Lyn (Readinghearts)’s Comments (group member since Apr 07, 2009)

Lyn (Readinghearts)’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Tien wrote: "Sooo... I just realised that with all the 'draw 2' cards, I got, I've extra 13 books to read lol"

Just be glad you did not get a bunch of 'draw 4' cards.

I am both a cat and a dog person and have had both as pets at different times. I love the energy of a dog, but also the laid back aloofness of a cat. We had a Tortie for along time and I miss her. I have been thinking of getting a kitten lately.

I found The Ocean at the End of the Lane on the cats shelf, which just happens to be on my TBR and fits one of my UNO cards in Moving Mountains, so I am going to go with that one.

Tien wrote: "As much as I like cats, I'm more of a dog person. Only ever had dogs as pets ;)

Only these are on my TBR (of all 25 pages!)

The Wildings (The Wildings #1)
[book:The Life and Opini..."

That's okay, Tien. I didn't find any, lol.

Yea, go ahead and add me to the list. I'm interested to see how it goes.

January
GOAL: 12
1. The Maid by Nita Prose published January 2022
2. The Push by Ashley Audrain published January of 2021
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February
GOAL: 11 +10
1. I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys published February 2022
2. The Final Detail by Harlan Coben published Feb 2000
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March
GOAL: 10 +19
1.Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller published March 2021
2. The Next Thing You Know by Jessica Strawser published March 2022
3. Girl in Ice by Erica Ferencik published in March 2022
4. Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu published March 2022
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Ya, I don't have a single book planned for January that fits this challenge, lol.

my top 10 from 2021 were:

The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Accident by Linwood Barclay
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding
Find You First by Linwood Barclay
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

Michelle wrote: "Ugh! So hard to choose just a few! Some of my best reads of the year were:

Moloka'i - This book sucked me in and I fell so hard for it. Plus I learned a lot about the situation outside..."

Moloka'i is one of my favorite books. I really fell hard for it, too. I also really liked Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Lusie wrote: "I sense a theme here...lots of my favourite authors made it into this list. Also a couple of new to me authors of who I'll certainly read more books

My top 10...ehm top 12. How can I stop at 10? l..."

Find You First made my list, too. It was really good.

I love time travel as I wish I could do that sometimes, just to see what other cultures were like throughout history. Two of my favorite time travel books are Outlander and 11/22/63 because there is so much history involved.

Strangely, I really enjoyed Outlander, but have never finished another book in the series, although I own them all. I think I will try to get Dragonfly in Amber off my list. I think it may even be on my LOST list. If I don't get through that one, I will try at least one of these:

The Winter Sea
The Shining Girls
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Tien wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "This looks like so much fun! 78 is about my limit for a year, but I'm not sure I can meet the second criteria for each book. I look forward to seeing what you all do, th..."

Well, Tien, you know how easily I get confused. I guess I just meant that even though I could read 78 books in a year, reading 12 January books in January at my current reading rate would mean that all the books that I read in January would have to fit that criteria leaving my no space for books added or published in other months. I can just see myself getting more and more rolled over. I might just keep tabs on my books separately, to see how it flows. Who knows, I might surprise myself.

This looks like so much fun! 78 is about my limit for a year, but I'm not sure I can meet the second criteria for each book. I look forward to seeing what you all do, though!

Period of Challenge: January 1 - December 31, 2022

4/22 Numbers as at 02/17

1 = The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Thursday Murder Club #1, finished 2/7/22

2 = The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves Tow Rivers #2 finished 1/28/22

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4 = Back Spin by Harlan Coben, Myron Bolitar #4, finished 1/15/22

5 = One False Move by Harlan Coben Myron Bolitar #5 finished 2/12/22

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10 = (1x#5)
The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron, Mike Bowditch #5, finished 1/23/22

11 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

12 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

13 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

14 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

15 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

16 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

17 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

18 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

19 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

20 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

21 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

22 = (0 x #1) + (0 x #2) + (0 x #3)

I'm giving this a shot.

5/20 books read

1. Wild
Read a "Random" book from your TBR. When viewing your TBR, scroll down to the bottom and choose to view your shelf as 'Random'. When screen is refreshed, read one of the books shown on page.


2. green 4
August 2021 OR all of 2017
51.1% green and added to my TBR 03/2017

3. Blue 3
September 2021 OR all of 2018, also publication year ends in 3

by Neil Gaiman
90.4% blue and published in 2013
finished 2/21/22

4. Yellow 1
November 2021 OR all of 2020

5. red 5
July 2021 OR all of 2016

6. Red Draw 2
Draw Two: Read 2 books for the "colour" you drew

1. by Nita Prose
58.1% red and added to my TBR in 11/2021
finished Jan 2022

7. green 7
May 2021 OR all of 2014 also, published date ending in7
by Harlan Coben
58.1% green and published in 1997
finished 1/15/2022

8. Red Skip
Skip: Read a book for any "colour" other than the one you drew

9. Wild
Read a "Random" book from your TBR. When viewing your TBR, scroll down to the bottom and choose to view your shelf as 'Random'. When screen is refreshed, read one of the books shown on page.


10. Red 4
August 2021 OR all of 2017


11. Blue Reverse
Reverse: Read another book for card you drew prior to drawing this card but replace the "colour" with Reverse card's "colour"

12. Blue Skip
Read a book for any "colour" other than the one you drew

>b>13. Yellow Draw 2
Read 2 books for the "colour" you drew

14. Yellow Reverse
Read another book for card you drew prior to drawing this card but replace the "colour" with Reverse card's "colour"

15. Green 6
June 2021 OR all of 2015

16. Red Skip
Read a book for any "colour" other than the one you drew


17. Green 6
June 2021 OR all of 2015

18. Wild
Read a "Random" book from your TBR. When viewing your TBR, scroll down to the bottom and choose to view your shelf as 'Random'. When screen is refreshed, read one of the books shown on page.

19. Blue 6
June 2021 OR all of 2015

20. Green Draw 2
Read 2 books for the "colour" you drew

1. by Charlie Donlea
59.6% green and added to my TBR in Nov 2021
finished 2/2/2022
2. by Katherine Faulkner
51.4% green and added to my TBR in Sept 2021
finished 2/25/2022

I am no longer living with my parents and caregiving, so I am easing back into the book life this year. To start, here is my LOST list for 2022:

1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens This is the year I am finally going to get this one done!
2. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
3. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
4. Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson
5. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
6. The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice
7. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
8. Split Second by David Baldacci
9. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
10. The Real James Herriot: A Memoir of My Father by Jim Wight

Alternates:

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
The 5th Horseman by James Patterson

Tien wrote: "Lyn!! It's good to see you dropping by :)

Happy New Year & hope all's well with you & family xo"

Thanks. 2020 was a REALLY bad year for me. I'll fill you guys in on it later, but I think I'm finally back! Looking forward to getting back into things.

I'm in

1. How Many?
Shelf = Catch Up
Number of books = 376, so I will be reading 6 books

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2. Share the love
based on average number of ratings.

Most ratings:
1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
2. It by Stephen King'
3. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Least amount of ratings:
1. The Black Car Business Volume 1 by Lawrence Kelter
2, The California Immigrant by Barbara Anne King
3. W by John Banks

Monstrosity

The Family by Ed Sanders This only has 560 pages, but is the 5th largest book and I know that the print is REALLY small, so the number of pages is deceptive.

4. Catch Up

1. The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
2. Letters to a Soldier
3. One Was a Soldier
4. Through the Evil Days
5. Hid from Our Eyes
6. The Janes

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I want to go for 26 books, but I am going to stick with 12 to see if I can do that.

Here are my draws

King of Hearts
First Name M - R
Last Name M or Z

Five of Diamonds
First Name G - L
Last Name E or R

Jack of Hearts
First Name M - R
Last Name K or X

Ten of Hearts
First Name M - R
Last Name J or W

Two of Hearts
First Name M - R
Last Name B or O

Ace of Diamonds
First Name G - L
Last Name A or N

Jack of Diamonds
First Name G - L
Last Name K or X

Seven of Clubs
First Name A - F
Last Name G or T
Griffiths, Elly - 1. The Lantern Men

Eight of Clubs
First Name A - F
Last Name H or U

Eight of Diamonds
First Name G - L
Last Name H or U

Three of Clubs
First Name A - F
Last Name C or P

Jack of Spades
First Name S - Z
Last Name K or X

Here are the books on my 2021 LOST list:

1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens This is the year I am finally going to get this one done!
2. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
3. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
4. Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson
5. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
6. The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice
7. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
8. Split Second by David Baldacci
9. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
10. The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman

As I am living with my Mom and don't have access to my physical books at home, some of these may need to be substituted. I know all of these will be available, so I will use them as I need to.

1. Paskagankee
2. Amagansett
3. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
4. The Wednesday Sisters
5. The Shining Girls
6. The Returned
7. Belle Cora
8. The Alice Network
9. The Woman on the Orient Express
10. The Seven Sisters

I have several going right now. I'm 2/3 through In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni and realizing how much I have missed Tracy Crosswhite.

Next is The Wife and the Widow by Christian White for both a buddy read and for Netgalley

And then I am listening to The Giver of Stars byJojo Moyes since I seem to have way more time to listen than to read these days.