#2022 monthly tbr

[therefugeofbooks]

I usually have a tbr for October, but I've been busy and tired lately, so my tbr this year is more modest 🥲 I'm hoping to finish at least one of these!

Frankenstein by Junji Ito

In The Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Are you guys reading anything spooky this month? 🍂

[jeanmoreaux]

Poets,

I gotta tell you there are too many books in the world and not enough time to read them all. I got an ereader for Christmas and a friend told me about LibGen, so now I have A HUNDRED ebooks. Which, as someone who already has 30 unread physical books in her house, and also the inability to make a decision on what to read next, this is not a great development. I have given myself too many choices! I broadened my horizons too much!! Send help!!!

Much love xoxo

PS. Hope your reading journey is starting off well!

OH GOD I FEEL YOU! getting an ebook reader truly upped my reading game. it's just so easy to take along on commutes or vacation and since i am a BIG mood reader having a great number of options to choose my next read from is important—especially in situations in which i can't travel with several physical books in tow. i can promise you, though, after you get use to having so many options you'll get the hang of balancing physical and digital books. it's overwhelming at first but i am sure you'll adapt just fine :) wishing you lots of fun with your next reads <3

[magical-book-lush]

FALL READATHON ||LET'S GO SPOOKY!!

FALL READATHON ||LET’S GO SPOOKY!!

Hello people!!! Wondering where I am and what happened to me ?? Have I left WordPress and blogging?? NO. I HAVE NOT AND I CAN NEVER GIVE UP WRITING! Then where was I? Well…I have shifted to Africa Rwanda🤭🤭. I will elaborate in another good and properly written blog so please wait for it! For now let me show you how I get back to my reading schedule with the help of a readathon hosted by my very…

[beckysbook5]

Monthly TBR - December 2022!

Hello, hello! Today on my blog I have a post talking about all the amazing sounding books I'm planning on reading in December! #MonthlyTBR #December2022

[meowmageddon]

A Partial November TBR

We're mid-month, but I still want to bring over some of my reading updates here, so let's catch up on what I'm reading this month with a partial TBR list! My current reading process has up to four active reads at a time: a "Project" book, a Physical TBR read, a Library read, and an eBook. Most other additional books on my Goodreads or StoryGraph pages are things I'm behind on reviewing, mind your business 👀

So my four current reads are: Project: The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu, during my reread/completion of his Dandelion Dynasty series. It's my first time reading this, the third installment of the quartet. For those unfamiliar, the series is a "silkpunk" epic fantasy heavily influenced by Chinese history and culture!

Physical TBR: The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin, second of her Great Cities duology that just came out this month. The avatars of the worlds great cities must take on an extradimensional horror that threatens all of reality. Very NYC-centric.

Library: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty. This was at times marketed as a horror collection, but the stories are actually literary/contemporary. There are occasional encounters with potential spooky things, supernatural or systemic, but it's largely about complex family and friendship connections on the Penobscot reservation. One of my picks for Skoden Readathon!

eBook: The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope. I've been working on this for a while, not for any fault with the book, but because I don't gravitate toward the ebook format much. The book itself is very enjoyable, following a cast of characters including a clairvoyant woman, a musician, a con artist, etc. as they try to solve a plague of disappearances across the Black community in 1920's Washington, D.C.

Once I finish Night of the Living Rez, I plan to get to A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt for both Skoden Readathon and Enby Book Club. It's about a queer Indigenous student taking a break from his thesis to visit home.

This month got a lot busier than we initially expected, so that may last me til the end of the month, but otherwise, I hope to try to fit in White Horse by Erika T. Wurth. Was super excited to see it among Book of the Month's picks this month, and it would work for Skoden Readathon as well. It's about an Indigenous woman who has to discover the truth about the past when she ends up with an old family bracelet haunted by her mother's spirit and a dark entity.

For sure I'll get to it by the end of the year, though!

[wickedjr89]

(via Nonfiction November POP (Pile of Possibilities))

[the---hermit]

28|12|2022

My months of rest and relaxation // day 50

These past few days I have been a bit sick, I started to get medications as soon as I figured I wasn't at my best, which has really helped because I am not doing terribly, but my energy is still very low. As mentioned yesterday my only goals for the week are finishing to set up my journals and finishing the book I am currently reading. I also want to reorganize my shelves but I am waiting for the right day to do that, because it's an activity I really like and I want to fully enjoy my time doing that. It's crazy the year is turning to an end, and that I have apparently been off uni for fifty days? Time has no meaning anymore. Anyway at the moment I am enjoying drinking a lot of tea to keep me warm and quietly reading my book.

