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23 in 2023
i was tagged by @six-of-ravens--thanks!!
23 books I want to read this year, color-coded!:
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire
Driftwood by Marie Brennan
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder
Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursual K. Le Guin
Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Babel by R. F. Kuang
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak
Black Wings Beating by Alex London
Red Skies Falling by Alex London
Gold Wings Rising by Alex London
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso
The Ikessar Falcon by K.S. Villoso
The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng by K.S. Villoso
The purple ones are specifically Driscoll-adjacent (I was going to put The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher on there, too, but I finished it last night lol), as I'm working through revisions.
The blue ones are writing/craft adjacent! I'm working through Craft currently, and Voices will be up after that--I'm trying to have something nonfiction on the backburner all year.
The green ones are things that have been languishing in my backlist for [REDACTED]. I just cycled out my TBR boxes with my Read-in-2021-Books for some relative freshness, and these are the winners! Please note the two trilogies at the bottom--that made it easy to fill this list up fast haha.
Thanks again for asking, this was fun!! I tag @asexualbookbird, @gaywinemommarianhawke, @agardenandlibrary, and @hypnagogic-marshmallow, if you want to play!! (No pressure if you don't!! And the color-coding was me being Extra™, that's not a necessary step lol)
#books#23 in 2023#reading goals#six-of-ravens#asexualbookbird#gaywinemommarianhawke#agardenandlibrary#hypnagogic-marshmallow#okay i know i said No Pressure but. ezra. i am Bullying You with a ~Look~#liz i'm bullying you too XD#everybody else please feel legitimately no pressure!!
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Books I Read in 2021
#65 - Take a Hint, Dani Brown, by Talia Hibbert
Beat the Backlist Bingo: Recommended by a friend/trusted reviewer
Rating: 5/5 stars
If I were to host a personal awards show for the books I read, this novel would be nominated for:
Best use of the fake dating trope
Best anxiety representation
Best bisexual representation
Sweetest "grumpy" male lead
Most authentic academic/nerd female lead
And honestly, it might not win all of them if I really dig back into my romance history and say, "Well, is Dani better nerd rep than X or Y or Z from these other books?" for example. But I'm pretty confident it would still make a respectable showing and take home several trophies at least.
These two lovebirds were so convincingly perfect for each other (despite both having deep personal flaws on display basically at all times) that when things were still going swimmingly at 75%, I actually wondered, "Is whatever conflict we're barrelling towards, that breaks them up before the ending where they get back together, actually going to seem natural and not horribly forced?" Because yes, they were that perfect together, with their banter and their nicknames and the small ways they showed each other they cared even when they really weren't supposed to, per their fake dating/friends with benefits agreement.
Then it happened, and I wanted to smack myself on the forehead because OF COURSE it happened that way, I honestly can't believe I didn't predict exactly what went wrong. But they got their happy ending, and it was lovely, and though my taste doesn't run to giant muscled ex-rugby players, Zafir is now just as much a treasured book boyfriend as his predecessor in the series was when I read the first book. (Bonus: though Chloe and Red only made brief appearances, they were still cute as buttons.) (Double bonus: as I'm bi, and so is Dani, I'm not at all opposed to the idea of starting a collection of book girlfriends, and she seems like an excellent first entry.)
What really hit me right in the feels, though, even more than the obvious-but-impossible romance between them, was how Zafir's anxiety disorder was handled. Bad anxiety rep is one of the first things that will turn me off a book, because (with the caveat that no two people experience it exactly the same and no one story can cover the whole of it) it's so often disastrously wrong to me that I can't stomach it. Some characters have panic attacks at the drop of a hat and claim that it interferes with their life, but somehow recover instantly and never have any consequences. Others say they're crippled by anxiety, except it only happens when the plot needs it to happen and the rest of the time they seem joyously neurotypical. But Zaf...well, in some ways, he seemed much more like me. And honestly it was so nice to see a character who had been living with their issues for years and was mostly handling it, but slipped up sometimes, because that's where I am.
As far as that aspect of the book goes, the biggest compliment I can give it was that when I was done reading (and sniffling, I didn't quite full-cry but I definitely sniffled) I sat with my knitting for a while to collect myself, then started looking up anxiety help apps and installed one on my phone. Because seeing Zaf slipping and recovering made me face the fact that I haven't been caring for myself lately the way I should, and no matter what the reasons are or how valid they are, I need to change it, and this was a baby step I could do right away.
It is a romance and not a self-help book, but since romance-as-self-help is kind of a thing in the story anyway, I feel like I fit right in, that these characters would get me. It's been a while since I've connected with the story like this, and I'm grateful for it.
#booklr#book review#anxiety#romance novels#take a hint dani brown#talia hibbert#my reading challenges#beat the backlist 2021
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my update on beat the backlist. finally got two bingos
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My first five books so far for Beat the Backlist 2021!
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I’m going to try this this year. Reading more is one of the self care things I want to do for myself, and reading other writer’s inspires me in my own writing and I have a physical (on my shelf) TBR that is almost four pages long and I know that is not all of the books I have and want to read. We’re not going to talk about the e-books I own, or the ones of my brother’s that I can access and want to read.
So, I’m going to do the thing. I might only get three books read, but it will be two more than this year.
If anyone else is game for the Beat the Backlist 2021, the link has all the details and some trackers.
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Novelknight’s “Beat the Backlist 2021″ Challenge
This is going to be my post to update (instead of making MANY posts throughout the year) on how I am doing in the “Beat the Backlist 2021″ Challenge. I will list my books at the bottom of post! If you’re participating too, let me know so we can cheer each other on! :D
More Than 1 Author: “Future Gay Husband” by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning
Dragons or Lizards: TBD
It’s On a Ship: “The Odyssey” by Homer
Purple Cover: “The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Set in a Major City: “The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Book You Forgot You Had: “To Walk a Pagan Path” by Alaric Albertsson
Caused a Major Book Hangover:
Multiple Points of View: “Cold Storage” by David Koepp
Book You’re Giving Another Chance: “Descent of Inanna” by Edward Vanderjagt
Quest to Find Lost/Hidden Object: “Tomb Raider” Vol. 2 by Mariko Tamaki
Chapter Title Page Has Art: “Milkyway Hitchhiking” Vol. 1 by Sirial
Kept You Up Late Reading: “Barbarian Lover” by Ruby Dixon
Picked by a Friend: “To the Sky Kingdom” by Tang Qi
Non-Human Character: “Barbarian Alien” by Ruby Dixon
First Line is Less Than 10 Words: “Tomb Raider” Vol. 1 by Mariko Tamaki
Banned Book: TBD
Cover Features Your Favorite Color: “Witch’s Wheel of the Year” by Jason Mankey
All About Music: “Act Your Age, Eve Brown” by Talia Hibbert
Character Let’s Out Breath They Didn’t Know They Were Holding: “Barbarian Mine” by Ruby Dixon
Genre You Never/Rarely Read: TBD
Standalone: “The Promise: Avatar the Last Airbender” by Gene Luen Yang
Lost Royalty: “The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Cover With Your Country’s Flags Colors: “As Old As Time” by Liz Braswell
Written Letters or Diary Entries: “The Martian” by Andy Weir
Free Space: “Paganism” by Joyce Higginbotham
Book Centered Around Politics: Herodotus’ “Histories”
Features a Carnival or Circus: TBD
Snake on the Cover: TBD
On Indie Besteller List in 2020: “Barbarian’s Mate” by Ruby Dixon
Historical With a Twist: “The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Enola Holmes” by Nancy Springer
Character has a Dream Scene: “Demon Love Spell” Vol 6 by Mayu Shinjo
Set in Autumn: TBD
Based on Non-Greek/Roman Mythology: TBD
Non-Binary Protagonist: TBD
A Book with Illustrations: “The Way of the House Husband” Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono
WTF Plot Twist: “The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Second Book in a Duology: TBD
Non-Fairytale Re-Telling: TBD
From Your 2020 Backlist TBR: “Future Ex Enemy” by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning
Book Where the Woods/Forest are Important: TBD
Black and White: TBD
Novella: “Ice Planet Honeymoon: Vektal & Georgie” by Ruby Dixon
Person on the Cover: “Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess” by Nancy Springer
Anthology: TBD
Has a Map: “Clanlands” by Graham McTavish & Sam Heugen
Book About Bones OR “Bone” in the Title: TBD
Good Book, Bad Cover: “Barbarian’s Prize” by Ruby Dixon
Brings Out The Geek In You: “Practical Guide To Runes” by Lisa Peschel
Bought It For The Cover: “Poison” by Bridget Zinn
BONUS READS FOR CHALLENGE:
Book Written in Verse: TBD
Includes a 2nd Person POV: “Vision in White” by Nora Roberts
Author Has a Book Releasing in 2021: “Having the Barbarian’s Baby” by Ruby Dixon
Mentions a Pineapple: TBD
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October 2021
October and in similar fashion to last year the call is out to do your bookish holiday shopping early. Support your local bookstores and avoid disappoint while about everything to do with getting books among other consumer goods in your hands is quite simply ******. Pre-orders as always important too.
Also being spooky season, I wrote a post on Yamashita Tomoko’s The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window. Know this is likely all I’m going to say on this title. While I could absolutely engage more or make a unique pitch on it now that it’s getting more attention thanks to adaptations, Tricornered Window is one of those titles that is a challenge to write about even though I’ve done so over the years. But more than that I’ve got scars from my time in the English-speaking anime/manga community. So, I’ve tried my best to move on. Though I still hold my love for some titles like this series.
And another book series getting better treatment and one I’ve loved even longer is DUNE. The new movie is also finally out after all the pandemic delays. So at least there is entertainment as the days darken.
Read for October:
Don’t Whisper Too Much and Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella by Frieda Ekotto
Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin
Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology
Forgotten Monster by J. Emery
Arcadia by Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam
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2021 Reading Challenges | Sign Up Posts
2021 Reading Challenges | Sign Up Posts
#beatthebacklist2021 #readingchallenges #popsugarreadingchallenge #goodreads #diversifyyourreadingchallenge #bookriot
Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone had a nice New Year’s Eve and that you are all still safe and healthy.
Today is the day when I announce yet again in which reading challenges I’m taking part. This is like a Sign-up Post. I’ve wanted to upload this one like 2 weeks ago but guess who is the queen of procrastination yet again? Yep, that would be me!
But now as I’m already 2 weeks late,…
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Mid Year Book Freakout Tag
How many books have you read so far?
154! Still powering through lots of audiobooks while I'm home more often during the pandemic.
What genres have you read?
Lots of fantasy, romance, YA mysteries/thrillers, memoirs.
Best books you’ve read so far in 2021:
Any Way the Wind Blows
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Soulless
Yolk
Fangs
Check, Please!
Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2021:
Any Way the Wind Blows. Gotta say this was a little surprising because I did not enjoy Wayward Son, but this book felt like slipping back into the magic of Carry On. It was heartwarming and gentle and tender. I keep seeing people say it feels like therapy, and it does. There's lots of character growth and introspection, and I felt satisfied with where everyone ended up.
New release you haven’t read yet, but want to:
My Contrary Mary, but I'm starting it tonight.
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year:
Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton. It's the sequel to Hollow Kingdom, which was one of my favorite reads last year.
Biggest disappointment:
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. This one just was not for me, and I found the mains to be boring and lacking in chemistry.
Biggest surprise:
Daisy Jones & the Six. I didn't expect to love another Taylor Jenkins Reid book as much as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Greatly looking forward to the TV adaptation, especially for the music.
Favorite new author (debut or new to you):
Gail Carriger! I flew through the Parasol Protectorate series over the last month. So much fun.
Martha Wells. Murderbot is snarky and cool.
Underrated gems:
Perfect on Paper. I see a little buzz on this one, but not as much as I would expect.
You Have a Match. I thought this one would be bigger since Tweet Cute was pretty popular.
Newest fictional crush:
Alex from People We Meet on Vacation.
Beau from It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake.
Newest favorite characters:
Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson. I love them both.
Book that made you cry:
Crying in H Mart and Yolk were intense, emotional, and powerful (and good companion reads).
Book that made you happy:
The Box in the Woods. It may have stretched the realm of belief, but I was so happy to be back in Stevie's world.
The People We Meet on Vacation. I loved seeing Alex and Poppy through the years.
Act Your Age, Eve Brown. I laughed out loud throughout Eve and Jacob's romance.
Most beautiful book cover of a book you’ve read so far this year:
Fangs. Love the style and simplicity.
Any Way the Wind Blows. Just stunning.
How are you doing with your year’s goals?
Pretty darn good. I'm at 154/200 of my Goodreads challenge, and I'm doing well on my 21 in 2021 list (4 left), Beat the Backlist Bingo (3 left), and Popsugar Reading Challenge (5 left).
What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Just ones for the challenges listed above.
#mid year book freak out tag#book reviews#book recommendations#books#booklr#bookish#reading#bibliophile
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#32 - Felix Ever After, by Kacen Callender
Mount TBR: 31/100
Beat the Backlist Bingo: Nonbinary protagonist
Rating: 4/5 stars
I am a cis white woman more than twice as old as the trans protagonist in this story. I have never doubted my gender identity in any meaningful way--when I see the memes about how girls who had a "tomboy" phase are all now either trans men, lesbians, or nonbinary, I shrug and say, "I'm bi, does that count?"
I've always thought my tomboy phase was not a rejection of my essential girlhood (whatever that means) but the terrible '80s fashion imposed upon me by the society who created it, and my parents, who had no option but to clothe me in it. I still remember, with horror, some of the dresses I had to wear to church every Sunday.
Even my rejection now of some of the typical standards of feminine beauty are more about the cost (be it money or time) to maintain those standards. I've never had my nails done or my eyebrows waxed, I currently own no makeup because when I've flirted with it in the past I've never liked the hassle (or my lack of skill with it because I can't be bothered to watch eighteen tutorials just to put on eyeliner.)
I say all this as a lead-in to this book review in order to establish that I am in no way, shape, or form the target audience, or someone who has experienced more than the merest sliver of this struggle. And yet, somehow, I still found it relatable in many ways, which I consider to be a triumph of the storytelling.
Some of the gender and sexuality issues brush up against similar things I've experienced on the road to figuring out my own bisexuality. Some of the growing pains the characters undergo feel a lot like the thoughts I was having as a teenager myself, no matter how different the various pieces of my identity are. And most of all, this captured the roller-coaster ride of personal drama and love-related woes that was my experience from when I started dating. I, too, have tried to go out with someone I only kind of liked, or convinced myself I could like, when I thought I couldn't have someone else I was more interested in. I've never been in a full-blown love triangle centered on myself, but when one of my friends drew a schematic of the tangle of relationships our friend group in college underwent, we had to nickname it the "love dodecahedron" because it got so complicated.
So I got it, even if this wasn't for or about someone like me.
All that being said, there were still issues I had. Because I'm the wrong generation, I'm not easy with all the underage drinking and all the pot smoking. I grew up during the War on Drugs, and while I've revised my views on marijuana in the legal sense (waaaaay too many people are in prison for it that shouldn't be) I'm never going to be able to endorse kids lighting up constantly or getting drunk all the time. While I understand that writing about characters doing something isn't the same as the author condoning it, there's really no consequences in this to the teenagers drinking and smoking so much--it's just presented as a fact of their life and basically okay behavior, and I'm not on board with that. (The constant swearing, which I've seen other reviews mention as excessive and off-putting, actually doesn't bother me at all, I've always known people who swear as much or more, even as a teenager.)
My other issue is that no one had much characterization beyond their gender/sexuality struggles, and for a few of them, the constant labeling of their actions as "asshole" behavior, whether it was or not in reality. Okay, sure, Felix's struggles are the central fact of the story, fine. But everyone else? Declan and Ezra both have similar rich-boy problematic backgrounds that do a little to inform their characters, but not that much, and everyone who populates their extended circle of friends is basically a name paired with a gender and sexuality assignment instead of a real person, and they talk accordingly. (Some of those "deep" conversations or arguments read like they came straight from Tumblr, and I say that with some affection because I've been on Tumblr for years, but still, that made them feel more like Very Special Messages than organic parts of the story or real things people might say to each other.)
