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Alissa and Lea's Informal Monthly Buddy Book Read - Others are Most Welcome to Join in!
And I see that both The Summer Affair & Beaches are on my "want to read", so we'll see. Not that I remember putting them there, but not surprising either.
Patricia wrote: "I've been wanting to read Homegoing, so I will definitely try to join in with that one. Maybe a couple of others.Are you still going to try and read The Little Friend? I think that was discussed on some thread from last year."
Yay, Patricia, I'm so happy to see that you will join us for Homegoing!
Yes! We are going to try and read The Little Friend, it is on the list. I suspect it will be one of the books that gets selected in August - December, those books haven't been picked yet. :-) Do you have a preference?
Patricia wrote: "And I see that both The Summer Affair & Beaches are on my "want to read", so we'll see. Not that I remember putting them there, but not surprising either."We'd love to have you join us for those books too. I'll put you down as a definite maybe! :-)
Lea wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I've been wanting to read Homegoing, so I will definitely try to join in with that one. Maybe a couple of others.Are you still going to try and read [book:The Litt..."
I don't have a preference. Just whenever you all decide, I'll make sure to fit in. And, yes, a definite maybe is good for the other two!
Patricia wrote: 'I don't have a preference. Just whenever you all decide, I'll make sure to fit in. And, yes, a definite maybe is good for the other two!"I get to pick August, October and December. I'm thinking tentatively maybe reading The Little Friend in October, since we may still be in a summer frame of mind in August? And, I picked a super long book last December and had a few regrets, although the book itself was excellent...so maybe don't repeat the chunky book read in December this year! So, yeah, October would be my best guess for that book. We hope you'll join us whenever you can make it work for you, Patricia! I love hearing everyone else's thoughts. Happy reading!
I've started The Space Between Worlds, and so far I'm enjoying it. Interesting premise. Who else is reading?
Ioana wrote: "I've started The Space Between Worlds, and so far I'm enjoying it. Interesting premise. Who else is reading?"Me! :-) And Alissa is as well, I think. I made a thread for it, and I'm super excited, because it is a favorite of several people I know, including Lillie! So, fingers crossed, no pressure, but I hope we all like it too! Or find it interesting to talk about! :-)
I think October would be best for The Little Friend. I agree that I would rather keep my options open for December. I'm always trying to finish a challenge, read a Christmasy book, or just do some re-reading of a favorite. Not try to read a huge book that I may or may not like.
Patricia wrote: "I think October would be best for The Little Friend. I agree that I would rather keep my options open for December. I'm always trying to finish a challenge, read a Christmasy book, or just do some re-reading of a favorite. Not try to read a huge book that I may or may not like."I just realized I never replied to you. But I totally agree, I'm trying to read my fat and sassy books early in the year this year, not in December. December always has so many distractions, I hate to keep going back to a super long book. I found I was losing track of things.
No worries! I figured you either agreed or let me know otherwise. I really don't think to check this thread too often since it's so far down. I'll be better when I'm actually reading something you're discussing.
Patricia wrote: "No worries! I figured you either agreed or let me know otherwise. I really don't think to check this thread too often since it's so far down. I'll be better when I'm actually reading something you're discussing."I'm the same and it is my thread. :-)
It is so nice to buddy read with all of you, though. I love hearing everyone else's thoughts.
Here's the plan for the upcoming months. :-) I also updated the first message with the new books we've added to the list. Let me know if there are any you want to read with us, because Alissa and I love having others read with us and are very suggestible. June 2023 - A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand - Picked by Lea, Reading with Denise and maybe Patricia!
July 2023 - Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart - Picked by Alissa, Maybe reading with Patricia!
August 2023 - Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff - Picked by Lea
September 2023 - The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend by Sharon Robinson - Picked by Alissa
October 2023 - The Little Friend by Donna Tartt - Picked by Lea, Reading with Patricia!
OK, here's the plan for the next few months. We have picked an extra book for October (Alissa and I had both already hoped to read the same book in October, so we just added it to the buddy read list) and November and December. Please let us know if there are any books you want to read with us, we learn so much when we get more perspectives on the same book.
September 2023 - The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend by Sharon Robinson - Picked by Alissa, Reading with Ioana and Patricia!
October 2023 - The Little Friend by Donna Tartt - Picked by Lea, Reading with Patricia!
Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer - Picked by Alissa and Lea
November 2023 - Vox by Christina Dalcher - Picked by Alissa
December 2023 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn - Picked by Lea, Reading with Denise!
