#OurLostLibrary Lost-A-Thon TBR

I follow @ourlostlibrary on twitter and saw there announcement for this challenge. I am not putting too much pressure of reading all these books but I have found a book for almost every challenge (I am skipping the buddy read challenge). This is running the whole month of February.

New Year, New Book (a book you were given as a gift)- Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

Long Term TBR (been on your shelf forever)- Her Wedding Wish by Jillian Hart

Less than 250 pages- Attack Of The Mutant by R. L. Stine

Finish a book you have started but put down- Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

Discounted Discovery (a book you got on sale (I am using a library sale book for this))- The Year I Turned Sixteen by Diane Schwemm

Female author- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Finish a series- Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson

Historical conversations (Book that makes you think)- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Classic with a twist (modern version of a classic)- Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Deadly relationships (domestic thrillers or paranormal romance)- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Diverse graphic novel (graphic novel/manga/comic book)- Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 3 by Hiromu Arakawa

Twenty something in space- Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

Free choice- Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

Female fantasy- Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Middle grade retelling (a retelling in the middle grade genre)-  Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison

Faith, courage or strength in the synopsis- Final Beginnings by John Edwards

Red on the cover- Rocky Mountain Legacy by Lois Richer

TBR jar pick- How to Kill a Monster by R. L. Stine

Buddy read- not doing

New to you genre (a genre you dont gravitate to)- The Giver by Lois Lowery

Love triangle- Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Mystery genre pick (I did a twitter poll and got science fiction)- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner

More than 350 pages- A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani

Book rec from OLL (I looked under the fantasy recommendations and saw Robin Hobb mentioned so I decided to use the next book of her’s for this prompt)- Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb

Passion project (a book about something you love)- A New Leash of Love by Debbie Burns

Well lets see how many of these I get to.

Overly Ambitious July TBR

Well with two months left of the #SRBB19 (summer romance book bingo) I am going to try and tackle as many of these as I can. You can see that tbr here. I also Have a few other books out from the library. So here is the massive list I would like to get too.

Currently in the middle of:

Not a Drop To Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (#SRBB19)

Loosing The Field by Abbi Glines

TBR (books I can get my hands on right away):

Summer Of Salt by Katrina Leno

Soldier Dog by Sam Angus

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Jannet Evanovich

Volumes 1 and 2 of Toradora by Yuyuko Takemiya

Restless Hearts by Marta Perry

One Last Time by John Edwards

Breathe by Abbi Glines

The Darkest Part Of The Forrest by Holly Black

The Astonishing Color Of After by Emily X. R. Pan

Say You’re Sorry by Melinda Leigh

TBR (library holds):

The Hating Game by Sally Throne

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Yes this is supper ambitious but I also have August (a handful more books) to read for this challenge. Lets see what I can get accomplished this month. I hope you guys have a good reading month as well.

June Wrap-Up

This was a rough month for me. I am happy that I did manage to finish two books. For those of you whom see these posts every month let me know if you like what I did this month verses in the past months.

Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

This book is about this a mother who  is a district attorney that works on child molesters cases. When something happens to her son, she does everything she thinks she can to help bring justice for her son.

Thoughts- A great story of family and roles being switched.

I gave this book 5 stars

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Rachel and Nicholas have been dating for a while now. Nicholas is invited to this big wedding back in his home country and decides to take Rachel with him. Once they get there things start to go crazy.

Thoughts- A great story with a family drama.  Amazing characters and great plot. Can’t wait to start the next one.

I gave this one 5 stars.

So, just to remind you, if you like this lay out better let me know. I kinda wanna get rid of the ranking in the categories (characters, setting, plot, writing and overall). I don’t know what I want to do otherwise. So these next few months will be me playing around with my wrap-ups. How did you reading month go this month?

#SummetimeReads2019 tbr

This is hosted by Completely Melane and Read’s Readers. This is readathon will be running June 21 to June 30.  There are five challenges so lets begin.

1. The Sun is Shining: Read a book with yellow on the cover

• Restless Hearts by Marta Perry

2. Summer Fling: Keep it Short & Sweet and read a book that’s 200 pages or less

• Toradora Vol. 1 by Yuyko Takemiya

3.  Take a Dip: Read a book with water on the cover

•  Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy Mcginnis

4. Travel Abroad: Read a book set in a country other than your own

• Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

5. Beach Party!: Read the group book (Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno) or Buddy read any book.

• Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno

Are any of you doing this readathon?

Summer Romance Book Bingo #SRBB19 TBR

The lovely host of this reading challenge is Steeped in Books. You can watch her announcement video here. I am going to go row by row going from top to bottom of the board down. I have the card linked so you can see it.

