Brittany's 2020 Reading Challenge

[Teodora]

I honestly felt like ACOMAF was one of Maas's masterpieces, but not in the ploty-twisty, art-of-war kind of way. It was something that somehow went feeling-to-feeling. It's definitely the best book of the series!

[Brittany]

Laura, she really does! But she does it well!



Finished was a good historical fiction

[Kayleigh {K-Books}, YA Fantasy Fan]

Yeah SJM definitely has a type for her characters. That comes through into her new book as well but not quite as much. Hope you continue to enjoy it.

[Brittany]

Out of my crazy list of series to finish I picked out the Top 15 series I hope to be caught up on/finished by the end of the year:
A Court of Thorns and Roses - 1/4
Arc of a Scythe - 2/3
Caraval - 2/3
Empress Theodora - 1/2
Fever - 7/10
InCryptid - 3/9
Kate Daniels - 6/10
Mercy Thompson - 9/12
Montague Siblings - 1/3
Mortal Instruments - 4/6
Night Huntress - 4/7
October Daye - 10/14
The Folk of the Air - 1/3
The Guild Codex Universe 4/12
The Storymakers - 2/3


.... Wish me luck on it! I won't get through all of them (that's like 44 books) but it would be nice to get caught up on half! Or at least all the short ones

[Teodora]

Good luck! I am sure you'll going to conquer at least half of them!

[Anna]

You totally got this, Britt. I’m with you on Kate Daniels and Mercy.

[Brittany]

Let's do it Anna! I still don't own the next KD so not sure when I can get back to it.
Where are you at in Mercy again? I have to read and then

[Laura ☾]

Would you guys recommend Mercy and KD? Which of the two do you prefer? I've been meaning to pick up either for ages but there's so many of them it's a bit daunting!

[Brittany]

I love them both. I used to be caught up in Mercy but I dont typically buy new releases ( don't really like hardcover books).
While they are both UF with strong female characters they are quite different from one another. KD is more badass but I probably prefer Mercy. She has always felt super real to me. And I love her relationships with people. I highly recommend using the recommended reading order. Here starting at year 0. Only novella that is necessary is Alpha and Omega 0.5 as it really sets up Anna. You can read the first 3 Mercy books without starting A&O if you want but after that they do have tie ins that make both series better when read together in order.

Also the original KD series is finished at 9 books with some spin offs coming while Mercy and A&O are still ongoing.

Have you read any Illona Andrews books?

[Laura ☾]

Brittany wrote: "I love them both. I used to be caught up in Mercy but I dont typically buy new releases ( don't really like hardcover books).
While they are both UF with strong female characters they are quite di..."

Thanks!

No I haven’t read any Ilona Andrews yet!

[Brittany]

If you want to start with something small (and absolutely fantastic) try Its written as a free serial originally and then edited and put out like this a while after. Such a neat world! Quick, easy reads with fantastic characters. One of the most interesting takes on werewolves and vampires. And the first 3 are on in a bundle for .99

[Laura ☾]

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll definitely check it out

[Brittany]

Welcome!

[Anna]

I second the Inkeeper series. It’s very good!

[Anna]

Ok, Britt! Let’s see...I still need to read for KD. I left off with for Mercy. I think I am behind you on those. I’ll have to request them from the library.

[Anna]

Laura ☾ wrote: "Would you guys recommend Mercy and KD? Which of the two do you prefer? I've been meaning to pick up either for ages but there's so many of them it's a bit daunting!"

Hi Laura! I would agree with Britt. I like Mercy’s books a bit more. I find her character to be more relatable/personal/believable. She’s very vulnerable, yet strong. I’d also strongly suggest reading the short novella either first or second because of the background information. It can usually be found by itself or in the anthology.

[Brittany]

Anna wrote: "Ok, Britt! Let’s see...I still need to read for KD. I left off with for Mercy. I think I am behind you on those. I’ll have to requ..."

So you are 1 behind me on both. After you are done that one for Mercy we should buddy read the next one! I need to read Dead Heat from A&O first though have you read it?

[Brittany]

I finished and while I mostly enjoyed it there were things that bothered me. Too many similarities in her characters across series!
I started listening to and enjoying it so far

Also had to return to the library so I am back on hold for that. Reading now instead

[Brittany]

Listened to was a good book that was recommended to me by Jo. I'll likely listen on in the series at some point

[HeatherH]

That one sounds really interesting! The narration was good?

