This year, I'm aiming a little lower than my goal of 35 last year - there was a LOT that happened this year and I simply didn't have the time! So I'm going to ease myself back in to it, and let's try for the one goal I HAVE achieved in the past. I also want to do more autobiographies and nonfiction this year!

GOAL - READ 30 BOOKS
DONE - August 27th

COMPLETED [33/30]:
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes ★★★
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas ★★★★★
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo ★★★
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas ★★★★★
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas ★★★★
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas ★★★★
A Court of Silver Flame by Sarah J Maas ★★★★
Spare by Prince Harry ★★★★
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City) by Sarah J Maas ★★★★
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson ★★★★★
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson ★★★★
The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman ★★★★
The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe ★★★
The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe ★★
A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver ★★★
Their Viscous Darling by Nikki St. Crowe ★★
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers ★★★★
The Fae Princes by Nikki St. Crowe ★★
Beneath the Sand by Katherine L Bichler ★★★★
A Vow of Ruin by Sherilee Gray ★★★★
A Trial by Blood by Sherilee Gray ★★★★
The Tale of Nefret by M.L Bullock ★★★
Moon Dark by Patricia Barletta ★
Fireball by Lainey Davis ★★★
In Too Deep by Mara Jacobs ★★★★
In Too Fast by Mara Jacobs ★★★★★
In Too Hard by Mara Jacobs ★★★
How to Kiss a Movie Star by Jenny Proctor ★★★
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams ★★★★
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter ★★★★★
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas ★★★★


IN PROGRESS:

ADDITIONAL GOALS:
Read 2 nonfiction books [0/2]
Read 2 autobiographies (separate from nonfiction book goal) [1/2]
Read ALL the Book Seekers BotM selections for 2023 [*2/6]
*read 'The Gender Game' in another year, not counting towards total
Complete the Book Seekers Reading Challenge 2023

Kat's 2023 Reading Goals - 160 Books

Completed Books [0/160]:


In Progress:


Additional Goals:

I majorly overshot my reading goal this year but I'm anticipating being busier next year so I don't want to try to read more than I did this year...

Goal: 30 Books

Completed: 30/30

1. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (paper)
2. The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang (paper)
3. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (paper)
4. The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley (audio)
5. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (paper)
6. Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (audio)
7. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (audio)
8. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (audio)
9. She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson (audio)
10. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (audio)
11. The Burnin God by R.F. Kuang
12. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
13. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
14. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
15. The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai
16. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (audio)
17. The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
18. The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (paper)
19. Once & Future by Cory McCarthy and A.R. Capetta
20. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (paper)
21. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (paper)
22. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (audio)
23. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (audio)
24. The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
25. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
26. Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (audio)
27. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
28. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (audio)
29. Unleashed Holiday by Victoria Schade (paper)
30. In a Flight of Starlings by Giorgio Parisi

Currently Reading:

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall

Additional goal: read all the unread books in my home...or at least make a dent

Liz's 2023 goal - Read 20 books

Completed Books [5/20]:
A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park by Aaron Johnson
Discovery in Sand Dunes National Park by Aaron Johnson
Grand Canyon National Park by Aaron Johnson

In Progress:
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel
Cleopatras Shadows by Emily Holleman
The God Beneath the Sea by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen

Additional Goals:
Finish the books that I started the last few years and never completed!
Start a new book series

2023 Reading Goal: 50/50 books read

Additional goal #1: Read Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey (0/2)
Additional goal #2: Unread Shelf Project (16/30) physical (12/15) ebook (4/15)
Additional goal #3: The Book Seekers Reading Challenge (12/12)
Additional goal #4: 2020, 2021, and 2022 overspill (7/22)
Additional goal #5: Three 2023 releases (1/3)

Read so far in 2023:

1. Crush by Richard Siken (★★★☆☆)**
2. Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf (no rating)
3. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
4. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)
5. Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
6. A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver (★★★★☆)**
7. Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (★★★★☆)
9. Panic Response by John McCullough (no rating)*
10. Percy Jackson and The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
11. The Twits by Roald Dahl (★★★☆☆)
12. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (★★★★☆)
13. If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvini (★★★★☆)
14. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl (★★★☆☆)
15. Boy by Roald Dahl (★★★★☆)
16. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevado (★★★☆☆)*
17. Reckless Paper Birds by John McCullough (no rating)
18. You Talkin' To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama by Sam Leith (★★★★☆)*
19. The Boy with a Bird in His Chest by Emme Lund (★★☆☆☆)*
20. The Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser (★★★☆☆)
21. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (no rating)
22. The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (★★★☆☆)**
23. Severance by Ling Ma (★★★★☆)*
24. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (no rating)
25. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (no rating)
26. Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens (★★★☆☆)*
27. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)***
28. The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing by David Morley (★★☆☆☆)*
29. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
30. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)**
31. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (★★★☆☆)**
32. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (★★★★★)
33. The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang by Sun Tzu / Shang Yang (no rating)**
34. Different for Boys by Patrick Ness (★★★★☆)**
35. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)*
36. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)*
37. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)*
38. Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)*
39. Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)*
40. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)*
41. Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★★☆)
42. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (★★★★★)
43. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (★★★★☆)**
44. The History of the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland by Rodney Castleden (★★☆☆☆)**
45. Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★★☆)
46. Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)
47. The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot (★★★☆☆)
48. Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera (★★☆☆☆)**
49. Falling Awake by Alice Oswald (★★★☆☆)
50. Death Note, Vol. 4: Love by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)

Currently reading:

• Rhetoric by Jenni Richards
• The Overstory by Richard Powers
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
• The Iliad by Homer
• The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative by H. Porter Abbott
• The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
• The World of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado

To read:

2023 Reading Goal: 71/50

Additional Goals

• Additional Goal 1: The Bookseekers Reading Challenge [bs] 12/12
• Additional Goal 2: Beyond the Bookends Reading Challenge [be] 1/12
• Additional Goal 3: Book Riots 2023 Read Harder Challenge [br] 10/24

Books Read So Far

• My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite [be]
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore [bs]
• Furyborn by Claire Legrand [bs]
• A Boy's Will by Robert Frost [bs]
• The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle Stevenson [br]
• Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales [br]
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley [br]
• Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron [br]
• Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith [bs]
• How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi [br]
• From the Embers by Aly Martinez [bs]
• Unexpected: Love by Amy Park
• Lightkeepers by Kennedy Plumb
• Lore Olympus vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe
• Lore Olympus vol. 2 by Rachel Smythe
• A Crown of Chains by Erin Phillips [bs]
• Thief of Spring by Katherine MacDonald [bs]
• The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• The Siren by Kiera Cass
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'engle [bs]
• A Whisper of Danger by Catherine Palmer [bs]
• A Tale of Ice and Ash; A Snow White Retelling by Katherine Macdonald [bs]
• A Sign of Affection by Suu Morishita [bs]
  -- volumes 1-9
• The Fear by Natasha Preston [br]
• The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
• If he had been with me by Laura Nowlin
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston [br]
• Everless by Sara Holland [br]
• Heartstopper, Volume 1 by Alice Oseman [bs]
• Heartstopper, Volume 2 by Alice Oseman [br]
• Bias by Lucy Gold
• You're My Cutie!! by Nakaba Harufuji
  -- Volumes 1-6
• The Liar's Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson
• And Yet, You Are So Sweet by Kujira Anan
  -- Volumes 1-7
• Waiting for Spring by Anashin
  -- volumes 1-14
• Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean [br]
• A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Currently Reading

• Queen of Night by Katherine MacDonald
• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

SPOILER!!: To be read

Severance by Ling Ma

2023 Reading Goal: 50 books
Additional Reading Goals

➔ Books already owned: 15
➔ The Book Seekers reading challenge: 12
➔ Book-et list books: 5
➔ Award-winning books: 5

Completed:

➔➔➔➔1. The Other Child - Joanne Fluke ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔2. The House with the Golden Door - Elodie Harper ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔3. Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔4. Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔5. The Night She Disappeared - Lisa Jewell ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔6. The Guilty One - Lisa Ballantyne ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔7. The Innocent One - Lisa Ballantyne ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔8. I See You - Patricia MacDonald ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔10. Stillhouse Lake - Rachel Caine ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔11. Killman Creek - Rachel Caine ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔12. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔13. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titans Curse - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔14. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔15. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔16. Wolfhunter River - Rachel Caine ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔17. Bitter Falls - Rachel Caine ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔18. Heartbreak Bay - Rachel Caine ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔19. Trapper Road - Rachel Caine and Carrie Ryan ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔20. Dig Two Graves - Keith Nixon ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔21. The Nothing Man - Catherine Ryan Howard ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔22. A Slow Fire Burning - Paula Hawkins ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔23. Lock Every Door - Riley Sager ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔24. Only the Innocent - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔25. The Back Road - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔26. Sleep Tight - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔27. Stranger Child - Rachel Abbott ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔28. Nowhere Child - Rachel Abbott ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔29. Kill Me Again - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔30. The Sixth Window - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔31. Come A Little Closer - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔32. The Shape of Lies - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔33. Right Behind You - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔34. Close Your Eyes - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔35. No More Lies - Rachel Abbott ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔36. Later - Stephen King ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔37. Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔38. Vanishing Girls - Lisa Regan ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔39. The Bone House - Caroline Mitchell ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔40. The Stolen Heir - Holly Black ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔41. Silent Child - Sarah A. Denzil ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔42. Glass Sword - Victoria Aveyard ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔43. Raven's Gate - Anthony Horowitz ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔44. Kings Cage - Victoria Aveyard ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔45. Evil Star - Anthony Horowitz ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔46. Nightrise - Anthony Horowitz ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔47. Necropolis - Anthony Horowitz ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔48. Oblivion - Anthony Horowitz ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔49. Truth & Lies - Caroline Mitchell ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔50. Magyk - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔51. Flyte - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔52. Physik - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔53. Queste - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔54. Syren - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔55. Darke - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔56. Fyre - Angie Sage ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔57. Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔58. The Last Day - Andrew Hunter Murray ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔59. The Last to Vanish - Megan Miranda ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔60. The Last Devil to Die - Richard Osman ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔61. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients - Adam Kay ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔62. Slow Horses - Mick Heron ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔63. Just After Sunset - Steven King ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔64. The Luminaries - Susan Dennard ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔65.Needful Things - Steven King ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔66.Sabriel - Garth Nix ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔67.Lirael - Garth Nix ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔68.Abhorsen - Garth Nix ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔69.The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔70.Don't Let Her Stay - Nicola Sanders ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔71.The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔72.Circe - Madeline Miller ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔73.The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔74.The Hawthorne Legacy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔75.Book of Night - Holly Black ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔76.When the Dogs Don't Bark - Angela Gallop ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔77.The Maid - Nita Prose ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔78.The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔79.War of the Foxes - Richard Siken ★★★★☆

Currently reading:

➔➔➔➔1. Harrow the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
➔➔➔➔2. The Facemaker - Lindsey Fitzharris

Progress as of 31.12.2023
Reading Goal: 79/50
Books already owned: 8/15
The Book Seekers reading challenge: 12/12
Book-et list books: 0/5
Award-winning books: 3/5

Sarah's Reading Goal for 2023

Goal: 58/50

Additional Goal 1: Bookseeker Challenge 12/12
Additional Goal 2: Popsugar Challenge 22/50
Additional Goal 3: Read Harder 4/24
Additional Goal 4:Read your Shelf 6/52

Completed:

SPOILER!!: Books Read

Beyond the Wand, Tom Felton★★★★☆ (January 2)
Out of the Blue, Jason June★★★★☆ (January 5)
The Cowgirl's Forever Love, Vivian Arend★★★☆☆ (January 6) (SA-16+)
This Is Why They Hate Us, Aaron H. Aceves★★★★★ (January 11)
Paper Planes, Jennie Wood★★★★☆ (January 15)
Verify, Joelle Charbonneau★★★☆☆ (January 17)
A Merry Little Meet Cute, Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone★★★★☆(January 22) (SA-16+)
Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution, Kacen Callender★★★☆☆.5(January 27)
Theater Lovers, Ciara Blume ★★★★☆(January 31) (SA-16+)
By the Book, Jasmine Guillory ★★★☆☆(February 5)
Prison Healer, Lynette Noni ★★★★★(February 12)
Kiss Her Once for Me, Alison Cochrun ★★★★★(February 17) (SA-16+)
Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball, Jason June ★★★★★(February 26)
A Marvelous Light, Freya Marske ★★★☆☆.75(February 28)
The Love Con, Seressia Glass ★★★★☆(March 3) (SA-16+)
The Blood Traitor, Lynette Noni ★★★★★(March 6)
Radiant Sin, Katee Robert ★★★★☆(March 8) (SA-16+)
Hard Feelings, K.M. Galvin ★★★☆☆(March 9) (SA-16+)
Protecting What's His, Tessa Bailey ★★★★☆(March 11) (SA-16+)
Defy the Night, Brigid Kemmerer ★★★★☆.5(March 16)
Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall ★★★★☆(March 20) (SA-16+)
The Sunbearer Trials, Aiden Thomas (audible) ★★★★★(March 26)
Partners In Crime, Alisha Rai ★★★★☆.5(March 28) (SA-16+)
Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas (audio) ★★★★☆(March 29)
Only This Beautiful Moment, Abdi Nazemian ★★★★☆.75(March 31)
Would You Rather, Allison Ashley ★★★★☆(April 3)
Shakti, SJ Sindu (Graphic Novel) ★★★★★(April 3)
Salt and Sugar, Rebecca Carvalho ★★★★☆(April 7)
The Fiancee Farce, Alexandria Bellefleur ★★★★☆(April 11)
Kim Reaper: Vampire Island, Sarah Gradley (Graphic Novel) ★★★☆☆(April 12)
Secrets So Deep, Ginny Myers Sain ★★★★☆(April 14)
Heartstopper, Vol 1, Alice Oseman ★★★★★(April 17)
The very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, Sangu Mandanna ★★★★.75(April 20)
Set on You, Amy Lea ★★★★☆(April 22)
Witchful Thinking, Elemental Lovers ★★★★.5(April 24)
The Boy With the Bookstore, Sarah Echavarre Smith ★★★★☆(April 26)
Extra Witchy, Ann Aguirre ★★★.5(April 27) (SA-16+)
Kyland, Mia Sheridan ★★★☆☆(April 30) (SA-16+)
Wild Ever After, Rebecca Jenshak ★★★☆☆(April 30) (SA-16+)
The Bells of Notre Dame, R.L.Davennor ★★★★☆(May 2) (SA-16+) CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS!
The Right Wrong Number, Katie Warren ★★★.5(May 3) (SA-16+)
Damaged Like Us, Krista & Becca Ritchie ★★★.5(May 9) (SA-16+)
Make Me Wilder, Serena Bell ★★★★☆(May 10) (SA-16+)
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, Sarah Hawley ★★★★☆(May 13)
Well, That Was Unexpected, Jesse Q. Sutanto ★★★.5(May 13)
Never Ever Getting Back Together, Sophie Gonzales ★★★★.5(May 15)
We Used to Be Friends, Amy Spaulding ★★★.5(May 22)
Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez ★★★★.5(May 23) (SA-16+)
Dream to Me, Megan Paasch ★★★★☆(May 30)
Friday Black, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah ★★★.5(May 30) (SA-16+) CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS!
Best Men, Sidney Karger ★★★★☆(June 1) (SA-16+)
Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake ★★★★☆(June 5) (SA-16+)
Camp Spirit, Axelle Lenoir ★★★★★(June 6)
the Prince and the Dressmaker, Jen Wang ★★★★.5(June 6)
Him, Elle Kennedy and Ariana Bowen ★★★☆☆(June 9) (SA-16+)
Coming Back, Jessi Zabarsky ★★★★★(June 10)
This Town is on Fire, Pamela N. Harris ★★★★☆(June 13)
Behind the Scenes, Karelia Stetz-Waters ★★★★☆(June 17) (SA-16+)
, ★★★★☆(June 14)

Currently Reading:

