January 2024 Dusty Bookshelf Challenge

[Karen ♐]

VampAmber wrote: "Karen ♐ wrote: "Karen♐'s January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare"

I picked for you: and plus a bonus book of [bookc..."

Thanks so much! Can't wait to start these.

[Karen ♐]

Connie, hope it's ok, since Kathy picked for Christene, I'll pick for you.

and bonus: (love the cover!)

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Thank you Karen!! I finally got to a computer and that's exactly the solution I came up with too.

[Karen ♐]

Erica wrote: "Thank you Karen!! I finally got to a computer and that's exactly the solution I came up with too."

Great! Thanks!

[Connie N.]

Thanks so much, Karen, for being so flexible. I really appreciate your picks and am looking forward to them.

[☘KathyD☘]

Ela (Mouse333) wrote: "☘KathyD☘

My pick for you is - so you can continue the series

Bonus: - so you can start a new series

Hope you enjoy!"

thanks Ela!

[☘KathyD☘]

Connie N. wrote: "☘KathyD☘ picks for Connie

Kathy, it looks like you picked for Christene Paula by mistake."

sorry, Connie! I thought I picked for the correct person...do you still need picks?

[Jenny]

I haven't received my picks yet. Is there a date/time limit?
(Or I missed them.)

[Penumbra]

I know the 30th is repick day, but can someone nudge the person who is supposed to pick for me? Or can a mod pick for me instead?

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

I have messaged (earlier today) both of the remaining people who have yet to post their picks. Can we line up two people for picks if those aren't posted by tomorrow morning? Who wants to pick for Jenny and Penumbra?

Update - we only need someone for Penumbra now.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul]

Jenny

My picks for you are:



Bonus:

[Jenny]

Thanks Danielle!

And Erica!

[VampAmber]

I can pick for Penumbra, if everybody's cool with that.

Picks: and

Hopefully, they're both good, cuz they definitely sound like it. 👍

[Penumbra]

VampAmber wrote: "I can pick for Penumbra, if everybody's cool with that.

Picks: and

Hopefully, they're both good, cuz ..."

Thank you Vamp Amber! Both books sound good and I'm still in the holiday mood :D

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Thanks so much VampAmber!!

[Carrie]

I can't find who I am paired with to make my pick

[Carrie]

Marty wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Carrie's Dusty

Hare

Hi Carrie, I chose and (to help you move ahead in the series). For the bonus, I chose ..."

Thank you for the picks

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

Carrie wrote: "I can't find who I am paired with to make my pick"

Sorry Carrie - it was already done this morning. The 30th is the day for repicks because sometimes people are unavailable to do their picks right away and it's hard for people to wait. You had been paired with Penumbra but I switched it to VampAmber when she stepped up earlier.
Holidays are a busy time and it's hard to know what is going on with people. We do our best.

[Carrie]

I assumed 27-30th meant I had all of the 30th to do so. Sorry. But at least everyone has picks.

[Connie N.]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Connie N. wrote: "☘KathyD☘ picks for Connie

Kathy, it looks like you picked for Christene Paula by mistake."

sorry, Connie! I thought I picked for the correct person...do you still need picks?"

No problem, Kathy. Things were rearranged a bit, and we're all set. Thanks for checking.

[Michelle]

Completion Post



Book - Devil's Snare
Author - Wendy Wang
Date Read - 1/6/23
Rating - 3 Stars

[Penumbra]

Penumbra's January Completion Post


Rating: 3 Stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This turned out to be a reread for me from years back. Writing style was too distant, and there was a lot of sex in this for a Christmas story. It was just okay.


Rating: 4 Stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I liked this. It had good character growth. However, this is a spin off of another series, so there is an info dump of too many other characters near the beginning that had me lost.

[Marty]

I finished both of my books.

Thirst by Andrey Gelasimov, 1/7/24 - 3 stars. This was kinda meh - I would have liked better character development. The main character's situation is rushed over and it could have been more of a focal point. The friends were just props. And the ending was very weak, no payoff for what little drama there was. I hope that this was a lost-in-translation situation, because the plot deserves better treatment.

The Tower by Simon Toyne, 1/14/24 - five stars. He's such a good storyteller. Since it had been a minute between reading the first two books of the trilogy and the finale, I scrambled a bit to catch up with the scenario. It's quite a final story. I gave it five stars. This was a very original plot line, in my opinion. A lot of authors have reworked it since.

[Elaine]

Sadly, all three of my books were DNFs but they are now off my list and I have had some stellar reads this month so it all evens out.

[Connie N.]

I finished all three picks for January. Thanks, Karen, for picking such enjoyable books--I rated each of them 4 stars.

Karen ♐ picked for me: BONUS:
Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton - 1/8/24 ♥♥♥♥
The Wary Widow by Barbara Hazard - 1/14/24 ♥♥♥♥
Billion Dollar Enemy by Olivia Hayle - 1/20/24 ♥♥♥♥

[Chelle_Rydz]

I read this month's pick of . I almost DNF-ed it, but then I turned the page at 192 and got totally sucked in. This is pick for me but I have no desire to read any more n the series.
⭐⭐⭐

[Michelle]

Completion Post - Bonus Book



Book - The Tobacco Wives
Author - Adele Myers
Date Read - 1/20/24
Rating - 4 Stars

[Michelle]

Book # 3



Book - Magic Hunter
Author - C.N. Crawford
Date Read - DNF @ 35%
Rating - 1 Star
Review - You ever have a MC that you want to grab them by their pony tail and swing them around until you can activate some brain cells? How about when you get second hand embarrassment from them being super cringy or really really stupid? Rosalind is that MC. She apparently has some great power that The Brotherhood can't live without, but she is also a fuck-up and is in danger of being thrown out because she screwed up 3 hunts. So which is it? I quit @ the 35% mark and every decision she made up till then was incredibly stupid. I have way to many books on my list to be this frustrated with a character who is TSTL.

[christene_littlelibrary]

Completion Post

Book #1
1/27 4⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...