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Jenn's Ongoing Reading Plans
.Mar 2026 - Group Read
Leonard and Hungry Paul
The Witch Elm
Mar 2026 - Group Theme - Irish Author
Mar 2026 - Group Challenge - ECSTATICA!
Cover to Cover Fort McMurray Bookclub :) - Mar 11
Read
Read
Retreat - The Birthday Reunion
Mar 11 - The Lies They Told
Cover to Cover
Beanstack
StoryGraph
Library Book Club
The Many Names of Robert Cree: How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People
Goodreads
Smut Club Mar 27?
Realm of Silk and Starlight
Hunt on Dark Waters
Spicy Spines
Ruthless Creatures
Other Reads
YLTO Trips the Light Fantastic
Intro:
1 - Stars on the Cover - COMPLETED
2 - "Star" in the Title - COMPLETED
Colours:
3 - Red - COMPLETED
4 - Orange
5 - Yellow
6 - White
7 - Blue
Trivia:
8 - Set in Ancient Egypt
9 - Dog's POV
10 - MC or Author named Michael
11 - Photograph on Cover
12 - Adapted in a blockbuster movie
13 - MPG of Music
14 - Explosion on the Cover
15 - Cat on the Cover, or a significant character in the book
You could join us here also:Next Month's Reading Plans 2018
I'm sure there will be a new thread for the same topic created for 2019.
I'm glad you found this folder, Jenn. Use your thread any way you want.
November 2018Group Read
The Handmaid's Tale (and ZZ) - Nov 8, 18
Who Fears Death (and ZZ) - Nov 23, 18
Group Theme - Feminism
Vox (and ZZ) - Nov 26, 18
Group Challenge - Spring Cleaning
Women and Other Animals: Stories - Nov 30, 18
December 2018 Group Theme - Human Rights
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (also ZZ) - Dec 10, 18
Group Challenge - Adapted
Artemis Fowl - Dec 13, 18
December Toppler - Award Winners
Amsterdam - Man Booker 1998 - Dec 1, 18
Zany Zodiac Reads
Mistletoe Match - Dec 2, 18
Graveyard Shift - Dec 16, 18
The Bitches of Everafter - Dec 20, 18
Ravenshadow - Dec 30, 18
Magic to the Bone - Dec 15, 18
The Shop on Main - Dec 31, 18
January 2019Group Read
The Little Paris Bookshop - Jan 9, 19
Group Theme - Famous Buildings
Looking for Leon - Jan 25, 19
Group Challenge - I Don't Like Cricket
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Jan 15, 19
Movie Mania
Bloody January - Jan 7, 19
How are you doing over in Ft Mac? Is it in the deep freeze like it is here? We've got -27C this morning. I was out shovelling my walk and 10 minutes was all I could handle. My friend is coming to help me finish.
About the same lol It’s -26 right now with an 11 kph wind 🥶
But, I finished fixing the quads brakes, so plowing the driveway and sidewalk was much faster. I’m glad you’ve got help coming, especially having tweaked your back so recently. I think the weather is telling us to stay inside and read a good book 😊
I'm impressed. I'd be lost trying to fix brakes.
Haha I’m getting good at them again, I did my Jeep last year and my quad this year
Yeah, about the same here 😞 but, I still managed to get myself all the way to the library to pick up Kindred ❄️ Probably a good idea to have something to read as it's not looking like the weather will improve any time soon
I'm glad my office is in my basement and that I don't have to drive anywhere. Hmmm, I do have an appointment in the afternoon and yoga in the evening. That elation was short lived.
