Analyzing my 2023 reading goals and Reading Challenges

At the beginning of the year I listed my 2023 Bookish goals. I am very much a type A personality. When I set a goal I have every intention of getting it, and I feel this internal pressure to finish what I started. As the year progressed, I was really feeling pressure to hit my book challenges, but had lost sight of my reading goals. So, let's see how I did!

November Reading Wrap Up 2023

November passed in a blur of work, travel, car troubles, and my son's ongoing recovery. I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 13 books (low for me) and DNFed 1. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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None-this has never happened before 😮😮

October Reading Wrap Up 2023

On the personal side, October was a hard month with my son's surgery and ongoing recovery, and having had (and still have) bronchitis for the last two weeks. I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 22 books and DNFed 1. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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Into the Fire

Title: Into the Fire

Series: Undaunted Courage #1

Author: Irene Hannon

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary

Source: Revell

My Review:

I love Irene Hannon's books. I love the cover of Into the Fire. It is the first book in her newest series, Undaunted Courage.  

First Line Friday #109-Into the Fire

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hope you all have a great day and weekend! First Line Friday is hosted by Carrie at Reading is My SuperPower!!  I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. This week I am reading Into the Fire by Irene Hannon. It is the first book in her newest series Undaunted Courage.

Stacking the Shelves #91, Sunday Post #88, Sunday Salon #82

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? Any plans for the weekend? It has been another wild, busy, crazy week. My daughter is on fall break and we had plans to be tourists in our area, but with my son still recovering from surgery, I am not sure how much we will actually get out and do. If nothing else, we will have some family time over the next few days.

Top Ten Tuesday-Fall TBR 2.0

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Secondary/Minor Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book. I stink at these lists so I am doing more books on my fall TBR. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

I already made a September TBR list here, I have read or DNFed 6/10 books from that list. Last week I did a Fall TBR 1.5 list and I have sent back to the library 5 of those books, and read 2 out of the other 5. Here is my fall TBR 2.0 list:

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Water abounds on my physical shelves

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Water (This can be covers with water on them, books with bodies of water in them, titles with bodies of water in them, etc.). I am going with ten books from my physical TBR with water on them.Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

10 books I own with water on the cover that I still need to read:

 

Top Ten Tuesday- Summery Book Covers

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books or Covers that Feel/Look Like Summer. I am only going to tweak it slightly: summery book covers that I hope to read this summer! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Ten-ish Summery Book Covers I OWN that I hope to read this summer:

Top Ten Tuesday-Net Galley rejections that crushed me

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is things that are getting in the way of reading. I get a fair amount of reading time so this doesn't really apply to me.  So, I decided to go with a topic that Lisa @thePlain-Spoken Pen did recently: Net Galley rejections that hurt my heart. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

10 Net Galley rejections that crushed me AND have I read them yet?!

10/31/20 no, nor is it on my TBR 🤷 when I finally read the first one I might put it on the TBR.

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April Reading Wrap Up 2023

April was a good reading month! I had some days off this month and more time in the car, so I was able to get in a few more audiobooks than normal. I also finished up a few series and tried several new authors.

I finished 22 books this month. I did not have any books under three stars or any DNFs!!! Click on the book cover if you want to read my review.

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Windswept Way

 Title: Windswept Way

Series: Hope Harbor #9

Author: Irene Hannon

Genre:Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction,

Publisher: Revell

Source: Revell, Net Galley

My review:

I love the Hope Harbor series by Irene Hannon. Windswept Way is the ninth book in the series but can be read as a standalone. I have read the series out of order (I still need to read book 2), but it has not hindered my enjoyment. 

March Reading Wrap Up

I blinked and March was gone. We need to make the most of the days because they are going by so fast!

I finished 22 books in March and DNFed 2. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

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Stacking the Shelves #66, Sunday Post #63, Sunday Salon #57

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? This was a long week, but an okay week. I ran errands this morning, but hope to spend most of the weekend relaxing 😀

Pelican Point

Title: Pelican Point

Series: Hope Harbor #4

Author: Irene Hannon

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,

Publisher: Revell    

Source: Library

My review:

I enjoy the Hope Harbor series and have read them (unintentionally) out of order. While there are repeat characters in each book, it doesn't spoil anything, as each book can stand alone. Pelican Point is the fourth in the series and has two intersecting storylines.

Top Ten Tuesday- Spring 2023 TBR

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books on My Spring 2023 To-Read List. I am going to narrow this down further and list the stack of library books and review books I really need to get through. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Ten Books I need to read this month:

The Bookworm Tag

 The (very simple) Rules-

-answer the questions

-make up new ones

-tag people

I was tagged by Sarita @ More to Discover

Here are her questions to me and the other bloggers she tagged:

1. What is your earliest book memory? I remember having a reading tutor in second grade.

February Reading Wrap Up

While February is a short month, it felt long this time with all the sickness we had in our house. However, it was a good reading month.

I finished 18 books and DNF 1 in February. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.

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Top Ten Tuesday-A Spring Bouquet of Roses

 Happy Valentine's Day, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is favorite heroines. This kind of topic is not easy for me as I don't remember them very well unless I have made a note of them. So, I am going to go a different direction. We are approaching spring and I love roses 🌹 so I am going to highlight ten books on my TBR that has "rose" in the title. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Ten Rose Titles from my TBR:

Body of Evidence

Title: Body of Evidence

Series: Triple Threat #3

Author: Irene Hannon

Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Romance,

Publisher: Revell

Source: Library

My review:

The Triple Threat series loosely follows three sisters. Body of Evidence is the youngest sister, Grace's story. While it could be read as a stand-alone, I would recommend reading the books in order.