Nicole’s Booklist

Previously Read and Reading Recommendations are happily accepted

Here are the books I’ve read in the last couple of years (in no particular order), when I started keeping track of some of the books! I primarily read fiction, but throw in other genres now and then.

Currently Reading:

  • “Butcher & Blackbird” by Brynne Weaver (recommendation from a dear friend)

  • “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • “Rooted” by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Up Next / Want to Read:

  • “Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet”

  • “Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet” by Darynda Jones

  • “All Fours” by Miranda July

  • “Undercover Magic Vol. 1” by Meg Anne

  • “Under the Whispering Door” by TJ Klune

  • “The Echo of Old Books” by Barbara Davis

  • “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo

  • “The Guncle Abroad” by Steven Rowley

  • “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brene Brown

  • “Mozart’s Starling” by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

  • “She’s Up to No Good” by Sara Goodman Confino

  • “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Previously Read:

  • “Homecoming” by Kate Morton

  • “Third Grave Dead Ahead” by Darynda Jones

  • “Second Grave on the Left” by Darynda Jones

  • “First Grave on the Right” by Darynda Jones

  • “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros

  • “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros

  • “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros

  • “Don’t Forget to Write” by Sara Goodman Confino

  • “The North Woods” by Douglass Hoover

  • “The Guncle” by Steven Rowley

  • “The Last Town” by Blake Crouch

  • “Wayward” by Blake Crouch

  • “The Pines” by Blake Crouch

  • “Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch

  • “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus

  • “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah

  • “Death in a Darkening Mist” by Iona Whishaw

  • “The Last Mrs. Parrish” by Liv Constantine

  • “Finlay Donovan is Killing It” by Elle Cosimano

  • "The Grey Wolf” by Louise Penny (and the entire Chief Inspector Gamache Series)

  • “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny

  • “The Hangman” by Louise Penny

  • “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah

  • “The Life Impossible” by Matt Haig

  • “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig

  • “Just Another Missing Person” by Gilliam McAllister

  • “Wool” by Hugh Howey

  • “Shift” by Hugh Howey

  • “Dust” by Hugh Howey

  • “The Midnight Feast” by Lucy Foley

  • “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley

  • “The Hunting Party” by Lucy Foley

  • “The Guest List” by Lucy Foley

  • “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride

  • “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker

  • “This Summer Will Be Different” by Carley Fortune

  • “The Assassin’s Blade” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Throne of Glass” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Crown of Midnight” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Heir of Fire” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Queen of Shadows” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Empire of Storms” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Tower of Dawn” by Sara J. Maas

  • “Kingdom of Ash” by Sara J. Maas

  • “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas

  • “The Girl in His Shadow” by Audrey Blake

  • “The Surgeon’s Daughter” by Audrey Blake

  • “Yellowface” by R. F. Kuang

  • “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano

  • The DCI Craig Gillard Crime Thrillers by Nick Louth

  • “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers” by Jesse Q. Sutanto

  • “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam

  • “The Rose Code” by Kate Quinn

  • “The Alice Network” by Kate Quinn

  • “The Huntress” by Kate Quinn

  • “The Diamond Eye” by Kate Quinn

  • “The Briar Club” by Kate Quinn

  • “The Phoenix Crown” by Kate Quinn

  • “The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer

  • “The Couple Next Door” by Shari Lapena

  • The ENTIRE “Outlander” series by Diana Gabaldon (a personal favorite of mine)

  • “Payment in Blood” by Elizabeth George

  • “A Great Deliverance” by Elizabeth George

  • “Verity” by Colleen Hoover

  • “Hollowed” by Jessica S. Taylor

  • “Somewhere Beyond the Sea” by TJ Klune

  • “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune

  • “The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides

  • “The Peripheral” by William Gibson

  • “Mistress of the Art of Death” by Ariana Franklin

  • “The Serpent’s Tale” by Ariana Franklin

  • “Grave Goods” by Ariana Franklin

  • “Me” by Elton John

  • “The Beekeeper’s Apprentice” by Laurie R. King

  • “Where the Crasdads Sing” by Delia Owens

  • “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” by Maria Semple”

  • Many of the “Jack Reacher” series by Lee Child

  • “Then She Was Gone” by Lisa Jewell

  • “The Atlantis Gene” by A.G. Riddle

  • “The Atlantis Plague” by A.G. Riddle

  • “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett

  • “The Happy Place” by Emily Henry

  • “Changeling” by Molly Harper

  • “Fledgling” by Molly Harper

  • “Calling” by Molly Harper

  • “The Omega Factor" by Steve Berry

  • “Midnight and the Pearler’s Daughter” by Lizzie Pook

  • The Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum Novels

  • “Undone” by Kelly Rimmer

  • “The Recovery Agent” by Janet Evanovich

  • “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin

  • “Between Two Strangers” by Kate White

  • “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver

  • “On a Quiet Street” by Seraphina Nova Glass

  • “Someone’s Listening” by Seraphina Nova Glass

  • “The Passage” by Justin Cronin

  • “The Twelve” by Justin Cronin

  • “The City of Mirrors” by Justin Cronin

  • “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware

  • “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles

  • “Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty

  • “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman

  • “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton

  • “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave

  • “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

  • “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins

  • “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins

  • “A Game of Thrones” by George R. R. Martin

  • “A Clash of Kings” by George R. R. Martin

  • “A Storm of Swords” by George R. R. Martin

  • “A Feast for Crows” by George R. R. Martin

  • A Dance with Dragons” by George R. R. Martin

Creative Adventures

  • Current favorite song: “Red Enough” by Blacktop Mojo

Sunday, March 9th, 2025

  • Focusing on getting back to my healthier phase

  • Sunday cooking for the week’s lunches- Chicken Meatball Salad

    • Ground Chicken, grated ginger, salt, pepper, olive oil, and parsley, bake at 350 until done

    • Spring mix lettuce, spinach, and romaine with shredded carrots, shredded red cabbage, and jalapeno

    • Dressing is avocado oil, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, and honey

  • Other food items: Cottage cheese mousse (Blueberry lemon)

  • Exercise - 45 minute upper body weight lifting and 45 minute treadmill

  • 30 minute meditation

  • Prepping Book 5 to bring to friends interested in the journey!

  • Brinner - Finnish Pancakes & Grain free pancakes (breakfast for dinner!)

  • Preparing to get back to work on Monday!

  • Zentangle

  • Dreaming of spring and long walks outside! (waiting for the snow to melt so I can walk my dogs outside without a muddy mess)