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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Happy New Year!!!

***HAPPY NEW YEAR ***
Book-Sniffers and Librocubicularists!

A new journey of adventures to go on, new books and worlds to discover, same favourite places to revisit, and the start of a pretty darn good year. 

Goals have been set. Hours spent writing up charts and lists wishing glorious books to read. 


Focused aim: Read 25,000 pages.
The difficult goal: Read good books. Read heart books. Ones that speak to my heart, soul, and mind.

Be not afraid: Ditch those boring ones. Not capturing me? I'll be ok with putting it down.

Reread: Devour the recent favourites. Ones that have burrowed into my soul over the past few years. 

Return to: High fantasy. There are new worlds that await my exploration.

Series: Finish some. Start some. 

~Cheers to a great reading year ~ 


Monday, January 2, 2017

Books to Read: 2016

In no particular order, the books I wish to read….

Newt's Emerald ~ Garth Nix
All My Friends Are Superheroes ~ Andrew Kaufman
The Gracekeepers ~ Kirsty Logan
Nod ~ Adrian Barnes 
Corpus Earthling ~ Louis Charbonneau
Magic Lost, Trouble Found ~ Lisa Shearin
The Engagement ~ Suzanne Robinson
A Gentle Feuding ~ Johanna Lindsey 
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ~ Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith 
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet ~ Becky Chambers 
A Rose in Winter ~ Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 
Witch Finder ~ Ruth Warburton
The Returning ~ Christine Hinwood
The Paper Magician ~ Charlie N. Holmberg
The Seventh Miss Hatfield ~ Anna Caltabiano
The Glass Arrow ~  Kristen Simmons
Ether Frolics ~ Paul Marlowe
The Night Dance ~ Suzanne Weyn
A Room of One's Own ~ Virginia Woolf 
Irenicon ~ Aidan Harte
The Secret Garden ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett 
The Greengage Summer ~ Rumer Godden
No Fond Return of Love ~ Barbara Pym
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break ~ Lensey Namioka
Irenicon ~ Aidan Harte
The Humming Room ~ Ellen Potter 
The Greengage Summer ~ Rumer Godden
Frostfire ~ Amanda Hocking
Talon ~ Julie Kagawa
Kojiki ~ Keith Yatsuhashi
An Irish Country Doctor ~ Patrick Taylor
Cannonbridge ~ Jonathan Barnes
The Invisible Library ~ Genevieve Cogman
The Glass Arrow ~ Kristen Simmons 
Prisoner of Night and Fog ~ Anne Blankman
Anna Dressed in Blood ~ Kendare Blake
The Dark Days Club ~ Alison Goodman
Jackaby ~ William Ritter
And I Darken ~ Kiersten White
The Griffin of Darkwood ~ Becky Cintra 

Series:
*The Wise Man's Fear (II) ~ Patrick Rothfuss
Prairie Fire (II) ~ E.K.Johnston 
A Court of Mist and Fury (II) ~ Sarah J. Maas
Hidden (III) ~ Sophie Jordan 
Taran Wanderer (IV) ~ Lloyd Alexander
The Lesser Kindred (II) ~ Elizabeth Kerner
Queen of Shadows (IV) ~ Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms (V) ~ Sarah J. Maas
The Assassin's Blade (Prequel Novellas) ~ Sarah J Maas 
Twilight of the Dragons (II) ~ Andy Remic
The Hero Strikes Back (II) ~ Moira J. Moore
City of Ashes (II)~ Cassandra Clare
City of Glass (III) ~ Cassandra Clare
City of Fallen Angels (IV) ~ Cassandra Clare
City of Lost Souls (V) ~ Cassandra Clare
City of Heavenly Fire (VI) ~ Cassandra Clare
Nine Princes of Amber (I) ~ Roger Zelazny
The Grey King (IV) ~ Susan Cooper
End of Days (III) ~ Susan Ee
Goldenhand (V) ~ Garth Nix 
The Autumn Throne (III) ~ Elizabeth Chadwick



Bookclubs:
Bel Canto ~ Ann Pratchett
The Chimes ~ Anna Smaill 
Basket Case ~ Carl Hiaasen
The Search for WondLa ~ Tony Diterlizzi
The Fell Sword (II) ~ Miles Cameron
The Miserable Mill (IV) ~ Lemony Snicket
At Bertram's Hotel ~ Agatha Christie
The Count of Monte Cristo ~ Alexandre Dumas
Beacon 23 ~ Hugh Howey 
The Place of the Lion ~ Charles Williams
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall ~ Kazuo Ishiguro 

Graphic Novels:
In Real Life ~ Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang
*Y: The Last Man, Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ~ Brian K. Vaughn, Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr
*Fables: Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ... ~ Willingham and many many others
Lazarus: Vol 1, 2, 3, 4 ~ Rucka, Lark, Arcas
Fatale: Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ~ Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips



*Carried over from last year's list.

Challenges: 2016

Page Count

Currently at: 26,415
Goal: 25, 000 - Keep going :)
Achieved: December 21, 2016
Updated: January 1, 2017

Book Count

Currently at:73
Goal: 60 - Keep going :)
Achieved: October 18, 2016
Updated: January 1, 2017






Popsugar: 2016 Book Challenge

Last year, I stumbled across PopSugar's Reading Challenge. Having done quite well, I found this year's (and tweaked a few of the challenges).

Rainbow Cover
Red* ~ Talon (Julie Kagawa)
Orange* ~ Ether Frolics (Paul Marlowe)
Yellow* ~ Basket Case (Carl Hiaasen)
Green* ~ Newt's Emerald (Garth Nix)
Blue ~ The Gracekeepers (Kirsty Logan)
Indigo* ~ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
Violet* ~ Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Lisa Shearin)


Setting
Book set in home province/state ~ Nod (Adrian Barnes)
Set in Europe ~ The Engagement (Suzanne Robinson)
Takes place in the summer ~ The Greengage Summer (Rumer Godden)
Takes place on an island ~ The Humming Room (Ellen Potter)


Content
Translated to English ~ The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
Under 150 pages ~ A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
More than 600 pages ~ The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
Protagonist who has my occupation ~ Nocturnes (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Book about road trip ~ The Autumn Throne, III (Elizabeth Chadwick)

Acquirement
Book recommended by someone just met ~
Recommended by family member ~
First book see in bookstore ~ The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
Book from library ~ Prisoner of Night and Fog (Anne Blankman)
Book bought before 2015* ~ Witch Finder (Ruth Warburton)
Most recent purchase* ~ The Hero Strikes Back II (Moira J. Moore)


Genre
Fairy tale retelling ~ The Night Dance (Suzanne Weyn)
Romance set in future ~ The Glass Arrow (Kristen Simmons)
Science fiction novel ~ Beacon 23 (Hugh Howey)
Graphic novel ~ In Real Life (Cory Doctorow)
Murder mystery ~ Bertram's Hotel (Agatha Christie)
Dystopian ~ The Chimes (Anna Smaill)
Classic from 20th century ~ No Fond Return of Love (Barbara Pym)


Publishing
YA bestseller ~ Empire of Storms, V (Sarah J. Maas)
At least 100 years older than you ~ The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Published 2016 ~ Dark Days Club (Alison Goodman)

Reading
Haven’t read since high school ~
Finish in a day ~ All My Friends Are Superheroes (Andrew Kaufman)
Book and its prequel ~ Queen of Shadows (IV), The Assassin's Blade (Sarah J. Maas)
Book guaranteed to bring me joy ~ I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)

Current Events
Becoming a movie this year ~ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Austen/Grahame-Smith)


Replaced*
Unused:
Oprah’s book club
New York Times Bestseller
National Book Award Winner
Self-improvement book
 Autobiography*
Satirical book*
Written by a celebrity*
Book of poetry*
Written by comedian*
Political memoir*
About culture I’m unfamiliar with