February 2019Group Read
Kindred - Feb 16, 19
Group Theme - Black Author/Character
Salvage the Bones - Feb 18, 19
Group Challenge - The Name Game - "Laser BirdSmasher"
All the Birds in the Sky - Feb 10, 19
Movie Mania
The Library Book - Feb 1, 19
Fifty Shades of Grey - Feb 5, 19
A Wrinkle in Time - Feb 21, 19
The Maze Runner - Feb 24, 19
The Scorch Trials - Feb 28, 19
March 2019Group Read
Rosemary and Rue - Mar 10, 19
Group Theme - Herbs, Spices, and Seasonings
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - Mar 6, 19
Movie Mania
The Death Cure - Mar 2, 19
April 2019Group Read
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Apr 26, 19
Movie Mania
The Wife Between Us - Apr 19, 19
May 2019Group Read
Burial Rites - May 12, 19
Group Theme - Historical Events set before 1919
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - May 23, 19
Group Challenge - We Have a Hulk
Charm - May 18, 19
Movie Mania
Riders of the Purple Sage - May 6, 19
Damsel - May 31, 19
June 2019Group Read
A Court of Thorns and Roses - Jun 21, 19
Group Theme - Roses
Wintersong - Jun 17, 19
Group Challenge - Happy is the Bride
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Jun 12, 19
Toppler - Goodreads Choice Awards
Home - Jun 13, 19
Other
Binti - Jun 6, 19
Movie Mania
Annihilation - Jun 28, 19
Saving Wishes - Jun 25, 19
Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too! - Jun 7, 19
The Desert Spear - Jun 5, 19
Glass Beads - Jun 30, 19
July 2019Group Read
The Bees - Jul 10, 19
Group Challenge - Where in the World is Carmen Santiago
Smilla's Sense of Snow - Jul 31, 19
September 2019Group Read
The Girl in Red - Sep 6
Group Theme - Animals on the cover
The World Invisible - Sep 12
Group Challenge - Birds of a feather
Season of the Raven - Sep 9
Honorary Pirate Badge
The Unbreakable Curse - Sep 18
Cover to Cover
The Guardian - Sep 16
Her One Mistake - Sep 21
Movie Mania
The Adventures and Discoveries of a Feminist Bride - Sep 6
Wonder Woman: Warbringer - Sep 28
Wow! 8 books completed in Sep! You're doing great.
Janice wrote: "Wow! 8 books completed in Sep! You're doing great."I had to make up for a pitiful July/Aug lol
October 2019Group Read
A Study in Charlotte - Oct 3
Group Challenge - Casper the friendly ghost
At the Mountains of Madness - Oct 30
Toppler - Time for the Count
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers - Oct 16
Ready Player One - Oct 19
Movie Mania
The House of the Spirits - Oct 27
Between Shades of Gray - Oct 20
Forever My Girl - Oct 20
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Oct 11
November 2019Group Read
The Glass Woman - Nov 7
Group Theme - Female in the title
The Princess Bride - Nov 30
Group Challenge - Vexillology - Holy See
The Key to Justice - Nov 21
Movie Mania
Crazy Rich Asians - Nov 11
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight - Nov 4
The Au Pair - Nov 4
December 2019Group Read
Out of the Easy - Dec 6
Everything I Never Told You - Dec 1
Group Theme - Other books written by authors on the YLTO bookshelf
The Sunday Philosophy Club - Dec 13
Group Challenge - Archive Revive
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Dec 28
Toppler - Bookshelf Backup
Room - Dec 28
Movie Mania
Fahrenheit 451 - Dec 9
Oryx and Crake - Dec 30
The Jungle Book - Dec 13
Little Women - Dec 15
The Graveyard Book - Dec 30
Mary Poppins - Dec 18
Monster - Dec 16
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Dec 19
January 2020Group Read
The Map of Salt and Stars - Jan 29
Group Challenge - Year of the Rat
The Underground Railroad - Jan 12
Twisted Trivia
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Jan 30
Turtle in Paradise - Jan 10
The Shape of Night - Jan 26
The Lightning Thief - Jan 31
Let it Snow - Jan 11
Into the Wild - Jan 23
Pretty Little Liars - Jan 22
The Rest of the Story - Jan 9
The Hate U Give - Jan 6
House of Salt and Sorrows - Jan 10
Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be - Jan 13
Red Queen - Jan 3
The Selection - Jan 27
Other Reads
The Christmas Train - Jan 11
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, & Baking Biscuits - Jan 1
John Wick #1 - Jan 11
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Nice going Jenn! That’s a lot of books - hope some were great reads.
Holy smoke! And here I was patting myself on my back for reading 8 books in January. LOL!
I’m feeling a little queasy looking at the small library read in January, but I guess it was pretty slow in the office lol and For Boxing Day I picked up a really good set of wireless headphones so I can listen to audiobooks while I am filing. And, while there was definitely some light cheese, there were also some great reads 👍
You had an amazing month of reading, Jenn! What brand of wireless headphones did you get? I'm in the market.
I actually got a pair of Beats wireless in ear, shipped up from a place in Edmonton. I was looking at these and the Bose wireless in ear, I have always loved Bose, but they had a shorter battery life in the buds, shorter battery in the charging case, and all of their controls are on the right ear bud. I like the Beats because there are controls on both buds, so you can use just one or the other at a time, which also extends your battery life.
