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Nov 21, 2022 07:38PM
I decided to try El Toro for the first time as a way to challenge myself to finally (or maybe "again" if I can manage in 2022) reach the top of this mountain! My main goal for 2023 will be to complete on-going series, especially The Wheel of Time and those that have only the final book to go (there are a good number of those), as well as the oldest books still on my TBR. I'll try to balance this with some cute romances or other fantasy books I already have on my shelves. Let's see how 2023 will go, but fingers crossed!
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sounds like a good plan. after having set out my books for this year I've decided 2024 will be my finish up series year. good luck to you!
January TBR:✅ 1. The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time #12) - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson 📱 🎧
Date read:01/02/23
Rating⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌2. Babel - R. F Kuang 📱🎧
Date read:02/02/23
RatingDNF at 60%
✅3. Beach Read - Emily Henry 📱🎧
Date read:09/01/23
Rating⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅4. These Hollow Vows (These Hollow Vows #1) - Lexi Ryan 📱🎧
Date read:23/01/23
Rating⭐⭐⭐
✅5. Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) - Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman 📚🎧
Date read:10/01/23
Rating⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
I got the symbol system from Mandy because I really enjoyed her tracking system! Seems like a plan to me!
Planning to start 2023 really strong!
5 books in January to start the year strong! (One of those was a DNF BUT I reached 60% of it, and it was a chunky one...I consider it a victory.) Had to reajust my TBR, but I'm content with my reading month, considering I had two virtual TBR books as well. On to February!February TBR:
✅ 6. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens 📱🎧
Date read:24/02/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅7. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 📚🎧
Date read:02/03/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅8. Lore - Alexandra Bracken 📚🎧
Date read:25/02/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅ 9. Aventura Em Bagdha - Agatha Christie 📱🎧
Date read:23/02/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
I have 2 more reads to complete before the end of the month, but I'll go ahead and plan my March TBR! I have a few chunky reads, but I think the other books balance them out ok. Anyway, I think it's doable, but let's see!March TBR:
✅ 10. Rebel Spring (Fallen Kingdoms #2) - Morgan Rhodes 📱🎧
Date read:04/02/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅11. Gathering Darkness (Fallen Kingdoms #3) - Morgan Rhodes 📱🎧
Date read:08/02/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 12.Empire of Gold (Daevabad Trilogy #3) - S. A Chakraborty 📚🎧
Date read:02/04/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 13. If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio 📱🎧
Date read:25/03/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅14. Dark and Deepest Red - Anna-Marie McLemore 📱🎧
Date read:08/02/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅ 15. There Will Come a Darkness (There Will Come a Darkness #1) - Katy Rose Pool 📱🎧
Date read:31/03/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
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🎧 Audiobook
I'm very happy with my March readings! I was able to complete my TBR without having to move around books. A couple of enjoyable reads and a finished series with an AMAZING ending! I do have to pick up my pace if I plan to make it to the top of El Toro this year, though. So April will have a more challenging TBR, let's see if I can make it work.April TBR:
✅15. O Aprendiz de Assassino (A Saga do Assasino #1) - Robin Hobb 📚🎧
Date read:30/04/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅ 16. Frozen Tides (Fallen Kingdoms #) - Morgan Rhodes 📱🎧
Date read:21/04/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅17. Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid📱📚🎧
Date read:01/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
Well, April did not go as I planned...I got lost with so many Buddy Reads and failed to complete my planned TBR. I only managed 3 out of it. It's time to regroup in May and try to climb a little higher.May TBR:
✅18.Castle In Their Bones (Castle In Their Bones #1) - Laura Sebastian 📱🎧
Date read:23/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅19. Nick & Charlie (Solitaire #0.5) - Alice Oseman 📱
Date read:10/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅20. The Priory of The Orange Tree ( The Root of Chaos #1) - Samantha Shannon 📚🎧
Date read:30/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅21. Obsidio ( The Illuminae Files #3) - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 📚🎧
Date read:29/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅22.The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side - Agatha Christie 📱🎧
Date read:16/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅23. Crystal Storm (The Falling Kingdoms #5) - Morghan Rhodes 📱🎧
Date read:16/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅24. Piece of Work (The Red Lipstick Coalition #1) - Staci Hart 📱
Date read:29/05/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
I pushed myself in May to plant a flang on Mount Blanc, finished some chunky books and also some series (my main goal). A good reading month, hoping to get close to the halfway point this month!June TBR:
✅ 25.A Mirror Mended (Fracured Fables#2) - Alix E. Harrow 📱🎧
Date read:03/06/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌26. Everneath (Everneath #1) - Brodi Ashton 📱🎧
Date read:26/06/2023 - DNF at 75%
✅27. The Witching Hour (The Mayfair Witches #1) - Anne Rice 📚🎧
Date read:24/06/2023
Rating:⭐⭐
✅ 28. The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves #1) - Roshani Chokshi 📚🎧
Date read:29/06/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅29.Inigualável (Beautiful Idols #1) - Alyson Nöel 📚🎧
Date read:02/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅30. Immortal Reign (The Falling Kingdoms #6) - Morghan Rhodes 📱🎧
Date read:13/06/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅31. Passion On Park Avenue (Central Park Pact #1) - Lauren Layne📱
Date read:13/06/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
June was a good month, with amazing reads and I think I picked up my pace! BUT we're halfway through the year and I haven't reached the halfway mark of my intended mountain, so I decided to go all out with a VERY ambitious TBR for July. Not only I'll be participating in a readathon, but most of these are graphic novels/novellas or short & quick books overall - only 2-3 of these are chunky novels, so I believe (ok, hope) that it's doable. Let's see!July TBR:
✅32.Mooncakes - Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu 📱
Date read:03/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅33. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson 📚🎧
Date read:16/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅34. O Roubo - Paola Aleksandra 📱
Date read:19/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅35. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson 📱
Date read:25/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅36.Todos Nós Vemos Estrelas - Leo Oliveira & Larissa Siriani 📱
Date read:08/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅37. When The Tiger Came Down The Mountain (The Silent Hills Cycle #2) - Nghi Vo 📱🎧
Date read:08/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐.5 stars
✅38. - Under One Rood (The STEMinist Novellas #1) - Ali Hazelwood 📱
Date read:26/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅39. A Abadia de Northanger - Jane Austen 📚🎧
Date read:25/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅40. Tunnel of Bones (Cassidy Blake #2) - Victoria Schwab 📱🎧
Date read:16/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5 stars
✅41. Stuck With You (The STEMinist Novellas #2) - Ali Hazelwood 📱
Date read:29/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5 stars
✅42. Eu Que Nunca Conheci Os Homens - Jacqueline Harpman 📱
Date read:19/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅43. Below Zero (The STEMinist Novellas #3) - Ali Hazelwood 📱
Date read:30/07/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5 stars
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
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I outdid myself this month! 12 books and halfway through my goal! Granted, I chose to get through more lighthearted reads, as well as short ones, but it was still another amazing month for me. In August, I'll be trying to focus on finishing 'leftovers' from previous months, which are more chunky reads and series I need to finish. Definitely won't be crossing as many books from the TBR list, but that's ok too.August TBR:
✅44. The Siren Queen - Nghi Vo 📱🎧
Date read:13/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅45. The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) - Brandon Sanderson 📚🎧
Date read:24/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅46. The Shadows of Self (Mistborn #5) - Brandon Sanderson 📚🎧
Date read:29/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅47. Hold Back The Tide - Malinda Salisbury 📱🎧
Date read:06/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅48. White Sand Vol. 2 (White Sand #2) - Brandon Sanderson🎧
Date read:04/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
✅49. Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1) - Juliet Marillier 📱🎧
Date read:06/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 stars
❌50. The Excalibur Curse (Camelot Rising #3) - Kiersten White 📱🎧
Date read:21/08/2023
Rating:DNF at 54%
✅51. In The Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle #3) - Nghi Vo 📱🎧
Date read:02/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 stars
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
So, I actually managed to complete my August TBR! And with amazing reads too (one not so much, but still...). I tried to be a little less ambitious in September, considering I'll be traveling for 12 days during the beginning of the month, so I won't have as much time as I normally do. Septemper TBR:
✅52. This Winter (Heartstopper #4.5) - Alice Oseman 📚
Date finished:01/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
❌53. The Treachery of Beautiful Things - Frances Ruth Long📱 🎧
Date finished:11/09/2023
Rating:DNF at 23%
✅54.These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1) - Chloe Gong 📚🎧
Date finished:30/09/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅55. A Venon Dark and Sweet (The Books of Tea #2) - Judy I. Lin📱🎧
Date finished:15/09/2023
Rating:⭐⭐
✅56. Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices #3) - Cassandra Clare 📚🎧
Date finished:30/09/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅57. A Filha do Guardião do Fogo - Angeline Boulley 📚🎧
Date finished:18/09/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅58. Ex/Mulher - Tess Stimson 📚🎧
Date finished:31/08/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅59. Rosas de Maio (The Collector #2) - Dot Hutcherson 📱🎧
Date finished:11/09/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
September was a solid reading month, let's see if I can keep it up in October! I have a few chunky reads planned, but I think I'll be able to stay on track. 15 books in 3 months is completely doable, me thinks.October TBR:
✅60. Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2) - Chloe Gong 📚🎧
Date finished:21/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅61. The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson 📚🎧
Date finished:14/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅62. White Sand Vol. 3 (White Sand #3) - Brandon Sanderson 🎧
Date finished:31/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅63. Shorefall (Founders Trilogy #2) - Robert Jackson Bennet 📚🎧
Date finished:24/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅64. A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe #1) - P. Djèlí Clark 📱🎧
Date finished:30/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
✅ 65. Depois Do Funeral - Agatha Christie 📱🎧
Date finished:31/10/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
Almost there, only 10 books to go! Another month with bigger novels, but pratically all of those selections I've been wanting to read for a while now, so I'm excited!November TBR:
✅66. Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archives #2) - Brandon Sanderson📚
Date finished:06/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅67. O Feiticeiro de TerraMar (Ciclo de TerraMar #1) - Ursula K. Le Guin 📚
Date finished:13/11/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐
✅68. The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) - Chelsea Abdullah 📱🎧
Date finished:30/11/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
Yeah, November was kind of a flop....only 3 books done, but at least a chunky one out of the way! I have one more day off in the week this month, and I'll focus on graphic novels & shorter books, so hopefully I'll still be able to reach the top of El Toro *fingers crossed*December TBR:
✅69. Fangs - Sarah Andersen 📱
Date finished:09/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅70. As Tumbas de Atuan (O Ciclo de TerraMar #2) - Ursula K. LeGuin📚
Date finished:09/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅71. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection - Brandon Sanderson 📚
Date finished:14/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
❌72. Black Iris - Leah Raeder 📱🎧
Date finished:10/12/2023
Rating:DNF at 22%
✅73. Over My Dead Body - Sweeney Boo 📱
Date finished:08/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ 74. Once More Upon A Time - Roshani Chokshi 📱🎧
Date finished:19/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅75. Thread of Angels - Rebecca Roanhorse📱🎧
Date finished:27/12/2023
Rating:⭐⭐⭐.5
✅ Completed
❌ DNF
⭐Rating
📚 Physical
📱 Kindle
🎧 Audiobook
I did it! 75 books and I climbed El Toro for the second year! Pround of myself, even if it was in the nick of time. Obviously there's no time to try and climb higher, so I'll just enjoy the view from up here while I drink a nice cup of hot cocoa and gather my strenght for the climb in 2024!
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