rainpebble ROOTs in 2020

My goal for ROOTing in 2020 is set at 36. I think that will be an atainable goal for me. I love this challenge and hope we all have fun with it again in this coming New Year.

My January header photo was taken right here in Northern Idaho, where we have just recently moved. I thought it so beautiful although the lighting was not great.

JANUARY ROOTS:
1. White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey; (5*); acquired 2017
2. Malice by Jennifer Jaynes; (3 1/2*); acquired 2019
3. Disturbed by Jennifer Jaynes; (3 1/2*); acquired 2016
4. The Small Rain by Madeleine L’Engle; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
5. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult; (5*); acquired 2015
6. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult; (1*);

Gorgeous January photo! Welcome back and have a great reading year!

Nice and inspiring January ROOTs picture!

Happy ROOTing and welcome back, Belva.

Good luck with your 2020 reading!

Wishing you a happy year of ROOTing in 2020! :)

Great photo, Belva. What a lovely place to live. Hope you have a successful reading year. Look forward to seeing your list!

Welcome back, Belva. Looking forward to your beautiful root images!

FEBRUARY ROOTs:
7. A Severed Wasp by Madeleine L’Engle;
8. The Lady of the Rivers: A Novel by Philippa Gregory; (4*); bk 3; acquired 2015

9. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel; (3*); bk 1; acquired 2012;

10. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel; (4 1/2*); bk 2; acquired 2013
(SO MUCH BETTER THAN WOLF HALL)

>10 rainpebble: Love that one!

March ROOTs:.
11. The World at Night by Alan Furst; 3*
12. Red Gold by Alan Furst; 4*
13. Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst; 5*
14. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle; 4 1/2*
15. The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle; 3 1/2*
16. Blood of Victory by Alan Furst; 2*

April Roots:
17. Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield; 4*
18. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout; 5*
19. The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller; 2*
20. The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout; 5*

Hi RP. Er was eens een rivier is on my wishlist. Good to see you liked it, because I heard some opposite things too. But your 4* is good to see. I liked the first book in the series and moved this one up the soon to buy list.

MAY ROOTs:
21. Celia’s House by D. E. Stevenson; (5*)
22. Listening Valley by D. E. Stevenson; (3 1/2*)
23. Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle; (5*)
24. The Moon by Night by Madeleine L’Engle; (3*)
25. Roseanna by Maj Sjowall; (2*)
26. The Young Unicorns by Madeleine L’Engle; (1*)

I absolutely loved L’Engle’s Meet the Austins and thought I had found amongst my archived books a fresh & beloved series I had missed. Alas, this was not to be. Moon, the 2nd in the series was okay but the 3rd, Unicorns, I was not quite able to complete. (I counted it anyway) So very disappointing. The entire bunch is off to a charity shop, now that they are accepting donations again.
And I am once again off & on the hunt for a wonderful, new-to-me Y/A series.

I hope you find some truly great books soon, Belva.

JUNE ROOTs:
27. Call for the Dead by John le Carre; (3 1/2*);
28. Step on a Crack by James Patterson; (4*);
29. The Girl in the Woods by Gregg Olsen; (3 1/2*)

Back to visit your thread, Belva. I hope you find that Y/A series soon.