This was my loose tracking for #Booked2019, so I apologize for the messiness but I wasn't terribly thrilled with the idea of redoing it and I know it should be posted soon. 😬 I haven't posted any of these yet so I do hope this method is ok? I'm uncertain if number 1 qualifies, do please lmk! The best ones here were 6,7,18 and 21.

#botm people, hopefully you can help me out. I want to cancel my month to month membership but I have this "extra book credit" that was from skipping the month. Does anyone know what happens when I cancel? Do I get to keep the credit and use it at another date or does it get refunded or does it just go away? Thanks!

Historical fiction, science non-fiction, fantasy

That was pretty easy honestly. I'd love to have sci-fi or biography but oh well.

9 points!

I have:
Laughed out loud in public
Bought more than one copy of a book (different editions)
Started a book but didn't finish it (I have no qualms with DNFs whatsoever.)

And I swear everyone but me falls asleep with their books. 🤷‍♀️

Can an Air Force Academy cadet's story count for #20 Soldier's Story for #Booked2019?

@sprainedbrain I'm a difficult reader to please, please don't take my reviews personally. I would have read them on my own most likely anyway! I almost didn't want to post because I felt bad but I figured I should be honest. I'm super happy you're liking my list though! 😬

#NewYearWhoDis

The reason I read this #NewYearWhoDis was b/c of Sandra Bullock being in the movie. I hated Unbury Carol by this author and feel his writing is terrible and his dialogue laughable. The plot has huge holes and the MC was meek and mousy, which I really dislike. The author also has no clue about childbirth (women giving birth at same time due to women "sharing cycles" ??) or wolves or seemingly decent conclusion to novels.

I blame Sandra Bullock.

I've been meaning to read a Barry novel for a very long time and then this popped up on my #NewYearWhoDis list and it was a perfect opportunity. Unfortunately I really did not like Barry's writing style, aka lots of rambling. The characters were one-dimensional, even the love of the MC's life, which is crazy. And other than one war scene after another, where was the plot? To be fair, books focused on the actual fighting of wars aren't my thing.

Initially I found the book charming but it quickly wore off as the book focused more on the father and characters other than the old woman and young boy. Ultimately the charm left with the boy and it made a book that was already longer than it should have been feel that much longer.

(Read in December. Already on my TBR.)

#NewYearWhoDis

😆 This has been about my average rating for at least five years(2.1 to 2.2). I'm nothing if not consistent. (This may explain why I take so many days off from reading.) I know I'm a reader that is harder to please. 😏 #sorrynotsorry #yearinbooks

One of these times I'll get to 100,000 pages. #yearinbooks

@kaye Here's my Bruiser. Being in the mountains is one of his favorite things. ❤️

Pretty easy explanation: I've been vegan for twelve years and I've been fascinated with Cleopatra since a child. I sometimes worry people will think I think of myself as some sort of Cleopatra though. 🤔😆 @kaye

@Victoriahoperose thank you so very much for your huge generosity! I've wanted to read this one for quite some time. 🤗

This is at least the fourth time...and as of the writing of this, still no email confirmation. The universe has spoken. 😢 Maybe I should try a different browser online...even though this has never been an issue before. 🤷‍♀️

Thank you for your generosity @dariazeoli! And sorry for the delay, I don't anyways check that email. #kindlitsy

Thank you! 😄 @sprainedbrain #kindlitsy

@AmberWB you are too too kind! Thank you! ❤️#kindlitsy

I just wanted to thank @Insightsintobooks and @Eyelit for their #kindlitsy generosity! Unfortunately I did already own the books but it will not go to waste. I don't use Litsy as others appear to, my record keeping is done on Goodreads. I've subsequently removed any books I don't own from my Litsy shelf. I don't have the hours needed to add all wishes into this app so my list is short now. 🤷‍♀️ Thanks again you two, definitely appreciated!

My #NewYearWhoDis match books, color-coded as one does. Thanks @sprainedbrain for lots of great options!

Green: have read
Red: least likely to read
Blue: own and have not read, top picks
Pink: do not own but interested and library has

#20 not visible is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which I've read.

This frustrating situation applies to so many situations. Ugh.

Very entertaining comic with many humorous moments. I just wish it had a streamlined story instead of so many vignettes.

Here are some of my historical fiction shelves in honor of the #Rencher10k giveaway. Thanks @Rachel.Rencher

@Rachel.Rencher is having a giveaway celebrating 10k followers (soon!). Visit her for more info. #Rencher10k Thanks Rachel, very kind!

Excuse me while I go vomit. 🤢

Please vote! I'm rather late but here is my #MakeMeReadIt for November finally. With the holidays and tons of library books I decided to stick to just a few YA books that have been languishing on my shelves a while. Please vote!

1-Neither. Lewis Carroll was probably a pedophile or at least just damn creepy and I've hated The Wizard of Oz since I was a child.
2-Softcovers when it comes to actually reading them.
3-Fantasy
4-Neither, I don't drink soda. Kombucha is my answer haha
5-That always feels pushy?

