March Reading Wrap Up

Total books read this month: 13

New to me authors:

Anna Lee Huber
Julia Kelly
Madeline Martin

I thought Molly Fader was new to me but it is Molly O’Keefe writing under another name.

Top Book for March

Well they were all good but for its fun approach, made me laugh and a mystery I didn’t solve.

Looking forward to reading in April

Review of Reading Goals 2021

GR Challenge – ahead by ten books.

Enjoyment v Should, really enjoying reading what I want and not getting caught into something don’t really want to read.  I left the Modern Mrs Darcy book club, and haven’t missed it, I know what I want to read and mostly books there don’t appeal to me. Being honest!

Recommendations, took a photo on my my phone of one book recommended so that I can put it into my notebook.

TBR/Library portion. 6 of the books were off my own TBR of books I own.  3 from the library. 4 review books which is reasonable.

Main Reading Goals for April

Continue to make sure I am reading for enjoyment the majority of the time.

Linking up with Nicole from FeedYourFiction Addiction.

September Reading

Total books read this month: 8

That’s not a lot of books! However the main thing is that I enjoyed all of them, they were good reads. Two were audiobooks. Three off my own shelf and one review book and two library books.

New to me authors:

So five out of the eight books were new to me authors. Of those I’d say Saumya Dave interested me the most, but would happily read another book by the others too.

Amy Byler

Emily Henry

Sonia Kamal

Saumya Dave

Phoebe Fox

Top Book for September

This might not be the “best” book, but it was one I so enjoyed, its romantic suspense, a genre I like, and Karen Rose spins a tale that while at times gruesome, has characters I really like. I am not sick of her books yet!

Looking forward to books publishing in October

Doesn’t mean I’ll read them in October but… these three will be on my shelf soon as they are published. I can’t make up my mind as to whether I’ll read or listen to the Jenny Colgan one. The narrator of this series so far has me hooked so if its the same one will most likely go the audio way.

Main Reading Goals for October

I’d like to read some of those books already on my shelf. I have library books coming in that make me read them first because others are waiting. However this month I’d like to take books already on my shelf or Kindle at 1st October and…

• read four books at least from my actual shelf
• read two books on my Kindle
• read one book at least outside my wheelhouse
• reread one book

Incoming Books for September

Purchased

I bought a couple of replacement books, I must have loaned them out, then think I’d like to reread a book and its missing!

Library Books

From NetGalley

Nada

Audio Books bought from Audible

 

Linking up with Nicole from FeedYourFiction Addiction.

July Reading 2020

Total books read this month:11

New to me authors:

Gretchen Anthony
Amy Poeppel
Kimmery Martin
Debbie Johnson

July Highlights

• I started using the library again and what a windfall.
• I seem to have started reading a bit more than I had earlier in the year.
• I stopped looking out for review books, determined to catch up on what I’ve on my own TBR and from the library.

Top Books for July

Has to be top books for this month because I had three five star books, all of them great.

Looking forward to reading in August

Whatever books appeal and whatever is sitting on the shelf from the library. I hope to read a couple of the books I bought recently and to get through another audiobook or two.

Incoming Books for July

Purchased

Library Books

 

From NetGalley

Linking up with Nicole from Feed Your Fiction Addiction.

Looking back at June Reading

Total books read this month: 8

New to me authors:

No new to me authors this month.

Outside Reading Highlights

Meeting up again with family and friends, after there has been no community transmission of COVID-19 for awhile. Just at the border and that has two weeks quarantine and testing, how well done I am not sure! So a little caution doesn’t go amiss.

Top Book for June

No hesitation about this. I really enjoy a Susan Elizabeth Phillips book, and this one more women’s fiction with a touch of romance was very readable.

Looking forward to reading in July

I have a few review books to read but here are the ones I am really looking forward to off my own shelf.

Main Reading Goals for July

Just to continue to read slowly and really enjoy what I am reading. Get back to using the library.

Incoming Books for June

Purchased

From NetGalley

 

Linking up with Nicole from Feed Your Fiction Addiction.

March Reading 2020

Total books read this month: 8

All worthwhile reads with two that were just that extra bit special. This is most likely the least I’ve read for a long time in a month. I think the signs of the times. Although I am settling a little more into my reading.

.

New to me authors:

Nancy Zieman

Nicole Meier

Top Books for March

Incoming Books for March

Purchased

Library Books

From NetGalley

Audio Books Purchased with credits.

Linking up with Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction

 

February Reading Wrap Up.

Total books read this month: 9

New to me authors:

Karen Hawkins
Alix E Harrow. *
Brenda Janowitz.
Sofie Ryan*

Ones I’d read again marked by a *

Top Book for February

Fantasy and most likely in the realm of literary fiction.

Looking forward to reading in  March

Incoming Books for February

Purchased

Library Books

From NetGalley or Edelweiss

Audio Books Purchased

Linking up wit Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.

January Look Back

I am a little late with my January reading post. Due to being ousted from WordPress for a week and some lovely sunshine here and there.

Total books read this month: 11

4 of these were off my own shelf which was good. All these reads were good and I thoroughly enjoyed them all.  Guts is a middle grade graphic novel – loved it.

New to me authors:

Lori Gottlieb

Susan Wilson

Rebecca Raisin

Lyssa Kay Adams

Top Book for January

Looking forward to reading in February

I don’t have any particular book on my reading agenda that is one I must “absolutely read as quickly as possible” but… I am looking forward to what  might just pop out at me.

Incoming Books for January

Purchased

Library Books Borrowed and Read!

