Delitealex's Reading Goals

[Delitealex]

I'm trying to get alittle more organized with my reading but also giving myself space for spur of the moment mood reads. My TBR has gotten so long it's time start reading the books that have been around for a while. I'm trying to fit many in on the Geocache challenge.

My goals for 2017

1. Finish/get current with series I've started.
2. Read the many graphic novels/comics I bought this year.
3. Read down my TBR
4. Read some of the older scifi and fantasy books I have been wanting to read for a long time.
5. Read the specific authors I have been wanting to read but haven't gotten to yet.
6. Read some literary fiction

[Delitealex]

TBR Read Down List

✔Promise of Blood 1/9
✔Motor City Fae 1/13
✔Motor City Witch 5/12/17
The Martian
I'm the One That I Want
The Darkest Minds
✔Dark Space 9/
The 5th Wave
✔Cocaine Blues 5/2/17
✔On Basilisk Station 1/19
Queen of Hearts
Leviathan Wakes
Etiquette & Espionage
The Diviners
Nights Embrace
✔Scarlet
A Princess of Mars
✔The Second Mango
The Iron Wyrm Affair
✔The Blade Itself 2/24
✔Gifted
Assassin's Apprentice
Seraphina
How to Be a Woman
With Every Letter

[Delitealex]

Series to finish


Brazen (2/3)
Time's Divide (2/3)
The Glass Magician (1/3)
The Master Magician
Cress (2/4)
Sweep in Peace (2/2) current as of 1/26
Existence by Abbi Glines 1/3
Alex and Cassidy by Nancy Ann Healy 1/3
Loralynn Kennakris by Owen R O'Neill 1/3
Lunar chronicles by Marrisa Meyer 2/4
Underworld detection agency by Hannah Jayne 3/6
Rhiannon's Law by J A Saare 1/4
Innkeeper chronicles by Ilona Andrews 2/2 current 1/26
Jack Daniels series by J A Konrath 1/9
Rogue Hunter by Kevis Hendrickson 1/9
Mattie Winston mysteries by Annelise Ryan 3/7
Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs 3/18
Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell 4/23
Immortals after Dark by Kresley Cole 11/16
Mercy Thompson by patricia Briggs 6/11
Blonde Baracuda by Taylor Lee
Wild men of Alaska byTiffinie Helmer 2/3
Lucy Stone Mysteries by Leslie Meier
Discworld by Terry Pratchett 3/
Tourist trap Mysteries 1/
Sarah beauhall by J A Pitts 2/4
Elemental mysteries by Elizabeth Hunter 1/
Persephone Alcmedi by Linda Robertson 1/
Waking Forever series by Heather McVea 4/5
Sinners on tour by Olivia Cunning3/
Harborside nights by Melissa Foster 1/
Seaside nights by Melissa Foster 1/
Leah ryan thrillers by Tracy Sharp 1/
The Hollows by Kim Harrison 6/10
Moira rogers
The Beyond series by Kit Rocha 1/
Sassy Mated by Milly Taiden 3/
Paranormal Dating Agency by Milly Taiden 3/
Protectors by Milly Taiden


Newly started series/ to start

Immortal vegas by Jenn stark 1/
Hanne wilhelmson by anne Holt 1/
Powder mage by Brian McClellan 1/3
Huntress/FBI thrillers by Alexandra sokoloff 0/3
All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness 0/3
Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb 0/3
Barefoot Bay Brides by Roxanne St Clare 0/3
Billionaires of Barefoot Bay by Roxanne St Clare 0/3
For me by Cynthia Eden 0/3
Barkley Sound by Toni Anderson 0/2
Men of the arena by Taylor Lee 0/3
Series to start
Honor Harrington by David Weber 1/13
Red Rock by Taylor Lee 0/
All fired up Taylor Lee 0/
Pushing the limits by Katie McGarry 1/4
Urban Arcana by 1/4
Missing by Meg Cabot 1/
Mediator by Meg Cabot 5/

[Delitealex]

Graphic Novels/comics

American Vampire #1
Batgirl, Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection
Captain Marvel (Marvel NOW!) #1
Crime Bible: The Five Lessons (2007-) #2
Crime Bible: The Five Lessons (2007-) #1
Copper head #1
Death Vigil #1
The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage #1
Gotham Academy #1
Hexed #1
Locke and key
Amulet, Vol. 1: The Stonekeeper

[Delitealex]

Authors

Brandon Sanderson
Robin Hobb
✔Brian McClellan
Frank Herbert
Isaac Asimov
Neal Stephenson
✔Octavia Butler
Maria Snyder
Garth Nix
Patricia wrede
Sherwood smith
Sara J maas
Maggie Stiefvater
Elizabeth Moon
Robin Lefevers
Rae Carson
✔Charles De Lint
✔David Weber
✔Joe Abercrombie

[Delitealex]

January 21 books read

YLTO Group Read: unusual word title
YLTO Monthly Challenge: Hide and seek
✔Motor City Fae
YLTO Geocache Challenge: 8 books read in Jan
Cocaine Blues Australia
Snake Agent Singapore

Buddy Read:
✔On Basilisk Station unusual word geocache space
✔Promise of Blood 1/9 geocache fantasy
Leviathan Wakes unusual word geocache space roll over to February
✔The Year We Fell Down geocache university 1/22
Breathe

TBR:
A Princess of Mars
Graphic Novels/comics:

Unplanned:
✔Second Chances 1/1
✔One Wilde Night 1/3
✔Girl on Geek: A Lesbian Romance 1/3
✔1222 1/5 geocache mountains
✔Almost Straight 1/7
✔Dare You To 1/11 buddy read
✔Jack, the Giant Killer 1/11
✔Once in a Lifetime 1/14
✔Frozen Stiff 1/18 geocache death theme
✔A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die geocache agriculture 1/31
✔For a Few Demons More geocache
✔Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder geocache 1/25
A Morbid Taste for Bones geocache bones
✔Let Down Your Hair 1/25 geocache Senegal chainlink
✔Sweep in Peace 1/26
✔Broken Song 1/28
Scoring Wilder
✔Syncopated Rhythm 1/28
✔Progeny 1/29

[Delitealex]

Longest on TBR

Thorn Queen
✔For a Few Demons More
Pride
Tithe
A Rush of Wings
Nightwalker
Clockwork Heart
Orphans of Chaos
The Novice

[Delitealex]

Panels read harder 2015
1/35

Read a comic book from the Golden Age (30s to early 50s).

Read a comic book that features a creative team representing more than one gender.

Read a comic book originally published in Europe.

Read a piece of comics journalism.

Read a self-contained graphic novel.

Read a comic book from an independent publisher.

Read a comic book by an all-female creative team.
6/24

Read a comic book about a culture other than your own.

Read a comic book about a religion other than your own.

Read a comic book marketed for children or all-ages.

Read a comic book that features an LGBTQ character.

Read a comic book that won an Eisner Award.

Read a webcomic.

Read a comic book starring anthropomorphic animals (for Paul).

Read a volume of manga.

Read a comic book written and drawn by the same person.
by Terry Moore 11/24/16
Read a collection of comic strips.

Read a comic about a non-traditional superhero.

Read a book about comic books.

Read a comic book featuring non-traditional art.

Read a new-to-you comic from the library.

Read a science fiction comic book.

Read a fantasy comic book.

Read a comic set in a country other than your own.

Read a controversial comic book.

Read a comic with a villain for the protagonist.


Panels read harder 2016

Read a self-published comic.

Read a feminist comic.

Read a comic featuring one or more teenage protagonists.

Read a superhero comic whose race or gender has been swapped from the original or traditional hero.

Read a complete run of a comic.

Read a comic based on a book and the book it’s based on.

Read a graphic biography.

Read a comic that was originally published in a language different from your own.

Read a comic set in space.

Read a collected webcomic.

Read a comic with at least one creator of color.

Read a comic set in Asia by an Asian creator.

Read a superhero comic NOT by one of the Big Two.

Read a slice-of-life comic not set in the U.S.

Read a comic that has been adapted from a T.V. show or movie (not vice versa).

Read a comic about a real-life historical event.

Read a black-and-white comic.

Read a watercolor comic.

[Delitealex]

2016

January

February

[Sarah]

I see you have Leviathan Wakes on your list. I've just set up a buddy read for it in January if you want to join in.

[Delitealex]

Read a few unplanned books luckily 1 fit for the geocache challenge I'm halfway done with Promise of Blood

[Delitealex]

Finished promise of blood 5 stars definitely continuing with the trilogy and will probably read the short stories.

