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So here's the thing. Keeping up with this and reading new releases which are often book 1 in a new series just isn't possible for me. So I've decided that new books that don't have a sequel out yet don't count. But I still want to keep track of them so here they are. (I'm including books that are only out on audio even if the physical sequels are out. If more are coming on audio, I'm waiting for that.)Death Below Stairs
The Cruel Prince
Hot and Badgered
Hate to Want You
Realms of Ghosts and Magic
A Princess in Theory
The Kiss Quotient
Aru Shah and the End of Time
Wicked and the Wallflower
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Texas Destiny
The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
Box of Frogs
And here are the books that I'm just plain behind on.
The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin
Betsy-Tacy
The Raven Boys
The Highwayman
Firefighter Dragon
Cinder
Her Halloween Treat
The Princess And The Goblin
Completed Series to Start New Series Tracker#1
1. Talk Sweetly to Me
2. Wicked Sexy Liar
New Series Started: Once Upon a Marquess
#2
1. A Distant Heart
2. A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
New Series Started: The Friendship Code
#3
1. Midnight in Austenland
2. The Fairy's Return
New Series Started: The Fairy's Mistake
#4
1. Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart
2. Kiss of the Spindle
New Series Started: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1
#5
1. Sparkle Witch
2.
New Series Started:
#6
1.
2.
New Series Started:
#8
1.
2.
New Series Started:
This is the post where I'll be updating my stats! Hopefully we'll see progress with numbers going down.Fantasy Ongoing: 14
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (1/3)
Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale (2/4)
School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (1/4)
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin (2/5)
Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell (1/3)
Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce (1/4)
Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan (1/6)
Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2/41)
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (4/12)
Wraith Kings by Grace Draven (1/4)
Desperately Ever After by Laura Kenyon (1/3)
The Prince of the Pond by Donna Jo Napoli (1/3)
Tales of Pixie Hollow (4/24)
Princess Irene and Curdie by George MacDonald (1/2)
Urban Fantasy Ongoing: 12
The Diviners by Libba Bray (2/3)
Others by Anne Bishop (1/6)
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (1/15)
Mercyverse by Patricia Briggs (2/28)
Alex Craft by Kalayna Price (2/5)
Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen (1/7)
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (2/9)
Fae Witch Chronicles by J.S. Malcom (2/5)
Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (1/14)
Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey (3/14)
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (1/4)
Fire & Rescue Shifters by Zoe Chant (1/7)
Steampunk Ongoing: 2
Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger (3/5)
Iron Seas by Meljean Brook (1/5)
Science Fiction Ongoing: 5
Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin (2/3)
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (1/3)
The Expanse by James S. A. Corey (3/13)
Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle (1/5)
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (1/5)
Graphic Novels and Manga Ongoing: 5
Hatter M by Frank Beddor (1/5)
Parasol Protectorate Manga by Gail Carriger & REM (1/3)
Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis (7/11)
Ancient Magus' Bride by Kore Yamazaki (2/8)
Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma (9/14)
Contemporary Ongoing: 10
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (4/7)
FBI/US Attorney by Julie James (3/6)
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (10/11)
Travis Family by Lisa Kleypas (1/4)
Magdalene by Kristen Ashley (2/3)
London Celebrities by Lucy Parker (1/3)
Hart's Boardwalk by Samantha Young (1/3)
Ada Lace Adventures by Emily Calandrelli (1/3)
Girls Who Code by Stacia Deutsch (1/4)
Men at Work by Tiffany Reisz (1/3)
Mystery Ongoing: 4
Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (1/4)
Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood (2/20)
Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley (2/8)
Kat Holloway Mysteries by Jennifer Ashley (2/3)
Historical Romance Ongoing: 22
Pleasures by Eloisa James (1/3)
Fairy Tales by Eloisa James (6/8)
Simply Quartet by Mary Balogh (1/4)
Scoundrels of St. James by Lorraine Heath (2/5)
Bow Street Runners by Lisa Kleypas (1/3)
Wicked Quills of London by Eva Leigh (1/3)
Bad Boys and Wallflowers by Maya Rodale (1/3)
Bedwin Saga by Mary Balogh (5/6)
Disgraceful Dukes by Lenora Bell (2/3)
Wallflowers by Lisa Kleypas (1/5)
Rhymes With Love by Elizabeth Boyle (2/7)
The Lost Lords by Mary Jo Putney (1/7)
Truth About the Duke by Caroline Linden (1/4)
Mackenzies & McBrides by Jennifer Ashley (3/15)
Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James (3/9)
Bridgertons by Julia Quinn (4/8)
Spymasters by Joanna Bourne (2/7)
Maiden Lane by Elizabeth Hoyt (2/12)
Westcott by Mary Balogh (1/5)
Worth Saga by Courtney Milan (1/3)
Victorian Rebels by Kerrigan Byrne (1/7)
Random Ongoing: 7
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (3/10)
Palace Chronicles by Margaret Peterson Haddix (2/3)
The Herdmans by Barbara Robinson (1/3)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (1/15)
Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1/9)
Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary (1/8)
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace (1/10)
Caught Up Ongoing: 18
Fantasy Ongoing: 5
Tyme by Megan Morrison (2/3)
Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix & Sean Williams (1/2)
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (1/2)
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (1/1)
The Adventure Zone Graphic Novels by McElroy Brothers (1/x)
Urban Fantasy Ongoing: 5
Sorcerer Royal by Zen Cho (1/1)
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club by Theodora Goss (2/2)
Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston (1/2)
Pandava Quartet by Roshani Chokshi (1/4)
The Fractured Faery by Helen Harper (1/3)
Historical Romance Ongoing: 5
Ravenels by Lisa Kleypas (4/5)
Rokesbys by Julia Quinn (2/3)
Wildes of Lindow Castle by Eloisa James (3/3)
Difficult Dukes by Loretta Chase (1/1)
The Bareknuckle Bastards by Sarah MacLean (1/X)
Contemporary Ongoing: 3
Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole (2/3)
Fandom Hearts by Cathy Yardley (5/6)
Forbidden Hearts by Alisha Rai (1/3)
This is the Fantasy book pick for March 2018. The rule for this forum is to use spoiler tags. If you do not use them and mention a spoiler, your comment will be deleted. You've been warned!How to use a spoiler tag: (I believe these only work for the computer and not phone app, so beware!)
