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Oct 01, 2025 04:57AM

8565 Lost and Found
0/10 books read as at 10/01


LOST
1. Rachel Caine: Firestorm
condition 3
2. Anne Bishop: The House of Gaian
condition 3
3. Agatha Christie:
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*were published prior to 06/23/24

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10 - October (18 new)
Oct 01, 2025 04:43AM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
Once a Villain (Monsters #3) by Vanessa Len : fantasy, young-adult, 2025, wishlist, series, romance
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang : fantasy, 2025, magical-realism, cozy, dnf
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakura : 2025, wishlist, physical-tbr, owned, cozy
So My Ex-Boyfriend Is a Serial Killer by Kylie Scott : audiobook, audible, romance, mystery, suspense
Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton : 2022, 2023, mystery, book-club, thriller

Like 4 Like

Top Shelf: japanese-literature
Book 1:

Top Shelf: romance
Book 2:

Top Shelf: netgalley
Book 3: 8]

Top Shelf: adult
Book 4:

Top Shelf: romance
Book 5:

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added


2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author


3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)


4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)


5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.


D.2. new books
1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.


2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author


3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)


4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective


5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
09 - September (17 new)
Aug 31, 2025 10:10PM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida : 2025, 2024, japanese-literature, contemporary, short-stories
Wildflowers by Kylie Scott : 2025, romance, arc, dystopian, contemporary
Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee : romance, netgalley, arc, contemporary, giveaways
Daughters of Flood and Fury by Gabriella Buba : fantasy, queer, adult, lesbian, LGBT
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston : romance, lgbtq, 2021, favorites, physical-tbr

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Top Shelf: japanese-literature
🗸 Book 1: Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada -Read 09/15

Top Shelf: romance
🗸 Book 2: Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist #2) by Renée Ahdieh -Read 10/03

Top Shelf: netgalley
Book 3: The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama

Top Shelf: adult
🗸 Book 4: The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso -Read 09/25

Top Shelf: romance
🗸 Book 5: Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo -Read 09/28

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo >>> add Jun '24 >>> Bride by Ali Hazelwood -Read 10/09

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist #2) by Renée Ahdieh >>> The Damned (The Beautiful #2) -Read 10/05

3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada >>> HH >>> For a Muse of Fire (Shadow Players #1) by Heidi Heilig

4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso >>> BOOK >>> The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves & China Miéville

5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama >>> 256p + 50P = 306p >>>

D.2. new books
1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso >>> Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city’s writers

2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama

3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)
Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist #2) by Renée Ahdieh

4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2)

5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada - 272p >>> 2xxp -
08 - August (17 new)
Jun 30, 2025 07:50PM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba : fantasy, 2024-releases, sapphic, lgbtq, dnf
Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi : historical-fiction, japan, fiction, war, historical
Black Wolf by Juan Gómez-Jurado : thriller, crime, mystery, audiobook, fiction
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong : fantasy, 2025, physical-tbr, cozy, 2024
Master of Iron by Tricia Levenseller : fantasy, young-adult, physical-tbr, romance, 2022

Like 4 Like

Top Shelf: fantasy
🗸 Book 1: The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw -Read 09/06

Top Shelf: historical
Book 2: A Heart Divided by Jin Yong

Top Shelf: mystery
Book 3: The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

Top Shelf: young-adult
🗸 Book 4: Once a Villain by Vanessa Len-Read 08/18

Top Shelf: romance
Book 5: Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw >> add Jul '25 >> The Ex-it Strategy: A Second Chance, Reality TV Romance by L.V. Oaks -Read 08/06

2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
A Heart Divided by Jin Yong >>> A Past Unearthed

3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer >> MM >>

4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
Once a Villain by Vanessa Len >> Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #3) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan >> 176p + 50p = 226p >> The Farm by Jessica Mansour-Nahra (316p) -Read 08/31

D.2. new books
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.
Once a Villain by Vanessa Len >> pub 2025 >> The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakura -Read 08/22

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author
A Heart Divided by Jin Yong >> On Thin Ice by Allison A. Andrews -Read 08/31

3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)
Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan >> ST >> TS >>

4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw >> Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) by Alice Oseman
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer >> 432p >> 2xxp >> Eternity in Kyoto by Héctor García (256p) -Read 09/14
07 - July (18 new)
Jun 01, 2025 06:14PM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto : manga, graphic-novels, comics, fantasy, cats
The Torment of Others (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #4) by Val McDermid : mystery, fiction, crime, thriller, val-mcdermid
The Dark Tide (Anglesey #1) by Simon McCleave : netgally, kindle, 2023, audiobook, thriller
No-No Boy by Ken Narasaki : historical-fiction, plays, audiobook, war, historical
A Power Unbound (The Last Binding #3) by Freya Marske : fantasy, 2024, lgbt, historical-fiction, queer

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Top Shelf: graphic-novels
Book 1: Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman

Top Shelf: fiction
🗸 Book 2: The Haunted Vintage by Marjorie Bowen -Read 08/21

Top Shelf: thriller
🗸 Book 3: The Last 10 Seconds (Tina Boyd #5) by Simon Kernick -Read 10/15

Top Shelf: audiobook
Book 4: Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell

Top Shelf: fantasy
Book 5: Skyhunter (Skyhunter #1) by Marie Lu

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
Skyhunter (Skyhunter #1) by Marie Lu >> add May '20 >> The Deceptions by Suzanne Leal

2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell >> Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2)

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
The Haunted Vintage by Marjorie Bowen >> MB >> Homesickness by Murray Bail -Read 08/04

4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
The Last 10 Seconds (Tina Boyd #5) by Simon Kernick >> Last Liar Standing by Danielle M. Wong

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman >> Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros -Read 07/28

D.2. new books
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.
Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell >> pub 2017 >> After She's Gone by Camilla Grebe -Read 07/04

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author
The Haunted Vintage by Marjorie Bowen >> Sky Blue Sky by Mark Warford -Read 07/05

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)
The Last 10 Seconds (Tina Boyd #5) by Simon Kernick >> SK >>KS >> Wildflowers by Kylie Scott -Read 07/07

🗸 4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman >> heartstopper >>> One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston -Read 07/30

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
Skyhunter (Skyhunter #1) by Marie Lu >> 371p >> 132p - Copenhagen by Michael Frayn -Read 07/18
May 11, 2025 05:27PM

8565 FOUND
10/10 books as at 10/13


Read 10 books which were:
1. added between 10/07/24 - 04/07/25
2. were published prior to 04/07/25

1. The Decagon House Murders (House Murders #1) by Yukito Ayatsuji -Read 05/20
added: 01/07/2025 | pub. 1987
2. Murder at Midwinter Manor (Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries #3) by Anita Davison -Read 05/22
added: 02/06/25 | pub. 2024
3. The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong -Read 06/27
added: 11/12/24 | pub. 2024
4. Master of Iron (Bladesmith #2) by Tricia Levenseller -06/30
added: 03/05/25 | pub. 2022
5. Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida -Read 07/06
added: 01/14/25 | pub. 2018
6. Moving Pictures (Discworld #10) by Terry Pratchett -Read 07/26
added: 04/18/25 | pub. 1990
7. The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang -Read 08/31
added: 11/23/24 | pub. 2023
8. Murder on the French Riviera (Miss Underhay #16) by Helena Dixon -Read 09/16
added: 10/11/24 | pub. 2024
9. After Story by Larissa Behrendt -Read 09/30
added: 01/20/25 | pub. 2021
10. The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch #1) by Luanne G. Smith -Read 10/13
added: 12/09/24 | pub. 2019

The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1) by Yukito Ayatsuji Murder at Midwinter Manor (Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet Mysteries #3) by Anita Davison The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong Master of Iron (Bladesmith, #2) by Tricia Levenseller Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1) by Terry Pratchett The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang Murder on the French Riviera (A Miss Underhay Mystery #16) by Helena Dixon After Story by Larissa Behrendt The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch, #1) by Luanne G. Smith
Reading Room (17 new)
May 02, 2025 05:17AM

8565 Have you guys noticed the extra Seasonal challenges on GR?

https://www.goodreads.com/readingchal...
06 - June (18 new)
May 01, 2025 09:34PM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy : 2025, fiction, mystery, botm, thriller
The Ladies' Road Guide to Utter Ruin (The Ill-Mannered Ladies #2) by Alison Goodman : historical-fiction, 2025, romance, mystery, 2025-release
The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #1) by Val McDermid : mystery, crime, thriller, fiction, val-mcdermid
White Night by Ellie Marney : young-adult, ya, 2018, australian, contemporary
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune : fantasy, 2023, sci-fi, science-fiction, 2024

Like 4 Like

Top Shelf: botm
🗸 Book 1: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong -Read 06/27

Top Shelf: historical-fiction
🗸 Book 2: Fortune by Lenny Bartulin -Read 07/13

Top Shelf: mystery
🗸 Book 3: The Blood Countess (Pandora English #1) by Tara Moss -Read 06/29

Top Shelf: contemporary
🗸 Book 4: Butter by Asako Yuzuki -Read 06/11

Top Shelf: science-fiction
🗸 Book 5: Edge of Time (Lifespan of Starlight #3) by Thalia Kalkipsakis -Read 06/15

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
Edge of Time (Lifespan of Starlight #3) by Thalia Kalkipsakis >> add Jul '20 >> The Burning Island (Grayling Family #2) by Jock Serong -Read 07/25

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
Fortune by Lenny Bartulin >> The Unearthed -Read 07/31

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
Butter by Asako Yuzuki >> Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida -Read 07/06

4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong >> SMALL / FORTUNE >>

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
The Blood Countess (Pandora English #1) by Tara Moss >> 389p + 50 = 439p >> Saints of Storm and Sorrow (Stormbringer #1) by Gabriella Buba -Read 06/25

D.2. new books
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.
Edge of Time (Lifespan of Starlight #3) by Thalia Kalkipsakis >> pub 2018 >> The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon -Read 06/04

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author
Butter by Asako Yuzuki >> Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi -Read 06/13

3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)
The Blood Countess (Pandora English #1) by Tara Moss

🗸 4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong >> small >> Moving Pictures (Discworld #10) by Terry Pratchett -Read 07/26

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
Fortune by Lenny Bartulin >>> 304p >>> 4xxp >>> Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway -Read 06/26
Socializing (1013 new)
Apr 27, 2025 05:37PM

8565 Nah, it's not just lost - it's wiped :(
Apr 18, 2025 07:20PM

8565 I post monthly planning threads one month at a time - for example, I started June's thread in April so you can start listing your April reads as your starting point for your June's reads.

But yes, there will be one all the way up to December
Reading Room (17 new)
Apr 03, 2025 03:14AM

8565 Meg wrote: "Well I will start off by sharing my favourite book of the year so far: Wild Dark Shore - incredible. I had very high expectations for this and they were blown away"

I've got that to read! Loved her other books too
Socializing (1013 new)
Apr 03, 2025 03:08AM

8565 oops! I have completely lost my challenge worksheet lol

I can't be bothered building a new spreadsheet either - umph, it's also got a list of all the books I own to read. oh dear... I thought it was in a safe folder but I thought wrong!
05 - May (20 new)
Mar 31, 2025 02:48AM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
Blade of Secrets (Bladesmith #1) by Tricia Levenseller : young-adult, physical-tbr, ya, romance, owned
Holiday in Death (In Death #7) by J.D. Robb : mystery, romance, jd-robb, crime, in-death
Take the Key and Lock Her Up (Embassy Row #3) by Ally Carter : young-adult, mystery, ya, favorites, 2017
Victoria by Julia Baird : history, non-fiction, biography, 2017, audiobook, own
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 3 by Tomohito Oda : manga, owned, romance, young-adult, fiction