Good luck 😃
Jenn wrote: "I actually got a pair of Beats wireless in ear, shipped up from a place in Edmonton. I was looking at these and the Bose wireless in ear, I have always loved Bose, but they had a shorter battery li..."Oooh - I will look for the Beats. I'm hearing impaired in the right ear and I like the idea of being able to adjust them individually. I can stream my audiobooks to my hearing aid, but there is too much distortion, and since I only have the one hearing aid, there's nothing streaming to my good ear. I can actually hear my audiobook better with an ear bud!
Great start to the year Jenn! Hope you enjoyed them all.
Oh, I’m not sure about adjusting them separately, but they both have the controls. I will often just wear one at work so that I can hit pause and answer phones, and such. With the Bose, you had to be wearing the right bud to have any control.
Some better than others Margo, but at least there were no complete dogs lol
Jenn wrote: "Oh, I’m not sure about adjusting them separately, but they both have the controls. I will often just wear one at work so that I can hit pause and answer phones, and such. With the Bose, you had to ..."And it's my right ear that's impaired. Looking at pictures of the BeatX, there are controls on both sides.
Ha! My grandson has a pair of Powerbeat3. He said I can try them and if I like them, I can keep them!
He is! We like the same genres and the same books. We have some pretty great discussions. It's great to share that love of books with him.
February 2020Group Read
Deathless - Feb 9
Group Theme - Books with a Fatal Word in the title
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania - Feb 11
Group Challenge - I Scream for Ice Cream - Crab
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune - Feb 10
Toppler - I Love Books
The Shape of Water - Feb 21
Twisted Trivia
The Magician's Nephew - Feb 22
The Alice Network - Feb 7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Feb 6
Educated - Feb 15
Divergent - Feb 12
Dark and Deepest Red - Feb 26
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Feb 24
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life - Feb 9
All the Light We Cannot See - Feb 9
The Cruelest Month - Feb 20
The Silent Patient - Feb 6
The Great Alone - Feb 28
The Giver of Stars - Feb 5
February was a great month. Thanks to the Toppler, I read more than I usually would.
It didn’t quite beat Jan, but pretty good for a “short” month 😃 and I can’t even give the credit to the Toppler, only The Shape of Water was read for it lol
March 2020Group Read
The Murmur of Bees - Mar 31
Group Challenge - I Don't Need to Explain My Art to You, Warren
Shadow of the Batgirl - Mar 19
Twisted Trivia
On the Island - Mar 21
The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Mar 2
China Rich Girlfriend - Mar 13
Heartless - Mar 26
Wow, COVID-19 really knocked me off my game :(
April 2020Group Theme - Books with 4 word titles
A Wizard of Earthsea - Apr 9, 20
Cover to Cover
Sharp Objects - Apr 18, 20
Apr 2020 - Toppler
The Wright Brothers - Apr 4, 20
Other Reads
Rich People Problems - Apr 12, 20
Fix Her Up - Apr 24, 20
The Giver - Apr 24, 20
Twisted Trivia
The Huntress - Apr 30, 20
A Castle in the Clouds - Apr 1, 20
Of Curses and Kisses - Apr 19, 20
The Testaments - Apr 22, 20
The Mercies - Apr 4, 20
And, now if COVID-19 wasn't bad enough, I had a flood kicking my ass too :(
May 2020Group Read
The Cruel Prince - May 7
Group Theme - Set in a Made Up Land
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - May 23
Group Challenge - Come What May
Grim Lovelies - May 19
Twisted Trivia
City of Ghosts - May 24
You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable - May 7
Gideon's Sword - May 31
The Woman in Cabin 10 - May 8
To Kill a Mockingbird - May 10
Catering to Nobody - May 12
Holiday Grind - May 1
The One and Only Ivan - May 9
Where Have All the Boys Gone? - May 9
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - May 13
Before We Were Yours - May 5
And that is even with struggling with The Elegance of the Hedgehog, before finally abandoning it completely
Whew - that was a lot of completed reads in May! I bought The Cruel Prince but never cracked the cover. For some reason, I could just not do it. I had a few other books that I started and could not get into as well.
I liked Gideon and Ivan.
Before We Were Yours was really sad, wasn't it? I could not believe the woman who took all of those children.
TKaM is one of my all time favorites. I re-read it again every-once-in-a-while.
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The Witch Elm (other topics)
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Adding links to the Leftover Stew of previous years Annual Challenges
2020 - Trivial Pursuit
Personal Thread 2020
2021 - Museum Tour
Personal Thread 2021
2022 - Road Trip
Personal Thread 2022
2023 - Puzzle Me This
Personal Thread 2023
2024 - Gone Hiking
Personal Thread 2024