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#tbrbusterchallenge2022 Update
It's time for an update! Really, overdue for an update. I posted a brief update back in February. So here goes nothing!
In January, I laid out two big goals for myself. Let's check in to see how I am doing.
1. Read my BOTM books from previous years.
In the beginning of the year, I had 34 unread BOTM books from previous years. So far I have read 9 and discarded 1 bringing my remainder of pre-2022 BOTM books to 24. Go me! I am not sure if I will finish all of these, but I am feeling pretty awesome about my progress.
2. Focus on books in my apartment.
This goal is where I am shining, if I do say so myself.
So far, I have read 81 books this year. Of those, I owned 79 and of those, 78 are considered apartment books! I never thought I would read that many apartment books in the first 6 months of the year. There's still so much time left.
In February, I said I wanted to focus on getting rid of more books. I am happy to report I have been successful so far. I have gotten rid of 34 books this year! That is unheard of for me. I generally find it incredibly difficult to get rid of books, even after I have read them and they weren't my favorite. This is by far the most books I have gotten rid of by this point in the year essentially ever.
I hope everyone's #tbrbusterchallenge2022 is going well! Keep up the great work :)
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Well then!
I have reached my goal of twenty books, completed the Witcher series and am four books away from tackling everything on this year's TBR. Not too shabby.
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Jurassic Park Readathon Part II • Readathon TBR.
Hello, everyone! How is life? How is your reading going? I am so tired and busy these days because of my studies. My college just started and assignments will be incoming soon!! I am getting ready to get super busy now. I have lots of books to read but no time right now. I am feeling good this month and there is a chance that I might be away from Instagram this entire month ’cause Oh God, do I…
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Anticipated New Releases of 2024
**As anticipated by Me. Mostly SFF. Links are to goodreads because that's what I use, sorry. Anything marked "new to me" I haven't read anything by that author before and therefore can't vouch for the quality. I just think the premise is neat.**
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands, Heather Fawcett (16 January)
Sequel to the charming novel about the fairy anthropologist.
Exordia, Seth Dickinson (23 January)
Well, it isn't a new Baru Cormorant, but this modern SF about first contact may be the next best thing.
City of Stardust, Georgia Summers (30 January)
New to me. A young woman descends into the underworld in order to break her family's fatal curse.
The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (6 February)
New to me. A sherlock holmes flavored duo solves the mystery of the murder of an imperial official in a labyrinthine fantasy realm.
What Feasts at Night, T Kingfisher (13 February)
The sequel to the mushroom horror book What Moves the Dead.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Katherine Arden (13 February)
A ghost story set in WW1 about a woman searching for her missing brother.
The Fox Wife, Yangsze Choo (13 February)
New to me. A detective in 1908 Manchuria investigates a young woman's death in an area full of mythical foxes.
Redsight, Meredith Mooring (27 February)
New to me. Unpowered priestess and Imperial pawn is set on a collision path with a pirate with a grudge for the Imperium (Gay romance).
Sunbringer, Hannah Kaner (12 March)
Sequel about the professional godkiller Kissen.
Jumpnauts, Hao Jingfang (12 March)
New to me. A SF novel in translation from Chinese, with three scientists joining forces to deal peacefully with a first contact situation.
The Woods All Black, Lee Mandelo (19 March)
I liked Mandelo's debut novel very much so I'm excited to read this queer horror novella set in 1920s Appalachia.
Floating Hotel, Grace Curtis (19 March)
New to me. A series of cozy character vignettes on a space cruise ship after a murder has occurred. One of the four (!) space hotel murder crimes books coming out this year.
The Emperor and the Endless Palace, Justinian Huang (26 March)
New to me. Reincarnation gay romance set in 4 BCE China, the 1740s, and modern-day LA.
Alien Clay, Adrian Tchaikovsky (28 March)
Far future space xenoarchaeology by a man trapped on a prison planet.
Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell (2 April)
New to me. Bizarre lesbian cannibalism monster romance from the point of view of the monster.
The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo (9 April)
Glad to see Bardugo writing more adult fantasy, and this one is especially exciting because it's a fantasy set in early modern Spain with a Jewish main character. Fun to see a more original historical period.
A Sweet Sting of Salt, Rose Sutherland (9 April)
New to me. Lesbian selkie romance.
Death in the Spires, KJ Charles (11 April)
Charles branching out from romance into historical Oxford murder mystery about a group of friends with dark secrets.
Audrey Lane Stirs The Pot, Alexis Hall (22 April)
The new Hall thinly veiled british baking show romcom. Libby says it's releasing in April but I've heard nothing from the author so I think it may be Alecto'd (shifted to next year)
Necrobane, Daniel M Ford (23 April)
Sequel to the dungeons and dragons-esque low fantasy lesbian necromancy book.
A Letter to the Luminous Deep, Sylvie Cathrall (25 April)
New to me. Sweet underwater epistolary academic romance.
How To Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, Django Wexler (21 May)
New to me. A young hero caught in a fantasy time loop gives up and tries being the villain in an attempt to escape.
Goddess of the River, Vaishnavi Patel (21 May)
Another woman-centered retelling of Hindu mythology, this time based on the river goddess Ganga.
Escape Velocity, Victor Manibo (21 May)
New to me. Evil and toxic private school alumni jockey for position in a space hotel event in an attempt to escape a dying Earth.
The Fireborne Blade, Charlotte Bond (28 May)
New to me. Gay dragon slaying knight novella.
Evocation, ST Gibson (28 May)
New to me but looks very cool. Attorney and medium David attempts to escape his deal with the devil with the help of his ex boyfriend and his ex boyfriend's wife (Poly romance).
Service Model, Adrian Tchaikovsky (4 June)
In an SF future, a robot kills its human owners and ventures out into a world where human supremacy is beginning to crumble.
Lady Eve's Last Con, Rebecca Fraimow (4 June)
New to me. A con artist seeks revenge on the man who hurt her sister, who's coincidentally also on a space cruise ship (Sapphic romance subplot).
Triple Sec, TJ Alexander (4 June)
An actual mainstream published poly romance (!!) by trans author Alexander.
Running Close to the Wind, Alexandra Rowland (11 June)
Gay! Pirates! Scheming! Alt fantasy world! Monks! I liked Taste of Gold and Iron a lot and I'm very excited for this one.
The Knife and the Serpent, Tim Pratt (11 June)
New to me. Space opera about an interdimensional organization. Also, there's a sentient starship.
The Witchstone, Henry Neff (18 June)
A childhood favorite of mine's adult debut, featuring a demon who suddenly has to shape up at his curse keeper job after eight hundred years of slacking.
Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (18 June)
VERY excited to read more weird queer sff from this author after a fantastic debut. Looks weird. I'm in.
Foul Days, Genoveva Dimova (25 June)
New to me. A witch in a Slavic fantasy inspired world flees her evil ex, the Tsar of Monsters. There's also a plague and a detective.
Saints of Storm and Sorrow, Gabriella Buba (25 June)
New to me. Filipino inspired anticolonialist fantasy novel about a nun who is secretly practicing the religion of her goddess.
The Duke at Hazard, KJ Charles (18 July)
A queer regency with an incognito duke by one of my particular favorite romance authors.
Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan (30 July)
!!! Very excited to see a new adult fantasy by Brennan. A reader is dragged into a fictional world and finds herself the villain.
A Sorceress Comes to Call, T Kingfisher (20 August)
A retelling of The Goose Girl from reliably good fairy tale stalwart Kingfisher.
Buried Deep and Other Stories, Naomi Novik (17 September)
Collection of Novik's short stories.
Swordcrossed, Freya Marske (8 October)
VERY excited to see a new book by talented writer Marske. A man falls in love with the duelist hired for his arranged wedding. MEANWHILE. details of the fantasy world wool industry.
Feast While You Can, Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta (29 October)
New to me. Small town queer cave horror.
The Last Hour Between Worlds, Melissa Caruso (19 November)
Multiple reality murder mystery spy vs spy type antics, with lesbians.