Here's our Master List of books we eventually hope to get to! :-)
1. He Started It by Samantha Downing
2. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
3. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
4. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
6. The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
7. The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang
8. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen
9. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
10. You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes
11. Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
12. Six Years by Harlan Coben
13. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
14. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
15. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
16. Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
17. Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
18. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
19. The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
20. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
I will join with you next month reading The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend. I'm a big baseball fan and my library has this, so look forward to it.
Denise wrote: "I will join for December"So glad you will join us! I added you to the list!
Patricia wrote: "I will join with you next month reading The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend. I'm a big baseball fan and my library has this, so look forward to it."I'm so glad you will join us, Patricia. I added you to the list. What is your favorite team?
Braves, then Angels. My Dad took me to Braves games when I was a kid and I was hooked. Are you a fan?
Patricia wrote: "Braves, then Angels. My Dad took me to Braves games when I was a kid and I was hooked. Are you a fan?"I'm a Dodger fan, but I also like the Angels. As a Dodger fan first, there is no rivalry between the Dodgers and the Angels. However, if you ask an Angel fan, there is a huge rivalry and you cannot like both teams. :-)
Ha! I know what you mean. We lived in CA for awhile & that's when I became an Angels' fan. At the time, the Braves & Dodgers were big rivals (and still are during the play-offs!), so I couldn't become a Dodgers fan!
Patricia wrote: "Ha! I know what you mean. We lived in CA for awhile & that's when I became an Angels' fan. At the time, the Braves & Dodgers were big rivals (and still are during the play-offs!), so I couldn't become a Dodgers fan!"Haha, growing up I was always an Angels fan, when they were the California Angels, but when they changed the name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, I was not on board. As a Dodger fan, the only rivals we recognize are the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. And most of us haven't gotten over those 2017 cheating Houston Astros either...so I suppose that counts also. :-)
Lea wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Ha! I know what you mean. We lived in CA for awhile & that's when I became an Angels' fan. At the time, the Braves & Dodgers were big rivals (and still are during the play-offs!), ..."That name is pretty ridiculous. Why couldn't they just be the Anaheim Angels?--Good series coming up though! Could decide who's going to end up with best overall record. There's at least a friendly rivalry there.
Patricia wrote: "That name is pretty ridiculous. Why couldn't they just be the Anaheim Angels?--Good series coming up though! Could decide who's going to end up with best overall record. There's at least a friendly rivalry there."Their name history is ridiculous. They were the Anaheim Angels from 1997-2005, but then Arte Moreno wanted the team name to go back to their roots (they were originally the Los Angeles Angels before Angel Stadium was built) in order to optimize the merchandise sales, especially what was purchased out of the country. (Allegedly, fans in other countries (such as Mexico and Central America) know where Los Angeles is and will purchase Los Angeles team gear, but not Anaheim team gear.) My friend who is an Angels fan tells me that Anaheim gave up their rights to the name in 2015 and they are just the Los Angeles Angels now. But anyway, such a stupid story of naming. But, I can see why you are a fan, Patricia. And, for sure, from my perspective, the Freeway series is a very friendly rivalry. Apparently not for every Angels fan. Tommy Lasorda, long time Dodger coach, lived in Fullerton, which is next to Anaheim, and recently, he got a portion of the highway near his house named after him. I think that sign might generate the most graffiti in Orange County. The Angels fans are relentless. :-) Anyway, I think the Braves are doing very well this season. They will make a play for the penent, don't you think?
We're getting excited for 2024, and we've picked the first four buddy reads of the year. If you are interested, we'd love to have you join us! :-) We also replaced our selection list, so if there's anything on the list that you'd like to read with us in 2024, please let us know. Alissa and I are very suggestible! November 2023 - Vox by Christina Dalcher - Picked by Alissa
December 2023 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn - Picked by Lea, Reading with Denise!
January 2024 - Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane - Picked by Alissa, Reading with Ioana!
February 2024 - Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - Picked by Lea, Reading with Patricia!
March 2024 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - Picked by Alissa, Reading with Patricia!
April 2024 - No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen - Picked by Lea
Here's the Master List so you don't have to scroll back to Post #1.
1. He Started It by Samantha Downing
2. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
3. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
4. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
6. The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
7. The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang
8. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
9. You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes
10. Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
11. Six Years by Harlan Coben
12. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
13. Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
14. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
15. The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
16. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
17. The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead
18. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
19. Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints by Sam Brower
20. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
I should've known...2024 is giving you an itch....and the lists start being posted.I'll try to join you in January. I've read your Dec, Feb and March picks, the March one being the favorite of the three.