From NetGalley or Edelweiss

Audio Books Purchased

Linking up with Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction

Reading In May Look Back

For some reason May was a very good month for reading, most likely this is the most in a month I’ll read this year! Also as books began to publish I hit that button for quite a bit of book buying.

Total books read this month:  18

Where Authors Come From:

USA: 9
Britain: 7
Australian: 1
Canadian: 1

New to me authors:

Joanna Glen
Julie Bauxbaum
Holly Goldberg Sloan/Meg Wolitzer
Uzma Jalaluddin
Penelope Fitzgerald

Reading Challenge Update:

At least I got my library challenge rolling again and have read two books from the library.

Reading Club Update:

Oh my I really loved Tell Me Three Things from the Modern Mrs Darcy book club and now want to read more books by Julie Bauxbaum.

Outside Reading Highlights

I finally ordered new curtains for the house. I have been wanting to do this for years and finally gave myself the push and did it. Hope I love them when they are installed.

Top Books for May

Looking forward to reading in June

Main Reading Goal for May was

Start reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry  – Yes started reading! My sub goal around this has been to read a little every day. It’s 858 pages long, small print and heavy to hold. I see it as a long term book I aim to finish in September.  I am on Page 161.

Reading goal for June

• advance the reading of Lonesome Dove by reading a little each day.
• read  a couple of library books.

Incoming Books for May

Purchased

Library Books

From NetGalley or Edelweiss

Audio Books

I decided to make use of the sale at Audible and bought five audiobooks, plus one with a credit.

Linking up with Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction

January Reading Month in Review

Total books read this month: 13.

New to me authors:

Genevieve Graham
Sarah McCoy
Laura Trentham
Sonja Yoerg
Sofia Lundberg

Reading Challenge Update:

Started well. 4 audiobooks in one month is good for me and gives me a good beginning.

Reading Club Update:

I joined the Modern Mrs Darcy book club again. I am a little out of my league there, the members tend to be a little more of literary readers than I am. But I will persevere as the books themselves are within my reading range.

I didn’t read the Books With Heart book because the theme of sickness in the book was just too much for me. And I listened in to Rachael Johns discussion of her book which I had read towards the latter part of 2018 but was the book for January discussion.

Outside Reading Highlights

What can I say, January has gone by so quickly. Summer in our part of the world. Last night I slept with a fan going all night. First time ever! I read online that putting a bowl of iced water in front of the fan can help. May just try that. Or a cold “hot water bottle”. I am not so sure about that!

I joined a tai chi class which is proving enjoyable. I was going to go to beginners’ yoga but found a really good yoga class that is online for older women and while it was a cost, it is very economical as if I went to class once a week after 10-15 weeks I would have paid the same. This way I get to do it every day. Most likely better for me. I also found a DVD in my cupboard for stretching and that proved good too. Ah January is a good place to start new habits!

Top Book for January

Hard to choose – so many good reads this month. However I did get caught up in this one so will choose it and I enjoyed the narrator Lisa Flanagan

Looking forward to reading in February

This month there are some unknowns to read – review books of authors I haven’t read before and the same with the library books, although I look forward to Strawberry Hill by Catherine Anderson from the library.

Main Reading Goals for February

In January I had two books I stopped and DNF. So for February I’d like to stop reading any book that doesn’t work for me.

Incoming Books during January…

Purchased

Library Books

From NetGalley or Edelweiss

Audio Books

This will be the last time I host a link up for the end of month review. I’d like to thank you all for supporting this and joining in. I really appreciated it. From February onwards I am going to link up to Nicole’s link up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction – which I know some of you do already. See you over there!

November Reading month in Review

Welcome in, do join me by sharing your link to your look back at this month. I’m looking forward to visiting and seeing what everyone has been up to.  The link will be open for you to share your post whenever you post over the next few days.  Do visit each others’ posts.

Total books read this month: 12.

Four of these are library books.
Three are audiobooks.
Two are review books.
Two are books I bought in 2018.

Where do the authors come from?

Five authors from the USA
Three authors from Britain
One from Ireland
One from New Zealand  ( Who – well that’s Nalini Singh of course!)
Two from Australia

New to me authors:

Tricia Stringer
Fiona Palmer
Carmel Harrington

Reading Challenge Update:

I am nearing finishes with most, I think I will make my audiobook goal, even though I thought I wouldn’t. I may not read a banned book so that will mean I don’t finish the Anne Bogel one, but that’s okay.

Reading Club Update:

I read Brothers and Sisters by Fiona Palmer for one online book club and really enjoyed it, the listen on audio was the way to go and the discussion on Facebook with Books with Heart was interesting.

I read Table for Eight by Tricia Stringer and that will be for next month along with Liane Moriarty’s latest book, Nine Strangers Waiting.

Outside Reading Highlights

I had installed a bookcase in my lounge room, and I love the fact I can now keep all my books in one place. I did cull some as I put them on their new home. I love the cupboards underneath which will hide stuff!!

Top Book for November…

Have you read this Irish author? I hadn’t up until this month but I loved the story and the exploration of homelessness, which is so prevalent in everyone’s country these days. At first the cover didn’t really wow me, but once I’d read the book – perfection!

Looking forward to reading in December …

 

 Reading/Blogging Goals for December…

• See how many of my reading challenges I can finish or near finish.
• Decide if I will host a reading challenge for 2019 … or not.
• Think about what challenges I might take part in for 2019.
• Decide on my first book to read for 2019.

Last month I wanted to get 3 to 4 rereads accomplished. I read two and as they were rather solid reads I count that as good enough!

Incoming Books during November

Purchased

Library Books

From NetGalley or Edelweiss

Audio Books