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♥Dawn Michelle's 2018 Reading Challenge♥
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Elyse wrote: "Good goal! Mine too! ;) You totally killed it this year! I started at 150 this year and managed to hit 175 today! :)"YAY!!! I knew you could!!! Go YOU!!
Misty wrote: "Awesome goal!!! 👍🏻☺️❤️"Thank you Misty!!! ♥
1. Encouragement for Today: Devotions for Everyday Living ~Lysa TerKeurst et alJanuary 1 - November 10, 2018**
Devotional
Read What You Own
5 Stars
DNF. Prayer, Praise, & Promise: A Daily Walk Through the Psalms ~Warren W. Wiersbe
January 1 - February 15, 2018 [DNF]***
Devotional
Read What You Own
Kindle
THIS was an amazing devotional, but it has no audiobook, so I must DNF this.
2. Buffalo West Wing [White House Chef Mystery #4] ~Julie Hyzy
January 1 - January 3, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #1
Read What You Own
4 Stars
3. H is for Hawk ~Helen Macdonald
January 1 - January 8, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #6
Buddy Read: Joy Walsh
Hoopla Audiobook - Helen Macdonald, Narrator
Read What You Own
Kindle
5 [tear-filled] Stars
** This is a 100 Day Devotional that I am reading at night.
***This is a full year devotional that will conclude on December 31, 2018
Shelby wrote: "You can do it!"Thank you Shelby!!
4. Of Grave Concern [Ophelia Wylde Paranormal Mystery #1] ~ Max McCoyJanuary 3 - January 6, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #4
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #7
Borrowed: Joy Walsh
4 Stars
5. The Raven Boys [The Raven Cycle #1] ~Maggie StiefvaterJanuary 5 - January 12, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #6
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Will Patton, Narrator
Kindle
5 Stars
6. Bless Her Dead Little Heart [Southern Ladies Mystery #1] ~Miranda James
January 5 - January 12, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 3, #1
Book Club Read: FB Cozy Group
Read What You Own
2 Stars
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Andrea wrote: "Woohoo! You are off and running girl :)"I feel "lost" when I don't have fifty seven hundred books going at once. LOL
The best so far is H is for Hawk; it is ripping me apart, but MAN is is a great read/listen. It is going to be a 5 star one for sure.
Thank you!! :-)
7. Death of a Policeman [Hamish Macbeth #29] ~M.C. BeatonJanuary 7 - January 11, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #5
Read What You Own
4 Stars
8. The Girls in the Picture ~Melanie Benjamin
January 8 - January 14, 2018
NetGalley ARC
Read What You Own
Kindle
5 Stars
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Andrea wrote: "And...she is off and running!! ;)"It helps that I am reading some REALLY amazing books right now [except Bless Her Dead Little Heart which is just meh].
OH MY GOSH!!! The Raven Boys!!! WHAT a great book. WOW WOW WOW!!
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Yes!!
Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "OH MY GOSH!!! The Raven Boys!!! WHAT a great book. WOW WOW WOW!!"Yes!!"
OMGOSH I just want to dive in and read the ALL right now!!! So so so so good!!! I am going to tackle #2 in February and hopefully #3.
