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Jan 01, 2024 11:22AM
Hello lovely people! :D I actually hit (and passed) Kilimanjaro in 2023 while shooting for Vancouver. I don't know if last year was a fluke, so gonna start with Ararat and see where the climb takes me. :D
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1. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuireOn the board on January 9! The latest in the fantastic Wayward Children series.
2. The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line by Mari K. EderDNF @ 17%. Started it last year and just have no desire to pick it back up.
3. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary RoachHad the ARC since 2021. Oops, sorry NetGalley....
4. The Gentleman's Book of Vices by Jess Everlee; DNF @ 45%. Set it down and found I don't care about what happens next.
5. Off with Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor HermanAnother long overdue NetGalley ARC....
6. Master of One by Jaida Jones; DNF @ 19%. Put it down for a week and I've no interest in what happens next.
7. Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II by Lena Andrews
9. The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan...yeah, I didn't like this one.
10. A Living Dinosaur: On the Hunt in West Africa: or, How I Avoided Prison but Was Outsmarted by a Snail by Pat SpainFantastic quick book that I've had the ARC of for far too long. Adding the rest of his books to my TBR list....
11. The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee BakerOverdue NetGalley ARC that I really enjoyed. Added the next book to the mountain....
12. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson
Vacation means catching up on reading!13. Dominatrix on Trial: How a Canadian Dominatrix Fought the Law and Won by Terri-Jean Bedford
14. A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg
15. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel MIranda
16. Illuminations by T. Kingfisher
17. Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity by Christina Morató; DNF at 24%.
18. Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy
19. Omegas in Power by Sai Fox; DNF @19%. I enjoyed the author's other works, but apparently not enough to read mpreg.
20. Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire by Liz BrownDNF @7%. Old NetGalley ARC, no interest in it after I put it down after the introduction.
22. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat SebastianNetGalley ARC from 2021. Happy Pride!
23. Carnivores of the World by Luke Hunter24. A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland; DNF @ 17%. Not gonna slog through another 400 pages of an old NetGalley ARC
25. The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume II: Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories by Peter S. Beagle; old NetGalley ARC
26. Better the Blood by Michael Bennett; old NetGalley ARC
27. Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah; DNF at 55% when I realized I was skimming. Old NetGalley ARC.
28. Wild Cats of the World by Luke Hunter; hardcover reference book I've had for over two yearsOoof, I've kinda stalled out. Have a lot of ground to cover in the next two months....
29. Last Chapter and Worse by Gary Larson
30. Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Best; DNF at 23%31. The Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herrman: DNF at 37%
Clearing out old NetGalley ARCs and being disappointed....
32. Meghan the Wedding Sparkle Fairy by Daisy Meadows; quick early chapter read that my boss got for me as a gift years ago (only Rainbow Magic book with my name spelled right).
33. Lavender House by Lev A. C. Rosen; old Kindle ARC15 more books is doable, but I'm really gonna have to focus up.
34. Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang; another old Kindle ARC.Woo hoo, I'm up to 20% on my NetGalley profile!
35. No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull; DNF @ 7%. Old NetGalley ARC. Okay, 13 more books in 30 days! Let's do this!
36. Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood; have an old NetGalley ARC on the Kindle. Got about halfway through the audiobook before calling it quits.
37. Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be by Terryl Whitlatch ; let's start knocking the art and photo books out of the way.
38. The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring by Patti McCracken; clearin' out those NetGalley ARCs! (that have already been published) (oops)
39. The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service by Laura Kaplan; NetGalley only sent me the preface of the new edition; regardless, the 'book' is now off my Kindle.
40. Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species by Joel Sartore41. Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm by Dana Simpson
Knocking out the photo books and middle grade graphic novels!
42. Unicorn of Many Hats by Dana Simpson; more MG GN!
43. Extinction by Douglas Preston; audio book of an old NetGalley ARC44. A Caribbean Heiress in Pairs by Adriana Herrera; quit an hour into the audio book of an old NetGalley ARC
45. A Plague of Unicorns by Jane Yolen; MG that's been at the bottom of the stack for at least a year
46. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon; old NetGalley ARC
Okay, two to go! I'm definitely dropping back down to 36 next year.
47. All You Have to Do is Call by Kerri Maher
48. Goddess Mode by Zoe QuinnAnd I'm done! :D
Definitely dropping back down to 36 next year; these past couple weeks have been stressful.
Congrats on completing your climb! Glad you made it!
Natália wrote: "Congrats on completing your climb! Glad you made it!"Thanks! :D
And one more!49. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
