Wednesday, June 5, 2019

May 2019 Challenge Update & June TBR

Yikes! What happened to May!! I didn't get nearly as much reading done as I wanted, and I am having to admit that Munchkin is growing up and doesn't really want to read picture books or beginning reader books any more.  I also have relied heavily on audio books and library books this month. 

Children's Books
30-40 books
None


Early Reader Books
30-40 books

Graphic Novel
25 books

Audio Book Challenge
50 books - (Caffinated Reader hosted)

Classic Books
5 books
None

Big Books
10 books over 500 pages
None


RI Authors
20 books
None


Borrowed Books
30-40 books
Re-Reads 
15 books
None


Beat the Backlist
75 books - (Novelknight hosted) - only using books I already own
17. Beyond a Darkened Shore



The Never Ending Series
Warland Chronicles: Book1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4,


Requested Reviews
No more than 25 new acceptances (& catch up on old requests)
10. Printed Letter Bookshop (Netgalley)
11. Untitled (Netgalley)



Recently Added to Shelves
Limited purchases (must total less than 200) and read soon
1. Dragon of Ash & Stars - (Jan./ Jan.) DNF
2. The Snow Gypsy (Jan./ )
3. Book Nerds & Boyfriends (Jan./Feb. ) *
4. WarDance (Jan/ )
5. Warsong (Jan./ )
6. The Only Harmless Great Thing (Jan/Jan.)
7. Who in the World is Carmen Sandiego (Jan./ Jan.)
8. Lost Boy (Jan/ )
9. Year One (Jan/ )
10. Girl Who Drank the Moon (Jan/ )
11. King of Scars (Jan/ )
12. Dactyl Hill Squad (Feb./)
13. The Darkdeep  (Feb./)
14. Voices (Feb./Feb.) 
15. Wicked King (Feb./March) 
16. Lord of the Fading Lands (Feb./)
17. Crown of Feathers (Feb./)
18. Argos: The Story of Odysseus as told by his Loyal Dog (Feb./)
19. 100 Hugs (Feb./ Feb.) 
20. Binti 2: Home (Feb./March)
23. Binti 3: Night Masquerade (Feb./March) 
24. Artificial Condition (Feb./March)
25. Rogue Protocol (Feb./March)
26. Trial of Lightening  (Feb./ May) 
27. The Last (Endling) (Feb./March)
28. Aquicorn Cove (Feb./Feb.) 
29. Thick as Thieves (Feb./ Feb.)
30. Aru Shah and the End of Time (March/) - DNF
31. Foundryside (March/ April)
32. Wundersmith (March/) - UNHAUL 
33. City of Ghosts (March/March) 
34. Saga Vol. 8 (March/ April)
35. Saga Vol. 9 (March/April)
36. Warrior of the Wild (March/March)
37. Book Love (March/March)
38. Queen's Shadow (March/March) 
39. A Curse So Dark and Lonely (March/May) 
40. Shadow of Doubt (March/)
41. Gates of Stone (March/)
42. In Her Sights (March/April)
43. Nevermoor (March/May)  
44. A Conspiracy of Truths 
(March/)
45. The Wild Robot (March/March)  
46. The Resurrectionist (March/) 
47. Viper (April/)
48. Vortex Visions (April/) 
49. Through the White Wood (April/)
50. Descendant of the Crane (April/)
51. The Princess and the Fangirl (April/April)
52. Holy Sister (April/)
53. Rhapsodic (April/May) 
54. A Strange Hymn (April/May) *
55. The Emperor of Evening Stars (April/)
56. Dark Harmony (April/)
57. The Black Bull of Norroway (April/May) 
58. We Rule the Night (April/)
59. The Unbound Empire (April/)
60. The Opposite of Always (May/) - UNHAUL
61. The Sea Queen(May/)
62. The Mountain of Kept Memory(May/)
63. Metamorphica (May/)
64. Misfits of Avalon Vol. 1 (May/)
65. Misfits of Avalon Vol. 2 (May/)
66. The Sea King (May/)
67. Ride Hard (May/)
68. Ride Rough (May/)
69. Ride Wild (May/)
70. Irresistible Force (May/)
71. Force of Attraction (May/)
72. Primal Force (May/)
73. Rival Forces (May/)
74. A Rogue by Any Other Name (May/)
75. A Scot in the Dark (May/)
76. The Day of the Duchess (May/)
77. The Pirate Bride (May/)
78. Pirate Stories (May/)
79. Man Made Boy (May/)
80. This Monstrous Thing (May/)
81. The Case of the Missing Moonstone (May/)
82. Dear Santa (May/)
83. An Endless Christmas (May/)
84. Christmas Magic (May/)
85. Falling Softly (May/)
86. Christmas Town (May/)
87. The Christmas Star (May/) 
88. Crazy Rich Asians (May/)
89 Once and Future (May/)
90. Highland Crown (May/)
91. Her Royal Highness (May/May) 
92. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World (May/May) 
93. Seal's Honor (May/May) 




January Reading Stats:
I read a total of 19 books this month
2,649 pages read and 2 days, 2 hours and 53 minutes of listening



Resolutions Check in:
1. Borrow More Books: I have been borrowing more books, 3 this month and 2 more holds that have come up now! - CHECK
2. Purchase Less Books:  Last year in May I purchased 25 books and this year I purchased 34, YIKES! Talk about blowing it this last month! Time to get back on track. - :(
3. Read Big Books: Sadly I didn't read anything over 500 pages this month, but after last month's big success, I guess I get a pass but time to get back on track. - :(
4. Re-Read More: I didn't re-read anything in May but again, I was focusing a lot on all the new purchases. I do have plans for at least one re-read in June. - :(
5. Put Less Pressure and Stress on Myself: I have been doing really good with this, I have gotten posts up but I have also not let it stress me out too much. I had a little vacation and I did my best to get posts up but it didn't happen but I didn't take time out of my vacation to get them up. - CHECK



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I had a really flexible TBR last month and I did a pretty good job on it but I also didn't get much reading done in May. I do still want to have a pretty loose TBR since my mood is really leaning to romance but there are so many fantasy books that keep drawing my eye when I look at my shelves. I also have several requested reviews to catch up on this month. With that in mind I also have company a majority of the month as well as several family events, so we will see what this month holds.

Sniper's Pride *Currently Reading
Proud *Currently Reading
Holy Sister
Emperor of Evening Stars & Dark Harmony
My Corner of the Ring
Realm
The Manticore's Vow
Highland Crown
The Pirate Bride
K-9 Rescue Series Books 1-4
Lost Boy
The Storm Crow
The Alchemist
Valor


I have quite a variety on my TBR for June.  Do you mix your genres or do you read mostly the same genre at any given time?

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