75 Books...More or Less! discussion

The past few years I have set my goal low and had to change it over and over [which is totally fine and I have never had a problem with that]. So this year I have decided to "go big or go home" [though not really you know] and set it at 200 250 300. I have made all my lists out for the challenges I am participating in and have also created for myself and it is extremely overambitious and who knows if I will complete it all [and as of right now {12.28.2020}, I am totally okay with that]. I DO know that it has few library books on it so it means I will be getting a LOT of books off both my TBR and my RWYO. WHOOOO HOOOOOO.

The 2021 Big Read Challenge
*FINISHED 12.25.2021*

January
* A Grief Observed - 106 pages ♥
* A Room with a View (Annotated) with Detailed Biography - 252 pages
* The Color Purple - 308 pages ♥
* Passing - 106 pages
* The 13 Clocks - 120 pages ♥
* A Study in Scarlet - 143 pages ♥
* The Sign of Four - 131 pages ♥

February
* Mrs. Dalloway - 204 pages
* The Age of Innocence - 325 pages
* Emma - 512 pages ♥
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia and Other Stories ♥
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

March
* The Pickwick Papers - 793 pages
* The Invisible Man - 183 pages
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity

April
* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - 234 pages ♥
* One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - 200 pages
* The Scarlet Pimpernel - 279 pages ♥
* Gulliver's Travels - 306 pages **
* The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde***
* Peter and Wendy - 160 pages
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
** Added this because JW picked it for the April book club pick and I thought, "WHAT is one more book here?" LOL
*** Added this because my last cozy was centered around this book and I read it ages again and didn't love it, but it was 2016 and I hated everything that year so I need to reread it. Plus Richard Armitage is the narrator. *SWOON*

May
* The Count of Monte Cristo - 1316 pages ♥
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Five Orange Pips

June
* An American Tragedy - 884 pages
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip

July
DNF * Roots: The Saga of an American Family - 912 pages [SEE REVIEW ON PAGE 3]
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

August
* The House of the Seven Gables - 303 pages ♥
* The Secret Agent - 269 pages ♥
* Ethan Frome - 110 pages
* The Enchanted April - 170 pages ♥
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band and Other Stories of Sherlock Holmes

September
* Little Men - 257 pages ♥
* Tess of the D'Urbervilles - 479 pages
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and Other Cases

October
* 1984 - 328 pages
* The Turn of the Screw - 137 pages
* The Woman in Black - 178 pages
* A Passage to India - 326 pages ♥
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

November
* The Three Musketeers - 715 pages ♥
DNF * The Man in the Iron Mask - 578 pages
* The Moonstone - 434 pages ♥
* The Jungle Book
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet ♥

December
* The Phantom of the Opera - 282 pages ♥
* Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - 276 pages ♥
* Ivanhoe - 588 pages
* The Song of the Lark - 342 pages
* The Lost World - 224 pages
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches



The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge
This list is taken from my TBR list, starting with the oldest on the list. I am hoping to read at least 2 a month from this list.
*FINISHED*

DNF 1. The Summer We Read Gatsby - 290 pages 9.11.2011

2. House Rules - 274 pages 2.8.2008 ♥

3. The Willoughbys - 177 pages 6.24.2008 ♥

DNF 4. Sweet Caroline - 322 pages 6.8.2016

DNR* 5. Love Starts with Elle - 328 pages 6.25.2008

6. Escape - 442 pages 7.19.2008 ♥

7. Three Little Words - 320 pages 7.19.2008 ♥

DNR 8. The Zookeeper's Wife - 368 pages 9.11.2008

9. Their Eyes Were Watching God - 256 pages 9.11.2008

DNF* 10. The Lucky One - 337 pages 9.14.2008

DNF 11. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - 556 pages 10.31.2008

12. My Lobotomy: A Memoir - 306 pages 2.3.2009

13. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept - 194 pages 2.24.2009

DNF 14. Veronika Decides to Die - 240 pages 2.24.2009
* Okay. I cannot read this. After a year of death and despair due to the pandemic, I cannot read a book about a girl who actively chooses to kill herself AND also is very cavalier about it. Ugh. I have removed this from the TBR list; I doubt I will ever be ready for a book like this now. Its unfortunate and disappointing.

DNR 15. The Last Song - 474 pages 4.21.2009

16. Love, Stargirl - 274 pages 6.24.2009

DNF 17. The Actor and the Housewife - 352 pages 8.30.2009

18. The Cellist of Sarajevo - 274 pages 1.11.2010

DNR 19. Eating Animals - 352 pages 1.19.2010

DNF 20. The Weight of Silence - 384 pages 2.26.2010

DNF 21. Wench - 308 pages 4.21.2010

DNF 22. The Lovers - 244 pages 5.12.2010

23. Beatrice and Virgil - 213 pages 7.13.2010

24. Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian - 416 pages 10.13.2010

25. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud - 288 pages 10.19.2010 ♥

DNF 26. The Maze Runner - 410 pages 10.26.2010

DNF27. The Postmistress - 371 pages 12.4.2010

DNF28. Dreams of Joy - 400 pages 2.23.2011

DNR 29. How to Be an American Housewife- 352 pages 3.11.2011

DNF30. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - 280 pages 3.27.2011
** See review on page 4 about why this is a DNF

31.The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared - 283 pages 5.29.2011 ♥

32. The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar - 240 pages 5.31.2011 ♥

DNF33. Don't Breathe a Word - 460 pages 6.7.2011 * see reason for #22; that also applies here

DNF34. Magyk - 588 pages 6.30.2011

35. Mr. Popper's Penguins - 161 pages 7.6.2011 ♥

DNR36. Please Look After Mom - 272 pages 7.20.2011

DNF37. Friendship Bread - 402 pages 7.11.2011

38. A Passage to India - 326 pages 12.2.2011

DNF39. Howard's End - 402 pages 1.23.2012

40. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe - 256 pages 2.14.2012

DNF41. Madness: A Bipolar Life - 315 pages 5.21.2012

42. Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats - 282 pages 9.19.2012

43. Yes, Chef - 337 pages 6.20.2012 ♥

DNF 44. When it Happens to You - 257 pages 8.25.2012 <--THIS was horrible.

DNF45. Where'd You Go, Bernadette - 320 pages 8.27.2012 <--I really wanted to read this but I don't think it translates well to audiobook, so I am abandoning it.

DNF46. Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick - 240 Pages 8.27.2012 <--Liked her in the 80's. Don't like her writing voice at all. SO frustrating.

47. Savvy - 364 pages 9.14.2012 ♥

Books that have no audiobooks that I may be able to get to this year
* Water, Stone, Heart - 279 pages 4.14.2009 ♥♥
DNF * The Sari Shop Widow - 320 pages 8.30.2009
* Yiddish Yoga: Ruthie's Adventures in Love, Loss, and the Lotus Position - 114 pages 10.27.2009 ♥


Silver Valkyrie's 2021 Reading Challenge
#valkyriereadingchallenge21
*FINISHED 7.4.2021*

1. A Book with a Herb or Spice in the Title
* Cinnamon ♥

2. A Book Where Pictures are Important to the Reading Experience
* Feelings: A Story in Seasons ♥

3. An Audiobook -OR- Audio-drama that Includes Sound Effects
* The Cellist of Sarajevo

4. A Book Set in a Part of the Planet You've Never Been [Andorra]
* The Teacher of Cheops

5. A Book Published in a Different Century from the Majority of Your Reading
* Emma ♥

6. A Book that Involves Traveling Through the Air
* Vesper Flights

7. A Book to Help Your *Spiritual*, *Mental*, , or *Physical* Health
* A Grief Observed ♥

8. A Book in which Blackjack or Another Card Game is Played
* Cards on the Table

9. A Book by a Neurodiverse or Disabled Author
* My Lobotomy: A Memoir

10. Two Books that Share a Cover Element [ e.g. Font, Color, Items]
* The Bookshop on the Corner ♥
* The Stolen Letter ♥

2021 Summer Reading Challenge with Joy
*FINISHED*
6.13 1. The Return of the Native ♥
5.18 2. The Master
6.1 3. Alias Grace ♥
5.10 4. Neverwhere ♥
7.1/DNF - SEE REVIEW 5. Roots
7.21 6. Death in Venice

The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge
*FINISHED 8.28.2021*

1. Three Word Title
* Deadly Ever After

2. Cozy with a Color in its Title
* Lemon Drop Dead

3. Cozy with a Male Author
* An Extravagant Death ♥

4. Set in a Hotel or B&B
* Peaches and Schemes: A Georgia B&B Mystery

5. Title that's a Character's Name
* Long Island Iced Tina ♥

6. Mentioned in Another Book/Series [Lady Hardcastle Series -OR- Secret, Book, and Scone Society Series]
* The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds ♥
- OR -
* Murder Most Fair

7. Cozy Mystery Involving Theft
* Deadly Editions ♥

8. Next in a Series You Started in 2020
* An Impartial Witness

9. A Cozy with an Item of Clothing on the Cover
* The Fatal Flying Affair ♥

10. A Cozy with a Plant on the Cover
* Murder in a Scottish Garden
-OR-
* Death in the English Countryside

11. Cozy by an Author of Color
* The Dying Days ♥

12. A Cozy Set Somewhere Besides the USA or UK [Nairobi]
* The Automaton's Wife ♥

13. Cozy You Picked for the Title
* A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball

14. Cozy Published the Month of Your Birthday [September]
* Hitting the Books

15. Cozy You Previously Abandoned
* The Loch Ness Papers

16. Cozy You Were Excited to Get, but Haven't Read Yet
* Ink and Shadows ♥

17. An Author Collaboration [Edith Maxwell and Tace Baker]
* Murder on Cape Cod

18. Cozy with a Character List
* The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit

19. Cozy You Bought Because of the Cover
* Death of a Wandering Wolf

20. Main Character has Your Dream Job [Bookmobile Librarian]
* Wrong Side of the Paw

***BONUS***

21. Three Cozies by the Same Author [Jenn McKinlay]
A. Word to the Wise
B. Pumpkin Spice Peril
C. One for the Books

22. Published 21 Years Ago [2000]
* Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled ♥

23. Cover in 2021 Pantone's Color of the Year [Illuminating -OR- Ultimate Gray]
* Murder Most Fowl ♥

24. Cozy with Cows or Oxen
* A Pumpkin Spice Killing



2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 1
*Finished 10.29.2021*

1. A Culinary Cozy
* Eggs on Ice
* Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder

2. An Animal Related Cozy
* Big Little Spies
* A Trail of Lies

3. A Craft Related Cozy
* Murder in a Scottish Garden [Yarn/Knitting]
* Fatal Family Ties [Ancestry]

4. A Paranormal Cozy
* The Automaton's Wife
* One Poison Pie

5. Cozy Based Outside the USA
* The American Agent
* In at the Death

6. A Career-Based Cozy
* Here Comes the Body
* Lemon Drop Dead

7. Holiday Based Cozy
* It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder - Christmas
* Gone with the Whisker - 4th of July

8. A Cozy Where They Travel
* A Sinister Service
* Murder at Wedgefield Manor

9. Historical Mystery
* An Impartial Witness
* The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds

10. MY Choice
* Ink and Shadows
* The Fatal Flying Affair


2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 2
** FINISHED 8.20.2021 **

1. The Mitford Trial
2. A Deadly Chapter: A Castle Bookshop Mystery
3. The Loch Ness Papers
4. Word to the Wise
5. The Stolen Letter
6. Scorched Eggs
7. Deadly Editions
8. Deadly Ever After
9. Murder at the Lakeside Library
10. Egg Drop Dead
11. A Tale of Two Cookies
12. Murder in the Cookbook Nook
13. Pumpkin Spice Peril
14. Peaches and Schemes: A Georgia B&B Mystery
15. One for the Books
16. Death of a Wandering Wolf
17. Death of an Irish Mummy
18. Death on the Night of Lost Lizards
19. Murder at Keyhaven Castle
20. The Cider Shop Rules

Oooh Sherlock every month! That's a good way to tackle the catalog! I own the huge compendium of Sherlock from Audible narrated by Stephen Fry so that might be a feasible idea!

My Lobotomy was a fascinating read!

Elyse wrote: "Oooh Sherlock every month! That's a good way to tackle the catalog! I own the huge compendium of Sherlock from Audible narrated by Stephen Fry so that might be a feasible idea!"

I will admit that is why I am doing this - I too have this audiobook and when I realized a lot of the stories were short, I figured I could knock them out in a year [for the first part of the book anyway] and not be too overwhelmed. :-) And knowing that I have Stephen Fry to look forward to each month..WINNER WINNER IMO. ;-)

Elyse wrote: "My Lobotomy was a fascinating read!"

I know I thought it would be fascinating when I added it all those years ago. I am looking forward to getting to it.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "I will admit that is why I am doing this - I too have this audiobook and when I realized a lot of the stories were short, I figured I could knock them out in a year [for the first part of the book anyway] and not be too overwhelmed. :-) And knowing that I have Stephen Fry to look forward to each month..WINNER WINNER IMO. ;-)..."

Absolutely!

1. A Grief Observed - C. S. Lewis
January 2, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
#valkyriereadingchallenge2021 - #7
Audible + : Ralph Cosham, Narrator
Kindle
106 pages
5 Stars



2. A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
January 2, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Audible: Stephen Fry, Narrator
Kindle
143 pages
4 Stars



3. The Sign of Four - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
January 3, 2021 [One Day Read]
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Audible: Stephen Fry, Narrator
Kindle
131 pages
4 Stars



4. House Rules - Rachel Sontag
January 2 - January 6, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2008]
Hoopla Audiobook: Nicole Poole, Narrator
Kindle
274 pages
5 Stars



5. The Mitford Trial [Mitford Murder Mystery #4] - Jessica Fellowes
January 2 - January 5, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 2, #1
Kindle
368 pages
1 Star



6. A Room with a View - E.M. Forester
January 4 - January 6, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Audible +: Rebecca Hall, Narrator
Kindle
252 pages
4 Stars

I read the four Sherlock Holmes novels a few years back. I found them mostly enjoyable but slow at times. I've read very few of the stories but I keep meaning to get back to them.

Charleen wrote: "I read the four Sherlock Holmes novels a few years back. I found them mostly enjoyable but slow at times. I've read very few of the stories but I keep meaning to get back to them."

I have been around them my whole life [my mother is a huge fan], but have never taken the time to read them. I am hoping the Stephen Fry audio makes them super enjoyable. I am afraid my view is skewed by the show and Benedict as Sherlock. Gosh I loved that show.
Here's to hoping they are as good as people say! :-)

I hope you like them, I was very pleasantly surprised when I listened to them (there were only one or two that I didn't really care for).

Stacie wrote: "I hope you like them, I was very pleasantly surprised when I listened to them (there were only one or two that I didn't really care for)."

That is excellent to read Stacie!! So far, one down, I am enjoying them. We will see where I am 6 months in.

7. The Bad Seed - Jory John [Pete Oswald - Illustrator]**
January 4, 2021
Amazon Prime Reading
Kindle Fire
45 pages
5 Stars



8. Book Love - Debbie Tung
January 4, 2021
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
144 pages
4 Stars


** I added this because 1. it looked cute, 2. it has been on a million lists, and 3. I needed a book taken out from Kindle Prime for Amazon's January Reading Challenge. :-)

9. Along the Tapajos - Fernando Vilela [Daniel Hahn - Translator]
January 4, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
Read Around the World: Brazil
Kindle Fire
40 pages
5 Stars

10. The Prince and the Troll [Faraway #1] - Rainbow Rowell
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Rebecca Lowman, Narrator
Kindle
26 pages
4 Stars



11. Hazel and Gray [Faraway #2] - Nic Stone
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Kimberly Woods, Narrator
Kindle
30 pages
3 Stars



12. The Princess Game [Faraway #3] - Soman Chainani
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible +
Jess Nahikian
Alexander Cendese
Michael Crouch
Neil Shah
Greg Chun
Andrew Eiden
Josh Bloomberg
Graham Halstead
Brian Holden
Robin Eller
Fajer Al-Kaisi
Ryan Jordan McCarthy
Timothy Andres Pabon
Narrators
Kindle
53 pages
1 Star



13. The Cleaners [Faraway #4] - Ken Liu
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Kate Rudd, Narrator
Kindle
28 pages
5 Stars



14. The Wickeds - Gayle Foreman
January 5, 2021 [One Day Read]
Amazon Prime Reading
Audible + : Frankie Corzo, Narrator
Kindle
34 pages
5 Stars

Hi Dawn Michelle, At the rate you are going, you'll be revising the 200 upwards!

* One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - 200 pages. OMG - I read this when I was in college studying Russian History and visited the then Soviet Union in the middle of December!

Connie wrote: "Hi Dawn Michelle, At the rate you are going, you'll be revising the 200 upwards!

* One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - 200 pages. OMG - I read this when I was in college studying Russian His..."

It is easy when they are all teeny books. ;-)

OMG I cannot even imagine getting to visit the former Soviet Union. I think I would have been shaking in my boots the whole time. And not just from the cold! ;-) Did you like it? What was the most memorable thing you saw? I am intrigued by Russian history!!

My ex's family is from Estonia and he remembers going there once before they gained their independence back from Russia and he said it was super weird and creepy and uncomfortable. They always said they'd have never gone back if Estonia hadn't gotten their independence; there was just so much fear.

It was pretty weird, 1973 right in the middle of the Cold War. We were young and invincible but still noticed the immense lack of freedom for the Russian people. It was SO cold, we waited outside the Pushkin Museum in sub zero temps for it seemed hours and never got to go in. The Hermitage and Saint Basil's Cathedral were memorable. We also stood in a line in Red Square to view Lenin's entombed body! That was a trip! No talking or acting like American teenagers in THAT line, let me tell you!!

Connie wrote: "It was pretty weird, 1973 right in the middle of the Cold War. We were young and invincible but still noticed the immense lack of freedom for the Russian people. It was SO cold, we waited outside t..."

WOW!!!!! That all sounds amazing and terrifying all at once!! What a great memory though.

15. Dog Flowers: A Memoir - Danielle Geller
January 6 - January 10, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
272 pages
4 Stars



16. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
January 8 - January 11, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Pulitzer Prize 1983
National Book Award 1983
Audible: Alice Walker, Narrator
Kindle
306 pages
4 Stars



17. The Willoughbys [The Willoughbys #1] - Lois Lowry
January 8, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2008]
Carnegie Audiobook: Arte Johnson, Narrator
Kindle
177 pages
4 Stars

18. Wrong Side of the Paw [Bookmobile Cat #6] - Laurie Cass
January 8 - January 12, 2021
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #20
Carnegie OverDrive
Hoopla Audiobook: Erin Bennett, Narrator
Kindle
308 pages
4 Stars



19. 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence - Howard Means
January 9 - January 12, 2021
Carnegie OverDrive
Audible + : Alan Sklar, Narrator
Kindle
271 pages
5 Stars

20. A Sinister Service [Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery #6] - Alyssa Maxwell
January 11 - January 16, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt. 1, #8A
Kindle
304 pages
4 Stars

21. Ironweed - William Kennedy
January 13 - January 19, 2021
Read What You Own
Pulitzer Prize 1984
Buddy Read: Dean
Audible: Jonathan Davis, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
227 pages
3 Stars

22. The Polygamist's Daughter: A Memoir - Anna LeBaron with Leslie Wilson
January 13 - January 15, 2021
Carnegie OverDrive
Audible + : Anna LeBaron, Narrator
Kindle
302 pages
4 Stars



23. Booking the Crook [Bookmobile Cat #7] - Laurie Cass
January 14 - January 17, 2021
Carnegie OverDrive
Hoopla Audiobook: Erin Bennett, Narrator
Kindle
348 pages
4 Stars



24. Passing - Nella Larsen
January 13, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Hoopla Audiobook: Robin Miles, Narrator
Kindle
106 pages
3 Stars

25. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story - Debbie Tung
January 16, 2021 [One Day Read]
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
184 pages
5 Stars

Dawn Michelle wrote: "25. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story - Debbie Tung
January 14 - CURRENTLY READING
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
184 pages"

Oh man I loved this. SHE GETS IT.

