December Book Haul

I swear I do this every month where I go back and forth between a minimal haul and then a little out of control haul. To be fair, I have read all of the 7 library books and that's half of the haul. I purchased one book for myself (The Black Friend - also got approved for an eARC), received 3 books for presents, and then there is my Owlcrate book and the Kindle First book. Really not too bad. The only book that I for sure will be reading in January is The Black Friend. I wanted to fit it in for December but didn't, but it's a high priority read.

PHYSICAL BOOKS

1. The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph - purchased Hardcover on Amazon for $15.99
2. Instructions for a Secondhand Heart by Tamsyn Murray - gifted a Hardcover copy for an anniversary present
3. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong - received in December Owlcrate box
4. Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust - gifted a Hardcover copy for Christmas
5. Trixie & Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood by Trixie Mattel and Katya - gifted a Hardcover copy for Christmas
   

KINDLE BOOKS

1. The Marriage Code by Brooke Burroughs - purchased on Amazon for $0.00 (Kindle First)
2. The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph - received an eARC from Netgalley
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai - borrowed ebook
2. The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory - borrowed audiobook
3. Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams - borrowed ebook
4. Fortune & Glory by Janet Evanovich - borrowed audiobook
5. Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - borrowed audiobook
6. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - borrowed audiobook
7. Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory - borrowed audiobook
   

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in December?

Have you read any of my books?

Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2021

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

Bout of Books 30 [Reading Log]

It's time for BOB readathon once again. I am participating for the 27th time! Bout of Books 30 runs January 4 to 10 and is hosted by Amanda and Kelly. I am going to try and update on Twitter and Goodreads. 

I am beginning to lessen the load of all the things I do on my two blogs and the internet in general since I am actively looking for work and there is a lot on my plate with all 3 kids doing virtual school. So no goals or TBR post, no separating into 2 posts for keeping track of what's going on. So just this post for the week :)

Books I Read in December

I read 10 books in December.

• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 6 hr 51 min, 2019, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (Hardcover, 504 pages, 2018, YA Dystopia, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (Kindle, 400 pages, 2020, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Fortune & Glory by Janet Evanovich (Audio, 7 hr 13 min, 2020, Adult Mystery, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Audio, 15 hr 5 min, 2015, YA Sci Fi, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (Kindle, 432 pages, 2021, Adult Contemporary, Netgalley) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge, Netgalley challenge
• In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (Audio, 7 hr 4 min, 2020, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 9 hr 26 min, 2020, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (Kindle, 352 pages, 2020, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll (Kindle, 336 pages, 2018, Adult Nonfiction, Purchased) - 1 star | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
  

Pages read: 2024 pages + 45 hr 39 min
Pages DNF: 0

READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 45 (49% for 2020) +4 this month
  
• Audio: 40 (44% for 2020) +5 this month
• Physical: 7 (7% for 2020) +1 this month
  

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 12 (13% for 2020)
  
• 250 to 400 pages: 58 (64% for 2020) +8 this month
• 401 to 700 pages: 22 (24% for 2020) +2 this month

BY METHOD OF OBTAINING

• Purchased: 17 (19% for 2020) +2 this month
• Borrowed: 59 (65% for 2020) +7 this month
• For Review: 16 (17% for 2020) +1 this month
  

BY RATING

• 1 star: 2 (2% for 2020) +1 this month
• 2 stars: 13 (14% for 2020)
  
• 3 stars: 22 (24% for 2020) +5 this month
• 4 stars: 33 (36% for 2020) +2 this month
• 5 stars: 22 (24% for 2020) +2 this month

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 4 (5% for 2020)
  
• YA: 30 (33% for 2020) +2 this month
• NA: 1 (1% for 2020)
  
• Adult: 57 (63% for 2020) +8 this month

BY YEAR

• Before 2000s: 2 (2% for 2020)
• 2000 to 2010: 2 (2% for 2020)
• 2011 to 2015: 13 (14% for 2020) +1 this month
  
• 2016 to 2018: 27 (30% for 2020) +2 this month
• 2019: 22 (24% for 2020) +1 this month
• 2020: 25 (27% for 2020) +5 this month
• 2021: 1 (1% for 2020) +1 this month

BY GENRE

• Classic/Historical Fiction: 2 (2% for 2020)
• Contemporary: 45 (49% for 2020) +6 this month
• Dystopia: 2 (2% for 2020) +1 this month
• Erotica: 5 (5% for 2020)
• Fantasy: 21 (23% for 2020)
• Horror: 1 (1% for 2020)
• Mystery/Thriller: 4 (4% for 2020) +1 this month
• Nonfiction: 5 (5% for 2020) +1 this month
  
• Paranormal: 2 (2% for 2020)
• Sci Fi: 5 (5% for 2020) +1 this month

January 2021 TBR & Monthly Challenge

Happy New Year! I think we're all ready for a do-over. I'm excited to start another year of reading and see what all I can accomplish. I ended 2020 with 91 books read and 2 DNFs. My Goodreads goal was 50 - which I hit. I finished 9 series, so close to my goal of 10. I read 16 Netgalley books - 4 more than my goal. I only read 1 Owlcrate book and 1 Owlcrate Jr book - something I want to work on in 2021.

For 2021, my goals are about the same: 50 books total, finish 10 series, read 12 Netgalley books, and read 12 Owlcrate books. I'm participating in Words & Whimsy Reading Challenge (probably all year - I'm obsessed) and also The Avengers Initiative Reading Challenge (a year long challenge). I have decided to track pages read each day and if I want to read all of these books this month, I have to read 125 pages per day. I think I can do it and I'm excited to really push myself!

My TBR for January:

• The Toll by Neal Shusterman [Physical]
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn [Physical - Owlcrate]
• Seeker of the Crown [Kindle - Netgalley]
• This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab [Physical]
• Wicked Fox by Kat Cho [Kindle]
• A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer [Kindle]
• The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black [Physical]
• Talon by Julie Kagawa [Physical]
• Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan [Kindle - Netgalley]
  

2021 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 0% 
Goodreads Challenge: 0/50 books - 0% ON SCHEDULE!
Series Challenge: 0/10 series - 0% ON SCHEDULE!
Netgalley Challenge: 0/12 books - 0% ON SCHEDULE!
Owlcrate Challenge: 0/12 books - 0%  ON SCHEDULE!

  What are you planning on reading in January?