9. The Mountain Between Us ~Charles MartinJanuary 10 - January 21, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #24
2018 Book Club Read: The Cool Book Club: Elena Jones
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: George Newbern, Narrator
2 Stars
10. Mistletoe Murder [Lucy Stone #1] ~Leslie Meier
January 12 - January 15, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #7
Read What You Own
Kindle
1 Star
11. Woman at 1,000 Degrees: A Novel ~Hallgrimur Helgason [Brian FitzGibbon, Translator]
January 13 - January 24, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #23
Read Around the World: Iceland
NetGalley ARC
Read What You Own
Kindle
3 Stars
12. The Bell Jar ~Sylvia PlathJanuary 14 - January 18, 2018
Book Club Read [Facebook Lit Group]
Buddy Read: Joy Walsh
Read What You Own
Audible - Maggie Gyllenhaal, Narrator
5 Stars
13. The Darling Dahlias and The Cucumber Tree [Darling Dahlias #1]
Susan Wittig Albert
January 14 - January 17, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #9
Kindle/Carnegie
4 Stars
14. Magnus Chase and The God's of Asgard Book Three: The Ship of the Dead
Rick Riordan
January 15 - January 28, 2018
Buddy Read: Joy Walsh
Carnegie Audiobook - Michael Crouch, Narrator
5 Stars
15. When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir Patrisse Khan-Cullors and ashe bandele
January 17 - January 22, 2018
NetGalley ARC
Read What You Own
Kindle
5++ Stars
16. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets [Book 2] ~J.K. Rowling
January 18 - January 25, 2018
Carnegie Audiobook
Kindle Prime Reading
4 Stars
17. A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die [Local Foods Mystery #1] ~Edith Maxwell
January 22 - January 23, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #10
Read What You Own
Kindle
2 Stars
18. Ghosts ~Raina Telgemeier
January 22, 2018 [ODR]
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #4
Read What You Own
5 Stars
19. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
January 23 - February 1, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #2
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Scott Brick, Narrator
5 Stars
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This book was so creepy but so good!! I really like Eric Larson's books! They are always so meaty.
Andrea wrote: "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America This book was so creepy but so good!! I really like Eric Larson's books! They are always so meaty."
YES!!! Very meaty! I am not going to be able to blow through this book at all - so much info!!! I am loving it, creepy and all. The narrator though, leaves a lot to be desired. Meh.
20. The Cracked Spine [A Scottish Bookshop Mystery #1] ~Paige SheltonJanuary 24 - January 29, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #8
Hoopla Audiobook: Carrington MacDuffie, Narrator
4 Stars
21. Sprinkle with Murder [Cupcake Bakery Murder #1] ~Jenn McKinlay
January 24 - January 27, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 2, #1
Read What You Own
4 Stars
22. The Taster ~V.S. AlexanderJanuary 27 - January 29, 2018
NetGalley ARC
Read What You Own
Kindle
5++ Stars
23. Horse of a Different Killer [Call of the Wilde #3] ~Laura MorriganJanuary 29 - February 3, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #2
Read What You Own
4 Stars
24. The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost [Dr. Ribero's Agency of the Supernatural #1] Lucy BanksJanuary 29 - January 31, 2018
Read What You Own
Kindle
4 Stars
25. Nora Webster ~Colm Toibin
January 31 - February 8, 2018
Buddy Read: Joy Walsh
Carnegie/Kindle
Carnegie Audiobook: Fiona Shaw, Narrator
5++ Stars
26. Button Holed [Button Box #1] ~Kylie LoganFebruary 1 - February 4, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #3
Read What You Own
2 Stars
27. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood [Persepolis #1] ~Marjane Satrapi
February 2, 2018 [ODR]
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #8
Read Around the World: Iran
Read What You Own
5++ Stars
28. Pride and Prejudice ~Jane Austen
February 2 - February 6, 2018
Read What You Own
Audible Channels: Celebrity Voices - Classic Stories: Rosamund Pike, Narrator
Kindle
4 Stars
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5++ Stars
I think I have this book!
Andrea wrote: "28. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood [Persepolis #1] ~Marjane Satrapi5++ Stars
I think I have this book!"
Andrea, it was amazing. I am not sure how to review it so I haven't tried yet and am waiting a couple days to let it sit and simmer in my thoughts. I will be buying part 2 ASAP. Amazing read.
Dawn Michelle wrote: "I am not sure how to review it so I haven't tried yet and am waiting a couple days to let it sit and simmer in my thoughts. ..."Exactly! And the more it simmers, the more it unfolds, the bigger the impact gets. It gets inside you...
Stacie wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "I am not sure how to review it so I haven't tried yet and am waiting a couple days to let it sit and simmer in my thoughts. ..."Exactly! And the more it simmers, the more it..."
Yes!! Very much like "Reading Lolita in Tehran" was for me - I still think about that book years later. I expect that will be the case with Persepolis as well.