A few others from your longer list are on my TBR, so I'll watch your posts here and jump in if/when you pick them.
Ioana wrote: "I should've known...2024 is giving you an itch....and the lists start being posted.I'll try to join you in January. I've read your Dec, Feb and March picks, the March one being the favorite of the three.
A few others from your longer list are on my TBR, so I'll watch your posts here and jump in if/when you pick them."
Yay! We'd love to have you join us in January. I'm glad to see we are catching up on all the books you've already read, but we definitely need to pick some ones that are on your TBR so you can join us. Do we have to do the research or will you give us a few hints? :-)
Denise wrote: "I have had Stepsister on my to read list for awhile, Just a suggestion."Sounds great. I own that book and it reproaches me from my shelves every day. We will definitely pick it during 2024, any timing preferences? :-)
Patricia wrote: "I've read The Alice Network but will try to join in February & March."Sounds great, I added you to the list! Fingers crossed!
Lea wrote: "Yay! We'd love to have you join us in January. I'm glad to see we are catching up on all the books you've already read, but we definitely need to pick some ones that are on your TBR so you can join us. Do we have to do the research or will you give us a few hints? :-)"LOL, nothing to catch up, you both are reading a lot more than I do. It's me who should do the catch up.
From your Master List, these are also on my TBR: #2, 4, 10, 13, 14 so if you pick any of them I'll join you.
#14 and a bunch of other Nebula/Hugo awards books are on my 2024 list (the list that I'm not making). How's that for a hint? 😉
Ioana wrote: "LOL, nothing to catch up, you both are reading a lot more than I do. It's me who should do the catch up.From your Master List, these are also on my TBR: #2, 4, 10, 13, 14 so if you pick any of them I'll join you.
#14 and a bunch of other Nebula/Hugo awards books are on my 2024 list (the list that I'm not making). How's that for a hint? 😉"
That's very helpful, thank you! Let's figure out how to get those books read! As well as some of the others. :-)
I might read more books than you, but you read better books than me. :-)
**Better books**There's no such thing. There are books that are more enjoyable than others, and we all like different books. Thankfully! Can you imagine the line at the library if we all read the same books???
Although, some books have humongous lines these days...
If it's on my TBR and I'm not away, I'll read anything with you. I might even read books that are not even on my TBR if they sound interesting 😉
Ioana wrote: "**Better books**There's no such thing. There are books that are more enjoyable than others, and we all like different books. Thankfully! Can you imagine the line at the library if we all read the same books???
Although, some books have humongous lines these days...
If it's on my TBR and I'm not away, I'll read anything with you. I might even read books that are not even on my TBR if they sound interesting 😉"
Life would be so boring if we all liked the same books. I do like to read books to see what the fuss is all about, but I think you do a better job of picking books that are aligned with your interests. I think that's why you have a higher rating than I do on the books you're reading. I'm thinking to do more of that myself. :-)
This might turn into a very lengthy discussion...how do you pick your books? I admire your "filling the gaps" lists, and your perseverance to complete these lists. But I know you read a lot more than those lists, so how do you pick those?I have a huge TBR and no real method of picking. But I know that books were added in spurts, so I try to pick books added at different times, so they are not in the same topic/genre; some old, some new, some in the middle (I keep it sorted by date added). I'm probably the only one who picks books to read based on their position on the TBR shelf, rather that topic, genre, author or popularity, but it works for me.
Then series in progress, and new series - I try to pick from them as I go, although the series in progress list keeps growing instead of going smaller (I have no idea how this happens, I take no responsibility).
I have a "short list" that started small, and now is over 100 books that I **really** want to read. The problem is that for most of them I only have the read copy, not the audiobook, and reading is slow for me.
Add my book club (who reads mostly contemporary fiction, not my genre, but I love the group of women there so I read the books), buddy reads here, and you get the idea...
How do you all pick your books to read?
Ioana wrote: "This might turn into a very lengthy discussion...how do you pick your books? I admire your "filling the gaps" lists, and your perseverance to complete these lists. But I know you read a lot more than those lists, so how do you pick those?I have a huge TBR and no real method of picking. But I know that books were added in spurts, so I try to pick books added at different times, so they are not in the same topic/genre; some old, some new, some in the middle (I keep it sorted by date added). I'm probably the only one who picks books to read based on their position on the TBR shelf, rather that topic, genre, author or popularity, but it works for me.
Then series in progress, and new series - I try to pick from them as I go, although the series in progress list keeps growing instead of going smaller (I have no idea how this happens, I take no responsibility).
