Book Review The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana R. ChambersHistorical Fiction | WWII ★★★ We all know Julia Child. But what about Julia McWilliams — the thirty-year-old who took a job worki…

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18.12.2024

Read It, Watch It 2025 Challenge – The 52 Book Club

Read It, Watch It Challenge A 2025 Bonus Challenge! Have you read the book? Now, let’s watch the movie! Our “Read It, Watch It” is an optional, bonus challenge connected to the pr…

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13.12.2024

Knife Skills for Beginners – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando MurrinCozy Mystery | Food ★★★★ When it comes to cozy mysteries, food-based stories are one of my favourite themes. And this debut mystery from Orla…

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12.12.2024

The 52 Book Club’s 2024 Reading Challenge Finishers! – The 52 Book Club

Congratulations, you did it! 2024 was one for the books! The year is drawing to a close and it is time to celebrate your bookish accomplishments. Whether you finished five prompts, or all fifty-two…

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03.12.2024

December 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

December 2024 Mini-Challenge Our final mini-challenge of 2024 is here! With this month’s prompts, we’re tackling the sights, sounds, and tastes of December! This will look vastly differ…

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24.11.2024

The 52 Book Club 2025 Challenge Journal – The 52 Book Club

2025 Challenge Journal This post contains affiliate links; as an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Looking for a fun way to track your 2025 challenge reads? Our 52 Book Club 2025 …

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23.11.2024

2025 Goodreads Lists – The 52 Book Club

Our 2025 challenge has arrived with fifty-two new prompts to delight and stretch your reading this year. Stuck on one of the prompts? Need ideas? We’ve created a Goodreads List for *almost* e…

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23.11.2024

2025 Challenge Guide – The 52 Book Club

2025 Challenge Guide Ready to read? Our 2025 challenge has arrived with fifty-two prompts designed to stretch our reading and introduce us to new books, authors, and genres. It is a literary smörgå…

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07.11.2024

The Collaborators – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Collaborators by Michael IdovThriller | Espionage | Mystery ★★★★ CIA agent, Arie Falk, is already struggling with the morality of what he does. So, when his best asset winds up dead…

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02.11.2024

November 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

November 2024 Mini-Challenge We’ve been waiting for this! It’s time to show you our November 2024 mini-challenge prompts! In September, we invited The 52 Book Club community to vote on …

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30.10.2024

Across the Ages – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Across the Ages by Gabrielle MeyerHistorical Romance | Christian Fiction | Time Travel ★★★★★ From the creaking timbers and salty sea air aboard an 18th-century pirate ship to the glitte…

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03.10.2024

October 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

October 2024 Mini-Challenge A new mini-challenge has arrived! This month we’re embracing all things cozy with three new prompts that give us the perfect excuse to curl up with a warm blanket …

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01.10.2024

The Christmas Countdown – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Christmas Countdown by Holly CassidyChristmas Romance | Holiday | Contemporary Romance ★★★★★ Put up the tree and grab the hot cocoa. The newest Christmas romance from Holly Cassidy …

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24.09.2024

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week Four – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt! WEEK FOUR: September 23-29, 2024 It’s our final vote for the month and your last chance to have a say on our 2025 challenge! Cast your vote now! How it works: 1. Every…

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19.09.2024

October 2024 Readalong: The Prison Healer – The 52 Book Club

October 2024 Readalong The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni We’re tackling a brand new genre for our October 2024 readalong! This time it’s a YA Fantasy novel — The Prison Healer by …

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17.09.2024

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week Three – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt! WEEK THREE: September 16-22, 2024 Each Monday in September we’re voting on a prompt for our 2025 challenge. We’ve got the results from week one on our blog post …

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15.09.2024

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Finalists – The 52 Book Club

2025 Prompt Finalists We’ve started voting on 2025 prompts and the results are trickling in! Each week in September, we’re voting on a different prompt for 2025. Vote on Facebook, Insta…

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13.09.2024

Betrayal at Blackthorn Park – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia KellyMystery | Historical Fiction | WWII ★★★★★ After the first book in this series (A Traitor in Whitehall) hit my top ten favorite reads last year,…

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10.09.2024

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week Two – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt! WEEK TWO: September 9-15, 2024 Each Monday in September we’re voting on a prompt for our 2025 challenge. We’re tallying the polls from last week and will have th…

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07.09.2024

Katherine, the Wright Sister – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Katherine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson WoodHistorical Fiction | Fiction ★★★ We’ve all heard about the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur. But have you heard of their sist…

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04.09.2024

September 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

September 2024 Mini-Challenge It’s time for a new mini-challenge! This month we have three new prompts inspired by the classic board game, Clue (Cluedo)! In this board game, players move arou…

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03.09.2024

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week One – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt! WEEK ONE: September 2-8, 2024 It’s September! Which means that we’re heading to The 52 Book Club polls! Every fall, we start prepping for the launch of the follo…

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28.08.2024

The Specimen – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Specimen by Jaima FixsenHistorical Fiction | Mystery ★★★★★ Amongst Dr. Burnett’s collection of oddities and medical specimens sits a heart in a jar. To anyone else, this juven…

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24.08.2024

The 52 Book Club’s 2022 Challenge Journal – The 52 Book Club

The 2022 Reading Challenge Journal This post contains affiliate links; as an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Let’s hit the shelves! The 2022 reading challenge journal is h…

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21.08.2024

The Booklover’s Library – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Booklover’s Library by Madeline MartinHistorical Fiction | WWII | Books about Books ★★★★★ After reading Madeline Martin’s debut novel, The Last Bookshop in London, this …

