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message 2: by Sara (last edited Jan 24, 2022 02:01AM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I might add priority reads (even though I have a Goodreads shelf for this) later.

A few books I would like to finally pick up this year:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Vicious (Villains, #1) by V.E. Schwab A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente The Ice Swan by J'nell Ciesielski

Rrereads I would like to get to:
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater The Alice Network by Kate Quinn


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Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

1/40


message 4: by Sara (last edited Jan 29, 2022 11:48PM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments Backman is officially a favorite author now. That's it. I really want to keep going with the series but I also don't know if I can and need 10-15 business days to recover from the first book first.

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman

3/40


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Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I did not intend for that to happen and yet somehow I'm here. I really didn't like this book though.

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

4/40


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Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments That was... amazing. I loved it. How freaking unique and brilliant!

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente

5/40


message 7: by Sara (last edited Feb 04, 2022 04:34PM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I'm not okay.

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman

6/40

Currently Reading:
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin


message 8: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Great selection of titles, Sara! Good luck with your challenge!


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Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments Trisha wrote: "Great selection of titles, Sara! Good luck with your challenge!"

Thank you so much! I wish you the best of luck on yours as well. Thank you for stopping by, this was a nice surprise to come to when I came to update on reading another book.


message 10: by Sara (last edited Feb 13, 2022 08:35PM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I finally got around to this thanks to my tbr jar!

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

7/40

Currently Reading:
tba


message 11: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishabisen) | 2389 comments Sara wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Great selection of titles, Sara! Good luck with your challenge!"

Thank you so much! I wish you the best of luck on yours as well. Thank you for stopping by, this was a nice surprise..."


Oh, I plan to drop by often although I wouldn't like to make your personal challenge thread messy by blabbering here. Honestly, I loved your list and have even noted down a few titles to read for myself. Keep it going, Sara! :D


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Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I love the cover of the book I'm reading rn.

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4) by Sarah Andersen Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

9/40

Currently Reading:
A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin


message 13: by Sara (last edited May 10, 2022 07:04PM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I... it just happened. I also got lazy about logging some of these in until I realized it's been quite a few. But they've mostly been short. I need to step up my literary fiction/classics game though.

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4) by Sarah Andersen Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Annarasumanara by Ha Il-kwon Book Lovers by Emily Henry Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

14/40

Currently Reading:
A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin


message 14: by Sara (last edited May 31, 2022 03:46PM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I can't believe I joined the Ember in the Ashes bandwagon so late (but I'm also glad I don't have to keep waiting for the next book).

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4) by Sarah Andersen Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Annarasumanara by Ha Il-kwon Book Lovers by Emily Henry Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) by Sabaa Tahir

17/40

Currently Reading:
tba but probably A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) by Sabaa Tahir and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë


message 15: by Sara (last edited Jul 06, 2022 12:46AM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I kind of fell behind on updating this. Things have been ... hectic.

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4) by Sarah Andersen Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Annarasumanara by Ha Il-kwon Book Lovers by Emily Henry Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) by Sabaa Tahir The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) by Sabaa Tahir Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë First Love by Ivan Turgenev

21/40

Currently Reading:
A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4) by Sabaa Tahir + tba


message 16: by Sara (last edited Aug 31, 2022 11:53AM) (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I finally read Secret History!

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4) by Sarah Andersen Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Annarasumanara by Ha Il-kwon Book Lovers by Emily Henry Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) by Sabaa Tahir The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) by Sabaa Tahir Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë First Love by Ivan Turgenev The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4) by Sabaa Tahir Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo The Secret History by Donna Tartt

26/40

Currently Reading:
Far From the Madding Crowd  by Thomas Hardy + something else tbd


message 17: by Sara (new)

Sara (sarabelle) | 452 comments I ... kind of lost track of this so I'm just adding all the books I finished for the year before I archive this and set up this year's!

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Oddball (Sarah's Scribbles, #4) by Sarah Andersen Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Annarasumanara by Ha Il-kwon Book Lovers by Emily Henry Satoko and Nada, Vol. 1 by Yupechika You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) by Sabaa Tahir The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) by Sabaa Tahir Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë First Love by Ivan Turgenev The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4) by Sabaa Tahir Spy x Family, Vol. 1 (Spy × Family, #1) by Tatsuya Endo The Secret History by Donna Tartt Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds The Voice of the Master by Kahlil Gibran Beyond the Wand The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley A Boy Called Christmas (Christmas, #1) by Matt Haig Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Dash & Lily, #1) by Rachel Cohn We Were Dreamers An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu Quiet Girl in a Noisy World An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley One Day in December by Josie Silver Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Truth Pixie (Christmas, #3.5) by Matt Haig The Other People by C.J. Tudor

41/40


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