The January Stars

Good morning, everyone! The moment you have all been waiting for!! Our official #BookSpin number is TWENTY!! Our official #DoubleSpin number is FOUR!! I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone's lists & am really looking forward to seeing your reviews!

My next post will be the #BookSpinBingo card!!!

Just a few quick housekeeping items that I would really appreciate if you would take a moment to read!! I know I'm rambly so sorry!! 😂 ⬇

TheAromaofBooks 1 - Remember, this is a no-pressure challenge!! You can read one or both of these books. You can bail on them. You can bail on the whole challenge and try again next month. Whatever works!! This is supposed to be fun not stressful!! If you can't remember exactly how this challenge works, please check out my master post here https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 or just ask!! ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks 2 - I am planning to have a giveaway at the end of the year. Entries are reviews of #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin books, but I will only know about them if you tag me, so please tag me whenever you read & review your book for the month. DNFs count! The goal for #BookSpin is to get a book off your TBR, so if you decide not to finish it, it's still off the list, so tag me & tell me why you bailed. ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks 3 - I am tagging everyone who posted a list, so if you posted a list & you do not get tagged here, please let me know! It means I either accidentally missed your original #BookSpin post OR I wrote down your username wrong. Either way, I'm really sorry. Everyone is welcome to join this challenge, so if I missed you it was entirely by mistake - just let me know!! ⬇ 4y

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TheAromaofBooks 4 - If you do not finish your #BookSpin/#DoubleSpin book this month it is STILL ELIGIBLE for a giveaway entry as long as you complete it sometime in 2021!! Whenever you review it, just tag me as usual be be sure to let me know which month it is for - there is a maximum of 2 entries per month, so if you don't let me know it's for a different month, it may not count. ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks 5 - INFO ABOUT THE 2020 GIVEAWAY!!! I will be drawing the winners for the 2020 #BookSpin giveaway later this week so ALL 2020 REVIEWS MUST BE POSTED BY JANUARY 4!!! If I have not COMMENTED on your review, I haven't seen it, so please feel free to tag me again! I am planning to draw 5 winners at random. I will post them & give the winners an opportunity to either email me their top 10 books OR let me know that any book from their TBR will work. ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks 6 & final - While I don't have time to reply to all of the comments to this post, I do read every one and love seeing which books got picked for you!! I do respond to any direct questions or confusion, so please feel free to ask away if something doesn't make sense or you need some clarifications. I know we have a lot of new participants!!! Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm, and happy reading!!! 4y

TheAromaofBooks @BayouGirl85 @LeticiaToraci @KateReadsYA @JenReadsALot @AmyG @Cinfhen @Carolyn11215 @effani @I.be.Stef @Melismatic @HeyT @Eggs @Traci1 @Singout @erinreads @Babydee2010 @Kdgordon88 @Lesanne @thegreensofa @Jari-Chan @jenniferw88 @Lyssa131330 @kimmypete1 @IndoorDame @Hestapleton @rockpools @La_Cori @KarenUK @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @RaeLovestoRead @Lcsmcat @Helen19 @Sargar114 @ChaoticMissAdventures @FantasyChick @ReviewsbyLola @Suet624 @melissajayne 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Jadams1776 @Bookwormjillk @AllisonM89 @Julsmarshall @Mollyanna @TattooedTeacher @Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRun @Read4Life @Soubhiville @Susanit @TiminCalifornia @CBee @Kristin_Reads @booksellerofyourdiscontent @mdm139 @magyklyXdelish @LauraRenae @Butterfinger @eeclayton @wordslinger42 @marleed @llwheeler @Bookgoil @AnneCecilie @cwarnier @OriginalCyn620 @staci.reads @MadDashReading @Thousand-Lives @TheSpineView @wideeyedreader 4y

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TheAromaofBooks @Crazeedi @VeganCleopatra @MaleficentBookDragon @Enchanted_Bibliophile @EadieB @Megabooks @MallenNC @jb72 @bookandbedandtea @Bits @Ash.on.the.line @Seuss.and.Tattoos @Librarybelle @aperfectmjk @Smarkies @britt_reads @Shakespearience @SeaToSkyes @CarolynM @Scochrane26 @meghathecloud @wanderinglynn @behudd @AmyK1 @Kalalalatja @BookNAround @bekakins @Johanna414 @Allylu @ishan0986 @vlwelser @CaitZ @throwmeabook @Annie1215 @Lizpixie @mamareading 4y

TheAromaofBooks @CourtSmall @TheBookAddict @mrp27 @ElizaMarie @ChasingOm @UwannaPublishme @Grrlbrarian @Caryl @BGam @guinsgirlreads @CindiB @EliNeedsMoreShelves @ImperfectCJ @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Read-y_Picker @Daisey @Moray_Reads @AsYouWish @Professional_Book_Dragon @LitTraveler @5280reader @faelinwolf @MatchlessMarie @MittenGirlPeach @GinaKButler @crazyspine @Sresendez12 @nocto @candority @TheDaysGoBy @Leftcoastzen @ncsufoxes 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Kenziejo @Andrew65 @Lovesbooks87 @maich @KVanRead @Chairtyann @LaraReads @triplem80 @sprainedbrain @MeganAnn @Liz_M @keys_on_fire @Jen_Reads @Elle_Skeldon @LeafingThroughLife @4thhouseontheleft @Kelly326 @JamieArc @Skygoddess1 @Coleen_Nieto @ozma.of.oz @Bookzombie @KatieB @Bkwrm7 @olivia.ferz @Squidget @ErikaB @BarbaraJean @alisonrose @Blackin_WhitePaper @silentrequiem @Librariana @tdrosebud 4y

Tattooedteacher Oh, yea! Two books I‘ve been hopping for. Thanks a bunch for doing this. 4y

BookmarkTavern A NetGalley book AND one of my most anticipated reads of 2021?!? SCORE! 4y

EadieB #20 and #4 are they numbers on a list or numbers on a bingo card? @TheAromaofBooks (edited) 4y

Scochrane26 @EadieB These numbers are from our list. The next post will fill in our bingo card. 4y

Lesanne Woohoo, This Tender Land and Caste! I‘ve got my work cut out for me this month. 😜 4y

Chrissyreadit Thank you!!! This is a lot of time end work- it would take me an hour to type all these names at least! ❤️😘❤️😘❤️😘 4y

EadieB @Scochrane26 ok thanks so if I‘m doing Bingo do I read the book that corresponds with #20 and #4 on the card? 4y

Librarybelle This is perfect! I‘ve got Things in Jars and The Blue Castle, which is a #NewYearWhoDis selection. Score! 4y

Scochrane26 @EadieB Yes 4y

EadieB @Scochrane26 Thanks! 4y

Lcsmcat Good Harbor and The Midnight Library! 😀 4y

Allylu Beloved by Toni Morrison and my #LMPBC cozy mystery Address for Murder by Tonya Kappes! Yay! 4y

Soubhiville Thanks Sarah! I‘ve got Pattern Behavior and The Thirty Names For Night. I‘m looking forward to them both! 😁💕📚 4y

wideeyedreader Ahh I‘m so excited! My bookspin is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and my doublespin is Ninth House!! 4y

wordslinger42 Yaaaay!!!! I have Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 😊 Both are re-reads, so I already know I'll enjoy them! I also have a couple reviews from last year's book spin that I forgot to post, so thank you for the reminder! 4y

Clare-Dragonfly Yay, time to read

The Hallowed Hunt

Clare-Dragonfly …which apparently I‘ve had mis-titled on my list all this time! 😬 4y

TheLudicReader Excellent: Passion by Jude Morgan & Her Last Death by Susanna Sonnenberg. Let's get going! Thanks for hosting again this year. I love this challenge. 4y

Susanita Hi! I‘m back! 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Scochrane26 - Thank you for jumping in with the explanations!! 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit - I've actually started typing up all the names the night before & saving them so that it goes faster when I do the actual posting 😂 It took me a while but I have a pretty good system now for tracking efficiently so the process isn't as time-consuming as it was in the beginning!!! I never expected this many people to want to participate!!! 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - The Blue Castle is one of my all-time favorites!!! 😍 4y

TheAromaofBooks @wordslinger42 - Sounds good!! Just let me know which month they are for whenever you post your reviews!! 4y

bibliobard Score! Both books I was going to have to read anyway due to book clubs — first time this has worked out 😎 4y

Kristin_Reads Northanger Abbey (20) and Beneath a Scarlet Sky (4)... yay!! Thank you so much for doing this @TheAromaofBooks ! 4y

EliNeedsMoreShelves Woo hoo!!! 4y

OriginalCyn620 Woohoo! 😄 4y

squirrelbrain Yay! I have a random #readingasia2021 book for my #bookspin and I got 3 in the post this morning - how timely is that? For my #doublespin I have Reading Lolita in Tehran, which I was really hoping for! Thank you! 4y

AmyG 🎉🎉🎉 4y

eeclayton I got West with the Night by Beryl Markham and Fear, Anger, Aggression by Jeno Ranschburg, two nonfiction books I'm very excited about! Thank you 😊 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Looks great! 4y

SeaToSkyes #4 is a book I've been trying to finish for at least two years now 🤣 now or never! 4y

MatchlessMarie My BookSpin book is Bridge to Terabithia which I was forbidden from reading as a kid and still haven‘t 😅 My Double Spin book is Winter Trees by Sylvia Plath which was the same one that was supposed to be my Double Spin for December. 🤯 If by some stroke of motivation I finish it before the 4th does it count twice? Or should I sub in a different book for January? 4y

Professional_Book_Dragon Mary Poppins by Travers has been on my TBR forever! Double spin is Transcendent Kingdom! Good spin ;) 4y

Lucy_Anywhere Yes! I get back to Bangkok on Monday, so looking forward to setting up my list and bingo card 🤓 I probably should have done it before I went away but 🤷🏻‍♀️ just not that organised! 4y

Powered_By_Plants 🤩 ooh bookspin! Am I too late to join 🤦‍♀️ x 4y

claudiuo Awesome, now I can say 2021 has finally started 😃 My books are: The Librarians and the Lost Lamp and Empress of Salt and Fortune, both looking forward to read as soon as I get them from the library. Thank you so much! 4y

5280reader My book #4 The Infinite Game has been sitting on my nightstand begging to be finished. Now I‘m crazy motivated to read it! Thank you!! 4y

alisonrose Is there anything different about the #DoubleSpin number, or do we just read the two books on our list that correspond to these numbers? 4y

TheAromaofBooks @MatchlessMarie - First, isn't it funny how “forbidden“ things from childhood sometimes carry over? I still have never watched the final song in Disney's Fantasia 😂 The book will only be able to count for one entry, so if you finish before the 4th, just sub in another book for January's entry!! 4y

CaitZ Book 20 is Birdwoman's Palate one of my #ReadingAsia2021 picks and Book 4 is Eager by Ben Goldfarb, a #Booked2021 choice and I just registered for an author talk with him on 1/11. This will be fun. 4y

mamareading Guys, I FORGOT it was the 2nd. Oh Happy Day!! Thank you for the Bookspin ## 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Powered_by_Plants - it's never too late to Spin!! 😂 Just make up your list & then come to see what you'll be reading this month. You can also just count off books on a shelf or something along those lines to find these numbers - it's whatever works for you!!! 4y

Caryl So fun! My books are Anger Is a Gift (for my youth librarians book club) and Year of Wonders (a re-read for me; also a choice for my university‘s annual Conversation with Books in February and a possible buddy read). Thank you so much for organizing this! 4y

TheAromaofBooks @alisonrose - Originally when I started the challenge I only drew one number a month... then people wanted to read more so I started drawing DoubleSpin as well... and then they wanted more so that's how we got the bingo, too! 😂 But the short answer is that these are both worth entries for the giveaway, so you can read either or both!! 4y

Carolyn11215 Yay, Cinderella is Dead and Timebound!! 4y

Eggs Thanks Sarah💕 4y

alisonrose @TheAromaofBooks okay thanks!! So my two books are Black Sunday and The Empire of Gold, and that second one is great because I‘m aiming to finish some series in 2021! 4y

CBee First Grave on the Right and Anxious People, woot!! 4y

Jadams89 @Roary47 there‘s a link to all the info at the top of the comments 😊 4y

marleed Yeah. BS= All This I will Give to You. DS = Twelve Years a Slave. 4y

BarbaraJean Yay!! For BookSpin I have Daisy Jones & the Six (for #NewYearWhoDis) and for DoubleSpin I have The Bookwanderers (for #MGBuddyRead). (edited) 4y

Johanna414 @BarbaraJean The Bookwanderers is my DoubleSpin too! 4y

BarbaraJean @Johanna414 Ha! That's great! Are you reading it for #MGBuddyRead this month as well? 4y

robinb Now this is truly bizarre! 😆 My #BookSpin is the last book in a trilogy and my #DoubleSpin is the first in a series...BOTH by the same author!!! LOL 4y

Gissy I wait the second day of each month with so excitement that is like I received a gift🤣 4y

Roary47 Sweet Zom-B: Clans and double spin is Midnight Sun! 4y

ElizaMarie Tagged is my #BookSpin book and my #DoubleSpin is A Family Affair

Incendiary (Hollow Crown, #1)

Johanna414 @BarbaraJean yep! I started it a couple days ago and its really cute so far! 4y

Andrew65 Good choices, the new Robert Goddard book that I need to review

The Fine Art of Invisible Detection

Andrew65 And

Sleep Tight

Ash.on.the.line Ooh my BS is Vicious and DS is The Toll some fantasy to start the year! 😁 pretty excited about this months reading! 4y

Bookzombie Yay!! My BS is a Duty to the Dead and my DS is Tender is the Flesh. 🎉 4y

Kristin_Reads What happens to these two numbers next month? Do they get put back into the bag to possibly be drawn again in another month or is this the last time we‘ll see 20 and 4? Just wondering what happens if I don‘t finish one or the other. Thanks! 4y

BookishGirl06 Ooh I knew I forgot to do something last month. I‘ll rejoin next month then (edited) 4y

Tineke @Kristin_Reads I can answer that for you. They go back in the bag. Every month is a fresh month and you can start all over again. Some people change their booklist entirely, some just add new books. The bingo card will also be new. 4y

Tineke @Kristin_Reads forgot to add.. if you don't finish a book this month, you can also read it later in the year and then it still counts for the month you originally had to read it in. The maximum of entries you can get is 12x2=24 entries (unless there's also a triplespin which has happened before). 4y

Kristin_Reads @Tineke Thank you for that info... super helpful! I‘ll plan accordingly 😊 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Kristin_Reads - @Tineke did a great job explaining!!! If you do happen to read the book later in the year, just make sure to let me know that it's your January entry. I don't track specific book titles, just how many entries a person scored in a month, so if you don't let me know you may not get credit!! 4y

TheAromaofBooks @BookishGirl06 - I will put you on the tag list for February. You're also welcome to jump in this month if you want - sometimes people just grab a random stack without paying close attention to the numbers haha 4y

Singout Mine is AfricVille: a novel about a black community on the periphery of Halifax that was established by former slaves and destroyed in the 1960s. The reviews aren‘t brilliant but I still want to read it. 4y

Crazeedi My 4 is Where the Forest Meets the Stars and my 20 is Mapmakers Daughter which is a buddy read I'm doing! Yay!!! 4y

cewilf I‘ve seen this tag for a while and am wondering... how does a bookspin work? I list a bunch of books I haven‘t read, you pick the #, I read it? Just want to make sure I‘ve got it right! 4y

maich The Father crime thriller and Retelling A Heart so Fierce and Broken. 😊 4y

TheAromaofBooks @cewilf - The basic challenge is that you create a list of 20 books you've been meaning to read. On the 2nd of the month I draw 2 numbers (BookSpin/DoubleSpin) & throughout the month everyone tries to read those books from their lists. So everyone is reading the same numbers, but different books, if that makes sense lol I made a master post that has a little more information here - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 There is also a bingo ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) aspect for those who want to read more than 2 books - I shuffle all the numbers & put them in a bingo card at random & people try to score bingos by reading the books in rows or columns. You're welcome to jump in at any time - all you have to do is make your list & tag me when you do!! You can join for January or I can add you to the tag list for February (or you can decide this challenge isn't for you at all haha) Let me know if you ⬇ 4y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) have any questions - sometimes I get all rambly & miss critical bits of information 😂 4y

cewilf @TheAromaofBooks thank you for taking the time to answer this!! It helps me to have it all written out, even if I sort of figured it out haha☺️📚 4y

Linsy @dainarmb @TheAromaofBooks gives a great explanation on this thread! Much more thorough than mine. 😊 4y

coffees New year, new attempts at bookspin bingo!!! I'm making my list now :D 4y

TheAromaofBooks @crimson613 - LOL good luck!!! Tag me when you get your list together!! 😁 4y

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