Emma's 2021 Challenge

[Emma]

Ready for a good year of reading!

[Emma]

1. When Gods Die Didn't realize this was a re-read until I was about half way through, but still thoroughly enjoyed it and will continue the series soon.

Currently Enjoying
The Daughters of Foxcote Manor

[Tiffany, Administrator]

Emma wrote: "Ready for a good year of reading!"

Woohoo! Good luck on your good year :)

[Emma]

2. The Daughters of Foxcote Manor - Good, but I liked the mysteries in her others more.

3. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie - Loved! This definitely got me out of my reading slump, unputdownable!

4. The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith - Reread but my mindset needed it.

Up Next:
The House on Vesper Sands and The Lantern Men

So glad to feel like I'm over the dry spell that hit after Thanksgiving. Many highly anticipated reads on my list that give me hope the good streak will continue!

[Tiffany, Administrator]

Emma wrote: "...So glad to feel like I'm over the dry spell that hit after Thanksgiving. Many highly anticipated reads on my list that give me hope the good streak will continue!"

Nice! Congratulations on hitting a groove of good books!

[Emma]

Tiffany wrote: "Emma wrote: "...So glad to feel like I'm over the dry spell that hit after Thanksgiving. Many highly anticipated reads on my list that give me hope the good streak will continue!"

Nice! Congratula..."

Thanks! It felt like such a drought!

[Emma]

5. The House on Vesper Sands - Good! An interesting mystery, and good cast of characters.

Currently Reading
The Lantern Men Always love a Ruth Galloway mystery!

[Emma]

6. The Lantern Men

7. The Last Garden in England LOVED this!!! Satisfied my Kate Morton-esque needs for awhile. :D

Currently Reading
The Mitford Trial and I think I'll be dropping The Wife Upstairs . Was so intrigued by the premise and had high hopes but so far, it's just not for me.

[Emma]

8. The Lost Apothecary LOVED!

9. Gentlemen and Players A re-read but still enjoyed.

[Emma]

10. Mindful Pregnancy: Meditation, Yoga, Hypnobirthing, Natural Remedies, and Nutrition – Trimester by Trimester

11. The Essential Life: A Simple Guide to Living the Wellness Lifestyle I wouldn't normally add a reference book like this but since I read it cover to cover, why not?

12. The Beautiful Ones Not what I expected but not bad.

13. Happy Pretty Messy: Cultivating Beauty and Bravery When Life Gets Tough

Currently Reading
The House in the Cerulean Sea and Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History and rereading May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness and The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality

[Tiffany, Administrator]

I see a theme to a few of your books in this update. Should we say congratulations? (Or you can just ignore this or tell me to mind my own business, and I'll go away :D )

[Emma]

Tiffany wrote: "I see a theme to a few of your books in this update. Should we say congratulations? (Or you can just ignore this or tell me to mind my own business, and I'll go away :D )"

Haha yep! Third is on the way in July - doing a little brushing up. :D

[Tiffany, Administrator]

Emma wrote: "Haha yep! Third is on the way in July - doing a little brushing up. :D"

Congrats!! =)

[Emma]

14. May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness

15. Live and Let Chai A really solid cozy mystery where the dialogue felt authentic and the characters are endearing and likeable. Light on the mystery but definitely getting the next in the series soon.

Sadly, I abandoned The House in the Cerulean Sea after 2 weeks. It was a nice read but just wasn't what I was in the mood for, I guess, and I wanted to move on. May come back to it later.

[Emma]

16. The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality

Currently Reading
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished

[Emma]

17. No Good Tea Goes Unpunished

18. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

Currently Reading
The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion

Trying to catch up because I don't think the second half of the year is going to get much better - reading wise!

[Emma]

19. The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion

Currently Reading
Tide and Punishment

[Emma]

20. Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy

21. The Night Hawks

[Emma]

22. Tide and Punishment

Currently Reading
Beautifully Brave: An Unconventional Guide to Owning Your Worth, Cultivating Self-Love, and Standing In Your Power and Killer in the Kitchen

[Emma]

23. Killer in the Kitchen

24. The Lost City of the Monkey God I think my best read of the year! A departure from my usual reads but so glad I picked it up at the recommendation of Modern Mrs. Darcy. It's opened a whole subgenre of nonfiction that I'm loving!

25. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - Don't know why it took me so long to read this - so good!

Currently Reading
Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt

[Emma]

26. Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt

Currently Reading
Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure

[Emma]

27. Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure

Currently Reading
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Gaining some traction with a string of great reads!

[Tiffany, Administrator]

I just realized that you were planning on a big change in your life in July, and it's now September (Where did the summer go??). I hope everything went well!

[Emma]

Tiffany wrote: "I just realized that you were planning on a big change in your life in July, and it's now September (Where did the summer go??). I hope everything went well!"

Haha. It did - thank you!! We have a healthy little boy who is the apple of his sisters' eyes. It's chaotic but still making time for reading. :D

[Emma]

28. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

29. Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams A reread.

Currently Reading
Boundary Waters and just started Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

[Tiffany, Administrator]

Emma wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "I just realized that you were planning on a big change in your life in July, and it's now September (Where did the summer go??). I hope everything went well!"

Haha. It did - thank ..."

Yay!! Congratulations! :)

[Emma]

30. Boundary Waters

31. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

32. The Ultimate Guide to Chakras: The Beginner's Guide to Balancing, Healing, and Unblocking Your Chakras for Health and Positive Energy

Currently Reading
The Madness of Crowds I've been in and out of this one for the past 2 weeks, which is so unusual for me and Louise Penny. I'm thinking it has something to do with the subject matter (post pandemic, etc), so I may come back to it another time.
Picking up either Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia or This is Your Mind on Plants , but hoping for a good, immersive fiction read soon!

[Emma]

33. The Madness of Crowds

34. The Mitford Scandal

[Emma]

35. Be Careful What You Witch For

Moving at a snails pace the last 3 months. I definitely won't be meeting my goal this year but I read some great books this year and can hopefully squeeze in another or 2 before the end. :D

Currently Reading
Plum Pudding Murder and Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be

[Tiffany, Administrator]

Emma wrote: "Moving at a snails pace the last 3 months. I definitely won't be meeting my goal this year but I read some great books this year and can hopefully squeeze in another or 2 before the end. :D"

The important thing is that you had some books you enjoyed! Good luck on those last one or two to finish out the year :) Hopefully they'll be another one or two good ones!

[Emma]

36. Plum Pudding Murder

37. Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be

38. The Christmas Promise

39. The Whole-Body Guide to Gut Health: Heal Your Gut Through Diet, Exercise, and Stress Reduction

Made it through a few more and currently reading The Lincoln Highway , but I don't think I'll finish by Friday. Read some of my favorite books earlier this year and happy to have still gotten pretty close despite having my busiest work year and welcoming our 3rd in July. I have high hopes for some great reads in 2022!

[Tiffany, Administrator]

It still sounds like a pretty great year! :)

[Emma]

Definitely a stand out 😊