Started slow for me because there are so many characters to keep up with. I had trouble settling into the story with my digital copy, so I grabbed this print book to see if that would help-it did! Slowly the twists started coming until the fast-paced ending. It was a fun read. A locked-room murder mystery story with a little suspense too. I think the long length and slow start kept it from feeling as suspenseful as it was probably intended👇🏻

intothehallofbooks But a fun read nonetheless. I‘d like to thank Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for sending me a review copy. #JoyousJanuary 2mo
DGRachel Isn‘t it crazy how digital vs print can make such a difference? Christopher Fowler‘s books are like that for me - I cannot follow them on a Kobo/Kindle, but I devour them in print. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
intothehallofbooks @DGRachel It‘s so strange, isn‘t it? I give it a few chapters at the beginning and if I can‘t make heads or tails of things, I grab a physical copy or an audiobook and that usually works. I have no explanation for why it works though! 2mo
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Tonight I made the Braised Pork Tamale Burrito Bowls from p. 143 of HBH and it was delicious! The meat is a little spicy, so I served it with homemade pineapple salsa and roasted corn to cool it off a bit. I doubled the recipe thinking we would have some for tomorrow‘s dinner, but there‘s none left 🤷🏻‍♀️ #mtcookbook

TheBookHippie Yum! 2mo
Deblovestoread Looks delicious! 2mo
Tamra Woot! That is something I could devour - it‘s no wonder there aren‘t leftovers. (BTW I also double recipes to have leftovers!) (edited) 2mo
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mabell It looks so good! 2mo
TheSpineView Yummy! 2mo
Daisey Looks delicious! I think I‘m going to need to check out these Half Baked Harvest cookbooks. 2mo
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A Reliable Wife | Robert Goolrick
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I enjoyed this reread a lot although I didn‘t remember it being *quite* as dark as it is. There is a lot of covetous behavior in here, a lot of longing for things that belong to someone else. Nearly every character acts on this, and they all do bad things. There isn‘t really a good person in here. What I love about this book is the storytelling. Goolrick always blends love and tragedy so well, and it‘s the heart-wringing that I enjoy in his work.

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I have just read this cover to cover and I‘m so impatient to get a physical copy and use it in my kitchen. Just reading it made me feel excited! My favorite things to make are sauces (and soups). This seems like a great guide for people who 1) are new to making and pairing homemade sauces or 2) enjoy inspiration and a base with which to experiment and expand upon. Sometimes I plan my entire meal around a sauce I want to make… #mtcookbook

intothehallofbooks …and I CANNOT WAIT to cook thru this entire book!! The pictures are so helpful and I love the lists and details included. 2mo
mabell I completely agree about sauces! They completely make a meal! Pinch of Yum had some great ones! We like making her Aji Green Sauce 😊 I can‘t wait to see which ones you enjoy from this book! 2mo
Tamra I must get a look! 😃 Anxious to see which you try first. (edited) 2mo
TheBookHippie Ooooo. 2mo
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A Reliable Wife | Robert Goolrick
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Anybody else still have your Christmas tree up? Or is it just me?🎄I‘m unapologetic about my love for Christmas and always keep my tree up for an extra long time.

Anyway, here‘s my #currentlyreading. I love Robert Goolrick‘s work. I read this one when it first came out back in 2009 and have thought about it a billion times since then. Since I‘m reading a lot of snowy, wintry reads lately, I pulled this one off the shelf for a reread.

ICantImReading I was JUST thinking about this book this week! I also read it years ago and might be due for a re-read! 🙂❄️ 2mo
Texreader I love that your tree is still up!!! Good for you! We have to take it down because the tree blocks the big window in the room and it just gets too dark. 2mo
Gissy Mine is still up and decorated🎄☺️ 2mo
mabell Still up! I‘ll miss the cozy glow and smell! 2mo
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I‘m joining #JoyousJanuary #readathon. After thinking about what I want my goal to be (loose, not too restrictive) I have decided this:

✔️I‘ll use these monthly readathons to catch up on backlog review books from a long time ago. They‘ll be backlist titles because-for some reason or another-I never reviewed them properly when they were pre-pub or newly published. A year of doing this should hopefully catch me up. We‘ll see how it goes!

@Andrew65

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Whiteout | Ken Follett
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This was a great wintry thriller by one of my favorites. The story involves family that gets dragged into a terrorism plot by one of their own. Very suspenseful throughout, very engaging. My husband and I read it together using a combination of audiobook and print copies. I just love Ken Follett‘s work, both his thrillers and his historical fiction.

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Whiteout | Ken Follett
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My husband and I are reading this together. We started listening to the audio to/from vacation last weekend, and now he has picked our physical copy up to keep going. I‘m listening throughout the day on my work commutes. I LOVE Ken Follett and am thrilled that my husband has begun to love his work too.

This one is thrilling and reminds me a little of my last book read: The Drift by CJ Tudor. Follett always keeps me on the edge of my seat.

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The Drift | C. J. Tudor
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This was a ton of fun! Three different thrilling and horrifying POV‘s that came together in the end—but NOT AT ALL in the ways I suspected they might. So many twists. So claustrophobic and bloody. It‘s a post-apocalyptic virus story and very, very cold and snowy. It‘s exactly what I wanted to read and now I‘m wondering if CJ Tudor‘s other books are this good.

ericarobynreads I loved this one!! 2mo
Reggie You totally didn‘t want to be a woman in this book. 2mo
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The Drift | C. J. Tudor
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My next read is one I found when compiling a list of holiday or winter books without romance as a focal point. I tend to read a lot of seasonal romance and I just wanted to try something a bit different.

I‘m really loving the wintery, snowy books I‘m finding. Especially the horror and thriller ones. My favorites so far this season have been The Shuddering by A Ahlborn (rec‘d by @Reggie) and Snow by R Malfi. I also loved Lawhon‘s The Frozen River.

Reggie 🖤🖤🖤 Have you read Dark Matter by Michelle Paver. If you‘re still on the cold, snowy kick you might like it and it‘s creepy. 2mo
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The Prospectors: A Novel | Ariel Djanikian
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While my family went skiing, I stayed in the cabin with the pup! I finished the tagged book, which I received a while back as an early copy from the publisher.

I‘m giving it a low pick because I loved the 1890‘s Klondike chapters, but didn‘t love the 2015 present-day storyline. The 1890‘s Gold Rush chapters were exciting and thrilling and the Berry family‘s greed propelled the story. The 2015 chapters…

intothehallofbooks …had potential but really needed more page time to develop and resolve some of its plot points. The end left me feeling empty after the big thrill of the Klondike chapters. I actually think the present day chapters could be a separate novel because so much went on in such a small amount of pages. 2mo
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My December #12Booksof2023 was so astoundingly good. Martha Ballard was a real midwife who practiced in the Northeastern US in the late 1700‘s. My own L&D RN background likely contributed to my deep love for this book, but truly anyone would love it. It‘s a historical mystery that kept me on my toes throughout. Audiobook is highly recommended!

Thank you so much for hosting #12Booksof2023, @Andrew65! I‘ve enjoyed re-living my year in books!

Andrew65 Thanks for playing long, a great way to review 2023. See you for #12Booksof2024 on Christmas Day. 2mo
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Christmas at Corgi Cove: A Novel | Annie England Noblin
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I simply could not choose between these for my November #12Booksof2023, so I‘m cheating and listing them both!

Because they feature 1) dogs AND 2) Christmas, and both are by authors I adore. I loved these stories so much. Just wholesome, cozy holiday reads that I will definitely read again in years to come.

Andrew65 Both look good Christmas reads. 🐶 2mo
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I am pretty familiar with making Butter Chicken-I make it regularly. It‘s so yummy!! But I *very nervously* tried this healthier slow-cooker version from p.133 in the tagged HBH. I‘m looking for more non-mushy slow-cooker recipes and my family loved this dish!! It was delicious and pretty close to the ATK Butter Chicken I am used to making, just with a lot less butter🧈🐓

I was so excited that I forgot to snap a pic of the actual food #mtcookbook

TheBookHippie Yum. I do this all the time! Forget to take a pic of the food! 2mo
mabell Oh I‘ll have to try this one! 2mo
Tamra Oh my!! 😋 2mo
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