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It pays to know your history!

See how our members rate each novel at the polls!
 
 
**Members can earn 50 bonus points for each History Pick they read after joining the group!


1st Pick:

Theme: "Family Saga"
Novel: MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER
by Judith Henry Wall
**Overal opinion: A- Impressive story!


2nd Pick:

Theme: "Mystery/Suspense"
Novel: MYSTIC RIVER
by Dennis Lehane
Overall opinion: C- Okay story


3rd Pick:

Theme: "Biography"
Novel: BLACKBIRD
by Jennifer Lauck
**Overall opinion: A- Impressive story!


4th Pick:

Theme: "Family"
Novel: ANGEL FALLS
by Kristin Hannah
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


5th Pick:

Theme: "Winter"
Novel: WINTER SOLSTICE
by Rosamunde Pilcher
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


6th Pick:

Theme: "Published in 2001"
Novel:
THE ABSENCE OF NECTAR
by Kathy Hepinstall
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


7th Pick:

Theme: "Favorite Female Author"
Novel: POPE JOAN
by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


8th Pick:

Theme: "Irish"
Novel: RACHEL'S HOLIDAY
by Marian Keyes
Overall opinion: C- Okay story


9th Pick:

Theme: "Night"
Novel: MIDNIGHT BAYOU
by Nora Roberts
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


10th Pick:

Theme: "Australian"
Novel: A TOWN LIKE ALICE
by Nevil Shute
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


11th Pick:

Theme: "Angel"
Novel: RAGE OF ANGELS
by Sidney Sheldon
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


12th Pick:

Theme: "Award Winner"
Novel: EMPIRE FALLS
by Richard Russo
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


13th Pick:

Theme: "Summer"
Novel: THE SUMMERHOUSE
by Jude Deveraux
Overall opinion: B- Great story!


14th Pick:

Theme: "Time Travel"
Novel: THE EYRE AFFAIR
by Jasper Fforde
Overall opinion: F - Awful story/Couldn't Finish


15th Pick:

Theme: "Water"
Novel: CANE RIVER
by Lalita Tademy
**Overall opinion: A - Impressive story!


16th Pick:

Theme: "Medical"
Novel: THE SURGEON
by Tess Gerritsen
Overall opinion: B - Great story!


17th Pick:

Theme: "Winter/Christmas"
Novel: A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
by Katherine Stone
Overall opinion: D - Bad story


18th Pick:

Theme: "Historical Fiction"
Novel: THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
by Philippa Gregory
**Overall opinion: A - Impressive story!


19th Pick:

Theme: "One-Word Title"
Novel: SLAMMERKIN
by Emma Donoghue
Overall opinion: B - Great story!


20th Pick:

Theme: "Murder Mystery"
Novel: PLAIN TRUTH
by Jodi Picoult
Overall opinion: B - Great story!


21st Pick:

Theme: "Southern" (book/author)
Novel: THE SCANDALOUS SUMMER OF SISSY LEBLANC
by Loraine Despres
Overall opinion: C - Okay story


22nd Pick:

Theme: "TBR (To Be Read) Artifact"
Novel: WINDMILLS OF THE GODS
by Sidney Sheldon
Overall opinion: B - Great story!


23rd Pick:

Theme: "Debut Novel"
Novel: THE GREAT PRETENDER
by Millenia Black
**Overall opinion: A - Impressive story!


24th Pick:

Theme: "One-Word Title"
Novel: ATONEMENT 
by Ian McEwan
Overall opinion: C - Okay story


25th Pick:

Theme: "Season"
Novel: SUMMER ISLAND
by Kristin Hannah
Overall opinion: B - Great story!


26th Pick:

Theme: "Weather"
Novel: WHEN THE STORM BREAKS
by Heather Lowell
Overall opinion: C - Okay story

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