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08.08.2024

Hushbug Deluxe Summer Box 2024 – The 52 Book Club

Hushbug Book Box Summer 2024 Deluxe Box from Hushbug This year I decided to test out a few of the book boxes that I’ve been following along with on social media, but haven’t yet tried. …

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03.08.2024

2024 Mini-Challenge Sticker Subscription – The 52 Book Club

September – December 2024 Mini-Challenge Sticker Subscription Hey, bookworms! We’ve got a secret. And we think you’re going to love it! While we don’t usually announce our m…

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02.08.2024

Fire and Bones – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Fire and Bones by Kathy ReichMystery | Thriller ★★★★ The newest Temperance Brennan novel, Fire and Bones, from Kathy Reichs is here! When Tempe is called to the scene of an arson invest…

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30.07.2024

Between Sound and Sea – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda CoxContemporary | Christian Fiction | Mystery | Romance ★★★★ After a lawsuit damages her family name, Joey Harris jumps at a chance to escape her sma…

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17.07.2024

A Hunger to Kill – The 52 Book Club

Book Review A Hunger to Kill by Kim Mager with Lisa PulitzerTrue Crime | Non-Fiction ★★★★ Reader’s Thoughts: A Hunger to Kill is the true-life account of Kim Mager, a Detective tasked with in…

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10.07.2024

Women in the Valley of the Kings – The 52 Book Club

Book Review Women in the Valley of the Kings by Kathleen SheppardHistory | Non-Fiction ★★★★ Reader’s Thoughts: The history of Egyptology has historically focused on the men who competed in un…

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09.07.2024

The Situation Room – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Situation Room by George StephanopoulosNon-Fiction | History | Politics ★★★★★ Reader’s Thoughts: “No room better defines American power and its role in the world than th…

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29.06.2024

The Family Experiment – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Family Experiment by John MarrsThriller | Science Fiction | Dystopia ★★★★★ If you’re picking up The Family Experiment by John Marrs, be sure to set aside an entire day for rea…

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26.06.2024

Lit Love Indulge Box – June 2024 – The 52 Book Club

Lit Love Book Box June 2024 Indulge Book Box from Lit Love Book boxes are always one of my favorite bookish items to indulge in, and I’ve had my eye on the Lit Love Book Boxes ever since they…

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12.06.2024

July 2024 Readalong: She’s Not Sorry – The 52 Book Club

July 2024 Readalong She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica Are you ready for a suspenseful July readalong? She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica is a new 2024 thriller that’s going to give us pl…

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11.06.2024

The Secret History of Audrey James – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather MarshallHistorical Fiction ★★★★★ Reader’s Thoughts: For readers looking for a WWII historical read this summer, look no further than …

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05.06.2024

The Rom-Commers – The 52 Book Club

Book Review The Rom-Commers by Katherine CenterRomance | Romantic Comedy | Women’s Fiction ★★★★★ Reader’s Thoughts: Make way for the newest Katherine Center novel, The Rom-Commers! This…

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02.06.2024

Summer 2024 Challenge Journal – The 52 Book Club

Summer 2024 Challenge Journal This post contains affiliate links; as an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you. We’ve just released our Summer 2024 Reading Chal…

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02.06.2024

Summer ’24 Reading Challenge – The 52 Book Club

Summer 2024 Reading Challenge *Note: This challenge is sport-themed but is not endorsed by or in any way connected or related to any official sporting events or organizations.* Are you ready for a …

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06.05.2024

May 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

May 2024 Mini-Challenge Have you been missing the May minis? One of our moderators, Tara, recently pointed out that we haven’t had a May Mini-Challenge since 2021. It’s been far too lon…

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The Secret War of Julia Child – The 52 Book Club

Read It, Watch It 2025 Challenge – The 52 Book Club

Knife Skills for Beginners – The 52 Book Club

The 52 Book Club’s 2024 Reading Challenge Finishers! – The 52 Book Club

December 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

The 52 Book Club 2025 Challenge Journal – The 52 Book Club

2025 Goodreads Lists – The 52 Book Club

2025 Challenge Guide – The 52 Book Club

The Collaborators – The 52 Book Club

November 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

Across the Ages – The 52 Book Club

October 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

The Christmas Countdown – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week Four – The 52 Book Club

October 2024 Readalong: The Prison Healer – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week Three – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Finalists – The 52 Book Club

Betrayal at Blackthorn Park – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week Two – The 52 Book Club

Katherine, the Wright Sister – The 52 Book Club

September 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

Vote for a 2025 Prompt: Week One – The 52 Book Club

The Specimen – The 52 Book Club

The 52 Book Club’s 2022 Challenge Journal – The 52 Book Club

The Booklover’s Library – The 52 Book Club

Hushbug Deluxe Summer Box 2024 – The 52 Book Club

2024 Mini-Challenge Sticker Subscription – The 52 Book Club

Fire and Bones – The 52 Book Club

Between Sound and Sea – The 52 Book Club

A Hunger to Kill – The 52 Book Club

Women in the Valley of the Kings – The 52 Book Club

The Situation Room – The 52 Book Club

The Family Experiment – The 52 Book Club

Lit Love Indulge Box – June 2024 – The 52 Book Club

July 2024 Readalong: She’s Not Sorry – The 52 Book Club

The Secret History of Audrey James – The 52 Book Club

The Rom-Commers – The 52 Book Club

Summer 2024 Challenge Journal – The 52 Book Club

Summer ’24 Reading Challenge – The 52 Book Club

May 2024 Mini-Challenge – The 52 Book Club

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