Colleen’s Reading List

My sister, Colleen Palladino, has always been a vivacious reader. Her current bedroom has wall-to-wall bookshelves, with a nearly limitless reading list as she procures more books from local book sales, thrift shops, and the thousands of little libraries and independent bookstores in country. Below is a list of some of the books that she has finished, with her rating.

Cover of the novel "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, featuring two chairs, a table with two cups, and a cat on a blue background. Includes text "National Bestseller" and "Over One Million Copies Sold."

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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Book cover for 'The Lady from the Black Lagoon' by Mallory O'Meara, featuring bold colors and a stylized illustration of a woman with a creature in the background. The text highlights the subtitle 'Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick.'
5.0 star rating with five gold stars on a black background

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

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Book cover for 'Apprentice to the Villain' featuring various magical and mystical elements including potions, a skull with books, and a unicorn. The background is red with white text.

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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