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03.16.20

The Books I’m Reading + Want To Read

This is officially me vowing to read more

Reading is one of those things I always say I want to do more of, but if I’m being totally honest, it seems to be the first goal to get buried under a pile of excuses. Now, there seems to be zero room for excuses. I figured I can’t be the only one feeling this way, so I thought it would be fun to create a post and space where we can come together and share books we want to read, are currently reading, and of course the wishlist. If you know me, you know I don’t like to half ass anything. So, in true Courtney fashion, I ordered like 12 new books to read (go big or go home, ya know?). I read reviews and picked an array of everything from fiction and romance to self betterment. Below is the list of books I’m reading.

Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

Ghosted by Rosie Walsh

Braving The Wilderness by Brené Brown

You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley

21 Lessons For The 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

One Day in December by Josie Silver

No Judgments by Meg Cabot

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

I have a ways to go here, and I will keep adding more, but drop your favorites or current reads in the comments and I’ll check them out once my stack dwindles.
xo, Courtney
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  • 1- Open book by jessica simpson 2- The uninvited by lysa TerKeurst
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  • Ok jaut finished open book- literally SO GOOD. I could not put it down! Granted i dont have kids, but i finished it in 24 hours...slightly emberassing. So relatable, raw and real. And before I fInished open book, i finished to all the boys iVe loVed before, and if you watch the movie on netflix and loved it. You are going to love the book. So cute, sUch a fun and easy read
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  • Defending jaCob, by William landay
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  • Raising Lions by joe newman its a quick read and so eye-opening, especially for teachers and parents.
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  • Try the UGLIES SERIES by Scott Westerfeld ?? Open book is wonderful?
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    • audrey read this series and was obsessed!! adding to my list xx
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  • The woman in the window -A.j finn The girl on the train - paula hawkins Girl, wash your face - rachel hollis
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  • The Silent patient!!! CouLdnt put it down!
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  • Great list!! Ive only read “One day in december” and loved it! Enjoy and thanks for sharing !
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  • The Wife Between us and An anonymous Girl -same author. Amazing thrillers written in the same vein as gone girl!
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    • The light we lost - by jill santopolo Talking to strangers - malcom gladwEll Where the crawdads sing - delia owens The silent patient - alex michaelides
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  • If you like mystery/thrIllers, i just finished “The Woman in caBin 10” and “The last mRs. parrish.” Both good!
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  • Hi Courtney- i love your blog anD stories. Been folloIng for a while. Much needed Distraction in this weird time in our worLd. My husband wrote a YA nOvel called the year they fell. Its so good. People become obsessed. Its about a group of high school seniors. CheCk it out! Thanks for all You Do. Xo
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    • that's so awesome!! I'll check it out
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  • Reading is one of my most favorite things - here are a few I have read and reread in the last couple of months! 1. In Five Years, Rebecca Serle 2. The Dinner List, Rebecca Serle 3. Regretting you, Colleen Hoover 4. Friend zoned, Abby Jimez Maybe Someday, Colleen Hoover (Music Related which you might like!)
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  • The seven husbands of evelyn hUgo just blew my mind, i read it In a day! So goOd!
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  • Find your own path by carrie underwood Its really good she has tips and tricks for health and fitness and even has some yummy recipes. its My current read so im not finished but its worth checking out i would highly recommend!
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    • amazing!! thank you for the recommendation, adding to my list xo
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  • Find your own path by carrie underwood
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  • Little fires everywhere
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    • and aren't they making a show?! ahh need to read before that then. thanks! xo
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    • THIS ONE! I JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE LIBRARY BEFORE IT CLOSED ?
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  • Just finished Love and other words, Christina Lauren which was so so good and before that, Wife after wife , Olivia hayfield which was fantastic!
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    • ooh amazing!! adding to my list thank you! xo
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  • Beneath A Scarlet Sky
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  • Where the crawdads sing was a wonderful read!
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  • Hi! Just checked out the books you Wrote on here. My personal favorites: - That camden summer by lavyrle spencer - the art of hearing heartbeats by jan philipp sendker -all The light we cannot see by anthony doerr -lost and found by Danielle steel Also, any book By Elin hilderbrand and mary higgins clark!!
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  • The woman in the window by aj finn, the silent patient, the couple next door, the woman in cabin 10, the wife by alafair burke
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  • Judgement detox by Gavrielle Bernstein
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  • You HAVE TO READ THESe...got rhem from blondetwinmom... The wife between In a dark dark wood Verity The wives
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  • Great list! I just finished Our Souls at night and love it!
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  • Ahh yes, I was looking for some books to add to my to-read list! Thanks for sharing :) xx Janine https://walkinmysneaks.blogspot.com
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  • Educated - Tara westoVer, At water’s edge - sara gruen, everyday lies - louise guy
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  • Just finished daisy jones and the six. Loosely based on stevie niCks/fleetwood mac. So good! And they are making into a NETFLIX mini series.
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  • MARGAret Atwood's The TESTAMENTS...a continuation of the handmaid's tale
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  • Rhe aftEr series by Anna Todd
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  • I read One day in deCember ?
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  • Unhoneymooners by christina lauren,the bromance book club by lYssa kay adams,if im being honest by Emily Wibberley,Fix her up by Tessa Bailey ,the wedding party by Jasmine Guillory-eaSy and fun books to read!
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  • Here are my recent favorites -American Dirt -Oona Out of order (she wakes up every new years a different age in her Life) -In Five YeArs -Regretting yOu Im a book nerd so here are my latest bOoks ive read and reviews. https://sites.google.com/kellerisd.net/thesarahtaylorlist/home
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  • Im currently readIng Little Monsters by kara thomas and am sucked iN! IF you like thriller/suspense stories This one is good!
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