75 Books...More or Less! discussion

Looking forward to another year reading with all of you!

Welcome back, Andrea!

YAY!!!! :-)

1. Something to Talk About ***
2. The Guest List ****
3. Majesty ****
4. The Hating Game ****
5. You Deserve Each Other ****
6. Sunrise on Half Moon Bay ***
7. The Wedding Dress ***
8. Once Upon a River ***
9. A Walk Along the Beach ***
10. The Flatshare ****
11. When No One is Watching ***
12. The High Tide Club ***
13. Party of Two ***
14. The Sun Down Motel ****
15. Playing Nice ****

Andrea wrote: "1. Something to Talk About ***
2. The Guest List ****
3. Majesty ****
4. The Hating Game ****
5. You Deserve Each Other ****
6. Sunrise on Half Moon Bay ***
7. The Wedding Dress ***
8. Once Upon a ..."


This is a good list Andrea!!!! ♥

A lot of 4's so far this year, nice!

Thanks ladies! It's been a good year so far and I've been enjoying a lot of the books I have read. I'm behind on my goal, but I know I can catch up easily.

16. A Fall of Marigolds ***
17. Home Before Dark ***
18. The Wives ***
19. The Vanishing Half ****
20. The Last Days of John Lennon ***

Due to my horriblem tracking I almost missed three books I read. Now everything matches again and I'm REALLY going to try and track at least weekly.

21. My Dark Vanessa *****
22. The Safe Place ***

23. The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) ***
24. Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20) ***
25. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ****
26. Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum, #21) ***

Andrea wrote: "23. The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) ***
24. Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20) ***
25. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ****
26. Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum, #21) ***"

I want to read the Bridgerton series and The Bookish Life on NH!

Juli wrote: "Andrea wrote: "23. The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) ***
24. Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20) ***
25. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ****
26. Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum, #21) ***"

I ..."

It's a fun little series Juli!

27. Hour of the Witch ***
28. Love Lettering ***
29. The Home Edit Life: The Complete Guide to Organizing Absolutely Everything at Work, at Home, and on the Go ****
30. Untamed ****
31. Summer Darlings ***
32. The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton #2) ****
33. An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3) ****
34. All That Glitters ***
35. Starfish ****
36. Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town ***
37. Badass Habits: Cultivate the Awareness, Boundaries, and Daily Upgrades You Need to Make Them Stick ***
38. The Searcher ****

39. Mexican Gothic ***
40. The Half Sister ***
41. Summer of '69 ****
42. Our Darkest Night ****
43. 99 Percent Mine ***
44. The Chelsea Girls *****
45. Three Perfect Liars ***
46. One by One ***
47. The Other Woman ****
48. Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22) ***
49. The Heist (Fox and O'Hare #1) ***
50. Turbo Twenty-Three (Stephanie Plum #23) ***
51. The Paying Guests ****
52. Nineteen Minutes ****
53. The First Mistake ****
54. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo *****
55. Confessions on the 7:45 ****
56. The Best Laid Plans ***
57. The Heir Affair (Royal We, #2) ****

58. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4) ***
59. Lies, Lies, Lies ***
60. The Last Story of Mina Lee ****
61. Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert, #1) *****
62. Daddy **

Andrea wrote: "58. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4) ***
59. Lies, Lies, Lies ***
60. The Last Story of Mina Lee ****
61. Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert, #1) *****
62. Daddy **"

Glad you loved Spoiler Alert! It's cute so far!

Elyse wrote: "Andrea wrote: "58. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4) ***
59. Lies, Lies, Lies ***
60. The Last Story of Mina Lee ****
61. Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert, #1) *****
62. Daddy **"

Glad you..."

Too funny, I just replied the same thing to you on your thread...hahahah

63. The Chicken Sisters ***
64. The Book of Two Ways ****
65. Invisible Girl ***
66. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting ****
67. Finding Ashley ***
68. The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II ***
69. Summer on the Bluffs (Oak Bluffs #1) ***
70. The Stolen Marriage ****
71. Dream Girl ***
72. This Time Next Year ****
73. Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage ***
74. One Last Stop ****
75. Good Company ****
76. The Premonition ***
77. How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets ***
78. The Jane Austen Society ***
79. Mother May I ***
80. I Miss You When I Blink: Essays ***
81. The Wife Upstairs ***
82. The Summer of Good Intentions ****
83. The Last Thing He Told Me ****
84. The Henna Artist ****
85. Broken (in the best possible way) ***
86. Disappearing Earth ***
87. The Happiest Girl in the World ***
88. The Four Winds ****
89. When I Was You ****
90. The Siren ***
91. The Newcomer ****

Look at you go! Only 9 left till 100!

Andrea wrote: "63. The Chicken Sisters ***
64. The Book of Two Ways ****
65. Invisible Girl ***
66. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting ****
67. Finding Ashley ***
68. The Last Bookshop in L..."

I bet you made it to 100 in the first week of October!