[Delitealex]

February 21 books read

YLTO Group Read: One word title possibilities
Mariana
Heartless
Pride
Tithe
Nightwalker
Gifted
Seraphina

YLTO Monthly Challenge: Books by the numbers
One Kick
Station Eleven

YLTO Geocache Challenge: 2 books read in Feb
Cocaine Blues Australia
Snake Agent Singapore
✔Mistress of Pleasure India 2/5

YLTO Toppler:
Gender Failure
✔Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender 2/23
Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women
✔Butch Is a Noun 2/27

Buddy Read:
A Discovery of Witches currently reading
Pushing Ice extended to mid march
✔Nefertiti's Heart 2/29
✔White Hot Kiss 2/12
✔The Blade Itself 2/24 geocache spear
✔Chasing Spring 2/27

TBR:
Leviathan Wakes
The Honor of the Queen
Thorn Queen

Graphic novels/Comics: 1 read in Feb
✔Tales of Honor #1 2/6

Unplanned:
✔Scoring Wilder 2/2
✔When Lightning Strikes 2/3
✔Lilac Wedding in Dry Creek 2/6
✔Guard Duty 2/7
✔'Til Dirt Do Us Part 2/8 geocache agriculture
Through the Hourglass: Lesbian Historical Romance currently reading
✔Love in the Balance 2/10
She Shifters currently reading
✔Elemental Moon 2/15
✔A Pizza To Die For 2/16
✔Ninth Key 2/18
✔Uncovering Her Nine Month Secret 2/19
✔Hunting Season 2/24
With Every Heartbeat
✔Silent Night
✔Coltrain's Proposal

[Janice, Moderator]

Are these buddy reads (other than Discovery of Witches) in other groups? I just picked up Nefertiti's Heart. If it was here in YLTO, I might be able to sneak it in.

[Delitealex]

We haven't really set a date yet . When would you be able to read it?

[Janice, Moderator]

It's a 10 hour audiobook which is about the right length for the toppler. It looks like the toppler will be Feb 20-27. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will fit the criteria. Which group is doing the buddy read?

[Delitealex]

Steampunk New weird bizarro scifi fantasy book group

[Janice, Moderator]

Okay, I joined the group. But don't plan around me. If you want to start at another time, that's fine.

[Delitealex]

January was a pretty good reading month. I had some progress on the geocache challenge was able to get some tbr books read. Also continued a few series that I'm trying to finish/get up to date.

For February I hope to finish at least 1 site for the geocache challenge.

[Delitealex]

February toppler ideas:

Mental health
Eating disorders-Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain(nonfiction) or The Disappearing Girl (fiction)
Snake Agent (fiction) girl dies because of anorexia

Sexuality/Gender/Idenity
Butch Is a Noun
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Gender Failure
Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women

[Delitealex]

13 books read in March

YLTO Group Read: Female Author

With This Curse
The Kingdom
YLTO Monthly challenge:

YLTO Geocache challenge:
Snake Agent
A Morbid Taste for Bones
Just This Once
Hatshepsut's Collar

Buddy read:
✔Cress 5 3/15
Pushing Ice currently reading
Fire Country 19
Perfect Chemistry
✔The Initiation 3/19
Set the Pace


TBR:
Cocaine Blues
Motor City Witch
The Honor of the Queen
Thorn Queen
Leviathan Wakes

Graphic novels/Comics:

Nonfiction:
Gender Failure
Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme currently reading
Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women

Unplanned/rollover:
One Kick
✔A Discovery of Witches 3/14
✔The Widow's Protector 3/16


Continuing series/starting
Bite Me
Madam President
Betrayal
✔Maze of Souls New release 3/5
✔Reunion 3/2
✔The Outlaw Demon Wails 3/9
✔Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side 3/7
✔Bound with Honor
✔Seduced by the Gladiator
✔Ready or Not audiobook
✔Blood Promise 3/19
✔Hearts on Fire 3/19

[Delitealex]

I've been planning my reads on weekly basis due to all of my challenges

Ptp ✔Perfect Chemistry
BSB✔Perfect Chemistry✔Must Remember(review)
10in1 ✔Perfect Chemistry
Cozy bingo Murder Most Fowl(review)
Carnies ✔Blurred Lines✔Perfect Chemistry
Carnival bingo Delicate Ink

Other books
✔

[Delitealex]

Ptp Grimspace
BSBGrimspace Bite Me
10in1Delicate Ink
Cozy bingoCappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse currently reading Murder Most Fowl (review)
Carnival bingo Delicate Ink No Turning Back The Light Fantastic
Haunted Carnival Grimspace

Other books
currently reading

[Delitealex]

Netgalley books read: 5
✔ 6/8 ✔ 6/9The Doctor's Baby Secret✔ 6/5

will read ✔
✔ Review
✔

Audio books possibilities
✔ ✔

Need to finish

✔ 6/10 currently reading

Kindle possibilities
✔

[Janice, Moderator]

Wow! You're going to be busy.

