Liz Mannegren

Vote for a 2024 Prompt: Week Four

Vote for a 2024 Prompt! WEEK FOUR: September 25 – October 1, 2023 It’s time for our last vote for a 2024 prompt! (You can find the finalists from weeks one and two here! Week three results are currently being tallied and will be announced on Wednesday.) For our final vote in September, we’re voting

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Queen Wallis

Book Review Queen Wallis by C.J. CareyHistorical Fiction | Dystopian | Alternate Reality Queen Wallis is the sequel to the compelling, alternate-reality novel, Widowland by C.J. Carey. This feminist dystopian series is a dark, alternative history that imagines what a British alliance with Germany would have looked like following WWII. Reader’s Thoughts: Widowland has been

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The Woman at the Wheel

Book Review The Woman at the Wheel by Penny HawHistorical Fiction I fell in love with Penny Haw’s previous novel, The Invincible Miss Cust, and was really excited to receive an advance copy of her newest book, The Woman at the Wheel. Haw does an amazing job of featuring little-known historical women and truly bringing

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Just Another Missing Person

Book Review Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllisterThriller | Mystery Olivia has been missing for one day and counting. She disappeared down a dead-end alley, never to be seen again… For fans of the bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time comes another thrilling and suspenseful read from Gillian McAllister — Just Another Missing

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Vote for a 2024 Prompt: Finalists

2024 Prompt Finalists Calling all fans of The 52 Book Club! Throughout the month of September, we’re voting on prompts to appear on next year’s 2024 challenge. Each week, votes are tallied across Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. Our top two picks will be named finalists for that week! On October 7, those finalists will be

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September 2023 Mini-Challenge

September 2023 Mini-Challenge It’s been a while since we’ve had a new mini-challenge, so we’re kicking off September with some new prompts! This month we’re heading “back to school” with a teacher appreciation themed challenge! Teachers have inspired and encouraged many of us in our love for reading, so it feels only right to dedicate

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The Enemy at Home

Book Review The Enemy at Home by Kevin O’BrienHistorical Fiction | Mystery | WWII With her husband stationed in North Africa, Nora gets a job as a riveter at the Seattle Boeing plant. In the middle of a world war, her country desperately needs Nora’s help — but not everyone is happy about a woman

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Murder by Invitation Only

Book Review Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen CambridgeMystery | Historical Fiction Calling all Agatha Christie fans! Colleen Cambridge is back again with the third installment in this cozy mystery series that features none other than the fictional housekeeper of Agatha Christie herself, Phyllida Bright! Red herrings, a clue left behind on the body, and

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