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Cleaning up the “Want to Read” Bookshelf Week #2

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Current Books on “Want to Read” Bookshelf: 227

I am following several book bloggers. Sometimes the books sound so good that I have to add them to my “Want to Read” shelf.

The Oldest 5 Books:

1.

Book Title: The Runaway King

Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen

Added to WTR Shelf: November, 2012

Deleted/Read: I have decided to read this book. I added it back in 2012 because I had read the first book, which of course I now have to re-read. I don’t really remember reading the first book at all, so I am slightly intrigued why I thought it was so good that I had to add the 2nd and 3rd book in the series to the “Want to Read” shelf.

Weeks on the Clean Up List: 1

Link: Goodreads

2.

Book Title: The Dream Thieves

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Added to WTR Shelf: December, 2012

Deleted / Read:  Same comment as above.

Weeks on the Clean Up List: 1

Link: Goodreads

3.

Book Title: The Shadow Throne

Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen

Added to WTR Shelf: June, 2013

Deleted / Read: This is the 3rd book in the series following the Runaway King.

Weeks on the Clean Up List: 0

Link: Goodreads

4.

Book Title: The Seeker (this book was actually never written)

Author: Stephanie Meyer

Added to WTR Shelf: August, 2013

Deleted / Read: I deleted this book from the “Want to Read” shelf on February 3, 2019. I first added it back in 2013, because I guess there was a rumor that Stephanie Meyer was planning to write a sequel to The Host. Since then, nothing has materialized, so I think its time to give up the ghost. I didn’t really like the Host anyway (way too boring), so no real loss here.

Weeks on the Clean Up List: 0

Link: Goodreads

5.

Book Title: NYPD Red #2

Author: James Patterson

Added to WTR Shelf: September, 2013

Deleted / Read: I’ve decided to read this book. I’ve read other books in the NYPD Red series and they are always entertaining.

Weeks on the Clean Up List: 0

Link: Goodreads

 

 

 

 

Reading Challenge Progress: January, 2019

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I’m participating in two reading challenges in 2019. First, I have dedicated myself to reading 100 books this year on Goodreads. Last year I only made it to 70, so I am hoping that this year I can make it all the way to 100. See my current progress here.

Since 100 books is quite a lot, I have challenged myself to read 52 Books in 52 Weeks, in accordance with the following categories. This will challenge me to step outside my normal comfort zone and explore books that I otherwise would not read. See my current progress below.

Category

Book Chosen

Date
1. Book published in 2019
2. Author you’ve never heard of The Moor by Sam Haysom. See my review here. Jan. 26 2019
3. A book you’ve read before
4. Book with a strong female lead
5. A play
6. A book set in Southern USA
7. A memoir on someone you admire Becoming by Michelle Obama. See my review here. Jan. 27 2019
8. Set in the Victorian Era
9. Character with career you wish you had
10. A plant on the cover
11. Published the year you graduated school
12. A graphic novel
13. Featuring music
14. An ugly cover

Category

Book Chosen

Date
15. A teen as the main character
16. The re-telling of a well-known story
17. Set during a holiday
18. Book picked out by someone else
19. Gothic Fiction novel
20. A book about time-travel
21. A title starting with the letter “J”
22. Fantasy novel
23. True crime novel
24. A self-published book
25. The name of a color in the title Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth. See my review here. Jan. 31 2019
26. A one word title
27. A book that makes you mad
28. A book that discusses mental health
29. A book published by HarperCollins

Category

Book Chosen

Date
30. An author who uses initials
31. A book that everyone’s talking about
32. A western
33. A book about a cult
34. Nominated for (but didn’t win) the 2018 Goodreads choice awards
35. A sports related book
36. A humorous novel
37. Set in South America
38. An allegorical book
39. Military Related: fiction or non-fiction
40. A character that is an immigrant
41. A book suggested by someone else in the challenge
42. A family member’s favourite book
43. A children’s book
44. An author who uses a pseudonym

Category

Book Chosen

Date
45. A “beach read”
46. The first book you see in a bookstore / library
47. Set in a country you’ve visited
48. Set in a post-apocalyptic world
49. A speed read
50. A fairy tale
51. A book about organized crime / the mob
52. An audiobook Educated by Tara Westover. See my review here. Jan. 14 2019

Top Ten Tuesday – The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List Jan 29 2019

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via Top Ten Tuesday – The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List

As per That Artsy Reader Girl’s Blog, “Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

How it works:

I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.

January 29: The Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List”. These books were all added in the past few months. Some were added based upon the reviews of others, and some were added because they were referenced in another book I was reading.

Has anyone read any of the below books? What are your Ten Most Recent Additions?

 

Cleaning up the “Want to Read” Bookshelf Week #1

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Every week I intend to review the 5 oldest books on my “Want to Read” Bookshelf on Goodreads. The goal is to reduce the number of books each week, whether by deleting them, or by reading them. The criteria for whether to read the book or not is whether I can get the book for free from the library.

Current Books on “Want to Read” Bookshelf: 212

The Oldest 5 Books:

 

Book Title: The Twice Lost

Author: Sarah Porter

Added to WTR Shelf: November, 2012

Deleted / Read: Deleted January 27, 2019

Link: Goodreads

 

Book Title: The Runaway King

Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen

Added to WTR Shelf: November, 2012

Deleted / Read: Not yet read

Link: Goodreads

 

Book Title: The Dream Thieves

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Added to WTR Shelf: December, 2012

Deleted / Read: Not yet read

Link: Goodreads

 

Book Title: The Tenth Witness

Author: Leonard Rosen

Added to WTR Shelf: January 2013

Deleted / Read: Deleted January 27, 2019

Link: Goodreads

 

Book Title: A Kiss of Blood

Author: Pamela Palmer

Added to WTR Shelf: June 2013

Deleted / Read: Deleted January 27, 2019

Link: Goodreads