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2023 Monthly Key Word Challenge
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DAMN! This was GREAT! No lies on the front cover, Maberry’s writing is very reminiscent of King. All of the creeping terror you could ask for, various types of “monsters� running amok, plus one bad-ass main character by the name of Malcolm Crow.

Everything is OK was good! If you have depression, definitely read it.
Gathering Blue was a bit unsatisfying. I hope the last book of the series wraps up the first two books because both their endings were kinda non-endings.

Word: Bridge
Book: Beneath Devil's Bridge by Loreth Ann White
A complex mystery, going back and forth between the current day and the past, along with shifting perspectives. Kept me guessing, and kept me up at night reading, especially when I got to the last chapters.
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Word: Blue
I chose to read Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves. This is the 4th in the Shetland Island series. Love this series :)




A great read, fairly fast paced. I will say I loved the last chapter the most, what you learn from the abbess about what the moral of the story truly is has impacted my heart.





by Taylor Adams 2 stars
EVERYTHING We Keep
by Kerry Lonsdale 3 stars
WILD and Wicked Things
by Francesca May 3 stars

Unrelated: I won a ŷ book via Kindle - I cannot for the life of me, figure out how to claim it or find it. Any clues?

3/5

Bridge: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - a newberry winner for young readers & this one deals with friendship and lost. 4 stars; The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy - is about the sins of respected people, lost interest but read it since it is a classic 3 stars; A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner- a ghost mystery set in the Queen Mary across the Atlantic just after world war 2. More of an interesting read for me, Gave it 4 stars.
Everything: Everything here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee is about the relationship between 2 Chinese American sisters as they deal with mental illness. 4 stars
Blue: Island of the Blue Dolphin - a newbery medal book good for young readers & is about an Indian girl who lives in a rocky island off the Coast of California 4 stars; Blond Hair, Blue Eyes by Karin Slaughter is a short thriller story 3 stars; The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand - love story 3 stars; A yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris-- 3 stories of American Indian women in a family saga- a classic, gave it 4 stars; Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren- an average romcom 3 stars.
Why: Why the Sky is Blue by Susan Meissner-- a family story and issues with giving up a child who was the result of a rape in the family. Very touching and interesting read. Gave it 4 stars
First: The First Lady by James Patterson -- interesting read when the First Lady goes rouge --4 stars
Wild: Something Wilder by Christina Lauren - love the outdoors and was hoping for a more exciting romcom but it didn't meet my expectations---3stars.
Luck: Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee - a survival story of a Chinese stowaway in the Titanic. 3 stars
Tomorrow: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - a little slow pace for me, 3 stars; Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My life by Sofia Loren - interesting read of her story from her life during WW2 in Italy to her rising fame-4 stars.


Challenge complete! Key word: Everything
Read 2 books: Everything's Coming Up Josey by Susan May Warren and Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book: A Graduation Gift Book (Little Golden Books by Diane Muldrow
Books mentioned in this topic
Everything's Coming Up Josey (other topics)Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book: An Inspirational Gift Book (Little Golden Books (other topics)
This Time Tomorrow (other topics)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (other topics)
Beneath Devil's Bridge (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Susan May Warren (other topics)Diane Muldrow (other topics)
Bridge, Everything, Blue, Why, First, Wild, Luck, Tomorrow
Comment below with the book you read and whether you liked it or not