#tuesdaytidbits @JenlovesJT47

1-214
2-300
3-The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
4-Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Little by Edward Carey, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

#2018checkin

1-Yes
2-This year so far it is 123 to 89. Sorry, can't make a ratio with 89 being prime. 🤷‍♀️
3-Memoir/biography and science
4-I Must Say by Martin Short
5-Didn't like it but it was the last one I read. Currently reading Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.

#HelloThursday @wanderinglynn

Maybe? Maybe not. I'm not really one for readathons but I like to join just in case. I usually read the least on the weekends too. 🤷‍♀️

#24b4monday @TheReadingMermaid

My fourth #MakeMeReadIt.

Is this some publishing requirement anymore? I'm so tired of reading this line. Why do so many characters not realize they're holding their damn breath? WHY? It drives me nuts.

1. I don't watch many so probably Thor: Ragnarok
2. Escape rooms, hiking, billiards, mini golf, eating
3. Not necessarily lucky but favorite is 7.
4. This is my most recent DNF, I've never had any qualms with abandoning books. I fail to understand why so many people are resistant to it.

#friyayintro

Off to Norway for my #backpackEurope travels through books. (That's really an Icelandic horse bookmark but 🤷‍♀️.)

A promised sci-fi/historical fiction combo with time travel to the 10th century Iceland. In reality it was a really poorly written and edited wet dream about an Icelandic chief in the 10th century. No thanks. It is a wreck, yes, but not beautiful. 🤦‍♀️👎
#backpackEurope

#MakeMeReadIt I'm really tired of HF novels about women involved in science at a time period that it is unheard of to be reduced to a story about a man. The first third is slow character building and some fossils. The second third of this novel is entirely about the two women being jealous about a man. The last third tries to go back to fossils but feels off after all the man obsession. Authors please stop diminishing incredible women.

After all the votes came in for #MakeMeReadIt, I decided to read the top six. I've read the first two and have begun the third. However, I finished an audiobook and decided to start the sixth selection as I don't have the others in AB form. I'll be reading the others, just obviously out of order. #sorrynotsorry 😏

Also, I hated the other book I've read of this author so that doesn't bode well. 🤷‍♀️

2 stars My second #MakeMeReadIt selection. I'm not really a short story person and this collection was no different. There were a few that were okay, like the time travel one, but overall I was bored. The inclusion of typewriters throughout failed to add the charm it was meant to for me as a reader. Overall I didn't find the collection to be compelling reading.

My second #MakeMeReadIt pick for August. I rarely enjoy short story collections but maybe Tom Hanks can do it.

This was my first #MakeMeReadIt choice for August and I started a couple days early. Unfortunately I did not like this one. It was tedious and filled with unnecessary detail. I also did not enjoy the characters and I found the casual racism, even with the time period considered, to be frustrating. I honestly struggle to see why this is a favorite of so many. 🤷‍♀️

I'm off to Iceland for the #backpackEurope challenge. This is a place I genuinely want to visit one day. Look how photogenic those adorable horses are!

Fletcher wrote a very atmospheric, compelling and beautiful novel about a difficult and brutal time period in Scotland. I loved Corrag and her connection to nature warmed by heart. I don't come across characters as memorable as Corrag very often and she will be fondly remembered by me. It is not a fast moving novel but one that focuses on characters, characters that are not only human but also animals and mountains. This is a new favorite.

The intro survey wants to know what Hogwarts house I am. Am I the only avid reader that couldn't care less about Harry freaking Potter and has no clue what my imaginary house is? Oy.

These are the top vote getters for #MakeMeReadIt for August. I can't promise to read them in order since I don't usually go off of a reading list, I generally go by mood.

Any other #bookdepository buyers notice an increase in shipping time in the last month or two?

Pretty much! I always have a million questions about things and places. This a is also a rather entertaining book, the strongest in the series.

I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this book but I suddenly found myself invested in where the novel was going. The characters are fully realized and the plot read believable. I enjoyed learning about Jordan and "visiting" the ancient sites with Margaret. The military aspect is really only a reason for being in the country, the main focus is the relationships in the book, in all their messy glory.

When you've finished seven books this week but not your #backpackEurope one. 🤦‍♀️ Maybe I'm lost in this forest in Ireland. 🤷‍♀️

👏😆

Bucket List
1) Live in the mountains without a neighbor in sight.
2) Travel to Egypt and Rome for the ancient sites. (I've never been able to choose between them.)
3) Go to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. ❤️❤️🐘🐘

Books
1) Ghost on the Throne
2) The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
3) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

Thanks for the giveaway! #bucketlistgiveaway

Continuing my (book) tour of Europe and I'm headed to the land of my ancestors: Ireland. Here's hoping that despite my love for and the island's propensity for rain, that there are clear skies while I'm touring the sites. #backpackEurope

Round two of #MakeMeReadIt! I've removed the highest and lowest vote getters. Please vote again to help me break some ties and figure out my reading order. Thanks!

To join in, see @TheReadingMermaid