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Just love books. Almost all books. What I read depends on my mood but typically literary and historical fiction, an occasional romance type thing to lighten the mood. Sci-fi not really my thing but I'm open minded. Cookbooks, bios, how-to books all welcome. ;)

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No cover — Ann Patchett: These Precious Days (2022, HarperCollins Publishers)

Tembi Locke, Tembi Locke: From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home (2019, Simon & Schuster)

Anthony Horowitz: The Twist of the Knife (Hardcover, 2022, Harper)

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Fredrik Backman: Winners (2022, Cengage Gale)

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Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan: Mad Honey (Hardcover, 2022, Random House Publishing Group)

Ethan Joella: Quiet Life (2022, Scribner)

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chefraven rated Quiet Life: 4 stars

Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

chefraven finished reading Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we …

Really great book. I RARELY give 5 stars.

chefraven set a goal to read 72 books in 2022

chefraven rated Mad Honey: 5 stars

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind.

Olivia …

chefraven rated The devil's cave: 3 stars

The devil's cave by Martin Walker (Bruno series)

Investigating an apparent occult murder during the Easter season in St. Denis, beloved chief of police Bruno discovers links to …

chefraven rated Killers of a Certain Age: 4 stars

Deanna Raybourn: Killers of a Certain Age (Hardcover, 2022, Berkley)

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon. They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in …

chefraven rated First Husband: 4 stars

First Husband by Laura Dave

Her happiness shattered by her movie director boyfriend's announcement that he intends to reconnect with a woman from his past, …

chefraven reviewed Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid: Carrie Soto Is Back (Hardcover, Ballantine Books)

In this powerful novel about the cost of greatness, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback …

Review of 'Carrie Soto Is Back' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Really great book. I almost didn’t read it and to be honest, I almost put it down after about 35 pages because I really don’t like tennis but TJR is one of my favorite authors so I stuck it out and I’m glad I did.