31 January 2025

Books Completed Since January 1

book icon  A Warwickshire Christmas, edited by David Green

book icon  A West Country Christmas, edited by Chris Smith

book icon  The Race to the Future, Kassia St. Clair
Enjoyable narrative about a race from Peking to Paris in 1908, set against the history of the time. Annoying, however, were mistakes like these: "...their mud-caked crews in driving coats, hats and googles." And the biggie: "William Penn...who designed Philadelphia...[e]ach of the dwellings in his city—whose name translates to 'Penn's Woods'..." Um, no. Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woods." Philadelphia means "city of brotherly love."

book icon  Special Agent: My Life on the Front Lines as a Woman in the FBI, Candice DeLong
Nonfiction.

book icon  Not Another Love Song, Julie Soto
Professional violinist Gwen Jackson is offered first chair of the Manhattan Pops orchestra to the displeasure of Xander Thorne, cellist extraordinare. However, they're both attracted to each other.


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