tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51378213855854773922024-03-16T15:27:11.009-04:00Rocky Top Real TalkJanie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.comBlogger994125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-46009924689324304542024-03-16T15:17:00.001-04:002024-03-16T15:26:36.356-04:00Book Review: Manacled by SenLinYu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi249fkwwgYGt7ksm4Yr0eATrXe8EGR5NMYzRRMgVxxtCoYgsn7IFA4CwOhUrOV1WXrVs9EZLFo-AEhagpmA1ReEw0vb9XGKx7ngDBR85UrKONDTFp1bNhJkgQuqlf-m6V0tisDin0QWZGophNTidsP0IdFWFGvVymoVqDcla_1kLz2Gc1DjEj8Vzpf5Oxx/s1600/AmckYOk.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi249fkwwgYGt7ksm4Yr0eATrXe8EGR5NMYzRRMgVxxtCoYgsn7IFA4CwOhUrOV1WXrVs9EZLFo-AEhagpmA1ReEw0vb9XGKx7ngDBR85UrKONDTFp1bNhJkgQuqlf-m6V0tisDin0QWZGophNTidsP0IdFWFGvVymoVqDcla_1kLz2Gc1DjEj8Vzpf5Oxx/s1600/AmckYOk.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO7dqyvO7Hb52KegzcGx_49wCLNl6PA-G6OefeuC-5I7OYISKhPuQm_8Gu23CCsJ3hCX3bSnMk0p0Tq6OfvEDPwBV8tk1rnIU_D0EcGw7O4pPvvOuq4uRFBy_vgdBRSfWyAj6uOqKeNw7M4nNkonXtcDXaIkEt589Y5B758twQ9hIYxLjRxwbXFv7eMPl/s1600/4stars.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="53" data-original-width="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO7dqyvO7Hb52KegzcGx_49wCLNl6PA-G6OefeuC-5I7OYISKhPuQm_8Gu23CCsJ3hCX3bSnMk0p0Tq6OfvEDPwBV8tk1rnIU_D0EcGw7O4pPvvOuq4uRFBy_vgdBRSfWyAj6uOqKeNw7M4nNkonXtcDXaIkEt589Y5B758twQ9hIYxLjRxwbXFv7eMPl/s1600/4stars.png" /></a></div><p><b>Publish Date: Apr 27, 2018</b><br />
<b>1,017 Pages [ebook edition]</b><br /><b>Self-Published</b></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>SYNOPSIS:</u></h3><p><span class="Formatted">Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the
war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort
enacts a re-population effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret,
lost but hidden in her mind, so she is sent as an enslaved surrogate to
the High Reeve until her mind can be cracked.<br /><br />Author’s Notes:<br /><i>This
story diverges from canon following the conclusion of Harry Potter and
"The Order of the Phoenix". The initial inspiration of this plot
occurred when watching the first episode of <b>The Handmaids Tale</b>.
In homage there are elements of it maintained throughout the story. This
work is dark. Rape and non-consensual sex are a significant and ongoing
aspect of the plot. There are also character deaths, psychological
trauma, descriptions of battlefield violence, and references to torture.
Reader discretion is advised.</i></span> <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u><b>REVIEW: </b></u><br /></h3><p>I have wanted to read this for so so long. I was reminded of it when I kept seeing book binding videos of it on TikTok. Then I discovered you could send it to your Kindle and it was all over. I honestly wanted nothing more than to just read this book. I would drive my youngest to school and go back to bed just to read this until I had to get dressed and leave for work (literally leaving myself 10 min each time). I'd get home and make dinner, eat, and do the same thing - straight to my comfy bed with my gooseneck and page turner. </p><p>For those that don't know, this is a Harry Potter fanfiction that revolves around the idea that after Order of the Phoenix (book 5), Voldy and the Death Eaters win. All the main players die, except Hermione, who a la Handmaid's Tale, gets assigned to Draco Malfoy for the wizard repopulation program with the extra caveat that a magical pregnancy will unlock memories of the final member of the Order who Voldy believes is hiding somewhere. She has magical manacles on her that prevent her from harming him or Draco.
<br /></p><p>I knew this was a Dramione story but I was struggling to see how that was going to happen until the flashbacks started. The flashbacks were a bit repetitive in nature but I ate them up. Overall, I really did enjoy the ride. I know that SenLinYu is set to release published works in Fall 2025 and I'm very ready. Whatever they write is going to be incredible because the writing in this fanfiction was unbelievable. Hermione has always been my favorite and she was such a badass in this version. I really like what SenLinYu did with the character. </p><p>Spice level: Kinda wavered on this because it really isn't graphic (despite the tw for rape), so 4 on the spice level scale.
Trigger warnings for rape, violence, self harm, suicide, torture (some pretty hefty graphic descriptions of the violence in this)</p><h4 style="text-align: center;">Find on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60039506-manacled" target="_blank">Goodreads </a><br /></h4>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-56136160866714996542024-03-11T07:00:00.046-04:002024-03-11T07:00:00.148-04:00February 2024 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><p>In February, I hauled 7 books and have read 4 of them. This year-to-date, I have read 69% of my hauled books. I have spent $0 in February and saved $78.81 for a total of $186.35 for 2024. Not too shabby!<br /></p><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OnBsNGBWsEcDX9T77bWwz6VKvpb0opXEBfhKcloaKe48ov3T6MW8XD1TB4hEQXDQeXe8ET7pJvs6tkPYoRy6zkULZW8hTsco8X7uynC2ZFxrj28O6Kh5QPS3uuArM1qeE6vz39b0x1biRjAQmZnGCJBuu_f1YLB3Uv7Oh3NnYcJDXB4-C93KP1SDC14r/s1600/February%202024%20Book%20Haul%201.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OnBsNGBWsEcDX9T77bWwz6VKvpb0opXEBfhKcloaKe48ov3T6MW8XD1TB4hEQXDQeXe8ET7pJvs6tkPYoRy6zkULZW8hTsco8X7uynC2ZFxrj28O6Kh5QPS3uuArM1qeE6vz39b0x1biRjAQmZnGCJBuu_f1YLB3Uv7Oh3NnYcJDXB4-C93KP1SDC14r/s1600/February%202024%20Book%20Haul%201.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kREljy2jmKgciFXr-vMF-b8MBzbb3DjVQksL_iDMzrXPOJ-2AZdLg7FbxEo2ta-pLwAEOpZgQbdGxEoqb_2rOpoEsYJxs4gTSxldNgx4r3LXzaU6vTH8XTeJgaqrv0vnnI0g0ZGDYr4w-fW0_AyWssWowacwqrftpE31zd1F95qgE6soJSKu2t2l5WyT/s1600/February%202024%20Book%20Haul%202.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kREljy2jmKgciFXr-vMF-b8MBzbb3DjVQksL_iDMzrXPOJ-2AZdLg7FbxEo2ta-pLwAEOpZgQbdGxEoqb_2rOpoEsYJxs4gTSxldNgx4r3LXzaU6vTH8XTeJgaqrv0vnnI0g0ZGDYr4w-fW0_AyWssWowacwqrftpE31zd1F95qgE6soJSKu2t2l5WyT/s1600/February%202024%20Book%20Haul%202.png" /></a></center><p>
<b>PURCHASED BOOKS</b></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201564651-the-spare-room" target="_blank">The Spare Room</a> by Laura Starkey (Kindle w/Prime)<br /></li></ol><br />
<b>REVIEW BOOKS</b><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199350426-mortgage-of-convenience?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23" target="_blank">Mortgage of Convenience</a> by Dani McLean (Kindle)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195791316-loud?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=n8dG0m8Zv1&rank=1" target="_blank">Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than The Life You Deserve</a> by Drew Afualo (Kindle)<br /></li></ol><br />
<b>LIBRARY BOOKS</b><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76705490-crown-of-midnight?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SEFN8GJNgu&rank=1" target="_blank">Crown of Midnight</a> by Sarah J. Maas (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52651603-fireborne" target="_blank">Fireborne</a> by Rosaria Munda (Audio)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38898759-truly-devious" target="_blank">Truly Devious</a> by Maureen Johnson (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198554172-being-henry" target="_blank">Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond</a> by Henry Winkler (Audio)<br /></li></ol><br />
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in February?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-64467579407658511842024-03-04T07:00:00.069-05:002024-03-04T07:00:00.233-05:00Books I Read in February 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" /></a></div><p>
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I read 7 books in February.</p><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw9QjoxuLJ1YAK1sCgSe0YDLCeUyaT2g64v6Y53IJ6ENbJ-SI9cluZKct6VxjigmCGpiy_exUOas00DsaHa6OsWQGOngPCD2hEX5DtX48vlq0wMW7MZ5oCxB60csqq8HNVrBBx5Mel6MurPTaWG0VmgQBkR6uBuYCXNuLMhbXSS9KM-qLPwHaTqiDqG-z/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20February%202024%201.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw9QjoxuLJ1YAK1sCgSe0YDLCeUyaT2g64v6Y53IJ6ENbJ-SI9cluZKct6VxjigmCGpiy_exUOas00DsaHa6OsWQGOngPCD2hEX5DtX48vlq0wMW7MZ5oCxB60csqq8HNVrBBx5Mel6MurPTaWG0VmgQBkR6uBuYCXNuLMhbXSS9KM-qLPwHaTqiDqG-z/s16000/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20February%202024%201.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX6WXonqWuycFkFbXjU_P5x-ILMrHnp3uZSeBv4SHf7f879BqE_EUzTuC5qmW_W2BVOVsaBFsSh-p-ZU1PBLUje5VN98RBfVu9EP8iF8MLRRpArnnYx8ct-lZbF1hYA7pXkQONeFBXQO-WoLYvqoOaPxmhqn7B2fVy89QLkYzK3TJfP1h-xhw2btl1BRA/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20February%202024%202.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX6WXonqWuycFkFbXjU_P5x-ILMrHnp3uZSeBv4SHf7f879BqE_EUzTuC5qmW_W2BVOVsaBFsSh-p-ZU1PBLUje5VN98RBfVu9EP8iF8MLRRpArnnYx8ct-lZbF1hYA7pXkQONeFBXQO-WoLYvqoOaPxmhqn7B2fVy89QLkYzK3TJfP1h-xhw2btl1BRA/s16000/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20February%202024%202.png" /></a></center>
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<li>Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (Audio, 12 hr 43 min, 2013, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6066304988" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Till Death by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Kindle, 400 pages, 2017, Adult Thriller, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2151116020" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Fireborne by Rosaria Munda (Audio, 13 hr 34 min, 2019, YA Fantasy, Library) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3047662748" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (Audio, 10 hr 12 min, 2018, YA Mystery/Thriller, Library) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3111025954" target="_blank">My Review</a> </li><li>Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler (Audio, 9 hr 22 min, 2023, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5985682631" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Love Theorem by Camilla Isley (Kindle, 266 pages, 2019, Adult Romance, Netgalley) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5511679863" target="_blank">My Review </a></li><li>Manacled by SenLinYu (Kindle, 1017 pages, 2018, Adult Fantasy, "Purchased") - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3884560018" target="_blank">My Review</a> <br /></li>
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Pages read: 1683 pages + 46 hr 51 min<br />
Pages DNF: 0<br />
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Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-3917005984330267112024-03-01T07:00:00.015-05:002024-03-01T07:00:00.162-05:00March 2024 TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED44KEWhtj3_Y8r_hdw4kneCy21RjMXPRes0TpT0LjmoTtN3flefESwQFRXVZ4GsyTyhtqbLia3hVgOrbkwTN6PEK-jFH8EWdWSo8T0MCig1mOgWr9t9i5NffNoSr66DMSHmGQRIrCKCJIsSVw2qzAVK19P1TwRrKg2kvuNY6sQf9ACsrjznnqiFtxiBV/s1600/TN%20Monthly%20TBR%202024.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED44KEWhtj3_Y8r_hdw4kneCy21RjMXPRes0TpT0LjmoTtN3flefESwQFRXVZ4GsyTyhtqbLia3hVgOrbkwTN6PEK-jFH8EWdWSo8T0MCig1mOgWr9t9i5NffNoSr66DMSHmGQRIrCKCJIsSVw2qzAVK19P1TwRrKg2kvuNY6sQf9ACsrjznnqiFtxiBV/s1600/TN%20Monthly%20TBR%202024.png" /></a></div>
I may be shooting myself in the foot a little here, but February was not a good reading month. I was talking about it with a fellow reader that February is either the month I read 2 books or 48, there is no in between (obviously exaggerating). This year it just so happens that it was a slower reading month (with only 6 reads) and I also only read one book off my TBR which is not ideal.<p>So the shooting myself in the foot comes with adding all my unread TBR from January and February for my March TBR instead of picking new books. I want to read these. I need to read them. I have 2 physical books and 3 ebooks to read. Fingers crossed I can knock out my TBR while still mood reading.<br /></p><p><b>My TBR for March:</b><br />
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<li>Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston (started in January)</li><li>Always Jane by Jenn Bennett (Jan)<br /></li><li>For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa (Feb)<br /></li><li>Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann (Feb)<br /></li><li>From the Jump by Lacie Waldon (Feb)<b><br /></b></li>
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<i><b>What are you planning on reading in March?</b></i></center>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-40316111535861142602024-02-12T07:00:00.040-05:002024-02-12T07:00:00.152-05:00January 2024 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><p>
Howdy howdy! It's my first haul of 2024. I hauled 9 books total and have read 7 of those 9. I said in my last haul that my intent is to haul fewer books and read more (realistically all) of my hauled books. So for 2024 so far, I have read 77% of hauled books. We'll see how next month goes :) I also spent $0 on books this month. I have a giant Kindle wishlist and purchase books when they drop low - especially when they are free. Using the library saved me $107.54 in January!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c3T0ZRN7ud0dDoxzCc85fCfBceNKrpza5hXtskk5Z2NCR8S_n4wPij5HlvHE7c7037ljQCr-11roYK9iFSzI2SWVB10DZtEUZnYMF6a4DaZvFfQUEPq80gPIf-3uw3LgKHEZ7bXSvSsGvdPB87wQ42FD-p_rJUTdj1mYJrNep0u3nW38G0IYtUmpKZgZ/s1600/January%202024%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c3T0ZRN7ud0dDoxzCc85fCfBceNKrpza5hXtskk5Z2NCR8S_n4wPij5HlvHE7c7037ljQCr-11roYK9iFSzI2SWVB10DZtEUZnYMF6a4DaZvFfQUEPq80gPIf-3uw3LgKHEZ7bXSvSsGvdPB87wQ42FD-p_rJUTdj1mYJrNep0u3nW38G0IYtUmpKZgZ/s1600/January%202024%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div>
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<b>PURCHASED BOOKS</b></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180320288-almost-surely-dead" target="_blank">Almost Surely Dead</a> by Amina Akhtar (Kindle - Kindle First)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142910309-hurt-for-me" target="_blank">Hurt For Me</a> by Heather Levy (Kindle - Kindle First) <br /></li></ol>
<b>LIBRARY BOOKS</b><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197028092-the-chalice-of-the-gods" target="_blank">The Chalice of the Gods</a> by Rick Riordan (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141324707-starling-house" target="_blank">Starling House</a> by Alix E. Harrow (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124923225-better-hate-than-never" target="_blank">Better Hate Than Never</a> by Chloe Liese (Audio) <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198910036-counting-the-cost" target="_blank">Counting the Cost</a> by Jill Duggar (Audio) </li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200632685-leslie-f-cking-jones" target="_blank">Leslie F*cking Jones</a> by Leslie Jones (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63339063-two-wrongs-make-a-right" target="_blank">Two Wrongs Make a Right</a> by Chloe Liese (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13553518-immortal-in-death" target="_blank">Immortal in Death</a> by JD Robb (Audio)<br /></li></ol>
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in January?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>
Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-27221368935287433482024-02-05T07:00:00.074-05:002024-02-05T07:00:00.143-05:00Books I Read in January 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" /></a></div>
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I read 9 books in January.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yPct2uCuG7Ag42I1bYXdNiikfUMAvhtKkDdQgrEkCP6ql0nXs66KgtohhjxdV1GGpccHjFCP_JG02-bNvCswd-7nDFWhyphenhyphent0PZByqp961-2tKQUFrDdGuiQdXPtXm1YtB7CU1eTGAolfmyE2opAhEC19vEBEhPLIMuFpqlFfpsVCZp8N97TyalQQhOaeq/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20January%202024.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yPct2uCuG7Ag42I1bYXdNiikfUMAvhtKkDdQgrEkCP6ql0nXs66KgtohhjxdV1GGpccHjFCP_JG02-bNvCswd-7nDFWhyphenhyphent0PZByqp961-2tKQUFrDdGuiQdXPtXm1YtB7CU1eTGAolfmyE2opAhEC19vEBEhPLIMuFpqlFfpsVCZp8N97TyalQQhOaeq/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20January%202024.png" /></a></div>
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<li>The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Audio, 13 hr 40 min, 2011, Adult Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/224857329" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan (Audio, 7 hr 40 min, 2023, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5899314526" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Better Hate Than Never by Chloe Liese (Audio, 11 hr 53 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5511680994" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Audio, 12 hr 26 min, 2023, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5887736476" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar (Audio, 7 hr 7 min, 2023, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6161957660" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones (Audio, 16 hr 32 min, 2023, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5985695372" target="_blank">My Review</a> </li><li>Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese (Audio, 11 hr 30 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6155500602" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Immortal in Death by JD Robb (Audio, 10 hr 16 min, 1996, Adult Thriller, Library) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6068808920" target="_blank">My Review </a></li><li>Black Witch Magic by Mila Nicks (Kindle, 362 pages, 2020, Adult Paranormal Romance, Review) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3580026540" target="_blank">My Review</a> <br /></li>
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Pages read: 362 pages + 91 hr 4 min<br />
Pages DNF: 0<br />
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</p><p>January was a bit on the hectic side and I finished one of the books on my TBR - started 2 more of them though. However, I did finish 9 books. I'm on target right now to hit my goal of 75 books for the year, so I can't complain.</p><p>For February, I decided my TBR is going to be romances. I picked a physical book and 3 Kindle books again with the ebooks being Netgalley books. Let's see if I can complete my TBR this month!<br /></p><p><br />
<b>My TBR for February:</b><br />
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31625039-let-s-talk-about-love?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_21" target="_blank">Let's Talk About Love</a> by Claire Kann</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58708653-from-the-jump?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13" target="_blank">From the Jump</a> by Lacie Waldon</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59040889-for-butter-or-worse?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19" target="_blank">For Butter or Worse</a> by Erin La Rosa</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123788273-the-love-theorem?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=rKX8PIBLHO&rank=1" target="_blank">The Love Theorem</a> by Camilla Isley<b><br /></b></li>
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<i><b>What are you planning on reading in February?</b></i></center>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-89840708614314971252024-01-23T07:00:00.013-05:002024-03-14T22:12:41.272-04:00Top Ten Books I Meant to Read in 2023<h2>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPFLok-nRtczSze3HZYvS05czUo9WOgx0yjscdOrKUDqGGBiK5HneJYt2yIJTAXLjj9yvljEiwwKlKdvBdk_uh83nqRntMWEundIdCQ8aBiWrD2IkQQrPGIH-H1NRsU8V6jytbKvXzrCRU-YoSah6qsoUYWCibc_Ymv0492ksHJU9rvk10ytoMdR-jg/s1600/TTT-new6.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="781" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPFLok-nRtczSze3HZYvS05czUo9WOgx0yjscdOrKUDqGGBiK5HneJYt2yIJTAXLjj9yvljEiwwKlKdvBdk_uh83nqRntMWEundIdCQ8aBiWrD2IkQQrPGIH-H1NRsU8V6jytbKvXzrCRU-YoSah6qsoUYWCibc_Ymv0492ksHJU9rvk10ytoMdR-jg/w400-h160/TTT-new6.png" width="400"></a></div><p>My goal was to keep this list to 10 and somehow it's under 10? But that could be because I spent a lot of months repeating my TBRs. Convinced if I put a book on enough TBRs, I'd actually read the book (looking at you, Always Jane). These will take top priority this year and I would totally love to not make this list next year even though I know it doesn't necessarily have to be books on our TBRs. That's just usually what it ends up being for me.<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmTE4Jgy03Y_04ZwE-fbXWw1fryPRdP6IKdFafzNTkDg5F_Fk4IYdDG8bpfWJeNPfSctbVpnbQmA9FhDXLQ0bh_8LcpyP4bBRpUhD_RrSuErGSfv5WGL7hws44lkbYeZjj-8jkIc2aN64gKX82Jw4yyHxtZRJj8tqwuw0PuL4rK4d4xIsYq5p9BJywEpI/s1600/Top%20Ten%20Books%20I%20Meant%20to%20Read%20in%202023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmTE4Jgy03Y_04ZwE-fbXWw1fryPRdP6IKdFafzNTkDg5F_Fk4IYdDG8bpfWJeNPfSctbVpnbQmA9FhDXLQ0bh_8LcpyP4bBRpUhD_RrSuErGSfv5WGL7hws44lkbYeZjj-8jkIc2aN64gKX82Jw4yyHxtZRJj8tqwuw0PuL4rK4d4xIsYq5p9BJywEpI/s16000/Top%20Ten%20Books%20I%20Meant%20to%20Read%20in%202023.png"></a></div><p><b>Currently reading: yellow highlighted</b><br></p><p></p><p></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://rockytoprealtalk.blogspot.com/2024/01/top-ten-books-i-meant-to-read-in-2023.html#more">But wait! There's more of this post...click here!</a>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-87954952513050250712024-01-15T07:00:00.040-05:002024-01-15T07:00:00.355-05:00December 2023 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><p>Last book haul for 2023 and I kept it small with only 5 books, of which I've read 2 and 3 are left unread. In total for 2023, I hauled 88 books, which is 14 fewer than 2022. I've read 70 of those hauled (79%) which is also an improvement from 2022. I'm definitely going to try and continue to haul fewer books and read more of those I've hauled in 2024!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xT9m9wJcavbEBCFluwVz3WBKsvyUch2UinkVCd34NQ8yPrn9X6qpVhIAvWCnHSu6Xo6xZsbR9iFgkRM1ghg3exxsfhnZA_c_spV09X_SYlx0sFMYo11hG5HP5avpNq0ZPNnnRzfpZmGpqovoUDU7_N8DPS_zh6t2sKSGI9BM1a4MbQIgIZ21xv9krqY8/s650/December%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xT9m9wJcavbEBCFluwVz3WBKsvyUch2UinkVCd34NQ8yPrn9X6qpVhIAvWCnHSu6Xo6xZsbR9iFgkRM1ghg3exxsfhnZA_c_spV09X_SYlx0sFMYo11hG5HP5avpNq0ZPNnnRzfpZmGpqovoUDU7_N8DPS_zh6t2sKSGI9BM1a4MbQIgIZ21xv9krqY8/s16000/December%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><br />
<b>PURCHASED BOOKS</b><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123263170-saga-volume-11" target="_blank">Saga, Volume 11</a> by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Paperback)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60112105-wrong-guy-right-room" target="_blank">Wrong Guy, Right Room</a> by Michelle Angelle (Kindle) </li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123207211-kissing-for-keeps" target="_blank">Kissing for Keeps</a> by Martha Keyes (Kindle)<br /></li></ol>
<b>LIBRARY BOOKS</b><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44554946-five-feet-apart" target="_blank">Five Feet Apart</a> by Rachael Lippincott (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13499182-glory-in-death" target="_blank">Glory in Death</a> by JD Robb (Audio) <br /></li></ol>
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<b>Tally for 2023:<br /></b>Total Books Hauled: 88 (Read: 70 / Unread: 18)<br />Total Purchased Books: 21 (Read: 8 / Unread: 13)<br />Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 4 / Unread: 5)<br />Total Library Books: 57 (Read: 57 / Unread: 0)<br />
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in December?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>
Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-85357867665263441212024-01-09T16:29:00.029-05:002024-01-15T17:07:26.516-05:00Top Ten Anticipated Releases in the First Half of 2024<h2>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPFLok-nRtczSze3HZYvS05czUo9WOgx0yjscdOrKUDqGGBiK5HneJYt2yIJTAXLjj9yvljEiwwKlKdvBdk_uh83nqRntMWEundIdCQ8aBiWrD2IkQQrPGIH-H1NRsU8V6jytbKvXzrCRU-YoSah6qsoUYWCibc_Ymv0492ksHJU9rvk10ytoMdR-jg/s1600/TTT-new6.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="781" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPFLok-nRtczSze3HZYvS05czUo9WOgx0yjscdOrKUDqGGBiK5HneJYt2yIJTAXLjj9yvljEiwwKlKdvBdk_uh83nqRntMWEundIdCQ8aBiWrD2IkQQrPGIH-H1NRsU8V6jytbKvXzrCRU-YoSah6qsoUYWCibc_Ymv0492ksHJU9rvk10ytoMdR-jg/w640-h256/TTT-new6.png" width="640" /></a></div>Posting a tad on the late side here but better late than never. Here are my most anticipated reads for the first half of 2024!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4BBoWwp0um2P4Y2y2u3pCGBS1qRFOmYNWU4nVe09Swx1P9gpozlKWk3tuxig8tohIVBHmxUB6okOeOnFx0t_fKPMUB2pPi-0pzcVon2mx5x0YCyMQKnQ3W2LBK4NUFJOROk6gxKrZYYJOrNQwrGhB4oxkclJca7c9W6Lfv5JuN-cWFAXiJok2eS84er5/s1600/top%20ten%20most%20anticipated%20releases%20first%20half%202024.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4BBoWwp0um2P4Y2y2u3pCGBS1qRFOmYNWU4nVe09Swx1P9gpozlKWk3tuxig8tohIVBHmxUB6okOeOnFx0t_fKPMUB2pPi-0pzcVon2mx5x0YCyMQKnQ3W2LBK4NUFJOROk6gxKrZYYJOrNQwrGhB4oxkclJca7c9W6Lfv5JuN-cWFAXiJok2eS84er5/s1600/top%20ten%20most%20anticipated%20releases%20first%20half%202024.png" /></a></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146609845-the-bookbinder-s-guide-to-love" target="_blank">The Bookbinder's Guide</a> to Love by Katherine Garbera - <b>JAN 4</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201564651-the-spare-room" target="_blank">The Spare Room</a> by Laura Starkey - <b>FEB 6</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154985479-remedial-magic" target="_blank">Remedial Magic</a> by Melissa Marr - <b>FEB 20</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918599-empire-of-the-damned" target="_blank">Empire of the Damned</a> by Jay Kristoff - <b>FEB 29</b><br /></li><li>The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales - <b>MAR 26</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122992947-the-boyfriend-subscription" target="_blank">The Boyfriend Subscription</a> by Steven Salvatore - <b>MAR 14</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194802722-funny-story" target="_blank">Funny Story</a> by Emily Henry - <b>APR 23</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195273403-happy-medium" target="_blank">Happy Medium</a> by Sarah Adler - <b>APR 30</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196834933-love-at-first-book" target="_blank">Love at First Book</a> by Jenn McKinlay - <b>MAY 14</b><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197144545-lies-and-weddings" target="_blank">Lies and Weddings</a> by Kevin Kwan - <b>MAY 21</b><br /></li></ol><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i>What books made your most anticipated list? </i><br /></h3><div>
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I read 9 books and DNF'd 1 book in December.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkhbnXZNviChCTXgHzXjeE1qMM7GFbu2qOR3CSSa37xnPKZs4hyg3T51JlrmCnpGK81JZS4s7-m6P4zomgqBr6Gk6otkNIXUzynNfceRYSRT5A-f7Dp-p651xj3bPbofPFMXYZzCjuluxx1lK62K2MNWBzabm4XBCJng7rZUKyT-oUMqtBANSKqvU8YG/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20December%202023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMkhbnXZNviChCTXgHzXjeE1qMM7GFbu2qOR3CSSa37xnPKZs4hyg3T51JlrmCnpGK81JZS4s7-m6P4zomgqBr6Gk6otkNIXUzynNfceRYSRT5A-f7Dp-p651xj3bPbofPFMXYZzCjuluxx1lK62K2MNWBzabm4XBCJng7rZUKyT-oUMqtBANSKqvU8YG/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20December%202023.png" /></a></div>
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<li>Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey (Kindle, 144 pages, 2023, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5957002620" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Go Tell the Bees I'm Gone by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 49 hr 27 min, 2021, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642409196" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Jeannie Out of the Bottle by Barbara Eden (Audio, 7 hr 16 min, 2011, Adult Nonfiction, Purchased) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/409656802" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (Audio, 6 hr 51 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2526798992" target="_blank">My Review</a> </li><li>The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Audio, 24 hr 39 min, 2006, Adult Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1883332218" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Audio, 12 hr 47 min, 2012, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/391505624" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Glory in Death by J.D. Robb (Audio, 10 hr 16 min, 1995, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5875447442" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (Audio, 10 hr 31 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2962891949" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre (Kindle, 362 pages, 2023, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 1 star | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5431482816" target="_blank">DNF Review</a> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">DNF'd @ 8%</span></b></li><li>The Adventurers Guild by Zak Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos (Audio, 6 hr 42 min, 2017, MG Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2016718108" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge<b> </b> <br /></li>
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Pages read: 144 + 128 hr 29 min<br />
Pages DNF: 28<br /><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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I was really hoping to keep this list under 10 and surprisingly I did. I got to September and realized I hadn't updated my ongoing list in 6 months and was a little nervous, especially with 3 March books. But it turns out that I haven't had a ton of 5 star reads in 2023. That's not to say I didn't enjoy my readings but I think I was a little less likely to hand out a 5 star. There are also a few 5 stars that didn't make this list because they were great but not my favorite, if that makes sense. Like last year, a lot of romance, some fantasy, and a memoir thrown in :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYawBqfzCBxnnIYLblsnW3NCbERf7qOa8NFI8bbSnmJE5It_zYdrq-MER_Qv_cUM_nzFHOmJrBPhce8hKpLHbzUxTFZy3fl8zqusb9jWj5a7SExdOBGbhsIFDg5ihz-LkONk8m7mkO4feWuGusaWXZ7EUn66a7JLVWpRtzcjlWh-GTZvf3TkUjIKc_jr3/s1600/top%20ten%20favorite%20reads%20of%202023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYawBqfzCBxnnIYLblsnW3NCbERf7qOa8NFI8bbSnmJE5It_zYdrq-MER_Qv_cUM_nzFHOmJrBPhce8hKpLHbzUxTFZy3fl8zqusb9jWj5a7SExdOBGbhsIFDg5ihz-LkONk8m7mkO4feWuGusaWXZ7EUn66a7JLVWpRtzcjlWh-GTZvf3TkUjIKc_jr3/s1600/top%20ten%20favorite%20reads%20of%202023.png" /></a></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59364258-bloodmarked" target="_blank">Bloodmarked</a> by Tracy Deonn (January)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60066847-the-firefighter-s-dilemma" target="_blank">The Firefighter's Dilemma</a> by Mariah Ankenmann (February)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63112750-spare" target="_blank">Spare</a> by Prince Harry (March)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60021745-lizzie-blake-s-best-mistake" target="_blank">Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake</a> by Mazey Eddings (March)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58957211-this-poison-heart" target="_blank">This Poison Heart</a> by Kalynn Bayron (March)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61794151-happy-place" target="_blank">Happy Place</a> by Emily Henry (August)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142732927-practice-makes-perfect" target="_blank">Practice Makes Perfect</a> by Sarah Adams (August)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126478080-the-true-love-experiment" target="_blank">The True Love Experiment</a> by Christina Lauren (September)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199405955-my-roommate-is-a-vampire" target="_blank">My Roommate is a Vampire</a> by Jenna Levine (November)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64661907-unfortunately-yours" target="_blank">Unfortunately Yours</a> by Tessa Bailey (November)</li></ol><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i>What books landed on your 2023 favorites list? <br /></i></h3>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-63713886212645440362024-01-01T07:00:00.217-05:002024-03-15T23:00:10.329-04:00Series 2024 TrackerHappy New Year! <br /><p></p><p>In 2023, I knocked my list down quite a bit, but I also started 20 new series. It kind of voided all the progress lol. In 2024, I would like to get this number to 25 actually. I don't want to start new series unless they are finished. This year will start out with 35 series.<br /></p><p>Of the series on my list, 16 are actually <span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">completed</span> as of
the end of 2023 and there are 3 series that have 1 book remaining. My
official goal for the year is to finish 10 series.</p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Updated 3/15</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>FINISHED 1 SERIES IN 2024</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>STARTED 2 SERIES IN 2024</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DNF'D x SERIES IN 2024</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>READ 5 BOOKS IN SERIES IN 2024</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>TOTAL: 36<br /></b></span></p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">1. Elemental Assassin (15/19)</span><br />
<ul><li>Snared (Book 16)</li><li>Venom in the Veins (Book 17)</li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sharpest Sting (Book 18) </span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last Strand (Book 19) - THE END.<br /></span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">
2. Perfected (1/3)</span><br />
<ul><li>Tarnished (Book 2)</li><li>Unraveled (Book 3) - THE END.</li></ul><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">3. The Glass Spare (1/2)</span><br />
<ul><li>The Cursed Sea (Book 2) - THE END.</li></ul><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">4. Winston Brothers (3/7)</span><br />
<ul><li>Beard in Mind (Book 4)</li><li>Dr. Strange Beard (Book 5)</li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Beard With Me (Book 6)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Beard Necessities (Book 7) - THE END <br /></span></li></ul>
5. Saga (10/11)<br />
<ul><li><span style="background-color: white;">Saga, Volume 11</span></li></ul>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">6. The Delphi Trilogy (1/3)<br /></span>
</span><ul><li><span style="background-color: white;">The Delphi Resistance (Book 2)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">The Delphi Revolution (Book 3) - THE END.</span></li></ul>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">7. Heart of Iron (1/2)<br /></span>
</span><ul><li><span style="background-color: white;">Soul of Stars (Book 2) - THE END.</span></li></ul><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">8. Knitting in the City (1/7)</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="background-color: white;">Friends Without Benefits (Book 2) </span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Love Hacked (Book 3)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Beauty and the Mustache (Book 4)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Happily Ever Ninja (Book 5)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Dating-ish (Book 6)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marriage of Inconvenience (Book 7) - THE END.<br /></span></span></li></ul>
<span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">9. The Bromance Book Club (5/5)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><ul><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="color: black;">Untitled (Book 6) - Unknown Release - THE END. </span></span><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">10. A League of Extraordinary Women (1/4)</span></span></span><br /><ul><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">A Rogue of One's Own (Book 2) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Portrait of a Scotsman (Book 3)</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span>The Gentleman's Gambit (Book 4)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">11. The Daevabad Trilogy (1/3)</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Kingdom of Copper (Book 2)<br /></li><li>The Empire of Gold (Book 3) - THE END.<br /></li></ul><p>12. Legendborn (2/3) <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">Untitled (Book 3) - Unknown Release - THE END. </span><br /></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>13. Primas of Power (2/3)</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;">Along Came Amor (Book 3) </span><br /></li></ul></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">14. Camelot Rising (1/3)</span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;">The Camelot Betrayal (Book 2)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Excalibur Curse (Book 3) - THE END.</span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>15. Mary (2/3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span><span><span><span><span>My Salty Mary (Book 3) - Aug 2024 Release - THE END. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>16. The Diviners (1/4)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Lair of Dreams (Book 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Before the Devil Breaks You (Book 3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The King of Crows (Book 4) - THE END.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">17. Written in the Stars (1/3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Written in the Stars (Book 1)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Hang the Moon (Book 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">18. Mystwick (1/2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The Midnight Orchestra (Book 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">19. From Blood & Ash (1/6)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Book 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The Crown of Gilded Bones (Book 3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The War of Two Queens (Book 4)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span><span style="color: black;">A Soul of Ash and Blood (Book 5)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="color: black;">The Primal of Blood and Bone (Book 6) - 2024 Release<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="color: black;">Untitled (Book 7) - Unknown Release </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul></div><p><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">20. Empire of the Vampire (1/3)</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">Empire of the Damned (Book 2) - Feb 2024 Release</span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">Untitled (Book 3) - Unknown Release</span></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="background-color: white;">21. Ex Hex (2/3)</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">The Wedding Wish (Book 3)</span><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"> - Oct 2024 Release</span></li></ul><p><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">22. Ice Planet Barbarians (1/19)</span></span></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian Alien (Book 2)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian Lover (Book 3)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian Mine (Book 4)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Prize (Book 5)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Mate (Book 6)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Touch (Book 7)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Taming (Book 8)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Heart (Book 9)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Hope (Book 10)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Choice (Book 11)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Redemption (Book 12)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Lady (Book 13)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Rescue (Book 14)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Tease (Book 15)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Beloved (Book 16)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Seduction (Book 17)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Treasure (Book 18)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barbarian's Bride (Book 19)</span></span><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></li></ul><div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span>23. The Merriwell Sisters (1/3)</span></span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Never Rescue a Rogue (Book 2)</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span><span style="color: black;">Never Wager With a Wallflower (Book 3) - THE END.