Reading Thread/Goals for 2025

[Lumpy1106]

4/20, Marie Benedict, "The Only Woman in the Room". 4/5 stars. The true story of Hedy Lamarr. She married Fredrich Mandl, who made his fortune selling arms to the Nazis among others. Hedy had first-hand knowledge of actions that she believed could have been used to save lives had she acted on this knowledge. She later invented a means of controlling torpedoes, but the Navy refused to use it. A very interesting life, the book was OK.

 

[cayennews]

#7 Criminal by Karin Slaughter. Part of the Will Trent series. Very hard to put down.

 

[bobbiwoz]

15/50
“In the Darkest Hour” by Anna Carlisle, the third book in the series. They are light reading. 4/5

 

[RangerPooh]

3/15 Blue Lake Mysteries #6: Murder on the Ballot. By Hadley Knox

 

[WilliamNels]

Sounds like a great goal! I’m aiming for 20 books this year—trying to be realistic with my schedule but still push myself to read more. Any standout recommendations from your 2024 reads?

 

[DisneyHardin]

3/32 - Bookshop by the Bay - Pamela Kelley - A cute, but super predictable book about 2 ladies who purchase a small town bookstore together.

 

[Kirby]

#7 - Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter by Lisa Patton
Genre - General Fiction
This is the author's first book. It's also the first book in a trilogy. It's okay. I haven't decided yet if I will read the next book.

#8 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Genre - Young Adult Dystopian
This is book one of four books in the Arc of a Scythe series. It is okay, I have chosen not to continue on in the series.

 

[wvjules]

#5 A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - This is book #2 in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I won't post book details due to potential spoilers. 656 pages

#6 A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas - This is book #3 in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I won't post book details due to potential spoilers. 736 pages.

I could not put books 2 and 3 of this series down. They are a bit long so they took a little more time to read but every spare minute I had went to reading these books. .

I now have book 4. It came earlier than expected so as soon as I finish the last few chapters of A Court of Wings and Ruin I will immediately start A Court of Frost and Starlight as my 7th book of the year. It is short at only 272 pages so it seems like it's more of a filler before the final book. I'm already getting sad that I'm almost done with the series.

 

[RangerPooh]

4/15 Blue Lake Mysteries #7: Murder Matinee. By Hadley Knox

 

[GsR80]

5/15 The Testaments