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The Quest of Rachael Readsalot continues (101+ in 2020)
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118. To Kill A Queen by Nancy Uliano446 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (54/60), Genre Jammin' (69/70), Anything Goes (19/30)
Why I read this: requested an ARC from Netgalley
PASS
Books TBR = 455
119. E by Kate Wrath343 pages
Rating = 3 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (55/60), Mount TBR (54/60), Anything Goes (20/30)
Why I read this: I think it was free when I downloaded it
PASS
Books TBR = 457
120. Antony and Cleopatra by William ShakespeareRating = 4 stars
Challenges: Mount TBR (55/60), Anything Goes (21/30)
Why I read this: part of my personal lifetime challenge to read the complete works of Shakespeare
PASS
Books TBR = 457 (I got another Netgalley arc)
121. The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa de la CruzRating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Genre Jammin' (70/70), Anything Goes (22/30)
Why I read this: was approved for another Netgalley arc
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Books TBR = 456
Rachael wrote: "120. Antony and Cleopatra by William ShakespeareRating = 4 stars
Challenges: Mount TBR (55/60), Anything Goes (21/30)
Why I read this: part of my personal lifetime challenge to read ..."
How many have you read thus far?
Sunny wrote: "Rachael wrote: "120. Antony and Cleopatra by William ShakespeareRating = 4 stars
Challenges: Mount TBR (55/60), Anything Goes (21/30)
Why I read this: part of my personal lifetime ch..."
About 20 plays and 10 sonnets :)
Hmmmm....You started the year with 384 books, currently have 456 TBR books, and have read 121 books this year.
Does this mean your net gain is only 39 books so far this year?
(384-[456-121]=39)
I think you're supremely courageous!
And you even count free books, like ARCs, so you're also very honest about your challenge and quite demanding of yourself!
😊
oshizu wrote: "Hmmmm....You started the year with 384 books, currently have 456 TBR books, and have read 121 books this year.
Does this mean your net gain is only 39 books so far this year?
(384-[456-121]=39)
..."
That doesn't seem so bad when you put it like that. Some of the 456 books on my shelf are just anthologies split up. I had a few collections of full length novels which were all together in one Kindle book which I decided to separate into individual books on here. Plus, I have been trying to read books that have been on my shelves for a while.
I have actually read more than 121 books this year but I decided not to count some in my Goodreads challenges so my net gain could be even lower. Due to the pandemic, I have been able to read way more than I usually do and I didn't really want to include all of them because in more normal years, I would have probably pushed myself to beat that total and that would take the enjoyment out of reading for me.
122. The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge432 pages
Rating = 4 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Mount TBR (56/60), Clear the Shelves (24/30), Anything Goes (23/30), Zodiac around the World (2/2)
Why I read this: I've read other books by this author
KEEP
Books TBR = 455
I have several books on my shelves that have more than 1 novel in them. It's the only way I could find, as well as afford, some of the older books I want/wanted to read. For some reason, I sometimes end up with what turns out to be expensive tastes when it comes to books :D Glad I'm not alone in separating them into individual books on here.Not sure if managed to read more this year because of the pandemic or not. I'm only 54 over last year's total. I do know that I probably reached my goals sooner because of things being so different this year.
Rachael wrote: "About 20 plays and 10 sonnets :)Only 17 plays and 144 sonnets to go! How cool!
And yes I had to look up the numbers. I think the last time I would have known them was when I was in 9th grade, which was 40 some odd years ago. Our teacher had us write a term paper to prepare us for the papers we would have to write later on in our junior and senior years of high school. The title of mine was: The Works of Shakespeare and I think I managed to cover everything in one way or another in 25 (front and back) hand written pages ... with footnotes and everything. I made an A+ and my teacher wrote on it that it was one of the best papers she'd ever read. I think I might still have it somewhere -- goodness knows where, though!
Books TBR = 456Guess who got another book from Netgalley?
I really like the format you use to keep track of your books. I'm inspired to try something similar for next year. Thanks so much. Keep enjoying your books.
