I just realized I never got a chance to update this and so here it is - Better late then never!
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21 in 2021
I saw this post on my feed from @the-forest-library and I figured I would give it a try!
Rules! Choose 21 books you want to read or goals you want to achieve in 2021. That’s it! It can be a mix of books and goals, or 21 books, or 21 goals…. it’s up to you. Then tag some friends to play along.
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
The Dry by Jane Harper
Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne
The Song of Achilles (I know I know) by Madeleine Miller
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston
The Unexpected Miss Bennet by Patrice Sarath
Hawkeye: Kate Bishop Vol.1 by Kelly Thompson
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller
The Roomate by Rosie Danan
Wicked Wallflower by Sarah McClean
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Upright Woman Wanted by Sarah Galey
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Queen of Hearts by Collen Oakes
Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende | DNF'd at 29% percent but I consider it read
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
The Revenant by Michael Punke
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Last thoughts: 16 books of 21 were read that year! That's 16 books I knocked out from my TBR! Like hells yes! I was so proud that year that I gave it another go and in 2022 read 22 books from my TBR!
That means that this little challenge is working!
W O R K I N G !
So that's 38/43 books read from the TBR in over 2 years where before this I hadn't even made a dent. I did the math and I acheived an 88% of my listed goal - 88% and I'm stoked to see that number!
Like I'm going to give myself the biggest kudo because I'm proactively making strides to read from the TBR so I'm doing it again into 2023.
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“There is comfort to be had in the company of wild things and delight to be found in their trust.”
“Which means we must keep secrets, Tegan and i. And secrets are dangerous. They start small but grow with every evasive answer or outright lie that protects them. Nevertheless, I confess to finding the closeness such conspiracy breeds irresistibly delicious.”
“Not for the first time I marveled at the human capacity for bravery; at the strength of spirit some possess. And at the ability of man to inflict such merciless suffering on his brothers.”
Book: The Witch’s Daughter (The Witch’s Daughter #1)
Author: Paula Brackston
Published: Thomas Dunne Books (2001)
My Review: It took me what feels like forever to find a good book to read after finishing Lonesome Dove. Book hangovers like that are the absolute worst. No matter what comes after, even objectively wonderful books feel like garbage after being so invested in such a masterpiece...
So needless to say, I had a couple of false starts with a couple of different books, but finally found The Witch’s Daughter which seems to have been the perfect blend of easy to read and entertaining enough. It’s definitely not a profound book like Lonesome Dove, but it’s certainly delightful in its own ways.
Elizabeth is a witch. And she’s running for her life, century after century, from a warlock who is hellbent on making her pay for what he perceives to be quite a significant debt owed him. Elizabeth settles in one place after another thinking that she’s safe... but safety is illusory at best.
But when everything important is on the line, Elizabeth discovers her breaking point. She’s had enough, and she’s making a stand-- even if it means sacrificing her very own life.
Fun, adventurous, magical, and slightly predictable... I wouldn’t call this book YA, but it’s definitely got just the slightest bit of that flavor. That said, I’m really not complaining-- I very much enjoyed it and it successfully pulled me out of my Lonesome Dove mourning period, so I’m calling this a win.
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21 in 2021
I saw this post on my feed from @the-forest-library and I figured I would give it a try!
Rules! Choose 21 books you want to read or goals you want to achieve in 2021. That’s it! It can be a mix of books and goals, or 21 books, or 21 goals…. it’s up to you. Then tag some friends to play along.
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
The Dry by Jane Harper
Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne
The Song of Achilles (I know I know) by Madeleine Miller
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston
The Unexpected Miss Bennet by Patrice Sarath
Hawkeye: Kate Bishop Vol.1 by Kelly Thompson
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller
The Roomate by Rosie Danan
Wicked Wallflower by Sarah McClean
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Upright Woman Wanted by Sarah Galey
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Queen of Hearts by Collen Oakes
Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende | DNF'd at 29% percent but I consider it read
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
The Revenant by Michael Punke
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
September Edit: I've now read a total of 13 books from this list and feeling so good! Like the best of things to check off and just be like “yes I read you!” and do a happy dance!
I still say I was unsure how listing the books out would be like towards my reading, considering how much of a mood reader I am, but I think I did a good job in the selection of the books. I mean 13 read! and I've started on McClean's Wicked Wallflower so there's book 14 that I'm on. I might pick up another from this listing soon, just can't make up my mind ... yet but it'll be one of them!
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Witches, Werewolves, and Vampires
Last week I asked you to recommend books on the subject of witches, werewolves, and vampires. Here are all of the books that were recommended!!
Bold = the books I’ve read
* = the books I personally would recommend
+ = want to read/on my TBR
Witches
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1), by Tomi Adeyemi +
Undead Girl Gang, by Lily Anderson
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill
Chime, by Franny Billingsley
The Witch’s Daughter (The Witch’s Daughter #1), by Paula Brackston
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, by Libba Bray
The Lost Coast, by Amy Rose Capetta +
The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch #1), by Rin Chupeco +
The Binding, by Bridget Collins
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1), by Zoraida Córdova +
Witches of Lychford (Lychford #1), by Paul Cornell
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1), by Cassandra Clare
The Witches, by Peter Curtis
The Witches, by Roald Dahl
Truthwitch (The Witchlands #1), by Susan Dennard
The Wicked Deep, by Shea Ernshaw +
Bitter Greens, by Kate Forsyth
Wise Child (Doran #1), by Monica Furlong
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman +
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman +
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman +
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles #1), by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery, by Christopher Golden
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1), by Deborah Harkness
Chocolat (Chocolat #1), by Joanne Harris
Practical Magic, by Alice Hoffman
Born At Midnight (Shadow Falls #1), by CC Hunter
Sanctuary, by V.V. James
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle #1), by Dianne Wynne Jones
Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers, by Taisia Kitaiskaia
Summer of Salt, by Katrina Leno
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer #1), by Lish McBride
When the Moon Was Ours, by Anna-Marie McLemore *
Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
Circe, by Madelline Miller
Witch Hunt, by Syd Moore
A Secret History of Witches, by Louisa Morgan
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern +
The Worst Witch (Worst Witch #1), by Jill Murphy
Akata Witch (Akata Witch #1), by Nnedi Okorafor
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6, Witches #2), by Terry Pratchett
The Wee Free Men (Discworld #30, Tiffany Aching #1), by Terry Pratchett
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1), by Morgan Rhodes
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches #1), by Anne Rice
Carry On (Simon Snow #1), by Rainbow Rowell
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter #1), by J.K. Rowling *
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1), by V.E. Schwab *
Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft, by Tess Sharpe
Secret Vampire (Night World #1), by LJ Smith
A Curse of Ash and Embers (Tales of the Blackbone Witches #1), by Jo Spurrier
These Witches Don’t Burn (These Witches Don’t Burn #1), by Isabel Sterling +
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
When My Heart Was Wicked, by Tricia Stirling
Cirkeln (Engelsfors #1), by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren
Book of Shadows (Sweep #1), by Cate Tiernan
The Price Guide to the Occult, by Leslye Walton
The Babysitters Coven, by Kate Williams
Sorcery & Cecelia: or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Castle Hangnail, by Ursula Vernon
Werewolves
Bitten (Otherworld #1), by Kelley Armstrong
Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1), by Gail Carriger +
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1), by Cassandra Clare
Silver in the Blood, by Jessica Day George
Fateful, by Claudia Gray
The Silvered, by Tanya Huff
Born At Midnight (Shadow Falls #1), by CC Hunter
Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King *
Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
Hemlock (Hemlock #1), by Kathleen Peacock
Red Moon, by Benjamin Percy
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld #24), by Terry Pratchett
Secret Vampire (Night World #1), by LJ Smith
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls #1), by Maggie Stiefvater
Vampires
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black *
Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod #1), by Heather Brewer
Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1), by Gail Carriger +
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1), by Cassandra Clare
The Passage (The Passage #1), by Justin Cronin *
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman +
Evernight (Evernight #1), by Claudia Gray
The Radleys, by Matt Haig
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1), by Deborah Harkness
My Blood Approves (My Blood Approves #1), by Amanda Hocking
RoseBlood, by A.G. Howard
Bunnicula (Bunnicula #1), by Deborah and James Howe
Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1), by Tanya Huff
Born At Midnight (Shadow Falls #1), by CC Hunter
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1), by Julie Kagawa
‘Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King *
The Silver Kiss, by Annette Curtis Klause
The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
Let the Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1), by Richelle Mead
Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula #1), byKim Newman
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld #23), by Terry Pratchett
Interview with a Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles #1), by Anne Rice +
Night Owls (Night Owls #1), by Lauren M. Roy
Strange Practice ( Dr.Greta Helsing #1), by Vivian Shaw
Tantalize (Tantalize #1), by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Secret Vampire (Night World #1), by LJ Smith
Dracula, by Bram Stoker *
Dracul, by Dacre Stoker and J.D Barker *
If you recommended books but don’t see your recommendations here, feel free to message me to let me know I missed your response
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