Productivity:

continued working on my 2023 reading journal

created the monthly spread for January 2023 in my bullet journal (since lately I haven't been using weekly spreads as much I am trying something a little different, but we'll see how things go during the month)

started to migrate some important informations from one bujo to the other

continued reading Baptism of Fire (I am pretty sure I'll finish it before the end of the week, and I am incredibly happy of how well my reading experience with this one is going, after the last novel in the series I was really intimidated to continue, but reading while having the audiobook in the background has been absolutely amazing)

did a bit of planning for my 2023 tbr (and I am even more confused than before, so nothing changes from usual)

posted the third chapter of my journaling 101 series

edited future posts

practiced Irish on duolingo

Self care:

read first thing in the morning

didn't set an alarm

avoided coffee

tried to drink enough wanter during the day

lunlun's reading challenge // day 29

A character whose death upset you the most?

I am usually pretty good at accepting what happens in books, but as previously mentioned Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell had me sobbing.

📖: Baptism Of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

🎵: 3AM by You Me At Six

[accidentalspaceexplorer]

October Monthly Recap:

Ok listen October was a hell month. Not a good time. And yet, I read 22 books??? For the first half of the month I was reading one book a day?? I do not understand my own coping mechanisms either. I read exactly two 5-star books, A Half-Built Garden and Book Lovers. The former deserves more than 5 stars though!! One of my new favorite books. Seriously, it was really fascinating, thought-provoking, and meaningful. Go read A Half-Built Garden!

Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 4 by Kamome Shirahami: 4.5/5

Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 5 by Kamome Shirahami: 4.5/5

The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian: 4.5/5

Book Lovers by Emily Henry: 5/5

The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert: 4.25/5

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton: 3/5

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna: 4.75/5

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee: 3.75/5

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra: 4.75/5

Conjuring Moonlight by Jasmine Silvera: 2/5, dnf

Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre: 4.5/5

Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 6 by Kamome Shirahami: 4.5/5

Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 7 by Kamome Shirahami: 4.5/5

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra: 4.25/5

Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron: 4/5

In the Vanisher’s Palace by Aliette de Bodard: 4/5

The Blacksmith Queen by G. A. Aiken: 1.5/5, dnf

A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys: 8/5, new favorite

Capture the Crown by Jennifer Estep: 3/5

Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji: 4/5

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey: 4/5

A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian: 3.75/5

And my goal progress below the cut:

22 in 2022: 12

Read 100 books: 162

Read 40% AOC: 35.4% (Finally going in the right direction!)

Completing Series: 27 caught up/completed vs. 24 started

Translated Works: 9

Books in Spanish: 0

Numbered TBR: 13

Discworld: 2

Books by an Indigenous Author: 2

Physical TBR: 13

Storygraph Recs: 4

[ninja-muse]

I completely abandoned any pretense about reaching my yearly reading goal this December, but I did manage to read one TBR book per month and read 50 of the books I wanted to in 2022, so I’m counting the year as a win. And I got close to the goal, anyway, at least if you include the picture books. (I do not like to include the picture books.) This month also included surprise highlights, surprise disappointments, and not one, but two, history books, which I feel like I never do.

December also, obviously, included a book haul. I got a couple books I asked for for Christmas, a couple books that came from the “give everyone an essay about my tastes” wishlists, and The Atlas Six, which arrived at work too damaged to sell but is still perfectly readable and it had been recommended by a friend…. The highlight is Weirdos of the Universe Unite!, however. I read this at least three times as a kid, via the public library, and I’m pretty sure we can credit my love of urban fantasy to it. That one’s actually part of my birthday haul, but the postal system got in the way. Very excited to (hopefully) reread it in 2023!

The Mummy! - Jane C. Webb Louden A plan to resurrect a mummy somehow upends the monarchy and everyone’s love lives. Melodramatic satire on a grand scale. - Egyptian secondary character

Beneath Another Sky - Norman Davies A world tour of countries subsumed by the colonial West and the ways they’re rebuilding after. - diverse nations and peoples covered - warning: colonial mindsets 1491 - Charles C. Mann An examination of what is known about pre-contact life in the Americas, versus what has often been taught and believed. - Indigenous subject matter - warning: racists, genocide

The Great Believers - Rebecca Makkai Yale is trying for a bequest to his gallery while navigating a relationship and watching his friends die of AIDS. Thirty years later, Fiona is searching for her daughter and reckoning with how Yale’s friend-group has affected her life. - largely 🏳️‍🌈 cast, Jewish protagonist, Jewish secondary character, Black secondary character - warning: deaths from AIDS, period-typical homophobia, including apathy and hate crimes

Books and Libraries - Andrew Scrimgeour, ed. A collection of poetry dedicated to the love of books.

The World We Make - N.K. Jemisin The boroughs of New York thought they’d fought their biggest battle, but then a populist politician comes to town. - ensemble cast containing Black, Indigenous, Indian, Latina, and 🏳️‍🌈 protagonists, Black author, #ownvoices for Blackness

Don't Fear the Reaper - Stephen Graham Jones Jade Jennifer Daniels returns to Proofrock the week a serial killer escapes in a blizzard. Out in February. - Blackfoot protagonist, Indigenous secondary characters, Black secondary character, disabled secondary characters, Blackfoot author, #ownvoices for Blackfoot representation - warning: death, gore, animal death

Grumpy New Year - Katrina Moore with Xindi Yan (illustrator) Daisy’s going to China to visit her Yeh-Yeh for Lunar New Year! Daisy should have slept—but she didn’t. - Chinese cast

The Golden Spoon - Jessa Maxwell Six contestants, two hosts, one world-famous baking show. And a body. Out in March. - ensemble cast containing Black, Latina, neurodivergent, and 🏳️‍🌈 characters

Reread:

The Jolly Christmas Postman - Allan Ahlberg with Janet Ahlberg (illustrator) A postman delivers Christmas mail to the fairy tale and nursery rhyme residents of his village.

Currently reading:

A Killing In Costumes - Zac Bissonnette Jay and Cindy just got an offer that might save their movie memorabilia business. Unfortunately, their competitor has turned up dead and that might sink everything. - 🏳️‍🌈 protagonists

The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle Victorian detective stories - major disabled character
 - warning: colonialism, racism


Stats


Monthly total: 9
 Yearly total: 145 + 2
 Queer books: 1
 Authors of colour: 2
 Books by women: 5
 Canadian authors: 0
 Off the TBR shelves: 2
 DNFs: 0

January February March April May June July August September October November

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OwlCrate Unboxing

A Study in Shadows October 2022

This is kind of a hit-and-miss box. It's super aesthetic, the silver-grey theme is really good, but some of the items are just a bit rubbish.

The theme is "A Study in Shadows", and it's definitely got a dark academia vibe.

The featured book is "The Whispering Dark" by Kelly Andrew. The blurb makes it sound so incredibly boring, but I like the genre, so I guess I'll give it a go. This edition has a completely redesigned cover, thank god, because the standard edition looks like it was made on Paintshop Pro in 2007. This cover definitely looks like it was designed by a fanartist, not a professional, but it is really nice. The reversible dust jacket is lovely, but again, not truly "reversible", as it doesn't work as a cover. There are no sprayed edges, and exclusive endpapers are pretty basic. It's a nice edition, but they're really doing the bare minimum. Mine is signed twice, interestingly.

The first item is an ID case, inspired by "The Zodiac Academy". I've never heard of it, but maybe it'll go on my TBR! This is a really well-made item, it's really solid, and it looks really nice. It's a great design, and a really interesting item. However, not having any ID cards, I literally don't know what I could use this for. Suggestions welcome, because I'd love to be able to use this.

The next item is a lunch box, inspired by "The Atlas Six". I hated this book, it is genuinely one of my least favourite books ever. But it's a pretty nice design, and tupperware is always useful to have. It comes with a nasty mini plastic cutlery set, which I won't use, but it's probably big enough to fit full-sized cutlery in.

Next is a glasses case. This is inspired by "If We Were Villains", which is one of my favourite books, and the design is so gorgeous. The back reads "You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough." But, and this is so frustrating - IT'S FLAT! I don't wear glasses so it's not a great item for me to get anyway, but also you could not possibly fit a pair of glasses in here! So, again, suggestions please! I love the design, I want to use this for something, but it's just so impractical! EDIT: Ok, so I watched three unboxing videos to see people's reactions on this item, and the sides unclip and bend backwards to make a proper glasses case! My bad! I don't feel too stupid, though, since the other three people either didn't get it at first, or had to get help, so it's not just me. After seeing the videos, I'm feeling better about this item, as all three had mis-printed cases, which were really off-centre, whereas mine is perfect. However, it's still useless to me as I don't wear glasses! What can I put in here?

And we have the next in their paperback classics series. This one is "The Secret Garden". These books are very low quality, and I really don't like the artwork on these, so I've given them away or thrown them out so far. I'm hoping this is the last in the series.

