Virtual Mount TBR Challenge 2023 discussion
Stormness Head (60 books)
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Karen is STILL obsessed with Narnia in 2023! COMPLETED 16/09/2023
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62. House of Odysseus by Claire North.
5 stars. I love stories retelling Greek myths and this is one of the best retellings out there. Looking forward to the next (final?) book.
Borrowed from the library.
63. Anne of Windy Willows by L.M. Montgomery.
5 stars. Really enjoyed this and the world Montgomery created.
64. After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz.
5 stars. Genre-busting future classic.
Borrowed from the library.
65. Dead on Target by M.C. Beaton. Different cover.3 stars. The most enjoyable book in this series for several years.
Borrowed from the library.
66. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.
3 stars. Wished I liked it more.
67. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
4 stars. An intriguing cross between noir and urban fantasy.
Both borrowed from the library.
68. The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith.
4 stars. Really good read. Robin really goes through it in this installment in the series. Ending was good, if rather convoluted. Looking forward to book 8.
Borrowed from the library.
69. Three Holidays and a Weddingby Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley.
4 stars. A little bit different as we have a setting of 2000 when three major religious festivals almost coincided and a Muslim and a Christian-Jewish pairing. Very festive but slightly marred by being a little too long.
Borrowed from the library.
70. The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri.
3 stars. Perhaps my least favourite in the series so far but that still makes it better than 75% of crime books out there.
Borrowed from the library.
72. A Christmas Garland by Anne Perry.
3 stars. This was fine. Not quite as much atmosphere as some of her others.
Borrowed from the library.
73. The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow by Luis Sepúlveda.
4 stars. One for all us slower folk out there. Echoes of parts of Watership Down. Tragic and cute at the same time.
Borrowed from my partner.
74. The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper.
4 stars. An interesting book but not quite as good as the first two in the trilogy.
Borrowed from the library.
75. A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber.
3 stars. I didn't mean to reach the next peak! I refuse to leave my beloved Narnia. I had some books that had to go back to the library and could not be renewed. Sigh. This book was a disappointment too.
Borrowed from the library.
I need to read The Red and the Black for another challenge I am doing but that will be the only other book that I am considering reading for this challenge and I may have run out of time.
DECEMBERTotal books read in December: 17
Total qualifying for this challenge: 5
Accidentally hit the next peak :)
Virtual Mount TBR Challenge 2023
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A Curse for True Love (other topics)The Temple of Fortuna (other topics)
A Christmas Garland (other topics)
The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow (other topics)
The Birds Fall Down (other topics)
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61. The Italian Wedding by Nicky Pellegrino.
4 stars. I really like this author and found this a good page-turning read. I would have liked a little more development in the romance and the ending was too abrupt.
Borrowed from the library.