The 2023 Annual Reading Challenge List Thread

[pdurrant]

2023 Reading Challenge List Thread

Welcome to our 14th Annual Reading Challenge!

The Annual Reading Challenge is not a race, nor an “exclusive club”, anyone can join! This is just a fun activity that some of us have enjoyed doing in the past. Many of us have found reading challenges to be an entertaining way to set goals for ourselves, get ideas for books, and see what others are reading.

This thread is for you to keep a running tally for your chosen challenge. Please state your goals at the top of your post (in the title line if you can), and then start your list in the body of your post. As you read books, edit your post to update your list of books read, or other challenge status.

Please Remember: No discussion posts in this thread. Please use the other thread for that. Non-List posts will be deleted or moved to the other thread.

Discussions & Ideas can be found here:

2023 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread

Post #2 of this thread is dedicated to a Table of Contents for all participants in this thread. Names will be added to this TOC in alphabetical order with a link to that individual’s post number from this thread.

Previous threads were for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010

[pdurrant]

Table of Participants

• afv011 - Post #27
• astrangerhere - Post #5
• bluecollarreader - Post #17
• bookaho!ic - Post #23
• CAFlanny - Post #18
• Catlady - Post #14
• CleanYourNibs - Post #21
• Dazrin - Post #7
• Dngrsone - Post #25
• DrNefario - Post #12
• fduniho - Post #31
• HLS - Post #16
• Hollow Man - Post #31
• Indio777 - Post #22
• issybird - Post #4
• jbcohen - Post #9
• jselby - Post #26
• JSWolf - Post #6
• library addict - Post #19
• Loosheesh - Post #11
• Luffy - Post #15
• Musicman - Post #20
• Paperbackstash - Post #8
• pdurrant - Post #3
• Pjama - Post #28
• PredicateD - Post #30
• Quizlit - Post #35
• Shalinireads - Post #32
• Tarana - Post #13
• Uncle Robin - Post #10
• Waylander Robin - Post #24
• ucfgrad93 - Post #29

32 Participants .

[pdurrant]

Once again, my goal is to buy fewer books than I read.
Last year I managed to reduce my TBR pile by 53 books!

I start 2023 with 703 books on my TBR pile.

Books removed from TBR

Read and Reading

1. December 30th, 2022: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale By Philip K. Dick - £0.99 - 3/5 - 439pp
   Interesting, but probably only really for a completist.
2. January 6th, 2023: Death Around the Bend by T E Kinsey - £0.99 - 4/5 - 232pp
   Good fun, but the protagonists took far too long to spot something obvious
3. January 9th: Galaxy's Edge #7 edited by Mike Resnick - £0.40 - 4/5 - 215pp
   Good stories, but the factual/review/serial didn't interest me
4. January 12th: Poirot's Early Cases by Agatha Christie - £0.63 - 5/5 - 238pp
   Excellent fun with Poirot in lots of short stories
5. January 15th: Grave Secrets be Kathy Reichs - £0.99 - 4/5 - 276pp
   Gripping, but perhaps getting a bit silly now
6. January 20th: To the Land of Long-Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith - £0.99 - 4/5 - 175pp
   OK, but not as good as earlier books, IMO
7. January 22nd: Georgiana Darcy's Diary by Anne Elliott - Free - 4/5 - 216pp
   Fun in a light romance kind of way.
8. January 23rd: The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton - £1.00 - 4/5 - 200pp
   Quite interesting. I shall carry on with the series.
9. January 28th: Dragonshadow by Barbara Hambly - £5.99 - 5/5 - 319pp
   Excellent fantasy
10. January 31st: The Piper on the Mountain by Ellis Peters - £0.99 - 5/5 - 243pp
    Nice to see Dominic out on his own
11. February 2nd: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi - £0.99 - 5/5 - 230pp
    A great, fun read.
12. February 4th: Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa - Free - 2/5 - 275pp
    Graphic novel, and topic not my kind of thing
13. February 5th: The Great North Road by Robert Louis Stevenson - £0.02 - 3/5 - 56pp
    Only a fragment
14. February 6th: The Charmed Sphere by Catharine Asaro - £3.49 - 3/5 - 421pp
    OK, as a light fantasy romance.
15. February 10th: Knight of the Demon Queen by Barbara Hambley - £0.99 - 5/5 - 271pp
    Good, but not a complete story - a cliffhanger, unlike the first two books.
16. February 13th: Dragonstar by Barbara Hambley - £3.76 - 5/5 - 289pp
    Great roundup of the story. I'll forgive the cliff-hanger in the previous volume.
17. February 17th: Nine Mile Walk by Harry Kemelman - £1.59 - 5/5 - 127pp
    Excellent set of armchair detective shorts
18. February 18th: Bad Lawyer by Stephen Solomita - Free - 3/5 - 302pp
    OK, legal/criminal case drama
19. February 19th: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams - £1.61 -
    4/5 - 162pp
    Fun, but clearly just as far as he got before deadline.
20. February 20th: Simple Genius by David Baldacci - £0.99 - 5/5 - 392pp
    Excellent stuff
21. February 23rd: The Young Chevalier by Robert Louis Stevenson - £0.02 - - 28pp
    First chapter of an unfinished novel.
22. February 23rd: The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri - £1.19 - 3/5 - 157pp
    It was OK.
23. February 25th: First Family by David Baldacci - £0.99 - 5/5 - 433pp
    Compelling thriller
24. February 27th: The Planet of the Gods by Grin Olssen - Free - 1/5 - 290pp
    [ABANDONED. Just a few pages in and it's too awful to continue.]
25. February 27th: Death Comes to Pemberley by P D James - Free - 2/5 - 222pp
    [ABANDONED: Just not very good]
26. March 1st: The Time Travellers Almanac edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer - £1.09 - 4/5 - 1250pp
    An excellent collection of time travel stories.
27. March 19th: Terry Pratchett by Rob Wilkins - £0.99 - 5/5 - 507pp
    Simply wonderful
28. March 22nd:Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson - £0.99 - 3/5 - 419pp
    Some grim background, but overall light and fluffy. A quick read.
29. March 23rd: The Best of Jerry Pournelle edited by John F. Carr - £0.99 - 4/5 - 483pp
    A mix of tributes and stories. Good, but probably would be better as a volume of stories, and a volume of biography
30. March 27th: Curtain by Agatha Christie - £0.63 - 5/5 - 193pp
    A good ending
31. March 28th: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson - £0.99 - 5/5 - 1324pp
    Epic in theme, epic in length!
32. April 5th: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie - £0.63 - 4/5 - 193pp[INDENT]Nicely done. "Let Sleeping Murder Lie"
33. April 6th: New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson - £0.02 - 3/5 - 277pp
    Some early linked short stories. OK.
34. April 9th: Pistols for Two by Georgette Heyer - £1.20 - 4/5 - 189pp
    A pleasant collection of romantic shorts
35. April 10th: Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer - £1.99 - 4/5 - 278pp
    Three good additions to the previous collection
36. April 10th: Interzone No. 220 by TTA Press Authors - £2.26 - 3/5 - 143pp
    A Mixed bag of stories
37. April 12th: The Emperor's Pearl by Robert Van Gulik - £0.68 - 5/5 - 149pp
    Excellent
38. April 13th: From a Changeling Star by Jeffrey A. Carver - £2.51 - 3/5 - 644pp
    OK, but perhaps too much technology for the situation
39. April 16th:The Year of the Woman by Jonathan Gash - £0.54 - 4/5 - 278pp
    A mystical look at Hong Kong in the year before the handover. Good.
40. April 17th: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman - Free - 5/5 - 264pp
    A fun multi-world fantasy
41. April 18th: Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin - £3.79 - 5/5 - 267pp
    An excellent farce of a police drama
42. April 19th: Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie - £0.63 - 4/5 - 130pp
    Fun with Miss Marple, marred by two weird supernatural stories.
43. April 21st: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman - £0.99 - 5/5 - 460pp
    A surprisingly compelling prequel
44. April 23rd: Passengers to Sentience by Peter Salisbury - £0.69 - 1/5 - 371pp
    [ABANDONED. Just not well written. Discard the sequel]
45. April 24th: Let It Bleed by Ian Rankin - £0.99 - 5/5 - 302pp
    Rebus properly into stride now, I think
46. April 28th: Queen of Storms - Raymond E. Feist - £0.99 - - 343pp
    Good epic fantasy. I'll forgive the inn buying in ale
47. May 2nd: Dogland by Will Shetterly - Free - 3/5 - 307pp
    Hidden fantasy set in 1960s Florida. Well done, but not for me.
48. May 7th: Life and Death of Heliogabolus by Neil Gaiman - £0.58 - 4/5 - 15pp
    A surprising good comic, produced in 24 hours.
49. May 7th: D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton - Free - 4/5 - 206pp
    OK, but a bit depressing
50. May 9th: The Royal Show by Anton Du Beke - £0.99 - 4/5 - 330pp
    OK, but a bit of an unsatisfactory ending
51. May 12th: Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey - £0.73 - 5/5 - 345pp
    Very enjoyable
52. May 14th: Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey - £0.73 - 5/5 - 315pp
    Very enjoyable
53. May 15th: Take a Thief by Mercedes Lackey - £0.73 - 5/5 - 285pp
    Very enjoyable
54. May 16th: The Undead by Brian Stableford - £0.96 - 3/5 - 320pp
    Unconvincing
55. May 19th: Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch - £0.99 - 5/5 - 276pp
    Splendid modern urban fantasy police procedural
56. May 21st: More New Arabian Nights by RL and F Stevenson - £0.02 - 2/5 - 203pp
    Convoluted improbable intertwined stories in stories. Not for me.
57. May 25th: Birthright by Mike Resnick - £0.40 - 3/5 - 286pp
    Ridiculous future history
58. May 27th: A Picture of Murder by T E Kinsey - £0.99 - 4/5 - 247pp
    The completely implausible mechanism for one part makes it 4/5
59. May 28th: The Laughing Policeman by Sjöwall & Wahlöö - £0.99 - 4/5 - 212pp
    Very good police procedural
60. May 31st: The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliffe - £1.09 - 5/5 - 227pp
    Excellent historical YA
61. June 3rd: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman - £0.99 - 4/5 - 298pp
    Enjoyable
62. June 6th: The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman - £0.99 - - 289pp

Books added to TBR

Freebies

1. 18 February: Bad Lawyer (read)
2. 16 April: The Invisible Library (read)

Bought

• January (3/£7.97): In The Frame, An Act of Foul Play, Dragonshadow
• February (3/£3.57): The Kaiju Preservation Society, The Last Hero, The Nine Mile Walk
• March (5/£5.94): High Stakes, The Best of Jerry Pournelle, Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes, Rhythm of War, Run Rose Run
• April (3/£2.97): Driving Force, Master of Furies, The Secret Commonwealth
• May (3/£2.97): Reflex, The Royal Show, Amongst Our Weapons
• June (3/£5.97): The Masked City, The Burning Page. Fool's Quest
• July (0/£0.00):
• August (0/£0.00):
• September (0/£0.00):
• October (0/£0.00):
• November (0/£0.00):
• December (0/£0.00):

Analysis
TBR: 660
Books read: 61 (including 6 freebies, 0 re-reads, 3 abandoned)
Books otherwise removed from TBR pile: 4 (0 read previously, 4 discarded)

Books removed from TBR pile: 65
Books added to TBR pile: 22 (including 2 freebies, 0 omnibus counted as 0)
Removed/Added: 2.95
Net reduction for 2023: 43

Non-free books read: 51 (including 0 re-read, 1 abandoned)
Total cost of books read: £66.22
Average cost of books read: £1.31

Non-free books bought: 20 (including 0 omnibus counted as 0)
Total cost of books bought: £29.39
Average cost of books bought: £1.47


Rating System:
1: Bad.
2: Poor. (Or just not to my taste.)
3: Satisfactory.
4: Good.
5: Excellent.

Pages are as given by the ADE algorithm in Calibre, or from the Amazon web page.

[issybird]

I've not been hitting my goals in the past few years, so I’ve decided it’s time for a new strategy. I’ve identified the two areas that are speaking to me right now, so I’m just going to see how it goes. The only fixed goal is to participate in the MR/StoryGraph challenge with the aim of reducing my GR WTR list. As always, I’ll set a benchmark of reading 120 books. (I don’t have a problem hitting this, so it’s not a goal per se.). Also as always, I’ll link to the GR account for my various themes as I’m too lazy to list books twice.

ETA: I did throw in a third topic, 19th century and earlier novels.

Ancient World

Mitteleuropa, i.e., Germany and Central Europe, 1900 to 1950.

