Bout of Books - Wednesday is Here

Happy Wednesday reader friends!  I hope you've been having a good week.  I'm here with a Bout of Books wrap up from yesterday.  Here's how everything went:

Books Started: 3
Books Finished: 1 
Pages Read on Tuesday: 180
Total Pages Read: 200

Books Started: 

Vanity Fair 

The Mary Shelley Club 

Books Finished:

The Willoughbys Return 

 

Bout of Books 33 - Happy Tuesday

 

Hey Reader Friends!  Happy Tuesday.  I hope your new year reading has started off with a bang. I'm here as usual to give a little Bout of Books update for Monday! 

Books Started: 2 
Books Finished: 0
Pages Read Monday: 20 

Books Currently Reading: 

Vanity Fair - William Thackeray 
The Willoughby's Return - Lois Lowry (Actually finished Tuesday.)

What have you been reading this week?  Drop me some comments below and let me know how well you're crushing your reading so far this year! 

Library Love Challenge

 

Hey reader friends! Welcome to 2022.  I skipped the library love challenge last year, but I am doing it again this year!  I am so excited.  You know how much I love my library!  

If you've never heard of this fun challenge go check out the details on Angel's Guilty Pleasure blog or Books of My Heart blog.  They have been running this fun challenge for a while.  

I have no idea which books I'll finish from the library this year, but I do know it will be a lot!  I hope you'll think about joining this fun challenge as well.

Bout of Books - Day One

 Good Morning Reader Friends. Happy Monday!  

Today is also Day One of the Bout of Books 33 Readathon!  I thought I'd use today to share what I hope to get through this week.  

-Vanity Fair
-The Mary Shelley Club 
-The Watchful City 
-Ace of Shades 
-Shatter Me
-Stalking Jack the Ripper 
-The Heart Forger 

If you're doing Bout of Books this week, what do you have on your TBR?  Drop a comment below - I'd love to know what you're reading! 

Bout of Books 33

 

Hey reader friends! Happy 2022.  Can you believe it's a new year already?  That means it's time for a new round of Bout of Books.  You know me - I can't help but participate in this amazing readathon.  Are you one of those people who isn't sure what Bout of Books is?  Here's a helpful explanation: 

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 3rd and runs through Sunday, January 9th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 33 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I will be posting updates here and over on the bird app.  I'd love to hear from YOU throughout the week as well, so if you're doing BOB, leave some comments here on my blog or follow me on twitter. If you haven't signed up for Bout of Books yet, be sure to head to their blog and do so!  Happy reading.

Vacation Reads

 

I'll be in Arizona next week - and that got me thinking: what books make great vacation reads?  I obviously cannot bring all my books with me even though I'm having a hell of a time deciding what to bring with.  But here are some books I'd definitely recommend for anyone going on a vacay!

For the teens:

• Tweet Cute - Emma Lord 
• When Dimple Met Rishi - Sandhya Menon 
• There's Something about Sweetie - Sandhya Menon 
• Ten Things I Hate About Pinky - Sandhya Menon 
• Of Curses and Kisses - Sandhya Menon 
• Of Princes and Promises - Sandhya Menon 
• I Believe in a Thing Called Love - Maureen Goo 
• Somewhere Only we Know - Maurene Goo 
• The Way You Make Me Feel - Maurene Goo 
• You Should See Me in a Crown - Leah Johnson 
• The Upside of Unrequited - Becky Albertalli 
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For the adults:

• Make Up Break Up - Lily Menon 
• One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston 
• Red, White, and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston 
• The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood 
• The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang 
• The Bride Test - Helen Hoang 
• The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang 

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Okay reader friends - what are some books you'd solidly rec for some good vacation reading!  Drop some recs in the comments. 

If You Like This, Try That.....

 

Hey reader friends! You're probably here because you like books - obviously!  So, here's a little hook up for you: My very own round of If You Like This, Try That! 

If you liked Harry Potter, but are looking to get away from that universe for, you know, reasons, try reading:

-The entire Septimus Heap Series 
-The Charlie Bone Series 

If you like Twilight, try:

-The Last American Vampire 
-Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 
-The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 
-Undead and UnWed 

If you like A Series of Unfortunate Events, try:

- The Mysterious Benedict Society series 

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Okay reader friends - what books would you recommend based on what you've read recently (or not so recently).  I'm looking forward to your recs!