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Wow, this book was great! I can‘t believe I‘ve never read this series before. I was so drawn into this world and Lyra‘s journey, I was finding stuff to do around the house so I could finish this!

I can‘t wait to read the rest of this series.

#probooknerdschallenge - 2019 TV/Movie adaptation

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Stress Less. Achieve More.: Simple Ways to Turn Pressure into a Positive Force in Your Life | Aimee Bernstein

I calculated how many books I need to read to complete all my challenges. I didn‘t plan out the #ReadingUSA2019 correctly and I still have 23!

Plus all the books for #readingwomenchallenge, #booked2019, #readharderchallenge and #probooknerdschallenge

Total 40.

If I tried to finish all challenges, I‘d have to read 10 books a month only challenge books. Which would put a damper on the rest of my year! So now I decide which challenge to bail on.

TheSpineView I find it hard to complete challenges because they can be limiting. I almost feel boxed in by what someone else wants me to read. If I do a challenge, I use it as a guideline to inspire me instead of a dictator of what I should read. 5y

Scochrane26 I‘d bail on the one that has the most left. 5y

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Alif the Unseen | G. Willow Wilson

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This book was really good. It‘s about a hacker who gets mixed up with jinn and basically has to run for his life. It was quite the journey. It was an easy read even though I know nothing about hacking or middle eastern culture. Definitely recommend.

#ReadingWomenChallenge - a religion other than own
#Booked2019 - Muslim Author
#ProBookNerdsChallenge - Author of a different race, ethnicity or religion

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, thereadingwomen, alisiakae

Cinfhen Nice challenge mashup 🙌🏻 5y

alisiakae Ohh, great pick! I didn‘t realize she wrote books too, I love her Ms Marvel comics! 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Love the picture and the review! 👊🏻♥️📚 5y

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Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, Book 1) | Mark Lawrence

I didn‘t feel like taking a picture of 17 books, so just text for May stats!

Favorite Reads: Tagged book, Beyond the Point, Big Little Lies and The Indigo Girl

Current Challenge Totals:
11/24 #Booked2019
15/24 #ReadingWomenChallenge
14/24 #ReadHarderChallenge
8/12 #ProBookNerdsChallenge
20/50 #ReadingUSA2019

#MayStats

Megabooks You‘re doing great! 5y

TheLibrarian Great job!! 5y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Amazing! 💖📚💖 5y

Freespirit Wow amazing.. 5y

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 5y

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My Lady Jane | Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand

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I absolutely loved this book! The narrators are hilarious, the story is fabulous. This book sucks you in and you don‘t want to put it down. I am definitely going to add the rest of the books to my TBR.

I read this book in 7 hours, 2 mins, and 20 secs 😂

#24B4Monday

#Thereadingwomenchallenge - Any Book in a series
#probooknerdschallenge - Written by 2 or more authors

thereadingwomen, Andrew65, BeansPage

BeansPage You're doing great sweetheart and that book sounds amazing! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y

Andrew65 Going well! 👏 5y

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The Incomplete Book of Running | Peter Sagal

Listening to this isn't really making me *fonder* of Sagal, but- it's very nice to have a narrator so skilled at narrating. Good for my ADHD. #probooknerdschallenge #memoir #readbytheauthor #audiobooks

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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai | Claire A. Nivola

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This book was so interesting. The drawings were beautiful and I loved hearing Wangari Maathai‘s story. What an incredible and brave woman. I would have never read this book without the BookRiot read Harder challenge and known her story.

#readingwomenchallenge - children‘s book
#readharderchallenge - children book that won a diversity award in 2009 (Once Upon A World Award)
#probooknerdschallenge - children‘s book I‘ve never read

bookriot, thereadingwomen

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Beauty and the Beast | Marie Le Prince de Beaumont

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Listened to this for Translated book published before 1945.

I‘ve never heard or read the original before. I didn‘t know Belle had siblings. I like how she asked her dad for the rose and that‘s what Emma Watson asked for in the remake. This was lovely, but I definitely missed the singing and Lemiere and Cogsworth.

#readingwomenchallenge
#readharder challenge - translated book written by a woman
#probooknerdschallenge - Audiobook

bookriot, thereadingwomen

RadicalReader @Laughterhp I didn‘t know the book was written in anything besides English. The things you learn!! 5y

Laughterhp @RadicalReader I believe it was originally written in French! 5y

RadicalReader @Laughterhp that is interesting! The only French I know is oui and French fries 5y

Laughterhp @RadicalReader That‘s the same amount of French I know! I listened to it in English 😂 5y

RadicalReader @Laughterhp lol rotfl I love how people just get someone‘s sense of humor 5y

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Forever Friday: A Novel | Timothy Lewis