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Desiré goes for 75 in 2023
Book 50
⭐: 5
Challenge: SR, R - Fruitilicious (Juicy-Includes a secret)
*Re-Read
Book 51
⭐: 4.5
Challenge: R - Fruitilicious (Your Jam-Favorite genre)
Book 52
⭐: 4.25
Challenge: R - Fruitilicious (Lemon Squeezy-Yellow on the cover)
Book 53
⭐: 3
Challenge: R - Fruitilicious (So Sweet-Feels like summer)
Book 54
⭐: 5
Challenge: B (Participate in one of our Buddy Reads), SR, BR
Book 55
⭐: 4.25
Challenge: LL (Main character different demographic than you), SR
Book 56
⭐: 4.75
Challenge: B (Participate in one of our Readathons), R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
Book 57
⭐: 4.75
Challenge: B (Read a book with an author or character whose nationality or birth country is different from your own), SH (A book with a wedding), R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
Book 58
⭐: 5
Challenge: SH (A 2023 release), R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
*Favorite Book in Years!
Book 59
⭐: 4.25
Challenge: R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
Book 60
⭐: 4.25
Challenge: R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
Book 61
⭐: 2.5
Challenge: R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
Book 62
⭐: 4
Challenge: R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
Book 63
⭐: 3.75
Challenge: R - Reading Rainbow (Team Yellow)
DNF
* Barely started, wasn't feeling it. Will try again in the future.
Book 64
⭐: 4.5
Challenge: B (Read a book with any type of hat or headwear on the cover)
*Monarch Book Club
DNF
*Made it 1/2 way and didn't care about the story at all
Book 65
⭐: 4
Challenge: SR
Book 67
⭐: 3.5
Challenge: MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (Book with a Red & White Cover)
*Monarch Book Club
Book 68
⭐: 4.5
Challenge: P (The longest book (by pages) on your TBR), SH (Over 400 pages), QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Longest book in your TBR), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (A book involving a clown)
Book 69
⭐: 5
Challenge: SR, MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (A book involving a juggler's prop on the cover, ring)
Book 70
⭐: 4
Challenge: MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (A book with fire, food, or drink on the cover)
*Banned Book Club
Book 71
⭐: 3.5
Challenge: B ( A book with a ship or boat on the cover), SH (Highest rated on your TBR), QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (A book with a body of water on the cover), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (A book involving a tricky character)
Book 72
⭐: 5
Challenge: SR, QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Read a book that is part of a series), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (Book with a cutting instrument on the cover)
Book 73
⭐: 4
Challenge: P (A book written during NaNoWriMo), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (a book involving a sport or athletic activity), QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book with an aquatic animal on the cover.
Book 74
⭐: 4.25
C: B (Read a book with any type of dog on the cover or in the title), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (Read a book with a typical circus animal as a character), QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book with a mountain on the cover)
Book 75
⭐: 4.5
C: P (A book that takes place entirely in one day), SH (About a topic that scares you, QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book with an aircraft or wall on the cover)
Book 76
⭐: 4.25
C: SR, P (A modern retelling of a classic), B (Read a book with an author or character whose race or ethnicity is different from your own), LL (Written by a foreign author), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (Read a book with formal attire on the cover)
Book 77
⭐: 4.5
C: LL, (Published in 2023), MC - The Greatest Show on Earth (Read a book with someone in a dangerous situation)
*Bliss Book Club
Book 78
⭐: 4.5
C: SR, BR, QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book set in an inhospitable or dangerous place)
Book 79
⭐: 3.75
C: QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book involving a river)
Book 80
⭐: 4
C: SR, SH (Book with a blue cover)
Book 82
⭐: 5
C: SR, LL (A book that contains a map), QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book with a one-word title)
Book 83
⭐: 4.5
C: SR, QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Book set in a mountainous region)
DNF
* Couldn't grab my attention, not of fan of any of the characters
Book 84
⭐: 5
C: B (Book among 10 newest additions to TBR)
Congrats, Desiré! The hat trick is an awesome feat :)
Bobbi wrote: "Congrats, Desiré! The hat trick is an awesome feat :)"Thank you! I can't believe I've already passed my goal. Told myself I could slow down now but I've rediscovered my love of fantasy so I don't see that happening anytime soon lol.
Book 85
⭐: 3.5
C: B (Read a book with any shade of pink on the cover or in the title)
*Monarch Book Club
Book 87
⭐: 4
C: PopSugar - Main character's name in the title
*Banned Book Club
Book 89
⭐: 4.25
C: QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (Read a book involving indigenous people), Buddy Read - September, Serial Reader
Book 90
⭐: 4
C: QC - TERRA INCOGNITA (A book set in an extremely hot place), SR
Book 92
⭐: 3.75
C: Bibliopoly (Read a crime fiction or true crime book)
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⭐: 2.75
Challenge: R - Fruitilicious (Fresh-New release)