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OCTOBER 2024 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

Hello readers, October is here. I am ready for the cooler temperatures. This is one of the best times of the year to relax with a good book and some hot tea or cocoa.

 

Please share your likes and dislikes, and we do not judge. No matter what Genre you choose to read. 

 

I have just finished House Divided (A Joe DeMarco Thriller) by Mike Lawson. 

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I treated myself at Costco today and picked up The Housemaid Is Watching.  I really liked the first two.  May start it tonite. Freida (the author) has a twisted mind. Cat LOL

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I recently read " Blue Sisters,by Coco Mellors. It is a story about 3 sisters returning to NY.C after the death of a fourth sister. It is about what it takes to keep living after loss and addiction. It has a good an realistic ending and was a satisfying read.

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I just picked up Killing the Witches by Bill O'Reilly.  It's all about the Salem witch trials, I live in RI so not too far from Salem,  just seems fitting this time of year!   I've read many of the Killing series and they are excellent books if anyone is interested.

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I just finished The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. I had stopped and started this book for the last 6 months. There are a lot of characters with complex (I thought) stories. A third into it, it caught me and I couldn't stop.

The writing is beautiful. The insight into customs, traditions, intergenerational trauma, told from the perspective of Malayalam people in India and the Europeans there during India's colonization is fascinating. I loved everything about this book and it has really sparked an interest in learning more about the country! I will definitely read Cutting for Stone, another book by this author. 

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The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel is one of those books where college friends meet in an unusual setting, and disturbing things happen. I don't seek out new releases, but the title had me grabbing it off the shelf.

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Just finished The New Couple in Apartment 5b....It was very good, reminded me a lot in the beginning of Rosemary's Baby..It held my interest and kept me guessing and trying to figure it all out.... 

 

 

I am now starting The Secret Daughter, by Kelly Rimmer.....

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Today I finished Spirit Crossing by William Kent Krueger.  This is a new book in the Cork O'Connor series.  I really liked this book and recommend it highly.  The entire series is excellent.  The mystery in this book involves missing and endangered Native American girls and young women.  I appreciate how the author weaves lessons about culture in with the mystery plot. 

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I finished listening toTHE SMALL AND THE MIGHTY by Sharon McMahon (sharonsaysso on Instagram). I've been following Sharon since 2020 and have been in all of her book clubs since she started the private groups.  This is one of my favorite places on the interwebs, so I am very biased.  However, this thread is another one of my happy places, so I also want to be critical for you.  The book tells various stories about 12 Americans - many woven together - of how one person was able to effect huge, positive change. My critique (really for many of the products she puts out) is that she likes to include a lot of background and sometimes I just want to focus on the main point.  Also, as I was listening, there were a few places where she referred to a prior subject and it made me have to rewind to make sure I was hearing correctly (maybe makes more sense in book form.) I'm going to assume your library will have a long wait list for this one! Recommended if you want to read true stories that will leave you feeling hopeful.

 

I traveled to DC to see her this past weekend. She's known as "America's Government Teacher", so seemed like the ideal place to see her and sightsee. Edited to add - this was funny...her merch line was insane.  The theater had a huge lobby and it wound all around the room.  Everyone was in the merch line. Nobody was at the bar. (Ok - I was at the bar.  I don't need merch!)

 

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because I was traveling, that gave me the chance to play "what's on my Kindle?) It was Freida McFadden's short story THE WIDOW'S HUSBAND'S SECRET LIE . It was silly and ridiculous, and I'd like to think it was meant to be. ☺️

 

Currently learning about serial killers in SanFran.

 

 

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@Alter Ego 

 

How exciting to be able to see an author that you appreciate their body of work in person.