December 2022 Wrap
- monthly wrap-up
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 ✓
- Added: The Highlander’s English Bride by Vanessa Kelly ✓
- Added: The Highlander’s Irish Bride by Vanessa Kelly ✓
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:
