Every year, I swear I will keep my reading challenges to a minimum. But once again, I am probably signing up for too many challenges in 2023. The thing is, these are all challenges I want to do, because they help with my reading goals. It’s just that keeping track… Read more »
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The Backlist Reader Challenge 2023: Rules & Sign-up
Is your TBR pile taller than you are? Are there hundreds of books on your Goodreads to-read shelf? Then The Backlist Reader Challenge is for you! If you’re like me, you’ve got a TBR list a mile long, and a lot of the books on it have been on there… Read more »
August 2022 Readathin Wrap-Up
The Readathin was hosted by Donna at momsbookcollection, and you can read the announcement post there. There’s also a Readathin Twitter account. How I Did Overall I’m pleased that I read 10 books that qualify for the Readathin, but I didn’t make Bingo, and I really neglected the self-care prompts, which… Read more »
August 2022 Readathin
No, you didn’t misread that; it says Read-A-THIN, not Read-A-Thon. The Read-A-Thin (or Readathin) takes place four times per year, in February, May, August, and November. Each Readathin is a month-long challenge intended to “thin out” your TBR. You can read physical or ebooks, but the focus is on books… Read more »
Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2022
Books Read – June 2022 Title links to go my reviews. Never Less Than a Lady (Mary Jo Putney) – reread Nowhere Near Respectable (Mary Jo Putney) – reread No Longer a Gentleman (Mary Jo Putney) – reread Sometimes a Rogue (Mary Jo Putney) – reread Not Quite a Wife… Read more »
March 2022 Wrap-Up
Books Read – March 2022 The Wounded Sky (Star Trek) (Diane Duane) – reread Go Hex Yourself (Jessica Clare) – ARC Under Lock and Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase Mystery #1) (Gigi Pandian) – ARC Carry On (Mysterious Powers #1) (Celia Lake) The Fossil Door (Mysterious Powers #2) (Celia Lake) Eclipse… Read more »
January 2022 Wrap-Up
Books Read – January 2022 Hole in One (Catherine Aird) Christmas Revels (Mary Jo Putney) The Man in the Brown Suit (Agatha Christie) Spindle’s End (Robin McKinley) – reread Lightning in a Mirror (Jayne Ann Krentz) – ARC; reread Briarheart (Mercedes Lackey) – buddy read Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?… Read more »
#TrekAThon Wrap-Up Post
I did pretty well on the #TrekAThon! I managed to “beam up” all but one of the crew members. (Sorry, Yeoman Rand… but since your uniform is red, you were in jeopardy from the start.) I did have to count one book, Project Hail Mary, more than once for my… Read more »
June Wrap-Up
June was a slower-than-usual reading month for me, and I am not sure why. I read or listened to only nine books during the entire month, and one of those was a novelette (longer than a short story, but not as long as a novella.) I started several other books… Read more »
Joining the TrekAThon!
Louise at Foxes and Fairy Tales is hosting a Star Trek-themed readathon! No, you don’t have to read Star Trek books for the #TrekAThon (though you can.) Basically, there is a prompt associated with each character, and the idea is to “beam up the entire crew” by reading books for… Read more »