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "25. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story - Debbie Tung
January 14 - CURRENTLY READING
Free Library Philadelphia OverDrive
Kindle Fire
184 pages"

Oh man I lov..."

Oh now I am REALLY looking forward to this!!! Hopefully tomorrow!!!

26. An Impartial Witness [Bess Crawford #2] - Charles Todd
January 16 - January 19, 2021
Facebook Cozy Challenge: #8
Cruisin' Through the Cozies: Pt. 1; #9A
Hoopla eBook
Audible + : Rosalyn Landor, Narrator
Kindle Fire
356 pages
4 Stars

27. Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
Ty Seidule
January 17 - January 24, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
304 pages
4 Stars

DNF. Sweet Caroline [Lowcountry Romance #1] - Rachel Hauck
January 18, 2021 [DID NOT FINISH** Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Audiobook: CiCi Dee, Narrator
Kindle
322 pages
ZERO STARS

* I owned book #2 for a long time without realizing it was a series and finally got this one 8 years later. This is why the date added is out of sync with the rest of the books.

** I started this, disliked the narrator and then realized that it was "Christian" fiction and I am just not in the mood for that right now. It is a DNF and I have removed it from my TBR

Dawn Michelle wrote: "28. Sweet Caroline [Lowcountry Romance #1] - Rachel Hauck
January 18 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Audiobook: CiCi Dee, Narrator
Kindle
322 pages

* I owned book #2 for a long time without realizing it was a series and finally got this one 8 years later. This is why the date added is out of sync with the rest of the books..."

haha oh I've definitely done that! Good deal on a second or third book in a series and then never buying the previous ones for yearrrrs!

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "28. Sweet Caroline [Lowcountry Romance #1] - Rachel Hauck
January 18 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Audiobook: CiCi ..."

And then it is just NOOOOOOOT what you want and you have to quit it. Meh. SO annoying. LOL

28. Trouble Blood [Cormoran Strike #5] - Robert Galbraith
January 19 - January 26, 2021
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Robert Glenister, Narrator
Kindle
944 pages
5 Stars



29. The 13 Clocks [Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition] - James Thurber
January 19, 2021
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Carnegie OverDrive
Kindle Fire
120 pages
5 Stars



30. The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy
June 13 - June 21, 2021
Read What You Own
Summer Reading with Joy
Audible + : Alan Rickman [♥], Narrator
Kindle
358 pages
5 Stars

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "28. Sweet Caroline [Lowcountry Romance #1] - Rachel Hauck
January 18 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [2016*]
Hoopla Au..."

Oh nooo even bigger bummer!!

31. Ink and Shadows [Secret, Book and Scone Society #4] - Ellery Adams
January 20 - January 23, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #16
The 2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt.1 - #10A
Kindle
304 pages
5 Stars


32. One Poison Pie [Kitchen Witch #1] - Lynn Cahoon
January 24 - January 26, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
The 2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #21A
The 2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies; Pt.1 - 4B
Kindle
288 pages
3 Stars

33. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata [Ginny Tapley Takemori - Translator]
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narrator
Kindle Fire
176 pages
4 Stars



34. We Run the Tides - Vendela Vida
January 27 - January 31, 2021
Read What What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
272 pages
3 Stars



35. Super Detective [Simon and Chester #1] - Cale Atkinson
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
64 pages
4 Stars

36. The Teacher of Cheops - Albert Salvado
January 27 - January 29, 2021
Read What You Own
Read Around the World: Andorra
#valkyriereadingchallenge21: #4
Window's Media Player: Joy Walsh, Narrator
Kindle
225 pages
4 Stars



37. The Body on the Beach [Feathering Mystery #1] - Simon Brett
January 28 - January 30, 2021
Read What You Own
Audible + : Geoffrey Howard, Narrator
Print Book [HC]
320 pages
4 Stars

Dawn Michelle wrote: "33. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata [Ginny Tapley Takemori - Translator]
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narrator
Kindle Fire
176 pages
4 Star..."

So weird, right?!

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "33. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata [Ginny Tapley Takemori - Translator]
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narrator
Kindle F..."


