I really enjoyed listening to The Queen’s Gambit. It’s a fascinating coming of age story about a chess phenom who has very few people to guide her in life outside of chess. She falls to several addictions and has trouble keeping relationships.
Fiction
In Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Simeon Lee has gathered his family back home for Christmas. Four sons, their wives and one granddaughter are present the day that ends with him being murdered.
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
The 13th Day of Christmas is a bittersweet holiday book. The light-heartened of the letters and presents is a contrast to the darkness of cancer, depression and financial struggles. It is a story of hope and how loving one person can often change your life.
The 13th Day of Christmas by Jason F. Wright
I read The Noel Letters in one day and was so glad for this story. It’s a story focused on a father and daughter relationship and how we can see just the side of the story we want to see. The truth is out there if we want to find it, though.
The Noel Letters by Richard Paul Evans
Anxious People follows the lives of several characters during the hostage situation, but also does flashbacks of their lives. While there are quite a few characters, the plot is easy to follow.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
In Finding Lady Enderly, Raina sees no hope for her future. She sells rags and the man she loved was lost at sea.
Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson Politano
Three women from very different backgrounds find their paths cross in The Exiles.
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
In The Language of Sycamores, Karen has been going through the motions for years. She is climbing the ladder at her tech firm while her husband is an airline pilot. They rarely see each other and don’t connect much when they do.
The Language of Sycamores by Lisa Wingate
I don’t often read books in the thriller genre, but when I heard about The Eyes of Darkness, I quickly added it to my to-read list. It got a lot of media attention in the spring of 2020 due to its “prediction” of coronavirus.
The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz
In One Plus One, Jess is barely hanging on. Day by day, she tries to make enough money to survive and provide for her two children. Well, one child is hers and the other is her husband’s from another woman.