I have a "short list" that started small, and now is over 100 books that I **really** want to read. The problem is that for most of them I only have the read copy, not the audiobook, and reading is slow for me.
Add my book club (who reads mostly contemporary fiction, not my genre, but I love the group of women there so I read the books), buddy reads here, and you get the idea...
How do you all pick your books to read?"
You're right, this is a lengthy conversation AND I'm not so sure that I pick my books correctly, but here's my general ideas...
Before the month starts, I pick somewhere between 6-8 books that I hope to read and plan those out. I usually read more -- I'm at 121 books right now so far this year, so it looks like I'm averaging 11 books each month. But I don't pick 11. And I don't always get those read. I don't get married to my choices.
1. I do try to finish out one series every month. That usually means 2-3 of my monthly choices have to be a series book of some type. One to finish out a series and others to make progress on series so I can finish them in future months. I try to read consecutively too, in order to avoid forgetting stuff in series. And if I do read 2-3 series in a month, I try not to have those series be the same genre, if I can help it. Otherwise, I get bored.
2. I try to read the GRC Awards during the year. If the winner is a series, I try to read the entire series, so that usually means 2 or 3 books every month are GRC Award books or Series books to get me to the GRC winning book. These usually go on my Individual Challenge List and possibly my 12 + 4, so I usually get a two-fer or a three-fer out of it.
3. I try to read one book that is physically sitting on my shelves every month. I'm not always successful, but I do try for that. Because I usually buy/am gifted/find for free more than 12 books every year, this is a losing battle. Sometimes, I can combine with my series books or my Individual Challenge.
4. This past year, I added trying to read one book more than 500 pages (either physically or audio) every month, because I found that the chunksters were lingering on my TBR.
5. One buddy read with Alissa per month. :-)
I have to allow for at least three random book choices, especially towards the end of the year when I'm bored with my Individual Challenge and want to read anything else. I'm moody like that. I wander around the library, or go onto GR, or book blogs, or the Little Free Library and just pick up something that isn't like anything else I'm reading.
Last year, I picked 4 of the oldest books off my GR TBR to read, and I've read three. They haven't been great, but it does feel good to read books that I mean to read 13 years ago. I don't think I want to include much more than 4 books a year of this though. There's a reason they sat on my TBR so long.
When I read a book off my Individual Challenge, I usually replace it with the next book I want to read. So at all times, I have 100 books that I want to read over the next 12 months, although I don't publish it. So, I always have next year's list ready to "go".
Sometimes I read a replacement book before year end, so it doesn't ever appear on my published challenge list, and I replace that book with another. My "short list" of what I really want to add is really long too and could support many years of Individual Challenges.
I'd like to add in reading a newly published book (last 12 months) every month also, but it's harder to get those books from the library (longer wait time) and they are hard for me to pick, since I like to read reviews and see what others think first before I invest time into it. Maybe after I read down some of my series (who am I kidding?) or read down some of the longer books, I'll add in this parameter, but only if I can take off one of the others. Because I have to be able to just pick up a couple books a month and read them.
Honestly, I think everyone has got their own way of picking books, and they have to use what works for them. Having too many parameters isn't good for me, so I avoid Motley Challenges and while I do read books around the states and around the world, I usually don't pick books on that basis. It just kind of happens naturally.
And I also have my book club. They also pick some books I would not pick, but sometimes I've been grateful that they did, because it was a good book that I enjoyed.
Probably that was too much information, but that's how I pick the books I read. :-)
You are definitely more disciplined than I am. I never know what my next book will be. But I always have a kindle and an audiobook going, sometimes a graphic novel too, but rarely more. Only if I need to squeeze in one for the book club. I think the main reason I don't do the 12+4 challenge is that I'm a moody reader, and being "forced" to read a certain book never worked for me.
I find out that some books that sounded so interesting some years ago don't look appealing anymore. Off the TBR they go.
Some of the books that I **really** want to read are actually dry and boring, so I abandon them. What would I do if I need to abandon more than 4 from that list? Better not to think about it and make no list ;-)
I keep trying fantasy books. The ones that I love, I really love. But that genre is such a hit or miss for me, and a miss a lot of times. No middle ground, either 4-5 stars or DNF.
Series...well, that'a a big problem. Some authors never stop writing...although to manage my TBR I avoid (the ones that I know of) who use ghost writers.
New releases, good point. I was browsing the GRCA nominations for 2023, I only read one, and it does not deserve the award. Same thing happened last year...
