Off-Topic Winter Reading 2023 -2024

[difit]

Here are a few new releases for December. Happy reading!

5th
The Library of Christmas Memories (Tinsel Travelers, book 1) - Steena Holmes (Kindle)
Lost Hours (Alaska Wild Mysteries, book 5) - Paige Shelton
Death by Demo (Home Renovation Mystery, book 1) - Callie Carpenter
A Different Kind of Gone - Catherine Ryan Hyde
Death in the Dark Woods (Monster Hunter Mystery, book 2) - Annelise Ryan
Not This Way (Rachel Blackwood Suspense Thriller, book 1) - Blake Pierce
City of Betrayal (Counterfeit Lady, book 7) - Victoria Thompson

12th
Death in the Dark Woods (Monster Hunter Mystery, book 2) - Annelise Ryan
Housebroke - Jaci Burton
Jaguar Prophecies (Dresden Codex, book 2) – Jeff Wheeler (audio & kindle)
The Nightingale Daughters (Nightingale Girls, book 12) – Donna Douglas

19th
Midnight Creed (Ryder Creed K9 Mystery, book 8) - Alex Kava

26th
State of Bliss (First Family, book 6) - Marie Force
The Proof of the Pudding (Royal Spyness, book 17) - Rhys Bowen
Girl, Forlorn (Ella Dark, book 16) - Blake Pierce
Deep Fried Death (Country Store Mystery, book 12) - Maddie Day

[TracyQ]

Thanks for starting the Winter thread Difit.

I finished Demon Copperhead. I think maybe my favorite book of 2023. Still deciding that.

I started Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison. It’s tough to read but really good too.

I’m going to need something lighthearted after this though.

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Happy December! I just realized I have surpassed my reading challenge - my goal was 55 and I'm at 56.

[Erica H.]

Originally Posted by TracyQ

I finished Demon Copperhead. I think maybe my favorite book of 2023. Still deciding that.

I'm reading this next and it will be my last book of the year. I'm really looking forward to it!

Erica

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Posted this earlier on the fall thread:
I'm reading a book about fonts called JUST MY TYPE. I thought it would be quirky and fun like EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES, which it is, but I feared it would be boring, which it isn't - I love it!!!

[Paine]

difit, thank you for starting the new Reading thread!

I can't remember the last time I posted but I've read several books:

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Must Love Flowers by Debbie Macomber

Watch Me: A Memoir by Anjelica Huston

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

[Kathy G]

Originally Posted by TracyQ

Thanks for starting the Winter thread Difit.

I finished Demon Copperhead. I think maybe my favorite book of 2023. Still deciding that.

I started Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison. It’s tough to read but really good too.

I’m going to need something lighthearted after this though.

When you’re ready for another book along that vein, there’s “The Book of Ruth” by Jane Hamilton (if you haven’t read it already). It was an Oprah book club pick many years ago.

[Carol K]

I agree with the recommendation for The Book of Ruth.

[toaster]

Originally Posted by Carol K

I agree with the recommendation for The Book of Ruth.

I know I read this years ago, but I just read the description, and it sounded much bleaker than what I remembered!

[Carol K]

It has moments of hopefulness, but it IS pretty bleak.