Thursday, January 3, 2013

Read in 2013






Here is where I plan to keep a record of books read and to be read. Once I finish the book it will be rated. If there is no rating, it means I just want to read that book in that month.
Ratings criteria or what I call the "put down, pick up factor":
  • 1* put it down and leave it down, couldn't stand it, best used as a paperweight, doorstop or kindling.
  • 2* meh, could take it or leave it but mostly leave it. I could put it down and not care if I picked it up again or not
  • 3* okay enjoyable read, although I liked it, I could put it down easily and not rush back to continue
  • 4* I really liked this one, I could put it down but reluctantly and was anxious to get back to it
  • 5* Loved it! Couldn't put it down and if I absolutely had to ( if something was on fire or flooding) I couldn't wait to get back to it.

January

  1. Patchwork Dreams by Laura V. Hilton (kindle) 3***
  2. Final Stand by Helen R. Myers 3.5***
  3. Dead Reckoning by Ronie Kendig (nook) 3***
  4. The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo 2**
  5. Nadia Knows Best by Jill Mansell (kindle)  4****  $2.99
  6. Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower (kindle) 2.5**  $2.99
  7. Witch Way by Heidi Hall (nook) 2**
  8. Death in Disguise by Caroline Graham (ccls) 3***
  9. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (ccls) 3.5***
  10. Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay 4.5****
  11. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks 3.5***
  12. The Light Horseman's Daughter by David Crookes (nook) 4****
  13. Marrying Daisy Bellamy by Susan Wiggs (ccls) 4****
  14. Still Life in Shadows by Alice Wisler (kindle) 2**
  15. Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke (ccls) 3.5***
  16. Blood on the Tongue by Stephen Booth (ccls) 4****
  17. Copper River by William Kent (ccls) 4****
  18. Murder for the Halibut by Liz Lipperman 3***
  19. Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger (ccls) 4****
  20. Danger in Plain Sight by Marta Perry (ccls) 3***
  21. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett  3***
  22. Dancing with the Virgins by Stephen Booth  (ccls) 4****
  23. Let it Sew by Elizabeth Lynn Casey 3.5***
  24. The Long Way Home by Mariah Stewart (LT) 4****
  25. Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis (kindle) 3.5***
February
  1. Dead of Winter by P.J. Parrish (#2 Louis Kincaide series) (kindle) 4.5****
  2. Gone Missing by Linda Castillo 4****
  3. The Betrayal by Beverly Lewis (ccls) 3.5***
  4. Blind to the Bones by Stephen Booth (ccls) 4****
  5. Dark of the Moon by P.J. Parrish (ccls) 4****
  6. Star Spangled Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls) 3***
  7. A Perfect Square by Vannetta Chapman (ccls) 3.5***
  8. Mother's Day Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls) 3.5***
  9. Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger (ccls) 3***
  10. Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls e bk) 4****
  11. The Sacrifice by Beverly Lewis (ccls) 3***
  12. A Novel Way to Die by Ali Brandon 2**
  13. Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors (LT) 2**
  14. The Matchmakers of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine 3***
  15. Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier (ccls) 4****
  16. Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree (ccle) 3.5***
  17. The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis (ccls) 3.5***
  18. The Racketeer by John Grisham (ccls) 4****
  19. The Secret Lives of the Kudzu Debutantes by Cathy Holton (ccls) 4****
  20. Aunt Dimity Down Under (ccls) 3.5***
  21. To Love and to Cherish by Kelly Irvin (Bk 1 Bliss Creek Amish) (kindle) 3.5*** $2.51
  22. Witch Weigh by Caroline Mickelson (kindle)  2.5**
  23. Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich (nook) 3***
  24. That Summer in Cornwall by Ciji Ware (kindle)  4**** $4.99
  25. Revenge of the Kudzu Debutantes by Cathy Holton (ccls) 3.5***
  26. Touch-me-Not by Cynthia Riggs (ccls) 4****

March

  1. The Revelation by Beverly Lewis  (ccls) 3***
  2. Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand (ccls) 4****
  3. Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton (ccls) 3.5***
  4. One Last Breath by Stephen Booth (ccls) 3.5***
  5. Town in a Pumpkin Bash by B.B. Haywood 3.5***
  6. A Year at 32 September Way by Mary Ylisela (BP) (kindle) 3.5***
  7. If Errands Could Kill by Robin Allen (kindle) 2.5**
  8. Sweet Dreams, Miss England by Iris Blobel (nook) 1.5*
  9. A Promise for Miriam by Vannetta Chapman (kindle)  4**** $2.24
  10. Footprints in the Sand by Mary Jane Clark ( nook/ccls digital) 4****
  11. Effigies by Mary Anna Evans (kindle) 3***
  12. The Body in the Boudoir by Katherine Hall Page (nook/ccls digital) 4****
  13. Life's a Beach by Claire Cook (nook) 4****
  14. Her Restless Heart: Stitches in Time #1 by Barbara Cameron (kindle) 4****
  15. Tangled Ashes by Michele Phoenix  (nook) 4****
  16. The Devil's Madonna by Sharon Potts (kindle)  3***
  17. Guernica by Dave Boling 3.5***
  18. Return to Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs (kindle)  4****  $1.99 
  19. Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis  (nook/(ccls digital) 2**
  20. Summertime Hideaway by Susan Wiggs (ccls) 4****
  21. Rest in Pizza by Chris Cavender (nook/ccls digital) 3***
  22. Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides by Kaitlyn Dunnett (nook/ccls digital) 2**
  23. Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy (kindle) 4**** $.99
  24. Hills of Wheat by Sarah Price (kindle) 3*** $.99
  25. Affairs of Thrush Green by Miss Read (nook/ccls digital) 3***
  26. Murder, Lies and Chocolate by Sally Berneathy (kindle) 4**** $2.99
  27. The Great Chocolate Scam by Sally Berneathy (kindle)  4**** $2.99
  28. Red Knife by William Kent Kreuger 4**** (ccls)
  29. Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke (nook/ccls digital) 3***
April

  1. Killer Crust by Chris Cavender (nook/ccls digital) 3.5***
  2. Dying to Sin by Stephen Booth (kindle) 3***
  3. Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier  (nook/ccls digital) 4****
  4. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (ccls) 4****
  5. Found by Shelley Shepard Grey (nook/ccls digital) 2.5**
  6. Fields of Corn by Sarah Price (kindle) 3.5*** $1.99
  7. The Cottage on Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri (nook/ccls digital) 3.5***
  8. Clover House by Henriette Lazaridus Power  2.5**
  9. Pastures of Faith by Sarah Price 3.5***  $1.99
  10. The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio  4****
  11. Thunder Bay by William Kent Kreuger (ccls) 4****
  12. The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell 3***
  13. Life from Scratch by Melissa Ford 3.5 ***
  14. A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford  (nook/ccls digital) 3.5***
  15. Valley of Hope by Sarah Price (kindle) 4**** $1.99
  16. Plain Fame by Sarah Price 3*** $.99
  17. Cotillion by Georgette Heyer (nook) 3***
  18. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley (kindle) 4**** $.99
  19. The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig (ccls) 4.5****
  20. The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff  (nook/ccls digital) 3.5***
  21. Citizen Insane by Karen Cantwell (kindle) 3***
  22. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini  3***
  23. Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo (nook/ccls digital) 4****

May
  1. The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman 3***
  2. Footnote to Murder by L.A. Taylor  (kindle) 2**
  3. Little Death by the Sea by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (also pubbed under Murder on the Cote D'Azur (kindle) $3.99 2**
  4. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio (kindle) 3.5*** $2.99
  5. From Notting Hill With Love...Actually by Ali McNamara (kindle) BP 3.5***
  6. Suspicions by Christine Kersey  (kindle) 3***
  7. Operation Bonnet by Kimberly Stuart  (kindle) 3***
  8. The Dogs of Rome (Alec Blue series #1) by Conor Fitzgerald (nook) 3***
  9. The Bee Balm Murders by Cynthia Riggs (ccls) 4****
  10. Death Watch by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (ccls) 3.5***
  11. Winter of the World by Ken Follett (ccls ) 4.5****
  12. A Week in WInter by Maeve Binchy ( ccls/digital) 4****
  13. Paint it Black # 3 by P.J. Parrish (wc) 4****
  14. Daughter of Joy (Brides of Culdee Creek #1) by Kathleen Morgan (nook) 1*
  15. Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn (/ccls digital) 2.5**
  16. Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart 4****
  17. Indispensable Party by Melissa Miller (kindle) 4**** $.99
  18. Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen 3.5***
  19. Taking Out the Trailer Trash by Janice Ivy  (kindle) 2.5**
  20. Two Widows and the Misdirected Message by Ruth Ross 3***
  21. Kate's Song (Forever After in Apple Lake #1) by Jennifer Beckstrand (kindle)

