I hear you, Crystal–my to-read list doesn’t need to grow anymore! lol. I already don’t have enough years left to read all the books on it. But yes, I still keeping adding more anyway. 🙂

I just finished Big Lies in a Small Town last week! I loved it. I totally agree with you that it was well-researched and grippingly written. Diane Chamberlain books are now high on my list for fiction picks. Sometimes I do get tired of the two time periods swap that she often has in her books, but she handles them well.

You’re welcome, Lauren. It’s always my pleasure to recommend books! 🙂

Thank you for sharing my post at the Hearth and Soul Link Party, April. It looks like you had a wonderful Christmas being able to be with your family again post-Covid. Happy New year to you, too!

I hope you were able to get in a lot of reading on your train journeys, Liz. I do feel unease with making my list in mid-December for the reasons you said. But I tell myself that I can fold the later December books into next year’s favorites if I need to! 🙂

It’s always a bit time-consuming to make a year-end list, but it’s worth it to reflect back on all we gained from our reading!

Yes, there was a definite thread in my books all year long. It was a very emotional year for me (the difficult emotions) so I needed all the help I could get. I’m grateful that God speaks through so many authors’ voices, including yours, Jean!

Happy New Year to you, Donna!