#book recommendations#on the tbr#now I would Like to put alecto the ninth on this but as we know. NO news (sobs)#long post#updated 3/8 with more books I've added since I posted this
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I wish I'd brought 1984 on my walk now
#my photos#my photography#mine#my post#my pics#photography#shitty photography#bookblr#booklr#bookish#books#bookstagram#daily update#light aesthetic#aesthetic#teablr#reading aesthetic#reading#2024 tbr#tbr
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I'm still alive guys work is just ✨busy✨
#fanart#owari no seraph#seraph of the end#shinoa hiiragi#digital art#my art#just doodling some of Yamamoto's col arts in some free time#no time for making up new stuff though TvT#non OnS life update below:#it was Songkran on the 13th#but other than having loads of yummy thai food#I didn't do much to celebrate this year#I've been up and down the UK for work so barely had any time for myself haha#and more work travel again on Friday ahhh#but I've been getting into reading novels a lot more during this time hehe#currently reading ACOTAR (lol ik had to see what the hype was abt)#and my tbr list includes:#the girl who fell beneath the sea - Axie Oh#the kamogawa food detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai#plus a couple danmei books which have too long names XD
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My friend keeps reccing me fics and every time
Every time
I've already read them
hELP
#You would think this means my tbr is short but NO#I think it's like 500 or so fics#Only like 100~ are 8k+#Oh wait that doesn't count the WIPs I haven't caught up to yet...#Anyway if I've said I'll read your fic I WILL#I just have the attention span of a flea#I also try to keep up to date with new/currently updating fics because#I just love encouraging authors man it makes me happy to at least try#So I'm like I MUST GIVE YOU POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT#IMMEDIATELY#COMMENTS 4 U#Anyway I'm tired and in pain time to go and READ I GUESS#Yadda yadda
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i never realized how similar eunwoo and juyeon look
#esp since juyeon got his latest nose update#they look like brothers#i would even believe they're twins if they told me tbr . maybe not identical tho#idk what to do with this information#000
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What I read in August 2023 💫
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Would just like to momentarily gush about how much I enjoyed Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber—pulled me right out of my slump and read it in one sitting.
Honestly I liked it so much I’ll probably be rereading it in the future because the way she infused magic into every line? And how she describes specific shades of colour? Sparkling pinks and shimmering golds?? Such a lovely book, so excited to read the next one 🧡💛
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currently reading ⚔️
#books#booklr#book#reading#read#bookworm#reads#bookaholic#bookaddict#fantasy romance#fantasy#vow of thieves#dance of thieves#duology#48 hour readathon#readathon update#readathon tbr#currently reading#2023 reads
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Jurassic Park Readathon Part I • Readathon TBR.
Hello everyone! How are we all doing? How is life? I am doing so well today but the migraine is pumping in my brain. It’s so hard to go through life with a brain that is getting hammered without a proper hammer. Well, here we are! I am so much better but also praying for the headache to leave too. I am slowly also fighting through my problems and mess. Handling it one problem at a moment. I am so…
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real question how/why do y'all use the bookmark button on ao3...
I never really use it but I know a lot of people use it to track what they've read, or a place to collect their favourite fics for re-reads, or any other way (tbf I have a spreadsheet for all of these actions)
so if you could all please let me know if/how/why you use the bookmark button maybe it'll give me ideas lol
#ames rambles#I am such an ao3 loser I'm probably not even using the damn website “correctly”#I download longer fics to my books app and read them there#and I just use my history to look at what I've read#then update my spreadsheet and leave a comment when I'm on my laptop#that's all#and I have a TBR list in that spreadsheet but I barely get around to it because I keep getting other recommendations thrown at me everywher#in conclusion I am a messy chaotic disaster when it comes to reading but I do love me a good spreadsheet for tracking#and I will always leave a comment if I read your fic because y'all deserve it#AMES RAMBLES FOR SURE#this was a ramble
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Bookish Things
2023 OCT-DEC
Currently Reading
Yes! Magazine: Growth (2023 Fall)
Decolonizing Design Elizabeth Tunstall
Read & Rated
The Tenant Class Ricardo Tranjan
TBR
Speculative Futures Johanna Hoffman
Homo Deus Yuval Noah Harari
Watershed Sentinel: Water = Life (2023 Summer)
Colour Key: POST LINKS, GGL LINKS, WEB LINKS
#solarpunk#hopepunk#decolonization#anticapitalism#community building#tbr#book review#books and libraries#wayfarer society#activism#culture#urban design#environmentalism#social justice#We will keep this list pinned and updated as often as possible#ref
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Panda tries to read too many books: week 1
Currently reading:
The Atlas Six (audio)
The Poppy War (reread, buddy read)
The Fall of the Kings
Gallant (bookclub)
Finished: 0/28
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