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Reading Update – April #whatsonyourbookshelfchallenge #52booksin52weeks

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This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. and that’s when the challenge kicks in. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a particular prompt.Challenge Books.

Reviews for the following books to come in the next few days. The review for Apartment 303 is up already and can be found at the link below the image.

Crime – Thriller
Link to my review: Apartment 303 by Kelli Hawkins

Biography – History – Australian History

Historical Fiction – War

Memoir – Autobiography

Crime – Romance

Crime – Australian

Other Books Read in April

Did you read a fabulous book this month, that you would recommend. I would love to hear about it, as I’m always on the look out for recommendations.

Star Rating 

Please note that my star rating system isn’t at all based on literary merit, but is based on my enjoyment for the book.
For me a book that gets five stars, is a book that I really enjoyed, and found difficult to put down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unputdownable. Would read it again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic read. Not to be missed

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable. Would recommend it.

⭐️⭐️ Wouldn’t read it again.

⭐️ Don’t recommend this book at all.

The books mentioned in this post is of my own choice and has not been sent to me to review. My opinions are my own and I receive no renumeration at all for them.

Have you read this book? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I promise to always reply to comments made below.

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February Reading Update #woybs #52booksin52weeks

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This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. and that’s when the challenge kicks in. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a particular prompt.

This year seems to be shaping up as ‘the year of the series’ That wasn’t at all intentional. I only noticed it when I was compiling this post. Amazon quite often have free kindle book which I download occasionally. These books are usually the first in the series and (great marketing ploy) have led me to continue with the series.

Following are the 52 Book Club Challenge books that I’ve read during January:

The Secret Sparrow

Link to my review: The Secret Sparrow by Jackie French

The Frozen River


My Story by Elizabeth Smart

None of This is True

Other Books Read

Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Orphanage by Lizzie Page (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #1) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters #5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Secret Book Of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Star Rating 

Please note that my star rating system isn’t at all based on literary merit, but is based on my enjoyment for the book.
For me a book that gets five stars, is a book that I really enjoyed, and found difficult to put down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unputdownable. Would read it again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic read. Not to be missed

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable. Would recommend it.

⭐️⭐️ Wouldn’t read it again

⭐️ Don’t recommend this book at all

💫 Half Star

The books mentioned in this post are of my own choice and have not been sent to me to review. My opinions are my own and I receive no renumeration at all for them.

Have you read any of these books? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I promise to always reply to comments made below.

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January Reading Update #52booksin52weeks #WOYBS

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This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. and that’s when the challenge kicks in. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a particular prompt.

One of my goals for 2024 is to read more nonfiction, hopefully one each month. In January, I have read three non fiction books for the 52 Book Club’s Reading Challenge prompts. Two books are memoirs, one written by a neuro divergent author and one by an indigenous author. There was also a non fiction book about young girls in Australia who have gone missing in mysterious circumstances

Following are the 52 Book Club Challenge books that I’ve read during January.

Historical Fiction – Magical Realism – Fantasy – Mystery
The Lost Bride Trilogy #1
Review: The Inheritance by Norah Roberts 

Contemporary – Magical Realism – Literary Fiction – Coming of Age
Review: Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

Autobiography – Memoir – Australian
Book Review: The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner by Grace Tame

Mystery – Crime – Thriller
Review: The Ski Trip by Sarah Clarke/

Memoir – Autobiography – Australian – Indigenous
Review:The Last Daughter by Brenda Matthews

A Few Other Books Read

Secret Sparrow by Jackie French ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Bookshop of Secrets by Mollie Rushmeyer ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Vanished by Nicole Morris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Watermelon by Marian Keyes ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Poppy Sisters by Deborah Carr ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Star Rating 

Please note that my star rating system isn’t at all based on literary merit, but is based on my enjoyment for the book.
For me a book that gets five stars, is a book that I really enjoyed, and found difficult to put down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unputdownable. Would read it again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic read. Not to be missed

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable. Would recommend it.

⭐️⭐️ Wouldn’t read it again

⭐️ Don’t recommend this book at all

💫 Half Star

The books mentioned in this post are of my own choice and have not been sent to me to review. My opinions are my own and I receive no renumeration at all for them.

