JANUARY 2020:
1.All the Little Liars, by Charlaine Harris – (229 pages) – (mystery) – 1/31/20
2.Daughter, The, by Jane Shemilt – (341 pages) – (suspense/mystery) – 1/17/20
3.Edible Woman, The, by Margaret Atwood – (310 pages) – (literary fiction) – 1/20/20
4.John F. Kennedy, Jr.: America’s Reluctant Prince, by Steven M. Gillon – (408 pages) – (biography) – 1/26/20 -(Nonfiction Challenge)
5.Kiss the Girls & Make Them Cry, by Mary Higgins Clark – (384 pages)- (suspense thriller), 1/2/20 (FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR)
6.Look-Alike, The (e-book), by Erica Spindler (320 pages) – (suspense thriller) – 1/2/20 – (NG – 1/28/20)
7.No Place Like Home, by Rebecca Muddiman – (231 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 1/18/20
8.Normal People (e-book), by Sally Rooney – (268 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 1/6/20
9.Playground, The (e-book), by Jane Shemilt – (369 pages) – (domestic suspense thriller) – 1/10/20
10.Regretting You (e-book), by Colleen Hoover – (354 pages) – (contemporary fiction) -1/14/20
11.Shelter Mountain (e-book), by Robyn Carr – (395 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 1/23/20
12.Such a Perfect Wife (e-book), by Kate White – (362 pages) – (murder mystery) – 1/11/20
13.Vanishing, The (e-book, Fogg Lake #1), by Jayne Ann Krentz – (293 pages) – (paranormal suspense) – 1/30/20
14.When I Was You (e-book), by Minka Kent – (281 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 1/25/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN JANUARY 2020: 14
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN JANUARY 2020: 4,545
BOOKS READ YTD: 14
FAVORITE BOOK IN JANUARY 2020: The Look-Alike, by Erica Spindler
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FEBRUARY 2020:
1.American Dirt (e-book), by Jeanine Cummins – (377 pages) – (literary fiction) – 2/14/20)
2.Becoming, by Michelle Obama – (421 pages) – (memoir) – 2/14/20 (Nonfiction Challenge)
3..Country Guesthouse, The (e-book), by Robyn Carr – (336 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 2/4/20
4.Dead to Her (e-book), by Sarah Pinborough – (400 pages) – (mystery) – 2/27/20
5.Deep State (e-book), by Chris Hauty – (280 pages) – (political thriller) – 2/8/20
6.Housekeeper, The, by Natalie Barelli – (260 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 2/29/20
7.Losing You, by Nicci French – (322 pages) – (suspense thriller) – 2/9/20
8.Perfect Little Children (e-book), by Sophie Hannah – (327 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 2/20/20
9.Wives, The, by Tarryn Fisher – (320 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 2/22/20
10.You Are Not Alone (e-book), by Greer Hendricks/Sarah Pekkanen – (352 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 2/17/20 – (NG – 3/3/20)
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN FEBRUARY 2020: 10
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN FEBRUARY 2020: 3,395
BOOKS READ YTD: 24
FAVORITE BOOKS IN FEBRUARY 2020:
Losing You, by Nicci French and You Are Not Alone, by Greer Hendricks/Sarah Pekkanen
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MARCH 2020:
1.And They Called It Camelot, by Stephanie Marie Thornton – (450 pages) – (fictionalized memoir) – 3/24/20
2.Coconut Layer Cake Murder (e-book), by Joanne Fluke – (352 pages) – (murder mystery) – 3/11/20
3.Eight Perfect Murders (e-book), by Peter Swanson – (288 pages) – (murder mystery) – 3/20/20
4.Heaven Adjacent (e-book), by Catherine Ryan Hyde – (320 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 3/28/20
5.Mssing Sister, The (e-book), by Elle Marr – (294 pages) – (thriller) – 3/21/20 (Amazon freebie)
6.Other Mrs., The (e-book), by Mary Kubica – (361 pages) – (thriller) – 3/18/20
7.Pretty as a Picture (e-book), by Elizabeth Little – (333 pages) – (murder mystery) – 3/14/20
8.Red Lotus, The (e-book), by Chris Bohjalian – (400 pages) – (mystery/suspense) – 3/8/20 – (NG-3/17/20)
9.Wallis In Love, by Andrew Morton – (334 pages) – (nonfiction/biography) – 3/27/20 – (Nonfiction Challenge)
10.When You See Me (e-book), by Lisa Gardner – (382 pages) – (mystery/thriller) – 3/4/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN MARCH 2020: 10
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN MARCH 2020: 3,514
BOOKS READ YTD: 34
FAVORITE BOOKS IN MARCH 2020:
The Other Mrs., by Mary Kubica
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APRIL 2020:
1.Cornelli (e-book), by Johanna Spyri – (146 pages) – (historical fiction) – 4/4/20
