Ten books I need to read by the end of the year for 2026 challenges #readnonficchal #the52bookclub #reading

Book 41 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2026 "Abeni's Song"

I wanted to give this 2 stars because I found the audiobook excruciating, but those were problems with the narrator and not the book itself. The book is actually a pretty great YA adventure set in Africa. Just grab a hardback.

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Book 40 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2026 "Nothing Lasts Forever"

Inspired by “The Towering Inferno” and turned into “Die Hard”. It didn’t age well. The writing is fine but some of the language, the male bravado, and the treatment of the female characters is so cringe.

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Book 39 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2026 "Mad Mabel"

A really wonderfully told tale. It’s got a bit of everything: humor, intrigue, tragedy, love, redemption, and a few surprises that I didn’t guess. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can’t recommend it enough!

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Book 38 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2026 "The Ghost Theatre"

Such a surprising book, I’m desperate to know how the author came up with such a unique premise and characters! Beautifully written historical fiction. Recommend particularly to those who were theatre kids.

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Book 37 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2026 "The Space Between Worlds"

One of the best books that I have ever read! The world building is intriguing, the characters are complex… but the writing is the real star. It is a story DEFTLY told that is both immersive and engaging.

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Book 36 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2026 "The Tapestry of Fate"

An excellent sequel! It had everything that I loved about the first book, in an entirely new adventure. If you’ve not read the Amina al Sirafi books, take this as your cue to add them to your TBR pile!

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Ella Minnow Pea
Mark Dunn
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Prompt:
2021: An epistolary

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Not Quite Dead Yet
Holly Jackson
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Prompt:
Features small town secrets

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Heartwood
Amity Gaige
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Prompt:

Mystery: A missing person

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Prompt Number: 1
Prompt: Set in an Ancient Civilization
Book: Something Human by AJ Demas
Progress: 47/52 Complete
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Prompt Number: 3
Prompt: Written Without Quotation Marks
Book: Lore Olympus Volume 7 by Rachel Smythe
Progress: 46/52 Complete
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Prompt Number: 34
Prompt: Inspired by the Top-Grossing Film the Year You Were Born
Book: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Progress: 43/52 Complete
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The Soulmate
Sally Hepworth
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Prompt:
Beach Reads: Retails new within $___ of your last read

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The Pirate Queen
Ariel Lawhon
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Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly
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Prompt:
Beach Reads: CHANCE: Choose an author whose last name starts with the same letter as your previous author

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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer with John Burgoyne (Illustrator)
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The Dark Maestro
Brendan Slocumb
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Prompt:
September: The _____
Mystery: An amateur sleuth

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Wild Seed
Octavia Butler
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Prompt: February Mini-Challenge: Fourth or Wing

Also works for:
Related to the word "Nemesis", Spans a decade or more

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The Booklover's Library
Madeline Martin
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Prompt:
Beach Reads: Flip flop! Pick two books. (Let a coin toss decide.)

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