June
  1. Thicker than Water by P.J. Parrish (ccls) 4****
  2. Damage Control by Robert Dugoni 4****
  3. The Passing Bells by Stephen Rock (ccls) 4****
  4. Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger (ccls) 4****
  5. Antiques Bizarre by Barbara Allan (kindle) 3***
  6. Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Hart 4****
  7. Perfect Crime by Jack Erickson (nook) 2**
  8. Papoosed by Patricia Rockwell (kindle) 2.5**
  9. The Swan House by Elizabeth Musser (nook) 2**
  10. Mariana by Susanna Kearsley (kindle) $1.99  4****
  11. Death on the Aegean Queen by Maria Hudgins (kindle) 3***
  12. The Lord is my Shepard by Debbie Vigué (nook) 2**
  13. Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook (kindle) 3***
  14. The Blood Red Indian Summer by David Handler (ccls) 4****
  15. Still of the Night by Dee Davis (nook) 3***
  16. Almost Amish by Kathryn Cushman  (kindle) 4****
  17. River Jordan by Augusta Trobaugh (kindle) 3***
  18. Z by Therese Ann Fowler 3.5***
  19. The Legacy by Katherine Webb (kindle) 3.5*** $.99
  20. Leaving Lancaster by Kate Lloyd (nook) 3***
  21. Moonlight Mayhem by Helen Haught Fanick (kindle) 1*
  22. The Keeper of Secrets by Julie Thomas 4****
  23. Wrongful Death by Robert Dugoni  4****
  24. A Reckless Heart by Amy Clipston  2.5**  $2.99
  25. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 4****
  26. Inferno by Dan Brown (ccls/digital) 4****
  27. Summer, Smoke and Murders by Nevada Barr (kindle) 3***


July
  1. Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman (ccls) 4****
  2. Elusive by Sara Rosett (kindle) 3.5***
  3. The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank (ccls) 4.5***
  4. The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown (ccls/digital) 3.5***
  5. The Wanderer by Robyn Carr (kindle)   4****  $1.99 
  6. Secretive by Sara Rosett (kindle) 3.5*** $3.99
  7. Trickster's Point by William Kent Kreuger (ccls) 4****
  8. Mary, Mary by Ed McBain 3***
  9. Island of Bones by P.J. Parrish (ccls ILL) 3.5***
  10. City of Silence by Kim Wright (kindle) 3***
  11. The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs (ccls) 4***
  12. The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths (ccls/digital) 4****
  13. Rock Point by Carla Neggers (short prequel) (kindle) 1*
  14. Finding Mercy by Karen Harper (ccls/digital) 2**
  15. Interruptions by Susan Froetschel  3***
  16. The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths (ccls/digital) 3***
  17. Antonia Lively Breaks the Silence by David Samuel Levinson 2*
  18. The Garden Angel by Mindy Friddle (ccls) 3***
  19. Circles of Confusion by April Henry  (kindle) 3***
  20. The Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford 4****
  21. May Day by Jess Lourey (kindle) 2.5**
  22. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths (ccls/digital)  4****
  23. The Cannoli Factor by Harris Channing (nook) 1*
  24. A Fool Again by Eloisa James (nook) 2**
  25. Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin (kindle) 4****
  26. Claw Back by P.J. Parrish  (kindle) 4****
  27. The Arraignment by Steve Martini  3.5***
  28. Closure: An eShort Story by John Lescroart and M.J. Rose (kindle) 1*
  29. Brush with Death by Karen MacInerney (kindle) 3***  $1.99
  30. Murder After Hours by Agatha Christie 3***
  31. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (ccls/digital) 3***
  32. The Summer of France by Paulita Kincer  (kindle)  2.5**
  33. A Brush with Death by Elizabeth Duncan (ccls) 3.5***
August

  1. The Language of Flowers by Elizabeth Loupas 3.5***
  2. Circles of Time  by Philip Rock (ccls ILL) 4****
  3. Amish Faith by Sarah Price (kindle)  2.5** $.99
  4. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke (ccls/digital) 3***
  5. Boundary Waters by William Kent Kreuger (ccls) 4****
  6. The Body in the Piazza by Katherine Hall Page (ccls/digital) 3***
  7. Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand (ccls) 4****
  8. Solomom & Lord Drop Anchor by Paul Levine (nook) 2**
  9. Dancing with the Ferryman by Frankie Valente (nook) 4****
  10. Seed No Evil by Kate Collins 3.5 ***
  11. Moonlighting in Vermont (Bree McGowan series #1) by Kate George (kindle) 3***
  12. The Day the Flowers Died by Ami Blackwilder (nook) 2.5**
  13. Cocktail Hour by Tara McTiernan (kindle) 3***
  14. Poisoned Tarts by G.A. McKevitt (ccls/digital) 3***
  15. Little Black Book of Murder by Nancy Martin 4****
  16. The Death Contingency by Nancy Lynn Jarvis (Reagan myst #1) (kindle) 3***
  17. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella 4****
  18. The Devil's Soldier by Fernando Melendez (WWII) (kindle) 2.5**
  19. Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (nook) 2**
  20. Summer of Secrets by Charlotte Hubbard (kindle)  4**** $.99
  21. Deceptive (On the Run #3) by Sara Rosett  (kindle) 3.5***  $3.99
  22. The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler (nook ) 3***
  23. Someday Soon by David Crookes (kindle) 4****
  24. Havisham by Ronald Frame 2**
  25. Island Girls by Elin Hilderbrand (ccls) 4****
  26. The Right Wrong Number by Barbara Delinsky (kindle) 3***
  27. Haunted by Janel Gradowski (kindle) 2**
  28. Summer's Crossing by Julie Kagawa (nook) 1*
  29. Must Love Sandwiches by Janel Gradowski  (kindle) 3***
  30.  Good Neighbors by Sheila Roberts (kindle) 4****
  31. The Diary of Darcy Rhone by Emily Griffin (kindle) 2**
  32. The Lola Cruz Christmas Story by Misa Ramirez (nook) 2**
  33. Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley (kindle) 4**** $.99
  34. Revenge by Janel Gradowski (kindle) 3***
  35. Twelve Days of Fruitcake by Nancy Hill (kindle) 3***
  36. Swim by Jennifer Weiner (kindle) 3***


September
  1. The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough 4****
  2. Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger  (ccls) 4****
  3. The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall (ILL) 3.5***
  4. Blood Orchids (lei crime series #1) by Toby Neal (kindle) 3***
  5. A Killing Rain by P.J. Parrish (ILL) 4****
  6. My Amish Valentine: Let Love In by Becca Fisher (kindle) 1*
  7. A Future Arrived by Phillip Rock (ILL) 4****
  8. The Dead Place #6  (ILL) 3.5***
  9. The Classmate Murders by Bob Moats (nook) 1*
  10. Home to Pebble Creek by Vannetta Chapman (nook) 3***
  11. The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen (nook) 4****
  12. Between a Clutch and a Hard Place by Gayle Trent  4**** $.99
  13. When Good Bras Go Bad by Gayle Trent (kindle) 3***
  14. Deceived by Randy Wayne White (LT) 2.5**
  15. Thicker Than Blood by C.J. Darlington  (kindle) 3***
  16. Claus of Death by Gayle Trent (kindle) 4****  $.99
  17. A Plain Scandal by Amanda Flower (kindle) 3***  $.99
  18. A Wedding Story by Dee Tenorio  (nook) 2.5**
  19. Double Cross by James Patterson 4****
  20. The Newcomer by Robyn Carr  (ccls/digital) 4.5****
October

