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Happy Thursday!  

I've had a rough week.  Long story short, no one was injured, but my car is in the collision center for the next few weeks, and I'm getting a rental car this afternoon.  I'm so frazzled and sad about  my car.  My kids & ex have been asking "what if it's totaled? What kind of car will you get??!" and I just don't want to think about it or talk about it, I want MY CAR back.
 




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The November group read  (which could fill "book about a food truck") is A Psalm for the Wild-Built.  You can join the discussion here:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The December group read, which could fill Prompt #25, A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee, will be:  Everything I Never Told You.   Let us know if you'd like to lead this discussion.


The 2026 monthly group read categories are here!  
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And a nomination poll for January, for a book which could fulfill "postpartum," is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3... 
  




This week I finished 2 books:

The Payback by Kashana Cauley - this was a rare First Reads win for me!  And it's taken me MONTHS to finish it, because I kept setting it aside for the oh-so-precious library books.  Finally I told myself to knock it off and get this book finished!  It's a hard book to describe; it's well written, with interesting characters, but the whole heist plot that is described in the blurb doesn't happen until Part 3.  Anyone going into this looking for a heist story is going to be disappointed. Anyone looking for near-future speculative fiction that focuses on racism against Black women and throws in a lot of goofy and dark humor will be quite pleased.

Small Game by Blair Braverman- I've followed Braverman on social media for years, so when she wrote a novel, I immediately requested it for my birthday, and I received it, and then it sat in a pile by my bed for three years.  Because that's what happens to books I own.  So I put it on my list of books I must read in 2025, to get myself going, and I finally read it, and I checked off "opposite words in the title" in AtY with this ("Small" paired with "Big" from Emily Henry's book)  This was good, but it is NOT a thriller, this is a character study and a meditation on the meaning of life, basically.  Read it with those expectations, and you will be satisfied.  Read it expecting a thriller, and you will be disappointed and confused.





Popsugar 100% 50 /50
Must Reads 80% 8 /10
AtY 94% 49 /52
AtY bonus 100% 10 /10
2025 pub 110% 55 /50
NetGalley ratio 96%






Question of the Week
Have your reading preferences and/or tastes changed over time?



For me, the answer is yes but also no.  I have bounced around reading mostly genre fiction my whole life. 

 I started out as a mystery reader when I was a kid, then I mixed in SFF and I became more of a SFF reader, with a bit of horror thrown in because it was the late 70s and Stephen King was all the rage.  At some point I realized I didn't really like Stephen King so I decided I was not a horror reader.  Then I discovered that deal where you could send in a penny and get like twelve Harlequin romances or six Silhouette romances (LOL Silhouette was always more "exclusive" and also racier) and I couldn't pass up free books, so I read some romance, too.  But those romances weren't very good, they were like the Cheez Doodles of the book world: tasty and easy to devour but ultimately not very satisfying.  

So I decided I wasn't actually a romance reader, and I stuck with mostly SFF through the 80s, and then Sue Grafton's alphabet mysteries came out so I read both SFF and mystery again just like when I was little.  I stuck with that pattern through my early adulthood, reading both SFF and mysteries.  In my 30s I realized I liked a little bit of literary fiction so I threw that in the mix sometimes, for variety, but not much of it.  

And then at some point in my early 40s I tried a romance again, I can't remember which one, but it was probably a Regency, and that hit the spot! Then for a few years I read mostly romance and detective mysteries that I picked up at the local used bookstore. When my kids were toddlers,  I also started using the library again, because I needed lots of picture books, so that let me branch out and try new things without risk.  I realized I was missing out on some good modern SFF, so I started focusing on SFF again. 

Eventually Reading Challenges entered the fray, and I found the Millions Most Anticipated lists, and Boxall's Books to read before you die list, and the Tournament of Books, and I started reading all sorts of books I did not realize I would enjoy.  I discovered I love literary fiction, and "women's fiction," and romance, and horror, and even chick lit sometimes.  I'm still reading my core loves, SFF and mystery, but I'm also reading all that other stuff, too, and the last few years it's been pretty evenly balanced between romance, SFF, mystery, and general & literary fic; those four categories together make up 88% of what I read.

So, it's been a journey, but I feel like I've come full circle, and my circle is "fuller" now than it was before.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Happy Thursday!  

I've had a rough week.  Long story short, no one was injured, but my car is in the collision center for the next few weeks, and I'm getting a rental car this afternoon.  I'm so f..."

Yikes! Glad you're okay! And I hope it's not totaled -- having to replace a car is a headache, financially and logistically...

Best of luck!

Happy Thursday.

Two weeks left of class! I guess this means I need to start studying for the final exam... and working on my signature assignment. Ack... luckily I have Thanksgiving week off before we launch into prepping for the final...

Books read this week:

Elder Race -- a strange but intriguing mashup of epic fantasy and science fiction, alternating chapters between a woman seeking a sorcerer’s help to defeat a demon and an anthropologist debating whether or not to break his “no interference” vow to help the natives of the planet he’s studying.

The Menu of Happiness -- another heartwarming read in the Kamagowa Food Detectives series. I want Japanese food now…

Assassination Classroom, Vol. 6 -- think I'm taking a break on this series for now. The shenanigans are fun but the realistic bullying of the characters is a little hard to read at the moment...

One-Punch Man, Vol. 25
ワンパンマン 26 未知 One Punch Man 26: Michi
ワンパンマン 27 タツマキ全開 One Punch Man 27: Tatsumaki Zenkai
ワンパンマン 28 深淵へ One Punch Man 28: Shin'en e
One-Punch Man, Vol. 29
One-Punch Man, Vol. 30
ワンパンマン 31 One Punch-Man 31

DNF:

The Tortoise's Tale -- boy howdy, this was slow. (I know, it’s about a tortoise, but that doesn’t excuse the dragging pace…) Probably not for me.

Currently reading:

Moonlit
Pony Confidential
The Doughnut Fix
Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons

QOTW:

I used to think I was exclusively a fantasy/sci-fi reader, without a lot of patience for other genres. Now I've branched out to read horror, realistic fiction, mysteries, thrillers, non-fiction, and even a little historical fiction and romance. I guess my go-to genre is "whatever looks interesting."