29. Come Rain or Come Shine [Mitford #13] ~Jan KaronFebruary 3 - March 3, 2018
September 25 - September 26, 2018***
Read What You Own
Kindle
5 tear-stained Stars
30. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
[Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation #1]
Vaseem Khan
February 4 - February 7, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 1, #6
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #21
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Sartaj Garewal, Narrator
Kindle
5 ++ Stars
31. The Case of the Deadly Doppelganger [Dr. Ribero's Agency of the Supernatural #2]
Lucy Banks
February 4 - February 6, 2018
NetGalley ARC
Read What You Own
Kindle
4 Stars
***I had to stop this one due to my eye issue. Tried it with the audiobook and that was a big NO. So now I am reading bits and pieces of it every night on the Kindle app on my computer with the font just blown up huge and so far its working enough that I can get a couple chapters in.
O M GOSH! If you are looking for an amazing book with mystery and intrigue and the underworld of Mumbai, Inspector Chopra is IT!!! WHAT a very great read!!!!!!
32. The Silence of the Library [Cats in the Stacks #5] ~Miranda JamesFebruary 7 - February 10, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 2, #2
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Erin Bennett, Narrator
3 Stars
33. The Ghost Bride ~Yangsze Choo
February 9 - February 13, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #10
Read Around the World: Malaysia
Read What You Own
Audible: Yangsze Choo, Narrator
Kindle
4 Stars
34. The Mountain of Light ~Indu Sundaresan
February 9 - February 14, 2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #5B
Read Around the World: India [2]
Hoopla Audiobook: Neil Shah, Narrator
Read What You Own
4 Stars
DNF. House of Sand and Fog ~Andre Dubus lll
February 9 - February 10, 2018 [DID NOT FINISH]
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Andre Dubus lll, Narrator
***I gave this 100 pages and could go no further.
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February 9 - CURRENTLY READING
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #10
Read Around the World: Malaysia
Read What You Own
Audible: Yangsze Choo, Narrator
Kindle..."
I bought this last year for a challenge and never read it. lol. I need to read it this year! Moving to my "to read soon" shelf!
Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: 34. The Ghost Bride ~Yangsze ChooFebruary 9 - CURRENTLY READING
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #10
Read Around the World: Malaysia
Read What You Own
Audible: Yangsze Choo, Narrat..."
YAY!!! Joy has already read it and liked it. I am anxious to begin but am struggling with book hangover from Nora Webster.
A note about my current reading selections - I am having huge problems with my eyes right now. Reading has become not fun because of it. I am so grateful that I got over my funk about audiobooks and have embraced that way of "reading" because I am starting to rely on it WAY more. Due to the current issues, I am looking for audiobooks for all the books that I currently own IN PRINT. So if it says "read what you own", I own that book in print form of some kind and either the print is too small or my eyes are killing me and I just cannot deal. It looks like I am reading a ton of books but 10% of three audiobooks a day isn't really that bad. :-)
Dawn Michelle wrote: "O M GOSH! If you are looking for an amazing book with mystery and intrigue and the underworld of Mumbai, Inspector Chopra is IT!!! WHAT a very great read!!!!!!"I just finished it, too and liked it. If you like mysteries from India, then you may like The Case of the Missing Servant (Vish Puri, #1) by Tarquin Hall.
"The portly Vish Puri is India’s most accomplished detective, at least in his own estimation, and is also the hero of an irresistible new mystery series set in hot, dusty Delhi. Puri’s detective skills are old-fashioned in a Sherlock Holmesian way and a little out of sync with the tempo of the modern city, but Puri is clever and his methods work." ~Goodreads blurb
I think I liked this one a little better than inspector Chopra.
Carol wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "O M GOSH! If you are looking for an amazing book with mystery and intrigue and the underworld of Mumbai, Inspector Chopra is IT!!! WHAT a very great read!!!!!!"I just finish..."
OMGOSH he sounds like the Indian version of Hercule Poirot!! HOW hilarious!! I will absolutely check him out! Thank you!!
Dawn Michelle wrote: "OMGOSH he sounds like the Indian version of Hercule Poirot!! HOW hilarious!! I will absolutely check him out! Thank you!! "I never thought of him in that way but yes that sounds right... I think I need to bump up the next book on "To Read" list.
I think I might have another book you would like... A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1)
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1) by Shamini Flint . I really liked that one too.
Carol wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "OMGOSH he sounds like the Indian version of Hercule Poirot!! HOW hilarious!! I will absolutely check him out! Thank you!! "I never thought of him in that way but yes that so..."
I just saw something about this one somewhere; I am adding it because 2 recommendations cannot be wrong. :-)
Thank you!
35. Ghostly Paws [Mystic Notch #1] ~Leighann DobbsFebruary 11 - February 12, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 2, #4
Read What You Own
Audible: Elisabeth Rodgers, Narrator
Kindle
4 Stars
36. Death of a Liar [Hamish Macbeth #30] ~M.C. Beaton
February 11, 2018 [ODR]
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 2, #5
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Graeme Malcolm, Narrator
4 Stars
37. The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown
[Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation #2]
Vaseem Khan
February 14 - February 17, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 2, #6
Read What You Own
Audible: Sartaj Garewal, Narrator
Kindle/Carnegie***
5 FABULOUS Stars
38. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie ~ Ayana Mathis
February 13 - February 14, 2018
Oprah's Book Club Pick
Carnegie Audiobook: Featuring as narrators:
*Adenrele Ojo
*Adam Lazarre-White
*Bahni Turpin
Kindle/Carnegie
3 Stars
*** I own this book on Audible, but do not have it on the kindle. I had to get it from the library because TRUST ME, there are moments when you will be listening and going "WHAT did he just say [Like what he said " I put on my "kaar-key uniform". I had to look that on up to realize he was saying Khaki]?? But I am counting this as read what you own because I have it on audible.
Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: 34. The Ghost Bride ~Yangsze ChooFebruary 9 - CURRENTLY READING
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #10
Read Around the World: Malaysia
Read What You Own
Audible: Yangsze Choo, Narrat..."
THIS is lovely Elyse; I think you will really enjoy it.
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Great! Hope I get to read it soon! lol
39. One Crazy Summer [Gaither Sisters #1] ~Rita Williams-GarciaFebruary 13 - February 14, 2018
Newberry Honor Book: 2011
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Sisi Aisha Johnson, Narrator
Kindle
5 Stars
40. The Path of the Crooked [Hope Street Church #1] ~Ellery AdamsFebruary 15 - February 16, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 2, #19
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Cris Dukehart, Narrator
Kindle
4 Stars
41. The Light Between Oceans: A Novel ~M.L. Steadman
February 15 - February 26, 2018
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Noah Taylor, Narrator
4 Stars
42. A Death in the Family - James Agee
February 16 - February 20,2018
2018 Read Harder Challenge: #1B
Read What You Own
Pulitzer Prize: 1958
Hoopla Audiobook: Lloyd James, Narrator
2 Stars for Story/5 Stars for Writing = 3 Stars
43. The Kitchen House ~Kathleen Grissom
February 18 - February 25, 2018
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin, Narrators
5 Stars
44. A Fatal Winter [Max Tudor #2] ~G.M. Malliet
February 17 - February 21, 2018
2018 Cruisin' Through The Cozies Challenge: Level 3, #5A
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Michael Page, Narrator
3 Stars
Andrea wrote: "I am in awe!!"Thank you Andrea!!!!
150200225**250***260****. Last year I wasn't even sure I could read 60!! But this coming year looks a lot like last year in regards to me being at home a lot, so I think that 150 is doable.Happy Reading everyone!!!
** I have adjusted this to 225 as I have hit my initial [and second] goal.
*** I have adjusted this to 250 [!!] as I am getting ready to hit the current goal. I sure hope I can read 25 books in two months!!
**** I have adjusted this to 260 as I was several books away from the goal and I want to see just how far I can go this year!!