  1. The Cold Light of Mourning by Elizabeth Duncan (ccls) 4****
  2. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton  (ccls) 3***
  3. Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger  #9 (ILL) 4****
  4. Sold to Miss Seeton by Hamilton Crane 3***
  5. Still Life with Murder by P.B. Ryan (nook) 2.5**
  6. An Unquiet Grave by P.J. Parrish  #7   (ILL) 4****
  7. The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan (ccls/digital) 4****
  8. A Stiff Risotto by Lou Jane Temple 3***
  9. Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle (kindle) 5*****
  10. A Holly Jolly Murder by Joan Hess 2**
  11. So Happy Together by Maryann McFadden  (ILL) 4****
  12. Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy (ccls/digital) 4****
  13. Scared to Live  by Stephen Booth  (ILL) 3***
  14. Sweet Miss Seeton by Hamilton Crane  2.5**
  15. Flame of Resistance by Tracy Groot (nook) 3.5***
  16. How the Light Gets in by Louise Penny (ccls ) 3***
  17. Plotting at the PTA by Laura Alden 3***
  18. A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (kindle) 3.5*** $2.99
  19. Alaska Virgin Air by Izzy Ballard (kindle) 1*
  20. Unintended Consequences by Stuart Woods (ccls/digital) 3***
  21. Lead Pipe Cinch by Christy Evans 2.5**
  22. Death Rides the Surf by Nora Charles 3***
  23. Woman's Own by Robyn Carr (kindle) 3***  $2.99
  24. An Uncommon Grace by Serena B. Miller (kindle) 4****  $1.99
  25. Sink Trap by Christy Evans 3***
  26. A Killer's Christmas in Wales by Elizabeth Duncan (ILL) 4****
  27. The Bungalow by Sarah Jio  (ILL)  3.5*** $1.99
November
  1. Bright Christmas: An Amish Love Story by Susan Rohrer (kindle) 3***
  2. The Revenge of the Barbecue Queens by Lou Jane Temple 2.5**
  3. A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths (kindle) 4**** $1.99
  4. Scent to Her Grave by India Ink 4****
  5. Secrets on Cedar Key by Terri Dulong (review) 4****
  6. Murder Passes the Buck by Deb Baker (kindle) 3***
  7. If Walls Could Talk by Juliette Blackwell 2.5**
  8. A Small Hill to Die on by Elizabeth J. Duncan (ILL) 4****
  9. The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley (ILL) 5*****
  10. Death's a Beach by Beth Sherman 2**
  11. Morning Glory by Sara Jio (review) 3***
  12. Winter of Wishes by Charlotte Hubbard (kindle) 4****  $4.61
  13. The Loyal Servant by Eva Hudson (kindle) 4****
  14. Murder of a Snake in the Grass by Denise Swanson 2**
  15. The Celtic Dagger by Jill Paterson (kindle) 3***
  16. Killer Wedding by Jerrilyn Farmer 3***
  17. Sweet Tea Revenge by Laura Childs (ccls) 3***
  18. Of Windmills and War by Diane Moody (kindle) 3*** $.99
  19. Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour by Simon Brett 2.5**
  20. The Widow's Walk League by Nancy Jarvis (kindle) 2.5**
  21. Home for Christmas by Kate Davies (Nook) 2**


December
  1. Tumbling Blocks by Earlene Fowler 2**
  2. Florian's Gate by T. Davis Bunn (nook ) 2.5**
  3. Armed by Elaine Macko (kindle) 2.5**
  4. A Very Holly Christmas by Sheila Roberts  (kindle) 2**
  5. Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles (kindle) 3***
  6. Ruth's First Christmas Tree by Elly Griffiths  (kindle) 3***
  7. Antiques Slay Ride by Barbara Allen (kindle) 2.5** $.99
  8. A Dixie Christmas by Sandra Hill  (kindle) 1*
  9. God in Concord by Jane Laughton 2**
  10. Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh (nook) 4****
  11. Bubba and the Twelve Deadly Days of Christmas by C.L. Bevill (kindle) 2.5** $.99
  12. The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan (ccls/digital) 2.5**
  13. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (ccls/digital) 4****
  14. Love Finds You Under the Mistletoe by Irene Brand (kindle)  2.5** $1.97 
  15. Once upon a Christmas Eve by Anita Higman 2**
  16. Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs  (ccls/digital) 4****
  17. Killer in Crinolines by Duffy Brown 3***
  18. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 2.5**
  19. The Christmas Carol Murders by Leslie Meier (ccls) 4****
  20. The Reunion by Dan Walsh (nook) 4****
  21. The Hero by Robyn Carr (ccls/digital) 4****
  22. Design on a Crime by Ginny Aiken (kindle) 1*
  23. The Bargain by Stephanie Reed (kindle) 3***
  24. A New Leash on Death by Susan Conant 1*
  25. While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax 5*****
  26. Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo (ccls/digital) 3.5***
  27. Wild Goose Chase  by Terri Thayer (kindle) 2**
  28. A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet (ILL) 3***
  29. A Life Apart by L.Y. Marlow (LT) 2**
  30. Gilt Trip by Laura Childs (ccls/digital)

     

    6 comments:

    1. I have that penguin figurine! It's one of my favorites!

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    2. I'll be stopping by to check out what you read; enjoy kaye.

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    3. Wow are you organized...love it!!

      Best of luck for the completion.

      All the books sound good.

      Elizabeth
      Silver's Reviews
      My Blog

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    4. So will this be the extent of your blogging? It might not work all that bad! Maybe you can just put a few words about what you thought and be done. Easy -- one post for a year.

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    5. It looks so nice and tidy! and organized and methodical.

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