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Still Life – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

Still Life – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

Still Life by Louise Penny is a cozy mystery taking place in Three Pines,  a small village in Quebec, Canada.  It would be a great pick for the Sleuthing, First Things First, Noteworthy and Acclaimed as well as It’s all about the Destination categories in the 2018 reading challenge.   Nothing ever goes wrong in Three Pines.  Until,  the body of a well-loved member of the community is found lying dead in the maple woods.   The community works together to find out…

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My Life as a White Trash Zombie – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

My Life as a White Trash Zombie – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

My Life as a White Trash Zombie   by Diana Rowland is an urban fantasy novel about, you guessed it Zombies.   This is the first in the series and would fit into the First things First category for the 2018 reading challenge.   It would also work as the Sleuthing category as the plot unfolds as a mystery. This book takes a somewhat typical origin story that unfold within the first 15-20 pages, “I’m not sure what happened but brains sound good right…

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The Name of the Wind – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

The Name of the Wind – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss had a birthday this year.  The ten-year anniversary edition came out in October, below is a picture of the latest cover art.  This would be a good pick for the 2018 reading challenge as it would fit into the multiple categories: The Big Bad (depending on version, other versions hover just shy of 700 pages.)  Noteworthy and Acclaimed, Time Warp, First things First,  The Re-Read, Hidden in Plain Sight, Read and Review and…

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Outlander – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

Outlander – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

If you’ve survived your 20s you might have had to choose between two people to date.  Imagine that scenario but escalated to choosing between two different time periods. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon would be an excellent choice for the following categories in the 2018 reading challenge:  The Big Bad as it comes in at 850 pages, Noteworthy and Acclaimed for being a RITA Award for best romance in 1991, Time Warp for historical fiction/science fiction/time travel, It’s All about the…

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