Fran wrote: "I really like the format you use to keep track of your books. I'm inspired to try something similar for next year. Thanks so much. Keep enjoying your books."Thanks and I hope you are enjoying your books too
123. The Selection by Kiera Cass336 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (56/60), Mount TBR (57/60), Clear the Shelves (25/30), Genre Jammin' (71/70), Book Club (13/15), Anything Goes (24/30)
Why I read this: Part of the Selection Series which I have heard a lot about
PASS
Books TBR = 455
124. Q by Christina Dalcher384 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Anything Goes (25/30)
Why I read this: another approval from Netgalley
PASS
Books TBR = 454
PROGRESS REPORTNumber of books read = 124/101
Let's Turn Pages: 38,040/30,000 pages
Serial Reader: 56/60
Mount TBR: 57/60
Clear the Shelves: 25/30
Kind of a Big Deal: 43/40
Genre Jammin': 71/70
Book Club: 13/15
Anything Goes: 25/30
Zodiac around the World: 2/2
Rock the Vote: 2/2
Longest Book: Anna Karenina (1,235 pages)
Shortest Book: A Study in Emerald (9 pages)
Best Book: The Starless Sea
Worst Book: The Beast Within
125. The Elite by Kiera Cass326 pages
Rating = 3 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (57/60), Genre Jammin' (72/70), Book Club (14/15), Anything Goes (26/30)
Why I read this: part of the Selection series
PASS
Books TBR = 453
126. The One by Kiera Cass323 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (58/60), Genre Jammin' (73/70), Anything Goes (27/30), Home is Where the Books Are (1/4)
Why I read this: part of the Selection series
PASS
Books TBR = 453
127. The Epilogue by Kiera Cass11 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Kind of a Big Deal (44/40), Genre Jammin' (74/70)
Why I read this: a short story in the Selection 'verse
PASS
Books TBR = 453
128. The Heir by Kiera Cass342 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (59/60), Genre Jammin' (75/70), Anything Goes (28/30), Home is Where the Books Are (2/4)
Why I read this: part of the Selection series
PASS
Books TBR = 452
Books TBR = 453I ❤️ Netgalley
129. The Crown by Kiera Cass279 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (60/60), Genre Jammin' (76/70), Anything Goes (29/30)
Why I read this: part of the Selection series
PASS
Books TBR = 452
Books TBR = 453Another book from Netgalley
130. The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley448 pages
Rating = 3 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Genre Jammin' (77/70)
Why I read this: it was an arc from Netgalley
PASS
Books TBR = 452
131. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness479 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (61/60), Mount TBR (58/60), Clear the Shelves (26/30), Book Club (15/15), Anything Goes (30/30)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about the Chaos Walking trilogy
PASS
Books TBR = 451
132. The New World by Patrick Ness36 pages
Rating = 4 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Kind of a Big Deal (45/40)
Why I read this: it's a short story in the Chaos Walking 'verse that the author said is best to read after Book 1
PASS
Books TBR = 451
Books TBR = 452My first audiobook approval from Netgalley
133. Pirate Stew by Neil GaimanRating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Kind of a Big Deal (46/40)
Why I read this: it's an audiobook narrated by Neil Gaiman himself
PASS
Books TBR = 451
Books TBR = 452Thanks, Secret Santa 🎅
134. Fable by Adrienne Young368 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (62/60), Genre Jammin' (78/70)
Why I read this: it's a Netgalley arc I got because I've heard a lot about it
KEEP
Books TBR = 451
135. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness517 pages
Rating = 4 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (63/60), Mount TBR (59/60), Clear the Shelves (27/30), Kind of a Big Deal (47/40), Anything Goes (31/30)
Why I read this: part of the Chaos Walking trilogy
PASS
Books TBR = 450
136. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness603 pages
Rating = 4 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (64/60), Mount TBR (60/60), Clear the Shelves (28/30), Kind of a Big Deal (48/40), Anything Goes (32/30)
Why I read this: part of the Chaos Walking trilogy
PASS
Books TBR = 450 (another kindle download)
137. Serpentine by Philip Pullman74 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Kind of a Big Deal (49/40), Genre Jammin' (79/70), Anything Goes (33/30), Greatest Gift of All (1/1)
Why I read this: it's a short story in the His Dark Materials world
KEEP
Books TBR = 449
138. The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz405 pages
Rating = 4 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (65/60), Mount TBR (61/60), Clear the Shelves (29/30), Anything Goes (34/30), Home is Where the Books Are (3/4)
Why I read this: I quite like Sherlock Holmes
PASS
Books TBR = 448
139. Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths384 pages
Rating = 4 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (66/60), Mount TBR (62/60), Clear the Shelves (30/30), Anything Goes (35/30), Home is Where the Books Are (4/4)
Why I read this: part of the Stephens and Mephisto series
PASS
Books TBR = 447
140. Stories on the Go: 101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors by Various464 pages
Rating = 3 stars with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Anything Goes (36/30), Advent Calendar (1/1)
Why I read this: I think it was a free book of short stories
PASS
Books TBR = 455 I was lured by the siren call of cheap Kindle books and downloaded several from my maybe-one-day shelf
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255 pages
Rating = 3 stars
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Mount TBR (53/60), Genre Jammin' (68/70), Anything Goes (18/30)
Why I read this: I'm interested in Arthurian legend
PASS
Books TBR = 454