The last item is a wooden bookmark. One side features "The Secret History", and the other features "A Lesson in Vengeance". I'd personally have preferred that both sides were from the same book, but it's still nice.

This month's pin features the titular house from "Gallant". This is probably the one I'm most likely to have on my jacket from this pin series. They've now announced the pins for the last two boxes, and we're definitely not getting a Ketterdam, which is such a shame. I really hope that next year they go back to basing their pins on the monthly book - I'm really not a fan of the luggage pins.

I'm a bit underwhelmed by this box, and it's annoying purely because it's so nearly good. Most of these items have the potential to be really good - the artwork is great and there's some interesting ideas. They just have really specific uses that don't work for me.

[crystal-library]

Reading Goals for 2023

I've set up reading goals for myself each year for the last few years, and aside from Goodreads reading goals, I don't think I've met a single goal. So I decided to keep my goals for this year pretty simple. At least, by my standards.

Read 100 books

I've decided to change how I'm doing my TBRs this year, based on a few factors I either know will work better for me, or that I'm hoping will. Rather than doing monthly TBR lists, I want to create Bingo cards for every three months. I'm hoping that it will give me a little more flexibility with the books I'm reading, as well as take off the pressure to finish TBR lists. I'll have four Quarterly TBR cards with 25 books each.

Keep TBR jar tag at or below 450 books

The main objective of this goal is to make sure I'm reading at least as many books as I'm buying, without overwhelming myself. I want to make sure I'm reading books I own, but I also have a list of book series (I'll be posting that later) that I've decided that if I don't continue or finish by the end of the year, I will be marking as DNF and archiving the books I own. That will help with this goal, as well.

Read a little each day

This one's pretty simple. I tend to spend a lot of time on my phone, and I want to replace some of that time with reading time every day.

Read more diversely

This is one I include in my goals every year, but I never quite know how to determine whether or not I've succeeded. So this year, I've given myself specific goals. I want to read more books by Indigenous, Latinx, and Trans and nonbinary authors, as these are the categories I read the least from in 2022. I also want 50% or more of the books I read to be written by POC authors.

Read more Middle-Grade and Adult books

Not to say there's anything wrong with reading YA. It's just that, for the last few years, the majority of what I've read has been YA, and I would like to branch out a bit more into other age groups. It also has a bit to do with work, since I work with students who would be included in the middle-grade age range.

2023 TBR Bingo cards

I have two Bingo cards I've put together for 2023: one has specific books I want to read, and one has prompts that I'll be able to choose books to read for each one. The goal is to have six prompts from each on each Quarterly TBR. Here are the cards:

There are my goals for this year! I’m looking forward to seeing where my reading journey takes me this year!

[rhisreads]

i am no stranger to making monthly tbr lists and then not adhering to them. though this year, i've been a little better about sticking to them, i've begun to slip a little more into just reading whatever i want. this, obviously, isn't too big of an issue; i'm a mood reader, so i tend to pick up whatever sounds interesting to me in the moment rather than following a set list of books to check off of a to do list.

however, i'm in a few book clubs and i'm participating in a few summer reading challenges (by way of bingo cards), so i figured coming up with a set list of books i want to read this month would be easier for me than just picking things up willy nilly. each entry below will include what book club i'm reading it for and which bingo challenge(s) the title applies to. i absolutely adore summer reading programs like this! it makes me feel so motivated to read more.

where sleeping girls lie by faridah àbíké-íyímídé. young adult mystery/thriller. published 2024. 416 pages.

i read àbíké-íyímídé's ace of spades back in the summer of 2021 when i was a pizza delivery girl saving up money for a study abroad trip i was taking the following spring. with all the time i was spending in my car those couple of months, i listened to a lot of audiobooks, but ace of spades easily takes the cake for the most memorable and maybe one of the most important novels i've ever read. when i heard she was writing a new book, i was so unbelievably excited because i knew it would be just as thought provoking. i've spent some time with where sleeping girls lie already (only about 60 pages in), but i'm really looking forward to more. the dark academia aesthetic, the way the darkness weaves into every inch of the writing and makes the reader feel just as oppressed... it's phenomenal. challenges: public library summer reading program ("read a book outside"), fantasy and frens book club bingo ("a book with a school setting").

a tempest of tea by hafsah faizal. young adult fantasy. published 2024. 338 pages.

another instance of "i read something from this author a while ago and loved it." we hunt the flame was one of my favorite books i read last year, the setting rich with color and the mythology beautiful. i don't know much about ancient arabia or middle eastern culture in general, but i found whtf enthralling. faizal has a way of entrancing you in her writing and her worlds and not letting you go until the final page. this new book of hers, the first in a new duology, isn't set in ancient arabia, but the synopsis is enticing nonetheless. vampires, a heist, a conspiracy that will end the world? sign me up. challenges: public library summer reading program ("borrow a book through inter-library loan"), fantasy and frens book club bingo ("a first book in a series").