Victorian (and earlier) Novels

StoryGraph Challenge

120 Books

Reduce GR WtR to 50

[astrangerhere]

Length Goals:

• Total Books: 50 (stretch goal of 75) 22/50 - On Target
• Total Pages: 15,000 (stretch of 20,000) - 6,917/15,000 - On Target
• E-TBR Reduction: 25 - 8/25 - On Target
• Read from Print-TBR: 10 - 8/10 - On Target

Substantive Goals:

• Read at least 51% non-American authors - 42%/58% - Off Target
• Read more female/nonbinary authors than male - 58%/42% - On Target
• Read at least 52 short stories - 15/52 - On Target
• Read at least 10 books across all our collections that are selected by my wife. - 3/10 - On Target

JANUARY 2023 WRAP UP:

Spoiler:

Books:

• Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
• The Judge's House by George Simenon
• The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
• Bellwhether by Connie Willis
• The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 by Charles M. Schulz
• Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley
• Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John Dower

Short Stories:

• "The Student" by Anton Chekhov
• "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
• "Tobermory" by Saki
• "The Path to the Cemetery" by Thomas Mann
• "An Ocurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
• "The Truth About Owls" by Amal El-Mohtar
• "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor
• "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver

Books Selected by my Wife:

• None this month, but I have already got two going for February!

FEBRUARY 2023 WRAP UP

Spoiler:

Books:

• Princess Knight: New Omnibus Edition by Osamu Tezuka
• The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
• Dimestore: A Writer's Life by Lee Smith
• A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead
• My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
• Into the Riverlands by Ngi Vo
• Lab Girl by Dr. Hope Jahren
• Rome West by Jonathan Hickman

Shorts:

• "A Painfull Case" by James Joyce
• "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield (always also makes me think of The Hours)
• "Why I Live at the P.O." by Eudora Welty

MARCH 2023 WRAP UP

Books:

• The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
• The Ghosts of Eden Park by Karen Abbott
• Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Hugette Clark by Bill Deadman and Paul Clark Newell
• Fire Watch by Connie Willis
• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
• A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
• To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (dropped)

Shorts:

• "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
• "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang
• "Wooden Feathers" by Ursula Vernon
• "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov
• "The Fly" by Katherine Mansfield
• "The Doves' Nest" by Katherine Mansfield

[JSWolf]

I'll try again. This time I hope not to fail.

[Dazrin]

I'm going to stick with my 12,000 page goal from the last couple years. I might dabble in the StoryGraph challenge too, but I don't tend to plan out my reading more than a week or two.

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Page Goal: Read 12,000 pages in 2023.
Status as of May 3: 3,751 pages read, 24 books/short stories completed.

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Current and upcoming books:

• Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes - Rob Wilkins
• The Long War (Long Earth 2) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - Audiobook
• Devolution - Max Brooks - Audiobook narrated by Judy Greer
• Revelation Space - Alastair Reynolds

Completed books:

Spoiler:

Ordered by finish date
Bold indicates novella and longer books (>50 pages)
Italics indicates short stories and novelettes(< 50 pages)

• Dust (Silo 3) - Hugh Howey
• The Long Earth (Long Earth 1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - Audiobook
• The Foster Portfolio - Kurt Vonnegut - LeVar Burton Reads
• Without Fail (Jack Reacher 6) - Lee Child
• Wok Hei St - Guan Un - LeVar Burton Reads
• First Aid for Dora - P.G. Wodehouse - Classic Tales Podcast
• The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library - Tobi Ogundiran - LeVar Burton Reads
• The Golden Hour - Jeffrey Ford - LeVar Burton Reads
• Mister Dawn, How Can You Be So Cruel? - Violet Allen - LeVar Burton Reads
• The Destination Star - Gregory Marlow - LeVar Burton Reads
• D.P. - Kurt Vonnegut - LeVar Burton Reads
• The Stainless Steel Rat - Harry Harrison - Classic Tales Podcast
• The Lost Metal (Mistborn 7, Wax & Wayne 4) - Brandon Sanderson
• The Last Orphan (Orphan X 8) - Gregg Hurwitz
• An Equal Share of the Bone - Karen Osborne - LeVar Burton Reads
• Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea 4.5)- Ursula LeGuin
• The I-5 Killer - Ann Rule
• What if? 2 - Randall Munroe - Audiobook

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My other lists: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011

[Paperbackstash]

*** last updated: March 3, 2023 - sort of ***

FORMAT - Full Year to Date
Audio: 11 (0%)
E-Book: 29 novel ebooks and 1 graphic novel ebook (0%)
Mass Market Paperback: 0 (0%)
Trade Paperback: 0 (0%)
Hardcover: 0 (0%)

Read per acquired:
PURCHASED - 11, 0 %
FREE OR SUBSCRIPTION - 28, 0 %

Goals for books/types
Total Book Goal: 250, Audio: 20, 50 Physical Books
Clear more out of book closet / storage - 10
Read at least three KU a month, Read at least six library books
Reduce Spending

Books Read: 0

Spoiler:

• Re-Reads: 7
• Current TBR Owned: TBD
• Store Sources of READ Books: Amazon: 0; Used Bookstore 0; Audible 0, Library 0
  Friend 0

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Publisher Breakdown:

Spoiler:

• Self-Published/Indie:
• Small Press: 0
• Large Publishing Houses: 0
• Other Publishing Sources/Misc: 0

Average Rating: 0
Average Days to Read: 0

RATING SYSTEM - Star System
1 (0%), 1.5 (0%), 2 (0%), 2.5 (0%), 3 (0%), 3.5 (0%), 4 (0%), 4.5 (0%), 5 (0%)

Services Progress
Kindle Unlimited: 4, Library: 21

GENERAL READING STAT TRACKING

Spoiler:

Time Period: Contemporary 0, Historical 0, Retro 0, Future 0
Author Gender - Female 0, Male, 0, Both 0
POV Genre - Female 0, Male 0, Ensemble 0
Diversity - None 0, Disability 0, Race 0, Mental Illness 0, LGBT 0, Combo 0
Country Settings -
Age Group - Adult 0, Middle Grade 0%, YA 0%
Primary Genre Category (Sub-Genre not included) - Urban Fantasy 0%; Mystery 0%; Horror0%; Romance 0%; Drama 0%; Science Fiction 0%; Action-Adventure 0%; High Fantasy 0%; Nonfiction 0%
Creature *1 per book, main creature* (only for certain books where this applies)[/U][/B]
Romance Books - Romance Type - Straight: 0%; Reverse Harem 0%; LGBT 0%

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RANDOM GOALS

Read more Valancourt. Many available at Ohio library
Read more water and space themed settings

Author-Specific Goals
Read Robin Cook books to see if they are keepers and ratings/reviews 0/2
Read more Michael Crichton 0/2
Read more Christopher Pike that is unread or re-reads
Continue Agatha Christie project
Read more Dean Koontz collection 0/3
Continue Stephen King Re-reads and Dark Tower Re-Reads
Continue Lincoln & Child Pendergast series of currently owned
Continue Perry Mason Goals
Read at least 1 Stuart Woods to sample, increase goal to other owned books if enjoy
Continue Jonathan Kellerman Goals with Alex Delaware series - no set number goal

Genre-Specific Goals
Read more mysteries on shelf in physical
Read more of Gothic shelf
Catch up on nonfiction and memoirs physical
Read and clear more physical romances from shelves
Read and clear book closet storage


Months

Spoiler:

January
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

February
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

March
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

April
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

May
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

June
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

July
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

August
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

September
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

October
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

November
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

December
Total Read Count:
Kindle Unlimited: 0, Library: 0
Audio: 0, E-Book: 0, Paperback:0, Hardcover: 0

[jbcohen]

Unfortunately, last year I did not reach my goals, so I will be looking at a goal of 55 for this year, hopefully I will make it

1) Star Force volume thirteen succession by Jyr
2) Lottery King volume five Lottery King 5 by Eric Vall
3) Star Force volume fourteen Zen'Zat by Jyr
4) Apocalypse Pirates volume two Apocalypse Pirates 2 by Eric Vall
5) King of Superheroes volume one King of Superheroes by Eric Vall
6) Star Force volume fifteen Colonization by Jyr
7) Star Force volume sixteen Canderous by Jyr
8) Star Force volume seventeen Intimidation by Jyr
9) Star Force volume eighteen Counter Strike by Jyr
10) Star Force volume nineteen Benefactor by Jyr
11) Star Force volume twenty Melee by Jyr
12) Star Force volume twenty-one Allegiance by Jyr
13) Star Force volume twenty-two Augmentation by Jyr
14) Star Force volume twenty-three Backstab by Jyr
15) Star Force volume twenty-four Origin by Jyr
16) Hunter Legacy Second Edition volume one Hero at Large by Timothy Ellis
17) Dream Master by Logan Jacobs
18) Star Force volume twenty-five foothold by Jyr
19) Star Force volume twenty six Death Knell by Timothy Ellis
20) Star Force volume twenty Seven Assentation by Jyr
21) Star Force volume twenty-eight Insurrection by Jyr
22) Looting the thirteenth Floor volume five Looting the thirteenth floor 5 by Eric Vall
23) Star Force volume twenty-nine Psionics by Jyr
24) Star Force volume thirty Re-Calibration by jyr
25) Summoner School volume four Summoner School 4 by Eric Vall.
26) Star Force volume thirty Re-Calibration by Jyr
27) Monster Girl Mayhem volume one Monster Girl Mayhem by Eric Vall
28) Star Force volume thirty-one Aquatics by Jyr
29) Star Force volume thirty-two master mind by Jyr
30) Time Pirate volume one Time Pirate by Eric Vall
31) Star Force volume thirty-three Aquatics by Jyr
32) Star Force volume thirty-four Mastermind by Jyr
33) Star Force volume thirty-five paradigm by Jyr
34) Magic Girls of the Multiverse Inn volume one Magic Girls of the Multiverse Inn by Eric Vall
35) Welcome to Heathen Row volume one Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs
36) Star Force volume thirty-six Knighthood by Jyr
37) Noah Wolf volume twenty-one Alpha by David Archer
38) Sean Wyatt volume twenty-three by Ernest Depsey
39) Suimmoner School volume five Summoner School 5 by Eric Vall
40) Looting the 13th floor volume five Lotting the 13th Floor 5 by Eric Vall
41) Star Force Volume thirty seven by Jyr
42) Star Force volume thirty eight by Jyr
43) Star Force volume thirty nine by Jyr
44) Star Force volume fourty Commando by Jyr
45) King of Superheros volume two King of Super Heros 2 by Eric Vall
46) Star Force volume fourty one upgrades by Jyr
47) Lottery King volume six Lottery King 6 by Eric Vall
48) Star Force volume fourty two upgrades by Jyr
49) The Extractor volume nine Collision Course by Mike Ryan
50) How to Hunt Ghosts and Get Girls volume one How to Hunt Ghosts and get Girls by Eric Vall
51) Apocalypse Pirates volume three Apocalypse Pirates 3 - by Eric Vall
52) Raw volume one Raw by Misty Vixin
53) Princess or Three in Distress volume one a Man's World by Marcus Sloss
54) The Extractor volume nine Collision Course by Mike Ryan
55) Lottery King volume 6 Lottery King 6 by Eric Vall

Passing my goals now eight months early

56) Backyard Dungeon vollume ten Backyard Dungeon 10 by Eric Vall
57) Appocolypse Pirates volume three Apocolpypse Pirates 3 by Eric Vall
58) Raw volume one Raw by Misty Vixen
59) Raw volume two Raw II by Misty Vixen
60) Relic Runner volume two Two Nights in Mumbai by Ernest Dempsry
61) Dream Master volume two Dream Master 2 by Eric Vall
62) Country Mage volume one Country Mage by Jack Bryce
63) Country Mage volume two Country Mage 2: A clice of Life HaremLit by Jack Bryce
64) Country Mage volume three Country Mage 3 by Jack Bryce
65) Girls of the Multiverse in volume two Girls of the Multiverse inn 2 by Eric Vall
66) Country Mage volume four Country Mage 4: A slice of Life HaremLit Adventure by Jack Bryce
67) Country Mage volume five Country Mage 5: A slice of Life HaremLit Adventure by Jack Bryce
68) Country Mage volume six Country Mage 6: A slice of Life HaremLit Adventure by Jack Bryce
69) Time Pirate volume two Time Pirate two by Eric Vall
70) Summoner School volume six summoner School 6 by Eric Vall
71) Monster Girl Mayhem volume two Monster Girl Mayhem 2 by Eric Vall
72) Country Mage volume seven: A slice of life HaremLit Adventure by Jack Bryce

New goal line is set at one hundred books, let's see how I fare:

Balance Brought forward = $48

December

Star Force volume fourteen ZenZat by Jyr - $8 - total $56
Lottery King volume five Lottery King 5 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $64
King of Superheroes volume one King of Superheroes by Eric Vall - $8 - total $72
Star Force volume fifteen Colonization by Jyr - $8 - total $79
Apocalypse Pirates volume two Apocalypse Pirates 2 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $87
Star Force volume sixteen Canderous by Jyr - $8 - total $95
Back Yard Dungeon volume nine Backyard Dungeon 9 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $103
Star Force volume nineteen Benefactor by Jyr = $8 - total $111
Star Force volume seventeen Intimidation by Jyr - $8 - total $119
Star Force volume eighteen counter strike by Jyr - $8 - total $127
Silence Jones Action Thriller Series volume one The Suppressor by Erick Carter - $13 - total $140
Star Force volume twenty Melee by Jyr - $8 - total $135
Star Force twenty-one Algence by Jyr - $8 - total 143
Star Force twenty-two Augmentation by Jyr - $8 - total $151
Star Force twenty-three Origin by Jyr - $8 - total $159
Star Force volume twenty-five foothold by Jyr - $8 - total $167
Hunter Legacy Second Edition volume one Hero at Large by Timoth Ellis - $15 - total $182
Hunter Legacy volume eight Hero to the Rescue by Timothy Ellis - $15 - total $197

January

Hunter Legacy volume nine Hero to the Rescue by Timothy Ellis - $15 - total $8
Star Force volume twenty-five foothold by Jyr - $8 - total $16
Star Force volume twenty-six Death Knell by Jyr - $8 - total $24
Star Force volume twenty-seven Ascension by Jyr - $8 - total $32
Hunter Legacy volume ten Hero at the Gates by Timothy Ellis - $15 - total $47
Star Force volume twenty-eight Insurrection by Jyr - $8 - total $55
Star Force volume twenty-nine Psionics by Jyr - $8 - total $64
Star Force volume thirty Re-calibration by Jyr - $8 - total $72
Star Force volume thirty-one Acquatics by Jyr - $8 - total $80
Summoner School volume four Summoner School 4 by Eric Vsll $8 - total $88
Monster Girl Mayhem volume one Monster Girl Mayhem by Logan Jacobs $8 - total $96
Pocket Dungeon volume two Pocket Dungeon 3 by Logan Jacobs - $8 - total $104
Fantasy World Mob Boss volume one Fantasy World Mob Boss by Logan Jacobs - $8 - total $112

February

Hunter Legacy volume ten Hero at the Gates by Timothy Ellis - $15 - total $15
Star Force volume thirty-two Mastermind by Jyr - $8 - total $23
Star Force volume thirty-three Eviction by Jyr - $8 - total $31
Hunter Legacy volume twelve Home is where the Hero is by Timothy Elis - $25 - total $56
Time Pirate volume one Time Pirate by Eric Vall - $8 - total $64
Fantasy Mafia Boss volume one Fantasy Mafia Boss by Logan Jacobs - $8 - total $72
Sean Wyat volume twenty-two Poseidon's Furry by Ernest Dempsey - $15 - total $87
Magic Girls of Multiverse Inn volume one Magic Girls of Multiverse Inn by Eric Vall - $8 - total $95
Star Force volume thirty-three Eviction by Jyr - $8 - total $103
Star force volume thirty-four Deceit by Jyr - $8 - total $111
Star Force volume thity-five Paradigm by Jyr - $8 - total $119
Star Force volume thirty-six Knighthood by Jyr - $8 - total $127
Star Force volume thirt-seven Scruples by Jyr - $8 - total $135
Noah Wolf volume twenty-one Alpha by David Archer - $15 - total $150
Star Force thirty-seven Scruples by Jyr - $8 - total $158
Star Force volume thirty-eight Termination by Jyr - $8 - total $166

March

Star Force 38 - Termination by Jyr - $8 - total $8
Looting the thirteenth Floor volume five by Eric Vall - $8 - total $16
Star Force volume thirty-nine Unification by Jyr - $8 - total $24
Star Force volume fourty Commando by Jyr - $8 - total $32
How to Hunt Ghosts and Get Girls volume one How to Hunt Ghosts and Get Girls by Logan Jacobs - $8 - total $40
The Hunter Legacy volume twelve Home is where the Hero is by Timothy Ellis - $25 - total $65
King of Superheros volume two King of Superheros 2 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $73
Star Force volume fourty one Upgrades by Jyr - $8 - total $81
Lottery King volume six Lottery King 6 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $89

April

Star Force volume forty one upgrades by Jyr - $8 - total $8
Fantasy/world Mob Boss volume two Fantasy World Mob Boss 2 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $16
Apocalypse Pirates volume three Apocalypse Pirates 3 - by Eric Vall - $8 - total $24
Star Force volume fourty-one upgrades by Jyr - $8 - total $32
A Princess or Three in Distress volume one A Man's World: An Asekai Harem Fantasy by Marcus Sloss - $15 - total $47
Star Force volume fourty two Consensus by Jyr - $8 - total $55
The Extractor volume nine Collision Course by Mike Ryan - $12 - total $67
Lottery King volume six Lottery King 6 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $75
Backyard Dungeon volume ten Backyard Dungeon 10 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $83
Appocolypse Pirates volume three Apoicolypse Pirates 3 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $91
Raw by Misty Vixen - $8 - total $99
Raw volume two Raw 2 - by Misty Vixen - $8 - total $107
Relic Runners volume two Two Nights in Mumbai by Kevin Tumilson - $20 - $127
Peter Black volume one Burden of the Assasin by David Archer - $8- total $135
Dream Master volume two Dream Master 2 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $143
Relic Runners volume two Two Nights in Mumbai by Ernest Dempsey - $20 - total $163
Jim Ryker volume one The Backup Plan by Nick Thacker and Kevin Tummilson - $17 - total $180
Relic Runners volume three Country Roads by Ernest Dempsey - $20 - $200
Magic Girls of the Multiverse Inn volume two Magic Girls of the Multiverse Inn 2 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $208

May

Relic Runners volume two Country Roads by Ernest Dempsey - $20 - total $20
Magic Girls of the Multiverse Inn volume two Magic Girls of the Multiverse Inn 2 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $28
Country Mage volume one Country Mage by Jack Bryce $15 - total $43
Country Mage volume two Country Mage 2: A Slice of Life HaremLit adventure by Jack Bryce - $15 - total - $58
Country Mage volume three Country Mage 3: A Slice of Life Haremlit adventure by Jack Bryce - $15 - total $63
Country Mage volume four Country Mage 4: A Slice of Life HaremLit adventure by Jack Bryce - $15 - total $78
Looting the thirteenth Floor volume six Lotting the thirteenth floor 6 by Eric Vall - $8 - total $86
Country Mage volume five Country Mage 5: A slice of Life HaremLit adventure by Jack Bryce - $15 - total $101
Country Mage volume six Country Mage 6: A Slice of Life HaremLit Adventure by Jack Bryce - $15 - total $116
Isekai Harem volume one Monster Girl by Julie Law - $8 - total $124
Summoner School volume six summoner School 6 by Eric Vall $8 - total $132
Monster Girl Mayhem volume two Monster Girl Mayhem 2 by Jacob Logan - $8 - total $140
Monster Girl volume one Monster Girl by Julie Law - $8 - total $148
Adam and His Eves by Logan Jacobs - $8- total $156
Monster Girls Mayhem volume two Monster Girls Mayhem 2 by Logan Jacobs - $8 - total $8 - total $164
Country Mage volume seven Country Mage 7: A Slice of Life Harem Adventure litterature - by Jack Bryce - $8 - total $172
Realm Master volume one Realm Master 1 by Dante King $8 - total $180
Deck of Destiny volume one Deck of Destiny by Dante King - $8 - total $188

June

Adam and His Eves by Logan Jacobs - $8- total $16
Realm Master volume one Realm Master 1 by Dante King $8 - total $24
Deck of Destiny volume one Deck of Destiny by Dante King - $8 - total $32
Aycrischi Soldarity volume one Priestess: A monster Girl Harem Fantasy Adventure by Phil Aerix - $16 - total $48
Ream Master volume two Realms Master 2:The Last Summoner by Dante King - $8 - total $56

[Uncle Robin]

Complete the MobileRead Users TBR Reduction Challenge January, February, March prompts completed

Complete the StoryGraph Reads the World Challenge COMPLETED


Complete the Storygraph Onboarding Challenge 4/6 Complete

Meet my Storygraph goals of at least 210 books and 55,000 pages.

Read no more than 260 books.

Read no fewer than 26 non-fiction books. 13/26 completed

Try Kidnapped and Treasure Island. COMPLETED

Reduce the number of unread books on my Kobos by at least 140, ~25%

[Loosheesh]

Reserved

[DrNefario]

Read twice as many books as I buy.

Bought: 16
Borrowed: 3
Free: 16

Read: 26
Discarded/Expired: 0

Books read:
1. Classic Game Covers - Mike Winterbauer (f) - 121
2. The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons (k) - 686
3. The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman (p) - 420
4. Kingdoms at War - Lindsay Buroker (k) - 521
5. Shelter - Dave Hutchinson (k) - 342
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6. Babel - R F Kuang (k) - 542
7. The Jewels of Aptor - Samuel R Delany (p) - 159
8. Malice - Keigo Higashino (p) - 313
9. Critical Hits (anthology) - Zoe Jellicoe (ed) (e) - 134
10. Blood Song - Anthony Ryan (k) - 576
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11. A Desolation Called Peace - Arkady Martine (p) - 480
12. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (k) - 464
13. Before Mars - Emma Newman (k) - 338
14. Isha's Lament (novella) - Thomas Parrott (e) - 85
15. And Away... - Bob Mortimer (e) - 229
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16. The Shadow of Saganami - David Weber (e) - 728
17. The Golden Enclaves - Naomi Novik (k) - 402
18. Requiem for a Wren - Nevil Shute (p) - 253
19. The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson (k) - 325
20. Designers & Dragons: The '80s - Shannon Appelcline (f) - 358
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21. Alif the Unseen - G Willow Wilson (k) - 432
22. He Who Fights with Monsters 2 - Shirtaloon/Travis Deverell (k) - 820
23. The Decagon House Murders - Yukito Ayatsuji (k) - 227
24. A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan (k) - 334
25. Acceptance - Jeff VanderMeer (k) - 338
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26. The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels - Chris Wilkins (f) - 233

Monthly Breakdown:

Spoiler:

January
Bought: 4 (£2.64)
Free: 8
Read: 5 (£0.99)
Pages: 2090

February
Borrowed: 2
Free: 2
Read: 5 (£2.62)
Pages: 1724

March
Bought: 6 (£9.94)
Borrowed: 1
Read: 5 (£5.08)
Pages: 1596

April
Bought: 4 (£5.96)
Free: 1
Read: 5 (£2.23)
Pages: 2066

May
Bought: 1 (£0.99)
Free: 4
Read: 5 (£9.95)
Pages: 2151

June
Bought: 1 (£1.89)
Free: 1
Read: 1
Pages: 233

Achievements:

1. Buy It, Read It. Start at least 75% of the books I buy.
Current total: 5/16 (31%)

2. King of the Mountains. My 5 longest books should total over 3000 pages.
Current total: 3372 - COMPLETE

Spoiler:

820 - He Who Fights with Monsters 2 - Shirtaloon/Travis Deverell
728 - The Shadow of Saganami - David Weber
686 - The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons
576 - Blood Song - Anthony Ryan
542 - Babel - R F Kuang

3. Paper Chase. Reduce my unread paper book collection.
Out: 5
In: 2
Net reduction: 3

4. Never Gonna Be Respectable. Read a classic or literary-award-adjacent book.

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. COMPLETE
Requiem for a Wren - Nevil Shute

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: 7

Spoiler:

-1 - The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons - Chorus of Dragons #1 of 5
1 - The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman - Thursday Murder Club #2
-1 - Kingdoms at War - Lindsay Buroker - Dragon Gate #1 of ?
-1 - Shelter - Dave Hutchinson - Aftermath #1
-1 - Malice - Keigo Higashino - Detective Kaga
-1 - Blood Song - Anthony Ryan - Raven's Shadow #1 of 3
3 - A Desolation Called Peace - Arkady Martine - Teixcalaan #2 of 2
-1 - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - Raven Cycle #1 of 4
1 - Before Mars - Emma Newman - Planetfall #3
0 - The Shadow of Saganami - David Weber - Saganami #1, Honorverse
3 - The Golden Enclaves - Naomi Novik - Scholomance #3 of 3
0 - The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Era 2 #1 of 4, Mistborn
1 - Designers & Dragons: The '80s - Shannon Appelcline - Designers & Dragons #2 of 4
2 - He Who Fights with Monsters 2 - Shirtaloon - He Who Fights with Monsters #2 of ?
-1 - A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan - Memoirs of Lady Trent #1 of 5
3 - Acceptance - Jeff VanderMeer - Southern Reach #3 of 3

Legend:
(p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook, (f) pdf, (a) audio
On target, Off target, Completed

[Tarana]

2023 Goals

60 books: 35
20,000 pages: 12, 481
6 books over 600 pages: 1
6 books from GR WantToRead
Storygraph Mobile Reads Challenge: 3/12
Read 12 ebooks costing over $6: 7

TBR Down 10 for each category:
Ebooks: Up 34
Audiobooks: UP 4
Magazines: Down 1


Magazines Read So Far: 1

Spoiler:

1. Lightspeed #6 November 2010

2023 Purchases Read:
Bought: 88 Read: 5
Free: 33 Read: 2

Spoiler:

January
1. Chump Change - G M Ford $2.13
2. Centurion - Simon Scarrow $3.20
3. The Gladiator - Simon Scarrow $3.20
4. Something to Hide - Elizabeth George $2.13
5. Tree of Hands - Ruth Rendell $2.13
6. Death on Gukumon Island - Seishi Yokomizo $2.13
7. Spellbreaker - Charlie Holmberg (audio) $2.13
8. Killing in a Koi - Jessica Fletcher (audio) $3.20
9. Cherringham 34-36 - Matthew Connelly (audio) $2.92
10. Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents - Terry Pratchett $3.20
11. The Creak on the Stairs - Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir $1.06
12. The Hidden Shore - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $5.35
February
13. Monday Is Murder - Jess Lourey $3.12
14. About Time - Jodi Taylor $1.06
15. The Cat Who Went Bananas - Lilian Braun $2.13
16. Death to the Emperor - Simon Scarrow $.99
17. Vintage SciFi 2 (audio) - $2.13
18. Vintage Scifi 5 (audio) - $2.13
19. Vintage Scifi 6 (audio) - $2.13
20. Emperor's Exile - Simon Scarrow $4.27
21. The Outcast - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $4.27
22. The Cause - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $4.27
23. Burning Roses - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $1.06
24. Big Book of Classic Fantasy - Vandemeer ed. $5.27
25. The Question - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $4.27
26. The Dream Kingdom - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $1.06
27. The Restless Sea - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $4.27
28. The White Road - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $4.27
29. The Homecoming - Cynthia Harrod Eagles $4.27
30. Ivory - Mike Resnick $2.13
31. No One As Witness - Elizabeth George $2.13
32. Golden Enclaves - Naomi Novik $5.35
33. Big Book of Science Fiction - Vandemeer ed. $3.20
34. Santa Grint - Jodi Taylor (audio) $2.11
35. Dark Corners - Ruth Rendell $2.13
March
36. The Silo Series - Hugh Howey $2.13
37. A Myrtle Clover Christmas - Elizabeth Span Craig $2.74
38. Spellmaker - Charlie Holmberg (ebook+audiobook) $3.20+2.20
39. Red As Blood - Lilja Sigurdardottir $1.06
40. The Monster in the Box - Ruth Rendell $2.13
41. Live Flesh - Ruth Rendell $2.13
42. Dark Adapted Eye - Ruth Rendell $2.13
43. Beyond the Shadow - Brent Weeks $4.27
44. Shadows Edge - Brent Weeks $4.27
45. Well Schooled in Murder - Elizabeth George $2.13
46. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio) $2.09
47. The Vanishing Box - Elly Griffiths $.99
April
48. Vintage Scifi #0 (audio) $2.17
49. No Man's Nightingale - Ruth Rendell
50. Talking To Strange Men - Ruth Rendell (ebook + audio) $2.17+4.27
51. Asta's Book - Ruth Rendell $2.17
52. King Solomon's Carpet - Ruth Rendell (ebook + audio) $2.17+4.27
53. Brimstone Wedding - Ruth Rendell $2.17
54. Clash of Iron - Angus Watson (audio) $8.97
55. The Hanging Tree - Ben Aaronovitch (audio)$8.97
56. The Good The bad and the History - Jodi Taylor (audio) $8.97
57. Talking to Strange Men - Ruth Rendell $2.17
58. The Shadow Murders - Jussi Addler-Olsen $2.13
59. Heavy on the Dead - G M Ford (ebook+audio) $5.35 +$2.13
60. Reykjavik Noir Trilogy - Lilja Sagurdardottir $1.06
61. The Legion - Simon Scarrow $5.35
62. Killing Doll - Ruth Rendell $2.13
63. Broken Summer - J M Lee (ebook+audio) $5.35 +$2.13
May
64. The Girl Next Door - Ruth Rendel (ebook+audio) $2.13 + $2.13
65. On A Pale Horse - Piers Anthony (ebook+audio) $1.06 + $3.74
66. Boundless - Jack Campbell $2.13
67. The Long and Short of It - Jodi Taylor $1.06
68. Murder Being Once Done - Ruth Rendell $5.43
69. City of Friends - Michael Jecks $6.34
70. The Blood Crows - Simon Scarrow $6.34
71. Complete Father Brown Mysteries - $1.06
72. Under the Eagle - Simon Scarrow $4.24
73. Glass Houses - Louise Penney $3.20
74. Spot of Folly - Ruth Rendell $3.20
75. Death on a Summer - Matthew Costello (audio) coupon $1.32
76 Blade in the Water - Matthew Costello (audio) coupon $1.32
77. Cherringham 13-15 - Matthew Costello (audio) coupon $1.32
78. First Born - Will Dean $2.13
79. The Hanging Girl - Jessi Adler Olsen $2.13
80. Riccardino - Andrea Camilleri $2.13
81. The Big Bad City - Ed McBain $2.13
82. Invictus - Simon Scarrow $5.35
83. Traveler's Gate book 3 - Will Wight (audio) $2.13
84. The Captain - Will Wight (audio) $2.13
85. Of Kings and Killers - Will Wight (audio) $2.13
86. House of Blads - Will Wight (audio) $2.13
87. Of Killers and Kings - Will Wight (audio) $2.13
88. The Crimson Vault - Will Wight (audio) $2.13
June

Free
1. Kill The Butler - Michael Kenyon
2. Detectives Roper & Hooley Omnibus 1-4 - Michael Leese
3. Girl, Alone - Blake Pierce
4. Undone - Blake Pierce
5. Just Me - Blake Pierce
6. Night Angels - Weina Dai Randel Amazon First
7. Meru - S.B. Divya Amazon First
8. Second Course - Simon Haynes
9. Just Desserts - Simon Haynes
10. Flipflops and Murder - H Y Hanna
11. Dragon Assassin - Piers Anthony & JRRain
12. You Better Run - Willow Rose
13. The Big Four - Agatha Christie
14. The Maid's Diary - Loreth Ann White - Amazon First
15. A Dirty Death - Rebecca Tope
16. Murder in the South of France - Susan Kiernan-Lewis
17. Murder in Marseille - Susan Kienan-Lewis
18. Dead in the Water - Peter Tickler
19. Due Dillegence - Paul Bennett
20. Salem's Cipher - Jess Lourey
21. The Lost Victim - Jennifer Hunter
22. The Thames Path Killer - Biba Pearce
23. Need You - Blake Pierce
24. The Silent Bride - Shalani Boland Amazon First
25. Dead end Job Mysteries - Vol 1-3
26. Dead end Job Mysteries 4-6
27. A Deadly Coincidence - Keith Finney
28. Travelers Gate - Will Wight
29. The Captain - Will Wight
30. Of Kings and Killers - Will Wight
31. House of Blades - Will Wight
32. Of Killers and Kings - Will Wight
33. The Crimson Vault - Will Wight

Short Stories: 5

Spoiler:

01. 3 The Last Line - Robert Dugoni (audio) Prime
02. 3 What Child Is This - Rhys Bowen (audio) Prime
03. 4 Monday Is Murder - Jess Lourey - Novella
04. 5 Man Who Died Twice - Lisa Gardner (audio)
05. 2 Fairy Godfather - Melanie Karsak - novella

Books

Spoiler:

January - Pages Read:4281 Ebooks: 10 Audio: 8
01. 3 Just Desserts - Simon Haynes (audio)

Silly but enjoyable.

02. 4 Antiques Ravin' - Barbara Allen (ebook)

Loved this story!

03. 5 The Long Shadow - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (ebook+audio)

Really intense story.

04. 4 Murder on the Thames - Matthew Costello (audio)

This was a good story. Episodic novellas

05. 5 Close-up On Murder - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (audio)

Good story! Death on a movie set.

06. 3 Memory Police - Yoko Ogawa (ebook)

Good story.

07. 5 Aloha Betrayed - Jessica Fletcher (audio+ebook)

Another good story - Jessica teams up with retired detective to teach a class.

08. 5 Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor (audio+ebook)

A rescue that goes awry. Badly.

09. 4 Spellbreaker - Charlie Holmberg (audio+ebook)

YA fantasy - not bad. Started slow but warmed up. Cliffhanger.

10. 5 Death In Disguise - Caroline Graham (ebook)

Great Midsomer murder story! Different than the show.

11. 3 War Brides - Helen Bryan (audio+ebook)

1/2 great; 1/2 boring.

12. 1 Making Over Mike - Lisa Plumley (ebook)

Read years ago. Clearly my tastes changed - I couldn't finish this stupid plot.

13. 1 Dr Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes - Neal Barnard (ebook)

Shill for PETA. Doctorate in psychiatry, not medicine. Ignores health concerns.

February - Pages Read:2795 Ebooks: 3 Audio: 6
14. 5 Tree of Hands - Ruth Rendell (ebook)

Very suspenseful.

15. 5 Evolutionary Void - Peter F Hamilton (audio)

Excellent ending!

16. 4 Kiss and Kill - Ellery Queen (audio)

Good pulp PI book

17. 3 Death of a Blue Blood - Jessica Fletcher/Donald Bain (audio)

Ho hum plot. Tightened up at the end.

18. 4 Accidental Vampire - Molly Harper (audio)

The snark raises appreciation of this paranormal romance.

19. 3 Slow Burn - G M Ford (audio +ebook)

Pretty good story; lots of reliance on previous books.

20. 2 The Cat Who Went Bananas - Lilian Jackson Braun

Boring

21. 5 Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett (ebook + audio)

As always, hilarious.

March - Pages Read:2136 Ebooks: 4 Audio:2
22. 4 The Smiler With a Knife - Nicholas Blake (ebook)

A bit slow at the start but good espionage story.

23. 5 Think Like A Pancreas - Gary Scheiner (ebook)

Excellent. Good to refer back to.

24. 3 Thinking Woman's Guide to Magic - Emily Croy Barker (audio)

Some good parts, but a bit of a drag.

25. 5 Ivory - Mike Resnick (ebook)

Definitely a journey.

26. 5 Leviathan Wakes - James S A Corey (audiobook+ebook)

This was excellent. Well paced.

April - Pages Read:1940 Ebooks: 5 Audio: 1
27. 2 Adventures of Langdon St Ives - James Blaylock (ebook)

Steampunk is not for me. Good writer though.

28. 3 Cancelled in Red - Hugh Pentacost (ebook)

Good crime novel from 1939. Could kill for a stamp!

29. 2 Chancellor Fairy Tales by Melanie Karsak (ebook)

Romance, just not for me.

30. 4 Nights Watch - Terry Pratchett (audio+ebook)

Enjoyed!

31. 4 7 Hours - Tindale (ebook)

Very enjoyable paranormal collection of related novellas

May - Pages Read:1204 Ebooks: 4 Audio: 4
32. 5 Written in Blood - Caroline Graham (audio+ebook)

Very good story!

33. 2 Eyes of Justice - Lis Wiehl (audio+ebook)

Story was great until last 1/3. Too much filler and repeating.

34. 5 Earthlight - Arthur C Clarke (audio+ebook)

Excellent story!

35. 3 Heart of Ice - Lis Wiehl (audio+ebook)

Good story.

Book Rating/Comments:
1: Awful, or did not finish
2: So, so, or not to my taste
3: Good book
4: Very good book; possible reread.
5: Wonderful book! A keeper.

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TBR as of 1/1/23
Audiobooks 1233
Ebooks&magazines 1796

[Catlady]

One goal: I'm going to read Anna Karenina next year. It's been hanging over my head since I bailed on it when it was assigned in high school, back in the Dark Ages. I read the Cliff Notes instead, and have always felt a little bit guilty about that.

[Luffy]

01. 13th January 2023 Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World 5 stars
02. 20th January 2023 Red : My Autobiography 3 stars
03. 26th January 2023 We Should All Be Feminists 2 stars
04. 09th February 2023 We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland 3 stars
05. 18th February 2023 Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman 4 stars
06. 23rd February 2023 My Story 5 stars
07. 27th February 2023 Wild Fire (John Corey #4) 4 stars
08. 03rd March 2023 Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese Mysteries, #1) 2 stars
09. 14th March 2023 Little Women 5 stars
10. 24th March 2023 The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason 4 stars
11. 29th March 2023 The Age of Reason Begins: The Story of Civilization, Volume VII 3 stars