2.Cross Her Heart (e-book), by Melinda Leigh – (319 pages) – (murder mystery) – 4/8/20
3.Follow Me (e-book), by Kathleen Barber – (334 pages) – (thriller) – 4/4/20
4.Mrs. (e-book), by Caitlin Macy – (352 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 4/20/20
5.New Girl, The (e-book), by Harriet Walker – (304 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 4/26/20 – (NG-5/19/20)
6.New Husband, The (e-book), by D.J. Palmer – (379 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 4/29/20
7.Operator, The, by Gretchen Berg- (337 pages) – (historical fiction) – 4/1/20
8.Redhead by the Side of the Road (e-book), by Anne Tyler – (192 pages) – (literary fiction) – 4/24/20
9.Safe House (e-book), by Jo Jakeman – (352 pages) – (thriller) – 4/17/20
10. Sea Glass Cottage, The (e-book), by RaeAnne Thayne – (384 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 4/11/20
11.Separation Anxiety (e-book), by Laura Zigman – (284 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 4/14/20
12.Something She’s Not Telling Us (e-book), by Darcey Bell – (317 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 4/22/20
13.Watergate Girl, The, by Jill Wine-Banks – (238 pages) – (memoir, nonfiction) – 4/6/20 – (Nonfiction Challenge)
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN APRIL 2020: 13
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN APRIL 2020: 3,938
BOOKS READ YTD: 47
FAVORITE BOOKS IN APRIL 2020:
Redhead by the Side of the Road, by Anne Tyler
The Watergate Girl, by Jill Wine-Banks
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MAY 2020:
1.A Good Marriage (e-book), by Kimberly McCreight – (387 pages) – (murder mystery) – 5/26/20
2.Big Summer (e-book), by Jennifer Weiner – (352 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 5/6/20 – (NG-5/5/20)
3.Crime Scene (e-book), by Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman – (381 pages) – (mystery) – 5/23/20
4.Dilemma, The (e-book), by B. A. Paris – (384 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 5/31/20 – (NG-6/30/20)
5.Girl in White Gloves, The, by Kerri Maher – (364 pages) – (fictionalized biography) – 5/9/20
6.Have You Seen Me? (e-book), by Kate White – (384 pages) – (thriller) – 5/8/20
7.Hungry Heart (e-book), by Jennifer Weiner – (402 pages) – (memoir) – 5/16/20 – (Nonfiction Reading Challenge)
8.Last House Guest, The (e-book), by Megan Miranda – (353 pages) – (suspense thriller) -5/22/20
9.Little Secrets (e-book), by Jennifer Hillier – (338 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 5/12/20
10.My Dark Vanessa, by Kate Elizabeth Russell – (369 pages) – (contemporary/literary fiction) – 5/30/20
11.On Ocean Boulevard (e-book), by Mary Alice Monroe – (384 pages) – (contemporary fiction) 5/2/20 -(NG – 5/19/20)
12.Sea of Lost Girls, The (e-book), by Carol Goodman – (315 pages) – (thriller) – 5/28/20
13.Sweeney Sisters, The (e-book), by Lian Dolan – (304 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 5/20/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN MAY 2020: 13
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN MAY 2020: 4,717 pages
BOOKS READ YTD: 60
FAVORITE BOOKS FOR MAY:
Little Secrets, by Jennifer Hillier
Have You Seen Me, by Kate White
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JUNE 2020:
1.After Anna (e-book), by Alex Lake – (407 pages) – (thriller) – 6/2/20
2.A Piece of the World (e-book), by Christina Baker Kline – (325 pages) – (fictionalized biography) – 6/5/20
3.A Week at the Shore (e-book), by Barbara Delinsky – (406 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 6/13/20
4.Closer You Get, The (e-book), by Mary Torjussen – (351 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 6/12/20
5.Flatshare, The, by Beth O’Leary – (325 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 6/9/20
6.Golden Cage, The (e-book), by Camilla Lackberg – (352 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 6/30/20 – (NG-7/7/20)
7.Guest List, The (e-book), by Lucy Foley – (320 pages) – (thriller) – 6/27/20
8.Pretty Things (e-book), by Janelle Brown (474 pages) – (suspense thriller) – 6/19/20
9.Swan Song (e-book), by Lisa Alther – (240 pages) – (literary fiction) – 6/20/20
10.This Is How I Lied (e-book), by Heather Gudenkauf – (336 pages) – (thriller) – 6/10/20
11.Watch Me Disappear (e-book), by Janelle Brown – (176 pages) – (domestic mystery) – 6/6/20
12.You Can’t Catch Me (e-book), by Catherine McKenzie – (327 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 6/22/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN JUNE 2020: 12
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN JUNE 2020: 4039
BOOKS READ YTD: 72
FAVORITE BOOKS FOR JUNE:
The Flatshare, by Beth O’Leary
The Closer You Get, by Mary Torjussen
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JULY 2020:
1.Dead Letters (e-book), by Caite Dolan-Leach -(332 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 7/4/20
2.Friends & Strangers (e-book), by J. Courtney Sullivan – (416 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 7/31/20
3.Girl from Widow Hills, The (e-book), by Megan Miranda – (332 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 7/21/20
4.Half Sister, The (e-book), by Sandie Jones – (304 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 7/6/20
5.House Guest, The (e-book), by Mark Edwards – (294 pages) – (thriller) – 7/2/20
6.Night Swim, The (e-book), by Megan Goldin – (352 pages) – (thriller) – 7/28/20 (NG-8/4/20)
7.Nomadland (e-book), by Jessica Bruder – (287 pages) – (nonfiction) – 7/15/20
8.Playing Nice (e-book), by JP Delaney – (417 pages) – (domestic suspense) – 7/25/20 – (NG-7/28/20)
9.Request, The (e-book), by David Bell – (403 pages) – (suspense thriller) – 7/26/20
10.Safe Place, The (e-book), by Anna Downes – (342 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 7/24/20
11.Stranger in the Lake (e-book), by Kimberly Belle – (352 pages) – (mystery) – 7/13/20
12.Swap, The (e-book), by Robyn Harding – (315 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 7/10/20
13.Too Much & Never Enough (e-book), by Mary L Trump, Ph.D. – (236 pages) – (nonfiction) – 7/16/20
14.What You Wish For (e-10book), by Katherine Center – (320 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 7/8/20 – (NG-7/14/20)
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN JULY 2020: 14
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN JULY 2020: 4,702
BOOKS READ YTD: 86
Favorite Fiction:
Playing Nice, by JP Delaney
The Request, by David Bell
Favorite Nonfiction:
Too Much and Never Enough, by Mary Trump
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AUGUST 2020:
1.Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing (e-book), by Allison Winn Scotch – (328 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 8/22/20
2.End of Her, The (e-book), by Shari Lapena – (347 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 8/12/20
3.He Started It (e-book), by Samantha Downing – (400 pages) – (suspense thriller) – 8/24/20
4.His & Hers (e-book), by Alice Feeney – (304 pages) – (thriller) – 4/8/20
5.Home Before Dark (e-book), by Riley Sager – (297 pages)- (thriller) – 8/31/20
6.Imperfect Women (e-book), by Araminta Hall -(287 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 8/15/20
7.Just Between Us (e-book), by Rebecca Drake – (372 pages) – (domestic suspense) – 8/5/20
8.My Pear-Shaped Life, by Carmel Harrington – (367 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 8/10/20
9.Paris Never Leaves You (e-book), by Ellen Feldman – (347 pages) – (historical fiction) – 8/19/20
10.Switch, The (e-book), by Beth O’Leary – (328 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 8/28/20
11.Until I Find You (e-book), by Rea Frey – (320 pages) – (thriller) – 8/3/20 – (NG-8/11/20)
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN AUGUST 2020: 11
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN AUGUST 2020: 3,797
BOOKS READ YTD: 97
FAVORITE TITLES:
The End of Her, by Shari Lapena
His & Hers, by Alice Feeney
The Switch, by Beth O’Leary
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SEPTEMBER 2020:
1.Don’t Look for Me (e-book), by Wendy Walker – (352 pages) – (thriller) – 9/2/20 – (NG-9/15/20)
2.Final Cut (e-book), by S.J. Watson – (360 pages) – (mystery) – 9/16/20
3.Girls of Summer (e-book), by Nancy Thayer – (305 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 9/7/20
4.Heart Bones (e-book), by Colleen Hoover – (251 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 9/4/20
5.Little Disasters (e-book), by Sarah Vaughan – (420 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 9/10/20
6.Monogamy (e-book), by Sue Miller – (352 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 9/19/20
7.Three Perfect Liars (e-book), by Heidi Perks – (333 pages) – (thriller) – 9/30/20
8.Unfollow Me (e-book), by Charlotte Duckworth – (288 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 9/12/20
9.When She Was Good (e-book), by Michael Robotham – (349 pages) – (thriller) – 9/26/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN SEPTEMBER 2020: 9
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN SEPTEMBER 2020: 3,010
BOOKS READ YTD: 106
FAVORITE TITLES:
Don’t Look for Me, by Wendy Walker
Monogamy, by Sue Miller
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OCTOBER 2020:
1.Confessions on the 7:45 (e-book), by Lisa Unger – (352 pages) – (mystery) – 10/13/20
2.Invisible Girl (e-book), by Lisa Jewell – (353 pages) – (mystery) – 10/27/20)
3.Library of Lost & Found, The (e-book), by Phaedra Patrick – (368 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 10/11/20
4.Life in Pieces (e-book),by Dawn O’Porter (320 pages) – (memoir) – 10/9/20
5.Lost for Words Bookshop, The (e-book), by Stephanie Butland – (335 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 10-24-20)
6.Rage (e-book), by Bob Woodward – (480 pages) – (memoir) – 10/16/20
7.Remain Silent (e-book), by Susie Steiner – (307 pages) – (mystery) – 10/19/20
8.Return to Virgin River (e-book), by Robyn Carr – (258 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 10/20/20
9.To Tell You the Truth (e-book), by Gilly Macmillan – (320 pages) – (thriller) – 10/3/20
10.Truth About Melody Browne, The (e-book), by Lisa Jewell – (359 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 10/6/20
11.You Should Have Known (e-book), by Jean Hanff Korelitz – (437 pages) (literary fiction) – 10/30/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN OCTOBER 2020: 11
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN OCTOBER 2020: 3,889
BOOKS READ YTD: 117
FAVORITE TITLES:
Confessions on the 7:45, by Lisa Unger
Rage, by Bob Woodward
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NOVEMBER 2020:
1.Don’t Make a Sound, by T. R. Ragan – (285 pages) – (thriller) – 11/21/20
2.Finding Mrs. Ford (e-book), by Deborah Goodrich Royce – (299 pages) (mystery) – 11/10/20
3.House of Correction (e-book), by Nicci French – (487 pages) – (murder mystery) – 11/6/20
4.I’ll Be Seeing You (e-book), by Elizabeth Berg – (224 pages) – (memoir) – 11/24/20
5.Lost and Found Bookshop, The, by Susan Wiggs – (365 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 11/19/20
6.Next Wife, The (e-book), by Liz Lawler – (329 pages) – (suspense thriller) – 11/14/20
7.Out of Her Mind (e-book), by T. R. Ragan – (285 pages) – (thriller) – 11/30/20
8.Silent Wife, The (e-book), by Karin Slaughter – (487 pages) – (thriller) – 11/3/20
9.Take It Back (e-book), by Kia Abdullah – (304 pages) – (legal thriller) – (NG-12/8/20) – 11/27/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN NOVEMBER 2020: 9
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN NOVEMBER 2020: 3.065
BOOKS READ YTD: 126
FAVORITE TITLES:
I’ll Be Seeing You, by Elizabeth Berg
The Lost & Found Bookshop, by Susan Wiggs
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DECEMBER 2020:
1.Arrangement, The (e-book), by Robyn Harding – (353 pages) – (thriller) – 12/31/20
2..Behind the Red Door (e-book), by Megan Collins – (301 pages) – (psychological thriller) – 12/25/20
3.Christmas Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella – (424 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 12/7/20
4.Clear My Name, by Paula Daly – (293 pages) – (murder mystery) 12/13/20
5.Cruel Winter (e-book, County Cork Mystery), by Sheila Connolly – (298 pages) – (cozy mystery) – 12/22/20
6.Dirt (e-book), by Mary Marantz – (260 pages) – (Memoir) – 12/19/20) – (Nonfiction Reading Challenge)
7.Girl in the Mirror, The (e-book), by Rose Carlyle – (293 pages) – (thriller) – 12/8/20
8.Goodnight Beautiful (e-book), by Aimee Molloy – (293 pages) – (domestic thriller) – 12/11/20
9.I Was Told It Would Get Easier, by Abbi Waxman – (328 pages) – (contemporary fiction) – 12/4/20
10.Last Wife, The (e-book), by Karen Hamilton – (302 pages) – (thriller) – 12/28/20
11.Lies You Told, The (e-book), by Harriet Tyce – (286 pages) – (psychological mystery) – 12/29/20
12.Open House (e-book), by Katie Sise – (272 pages) – (mystery) – 12/5/20
13.Rodham, by Curtis Sittenfeld – (417 pages) – (fictionalized biography) – 12/17/20
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NUMBER OF BOOKS READ IN DECEMBER 2020: 13
NUMBER OF PAGES READ IN DECEMBER 2020: 4,120
BOOKS READ YTD: 139
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FAVORITE TITLES:
The Lies You Told, by Harriet Tyce
Clear My Name, by Paula Daly
The Girl in the Mirror, by Rose Carlyle
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