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message 1: by Eileen (last edited Jan 02, 2024 09:43PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments History:
2019 Total, July-Dec: 69,294, 214 books
July: 42 books, 12,963 pp
August: 48 books, 14,758 pp
September: 30 books, 10416 pp
October: 25 books, 9499 pp
November: 26 books, 8864 pp
December: 43 books, 12794 pp

2020 Total: 176,008, 524 books
January: 51 books, 14,713 pp
February: 37 books, 11918 pp
March: 32 books, 14,810 pp
April:50 books, 16,207 pp
May: 56 books, 18,374 pp
June: 53 books, 15617 pp
July: 42 books, 16913 pp
August: 44 books, 15088 pp
September: 43 books, 14281 pp
October: 35 books, 11997 pp
November: 25 books, 9888 pp
December: 56 books, 16202 pp

2021 Total: 162,347 pp, 431 books
January: 39 books, 15,066 pp
February: 29 books, 11,671 pp
March: 33 books, 12,828 pp
April: 26 books, 12,070 pp
May: 32 books, 11,187 pp
June: 43 books, 15,466 pp
July: 51 books, 17,867 pp
August: 42 books, 15,985 pp
September: 34 books, 12,976 pp
October: 36 books, 13857 pp
November: 23 books, 9148 pp
December: 43, 14226 pp

2022 Total: 157,642 pp, 434 books
January: 34 books, 11,932 pp
February: 39, 13,699 pp
March: 42, 14,661 pp
April: 37, 13,109 pp
May: 35, 12,648 pp
June: 47, 16,225 pp
July: 47, 17,377 pp
August: 33, 13,329 pp
September: 29, 11,514 pp, 1 hr 29 min
October: 34, 12,215 pp
November: 28, 10,892 pp
December: 29, 10,041 pp

2023 Total:
January: 29, 10640 pp
February: 21, 8712 pp
March: 32, 10331 pp
April: 33, 12370 pp
May: 40, 14069 pp + 6.5 hours
June: 36, 13837 pp
July: 39, 11841 pp
August: 23, 7144 pp
September: 21, 6622 pp
October: 15, 7101 pp
November: 19, 6391 pp
December: 24, 8065 pp


message 2: by Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader (new)

Rosemarie | 4506 comments Mod
Happy reading in 2023, Eileen!


message 3: by Eileen (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Thanks! I need to decide which challenges I want to do. I have some ongoing challenges (like the BBC challenge, etc.) going on, and I always love Bookopoly, but other than that, it'll be fun to figure out what to do!


message 4: by Eileen (last edited Jul 28, 2023 05:47PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Long Series/Authors to start or continue

The Hollows
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows, #2) by Kim Harrison Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows, #3) by Kim Harrison A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows, #4) by Kim Harrison For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, #5) by Kim Harrison The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows Series) by Kim Harrison White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, #7) by Kim Harrison Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows, #8) by Kim Harrison Pale Demon (The Hollows, #9) by Kim Harrison A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10) by Kim Harrison Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison The Witch with No Name (The Hollows, #13) by Kim Harrison American Demon (The Hollows #14) by Kim Harrison Million Dollar Demon (The Hollows, #15) by Kim Harrison Trouble with the Cursed (The Hollows, #16) by Kim Harrison Demons of Good and Evil (The Hollows, #17) by Kim Harrison

Robert McCammon Books
Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1) by Robert R. McCammon The Queen of Bedlam (Matthew Corbett, #2) by Robert R. McCammon Night Ride Mister Slaughter (Matthew Corbett, #3) by Robert R. McCammon The Providence Rider (Matthew Corbett, #4) by Robert R. McCammon The River of Souls Freedom of the Mask The Pale Pipesmoker Cardinal Black Baal Mystery Walk The Five

Michael J. Sullivan Riyria Universe
The Crown Conspiracy Avempartha Nyphron Rising The Emerald Storm Wintertide Percepliquis

Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy Books
Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy, #1) by Rita Mae Brown


message 5: by Eileen (last edited Feb 02, 2023 10:49AM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my January reads!
Goal:
7000 pages. 23 books
(view spoiler)
Total Pages Read: 10640 pp
Books Finished: 29


General Fiction:
Moonlight and Magic (Betwixt & Between #4) by Darynda Jones When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2) by T. Kingfisher Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3) by T. Kingfisher Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan The Quiet American by Graham Greene Into the Fire (Broken Gears #2) by Dana Fraedrich Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Anthea Bell Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) by Cornelia Funke

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes

ARCs:
The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) by Heather Fawcett The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1) by Robin Benway Out of the Shadows (Broken Gears #1) by Dana Fraedrich Falcon's Favor by Dana Fraedrich Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1) by Maiya Ibrahim Promise Boys by Nick Brooks Spooky Magic (Evie Everyday Witch) by Elena Paige The Drift by C.J. Tudor

Spanish Language:

Other:
Think Again The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam M. Grant


message 6: by Eileen (last edited Jul 04, 2023 09:31PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Audiobooks 2023:
Level 1
✔1 Moonlight and Magic, 1/1
✔2 The Hobbit, 1/1-1/5
✔3 When Life Gives You Mangoes, 1/3

Level 2
✔4 Remarkably Bright Creatures, 1/4-1/5
✔5 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, 1/5-1/6
✔6 The Mountain Between Us 1/7

Level 3
✔7 The Fellowship of the Ring 1/8-1/11
✔8 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know, 1/10-1/12
✔9 Paladin's Strength, 1/13-1/14

Level 4
✔10 Paladin's Hope, 1/14-1/15
✔11 Archer's Voice, 1/16-1/17
✔12 From the Desk of Zoe Washington, 1/18
✔13 The Quiet American, 1/17-1/19
✔14 Inkheart, 1/19-1/20
✔15 Winter Garden, 1/21-1/22
✔16 Children of Earth and Sky, 1/23-1/25
✔17 Inkspell, 1/26-1/28
✔18 Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories:, 1/28-2/4
✔19 Call Us What We Carry, 2/6-2/9
✔20 Demon Copperhead, 2/5-2/12
✔21 David Copperfield, 2/5-2/14
✔22 A Study in Scarlet Women, 2/14-2/15
✔23 A Conspiracy in Belgravia, 2/20-2/21
✔24 The Hollow of Fear, 2/21-2/22
✔25 The Art of Theft, 2/23
✔26 Murder on Cold Street, 2/24-2/25
✔27 Miss Moriarty, I Presume?, 2/26-2/27
✔28 Inkdeath, 2/28-3/3
✔29 Mister Monday, 3/3-3/4
✔30 Grim Tuesday: The Keys to the Kingdom 2, 3/5
✔31 Drowned Wednesday, 3/6-3/7
✔32 Sir Thursday, 3/7-3/8
✔33 Lady Friday, 3/8
✔34 Superior Saturday, 3/9
✔35 Lord Sunday, 3/10
✔36 Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, 3/11-3/17
✔37 A Tempest at Sea, 3/18-3/21
✔38 Nemesis, 3/22-3/23
✔39 Small Things Like These, 3/22-3/23
✔40 An Accidental Death, 3/24-3/25
✔41 A Deadly Education, 3/31
✔42 The Last Graduate, 3/31-4/1
✔43 The Golden Enclaves, 4/1-4/3
✔44 A Window in the Earth, 4/3-4/4
✔45 Dead Witch Walking, 4/5
✔46 The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, 4/6-4/7
✔47 Every Which Way But Dead, 4/8-4/9
✔48 A Fistful of Charms, 4/9-4/10
✔49 For a Few Demons More, 4/11
✔50 The Outlaw Demon Wails, 4/13-4/14
✔51 White Witch, Black Curse, 4/15-4/16
✔52 Black Magic Sanction, 4/17-4/18
✔53 The Levee, 4/19
✔54 Pale Demon, 4/19-4/20
✔55 A Perfect Blood, 456 /20-4/21
✔56 Ever After, 4/22-4/24
✔57 The Undead Pool, 4/24-4/26
✔58 Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West, 4/27-4/30
✔59 The Witch with No Name, 4/27-4/28
✔60 Open and Shut, 4/30
✔61 The Inheritance Games, 5/1
✔62 First Degree, 5/1-5/2
✔63 The Hawthorne Legacy, 5/2
✔64 Warrior Girl Unearthed, 5/3
✔65 The Final Gambit, 5/4-5/5
✔66 The Poppy War, 5/6-5/8
✔67 The Dragon Republic, 5/8-5/10
✔68 The Burning God, 5/11-5/16
✔69 The List of Things That Will Not Change, 5/12
✔70 The Ferryman, 5/15-5/17
✔71 Marple: Twelve New Mysteries, 5/18-5/19
✔72 The Bone Shard Daughter, 5/19-5/20
✔73 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, 5/21-5/23
✔74 Brave Like That, 5/23
✔75 The Bone Shard Emperor, 5/23-5/26
✔76 Dark One: Forgotten, 5/26
✔77 American Demon, 5/27-5/28
✔78 Million Dollar Demon, 5/29
✔79 Trouble with the Cursed, 5/30-5/31
✔80 The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure, 6/1-6/2
✔81 Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy, 6/2-6/3
✔82 Eragon, 6/3-6/6
✔83 Eldest, 6/7-6/10
✔84 The Witch King, 6/11-6/12
✔85 The Fae Keeper, 6/12-6/13
✔86 The Secrets of Wishtide, 6/13-6/14
✔87 Into This River I Drown, 6/14-6/15
✔88 Seven Days in June, 6/15-6/16
✔89 Demons of Good and Evil, 6/16-6/17
✔90 Relatively Normal Secrets, 6/18
✔91 The Secret Benefits of Invisibility, 6/19
✔92 Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar, 6/19-6/20
✔93 Penric’s Demon, 6/21
✔94 The One and Only Ruby, 6/21
✔95 Brisingr, 6/21-6/24
✔96 Inheritance, 6/25-6/27
✔97 Small Things Like These, 6/27
✔98 Tress of the Emerald Sea, 6/28-7/2
✔99 The Bone Shard War, 6/29-7/3
✔100 Penric and the Shaman, 7/4
101 A Study in Charlotte, 7/4-


message 7: by Eileen (last edited Jul 04, 2023 09:34PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Doorstops 2023
Books >600 pages

Level 1 - A Mighty Tome
✔1. Inkspell (675 pp)

Level 2 - Stack 'em High
✔2. Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories: (867)
✔3. David Copperfield (1095)

Level 3 - Weight Matters
✔4. Our Share of Night (608)
✔5. Inkdeath (699)
✔6. The Moonstone (639)

Level 4 - A Hefty Pile
✔7. The Dragon Republic (675)
✔8. The Burning God (635)
✔9. Eldest (706)
✔10. Brisingr (786)
✔11. Inheritance (882)
✔12. The Bone Shard War (625)
13.


message 8: by Eileen (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Bookopoly 2023



GO - Read the book on your shelf that matches the number rolled

Dark Blue - Genre: Classic
Partner Pick - Chosen from your shelf by another player
Dark Blue - Genre: Fantasy or Sci Fi (Can also include Paranormal / Dystopia / Horror)
Library Fine - A borrowed book
Railroad - Travel Afar: Featuring a journey
Light Blue - Theme: Relationships
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Light Blue - Theme: Purpose, War, Survival
Light Blue - Theme: Tradition & Change

Book Ban - Read a book you've been putting off for a long time, or finish a book that you've previously abandoned

Purple - Category: Published this year
Electric Co - In a setting that's new to you
Purple - Category: Recommended to you
Purple - Category: Part of a series
Railroad - Travel Along: Set in a different time (past or future)
Orange - Genre: YA, Middle Grade, or Children's
Partner Pick - Chosen from your shelf by another player
Orange - Genre: Mystery
Orange - Genre: Historical Fiction

Book Sale! - Book by a favorite author, or an old favorite

Red - Category: Highest number of ratings on your shelf
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Red - Category: Book with the highest average rating on your shelf
Red - Category: The shortest book on your shelf
Railroad - Travel Abroad: Set in a different country
Yellow - Theme: Nature
Yellow - Theme: Society
Library Fine - A borrowed book
Yellow - Theme: Times of Life (e.g. childhood, young-adulthood, mid-life, old age, etc.)

Go to Book Ban!

Green - Category: Most recently added to your shelf
Green - Category: On your shelf the longest
Partner Pick - Chosen from your shelf by another player
Green - Category: The longest book on your shelf
Railroad - Travel Away: Set in another world
Chance - Sort your shelf by "Random" and read the first book
Blue - Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Water Works - By an author that's new to you
Blue - Genre: Award winner


message 9: by Eileen (last edited Dec 21, 2023 05:57PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Bookopoly Challenge Tracker:

Round 1:
Roll 1 : 9 Task: Tradition or Change, The Wrong Kind of Weird read 1/1-1/2

Roll 2 : 4 Task: Recommended, Moonlight and Magic read 12/31-1/1

Roll 3 : 9 Task: Chance, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries read 12/29-1/5

Roll 4 : 5 Task: Society, The Hobbit read 1/1-1/5

Roll 5 : 5 Task: Longest Shelved, The Mountain Between Us read 1/7

Round 2:
Roll 6 : 9 (pass Go) Task: Classics, The Fellowship of the Ring read 1/8-1/11

Roll 7 : 5 Task: Relationships, Out of the Shadows read 1/7-1/13

Roll 8 : 7 Task: Recommended, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know read 1/10-1/12

Roll 9 : 9 Task: Chance, Winter Garden read 1/21-1/22

Roll 10 : 8 Task: Book Ban, David Copperfield read 2/4-2/14

Roll 11 : 4 Task: Part of a series, Falcon's Favor read 1/23-1/25

Roll 12 : 9 Task: Highest Avg Rating, Demon Copperhead read 2/4-2/12

Round 3:
Roll 13 : 9 Task: Go!, The Raven Thief read 3/23-3/26

Roll 14 : 7 Task: Chance, Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Stories read 2/24-3/11

Roll 15 : 9 Task: YA/MG32, Lord Sunday read 3/10

Roll 16 : 4 Task: Book Sale, A Tempest at Sea read 3/18-3/20

Roll 17 : 6 Task: Nature, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest read 3/11-13

Roll 18 : 5 Task: Most Recently Added, The Monster read 3/27

Roll 19 : 7 Task: Author new to me, Nocturne read 3/27-3/28

Round 4:
Roll 20 : 7 (pass go) Task: Travel afar (journey), Lone Women read 3/28-3/29

Roll 21 : 9 Task: Part of a series, Divine Rivals read 3/29-3/30

Roll 22 : 4 Task: Mystery, Where Wolves Fear to Prey read 3/31-4/1

Roll 23 : 7 Task: Travel Abroad, A Midnight Profound read 4/2-4/3

Roll 24 : 7 Task: Longest Shelved, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands read 1/4-4/20

Round 5:
Roll 25 : 12 (pass go) Task: Library Fine, Dead Witch Walking read 4/5

Roll 26 : 4 Task: War, The Undead Pool 4/24-4/25

Roll 27 : 10 Task: Mystery, Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust read 4/19-4/20

Roll 28 : 10 Task: Library Fine, School Trip: A Graphic Novel read 5/3

Roll 29 : 6 Task: Longest Book, Warrior Girl Unearthed read 5/3

Roll 30 : 2 Task: Chance, An Unsuitable Pursuit read 5/14-5/15

Round 6:
Roll 31 : 7 (pass go) Task: Fantasy Sci-Fi, The Poppy War read 5/6-8

Roll 32 : 5 Task: War, The Dragon Republic read 5/8-5/10

Roll 33 : 6 Task: Part of a series, The Burning God read 5/11-5/16

Roll 34 : 7 Task: Highest # of ratings, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society read 5/21-5/23

Roll 35 : 7 Task: Library Fine, The Ferryman read 5/15-5/17

Roll 36 : 6 Task: Longest Book, The Bone Shard Emperor read 5/19-5/20

Round 7:
Roll 37 : 8 (pass go) Task: Partner Pick, The Sweetheart List read 5/25-5/27

Roll 38 : 3 Task: Travel afar, Tides of Torment read 5/24-5/25

Roll 39 : 7 Task: Setting new to me, Mortal Follies read 6/5-6/6

Roll 40 : 6 Task: Mystery, The Night in Question read 6/4-6/5

Roll 41 : 6 Task: Shortest Book, Goodbye, Eri read 6/10

Roll 42 : 7 Task: Most Recently Added, Return to Valetto read 6/9-6/11

Roll 43 : 5 Task: Chance, The Dirt Bike Detective #2: The Beast in the Shadows read 6/21-6/23

Round 8:
Roll 44 : 5 (pass Go) Task: Classics, Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Vol. 1 read 7/4-7/10

Roll 45 : 9 Task: Book Ban, Walking in Two Worlds read 6/23-6/28

Roll 46 : 5 Task: Travel Along, Silver Nitrate read 6/29-7/3

Roll 47 : 7 Task: Chance, Den of Thieves : a LitRPG adventure read 7/4 - 7/7

Roll 48 : 10 Task: Longest Shelved, A Study in Charlotte read 7/4-7/6

Round 9:
Roll 49 : 9 (pass Go) Task: Classics, The Two Towers read 7/17-7/21

Roll 50 : 9 Task: Book Ban, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War read 7/21-7/22

Roll 51 : 4 Task: Part of a Series, Rick Riordan Presents: Fury of the Dragon Goddess read 7/21-23

Roll 52 : 7 Task: Highest # of ratings, The Help read 7/24-26

Roll 53 : 12 Task: Partner Pick, Up Home: One Girl's Journey read 8/10-8/21

Roll 54 : 6 Task: Award Winner, Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project read 8/13-8/15

Round 10:
Roll 55 : 7 (pass go) Task: Relationships, Private Label read 8/16

Roll 56 : 5 Task: Published this year, The Super Secret Octagon Valley Society read 8/21-8/24

Roll 57 : 2 Task: Recommended, Tom Lake read 8/20

Roll 58 : 7 Task: Book Sale, The Spirit Glass read 8/24

Roll 59 : 11 Task: Most recently added, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm read 8/31

Roll 60 : 6 Task: Contemporary Fiction, Fly with Me read 8/26

Round 11:
Roll 61 : 10 (pass go) Task: Chance, Pawcasso read 8/29

Roll 62 : 4 Task: Published this year, Once More, with Feeling read 8/31

Roll 63 : 2 Task: Recommended, Beneath the Swirling Sky read 9/3

Roll 64 : 3 Task: YA/Middle Grade, Miss Quinces read 9/4-9/5

Roll 65 : 2 Task: Mystery, The Stranger Upstairs read 9/6-9/9

Roll 66 : 9 Task: Society, Red Mars read 9/4-9/14

Roll 67 : 4 Task: Most recently added, The Grave Robber read 9/15

Roll 68 : 6 Task: Contemporary Fiction, Baby Bank read 9/14

Roll 69 : 2 Task: Award Winner,Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone read 9/23-9/25

Round 12:
Roll 70 : 8 (pass go) Task: Chance, Blasphemy read 9/20-9/21

Roll 71 : 8 Task: Travel Along, Hild read 9/22-10/4

Roll 72 : 4 Task: Historical Fiction, Menewood read 10/6-10/21

Roll 73 : 10 Task: Times of Life, The Darkest Lullaby: A Dark Nanny Anthology read 10/5-10/9

Round 13:
Roll 74 : 11 Task: Go!, The First Stop read 10/26-10/28

Roll 75 : 7 Task: Chance, Gorgeous Gruesome Faces read 11/11-11/14

Roll 76 : 7 Task: Part of a Series, The First War read 11/11-11/12

Roll 77 : 3 Task: Partner Pick, The Future read 11/25-12/2

Roll 78 : 5 Task: Chance, Dogboy v Catfish read 11/14-11/15

Roll 79 : 4 Task: Nature, Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat read 11/13-11/14

Roll 80 : 5 Task: Most Recently Added, Guild War: a LitRPG adventure read 11/18-11/25

Roll 81 : 8 Task: Award Winner, Pet Sematary read 12/1-12/6

Round 14:
Roll 82 : 11 Task: Book Ban, Three Mages and a Margarita, bought it on a whim on Audible long time ago, but never got around to starting it. Very entertaining. read 12/7

Roll 83 : 11 Task: Highest # of Ratings, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Roll 84 : 4 Task: Travel Abroad, Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White


message 10: by Eileen (last edited Jul 04, 2023 09:44PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments 2023 Books Set in Other Countries

Our Share of Night, Argentina
A Tempest at Sea, Bay of Biscay
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, Canada
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Canada
Maame, England
Rootless: A Novel, Ghana/UK
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Guernsey/UK
Turtles of the Midnight Moon, Honduras
Small Things Like These, Ireland
Return to Valetto, Italy
When Life Gives You Mangoes, Jamaica
Wildblood, Jamaica
さよなら絵梨 Sayonara Eri , Japan
Silver Nitrate, Mexico
Winter Garden, Russia/USA
Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Stories, Bangkok Thailand
A Wish in the Dark, Thailand
The Quiet American, Vietnam

Fictionalized Countries (based heavily on real cultures)
The Battle Drum, Africa/Arabia
The Complete Poppy War Trilogy: The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God, China
Children of Earth and Sky, Ottoman Empire, Venice, Dubrovnik, etc.
Spice Road, Middle East/Arabia
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Medieval England


message 11: by Eileen (last edited Oct 03, 2023 09:24PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Monthly Challenge Prompts

✔ 1. Read a novel at least 150 pages long
The Hobbit 1/1-1/5
✔ 2. Read a novel by an author new to you
The Wrong Kind of Weird 1/1-1/2
✔ 3. Read a book with a one-word title
Maame 2/1-2/3

February
✔ 1. Read a romance, play or poetry collection
The Long Run 2/24
✔ 2. Read a book with a two-word title
Open Water 2/20-2/24
✔ 3. Read a book by one of your favourite authors
Phoenix Rise 2/19-2/20

March
✔ 1. Read a mystery or suspense novel
The Moonstone 3/13-3/17
✔ 2. Read a book where one of the main characters' names starts with "M"
Mister Monday3/4-3/4
✔ 3. Read a book set in Ireland or with a green cover
Small Things Like These 3/22

April
✔ 1. Read a western or adventure book
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West 4/27-4/29
✔ 2. Read a book that makes you laugh
Dead Witch Walking 4/5
✔ 3. Read a book with a four-word title
White Witch, Black Curse 4/15-4/16

May
✔ 1. Read a book by a female author new to you
The Inheritance Games 5/1
✔ 2. Read a book by one of your favorite female authors
The Bone Shard Daughter 5/20
✔ 3. Read a book about a woman/girl you admire
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries 5/18-5/19

June
✔ 1. Read a fantasy or graphic novel
Eragon 6/2-6/5
✔ 2. Read a book set in a hot place or during the summer
Return to Valetto 6/9-6/11
✔ 3. Read any book in a series
Eldest 6/7-6/10

July
✔ 1. Read a children's or YA book
The Last Vanguard 7/1
✔ 2. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with J
The Two Towers 7/17-7/21
✔ 3. Read a book set on an island
The Bone Shard War 6/29-7/3

August
✔ 1. Read a memoir or biography
Up Home: One Girl's Journey 8/10-8/21
✔ 2. Read a book set in a place you love to visit or would like to travel to
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us 8/17-19
✔ 3. Read a book where the main character goes on a journey (fiction or non-fiction)
The Salt Path 8/10-13

September
✔ 1. Read a science fiction or dystopian book
Red Mars 9/4-9/14
✔ 2. Read a book set in any school, college or university
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 9/23-9/25
✔ 3. Read a book with an orange, yellow or red cover
600 Devils From refugee to redemption, a life impacted by smuggling, cannabis, psychedelics, conmen, cops and assorted holy men. by Marjan. 8/21-9/3

October
✔ 1. Read a book or story that is considered horror or has supernatural elements
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10/2-10/3
✔ 2. Read a book that has witches, ghosts or vampires
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 9/30-10/1
3. Read a Halloween story, including picture books

November
1. Read a book that is set before 1950
2. Read a non-fiction book about any topic that interests you
3. Read a book that has a title with five or more words, subtitles count

December
1. Read a book originally published before 1970
2. Read a classic short story
3. Read a book of your choice!


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Eileen | 1854 comments History challenge: Try for books set in different time periods. Fantasy/magic counts, as long as it's set in a known place and time.

Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
✔ 1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
✔ 2. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
✔ 3. The Quiet American
✔ 4. Winter Garden

Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
✔ 5. Children of Earth and Sky
✔ 6. Spice Road
✔ 7. Our Share of Night

Level 4 - Wars of Old (14 Books)
✔ 8. A Study in Scarlet Women
✔ 9. A Conspiracy in Belgravia
✔ 10. The Hollow of Fear
✔ 11. The Art of Theft
✔ 12. Murder on Cold Street
✔ 13. Miss Moriarty, I Presume?
✔ 14. A Tempest at Sea

Level 5 - The Past is the Past (20 Books)
✔ 15. Demon Copperhead
✔ 16. David Copperfield
✔ 17. The Moonstone
✔ 18. Solomon's Crown
✔ 19. The Moonstone
✔ 20. A Tempest at Sea

Bonus:
✔ 21. Small Things Like These
✔ 22. Nocturne
✔ 23. Lone Women
✔ 24. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
✔ 25. The Levee
✔ 26. Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
✔ 27. An Unsuitable Pursuit
✔ 28. The Poppy War
✔ 29. The Dragon Republic
✔ 30. The Burning God
✔ 31. Throwback
✔ 32. A Spoonful of Time
✔ 33. Return to Valetto


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Eileen | 1854 comments Fantasy Faire 2023 (RFP Group)

Level 1 - Linger with Elves (2 Books)
✔ 1. The Hobbit
✔ 2. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Level 2 - Fly with Dragons (4 Books)
✔ 3. A Wish in the Dark
✔ 4. The Fellowship of the Ring

Level 3 - Eat the Food in Faerie (7 Books)
✔ 5. Out of the Shadows
✔ 6. Paladin's Strength
✔ 7. Paladin's Hope

Level 4 - Go on a Quest to Save the World (10 Books)
✔ 8. Inkheart
✔ 9. Children of Earth and Sky
✔ 10. Inkspell

Level 5 - Explore Another World (15 Books)
✔ 11. Spice Road
✔ 12. Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies
✔ 13. Wildblood
✔ 14. Such Pretty Flowers
✔ 15. Our Share of Night
✔ 16. Phoenix Rise
✔ 17. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
✔ 18. Special Magic
✔ 19. Mr. & Mrs. Witch
✔ 20. Nocturne
✔ 21. Giantkiller
✔ 22. The Ghost Below
✔ 23. Inkdeath
✔ 24. Mister Monday
✔ 25. Grim Tuesday
✔ 26. Drowned Wednesday
✔ 27. Sir Thursday
✔ 28. Lady Friday
✔ 29. Superior Saturday
✔ 30. Lord Sunday
✔ 31. A Deadly Education
✔ 32. Where Wolves Fear to Prey
✔ 33. A Window in the Earth
✔ 34. The Last Graduate
✔ 35. The Golden Enclaves
✔ 36. A Midnight Profound
✔ 37. Dead Witch Walking
✔ 38. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
✔ 39. A Fistful of Charms
✔ 40. For a Few Demons More
✔ 41. The Outlaw Demon Wails
✔ 42. White Witch, Black Curse
✔ 43. Black Magic Sanction
✔ 44. Pale Demon
✔ 45. A Perfect Blood
✔ 46. Ever After
✔ 47. The Undead Pool
✔ 48. In the Lives of Puppets


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Eileen | 1854 comments Winter Bingo Template

✔ B1: Award Winner I Am Every Good Thing
✔ B2: Graphic Novel Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
B3: Silver Lettering Den of Thieves : a LitRPG adventure
✔ B4: Mystery or Thriller Promise Boys
✔ B5: Current Event Related The Quiet American, Current to the time period in which it was written

✔ I1: Start a Series Out of the Shadows
✔ I2: Middle Grade A Wish in the Dark
✔ I3: Blue Cover The Long Run by James Acker
✔ I4: > 400 pages Paladin's Strength
✔ I5: Personal Improvement Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

✔ N1: Classic The Hobbit
✔ N2: Made into a Movie The Mountain Between Us
✔ N3: FREE Mister Monday
✔ N4: Science Fiction Children of Earth and Sky
✔ N5: Humor Spooky Magic

✔G1: Magical Realism Remarkably Bright Creatures
✔ G2: LGBTQ+ Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
✔ G3: White Cover The Drift by C.J. Tudor
✔ G4: Published In Your Birth Year Nemesis
✔ G5: Biographical Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

✔ O1: Published Last Year Paladin's Hope
✔ O2: Epistolary The Moonstone
✔ O3: Gold Lettering The Swordmaster's Daughter
✔ O4: Based on Mythology Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies
✔ O5: Math/Science Into the Fire


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Eileen | 1854 comments NPR Top 100 Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Progress: 33/100
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Eileen | 1854 comments The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books here.
Completed: 60/100

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message 19: by Eileen (last edited Apr 08, 2023 01:33PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my February reads!
Goal:
7500 pages. 22 books
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Total Pages Read:8712 pp
Books Finished: 21


Plays, Poetry, and Romance:
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman A Study In Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) by Sherry Thomas A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock, #2) by Sherry Thomas The Hollow of Fear (Lady Sherlock, #3) by Sherry Thomas The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock, #4) by Sherry Thomas Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock, #5) by Sherry Thomas Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock, #6) by Sherry Thomas

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

ARCs:
Maame by Jessica George Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez Phoenix Rise (Warrior Hearts Academy #3) by Ellie Horn The Long Run by James Acker On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks The Swordmaster's Daughter by Terri Green

Spanish Language:

Other:
Hercule Poirot The Complete Short Stories  by Agatha Christie David Copperfield by Charles Dickens


message 20: by Eileen (last edited Jun 01, 2023 11:40AM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my March reads!
Goal:
8000 pages. 22 books
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Total Pages Read: 10331 pp
Books Finished: 32


Mystery, Suspense:
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7) by Sherry Thomas Nemesis (Miss Marple, #12) by Agatha Christie An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith #1) by Peter Grainger The Raven Thief (Secret Staircase Mystery, #2) by Gigi Pandian The Monster (The NeverNeath, #1) by Darynda Jones Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Chaos Theory by Nic Stone Welcome Me to the Kingdom Stories by Mai Nardone The Education of Kendrick Perkins A Memoir by Kendrick Perkins There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia

ARCs:
Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind (Momo Arashima, #1) by Misa Sugiura Special Magic by Elena Paige Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond Turtles of the Midnight Moon by Maria Jose Fitzgerald Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel Antimatter Blues (Mickey7 #2) by Edward Ashton Nocturne by Alyssa Wees Giantkiller (Rove City Book 9) by Ariele Sieling The Ghost Below (Rove City) by Ariele Sieling Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) by Rebecca Ross

Spanish Language:

Other:
Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3) by Cornelia Funke Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #1) by Garth Nix Grim Tuesday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #2) by Garth Nix Drowned Wednesday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #3) by Garth Nix Sir Thursday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #4) by Garth Nix Lady Friday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #5) by Garth Nix Superior Saturday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #6) by Garth Nix Lord Sunday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #7) by Garth Nix Finding the Mother Tree Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik


message 21: by Eileen (last edited May 09, 2023 06:12PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my April reads!
Goal:
8000 pages. 22 books
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Total Pages Read: 12370 pp
Books Finished: 33


Western, Humour, Adventure:
Blood Meridian Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy Open and Shut (Andy Carpenter, #1) by David Rosenfelt

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah Ducks Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

ARCs:
Where Wolves Fear to Prey (Harker & Blackthorn, #11) by J.A. Ironside A Window in the Earth by Matthew Fish Play the Fool by Lina Chern Throwback by Maurene Goo Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn Ghosts, Toast, and Other Hazards by Susan Tan Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries #2) by Mindy Quigley Moon Magic (Evie Everyday Witch) by Elena Paige In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune Lo and Behold (A Graphic Novel) by Wendy Mass

Spanish Language:

Other:
The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2) by Naomi Novik The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3) by Naomi Novik A Midnight Profound (Harker & Blackthorn, #10.5) by J.A. Ironside But For The Grace (D.C. Smith #2) by Peter Grainger Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows, #2) by Kim Harrison Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows, #3) by Kim Harrison A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows, #4) by Kim Harrison For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, #5) by Kim Harrison The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows, #6) by Kim Harrison White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, #7) by Kim Harrison Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows, #8) by Kim Harrison The Levee by William Kent Krueger Pale Demon (The Hollows, #9) by Kim Harrison A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10) by Kim Harrison Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison The Witch With No Name (The Hollows, #13) by Kim Harrison


message 22: by Eileen (last edited Jun 13, 2023 07:55PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Reading For Pleasure Challenge - 25 prompts, starting 4/27

✔1. A Book With Over 500 Pages
The Dragon Republic (675)
✔2. Any Fiction Book The Burning God
✔3. A Book With Poetry – Does not have to be a book that is only poems, a book with a poem(s) will count as well The Order of Things
4. A Book You’ve Had Over 5 Years – This is any book that you’ve owned and not read for 5 or more years. If you do not have any unread books then you can read a book you've been meaning to read for that long instead.
✔5. A Book By A Debut Author This Year – 2023
Late Bloomers
6. A Book Suggested By A Mod – Any book suggested to you by another mod of this group
✔7. A New To You Author – Any book by an author you have not read before
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
✔8. A Book Set In Another Country - Any book set in a country besides your own
Return to Valetto
✔9. A Book Told From A Female POV – Any book told from a female character's POV
An Unsuitable Pursuit
✔10. A Book From A Different Century – Any book set on or from before 1900 (~1850)
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
✔11. A Book Of Short Stories – This can be a book completely comprised of short stories or a book that has short stories throughout it
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
✔12. A Book Released This Year – Any book released after January 1, 2023
Warrior Girl Unearthed
✔ 13. Free Choice – Any book of your choice Eldest
✔14. A Book With Images – This does not have to be a picture book, just a book that has a few images throughout it
Picture Day
✔15. A Book With Mystery – Any book where mystery is a main theme throughout
The Dirt Bike Detective
✔16. A Non-Fiction Book
Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
✔ 17. A Stand Alone Book – Any book that is not a part of a series
The Ferryman
18. A Book With/About Fairy Tales – Any book that is about or contains fairy tales
✔ 19. A Book From A New Series – Any book from a series you haven’t read
The Inheritance Games
✔ 20. A Book You Bought This Year – Any book you bought after January 1, 2023
David Copperfield
21. A Group Reads Book – Any one of the group reads books this year
✔22. Re-Read A Book You’ve Read - Read any book that you've already read or take this time to make a second attempt at a book you started to read and couldn't make it all the way through
The Bone Shard Daughter
✔ 23. A Book Made Into A Movie – Or a book written from a movie Eragon
✔ 24. A Best Sellers Book – Any book from a best sellers list
The Poppy War
✔ 25. A Book Told From A Male POV – Any book told through a male character's POV
Open and Shut


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Eileen | 1854 comments Reading for Pleasure Alphabet Challenges (starting 4/27):

This will go in Alphabetical order by the author's last name:
A-
✔ Barnes, Jennifer Lynn The Inheritance Games
✔ Craft, Jerry School Trip: A Graphic Novel
D-
E-
F-
G-
✔ Harrison, Kim The Witch With No Name
I-
J-
✔ Kuang, R. F. The Poppy War
L-
✔McCarthy, Cormack Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
N-
O-
P-
Q-
✔Rosenfelt, David Open and Shut
S-
T-
U-
✔ Varadarajan, Deepa Late Bloomers
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

This is the A through Z reading challenge. Write the letters A through Z with the books you plan to read this year then add them to the letter it goes with after you finish reading it.

A
✔B: Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
C
D
E
✔ F: First Degree
G
✔ H: The Hawthorne Legacy
✔ I: The Inheritance Games
J
K
✔ L: Late Bloomers
M
N
✔O: Open and Shut
✔ P: The Poppy War
Q
R
✔ S: School Trip: A Graphic Novel
T
✔ U: Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
V
✔W: Warrior Girl Unearthed
X
Y
Z


message 24: by Eileen (last edited May 14, 2023 10:49PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments 2023 Reading Challenge Group:
UP & ATOM
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2023

In this open challenge, we will read books whose titles contain chemical elements. Letters can appear anywhere in the title, and may even cross words, but they must appear in order with no other letters between. You may also choose books with an entire element name appearing within the title. While you might spot multiple elements within a single title, each book will count just once toward your goal.

To join, post a comment below telling the challenge leader how many books you plan to read. Now, let's all make like protons, and stay positive!

Examples:
H (hydrogen) - The Hunger Games Hunger
Li (lithium) - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants TraveLing
Sb (antimony) - Liar's Bench Liar'S Bench
Ni (nickel) - The Nickel Boys The Nickel Boys

More examples, for clarity:
Ag (silver) - Dragon Teeth OR The Silver Chair
As (arsenic) - One Last Secret OR Arsenic and Adobo
Au (gold) - The Au Pair OR The Golden Couple

If the graphic above is too small or unclear, please click the link below.
https://sciencenotes.org/wp-content/u...

This elemental challenge was inspired by an idea from Dubhease, who will also keep an ion it for us. Many thanks, Dubhease!

Progress: 9/15

✔ 1. The Inheritance Games: Thorium, Indium, Helium, Tantalum, Cerium, Gallium
✔ 2. First Degree: Fluorine, Iodine
✔ 3. Warrior Girl Unearthed: W: Tungsten, Argon, Oxygen, Iridium, Uranium, Neon, Thorium
✔ 4. School Trip: Scandium, Hydrogen, Phosphorus
✔ 5. The Hawthorne Legacy: Holmium, Gallium
✔ 6. The Final Gambit: Na: Sodium, Americium, Bismuth
✔ 7. Late Bloomers: Lanthanum, Tellurium, Boron, Erbium
✔ 8. Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs: Cl: chlorine, Yttrium, Radium, Nd: neodymium, Barium, Tantalum
✔ 9. The Poppy War: Polonium


message 25: by Eileen (last edited Jun 01, 2023 11:42AM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my May reads!
Goal:
9000 pages. 30 books
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Total Pages Read: 14069 pp + 6.5 hours
Books Finished: 40


Female authors:
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) by R.F. Kuang The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) by R.F. Kuang The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead Marple Twelve New Mysteries by Naomi Alderman The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire, #1) by Andrea Stewart The Midnight Manor (Twisted Trails) by Fionna Cosgrove The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Brave Like That by Lindsey Stoddard The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2) by Andrea Stewart American Demon (The Hollows #14) by Kim Harrison Million Dollar Demon (The Hollows, #15) by Kim Harrison Trouble With the Cursed (The Hollows, #16) by Kim Harrison

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
School Trip A Graphic Novel (The New Kid) by Jerry Craft American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang This Is My America by Kim Johnson

ARCs:
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan Uncle of the Year And Other Debatable Triumphs by Andrew Rannells Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks Book 1) by Sarah Sax Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway Money Magic (Evie Everyday Witch) by Elena Paige Mrs. Invisible Chronicles of Emma Stevens Book 1 by Christina Hagmann Mrs. Invincible Chronicles of Emma Stevens Book 2 (Chronicles of Emma Stevens (Dream City Supers)) by Christina Hagmann Mrs. Immortal Chronicles of Emma Stevens Book 3 (Dream City Supers) (Chronicles of Emma Stevens (Dream City Supers)) by Christina Hagmann The Dirt Bike Detective by Douglas L. Hoover An Unsuitable Pursuit by Terri Green The Ferryman by Justin Cronin Slaying the Frost King (Mortal Enemies to Monster Lovers) by Candace Robinson Ever Since by Alena Bruzas Invisible Son by Kim Johnson The Battle Drum (Ending Fire, #2) by Saara El-Arifi Tides of Torment (Immortal Realms #2) by Elle Beaumont The Sweetheart List (Sunrise Cove, #4) by Jill Shalvis

Spanish Language:

Other:
First Degree (Andy Carpenter, #2) by David Rosenfelt Dark One Book 1 by Brandon Sanderson Dark One Forgotten by Brandon Sanderson


message 26: by Eileen (last edited Jun 25, 2023 11:07PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Between the Pages June A-Z challenge
It's that time of year again of our annual Pride Month Reading Challenge! This month is slightly different from the previous challenges we hosted as this time it's going to be an A-Z Challenge.

What does that entail you ask? It's very simple: read a book that features one of the 26 letters of the alphabet in the title. The book doesn't need to start with the chosen letter, it just needs to contain it. For example, for the letter "R" you might read "The Extraordinaries" or for the letter "O" you might read "Imogen, Obviously".

It should look something like this as an example:

A- Always the Almost
B- May the Best Man Win
C-Radio Silence
D-
E-

And so on and so forth until you get to Z. You don't need to start with A, you can start with whatever letter you like.

The only catches are that you can't use more than one letter for a book and all books for this challenge must be categorized as LGBTQ+ to count. Books don't need to be YA but reading YA is strongly encouraged. Only books finished in June 2023 count. There will be no points for this challenge.

✔ A The Fae Keeper
✔ B The Butterfly Circle
C-
✔ D The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
E-
✔ F Mortal Follies
✔ G Give Me a Sign
H-
✔ I- Into This River I Drown
J-
✔ K The Witch King
L-
M-
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-


message 27: by Eileen (last edited Jul 15, 2023 10:25PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my June reads!
Goal:
9000 pages. 30 books
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Total Pages Read: 13837 pp
Books Finished: 36


Fantasy, Graphic Novels:
Nic Blake and the Remarkables (The Manifestor Prophecy, #1) by Angie Thomas Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) by Christopher Paolini Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte Demons of Good and Evil (The Hollows, #17) by Kim Harrison Relatively Normal Secrets by C W Allen Penric’s Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) by Christopher Paolini Inheritance (Inheritance, #4) by Christopher Paolini Cat Kid Comic Club Perspectives by Dav Pilkey Cat Kid Comic Club On Purpose by Dav Pilkey

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
The Sun and the Star A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17) by Rick Riordan The Witch King (Witch King #1) by H.E. Edgmon The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2) by H.E. Edgmon Into This River I Drown by T.J. Klune Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Walking in Two Worlds (The Floraverse) by Wab Kinew

ARCs:
The Night in Question (The Agathas, #2) by Kathleen Glasgow Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall The Order of Things by Kaija Langley Always Isn't Forever by J.C. Cervantes Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni Sixty-One Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court by Chris Paul The Secret Benefits of Invisibility (The Falinnheim Chronicles, #2) by C.W. Allen Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino The Dirt Bike Detective #2 The Beast in the Shadows by Douglas L. Hoover The Prince & the Apocalypse by Kara McDowell Mr. Billionaire Chronicles of Weston Morley by Christina Hagmann The Butterfly Circle by Mary Carroll Leoson

Spanish Language:

Other:
The Secrets of Wishtide The Laetitia Rodd Mysteries 1 (A Laetitia Rodd Mystery) by Kate Saunders Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar (A Laetitia Rodd Mystery #2) by Kate Saunders


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Eileen | 1854 comments .
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Starting my July reads!
Goal:
10000 pages. 30 books
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Total Pages Read: 11841 pp
Books Finished: 39


Children's & YA:
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) by Cressida Cowell How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon, #2) by Cressida Cowell Flashpoint by Geoff Johns The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes, #2) by Brittany Cavallaro Marvel Masterworks The X-Men, Vol. 1 by Stan Lee The Case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes, #3) by Brittany Cavallaro How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon, #3) by Cressida Cowell How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon, #4) by Cressida Cowell How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (How to Train Your Dragon, #5) by Cressida Cowell The Day of the Dreader (How to Train Your Dragon, World Book Day 2012) by Cressida Cowell A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes, #4) by Brittany Cavallaro A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons (How to Train Your Dragon, #6) by Cressida Cowell Pebbles and the Biggest Number by Joey Benun Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1) by Tirzah Price Sense & Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #2) by Tirzah Price Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire #3) by Andrea Stewart The Help by Kathryn Stockett

ARCs:
The Last Vanguard (The Sevordine Chronicles Book 1) by Shawn P.B. Robinson Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Falcon's Favor by Dana Fraedrich Den of Thieves a LitRPG adventure (Pantheon Online, #1) by S.A. Klopfenstein Rogue Assassin a LitRPG adventure (Pantheon Online, #2) by S.A. Klopfenstein A Valkyrie's Vengeance (The Nine Realms Duology Book 1) by Talia Clayton Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods #1) by Chloe Gong Rick Riordan Presents Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Sik and the Dragon Goddess) by Sarwat Chadda The Little Dipper Society (Little Dipper Mystery Book 1) by Cameron Brooks Grave Mistakes A Dade Family Novel (Dead Family) by Kitty Curran Dust by Dusti Bowling

Spanish Language:

Other:
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson Lore Olympus Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1) by Rachel Smythe Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold An imPerfect Trap (The imPerfect Cathar, #0.5) by C.N. Rowan imPerfect Magic (The imPerfect Cathar #1) by C.N. Rowan The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) by Nita Prose The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien World War Z by Max Brooks Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan


message 29: by Eileen (last edited Aug 27, 2023 09:18PM) (new)

Eileen | 1854 comments Summer Bingo 2023:

CATEGORIES...

