Everyone seems to be posting lists of their favorite books read this past year. Quite frankly, there was no one book that I feel stood out for me. If I had to choose one, The Women by Kristin Hannah is probably the book I think about most although I felt the last half was a little predictable. Perhaps that's just because I lived through those years. The most disappointing book for me this year was another about the era I lived through, The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick. I hope her next book is a little more lively.
I still read a lot of mysteries and have joined a new book group that focuses on that genre. It meets in the daytime, too, which is nice in winter. That group has introduced me to some new authors as well, including some not at all "cozy." The most unusual one was set in the Dark Ages - Ariana Franklin's Mistress of the Art of Death dealt with an independent woman who serves as a coroner in England, something totally unheard of at that time. There were a lot of words I had to look up so I was thankful for my Kindle's ability to do so.
I still love books about Aunt Bessie on the Isle of Man by Diana Xarissa Dunn and The Secret Book and Scone Society books by Ellery Adams. I dip into those in between others. The new series by Elly Griffiths, beginning with The Frozen People, shows great promise, and I can't wait for the next one. The characters try to solve cold cases by moving back and forth in time. Very original!
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