Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Cackle by Rachel Harrison

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The book that I have chosen this week is Cackle by Rachel Harrison (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return.

All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation.

Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem…a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power…but she couldn’t be…could she?”

I added this back in October last year when I saw it around on Instagram. It was also a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Award Best Horror 2021 so there must be something good about it!

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman (click for link to Goodreads)

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (click for link to Goodreads)

Progress on my Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I have read 7/50 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – The World According To Kaleb by Kaleb Cooper

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The book that I have chosen this week is The World According To Kaleb by Kaleb Cooper (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“**AS FEATURED IN THE TIMES ** Introducing Clarkson’s Farm favourite Kaleb Cooper’s worldly wisdom on life’s big issues, from the difference between straw and hay to the importance of having a hair perm. Chipping Norton’s celebrity farmer Kaleb Cooper has strong views on lots of things: sheep (‘stupid’), Jeremy Clarkson (‘f***ing idiot’), goats (‘they’re a proper good clear-up animal, they eat everything – no wonder they taste horrible’), New York (‘if it’s like London, where there are no tractors, that’s no good’) and more. In The World According to Kaleb, he shares his thoughts on topics such as capital cities, famous people, hairstyles and why farming is the best job in the world.”

I have finished watching the series on Amazon and thought that it would be interesting to read the books that are coming out from it!

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Gin Palace by Tracy Whitwell (click for link to Goodreads)

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman (click for link to Goodreads)

Progress on my Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I have read 6/50 books

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Smart Girls Don’t Kiss Aliens by Alina Jacobs

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The book that I have chosen this week is Smart Girls Don’t Kiss Aliens by Alina Jacobs (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“Crash-land on an alien barbarian planet and told there’s no way home?
LMAO! I’m a rocket scientist. Miss me with that noise.
Anyone else might have a nervous breakdown, but I was abducted with my besties! Between us, we have fifteen PhDs.
We will be getting off this planet. Trust.

No, I will not be finding an eternal bonded mate among the seven-foot-tall alien males.
No, I will not be wearing a furkini and walking around barefoot.
And no, I will not be moving into a cave with no internet or running water and accepting my fate like the rest of the freed human women on this craft-cocktail-forsaken planet.
Two liquid hydrogen rockets and a smidge of deep-space travel later, and we’re back home on Earth.

Except that our spaceship had stowaways.
Now there’s a seven-foot-tall alien named Cassius in my Los Angeles condo. He’s calmly explaining that according to the ancestors, we are to be eternally mated and have a litter of children.
Also, he’s wearing a loincloth.
And he has horns.
Wipe that smirk off your face. No, it is not as sexy as it sounds.
He barked at my cat.
He harassed my busybody Karen neighbor (actually, I’m okay with that one).
And he’s obsessed with the ice maker in my fridge.

What’s a smart girl to do?
The smart thing is to build a rocket ship and send Cassius and his other hot alien friends back to their home planet.
The not-smart thing to do is fall into those deep blue-gray eyes and let him show me just how good that forked tongue feels.
And the downright stupid thing to do is fall in love with an alien.”

I saw this book on a blog last summer and thought that it looked like a good enough book that I would add it to my Goodreads list. I would like to make time to get this book and read it, but with the way my reading is going at the moment, it might be a long time before I get to that point!

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Promise Me by Jill Mansell

Progress on my Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I have read 1/50 books (finally!)

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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The book that I have chosen this week is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.

But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.”

After wanting this book for a long time, I finally got it for Christmas. It is at the top of my list to read next.

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Letters From Father Christmas by J R R Tolkien

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Fallen Butterfly by Anna Nicholas

Progress on my Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I have read 0/50 books

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett

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The book that I have chosen this week is Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“”Marley was dead to begin with . . .”
These chillingly familiar words begin the classic Christmas tale of remorse and redemption in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now R. William Bennett rewinds the story and focuses the spotlight on Scrooge’s miserly business partner, Jacob T. Marley, who was allowed to return as a ghost to warn Scrooge away from his ill-fated path. Why was Marley allowed to return? And why hadn’t he been given the same chance as Ebenezer Scrooge?

Or had he?

Written with a voice reminiscent of Dickens, Jacob T. Marley is a masterfully crafted story sure to become a Christmas favorite.”

This was added to my Goodreads Want To Read List on 15 December 2020. I enjoy the story of A Christmas Carol and this sounds like an interesting take on one of the characters that we don’t really get to see much of.

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Letters From Father Christmas by J R R Tolkien

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Progress on my Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I have read 106/97 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Saving Mr Scrooge by Sharon Booth

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The book that I have chosen this week is Saving Mr Scrooge by Sharon Booth (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“It’s the time of peace on earth and goodwill to all men, but at Carroll’s Confectionary, the meaning of Christmas seems to have been forgotten. New boss, Kit Carroll, is hardly winning friends with his high-handed attitude, his foolhardy approach to production, and his tight-fisted treatment of the factory’s employees.

Marley Jacobs, his self-styled PA, is determined to make him see the error of his ways, and return the festive spirit to Carroll’s Confectionary.

Unfortunately, the little matter of their previous relationship, along with Kit’s callous treatment of her when they were teenage sweethearts, keeps getting in the way of her good intentions.

With encouragement from co-worker Don, romantic sister Olivia, and — astonishingly — the usually sceptical Great Uncle Charles, Marley decides to save this modern-day Mr Scrooge from himself, despite having no well-meaning ghosts to help her.

But revisiting the past doesn’t just stir things up for Kit. As Marley struggles to deal with bittersweet memories, present-day events take a surprising turn. Can the future be changed, after all?

And is it only Kit who needs saving?”

This was added to my Goodreads Want To Read List on 30 November 2020. I love A Christmas Carol and found this, which I thought could be interesting.

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Letters From Father Christmas by J R R Tolkien

Christmas At Carrington’s by Alexandra Brown

Progress on my Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I have read 105/97 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie

Welcome to the new home of Goodreads Monday! I have taken over the role of host from Lauren’s Page Turners who no longer blogs about books.

Goodreads Monday allows you to post about what books are on your “to read” lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenge, and any other Goodreads news!

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The book that I have chosen this week is Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“There’s a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter . . . It’s the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fire with these wintry whodunits from the legendary Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts and dangerous gifts, poisoned meals and mysterious guests. This chilling compendium of short stories—some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect holiday gift for mystery lovers.

INCLUDES THE STORIES:
– Three Blind Mice
– The Chocolate Box
– A Christmas Tragedy
– The Coming of Mr Quin
– The Clergyman’s Daughter/Red House
– The Plymouth Express
– Problem at Pollensa Bay
– Sanctuary
– The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge
– The World’s End
– The Manhood of Edward Robinson
– Christmas Adventure”

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

When The Lights Go Out by Chris Curran

Letters From Father Christmas by J R R Tolkien

Christmas At Carrington’s by Alexandra Brown

Progress on my Reading Challenge:

I have read 104/97 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

Welcome to the new home of Goodreads Monday! I have taken over the role of host from Lauren’s Page Turners who no longer blogs about books.

Goodreads Monday allows you to post about what books are on your “to read” lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenge, and any other Goodreads news!

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The book that I have chosen this week is A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s great-great-great-granddaughter, who has inherited not only Sherlock’s genius but also his volatile temperament. From everything Jamie has heard about Charlotte, it seems safer to admire her from afar.”

This is the latest add to my Goodreads to read list. I saw this on a book blog meme and as I love detective stories I am intrigued by the sound of this one!

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

A Bookshop Christmas by Rachel Burton

Dashboard Elvis Is Dead by David F Ross

Progress on my Reading Challenge:

I have read 101/97 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge

Welcome to the new home of Goodreads Monday! I have taken over the role of host from Lauren’s Page Turners who no longer blogs about books.

Goodreads Monday allows you to post about what books are on your “to read” lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenge, and any other Goodreads news!

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The book that I have chosen this week is Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“The first in an exciting new historical mystery series set in the home of Agatha Christie!

Colleen Cambridge’s charming and inventive new historical series introduces an unforgettable heroine in Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper for none other than famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie. When a dead body is found during a house party at the home of Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan, it’s up to famous author’s head of household, Phyllida Bright, to investigate…

Tucked away among Devon’s rolling green hills, Mallowan Hall combines the best of English tradition with the modern conveniences of 1930. Housekeeper Phyllida Bright, as efficient as she is personable, manages the large household with an iron fist in her very elegant glove. In one respect, however, Mallowan Hall stands far apart from other picturesque country houses…

The manor is home to archaeologist Max Mallowan and his famous wife, Agatha Christie. Phyllida is both loyal to and protective of the crime writer, who is as much friend as employer. An aficionado of detective fiction, Phyllida has yet to find a gentleman in real life half as fascinating as Mrs. Agatha’s Belgian hero, Hercule Poirot. But though accustomed to murder and its methods as frequent topics of conversation, Phyllida is unprepared for the sight of a very real, very dead body on the library floor…

A former Army nurse, Phyllida reacts with practical common sense–and a great deal of curiosity. It soon becomes clear that the victim arrived at Mallowan Hall under false pretenses during a weekend party. Now, Phyllida not only has a houseful of demanding guests on her hands–along with a distracted, anxious staff–but hordes of reporters camping outside. When another dead body is discovered–this time, one of her housemaids–Phyllida decides to follow in M. Poirot’s footsteps to determine which of the Mallowans’ guests is the killer. With help from the village’s handsome physician, Dr. Bhatt, Mr. Dobble, the butler, along with other household staff, Phyllida assembles the clues. Yet, she is all too aware that the killer must still be close at hand and poised to strike again. And only Phyllida’s wits will prevent her own story from coming to an abrupt end…”

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop by Cressida McLaughlin

A Bookshop Christmas by Rachel Burton

Progress on my Reading Challenge:

I have read 100/97 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

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Goodreads Monday (add your links in the comments section for all to see!) – The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend

Welcome to the new home of Goodreads Monday! I have taken over the role of host from Lauren’s Page Turners who no longer blogs about books.

Goodreads Monday allows you to post about what books are on your “to read” lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenge, and any other Goodreads news!

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The book that I have chosen this week is The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (click for link to Goodreads).

Book Description From Goodreads:

“Adrian Mole’s first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. “Why” indeed.”

This has been on my list since 3 March 2021. It is a book that I really should have read before now, but I have never got round to it.

Currently Reading (click for links to Goodreads):

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop by Cressida McLaughlin

Progress on my Reading Challenge:

I have read 100/97 books!

What book is on your Goodreads list? How is your reading progress and challenge going?

Don’t forget to add your link in the comments so that we can all see each others posts!

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