Like you, while I keep track of ATW books or their US state location, I don't look for them, they come to me. For 2024 I'll try something new, a Hugo/Nebula award each month. Let's see how that will go 🤞
Lea wrote: "Denise wrote: "I have had Stepsister on my to read list for awhile, Just a suggestion."Sounds great. I own that book and it reproaches me from my shelves every day. We will defini..."
May, October and November are usually busy for me at work so I don't get much reading in then. Other than that, no preference.
Ioana wrote: "You are definitely more disciplined than I am. I never know what my next book will be. But I always have a kindle and an audiobook going, sometimes a graphic novel too, but rarely more. Only if I need to squeeze in one for the book club.I think the main reason I don't do the 12+4 challenge is that I'm a moody reader, and being "forced" to read a certain book never worked for me.
I find out that some books that sounded so interesting some years ago don't look appealing anymore. Off the TBR they go.
Some of the books that I **really** want to read are actually dry and boring, so I abandon them. What would I do if I need to abandon more than 4 from that list? Better not to think about it and make no list ;-)
I keep trying fantasy books. The ones that I love, I really love. But that genre is such a hit or miss for me, and a miss a lot of times. No middle ground, either 4-5 stars or DNF.
Series...well, that'a a big problem. Some authors never stop writing...although to manage my TBR I avoid (the ones that I know of) who use ghost writers.
New releases, good point. I was browsing the GRCA nominations for 2023, I only read one, and it does not deserve the award. Same thing happened last year...
Like you, while I keep track of ATW books or their US state location, I don't look for them, they come to me. For 2024 I'll try something new, a Hugo/Nebula award each month. Let's see how that will go 🤞"
Oh, I never know what my next book will actually be. I cannot for the life of me determine what book I will pick up next. But I do like to have 5-10 options available for my next book, depending on my mood. :-)
The 12 + 4 is hard work for me, and gets progressively harder. It's easier when I have a lot of books to choose from in the beginning and then it just gets more and more difficult.
Good luck on reading the Hugo/Nebula award winners. I am eager to see which you like. :-)
Denise wrote: "May, October and November are usually busy for me at work so I don't get much reading in then. Other than that, no preference."Great. Well, June is my month to pick, so I will probably pick Stepsister then, and we can all read it! :-)
We couldn't help ourselves. I succumb to peer pressure on a regular basis and with Denise and Ioana suggesting Stepsister, I had to pick it for June. Alissa picked a fabulous choice for May too - I'm so excited about this list. Here are the books on our list.December 2023 -
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn - Picked by Lea, Reading with Denise!
January 2024 -
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane - Picked by Alissa, Reading with Ioana and Linda!
February 2024 -
Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - Picked by Lea
March 2024 -
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler - Picked by Alissa, Reading with Patricia, Pam, Jackie and Linda!
April 2024 -
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen - Picked by Lea
May 2024 -
The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax - Picked by Alissa, Reading with Denise!
June 2024 -
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly - Picked by Lea - Reading with Denise and Ioana?
The Master List was updated below and in message #1.
1. He Started It by Samantha Downing
2. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
3. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
4. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
5. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
6. The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang
7. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
8. You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes
9. Six Years by Harlan Coben
10. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
11. Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
12. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
13. The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
14. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
15. The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead
16. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
17. Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints by Sam Brower
18. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
19. The Passengers by John Marrs
20. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Ring Shout and The Passengers are definitely on my 2024 list.Girl with a Pearl Earring, American Dirt, The Pecan Man and The Invisible Bridge are all 4-5 stars. Good picks!
Ioana wrote: "Ring Shout and The Passengers are definitely on my 2024 list.Girl with a Pearl Earring, American Dirt, The Pecan Man and The Invisible Bridge are all 4-5 stars. Good picks!"
I'm glad to hear that we've picked some good books - probably you are the reason we picked some of those.
I promised Alissa we would not plan out all of 2024 before it even starts, but I have put your name on my spreadsheet next to all the books you listed above as well as these two and I'm sure Alissa or I will prioritize those books so we can all read them together, if you haven't already read them in the first half of the year.
Will you join us for Stepsister? I picked it specifically because it was on both Denise and your TBRs. :-)
Lea wrote: "Will you join us for Stepsister? I picked it specifically because it was on both Denise and your TBRs. :-)."Yesssss! Of course!
Ioana wrote: "Lea wrote: "Will you join us for Stepsister? I picked it specifically because it was on both Denise and your TBRs. :-)."Yesssss! Of course!"
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Denise wrote: "I will try for May book also!"Yay! It looks good.
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Are you still going to try and read The Little Friend? I think that was discussed on some thread from last year.