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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Favorite 2018 Adult Books

In no apparent order:

Educated by Tara Westover

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2630469414

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2507851377

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2359536371

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2439131568

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2372737809

A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2167965716

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2266555240

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