MobileRead Book Challenges discussion

Here we go!!

I have no idea what my goals and plans are yet but when I do, they'll be in this space!

Progress Summary

SERIES

Sandman Slim: Read 1-9, To read 10-12 (library)

Albert Samson: Read 1-4, To read 5-9 (owned)

The Immortal Doc Holliday: Read 1-14, To read 15-17 (KU)

Prof Croft: Read 1-4, To read 5-12 (KU)
- Croft & Wesson subseries: Read 1, To read 2-3 (KU)

Eric Carter: Read 1-3, To read 4-8 (library)

Montague & Strong Case Files: Read 1-17, To read 18-26 (KU)

Pendergast: Read 1-3, To read 4 - 21 (library)

Lord Peter Wimsey - Read 1-3, To Read 4-15 (ownedish)

Gibson:
Jackpot: Read 1-2 To Read 3 (owned / library, 3 probably won't be out for a while)
Sprawl: Read 1-2, To read 3 (library)

Books by Month - First Half

January


February


March


April


May


June

Books by Month - Second Half

July


Aug


Sept

Special Projects and Priorities

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Ok, that should be sufficient.

FIRST!! :D

Nyssa wrote: "FIRST!! :D"

:D Members come and go, participation varies as life happens, but I hope we never stop this little tradition of ours.

Christa wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "FIRST!! :D"

:D Members come and go, participation varies as life happens, but I hope we never stop this little tradition of ours."

I agree 100%! It always puts a smile on my face.

Five days late.

But, SECOND!

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Five days late.

But, SECOND!"

Better late than never!! And it's still 2024 so you're not THAT late! Welcome to the party!

Christa wrote: "HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Five days late.

But, SECOND!"

Better late than never!! And it's still 2024 so you're not THAT late! Welcome to the party!"

What she said!

AND SO IT BEGINS... 2025!

I'm not going to bother with an "official" wrap up on my 2024 thread. I've said all that I need to say and honestly, I'm happy to put last year behind me and forget about it. :D

Currently reading my first book of 2025, The Cabinet of Curiosities. The first two books in the series were good, and I miss D'Agosta, but having all this Pendergast happening on the pages is awesome.

Need to go set a goal. Guess I'll go with 40 again.

May your 2025 be Happy, Safe, Prosperous, and full of Good Reads!!

Pffft. 2024 is so last year.

Best wishes for 2025.

:D Thank you both!

Currently on my 5th book of the year. Not too shabby! Though I admit, it's a 2nd-in-series that is not grabbing me the way the first one did. They can't all be winners, I guess. I'll finish it but probably won't go back for #3.

I may or may not have bought a bunch of music gear lately. Aaaaand some software to get my DAW situation in better shape. Even put my Carbon 49 MIDI controller up on a stand where it's actually usable, since it won't fit on the desk.

It remains to be seen what will actually come of all of that. I have ideas, though. Might even be good ideas.

Now I think I need to go over to Homey's thread and nerd out with some product links.

Third?

DoodlePanda wrote: "Third?"

It still counts. :D z3

I read 6 books in January.

The Cabinet of Curiosities was great, of course.

Fatality at the Festival was okay, but I think my love for that series is waning.

Earthlings was so weird but so good. I loved Convenience Store Woman so I decided to try this one and I'm glad I did.

Divine Intervention was great. I love that series so much.

The Librarian and the Book Thief was good but I didn't love it as much as the first in the series. I think part of it is, as much as I like it, the writer's voice is something I can't do too often or it begins to be less funny and more grating.

Blood Oath... Loved it. I first wishlisted / TBR'd the book like 9 years ago, finally bought it in 2023 when it was on sale cheap, and then took over a year before I read it. I will get the next in the trilogy at some point.

AND... I finally started The Passage! I think it's been on my Overdrive wishlist for more than a decade, then I eventually bought it instead of borrowing it, and now I'm finally reading it. :D

It's a long one so probably won't read as many books this month but I'm fine with that.

Messed around with my new music gear some. Been doing some gaming. More gaming than music, honestly, because after work my brain can only do much.

Oh, and mom had another trip to the hospital. 4 days this time. She had the flu. She's back home. She had a home health PT assessment today. The PT that came out was super attractive. So that was something.

I'm glad you were able to enjoy all of the books.

I'm so sorry your mom was sick again. I hope she recovers completely.

Thanks! <3 She still has a cough but they sent her home with meds that seem to be working.

Best wishes for your mom Christa.

Now I'll be the only one to have not read The Passage. Curses.

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Best wishes for your mom Christa.

Now I'll be the only one to have not read The Passage. Curses."

Thanks!

The Passage is pretty good so far. You should read it. :D With as long as it took me to get around to reading it, you should be find as long as you get to it within the next decade or so.

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Best wishes for your mom Christa.

Now I'll be the only one to have not read The Passage. Curses."

Nope. I've not read it either.

Nyssa wrote: "HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Best wishes for your mom Christa.

Now I'll be the only one to have not read The Passage. Curses."

Nope. I've not read it either."

Solidarity!

One more recommendation for you if you read any manga or wouldn't mind trying some...

The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1

It took a turn. Off to request Volume 2 from the library.

Thanks! I haven't read manga specifically, but I read GNs/comics now and then so I'm adding it to the list!

Only three books in February. But one of them was The Passage. Which, if I'm being totally honest, I did not actually finish. :D Went most of the way but it just lost me after the first part and I tried to hang in there but eventually I gave up and moved on. I just really, really loved the first part and couldn't recapture the magic after that part was over.

Anyway.

Been doing a lot of tea drinking lately. It's not unusual for me to make a pot once a week or so but I discovered JusTea teas from Kenya and I'm hooked. Drinking tea on the daily the last few weeks.

Somehow blew past the beginning of the month. :D

Read 4 books in March, still on pace. Gotta go update my covers and series now.

And once again, I blew past the beginning of the month.

Read 4 books in April. Consistency.

Mom was in the hospital twice last month but she's doing really, really good now.

Been playing Oblivion Remastered a lot.

Oh hey! I'm actually remembering to post my monthly update before the middle of the month! :D

Mom continues to do well, thankful for that.

Stopped playing Oblivion, started playing Cubic Odyssey, then switched to X4: Foundations, which I hadn't played in at least a year. There's something really satisfying about hiring pilots for my ships and then having them fly me around. :D

Edit: Oh, and I read 5 books but one was a novella.

I have no idea. I've read a lot of manga. Like a lot.

You might like this one Christa, it is totally unhinged: Wave, Listen to Me!, Vol. 1

It really starts getting going in book 2.

Oh yeah, glad your mom is doing well.

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "You might like this one Christa, it is totally unhinged: Wave, Listen to Me!, Vol. 1"

Looks interesting! Added it to my wishlist so I don't lose track of it. Thanks for the rec!

"Oh yeah, glad your mom is doing well."

Thanks!

Update time! Finished 5 in June, two of which were shorts from the Shivers collection. I was in the mood for some horror but not a lot of it, so small bites instead.

My gaming this month was hitting up some slightly older favorites - Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Haven't yet finished the latter, but getting close. After that I'll be back to Ark Survival Ascended because they released the Ragnarok map finally. Already played on it a bit just to check the performance and it feels nice. Looking forward to exploring on it more to see what they've done with my favorite spots.

Mom is fine.

My cousin and I are planning a train trip to Tampa but we don't know when because my work is up in the air at the moment. I know my hours are going to be lower after next week, and I will be the only contractor left. They're keeping me and they keep telling me to hang on while they find stuff for me to do after this reporting rush is over. Trying to be optimistic. I don't have a lot of options for work so I'm praying that this works out.

Anyway, that's my update. Better go update the covers post before I forget.

Wow. July. I need to take some inventory.

Glad your mom is okay.

You like games and you've probably seen the Bofuri memes around the internet. The actual manga is hilarious. Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Light Novels, Vol. 1. I just finished the first volume. Some really good light fun. Borrow it from the library if you can, or just read it there while browsing.

Thanks for the recommendation!

I can't believe the year is halfway gone.

Time for another update already???

Ok, covers are updated.

Still working, so that's good. They put me on a project for the SEO team, and once that is done I will be filling in for someone going on leave. Up in the air after that, but at least I know they find me useful.

Been playing Cyberpunk 2077, finally. It came out in 2020 and that was a very weird year so I just kind of missed it, then I wasn't sure if I'd like it. Fast forward to 2025: I recently did a replay of both Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. (Double replay, actually - full fresh run then NG+ on both.) I was looking for something to scratch a similar itch and remembered Cyberpunk, so I grabbed it on sale. Finished one playthrough and immediately started another. I'm pretty obsessed with it. LOL

:facepalm: Another month? Crap. I need to get my life together.