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January Book Wrap-up (I'm not going to finish any more books today)

5⭐️
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo (Libby Audiobook)
Cold as Hell by Kelly Armstrong (E-ARC Netgalley)
The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall (My Bookshelf)
From Meeca to Christ by Ahmed Joktan (Goodreads Giveaway Kindle)
My Last Name by Eric Schumacher (Goodreads Giveaway Kindle)

4⭐️
You Have Gone Too Far by Carlene O'Connor (Goodreads Giveaway Physical Book)
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Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo ( Libby Audiobook)
The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson (Goodreads Giveaway ARC)
The Boyfriend by Fredia McFadden (Audiobook)

3.5 ⭐️
Blood and the Badge by Michael Cannell (Netgalley E-ARC)

3⭐️
Holmes, Marple, and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts (Libby Kindle)
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore (Libby Audiobook)

2⭐️
Astor by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe (Libby Audiobook)

DNF (The language was vulgar, so I didn't finish them. They were all by the same author and from Netgalley):
Revolution by Mike Bond
America by Mike Bond
Freedom by Mike Bond
Crude by Mike Bond
The Last Savannah by Mike Bond
Snow by Mike Bond

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tpixie Great stats!! 3d

MonicaLoves2Read @tpixie 😊😊😊 3d

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My Last Name | Eric Schumacher

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It's a moving quick read. It's the story of Charlotte Marie Barnes through her eyes. She reminises about growing up, her husbands and life.

Thanks to Goodreads for the E-book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century | James Patterson, Brian Sitts

so-so

Holmes, Marple, and Poe is about three PI's in NYC. They solve cases using whatever means necessary. They first help solve one case that leads to three more. While the book kept my interest, it was jaw-dropping or thrilling to me. I didn't see much character development by the end of the book, they were still pulling the same kind of crap.

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Aims42 I felt the same way, and I have no desire to continue reading the series. Which is such a bummer because the premise sounded soooo good! 5d

RamsFan1963 I like the concept, but I've been burned too many times by Patterson's hack writing, I usually skip books with his name associated with it. 5d

MonicaLoves2Read @RamsFan1963 I have gotten that way, too. A friend said that they just loved the book, so I thought I would try him, again 4d

MonicaLoves2Read @Aims42 it was a good premise but the writing ir something just didn't work 4d

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Cold as Hell | Kelley Armstrong

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Kelly Armstrong knows how to grab you and keep you engrossed in her books. They are full of mystery, suspense, and intrigue. Cold as Hell is the third book in her Haven's Rock Series. This series is a spin-off from her Rockton Series she ended after 7 books.

Armstrong's writing was superb in Cold as Hell. I stayed up until after 1 this morning, finishing it. I COULDE NOT put it down. I had to know who it was and what was going to ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read happen because I thought I knew the person. I was wrong! I love that when I can't figure the mystery out.

Armstrong has developed Eric and Casey throughout the Rockton Series and now the Haven's Rock Series. I have watched them mature and grow. It's so great when a writer gives you the chance to fall in love with their characters. When it feels like you are visiting old friends. Armstrong writes in a way that makes you feel like you are right there with her characters going through whatever they are with them.

I just have to say, if you haven't read Kelly Armstrong, I don't know what you are waiting for! If you are interested in the Haven's Rock Series or never read them or the Rockton Series, I would suggest you start with the City of the Lost, the first book in the Rockton Series. That way, you get to know all the characters in the series and the back story. I highly recommend the Haven's Rock Series and the Rockton Series.

Tentative Publication Date:
February 18, 2025

Thanks to Netgalley, Saint Martins Press, and Kelly Armstrong for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊
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DebinHawaii Loved this one too! 💙💙💙 2w

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w

MonicaLoves2Read @DebinHawaii Wasn't it good! 1w

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Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 | Rick Atkinson

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I started this book on December 21, 2024, and finished it tonight on January 20, 2025.
One reason it took me a month to read is that it is a chunkster of a book. I, also, went down the rabbit hole, which I seem to do when I read a history book. The Fate of the Day covers the American Revolutionary War from 1777-1780. It's the 2nd volume in The Revolution Trilogy.

I thought I knew a lot about the Revolutionary War. It's a subject we are ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read taught about in school, though I have been out of school for 33 years. I learned a lot from this book. I obviously missed part of it in school, was never taught some parts, or I have forgotten some of it. For instance, I knew that France helped America during the war, but I never knew that the Germans helped Britain. Or, the Indians helped both sides, and sometimes, the same Indians helped both sides at the same time. One thing that surprised me was that they hung people who helped the British without a trail.

Atkinson takes you on an adventure through this time in the American Revolution. He takes you from America to France with Benjamin Franklin, as well as Britain and Ireland. Even though it took me a month to read, because I was reading other books along with this one (I usually have 6 or 7 books going at a time), I enjoyed it. If you love history, I recommend this book to you.

Tentative Publication Date: April 29, 2025

I won an ARC through a Goodreads Giveaway. Thanks to Goodreads, Penguin Random House, Crown Publishing, and Rick Atkinson for the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Sworn to Silence | Linda Castillo

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I have read some of this series, and not others, so I decided I would start with the 1st one in the Kate Burkholder Series and read them all in order. This way, I figure I will not skip one.

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