Emily’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2017)

Emily’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

listopia updated through here

Welcome to spring... for the northern hemisphere anyway. What was your best book of March?

Answer the following questions:

- Title
- Author
- Rating
- Format (Print, eBook, Audio)
- ATY Prompt you used it for (if applicable)
- Brief reason why it was the best

Best Books Listopia

Finished March today!

10. A history or historical fiction book - The Phoenix Crown
11. A book with an X connection - Murder Road
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - Siddhartha
13. A book that is on a Five Books List - All Systems Red

Coming up for April, I have:

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color - eek I don't know. I have a lot of options... thinking What the Fireflies Knew
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) - either Prickly Company: A Novel or Anita de Monte Laughs Last
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" - Salvage the Bones
17. A book involving intelligence - Annie Bot

I am so thrown off by the books that are in the final four. Outside of Heaven & Earth, I wouldn't have expected any of them to get this far.

I never got around to it. I liked The Luminaries, but it was also long and a bit sloggy in the middle.

I enjoy reading in order, if only because it forces me to stretch out the challenge. I'm currently on book 30 for the year but only 12 for ATY... if I was going out of order, I'd be over halfway done with the challenge already.

Ciara, that's pretty impressive that you've gotten so many correct, though I chose with my heart rather than my brain lol.

Chrissy I was just looking at the spreadsheet and noticed that I was slightly ahead of you (having finished my book 11 today lol). I am also feeling very behind for my March reads!

Same, I'm banking on Monstrilio tomorrow! And I'm hoping our two zombies are Chain Gang and Open Throat.

Yes, Carolyn, that's the best way since I get an email when people comment! I'm not on Goodreads as much as I am checking my email.

I haven't read it because.... hello, even the person who advanced it said it was not a good book lol. All of the commentary after said it was not a fun book to read.

I had big feelings yesterday and I was VERY annoyed at the judging.

I have guessed exactly ZERO correct guesses for the first round of TOB lol

Thanks Sheena! Looks like it's fixed!

Haha I appreciate that! And you're not wrong!

I finished The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Jamie Cheng last night and it was excellent! A good historical fiction about a time period I haven't read much about.

It is March 9th and I have yet to complete a book in March. Bleh! I've been in a slump since the read-a-thon last month, but I'm hoping to get some good reading in today.

Welcome back Sabrina!

I would agree Lizzy lol. I'm ready for Monday's decision!

I'm surprised Dayswork prevailed over Cold People! Granted, I didn't finish either one, but Dayswork was so, so boring for me.

I was able to get both, though neither was available back in December when the shortlist was released so I'm wondering if they acquired copies after the list came out. By the first of March, every book was available in either print or ebook at my library.

I really enjoyed both books, though they were very different experiences. I am sad Boys Weekend is out... hoping it will be back in the zombie round.

I love that take on the challenge Deborah. I'm reading in order, and that's enough of a challenge for me, but your take on it sounds fun (though I can see how nonfiction would present a real struggle - 52 nonfiction books in a year is a lot!)