Retro, Sofia Lapuente DNF
Blood Debts, Terry J. Benton-Walker
I'll Take Everything You Have, James Kline

To Read:

• Sorry, Bro, Taleen Voskuni (sa-16+)
• The Charm Offensive, Alison Cochrun (sa-16+)
• A Dash of Salt and Pepper, Kosoko Jackson (sa-16+?)
• Rosaline Palmer Takes the cake, Alexis Hall (sa-16+)
• Mistakes Were Made, Meryl Wilsner (sa-16+)
• Fake Dates and Mooncakes, Sher Lee (sa-16+?)
• In the Lives of Puppets, TJ Klune (sa-16+)
• The Dos and Donuts of Love, Adiba Jaigirdar
• Briarcliff Prep, Brianna Peppins
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2023 Reading Goal: 60/40 books read

Additional goal #1: Recommended by a friend (6/12)
Additional goal #2: Ern Explores New Genres (5/5)
Additional goal #3: The Book Seekers Reading Challenge

Finished Reading:

• City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson (★★★☆☆)
• Pride, by Ibi Zoboi (★★★★★)
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna (★★★★★)
• Furious Hours, by Casey Cep (★★★★★)
• Why Kill the Innocent, by C.S. Harris (★★★★★)
• Little Thieves, by Margaret Owens (★★★★★)
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess, by Sue Lynn Tan (★★★☆☆)
• Who Slays the Wicked, by C.S. Harris (★★★★★)
• Borrower of the Night, by Elizabeth Peters (★★★★☆)
• Looking for Jane, by Heather Marshall (★★★★☆)
• Who Speaks for the Damned, by C.S. Harris (★★★★★)
• Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (★★★★☆)
• The House in the Cerulean Sea, by T.J. Klune (★★★★★)
• Dragonquest, by Anne McCaffrey (★★★☆☆)
• Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (★★★★★)
• The Long Way Home, by Louise Penny (★★★★☆)
• Project Duchess, by Sabrina Jeffries (★★★☆☆)
• The Golden Spoon, by Jessa Maxwell (★★★★☆)
• The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King (★★★★★)
• Local Woman Missing, by Mary Kubica (★★★★☆)
• The Nature of the Beast, by Louise Penny (★★★★☆)
• Clap When you Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo (★★★★★)
• A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine (★★★★★)
• What the Devil Knows, by C.S. Harris (★★★★★)
• Killers of a Certain Age, by Deanna Raybourn (★★★★★)
• A Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Laurie R. King (★★★★☆)
• I Was Told There'd Be Cake, by Sloane Crosley (★★★☆☆)
• Harrow the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (★★★★★)
• Legend, by Marie Lu (★★★☆☆)
• The Marriage of Mary Russell, by Laurie R. King (★★★★☆)
• Her Dark Curiosity, by Megan Shepherd (★★★★☆)
• Kiss Her Once For Me, by Alison Cochrun (★★★★☆)
• A Great Reckoning, by Louise Penny (★★★★★)
• A Sinister Revenge, by Deanna Raybourn (★★★★★)
• A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine (★★★★★)
• A Letter of Mary, by Laurie R. King (★★★★☆)
• This Is How You Lose The Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar (★★★★★)
• Killer Research, by Jenn McKinlay
• London Seance Society, by Sarah Penner (★★★★☆)
• When Blood Lies, by C.S. Lewis (★★★☆☆)
• The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang (★★★★☆)
• Glass Houses, by Louise Penny (★★★★★)
• Venco, by Cherie Dimaline (★★★★★)
• Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (★★★★★)
• The Love Hypothesis, by Ali Hazelwood (★★★★★)
• The Prison Healer, by Lynette Noni (★★★★☆)
• Painted Devils, by Margaret Owen (★★★★★)
• The Moor, by Laurie R. King (★★★★☆)
• All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (★★★★☆)
• A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin (★★★★☆)
• The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, by Grady Hendrix (★★★☆☆)
• Dial A for Aunties, by Jesse Q Suntato (★★★★☆)
• The Gilded Cage, by Lynette Noni (★★★☆☆)
• A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting , by Sophie Irwin (★★★★★)
• Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood (★★★★★)
• I Have Some Questions for You, by Rebecca Makkai (★★★★☆)
• A Fever in the Heartland, by Timothy Egan (★★★★☆)
• A Venom Dark and Sweet, by Judy I. Lin (★★★★☆)
• In the Hall with a Knife, by Diana Peterfreund (★★★★★)
• Inheritance, by Nora Roberts (★★★★☆)

julia's 2023 reading goals

37/23 books

read:

