December 2016 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started December with 212 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …213! Well, that’s about it for 2016, folks. Wouldn’t want to go changing my abysmally slow reading habits at the last minute. I blame the stress of the end of the semester, followed by the stress of an insanely short winter break during which I had to not only do holiday things but also prepare for the looming spring semester. We’ll see what 2017 brings (grading. The answer is going to be "grading.") and whether or not I can finally, finally get back in the swing of reading and reviewing.
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Read But Not Owned (Books) |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Read from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |
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Other removals from the TBR pile (um… huzzah?) |
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| Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!) | |
  – Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman (It was a quarter. How could I pass that up?) |
 – The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson |
 – Crosstalk by Connie Willis |
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| Non-TBR acquisitions (storage-space-related shame!) (both of these were from white elephant gift exchanges, at two very different types of holiday party!) |
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 – Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: A Coloring Classic by Chellie Carroll |
 – Fifty Shades of Chicken by F. L. Fowler |
| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach |
 – A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness |
 – Ha’Penny by Jo Walton |
 – Half a Crown by Jo Walton |
| * Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books and audiobooks that I accept for review or for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. | |
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November 2016 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started November with 211 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …212! November was supposed to be a month for me to catch up on my reading. And it’s not that I didn’t read anything, but most of what I read was the news and political commentary post-election, and then I really wanted the familiar comforts of old favorites. So… yeah. November was a wash for me. Here’s hoping for December!
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Read But Not Owned (Books) |
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Re-Reads |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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| Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!) | |
 – The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath |
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| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – Yes Please by Amy Poehler |
* Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books and audiobooks that I accept for review or for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. |
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October 2016 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started October with 202 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …211! Well, October was a wash. I didn’t read much, didn’t listen to much, and was just busy and crazy and crazy busy all month. (Did get to the library booksale, though, obviously!) But it’s over now, and I spent last night laying on my couch reading, and it was delightful. Hopefully I’ll get to more of that, and maybe a few of my (WAY) overdue reviews during November!
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Read But Not Owned (Graphic Novels) |
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Re-Reads |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Read from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |
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| Non-TBR acquisitions (storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman |
 – Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion |
 – BtVS, Season 8, Vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate by Drew Goddard |
 – Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol |
 – Fables, Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover by Bill Willingham |
 – Sisters by Raina Telgemeier |
| Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!) | |
 – Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan |
 – The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (not pictured) |
 – Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin |
 – The Just City by Jo Walton |
 – The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin |
 – The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston |
 – Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield |
 – The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick |
 – The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling |
 – The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling |
| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – Prince Lestat by Anne Rice |
* Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books and audiobooks that I accept for review or for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. |
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September 2016 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started September with 202 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …202! Although the books I read from my TBR pile are much shorter than the ones I added to the TBR pile to replace them. Oh well! I did a decent amount of reading in September, even if I’ve been totally ignoring this blog. More reading that is going to get done in October, at any rate. This month is going to be rough, I can tell already.
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Read But Not Owned (Books) |
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Read But Not Owned (Graphic Novels) |
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Re-Reads |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Read from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |
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| Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!) | |
 – Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair by Emma Tarlo |
 – The Sellout by Paul Beatty |
| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
 – The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| * Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books and audiobooks that I accept for review or for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. | |
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August 2016 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started August with 202 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …202! August was a busy month, trying to get things up and running for the start of the new semester, but I managed to get a decent amount of reading (even if no reviewing) done.
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Re-Reads |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Read from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |
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Added and then read (um… huzzah?) |
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Other removals from the TBR pile (um… huzzah?) |
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| Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!) | |
| – The Bookman’s Tale by Charles Lovett |
 – Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld |
 – Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs |
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| Non-TBR acquisitions (storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – Cress by Marissa Meyer |
 – Scarlet by Marissa Meyer |
 – 1001 Recipes by Martha Day |
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| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
| – As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Cary Elwes |
– The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks |
| * Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books and audiobooks that I accept for review or for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. | |
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July 2016 Monthly Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews
Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge Update
I started July with 201 unread books sitting around my house. And I ended with … *drumroll* …202! Not too shabby… not too shabby at all! I haven’t caught up with reviews like I wanted to, but I’m chiselling away at it (even as I’m reading and adding more to the pile, oh well.)
…anyways, let’s take a look at the breakdown:
Neutral books – Read, but don’t affect the TBR pile
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Audiobooks |
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Read But Not Owned (Graphic Novels) |
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Changes to the TBR pile
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Read from my TBR pile (huzzah!) |
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Added and then read (um… huzzah?) |
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| Added to my TBR pile (all-around shame!) | |
| – Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehsi Coates |
– We Were Liars by E. Lockhart |
| – Rat Queens, Vol. 3: Demons by Kurtis J. Wiebe |
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| Non-TBR acquisitions (storage-space-related shame!) | |
| – Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman |
 – American Gods by Neil Gaiman |
| Added to my eTBR pile (non-storage-space-related shame!) | |
 – Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo |
– Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman |
| * Pursuant to the discussion on this post, I’ve decided to create an eTBR pile for e-books and audiobooks that I accept for review or for which I actually pay money. I’m not adding them into my total TBR numbers, but I have to fess up about them somewhere. Keeps me honest. | |
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Laurie R. King – A Letter of Mary
25. A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King (1996)
Mary Russell, Book 3
Read my review of book:
1. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
2. A Monstrous Regiment of Women
Read By: Jenny Sterlin
Length: 10h 32min (355 pages)
Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction
Started: 15 June 2016
Finished: 21 June 2016
Where did it come from? Audible.
Why do I have it? I really enjoyed the first two books in the series.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 02 April 2016.
A letter from the
time of Christ may change the world…
or lead to murder.