[Delitealex]

Will be sticking with my list for June this month

[Delitealex]

I've been in a terrible reading slump for the last few months I'm hoping to finish up some of my currently reading books.

[Janice, Moderator]

Nasty slump!

[Cherie]

I hope things get better for you, Delitealex, and you can pull out of your slump!

[Delitealex]

Finally easing out of my reading slump. Currently reading and enjoying it love Phryne :) Hoping to finish a few books this month. Also need to catch up on reviews.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Glad you're finally getting out of your slump!

[Janice, Moderator]

Glad to see you posting again, Delitealex. :)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lovely to see you Delitealex!

[Delitealex]

August

✔Blood Bankers-
HOB Pifm-
TCF-Dusty Bookshelf- ✔
BARC-Fetch-
AMMP-POFM-

YLTO Group Read:
YLTO Monthly challenge:
Longest on kindle:
Nonfiction:

[Delitealex]

Pick it for me challenges Sept

Blood Bankers-
TCF-Dusty Bookshelf-
AMMP-POFM-
CCC-help me decide-Round 11

Buddy reads
9/9
9/25

YLTO Group Read:
YLTO Monthly challenge:
Longest on kindle:
Nonfiction:

[Delitealex]

Overall a decent reading month. I hope to be more organized for Sept.

[Delitealex]

September

Books to pick from

Current


Older

[Delitealex]

Sept monthly challenge I've got a list planning

My lists were

The can't wait books of 2017

Favorite Christian books
Best crime and mystery books
Most interesting magic system

[Janice, Moderator]

I have Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West on ebook to read. It sounds like it will be a fun read.

[Delitealex]

I have been wanting to reead it for awhile I was so happy when I found it on sale and snatched it up :)

[Delitealex]

October 2017 Challenge - Grocery Wars


What will end up in your grocery cart? Pick a pair:

Fresh vs Frozen
Meat vs Fish
Fruits vs Vegetables
Bread vs Butter

Then read a book according to the following criteria:

Fresh/Frozen - a cover that represents fresh air, or frozen water/landscape.
Meat/Fish - a significant character is either a rancher or a fisherman.
Fruits/Vegetables - the title contains the name of a fruit or vegetable (apple, carrot, etc)
Bread/Butter - set in 1800's pioneer days North America (homemade bread... yum!) , or historic fiction set in India (top world wide butter producer).

[Delitealex]

Toppler planning

X-Men
Wolverine - Read a book in the historical fiction genre
Storm - Read a book where a natural disaster is central
Cyclops - MC requires glasses or is blind
Rogue - Read a romance
Beast - Read a fairytale retold
Professor Xavier - MC is a teacher or professor
Magneto - Read a book with an anti-hero



Justice League
Superman - Read a classic
Wonder Woman - Read a book with a female MC who can kick butt
Batman - Read a book with a very wealthy MC, can be nonfiction about a very wealthy person
Aquaman - Book cover has water on it
Flash - Read a book that is more than 175 pages, but less than 250 pages
Green Lantern - Book cover has a ring or other piece of jewelry on it
Cyborg - Read a book with a cyborg, robot, or artificial intelligence



Avengers
Captain America - Book is set in the United States
Iron Man - MC is a scientist or science professor or is an inventor
Hawkeye - Read a book with the word arrow in the title or an arrow on the cover or where a character uses a bow and arrow
Black Widow - Read a book with espionage
Thor - Read a book with an alien
Hulk - Read a book in the science-fiction genre
Antman - Read a book with an animal MC or from an animal’s perspective



Suicide Squad
Captain Boomerang - Read a book with a thief or where something is stolen
Deadshot - MC carries or uses a gun
Enchantress - Read a book with an archaeologist or where someone finds an artifact or there is an antique shop
Harley Quinn - Story involves a mental institution / insane asylum / hospital for the mentally ill
Katana - Read a book set in Japan or with a Japanese MC or author
Killer Croc - Read a book that takes place on or under the water (Near water, such as on a beach, does not count)
El Diablo - Book cover has fire on it.