Read in December 2025
15 Books
Four 5-Star reads this month:
• Signal Fires
• The Second Life of Mirielle West
• Twice
• The Secret of Secrets
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pick4 Stars • A grieving widower, suicidal after losing his family in a Christmas accident, is saved by a mysterious stranger named Gabriel. He then connects with a widow and her bullied son—who've also met Gabriel—finding healing, love, and holiday hope through divine intervention. A classic Evans tale of redemption and Christmas magic.
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pick4 Stars • At a wedding, best man Nick Silver tells Elizabeth he's in danger—then vanishes. The club investigates a kidnapping, murder, unbreakable Bitcoin code, car bombs, and a locked safe. A thrilling, twisty cozy mystery full of humor, heart, and the gang's enduring friendship.
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pick3.5 Stars • Taliesin, the first book in Stephen R. Lawhead‘s Pendragon Cycle, blends Arthurian legend with Atlantis myth. Charis, an Atlantean princess, survives her homeland‘s destruction and meets Taliesin, a prophetic Celtic bard, in post-Roman Britain. Their romance, set against cultural upheaval, births Merlin and sets the stage for Arthur‘s rise.
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pick3 Stars • Elsa Vargas, a math teacher, has long suspected her introverted son Bird was switched at birth. When a new student, Thomas, resembles her younger son and shares Bird's birthday, Elsa becomes convinced Thomas is her biological child. Her obsessive pursuit of the truth—including befriending Thomas and considering DNA tests—threatens her family bonds.
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pick5 Stars • Twice is a magical realism novel about second chances. Elderly Alfie, dying and detained after a suspicious casino win streak, reveals his secret gift: he can "redo" any moment in his life exactly once—going back to change a decision. Through his life story, he experiments with this power to fix mistakes, chase dreams, and alter fates, but learns that true love and some losses can't be reclaimed. ⬇️
pick5 Stars • Signal Fires is a poignant, non-linear novel about time, trauma, guilt, and the invisible threads that connect people across decades. It weaves together two neighboring families in a suburban neighborhood in upstate New York, exploring how a single tragic night in 1985 reverberates through their lives for generations.
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Read in November 2025
14 Books
Two 5-Star reads this month:
• The Imitation of Christ
• The Widow
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pick3 Stars • Silver Tears, the gripping sequel to The Golden Cage, continues the story of Faye Adelheim, a brilliant and ruthless billionaire cosmetics mogul. Faye lives in hiding in Italy with her daughter while her cosmetics empire, Revenge, thrives in Sweden. ⬇️
pickReading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle #AgathaChristieClubR3
4 Stars • Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, now married and bored, take over a detective agency as a front for British Intelligence to catch spies. Instead, they gleefully solve 15 light-hearted, self-contained cases, ⬇️
