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Book Number: 29

Number of Pages: 294

Book Title: A Tapestry of Secrets

Author: Sarah Loudin Thomas

Summary: For decades, Perla Phillips has hidden the truth. Now she is prepared to open the past to her family, but the opportunity is suddenly snatched from her. Will she have waited too long?

Review: The third book in a series, but stands alone well. I didn't even realize it was part of a series until I had finished. Likeable, rich characters in a well-plotted story.

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Book Number: 54

Number Of Pages: 383

Book Title: Béthanie Wilder

Author: Anne Robillard

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Book Number: 60

Number Of Pages: 349

Book Title: The Mistake I Made

Author: Paula Daly

Summary: Single mother Roz is finding it very difficult to make ends meet, then an unusual opportunity presents itself.

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Book Number: 64

Number of Pages: 280

Book Title: The Haunting of West 10th Street

Author: Helen Phifer

Summary: Detectives connect a murder in an old apartment attic to a murder in the same place 50 years before. It could be something occult going on...

Review: 5/5 This is a fun start to a new series. The fact that it was something ritualistic and whatnot made it way more fun to figure out all the plots. 

 

Book Number: 65

Number of Pages: 297

Book Title: The Puppet Master

Author: Jenny O'Brien

Summary: 2-year-old Casey is left behind with a note stating to not find her mother. It reads of desperation and someone needing help. Alana, dealing with trauma - both mental and physical- from an accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down must help the little girl and her mother before things go wrong. 

Review: 4.5/5 Alana struggling to balance her new way of life with solving a horrific crime is something incredible to behold. Plus... there is a cat. His name is Goose. 

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Book Number: 61

Number Of Pages: 373

Book Title: The Girl From the Train

Author: Irma Joubert

Summary: Gretl is the only survivor after a train bound for Auschitz is accidentally bombed. Jakób takes her in.

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Book Number: 55

Number Of Pages: 496

Book Title: Secrets in the Dark

Author: Darcy Coates

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Book Number: 62

Number Of Pages: 284

Book Title: An Amish Courtship

Author: Jan Drexler

Summary: Samuel Lapp doesn't really fit in with his Amish communitt until Mary Hochstetter moves in next door.

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Book Number: 13

Number Of Pages: 245

Book Title: War of the Seasons, Book 3: The Hunter

Author: Janine K. Spendlove

Summary: The world of Ailionora unites to stop Winter's plan of unleashing Chaos on all worlds. 

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Book Number: 181
Number Of Pages: 120
Book Title: Amityville Horrible
Author: Kelley Armstrong


Book Number: 182
Number Of Pages: 352
Book Title: After Life
Author: Melissa de la Cruz


Book Number: 183
Number Of Pages: 368
Book Title: After Death
Author: Melissa de la Cruz


Book Number: 184
Number Of Pages: 400
Book Title: Flameskin
Author: Camille Longley


Book Number: 185
Number Of Pages: 404
Book Title: Bitter Blood
Author: Rachel Caine


Book Number: 186
Number Of Pages: 352
Book Title: Fall of Night
Author: Rachel Caine


Book Number: 187
Number Of Pages: 368
Book Title: Daylighters
Author: Rachel Caine


Book Number: 188
Number Of Pages: 230
Book Title: Prince of Wolves
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 189
Number Of Pages:223
Book Title: Blood Rites
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 190
Number Of Pages: 239 
Book Title: Just One Drop
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 191
Number Of Pages: 253
Book Title: Out of the Dark
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 192
Number Of Pages: 374
Book Title: Beyond the Veil
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 193
Number Of Pages: 292
Book Title: Fate and Fury
Author:  Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 194
Number Of Pages: 307
Book Title: Sacrifice of Love
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 195
Number Of Pages: 160
Book Title: Sacred Silence
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 196
Number Of Pages: 278
Book Title: Luna of Mine
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 197
Number Of Pages: 124
Book Title: Piercing Silence
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 198
Number Of Pages: 229
Book Title: Den of Sorrows
Author: Quinn Loftis


Book Number: 199
Number Of Pages:  434
Book Title: The Burning Claw
Author: Quinn Loftis

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Book Number: 56

Number Of Pages: 195

Book Title: Les Contes Interdits : Le Petit Prince

Author: L.P. Sicard

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Book Number: 30

Number Of Pages: 354

Book Title: The Ghost Bride

Author: Yangsze Choo

Summary: Li Lan, a motherless Chinese maiden in the British colony of Malaya, whose opium-addicted father has betrothed her to the deceased son of a wealthy family, accidentally finds herself roaming the Plains of the Dead - a terrifying afterworld where ghosts wait around to be judged, punished or reborn to new lives.

Review: I did not find Li Lan a particularly sympathetic character, but the mythology was fascinating. I was disappointed by the ending.

 

 

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Book Number: 63

Number Of Pages: 211

Book Title: Everything For a Dog

Author: Ann M. Martin

Summary: Bone and his sister Squirrel are stray pups born in a shed but things change after their mother fails to return one day.

 

Book Number: 64

Number Of Pages: 232

Book Title: A Wrinkle in Time

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Summary: Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe set off to find Meg's father.

 

Book Number: 65

Number Of Pages: 213

Book Title: The Sky is Falling

Author: Kit Pearson

Summary: Norah and her brother Gavin are evacuated from England to Canada during the Second World War.

