75 Books...More or Less! discussion

I'm sticking with my goal of 100 books. It is just enough to be challenging without being impossible.

JANUARY

1. The Women ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Sandwich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. The Summer Cottage ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. If Only I Had Told Her ⭐⭐⭐
6. Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Royal Valentine ⭐⭐⭐
8. How to End a Love Story ⭐⭐⭐
9. Cruel Winter with You ⭐⭐⭐
10. Lies and Weddings ⭐⭐⭐
11. The Perfume Collector ⭐⭐⭐⭐
12. Kill Joy ⭐⭐⭐
13. Meant to Be ⭐⭐⭐⭐
14. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World ⭐⭐⭐⭐
15. The Rom-Commers ⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. The Exception to the Rule ⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. Funny Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐
18. Drop, Cover, and Hold On ⭐⭐⭐
19. The Singles Table ⭐⭐⭐
20. Worst Wingman Ever ⭐⭐⭐
21. Rosie and the Dreamboat ⭐⭐⭐
22. Twisted Twenty-Six ⭐⭐⭐⭐
23. The Setup ⭐⭐⭐
24. The Paradise Problem ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25. Table for Two ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26. The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club ⭐⭐⭐⭐
27. Demon Copperhead ⭐⭐⭐
28. More or Less Maddy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
29. Beware the Woman ⭐⭐⭐
30. Slow Dance ⭐⭐⭐⭐
31. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ⭐⭐⭐⭐
32. The Unboxing of a Black Girl ⭐⭐⭐⭐

FEBRUARY

33. The Five-Star Weekend ⭐⭐⭐⭐
34. Natural Selection ⭐⭐⭐
35. When We Were Friends ⭐⭐⭐
36. What Does It Feel Like? ⭐⭐⭐⭐
37. Archer's Voice ⭐⭐⭐
38. The Bookstore Sisters ⭐⭐⭐⭐
39. The Bookstore Wedding ⭐⭐⭐⭐
40. The Things We Leave Unfinished⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
41. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder ⭐⭐⭐⭐
42. The Fall Risk ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43. Oh William! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
44. The Measure ⭐⭐⭐⭐
45. The Life We Bury ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46. The Locked Door ⭐⭐⭐
47. She's Gone: Five Mysterious Twentieth-Century Cold Cases ⭐⭐⭐
48. Yellowface ⭐⭐⭐⭐
49. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store ⭐⭐⭐
50. Lucy by the Sea ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
51. The Way I Am Now ⭐⭐⭐⭐
52. Twisted Love ⭐⭐⭐
53. Twisted Games ⭐⭐⭐
54. Twisted Hate ⭐⭐⭐
55. Divine Rivals ⭐⭐⭐⭐
56. The Choice ⭐⭐⭐
57. First Lie Wins ⭐⭐⭐
58. Someone Else's Shoes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
59. The Ministry of Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐
60. This Song Is (Not) For You ⭐⭐⭐
61. The Crash ⭐⭐⭐
62. The Berry Pickers ⭐⭐⭐⭐
63. It Ends with Us ⭐⭐⭐⭐
64. Pictures of You ⭐⭐⭐⭐
65. All the Missing Pieces ⭐⭐⭐⭐
66. The Finishing School ⭐⭐⭐⭐
67. Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch ⭐⭐⭐⭐
68. Happy Place ⭐⭐⭐⭐
69. The Bookstore Keepers ⭐⭐⭐⭐
70. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth ⭐⭐⭐
71. The Idea of You ⭐⭐⭐
72. The Seven Year Slip ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
73. The Dead Romantics ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
74. The Husbands ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A book a day, Andrea?! Wow you're on a roll!!

Haha, some of them are novellas. I ended the year with Covid and then got the flu, so I have had the luxury of extra reading time. When I had the flu, I was so nauseous I couldn't watch TV because of all the food commercials...lol I listened to audio books.

Andrea wrote: "Haha, some of them are novellas. I ended the year with Covid and then got the flu, so I have had the luxury of extra reading time. When I had the flu, I was so nauseous I couldn't watch TV because ..."

Sometimes being sick works out! lol. When I had Covid, I couldn't read or listen to audio and I was devastated. I could only semi-watch TV. Luckily the bad part only lasted 2 days but it was a long 2 days. Glad you're feeling better!

MARCH

75. Home Is Where the Bodies Are ⭐⭐⭐
76. A Thousand Broken Pieces ⭐⭐⭐⭐
77. The Vegetarian ⭐⭐
78. A Novel Love Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐
79. The Mystery Guest ⭐⭐⭐⭐
80. The Mistletoe Mystery ⭐⭐⭐
81. The Grace Year ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
82. The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There ⭐⭐⭐⭐
83. Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music ⭐⭐⭐
84. The Let Them Theory ⭐⭐⭐
85. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World ⭐⭐
86. Such a Bad Influence ⭐⭐⭐
87. All the Colors of the Dark ⭐⭐⭐⭐
88. Expiration Dates ⭐⭐⭐⭐
89. The Hate You Give ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
90. The Favorites ⭐⭐⭐⭐
91. Call Us What We Carry ⭐⭐⭐⭐
92. Saint X ⭐⭐⭐⭐
93. The Invisible Hour ⭐⭐⭐⭐
94. The Author's Guide to Murder ⭐⭐⭐
95. As Good As Dead ⭐⭐

Wow, Andrea, killing it so far this year! More than a book a day!

APRIL

96. Somehow: Thoughts on Love ⭐⭐⭐⭐
97. We Used to Live Here ⭐⭐⭐⭐
98. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
99. Almost Everything: Notes on Hope ⭐⭐⭐⭐
100. Sea of Tranquility ⭐⭐⭐⭐
101. Weyward ⭐⭐⭐⭐
102. One Big Happy Family ⭐⭐⭐
103. When the World Tips Over ⭐⭐⭐⭐
104. Birding with Benefits ⭐⭐⭐
105. A Court of Thorns and Roses ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
106. Look Closer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
107. Catch the Sun ⭐⭐⭐⭐
108. First-Time Caller ⭐⭐⭐⭐

As predicted my reading is slowing down as the temperatures rise and we are doing more things on the weekend. Work is also really busy right now with reviews, budgets, new staff, etc. I'm still really happy with what I have read so far this year, lots of 4 star books in the mix!

Andrea wrote: "98. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was so happy Flavia's been continued!

MAY


109. We All Live Here ⭐⭐⭐⭐
110. Part of Your World ⭐⭐⭐⭐
111. Blue Sisters ⭐⭐⭐⭐
112. Be Ready When the Luck Happens ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
113. The High Notes ⭐⭐⭐
114. Three Days in June ⭐⭐⭐⭐
115. Lovely War ⭐⭐⭐⭐
116. The Maid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
117. The Friends We Keep ⭐⭐⭐⭐
118. Old Enough ⭐⭐⭐
119. The Librarianist ⭐⭐⭐
120. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It ⭐⭐⭐⭐
121. Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones ⭐⭐⭐⭐
122. The Princess of Las Vegas ⭐⭐⭐
123. Margo's Got Money Troubles ⭐⭐⭐⭐
124. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
125. This Is a Love Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐
126. What the Wife Knew ⭐⭐⭐
127. The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐
128. James ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Elyse wrote: "Andrea wrote: "98. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was so happy Flavia's been continued!"

I am listening to Lovely War and it is the same narrator as Flavia! I would recognize her voice anywhere. I think after listening to another book with her as the narrator she really adds to the character of Flavia for the audio books.

JUNE


129. Blessings ⭐⭐⭐⭐
130. A Court of Mist and Fury ⭐⭐⭐⭐
131. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat ⭐⭐⭐⭐
132. Flirting Lessons ⭐⭐⭐
133. You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable ⭐⭐⭐
134. Waiting for the Long Night Moon: Stories ⭐⭐⭐⭐
135. The Tenant ⭐⭐⭐
136. The Rachel Incident ⭐⭐⭐
137. The Maid's Secret ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
138. Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die ⭐⭐⭐
139. The Woman Inside ⭐⭐⭐
140. Society of Lies ⭐⭐⭐
141. While We're Young ⭐⭐⭐
142. The Lake of Lost Girls ⭐⭐⭐⭐
143. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead ⭐⭐⭐⭐
144. The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better ⭐⭐⭐
145. We All Want Impossible Things ⭐⭐⭐⭐
146. Talking at Night ⭐⭐⭐
147. The Wedding People ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
148. Under the Same Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
149 The Situationship ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Andrea wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Andrea wrote: "98. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was so happy Flavia's been continued!"

I am listening to Lovely War and it is the ..."

Oh yes I love Jane Entwistle as Flavia! I haven't listened to anything else narrated by her, I don't know if I could without hearing Flavia! lol

JULY


150. Same Time Next Summer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
151. What Happened to the McCrays? ⭐⭐⭐⭐
152. The Pumpkin Spice Café ⭐⭐⭐
153. Nowhere Like Home ⭐⭐⭐
154. Ruthless Vows ⭐⭐⭐⭐
155. Here One Moment ⭐⭐⭐⭐
156. A Court of Wings and Ruin ⭐⭐⭐⭐
157. Listen for the Lie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
158. The Connellys of County Down ⭐⭐⭐⭐
159. The River Is Waiting ⭐⭐⭐⭐
160. My Friends ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

AUGUST


161. A Court of Frost and Starlight ⭐⭐⭐⭐
162. Passion Project ⭐⭐⭐
163. Atmosphere ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
164. Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine ⭐⭐⭐⭐
165. Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity ⭐⭐⭐
166. You Will Never Be Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐
167. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot ⭐⭐⭐
167. The Last Mrs. Parrish ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
168. Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing ⭐⭐⭐
169. The Bodyguard ⭐⭐⭐⭐
170. All That Life Can Afford ⭐⭐⭐
171. The Answer Is No ⭐⭐⭐⭐
172. Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice ⭐⭐⭐
173. Kareem Between ⭐⭐⭐⭐
174. Lean on Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐
175. The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work ⭐⭐⭐
176. Dear Mothman ⭐⭐⭐⭐
177. The Restaurant ⭐⭐⭐
178. Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun ⭐⭐⭐⭐
179. Long Bright River *reread/audio* ⭐⭐⭐⭐
180. Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight ⭐⭐⭐⭐

SEPTEMBER


181. The Next Mrs. Parrish ⭐⭐⭐⭐
182. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
183. Mansion Beach ⭐⭐⭐⭐
184. Disappoint Me ⭐⭐⭐
185. The Door of No Return ⭐⭐⭐⭐
186. Rabbit Moon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
187. The First Rule of Punk ⭐⭐⭐⭐
188. Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives ⭐⭐⭐
189. Good Dirt ⭐⭐⭐⭐

OCTOBER


190. Deep End ⭐⭐⭐
191. The Love Haters ⭐⭐⭐
192. Great Big Beautiful Life ⭐⭐⭐⭐
193. Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter ⭐⭐⭐
194. The Names ⭐⭐⭐⭐

You are really doing amazing this year Andrea!! SO many fun looking books!!

Awww thank you Dawn! Now if only I could stay on top of the logging.

NOVEMBER

195. My Best Friend's Honeymoon ⭐⭐⭐
196. It Starts with Us ⭐⭐⭐
197. Maine Characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐
198. You Deserve to Know ⭐⭐⭐
199. Better Than the Movies ⭐⭐⭐
200. Nothing Like the Movies ⭐⭐⭐

COMPLETED revised goal

201. Magnolia Parks ⭐⭐
202. The Summer We Ran ⭐⭐⭐
203. Happy Wife ⭐⭐⭐
204. Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They ⭐⭐⭐ Deserve ⭐⭐⭐⭐
205. When Women Were Dragons
206. The Compound ⭐⭐⭐

DECEMBER

207. A ​Court of Silver Flames ⭐⭐⭐

WAY TO GO Andrea!!! You are a book rockstar this year!!!

Thank you, I feel accomplished. You are not too shabby either!