4.25⭐️

An airship in the arctic? Yes, and not one, but three. Realm of Ice and Sky takes place in the late 1890s to the 1930s. Levy takes you back into history when the arctic was changing from dog sleds to airships for exploration. I found the book interesting, though some areas dragged just a little. He looked at 3 pioneers in the exploration of the North Pole, and how they impacted it.

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4.5⭐️

The 2nd book in the Autumn Trent Series by Mary Stone. Autumn is asked to go to Pennsylvania to help with a case. This case involves older men of being taken for all their money. Men have started disappearing that have went out on a date with a woman. Who is this woman? Is she unraveling? Will one of the FBI's own become a victim?

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4.5⭐️

Dr. Autumn Trent is a forensic psychologist, who has a unique gift. She can touch someone and know their thoughts, as well as their past. Autumn first made an appearance in the Winter Black books.

Autumn is asked by the FBI to help with a case in Oregon. Someone is killing people who are divorcing. This had a few twists and turns in it. I know some haven't liked that Justin Black is showing up in this ⬇️

A year long study into Jesus' life. I enjoyed it. I thought I knew a lot about Jesus and His time on earth, but doing this year long devotional I learned I didn‘t know as much as I thought. This would be a great year long devotional for anyone wanting to learn more about Jesus. It has daily scriptures, a recap, then questions to answer. I recommend it to everyone.

I first read this book in 5th grade, I think. I enjoyed the reread. Margaret has moved to a new town and will start 6th grade. I laughed at some of the things they did. Her secret friend group had exercises 35 times at night saying, We must....We must....We must increase our bust. I think every girl going into 5th or 6th grade, should read this book.

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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⬇️

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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⬇️

4.5⭐️

A murder from 40 years ago, a family that has a legacy, and a hotel, Rosalie, that has withstood years of hurricanes. Sounds interesting, right? Well, I had a little trouble getting into it. I think because I couldn't figure out, in some parts, who was actually telling the story. But, once I got that figured out, I got into the book, and by the 60% mark, I was flying through it.
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I Read this devotional every year in December. Something always hits me different.

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Mary Stone writes intriguing, suspenseful books. Winter's End was full of suspense and intrigue. Stone developed Winter through the whole series. She even developed the Minor Main Characters. In Winter's End, will Winter finally meet her brother, Justin? I recommend this series.

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I got this last year at Christmas. There were things I liked, but things I didn't. She quoted Harry Potter one day, which to me was wrong. This is a devotional and should only talk about God. Harry Potter is magic, God is real! She quoted a lot of different people throughout, and though I enjoyed some of it, at times to me, it felt like an advertisement for other people's works. If you want a devotional that doesn't go deep, ⬇️

Good, quick history on Abraham Lincoln. I learned somethings I didn't know. For instance, he grew his bread because a little girl wrote to him and said she thought he ought to grow one. Hourly History writes quick synopsis of historical people and events.

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A practical devotional and guide on how to really forgive someone. It is based on God's word and has exercises for every week. It is clinical, but easy to comprehend.

I enjoyed the devotional, as it helped me truly forgive my family from hurts that occurred as a child, teenager, and young adult. It helped me to realize that I can still love them, forgive them, but I don't have to have their toxicity in my life. It helped me realize that no⬇️

This was a concise look at the 1982 Lebanon War. Though it was a military success for Isreal, it was not a political success. 20 years after this fight, Isreal was back in Lebanon fighting Hezbollah. They may have defeated the PLO, but now fight a more powerful enemy in Hezbollah
I enjoy reading these short histories from Hourly History. They condense history into short books that are a quick overview of some part of history.

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Year Without a Summer is about Tambora, a volcano that erupted in 1815. The following year, instead of a normal summer in the northern hemisphere, temperatures were below average, with snow, freezing temperatures and unusual spots on the sun. Though this was interesting, it was not edited very well.

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I enjoyed this book. It made me laugh and cry. Emerson is raising her niece after her brother passed away from cancer. That got me bc my brother passed away from cancer in August, so I felt a connection with the FMC. Emerson's best friend makes up a dectective agency to try to scare Emerson's ex. It ends up with people believing the agency is real and Emerson works for it.

The cast of characters were fun. I did have a problem with Fox⬇️

What a ride! Things are coming to a head. Mary Stone grabbed me at the first, took me for a wild ride, then left me hanging. I want to see what happens when Winter Black finally meets her brother. I hope it's in the next book, because I don't know if my heart will be able to handle another ride like this one!

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4.5 ⭐️

Dolly Parton is an icon. Her life is literally a rags to riches story. I knew some about Parton but learned a lot. She is a woman that has shared her wealth for the good of her family and others. She is a musician, songwriter, movie star, philanthropist, and a business woman. I think one of the best things Parton has done is her Imagination Library, where she sends a book to every child, from birth to 5 years old, to help with⬇️

I love this series, and it's getting really interesting. I love how all the characters have evolved from the start of the series. I love how Stone keeps me interested through the book, and how she leaves me hanging for the next book. I highly, highly recommend this series, if you like FBI, Serial Killer, or Suspense books.

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2.5 ⭐️

The Typewriter and the Guillotine tells the story of two people in France and Germany during the 1930s to 1940s. Janet Flanner, a reporter for the NewYorker, living in Paris and Eugen Weidmann, a German man.

While I found the book interesting, I enjoyed the parts about Weidmann more than the ones about Flanner. The parts about Weidmann seemed, to me, more interesting than the parts about Flanner. Flanner's parts of the book ⬇️

I had never heard of this book, until Sunday morning in church, when our pastor talked about it in his sermon. I laughed and sobbed while reading it. The Herdmen children learn about Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas. If you have never read this book, I highly recommend it!

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A lot of different comic stripes! Baseball, talking school, and Lucy complaining. What could be better!
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A cute book of Snoopy making jokes and entertaining some of the Peanuts Gang. It made me laugh out loud a couple of times.
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Snoopy's imagination is great. He disguises himself as a vulture, Private Investigator, Doctor, Joe Cool and many others. Spending time with Snoopy always makes me smile.

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I read this every year!

So good! Winter's Secret is more about Noah Dillion than about her. At least, I think so. His estranged dad, after twenty years, suddenly appears in his life saying he needs Noah's help. The Russian Mob has kidnapped Noah's step-daughter. Will they ever get his dad to tell them the real reason they have gone after his daughter? How many people will die before they get to the truth? 5⭐️

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I have read quite a few books concerning WWII, but this one was totally different. It's a biography/historical book on Gallagher's mom's family.

Gallagher wrote in a way that transported me to her mom's shoes as a young lady in Estonia. I felt as though I was experiencing everything she did as the USSR and then Germany occupied Estonia. In fact after WWII, the USSR occupied Estonia for 50 more years. ⬇️

I am enjoying this series. Thus is the 5th book in the Winter Black Series. Stone has really developed her in 5 books. Winter has come a long way in just these 5 books. I like that she's realizing she can't handle life all on her own. I appreciate Stone adding new characters into the mix, as well. I get wait to see what happens between Winter and her friends.

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What a book! It grabs you right off. Kelley Armstrong Haven Rock is a spin-off from her Rockton Series. It's captivating, and thrilling. How does she write such captivating books?

Armstrong has created and developed a riveting series. She has developed Casey and Dillon so much from her first book in the Rokton series to now in her latest book in Haven's Rock 'First Sign of Danger.' They are know parents of a 6 month old. While out on ⬇️

Finally finished one of my #ReadYourKindle books for November. It had long chapters. It was more technical about planes than I cared for. Murphy did take me on the journey with him from joining the USAAF to being liberated from a German POW camp .
Middle pick

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Who will build the biggest snowman? Another cute winter book. This focused on helping one another out. Another book for Sloane.

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Not the book, I read but close to it. Santa is looking for Rudolph to help with the sleigh. Where could he be? Cute book. Illustrations good. Another book for Roland.

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Another cute, rhyming book for Sloane and Roland. This was like a sing song in my head as I read it. Great illustration.

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I read all the books we get for gifts for our neighbors children. This one was a funny store. My favorite character was the mouse. The illustrations by Axel Scheffler were amazing.

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I always read the books we get for our neighbors children. I picked this up for their 5 year old. It's cute. It's illustrated really good.

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16: The Trouble With You
2: Business Trip
9: Definitely Maybe Not A Detective
11: The Typewriter and the Guilletin

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While still good, the 3rd book in The Lost Queen Series, I didn't find as good as the first two. The Shadowed Land took us on a journey with Angharad, as she continues to develop as a Wisdom Keeper, and Artur, who follows in his father's footsteps. Languoreth and Lailoken still are prominent in the book. This one wasn't as long as the other two, either. I reread the first two books, since it had been a few years since I read them, before I ⬇️

"..where one burns books, one will soon burn people."

Historical Fiction set during the 1930s and 1940's in France, Germany and the USA. Told from 3 different perspectives and timeliness.

Vivian is trying to get a bill stopped that Sen.Taft has filed in Congress for censorship. Althea is a young American writer asked to come to Germany in 1933 by Joesph Goebbels. She accepts not really knowing what she is about to get in. ⬇️

4.5 ⭐️

Oh my, what a book! You meet someone at a therapy session, and you decide to kill each other's person that won't face justice for what they did. This is the premise of 'Kill For Me, Kill For You.' This book will grab you at the beginning. It is so good. I did figure one thing out at about 70% through it. But was shocked at the last chapter!

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November Wrap-up

Physical Book: 2
E-books: 8
Audiobooks: 4

The In Death Series is probably my favorite series out there. Framed in Death is the 61st book in the series. When I read this series, I feel like I'm visiting old friends. Eve Dallas has grown so much since the first book. J D Robb has developed each character amazingly. Not only the MC's but the other characters as well.

Someone is killing and dressing the victims as paintings from some of the masters of art. Eve is tasked with ⬇️

The Shadowed Land: It began with a dream.

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The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike
Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy
Framed in Death by J D Robb

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My December #ReadYourKindle list
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone that celebrates it🦃