The husband & I have been off this week, and instead of going to FL as originally planned, we've hunkered down and had the most relaxing, chill week ever - and three days left to go!! I've been reading up a storm and have completed 6 books so far this year. None of them were mind-blowing, but since it's the beginning of the year, they check off so many challenge prompts 😂 So here's the skinny (sorry for the hosts getting tagged multiple times!):
pickHere‘s my review. This was another #roll100 book. This was a Read Now book on Netgalley but my file for the ebook expired so I had to buy the Kindle book. Next time I‘ll probably send my Netgalley books to my Kindle so I don‘t have to worry about them expiring because a lot of my Netgalley books have expired and now, I have to either buy the books or borrow them from Kindle Unlimited or Libby.
bailedThrowing the DNFs around like confetti.
#SeriesLove25 @Andrew65 @TheSpineview
#Roll100 @piddlejumper
#ShananigansReads25
so-soThis was for the #roll100 challenge it was number 80 on my list. I am giving it a so-so as the writing style was not my favorite. However, the story was amazing.
I haven‘t started the book yet for the #whimsicalreadsbookclub but I looked at the reading schedule and it looks like I still have enough time to read the book. I‘m glad because I have a lot going on this month with reading. I‘m doing #noplacelikeholmes, #roll100, #bookspinbingo, #readyourkindle and this book club but I still have plenty of time in the month. There‘s no need to rush. I can go at my own reading pace. Reading is not a race.
pickTold from Chet‘s (🐶) POV.
Chet and his private investigator human, Bernie, look for a missing teen girl. I love the relationship between Bernie & Chet and I found Chet‘s inner monologue very entertaining.
This one checked off several boxes for me.
#BookSpinBingo #readyourebooks #readyourTBR #Roll100 #SeriesLove2025 #ThematicCozies
pickI‘ve had this forever and finally gave it some the time it deserved. It is lovely, unique and quietly powerful. The cadence of the prose is hypnotic and the way she crafts a sentence! I moved between my print copy and on #audio and can see why this won the Pulitzer prize, well deserving of all the praise. #Roll100 @PuddleJumper
pickI have no idea how this book got on my radar but it was so good! I was immediately hooked and didn‘t want to put it down. Too soon to say it might be my favorite read of January?! It‘s Romantasy. Tamsyn is the royal whipping girl who gets married off and has to leave the only place she‘s known.
It is the 1st in the series and just came out in Sept. so be warned!
My first #roll100 book finished! #jumpstart2025
#Pantone2025 – Limpet Shell @lauredhel
#ReadtheUSA – Georgia
Manhunt: #FictionalTraveler @julieclair
#Roll100 #GottaCatchEmAll – Fluffy Book @PuddleJumper
#ReadtheUSA – Alaska
The Story of Doctor Dolittle: #DolittleDiscussion @Roary
#192025 – 1920!! @Librarybelle
#WickedWords – Survivors @AsYouWish
#GottaCatchEmAll – Character in the Medical Field @PuddleJumper
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#WickedWords – Animals @AsYouWish
#GottaCatchEmAll – Dancing @PuddleJumper
River‘s End: #Roll100 #GottaCatchEmAll – Protective Character @PuddleJumper
#WickedWords – Rage @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 – Cocoon #FourFoursin25 – Shiver River @lauredhel
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#ReadtheUSA – Kentucky
#Pantone2025 – Yellow Jumper #FourFoursin25 – Random Fandom @lauredhel
All these books also went towards my goal for #JumpStart2025 to average 250/pgs a day (I'm actually way ahead!!!) @Lizpixie
And four of them count towards my #Read2025 goal of reading 100 books from my TBR @DieAReader
As well as my own challenges of #BookSpinBingo & #ISpyBingo 1d