</span></span></span></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">24. Fire and Thorns (1/4)</span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Crown of Embers (Book 2)</li><li>The Bitter Kingdom (Book 3)</li><li>The Empire of Dreams (Book 4) - THE END.</li></ul>25. A Vine Mess (2/2)<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;">x</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">26. Glimmer Falls (1/2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch (Book 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">27. The Witch Haven (1/2)</span><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;">The Witch Hunt (Book 2) - THE END.</span></li></ul><p>28. When In Rome (1/2)</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>When in Rome (Book 1) </li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">29. Borrow My Heart (1/2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Untitled (Book 2) - Unknown Release<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">30. Graceling Realm (1/5)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fire (Book 2)</li><li>Bitterblue (Book 3)</li><li>Winterkeep (Book 4)</li><li>Seasparrow (Book 5) - THE END.<br /></li></ul><p><strike>XX. In Death (3/3) </strike></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strike>Immortal in Death (Book 3)</strike> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">01/24/24</span></b><br /></li></ul><p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">31. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1/5)</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;">The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Book 2)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Life, the Universe, and Everything (Book 3)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">So Long, And Thanks for all the Fish (Book 4)</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;">Mostly Harmless (Book 5) - THE END<br /></span></li></ul><p>32. Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery (1/4) </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Homicide and Halo Halo (Book 2)</li><li>Blackmail and Bibingka (Book 3)</li><li>Murder and Mamon (Book 4)<br /></li></ul><p>33. Mistborn (1/7)</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Well of Ascension (Book 2)</li><li>The Hero of Ages (Book 3)</li><li>The Alloy of Law (Book 4)</li><li>Shadows of Self (Book 5)</li><li>The Bands of Mourning (Book 6)</li><li>The Lost Metal (Book 7)</li></ul><p><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">34. Throne of Glass (2/7)</span><br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strike>Crown of Midnight (Book 2)</strike> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">02/05/24</span></b></li><li>Heir of Fire (Book 3)</li><li>Queen of Shadows (Book 4)</li><li>Empire of Storms (Book 5)</li><li>Tower of Dawn (Book 6)</li><li>Kingdom of Ash (Book 7)<br /></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">35. The Wilmont Sisters (2/3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strike>Two Wrongs Make a Right (Book 1)</strike> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">01/23/24</span></b></li><li><strike>Better Hate Than Never (Book 2)</strike> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">01/11/24</span></b></li><li><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">Once Smitten, Twice Shy (Book 3) - Unknown Release</span><br /></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">36. Twisted Love (1/4)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strike>Twisted Love (Book 1)</strike> <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">- 03/07/24</span></b></li><li>Twisted Games (Book 2)</li><li>Twisted Hate (Book 3)</li><li>Twisted Lies (Book 4) - THE END.<br /></li></ul></div><div><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">TOTALS FOR 2023</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>STARTED: 4</b></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>1<br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>FINISHED 15 SERIES IN 2023</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>DNF'D 12 SERIES IN 2023</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">READ 68 BOOKS IN SERIES IN 2023 </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>TOTAL: 35</b></span><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-58277340713784084092024-01-01T07:00:00.213-05:002024-01-01T07:00:00.143-05:00January 2024 TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED44KEWhtj3_Y8r_hdw4kneCy21RjMXPRes0TpT0LjmoTtN3flefESwQFRXVZ4GsyTyhtqbLia3hVgOrbkwTN6PEK-jFH8EWdWSo8T0MCig1mOgWr9t9i5NffNoSr66DMSHmGQRIrCKCJIsSVw2qzAVK19P1TwRrKg2kvuNY6sQf9ACsrjznnqiFtxiBV/s1600/TN%20Monthly%20TBR%202024.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED44KEWhtj3_Y8r_hdw4kneCy21RjMXPRes0TpT0LjmoTtN3flefESwQFRXVZ4GsyTyhtqbLia3hVgOrbkwTN6PEK-jFH8EWdWSo8T0MCig1mOgWr9t9i5NffNoSr66DMSHmGQRIrCKCJIsSVw2qzAVK19P1TwRrKg2kvuNY6sQf9ACsrjznnqiFtxiBV/s1600/TN%20Monthly%20TBR%202024.png" /></a></div><p>Happy New Year! I have decided to just share my TBR now instead of update my challenges. This year, I'm testing out a book bullet journal and will be keeping up with my challenges there. For reference, my Goodreads goal is 75 books (I completed 125 last year) and I will be attempting to do the ABC challenge with book titles, finish 10 series, and read a book from all 50 states.</p><p>January is going to be insane with work and I know I'm fixing to be super stressed and that means that I most likely will not read any of these books, but I am going to try. I'm trying to do better with time management. I picked a physical book and 3 Kindle books (2 being Netgalley books). I'm going to do the rest of my reading as mood reading and most likely will throw on some audiobooks at work.<br /></p><p><b>My TBR for January:</b><br />
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38880852-soul-of-stars?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13" target="_blank">Soul of Stars</a> by Ashley Poston (Hardcover)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58437772-always-jane" target="_blank">Always Jane</a> by Jenn Bennett (Kindle - Netgalley)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55137665-black-witch-magic" target="_blank">Black Witch Magic</a> by Mila Nicks (Kindle - Netgalley)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30237615-till-death" target="_blank">Till Death</a> by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Kindle)<b><br /></b></li>
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<i><b>What are you planning on reading in January?</b></i></center>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-44951030107460173222023-12-11T07:00:00.057-05:002023-12-11T07:00:00.138-05:00November 2023 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><p>
I have hauled more than I'd like to lately so I tried to go a bit more lowkey in November. Then I hauled 10 books. To be fair, I have read 7 of 10 books hauled and I'm currently reading 1 of the unread books. And my plan is to read the last 2 books this month. We'll see how that goes :) I will say that I'm at 78% of hauled books read for the year and I'm really happy about that!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_TjM284_PpANvXLzWNvjQWOlnPwm_qXXY84gA0Q0gOio4QnmTn4RX8Y4rsDhhKuIB0jVgUHyp7EbEqTUTrP2UTwxEjbDweXuDSJ3ZnvyLv_ElqIqmzcwZv4A3AqGLEvIGwgWjHYcohAab9OP-TpObP6r9q2bNU9awHzBgEi2bQpIidln_ZfjV2Je8eRq/s1600/November%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_TjM284_PpANvXLzWNvjQWOlnPwm_qXXY84gA0Q0gOio4QnmTn4RX8Y4rsDhhKuIB0jVgUHyp7EbEqTUTrP2UTwxEjbDweXuDSJ3ZnvyLv_ElqIqmzcwZv4A3AqGLEvIGwgWjHYcohAab9OP-TpObP6r9q2bNU9awHzBgEi2bQpIidln_ZfjV2Je8eRq/s1600/November%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div>
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<b>PURCHASED BOOKS</b></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199334767-same-time-next-year?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_9" target="_blank">Same Time Next Year</a> by Tessa Bailey (Kindle First) </li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3338042924" target="_blank">Snapped</a> by Alexa Martin (Audible)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3998956731" target="_blank">Court of Lions</a> by Somaiya Daud (Audible)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200467799-iris-kelly-doesn-t-date" target="_blank">Iris Kelly Doesn't Date</a> by Ashley Herring Blake (Audible) <br /></li></ol>
<b>LIBRARY BOOKS</b><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13160258-an-echo-in-the-bone" target="_blank">An Echo in the Bone</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199405955-my-roommate-is-a-vampire" target="_blank">My Roommate is a Vampire</a> by Jenna Levine (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22443077-written-in-my-own-heart-s-blood" target="_blank">Written in my Own Heart's Blood</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57699848-go-tell-the-bees-that-i-am-gone" target="_blank">Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63890603-extra-witchy" target="_blank">Extra Witchy</a> by Ann Aguirre (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63103712-the-only-purple-house-in-town" target="_blank">The Only Purple House in Town</a> by Ann Aguirre (Kindle)<br /></li></ol>
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<b>Tally for 2023:<br /></b>Total Books Hauled: 83 (Read: 65 / Unread: 18)<br />Total Purchased Books: 18 (Read: 7 / Unread: 11)<br />Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 4 / Unread: 5)<br />Total Library Books: 56 (Read: 54 / Unread: 2)<br />
