75 Books...More or Less! discussion

My goal this year is 100 200 [thank you Covid Pandemic].
I have 12 months of BIG BOOKS planned and with NetGalley [NG] books and book club book and Read Around the World books, I should make that [and probably more, though I am limiting my NG books to 6 a month, and so far, I am sticking to that], but I am ABSOLUTELY not reading for numbers this year. I realized in about October of this year [2019] that I was not enjoying reading anymore, nor was I retaining a whole lot because I had so many books going and had no down time in between, especially when I had book hangover, so 2020 is less about the numbers and more about reading what I own and reading for enjoyment. My challenges are listed below.

The 2020 BIG READS FINISHED

1. January
1.1 *A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens [432 pages]
1.13 *The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova [704 pages]

2. February
2.19*Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham [559 pages]
2.2*Candide - Voltaire [122 pages]

3. March
3.1*Shogun - James Clavell [1152 pages]

4. April
4.1 *Middlemarch - George Eliot [1031 pages]

5. May
5.1 *Bleak House - Charles Dickens [796 pages]

6. June
6.1 *The Count of Monte Cristo [1316 pages]
DUE to all the unrest that is currently engulfing our country, I cannot mentally handle a tough book like this. I am putting this on hold and will either read it later this year OR I will read it first next year.

7. July
7.1 A. *Anna Karenina - Tolstoy [1235 pages]
7.1 B. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America - Ibram X. Kendi [600 pages]

8. August
8.16 *The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne [282 pages]
8.1 *The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins [609 pages]

9. September
9.1 *The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt [774 pages]
9.22 *A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain [365 pages]

10. October
10.1 *Moby Dick - Herman Melville [549 pages]

11. November
11.1 *The Hunt for Red October [530 pages]

12. December
12.1 *Les Miserables - Victor Hugo [1232 pages]


The Facebook Cozy Challenge *FINISHED*

1.7 1. A cozy with Recipes - Much Ado about Nutmeg

2.7 2. A cozy for Kids or Teens - The Body Under the Piano

1.20 3. A cozy that was made into a TV show or movie - Shot Through the Hearth

5.3 4. Author who's last name starts with the same letter as your last name - A Study in Murder

6.1 5. A cozy based outside your country - To Die But Once

10.12 6. With a one word title - Muzzled: A Kate Turner, DVM Mystery

8.22 7. Holiday based cozy - Thread the Halls

2.19 8. Featuring your favorite beverage - Brewed Awakening

5.11 9. Set in or published in the year your were born [1967] - Endless Night

1.11 10. Published in 2020 - The Book of Candlelight

1.14 11. Been on your TBR the longest [10.22.2015] - Guidebook to Murder

5.8 12. One you wanted to read in 2019 - The Golden Tresses of the Dead

6.13 13. One with a book on its cover - Better Late Than Never

6.26 14. A new-to-you author - Murder in a Scottish Shire

2.27 15. Set in your state [PA] - A Muddied Murder

2.10 16. Nominated for an Agatha - Death of a Cozy Writer

4.1 17. From the library [Carnegie OverDrive] - Peach Pies and Alibis

4.11 18. Recommended by someone[Joy Walsh] - And Then There Were Crumbs

3.18 19. Set by a body of water - Death on the Page

3.1120. About books or a book club - On Borrowed Time

BONUS categories

B1. THREE cozies by the same author [Jenn McKinlay]
4.13 Buried to the Brim
5.14 Dying for Devil's Food
5.1 A Likely Story

6.27 B2. Cozy from a series that has 20+ books - The Falcon Always Wings Twice: A Meg Langslow Mystery

1.3 B3. A cozy with a 20-something main character - Silenced in Sequins

5.18.2020 B4. A cozy with no death - Botched Butterscotch

#valkyriereadingchallenge 2020 Reading Challenge
[a friend of mine made her own challenge and I decided to join in. Here is the list]. *FINISHED*

1. A book starting with J, Q, X, or Z
6.24 *Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

2. A book about someone with amnesia or other memory issues
2.11 *Things in Jars

3. A book that is a classic
1.1 *A Tale of Two Cities

4. A book that is a modern bestseller in a favorite genre
1.30 *Where the Crawdads Sing

5. A book related to the 2020 Olympics - Japan**
5.10 *The Housekeeper and the Professor

6. Book by a relative of a famous author or other public figure
10.5 *The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee

7. A book with CARBS in the title
5.14 *A - Dying for Devil's Food
4.1 *B - Peach Pies and Alibis

8. An obscure or less famous book by a famous author
6.19 *A - Jane of Lantern Hill
6.21 *B - The Blue Castle

9. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Prohibition, a book about that or about alcohol in general
8.10 *Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

10. A book with a weapon on the cover
7.21 *Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History

**This was a hard prompt so I had to weave into the best possible solution I could [as most of the books about the Olympics were in print form only]. The first one is set in Japan and the second is also in Japan, in Tokyo where the 1964 Summer Olympics was held.

PRESSED* Winter Challenge *FINISHED*

1. A Classic
1.8.2020 A Tale of Two Cities

2. By an Author of Color
5.8 Washington Black

3. A Book that is Also a Movie
3.30.2020 Shōgun

4. A Book that was Originally Written in Another Language [Armenian]
3.5.2020 Three Apples Fell from the Sky

5. A Memoir Written by Someone Who Lives Abroad [West African NYT News Correspondent]
3.24.2020 In Pursuit of Disobedient Women: A Memoir of Love, Rebellion, and Family, Far Away

*This is a local bookstore that offered this challenge to beat the winter blues. The book-club I belong to decided to partake in this.

READ A BOOK - Bookish 2020 Reading Challenge *FINISHED*

1. A Book That is a Modern Classic
6.30 Pippi Longstocking

2. A Book That was Released in 2020
6.11 Bright Precious Thing: A Memoir

3. A Book That is a Pulitzer Prize Winner
9.1 The Goldfinch

4. A Book by a BIPOC Author
5.8 Washington Black

5. LGBTQ+
1.1 Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition

6. A Book with a Female Detective
2.19 Brewed Awakening

7. A Book of Historical Fiction
4.18 The Master Butchers Singing Club

8. A Book That is a Classic Retelling
1001 Arabian Nights
7.11 Shadow Spinner

9. A Military Book
3.1 Shōgun

10. A Book That is a Debut Novel
4.6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

11. A Book That Was Recommended
Recommended by Joy Walsh
4.16 And Then There Were Crumbs

12. A Book That is a Beach Read
6.5 Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies: A Novel

13. A Book That is a Holiday Read
8.22 Thread the Halls

14. A Book with a Diverse Main Character
6.9 Sing, Unburied, Sing

15. A Book That Everyone is Talking About
7.1 Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

16. A Book with a Movie Adaptation
7.1 Anna Karenina

17. A Book That is a Psychological Thriller
4.4 We Have Always Lived in the Castle

18. A Book That is a Reread
6.21 The Blue Castle

19. A Translated Book
3.1 Three Apples Fell from the Sky

20. A Book That is/was a New York Times #1 Bestseller
8.1 A Great Reckoning

21. A Book That is Next in the Series
5.29 The Nature of the Beast

22. A New Book by a Favorite Author
6.27 The Falcon Always Wings Twice

23. A Book That was Co-Written
4.3 The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship

24. A Contemporary Book
4.9 The List of Things That Will Not Change

25. A Popular Book Club Pick
1.30 Where the Crawdads Sing

26. A Book of Time Travel
9.22 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

***Found this challenge on Instagram and decided to see what I could do with it. SO fun!!

Dawn Michelle wrote: "The 2020 BIG READS

1. January
*A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens [432 pages]
*The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova [704 pages]

2. February
*Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham [559 pages]..."

I love Maugham, but haven't read Of Human Bondage. LOVED Hunt for Red October. Good luck with all those big books.

I've read and loved your june and july books. Way to tackle ylthe biggies.

Wow wow! I've only read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter, and The Goldfinch. I do want to read The Historian next year.

Carol wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "The 2020 BIG READS

1. January
*A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens [432 pages]
*The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova [704 pages]

2. February
*Of Human Bondage - W. Somers..."

I have only ever read The Painted Veil [which I did AFTER seeing the excellent movie] and I love his writing style, so I am really looking forward to this book.
The Hunt for Red October is the only book I am nervous about - I ADORE that movie and know it inside and out and I am really nervous about the book. So here's hoping. I know that most everyone that had read it has said its very good.

Amy J. wrote: "I've read and loved your june and july books. Way to tackle ylthe biggies."

I am really looking forward to both of those. They have been on my list for so so long!!

Elyse wrote: "Wow wow! I've only read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter, and The Goldfinch. I do want to read The Historian next year."

After reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I feel like I can conquer anything [that book was excellent but WOW]. The Historian is one of the books that I am truly looking forward to; a friend read it and has been bugging me since to read it, so now is the time. :-)

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Wow wow! I've only read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter, and The Goldfinch. I do want to read The Historian next year."

After reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I fee..."

I still want to read Dracula before reading The Historian and then I've got Dacre Stoker's other book, Dracula the Un-Dead, I want to read. I really enjoyed Dracul.

Two of my favorite classics are on your list!

*Anna Karenina - Tolstoy [1235 pages]
*The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins [609 pages

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Wow wow! I've only read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter, and The Goldfinch. I do want to read The Historian next year."

After reading The Hunchbac..."

May I recommend the Audible [only] version of Dracula? Featuring Tim Curry, Alan Cumming and Simon Vance [amongst others], it is not a dramatization, but a straight read by each character. It. Is. AMAZING. I had read Dracula before and loved it [even while shuddering in fright LOL] and this was even better. It truly brings the story to life and boy-howdy that cast is amazing.

Andrea wrote: "Two of my favorite classics are on your list!

*Anna Karenina - Tolstoy [1235 pages]
*The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins [609 pages"

I am REALLY excited about both of these - even though I know the bones of the story of AK - it will be interesting to see how it is written; I am just praying for a good narrator!! ;-)

Glad to see Shogun on your list! I was thinking of rereading it also.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Wow wow! I've only read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter, and The Goldfinch. I do want to read The Historian next year."

After readin..."

Oh I did get that audio version!!

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Wow wow! I've only read The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlet Letter, and The Goldfinch. I do want to read The Historian nex..."

Oh EXCELLENT!! You will not be sorry. I loved every second of that!!

Connie wrote: "Glad to see Shogun on your list! I was thinking of rereading it also."

I have never read it, but I do remember watching the miniseries with my aunt when it was on [she let me watch the most INAPPROPRIATE things LOL - I was only 13 and I doubt I understood most of it. She also let me watch "Madame Butterfly" when I was 11 and even as I sat bawling on the couch with her, I KNOW I had no real idea why] and have been intrigued by it ever since. If you are interested, I'd be willing to do a buddy read in March with you - mind you, I will be taking the whole month to tackle it. Just so you are aware. :-)

I am up for reading it in March and need a re-read for the Modern Mrs Darcy challenge.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Connie wrote: "Glad to see Shogun on your list! I was thinking of rereading it also."

I have never read it, but I do remember watching the miniseries with my aunt when it was on [she let me watch ..."

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Connie wrote: "Glad to see Shogun on your list! I was thinking of rereading it also."

I have never read it, but I do remember watching the miniseries with my aunt when it was on [she let me watch ..."

Connie wrote: "I am up for reading it in March and need a re-read for the Modern Mrs Darcy challenge.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Connie wrote: "Glad to see Shogun on your list! I was thinking of rereading it also."

..."

Excellent!!! :-)

1. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
January 1 - January 8, 2020
Read What You Own
2020 The Big Read Challenge
Audible: Simon Vance, Narrator
Kindle
432 pages
5 Stars



2. Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition - P. Carl
January 1 - January 5, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
240 pages
5 Stars

I think so many of us were forced to read classic when we were young. It makes adults that are still afraid of reading them. I think audio books are helping to make these books more understandable and enjoyable for people in general. The movie adaptations help too :)

Andrea wrote: "I think so many of us were forced to read classic when we were young. It makes adults that are still afraid of reading them. I think audio books are helping to make these books more understandable ..."

I think you are correct Andrea - I know that that was the case for me in regards to Jane Austen. It wasn't until I had watched several of the movies a bazillion times that I started to feel that they were more accessible and then I happened on two amazing narrators for two of them [Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice - I read read Sense and Sensibility I think and that was my least favorite so far of the books, though I ADORE the Emma Thompson version of the movie] and I fell in love with Austen and her writing.
I have always loved Dickens [I read Great Expectations for fun the summer I was 15] but just never seemed to find the time to squeeze another one in. Now I have two this year! YAY!!

3. Silenced in Sequins [Resale Boutique Mystery #2] - Debra Sennefelder
January 3, 2020 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
Facebook Cozy Challenge [#B3]
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
256 pages
3 Stars



4. Raven Black [Shetland Island #1] - Ann Cleeves
January 4 - January 9, 2020
Carnegie OverDrive
Hoopla Audiobook: Gordon Griffin, Narrator
Kindle
384 pages
4 Stars



5. The Bird's Nest - Shirley Jackson
January 5 - January 24, 2020
Read What You Own
The Cool Book Club - January [Mandy Walsh]
Kindle
272 pages
3 Stars

For me it was the Great Gatsby, I read it for summer reading and fell in love. It was the first time that I felt I could truly understand a more challenging "adult" book. It was one of the moment where a became a lifelong reader.

Andrea wrote: "For me it was the Great Gatsby, I read it for summer reading and fell in love. It was the first time that I felt I could truly understand a more challenging "adult" book. It was one of the moment w..."

I had read quite a few "adult" books before I read "Great Expectations" that really amped up my love of reading, but it was GE that totally made me realize just what a huge world of books where out there. I think I *knew* but hadn't really experienced it until then. IDK. I read a lot of stuff fairly young, but that was mostly because I was just trying to read everything I could get my hands on and no one was paying attention to what I was reading.
I never read Gatsby until I was an adult. Crazy right?

Andrea wrote: "I think so many of us were forced to read classic when we were young. It makes adults that are still afraid of reading them. I think audio books are helping to make these books more understandable ..."

I think a big part of it is that many of us are required to read those classics before we have the right knowledge base to appreciate them. For example, I read Oliver Twist in middle school and hated it (booooooring!). Then when I read it again after college, after I had acquired the proper historical background, it became one of my favorites. It's like I read two entirely different books. I'm finding that same experience with a lot of the classics I read in school.

Stacie wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I think so many of us were forced to read classic when we were young. It makes adults that are still afraid of reading them. I think audio books are helping to make these books more ..."

I am one of those rare weirdos that loved classics right out of the gate - I remember reading Beowulf when I was 15 and just loving everything about it. And I think I was the only one in my class that adored [and did well] with Hamlet and Macbeth. I am not sure why this is, but I have read and loved a lot more classics than most of my friends. The ones that I am reading this year are really the ones that I have been afraid of [of the classics, though I am afraid of The Hunt for Red October since I adore that movie] and never really set apart time to delve into them. I know they won't all be as awesome as A Tale of Two Cities, but I can hope right? ;-)

I think that it is awesome Stacie that you are willing to revisit those books you disliked in school as an adult. That takes a lot of book courage IMO - not everyone is willing to do that to see if they may have been wrong about a book in reading it when they were unprepared.

Katie wrote: "I love the idea of a 'big book' challenge. I think I might try something like that when I've finished with my current project to get my physical TBR down to zero.

The Count of Monte Cristo is an a..."

Good luck Katie!! I have to read over 100 books for 18 years to clear my TBR list. ;-) I am in awe that you have a list that can be done so quickly!!

6. Much Ado About Nutmeg [Pancake House Mystery #6] - Sarah Fox
January 7 - January 10, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Facebook Cozy Challenge [#1]
Kindle
279 pages
3 Stars

7. There There - Tommy Orange
January 11 - January 16, 2020
Read What You Own
Scribd Audiobook: Darrell Dennis
Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Alma Ceurvo
Kyla Garcia
Narrators
Print Book [PB]
304 pages
2 Stars




8. The Book of Candlelight [Secret, Book, & Scone Society #3] - Ellery Adams
January 11 - January 12, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Facebook Cozy Challenge [#10]
Buddy Read: Joy Walsh
Kindle
304 pages
5 Stars

9. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
January 13 - January 29, 2020
Read What You Own
2020 The Big Read Challenge
Carnegie Audiobook: Justine Eyre, Paul Michael, Narrators
Kindle
704 pages
5 Stars



10. The Will and the Wilds - Charlie N. Holmberg
January 13 - January 17, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
265 pages
2 Stars

11. Guidebook to Murder [Tourist Trap Mystery #1] - Lynn Cahoon
January 14 - January 15, 2020
Read What You Own
Facebook Cozy Challenge [#11]
Hoopla Audiobook: Susan Boyce, Narrator
Kindle
227 pages
3 Stars



12. Mission to Murder [Tourist Trap Mystery #2] - Lynn Cahoon
January 27 - January 29, 2020
Hoopla Audiobook: Susan Boyce, Narrator
Carnegie OverDrive
Kindle
238 pages
3 Stars

13. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone - Olivia Laing
January 18 - January 31, 2020
Read What You Own
Carnegie Audiobook: Susan Lyons, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
315 pages
5 Stars



14. The Mitford Scandal [The Mitford Mysteries #3] - Jessica Fellowes
January 19 - January 20, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
374 pages
3 Stars

I currently have a cold/the CRUD and have a horrible ringing in my ears that is making it very difficult to listen to audiobooks. I am not sure I will finish The Historian this month, which will then throw me off completely. I am beyond annoyed.

15. Shot Through the Hearth [Fixer-Upper Mystery #7] - Kate Carlisle
January 20 - January 26, 2020
Facebook Cozy Challenge [#3]
Carnegie OverDrive
Kindle
300 pages
3 Stars

Dawn Michelle wrote: "I currently have a cold/the CRUD and have a horrible ringing in my ears that is making it very difficult to listen to audiobooks. I am not sure I will finish The Historian this month, which will th..."

:( That sucks!

16. The Beautiful Mystery [Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #8] - Louise Penny
January 30 - February 1, 2020
Carnegie OverDrive
Scribd Audiobook: Ralph Cosham, Narrator
Kindle
360 pages
5 Stars



DNF. Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - Damian Duffy [Octavia Butler]
January 27, 2020 [DID NOT FINISH]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
272 pages
2 Stars

17. Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
January 30 - February 5, 2020
Read What You Own
#valkyriereadingchallenge [#4]
Carnegie OverDrive Audiobook: Cassandra Campbell, Narrator
Kindle
379 pages
NO RATING AT THIS TIME

Dawn Michelle wrote: "DNF. Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - Damian Duffy [Octavia Butler]
January 27, 2020 [DID NOT FINISH]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
272 pages
2 Stars...."

It was meh. But I do want to read the Parable of the Sower novel.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "16. Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
January 30 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
#valkyriereadingchallenge [#4]
Carnegie OverDrive Audiobook: Cassandra Campbell, Narrator
Kindle
379..."

I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would and the narrator was fabulous.

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "DNF. Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation - Damian Duffy [Octavia Butler]
January 27, 2020 [DID NOT FINISH]
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle Fire
272 pages
2..."

The way it was set up just fried my poor eyes. I think that once it is published [with color etc] it might be better, but as sketches and in the black and white with the tiny print...nope.

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "16. Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
January 30 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
#valkyriereadingchallenge [#4]
Carnegie OverDrive Audiobook: Cassandra Campbell,..."


I love the narrator. The jury is still out with the story though. I DO have book hangover though and that makes reading anything right now just meh.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "16. Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
January 30 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
#valkyriereadingchallenge [#4]
Carnegie OverDrive Audiobook: Cassa..."

I had to get into it but it flowed so well that by halfway through I was hooked.

Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dawn Michelle wrote: "16. Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
January 30 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
#valkyriereadingchallenge [#4]
Carnegie Over..."

That's good to know.

18. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics
Bruce Goldfarb
February 1 - February 6, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Audible: Nan McNamara, Narrator
Kindle
336 pages
5 Stars



19. Candide - Voltaire
February 2, 2020 [One Day Read]
Read What You Own
2020 The Big Reads Challenge
Audible: James Langton, Narrator
Kindle
122 pages
4 Stars

20. A Lady in the Smoke [A Victorian Mystery] - Karen Odden
February 4 - February 18, 2020
Read What You Own
The Cool Book Club [Elayne]
Hoopla Audiobook: Mary Sarah, Narrator
Kindle
411 pages
2 Stars



21. In Peppermint Peril [Tea and Read #1] - Joy Avon
February 4 - February 7, 2020
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Laurel Lefknow, Narrator
Kindle
285 pages
3 Stars

22. Things in Jars - Jess Kidd
February 7 - February 11, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Scribd Audiobook: Jacqueline Milne, Narrator
Kindle
384 pages
5 Stars



23. The Body Under the Piano [Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen #1] - Marthe Jocelyn
February 7 - February 9, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Facebook Cozy Challenge: #2
Audible: Sarah English, Narrator
Kindle
256 pages
3 Stars



24. Sweet Tea and Secrets [Tea and Read Mystery #2] - Joy Avon
February 7 - February 9, 2020
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Laurel Lefkow, Narrator
Kindle
288 pages
3 Stars




25. Death of a Cozy Writer [St. Just Mystery #1] - G. M. Malliet
February 10 - February 19, 2020
Facebook Cozy Challenge: #16
Carnegie OverDrive
Hoopla Audiobook: Davinia Porter, Narrator
Kindle
313 pages
2 Stars



26. In Cold Chamomile [Tea and Read Mystery #3] - Joy Avon
February 10 - February 11, 2020
Read What You Own
NetGalley ARC
Kindle
272 pages
2 Stars



27. The Life We Bury [Joe Talbert #1] - Allen Eskins
February 19 - February 25, 2020
Read What You Own
Jolabokaflod 2019
Hoopla Audiobook: Zach Villa, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
303 pages
4 Stars



28. Brewed Awakening [Coffeehouse Mystery #18] - Cleo Coyle
February 19 - February 21, 2020
Facebook Cozy Challenge: #8
Carnegie OverDrive
Kindle
362 pages
4 Stars

29. Death in a Budapest Butterfly [Hungarian Tea House Mystery #1] - Julia Buckley
February 25 - February 26, 2020
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Laura Jennings, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
304 pages
4 Stars

I am heading into three weekends in a row with my littles so WHO knows just how much reading I will get done while they are here - I usually just collapse into a comatose state once they are in bed. LOL And this week they are here from Thursday until Monday [GOD GRANT ME STRENGTH!] so its all a crap shoot at this point.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "28. Death in a Budapest Butterfly [Hungarian Tea House Mystery #1] - Julia Buckley
February 15 - CURRENTLY READING
Read What You Own
Hoopla Audiobook: Laura Jennings, Narrator
Print Book [PB]
..."

This was a cute one. I'm looking forward to the follow-up.

Dawn Michelle wrote: "I am heading into three weekends in a row with my littles so WHO knows just how much reading I will get done while they are here - I usually just collapse into a comatose state once they are in bed..."

Oh how fun!!! And exhausting!! lol.