✔ B1: Exploration - A book out of your comfort zone The Help
✔ B2: Congratulations! - An award-winning book (can include Goodreads choice awards) Pebbles and the Biggest Number
✔ B3: Participation - A group read (this or any other group) The Maid
✔ B4: Information - A non-fiction book or one based on a true story Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court
✔ B5: Collaboration - A discovery made through Goodreads such as through recommendations, suggestions from GR friends, newsletter etc. imPerfect Magic

✔ I1: Listed it - A book from your GR to-read list The Last of August
✔ I2: Bought it - A book you own but have not yet read Watership Down
✔ I3: Eyed it - A book you have been meaning to read for a while now Den of Thieves : a LitRPG adventure
✔ I4: Downloaded it - An ebook you own but that you have not yet read or an audiobook you have not yet listened to World War Z
✔ I5: Scored it! - A book you got for free e.g. sale, gift, giveaway, library etc. Lore Olympus: Volume One

✔ N1: Oldie but goodie - A classic The Two Towers
✔ N2: New kid on the block - A book published this year A Valkyrie's Vengeance
✔ N3: FREE - Any book that strikes your fancy :) Pride and Premeditation
✔ N4: Yesterday's news - A book released last year that you haven't yet read Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose
N5: Everybody's talking - A buzz-worthy book, one that you have heard others raving about or that everybody but you seems to have read

✔ G1: Nice to meet you - A book by an author new to you A Study in Charlotte
✔ G2: You seem familiar - A book by an author you have heard a lot about The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel
✔ G3: One of the girls - A book by a female author Falcon's Favor
✔ G4: One of the guys - A book by a male author Rogue Assassin : a LitRPG adventure
✔ G5: Old friends - A book you haven't yet read by an author whose work you like Silver Nitrate

✔ O1: Take a stand - A stand-alone book Private Label
✔ O2: Take a friend - Any book from a series A Question of Holmes
✔ O3: Take a trip - A book set in different locale, continent or culture from your own Rick Riordan Presents: Fury of the Dragon Goddess
✔ O4: Take a look - An adult book, any genre Penric and the Shaman
✔ O5: Take a break - A YA book The Case for Jamie


message 30: by Eileen (last edited Sep 21, 2023 03:17PM) (new)

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Starting my August reads!
Goal:
7500 pages. 17 books
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Total Pages Read: 7144 pp
Books Finished: 23


Memoirs, Biography, Travel:
In Order to Live A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park The Salt Path by Raynor Winn Life in a Jar The Irena Sendler Project by Jack Mayer An Immense World How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows (Paola Santiago #3) by Tehlor Kay Mejia Private Label by Kelly Yang

ARCs:
The Battle of Parthogen (Hamelin Stoop, #4) by Robert B. Sloan Up Home One Girl's Journey by Ruth J. Simmons The Super Secret Octagon Valley Society by Melissa de la Cruz The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi The Brothers Finn by Christina Hagmann Fly with Me by Andie Burke Once More, with Feeling (Whisterpoop #2) by R.J. Corgan

Spanish Language:

Other:
Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold Bury the Lead (Andy Carpenter, #3) by David Rosenfelt Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Lightning Thief The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Graphic Novels, #1) by Robert Venditti Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Sea of Monsters The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Graphic Novel Book 2) by Robert Venditti Pawcasso by Remy Lai How to Train Your Dragon How to Ride a Dragon's Storm Book 7 by Cressida Cowell


message 31: by Eileen (last edited Sep 30, 2023 08:59PM) (new)

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Starting my September reads!
Goal:
5000 pages. 17 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo Menewood (The Light of the World Trilogy #2) by Nicola Griffith Dawn of the Jaguar (Volume 2) (Storm Runner) by J.C. Cervantes Fox Snare (A Thousand Worlds Novel) by Yoon Ha Lee The Darkest Lullaby A Dark Nanny Anthology by Elle Beaumont What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile Duology, #1) by Isabel Ibañez The Future by Naomi Alderman Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1) by Linda Cheng Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) by H.E. Edgmon

Other Books:
Hild (The Light of the World Trilogy, #1) by Nicola Griffith Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) by Kim Stanley Robinson Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) by Kim Stanley Robinson The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien Seoulmates by Susan Lee



Sept 1-7:
600 Devils: From refugee to redemption, a life impacted by smuggling, cannabis, psychedelics, conmen, cops and assorted holy men., pp 395-470 = 75 pp ✔
The Brothers Finn: And The Texas Road Trip, pp 1-75 = 75 pp ✔
Beneath the Swirling Sky, pp 1-305 = 305 pp ✔
Miss Quinces, pp 1-272 = 272 pp ✔
Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon, pp 1-246 = 246 pp ✔
Dogtown, pp 1-352 = 352 pp ✔
The Stranger Upstairs, pp 1-43 = 43 pp
Red Mars, pp 1-284 = 284 pp
📝daily tally: 1652 pp

Sept 8-14:
The Stranger Upstairs, pp 43-288 = 245 pp ✔
Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
Red Mars, pp 284-592 = 308 pp ✔
Baby Bank, pp 1-324 = 324 pp ✔
📝daily tally: 1277 pp

Sept 15-21:
The Grave Robber, pp 1-132 = 132 pp ✔
The Graveyard Shift, pp 1-153 = 153 pp ✔
The Gravedigger’s Son, pp 1-103 = 103 pp ✔
‎The Graveside Bar and Grill, pp 1-118 = 118 pp ✔
Tyrannosaur Canyon, pp 1-516 = 516 pp ✔
Nubia: The Reckoning, pp 1-352 = 352 pp ✔
Demon Brew: A Hazardous Gems Novella, pp 1-87 = 87 pp ✔
Blasphemy, pp 1-282 = 282 pp
📝daily tally: 1743 pp

Sept 22-30:
Blasphemy, pp 282-564 = 282 pp ✔
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, pp 1-333 = 333 pp ✔
Impact, pp 1-432 =432 pp ✔
The Kraken Project, pp 1-403 = 403 pp ✔
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, pp 1-75 = 75 pp
Hild, pp 1-425 = 425 pp
📝daily tally: 1950 pp

Total Pages Read: 6622 pp
Books Finished: 21


Science Fiction/Dystopia:
Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) by Kim Stanley Robinson Tyrannosaur Canyon (Wyman Ford #1) by Douglas Preston Blasphemy (Wyman Ford Book 2) by Douglas Preston Impact (Wyman Ford #3) by Douglas Preston The Kraken Project (Wyman Ford, #4) by Douglas Preston

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

ARCs:
The Brothers Finn And The Texas Road Trip by Christina Hagmann Beneath the Swirling Sky (The Restorationists) by Carolyn Leiloglou Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon by Matt Guzman Dogtown (Dogtown #1) by Katherine Applegate The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng, #2) by Roseanne A. Brown Baby Bank by Sarah Robinson Nubia The Reckoning by Omar Epps Demon Brew A Hazardous Gems Novella by Christina Hagmann

Spanish Language:

Other:
600 Devils From refugee to redemption, a life impacted by smuggling, cannabis, psychedelics, conmen, cops and assorted holy men. by Marjan. The Grave Robber (Charley Davidson, #13.8) by Darynda Jones The Graveyard Shift (Charley Davidson #13.5) by Darynda Jones The Gravedigger’s Son (Charley Davidson, #13.6) by Darynda Jones ‎The Graveside Bar and Grill (Charley Davidson, #13.7) by Darynda Jones Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling


message 32: by Eileen (last edited Oct 31, 2023 10:34PM) (new)

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Starting my October reads!
Goal:
5000 pages. 12 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo Dawn of the Jaguar (Volume 2) (Storm Runner) by J.C. Cervantes Fox Snare (A Thousand Worlds Novel) by Yoon Ha Lee What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile Duology, #1) by Isabel Ibañez The Future by Naomi Alderman Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1) by Linda Cheng Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) by H.E. Edgmon Rieden Reece and the Final Flower Mystery, Adventure and a Thirteen-Year-Old Hero’s Journey. (Middle Grade Science Fiction and Fantasy. Book 2 of 7 Book Series.) by Matt Guzman

Other Books:
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) by Kim Stanley Robinson Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) by Kim Stanley Robinson The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien Seoulmates by Susan Lee



Oct 1-7:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, pp 75-373 = 298 pp ✔
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, pp 1-475 = 475 pp ✔
Hild, pp 425-716 = 291 pp ✔
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, pp 1-566 = 566 pp
The Darkest Lullaby: A Dark Nanny Anthology, pp 1-171 = 171 pp
Menewood, 1-98 = 98 pp
🍂 daily tally: 1899 pp

Oct 8-14:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, pp 566-735 = 169 pp ✔
The Darkest Lullaby: A Dark Nanny Anthology, pp 171-295 = 124 pp ✔
Invisible: A Graphic Novel, pp 1-208 = 208 pp ✔
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, pp 1-380 = 380 pp
Menewood, 98-391 = 293 pp
🍂 daily tally: 1174 pp

Oct 15-21:
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, pp 380-720 = 340 pp ✔
Menewood, 391-752 = 361 pp ✔
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, pp 1-812 = 812 pp
Dungeon Crawler Carl, pp 1-52 = 52 pp
🍂 daily tally: 1565 pp

Oct 22-31:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, pp 812-912 = 100 pp ✔
Dungeon Crawler Carl, pp 52-446 = 394 pp ✔
Warrior Hearts Academy: Centaur Rift, pp 1-431 = 431 pp ✔
Warrior Hearts Academy: Centaur Bolt, pp 1-404 = 404 pp ✔
Warrior Hearts Academy: Centaur Soar, pp 1-437 = 437 pp ✔
The First Step, pp 1-367 = 367 pp ✔
The First Stop, pp 1-330 = 330 pp ✔
🍂 daily tally: 2463 pp

Total Pages Read: 7101 pp
Books Finished: 15


Supernatural, Thriller, Horror:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Hild (The Light of the World Trilogy, #1) by Nicola Griffith Wild Swans Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

ARCs:
The Darkest Lullaby A Dark Nanny Anthology by Elle Beaumont Menewood (The Light of the World Trilogy #2) by Nicola Griffith Warrior Hearts Academy Centaur Rift by Ellie Horn Warrior Hearts Academy Centaur Bolt (A Fated Mates Reverse Harem Romance) by Ellie Horn Warrior Hearts Academy Centaur Soar (A Fated Mates Reverse Harem Romance) by Ellie Horn

Spanish Language:
Invisible A Graphic Novel by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Other:
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman The First Step (A Thousand Li, #1) by Tao Wong The First Stop (A Thousand Li, #2) by Tao Wong


message 33: by Eileen (last edited Dec 01, 2023 12:32PM) (new)

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Starting my November reads!
Goal:
5000 pages. 12 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo The Future by Naomi Alderman Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto Chasing Light by Christina Hagmann Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao

Other Books:
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway


Nov 1-15:
Efrén Divided, pp 1-272 = 272 pp ✔
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, pp 1-368 = 368 pp ✔
Hamnet, pp 1-372 = 372 pp ✔
Fox Snare, pp 1-256 = 256 pp ✔
What the River Knows, pp 1-417 = 417 pp ✔
The Murder of Mr. Wickham, pp 1-387 = 387 pp ✔
Dawn of the Jaguar, pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
The First War, pp 1-323 = 323 pp ✔
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat, pp 1-242 = 242 pp ✔
Dogboy v Catfish, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
Rieden Reece and the Final Flower: Mystery, Adventure and a Thirteen-Year-Old Hero’s Journey., pp 1-108 = 108 pp
The River We Remember, pp 1-100 = 100 pp
🍂 daily tally: 3821 pp

Nov 16-30:
The River We Remember, pp 100-432 = 332 pp ✔
Rieden Reece and the Final Flower: Mystery, Adventure and a Thirteen-Year-Old Hero’s Journey., pp 108-253 = 145 pp ✔
Symphony of Secrets, pp 1-448 = 448 pp ✔
Guild War: a LitRPG adventure, pp 1-516 = 516 pp ✔
My Teacher Has Tattoos, pp 1-48 = 48 pp ✔
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, pp 1-512 = 512 pp ✔
How to Break a Dragon's Heart, pp 1-321 = 321 pp ✔
Godly Heathens, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
The Future, pp 1-216 = 216 pp
🍂 daily tally: 2890 pp

Total Pages Read: 6391 pp
Books Finished: 19


Historical Fiction/Non-Fiction:
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1) by Claudia Gray The First War (A Thousand Li, #3) by Tao Wong Making Rounds with Oscar The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto My Teacher Has Tattoos by Darren López

ARCs:
Dawn of the Jaguar (Volume 2) (Storm Runner) by J.C. Cervantes Fox Snare (A Thousand Worlds Novel) by Yoon Ha Lee What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile #1) by Isabel Ibañez Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1) by Linda Cheng Dogboy v Catfish by Luke Gracias Rieden Reece and the Final Flower (Rieden Reece, #2) by Matt Guzman Guild War a LitRPG adventure (Pantheon Online, #3) by S.A. Klopfenstein Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) by H.E. Edgmon

Spanish Language:

Other:
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros How to Break a Dragon's Heart (How to Train Your Dragon, #8) by Cressida Cowell


message 34: by Eileen (last edited Jan 01, 2024 11:12PM) (new)

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Starting my December reads!
Goal:
6000 pages. 15 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo Chasing Darkness (Chasing Light) by Christina Hagmann Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #18) by Laurie R. King

Other Books:
Clash of Steel A Treasure Island Remix (Remixed Classics) by C.B. Lee


Dec 1-7:
The Future, pp 216-432 = 216 pp ✔
Didn't See That Coming, pp 1-351 = 351 pp ✔
Pet Sematary, pp 1-580 = 580 pp ✔
Three Mages and a Margarita, pp 1-314 = 314 pp ✔
Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors, pp 1-98 = 98 pp
Chasing Light: A Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy Novel, pp 1-178 = 178 pp
☃️ daily tally: 1737 pp

Dec 8-17:
Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors, pp 99-296 = 197 pp ✔
Chasing Light: A Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy Novel, pp 179-296 = 117 pp ✔
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri, pp 1-308 = 308 pp ✔
Two Witches and a Whiskey, pp 1-330 = 330 pp ✔
Demon Magic and a Martini, pp 1-314 = 314 pp ✔
Taming Demons for Beginners, pp 1-362 = 362 pp ✔
The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, pp 1-416 = 416 pp ✔
King: A Life, pp 1-420 = 420 pp
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White, pp 1-28 = 28 pp
☃️ daily tally: 2812 pp

Dec 18-31:
King: A Life, pp 420-841 = 421 pp ✔
A Damsel and a Demigod, pp 1-103 = 103 pp ✔
Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections, pp 1-348 = 348 pp ✔
A Little Warped, pp 1-54 = 54 pp ✔
The Alchemist and an Amaretto, pp 1-296 = 296 pp ✔
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble, pp 1-358 = 358 pp ✔
Druid Vices and a Vodka, pp 1-338 = 338 pp ✔
A Christmas Carol, pp 1-118 = 118 pp ✔
Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped, pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
Lost Talismans and a Tequila, pp 1-344 = 344 pp ✔
Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants, pp 1-330 = 330 pp ✔
Damned Souls and a Sangria, pp 1-370 = 370 pp ✔
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White, pp 28-128 = 100 pp
☃️ daily tally: 3516 pp

Total Pages Read: 8065 pp
Books Finished: 24


Classics and Short Stories:
Pet Sematary by Stephen King A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues:
King A Life by Jonathan Eig

ARCs:
The Future by Naomi Alderman Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto Chasing Light A Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy Novel by Christina Hagmann The Lost Tomb And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder by Douglas Preston Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

Spanish Language:

Other:
Three Mages and a Margarita (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #1) by Annette Marie Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors (The Guild Codex Warped, #1) by Annette Marie Dark Arts and a Daiquiri (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #2) by Annette Marie Two Witches and a Whiskey (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #3) by Annette Marie Demon Magic and a Martini (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #4) by Annette Marie Taming Demons for Beginners (The Guild Codex Demonized, #1) by Annette Marie A Damsel and a Demigod (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #0.5) by Annette Marie Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections (The Guild Codex Warped, #2) by Annette Marie A Little Warped (The Guild Codex Warped, #2.5) by Annette Marie The Alchemist and an Amaretto (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #5) by Annette Marie Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (The Guild Codex Demonized, #2) by Annette Marie Druid Vices and a Vodka (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #6) by Annette Marie Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped (The Guild Codex Demonized, #3) by Annette Marie Lost Talismans and a Tequila (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #7) by Annette Marie Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (The Guild Codex Warped, #3) by Annette Marie Damned Souls and a Sangria (The Guild Codex Spellbound, #8) by Annette Marie


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