Have you read any of these books? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I promise to always reply to comments made below.

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Bookish Challenges For 2024

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52 Book Club Challenge

This year, I will be participating in the 52 Book Club’s 2024 Reading Challenge once again. This will be my third year, and I’ve enjoyed it every year. The aim of the challenge is to read one book each week in the year, that you match with a given prompt. I love the process of matching books to the prompts, even though it can be frustrating at times.

“This is the perfect place to expand your reading, connect with fellow book lovers, and have a lot of fun” – https://www.the52book.club/2023-reading-challenge

“We encourage participants to try new authors or genres, push themselves to read more, read differently, and get creative with it” – https://www.the52book.club/2023-reading-challenge

I usually start getting myself organised for this challenge in November, when prompts are released. The plan I make always goes awry when I start reading in the new year. New releases that I hadn’t considered when making my plan, always show up, and I can’t resist. I find myself constantly changing my spreadsheet of chosen books, as the year progresses.

Goodreads Challenge
I have set my 2024 Goodreads Challenge to 140 books.

Historical Fiction Challenge

Being a lover of historical fiction, this challenge is perfect for me and I couldn’t resist it when I saw it. During the year, there is a monthly link up, to add your historical fiction books read blog post. You can read all about the challenge at the link below.
http://www.theintrepidreader.com/search/label/About%20Historical%20Fiction%20Reading%20Challenge

What’s In A Name Reading Challenge

In this challenge, there are six prompts given for the year and the idea is to read a book, matching the prompt. The prompts for 2024 are below:

  • Double letters
  • An NFL team
  • A natural disaster
  • A virtue
  • A shape
  • Footwear

There is further information about this challenge at the link below.
https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/

Thanks to The Chocolate Ladies Book Review blog for posting about these challenges. 

Do let me know in the comments if you plan to join any of these challenges. Also if you have set a Goodreads challenge, I’d love you to leave your link, so I can follow you.

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Reading Goals for 2024

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If you’re a keen reader, do you set reading goals? I set them for different areas in my life – health, fitness and garden are just a few. I also set goals for reading. You can make your reading goals as simple as reading more books than the previous year. You can also make your reading goals go a bit more indepth. It’s up to you. Your reading goals can be anything that you want them to be.

Some readers set reading goals to encourage them to read more often. The intention of the goals that I set isn’t for that purpose. Reading is a natural mindset for me. I read every day and listen to audio books every day. It’s not something that I ever have to remind myself to do. Setting goals helps me to bring a focus to the books that I choose to read. For example, one of my goals last year was to increase the number of female authors I read.

Following are the goals that I have set for 2024.

Goals for 2024

  • Read the unread books on my bookshelf. I set this goal every year, but usually forget about it, as new books are released.
  • Paticipate in the 52 Week Book Club Challenge to read 52 books every year to a particular prompt
  • My Goodreads reading goal for 2024 is to read 120 books.
  • Expand the genres that I read. I tend to make historical fiction my automatic go to genre, and have trouble moving to a different genre. Though I have become more of a crime reader in 2023
  • Read more non fiction books
  • Read more pages than I read this year. Goodreads will give me the number of pages read at the end of the year. By increasing the number of pages, I will be reminded not to skip over books with more pages than usual, just to reach my reading goal. There are a few large books that are on my TBR for 2024.
  • Read at least four classics
  • Make a mid year evaluation of the progress of my goals
  • Be willing to stop reading a book that I’m not enjoying. It’s always possible to come back to it another time. It may not have been the right time for that particular book

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all. I do appreciate the support of everyone who drops by. Have a happy and safe new year, and I look forward to reconnecting in 2024.

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My Book of the Year and 2023 Reading Challenges #WOYBS #the52bookclub2023

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My Book of the Year for 2023

My number one favourite book from 2023 is The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
This book took me by surprise. I read it because I had enjoyed another book by this author and just randomly chose The Seven Sisters. This is a book with quite an unusual storyline, that I just wasn’t able to put down. After I finished reading it, I discovered that it was the first book in The Seven Sisters series of eight books. I have since read the next two books and had the same reaction. I’m trying to space the books out, because I don’t want to finish them quickly, so the characters can stay with me longer.
#historicalfiction #romance #mystery #paranormal #fantasy

My 5 Top Books 

I don’t really give five stars easily, and don’t give them for literary merit. If I rate a book at five stars, it is a book that had me hooked, that I would describe as unputdownable. My only criteria for the book is my level of enjoyment.

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley – #1 in the Seven Sisters Series

The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay – #1 Persimmon Tree Series
#historicalfiction #Australia #Asia #WWII

Zambesi by Tony Park
#adventure #Africa #thriller #action #suspense

That Bligh Girl by Sue Williams
#historicalfiction #Australia #19thcentury

The Forgotten Life of Arthur Pettinger by Suzanne Fortin
#historicalfiction #war

Goodreads Challenge

I set my Goodreads reading challenge for 2023 at 100 books. As of today, I have read 117 books, with a couple more to be added by the end of the year. I count audio books listened to, as books read.

52 Week Book Challenge

This challenge was to read one book each week during 2023, using a given prompt. This year was my second year participating in the challenge. I really enjoyed matching the prompts given, with books that I wanted to read, and also with books that I hadn’t thought of reading. I did try to use the challenge to read the books that are sitting unread on my bookshelf. I did read a few of them, but was constantly distracted by new releases. I’m looking forward to this challenge again in 2024.

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Taking Stock of Reading in 2023

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I can’t believe it’s less than two weeks until Christmas. I’m not sure where this year has gone, but I know that it’s gone very quickly. As the end of the year looms, I find myself feeling quite exhausted and looking forward to a few quiet days, curled up with a book.

Bur firstly, it’s time to look back on 2023 in books, and what better way than to using Taking Stock prompts. The idea is to not think too hard about responses to the prompts. I find that usually, the first reaction is the most relevant.

Admiring: Dana Schwarz, the author of Anatomy: A Love Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and Immortality: A Love Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Becoming: A fan of Dervla McTiernan. I have read all of her books and loved them all

Curious: About author Nora Roberts. This year I was surprised by how much I enjoyed her novel, Nightworks, and look forward to reading more of her books.

Delighted: That I have read many great books this year.

Excited: For new releases in 2024

Feeling: Very happy to have completed the April AtoZ Challenge in 2023

Going: To broaden the genres I read in 2024. As I look back on the books that I’ve read, it’s obvious that I have read only a few genres.

Hoping: To have more time for reading in 2024. This year my time was limited.

Joking: That I’m turning into a crime junkie. It’s a genre that I haven’t read much in the past, but in 2023, I have read a surprising number of crime books

Knowing: I need to read more of Grantlee Kieza’s books, as I have enjoyed all of his books that I’ve read so far. This year I read Lawson.

Loving: The 52 book week challenge again this year, and looking forward to participating again, in 2024.

Making: A promise to myself to find out more about the life of Bella da Costa Greene after reading The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Next: Year, once again, I’m looking forward to reading over 100 great books

Observing: How much I enjoy books written by Steven King

Posting: Fifty three book reviews on the blog this year.

Reading: 116 books so far this year

Welcoming: Many new followers to this blog this year. I have loved making new connections.

Xmas: Christmas at Mannus Ridge by Joanne Tracey is the best Christmas book I’ve read in a long while.

Yes: I love a book with an exclamation mark in the title. Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

Z: Zambesi by Tony Park was a 5 star read for me earlier in the year

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Ten New Release Books In 2024

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I always feel quite excited as details are released about new release books coming in the new year. One of my favourite authors, Kristin Hannah has a book being released early in the new year that looks fabulous.

Watch out for the following new releases, coming early in the new year. They are just a few that I’m very much looking forward to checking out.