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in November?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>
Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-41987865135778445042023-12-04T07:00:00.048-05:002023-12-04T07:00:00.143-05:00Books I Read in November 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" /></a></div>
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I read 13 books in November.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0vlaO42vRIt3xsXWjMn-SarifLDn_JXNkNWjU_gz7BEL0HIbjEzUADvSEQ_KZ_LrbeDdWlJXGqe1-jYBS7qDilltgtKhGJBnLIdIGPPsTX-QTeWAxyicWZ4djRXIkdWFQL8a63fPhauss1pN-ejca6fhEvhr7v0A-YyfAL9yctFH7QPITbSvzgtAwFbj/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20November%202023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0vlaO42vRIt3xsXWjMn-SarifLDn_JXNkNWjU_gz7BEL0HIbjEzUADvSEQ_KZ_LrbeDdWlJXGqe1-jYBS7qDilltgtKhGJBnLIdIGPPsTX-QTeWAxyicWZ4djRXIkdWFQL8a63fPhauss1pN-ejca6fhEvhr7v0A-YyfAL9yctFH7QPITbSvzgtAwFbj/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20November%202023.png" /></a></div>
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<li>Furyborn by Claire Legrand (Audio, 17 hr 24 min, 2018, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2135392213" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 57 hr 48 min, 2005, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642408185" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge </li><li>Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Audio, 11 hr 36 min, 2018, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4080174800" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 45 hr 59 min, 2009, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642408603" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Audio, 9 hr 55 min, 2021, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4080174945" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Devine (Audio, 8 hr 59 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 4.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5339027966" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 45 hr, 2014, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642408970" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Text Appeal by Amber Roberts (Kindle, 319 pages, 2023, Adult Romance, Review) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5304175304" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Netgalley challenge</li><li>Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey (Audio, 10 hr 52 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Review) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5445244690" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Netgalley challenge, Series challenge</li><li>Snapped by Alexa Martin (Audio, 11 hr 21 min, 2020, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3338042924" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud (Audio, 9 hr 46 min, 2019, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3998956731" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre (Audio, 10 hr 11 min, 2022, Adult Romance/Paranormal, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4813293420" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake (Audio, 11 hr 52 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4754481267" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge<br /></li>
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Pages read: 319 pages + 248 hrs 49 min<br />
Pages DNF: 0<br />
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Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-50867966662075121012023-12-01T07:00:00.017-05:002023-12-01T07:43:26.817-05:00December 2023 TBR + Challenge Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8guSYyMONkRAC_qmMOI4m5PkvK_kgC9BpM7PxFovlXbcD6FvqTykNS3fv5bUzDWp4rPNhR3Xr1CnNLIXvZ8jNgm6NPdqd1jhKp5CTTwH7UnAGx2_oC1vb12Wace9yms-uLppdSAHREVO_8XzuboFNMQh5HG9ArAYvLj9Lw5soPjwLKMOV3ga0BZB4hQ/s498/TN%20Monthly%20TBR.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8guSYyMONkRAC_qmMOI4m5PkvK_kgC9BpM7PxFovlXbcD6FvqTykNS3fv5bUzDWp4rPNhR3Xr1CnNLIXvZ8jNgm6NPdqd1jhKp5CTTwH7UnAGx2_oC1vb12Wace9yms-uLppdSAHREVO_8XzuboFNMQh5HG9ArAYvLj9Lw5soPjwLKMOV3ga0BZB4hQ/s16000/TN%20Monthly%20TBR.png" /></a></div><p>
And we've come to the last TBR of 2023 - phew! I have a library book, 2 random books I've had for forever, and a book that continues to make it to my TBR but I put it off because I rarely read physical books anymore. I'm expecting some time off for the holidays, so I want to make time for reading physical books!<br />
<b> </b></p><p><b>My TBR for December:</b><br />
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<li>Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon (Audio<b>)</b></li><li>Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (Audio) </li><li>Jeannie Out of the Bottle by Barbara Eden (Audio)</li><li>Soul of the Stars by Ashley Poston (Hardcover)<b><br /></b></li>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><u>2023 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 91%</u></b> </span><br />
Goodreads Challenge: 116/100 books - 116% <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">COMPLETED 10/15</span></b></span><br />
<a href="https://rockytoprealtalk.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post.html">Series</a> Challenge: 25/20 series - 125%<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: xx-small;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">COMPLETED 11/29</span></b></span><br />
Netgalley Challenge: 10/20 books - 50% <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">BEHIND!</span></b></span>
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<i><b>What are you planning on reading in December?</b></i></center>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-80688430265512540722023-11-13T07:00:00.040-05:002023-11-13T07:00:00.256-05:00October 2023 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><p>I hauled 11 books in October which is more than I've done in a bit. 3 were free on Kindle, I used an Audible credit for Britney's book, and the remaining 7 are library. I've read Britney's book and 6 of 7 library books. I'm currently reading the final library book. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLZZOO9OsMP5QDmHQbOWRmXwVXH3_YCScsma40StQ_QquO6CZgRLb4ircTK5JGTFk83pYy2z97nRogW6M6csp6T3fwsKz1j07Tx3OokPf3-guEbIyduJsAfgDASuQpYAX84FAwCae1sdHXTTBoUiafmnN8UGpjYRCENnqJThwryOY1pbmsiprt_K4pQQH/s1600/October%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLZZOO9OsMP5QDmHQbOWRmXwVXH3_YCScsma40StQ_QquO6CZgRLb4ircTK5JGTFk83pYy2z97nRogW6M6csp6T3fwsKz1j07Tx3OokPf3-guEbIyduJsAfgDASuQpYAX84FAwCae1sdHXTTBoUiafmnN8UGpjYRCENnqJThwryOY1pbmsiprt_K4pQQH/s1600/October%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div>
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<b>PURCHASED BOOKS</b><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71872274-faking-it-with-the-grump?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kfssV4ivfA&rank=1" target="_blank">Faking It With the Grump</a> by Kate O'Keeffe (Kindle) </li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199661496-the-woman-in-me" target="_blank">The Woman in Me</a> by Britney Spears (Audible)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80720853-recipe-for-second-chances" target="_blank">Recipe for Second Chances</a> by Ali Rosen (Kindle First)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60853137-the-wrong-bridesmaid?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_20" target="_blank">The Wrong Bridesmaid</a> by Lauren Landish (Kindle)<br /></li></ol>
<b>LIBRARY BOOKS</b><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22038444-drums-of-autumn" target="_blank">The Drums of Autumn</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio) </li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40237345-lifel1k3" target="_blank">LIFELIK3</a> by Jay Kristoff (Audio)<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17793359-the-fiery-cross" target="_blank">The Fiery Cross</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54351235-arsenic-and-adobo">Arsenic & Adobo</a> by Mia P. Manansala (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38622904-the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle" target="_blank">The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle</a> by Stuart Turton (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40198804-furyborn" target="_blank">Furyborn</a> by Claire Legrand (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10965.A_Breath_of_Snow_and_Ashes" target="_blank">A Breath of Snow and Ashes</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)<br /></li></ol>
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<b>Tally for 2023:<br /></b>Total Books Hauled: 73 (Read: 55 /Unread: 18)<br />Total Purchased Books: 14 (Read: 4 /Unread: 10)<br />Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 2 /Unread: 7)<br />Total Library Books: 50 (Read: 49 /Unread: 1)<br />
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in October?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>
Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-8163117238165320332023-11-06T07:00:00.047-05:002023-11-06T07:00:00.143-05:00Books I Read in October 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" /></a></div>
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I read 7 books and DNF'd 1 book in October.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUofa7uVUSRxGtdFZ0jd1nqf5DK6DMqMSar6brbb-XWlGFtpdNKezwBfAtTcOe2RMLNyi09X07kY5HxbN1ns8qW5L6s1vSPArphgnsscQMoaZFjnxCsdlyN8dCwdZABJzKNAm518SE-N1qa2wu7HfEGJpvNkWG5JU2FAfnnDP3Uu-1EfwkLck9kI3D7fr7/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20October%202023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUofa7uVUSRxGtdFZ0jd1nqf5DK6DMqMSar6brbb-XWlGFtpdNKezwBfAtTcOe2RMLNyi09X07kY5HxbN1ns8qW5L6s1vSPArphgnsscQMoaZFjnxCsdlyN8dCwdZABJzKNAm518SE-N1qa2wu7HfEGJpvNkWG5JU2FAfnnDP3Uu-1EfwkLck9kI3D7fr7/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20October%202023.png" /></a></div>