Finished:

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (3/5, reread for the Agatha Christie Challenge)

The mystery holds up, and the interplay between Poirot and Hastings is an element that works extremely well.

Othello by William Shakespeare (3/5, book that starts with the letter "O" or a book from the 800's of the Dewey Decimal System for the 52 Book Club)

Someone might also use this one for a love that defies social boundaries if they were so inclined. A lot of how well this story works is going to depend on the actors. It would take a very charismatic and beguiling Iago for me to believe that Othello would trust him over Desdemona. On the page, I find it far fetched.

Currently reading:

Batman: Resurrection by John Jackson Miller (a character with a secret identity)
Richard II by William Shakespeare (a book in the 800's of the Dewey Decimal System)
Mind Meld by John Vornholt (a character with a "Type C" personality)

Question of the Week:

I should hope so! Even after going from child to adult, reading tastes and preferences change with our life experience. It's okay to still love old favorites and gravitate to the same genres, but it's also great to experiment with new types of stories. Like taste buds rolling over every couple of weeks, a book or genre you hated last decade may be just perfect for who you are now.

Happy Thursday!

Reading Challenges:

🏆 52 Book Club: 52/52 (Connections Challenge: 19/21, November Mini-Challenge: 4/4)
🏆 ATY: 52/52 (ATY Anniversary Challenge: 10/10, ATY Fall Challenge: 36/36)
The Book Girls’ Guide: 66/74
🏆 Booklist Queen: 52/52
🏆 Popsugar: 50/50
Goodreads Fall Challenge (Bookmarks): 11/12
My Ever-Growing TBR: 139/328 – 42.4% (My goal was 33.3%.)

Recently Completed:

🐿️ Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder (ATY #41 – digging up the past) ★★★★
🐿️ The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love ★★★
🐿️ Small Great Things (ATY Connections #19 – set in the same time period as the previous book/Goodreads “Fiction Faves” Bookmark) ★★★★★
🐿️ The Attic Child (ATY Anniversary #9 – on TBR for more than a year/Booklist Queen #15 – a book you own but haven’t read) ★★★★
🐿️ Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (52 Books November Mini-Challenge #2 – 500s Nonfiction) ★★★★★
🐿️ Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator: Goodreads Giveaway. (52 Books November Mini-Challenge #1 – related to perspicacious) ★★★
🐿️ Orphan X, Orphan X #1 (52 Books November Mini-Challenge #4 – from a series that isn’t finished) ★★★
🐿️ I Hope This Finds You Well (52 Books November Mini-Challenge – set in an office) ★★★★
🐿️ Everyone Is Lying to You ★★★



QOTW: I think my reading tastes have always been all over the place, but contemporary fiction seems to be the sweet spot for me. I come back to it time after time.

What a great Thursday all already since it's been raining this morning and it's cold outside. Love it!

School and work have been crazy. Down to the final stretch of things so I need to pick up the pace. Kind of hard though because despite my job only being part time they are giving me more responsibilities.

I'm truly impressed with people who work multiple jobs, go to school, and then still raise families. What I do is ovewhelming enough for me. I know not everyone is built the same, and people do what they have to, but still. I certainly commend those types of people.

*****

Book News:

Been getting more books and working on my TBR's for 2026. Don't want to be struggling later. I found that doing wrapped TBR's and having priority reads for the months helped me a lot this year so I want to continue that into next.

*****

Finished:

Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore - Incredible history! I loved reading about this and I can only hope that more books like this get released with other diverse bookstores (Hispanic/Indigenous, etc.) This was one of my highly anticipated releases for 2025, and it certainly lived up to my hopes for it.

Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms - A beautiful anthology of poems and short stories.



*****

Currently Reading:

Parable of the Sower- Only 1/3 of the way into this book and I love it! It's easily becoming a five star read. It reminds me of so many of my other fandoms so it's hard to think it was published in 1993 before my fandoms came to be.

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution - Been wanting to read a Tyson book for a long while and this one is incredible!



*****

Question of the Week

Have your reading preferences and/or tastes changed over time?

Mine certainly have changed. While I'm mainly a nonfiction reader, I no longer restrict myself to the types of nonfiction that I read. Like this year I have really gotten into a lot of science books so that's been fun. I was terrible at science as a student from middle through college. It's easier when you educate yourself and find books that make sense, so because of that I've been having a lot of fun.

Next year it will change even more because I don't plan to limit myself to a certain percentage of nonfiction. I'm allowing myself to be open to other fiction genres that might capture my interest or that may seem appealing.

Sorry about your car, Nadine, but glad you're ok and nobody was hurt!

Some of the kittens are eating real food now, and the vet says they can soon go on to their forever homes. It will be hard to let go of them; they're adorable and their individual personalities are starting to come out.

105 books for the year, 50/50 Popsugar, 51/52 Booklist Queen. Anyone know when she's announcing her 2026 challenge?

Finished:

Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far RightGaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right by Adrienne Massanari. It's well argued, but more of an academic book than I'd expected.

Currently reading:

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Halfway through, and I'd give up if it wasn't for my book club. Just not vibing with it.

Next:

The Sirens by Emilia Hart.

QOTW: I've always had pretty wide-ranging taste, so I don't know that my taste has changed much. I don't like gore, cruelty, or gross-out humor, or women who swoon over men who treat them badly. My favorites have always been science fiction and fantasy, because the possibilities there are are unlimited, but I'll read any genre if you tell me a good story.

Good morning, everyone! Happy Thursday!

I started my new migraine prevention medication this week, and it seems to be helping. I've only had one headache since starting it, and it wasn't even bad enough for me to take an over-the-counter painkiller. It's too early to say for certain, but I think this course of treatment may turn out to be exactly what I needed.

This has been a really good reading week! I'm continuing to make pretty good progress on my reading for Nonfiction November, but I spent most of the week reading new releases.

Here are my current challenge and TBR totals…

Goodreads Challenge: 368/250 (146% — Challenge Complete!)
Mount TBR Challenge: 187/150 (124% — Challenge Complete!)

📚Physical TBR: 140/731
📱Ebook TBR: 36/218
🎧Audiobook TBR: 11/12
TBR Checklist Total: 187/961 (19% complete)

TBR Books DNFed in 2025: 5

I picked up a bunch of brand new releases at Barnes & Noble this week, including: You Can't Live All on Your Own!, Volume 3, by Mizoko Tsuno; Brimstone, by Callie Hart; How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps: The LitRPG bestseller, by Andrew Rowe; The Bond that Burns, by Briar Boleyn; and all three books of the Bloodsworn trilogy, by John Gwynne.

In my defense, most of these purchases were planned…but not all of them were. I blame the publishing companies for continuing to release (and re-release) books with such pretty covers and sprayed/stenciled edges.

“New” Books Bought in 2025: 176
“New” Books Read in 2025: 169
“New” Books DNFed in 2025: 1
“New” Books Checklist Total: 95% complete

Here are the books I finished this week…

Finished Reading (Fiction):
~Brigands & Breadknives — This is the most recent book in the Legends and Lattes trilogy. I absolutely loved this book, and it has definitely become my favorite of the trilogy! The story is a bit more adventurous than the previous two books, which made for a nice change of pace from the typical cozy fantasy experience. I also liked that the book followed Fern, because I found her a much more relatable character than Viv was in the previous books. As someone who found herself leaving a profession that should have left me feeling fulfilled, Fern's story really resonated with me. 📚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
~How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps: The LitRPG bestseller — I picked this book up on impulse at Barnes & Noble after reading a blurb on the front cover that was written by Matt Dinniman, and I am so glad I did. I enjoyed this book so much that I read it in a single evening! If you’re looking for a fun LitRPG book that reminds you of The Legend of Zelda, then this is definitely the one to pick up. 📚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finished Reading (Nonfiction):
~The Science of the Earth: The Secrets of Our Planet Revealed — This was a very interesting book, but the amount of scientific jargon made it a much slower read than I'd anticipated. The photographs are gorgeous though. 📚: ⭐⭐⭐

Finished Reading (Manga, Comic Books, & Graphic Novels):
~You Can't Live All on Your Own!, Volume 3 — While I was surprised to discover that this third volume is also the final one, I thought it was a really good way to conclude the series. This volume included several very cute moments, and the way the series ended was very sweet. I originally picked this series up on a whim, and I'm glad that I did. 📚: ⭐⭐⭐

Finished Reading (Poetry and Drama):
None

DNFed:
None

Currently Reading:
~NIV Audio Bible — This audiobook edition of The Bible is read by David Suchet. I currently have a little less than 50 hours remaining. 🎧
~The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 2 — I'm currently on track to finish this book by the end of the month, but I've slowed down on my reading over the past week. Content Alert: (view spoiler)[ This book includes, but is not limited to: references to bestiality, size shaming, and insults toward people of various skin colors. (hide spoiler)] 📚
~Medieval Warrior: Weapons, Technology, And Fighting Techniques, Ad 1000-1500 — This has been a really interesting read so far! 📚
~I, Medusa — I started this book right before bed last night, and I am already hooked! I will definitely be finishing it today. 📚
~Murder by Memory — I picked this book up on Libby for one of the Goodreads reading challenge prompts, and I'm really enjoying it so far. I will most likely finish it this afternoon. 📱

QOTW:
My answer to this question is also a solid yes and no.

I've been a massive fan of the fantasy and science fiction genres (books, film, and television) ever since I was a kid. They've always been my favorite genres, and will always be what I return to whenever I need something that I know I'm going to enjoy.

Mysteries are another genre than I've enjoyed since I was a kid. I started out with the Nancy Drew and Dana Girl Mysteries when I was young, and then moved on to Mary Higgins Clark as a teen. Now I tend to reach for mysteries that blend genres (historical mysteries, fantasy mysteries, etc.), as well as the odd cozy mystery.

The areas where my reading has seen the biggest changes are in the romance and horror genres.

I was really into paranormal romance as a young adult, and read a lot of Lynsay Sands, Katie MacAlister, and J.R. Ward. Now I really have no interest in that particular sub-genre. I do like some historical romances, mostly regency-era or romances set in Scotland, but I find that I enjoy them more if they also include a mystery as part of the story. I do enjoy picking up romantasy books, but I'm definitely more interested in the story and world-building than the romance.

My enjoyment of the horror genre only came about in the last two decades, and was definitely a surprise. I was a total scaredy cat when I was a kid, and really couldn't handle anything creepier than an episode of Scooby-Doo. It wasn't until I was in college that I started reading (and watching) horror on a regular basis, thanks to a roommate who was obsessed with the genre. I initially started dipping my toe into the genre to figure out what she liked so much about it, and ended up getting hooked myself.

Nadine in NY wrote: "I've had a rough week. Long story short, no one was injured, but my car is in the collision center for the next few weeks, and I'm getting a rental car this afternoon. I'm so frazzled and sad about my car. My kids & ex have been asking "what if it's totaled? What kind of car will you get??!" and I just don't want to think about it or talk about it, I want MY CAR back.."

So sorry to hear about your car, Nadine, but I'm really glad that you're okay and that no one was injured. Hopefully you'll be able to get your vehicle back soon.

Brrrr. It's gone from unseasonably warm to an icy wind overnight, and I'm not prepared. We were still having tomatoes ripening in our garden last week! Last night's frost has definitely finished everything off.

I decided to share my not-too-serious reading challenge. I'm kind of surprised people have signed up because I was having a bit of a laugh about certain very specific prompts when I added "A book by T. Kingfisher". Clearly others feel the same way!
Blog and graphics: https://www.curiositykilledthebookwor...
StoryGraph challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading...

Finished:
The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde. I forgot how much fun Thursday Next was, although I'm glad I dragged my feet reading this as I have a much shorter wait for the final instalment.

A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France by Ned Palmer. Not as good as the British cheese one, less history and more swanning about eating cheese and drinking wine that is hard to get outside of France. Ticks off ATY a second book with a connection from different genres (paired with When the Moon Hits Your Eye).

Currently reading We Are All Ghosts in the Forest (I'm loving this and it would work for travel ghosts or harvest next year) and listening to Early Riser.

QOTW:
It's probably fair to say I've gone through a lot of reading phases in my life. I think it went something like: horse books, horror, Discworld, chick-lit, paranormal romance, crime, translated fiction, fantasy, jumped on the YA bandwagon for a bit, sci-fi, back to fantasy, and then reading challenges threw everything into chaos. Nowadays, if the subject matter interests me, it doesn't really matter what genre it is. I do gravitate more to science fiction, fantasy and STEM topics though.

Hello, y’all.

It’s Thursday again! Seems that day of the week comes around more quickly than any other day!

It’s been another good week. I managed to pull all dead garden plants, turned over the soil in every bed (while seeking sweet potatoes) and covered each bed with pine straw for the winter. I also managed to move all those piles of straw from my front yard to the burn pit.

Now I am working on raking the back yard and cleaning the pine straw from around my trailer. I had hoped to do most of that this morning, but it has been foggy and dreary – not weather that I enjoy being out and about. Oh, well. I have accomplished a lot this week.

With my neighbor’s suggestion, I have figured out a way to teach down to Darla. I put her on top of the coffee table (trainer suggested a table) which I cover with a picnic table cloth. It works much better than me on the floor. However, now she gets up there on her own to look out of the window!

I haven’t read much this week, but I have completed a devotional read that has been in the works (and put aside for library reads) for some time. That felt good.

Finished:

The Blue Between Sky and Water – PAS. 3.5*. This actually was quite different than I expected. It focused on the strength and determination of Palestinian generations of one family with emphasis on the women.

Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: Parables of the Spiritual Path from Around the World – Devotional bedtime reading. 3*. More stories from the world with a lot of Asian (Zen, Buddhist) teaching.

Currently Reading:

Black Hotel: A Supernatural Thriller – Kindle. PAS. 16%.

The Winter Queen – PAS. 78%

Spiritual Reading:

The Imitation of Christ – Devotional reading. 44%

The Heart Of Stillness, the Elements of Spiritual Practice – Devotional reading. 12%

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much – Morning devotional reading. Started Oct. 3.

Just Starting:

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle – PS #10 (free). I own this one, and it is awaiting a less demanding library return date on all other books.

The Friend – PAS. 6%

On Deck: (library)
All the King's Men – Book Club December

PS 40/50
ATY 39/52
GR 181/200

QotW:

I have always read mysteries. I like the problem-solving of the story. But, when I was younger, I read lots of westerns and horse stories.

Now I read a mix of genres. I still read mysteries, but I also read memoirs, nonfiction (although in childhood, I read nonfiction about horses!), spirituality, literary fiction, cozy mysteries, fantasy, paranormal, historical fiction, young adult, occasionally chick lit and graphic novels. I am more likely to try a book outside my comfort genres if the story or topic appeals.

EDITED: I also want to say that, although I do not read much SF or horror, I have found certain authors who write in those genres that I enjoy. So, if a prompt calls for a genre that ordinarily I do not read or enjoy (looking at you romance), I will look for an author that I have read before who writes in that genre.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Happy Thursday!  

I've had a rough week.  Long story short, no one was injured, but my car is in the collision center for the next few weeks, and I'm getting a rental car this afternoon.  I'm so f..."

Glad everyone is ok! It's too soon to be dealing with decisions on your car until you get a report and hear what your insurance says. For now, let yourself recover and tell everyone to shut it!

How this past week has flown by! I'm feeling the year end anxiety of holidays and work demands with too few work days remaining. Plus this past week has had the wackiest, craziest surfacing -- meaning unreasonable demands and wackadoodle lawsuits served on my clients. I keep checking that it is NOT a full moon.... it's that crazy.

It's both a blessing and a curse to be busy. I'm traveling again at the end of December to Santa Fe, and that too adds pressure as that trip is further work settling an estate. However, I've built in some fun vacation time and I'm staying at La Fonda on the Plaza to be front and center on the festivities and beauty of Santa Fe at Christmas. But it also will cut down on work days for my legal practice.

All this means my reading time is limited.

Last Sunday my IRL Feminerdy Book Club had it's last meeting of the year (we skip December, electing to read a chubby book over 2 months to discuss as first of new year). We did it in person in Bryant Park behind the NYPL main building (the one with the lions) and were able to enjoy the Holiday Market and watch the skating in what they call the Winter Village at this time of year. It was very crowded even though it's not evenly completely decorated or set up yet. But a touch of holiday spirit settled in my heart.

Still have 1 book to finish for PS. ATY is done.

Finished:
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi - 5 stars. Not one criticism, can't wait for the next adventure landing May 2026. It's a real adventure tale.

Currently Reading: I've started all hough barely. Need to settle on one:
George Sand - my last PS book
The Mistress of Bhatia House - have to finish this by Tuesday so it likely will win the 'stick to it' draw
Silk Route Adventure: On Horseback in the Heart of Asia
Apple Cider and Subterfuge - a smutty novella - as its an ebook, will likely be a late night finish in next couple of days. When at the end of a long work day my eyes are tired, ebooks are only answer.
Bleak House - languishing

QOTW: The core is still the same - mysteries and thrillers. Romance as well. Classics. Though I would say my reading has expanded and broadened, looking back, even in high school I read pretty diversely and never really stopped. But I do find that taste of what I will read in a particular genre has wandered all over the place. Example: I read and really like a couple of mysteries set in academia, so I add a few more set in academia only to lapse back into my not being interested or liking so they sit unread. Or I travel somewhere and acquire an abiding interest in books set in or about India -- which actually happened. Ditto Turkey, safaris in Africa, and so much more. Right now most of my romance reading are books that are equally suspense, mystery or thriller - especially historicals. At one point I only liked fantasy if it was pretty much adventure tails with limited magic and fantastic creatures, and I read no SciFi. That's broadened significantly. I only really like True Crime if it is white collar crime or something that isn't a serial killer or mass murder. Horror I dislike except gothic - but now I'm seeing many thrillers I like also slotted as horror. I also read more non-fiction than in the past but still a small portion of my reading. I love fiction.

Nadine, I'm so sorry about your car. Sounds like you've got a story there!

In light of my realization that my reading challenges have been interfering with my writing project, I am reducing my challenge participation to one, at least for the next couple of months. (Which means I may legitimately start the 2026 challenges at the same time that all of you do!)

52 Book Club Connections Challenge: 2/21

Finished: A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective Has very helpful comparisons across different democracies. Read for prompt title shares a word with previous book's title.

QotW: My tastes have stayed the same in one way and changed in another. I enjoyed children's fantasy when I was a child... and I still do! However, I read a lot more non-fiction now. I didn't like children's non-fiction because it's so heavily visual and watered down. I was very excited when I discovered my college library that has serious non-fiction!

Hope it works out ok with your car Nadine. I understand what you mean about wanting YOUR car not another one.

To the students on here: good luck on your finals. I'm sure you got this.

I finished 2 books, one for a prompt:
The Portrait of a Lady--no prompt
60 Songs That Explain the '90s--related to music

I have 9 prompts left but will finish 5 of them by the end of next week (yeah for Thanksgiving break, lots of reading time after I grade my backlog of papers)

QOTW:

Not really. Never been a fan of scifi/fantasy , still not a fan. Otherwise I like to read....books. Fiction, nonfiction, doesn't matter

Hello and happy Thursday from a dreary and chilly Columbus. Today is my boyfriends birthday! I’m sad I won’t be able to see him but this time of year is really busy for both of us. Nothing really new this last week, just lots of work and sleeping because this time change is still making me reel lol.

Finished:
Set to Sea for a read harder prompt. This was supposed to be for a wordless comic, and this comic was shelved under that prompt, but there were minimal words. It still counts in my head, it’s too late in the year to change it lol. Anyhow, I really liked this. The art work was great and I generally find stories about life at/by the sea very endearing.

Gunpowder and Tea Cakes: My Journey With Felicity the official last book in me reading all the Felicity Merriman books American Girl published. This one was the choose your own adventure book where a modern girl time travels back to colonial Williamsburg. These are fun books because I love the challenge of finding all the possible endings. This one tickled me because the present day girl kept having pearl clutching moments being faced with the norms of late 1700s America.

Through the Woods not for a challenge. When I take my son to the library I tend to grab a few graphic novels to read while he does his thing. This one was a collection of short horror comics. The art work was striking and the stories were spooky. I’d most definitely want to explore this author more.

The Pale Queen: A Graphic Novel this one was another graphic novel I read at the library, but I realized it would work for the lgbt book not about coming out so I swapped this in for the one I had planned since I’m a lil worried I won’t finish the whole challenge by the end of the year. This was another fun one, with elements of magic.

Séance Tea Party final library graphic novel. This one was a bit of a tear jerker. It had my favorite art style of the three and was about a ghost and a girl learning how to let go and move on. It was very sweet.

Kaya Rides to the Rescue (American Girl) almost done reading all the Kaya AG books. This one is a beginner reader book so was very short and simple, but I loved the illustrations.

Ithaca a reread not for the challenge. I have the second book fulfilling a prompt but I read so many books about Greek myths that I wanted to refresh my memory before I moved on. This mostly takes place in the years after the war in Troy but before Odysseus came home. It’s narrated by Hera and mostly focuses on Penelope but you visit with some other characters currently in Ithaca. I’m excited to read the second book, which I assume is about Odysseus arriving home since it’s called House of Odysseus.

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls to get one of the Goodreads bookmarks. Gilmore Girls had a profound impact on me, especially since I was also a teen mom. I really, really loved that show but I guess I didn’t really know much about Lauren Graham outside that role. I had the audiobook since she narrates it, but also the ebook copy so I could see the included photos. Cute, short book. Will probably rewatch Gilmore Girls soon now lol.

Bad Dreams in the Night another horror graphic novel. I’ve followed Adam Ellis for ages, since he was still at buzzfeed and wasn’t nearly as popular as he is now. I love how his style has evolved, and the work he puts into these horror comics is really impressive.

Currently Reading:
The Witches: Salem, 1692
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible

Recently Watched:
Finally finished the new Snow White. It was forgettable but not nearly as bad as people made it out to be. I also watched the original Dumbo and cried twice during it.

Challenges:
Popsugar - 30/40; 3/4; 2/3; 3/3
Read Harder - 21/24
Classics - 9/12
European Tour - 9/10
12 Friends - 7/12
Yearly Goal - 147/180


QOTW:
I’m pretty consistent in what I Iike but my interests cycle.

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Happy Thursday!

ULTIMATE POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2025
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Multiple Authors
Fall Challenge: Native Voices

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Hi all! Things have been pretty good around here. I subbed earlier this week. I'm starting to plan Christmas presents. I realized Thanksgiving is a week away and I will need to get a turkey....

I honestly could have gotten more reading done this week, but I fell down a rabbit hole the other night and have not really reemerged. (am I the only one who falls down rabbit holes *really* late at night??) I found this guy on YouTube, Black Pegasus. He's a rapper, but that's not how I found him. He also does a bunch of videos reacting to songs he hasn't heard before. He's my age, but he didn't grow up listening to the music I listened to, so for me, it's a combo of listening to great music that I love, plus watching someone else experience it for the first time (and bonus, I actually *get* his pop culture references!). Most of the videos I've watched so far are serious, but last night I stumbled on him watching The Devil Went Down to Georgia, and it had me in stitches.

I did finish 2 books this week! I finished Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut, which I had never read anything by him before. It was amusing and weird, which I think is the common reaction to his works. I was going to use it for about a politician, but it doesn't actually seem to work, so I might go with the last line prompt. The actual last line is "Good-bye", but the line before that is "There was polite applause when the people at the party realized that the phonograph record had ended."

I also finished The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour on audio read by David Attenborough. I was listening to it in bed to fall asleep. It was perfect for it, because the whole book is these little 5 minute or less vignettes about animals doing something, so if I fell asleep listening, it was easy to backtrack to where I dozed off. My favorite fact that I learned is that clown fish couples are monogamous, but if the female dies, the male will become female. Several other animals can do something similar, so while that alone is fascinating, it also means I get to give side-eye to Finding Nemo next time I watch it! (if the male dies, the female just finds another dude, fyi). Not sure if it fits a prompt, I was just listening for relaxation mainly.

I'm hoping to finish Promise Boys and/or The Storm We Made by next week's check in.

QOTW: I think as a kid, I read more fantasy and sci-fi than I do now. I don't think I discovered murder mysteries or true crime as books until I was in college, and I still read them. I used to read romances as a teen, but I got out of them years ago. I don't mind romance or spice in books, but I don't usually seek out a romance novel. Most of what I read now is realistic. Modern, historical, fiction, non, whatever, but it's got to be plausible.

Nadine, so glad everyone is OK! (deer? I'm betting deer. Obv, you don't have to say. but still.... stupid deer! ;) Car stuff is so stressful! Hope it gets sorted soon!

Oh, and I tried to add a book to the polls, but it wouldn't come up with a link. I wanted to add The Other Mother.

Sorry to hear about the car accident but glad no one was hurt

I did get some reading done. I've mentioned this book before but it took me until now to realize that I could have used ANY of my netgalley arcs for PS10. A book you got for free. Geez. Anyhow I'll use Mirage City by Lev A.C. Rosen for this

Can I say how much I hated the prompt PS 17. A book about a run club? (or for that matter getting so many sports related ones. I guess I shouldn't whine but still) Anyhow I found Blade Girl 1 by Narumi Shigematsu about a girl who lost her leg to cancer and joins an amputee run club with an eye for training for the Paralympics

I was going to read a Nancy Drew for Ps30. A book that reminds you of your childhood but as I was looking for one of the vintage books a friend had sent me I spotted my EQ books that I haven't read in like 30 years. These graphic novels were my middle school identity and my first foray into fanfiction where other people actually SAW my stories. The Complete ElfQuest, Volume One by Wendy Pini

I also finished Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales a noir graphic novel with an anthropomorphic detective. Not bad.

I only have 2 more prompts to fill. Yay.

QOTW

Honestly not really. I have always loved mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror and urban fantasy in the fiction realm and true crime, history and science in non fiction.

I've never been fond of memoirs/biographies, contemporary and romance.

And in spite of this challenge pushing me into my no-comfort zone on occasion I really haven't changed my mind much

Brandon wrote: "It would take a very charismatic and beguiling Iago for me to believe that Othello would trust him over Desdemona. On the page, I find it far fetched."

I've seen a couple different film adaptations of Othello, and the success of the story really depends on how well Iago is played...and how well he manages to play on Othello's insecurities.

I also tried to add a book to the poll and had problems. The book was The House of Eve. It has me down as having voted, but it didn't link to the book.

I'm still working on Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone and Broken. I'm NEVER going to finish..

QOTW: I don't think so, really. Not since adulthood. I've always been a fairly eclectic reader with historical fiction and legal fiction/mysteries being my favorites.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Happy Thursday!  

I've had a rough week.  Long story short, no one was injured, but my car is in the collision center for the next few weeks, and I'm getting a rental car this afternoon.  I'm so f..."

That's so scary, glad no one was hurt!

Happy Thursday!

Finished:
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest - 3 stars - for a book you have always avoided reading (aka the book that's been on my TBR the longest). It wasn't bad, but I wanted more from it, and it was a little slow in parts.

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree - 4.5 stars - not for a prompt. I loved this, and I'm going to an author event tonight to pick up a hardcover copy and get it signed.

Comics & manga:
Girl Crush, Vol. 3

I am currently at 47/50 for Popsugar (38/40 and 9/10).

Currently reading:
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - for a book that reminds you of your childhood. I got this from a Scholastic book fair as a kid and this became my comfort read, to the point where my much-loved paperback copy was falling apart.

Upcoming/Planned:
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine - for two books with the same title.

Emma by Jane Austen - for a book by the oldest author in your TBR pile.

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren - not for a prompt.

QOTW:
For sure. I pretty much only read fantasy or sci-fi for the longest time, and those are still my favorites, but I've since branched out to read much more widely across genres as I've gotten older.

Happy Thursday everyone! Last week I mentioned I was intending to take a break from some of the heavy indigenous reads after reading like five books in a row that included rape or incest. I picked up a YA book thinking it would be lighter and, wouldn't you know, it included the same dark subjects I was trying to avoid! Are there any light-hearted books by indigenous authors? Anyways, I finished 3 books this week. I have one more BOTM book to read to complete the year challenge so maybe I'll knock that one out by the end of the month.

2025 Reading Challenges
PopSugar- 50/50 COMPLETED
ATY- 52/52; Anniversary- 10/10; Summer- 7500/5000; Fall- 18/18 COMPLETED
52 Book Club- 52/52; Connections- 21/21; Mini-Challenges- 18/19 COMPLETED
Barnes & Noble- 52/52 COMPLETED
Booklist Queen- 50/52
Read Good- 12/12 COMPLETED
Buzzword- 10/12; Cover- 11/12
GR Bookmarks- 8/12

1001 Books- 10/10 COMPLETED
TBR- 20/20 COMPLETED

Finished
Firekeeper’s Daughter- Everyone has been raving about this book so I finally decided to pick this up for Native American Heritage Month. I like how the book highlights real issues facing indigenous communities. Although it gets dark, I like how it blends the family drama well with mystery/thriller elements. I heard this was meant to be a series (maybe loosely related?) based on the 4 elements of nature, so I'm counting it towards the incomplete series prompt since she has only published three so far. ☆☆☆ 1/2
52 BC November Mini-Challenge #4- a series that's not yet finished

Big Chief- Came across this book on my library's shelf of New Books. Overall, I thought it was a solid debut. ☆☆☆

Wild Dark Shore- this has been on my shelf since it was my BOTM pick back in March. This was so close to a 5-star read, but that ending just upset me. Still enjoyed most of it, but I loved Once There Were Wolves so much more ☆☆☆☆
GR Bookmark- Fiction Faves

Currently Reading
LaRose
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

QOTW
When I was younger, I used to read a lot of Fantasy. Now I find I prefer books that are closely grounded in reality (contemporary, literary fiction, historical fiction, romance, mysteries, and nonfiction.). I remember when I was a teen, dystopian YA was the craze, and as an adult, dystopian/speculative fiction still catches my attention. It's like the only sci-fi I'll read.

