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Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge by John Leonard
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3. Sail by James Patterson
4. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
5. The Informant by James Grippando
6. Genesis by Bernard Beckett
7. Columbine by Dave Cullen
8. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
9. Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
10. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins

My rating:

4 stars—I really liked it.

My thoughts:

This was light and sweet…a regular for Kristan Higgins! I would have liked a little less focus on the previous relationships, but I always love the emotion and sweetness in her stories.

The end wrapped up a bit quickly, but an overall solid read!

Description from Goodreads.com:

“Emmaline Neal needs a date. Just a date—someone to help her get through her ex-fiancé's wedding without losing her mind. But pickings are slim in Manningsport, New York, population 715. In fact, there's really only one option: local heartthrob Jack Holland. Everyone loves Jack, and he won't get the wrong idea…. After all, Jack Holland would never actually be interested in a woman like Em. Especially not with his beautiful ex-wife creeping around, angling to reunite ever since he rescued a group of teens and became a local hero.

But when the wedding festivities take an unexpectedly passionate turn, Em figures it was just one crazy night. Jack is too gorgeous, too popular, to ever end up with her. So why is she the one he can talk to about his deep, dark feelings? If Em is going to get her dream man, she'll have to start by believing in him…”

Waiting on You

Waiting on You by Kristan Higgins

My rating:

4 stars—I really liked it.

My Thoughts:

Kristan Higgins is one of my faves! This is the third book in the Blue Heron series. I have been waiting for Colleen to get her own story. The flashbacks aren’t my thing and made me feel like the timing was weird.

Overall, I loved Colleen and Lucas together. Sweet story!

Description from Goodreads.com:

“Colleen O'Rourke is in love with love... just not when it comes to herself. Most nights, she can be found behind the bar at the Manningsport, New York, tavern she owns with her twin brother, doling out romantic advice to the lovelorn, mixing martinis and staying more or less happily single. See, ten years ago, Lucas Campbell, her first love, broke her heart... an experience Colleen doesn't want to have again, thanks. Since then, she's been happy with a fling here and there, some elite-level flirting and playing matchmaker to her friends.

But a family emergency has brought Lucas back to town, handsome as ever and still the only man who's ever been able to crack her defenses. Seems like maybe they've got some unfinished business waiting for them—but to find out, Colleen has to let her guard down, or risk losing a second chance with the only man she's ever loved.”

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. The Executor by Jesse Kellerman
2. Devil’s Knot by Mara Leveritt
3. The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
4. Don’t Know Much About the Presidents by Kenneth Davis
5. Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
6. Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7. Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
8. Stage Dive Series (starts with Lick) by Kylie Scott
9. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
10. The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan
2. Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart
3. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
4. Sister Queens by Julia Fox
5. The Art of Happiness  by Dalai Lama XIV
6. Bhagavadgita
7. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford
8. The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
9. Being In Balance by Wayne Dyer
10. All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins