December TBR Pile (27):
Bookworms BC: Already Read
Friend BC: The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin ✓
Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: Already Read
Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: None
Kid Read Aloud: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia ✓
Kid Book Club: Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans by Russell Ginns (in progress)
Middle Grade: The Fourth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris ✓
Comics: Snowpiercer The Prequel Part 1 ✓
Comics: Snowpiercer The Prequel Part 2 ✓
Comics: Snowpiercer Vol. 1 ✓
Comics: Snowpiercer Vol. 2 ✓
Comics: Snowpiercer Vol. 3 ✓
Holiday Romance: Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison ✓
Holiday Romance: The Christmas Clash by Suzanna Park ✓
Holiday Romance: Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, et al. ✓
Holiday Romance: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky ✓
Holiday Romance: The Highlander’s Christmas Bride by Vanessa Kelly ✓
Holiday Romance: The Highlander’s Holiday Wife by Vanessa Kelly ✓
Holiday Romance: Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey ✓
Holiday Romance: Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle ✓
Holiday Romance: All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox ✓
Holiday Romance: A Magical New York Christmas by Anita Hughes ✓
Holiday Romance: The Christmas Swap by Melody Carlson ✓
Holiday Romance: The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis ✓
Holiday Romance: One Snowy Night by Jill Shalvis ✓
Holiday Romance: Fake it for Christmas by Layla Valentine ✓
Holiday Romance: Stuck Together for Christmas by Layla Valentine ✓
Holiday Romance: Bad Boy for Christmas by Layla Valentine ✓
Added: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 7963 pages
Pages Remaining: 360,385 pages
Current Read - Court of the Vampire Queen by Katie Robert; Ducks by Kate Beaton
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books Bought/Received (5)
For my BOTM selection, I had to choose Babel by RF Kaung. It’s a book club choice for February and I’m very excited to read it.
During our book club exchange, I received Wake Siren by Nina McLaughlin. Very intrigued by this Ovid retelling.
For the Book Flood exchange, I received a copy of Broken by Jenny Lawson (already read, but wanted a physical copy) and Little Prisons by Ilona Bannister.
Had to stop in at Barnes & Noble for their 50% off all hardcovers sale. I grabbed The Night Ship by Jess Kidd, The Last Graduate by Naomi Novak, and A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (already read this one, but wanted a physical copy).
UnRead Shelf Progress
Starting Number: 331
Books Read: 0
Books Acquired: 5
Books Unshelved: 0
Finishing Number: 336
January TBR Pile:
Bookworms BC: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Bookworms BC: Come as You Are by Jess K Hardy
Friend BC: Paradise Falls by Keith O’Brien
Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: TBD
Kid Read Aloud: Chains by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Kid Book Club: Samantha Spinner and the Super Secret Plans by Russell Ginns
Kid Book Club: Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
Winter Read: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Movies watched
Christmas with You - I like the female lead, but her and the male lead have absolutely no chemistry what so ever!
Get Carter - Classic Michael Caine. Very violent, I actually enjoyed it.
Bullit - Never saw this classic Steve McQueen movie. Enjoyed it.
The Misfits - Terribly boring…
Glass Onion - Not quite as good as the first movie, but still very entertaining.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary - Very delightful.
Artemis Fowl - My mom’s selection. Pretty decent kid action film.
Something from Tiffany’s - Very cute holiday romance.
TV Shows watched
Leverage Redemption S1 and S2
Below Deck
Mythic Quest S3
Staged S3 - Utterly delightful. We binged it in just three days.
Comments - Ended the year with a very strong reading month. In fact, I had my highest reading month of the year. I always love finishing out my year with some light Christmas romance and I definitely delivered on this year’s plan. Now I turn to 2023’s plans.
Next up on the TBR pile:
