My JUNE #BookSpinBingo Board

#BookSpin - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
#DoubleSpin - Words of Radiance, Part 1 by Brandon Sanderson

@TheAromaofBooks

May #WrapUp

12 Books Completed:
9 part of #SeriesLove2023
4 part of #ChunksterChallenge2023
#BookSpin & #DoubleSpin competed
All contribute to #Pantone2023 as well

🏆 Favourite: The Storm Sister
🫤 Lest favourite: In Mercy Rain

13 squares filled and my first BINGO for the year 😁
Must say the short stories helped a lot in filling up my free spaces.

Also finished my #BookSpin [Bloodlines] and my #DoubleSpin [The Storm Sister]

@TheAromaofBooks

4✨

🎧
I have to start by saying I LOVE Jesse Vilinsky's narration!
She truly brought the story to life. Would love to get more of her work.

As for the story...
Antsy's is a tough one to tell, but McGuire does it great justice. And as always takes us to a place so wonderfully magical that you wish you could find your door.
I can't wait to see how Antsy will fit into the future of Wayward Children.

Finished this month's #20in4 #ReadAThon at 25h48m

Thanks @andrew65 these ReadAThons always help me so much in diminishing my every growing TBR

I can't believe this is already my June #BookSpin List.

Complete another 2 series, so I've added new categories to my list.

@TheAromaofBooks

A brilliant reading weekend! Total time reading - 23h03m
I finished 2 books and a short story.

I'll start and most probably finish Lost in the Moment and Found tomorrow.

@Andrew65 #20in4 #ReadAThon

3⅓ ✨

A sweet short little story delving into Christopher's world.
We meet his Skeleton Girl and get to know more about Mariposa and how it came to be.

I'd love to see more of this world!

@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #IcedMango

3½ ✨

Didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one.
At first it dragged and then the ending felt rushed and a bit incomplete. I'd like it if I could have joined Nicolas in his final voyage. Not just get a one paragraph summary of it. In fact I feel it could have been a whole book on its own.

#20in4 #ReadAThon

Got a good bit of reading done today. 8h47m
I finished The Storm Sister and is completely drained. So it's off to bed for me.

I'm confident that I'll reach my 20hours by tomorrow.

@Andrew65

4½✨

This was just WOW!
Ally's story is gutwrenchingly beautiful.
It ripped-out my heart, stomped on it, then tenderly put it back together. This one drained me.
It is only the 2nd book in the series and I'm already seeing the greatness that awaits me.

I still have many questions... But also I still have many books to read.

Trying my best to avoid spoilers now that Atlas is out

#DoubleSpin
@Amiable #ChunksterChallenge2023 #ChunksterMini

A promising 5h37m for day 1 of #20in4 #ReadAThon
Read a good chunk of Wayfarer and Storm Sister

@Andrew65 I absolutely had to read through the tears of Storm Sister 😭

This #20in4 #ReadAThon is exactly what I need.
I had a crazy week at work, moving offices; sorting out Hybrid work schedules, and just too much to do. So I got very little reading done this week.

I'm looking forward to a weekend of nothing but reading.
@Andrew65

My #MagnificentMay #ReadAThon didn't go quite as planned.
I knew the first 2 days were gonna have no reading time.
But the week was supposed to be relaxed.
Work situation had other plans and even on Saturday I had to work instead of read.

So I only got 628 pages, but I added audio hours as I commuted back and forth.

Thanks @Andrew65 for hosting.

3✨

Quite the adventure!
H.G Wells's idea of the future is dark, scary, and sad I'm glad I only got to visit it briefly. The social stratification he explores is nerve-racking and made me think just how easy it could come to pass

#Classic
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #BlazingYellow #GrayedJade

2✨

I've said it before and I'm sticking to it: I'm over Jack & Jill.
I feel their story was told and that we can move on.
And I really don't see the relevance of this story.

However it did answer one question I've had ever since the start of the series - can people travel both ways? Like can people who live in the Moors find a door to our world?

4½✨

If you ever wondered what happens to the children that don't find Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. Then you should definitely read this one.
As always brilliant writing from McGuire - lyrical, magical and entrancing.

I'm loving how every character makes a reappearance somewhere in this series.

@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #OysterMushroom #MochaMousse

3½ ✨

A fun, light-hearted listen that made me smile. And honestly that was all I was looking for when I pressed play on this one.
I did however liked 'Talking as Fast as I Can' more. This was a good add-on just maybe a bit too short.

#NonFiction
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #BlazingYellow #BeetrootPurple

I didn't get to read at all over the weekend. But today I got in one audiobook hour and managed to read 242 pages.

Still aiming to get to all my goals in the remaining days of the #MagnificentMay #ReadAThon

@Andrew65

2½✨

I should have read this way back when I read Vampire Academy. Back then school settings & Vampires was my thing.
This was a decent story, but the writing was off and the plot was way too predictable.
I'll read the second one and then decide if I'm donating the books or not.

#BookSpin
@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #FireyRed #JadedGrey

4✨

Not as much fun as Greek Gods, but still very entertaining.
Percy's dry humour and view of these heroes just make me laugh.

And I saw there's a new Percy Jackson & the Olympians coming September, so Mega excited about that.

@Amiable #ChunksterChallenge2023 #AlmostAChunkster
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #ElectricBlueLemonade #BluePerennial #Building

#MagnificentMay #ReadAThon Goals:

🍁1000 Pages
🍁5 Audio Hours

@Andrew65

4½✨

A very short story continuing Lundy's tale.
Reminded me how much I loved the goblin market. Might be time for a re-read.

@TheSpineView @Andrew65 unexpected addition to #SeriesLove2023

@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #FieryRed #BluePerennial

I just realized there are 3 short stories in the Wayward Children series, so I had to have them.

Tagged the one without a name

My MAY #BookSpinBingo board

#BookSpin - Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
#DoubleSpin - The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley

@TheAromaofBooks

My grand total for this #20in4 #ReadAThon is a never reached before 30h23m
I credit the off day I had on Friday AND The Empty Chair that I couldn't put down.

I finished 2 books (Dreams of Gods & Monsters and The Empty Chair) and I'm about ½ way with Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Thanks for all the fun @Andrew65

4✨

Excellent! As I've come to expect of Deaver this was fast paced, and thrilling. Taking unexpected twists and turns I just couldn't predict.

@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Amiable #ChunksterChallenge2023 #AlmostAChunkster
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #GrayLilac

April #WrapUp

7 Books Completed:
5 part of #SeriesLove2023
3 part of #ChunksterChallenge2023
#BookSpin & #DoubleSpin complete
All contribute to #Pantone2023 as well

🏆 Favourite: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
🏅 Honourable mention: The Seven Sisters
🫤 Lest favourite: What Have We Done

I did good in April. 9 squares filled, but unfortunately no BINGO.

I finished both my #BookSpin [Dreams of Gods & Monstes] and #DoubleSpin [Across the Green Grass Fields]

@TheAromaofBooks

Day 3 of #20in4 #ReadAThon
Adding 5h56m to my tally

Giving me a total of 24h38m
Honestly I think it's just because I can't put down The Empty Chair

@Andrew65

Ending day 2 of #20in4 #ReadAThon totaling at 18h42m

I basically fell into The Empty Chair and could stop, I'm halfway and very curious as to where the story might go.
But I need some sleep first.

Day 1: 11h20m
Day 2: 07h22m

@Andrew65

Day 1 of #20in4 #ReadAThon was very successful!
I had the day off and basically just read from the moment my eyes opened until now that they're feeling heavy. So I'm calling it day 1 at 11h20m
I'm glad I read the whole day, as I might not have as much reading time as I expected for the rest of the weekend.

@Andrew65

3✨

#BookSpin

This one was excruciatingly slow. Most of the time it felt like nothing really happened, and that the story just stagnated.
Then there is a burst of world building that doesn't really make sense or a new character is introduced that feels so out of place, it seems like a new book.

👇🏻 Continue 👇🏻

This one jumped at me, maybe because I just finished it this week.

#ThemedThursday @dabbe

Since it's Friday I'm tagging anyone else who hasn't played yet!

Here's some of my planned reading for #20in4 #ReadAThon
@Andrew65

4½✨

Brilliant!
Dark, Tense, and Mysterious. This is exactly what I want to read when I pick up a Mystery/Thriller.
An extremely well thought-out plot with well developed characters. Just the right combination of everything that makes a book in my opinion.
The only thing that got me was all the names. I had to listen to pronunciations multiple times before my brain got it.

👇🏻 Continue 👇🏻

My May #BookSpin list

Reading my series this way really helps, I've already completed 2 series so I'm adding a new one and Classics to my list this month.

@TheAromaofBooks

3½ ✨

Fast paced and engaging with a very interesting premise.
Even if it does seem a bit too unrealistic at certain points.
The fact that Hannah seems to know exactly what everyone thought and felt worked a bit on my nerves, but I could look past that and focus on the story.

@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #GrayedJade #Skylight

I didn't reach any of my #AwesomeApril #ReadAThon goals.
Actually I think this is my worst stats to date.

I couldn't find an audiobook that I like after finishing Across the Green Grass Fields so I just logged 4 hours there.

And I only managed 700 pages which isn't bad, but still not my target.

Next month I will do better!
@Andrew65

4✨. 🎧

As always McGuire takes us through a door to the most magical place you can dream up. I mean who doesn't want unicorns as cattle?

I'm waiting for all theses lost girls to get to Eleanor's Home for Wayward Children, to see how many of them will make it back to their magical worlds.

#DoubleSpin
@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #Titanite #GrayedJade #ClassicGreen

3✨
This was a dark, action packed, fast paced thriller. But there was something missing for me. 🤷🏼‍♀️
I kept waiting for that something, but it never came. Even with the grand finale I felt dissatisfied, still waiting for more.

Not a bad story, just didn't scratch my personal itch.

Added a few more pages and 2 Audiobook hours to my #AwesomeApril #ReadAThon
I'm hoping I'll get more reading done tomorrow.

@Andrew65

Slowly making progress on my #AwesomeApril #ReadAThon

Finished The Seven Sister last night and started 2 new books today 1️⃣What Have We Done
2️⃣Dreams of Gods & Monsters

I'm very undecided about an audiobook at this point so just relaxing into the #ReadAThon

@Andrew65

4½✨

I was really surprised at how much I loved this book. Especially considering that it's a genre I usually avoid, and not something I would have ever brought for myself. But my mother-in-law (not a reader) heard everyone talking about the books and decided to get me the first 3 for my birthday.

Let's just say I am very grateful to her at this moment. This is such a touching, raw story. Told in such a compelling way.

My goal for #AwesomeApril #ReadAThon :
1000 pages
15 Audio Hours

@Andrew65

4½✨

I read this book in 2016 for the first time and fell in love with everything about it. But then I had to wait for the second one and somehow never got around to reading it.
So I picked up Wayfarer, but was so totally confused with the events happening that I had to come back to this one for a quick update.

I thoroughly enjoyed this re-read and the first chapter of Wayfarer already has me wanting to know just what exactly is going on.

Here's my April #BookSpinBingo board

#BookSpin - Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
#DoubleSpin - Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

@TheAromaofBooks

March #WrapUp

4 Books Completed:
2 part of #SeriesLove2023
DNF #BookSpin & Completed #DoubleSpin
All contribute to #Pantone2023 as well

🏆 Favourite: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
🫤 Lest favourite: The Scattering

Losing my reading doggo has put me into a slump I'm still struggling to get out of.

March was not a great reading month 😖
Finished 4 books and DNF 1
My #BookSpin (Talking to Strangers) was the DNF.
But I did finish my #DoubleSpin (Percy Jackson's Greek Gods)

@TheAromaofBooks

Where did March go?

My April #BookSpin list.
Hopefully I'll get more reading done during April than I did in March.

@TheAromaofBooks