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Katie wrote: "1. To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

From: My shelves
Challenge: ATY and PopSugar
Rating: 4.5/5 - I love Chambers' intellectual project in this book, an..."

I've only read the first book in the trilogy, I really need to finish it. I don't think I realized she had another book out.

Katie wrote: "9. Normal People by Sally Rooney

From: Scribd (audio)
Challenge: Popsugar a book by a writer in their 20s, also my own personal challenge to read more Irish liter..."

I bought this one last year and I should really read it!

I bought 9 poetry collections at Target today. It was buy 2 get 1 free, I couldn't resist!

Katie wrote: "Brilliant, Elyse! You'll have to let me know what you got 😊"

When the World Didn't End
The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
The Little Book of Otter Philosophy
Pillow Thoughts
Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart
Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind
Aphrodite Made Me Do It
The Rose That Blooms in the Night
How to Cure a Ghost

Elyse wrote: "Katie wrote: "Brilliant, Elyse! You'll have to let me know what you got 😊"

When the World Didn't End
[book:The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember|42872..."

I totally need some otter philosophy!

Charleen wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Katie wrote: "Brilliant, Elyse! You'll have to let me know what you got 😊"

When the World Didn't End..."

@Charleen, @Katie: I know right? It's such a cute little book! She also wrote The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy which I need in my life. lol

Katie wrote: "16. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

New-to-me author
From: Scribd (ebook)
Rating: 2/5 - just didn't engage with this collection as much as others.
Full review: here"

I honestly sobbed the entire time I read this collection, lol. Who knows what was going on with me that day!

Katie wrote: "19. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

New-to-me author
From: borrowed from family
Challenge: ATY
Rating: 5/5 - excellent story about race and pride, and Black Lives..."

I loved The Hate U Give! I still have to read On the Come Up.

Katie wrote: "20. All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries 1) by Martha Wells

New-to-me author
From: Scribd (audio)
Challenge: ATY and Popsugar
Rating: 4/5 - really enjoyable novella.
F..."

So fun! Planning on reading the rest of the novellas this year and then the novel!

Elyse wrote: "Katie wrote: "19. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

New-to-me author
From: borrowed from family
Challenge: ATY
Rating: 5/5 - excellent story about race and pride, a..."

On the Come Up was also soooo good!

I loved On Writing too! View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman was also amazing. I listened to the audiobooks back to back.
Nevermoor, The Mermaid Chair, Small Spaces, and Exhalation are in my TBR.
I wouldn't have been able to get through Hidden Figures if I hadn't listened to the audiobook. Or I would've had to read the Young Readers edition. lol.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry was my first Backman book so it will always hold a special place in my heart!
Someday I'll read the In Death series! It's so long! lol.

Katie wrote: "Woohoo, 50 books!"

Great job, Katie!

Katie wrote: "51. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

New-to-me author
From: Library (ebook)
Challenge: ATY and Popsugar
Rating: 5/5 - this is a fantastic book, so nuance..."

Ooooh nice glad you loved it!!

Katie wrote: "52. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

New-to-me author
From: My shelves
Challenge: ATY and Popsugar
Rating: 3/5 - I don't think this book has aged well in its appropria..."

Eeeeeeeep I wouldn't think so....yikes.

Katie wrote: "I think a lot more people will find this problematic now than maybe did when it first came out..."

Absolutely.

Elyse wrote: "Katie wrote: "I think a lot more people will find this problematic now than maybe did when it first came out..."

Absolutely."

I remember enjoying it at the time, but yeah, I probably wouldn't read it today. I definitely wouldn't read it the same way, at any rate.

Katie wrote: "67. Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World edited by Maria Tatar

New-to-me author
From: My shelves
Challenge: Readi..."

That sounds interesting!

Katie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "That sounds interesting!"

Definitely worth reading, Elyse :)"

I added it to my TBR!

Katie wrote: "Ten left to reach my goal! I'm probably going to increase it :)"

Woohoo! Klune's and all of Taylor's books are in my TBR.

Katie wrote: "I'm nearly up to 80. Will probably be increasing my goal soon!"

You are rocking your challenge :)

Katie wrote: "I've reset my challenge to 100 books, and will see how far above that I'm able to get."

Woohoo!

Katie wrote: "I've reset my challenge to 100 books, and will see how far above that I'm able to get."

You're well on your way to break the 100s.

Katie wrote: "115. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

New-to-me author
From: Library (audio)
Challenge: ATY and Popsugar
Rating: 3/5 - I was curious about the hype, and, al..."

I didn't get what all the hype was about. I also gave it 3.

Katie wrote: "88. Radiance by Grace Draven

New-to-me author
From Scribd (ebook)
Rating: 4/5 - interesting friends-to-lovers fantasy romance.
Full review: here"

I read one of her books, Phoenix Unbound, and did not like it. Maybe because of the Greek/Roman slave culture.

Katie wrote: "103. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

From: Scribd (audio)
Rating: 4/5 - interesting novella. Looking forward to more in the series.
Full review: here"

It's definitely an interested but very odd series!

Katie wrote: "108. Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis

New-to-me author
From: Scribd (ebook)
Rating: 4.5/5 - delightful Regency fantasy romance.
Full review: here"

Sounds like a fun series! Adding to my TBR.

Katie wrote: "113. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

New-to-me author
From: Scribd (audio)
Rating: 3.5/5 - beautifully written, and some nice fairy tale elements. I l..."

I had this in my TBR last year and didn't get to it. Maybe this year.