Nell Ventures Vancouver

[Nell]

Here I go again!

2018 thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Nell]

[Nell]

Mt TBR Tally:

Hardcovers: 3

Kindle: 16

Mass mkt p/b: 10

Trade p/b: 3

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Boulders = 9
350+ pp

Appalachia = 4
> 10 yrs

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review)]

Wow! That's organised!

[Natália]

Loved your counter! Good luck with your climb!

[Bev]

Welcome back, Nell!

[Nell]

WRC Best of the Best List (cont.) DONE!!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Progress: 9/9

List: Best for Book Clubs (#427)
4. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 11/17/19


List: Best Books of 2017 (#13)
5. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 12/15/19


List: Best Books of 2008 (#48)
6. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 12/25/19


List: Best Books of the Decade: 2010s (#72)
7. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 2/06/20


List: Best Books of 2014: (#105)
8. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 2/18/20


List: Best Books of the 20th Centruy (#53)
9. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 5/31/20

[Nell]

WRC Here Comes 2019... A Year of New-to-You Authors
Duration: One year
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

One - pick a book you rated 5 stars in 2018, and from the book's main page click on the link "Lists With This Book".
Two - From the lists displayed, choose a new book to read by a new-to-you author.
Three - Read the book you chose, then go to that book's home page and start all over again.

Level One: Read 12 books by new-to-you authors.

Five ⭐ Read: Dianne Freeman, A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder

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List: Cozy Mystery Series - First Book in Series #171
1. Deborah Crombie, A Share in Death 2/09/19
List: Cozy Mystery Series - First Book in Series #166
2. Shari Randall, Curses, Boiled Again! 2/17/19
List: Cozy Mystery Series - First Book in the Series #51
3. Carolyn Haines, Them Bones 5/19/19
List: Cozy Mystery Series - First Book in Series #281
4. Terri L. Austin, Diners, Dives & Dead Ends 6/27/19
List: The Importance of NOT Being Earnest #2
5. Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank 8/21/19
List: Best for Book Clubs #427
6. Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing 11/17/19
List: Top 5 Reads in 2018 #3
7. Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere 12/15/19
List: What Women Born in the 1970s Read in 2019 #80
8. Jasmine Guillory, The Wedding Date 3/09/20
List: Romance with PoC by AoC #5
9. Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown 4/28/20
List: Pop Sugar 2020: Book by a Woman of Color #89
Esi Edugyan, Washington Black

List: The Very Time I Thought I Was Lost My Dungeon Shook and My Chains Fell Off
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
#1 Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

Book by a Woman of Color
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Alyssa Cole, A Princess in Theory

[Nell]

Breaking Camp

1. Breathless by Beverly Jenkins 1/05/19 ★★★★
2. Tempest by Beverly Jenkins 1/06/19 ★★★★
3. A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon 1/14/19 ★★★ 1/2

[Nell]

Hitting the Trail:

4. Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Woods 1/28/19 ★★★

[Nell]

Falling in February:

5. A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie 2/02/19 ★★★★ 1/2
6. Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My by Denise Swanson 2/08/19 ★★★ 1/2

[Nell]

On the March:

7. All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie 3/10/19 ★★★★ 1/2

[Nell]

April Ascent:

8. Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts 4/02/19 ★★★★
9. Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney 4/07/19 ★★★★
10. Someone to Love by Mary Balogh 4/11/19 ★★★★ 1/2

[Nell]

Back on Track:

11. Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh 4/14/19 ★★★★★
12. Still Waters by Tami Hoag 4/27/19 ★★★★ 1/2

[Nell]

Mt TBR Checkpoint #1

1. Tell us how many miles you've made it up your mountain (# of books read).
The extra month to report worked well for me! I was lagging behind but gained ground in April. Now I'm on track with 12 out of 36 books read for Mt. Vancouver.

2. Complete ONE (or more if you like) of the following:
A. Post a picture of your favorite cover so far.


B. Who has been your favorite character so far? And tell us why, if you like.
Regan Carmichael in Tempest

C. Have any of the books you read surprised you--if so, in what way?
Still Waters by Tami Hoag. I picked this book at random as part of another GR challenge. It had been on my TBR shelf for years. The first book I've read by this author. It was very good.

D. Title Scrabble: BLASTS

B - Breathless
L - Lions and Tigers and Murder, Oh My
A - All Shall Be Well
S - Someone to Love
T - Tempest
S - Still Waters

[Nell]

Mountaineering in May:

13. Them Bones by Carolyn Haines 5/06/19 ★★★★★
14. A Most Novel Revenge by Ashley Weaver 5/27/19 ★★★★

[Nell]

June Jaunt:

15. Death Overdue by Allison Brook 6/20/19 ★★★★
16. Diners, Dives & Dead Ends by Terri L. Austin 6/27/19 ★★★★ 1/2

[Nell]

July Goodbye:

17. The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner 7/22/19 ★★★★ 1/2
18. A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal 7/31/19 ★★★★

[Nell]

Adios in August:

19. Mission Impawsible by Krista Davis 8/10/19 ★★★★
20. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 8/21/19 ★★★★ 1/2
21. A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay 8/28/19 ★★★★

[Nell]

Knocked Off in November:

22. Black Ship by Carola Dunn 11/11/19 ★★★1/2
23. Sheer Folly by Carola Dunn 11/23/19 ★★★1/2
24. Twelfth Night by Deanna Raybourn 11/30/19 ★★★★

[Nell]

Celebrating reaching Mt Blanc



Now let's see how far I climb up Mt Vancouver.

[Leslie]

Congrats Nell!

[Nell]

Diminished in December

25. The Mad Earl's Bride by Loretta Chase 12/01/19 ★★★★
26. The Promise in a Kiss by Stephanie Laurens 12/03/19 ★★★★
27. Whack Job by Kendel Lynn 12/05/19 ★★★

[Bev]

Congrats!!

[Nell]

Holiday Reading:

28. How the Finch Stole Christmas! by Donna Andrews 12/09/19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
29. Scandalous Lord Dere by Stephanie Laurens 12/10/19 ⭐⭐⭐
30. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 12/15/19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

[Nell]

Words to the Wise According to Mount TBR:

A stitch in time saves... Sheer Folly
Don't count your chickens ... [with a] Crocodile on the Sandbank
A penny saved is... [for] Someone to Hold
All good things must come to ... The Sugar Queen [and] All Shall Be Well
When in Rome... [enjoy] The Promise in a Kiss [with] Someone to Love
All that glitters is not... Little Fires Everywhere
A picture is worth... A Most Novel Revenge
When the going gets tough, the tough get ... The Secret Adversary
Two wrongs don't make a... Mission Impawsible
The pen is mightier than... A Likely Story [on] A Front Page Affair
The squeaky wheel gets... [a] Whack Job
Hope for the best, but prepare for... Diners, Dives and Dead Ends
Birds of a feather flock... [to] Still Water [on] Whiskey Beach

[Nell]

Climbing Higher

31. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 12/25/19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2
32. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie 12/26/19 ⭐⭐⭐⭐