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by Jodi Picoult

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Challenge read a book that was on a best seller list in 2024. On the New York Times Best Seller List

The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides

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Amazing. So detailed and captivating. I never would have guessed the plot twist. I love this book.

Long Island
by Colm Tóibín

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The challenge was to read a book on a best of 2024 list. Long Island was on Time Magazine’s best books of 2024.

The God Of The Woods
by Liz Moore

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Challenge: Read a book that was on a best of 2024 list. This book was on the New York Times Best Books of 2024 List. This is such an incredible read. This is very much in line with the type of novels I usually read. Past and present timelines intersecting, multiple perspectives crossing each other's paths, and a couple of mysteries to solve. One of the best things about this one is the ending. I will not spoil anything, but these types of stories often have endings that are not so black and white, and feel half complete. But this ending was so satisfying, and made the whole book come together.

Just For The Summer
by Abby Jimenez

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January's Reading Challenge was to read a book listed as a top read in 2024. "Just for the Summer "was a 2024 GMA Book Club pick and a Nominee for both the Favorite Romance Book of 2024 and favorite Audiobook 2024 and received a 2024 Good Reads Choice Award. This book is a Rom Com with some serious themes built in. Besides the usual "sexual" tension throughout the book, Abby Jimenez deals with mental health problems, childhood trauma issues and a host of other contemporary problems ... in a deep, touching yet lighthearted kind of way. For me, it was just what the doctor ordered... I'm a slow reader and it took me only 3 days because I couldn't put it down.... This book warmed my heart on these cold days!

Wicked Nix
by Lena Coakley

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A very magical and enchanting book ??

Emma And The Love Spell
by Meredith Ireland

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This book was one of my favorite books ever ! In the story , Nobody knows that Emma is a which {other than her parents because they told her not to tell anybdy that she is a witch . } I always wanted to read more of the story to see if she broke her promise or if someone finds out ! It is so cool how Emma faces many problems , like her best friend moving and someone finds out that she is a witch and even more problems like those , but there was always a soulution to it ! I also like the book because it is realistic fiction but has a fantasy twist to make the book interesting .

The Sequel
by Jean Hanff Korelitz

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JANUARY 2025 challenge - Read a Best Seller 2024 list - NY Times Best Seller List Not a promising start to the new year a year long reading program on a positive note. Over written, boring at parts that made no sense even when it came to the ending and there were so many endings and far two many plot twists - The basic plot kept sounding familiar as if I have read this before only better which I think even the author knows the basic plot was done before that she just kept adding endings without being original just ridiculous.

Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar

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This book is meeting the January challenge to find a book on a 2024 top book list. The book meets the challenge because it was on the Time Magazine's 100 Must Read Books of 2024. Can I add more stars? A magnificent journey with Cyrus Shams and his family and friends. Kaveh Akbar writes like a dream even when dreams and reality are carefully examined from the perspective of Cyrus and all the other characters. Whole chapters dedicated to his dad, his mom, his uncle and others from their point of view. All in the quest of living a whole, real life and what it means to be a martyr in the most organic sense.

Different Seasons
by Stephen King

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Challenge: Read a book of short stories. This book meets the challenge by being a collection of five iconic stories written by King. This is great for anyone who says they do not like horror. Over time all of these stories have become iconic and they all could earn 5 stars on their own.