The Martian by Andy Wier is a book that would fit into the following categories for the 2018 reading challenge, Noteworthy and Acclaimed, It’s All About the Destination, Pay it Forward, and lastly, it’s a little bit of stretch but – Hidden in Plain Sight (because he wrote the book as serial format on his website) My husband read this book, my interest was piqued so I read this book, then I sent this book to my mom. This is a…
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…
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…
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…