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MonicaLoves2Read
The Invisible Woman: A Thriller | James Patterson, Susan DiLallo
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3.5 ⭐️

I haven't read a James Patterson book in awhile, but this one sound interesting to me. Elinor is an Ex- FBI agent . She's asked to go undercover by her ex-boss, Metcalf. Soon she living in an expensive home, taking care of a baby, and trying to snoop for evidence.

I found this book to be different from others by James Patterson. It was humorous throughout. It was a little suspenseful. I figured out one⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read thing within a 1/3 of the book, but it was still an okay book.

Tentative Publication Date:
January 5, 2026

Thanks to Netgalley, Little, Brown and Comoany, James Patterson, Susan DiLallo for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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MissHel
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Thanks to the Highbridge Company and @Libro.fm for the ALC of this audiobook.

To the right audience, I think this book would be fascinating. I am not in that category.
Do you like the history of science (yes!!!) seen through the lens of its contemporary philosophical view (apparently not me!)? If so, then do I have a book for you! #bookspin #bookspinbingo

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Aconight
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@TheAromaofBooks #BookspinBingo for January ❄️
Continuing the Southern Vampire series into the new year. Over 40 challenges starting this month. Some annual others monthly.

#BookSpin - 3 - Physical book
#DoubleSpin - 5 - Digital

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Larkken
Of Monsters and Mainframes | Barbara Truelove
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January #bookspinbingo board. I'm penciling in Oyinkan Braithwaite for #BIPOCIntlAuthorArtist2026 since @GatheringBooks challenged me to find my own list and to add in with all my other buddy reads. Currently reading the tagged #bookspin pick and greatly enjoying it, although my #USpresidents choice is forming a pleasant way to survive my morning commute.

Amiable Happy to hear that George is being helpful! 😀 9h
TEArificbooks Oh I read that book a couple a years ago. My son had to a report on that battle so we buddy read the book. 9h
Larkken @TEArificbooks did you two like it? It's a bit mired in the backstory rn, but I could prob stand to learn more about the British army too, I guess😆 6h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 6h
TEArificbooks @Larkken it is an interesting bit of history and one of the sneakiest under handed thing Washington has ever done. He really needed a win so you broke some moral rules to win. It picks up the pace after he starts crossing the river. 4h
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MaleficentBookDragon
Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates
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I finished my first book of the year. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
While I figured out the killer very early on, I still enjoyed this winter slasher a lot.
I will read whatever Coates writes. They are always fun.

This was a backlog #netgalley read, a #ReadOrDonate (as I also have a paperback copy), a square on my #BookSpinBingo card, and the book chosen for me in #GoodReads #DustyBookShelfChallenge for this month as well.
@TheAromaOfBooks @julieclair

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Bookworm54
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Ready for another year of #BookSpin and #BookSpinBingo and hoping to start with some momentum (she says, already on day 4 and with not a single book opened)…

This is my board for January
#BookSpin is Cat Dragon
#DoubleSpin is Winter Lost

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SamAnne
Untitled | Unknown
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I‘m back on active #BookspinBingo. Here is my board. My #Bookspin is The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois and #Doublespin is Kevin Young‘s poems Night Watch. I‘m gonna get a bingo this month. That rarely happens! @TheAromaofBooks

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TheAromaofBooks
Poison Study | Maria V. Snyder
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My first book of 2026 is actually two books 😂 Poison Study, written from the FMC's POV, was published in 2005. In 2023, the author published The Study of Poisons, which is the same story except from the MMC's POV. I found a handy-dandy graphic on IG that had a suggested alternate-chapter reading schedule to keep the two books moving side by side. I really enjoyed this series when I first read it about ten years ago, so I'm excited to revisit it ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) with some bonus materials, like the Valek POV books and a bunch of short stories that have FINALLY been printed together in one book instead of me having to find and read them on the author's website. This is an engaging fantasy series with an intriguing world and likable characters. Valek's book was slightly repetitive when read with Yelena's, but I still really enjoyed both and seeing some of Valek's thoughts/what he was up to when ⬇ 16h
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) they weren't together.

2026 goal is, of course, to post reviews more consistently. We'll see how that goes, but here I am, off to a good start! 😁
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TheAromaofBooks #GottaCatchEmAll - Includes Poison; Morally Grey Character - @PuddleJumper
This was also one of my #Roll100 picks for January!!

#192030 - @Librarybelle you are going to get tagged in all my reviews this year 😂

#ISpyBingo #BookSpinBingo
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PuddleJumper That's a super interesting way to read it 15h
Librarybelle 😂 No worries! It‘ll just mean I‘m adding more to my tbr. By the way, the author is so nice. She is from near me, and I‘ve met her at various mystery and library conferences. I have signed copies of a few of her books but have yet to read them. 15h
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I love this series and have the Valek pov books on my shelf. I should get back to it… 📚 15h
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MonicaLoves2Read
The Quiet Neighbor | J.D. Barker
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The Quiet Neighbor is a gripping, psychological thrillers. J. D. Barker knows how to grab you from the start and keep you interested in the book.

Cynthia Burrows thinks she knows her daughter, but does she really? A text from school, tells her, she may not know her daughter, Tori, like she thought. The more she digs, the more stunning things she finds out. But, Cynthia has a secret, also. She's in witness protection, after testifying⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read against a serial killer, who ended up escaping. Has the serial killer finally found her, and if so how?

I did figure one thing out, about 1/3 of the way into the book. But, I was still surprised by some stuff. I don't think that J. D. Barker get the accolades he should. He is a very good thriller writer. If you have never read a book of his, I recommend you get one and read it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Tentative Publication Date
January 27, 2026

Thanks to J. D. Barker for the advanced copy of The Quiet Neighbor. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

#JDBARKER #TheQuietNeighbor
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vonnie862
The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown
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This was my second read and it was just as fun as the first time.

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