March 2023 Wrap

March TBR Pile (22/29):

1. Bookworms BC: The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron ✓
2. Friend BC: Acid for the Children by Flea ✓
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (reread) ✓
4. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Beck Chambers (reread) ✓
5. Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty ✓
6. Kid Read Aloud: The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis ✓
7. Kid Read Aloud: The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne ✓
8. Kid Book Club: Argos by Ralph Hardy ✓
9. Kid Book Club: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
10. Fantasy: The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi ✓
11. Fantasy: The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
12. Fantasy: Weyward by Emilia Hart ✓
13. Fantasy: The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty
14. Romance: About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis ✓
15. Romance: Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis ✓
16. Romance: The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
17. Romance: The Score by Elle Kennedy ✓
18. Romance: My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey ✓
19. Scifi: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
20. Scifi: VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
21. Scifi: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler ✓
22. Scifi: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee ✓
23. Thriller: The Drift by CJ Tudor ✓
24. Thriller: The Stranded by Sarah Daniels ✓
25. Thriller: The Getaway by Lamar Giles ✓
26. Literary Fiction: The Love Scribe by Amy Meyerson
27. Classics: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald ✓
28. Nonfiction: What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon ✓
29. Nonfiction: You Just Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon ✓

1,000,000 Page Goal:

Monthly Total: 7389 pages Pages Remaining: 337,423 pages

Current Read - Radiant Sin by Katee Robert; The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukerjee

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Books Bought/Received (10)

Two BOTM selections for me this month. It was my birthday month and thankfully there were multiple books I wanted to take advanttage of my free add-on book. For my birthday weekend, I also hit up the Library Sale, my favorite local used book store Jackson Street Booksellers, and Barnes and Noble. Finally I picked up a few book for the kids’ read aloud shelf.

• Wayward by Emilia Hart
• The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by S.A. Chakraborty
• Dangerous Joy by Jo Beverley
• The Seduction of Phaeton Black by Jillian Stone
• The Revenant Express by George Mann
• The Power by Naomi Alderman
• The Emperor of Maladies by Siddartha Mukherjee
• The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry
• Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokski
• The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim

UnRead Shelf Progress

• Starting Number: 334
• Books Read: 2
• Books Acquired: 8
• Books Unshelved: 2
• Finishing Number: 338

April TBR Pile:

1. Bookworms BC: The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith
2. Friend BC: Crossings by Alex Landragin
3. Nerdy Bookish Friends BC: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
4. Currently Reading Bookish Friends BC: TBD
5. Kid Read Aloud: Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
6. Kid Book Club: The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
7. Kid Book Club: The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity
8. Fantasy: The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
9. Fantasy: King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair
10. Comics: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V and Filipe Andrade
11. Romance: Radiant Sin by Katee Robert
12. Romance: The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
13. Romance: The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell
14. Romance: A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
15. Romance: A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
16. Scifi: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
17. Nonfiction: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukerjee
18. Nonfiction: The Angel Makers by Patricia Nell McCracken

Movies Watched

• We Have a Ghost - We wanted to like it, but there was definitely some weird tonal shifts between the acts.
• 7 Days in Hell - Somehow I hadn’t seen this and J was amazed. It was hilarious.
• The Last Vermeer - Interesting art drama based on a true story. A little too slow at times, but a good movie.
• Cocaine Bear - Lots of gory fun. The tone was a little off in parts, but an enjoyable ride.
• Operation Fortune - Not the best Guy Ritchie movie, but a fun one.
• Ex-Machina - We finally got to this movie. Predictable, but a good scifi movie.

TV Shows Watched 

• Brave New World - We blew through this series. It was a good adaptation. Very not safe for kids and teens.
• History of the World Part II - Delightful! Not every sketch was hilarious, but most were entertaining.
• The Toys that Build America - We sprinkle these in when we don’t have another currently watching choice.
• The Mandalorian S3 - Still in this show. We’ll see where it goes.
• Ted Lasso S3 - So excited to be back with Ted and the gang.
• McMillion$ - Randomly we remembered about this documentary series about the McDonald’s Monopoly cheating scandal. It had so many twists and turns! Very interesting.
• Misfits S1 - Finally started this show. So good so far. Very into it.

Comments - And my big reading month streak continues. Even though I added many books to my Unread Shelves, I actually took a few off between reading and unshelving. Just need to step up the game a bit.

Next up on the TBR pile: