December 2023 Wrap-up
December TBR Pilev (22/25):
Bookworms BC: None
Friend BC: None
Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson ✓
Kid Read Aloud: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle ✓
Kid Read Aloud: The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown ✓
Kid Book Club: A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Nonfiction: Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar ✓
Romance: Snowed in for Christmas by Jaqueline Snowe ✓
Romance: Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London ✓
Romance: Gray Hair Don’t Care by Karen Booth ✓
Romance: The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score ✓
Romance: A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews ✓
Romance: Love in a Blizzard by Britney M. Mills ✓
Romance: White Lie Christmas by Karla Doyle ✓
Romance: A Winter in New York by Josie Silver ✓
Romance: That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert ✓
Romance: Miss Kane’s Christmas by Caroline Mickelson ✓
Romance: A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn ✓
Romance: Blue Sky Cowboy Christmas by Joanne Kennedy ✓
Romance: The Stopover by TL Swan ✓
Romance: Falling for the Rockstar at Christmas by Lyndsey Gallagher ✓
Thriller: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus ✓
Fantasy: Magical Midlife Madness by KF Breene ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 6250 pages
Pages Remaining: 274,988 pages
Current Read - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros; Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books Bought/Received (3):
For the book club’s Christmas Book and Bottle Exchange, I ended up with Pinot Noir by Mads Molnar. Looks like an interesting mystery/action story.
I actually found two BOTM selections that I really wanted.
The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen
The Gentleman’s Gambit by Evie Dunmore
UnRead Shelf Progress
Starting Number: 337
Books Read: 0
Books Acquired: 3
Books Unshelved: 4
Finishing Number: 336
January TBR Pile:
Bookworms BC: Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca
Friend BC: The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Kid Read Aloud: Charlotte’s Web by EB White
Kid Read Aloud: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Kid Book Club: A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Fantasy: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Fantasy: Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Fantasy: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Science Fiction: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Movies Watched
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Newsies
Solaris (1972)
Silent Night
TV Shows Watched
Doctor Who
Below Deck: Med
Bachelor in Paradise
Slow Horses S3
Obliterated S1
Rick & Morty
Archer - Series finale! I can’t believe that show aired for 14 seasons!
One Piece S1
Lockwood and Co. S1
Percy Jackson and the Olympians S1
Comments - Ending my year on a high note for my reading and media watching. Looking forward to what 2024 will bring.
Next up on the TBR pile: