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The One
2019 · John Marrs
How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test—just a mouth swab—can match you with your perfect partner, claiming to connect us with our soulmate. Since a decade ago, millions have been paired, but the results have caused breakups and questioned traditional love ideas. Now, five people have been notified they're 'Matched,' each about to meet their true love. However, "happily ever after" isn't guaranteed, as even soul mates have secrets—some shocking.
After I watched the first episode of Detective Hole, I want to read: The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo 📚
Want to read: Radiant Star by Ann Leckie 📚
The planet Aaa has lost its star, forcing its population to live underground. The underground city is quite an inward-looking backwater, and its central focus is a rather arcane religious site called the Temporal Location of the Radiant Star. The site is home to many “saints”, who may or may not just be dead bodies. Outside the Temporal Location, the city is a very political place. The locals are fractious, and oddly reliant on onions (which becomes important later).
While I was watching the Coroner Season 1, episode 1, I just learned that it was based on a novel with the same name but it is a series, totalling 8, based on a character, Jenny Cooper, the coroner!
So I add to ‘Want to read’: The Coroner by Matthew Hall 📚
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Just watched the video about the book below. Thought I would add it to my reading list.
Want to read: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño 📚
Want to read: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer 📚 It looks like an interesting read. Amazon labels it as a best seller, with a rating of 4.1 on Goodreads.
A woman taking a Craigslist job that turns out to be far more dangerous than expected. Macy Mullins takes the job for three days in Oregon Coast wilderness, only to face a possible evil threatening humanity.
I’ve been a loyal John Grisham fan for years, keeping a Christmas tradition my dad started for my late mamaw. I own every book, and The French Illusion will be under the tree this year.
“Many of the elements that make legal thrillers compelling—high stakes, hidden motives, intricate plots, and shady characters—also propel the best espionage fiction.” — John Grisham, Doubleday (2026)
I will miss his courtroom chaos. Although it isn't classic legal grit, I’ll still read it because he is John Grisham.
I’m 24% through this book - “Macabre” by Kosoko Jackson.
I’m 27% through this book - “Dust" by Patricia Cornwell.
I’m 14% through this book - “Macabre” by Kosoko Jackson.