Summer Romance Book 2019 Bingo

Read a book about food or cooking

• Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay

Read a book with less than 10,000 reviews on Goodreads

• Escaping From Houndini by Kerri Maniscalco

2018 RITA Finalist

• Say You’re Sorry by Melinda Leigh

An author whose ethnicity is different from your own

• The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan

A book with a blue cover

• Wonder by R. J. Palcio

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Read a book with the word “beach” on the cover

• The Darkest Part of the Forrest by Holly Black

Romance with a one word title

• Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Read a book featuring a single mother

• Breathe by Abbi Glines

A book with a yellow cover

• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

2019 RITA Finalist

• Mornings on Main by Jodi Thomas

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A book with a green cover

• One Last Time by John Edwards

A book set during a winter holiday

• The Christmas Promise by Donna VanLiere

Readers choice (free square)

• Restless Hearts by Marta Perry

Read a book about a character who works in the medical field

• It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Read a first book in a series

• Toradora Vol. 1 by Yuyuko Takemiya

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Read a book involving travel

• Foundryside by Robert Jacksonn Bennett

Read the next book in a series

• Toradora Vol. 2 by Yuyuko Takemiya

Read a book recommend to you by someone else

• Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Book with more than 10,000 reviews on Goodreads

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Read a book published in June of any year

• Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Jannet Evanovich

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Read a book about a workplace romance

• The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Read a book about a LGBT Couple

• Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Read a book with ice cream on the cover

• The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

Read a YA contemporary

• The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

Book by a favorite author

• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

So is lets see if I can get these all read. Are any of you doing any fun reading challenges over the summer?

 

 

April Wrap-Up

Hey guys sorry I am super late to this but I figured I would put this up anyways. I did not read anything in May. So here is April’s wrap-up.

Amy & Rodgers Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Thoughts- A well done road trip book. I appreciate the extra mediums mixed in the book.

My rating- 5 stars

Yotsuba&! vol. 9 by Kiyohiko Azuma

Thoughts- A great read.

My rating- 5 stars

Our Year of Maybe

Thoughts- A great story of a transplant and how the aftermath could play out.

My rating- 5 stars

Room by Emma Donoghue

Thoughts- What an intresting story. Their bond is Unshaken.

My rating- 5 stars

So I have decided to change up the way I do my wrap-ups. I am going to figure out what I want to do with them from here forward. Leave in the comments below what you like to seeing in other peoples wrap-ups that I should add to mine.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

March Wrap-Up

Hey ya’ll. I manged to read 6 books. So here we go!

A Silent Voice Vol. 2 by Yoshitoki Oima

Thoughts- This story is so good. This series is getting interesting.

• Characters- 4/5
• Setting- 4/5
• Plot- 4/5
• Writing- 4/5
• Overall- 4/5

A Silent Voice Vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Oima

Thoughts- What an interesting continuation that made me think how good it is to have friendship.

• Characters- 5/5
• Setting- 5/5
• Plot- 5/5
• Writing- 5/5
• Overall- 5/5

A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani

Thoughts- This series has a mind of its own.

• Characters-4/5
• Setting- 4/5
• Plot- 4/5
• Writing- 4/5
• Overall- 4/5

The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

Thoughts- A great collection of novellas.

• Characters- 4/5
• Setting- 4/5
• Plot- 4/5
• Writing- 4/5
• Overall- 4/5

Yotsuba&! Vol. 7 by Kiyohiko Azuma

Thoughts- This volume carried on a great story.

• Characters- 5/5
• Setting- 5/5
• Plot- 5/5
• Writing- 5/5
• Overall- 5/5

Yotsuba&! Vol. 8 by Kiyohiko Azuma

Thoughts- These volumes are so cute.

• Characters- 5/5
• Setting- 5/5
• Plot- 5/5
• Writing- 5/5
• Overall- 5/5

Well that is how my march went. I hope you had a good reading month.

#OWLsReadathon2019 tbr

This is hosted by Book Roast over on YouTube. Here is the announcement video.

Ancient Ruins (read a retelling)- Splintered by A. G. Howard

Arithmancy (read a work written by more than one author)- There Fractured World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Astronomy (“star” in the title)- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Care for Magical Creatures (land animal on the cover)- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Charms (read an adult book)- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Defense Against the Dark Arts (title that starts with “r”)- Room by Emma Donoghue

Divintation (set in the future)- The Martian by Andy Weir

Herbology (plant on the cover)- Yotsuba&! vol. 9 by Kiyohiko Azuma

History of Magic (published 10 years ago)- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Muggle Studies (contemporary)- Our Year of Maybe by Racheal Lynn Solomon

Potions (squeal)- Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Transfiguration (sprayed edges or red on cover)- Finger Likin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich