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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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11/22/63 – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

11/22/63 – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

Sometimes it’s hard enough to pick a book to read that’s 350 pages.   Now double that!  That can be quite the commitment to take on for your leisure reading.  You might as well enjoy yourself while conquering the Big Bad category of the 2018 reading challenge. 11/22/63 by Stephen King is not the classic horror that King is know for.  11/22/63 is fiction, speculative fiction, true crime, historical fiction, science fiction/fantasy.  This one is a complex melting pot of genres. …

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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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The Nightingale – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

The Nightingale – 2018 Reading Challenge Suggestion

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah has received a lot of love since being published in 2015.  The literary awards received include: Audie Award for Fiction (2016) and Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction (2015).  If you take a peak at either amazon.com or Goodreads, you’ll see an impressive 5 star rating with over 35K reviews.  This book falls into the following categories for the 2018 reading challenge: Noteworthy and Acclaimed, Time Warp, It’s All About the Destination. Hannah impresses with this piece of historical…

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