That was one weird little book. Excellent, but WOW, there were moments where I was going "WHAT is going on here". The whole "dude is living in my bathtub" was just so....yeah.

38. When Sharks Attack with Kindness - Andres J. Colmenares
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
128 pages
5 Stars

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "33. Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata [Ginny Tapley Takemori - Translator]
January 27, 2021 [One Day Read]
Hoopla eBook
Hoopla Audiobook: Nancy Wu, Narr..."

lol yeah! So much happens in such a small book and in the end you're like what just happened?! lol.

39. Emma - Jane Austen
February 1 - February 6, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
#valkyriereadingchallenge21 - #5
Audible +: Jenny Agutter, Narrator
Kindle
512 pages
4 Stars



40. Floating in a Most Peculiar Way - Louis Chude-Sokei
February 1 - February 6, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Read Around the World: Biafra
Kindle
240 pages
2 Stars



41. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes #3] - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
February 1 - October 31, 2021
Read What You Own
Audible: Stephen Fry, Narrator
Kindle
307 pages
5 Stars [overall]



42. After You [Me Before You #2] - Jojo Moyes
February 2 - February 5, 2021
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Anna Acton, Narrator
Kindle
353 pages
5 Stars


* This will take the whole year as I am reading one story a month. Unless I get tired of that and just finish it all off at once. You never know. ;-)

43. Death on the Downs [Feathering #2] - Simon Brett*
January 30 - January 31, 2021
Read What You Own
Audible + : Geoffrey Howard, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
337 pages
4 Stars


* I was NOT planning on starting a new series right now. And yet, here we are. ALL I want to do is read these. Shuck all responsibility aside and just read these books. Sigh.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "44. Death on the Downs [Feathering #2] - Simon Brett*
January 30 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
Audible + : Geoffrey Howard, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
337 pages


* I was NOT planning o..."

Do itttttt. Because when you find books that good, it's worth stopping everything for! ;)

44. White All Around - Wilfrid Lupano [Stephane Fert - Illustrator]
February 4, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
150 pages
5 Stars

45. Three Little Words: A Memoir - Ashley Rhodes-Courter
February 7 - February 9, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 RWYO Challenge [7.19.2008]
Audible: Ashley Rhodes-Courter, Narrator
Print Book [HC]
320 pages
4 Stars



46. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted - Suleika Jaouad
February 8 - February 12, 2021
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
288 pages
NO RATING



47. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
February 7 - February 11, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
Hoopla Audiobook: Susie Berneis, Narrator
Kindle
325 pages
3 Stars

48. Here Comes the Body [Catering Hall #1] - Maria DiRico
February 7 - February 10, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies Challenge; Pt. 1 - #6A
Hoopla Audiobook: Devon Sorvari, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
304 pages
4 Stars

49. Feelings: A Story in Seasons - Manjit Thapp
February 11, 2021 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
#valkyriereadingchallenge21: #2
Kindle Fire
144 pages
5 Stars



50. Escape - Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer
February 10 - February 17, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Read What You Own Challenge [7.19.2008]
Carnegie Audiobook: Anna Marie Lee, Narrator
Kindle
442 pages
5 Stars

51. Death of a Wandering Wolf [Hungarian Tea House #2] - Julia Buckley
February 11 - February 15, 2021
Read What You Own
2021 Facebook Cozy Challenge: #19
2021 Cruisin' Through the Cozies Challenge: Pt. 2 - #16
Hoopla Audiobook: Laura Jennings, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
288 pages
4 Stars



52. Annie John - Jamaica Kincaid
February 12, 2021 [One Day Read]
Carnegie OverDrive
Read Around the World: Antigua and Barbuda
Hoopla Audiobook: Robin Miles [♥], Narrator
Kindle
162 pages
4 Stars



53. Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
February 13 - February 16, 2021
Read What You Own
The 2021 Big Reads Challenge
1001 List
Audible: Juliet Stevenson [♥], Narrator
Kindle
204 pages
2 Stars



54. I'd Rather be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life - Anne Bogel
February 14, 2021
Kindle Unlimited
Hoopla Audiobook: Anne Bogel, Narrator
Kindle
161 pages
5 Stars