It's Monday!! What Are YOU Reading? - 1/26/2026

                                         

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I hope you had a great reading week.

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This is a weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at BOOK DATE!

Post the books completed, the books you are currently reading, and the books you hope to finish at some point.

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Books Completed:

ALL IN HER HANDS by Audrey Black - review will be on February 25, 2026.

Excellent writing and historical information, but a bit too long.

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A GOOD ANIMAL by Sara Maurer - spotlight will be on February 24, 2026.

Not my cup of tea.

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WHEN I KILL YOU by B. A. Paris - review will be on February 18, 2026.

Another good one by B. A. Paris

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A SOCIOPATH'S GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE by MK Oliver - review will be om February 17, 2026.

A good one - you won't believe what she does, how she thinks of these things, and then gets away with them.

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FIREFLIES IN WINTER by Eleanor Shearer - spotlight will be on February 13, 2026.

Not for me.

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THE FOURTH PRINCESS by Janie Chang - spotlight will be on February 12, 2026.

Couldn't get interested.

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THE KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson - review will be on February 11, 2026.

Excellent as always!! 

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THE ORPHAN AT THE IRISH ADOPTION HOUSE by Michelle Vernal - review will be on February 8, 2026.

VERY good - emotional with wonderful characters.

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OURS IS A TALE OF MURDER by Nora Murphy - review will be on February 10, 2026.

It's good, but confusing.  I was still scratching my head after the last page.

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THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page - review will be on February 6, 2026.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this book, and what a cute cover!!

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WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS by Kaira Rouda - review will be on February 5, 2026.

Pretty good.

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THE STAR SOCIETY by Gabriella Saab - review will be on February 2, 2026.

A good one - from occupied Netherlands to Hollywood during the Red Scare.  Two sisters re-unite.

Don't miss it!!

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FAMILY DRAMA by Rebecca Fallon - review will be on February 4, 2026.

Too much jumping from one timeline to the next and too many people talking to keep track of, but I finished it.

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THE LIES WE TRADE by Kristine Delano - spotlight will be on January 30, 2026.

A very clever title because it is about Wall Street, but too much about the technicalities and confusing for me.

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MAKE IT OUT ALIVE by Allison Brennan - review will be on January 29, 2026.

Ohhhhh - DO NOT MISS THIS ONE if you are a thriller reader.   You won't want to put it down.

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THE FAIR WEATHER FRIEND by Jessie Garcia - review will be on January 28, 2026.

Oh...it's a good one.  A cozy mystery.

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ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES by May Cobb - review is in the book's title.

The cover drew me in, but it was like a soap opera with nasty characters.  

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A GREAT ACT OF LOVE by Heather Rose - spotlight will be on January 27, 2026.

Beautiful writing, but the back story was confusing.  

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THE TYPEWRITER AND THE GULLOTINE by Mark Braude - spotlight will be on January 26, 2026.

I didn't realize this was non-fiction.  

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SUCH A CLEVER GIRL by Darby Kane - review is in the book's title.

Not a favorite...too long, too many characters.

 

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SUCH SHELTERED LIVES by Alyssa Sheinmel - spotlight is in the book's title.

Not my cup of tea.

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NO ONE WOULD DO WHAT THE LAMBERTS HAVE DONE by Sophie Hannah - spotlight is in the book's title.

Confusing.

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IT'S NOT HER by Mary Kubica - review is on Goodreads, but other reviews will be on February 3, 2026.

SO GOOD - DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!!  Might be her best one yet!!  :)

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Book Currently Reading:

PINKY SWEAR by Danielle Girard - review will be on February 26, 2026.

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Books Up Next:

SIX LITTLE WORDS by Sally Page - review will be on February 28, 2026.

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THE SISTERS OF BOOK ROW by Shelley Noble - review will be on March 3, 2026.

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THE BOOKSTORE DIARIES by Susan Mallery- review will be on March 4, 2026.

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WHERE THE GIRLS WERE by Kate Schatz - review will be on March 5, 2026.

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MISSING SISTER by Joshilyn Jackson - review will be on March 9, 2026.

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IT GIRL by Allison Pataki - review will be on March 10, 2026.

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SPRING MELT by Lori Duffy Foster - review wil be on March 11, 2026.

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THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS by Lisa M. Matlin - review will be on March 13, 2026.

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WITHOUT A CLUE by Melissa Ferguson - review will be on March 16, 2026.

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YOU DID NOTHING WRONG by CG Drews - review will be on March 17, 2026.

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THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN LETTERS by Izzy Boom - review will be on March 19, 2026.

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THE HIRED MAN by Sandra Dallas - review will be on March 31, 2026.

 

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KILLING ME SOFTLY by Sandie Jones - review will be on April 1, 2026.

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LOVE BY THE BOOK by Jessica George - review will be on April 7, 2026.

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO EDDY CRANE by Kate Crane - review will be on April 8, 2026.

 

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MEET ME IN ITALY by Brenda Novak - review will be on April 13, 2026.

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TOO CLOSE TO HOME by Seraphina Nova Glass - review will be on April 14, 2026.

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EXTRA SAUCE by Zahra Tangorra - review will be on April 15, 2026.

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MAD MABEL by Sally Hepworth - review will be on April 21, 2026.

LIAR'S CREEK by Matt Goldman - review will be on April 22, 2025.

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THE MOUNTAINS WE CALL HOME by Kim Michele Richardson - review will be on April 23, 2026.

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THE HOTEL GUEST by Rosemary Hennigan - review will be on April 28, 2026.

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MS. MEBEL GOES BACK TO THE CHOPPING BLOCK by Jesse Q. Sutanto - review will be on April 29, 2026.

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SUMMER STATE OF MIND by Kristy Woodson Harvey - review will be on May 5, 2026.

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A LITTLE BIT BAD by Cassandra Neyenesch - review will be on May 7, 2026.

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THE HOPE KEEPER by Heather Webb - review will be on May 19, 2026.

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GOOD JOY, BAD JOY by Mikki Brammer - review will be on May 20, 2026.

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A SPRINKLE OF SWEET SEREDIPITY - review will be on May 21, 2026.

LOVE her books.  Adorable cover.

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THE WINDSOR AFFAIR by Melanie Benjamin - review will be on June 2, 2025.

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MARION by Leah Rowan - review will be on June 3, 2025.

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BEACH THRILLER by Jamie Day - review will be on June 9, 2026.

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THE BURNING SIDE by Sarah Damoff - review will be on June 16, 2026.

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IT COULD HAVE BEEN HER by Lisa Jewell - review will be on June 23, 2026.

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THE STORY KEEPER by Kelly Rimmer - review will be on July 21, 2026.

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MEET IN PARIS by Kristin Harmel - review will be on July 28, 2028.

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THE WOMEN IN WHITE by Sarah Pekkanen - review will be on August 4, 2026.

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