Like 4 Like

Top Shelf: romance
🗸 Book 1: Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom #2) by Sue Lynn Tan -Read 07/30

Top Shelf: mystery
🗸 Book 2: The Special Ones by Em Bailey -Read 05/29

Top Shelf: young-adult
🗸 Book 3: Read At Your Own Risk by Remy Lai -Read 05/31

Top Shelf: biography
🗸 Book 4: Constable on the Hill (Constable Nick Mystery #1) by Nicholas Rhea -Read 07/17

Top Shelf: fiction
🗸 Book 5: Flying The Coop by Ilsa Evans -Read 05/26

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
Constable on the Hill (Constable Nick Mystery #1) by Nicholas Rhea >>> add Apr 1, 2020 >>> A Lover Too Many (Inspector John Crow #1) by Roy Lewis

2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
Read At Your Own Risk by Remy Lai >>> Chickenpox

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
The Special Ones by Em Bailey >>> EB >>> Forestborn (Forestborn #1) by Elayne Audrey Becker -Read 08/02

🗸 4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom #2) by Sue Lynn Tan >>> HEART >>> The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient #3) by Helen Hoang -Read 05/14

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
Flying The Coop by Ilsa Evans >>> 400 + 50p = 450 >>> Pride and Prejudice in Space by Alexis Lampley (504p) -Read 06/07

D.2. new books
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.
Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom #2) by Sue Lynn Tan >>> pub 2022 >>> The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard -Read 05/02

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author
Read At Your Own Risk by Remy Lai >>> School Nurse Ahn Eunyoung by Chung Serang -Read 05/28

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)
The Special Ones by Em Bailey >>> EB >>> BE >>> Natural Causes: Life, Death and the Illusion of Control by Barbara Ehrenreich -Read 07/31

🗸 4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
Flying The Coop by Ilsa Evans >>> flying >>> House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas -Read 06/12

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
Constable on the Hill (Constable Nick Mystery #1) by Nicholas Rhea - 206p >>> 693p - The Shadow of what was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy #1) by James Islington -Read 06/22
Socializing (1013 new)
Mar 23, 2025 03:30PM

8565 Thanks, everyone.

Work is also ramping up for the end of fin year so it's been super busy!

@LynnB, the avatar is the one that shows on the group listing page of GR. Like on this page: https://www.goodreads.com/group?ref=n...
Socializing (1013 new)
Mar 13, 2025 06:59PM

8565 Re: widgets

I started off loving them but then I realised I always missed a book or 2 especially with bigger number ones like MM & By the Month.
Maybe next year, we'll just have the LOST one set up. I do like my LOST widget
Socializing (1013 new)
Mar 13, 2025 06:55PM

8565 Checking in to see how everyone is!

It hasn't been a great year for our family as my MIL had cancer diagnosis last year and recently passed away. We are pressing forward; mostly keeping busy though that's not too hard to do with school and kids' activities pouring in and costing a bundle(!) I have been keeping my head down and read as this is how I'd usually handle stress so while my numbers are up, ratings were not so great lol

Anyway, I'm keen to get this group back on track. I've been pretty slow with ideas so would love to know what you would like to see here.

