Author: merynmade
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2021 READING SUPERLATIVES
Favorite author: Andy Weir Favorite book(s): Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Least favorite book: November 9 by Colleen Hoover Favorite thriller: The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware, The Silence of the White City by Eva García…
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BOOKS I WANT TO READ FROM BLACK AUTHORS IN FEBRUARY
My personal goal is to read from exclusively black authors in the month of February in honor and celebration of Black History Month! While I’d love to read all of these, realistically I think I’ll read eight to ten. My top priorities are Blacktop Wasteland, Razorblade Tears, The City We…
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MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022
With a new year comes publication of thousands of new books. Here are a few titles at the top of my list! Mostly mysteries and thrillers, from both familiar and new-to-me authors, but also a smattering of contemporary fiction, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, and short story collections. My most…
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2022 READING GOALS + INTENTIONS
Keeping my goals short, sweet, and to the point this year! General Goals ☐ 70 books☐ 25,000 pages Genre Goals ☐ 5 books about race/racism☐ 4 classics☐ 3 translated works☐ 2 comedy/humor☐ 1 poetry collection Author Goals ☐ S.A. Cosby☐ Joan Didion☐ Alice Feeney☐ Roxane Gay☐ Elizabeth Gilbert☐ Kristin Hannah☐…
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2022 TBR – INTRODUCTION
The 30 books, new and backlist titles, I hope to read throughout 2022 I can’t be sure what possessed me to make a 30 book TBR at the end of 2020 to guide my reading in 2021, but I’m so glad I did! Of the 30 books selected for 2021,…
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BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – INTRODUCTION
A look ahead to what I hope to be reading in 2022 I’m so excited to start planning and reading for the buzzword readathon, created and hosted by Kayla of Books and Lala on booktube! In her words, “The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2021 // END OF YEAR UPDATE
A look at my 2021 year of reading by the numbers and an update to my reading goals + intentions Facts and Figures Total: 84 booksPages: 27,037 Nonfiction: 21Biographical: 7Humor: 1Memoir: 1Race: 5Poetry: 1Self-help/personal development: 2 Fiction: 63Fantasy: 6Fiction: 10Historical fiction: 10Mystery, suspense, thrillers: 21Romance: 9Science fiction: 6Short stories: 1…
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TOP 10 FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 + HONORABLE MENTIONS
A quick mention of my 10 ten favorite, five star books of the year! As I look at this list, even I’m surprised by the variety in genres mentioned. Got a little bit of everything from contemporary fiction to historical fiction to memoirs and humor, a science fiction selection, and…
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2021 TBR // FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE + CONCLUSION
Toggle the bar below back and forth to see the progress i made throughout 2021! Back in 2020 when I made this list of books to read in 2021, I didn’t really expect to read them all, so to read 25 of the 30 is a huge success. That brings…
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BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2021 – FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE + CONCLUSION
FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE And just like that, the 2021 Buzzword Readathon has come to an end! Here’s what I read in the last quarter of the year: October – elements A Slow Burning Fire by Paula HawkinsWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi November – “lost” The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal December…
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