Reading Recap for December 2022

Myranda
Jan 2, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Nov 16

With the holidays coming and still trying to get started at my new job, I only participated in my Virtual Book Club (VBC) this month. I also had the lofty goal of trying to finish all the books that I had laying around that I had started throughout the year but hadn't finished so...there is that!

WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR BOOK CLUB (THIS MONTH)

VBC: "The Bridge" by Karen Kingsbury, eBook (Nook), 208 pages VBC: "In a Holidaze" by Christina Lauren, paperback, 304

READING RECAP

VBC: THE BRIDGE, DISCUSSION 12.17.22

A couple stands inside a warmly lit bookstore decorated for Christmas. The title is above the door and the author's name is below.

This is a book I've read a couple of times now and have only just written a review. To read that review, click here.

VBC: IN A HOLIDAZE, DISCUSSION 12.17.22

Green background with Christmas light strands across in different directions and ornaments, some broken. Author's name in white at the top and the title is in the middle in blue with a broken bauble as the O.

I got this book in a Once Upon A Bookclub subscription box. If you've never heard of them, definitely check them out because they're fun! Here is my review.

EXTRAS READ/LISTENED TO

A cloudy and foggy scene with telephone poles disappearing into the fog in a rural area. The title in red in the clouds, the subtitle below, the author's name in the grass at the bottom.

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen, eBook/Kindle Unlimited, 410 pages

This was very hard for me to read and took a couple of months to get through it. If it would have been a work of fiction I don't think it would have taken that long but knowing this actually happened just made it hard to read. Here's my review.

Blue ombre background to black at the bottom. Bats, a caramel apple with a jack-o-lantern face and candy corn. Title is at the top in white with the last word in red, author name at the bottle.

Trick or Treat and Murder by Kate Bell and Kathleen Suzette, eBook/Kindle Unlimited, 142 pages This series has me hooked. Check out my review here.

Dark brown ombre to orange background. A roasted turkey on a tray with cranberries falling around. Title above the turkey and author's name below the turkey.

Turkey Trot Terror (book 3 in A Cozy Baked Mystery series) by Kate Bell, eBook, 172 pages (alternate title: Thankfully Dead)

I'm telling you. These are so easy to sit and devour! Here's my review for this one!

Dark hair and an arm floating in water towards the surface. Author's name at the top in white and the title below in yellow.

Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner, Audible audio, 12h 7m

For the first time I had two ratings for a book. Check out my review to find out why.

Teal dragon-like serpent on black background with gold accents. Title above serpent and author's name below.

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo, Audible Audio, 11h 49m Season 2 is about to come out on Netflix. Check out my review before it comes out.

I had 3 books that I tried hard to finish before the end of the year. I ended up moving "Midnight Sun" to my pause shelf because it is going to take some time to finish that one. I was reading both "The Retreat" (a Kindle book) and "Midnight Flight" (a physical book) with the goal of finishing them in December so I could start with fresh reads in January but that didn't happen. I got about 70% done with "The Retreat" and I'm about 60% done with "Midnight Flight". Both of those will be finished in January along with the books I have planned.

WHAT IS PLANNED FOR JANUARY 2023

VBC: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah, eBook/Kindle Unlimited, 401 pages

CBC: The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle, eBook/Kindle, 352 pages

HFBC: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, audiobook/Audible, 21h 3m

Reading Recap for December 2022

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