The Concierge by Abby Corson
To be released in January
‘A modern take on an Agatha Christie staple, The Concierge will keep fans of Sophie Hannah and Richard Osman entertained.’ – Books + Publishing

First Lie Wins by Ashley Alston
To be released January
“The deviously addictive MUST-READ debut thriller” – Amazon

Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble
To be released in January
“Since her police-officer husband Eric’s mysterious murder, Carly Harris has been struggling to support herself and their infant son. Her career as an antique dealer isn’t sustainable, nor is her dream of becoming a novelist. So when her grandmother proposes she and her two sisters restore the family’s large Beaufort home and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast, she immediately gets to work clearing out the house. In the process, she uncovers a family secret that Eric kept hidden.” – Amazon

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
To be released in January
“A deliciously dark and twisted debut about family secrets, true crime, and destructive obsession – by a striking new talent.” – Amazon

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
To be released in January
“A spellbinding, sweeping novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII–and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family” – Goodreads

Murder by Candlelight by Faith Martin
To be released in January
“One suspicious death. Two amateur sleuths. And an utterly impossible crime” – Amazon

The Women by Kristin Hannah
To be released in February
“Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism. A long overdue tribute to the brave women nurses who served in Viet Nam’ – Bonnie Garmus, #1 international bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson & Brian Pitts
Released in January
“A compulsive and entertaining contemporary mystery featuring a team of unique private investigators – perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Knives Out” – Amazon

End of Story by A.J. Finn
To be released in February
“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.”
This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction.” – Amazon

The Fury by Alex Michaelides
To be released in February
“There were seven of us in all, trapped on the island.
One of us was a murderer” – Amazon

The two books I’m looking forward to most from this list are:
* The Women by Kristin Hannah
* First Lie Wins by Ashley Alston

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Time For A Happy Book

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Lately the books I’ve been reading have produced many tears. They are books that I have enjoyed, but the stories have been both sad and happy. It’s not at all unusual for me to shed a few tears during a touching story line. It’s equally usual for me to shed tears during happy periods. I read the following books, over a seven day period and shed many tears and became quite overwhelmed.

  • The Lost Girls by Ava Benny Morrison – True crime about a mother and her young daughter who were murdered in Australia.
  • An Ordinary Life by Amanda Prowse – Molly is in her 90s and looking back at her life and her involvement in the war
  • The Forgotten Life of Arthur Pettinger by Suzanne Fortin – Arthur Pettinger is in his 90s and has dementia. There is very little that he remembers of recent times but he has flashes of memory of the girl he loved during the war.
  • Once We Were Sisters by Sheila Kohler – Memoir about the devastation Sheila feels after the death of her sister and her memories of their younger lives

After reading these books, and not being able to get them out of my head, I wastoying with the idea of taking a break from reading for a week or two. This is a very unusual thought from me, as I never take a reading break.

I then realised that what I needed was to read a ‘happy’ book for balance. So, it was time for a book that gave me joy and which I was fairly sure wouldn’t be tear inducing.

Immediately, I went to my TBR list. The book that jumped out at me that I have been looking forward to reading was Philly Barker Is On The Case by Joanne Tracey.

Philly Barker Is On The Case
by Joanne Tracey

4.5 star

This book is the second of the Philly Barker Mysteries. The first book, Philly Barker Investigates was a joy to read. The Philly Barker series is a quiet, cozy, English crime series with a clever plot that makes it irresistible and impossible to put down.

As in the first book, a crime occurs in the quaint village of Chipwell where Philly lives. Front and centre to the story is the Chipwell Barn Antiques Centre, the workplace of many of the interesting regular characters, including Philly, who I feel I have come to know as friends.

The characters are quirky, very strong, extremely lovable, and often funny. After reading the first book in the series, I couldn’t wait to catch up with them all again in book two.

There is a serious crime to solve and, yes, Philly Barker is on the case.

There is a lot to love in the Philly series – antiques, cozy wintry weather, good food and a crime that must be solved.

This book definitely made me smile and forget all about the sadness that I had been reading about in the previous books. I have my fingers crossed that there will be a third book in this wonderful series.

“If you love the TV shows The Great British Bake-off, Antiques Roadshow, and Midsomer Murders, and you like your crime without the gory bits (and extra scones and parkin), you’ll love this charming new cosy crime series set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Chipwell.”
– amazon.com.au

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52 Week Book Challenge Final Update

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During this year, I have been participating in the 52 Week Book Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a particular prompt.

A few days ago, I read the final book in the challenge. So now I’ve read all 52 challenge books, they are listed below, along with my star rating.

  1. A Book With A Subtitle
    Don’t Look Away: A Memoir of Identity and Acceptance
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  2. Featuring An Inheritance
    The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley #1 Seven Sister series
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  3. Title Starting With The Letter ‘G’
    The Guest by Emma Cline
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  4. Title Starting With The Letter ‘H’
    (The) Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  5. Title Starting With The Letter ‘I’
    The Irish Inheritance by Jayne Sinclair
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  6. Under 200 Pages
    Pawprints On Our Hearts: How A Few Incredible Dogs Changed One Life Forever
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  7. A City Or Country Name In The Title
    A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  8. Dystopian Fiction
    The Measure by Nikki Erlick
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  9. A Book With A Dedication
    The Orphans (Amherst Island #1)
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  10. Takes Place During The Roaring Twenties
    Her Mother’s Secret by Natasha Lester
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  11. A Book About Secrets
    Little Wing by Freya North
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  12. High Fantasy
    The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  13. Published Posthumously
    Murder at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  14. A Survival Story
    Cold Blows the Wind by Catherine Meyrick
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  15. Set In Australia
    The Orphans by Fiona McIntosh
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  16. Featuring One Of The “Seven Deadly Sins”
    Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  17. By A Caribbean Author
    Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Ecevedo
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  18. Set During A War Other Than WWI or WWII
    Zambesi by Tony Park
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  19. Typographic Cover
    Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  20. A Book About Siblings
    The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  21. A Second-Hand Book
    Where The Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  22. A Body Positive Message
    Fearless by Jelena Dokic
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💫
  23. An Alliterative Title
    Back to Bangka: Searching For The Truth About A Wartime Massacre
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  24. Nordic Noir
    Outside by Ragnar Jonassen
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  25. A Fashionable Character
    Becoming Mrs. Mulberry by Jackie French
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  26. Has An Epilogue
    Angels Cry Sometimes by Josephine Cox
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (+.5 star)
  27. Newbery Medal Winner
    The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ +.5 star
  28. Includes A Funeral
    Postcards From A Stranger by Imogen Clark
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  29. Sends You Down A Rabbit Hole
    Fishing For Stars by Bryce Courtenay
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  30. An Author With A Same Name As You
    Daughter On The Home Front by Jennie Jones
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  31. Set In A Workplace
    Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  32. Published By MacMillan
    Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  33. A Banned Book
    Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  34. Featuring Mythology
    The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley #2 Seven Sister Series
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💫
  35. A Book You Meant To Read Last Year
    The Lost Ancestor by Nathan Goodwin
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  36. Chapters Have Cliffhangers
    The Ninth Month by James Patterson
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  37. Written In Present Tense
    The Family Secret by Kiersten Modglin
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  38. An Enemies To Lovers Plot
    The Money Club by Fiona Lowe
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  39. The Final Book In A Series
    The Match by Harlan Coben
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  40. Written By A Comedian
    Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies Kitty Flanagan
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  41. A Character Who Is A Refugee
    The Last Of The Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  42. Time In The Title
    The 6:20 (The 6:20 Man #1)
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  43. A Book “Everyone” Has Read
    Verity by Colleen Hoover
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  44. A Contemporary Setting
    Philly Barker Is On The Case by Joanne Tracery
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  45. First Word In the Book Is “The”
    The Silent Wife by Kerry Fisher
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  46. Script Font On The Spine
    The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  47. Set In The City Of Dublin
    The Coroner’s Daughter by Andrew Hughes
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  48. A Book By Octavia E. Butler
    Bloodchild And Other Stories
    ⭐️⭐️💫
  49. Books On The Cover
    The Bookbinder of Jericho by by Pip Williams
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  50. Related To The Word “Murder”
    Fire With Fire by Candice Fox
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  51. Doesn’t Fit Any Of The Other 51 Prompts
    The Long Way Home by Don Charlwood
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  52. Published in 2023
    Immortality: A Love Story (the Anatomy Duology #2)
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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