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<li>The Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 44 hr 50 min, 1996, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642407925" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio, 5 hr 51 min, 1980, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5890581058">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>LIFELIK3 by Jay Kristoff (Audio, 12 hr 27 min, 2018, YA Sci Fi, Library) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2229482669">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 55 hr 30 min, 2001, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642408032">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>BOOK 100 COMPLETING GOODREADS CHALLENGE!!</b></span></li><li>Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Audio, 9 hr 20 min, 2021, Adult Mystery/Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4655355298">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (Audio, 17 hr 4 min, 2018, Adult Mystery/Thriller, Library) - 1 star | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2141464445" target="_blank">My DNF Review</a> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">DNF'd @ 9%</span> </b></li><li>A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Audio, 11 hr 29 min, 2018, Adult Sci Fi, Purchsaed) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4080174655" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Audio, 5 hr 31 min, 2023, Adult Nonfiction, Purchased) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5926409394">My Review</a> <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b> </b></span><br /></li>
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Pages read: 144 hr 58 min<br />
Pages DNF: 1 hr 32 min<br />
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Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-85186560993993222652023-11-01T07:00:00.001-04:002023-11-01T08:08:33.612-04:00November 2023 TBR + Challenge Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8guSYyMONkRAC_qmMOI4m5PkvK_kgC9BpM7PxFovlXbcD6FvqTykNS3fv5bUzDWp4rPNhR3Xr1CnNLIXvZ8jNgm6NPdqd1jhKp5CTTwH7UnAGx2_oC1vb12Wace9yms-uLppdSAHREVO_8XzuboFNMQh5HG9ArAYvLj9Lw5soPjwLKMOV3ga0BZB4hQ/s498/TN%20Monthly%20TBR.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8guSYyMONkRAC_qmMOI4m5PkvK_kgC9BpM7PxFovlXbcD6FvqTykNS3fv5bUzDWp4rPNhR3Xr1CnNLIXvZ8jNgm6NPdqd1jhKp5CTTwH7UnAGx2_oC1vb12Wace9yms-uLppdSAHREVO_8XzuboFNMQh5HG9ArAYvLj9Lw5soPjwLKMOV3ga0BZB4hQ/s16000/TN%20Monthly%20TBR.png" /></a></div>Good morning and happy November! I have 3 library books on my TBR and one Netgalley book that I'm still in the middle of. I have been so tired for the last few months that if I do read at all in bed at night...it's like 3 pages and I'm out. Nick got me this really nifty Kindle holder that clamps onto the bed and I don't have to hold my Kindle to read in bed! It's the coolest but also makes it easier for me to be super cozy and not have the adrenaline of the Kindle smacking me in the face or falling off the bed to wake me up.<br /><p>I finished my Goodreads challenge in October and I'm just trucking along for the most part just mood reading. It's working for me.<br /></p>
<b>My TBR for November:</b><br />
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<li>A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)<br /></li><li>Furyborn by Claire Legrand (Audio)</li><li>Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Audio)</li><li>Text Appeal by Amber Roberts (Kindle - Netgalley)<b><br /></b></li>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><u>2023 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 83%</u></b> </span><br />
Goodreads Challenge: 103/100 books - 103% <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">COMPLETED 10/15</span></b></span><br />
<a href="https://rockytoprealtalk.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post.html">Series</a> Challenge: 12/20 series - 60% <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">BEHIND!</span></b></span><br />
Netgalley Challenge: 8/20 books - 40%<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">BEHIND!</span></b></span>
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<i><b>What are you planning on reading in November?</b></i></center>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-14215126597831796372023-10-09T07:00:00.001-04:002023-10-09T07:00:00.138-04:00September 2023 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a>I did not haul a ton of books in September. One is purchased, the other 4 are borrowed from the library. The only one I have not read is the purchased book. Holding steady from last month at 77% hauled books I have read.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuwvfdtRw0veAshBvAvIA9QafU0fjW3HMvHc45fxEh3MJs-dkQ9EajUCFrSYt-n_nb45p9WrLci-qBnLQZe2tIaEEfmKKi8ADK07KnzMx_GZpbeH7DlBbdzkOKVvRN2wp4na6-pgQEBxfNJEJhtbOLR6KQcBSUgaovfubEjgbK-SXN7qerIPEiNlwp_ps/s600/September%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuwvfdtRw0veAshBvAvIA9QafU0fjW3HMvHc45fxEh3MJs-dkQ9EajUCFrSYt-n_nb45p9WrLci-qBnLQZe2tIaEEfmKKi8ADK07KnzMx_GZpbeH7DlBbdzkOKVvRN2wp4na6-pgQEBxfNJEJhtbOLR6KQcBSUgaovfubEjgbK-SXN7qerIPEiNlwp_ps/s16000/September%202023%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div>
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<b>PURCHASED BOOKS</b><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25802043-barbarian-alien?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Hz3f92mz2m&rank=1" target="_blank">Barbarian Alien</a> by Ruby Dixon (Kindle) <br /></li></ol>
<b>LIBRARY BOOKS</b><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22847110-voyager" target="_blank">Voyager</a> by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126478080-the-true-love-experiment" target="_blank">True Love Experiment</a> by Christina Lauren (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61326735-love-theoretically?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10" target="_blank">Love, Theoretically</a> by Ali Hazelwood (Audio)</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52041374-a-lady-s-guide-to-mischief-and-mayhem?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hVCj3FT7rN&rank=3" target="_blank">A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem</a> (Audio)<br /></li></ol>
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<b>Tally for 2023:<br /></b>Total Books Hauled: 62 (Read: 48 /Unread: 14)<br />Total Purchased Books: 10 (Read: 3 /Unread: 7)<br />Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 2 /Unread: 7)<br />Total Library Books: 43 (Read: 43 /Unread: 0)<br />
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in September?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>
Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-61438944999963918012023-10-02T07:00:00.168-04:002023-10-02T21:59:33.876-04:00Books I Read in September 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZfNac3TLBDy2Bd7c-Jac8WkBNMeerRLBO1dyGsseJJM9w4j0HaGYiZMgKBXIgH4gNZz3EXQrbFPu_SbufyRDgWJY5poVkmq5Kc5uuNGMwpSzlgHr8uoOyHwJez9vFmpE0suwEMqO_eBgensN34pg84DHvLm1mFOwvqyGt_27Ead0GH2mjl6T-WKSKA/s1600/TN%20Books%20I%20Read.png" /></a></div><p>
I read 22 books and DNF'd 1 book in September.</p><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBu0tK35TKBx0S2aKUNKNAzYMC0bPrC58WKAW031nbnQp7B_gMBsM_Bck9Eej2T26FsXxCvz0LzITZVAJsWqgH8ECQz7IkLG-Z_UqE1zH89cgffWAy0_ld5xhdIFCoOV6awTyeElaPdareNosooqlziUB2vJPEPFtUGLyOFV8aglUUTYv_CFqT6JNpRSU/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20September%202023%20pt%201.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBu0tK35TKBx0S2aKUNKNAzYMC0bPrC58WKAW031nbnQp7B_gMBsM_Bck9Eej2T26FsXxCvz0LzITZVAJsWqgH8ECQz7IkLG-Z_UqE1zH89cgffWAy0_ld5xhdIFCoOV6awTyeElaPdareNosooqlziUB2vJPEPFtUGLyOFV8aglUUTYv_CFqT6JNpRSU/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20September%202023%20pt%201.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucWqJnWH97PlEx5_jiwRJMKj_MWgFz0tPUmf_mrfcb_b0kS0T4AXhuQEMp1XEQa6s-eoG0amUgOfSTRPVUgu3IRjtIjj9mv0pk5ccHkmI1gPQq3LRITMkXR7hMn0Z2_nX7MLm0LpAlcuQMDGxV0_9I5HXywDkLYyuJkRuP5ynITFo1nv2umPFBFqW7mty/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20September%202023%20pt%202.png" s=""><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucWqJnWH97PlEx5_jiwRJMKj_MWgFz0tPUmf_mrfcb_b0kS0T4AXhuQEMp1XEQa6s-eoG0amUgOfSTRPVUgu3IRjtIjj9mv0pk5ccHkmI1gPQq3LRITMkXR7hMn0Z2_nX7MLm0LpAlcuQMDGxV0_9I5HXywDkLYyuJkRuP5ynITFo1nv2umPFBFqW7mty/s1600/Books%20I%20Read%20in%20September%202023%20pt%202.png" /></a></center>
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<li>Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Audio, 8 hr, 1932, Adult Dystopia, Purchased) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/149496696" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (Audio, 5 hr 54 min, 2000, YA Contemporary, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/227295397" target="_blank">My Review </a></li><li>Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Audio, 10 hr 12 min, 2005, YA Dystopia, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/149484608" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Audio, 12 hr 5 min, 2008, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 4.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/202715325" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Audio, 1 hr 58 min, 1953, Adult Historical Fiction, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/206325428" target="_blank">My Review</a> </li><li>Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Audio, 6 hr 12 min, 2000, YA Historical Fiction, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/275267844" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Audio, 10 hr 53 min, 2007, Adult Mystery/Thriller, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/270656786" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (Audio, 12 hr 6 min, 2011, YA Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/339993740" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Animal Farm by George Orwell (Audio, 3 hr 11 min, 1946, Adult Satire, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/181517115" target="_blank">My Review </a></li><li>1984 by George Orwell (Audio, 11 hr 22 min, 1949, Adult Satire, Library) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/149432420" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Glass Houses by Rachel Caine (Audio, 8 hr 43 min, 2006, YA Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/235771709" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (Audio, 43 hr 46 min, 1993, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5642407716" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Audio, 10 hr 52 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5213368779" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs (Audio, 8 hr 3 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - No rating | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5838552431" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>White Cat by Holly Black (Audio, 6 hr 40 min, 2010, YA Paranormal, Purchased) - 2 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/316585075" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge </li><li>The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (Audio, 9 hr 22 min, 2016, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 2.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1552510279" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Audio, 12 hr 6 min, 2011, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/325116002" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury (Audio, 11 hr 53 min, 2016, YA Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1533953416" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge</li><li>Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (Audio, 14 hr 33 min, 2011, YA Contemporary, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/200318636" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 12 hr 33 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review</li><li>A Lady's Guide to Mischief & Mayhem by Manda Collins (Audio, 7 hr 36 min, 2020, Adult Historical Fiction) - 1 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3529748462" target="_blank">My DNF Review</a> - <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">DNF'd @ 17%</span></b></li><li>The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien<b> </b>(Audio, 3 hr 52 min, 1937, Adult Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/270660033" target="_blank">My Review</a></li><li>Naked in Death by JD Robb (Audio, 10 hr 17 min, 1995, Adult Thriller/Mystery, Purchased) - 4 stars | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/270591898" target="_blank">My Review</a> - Counted towards Series challenge <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b><br /></li>
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Pages read: 234 hr 33 min<br />
Pages DNF: 1 hr 17 min</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>What did you read in September?</i></b><br /></p><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-81135474283650787052023-10-01T19:06:00.002-04:002023-10-01T19:06:46.020-04:00October 2023 TBR + Challenge Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8guSYyMONkRAC_qmMOI4m5PkvK_kgC9BpM7PxFovlXbcD6FvqTykNS3fv5bUzDWp4rPNhR3Xr1CnNLIXvZ8jNgm6NPdqd1jhKp5CTTwH7UnAGx2_oC1vb12Wace9yms-uLppdSAHREVO_8XzuboFNMQh5HG9ArAYvLj9Lw5soPjwLKMOV3ga0BZB4hQ/s498/TN%20Monthly%20TBR.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8guSYyMONkRAC_qmMOI4m5PkvK_kgC9BpM7PxFovlXbcD6FvqTykNS3fv5bUzDWp4rPNhR3Xr1CnNLIXvZ8jNgm6NPdqd1jhKp5CTTwH7UnAGx2_oC1vb12Wace9yms-uLppdSAHREVO_8XzuboFNMQh5HG9ArAYvLj9Lw5soPjwLKMOV3ga0BZB4hQ/s16000/TN%20Monthly%20TBR.png" /></a></div><p>I had a very busy September and October will be just as busy since it's marching band season. In September, I decided to just pull some old old TBR books out in audio format. I ended up listening to 22 books and DNF'd 1 audiobook. I knocked out a ton of the old TBR. I figure I'm just going to continue that in October.</p><p>I'm almost done with my Goodreads challenge for the year with just 4 books to go. I would like to concentrate more on Netgalley books but I don't have mental space to really just buckle down and sit and physically read a book. We'll see, but for now, I'll probably end the year not meeting my Netgalley or Series goals.<br /></p>
<b>My TBR for October: </b><br />
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<li>Text Appeal by Amber Roberts (Netgalley/Kindle)<br /></li><li>Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Audio)<br /></li><li>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio)</li><li>LIFELIK3 by Jay Kristoff (Audio)<b><br /></b></li>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><u>2023 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 75%</u></b> </span><br />
Goodreads Challenge: 96/100 books - 96% <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">AHEAD!</span></b></span><br />
<a href="https://rockytoprealtalk.blogspot.com/2022/11/blog-post.html">Series</a> Challenge<a href="https://rockytoprealtalk.blogspot.com/2023/01/series-2023.html" target="_blank"></a>: 16/20 series - 80% <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">AHEAD!</span></b></span><br />
Netgalley Challenge: 8/20 books - 40%<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">BEHIND!</span></b></span><br />
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<i><b>What are you planning on reading in October?</b></i></center>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-53463512268476219442023-09-19T07:00:00.010-04:002023-09-19T07:00:00.132-04:00Top Ten Books on my Fall 2023 TBR<h2>
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It's that time again.
Seasonal TBR is upon me and I have not made near as much progress as I had hoped. My reading definitely took a dip in the last few months with the school year starting and marching band fully underway. I have 8 books that are leftover and added 2 new ones. Some of these I have to read the physical book and that is definitely intimidating me. I just haven't picked up a physical book in so long. Maybe as the weather begins to cool down I'll pick up one of these and actually finish them!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kD9BSdwwllTI7Z_ZHqPFJqkSPKx0JjIzJK6RYjvb3U8zd4SKQeLc8m6es3-BV-IQnH1HvAyqAVJH40LuMnMuQ26RWF6ebsc1hR4vJxEbO9D3Hqja8LnPtfLhWwflhCpnGbLdvMTOyq15u38n7C3a5nj8TlFUgwx44Oka5r3v54IdDqeh23l4gNirBugU/s1600/Top%20Ten%20Books%20on%20my%20Fall%202023%20TBR.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kD9BSdwwllTI7Z_ZHqPFJqkSPKx0JjIzJK6RYjvb3U8zd4SKQeLc8m6es3-BV-IQnH1HvAyqAVJH40LuMnMuQ26RWF6ebsc1hR4vJxEbO9D3Hqja8LnPtfLhWwflhCpnGbLdvMTOyq15u38n7C3a5nj8TlFUgwx44Oka5r3v54IdDqeh23l4gNirBugU/s1600/Top%20Ten%20Books%20on%20my%20Fall%202023%20TBR.png" /></a></div>
<ol><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58437772-always-jane" target="_blank">Always Jane</a> by Jenn Bennett - Leftover from my 2022 Seasonal TBR (All 4) + Spring & Summer 2023 TBR - Netgalley book<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42280650-soul-of-stars" target="_blank">Soul of Stars</a> by Ashley Poston - Leftover from my Summer, Fall, & Winter TBR + Spring & Summer 2023 TBR</li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39320563-the-cursed-sea" target="_blank">The Cursed Sea</a>
by Lauren DeStefano - Leftover from my Summer, Fall, & Winter TBR</span> + Spring & Summer 2023 TBR</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55137665-black-witch-magic" target="_blank">Black Witch Magic</a>
by Mila Nicks - Leftover from my Fall & Winter TBR + Spring & Summer 2023 TBR</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63072280-unfortunately-yours" target="_blank">Unfortunately Yours</a>
by Tessa Bailey - Leftover from my Summer 2023 TBR - Netgalley book<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123788273-the-love-theorem?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=rKX8PIBLHO&rank=1">The Love Theorem</a> by Camilla Isley - Leftover from my Summer 2023 TBR - Netgalley book</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64414653-text-appeal" target="_blank">Text Appeal</a> by Amber Roberts - Leftover from my Summer 2023 TBR - Netgalley book</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6547258-the-final-empire" target="_blank">The Final Empire</a>
by Brandon Sanderson - Leftover from my Summer 2023 TBR</li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40909452-drums-of-autumn" target="_blank">The Drums of Autumn</a> by Diana Gabaldon - I have been on a roll listening to the Outlander books. I've only watched through season 5 and would love to at least catch up.<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58311983-the-midnight-orchestra" target="_blank">The Midnight Orchestra</a> by Jessica Khoury - I meant to read this in the same month it published and I received it. In January 2022. So almost 2 years ago now. Whoops.<br /></li></ol><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i>What books are on your seasonal TBR?<br />What books on my TBR should I get to first?</i></h3>Janie E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849622358709129605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137821385585477392.post-77161608302873209842023-09-11T07:00:00.001-04:002023-09-11T07:00:00.143-04:00August 2023 Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO9V-LJJJGzwYakB2HQinGlXAq5RBDgslbaDA9GS0FMAHg7RcqHm1oTXlj-Dbi275xuMnf4TVoSRSGBfL19xNgndYe0QQWEM6otcQP73-heOYVlPoa2kco8IsznAf_Fz58U10O8KPvrGuxFaFhUvq4hqb8u2eBJ0n6p3CpMakPgVDPw2ehJIAN_G9FA/s1600/TN%20Book%20Haul.png" /></a></div><p>I hauled quite a few books this month - all library. I have read all of the books I've hauled. I'm at 77% for books that I have read hauled this year (what a weird sentence), up from 71% last month. Again I say that I hope to continue this trend. I have 13 books that have been hauled that I have not read. </p>
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<b>Tally for 2023:<br /></b>Total Books Hauled: 57 (Read: 44 / Unread: 13)<br />Total Purchased Books: 9 (Read: 3 / Unread: 6)<br />Total Review Books: 9 (Read: 2 / Unread: 7)<br />Total Library Books: 39 (Read: 39 / Unread: 0)<br />
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<i><b>What did you buy, borrow, or receive in August?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Have you read any of my hauled books? </b></i></div>
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