beautiful creatures by kami garcia and margaret stohl. young adult fantasy romance. published 2009. 563 pages, 17 hr 33 mins.

this is a blast from the past. one of my favorite things growing up was reading books with my mom so that we could talk about it together. we've read several books and series together and i've enjoyed every one. i remember reading beautiful creatures at her recommendation; i don't remember how she found it, but do remember when she gave this big paperback to me and told me i'd enjoy it. enjoy it, i did. i recently started working at a local library and while perusing our collection, i found the entire caster chronicles series in the young adult section. i'd only ever read the first book in the series and now that i'm older and i've gotten better about reading series, i decided to return to it and finally finish what i started. challenges: public library summer reading program ("read a book that became a movie"), fantasy and frens book club bingo ("a book with a movie or tv adaptation").

the spear cuts through water by simon jimenez. adult fantasy queer romance. published 2022. 576 pages.

this author is totally new to me, this book even more so. i don't know much about what it is other than it's queer fantasy and the july pick for the fantasy and frens book club. i haven't been a very diligent member of the club, but i do find a lot of the monthly picks very interesting, so i'm finally going to read something they picked. the cover is just absolutely gorgeous and i can't wait to have it in my hands. challenges: public library summer reading program ("copyrighted in the last five years"), fantasy and frens book club bingo ("july club pick").

invincible: compendium one by robert kirkman. adult superhero comic. published 2011. 1092 pages.

following my kick of graphic novels and comic books, i was finally convinced to read invincible. if you don't know about this, it's a brutal, graphic comic book series about superheroes. to me, it reads the same way as the boys: a critique of bad people having access to power and how they use that power to abuse others. after so many pieces of media that aggrandize superheroes and make them seem like they're pillars of humanity, it's really interesting to see the genre explored in this way. i started compendium one months ago, so i really need to continue with it. challenges: public library summer reading program ("read a graphic novel or comic book").

i think that just about does it for my tbr. i have a running list of books i want to read for these challenges i'm participating in, but i feel better keeping the list short so i don't feel too overwhelmed (especially since this list is literally almost 3,000 pages worth, with one selection making up an entire third of that count). do feel free to send recommendations! i'm always looking for books to put on my tbr (even though it doesn't need anymore).

happy reading!

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[smorgasbordinvitation]

Smorgasbord Book Reviews from October 2022 - #Biography #Poetry #Life John Cornelius Rogers, #Fantasy D.Wallace Peach, #Memoir #Malaya Kwan Kew Lai, #Fantasy Chris Hall, #Paranormal #Romance D.L. Finn, #Romance Jan Sikes, #Prehistoric #Adventure #Fiction Jacqui Murray, #Comingofage #Fantasy Dan Antion

From October I will be sharing my previous reviews from 2022 in a monthly post and hope that if you have these books on your TBR already it might nudge them up the pile.. or encourage you to go across to buy them. This post contains late September and October 2022 reviews About the book Imaginary snakes, Ouija board experiments, World War II and Nursing Home Sex Scandals. John Cornelius Rogers,…

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Book Review - Monthly TBR Update December 2022

Book Review – Monthly TBR Update December 2022

It’s been a strange month with me being sick earlier in the month then it’s Christmas, so I’ve only got through 2 books this month. Books I read this month… Of Shadow and Moonlight by Luna Laurier Zodiac Academy 8 – Sorrow and Starlight by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti Mini non-spoiler reviews… Of Shadow and Moonlight has a Vampire Diaries meets The Mortal Instruments feel to it. It…

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Monthly TBR - November 2022!

It's officially November! So the perfect time to showcase my #MonthlyTBR. This month I'm hoping to read 8 books, as well as get in a couple of my #BBNYA2022 books!

[bookthorns]

NOVEMBER TBR | percy jackson, the romantic agenda, discworld + 2022 romances! 📚✨🌊

NOVEMBER TBR | percy jackson, the romantic agenda, discworld + 2022 romances! 📚✨🌊

Hey everyone, welcome to or welcome back to my blog! It’s somehow now November so I’m posting my monthly tbr! I’m sure that as per usual I’ll go completely off script but for now these are the top 20-ish books that I’m most excited to read! I have quite a few 2022 releases on my tbr, as well as some backlist series that I want to continue and a couple of Christmas romances I’m excited about! *If…