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (finished Jan 3) (★★★★★)
• Loveless by Alice Oseman (finished Jan 4) (★★★★☆)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling (finished Jan 6) (★★★★★)
• Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (finished Jan 9) (★★★★★)
• Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram (finished Jan 18) (★★★★☆)
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (finished Jan 22) (★★★★★)
• The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (finished Jan 24) (★★★★☆)
• The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (finished Jan 26) (★★★★★)
• This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (finished Feb 1) (★★★★★)
• The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander (finished Feb 2) (★★★★★)
• The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (finished Feb 4) (★★★★★)
• The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (finished Feb 8) (★★★★★)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (finished Feb 20) (★★★★★)
• Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson (finished Mar 1) (★★★★★)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (finished Mar 4) (★★★★★)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (finished Mar 12) (★★★★★)
• Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (finished Mar 15) (★★★★☆)
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (finished Mar 23) (★★★★★)
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (finished Mar 31) (★★★★★)
• Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings (finished Apr 17) (★★★★☆)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (finished May 1) (★★★★★)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (finished May 11) (★★★★★)
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (finished May 30) (★★★☆☆)
• Circe by Madeline Miller (finished Jun 6) (★★★★★)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (finished June 11) (★★★★★)
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (finished Jun 14) (★★★★☆)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (finished June 20) (★★★★★)
• A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain by Sara Manning Peskin (finished Jul 25) (★★★★☆)
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (finished Jul 29) (★★★☆☆)
• Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig (finished Aug 4) (★★★★☆)
• Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach (finished Aug 6) (★★★☆☆)
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (finished Aug 15) (★★★★★)
• The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork (finished Aug 19) (★★★★☆)
• True Biz by Sara Nović (finished Aug 30) (★★★☆☆)
• Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (finished Sep 5) (★★★★☆)
• Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (finished Sep 29) (★★★★☆)
• It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn (finished Oct 10) (★★★☆☆)

Text Cut: comprehensive to-read list

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
• The Plague by Albert Camus
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
• Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
• Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley
• The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
• Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
• I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
• Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
• The Library Book by Susan Orlean
• Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
• Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg
• What We Owe to Each Other by T.M. Scanlon
• White Teeth by Zadie Smith
• On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
• To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Additional goal: The Book Seekers Reading Challenge (12/12)

Reading Goals for 2023
1/20



Books working on:
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte (Audio)
Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan




Books completed:

1. The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks

Sarah's Reading Goal for 2023
Goal: 2/24

Additional Goals:
Complete the Book Seekers Reading Challenge 2023 (1/12)

Completed:
The last to vanish By Megan Miranda (Finished Jan. 5)
Lost Lake By Sarah Addison Allen (Finished Jan 8)

Currently Reading:

To Read:

Reading goal for 2023

Finished: 3/18

Penpal by Dathan Auerbach - 3.5/5
Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke - 3/5
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang - 5/5

Additional goals: The Book Seekers reading challenge


Currently reading:

Suzy's 2023 Reading Goal
25/25
Complete

Completed Books:

1. The Orphan of Cemetery Hill By Hester Fox (★★★★☆)
2. A Lullaby for Witches By Hester Fox (★★★★★)
3. Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen (★★★★★)
4. Heartstopper Volume 3 By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
5. Heartstopper Volume 4 By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
6. Lore Olympus Volume 1 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)
7. Lore Olympus Volume 2 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)
8. Lore Olympus Volume 3 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)
9. Chain of Thorns By Cassandra Clare (★★★★★)
10. The Ink Black Heart By Robert Galraith (★★★★★)
11. The Iron Sword By Julie Kagawa (★★★★☆)
12. The Last Heir to Blackwood Library By Hester Fox (★★★★☆)
13. After By Anna Todd (★★★★★)
14. After We Collided By Anna Todd (★★★★★)
15. After We Fell By Anna Todd (★★★★★)
16. After Ever Happy By Anna Todd (★★★★★)
17. Before By Anna Todd (★★★★★)
18. This Winter By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
19. Solitaire By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
20. Nick and Charlie By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
21. Queen Charlotte By Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes (★★★★★)
22. Michael Vey: The Traitor By Richard Paul Evans (★★★★★)
23. The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas (★★★★☆)
24. The Heartstopper Yearook By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
25. The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure By Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro (★★★★★)

Currently Reading

2024 Reading Goal: 44/50

Additional Goals

• Additional Goal 1: The Bookseekers Reading Challenge 21/24
• Additional Goal 2: Recommended by a Friend 08/10
• Additional Goal 3: 2024 Releases 02/05

Books Read So Far

1. Watering the Soul by Courtney Peppernell (★★★★★)
2. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (★★★☆☆)
3. Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell (★★☆☆☆)
4. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (★★★☆☆)
5. Cappucinos, Cupcakes and a Corpse by Harper Lin (audiobook) (★★★☆☆)
6. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (★★★★☆)
7. Drawing and Designing Tattoo Art by Fip Buchanan (★☆☆☆☆)
8. Englewood by Alissa Zavalianos (★★★☆☆)
9. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (★★☆☆☆)
10. The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
11. Wings by Aprilynne Pike (★★☆☆☆)
12. From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (★★★★★)
13. XOXO by Axie Oh (★★★★★)
14. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (★★★★☆)
15. Facade by Camille Peters (★★★☆☆)
16. The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (★★★★☆)
17. The Season by Sarah MacLean (★★★★★)
18. Twisted Loveby Ana Huang (★★★☆☆)
19. The Rise of Kyoshi by F. C. Yee and Michael Dante Dimartino (★★★☆☆)
20. Bride by Ali Hazelwood (★★★★★)
21. Twisted Lies by Ana Huang (★★★★☆)
22. Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono (★★★★★)
23. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout (★★★★★)
24. The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco (★★★★☆)
25. If We Say Goodbye by Jasmine Little (★★☆☆☆)
26. healing for no one but me by Jennae Cecelia (★★★★☆)
27. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (★★★☆☆)
28. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn (★★★★☆)
29. An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
30. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (★★★★☆)
31. The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout (★★☆☆☆)
32. To Carve A Fae Heart by Tessonja Odette (★★★☆☆)
33. To Sir Philip, With Love by Julia Quinn (★★★☆☆)
34. When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (★★☆☆☆)
35. The Fine Print by Lauren Asher (★☆☆☆☆)
36. If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin (★★★★★)
37. The Psychological Safety Playbook: Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human by Karolin Helbig, Minette Norman (★★★★☆)
38. Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman (★★★★☆)
39. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (★★★★★)
40. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)
41. A Botanists Guide to Parties and Poison by Kate Khavari (★★★★☆)
42. A Botanists Guide to Flowers and Fatalities by Kate Khavari (★★★★☆)
43. The Adventurer's Son by Roman Dial (★★★☆☆)
44. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (★★★★★)

Currently Reading

• Death; a Life by George Pendle
• The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
• When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
• A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets by Kate Khavari
• The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

SPOILER!!: To be read

• Severance by Ling Ma
• The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
• Death: A life by George Pendle
• Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• Evermore by Sara Holland
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Sara Collins
• Song of the Current by Sara Tolcser
• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
• From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
• Watchmen by Alan Moore
• Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
• An Elegant Defense by Matt Richtel
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
• The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues by Ellen Raskin
• Lockwood and Co.
• Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher
• Midnight[/u] by Amy McCulloch
• Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman
• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• Stimulation: The Great Escape by Hashem Al-Ghaili
• Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by Michael Ausiello

SPOILER!!: DNF

• River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan
• Buried by Kennedy Plumb

My goal is to read 15 books again and complete the Book Seekers Reading Challenge 2024.

Completed Books [0/15]:

In Progress:

• The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

Additional Goals:

• "Read" 1 audiobook
• Finish that Sarah J. Maas series about the fairies

Suzy's 2024 Reading Goal
25/25

Completed Books:

1. Pumpkin By Julie Murphy (★★★★★)
2. Sword Catcher By Cassandra Clare (★★★★★)
3. The Running Grave By Robert Galbraith (★★★★★)
4. Heartstopper Volume 5 By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
5. The Duke and I By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
6. The Viscount Who Loved Me By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
7. An Offer From a Gentleman By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
8. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
9. To Sir Phillip, With Love By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
10. When He Was Wicked By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
11. It's In His Kiss By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
12. On the Way to the Wedding By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
13. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After By Julia Quinn (★★★★★)
14. Lore Olympus Volume 4 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)
15. Lore Olympus Volume 5 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)
16. Radio Silence By Alice Oseman (★★★★★)
17. Dracula By Bram Stoker (★★★★★)
18. If the Shoe Fits By Julie Murphy (★★★★★)
19. A Discovery of Witches By Deborah Harkness (★★★★★)
20. Shadow of Night By Deborah Harkness (★★★★★)
21. The Book of Life By Deborah Harkness (★★★★★)
22. Time's Convert By Deborah Harkness (★★★★★)
23. The Black Bird Oracle By Deborah Harkness (★★★★★)
24. Lore Olympus Volume 6 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)
25. Lore Olympus Volume 7 By Rachel Smythe (★★★★★)

Currently Reading

• By

julia's 2024 reading goals

57/24 books

read:

• The Stranger by Albert Camus (finished Jan 6) (★★★★☆)
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (finished Jan 7) (★★★★☆)
• Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg (finished Jan 11) (★★★☆☆)
• How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (finished Feb 19) (★★★☆☆)
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (finished Mar 20) (★★★★★)
• The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (finished Mar 22) (★★★★★)
• The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (finished Mar 23) (★★★★★)
• The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (finished Mar 31) (★★★★★)
• The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (finished Apr 7) (★★★★★)
• The Library Book by Susan Orlean (finished Apr 14) (★★★★☆)
• The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (finished Apr 20) (★★★★☆)
• The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (finished Apr 29) (★★★★☆)
• The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (finished May 2) (★★★★☆)
• The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (finished May 7) (★★★★☆)
• The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (finished May 11) (★★★★☆)
• The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan (finished May 12) (★★★★☆)
• The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (finished May 15) (★★★★☆)
• The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (finished May 19) (★★★★☆)
• The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan (finished Jun 6) (★★★★☆)
• The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan (finished Jun 12) (★★★★☆)
• The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan (finished Jun 22) (★★★★☆)
• The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan (finished Jun 29) (★★★★☆)
• Lightlark by Alex Aster (finished Jul 3) (★★★☆☆)
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (finished Jul 8) (★★★☆☆)
• The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau (finished Jul 11) (★★★★★)
• Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau (finished Jul 17) (★★★★☆)
• Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau (finished Jul 18) (★★★☆☆)
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (finished Jul 21) (★★★★★)
• Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake (finished Aug 7) (★★☆☆☆)
• The Nix by Nathan Hill (finished Aug 12) (★★★★★)
• Wellness by Nathan Hill (finished Aug 19) (★★★★☆)
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (finished Sep 16) (★★★★☆)
• Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (finished Sep 20) (★★★★☆)
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (finished Oct 8) (★★★★★)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (finished Oct 12) (★★★★★)
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (finished Oct 14) (★★★★★)
• Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (finished Oct 14) (★★★☆☆)
• The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (finished Oct 19) (★★★☆☆)
• Nightbane by Alex Aster (finished Oct 25) (★★★★☆)
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (finished Nov 5) (★★★★☆)
• The Program by Suzanne Young (finished Nov 12) (★★★★★)
• The Treatment by Suzanne Young (finished Nov 18) (★★★★☆)
• Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan (finished Nov 18) (★★★★☆)
• Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong (finished Nov 21) (★★★★☆)
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (finished Nov 22) (★★★★★)
• Skyshade by Alex Aster (finished Dec 1) (★★★☆☆)
• Daring Greatly by Brené Brown (finished Dec 2) (★★★☆☆)
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (finished Dec 3) (★★★☆☆)
• Divergent by Veronica Roth (finished Dec 4) (★★★★★)
• Four by Veronica Roth (finished Dec 5) (★★★★☆)
• Insurgent by Veronica Roth (finished Dec 6) (★★★★☆)
• Allegiant by Veronica Roth (finished Dec 7) (★★★☆☆)
• Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (finished Dec 8) (★★★★★)
• Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey (finished Dec 9) (★★★★★)
• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (finished Dec 10) (★★★☆☆)
• The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten (finished Dec 19) (★★★★☆)
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (finished Dec 28) (★★★★★)

Additional goal: The Book Seekers Reading Challenge: 24/24 (Hermione Granger: 8/8; Luna Lovegood: 8/8; Harry Potter: 8/8)

2024 Reading Goals
{17/20}

Additional Goals:

~ Complete Book Seekers Reading Challenge {14/16}
~ Read two autobiographies/biographies {01/02}

Finished Books:

• The Last - Hanna Jameson {★★★☆☆}✢ ✢
• Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide - JK Rowling {★★★★☆}✢✢
• Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston {★★★★☆}✢✢
• The Art of Disney Costuming - Jeff Kurtti {★★★★★}✢
• The Last List of Mabel Beaumont - Laura Pearson {★★★★☆}✢✢
• Conversations With Friends - Sally Rooney {★★★☆☆}✢✢
• The Sisters - Claire Douglas {★★☆☆☆}✢
• Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman {★★★★★}✢✢
• The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer {★★★★☆}✢✢
• Icebreaker - Hannah Grace {★★★☆☆}✢
• They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvers {★★★★☆}✢
• Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros {★★★★★}✢ ✢
• Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros {★★★★★}✢ ✢
• The Art and Making of Disney’s the Lion King - Michael Goldman {★★★★★}✢ ✢
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson {★★★★☆}✢ ✢
• Beyond the Wand - Tom Felton {★★★★★}✢
• The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman {★★★★★} ✢ ✢
  

Currently Reading:

Key:
✢ - Ebook
✢ - Non-Fiction
✢ - Fiction
✢ - Book Seekers Challenge
✢ - Autobiography

2024 Reading Goal: 48/70 books read

Additional goal #1: Read Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey (1/2)
Additional goal #2: Unread Shelf Project (15/30) physical (5/15) ebook (10/15)
Additional goal #3: The Book Seekers Reading Challenge (9/24)
Additional goal #4: 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 overspill (6/17)
Additional goal #5: Books from The List™ (2/10)

Read so far in 2023:

1. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado (★★★☆☆)**
2. Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative by Will Eisner (★★★☆☆)**
3. Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds & Jason Griffin (★★★★★)**
4. Rhetoric by Jennifer Richards (★★★☆☆)*
5. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (★★★★★)*
6. Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)
7. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (★★★★☆)
8. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (★★★★☆)
9. Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)
10. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (★★★★☆)
11. The Little Schizoaffective Book by Mark Freeman (★★☆☆☆)
12. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (★★★★☆)***
13. Beowulf by Unknown (trans. by Seamus Heaney) (no rating)***
14. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)
15. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (★★★☆☆)*
16. Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★★☆)
17. Death Note, Vol. 8: Target by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)
18. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)**
19. Death Note, Vol. 9: Contact by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)
20. Death Note, Vol. 10: Deletion by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★★☆)
21. Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirits by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★☆☆)
22. Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis by Tsugumi Ohba (★★★★☆)
23. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (★★★★★)*
24. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (★★★☆☆)
25. The Iliad by Homer (no rating)**
26. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★★)
27. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★★)
28. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (★★★★★)*
29. Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker (no rating)
30. Maus I: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (★★★★★)
31. Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (★★★★★)
32. Circe by Madeline Miller (★★★★★)
33. Schizo by Nic Sheff (★☆☆☆☆)
34. The World of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin (★★★★★)*
35. Lowboy by John Wray (★★★★☆)
36. Pill After Pill by Johnathan Benjamin (★★☆☆☆)
37. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin (★★★★★)
38. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (★★★★★)
39. Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton (★★★☆☆)*
40. Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King (★★★☆☆)**
41. Diary of a Schizophrenic Poet by Nico Lawrence (★★☆☆☆)
42. Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey (★★★★☆)*
43. Shy by Max Porter (★★★★☆)***
44. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (★★★★★)
45. HappyHead by Josh Silver (★★☆☆☆)***
46. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (★★★★☆)*
47. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (★★★★★)
48. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★★)

Currently reading:

• The Overstory by Richard Powers
• It by Stephen King
• The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
• A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
• The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
• Girl A by Abigail Dean

To read:

This year, I'm sticking with my usual goal of 50 books, because I just cannot come to terms with putting more pressure on myself to read. Knowing myself, I'll have a multi-month reading slump and only actually pick up the pace in July, read 15 books at once, and then refuse to pick up another book for another month or so.

Happens every year.

