Read twice as many books as I buy. (May: Excluding Bundles)
Bought: 17
Bundles: 1 (125 books)
Borrowed: 4
Free: 12
Read: 23
Books read:
1. The Last Blade Priest - W P Wiles (k) - 547
2. Titanium Noir - Nick Harkaway (k) - 261
3. The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell (k) - 488
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4. Blackstone Fortress - Darius Hinks (e) - 244
5. Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo (h) - 478
6. Roboteer - Alex Lamb (k) - 425
7. Master of the Five Magics - Lyndon Hardy (k) - 410
8. Newcomer - Keigo Higashino (p) - 322
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9. Home from the Sea - Mercedes Lackey (e) - 311
10. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter (k) - 167
11. The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (k) - 481
12. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (k) - 218
13. Round the Bend - Nevil Shute (h) - 362
14. The Siege of Skyhold - John Bierce (k) - 463
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15. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga (k) - 275
16. The Justice of Kings - Richard Swan (k) - 413
17. Provenance - Ann Leckie (k) - 438
18. The Spirit Thief - Rachel Aaron (k) - 352
19. Tokyo Express - Seicho Matsumoto (k) - 149
20. The Green Man's Foe - Juliet E McKenna (k) - 366
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21. Decision at Thunder Rift - William H Keith Jr (e) - 302
22. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton (e) - 402
23. The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (k) - 825
Monthly Breakdown:
Achievements:
1.
Buy It, Read It. Start at least 75% of the books I buy.
Current total: 7/17 (41%)
2.
King of the Mountains. My 5 longest books should total over 3000 pages.
Current total: 2819
3.
Paper Chase. Reduce my unread paper book collection.
Out: 3
In: 4
Net reduction: -1
4.
Never Gonna Be Respectable. Read a classic or literary-award-adjacent book.
COMPLETED
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga - Booker winner, 2008
5.
He Scores. Read a book by Nevil Shute. This is a bit of an annual tradition since I inherited my father's collection, so I thought I would make it official.
COMPLETED
Round the Bend - Nevil Shute (h) - 362
6.
And Then. Series points challenge. 1 point for a sequel, 2 points if it's a serial rather than a disconnected sequel, 3 points for the last book in a serial or defined set. -1 for the first book in a series. 0 for the first book in a sub-series. Target: 15 points.
Current total: -3
7.
Comic On. Bonus graphic novel challenge. I don't usually track my graphic novels and comics here, but I need to catch up a bit. Read 10 comics on paper and 10 digital comics.
Paper total: 3
Digital total: 5
Legend:
(p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook, (f) pdf, (a) audio
On target,
Off target,
Completed