52bookclub24

Guess I am a Book-Dragon.🐉

The final tally says 445 books read. Not including the 8 I DNF'd. My goal was 250.

I took part in 10 #BuddyRead and 1 #ReadAlong on StoryGraph

Please ignore pages and hours on StoryGraph, they aren't correct. I was too lazy to enter the correct editions I was reading.

I finished the #52bookclub24 challenge for the first time!!!

Librarybelle Excellent! Congratulations! 1mo

Ruthiella Amazing! 🤩 1mo

AnnCrystal 📚👏🥳👍💝. 1mo

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Gissy What???Fantastic! I don‘t think anyone could Go beyond that🤩📚📚📚👏👏👏👏 1mo

bthegood Amazing!!!🥳 1mo

kwmg40 Congratulations!! 1mo

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eeclayton

Texas Bill, a fenegyerek | Rejt? Jen?

I had serious doubts in November but had more reading time during winter break and finally managed to complete the 52nd prompt today 🎉
I enjoyed the challenge and read many books that I wouldn't have picked up otherwise. At points, however, it felt like a chore, and I am relieved that from now on I'm free to choose whatever I feel like on impulse.
Thanks for cheering me on, it was great to share this adventure with you!
#52bookclub24

Kristy_K, LaraReads, KarenUK, Hooked_on_books, BarkingMadRead, Crazeedi, brittanyreads, Magpiegem, BookBelle84, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, MidnightBookGirl, Librarybelle, triplem80, Tove_Reads, Read4life, Bluebird, kwmg40, BarbaraBB, hissingpotatoes, Book_Lover95, TheAromaofBooks

Deblovestoread Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 1mo

BarkingMadRead Well done!!! 1mo

Librarybelle Yay! Congratulations! 1mo

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BarbaraBB So good!! 1mo

Ruthiella Wow! Nice job! 👍 1mo

Kristy_K Great job!! 🎉🎉 1mo

kwmg40 Congratulations! 🎉 1mo

Hooked_on_books Woohoo, great job! And your book graphic is incredible! I could never make one that looks that good. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1mo

eeclayton @Deblovestoread @BarkingMadRead @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Ruthiella @Kristy_K @kwmg40 @Hooked_on_books @TheAromaofBooks Thank you 😊 1mo

eeclayton @Hooked_on_books Thank you, I used a template available on the 52 Book Club website and I edited it in Canva. 1mo

brittanyreads Congrats! 1mo

Read4life Great job. I finished it, too, and agree that it could feel like a core. Sometimes I was reading for the prompt instead of my own enjoyment. 1mo

eeclayton @britannyreads @Read4life Thank you 😊 That's how I felt, too, but all in all, it was a rewarding experience. 1mo

Larkken Wow! And thanks for the heads up on the graphic. Sounds like a fun thing to do on a lazy NYD 🥰 1mo

eeclayton @Larkken Or any time one feels like avoiding work, people, the laudry... 😄 1mo

bthegood 🎉🎉 1mo

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jenniferw88

Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus | Lucy Ward

#52bookclub24 #52booksin52weeks

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kwmg40

Off With His Head | Ngaio Marsh

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In this Inspector Alleyn mystery, Alleyn investigates a grisly murder that happens during the performance of a ritual English folk dance and mummer's play to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

I'm using this for my final prompt of #52bookclub24, “Set during a holiday you don't celebrate,“ and with this, I've completed my 2024 challenge!

kwmg40 #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 @LiseWorks
#gottacatchemallwinteredition (family) #frozensick @PuddleJumper
#ChristmasCrimeChallenge (seasonal) @RaeLovesToRead
#ChristmasAtoZ #letterN @TexReader
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks 2mo

bthegood 👏 👏 🙂 🎉 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 2mo

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Deblovestoread

Untitled | Unknown

#Two4Tuesday

1) I always start my Xmas movie viewing with White Christmas and have 7 (?) that I watch every year.

2) Not counting #WinterGames books I want to read Fourth Wing and Rock, Paper, Scissors to complete #52Bookclub24 challenge.

Want to play @CBee @Suet624 @Lesliereadsalot

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView ❤️🎬❤️ Thanks for playing 2mo

dabbe I need to revisit WHITE CHRISTMAS. Thanks for the reminder! 💙❄️💙 2mo

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Deblovestoread

The Art Thief | Michael Finkel

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#TenBeforeTheEnd #6. #52Bookclub24 #MusicalInstrumentonCover. #NonfictionNovember

A light pick for this book about a young man with a certain set of skills who became a master art thief. It was a fairly slow but interesting read. 3.5 🌟

@ChaoticMissAdventures

ChaoticMissAdventures This one has been on my list forever, glad you were able to ✅ it off! 2mo

Deblovestoread @ChaoticMissAdventures Would you like my copy? If so, I‘d be happy to mail to you. 2mo

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Deblovestoread

Untitled | Unknown

#52Bookclub24 #Palindromeoncover

This was just ok for me. Interesting enough to keep me reading but I wasn‘t wholly invested. 2.75 🌟

4 prompts remaining to finish this challenge.

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Deblovestoread

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection | Alexander McCall Smith

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#TenBeforetheEnd #52Bookclub24 #LandlockedCountry #TBRTarot #TitleStartswithMiddleInitial

Not my favorite of the series but I always enjoy my time in Botswana with Precious and her community. 3.5 🌟

@CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures

ChaoticMissAdventures ✅✅ great job! 3mo

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Deblovestoread

Four Weekends and a Funeral | Ellie Palmer

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#TenBeforetheEnd. #52Bookclub24 #Debutinsecondhalfof24

Allison is surprised to learn that everyone at her ex-boyfriend‘s funeral doesn‘t know they had broken up. Keeping the secret she helps his family and best friend clean out his apartment. For a romance it also had a heavier tone due to Allison‘s health. 3.5 🌟

Librarybelle This is my pick to read for the prompt…hope I can get to it by the end of the year! 3mo

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eeclayton

Napoleon's Spy | Ben Kane

My next 4 books for #52bookclub24 ; another great reading month.

Két feleség (Two Wives, not in the Litsy database) included two thought-provoking novellas about love, desire, and the ghosts of the dead haunting living couples. My first book from this author (Sándor Bródy) but definitely not the last.

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eeclayton Napoleon's Spy takes place during Napoleon's campaign in Russia. Although I found the descriptions of the campaing compelling with lots of interesting and devastating details, I didn't think the protagonist was likeable, and I wasn't as shaken by the events as I had expected. All in all, it was a good book worth reading, but it didn't stand out for me.

Napoleon's Spy

3mo

eeclayton Masha has been obsessed with serial killers ever since her father was murdered. When she begins her internship at the Moscow police station, she gets to study the files of some weird killings, and she starts to discover what seems to be the pattern behind these cases.
This was not exactly a page-turner, but an exciting thriller with a good plot. The middle part was rather slow but not uninteresting.

The Sin Collector

3mo

eeclayton Wildtrack is a thriller set in the 1980s written by Bernard Cornwell, who is mostly known for his historical fiction. It was a good book, with enough twists to keep me interested, and I especially liked the atmosphere of life at sea. However, all throughout the book, I felt like the story was promising something that was never quite delivered.

Wildtrack: A Novel of Suspense

3mo

Librarybelle Yay! Great reading! 3mo

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