Tag: to be read
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10 BEFORE THE END
A combination of physical and audiobooks I’m hoping to read before the end of 2024 2024 TBR Beartown – Fredrik BackmanThe Fox Wife – Yangsze ChooLove in Colour – Bolu BabalolaThe Midnight Feast – Lucy FoleyThere There – Tommy Orange PHYSICAL TBR The Only Good Indians – Stephen Graham JonesThe Women – Kristin HannahYou, Again…
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2024 TBR – 8 MONTH UPDATE
An update on my 30 book TBR for 2024 Let me be first to say my intention wasn’t too wait until September to give an update on my 2024 TBR, but it has been a busy (and exciting) year with getting married, going on a 25 day honeymoon, and keeping…
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2023 TBR – CONCLUSION + FINAL THOUGHTS
Final reflection on my 3rd annual 30 book TBR After a pretty severe reading slump spanning most of spring throughout the entire summer, I truly can’t believe we’re here, having read 27 (!!!) of my 30 book TBR for 2023. At the end of September, I had only read 13…
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2024 TBR – INTRODUCTIONS + READING PLANS
The 30 books, new and backlist titles, I plan to read in 2024 There’s nothing I love more than brainstorming and building my 30 book TBR to guide and influence my reading for the next calendar year. The successes have continued since the inception of my 30 book TBR in…
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2023 TBR – INTRODUCTION + READING PLANS
The 30 books, new and backlist titles, I plan to read in 2023 My yearly, 30 book TBR is one of my favorite things to guide my reading for the year. Just like in 2021, I had huge successes in 2022 with over 10 five star reads. So of course…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 21
1984Author: George OrwellPublication Date: 1949Genre: classic, fictionMethod: audiobook via TPL In 2022, I set out to read at least 4 classics, planning to read this in December. Honestly I was kind of excited about it because I thought I had fond memories from reading it in high school like 10…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 20
The Family RemainsAuthor: Lisa JewellPublication Date: July 2022Genre: mystery, thrillerMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL To recap, in October I picked up my first Lisa Jewell, this books predecessor, The Family Upstairs, and absolutely loved it. I was glued to TFU, fascinated with the characters and the psychological, familial drama that…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 19
The PushAuthor: Ashley AudrainPublication Date: January 2021Genre: thriller, fictionMethod: audiobook via TPL What a polarizing book! It seems like readers either love it for its intensity or hate it because they found it boring. I find that I’m falling somewhere in the middle, while I found it undoubtedly unsettling, based…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 18
The Missing YearsAuthor: Lexie ElliottPublication Date: April 2019Genre: mystery, thriller Method: audiobook via TPL I saw the words inheritance and London and I got excited. I picked this up based off of Kayla’s recommendation and she didn’t let me down. Pros: intelligent main character, well crafted pacing, character backstory and intrigue, Scottish Highlands setting,…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 17
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the HorseAuthor: Charlie MackesyPublication Date: October 2019Genre: fiction, graphic novel Method: hardcover borrowed from TPL The art style is beautiful and unique, but the story overall felt very disjointed, or is that just me? But that begs the question, am I the target…
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