After graduating college where I didn't have time to read for fun, I started reading a lot of thrillers because they seemed exciting. However, I got tired of reading the same plot twists so now I avoid them.

When I became a teacher, I made an effort to read more middle grade books so I could recommend some to my students. I'm not a teacher anymore, but I still try to squeeze some into my reading especially when I'm looking for a quick read.

Laura Ruth wrote: "Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. Halfway through, and I'd give up if it wasn't for my book club. Just not vibing with it."

I read this earlier this year and it took me like a month to complete it. The zany plot wasn't really my vibe, and it felt so long. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either.

Happy Thursday! There's been crazy loud road work outside my apartment off an on for weeks, and it looks like they might finally be done- knock on wood! Looking forward to the holiday weekend next week, feel like I'm scrapping by this week. Maybe it's the weather and the time change, but I've been exhausted all week

Finished:
Jackson Alone- this will not be everyone's cup of tea, but I thought it was fascinating. Looks at racism and homophobia in Japan, and follows four men being blackmailed by a video, and the ways they use the public thinking they look the same to get back at people. Switches POV mid-paragraph, and sometimes you don't know which character is which, and an ending that I don't know if I fully understand. I think this will be stuck in my head for a while
-no prompt, netgalley

Pocket Bear- this was such a heartwarming children's book about a street smart cat, toys that come to life, and moving on from grief. Loved this, will recommend to my nieces!
-book that reminds you of your childhood

A Different Kind of Power- I really liked this memoir. I think it was really well written and had a good balance of her early years that shaped her politics and then her public life. A great audiobook.
-this could be used for the infertility prompt next year, because she discusses her struggles to get pregnant.

Currently reading:
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials- I started this a while ago, and then paused it to finish A Different Kind of Power. Picking it back up now

All That’s Left in the World- for the dystopian happy ending prompt

QotW:
Definitely! I used to almost never read short stories or nonfiction, and I've definitely started to read more of that in the last few years.

Jennifer W wrote: "Oh, and I tried to add a book to the polls, but it wouldn't come up with a link. I wanted to add The Other Mother...."


Kendra wrote: "I also tried to add a book to the poll and had problems. The book was The House of Eve. It has me down as having voted, but it didn't link to the book."



It's because there are two kinds of polls you can create. There's the regular default style, which is what Lynn used, and then there's a book poll (which really seems like it SHOULD be the default?!) which will create title links when you write in the title.

I tried to edit it and change the poll type but I cannot, I think you have to choose the style to start with.

I see some write-ins from Brandon, Kendra, and Erin, they are showing up as dumb text, they just don't turn into smart links. People can still vote for them once you write it in.

I CAN change the poll so that it doesnt' "disappear" after you vote, so that we can all see the results as they happen, and I removed the anonymity. That way you can reassure yourself that your write-in showed up.

Oh, Nadine! I'm so glad that no one was hurt and hope you get your car back soon and don't have to think about buying a new one. I'm sorry that you're dealing with all that right now.
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And now for my regularly scheduled check-in...

I finished one book this week. It didn't fit any open prompts but at least I'll be ready for the book club discussion this weekend 😊 I started a NetGalley backlist title and am finding it to be just what I needed reading-wise. I'm at 18/40 and 2/10 for this challenge and 73/85 for my overall Goodreads Reading Challenge.

Finished:
* The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman, which is one of my book clubs' picks for November.

Currently Reading:
* The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries edited by Michael Sims;
* All Fours by Miranda July;
* Joyride: A Memoir by Susan Orlean, which is my latest GR Giveaways win; and,
* Love by the Book by Jessica George, which is a NetGalley title.

QotW:
Have your reading preferences and/or tastes changed over time? I would say yes, partly due to reading challenges I've done over the past several years that exposed me to genres I normally avoided and partly due to world events. I would say character-driven mysteries are still my go-to/favorite type of books to read, but mysteries represent only 25% of my total reads this year (based on the tracker I'm using). I also seek out different types of comfort reads than I used to and am more likely to check out a new-to-me author in a genre I don't typically read. And I'd say that I prefer reading ebooks over physical books now (except for when I'm at the beach), which I never would have predicted! I resisted ebooks for sooooo long. The Covid lockdown changed all that since my library's ebook and audiobook collections exploded and gave me access to so many new titles (and old ones too!). Plus, it's now easier to share books with my Mom via our shared Kindle libraries 🤓

Thanks for all the well wishes about my car - sob! - I'm still in a funk over it. I keep thinking about all the things I could have done differently to avoid it. Sigh.


I picked up a Hyundai Sonata for my rental. I still haven't heard from the collision center so I don't know how long it will take them to get parts.

Nadine in NY wrote: "Thanks for all the well wishes about my car - sob! - I'm still in a funk over it. I keep thinking about all the things I could have done differently to avoid it. Sigh. .."

Easier said than done, but don't do that to yourself. It's over and done with and nothing you can do will change that, but you can drive yourself insane.

Happy Thursday!

Nadine - that sounds horrific. I understand wanting your own car back

After finishing 4 books last week, I finished nothing this week since I had to start over with new books. I'm loving How to Solve Your Own Murder. The Doppelganger seems a bit pulp fiction to me, but since I read Naomi Klein's awesome book, I thought I'd get the similar name prompt done.

Series - 9/10
Reading Across Canada - 9/10
Nobel laureates - 4/5

PS - 38/40
Regular ATY - 43/40 - Completed!
Anniversary ATY - 9/10
Summer Challenge - 5100/5000 points - Completed!

