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message 1: by Eileen (last edited Dec 31, 2025 07:54PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments History:
2019 Total, July-Dec: 69,294, 214 books
July: 42 books, 12,963 pp
August: 48 books, 14,758 pp
September: 30 books, 10416 pp
October: 25 books, 9499 pp
November: 26 books, 8864 pp
December: 43 books, 12794 pp

2020 Total: 176,008, 524 books
January: 51 books, 14,713 pp
February: 37 books, 11918 pp
March: 32 books, 14,810 pp
April:50 books, 16,207 pp
May: 56 books, 18,374 pp
June: 53 books, 15617 pp
July: 42 books, 16913 pp
August: 44 books, 15088 pp
September: 43 books, 14281 pp
October: 35 books, 11997 pp
November: 25 books, 9888 pp
December: 56 books, 16202 pp

2021 Total: 162,347 pp, 431 books
January: 39 books, 15,066 pp
February: 29 books, 11,671 pp
March: 33 books, 12,828 pp
April: 26 books, 12,070 pp
May: 32 books, 11,187 pp
June: 43 books, 15,466 pp
July: 51 books, 17,867 pp
August: 42 books, 15,985 pp
September: 34 books, 12,976 pp
October: 36 books, 13857 pp
November: 23 books, 9148 pp
December: 43, 14226 pp

2022 Total: 157,642 pp, 434 books
January: 34 books, 11,932 pp
February: 39, 13,699 pp
March: 42, 14,661 pp
April: 37, 13,109 pp
May: 35, 12,648 pp
June: 47, 16,225 pp
July: 47, 17,377 pp
August: 33, 13,329 pp
September: 29, 11,514 pp, 1 hr 29 min
October: 34, 12,215 pp
November: 28, 10,892 pp
December: 29, 10,041 pp

2023 Total: 117,123 pp, 332 books
January: 29, 10640 pp
February: 21, 8712 pp
March: 32, 10331 pp
April: 33, 12370 pp
May: 40, 14069 pp + 6.5 hours
June: 36, 13837 pp
July: 39, 11841 pp
August: 23, 7144 pp
September: 21, 6622 pp
October: 15, 7101 pp
November: 19, 6391 pp
December: 24, 8065 pp

2024 Total: 60,519 pp, 184 books, Sandman Act III
January: 7013 pp, 24 books
February: 6601 pp, 22 books, 4:35:34
March: 5560 pp, 13 books + Sandman Act III
April: 5560 pp, 13 books + Sandman Act III
May: 6538 pp, 19 books
June: 5155 pp, 16 books
July: 4199 pp, 16 books
August: 3975 pp, 13 books
September: 3453 pp, 9 books
October: 3828 pp, 13 books
November: 4199 pp, 12 books
December: 4438 pp, 14 books

2025 Total: 52102 pp, 150 books
January: 4877 pp, 16 books
February: 1875 pp, 5 books
March: 4058 pp, 13 books
April: 3845 pp, 11 books
May: 4482 pp, 10 books
June: 6480 pp, 12 books
July: 4596 pp, 16 books
August: 4670 pp + 1:42:26, 16 books
September: 5136 pp, 11 books
October: 4717 pp, 17 books
November: 4162 pp, 14 books
December: 3204 pp, 9 books


message 2: by Eileen (last edited Feb 01, 2025 07:02PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My January reads!
Goal:
3000 pages. 10 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Once a Castle (Carrick Hall, #2) by Sarah Arthur The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
The Legend of Black Jack by A.R. Witham A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


January 1-10:
The Most Boring Book Ever, pp 1-48 = 48 pp ✔
The Crimson Crown, pp 272-544 = 272 pp ✔
Moon Over Soho, pp 1-396 = 396 pp ✔
Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery, pp 1-304 = 304 pp ✔
Whispers Under Ground, pp 1-429 = 429 pp ✔
Discovery of the Wanderlust: A Tri-Galactic Trek Novel, pp 1-110 pp
❄️daily tally: 1559 pp

January 11-20:
Discovery of the Wanderlust: A Tri-Galactic Trek Novel, pp 110-220 = 110 pp ✔
Rieden Reece and the Virtual Girl: A Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Adventure, pp 1-286 = 286 pp ✔
Zodiac Rising, pp 1-416 = 416 pp ✔
Starter Villain, pp 1-264 = 264 pp ✔
Labrador Lieutenant: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek, pp 1-75 = 75 pp ✔
Nettle & Bone, pp 1-60 = 60 pp
Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek, pp 1-173 = 173 pp
❄️daily tally: 1384 pp

January 21-31:
Nettle & Bone, pp 60-262 = 202 pp ✔
Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek, pp 173-480 = 307 pp ✔
Careful What You Hear, pp 1-208 = 208 pp ✔
And Then She Vanished, pp 1-350 = 350 pp ✔
If I Stopped Haunting You, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
The Legend of Black Jack, pp 1-495 = 495 pp ✔
A Tale for the Time Being, pp 1-52 = 52 pp
❄️daily tally: 1934 pp

Total Pages Read: 4877 pp
Books Finished: 16


General Fiction:
The Most Boring Book Ever by Brandon Sanderson Starter Villain by John Scalzi And Then She Vanished (Joseph Bridgeman #1) by Nick Jones The Legend of Black Jack by A.R. Witham

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:
Halfway There A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari

ARCs:
The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter Discovery of the Wanderlust A Tri-Galactic Trek Novel (Saga of the Wanderlust Book 2) by Mary E. Lowd Rieden Reece and the Virtual Girl A Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Adventure by Matt Guzman Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac, #1) by Katie Zhao Labrador Lieutenant Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek by Mary E. Lowd Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek by Kwame Mbalia Careful What You Hear (Do You Hear What I Hear?, #2) by Helen Dunlap Newton If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens

Other:
Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2) by Ben Aaronovitch Whispers Under Ground (Rivers of London, #3) by Ben Aaronovitch Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher


message 3: by Eileen (last edited Apr 05, 2025 06:25PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My February reads!
Goal:
3000 pages. 10 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Once a Castle (Carrick Hall, #2) by Sarah Arthur The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao The Library Game (Secret Staircase Mysteries, #4) by Gigi Pandian Saltwater by Katy Hays The Deathly Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #2) by Kathryn Purdie Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


February 1-14:
Ex Marks the Spot, pp 1-384 = 384 pp ✔
Good Dirt, pp 1-368 = 368 pp ✔
Once a Queen, pp 1-386 = 386 pp ✔
The Forest Grimm, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
The Crimes of Rooker Flynn, pp 1-76 = 76 pp
❄️daily tally: 1614 pp

February 15-February 28:
The Kaiju Preservation Society, pp 1-261 = 261 pp ✔
❄️daily tally: 261 pp

Total Pages Read: 1875 pp
Books Finished: 5



Plays, Poetry, and Romance:
Heroes Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry (not finished)

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:

ARCs:
Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #1) by Kathryn Purdie

Other:
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi


message 4: by Eileen (last edited Apr 05, 2025 04:45PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My March reads!
Goal:
3000 pages. 10 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao Saltwater by Katy Hays The Deathly Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #2) by Kathryn Purdie Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


March 1-31:
The Crimes of Rooker Flynn, pp 76-375 = 299 pp ✔
Truth and Transformation, pp 1-321 = 321 pp ✔
As Far As The Eye Can See, pp 1-100 = 100 pp ✔
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures, pp 1-468 = 468 pp ✔
The Trial of Rooker Flynn, pp 1-370 = 370 pp ✔
A Tale for the Time Being, pp 52-432 = 380 pp ✔
The Shadows of London, pp 1-350 = 350 pp ✔
The Observer Effect, pp 1-390 = 390 pp ✔
I Leave It Up to You, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
The Library Game, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
The Quantum Chain, pp 1-350 = 350 pp ✔
Once a Castle, pp 1-418 = 418 pp ✔
Scarlet Hunger: A Nile Ghost Story, pp 1-262 = 262 pp ✔
❄️daily tally: 4058 pp

Total Pages Read: 4058 pp
Books Finished: 13


Mystery and Suspense:
The Shadows of London (Joseph Bridgeman #2) by Nick Jones The Observer Effect (Joseph Bridgeman #3) by Nick Jones The Quantum Chain (Joseph Bridgeman, #4) by Nick Jones

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:

ARCs:
The Crimes of Rooker Flynn (Locke Institute #1) by A.R. Witham The Trial of Rooker Flynn (Locke Institute Trilogy #2) by A.R. Witham Truth and Transformation (Taking Wonderland #2) by Martin Baynton As Far As The Eye Can See by Christina Hagmann I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo Chong The Library Game (Secret Staircase Mysteries, #4) by Gigi Pandian Once a Castle (Carrick Hall, #2) by Sarah Arthur Scarlet Hunger A Nile Ghost Story (Grey Sisters Saga) by Cristine Courcy

Other:
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Heroes Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry


message 5: by Eileen (last edited May 01, 2025 06:53AM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My April reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao The Deathly Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #2) by Kathryn Purdie Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


April 1-31:
The Familiar, pp 1-387 = 387 pp ✔
Rebellion 1776, pp 1-412 = 412 pp ✔
Selena Flowers and the Cursed Ruby, pp 1-340 = 340 pp ✔
Junie, pp 1-368 = 368 pp ✔
A Drop of Corruption, pp 1-465 = 465 pp ✔
The Brothers Finn and the Hidden Hills Hunt, pp 1-111 = 111 pp ✔
Those Fatal Flowers, pp 1-384 = 384 pp ✔
LICKED: A Warrior Hearts Academy Prequel, pp 1-232 = 232 pp ✔
The House in the Cerulean Sea, pp 1-394 = 394 pp ✔
Saltwater, pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
Somewhere Beyond the Sea, pp 1-416 = 416 pp ✔
❄️daily tally:

Total Pages Read: 3845 pp
Books Finished: 11


Western, Humor, Adventure:
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) by T.J. Klune

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:

ARCs:
Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson Selena Flowers and the Cursed Ruby (The Merblood Saga #1) by Ella English Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett The Brothers Finn and the Hidden Hills Hunt (Before The Brothers Finn Book 2) by Christina Hagmann Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives LICKED A Warrior Hearts Academy Prequel by Ellie Horn Saltwater by Katy Hays

Other:


message 6: by Eileen (last edited Jun 04, 2025 06:35PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My April reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao Selena Flowers and the Phantom Tides by Ella English The Deathly Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #2) by Kathryn Purdie Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


May 1-31:
Paris Undercover, pp 1-448 = 448 pp ✔
As Old as Time, pp 1-496 = 496 pp ✔
The Dragon's Apprentice, pp 1-240 = 240 pp ✔
Wholehearted Faith, pp 1-224 = 224 pp ✔
Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand, pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
Murder by Cheesecake, pp 1-336 =336 pp ✔
The Secret History of Audrey James, pp 1-473 = 473 pp ✔
Under the Whispering Door, pp 1-390 = 390 pp ✔
Foster, pp 1-128 = 128 pp ✔
How to Chain Your Dragons: A Science Fiction Adventure Romance, pp 1-391 = 391 pp ✔
Blood of Drakgar: Bound by Freedom: A Science Fiction Fantasy with Dragons, Rebellion, and Slowburn Romance, pp 1-340 = 340 pp
The Wandering Inn, pp 1-680 = 680 pp
❄️daily tally: 4482 pp

Total Pages Read: 4482 pp
Books Finished: 10


Female Authors:
As Old as Time by Liz Braswell Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans Foster by Claire Keegan

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:
Good Soil The Education of an Accidental Farmhand by Jeff Chu

ARCs:
Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman The Dragon's Apprentice by James Riley Murder by Cheesecake (Golden Girls, #1) by Rachel Ekstrom Courage The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall How to Chain Your Dragons A Science Fiction Adventure Romance by Ellie Horn


Other:
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune


message 7: by Eileen (last edited Jul 01, 2025 09:52AM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My June reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Rook's Gambit (Broken Gears) by Dana Fraedrich The Silversmith's Puzzle (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #4) by Nev March The Language of the Birds by K.A. Merson Chasing Shadows (Detective Erika Foster, #9) by Robert Bryndza We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon These Heathens by Mia McKenzie Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Deathly Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #2) by Kathryn Purdie Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


June 1-30:
Blood of Drakgar: Bound by Freedom: A Science Fiction Fantasy with Dragons, Rebellion, and Slowburn Romance, pp 340-516 = 176 pp ✔
The Wandering Inn, pp 680-1235 = 555 pp ✔
Fae and Fare, pp 1-1718 = 1718 pp ✔
Flowers of Esthelm, pp 1-1008 = 1008 pp ✔
My Friends, pp 1-448 = 448 pp ✔
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
Chasing Moonflowers: A Gothic Historical Fantasy, pp 1-312 = 312 pp ✔
Knave of Diamonds, pp 1-337 = 337 pp ✔
Nobody in Particular, pp 1-352 = 352 pp ✔
This American Woman: A One-In-A-Billion Memoir, pp 1-334 = 334 pp ✔
Selena Flowers and the Phantom Tides, pp 1-340 = 340 pp ✔
We Can Never Leave, pp 1-100 = 100 pp


Total Pages Read: 6480 pp
Books Finished: 12


Fantasy, Graphic Novels:
The Wandering Inn (The Wandering Inn, #1) by Pirateaba Fae and Fare (The Wandering Inn, #2) by Pirateaba Flowers of Esthelm (The Wandering Inn, #3) by Pirateaba

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride This American Woman A One-In-A-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales

ARCs:
Blood of Drakgar Bound by Freedom A Science Fiction Fantasy with Dragons, Rebellion, and Slowburn Romance by Nadine Luis My Friends by Fredrik Backman The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (The Three Realms, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao Chasing Moonflowers A Gothic Historical Fantasy by Pauline Chow Knave of Diamonds (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #19) by Laurie R. King Selena Flowers and the Phantom Tides by Ella English

Other:


message 8: by Eileen (last edited Jul 31, 2025 09:29PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My July reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Rook's Gambit (Broken Gears) by Dana Fraedrich The Silversmith's Puzzle (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #4) by Nev March Chasing Shadows (Detective Erika Foster, #9) by Robert Bryndza The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Deathly Grimm (The Forest Grimm, #2) by Kathryn Purdie Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch The Hanging Tree (Rivers of London, #6) by Ben Aaronovitch Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London, #7) by Ben Aaronovitch False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9) by Ben Aaronovitch


July 1-31:
We Can Never Leave, pp 100-320 = 220 pp ✔
Tricks of Fortune, pp 1-352 = 352 pp ✔
Stargirl, pp 1-186 = 186 pp ✔
The Bean Trees, pp 1-342 = 342 pp ✔
Tri-Galactic Trek, pp 1-228 = 228 pp ✔
The Bletchley Riddle, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
Ban This Book, pp 1-257 = 257 pp ✔
Collie Commander: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek, pp 1-86 = 86 pp ✔
Arctic Fox Android: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek, pp 1-140 = 140 pp ✔
The Language of the Birds, pp 1-368 = 368 pp ✔
Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow, pp 1-276 = 276 pp ✔
These Heathens, pp 1-272 = 272 pp ✔
It Rhymes With Takei, pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
The Girls Who Grew Big, pp 1-512 = 512 pp ✔
Troubling Tonsils!, pp 1-86 = 86 pp ✔
Skeleton Cat and the Massacre at Sundae Seven, pp 1-88 = 88 pp ✔
Pigs in Heaven, pp 1-211 = 211 pp
Murder in Old Bombay, pp 1-160 = 160 pp
Karthik Delivers, pp 1-76 = 76 pp

Total Pages Read: 4596 pp
Books Finished: 16


Children's and YA:
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) by Jerry Spinelli The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys Ban This Book by Alan Gratz The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei

ARCs:
We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern Tri-Galactic Trek by Mary E. Lowd Collie Commander Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek by Mary E. Lowd Arctic Fox Android Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek by Mary E. Lowd The Language of the Birds by K.A. Merson Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow A Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Adventure (Rieden Reece, #6) by Matt Guzman These Heathens by Mia McKenzie Troubling Tonsils! (Jasper Rabbit's Creepy Tales!) by Aaron Reynolds Skeleton Cat and the Massacre at Sundae Seven by Lane Lowd

Other:


message 9: by Eileen (last edited Aug 31, 2025 07:35PM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My August reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
The Silversmith's Puzzle (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #4) by Nev March Little Movements by Lauren Morrow The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes Mirage City (Evander Mills, #4) by Lev A.C. Rosen King of the Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin Where There's Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra The Island Club by Nicola Harrison Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) by Matt Dinniman


August 1-31:
Murder in Old Bombay, pp 160-400 = 240 pp ✔
Dead Outlaw, 1:42:26 ✔
The Bewitching, pp 1-359 = 359 pp ✔
Project Hail Mary, pp 1-549 = 549 ✔
Rook's Gambit, pp 1-490 = 490 ✔
Peril at the Exposition, pp 1-400 = 400 ✔
Ursine Exchange Officer: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek, pp 1-118 = 118 pp ✔
The Spanish Diplomat's Secret, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
A Disgraceful Embrace, pp 1-43 = 43 pp ✔
Lavender House, pp 1-256 = 256 pp ✔
The Bell in the Fog, pp 1-265 = 265 pp ✔
Rough Pages, pp 1-259 = 259 pp ✔
Chasing Shadows, pp 1-434 = 434 pp ✔
Market of the Never Setting Sun, pp 1-200 = 200 pp ✔
Karthik Delivers, pp 76-273 = 197 pp ✔
Pigs in Heaven, pp 211-384 = 173 pp ✔
Seraphina Grey and the Carnival of Nightmares, pp 1-68 = 68 pp
The Silversmith's Puzzle, pp 1-42 = 42 pp
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, pp 1-257 = 257 pp

Total Pages Read: 4670 pp + 1:42:26
Books Finished: 16


Memoirs, Biographies, and Travel:
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Spanish Diplomat's Secret (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #3) by Nev March

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:
Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March Peril at the Exposition (Captain Jim Agnihotri, #2) by Nev March A Disgraceful Embrace (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries #3.5) by Nev March Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills Mysteries Book 2) by Lev A.C. Rosen Rough Pages (Evander Mills, #3) by Lev A.C. Rosen Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

ARCs:
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Rook's Gambit (Broken Gears) by Dana Fraedrich Ursine Exchange Officer Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek by Mary E. Lowd Chasing Shadows (Detective Erika Foster, #9) by Robert Bryndza Market of the Never Setting Sun by E.F. Nordmed

Other:
Dead Outlaw by David Yazbek Karthik Delivers by Sheela Chari


message 10: by Eileen (last edited Oct 01, 2025 09:06AM) (new)

Eileen | 1859 comments .
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My September reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes Mirage City (Evander Mills, #4) by Lev A.C. Rosen King of the Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin Beautiful Brutal Bodies (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #2) by Linda Cheng Where There's Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara If All the Stars Go Dark by S.G. Prince The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra The Island Club by Nicola Harrison Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:


September 1-30:
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, pp 257-694 = 437 pp ✔
Seraphina Grey and the Carnival of Nightmares, pp 68-678 = 610 pp ✔
Lulu's Walkabout: Never Setting Sun, pp 1-14 = 14 pp ✔
This Inevitable Ruin, pp 1-724 = 724 pp ✔
The Silversmith's Puzzle, pp 42-320 = 278 pp ✔
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man), pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
Little Movements: A Novel, pp 1-256 = 256 pp ✔
Faces of Fear: A Teen & Young Adult Supernatural Thriller, pp 1-206 = 206 pp ✔
Three Blue Hearts, pp 1-288 = 288 pp ✔
Winter Solstice, pp 1-1109 = 1109 pp ✔
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
Field of Frights, pp 1-200 = 200 pp
The Last Light, pp 1-358 = 358 pp