Anyway, here we go!

laurange's reading challenge
▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱ 42% (21/50)

Additional Goal #1: Snitchseeker Reading Challenge 2024 (1/8)(0/8)
Additional Goal #2: Clear Physical TBR (0/10)

BOOKS COMPLETED:
1. Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott (★★★☆☆)
2. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (★★★★★)
3. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt (★★★★☆)
4. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
5. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
6. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
7. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)
8. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (★★★★★)
9. The Art of War by Niccolo Machiavelli (★★★☆☆)
10. Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (★★★★★)
11. Galatea by Madeline Miller (★★★★★)
12. The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen (★★★★★)
13. Suki, Alone by Faith Erin Hicks (★★★★☆)
14. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (★★★★★)
15. He Who Droned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan (★★★★★)
16. White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky (★★★★☆)
17. Emma by Jane Austen (★★★★★)
18. Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (★★★★☆)
19. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (★★★★☆)
20. The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development by Maggie Black (★★★★☆)
21. Red Rising by Pierce Brown (★★★★★)

BOOKS IN-PROGRESS:
1. Golden Son by Pierce Brown
2. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
3. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue-Lynn Tan
4. Babel by R.F. Kuang

PHYSICAL TBR:
1. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshanna Zuboff
2. Tsarina by Ellen Alpstein
3. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
4. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
5. Globalisation, Economic Development, and the Role of the State by Ha-Joon Chang
6. The National Question by Rosa Luxembourg
7. A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
8. Babel by R. F. Kuang
9. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
10. All My Rage by Saba'a Tahir
can you tell yet that i am writing a disseratation on the international political econonomy?

I'm posting this with the hope that I'll somehow find time to read more this year although in reality, I'll most likely struggle. With that in mind, I'm going to aim low and then increase my goal if I manage to reach it!

Yes, I know it's currently blank but I will be back to edit fill in said blanks!

2024 Reading Goal

3/20

Additional Goal #1: Snitchseeker Reading Challenge 2024 (3/8)
Additional Goal #2: To read some of my long term books I've always wanted to read but put off
Additional Goal #3: To read more physical/eBooks than Audiobooks






Books Completed:
1. House of Hades by Rick Riordan
2. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
4. The Witcher: Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski


Books in Progress:
1. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
2. Star Wars: Jedi - Battle Scars by Sam Maggs
3. A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
4. Agents of Artifice: A Planeswalker Novel by Ari Marmell

2024 Reading Goal: 50 books
Additional Reading Goals

➔ Books already owned: 15
➔ The Book Seekers reading challenge: 8
➔ Book-et list books: 5
➔ Award-winning books: 5

Completed:

➔➔➔➔1. Sleep - C.L. Taylor ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔2. The Temple of Fortuna - Elodie Harper ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔3. Unsolved - Heather Critchlow ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔4. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔5. The Teacher - Freida McFadden ★☆☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔6. Come Get Me - Molly Black ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔7. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin ★★★★★
➔➔➔➔8. Agent Zero - Jack Mars ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔9. Target Zero - Jack Mars ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔10. Hunting Zero - Jack Mars ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔11. Trapping Zero - Jack Mars ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔12. File Zero - Jack Mars ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔13. Recall Zero - Jack Mars ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔14. Asylum - Amy Cross ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔15. Meds - Amy Cross ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔16. The Madness of Annie Radford - Amy Cross ★☆☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔17. Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔18. Craven Manor - Darcy Coates ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔19. Those Empty Eyes - Charlie Donlea ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔20. Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔21. Killing Floor - Lee Child ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔22. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔23. Hotel Magnifique- Emily J. Taylor ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔24. Big Little Lies - Leanne Moriarty ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔25. Beautiful Ruins - Jess Walter ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔26. Misery - Stephen King ★★★★☆
➔➔➔➔27. The Silent Dolls - Rita Herron ★★☆☆☆
➔➔➔➔28. One for Sorrow - Sarah A. Denzil ★★★☆☆
➔➔➔➔29. The Box in the Woods - Maureen Johnson ★★★☆☆

Currently reading:

➔➔➔➔1. Harrow the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
➔➔➔➔2. The Facemaker - Lindsey Fitzharris

Progress as of 35.01.2024
Reading Goal: 00/50
Books already owned: 04/15
The Book Seekers reading challenge: 5/8
Book-et list books: 1/5
Award-winning books: 0/5

This year, for the first time, I’m not setting myself a goal. I just want to read whatever takes my fancy at the time, and not have to worry about reaching a certain number of books. I would like to read a variety of genres, though.


CURRENTLY READING (2)

❖ Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries by Alan Rickman
❖ Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

BOOKS READ (0)

❖

___THE BOOK SEEKERS’ READING CHALLENGE 2024

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Book Seekers

Hermione Granger (0/8)
Re-read a favourite book ❖
Read a book about books, or which has a book of the cover ❖
Read one of your most anticipated reads ❖
Read a book by your favourite author/an author you enjoy ❖
Read the longest book out of all the books you plan to read ❖
Read a non-fiction book ❖
Read a book with gold/yellow on the cover ❖
Read a book recommended by a SnitchSeeker member ❖

___BOOKS BOUGHT FOR ME BY GAFYN

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0/4

❖ Pax by Sara Pennypacker
❖ The Fascination by Essie Fox
❖ The First Bright Thing by J. R. Dawson
❖ Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
❖ Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
❖ Poems for Love by Gaby Morgan

___HIGHLY ANTICIPATED READS

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0/15

❖ When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
❖ Lore by Alexandra Bracken
❖ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
❖ Happy Place by Emily Henry
❖ Babel by R. F. Kuang
❖ The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
❖ She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
❖ Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries by Alan Rickman
❖ The Desolation of Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs
❖ Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
❖ The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
❖ Sea of Tranquillity by Emily St. John Mandel
❖ All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
❖ Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
❖ Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao