Big Books of 2026

Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

152 views
2021 Plans > 2021: The year Elaine reads ALL the things.

Comments Showing 1-10 of 10 (10 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Elaine (last edited Jul 25, 2021 05:14PM) (new)
Jul 25, 2021 05:08PM

Elaine | 2 comments July Specific Tasks

TBR Jar
Beach Read by Emily Henry Wanderlust (From Paris with Love #1) by Lauren Blakely Falling into You (Falling, #1) by Jasinda Wilder How to Love Your Elf (Embraced by Magic #1; The Embraced, #4) by Kerrelyn Sparks Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Palmer

MM Romance Author of the Month
Kess McKinley
Alice Winters
SJ Himes
Roan Parrish

Monthly Key Word Challenge
Choose one of the following words and find it in the title.
Ever, Shine, Gone, Search, Wood, Under, Road, Like

2021 Bucket List
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Book: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts


message 2: by Elaine (last edited Sep 05, 2021 11:41AM) (new)
Jul 25, 2021 05:15PM

Elaine | 2 comments July Challenge Clean Up

Clean Sweep Challenge:
Here for You by K.C. Wells Love Him Free (On the Market, #1) by E.M. Lindsey Second Chance Christmas by Beau Brown Intoxicating (Elite Protection Services #1) by Onley James Rules to Live By (The Lodge #1) by Quinn Ward I Wished for You by Colette Davison Noble by Rinda Elliott
The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence, #2) by K.D. Edwards The Omega's Christmas Wish by Alex Miska

TBR Knockout Challenge:
Embracing His Syn (Nothing Special, #2) by A.E. Via Stand Out (Assassin's Claws #2) by Susi Hawke Finding Finlay (MC Securities #2) by Ruby Moone His Prince (House of Maedoc, #2) by Mary Calmes Nemesis (Alpha Unit One, #2) by Chris T. Kat Imagines (Imago, #2) by N.R. Walker Acceptance (Forbes Mates, #3) by Grace R. Duncan

TBR Jar
Relative Fortunes (Julia Kydd #1) by Marlowe Benn Top Secret by Sarina Bowen Design for Dying (Lillian Frost & Edith Head, #1) by Renee Patrick Born in Blood (The Sentinels, #1) by Alexandra Ivy

M/M Romance Author of the Month
**Read at least one**
E.M. Lindsey
Charlie Adhara
Megan Derr
**Read at least one**
A.H. Lee
E. Davies
Silvia Violet
Read at least one

2021 Bucket List
Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1) by Evie Dunmore Grim Shadows (Roaring Twenties, #2) by Jenn Bennett Dark Horse (Class 5, #1) by Michelle Diener
Author: Rose Lerner

Keyword Challenge
June: Beneath, Crown, Sing, Rule, Earth, Find, Happen, Cruel


message 3: by Elaine (last edited Sep 05, 2021 12:13PM) (new)
Jul 25, 2021 05:23PM

Elaine | 2 comments July Group Reads/Buddy Reads

SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) by Patricia Briggs

Turning Pages at Midnight
The Will (Magdalene, #1) by Kristen Ashley In the Ruins (Metahuman Files, #2) by Hailey Turner

2-3-4 Challenge
Maximum Exposure (Max Revere, #0.5) by Allison Brennan


message 4: by Elaine (last edited Sep 05, 2021 11:59AM) (new)
Jul 25, 2021 05:26PM

Elaine | 2 comments August Specific Tasks

TBR Jar
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell The Trouble with Mistletoe (Heartbreaker Bay, #2) by Jill Shalvis Beyond Compare (The Mad Morelands, #2) by Candace Camp Come to Me Quietly (Closer to You, #1) by A.L. Jackson Hope Smolders (Hope, #0.5) by Jaci Burton

MM Romance Author of the Month
Tal Bauer
AJ Sherwood
Lily Morton

Monthly Keyword
One, Secret, Will, Tree, Blue, You, Flame, Thousand

2021 Bucket List
Sarah Rees Brennan
The Goblin Emperor (The Goblin Emperor, #1) by Katherine Addison


message 5: by Elaine (last edited Jul 25, 2021 05:28PM) (new)
Jul 25, 2021 05:26PM

Elaine | 2 comments August Challenge Clean Up

Clean Sweep Challenge:
Here for You by K.C. Wells Love Him Free (On the Market, #1) by E.M. Lindsey Second Chance Christmas by Beau Brown Intoxicating (Elite Protection Services #1) by Onley James Rules to Live By (The Lodge #1) by Quinn Ward I Wished for You by Colette Davison Noble by Rinda Elliott
The Hanged Man (The Tarot Sequence, #2) by K.D. Edwards The Omega's Christmas Wish by Alex Miska

TBR Knockout Challenge:
Embracing His Syn (Nothing Special, #2) by A.E. Via Stand Out (Assassin's Claws #2) by Susi Hawke Finding Finlay (MC Securities #2) by Ruby Moone His Prince (House of Maedoc, #2) by Mary Calmes Nemesis (Alpha Unit One, #2) by Chris T. Kat Imagines (Imago, #2) by N.R. Walker Acceptance (Forbes Mates, #3) by Grace R. Duncan


message 6: by Elaine (last edited Sep 05, 2021 12:13PM) (new)
Jul 25, 2021 05:26PM

Elaine | 2 comments August Group Reads/Buddy Reads

Turning Pages at Midnight
The Spark by Vi Keeland Travis (Pelion Lake, #1) by Mia Sheridan The Endgame (Atlanta Lightning, #1) by Riley Hart In the Shadows (Metahuman Files, #3) by Hailey Turner Soaring (Magdalene, #2) by Kristen Ashley Coddiwomple by S.E. Harmon

2-3-4 Challenge
Notorious (Max Revere, #1) by Allison Brennan


message 7: by Elaine (last edited Sep 05, 2021 11:58AM) (new)
Sep 05, 2021 11:49AM

Elaine | 2 comments September Specific Tasks

TBR Jar
A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem (A Lady's Guide, #1) by Manda Collins No Ordinary Love by J.J. Murray Cursed (Alex Verus, #2) by Benedict Jacka The Gentleman and the Thief (The Dread Penny Society #2) by Sarah M. Eden Laid Bare (Brown Family, #1) by Lauren Dane

MM Romance Author of the Month
Arshad Ahsanuddin
Amy Lane
SE Harmon
Charlie Cochet
Cynthia Hamill

Monthly Keyword
Country, House, Top, Man, Wild, Sweet, Once, Wake

2021 Bucket List
Grace Draven
Uprooted by Naomi Novik


message 8: by Elaine (last edited Sep 05, 2021 12:15PM) (new)
Sep 05, 2021 12:04PM

Elaine | 2 comments September Group & Buddy Reads

SOS Reading Challenge
Night Broken (Mercy Thompson, #8) by Patricia Briggs

Turning Pages at Midnight
The Sinner by Emma Scott The End Zone (Atlanta Lightning, #2) by Riley Hart It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey A Deal With The Devil by Elizabeth O'Roark The Good Lie by A.R. Torre Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune Sweet Home (Sweet Home, #1) by Tillie Cole In the Blood (Metahuman Files, #4) by Hailey Turner The Time in Between (Magdalene, #3) by Kristen Ashley The Revelation of Light and Dark (Chronicles of the Stone Veil, #1) by Sawyer Bennett Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews

2021 Reading Challenge
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

2-3-4 Challenge
Compulsion (Max Revere, #2) by Allison Brennan Rock Chick Reawakening (Rock Chick, #0.5) by Kristen Ashley


message 9: by Elaine (last edited Oct 07, 2021 03:47PM) (new)
Oct 07, 2021 03:44PM

Elaine | 2 comments October Specific Tasks

TBR Jar
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Come On Closer (Harvest Cove, #4) by Kendra Leigh Castle Idyll Threats (Thomas Lynch #1) by Stephanie Gayle The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine, #1) by Heather Webber

MM Romance Author of the Month
Josh Lanyon
Onley James
Hailey Turner

Monthly Keyword
Fear, Night, Silent, Wicked, Hidden, Bones, Lied, Ghost

2021 Bucket List
Karen Rose
Poison Study (Study, #1) by Maria V. Snyder


message 10: by Elaine (new)
Oct 07, 2021 03:55PM

Elaine | 2 comments October Buddy and Group Reads

2-3-4
Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1) by Kristen Ashley

2021 Reading Challenge
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Historical Romance Book Club
How to Train Your Viscount (The Astley Chronicles, #1) by Courtney McCaskill Sin and Sensibility (Griffin Family, #1) by Suzanne Enoch The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles

Turning Pages at Midnight
Shattered Dynasty by Ava Harrison The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood


back to top

174195

Around the Year in 52 Books

Group Home Bookshelf Discussions
Photos Videos
Send invite Members Polls
unread topics | mark unread


Books mentioned in this topic

The Lost Apothecary (other topics)
Sin and Sensibility (other topics)
Rock Chick (other topics)
The Love Hypothesis (other topics)
How to Train Your Viscount (other topics)
More...

Authors mentioned in this topic

E.M. Lindsey (other topics)
Charlie Adhara (other topics)
Megan Derr (other topics)
A.H. Lee (other topics)
E. Davies (other topics)
More...