The mods been throwing out ideas about an avatar for the group and wondering how you all feel about AI generated one. I'm aware that this might not be a popular idea but note that none of the mods are graphically able. If there's a volunteer, I'm happy to take you on :D
Feb 27, 2025 09:34PM

8565 Well, February is a bust with 3 books lol

Let's hope March is better! Most if not all of my LOST books are "March" so I hope I get to tackle quite a few!
04 - April (22 new)
Feb 06, 2025 04:25PM

8565 My Top 5 reads & shelves
See How They Run (Embassy Row #2) by Ally Carter : young-adult, mystery, ya, favorites, 2016
A Killer's Code (Daniela Vega #3) by Isabella Maldonado : netgalley, mystery, 2025, thriller, suspense
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon : historical-fiction, fiction, 2021, 2020, 2024
Scarlet (Scarlet Revolution #1) by Genevieve Cogman : fantasy, historical-fiction, vampires, historical, 2023
Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle #3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff : sci-fi, young-adult, science-fiction, favorites, 2022

Like 4 Like

Top Shelf: favorites
🗸 Book 1: A Man Betrayed (The Book of Words #2) by J.V. Jones -Read 04/29

Top Shelf: netgalley
🗸 Book 2: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune -Read 04/30

Top Shelf: fiction
🗸 Book 3: Blackbringer (The Guardians of Dreamdark #1) by Laini Taylor -Read 04/26

Top Shelf: fantasy
🗸 Book 4: One Hundred Candles (Past Midnight #2) by Mara Purnhagen -Read 04/27

Top Shelf: science-fiction
🗸 Book 5: Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody -Read 04/18

D.1. Your TBR (all these books are on my TBR)
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read from closest date added
Blackbringer (The Guardians of Dreamdark #1) by Laini Taylor >>> add Dec '19 >>> The Lady of the Lake (The Witcher #5) by Andrzej Sapkowski -Read 08/27

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read the next book in the series or (for stand alone book) read another book by the same author
A Man Betrayed (The Book of Words #2) by J.V. Jones >>> Master and Fool (The Book of Words #3) -Read 05/31

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in the same position)
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune >>> TK >>> Split Infinity (Lifespan of Starlight #2) by Thalia Kalkipsakis -Read 05/08

🗸 4. Title: Using one of your books, read a book with an identical^ word in title
^we're not going to be super strict here, it could be exactly identical, found intact or just of similar nature (eg. monster - monstrous is acceptable)
Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody >>> White Night by Ellie Marney -Read 04/24

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book with at least 50 pages more.
One Hundred Candles (Past Midnight #2) by Mara Purnhagen >>> 235p + 50 = 285p >>> The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu -Read 04/26

D.2. new books
🗸 1. Date: Using one of your books, read a book published in the same year.
Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody >>> pub 2024 >>> Empire of Shadows (Raiders of the Arcana #1) by Jacquelyn Benson -Read 04/29

🗸 2. Series (maybe): Using one of your books, read a book from a series by a new-to-you author OR (for stand alone book) read another book by a new-to-you author
A Man Betrayed (The Book of Words #2) by J.V. Jones >>> Winter's Fate (The Poisoned Kingdoms #1) by Amelia MacLeod -Read 04/05

🗸 3. Author: Using one of your books, read a book from an author with the same initials (first & last only in a flipped position)
Blackbringer (The Guardians of Dreamdark #1) by Laini Taylor >>> LT >>> TL >>> Master of Iron (Bladesmith #2) by Tricia Levenseller -Read 06/30

🗸 4. Title: Using one of your book titles, read from a shelf with a word* in title
www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/[INSERT WORD IN TITLE HERE]
*word cannot be articles, preposition, or connective
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune >>> lives >>> Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner -Read 04/05

🗸 5. Pages: Using one of your books, read a book where the first number of pages is that of your book's last number of pages
One Hundred Candles (Past Midnight #2) by Mara Purnhagen >>> 235 pages >>> 5285 pages The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #2) by Val McDermid -Read 04/26
Jan 31, 2025 11:04PM

8565 I've read to end of ch 28 too and enjoying Szeth's story!
Jan 31, 2025 03:02AM

8565 I think there are 7 types of Radiants? So maybe 5 ideals, dunno lol

The beads is what I mean...

I've read to end of ch 20
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