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East by Edith Pattou
Rose has always been different.
Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose's birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home... but she can't suppress Rose's true nature forever.
So when an enormous white bear shows up one cold autumn evening and asks teenage Rose to come away with it--in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family--she readily agrees.
Rose travels on the bear's broad back to a distant and empty castle, where she is nightly joined by a mysterious stranger. In discovering his identity, she loses her heart-- and finds her purpose--and realizes her journey has only just begun.
This is one of the Historical Romance book pick for March 2018. The rule for this forum is to use spoiler tags. If you do not use them and mention a spoiler, your comment will be deleted. You've been warned!How to use a spoiler tag: (I believe these only work for the computer and not phone app, so beware!)
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After the Wedding by Courtney Milan
Adrian Hunter has concealed his identity and posed as a servant to assist his powerful uncle. He’s on the verge of obtaining the information he needs when circumstances spiral out of his control. He’s caught alone with a woman he scarcely knows. When they’re discovered in this compromising circumstance, he’s forced to marry her at gunpoint. Luckily, his uncle should be able to obtain an annulment. All Adrian has to do is complete his mission…and not consummate the marriage, no matter how enticing the bride may be.
Lady Camilla Worth has never expected much out of life—not since her father was convicted of treason and she was passed from family to family. A marriage, no matter how unfortunate the circumstances under which it was contracted, should mean stability. It’s unfortunate that her groom doesn’t agree. But Camilla has made the best of worse circumstances. She is determined to make her marriage work. All she has to do is seduce her reluctant husband.
This is one of the Historical Romance book pick for March 2018. The rule for this forum is to use spoiler tags. If you do not use them and mention a spoiler, your comment will be deleted. You've been warned!How to use a spoiler tag: (I believe these only work for the computer and not phone app, so beware!)
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Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan
Crash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesting doors than respect ever could. His sole regret? Once lovely, sweet Daisy Whitlaw learned the truth about how he made his fortune, she cut him off.
Daisy’s father is dead, her mother is in ill health, and her available funds have dwindled to a memory. When the local parish announces a Christmas charity bequest to help young people start a trade, it’s her last chance. So what if the grants are intended for men? If she’s good enough, she might bluff her way into a future.
When Crash offers to show her how to swagger with confidence, she knows he is up to no good. But with her life in the balance, she’s desperate enough to risk the one thing she hasn’t yet lost: her heart.
Loriidae wrote: "Giselle wrote: "Loriidae wrote: "I see you have read the first Mercy Thompson. If you havdn't read her alpha and omega series. I suggest reading them together.I discovered the Mercyverse timeline..."
Okay, good! Thank you so much! I think I'll skip all the short stories for now and maybe go back to them if I end up falling in love with the world.
Zoe wrote: "I love romance books and will read contemporary or historical and so made a list of the authors you mentioned in the romance section. I read the Courtney Milan book we had in the group read and I r..."Oh, awesome! From the ongoing series on my list I didn't really like Elizabeth Hoyt, Anna Cambell, Lenora Bell, Eva Leigh, or Maya Rodale. I just like giving authors multiple authors before I completely cut them from my list. But off of my first impressions I wasn't impressed.
I still haven't gotten to our group books for the month! Yikes! But I'm so glad you liked it!!
Loriidae wrote: "I see you have read the first Mercy Thompson. If you havdn't read her alpha and omega series. I suggest reading them together.I discovered the Mercyverse timeline on Briggs' website and really en..."
That's such an awesome resource! Thank you! Do you feel like the novellas are necessary to the story? I may skip all of those. I had no idea that the 2 series were tied together like that.
So I've been thinking a lot lately about the kinds of books that I read. Obviously some genres I read a lot more than others so I'd be more okay with having a lot in one genre and not another. (ie more Fantasy series vs SciFi series because I read a lot more Fantasy) So here's my genre breakdown as of February 2018. Fantasy Ongoing: 14
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (1/3)
Squire's Tales by Gerald Morris (1/10)
Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale (2/4)
School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (1/4)
Belgariad by David Eddings (1/5)
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin (2/5)
Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell (1/3)
Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce (1/4)
Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan (1/6)
Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey (2/13)
Discworld by Terry Pratchett (2/41)
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (3/12)
Wraith Kings by Grace Draven (1/4)
Urban Fantasy Ongoing: 11
The Diviners by Libba Bray (1/3)
Magnificent Devices by Shelley Adina (1/12)
The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic by Helen Harper (3/4)
Others by Anne Bishop (1/6)
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (1/15)
Mercy Thomson by Patricia Briggs (1/10)
Alex Craft by Kalayna Price (2/5)
Iron Seas by Meljean Brook (1/5)
Dragon's Guide by Laurence Yep (1/3)
Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen (1/7)
Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger (3/5)
Science Fiction Ongoing: 3
Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin (2/3)
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (1/3)
The Expanse by James S. A. Corey (2/13)
Graphic Novels and Manga Ongoing: 4
Hatter M by Frank Beddor (1/5)
Parasol Protectorate Manga by Gail Carriger & REM (1/3)
Amazing Agent Luna by Nunzio DeFilippis (7/11)
Ancient Magus' Bride by Kore Yamazaki (2/8)
Contemporary Ongoing: 9
Austenland by Shannon Hale (1/2)
Animal Magnitisim by Jill Shalvis (1/7)
Silver Creek by Maisey Yates (1/6)
Bollywood by Sonali Dev (2/4)
Harmony Harbor by Debbie Mason (2/5)
FBI/US Attorney by Julie James (2/6)
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (9/14)
Wild Seasons by Christina Lauren (5/6)
Travis Family by Lisa Kleypas (1/4)
Mystery Ongoing: 4
Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (1/4)
Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood (1/20)
Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley (2/8)
Kat Holloway Mysteries by Jennifer Ashley (1/2)
Historical Romance Ongoing: 20
Pleasures by Eloisa James (1/3)
Fairy Tales by Eloisa James (6/8)
Simply Quartet by Mary Balogh (1/4)
Scoundrels of St. James by Lorraine Heath (2/5)
Bow Street Runners by Lisa Kleypas (1/3)
Wicked Quills of London by Eva Leigh (1/3)
Bad Boys and Wallflowers by Maya Rodale (1/3)
Bedwin Saga by Mary Balogh (5/6)
Disgraceful Dukes by Lenora Bell (2/3)
Wallflowers by Lisa Kleypas (1/5)
Rhymes With Love by Elizabeth Boyle (2/7)
The Lost Lords by Mary Jo Putney (1/7)
Truth About the Duke by Caroline Linden (1/4)
Mackenzies & McBrides by Jennifer Ashley (3/15)
Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James (2/9)
Love By Numbers by Sarah MacLean (2/3)
Bridgertons by Julia Quinn (3/8)
Sons of Sin by Anna Cambell (2/6)
Spymasters by Joanna Bourne (2/7)
Maiden Lane by Elizabeth Hoyt (2/12)
Random Ongoing: 5
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (3/10)
Palace Chronicles by Margaret Peterson Haddix (2/3)
The Herdmans by Barbara Robinson (1/3)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (1/15)
Little House by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1/9)
Caught Up Ongoing: 11
Fantasy Ongoing: 4
Tyme by Megan Morrison (2/2)
Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix & Sean Williams (1/1)
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (1/1)
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (1/1)
Urban Fantasy Ongoing: 3
Steampunk Proper Romance by Nancy Campbell Allen (1/1)
Sorcerer Royal by Zen Cho (1/1)
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club by Theodora Goss (1/1)
Historical Romance Ongoing: 4
Ravenels by Lisa Kleypas (3/4)
Rokesbys by Julia Quinn (2/2)
Wildes of Lindow Castle by Eloisa James (1/1)
Difficult Dukes by Loretta Chase (1/1)
Alright! So it looks like we all disliked it! haha. Libby apparently DNF'd it too. I'm sorry I chose such a sucky book!! But in my defense it has a 4.4 on Goodreads.
Ugh. I think I'm going to DNF. lol You're not encouraging me! I'm not reading anything right now because I'm dreading picking it up! I think that's the point where I just need to chuck it. But I feel so bad pulling out of a buddy read. BUT IT FILLS ME WITH DREAD!!! I'll definitely read all the spoilery things that you have to say though.
Alli wrote: "I know!"I don't think I'll be able to get through this one... I'm honestly disliking it so much. It's making me not want to read at all because I know I'm supposed to be reading it. So therefor I'm not picking up anything. I'm really bummed. Do you have any positive thoughts?
Alli wrote: "I just started listening and it’s so... different from what I expected? It really just kind of throws you into the story which is kind of confusing. This isn’t new for fantasy books to do this. It ..."I totally understand where you're coming from. So different than I expected too. I guess we'll just have to see where it goes? haha
I just started as well. Is anyone else being pulled out of the story by the language? It's so modern. One dragon literally just said "oh my gosh". *sigh*
Libby wrote: "i am going to have to see if i can get this book":D
