Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Top Ten-ish Favorite Books of 2020

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.


Once again, I struggled to narrow down my favorites to just 10. So there are 6 extra honorable mentions :) I feel like overall, I had a pretty good reading year. I have completed reading 88 books - only 2 DNFs. I rated those two at a 1 star. I rated 13 books at 2 stars, 22 books at 3 stars, 32 books at 4 stars, and 21 books at 5 stars.


Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Top Ten Books on My Winter 2020/2021 TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.


I'm finally making some progress. I used to have quite a few of these in my honorable mentions because I had more than 10 for the list. I really hope to try and add some of these to TBRs for the Words and Whimsy reading challenge that happens every month. At some point in time I have wanted to read each of these really badly, so I have no excuse :)


Monday, December 14, 2020

November Book Haul

November Book Haul | Check out the books I hauled this month #bookhaul


I finally had a decently minimal haul month. Only 1 physical book, 3 Netgalley books, and 4 library books. I'm hoping to read one of these Netgalley books and possibly the physical book in December. We'll see how that goes though. I've been averaging about 9 books a month recently, so I'm trying my hardest to read books I'm hauling.



PHYSICAL BOOKS

  1. Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston - received in November Owlcrate subscription

KINDLE BOOKS

  1. A Royal Disaster by Jennifer Bonds - gifted an eARC from Netgalley
  2. First Comes Like by Alisha Rai - gifted an eARC from Netgalley
  3. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey - gifted an eARC from Netgalley

LIBRARY BOOKS

  1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - borrowed audiobook from my local library
  2. The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory - borrowed audiobook from my local library
  3. Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump - borrowed audiobook from my local library
  4. The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory - borrowed audiobook from my local library


What did you buy, borrow, or receive in November?
Have you read any of my books?



Monday, December 7, 2020

Books I Read in November


I read 9 books in November.


  • Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Hardcover, 355 pages, 2018, MG Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, series challenge, Owlcrate Jr challenge
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Audio, 17 hr 10 min, 2020, Adult Fantasy, Borrowed) - 4.5 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge
  • The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 8 hr 58 min, 2018, Adult Contemporary, Borrowed) - 4 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump (Audio, 7 hr 5 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Borrowed) - 3 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge
  • The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 9 hr 15 min, 2019, Adult Contemporary, Borrowed) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
  • The Assistant by John Tristan (Kindle, 178 pages, 2020, Adult Erotica, Netgalley) - 2 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge
  • The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisen (Kindle, 138/512 pages, 2015, Adult Fantasy, Borrowed) - 1 stars | DNF
  • Cat's Got Your Heart by Jem Zero (Kindle, 288 pages, 2020, New Adult Contemporary, Netgalley) - 2 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge
  • The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill (Paperback, 60 pages, 2017, Middle Grade Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge
Pages read: 881 + 42 hr 28 min
Pages DNF: 138

READING STATS
BY FORMAT
  • Kindle: 41 (51% for 2020) +3 this month
  • Audio: 35 (43% for 2020) +4 this month
  • Physical: 6 (7% for 2020) +2 this month
BY PAGE COUNT
  • Under 250 pages: 12 (15% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 250 to 400 pages: 50 (62% for 2020) +4 this month
  • 401 to 700 pages: 20 (25% for 2020) +2 this month
BY METHOD OF OBTAINING
  • Purchased: 15 (19% for 2020) +2 this month
  • Borrowed: 52 (64% for 2020) +5 this month
  • For Review: 15 (19% for 2020) +2 this month
BY RATING
  • 1 star: 1 (1% for 2020) +1 this month
  • 2 stars: 13 (16% for 2020) +2 this month
  • 3 stars: 17 (21% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 4 stars: 31 (38% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 5 stars: 20 (25% for 2020) +0 this month
BY AUDIENCE
  • MG: 4 (5% for 2020) +2 this month
  • YA: 28 (35% for 2020) +0 this month
  • NA: 1 (1% for 2020) +1 this month
  • Adult: 49 (60% for 2020) +6 this month
BY YEAR
  • Before 2000s: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
  • 2000 to 2010: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
  • 2011 to 2015: 12 (15% for 2020) +1 this month
  • 2016 to 2018: 25 (31% for 2020) +3 this month
  • 2019: 21 (26% for 2020) +1 this month
  • 2020: 20 (25% for 2020) +4 this month
BY GENRE
  • Classic/Historical Fiction: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
  • Contemporary: 39 (48% for 2020) +3 this month
  • Dystopia: 1 (1% for 2020) +0 this month
  • Erotica: 5 (6% for 2020) +1 this month
  • Fantasy: 21 (26% for 2020) +4 this month
  • Horror: 1 (1% for 2020) +0 this month
  • Mystery/Thriller: 3 (4% for 2020) +0 this month
  • Nonfiction: 4 (5% for 2020) +1 this month
  • Paranormal: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
  • Sci Fi: 4 (5% for 2020) +0 this month

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December TBR & Monthly Challenge

Monthly TBR and Challenge Update | The post where I share what I plan to read and how badly I'm doing on my yearly reading challenges :)

Another month up, another month of Words & Whimsy reading challenge coming up! The theme is Island of Misfit Toys. I have been having a really good time with it and I've been reading more than normal (although I feel I could read more). I'm trying to find a good routine and I may have figured it out which hopefully means a better reading schedule. Here are the books I hope to read (to get points for my team), the last two are hopeful reads if I finish the rest. As you can see, I'm focusing on trying to read a lot of Netgalley books!

My Tentative TBR for December:

  • Ten Rules to Faking It by Sophie Sullivan (Netgalley)
  • You Have a Match by Emma Lord (Netgalley)
  • Shipped by Angie Hockman (Netgalley)
  • Grace & Fury by Tracy Banghart (Physical) 
  • Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (Physical)
  • The Toll by Neal Shusterman (Physical)
  • Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (Library)
  • Lore by Alexandra Bracken (Netgalley)
  • First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (Netgalley)
  • Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Library)
  • Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz (Kindle)

2020 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 91% 
Goodreads Challenge: 81/50 books - 162% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 6/10 series - 60% BEHIND!
Netgalley Challenge: 15/12 books - 125% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 1/12 books - 8%  BEHIND!
Owlcrate Jr Challenge: 1/6 books - 16% BEHIND!
 
What are you planning on reading in December?