Currently reading:
Interior Castle - 45%
How to Solve Your Own Murder - 60%
The Doppelgänger - 15%

Buddy Reads:
Library of Souls - 20%

QOTW: Like Nadine said - yes and no. I used to read a lot of YA. Now, mysteries/thrillers are my jam. I do have a few books from every genre on my TBR.

My favourite genre switching story was my mother. She used to read Harlequin romances all the time. Then, somewhere around menopause and retirement, she started reading mystery series that had female detectives solving crimes.

Happy check-in! I think I haven't managed a check-in all November, whoops. I guess I'll just list this past week's books.
I did get hooked on the hidden books thing and still have only managed 4/20. I'm not ready to look at the Waterstones list for help yet.

Finished Reading:

Bull Moon Rising ⭐⭐
My library has the fancy edition and it kept looking at me so I borrowed it.

Never Ever After ⭐⭐⭐
I pushed myself to finish it before overdrive took it back and that took away from it a bit. I'm not sure whether this was a stand-a-lone or if a sequel is coming, it didn't seem like the story ended even though the book did. Also the goodreads choice awards bookmark doesn't unlock until the 4 of December so this doesn't count. :(

The Maidens ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(Community Picks Bookmark)
I liked this more than The Silent Patient which I did enjoy. Good thriller that I tore through.

Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas - The Battle for Pumpkin King ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I tried a few books that I just couldn't get into so I went with this sure bet. It was cute to see all the characters years earlier than the movie, aka Jack and Oogie are kids.

PS 48/50
ATY, Anniversary, Summer Completed
Goodreads 269/250 Bookmarks 10/12
I have to read 311 books this year to get the final yearly bookmark, it's not looking good right now.

OTW:
I used to not read comics, poetry, and audio books but now I do. Still so much SFF though.

Squeeezing in at the last minute! Oh no about your car!!! :(

Finished 46/50

Year of Yes for "book whose title starts with Y". This was a really good read. Very empowering and encouraging!

Currently Reading

The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to it for "book featuring an activity on your bucket list". I'm actually going to be sad when I finish this sometime next week. It's been SO. GOOD.

Twilight for "book you've been avoiding reading". UUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH. Do you have ANY IDEA how many of my friends have been looking forward to watching me suffer through this book? I'm halfway through and it is SO BORING. I don't understand the hype, I just do not.

QotW

Hmmm. I think I've gotten less afraid of reading whatever comes my way. Instead of staying in one niche, I'm enjoying the adventure of branching out, especially through the challenge prompts!

Nadine in NY wrote: "Happy Thursday!  

I've had a rough week.  Long story short, no one was injured, but my car is in the collision center for the next few weeks, and I'm getting a rental car this afternoon.  I'm so f..."

So glad to hear no-one was hurt, Nadine. I hope your car can be fixed.

The link to the January poll is giving me a "Page not found" error. Anyone else?

Life update: I got the annuity paperwork signed and sent off, so that's an important milestone. I still need to get copies of our passports scanned and emailed, but that will have to wait until my husband gets back from his latest work trip. Still no word from the surveyors.

Reading update: This week I finished:
Nowhere Girl: Life as a Member of ADHD's Lost Generation - Disability Pride: memoir by a disabled author and Anticapitalist Inspiration: non-fiction about the body and disability. Unfortunately I found this terribly dull.
The Green Dwarf: A Tale of the Perfect Tense - Readers of the Wild Moor: a book by a Brontë. Amusing if you take it for what it is, namely a child's fantasy set in a shared play-world. I wasn't in the mood for any of their full-length works, although I do have The Tenant of Wildfell Hall on my TBR.
Death in the Spires - GR Fall bookmarks: Community Pick. I love K J Charles, so I was happy to see this on the list of options.
Jackdaw: Valentine's Day and A Private Miscellany, which doesn't seem to be on GR - two bonus stories for earlier K J Charles series

Stats:
Disability Pride Challenge: 1 this week, 5/5 total
Readers of the Wild Moor: 1 this week, 28/30 total
GR Fall Bookmarks: 1 this week, 5/9 total
Queer Reads Bracket Challenge: 0 this week, 4/6 total
The German Challenge: 0 this week, 3/10 total
Spanish Titles ABC: 0 this week, 1/26 total
The Great Big Jewish Literature Challenge: 0 this week, 4/21 total
Politics & Philosophy: 0 this week, 5/15 total
Anti-Capitalist Inspiration: 1 this week, 9/30 total
Reading About Writing: 0 this week, 2/40 total
All books finished this year: 5 this week, 158 total
DNF or paused: 0 this week, 22 total

Challenges completed this year:
PopSugar, Pride Season, Star Trek Series, Horror Subgenre, Disability Pride, GR Community Favorites, GR Seasonal, GR Summer

Currently reading:
But Not Too Bold - GR Fall bookmarks: Hispanic Heritage
Conagher - audiobook, no prompt
The Complete Mahabharata - spiritual reading, no prompt
Journey to the West (Chinese Lore podcast) - Discord book club, no prompt

QOTW: LOL. My reading habits tend to reflect my autistic hyperfixations. As a kid, it was historical fiction, then horses, then James Herriot. As a teen, science fiction and existentialist literature. In my 20s, theology and fantasy. In my 30s, nonfiction. Then in my 40s, I began doing challenges and joined my first and so far only in-person book club, so my horizons began to broaden a bit. Still, it's only in my 50s that I've really begun to enjoy romance or horror.

Sasha wrote: "The link to the January poll is giving me a "Page not found" error. Anyone else?"

Yeah, the link is bad, Nadine or Lynn must have changed the poll, because if you go to the poll link from the Popsugar group homepage, it's there, with links to all books! :D

Jennifer W wrote: "Sasha wrote: "The link to the January poll is giving me a "Page not found" error. Anyone else?"

Yeah, the link is bad, Nadine or Lynn must have changed the poll, because if you go to the poll link..."



thanks for the heads up, I'll fix the link in my "intro"!!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...


IF YOU ALREADY VOTED, GO BACK AND VOTE AGAIN!!

Lynn copied over all of the existing nominations, but of course she could not vote for you