[Kayleigh {K-Books}, YA Fantasy Fan]

Oh my god Noughts and Crosses killed me when I read it!! I read that book when I was 15 and the ending destroyed me so much I have never picked up another book by that author again. I’m not joking I was crying for about an hour afterwards. I still remember it vividly 13 years later!

I need to watch the tv show that’s been made of it.

[Jo]

Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "Oh my god Noughts and Crosses killed me when I read it!! I read that book when I was 15 and the ending destroyed me so much I have never picked up another book by that author again. I’m not joking ..."

I was 11, and honestly, I've been crushed by a lot of book endings, but that one still sticks out! The TV show is pretty good, though very different from the book (and obviously I thought the book was better)!

[Brittany]

There's a TV show?! I knew nothing of this book until Jo recommended it to me. I didn't cry though but was saddened.
Heather, the narration is good. I liked the male narrator better but they are both good. Easy to listen to.

[Jo]

Brittany wrote: "There's a TV show?! I knew nothing of this book until Jo recommended it to me. I didn't cry though but was saddened.
Heather, the narration is good. I liked the male narrator better but they are bo..."

Yeah, just came out this year! It's on the BBC in the UK, I don't know when or if it will be available in other countries though, since it's still fairly new.

[Brittany]

I can get a bunch of the BBC stuff here so I'll have to go looking for it sometime

[Brittany]

Anybody else doing Dewey's 24 hour readathon tomorrow?! I'm not going to make 24 hours as I work this weekend but see how much reading I can get done anyway.

[Brittany]

Finished which was good
Starting see if I remember anything I read book 2 back in 2014

[Brittany]

Also just finished reading now back to reading The Toll or putting it off longer and reading Fawkes....

[Brittany]

Finished as well. Was a good break! Now I need to go back and read Aquaman

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Oooh that looks fun! Short too, I presume?

[Brittany]

Yeah 144 pages of superhero fun.

[Brittany]

Added more challenges, 'cause why not! I'm actually doing pretty well for most of them

READING ROMANCE CHALLENGE April-September
May TBR Series Challenge

[Brittany]

April 2020 Update

Books read-


Completed series-

Series UTD-

Progress in series- The Guild Codex Universe - 4/12, Court of Thorns and Roses - 2/4, Valdemar - 8/39

Abandoned -

New series started - Naughts and Crosses - 1/4

Comic series continued - Flying Witch - 2/8, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - 4/12, Rat Queens - 5/7

Comic series started -

Stand Alones - Cleopatra's Daughter, Coraline


115 series + 8 comic series to go

11 books 3112 pages read
3 audio, 2 hardcopy, 1 ebook and 5 comics
1 five star, 4 four star, 5 three star, and 1 two star

[HeatherH]

Nice job!

[Elena]

Well done! Great to see all your monthly reviews :)

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

You only started 1 series last month... that's good, right? 😂

[Brittany]

Exactly Lili!! And I'm not 100% sure I'll read the rest of the series, it works pretty well as a stand alone. So better than I have been lol! So many series, not enough time!

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Yes! Well, if you're not continuing on with that series, that's one less for you to have to finish! Lol.

[Kayleigh {K-Books}, YA Fantasy Fan]

I never continued with the Noughts and Crosses series either Britt. I loved the book but it totally broke me (I was only 16 or something when I read it) and I never felt the need to continue the series.

[Brittany]

finished loved it so much more than book 1!

[HeatherH]

Yay! I loved it more as well when I read them!

[Anna]

Glad you enjoyed that, Britt!

[Brittany]

Finished loved it, book 3 maybe?

[Kayleigh {K-Books}, YA Fantasy Fan]

ooh do you think there could be a book 3? That's exciting!!

[Brittany]

I do! She left it quite open for a 3rd one. I'd like to see where things go after that end.

[Brittany]

Finished was really good returning to this series after almost 6 years!

[Teodora]

Six years! Wow that's quite some time! How does it feel to be back to a series after all that time?

[Brittany]

Pretty good actually! I got a push from a friend in another group and glad I finally went back. Was easier to follow than I expected. I appreciated the one page recap to start the book.

[Teodora]

Oh with the recap I think it was way easier. I have recently started the second book of the Everless duology and I honestly forgot most of the things that happened in the first book and so it is a bit complicated for me to get into this one now. But I am glad you finally went back to this series. That was a hell of a push from your friend 😂

[Brittany]

Oh yeah, that one page quick refresh definitely helped! Now see if I read the next one anytime soon lol