#TopReads2024 continues with my December pickS (yep, I couldn‘t decide between 2 so I picked both 😆) 🎄👻⛓️🎅🏼🎁🧸🚂🎊☕️🫖
1. “Jacob T. Marley” by R. William Bennett
2. “Hercule Poirot's Silent Night: A Novel (The New Hercule Poirot Mystery)” By Sophie Hannah
Both of these books were so good I didn‘t want to put them down, even with all the insanity that December brings. I‘m so happy I ended the year with two “Picks”!!
#TopReads2024 continues with my November pick 🦃🍗🎃🥧🥔🍞🥖🥕🌽🍏🍐🍄🟫🧅🧄🫛🍠🇺🇸🏈🍂🍁 “We Gather Together” by Denise Kiernan. This was such a great book to read during the Thanksgiving season, I loved it. Her other books are amazing too, definitely check out her backlist 👍
#TopReads2024 continues with my October pick
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“The Lady from the Black Lagoon” by Mallory O‘Meara was so interesting and witty, I just had to keep reading. I personally love O‘Meara‘s voice in her books; you honestly feel like you‘re reading a Podcast transcript, she‘s got jokes, she‘s got facts, and she‘s got observations. She‘s one of my go-to nonfiction writers and I‘m so excited for her new book coming out in January 🙌
#TopReads2024 continues with my September pick
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“The World of Tomorrow” was such a great read! I honestly enjoyed all the books I read this month, but this was one I went into with zero expectations and I loved it!! I bought it for 50¢ at a library‘s book sale and halfway through I realized I would‘ve gladly paid full price for it and still would love it. Highly recommend!!
#TopReads2024 continues with my August pick
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“Murder at the White Palace” is book 6 in the ‘Sparks & Bainbridge‘ series and it‘s another fun and delightful read. I love the witty dialogue between Iris and Gwen, but it doesn‘t stop with them, all the characters bring so much to the table that you won‘t get bored reading it. I‘m impatiently waiting for Book 7 (and 8 and 9 and 10 and 😁🤞🤞🤞🤞)
I absolutely loved Margo! I laughed out loud and even teared up a few times! It was easily my favorite book of July with The Measure coming in 2nd! However, it‘s going to have to be something beyond fabulous to beat All the Sinners Bleed 🩸
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#TopReads2024 continues with my July pick
👵🏼👵🏼⛵️🌲🌳☀️ “Fellowship Point” is one of those books that have stuck with me and I still think of it fondly. The characters were so vivid and lifelike that I thinks that‘s why, they felt like genuine friends. Plus, the setting reminded me so much of my summer trips to northern Wisconsin growing up, so there‘s that too 🥰 Definitely a great summertime read!
#TopReads2024 continues with my June pick
👵🏼🧓🏻👶🏼🧶🍷🍰 “How to Age Disgracefully” was such a fun read! I loved it from page 1, the writing reminded me a lot of Richard Osman and other English writers, the dry humor level was top-notch and was just right. It was one I borrowed from the library but I‘m seriously considering buying a copy for my own collection just because it was so good.
#TopReads2024 continues with my May picks. Yes, plural. I couldn‘t pick just 1 favorite read so I picked my favorites from all the different genres I read this month 😁 (I love making my own rules!!) These are my top reads from May:
🌹Historical Fiction: “The Briar Club” by Kate Quinn
🌷Non-Fiction: “The Bookshop” by Evan Friss
🪻Kinda Biographical: “Maria” by Michelle Moran
🥀Mystery: “Close to Death” by Anthony Horowitz
#TopReads2024 continues with my April pick
🐓🐟🇮🇪🚢🇺🇸🌆 “The Walking People” was a breath taking and mesmerizing read that totally took you for a ride with the Cahill family. My only complaint was that I wished it was longer, I didn‘t want to leave them. I hope maybe one day Mary Beth Keane will revisit them!!