Total Pages Read: 5136 pp
Books Finished: 11


Science Fiction/Dystopia:
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) by Matt Dinniman This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl #7) by Matt Dinniman Winter Solstice (The Wandering Inn, #4) by Pirateaba

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) (Vera Wong, #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

ARCs:
Seraphina Grey and the Carnival of Nightmares (Grey Sisters Saga Book 3) by Cristine Courcy The Silversmith's Puzzle (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #4) by Nev March Lulu's Walkabout Never Setting Sun by E.F. Nordmed Little Movements by Lauren Morrow Faces of Fear A Teen & Young Adult Supernatural Thriller (Field Park Horror) by Christina Hagmann Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson

Other:


message 11: by Eileen (last edited Oct 31, 2025 07:11PM) (new)

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My October reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
The Cats of Caylor Academy The Oceanus Sapphire by Karen Bitzer Beautiful Brutal Bodies (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #2) by Linda Cheng Where There's Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara If All the Stars Go Dark by S.G. Prince The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra The Island Club by Nicola Harrison Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
Knot of Shadows (Penric and Desdemona, #11) by Lois McMaster Bujold Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Adventure of the Demonic Ox (Penric and Desdemona, #14) by Lois McMaster Bujold


October 1-31:
Field of Frights, pp 200-208 = 8 pp ✔
The Last Light, pp 358-1791 = 1433 pp ✔
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar, pp 1-384 = 384 pp ✔
Mirage City, pp 1-272 = 272 pp ✔
Sonora, pp 1-400 = 400 pp ✔
Penric’s Demon, pp 1-139 = 139 pp ✔
Penric and the Shaman, pp 1-160 = 160 pp ✔
Penric's Fox, pp 1-112 = 112 pp ✔
Masquerade in Lodi, pp 1-125 = 125 pp ✔
Penric’s Mission, pp 1-139 = 139 pp ✔
Mira’s Last Dance, 1-110 = 110 pp ✔
The Prisoner of Limnos, pp 1-138 = 138 pp ✔
The Orphans of Raspay, pp 1-127 = 127 pp ✔
The Quantum Revelations, pp 1-480 = 480 pp ✔
The Physicians of Vilnoc, pp 1-126 = 126 pp ✔
The Assassins of Thasalon, pp 1-308 = 308 pp ✔
King of the Neuro Verse, pp 1-256 = 256 pp ✔

Total Pages Read: 4717 pp
Books Finished: 17


Supernatural, Thriller, Horror:
Penric’s Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold Penric's Fox (Penric and Desdemona, #5) by Lois McMaster Bujold Masquerade in Lodi (Penric and Desdemona, #9) by Lois McMaster Bujold Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold Mira’s Last Dance (Penric and Desdemona, #4) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Prisoner of Limnos (Penric and Desdemona, #6) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Orphans of Raspay (Penric and Desdemona, #7) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Physicians of Vilnoc (Penric and Desdemona, #8) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Assassins of Thasalon (Penric and Desdemona, #10) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:

ARCs:
Field of Frights (Field Park Horror) by Christina Hagmann The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes Mirage City (Evander Mills, #4) by Lev A.C. Rosen Sonora by Jenni L. Walsh The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich King of the Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin

Other:
The Last Light (The Wandering Inn, #5) by Pirateaba


message 12: by Eileen (last edited Nov 30, 2025 06:21PM) (new)

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My November reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara The Cats of Caylor Academy The Pharaoh's Catacombs by Karen Bitzer If All the Stars Go Dark by S.G. Prince The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra The Island Club by Nicola Harrison Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:


November 1-30:
Knot of Shadows, pp 1-114 = 114 pp ✔
Demon Daughter, pp 1-153 = 153 pp ✔
Penric and the Bandit, pp 1-123 = 123 pp ✔
The Adventure of the Demonic Ox, pp 1-139 pp ✔
The Cats of Caylor Academy: The Oceanus Sapphire, pp 1-244 = 244 pp ✔
Beautiful Brutal Bodies, pp 1-336 = 336 pp ✔
Where There's Room For Us, pp 1-320 = 320 pp ✔
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, Vol. 1, pp 1-198 = 198 pp ✔
A Hexing Holiday, pp 1-318 = 318 pp ✔
The Hallowed Hunt, pp 1-448 = 448 pp ✔
Reasons We Break, pp 1-485 = 485 pp ✔
The Curse of Chalion, pp 1-512 = 512 pp ✔
Totem Trouble, pp 1-257 = 257 pp ✔
Paladin of Souls, pp 1-515 = 515 pp ✔

Total Pages Read: 4162 pp
Books Finished: 14


Historical Fiction, Nonfiction:

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:

ARCs:
The Cats of Caylor Academy The Oceanus Sapphire by Karen Bitzer Beautiful Brutal Bodies (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #2) by Linda Cheng Where There's Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko A Hexing Holiday (Spooky Seasons #1) by Nicole Jamison Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo Totem Trouble (Dragon League Book 2) by Scott Charles

Other:
Knot of Shadows (Penric and Desdemona, #11) by Lois McMaster Bujold Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Adventure of the Demonic Ox (Penric and Desdemona, #14) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, Vol. 1 by Saka Mikami The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold Paladin of Souls (The Chalion Series Book 2) by Lois McMaster Bujold


message 13: by Eileen (last edited Dec 31, 2025 07:57PM) (new)

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My December reads!
Goal:
2500 pages. 8 books

TBR (will likely change and morph, as usual):
ARCS:
Alice with a Why by Anna James A Year Without Home by V.T. Bidania The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara The Cats of Caylor Academy The Pharaoh's Catacombs by Karen Bitzer Discipline by Larissa Pham If All the Stars Go Dark by S.G. Prince The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay by Ryan Douglass The Star Tree a middle grade fantasy adventure by Jinni Winter Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow Worse than a Lie A Beau Lee Cooper Novel by Ben Crump Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra Black. Single. Mother. Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging by Jamilah Lemieux The Fox and the Devil by Kiersten White The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han Forbidden Mountain (Guardians) by Brandon Mull The Island Club by Nicola Harrison Belabour by George Veck Modern Cannibals a Story Without a Narrator by Antonio Scotto di Carlo

Other Books:
The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5) by Richard Osman


December 1-31:
Joni Jones and the Ghost Train, pp 1-298 = 298 pp ✔
The Thursday Murder Club, pp 1-382 = 382 pp ✔
Joni Jones and the Ghosts of Gower: Book 2, pp 1-250 = 250 pp ✔
The Man Who Died Twice, pp 1-422 = 422 pp ✔
The Land: Founding, pp 1-292 = 292 pp ✔
The Land: Forging, pp 1-382 = 382 pp ✔
The Talismiths: The Secret Saboteur, pp 1-314 = 314 pp ✔
The Bullet That Missed, pp 1-413 = 413 pp ✔
Tidespeaker, pp 1-384 = 384 pp ✔
The Last Devil to Die, pp 1-67 = 67 pp

Total Pages Read: 3204 pp
Books Finished: 9


Classics and Short Stories:

Culture, LGBTQ+, Social Justice/Racial Issues and Politics:

ARCs:
Joni Jones and the Ghost Train A spooky fantasy adventure by P.D. Leyshon Joni Jones and the Ghosts of Gower Book 2 by P.D. Leyshon The Talismiths The Secret Saboteur by ML Hodder Tidespeaker by Sadie Turner

Other:
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) by Richard Osman The Land Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1) by Aleron Kong The Land Forging (Chaos Seeds, #2) by Aleron Kong The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3) by Richard Osman


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