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Kayleigh's 2020 Reading Challenges
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yesterday. It was amazing. It took me so long to read compared to her other books. It is a big book (around 800 pages) but I also think it's because I'm in a spoiler group for this series run by Jen and some of her newer fans have some crazy-ass theories and I spent so much of this book worrying that their theories were going to come true. It gave me so much anxiety as some of the stuff they really want to see happen.... it would be a DNF thing for me as it's something I absolutely hate reading and it actually caused me so much anxiety because you all know Jen is my fave author ever and I've loved her books for 9 years. Anyway... anxiety aside I did love it.I need a break from fantasy before jumping into my buddy read of Empire of Gold with Britt so I've just started
It's a NA/Adult contemporary so this one should take me too long. Still listening to
as well.
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I'll be catching up on review books and buddy reads this month:
Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "August TBR:I'll be catching up on review books and buddy reads this month:
[bookcove..."EEEK Empire of Gold, Six of Crows, Serpent and Dove are all amazing! I can't wait for Blood & honey!
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Totally get the need for a fantasy break after that one. My thoughts will still be there when you catch up.
If you can do it at the end of the month beginning of next I would jump in with Serpent & Dove too. I just have a few ebooks I have to read before I can get to it.
Cinderella is Dead sounds interesting, curious on your thoughts when you finish it.
I still havent read any of Amie Kaufman or Meagan Spooner's books but The Other Side of the Sky sounds right up my alley!
Looks like you have a pretty excellent reading month ahead of you
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I've struggled with long book a lot recently, it took me almost a whole week to read Jen Armentrout's new one and if you've known me a while you know that is not like me at all!
I'm just so torn. Do I abandon it for now and go back to it at another time? I don't even know. I'm so annoyed at myself and sad because Empire of Gold is my most anticipated release of 2020 *sigh* *cries*
I think you put it away for now and go back to it later. If you're not feeling up to reading something that long right now/struggling with reading in general, maybe try something shorter, less dense, and come back to Empire of Gold later?
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Definitely put it aside and come back to it when you're in the right headspace! I had to do that with Ballad of Songbirds. I was SO EXCITED for it but then just was struggling through.
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which was a super super cute romance. I loved it.Finally finished
and I don't really know how I feel about it. I'm so torn about it. The more I sit and think about it the more disappointed I think I am with it. I'm going to process it a bit more before writing my review.I'm about to start
and listening to
on audio as a re-read.
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I'm listening to my audio while blogging while it charges haha
Ha ha isn't that always the way? Things die right when you need to use them!
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I gave it 3 stars. I loved it at the start but then I felt like the second half wasn't as exciting as the first. I started to get bored.Finished
which was amazing. I gave it 5 stars! Absolutely loved it.Up next:
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My August Stats
I read 3 books:
- All 3 were full length novels.
- 2 were ARCs and 1 was from my TBR
- 2 of them were part of a series, and one was a stand-alone.
- I started 0 series and finished 1 series.
- I rated two 5-stars and one 4-stars.
- 0 were a new-to-me author
- 1 was YA, 2 were NA.
I gained 3 books this month.
Current TBR: 287
Challenges:
- Series Catch Up: 09/46
- Reading Challenge: 54/50
Honestly 3 is pretty standard for me Kay! Can definitely tell I've been reading a lot more over lockdown since when I read three in July (instead of the 5 that I had been doing) I was disappointed even though that's pretty standard for me in a normal year!
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I have been in a slump though. Everything just seemed a bit meh to me in the past few months.
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Also finished listening to the audiobook of
and will be starting to listen to
this evening.
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I'm still reading Mirage and listening to The Burning Shadow. I've been trying to do some fitness classes at my local gym lately which has cut into my reading time after work. Damn, if only reading made you skinny haha
Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "Thanks Jo. To be honest I usually average around 4 or 5 so it's not that much smaller than usual. I've just been reading more during lockdown so compared to some previous months this year it's a lo..."I get it, always sucks when you're slumping. The year I did my A-Levels/started Uni in 2015, I read hardly anything the entire year and it felt so awful. Hope you manage to find some great books for the rest of the year!
@Kay oh I can relate! This week was pretty loaded for me too. How did you enjoy The Darkest Star?
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I too wish reading made you skinny, we would all be in the best of shape!
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Not gonna lie... I tried reading while exercising once... didn't work out too well 😂
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I listen to my audiobooks whilst running or walking the dog, works quite well and I can read and exercise at the same time!
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Brittany, I used to do music, but since lockdown, my usual time for listening to audiobooks (bus on the way to and from work) has stopped and so had to get more creative about fitting my audio time in!
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I finished reading
I enjoyed it. It's not the best fantasy in the world but it was okay. It was super slow to start but I was still intrigued in the storyline. It definitely got better after 100 pages. It was a bit weird in terms of hte genre. It reads as a epic fantasy but then there's odd scenes here and there to remind you they're on a different planet so it's technically a sci-fi..... but other than those scenes you forget it's a sci-fi. I will be continuing the series to see what happens though.I'm starting
which I have as an ARC
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The Girl at the Hanging Tree sounds interesting. You'll have to let me know how well the multipersonality is done! As well as all the cult stuff. I'm intrigued.
@Kay I'm glad to hear you loved The Darkest Star. Now I feel like reading it finally :D
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My September Stats
I read 4 books:
- 3 were full novels and 1 were novellas.
- 1 was a re-read, 2 were ARCs and 1 was from my TBR
- 3 were part of a series and 1 was a standalone
- I started 1 series and finished 0 series.
- I rated two 5-stars, one 3-stars and one 2-stars
- 1 was a new-to-me author
- 3 were YA and 1 was NA
Current TBR: 287 (up 4)
Challenges:
- Series Catch Up: 08/46
- Reading Challenge: 58/50
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So I've finished the audiobook of
which I loved and rated 5 stars. I've also finished
which I rated 4 stars. I was really impressed with it.I'm currently reading
and currently listening to
on audio. The narrator of Spellcaster is possibly my fave narrator I've come across to date.
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Oh! I don't know how you even can get some time for those nice yet time consuming activities :)
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I read 6 books:
- All 6 were full length novels.
- 1 was a re-read, 4 were ARCs and 1 was from my TBR
- 4 were part of a series and 2 were standalones
- I started 1 series and finished 0 series.
- I rated four 5-stars, one 4-stars and one 3-stars
- 1 was a new-to-me author
- 5 were YA and 1 was NA
Current TBR: 290 (up 3)
Challenges:
- Series Catch Up: 08/46
- Reading Challenge: 64/50
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The Brightest Night and Poisoned were ARCs. Prey was a beta read.
I've DNF'd
I unfortunately couldn't get into this one.Currently reading:
on audio and
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I don't know whether it's the book or the audio version but I'm feeling very meh about it at the moment. I'm about 2 hours in and I'm debating DNF'ing :(
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Thanks Britt. I'm going to do Netgalley November this month to try and get through some of those old eARCs I've got on my kindle.
How was Poisoned? I just bought it!
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I read 7 books:
- 5 were full novels and 2 were novellas.
- 1 was a re-read, 1 was an ARC and 5 were from my TBR
- All 7 of them were part of series.
- I started 3 series and finished 0 series.
- I rated two 5-stars, two 4-stars, two 3-stars and one 2-stars
- 4 were a new-to-me author
- 1 were Children's books, 4 were YA, 1 was NA and 1 was Adult
I bought quite a lot of books this month but I did my usual 6-month culling of the book shelves and rehomed quite a few books.
Current TBR: 283
Challenges:
- Series Catch Up: 08/46
- Reading Challenge: 51/50