92. The Turnout ****
93. The Midnight Library ****
94. The Sixth Wedding (28 Summers #1.5) ***
95. If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1) ****
96. The View Was Exhausting ***
97. The Intimacy Experiment ***
98. The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1) ****
99. Reunion Beach ***
100. Whereabouts ***
101. When the Stars Go Dark ***
102. The Dating Plan (Marriage Game #2) ***
103. Dial A for Aunties (Aunties #1) ***
104. Life's Too Short (The Friend Zone #3) ****

105. Billie Eilish ***
106. Our Souls at Night ****
107. Dear Sweet Pea (Dumplin', #2.5) ***
108. Pumpkin (Dumplin', #3) ****
109. The Maidens ***
110. The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story ****
111. The Bromance Book Club ***
112. Greenlights ****
113. While We Were Dating (The Wedding Date #6) ****
114. Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light ****
115. Let Me Tell You What I Mean ****
116. The Therapist ***
117. Richer Than Sin (Sin Trilogy #1) ***
118. Guilty as Sin (Sin Trilogy #2) ***
119. Reveling in Sin (Sin Trilogy #3) ***
120. Dirty Billionaire (Dirty Billionaire #1) ***
121. Dirty Pleasures (Dirty Billionaire #2) ***
122. Dirty Together (Dirty Billionaire #3) ***

123. The Pull of the Stars ****
124. The Autobiography of Gucci Mane ***
125. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (Alex Cross #19) ***
126. A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (Angelic Intervention #11) ***
127. A Christmas Carol (The Christmas Books of Charles Dickens #1) *****
128. Leave the World Behind ***
129. The Beautiful Ones ****
130. The Poet X ****
131. Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty ***
132. The Lost Sisters (The Folk of the Air #1.5) ***
133. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue *****
134. Christmas Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #26) ***

135. Model Home ***
136. Accidentally Engaged ***
137. The Last Line (Tracy Crosswhite #8.5) ****
138. Midnight at the Electric ***
139. Animal Farm ****
140. The Perfect Guests ****
141. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ****
142. If the Fates Allow ***
143. My Dear Friend Janet (Southern Belle Insults, #1) ***
144. From the Desk of Lady Miss (Southern Belle Insults, #2) ***
145. Chelsea's Werk Week (Southern Belle Insults #3) ***
146. Keri on the Loose (Southern Belle Insults, #4) ****
147. Sophie Dreams Big (Southern Belle Insults, #5) ****
148. Evidence of the Affair ***

Go go go! You can do it!

Elyse wrote: "Go go go! You can do it!"

Thanks to you and short stories I have a fighting chance! I'm going to need a solid week off from reading. By New Years I'm going to be completely burnt out...lol

149. The Recovery (The Program #2.5) ***
150. Essential Managers Flexible Working ****
151. Her Second Death (Bree Taggert #0.5) ***
152. Kind of Hindu (Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) #1 ****
153. Please Like Me (Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) #2 ****
154. Help Is On the Way (Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) #3 ****
155. Searching for Coach Taylor (Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) #4 ****
156. Once Upon a Time in Silver Lake (Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) #5 ****
157. Big Shot (Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) #6 ****
158. This Telling (Out Of Line #1) ***
159. Graceful Burdens (Out Of Line #2) ***
160. Sweet Virginia (Out Of Line #3) ***
161. The Contractors (Out Of Line #4) ***
162. Halfway to Free (Out Of Line #5) ***
163. Bear Witness (Out Of Line #6) ***
164. Shine, Pamela! Shine! (Out Of Line #7) ***

Andrea wrote: "I'm going to need a solid week off from reading. By New Years I'm going to be completely burnt out..."

Then stop! Don't turn a thing you love into just one more obligation you have to fulfill, just because of a number. That old saying, "shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you'll land among the stars"? You've already landed among the stars. There's no need to keep slogging if it's become a chore. Slow down, enjoy the end of the year (or just survive it- I'm not sure how crazy your work gets this time of year, lol). Start planning and looking forward to next year's challenges... what hobbies are you going to make time for? Is your next book challenge going to be how many books you can read, or are you going to change it up and have it be how many reviews you can write? Have fun! Rest. Burnout is such a terrible feeling... :(

165. The Way the World Ends (Warmer #1) ***
166. Boca Raton (Warmer, #2) ***
167. Controller (Warmer, #3) ***
168. There's No Place Like Home (Warmer, #4)
169. Falls the Shadow (Warmer, #5)
170. At the Bottom of New Lake (Warmer #6) ****
171. The Hillside (Warmer #7)
172. Last Summer at the Golden Hotel ****
173. Rewards ***
174. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay #1) ****
175. Malibu Rising *****

I made it to 175 in the nick of time! Thanks to Elyse and some recommendations for short stories on Amazon Prime. I like short story collections a lot. These ones helped me reach my goal, but also helped me discover that stand alone short stories are not my fav.

Congrats Andrea!

Thanks Elyse!!! My run over the finish line was dedicated to you… lol

Wow, way to go!