Overall, it was good. I enjoyed it. It even made me cry a little once. But I found that being outside the age group, and only sharing the larger queer umbrella with these characters but not any more granular aspects of their identities, made the message a little more obvious and the flaws a little more perceptible.
#booklr#book review#felix ever after#lgbt+ books#kacen callender#book photography#my photos#my reading challenges#mount tbr 2021#beat the backlist 2021
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I have two bingos!!! I need 11 more to have a full bingo!!!
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My progress so far with Beat The Backlist 2021, as of 5/27/2021!
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2020 Wrap Up
Considering I’m a registered nurse working through a global pandemic, 144 is a damn good number and I’m super proud of myself for that accomplishment. I always set my goal for 100 (I’m boring) and I always exceed it so I’m happy with what I read last year. I knocked off quite a few books that had been on my TBR a long time e.g. Dune and Firestarter. I DNF’ed quite a few books, finished a few series, and found some new favorites.
So far I’m on track for my goal (100) for 2021 since I’ve already finished one book and are onto the next. I started reading The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner which has been on my TBR for years. I previously had started it and DNF’ed it but I’m hoping that since my tastes have changed a bit that my mind will change because I’ve heard such good things about it.
Yearly goals are much the same. I’m not participating in the NovelKnight Beat the Backlist Challenge or the PopSugar! challenge but I did set an A-Z Challenge for myself. I never finished that the first year I took a crack at it so here’s hoping I can do it this go around. As always, my goal is to get my physical TBR down but I won’t guilt myself for buying because really, it’s the only thing I treat myself with. I do want to read quite a few things that have been on my TBR for awhile, namely The Inheritance Trilogy and the Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemison, The Golden Compass trilogy, and to finish out the series whose last books I’ve been putting out.
This also marks my 3rd year bullet journaling for my reading. I haven’t changed up any of my spreads except adding a ‘Book of the Month’ page for each monthly spread. The goal is to print the cover photo out and paste it in but we’ll see how that goes.
#booklr#bookstagram#wrap up#reading wrap up#yearly wrap up#books#read#reading#reader#bookworm#book dragon#bibliophile#mine
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Reading Plans for 2021
Goodreads Goal: 50 books [including other reading challenges, re-reads, and short stories]
#TBRbusterchallenge2021 (41 books)
Novel Knight’s Beat the Backlist 2021 (52 books)
I am also going to be participating in the Malazan Book of the Fallen read-along that is being hosted by Mike’s Book Reviews on YouTube! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG7xMR7Fxwk]
Re-reads:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy [Tolkien], yearly re-read
The Raven Cycle [Stiefvater]
Call Down the Hawk [Stiefvater]
The Green Creek series [T.J. Klune], including short stories
The Name of the Wind [Rothfuss]
New Series Started:
Malazan Book of the Fallen [Erikson]
Gardens of the Moon
Deadhouse Gates
Memories of Ice
House of Chains
Midnight Tides
The Farseer Trilogy [Hobb]
Assassin’s Apprentice
Royal Assassin
Assassin’s Quest
Liveship Traders Trilogy [Hobb]
Ship of Magic
Mad Ship
Ship of Destiny
Mistborn Era One [Sanderson]
The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
The Stormlight Archive [Sanderson]
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Continuing Series:
Tolkien Legendarium
The Silmarillion
The Annotated Hobbit
Wheel of Time [Jordan]
The Great Hunt
The Dragon Reborn
The Shadow Rising
Kingkiller Chronicle [Rothfuss]
The Wise Man’s Fear
The Dreamer Trilogy [Stiefvater]
Mr. Impossible
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Beat the Backlist 2021 Update!
[Don’t know what I’m talking about? EXPLANATION LINK HERE]
One of my (many) 2021 goals was to participate in the Beat the Backlist 2021 challenge, because I’m a simple person: I see book bingos, I want in. I chose the 24-square bingo to start off easy, and I’ve already finished it! Under the cut you can see my complete bingo card and the list of books I’ve read.
And if you thought this was the end of it, you thought WRONG: I downloaded the 52-square bingo right this morning and tried to complete the maximum numbers of prompts with what I’ve read so far this year, because I might as well do things the right way. Right now the full challenge is 65% done, according to my StoryGraph progress bar, so I’m right on schedule to finish it! Yay!
* Means the book doesn’t have an English translation
If a translator isn’t named, it’s because I read the book in the original language regardless of how it appears here!
WTF plot twist: Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children #1) - Seanan McGuire --> 4/5 [Review]
Kept you up late reading: The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People - Rachel Wilkerson Miller --> 3.5/5
Set in a major city: Brexit romance - Clémentine Beauvais --> 3/5
A book with illustrations: Camp Half-Blood Confidential (The Trials of Apollo #2.5) - Rick Riordan --> 3.5/5
First line is less than 10 words: Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) - Evie Dunmore --> 3/5
Good book, bad cover: La tesis de Nancy (Nancy #1) - Ramón J. Sender * --> 3.5/5
Second book in a duology: This Coven Won't Break (This Witches Don't Burn #2) - Isabel Sterling --> 3.5/5
Multiple points of view: Tyll - Daniel Kehlmann (Trans. Isabel García Adánez) --> 3.5/5
Standalone: Evelina - Frances Burney --> 3/5
Genre you never/rarely read: Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi --> 5/5
Picked by a friend/trusted reviewer: The Switch - Beth O'Leary --> 4.5/5
Cover features your favourite colour prominently: Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki’s Delivery Service #1) - Eiko Kadono (Trans. Rumi Sato) --> 3/5
Character lets out a breath they didn't realize they were holding: How to Fail at Flirting - Denise Williams --> 3.5/5
Black and white: So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo --> 5/5
From your 2020 backlist TBR: Diary of a Newlywed Poet - Juan Ramón Jiménez --> 2.5/5
Book you forgot you had: Loki: Where Mischief Lies - Mackenzi Lee --> 3.5/5
Caused a major book hangover: Tooth and Claw - Jo Walton --> 2.5/5
Person on the cover: The Real Deal - Lauren Blakely --> 2/5
Has a map: Making a Tinderbox (The Tinderbox Takes #1) - Emma Sterner-Radley --> 2/5
Anthology: Four Fumbling Fairy Tales - Lia London --> 3/5
More than one author: Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 - Ed. Jennifer Haupt –> 2.5/5
On the Indie Bestseller list in 2020 or earlier: Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other - Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish with Charlotte Reather → 3.5/5
Banned book: The Kiss of the Spider Woman - Manuel Puig --> 2.5/5
Non-binary protagonist: Unmasked by the Marquess (Regency Impostors #1) - Cat Sebastian --> 3.5/5
I didn’t write reviews, but I’m more than happy to talk about any of these books if you’re curious so don’t hesitate to reach out!
How are your challenges going?
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Reading Challenges 2021
One of my goals for 2021 is to read more books. I have a TON of books in my house that I haven’t read or want to re-read. As I do so, I determine if I want to keep it or donate it to the local book nook for reselling. To help me with this goal, I’ve decided to take on a couple reading challenges. I’ll be sure to post updates here, but here are the reading challenges...
Novelknight’s “Beat the Backlist 2021″ Challenge -- Where I try to read a book from my “To Be Read” Pile in my house that fits each of these categories. I know it seems like a lot but have have *cough* 150-ish *cough* books to read between re-reads, books my husband has read and I haven’t, and books I’ve collected over the years. I’m excited to tackle this one!
The next one is the Heaving Bosoms Reading Embrace Challenge. If you haven’t heard of Heaving Bosoms, they are a Romance Podcast and I LOVE THEM! They read a book each week and the podcast talks about the plot and review it. To help engage with their listeners, they do an annual reading challenge that I’m also excited to work on!
Lastly, I am working on a Goodreads challenge -- 100 books in 2021! As you can imagine, there will be double or triple dipping in these challenges, but I am excited to use these different challenges to not only read my to be read pile but also dive into different genres and types of books! Feel free to join me if you would like to participate too!
#Reading Challenges 2021#Personal Post#Stories by Shanna P#Reading#Beat the Backlist#Heaving Bosoms Reading Embrace#Goodreads 2021 Reading Challenge
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