 

Book Number: 66

Number Of Pages: 178

Book Title: Looking at the Moon

Author: Kit Pearson

Summary: Three years later Norah and Gavin are still in Canada.

 

Book Number: 67

Number Of Pages: 172

Book Title: The Lights Go On Again

Author: Kit Pearson

Summary: Norah and Gavin have been in Canada now for five years and the war is ending. Norah is eager to go home but Gavin barely remembers England.

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Book Number: 31

Number Of Pages: 325

Book Title: After The Shadows

Author: Amanda Cabot

Summary: Emily sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight but what awaits her back in Sweetwater Crossing is far from the welcome and comfort she seeks.

Review: The setting, the characters, the mystery, the love story all kept me entranced to the end.

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Book Number: 57

Number Of Pages: 353

Book Title: Les jeux du pouvoir T1: Les Pions

Author: Danielle Dumais 

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Book Number: 68

Number Of Pages: 422

Book Title: Counting Lost Stars

Author: Kim van Alkemade

Summary: Switching between World War Two Netherlands and 1960's New York, this compelling tale of two female computer operators moves in unexpected ways.

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Book Number: 32

Number Of Pages: 282

Book Title: Sweet Spot

Author: Amy Ettinger

Summary: A journalist channels her ice cream obsession, scouring the United States for the best artisanal brands and delving into the history of ice cream and frozen treats in America.

Review: One of my walking buddies gave this to all the rest of us for Christmas because we are collectively known as the "Ice Cream Girls" for our infamous parties at Friendly's. I won't tell her, but this book was a bore.

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Book Number: 58

Number Of Pages: 756 (plus +/- 30 pages of glossary, summary of book 1, and first chapter of book 3 for a total of 784)

Book Title: Well of Ascension (Mistborn book 2)

Author: Brandon Sanderson

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Book Number: 66

Number of Pages: 381

Book Title: Lone Wolf

Author: L.T. Vargus/Tim McBain/E.M. Smith

Summary: Victor Loshak is back, and he's trying to find a serial killer who keeps sending packages of body parts to podcasters. 

Review: 4.5/5 Loshak never disappoints! He's the best FBI profiler that I've ever read about. His friendship with Spinks, the reporter/FBI consultant, also makes me laugh. 

 

Book Number: 67

Number of Pages: 297

Book Title: The Au Pair

Author: Jane Branshaw

Summary: Alice goes missing from her new job as an au pair to two young girls, and Donna is going to find out what happened to her. 

Review: 4.5/5 This book threw me for a loop, as I had no idea that the bad guy was the bad guy for most of the book. I liked it. Well done author. 

 

Book Number: 68

Number of Pages: 334

Book Title: The Arsenic Eater's Wife

Author: Tonya Mitchell

Summary: Constance finds herself on trial for the murder of her husband, William, however she didn't commit it. 

Review: 5/5 The fact that this is based on a true story and follows the actual woman's life until after a certain point is amazing to me. I thoroughly recommend and liked this novel. 

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Book Number: 14

Number Of Pages: 550

Book Title: Howlsage

Author: Brock Eastman

Summary: Taylor Rivers was thrust into the role of demon hunter at 15 years old after the death of his father. Now he must learn to become a demon hunter and banish the Howlsage before it reaches peak strength on Halloween.

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Book Number: 69

Number Of Pages: 436

Book Title: The Second Chance Store

Author: Lauren Bravo

Summary: After being made redundant, Gwen starts volunteering at a local charity shop.

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Book Number: 59

Number Of Pages: 656

Book Title: The Boneshard War

Author: Andrea Stewart

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Book Number: 70

Number Of Pages: 220

Book Title: The Girl in the Well is Me

Author: Karen Rivers

Summary: During an initiation rite, Kammie falls into a well.

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Book Number: 60

Number Of Pages: 336

Book Title: Felix Vortan et l'énigme du coffre noir

Author: L.-P. Sicard

 

Book Number: 61

Number Of Pages: 280

Book Title: Un roman dont vous êtes la victime: Maleficarum

Author: Alexandre Charbonneau

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Book Number: 69

Number of Pages: 310

Book Title: The Therapy Room

Author: Sam Baron

Summary: Susan Parker's husband passed away from alleged unaliving a year before our story, and the FBI profiler is still trying to cope. The notorious serial killer, Splinter, seems to have been found dead, and now Susan has to figure out why. 

Review: 5/5 This novel gets a 5/5 purely for the main character's daughter, Natalie; She's deaf, and she's adorable. Her relationship with her family is adorable. The one problem I had with this book was the fact that Susan told me upfront that she has autism and OCD. Which... don't tell me that, let me read and figure that out myself. 

 

Book Number: 70

Number of Pages: 351

Book Title: The Unquiet Bones

Author: Loreth Ann White

Summary: Young teen's body is found under a chapel, and our cop, Jane, gets to figure out what happened, regardless of the lies the dead girl's friends told nearly 50 years earlier. 

Review: 5/5 The plot twist in the last two or three chapters got me. I had zero idea that the book would go into this particular track. Great book, interesting read and I really liked how the author weaves the words around poor Annaliese, our victim, and the people in her lives.  

 

 

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Book Number: 33

Number Of Pages: 413

Book Title: A Light in the Window

Author: Jan Karon

Summary: Father Tim is back in this 2nd book in the Mitford series. Father Tim is clueless about love as he grows increasingly captivated by his neighbor, Cynthia.

Review: I love the quirky, funny people in Mitford. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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