tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880448000684913342024-03-17T23:01:21.254-04:00Lazy Day LiteratureBook Reviews, Book hauls, Book chat, and more. :)StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.comBlogger1495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-75429347850132970002024-03-01T03:00:00.001-05:002024-03-01T15:30:35.118-05:00LazyDayLit's MARCH 2024 TBR & Reading Goals <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Hello readers! Happy March!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It's nearly Spring and I have been spending all my time in the garden or in the woods and I think my TBR reflects that a bit this year. I want all the nature-themed stories right now! Green covers are good too! :)<br /><br /><b><br />What are you hoping to read in March?</b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">MY MARCH HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Book Club Reads</span></u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684452206i/134117196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684452206i/134117196.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherworlds by Heather Fawcett</span></div></div><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Library Loans for Middle-Grade March</span></u></b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681861766i/69363969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681861766i/69363969.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1657125385i/59363869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1657125385i/59363869.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1644340848i/56896075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1644340848i/56896075.jpg" width="131" /></a><br /><br />The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling<br />The Ghost of Spruce Point by Nancy Tandon<br />The Midnight Children by Dan Gemenhart</div></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Other Library Loans<br /><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668865643i/25895521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668865643i/25895521.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681798420i/127306396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="257" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681798420i/127306396.jpg" width="129" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659421275i/59807978.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659421275i/59807978.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672574587i/60531406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="513" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672574587i/60531406.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686928235i/123199043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686928235i/123199043.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1628877244i/57695648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="298" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1628877244i/57695648.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Off My Shelves</u><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm planning on digging through my shelves for Middle-Grade March but also have a few adult novels I'd like to knock off my shelves.<br />Here are my top priorities! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403941587i/17934530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403941587i/17934530.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660804580i/33160963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="299" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660804580i/33160963.jpg" width="126" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561654146i/655707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="538" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561654146i/655707.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><b><u>March TBR Tackle Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Starts with A or T:</b><br />A - Annihilation, Authority, or Acceptance<br />T - Tress of the Emerald Sea<br /><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Female Author:</b><br />Hester<br /><br /><b>STEM Themes:</b><br />Annihilation <br /><br /><b>Fairy Tale or Folklore Inspired:</b><br />Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands<br /><br /><b>Green on the Cover:</b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Eyes of the Dragon</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /></b></div><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-22197956315422194702024-02-29T03:00:00.413-05:002024-03-01T14:01:42.111-05:00LazyDayLit's FEBRUARY 2024 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOODBYE FEBRUARY! <br /><br />Hello readers!<br />It's been a rather chilly month with only a few warm days to spend in the garden so I've fit in a lot of reading. I gave myself a mixture of Black authors, fluffy reads, and pink/red covers to read this month but I did stray from the pile a bit. Still, I read 25 books in all this month!<br /><br /><br /><br />What I read in February:<br /><br /><u>FICTION READS</u></span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1634139994i/58724745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580209503i/50702014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580209503i/50702014.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656105569i/61341469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656105569i/61341469.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694241620i/57185869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694241620i/57185869.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b>Paladin's Grace by T Kingfisher<br />The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore<br />Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire</b><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590354131i/44012880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590354131i/44012880.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590354154i/53138025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="522" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590354154i/53138025.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588043687i/53285047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588043687i/53285047.jpg" width="134" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /><b>Fable by Adrienne Young</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b>Namesake by Adrienne Young<br />Bunny by Mona Awad</b><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703084419i/52892857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="531" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703084419i/52892857.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689381440i/270805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="571" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689381440i/270805.jpg" width="143" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1296179689i/9917945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1296179689i/9917945.jpg" width="142" /></a></div></div><br /></div><b>The Color Purple by Alice Walker<br />Impulse by Ellen Hopkins<br />Perfect by Ellen Hopkins</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676499276i/101160689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676499276i/101160689.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1683668946i/127306440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1683668946i/127306440.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Rouge by Mona Awad<br />What Feasts At Night by T Kingfisher</b><br /><br /><br /><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN FEB<br /><br /></u></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568806869i/46223363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="574" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568806869i/46223363.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647642882i/60644542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647642882i/60644542.jpg" width="142" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655363800i/61298289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="560" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655363800i/61298289.jpg" width="140" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The Daughter of Ys by MT Anderson & Jo Rioux<br />Wash Day Diaries by Jamila R & Robyn Smith<br />Always Never by Jordi Lafebre<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595699622i/54672575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="560" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595699622i/54672575.jpg" width="140" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695915522i/125004877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="387" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695915522i/125004877.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676155062i/75607709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="622" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676155062i/75607709.jpg" width="156" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Flower of the Witch by Enrico Orlandi</span><br style="font-weight: 700;" /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><u>NONFICTION READS<br /></u></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327957927i/13214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327957927i/13214.jpg" width="118" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659980067i/61901028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="255" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659980067i/61901028.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680713562i/123087784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="212" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680713562i/123087784.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou<br />Elvis & Me by Priscilla B. Presley<br />The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629821912i/58429177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629821912i/58429177.jpg" width="131" /></a><br /><br />Peace is a Practice by Morgan Harper Nichols<br /><br /><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">POETRY COLLECTIONS<br /><br /></u></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670559101i/61387607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670559101i/61387607.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320533716i/139377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320533716i/139377.jpg" width="145" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523550038i/39815423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523550038i/39815423.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">You Are Only Just Beginning by Morgan Harper Nichols</span><br style="font-weight: 700;" /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Blue Iris by Mary Oliver</span><br style="font-weight: 700;" /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Once by Alice Walker</span><b><br /><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523528321i/39808279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523528321i/39808279.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">Revolutionary Petunias and Other Poems by Alice Walker</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>CHALLENGE PROGRESS</u></span></b></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-abc-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">My ABC Challenge Post</a>)<br /><br /><br /><b>Jan - Feb</b><br /><br />Fiction:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span>E<span> <strike><span style="color: #800180;">F</span></strike> </span>G H<span> <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>I</strike></span> J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>M</strike></span> </span><strike><span style="color: #800180;">N</span></strike><span> <strike>O</strike> <strike><span style="color: #800180;">P</span></strike> Q <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>R</strike></span> <strike>S</strike> T U </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />14 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike><span style="color: #800180;">D</span></strike> </span><b><u>E</u></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>F</strike></span> </span><b>G <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>H</strike></span></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I J K </span><b><span style="color: #800180;"><strike>L</strike></span></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> M </span><b>N</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> O P Q R S T U </span><b>V</b><span><b> <strike><span style="color: #800180;">W</span></strike> X Y Z<br />8 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction/Poetry:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>B</strike></span> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span>E<span> F </span>G <strike>H</strike><span> I J K </span>L<span> M </span><strike>N</strike><span> <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>O</strike></span> <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>P</strike></span> Q <span style="color: #800180;"><strike>R</strike></span> S T U </span>V<span> W X <strike><span style="color: #800180;">Y</span></strike> Z<br />10 / 26</span></b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">February ABC reads:<br /><br />Fiction:<br />P - Paladin's Grace<br />M - Mislaid In Parts Half-Known<br />F - Fable<br />N - Namesake<br />I - Impulse<br />R - Rouge<br /><br /><br />Graphic Novels:<br />D - The Daughters of Ys <br />W - Wash Day Diaries<br />F - The Flower of the Witch<br />H - Heartstopper Vol 5<br />L - Lore Olympus Vol 5<br /><br /><br />Nonfiction/Poetry:<br />Y - You Are Only Just Beginning<br />B - Blue Iris<br />O - Once<br />R - Revolutionary Petunias and Other Poems<br />P - Peace is a Practice<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><u>February TBR Tackle Challenge</u></b><br />(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)<br /><br />1. Starts with F or S:<br />Fable ✔<br /><br />2. Book by a Black author:<br />The Color Purple ✔<br />I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ✔<br />Wash Day Diaries ✔<br /><br />3. Time jump:<br />Paladin's Grace ✔<br />(has a 3-year time jump)<br /><br />4. Pink, Red, or White on the cover:<br />Bunny ✔<br />Black Sheep<br />Rouge ✔<br />Impulse ✔<br /><br />5. Novella<br />Mislaid in Parts Half-Known ✔<br /><br />Challenge completed!! <br /><br /><br /><b><u>Devour Your TBR</u></b><br />February prompt: __Fluffy February__<br />(feel-good moments, light-hearted romance, cozy vibes)<br /><br /><strike>Paladin's Grace</strike> by T Kingfisher (fluffy / cozy / romance)<br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br />(my Read Harder blog post)<br /><br /><b>7/24</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +5</b><br /><b>FEB: +2</b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Prompt 12: Read a genre book (sci-fi, fantasy, etc)<br />Mislaid in Parts Half-Known<br /><br />Prompt 20: Read a book about books<br />The Lonely Hearts Book Club<br /><br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u>(My 52BookClub Challenge blog post)<br /><br /><b>11 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +6</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FEB: +5</b><br /><br />Prompt 8: Features the ocean:<br />Fable & Namesake<br /><br />Prompt 13: An academic thriller<br />Bunny by Mona Awad<br /><br />Prompt 15: Part of a duology:<br />Impulse & Perfect by Ellen Hopkins<br /><br />Prompt 18: an apostrophe in the title<br />Paladin's Grace<br /><br />Prompt 32: Time spans less than a week<br />Mislaid in Parts Half-Known<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br />(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)<br /><br /><b>Jan: +6</b><br /><b>FEB: +7</b><br /><br />Prompt 6: A book about pirates<br />Fable by Adrienne Young<br /><br />Prompt 11: from a genre you typically avoid (adult contemporary)<br />The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore<br /><br />Prompt 21: came out in a year ending in '24<br />Mislaid in Parts Half-Known<br /><br />Prompt 26: a book that was turned into a musical<br />The Color Purple (2023 adaptation)<br /><br />Prompt 33: A book with an unreliable narrator<br />Bunny by Mona Awad<br /><br />Prompt 34: A book w/ at least 3 POVs<br />Impulse & Perfect<br /><br />Prompt 43: A second-chance romance<br />Always Never by Jordi Lafebre<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +4<br /></b><br />Books that have:<br />Witches: After the Forest<br />Mountains: Cold Mountain<br /><br />Books that made me feel:<br />Cozy: Bookshops & Bonedust<br />Shiver: Dead of Winter<br /><br /><br /><b>FEB:</b><br />Books that have:<br />Twins - The Daughters of Ys<br />Pirates - Fable</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mushrooms - What Feasts at Night<br />Music - Elvis & Me<br />Birds - The Comfort of Crows<br /><br />Books that made me feel:<br />Cozy - Paladin's Grace<br />Laugh Out Loud - The Lonely Hearts Book Club<br />Adventurous - Fable & Namesake<br />Learn - Peace is a Practice <br /><br /><br /><br /><b><u>2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE</u><br /></b>(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)<br /><br />History:<br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br />I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<br />The Comfort of Crows<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Mental Health:<br />You Are Only Just Beginning<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food: <br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sport:<br /><br />Relationships:<br /><br />The Arts:<br /><br />Published in 2024:<br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /><br /><b>February:<br /></b>MT Anderson ?<br />Lucy Gilmore<br />Maya Angelou<br />Jamila Rowser<br />Robyn Smith<br />Priscilla B. Presley<br />Margaret Renkl<br />Mona Awad<br />Jordi Lafebre<br />Enrico Orlandi<br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-1661290273637800492024-02-01T03:00:00.111-05:002024-02-01T03:00:00.352-05:00LazyDayLit's FEBRUARY 2024 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Hello readers! Happy February!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've rounded up a lot of pink & red covers from my TBR for this month and also added a few fantasy romance novels to my hopefuls as well. I'm not big on romance reads but I do like to read out of my comfort zone from time to time so now's the month to tackle some love stories! <br /><br /><b><br />What are you hoping to read in February?</b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">MY FEBRUARY HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Book Club Reads</span></u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686859718i/127305800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686859718i/127305800.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684452206i/134117196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684452206i/134117196.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire<br />Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherworlds by Heather Fawcett</span></div></div><br /><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588043687i/53285047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588043687i/53285047.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680293749i/69704909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680293749i/69704909.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Bunny by Mona Awad<br />Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison</span><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1638302401i/57693472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1638302401i/57693472.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668565101i/63331415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668565101i/63331415.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey<br />Mister Magic by Kiersten White</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676499276i/101160689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676499276i/101160689.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1603265448i/55752958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1603265448i/55752958.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Rouge by Mona Awad<br />Fable by Adrienne Young</span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Graphic Novel Hopefuls<br /><br /></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667581973i/62919608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="489" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667581973i/62919608.jpg" width="141" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662444130i/60610214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="306" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662444130i/60610214.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Paper Planes by Jenni Wood<br />Doughnuts and Doom by Balazs Lorinczi</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><u><br />Nonfiction Picks</u></b></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597267568i/51152447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="527" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597267568i/51152447.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson</span><br /><br /></div></div></div><br /><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Off My Shelves</u><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I mood-read a lot of library loans last year and neglected my own physical TBR but I'm hoping to focus more on my own books in 2024. Here are a few I hope to get to! <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689381440i/270805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="571" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689381440i/270805.jpg" width="143" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580209503i/50702014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580209503i/50702014.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703084419i/52892857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="531" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703084419i/52892857.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327957927i/13214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327957927i/13214.jpg" width="118" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><b><u>February TBR Tackle Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Starts with F or S:</b><br />- Fable by Adrienne Young <br /><br /><b>Book by a Black Author:</b><br />- The Color Purple by Alice Walker<br /><br /><b>Time jump:</b><br />- All the Light We Cannot See<br />- The Last House on Needless Street<br /><br /><b>Pink, Red, or White on the Cover:</b><br />- Bunny<br />- Black Sheep<br />- Rouge<br />- Impulse<br />& more<br /><br /><b>Novella:</b><br />- Mislaid in Parts Half-Known<br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /></b></div><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-20791428194413180822024-01-31T03:00:00.374-05:002024-02-04T13:33:06.998-05:00LazyDayLit's JANUARY 2024 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>GOODBYE JANUARY! </b><br /><br /><b>Hello readers!<br /></b>We are already through a month in the new year. <br />It did seem to drag a bit but that meant plenty of time to read! <br />I ended up reading 20ish books in all!<br /><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">The breakdown:</u><br /><b>10 fiction novels</b><br /><b>3 graphic novels (one of which was NF)</b><br /><b>1 full nonfiction </b><br /><b>6 poetry collections</b><br /><br />That seems like a stellar start to the year for me!<br /><br /><br /><b>What I read this month:</b><br /><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">FICTION READS</u></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626i/65213543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626i/65213543.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610436466i/53137992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610436466i/53137992.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523877718i/37570488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="535" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523877718i/37570488.jpg" width="134" /></a></div></div></div><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1634139994i/58724745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree<br />The Lost Village by Camilla Sten<br />One For Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669840758i/63264519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669840758i/63264519.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680191161i/65214189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="518" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680191161i/65214189.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612344489i/56935099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="464" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612344489i/56935099.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><br />Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates<br />After the Forest by Kell Woods<br />The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404140605i/12749843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="295" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404140605i/12749843.jpg" width="124" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442416348i/10920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="321" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442416348i/10920.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1377967120i/11594289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1377967120i/11594289.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey<br />Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier<br /><b><span>Winterling by Sarah Prineas<br /><br /><br /><u style="font-size: x-large;">GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN JAN</u></span><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496012173i/35251493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496012173i/35251493.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1688499127i/180054897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="578" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1688499127i/180054897.jpg" width="145" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661091134i/62040048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="520" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661091134i/62040048.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Anne of Green Gables: the Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden <br />Blankets by Craig Thompson<br />Cold Bodies by Magdelena Visaggio </div></div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>NONFICTION READS<br /></u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1687768949i/126254014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="311" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1687768949i/126254014.jpg" width="156" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1642363232i/60139504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1642363232i/60139504.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655754068i/61271694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655754068i/61271694.jpg" width="160" /></a></div></div></div></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis, LPC (read/listened to entire book)<br />How NOT To Kill Your Houseplant (referenced!)<br />The Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature's Rhythms by Fiona Cook and Jessica Roux (Read/referenced)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>POETRY COLLECTIONS</u></span></b></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516356477i/36893848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516356477i/36893848.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559023737i/46029841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="339" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559023737i/46029841.jpg" width="136" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442927674i/24004193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442927674i/24004193.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div></div><br /><b>2AM Thoughts by Makenzie Campbell<br />All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols<br />Dream Work by Mary Oliver</b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580543063i/50784492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580543063i/50784492.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652696483i/61107305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652696483i/61107305.jpg" width="129" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1383563065i/18751905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1383563065i/18751905.jpg" width="141" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Nineteen by Makenzie Campbell</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">Changing the Tides by Shelby Leigh</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">Dog Songs by Mary Oliver</span></b><br style="font-size: medium;" /><br /><u>Chapter Books Read to My Daughter</u><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578265482i/3685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="465" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578265482i/3685.jpg" width="116" /></a><br /><br />Black Beauty by Anna Sewell <br />(This was a first read for me even though I adored the 90's film adaptation!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>CHALLENGE PROGRESS</u></span></b><br style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-abc-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">My ABC Challenge Post</a>)<br /><br /><b>JANUARY</b><br /><br />Fiction:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span>E<span> F </span>G H<span> I J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> M </span>N<span> <strike>O</strike> P Q R <strike>S</strike> T U </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />8 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> D </span><b>E</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> F </span><b>G H</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I J K </span><b>L</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> M </span><b>N</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> O P Q R S T U </span><b>V</b><span><b> W X Y Z<br />3 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction/Poetry:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> B </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span>E<span> F </span>G H<span> I J K </span>L<span> M </span><strike>N</strike><span> O P Q R S T U </span>V<span> W X Y Z<br />4 / 26</span></b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Fiction:<br />A - After the Forest<br />B - Bookshops & Bonedust<br />C - Cold Mountain<br />D - Dead of Winter<br />L - The Lost Village<br />O - One For Sorrow<br />S - The Sanatorium<br />W - Winterling<br /><br />Graphic Novels:<br />A - Anne of Green Gables: the graphic novel<br />B - Blankets by Craig Thompson<br />C - Cold Bodies<br /><br />Nonfiction/Poetry:<br />A - All Along You Were Blooming<br />D - Dream Work, Dog Songs<br />N - Nineteen<br />C - Changing the Tides<br /><br /><b><u>January TBR Tackle Challenge</u></b><br />(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)<br /><br />1. Starts with C or P:<br />Cold Mountain ✔ or Paladin's Grace<br /><br />2. First book in a series:<br />The Sanatorium ✔<br /><br />3. Plants on the cover:<br />After the Forest ✔<br /><br />4. Fantasy:<br />Bookshops & Bonedust ✔<br /><br />5. Blue or gold on cover:<br />One For Sorrow ✔<br /><br />Challenge completed! <br /><br /><br /><b><u>Devour Your TBR</u></b><br />January prompt: Off My Shelves:<br />The Snow Child<br />One For Sorrow<br />The Lost Village<br />Cold Mountain<br />Winterling<br />Black Beauty<br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br />(my Read Harder blog post)<br /><br /><b>3/24</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +3</b><br /><br />Prompt 1: A cozy fantasy:<br />Bookshops & Bonedust<br /><br />Prompt 8: Read a book translated from a country you've never been to:<br />The Lost Village by Camilla Sten, translated from Swedish<br /><br />Prompt 21: A book that went under the radar in 2023:<br />After the Forest by Kell Woods</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u>(<a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-52bookclubs-2024-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">My 52BookClub Challenge blog post</a>)<br /><br /><b>6 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +6</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Prompt 1: Locked-room mystery<br />The Sanatorium<br />Dead of Winter<br /><br />Prompt 3: More than 40 chapters<br />The Sanatorium<br /><br />Prompt 5: Magical realism<br />The Snow Child<br /><br />Prompt 12: Starts with the letter L<br />The Lost Village<br /><br />Prompt 24: A cover without people on it<br />Cold Mountain<br /><br />Prompt 39: a nonfiction that a friend recommended<br />How To Keep House While Drowning<br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br />(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)<br /><br /><b>Jan: +6</b><br /><br />Prompt 2: A bildungsroman (coming-of-age)<br />Blankets by Craig Thompson<br /><br />Prompt 10: By a self-published author:<br />Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree<br /><br />Prompt 12: A book from an animal's POV<br />Black Beauty by Anna Sewell<br /><br />Prompt 20: A book set in the snow:<br />Dead of Winter<br /><br />Prompt 35: A book w/ magical realism<br />The Snow Child<br /><br />Prompt 38: a cozy fantasy<br />After the Forest <br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +4<br /></b><br />Books that have:<br />Witches: After the Forest<br />Mountains: Cold Mountain<br /><br />Books that made me feel:<br />Cozy: Bookshops & Bonedust<br />Shiver: Dead of Winter<br /><br /><br /><b><u>2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE</u><br /></b>(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)<br /><br />History:<br /><br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br />Blankets by Craig Thompson (GN)<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Health:<br />How to Keep House While Drowning<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food: <br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sport:<br /><br />Relationships:<br />2Am Thoughts (poems)<br />Nineteen (poems)<br />Changing With the Tides (poems)<br />Dog Songs (poems)<br /><br />The Arts:<br />Dream Work (poems) <br /><br />Published in 2024:<br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /><br /><b>JANUARY:<br /></b>Marian Marsden<br />Makenzie Campbell<br />Craig Thompson<br />Magdelena Visaggio<br />Morgan Harper Nichols<br />Camilla Sten<br />Kell Woods<br />Shelby Leigh<br />Eowyn Ivey<br />Charles Frazier<br />Sarah Prineas<br />Anna Sewell<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-21055591813167630542024-01-22T03:00:00.001-05:002024-02-04T14:50:36.251-05:002024 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge <p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">The 2024 PopSugar Reading Challenge!</b><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Hello, readers! </b><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year! </b><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the TENTH year of this reading challenge's existence and the sixth year I've participated! </span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;">This reading challenge provides 50 prompts in all to help readers read more books, whether that be from your shelves, more ebooks or audiobooks, or more books out of your comfort zones.</span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't put any pressure on myself to finish this challenge but participating and widening my reading horizons is always fun. </span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Want to join in? </b><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Check out PopSugar's Reading Challenge HERE!<br /></b><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The Prompts</u><br /><br /><b>1. A book with the word "LEAP" in the title</b><br /><br /><br /><b>2. A bildungsroman (coming-of-age)</b><br />Blankets by Craig Thompson<br />A Tree Grows In Brooklyn<br /><br /><b>3. A book about a 24-year-old</b><br />Black Sheep<br />The Circle<br /><br /><b>4. A book about a writer<br /></b>The Shining<br />Misery<br />The Ghost Writer<br /><br /><b>5. A book about KPop<br /></b>(NOT my thing. I read one last year. I'll skip this one.)<br /><br /><b>6. A book about pirates<br /></b>Fable<br />If The Tide Turns<br />Tress of the Emerald Sea<br /><br /><b>7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete<br /></b>Chlorine<br /><br /><b>8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author:<br /></b>Turtles All the Way Down by John Green<br /><br /><b>9. A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author:<br /></b>Show Me A Sign<br />El Deafo<br />The Storyteller by Dave Grohl<br /><br /><b>10. A book by a self-published author:<br /></b><strike>Bookshops & Bonedust</strike><br /><br /><b>11. A book from a genre you typically avoid:</b><br />Bookworm<br />The Lonely Hearts Book Club<br /><br /><b>12. A book from an animal's POV<br /></b>Black Beauty<br />Open Throat<br />Hollow Kingdom<br /><br /><b>13. A book originally published under a pen name:<br /></b>Mislaid in Parts Half-Known<br /><br /><b>14. A book recommended by a book seller:<br /></b>Legendborn<br /><br /><b>15. A book recommended by a librarian:</b><br />Yellowface<br />We Deserve Monuments<br /><br /><b>16. A book set 24 years before you were born:<br /></b>We Have Always Lived in the Castle<br />A Clockwork Orange<br /><br /><b>17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list<br /></b><br /><b>18. A book set in space<br /></b>Dead Space<br />Dead Silence<br />This Is How You Lose the Time War<br /><br /><b>19. A book set in the future</b><br />The Future <br />Red Rising<br /><br /><b>20. A book set in the snow</b><br />The Snow Child<br />Dead of Winter<br /><br /><b>21. A book that came out in a year that ends with 24</b><br />Mislaid in Parts Un-Known<br />Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands<br /><br /><b>22. A book that centers on video games</b><br />The Last Wish<br /><br /><b>23. A book that features dragons</b><br />The Eye of the Dragon<br /><br /><b>24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours</b><br />Whalefall<br /><br /><b>25. A book that was published 24 years ago (2000)</b><br />Persepolis Vol 1<br />Spindle's End<br /><br /><b>26. A book that was turned into a musical<br /></b>The Phantom of the Opera<br /><br /><b>27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter<br /></b>The Overstory<br />The Maid<br /><br /><b>28. A book with a MC who's 42 years old</b><br />The Family Remains <br />Misery<br /><br /><b>29. A book with a neurodivergent main character</b><br />Cloud Cuckoo Land<br />In the Lives of Puppets<br /><br /><b>30. A book with a one-word title that you had to look up in a dictionary:</b><br />Chouette<br />Vespertine<br /><br /><b>31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence</b><br />I Keep My Exo-Skeletons To Myself<br />They Both Die at the End<br />We Have Always Lived in the Castle<br /><br /><b>32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot</b><br />For the Wolf<br />The Wolf and the Woodsman<br />This is How You Lose the Time War<br /><br /><b>33. A book with an unreliable narrator</b><br />Bunny<br />The Wife Upstairs<br />Piranesi<br />The Woman in Cabin 10<br /><br /><b>34. A book with at least 3 POVs</b><br /><br /><b>35. A book with magical realism</b><br />The Snow Child<br /><br /><b>36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated author:</b><br />The Fury<br /><br /><b>37. A book written by NaNoWriMo</b><br />Clockwork Boys<br /><br /><b>38. A cozy fantasy novel</b><br />After the Forest<br /><br /><b>39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author</b><br />The Witch King<br /><br /><b>40. A horror book by a BIPOC author </b><br />Jackal<br />Rouge<br />Bunny<br /><br /><b>41. A memoir that explores queerness</b><br />Freshwater<br /><br /><b>42. A nonfiction book about indigenous people</b><br />Braiding Sweetgrass<br />When Stars Are Scattered<br /><br /><b>43. A second-chance romance</b><br />The Witch of Wild Things<br />Nineteen Steps<br /><br /><b>44. An autobiography by a woman in rock-n-roll</b><br />Sinead O'Connell's memoir<br /><br /><b>45. An LGBTQIA+ romance</b><br />The House in the Cerulean Sea<br /><br /><b>BONUS PROMPTS:</b><br /><br /><b>46. A book in which a character sleeps for over 24 hours<br /></b><br /><b>47. A book with 24 letters in the title</b><br />I'm Thinking of Ending Things<br /><br /><b>48. A poetry collection with at least 24 poems<br /></b><br /><b>49. The 24th book of an author<br /><br />50. A book that starts with the letter X<br /><br /></b><br /><br /><br /><b>HAPPY READING! </b></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-15908726253989472362024-01-05T03:00:00.005-05:002024-01-05T03:00:00.131-05:00Devour Your TBR 2024 Reading Challenge <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500884500i/35412372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="321" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500884500i/35412372.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b> DEVOUR YOUR TBR <br />2024</b><br /><br />hosted by Destiny @<a href="https://howlinglibraries.com/" target="_blank">howlinglibraries</a><br /><br /><br />Hello readers! <br /><br />I came across this reading challenge over on Storygraph and haven't found it mentioned anywhere else but wanted to share my possible reads for the monthly prompts to hold myself accountable! <br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span><span style="font-size: large;">The monthly prompts:<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. January Jumpstart</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Kick off the year with books already on your TBR! If you've never read it and you owned it or had it on your TBR before Jan 1, 2024, it counts!)</span><br /><br />My hopeful/s:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1482781736i/33597976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1482781736i/33597976.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey -<br /> I've had this one on my Dec/Jan TBR for a couple of years now so I'm hoping to jumpstart the year by knocking it off my pile! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;">2. Fluffy February</b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(This month is all about fluff and feel-good moments so read some lighthearted romance, humor, and all the comfy and cozy vibes!)</span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695913246i/53344030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="520" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695913246i/53344030.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><br />Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. March on the Margins</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(March is all about celebrating diverse voices through reading books written by authors from marginalized groups. This includes BIPOC authors, queer authors, disabled authors, and authors with mental illness.)</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500884500i/35412372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="321" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500884500i/35412372.jpg" width="129" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><br /><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. April Antiquities</b></span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Read books with a historical setting, whether it takes place in a historical fantasy world, ancient Rome, or even just 1985.)<br /><br /></span></div><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689788358i/127305853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689788358i/127305853.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></span><br />The Women by Kristin Hannah - I've enjoyed her latest few historical fictions so I may give this a try!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Mysterious May</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(May is all about reading mysteries and thrillers. Cozy mysteries count too!)</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1643228739i/55196813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="290" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1643228739i/55196813.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><br />The Maid by Nita Prose -<br />I enjoy mysteries but more so if they're already in one of my usual genres (horror, gothic, hist fic) so I couldn't think of any off the top of my head but this one has been rather popular so I'll give it a try. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Pride Parade June</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(This month is all about reading queer rep and queer voices!)</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1696497003i/123288408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="523" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1696497003i/123288408.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701118682i/199797612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701118682i/199797612.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br />Evocation by S.T. Gibson <br />Spinning Gold by Carmella Lowkis<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. Sci-Fi July</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(This month is dedicated to science fiction and dystopia!)<br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404613595i/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404613595i/13.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442169447i/52397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442169447i/52397.jpg" width="130" /></a><br /><br />The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams<br />Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>8. ARC August</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(This month is all about reading advanced reader copies!)</span><br /><br />At this point, it's too soon to tell what ARCs I'll have to read and I certainly hope I've read anything I've received in the past by now! <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>9. Sword & Shield September</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Anything fantasy!)</span><br /><br />Fantasy is such a saturated genre right now that there's just too much for me to choose from and nothing has really stood out recently. I'll either come back to this or just add any fantasy book I end up reading to the challenge. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>10. Ominous October</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Time to bust out the spooky reads!)</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575446739i/49046268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575446739i/49046268.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br />Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>11. Remember November</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Time to get to any books you didn't have the chance to read! Read from previous TBRs, lists, or challenges.)<br /><br /></span>I love the idea of spending November catching up on other lists! I did this in 2023 while focusing on other neglected projects. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>12. December Delights</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(Read new and/or new-to-you books from your favorite authors!) </span><br /><br />Another one I'm not positive about yet but I may choose something from Neil Gaiman, VE Schwab, T Kingfisher, or Seanan McGuire for this prompt. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Want to join in on this challenge?</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Check it out on </span><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/8eb0b565-9718-4efa-bf95-5d5a9ca2f4b6" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">STORYGRAPH</a><span style="font-size: large;">!</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-33915943121958611612024-01-04T03:00:00.003-05:002024-01-24T15:43:49.390-05:00The 52BookClub's 2024 Reading Challenge (My Goals & TBR<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello book lovers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you looking for a fun reading challenge for the new year?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of my newest yearly favorites has been the52bookclub's annual reading challenge, which includes 52 unique prompts and sometimes includes bonus prompts and giveaways!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.the52book.club/2024-reading-challenge/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.the52book.club/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Challenge-Cover.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(image belongs to and links to the52bookclub.com)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the 7th annual challenge and has garnered quite a following over at Facebook, Goodreads, and Instagram. They also share this reading challenge on Storygraph which has a fantastic way to keep track of what you may and do read for the challenge, as well as see what other participants are reading for each challenge in case you are having trouble with a prompt or two.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Without further ado, here are the prompts and a couple of hopefuls I have planned for each of them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. A locked-room mystery</b><br /><b>(both locked-room mystery & isolated-area mystery novels count)</b><br /><br /><b>My recommendation:</b><br />Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong <br />(takes place on an isolated island!)<br /><br /><b>What I might read for this prompt:</b><br />Murder on the Orient Express<br />One By One<br />Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six<br /><strike>The Sanatorium<br />Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates</strike><br /><br /><b>2. Bibliosomia: A smelly book:<br /></b><br />I do love a smelly book! <br />I'll probably link this prompt with some of my childhood "smemories" (smell-based memories) because I was an early reader and some book smells remind me of different times in my life. For example, certain book smells remind me of my elementary school library. Another is that I had a Little Bear book as a child that had a specific smell that I've only encountered once or twice since. Smemories are fun. <br /><br /><b>3. More than 40 chapters:<br /></b><br />My recommendation:<br />Outlander<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />Probably an Outlander sequel (I've been stuck on the 4th for years!)<br /><strike>The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse</strike><br /><br /><b>4. Lowercase letters on the spine:<br /></b>(instead of all uppercase letters)<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />Class by Stephanie Land <br />(physical book has an all lowercase title on spine)<br /><br /><b>5. Magical Realism<br /></b><br />My recommendation:<br />The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill<br />Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br /><strike>The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey</strike><br /><br /><b>6. Women in STEM</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Hidden Figures<br /><br /><br /><b>7. At least 4 different POVS<br /></b><br />My recommendation:<br />Sign Here by Claudia Lux<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />???<br /><br /><b>8. Features the Ocean<br /></b><br />My recommendation:<br />The Deep by Rivers Solomon <br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />Whalefall by Daniel Kraus<br /><br /><b>9. A character-driven novel<br /></b><br />My recommendation: <br />Sign Here by Claudia Lux <br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />???<br /><br /><b>10. Told in nonchronological order<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>11. Title starting with the letter 'K'<br /></b><br />Killers of a Certain Age<br /><br /><b>12. Title starting with the letter 'L'<br /></b><br />Lute<br />Little Eve<br />Looking-Glass Sound<br /><br /><b>13. An academic thriller (dark academia)<br /></b><br />My recommendation: <br />Catherine House<br />Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo<br /><br /><b>14. A grieving character<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>15. Part of a duology<br /></b><br />My recommendations:<br />Six of Crows / Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo<br />This Poison Heart / This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />This Savage Song / Our Dark Duet by VE Schwab<br />Fable / Namesake by Adrienne Young<br /><br /><b>16. An omniscient narrator<br /></b>(an 'all-knowing' narrator)<br /><br />My recommendation:<br />The Book Thief by Markus Zusak<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />Dune by Frank Herbert<br /><br /><b>17. Nominated for The Booker Prize<br /></b>(best novel written in English / published in the UK or Ireland)<br /><br />What I Might Read:<br />Shuggie Bain<br /><br /><b>18. An apostrophe in the title<br /></b><br />Paladin's Grace by T Kingfisher<br /><br /><b>19. A buddy-read<br /></b><br />Hmm. I have no buddy-reads planned at the moment.<br />Will have to see if my book buds are up for it! <br /><br /><b>20. A revenge story<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>21. Written by a ghostwriter</b><br /><br />Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobbie Brown<br /><br /><b>22. A plot similar to another book<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>23. The <i>other </i>book with a similar plot<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>24. A cover without people on it<br /></b><br />Murder Road by Simone St James<br /><br /><b>25. An author 'everyone' has read except you<br /></b><br />Catriona Ward <br />('everyone in the horror community, at least)<br /><br /><b>26. Hybrid genre (cross genre)<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>27. By a neurodivergent author:<br /></b><br />Turtles All the Way Down by John Green<br /><br /><b>28. A yellow spine<br /></b><br />After the Forest<br /><br /><b>29. Published in a Year of the Dragon<br /></b>(1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024)<br /><br />???<br /><br /><b>30. Picked without reading the blurb<br /></b><br />The Bad Ones<br />You Like It Darker<br /><br /><b>31. Includes a personal phobia<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>32. Time-frame spans a week or less<br /></b><br />The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle<br /><br /><b>33. An abrupt ending<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>34. Set in a land-locked country<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>35. Title matches lyrics from a song<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>36. Has futuristic technology</b><br /><br />Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy<br /><br /><br /><b>37. Palindrome on the cover<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>38. Published by Hatchette<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>39. Nonfiction recommended by a friend<br /></b><br />The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year<br /><br /><b>40. Set during a holiday you don't celebrate<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>41. A sticker on the cover<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>42. Author debut in the second half of 2024<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>43. About finding identity<br /></b><br />???<br /><br /><b>44. Includes a wedding <br /></b><br /><br /><b>45. Chapter headings have dates<br /><br /><br />46. Featuring indigenous culture<br /><br /><br />47. Self-insert by an author</b><br />(when an author writes themselves in as a character in the novel)<br /><br /><br /><b>48. The word "secret" in the title</b><br /><br /><br /><b>49. Set in a city starting with the letter "M"</b><br /><br /><br /><b>50. A musical instrument on the cover</b><br /><br />Lute by Jennifer Thorne<br /><br /><b>51. Related to the word "Wild"</b><br /><br /><br /><b>52. Published in 2024</b><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b><u>Hashtags</u></b><br /><br />#the52bookclub<br />#the52bookclub2024<br /><br /><br />You can find out more about this challenge over at <a href="https://www.the52book.club/" target="_blank">the52bookclub's website</a>! <br /><br /><br />If you want to keep up with what books I'm reading for which prompts, feel free to follow at <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/stacyrenee" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/stacyrenee" target="_blank">Storygraph</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">Bookstagram</a>! <br /><br /></span></div><p></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-32727164331098053562024-01-03T03:00:00.113-05:002024-02-04T13:41:10.998-05:002024 ABC Reading Challenge<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIHCtWlHWKiMK3XJy-_NzJFayMezMDQxDv0nZIVCTTm_zZSO_OxLOX6GtFPjtx8yDn_CJ7mBiafSsC-d23sSn39IMd95JIl81UKijDFB5EGb30dKHznp36X8V76hUD7BvNvidKIo1ndO6lKb7PC-lCbBSZpoN7x2K0P3zvrIMWZBiy-hhVDiv1_usMrQ=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="400" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIHCtWlHWKiMK3XJy-_NzJFayMezMDQxDv0nZIVCTTm_zZSO_OxLOX6GtFPjtx8yDn_CJ7mBiafSsC-d23sSn39IMd95JIl81UKijDFB5EGb30dKHznp36X8V76hUD7BvNvidKIo1ndO6lKb7PC-lCbBSZpoN7x2K0P3zvrIMWZBiy-hhVDiv1_usMrQ=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Hello readers! </span></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 2024! </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I've been participating in some form of this ABC challenge for years and always enjoy crossing out titles and adding to my reading journal & Bookstagram stories. I almost never finish every letter but it's become a habit to do this challenge! <br /> </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">PREVIOUS YEARS</div></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-abc-challenge.html" target="_blank">2016</a></div></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-abc-challenge.html" target="_blank">2017</a></div></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-abc-challenge.html" target="_blank">2018</a></div></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-abc-challenge.html" target="_blank">2019</a></div></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2020/01/2020-abc-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2020</a></div></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-abc-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2021</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2022/01/2022-abc-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2022</a><br /><a href="https://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-abc-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2023</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2024 ABC READING CHALLENGE</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">*title = currently reading OR on current pile</div></span><strike style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><strike>title</strike><span style="font-size: large;"> = finished reading</span></div></strike><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">A<u>B</u>CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">MY TBR LIST</div></span></span><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(scroll down past this list for the list of books I ended up reading)</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A</b><br />All the Light You Cannot See | An Unkindness of Ghosts </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>B</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Bad Cree | Bad Dolls | The Bad Ones | Belladonna | Birnam Wood | *Black Sheep | The Book of Doors | The Book of Witches | <strike>Bookshops & Bonedust</strike> | *Bookworm | *Bunny<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>C</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">The Children on the Hill | Come Closer | The Curator<br /><br />NF: *Class: A Memoir | *The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>D</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><strike>Dead of Winter</strike> | Delicious Monsters <br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>E</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">*Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>F</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">*Fable | The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill | The Familiar | Forestborn | The Fragile Threads of Power<br /><br />NF: A Fever in the Heartland</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>G</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Godkiller</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>H</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">A Haunting on the Hill | Head Like A Hole | Holly Horror | House of Cotton | House of Roots and Ruin<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">*If the Tide Turns | Illuminations | In the Lives of Puppets | Infested | *The Invisible Hour | The Impossible Life | *Impulse<br /><br />NF: The Invisible Kingdom</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>J</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>K</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>L</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">The Last Heir to Blackwood Library | The Life Impossible | Little Eve | The London Seance Society | Lone Women | Looking Glass Sound | Lute</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>M</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">*Mislaid in Parts Half-Known | *Mister Magic | Murder Road<br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>N</b><br />The Night Shift | Nineteen Steps</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>O</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">The October Witches <br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>P</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><strike>Paladin's Grace</strike> | The Push<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>R</b><br />The Reformatory | *Rouge</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>S</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Shark Heart | Silver Nitrate | Sisters of the Lost Nation | Starling House | Stone Blind | Swamp Story<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>T</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">The Taking of Jake Livingston | This Is How You Lose the Time War | Together We Rot | Tress of the Emerald Sea<br /><br />Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>U</b><br />The Unmaking of June Farrow<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>V</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Vampires of El Norte<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>W</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Whalefall | What Feasts At Night | What Kind of Mother | The Winter Knight | The Wishing Game | Witch King | The Witch King | The Witching Tide | Wolfsong | The Women | The Woods Are Waiting | Wrecker<br /><br />NF: The Witching Year<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>X</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Y</b><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Z</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>BOOKS I ACTUALLY READ IN 2024<br /><br /></b><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">*title or __ = currently reading<br />(GN) = Graphic Novel<br />(NF) = Nonfiction<br />(PC) = Poetry Collection</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />_____________________<br /><br />Fiction<br /><br /><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> <strike>C</strike> <strike>D</strike> E F G H I J K <strike>L</strike> M N <strike>O</strike> <strike>P</strike> Q R <strike>S</strike> T U V <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br /><br />Graphic Novels<br /><br /><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> <strike>C</strike> D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br /><br />Nonfiction/Poetry<br /><br /><strike>A</strike> B <strike>C</strike> <strike>D</strike> E F G <strike>H</strike> I J K L M <strike>N</strike> O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br /><br /><br /></span></div></span></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>#</b><br />*2Am Thoughts by Makenzie Campbell (PC)<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>A</b><br />Anne of Green Gables: Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden (GN)<br />All Along You Were Blooming (PC)<br />After the Forest by Kell Woods</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>B</b><br />Blankets by Craig Thompson (GN)<br />Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Black Beauty by Anna Sewell<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>C</b><br />Cold Bodies by Magdelena Visaggio (GN)<br />Changing With the Tides by Shelby Leigh (PC)<br />Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier<br />*The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year (NF)</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>D</b><br />Dream Work by Mary Oliver (PC)<br />Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates<br />Dog Songs by Mary Oliver (PC)<br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>E</b><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>F</b><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>G</b><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>H</b><br />How To Keep House While Drowning (NF)</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>I</b><br /><br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>J</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>K</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>L</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">The Lost Village by Camilla Sten<br />*The Lonely Hearts Book Club</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>M</b><br /><br /><br /><b>N</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Nineteen by Makenzie Campbell (PC)</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>O</b><br />One For Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>P</b><br />Paladin's Grace by T Kingfisher<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Q</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>R</b><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>S</b><br />The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse<br />The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey<br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>T</b><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>U</b><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">V<br /></b><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>W</b><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Winterling by Sarah Prineas<br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>X</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Y</b><br /><br /></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Z</b></div></b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="text-align: left;">I'll be linking up to the 2024 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge hosted by </span><a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2022-reading-challenges/2022-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">EscapeWithDollycas</a>.<br />You can see the general rules and sign up <a href="https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/2024-reading-challenges/2024-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><span><br /><br /></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">_________________________</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can follow and see what I'm currently reading at <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/stacyrenee" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/stacyrenee" target="_blank">Storygraph</a> & <a href="https:www.instagram.com/lazydaylit" target="_blank">Bookstagram</a>! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s);js.id = id;js.src = "https://www.bloglovin.com/widget/js/loader.js?v=1";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, "script", "bloglovin-sdk"))</script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-43217234458604465872024-01-02T03:00:00.178-05:002024-01-02T14:13:59.862-05:00LazyDayLit's Most Anticipated New Releases of 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Hello readers! <br /><br />New Year, New Books! <br />What are you looking forward to?<br /><br /><br /><b>My 2024 Most Anticipated New Releases: </b><br /><br />JANUARY<br /><br /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686859718i/127305800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686859718i/127305800.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684452206i/134117196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684452206i/134117196.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mislaid in Parts Half-Unknown by Seanan McGuire - Jan 9 FANTASY<br />Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett - Jan 16 FANTASY<br /><br /><br />FEBRUARY<br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686147512i/173494433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="520" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686147512i/173494433.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1692543384i/154462576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1692543384i/154462576.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1683668946i/127306440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1683668946i/127306440.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689788358i/127305853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1689788358i/127305853.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />An Education in Malice by ST Gibson - Feb 13 GOTHIC FANTASY<br />The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden - Feb 13 FANTASY<br />What Feasts At Night by T Kingfisher - Feb 13 HORROR<br />The Women by Kristin Hannah - Feb 6 HIST FIC<br /><br /><br />MARCH<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1691937111i/196614815.jpg" width="133" /></span><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699310912i/201244026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="524" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699310912i/201244026.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1688423027i/181037580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="273" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1688423027i/181037580.jpg" width="137" /></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Murder Road by Simone St James - Mar 5 MYSTERY<br />You Like It Darker by Stephen King - Mar 21 HORROR<br />If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert - Mar 23 HIST FIC<br /><br />APRIL<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695054790i/133286777.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695054790i/133286777.jpg" width="131" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo - April 9 FANTASY<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">MAY </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695223152i/193544852.jpg" width="133" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="519" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1692125625i/196834746.jpg" width="130" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1696497003i/123288408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="523" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1696497003i/123288408.jpg" width="131" /></a></div></div><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen - May 14 HORROR</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry - May 14 HORROR</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Evocation by ST Gibson - May 28 FANTASY</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">JUNE</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695146591i/177336021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="418" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695146591i/177336021.jpg" width="134" /></a></div></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">How To Make A Horror Movie and Survive by Craig Dilouie - June 18 HORROR<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">JULY</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699014280i/199798522.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="346" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699014280i/199798522.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones - July 16 HORROR</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">AUGUST</span></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694101374i/198281421.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694101374i/198281421.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Life Impossible by Matt Haig - Aug 29 LITERARY FIC<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">SEPTEMBER </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">OCTOBER </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699124610i/200982373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="518" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1699124610i/200982373.jpg" width="130" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews - Oct 29 YA HORROR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">NOVEMBER </span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><br /><br /><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-size: x-large;">DECEMBER<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What new releases are YOU looking forward to? <br />Feel free to let me know of any others not listed here! </span></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br />StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-11667542644967271822024-01-01T03:00:00.162-05:002024-01-01T03:00:00.149-05:00LazyDayLit's JANUARY 2024 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO NEW YEAR! </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Hello readers!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">New year, new books?! Yes, please! And maybe a few backlist books too! <br />I'll be posting more of my goals and reading challenges throughout the week but here's a few basic reading goals before I get into my January TBR list:<br /><br />*Read more poetry<br />*Read more nonfiction<br />*Keep reading graphic novels<br />*Read a few classics<br />*Keep up with my book club reads<br />*Keep up with my reading challenges<br />*Enjoy what I'm reading (this includes ditching a book that isn't working for me!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Do you have any special reading goals?<br />What are you hoping to read in January?</b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">MY JANUARY HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Book Club Reads</span></u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626i/65213543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626i/65213543.jpg" width="130" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree - <br />I'll be reading this alongside the TBR&Beyond Book Club AND for BookRiot's Read Harder challenge! </span><br /><br /><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm definitely leaning towards winter thrillers at the moment!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612344489i/56935099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="464" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612344489i/56935099.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680077787i/63325819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680077787i/63325819.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669840758i/63264519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669840758i/63264519.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse<br />Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger<br />Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><u>Nonfiction Picks</u><br /></b></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">These nonfiction selections are all just books I have out from the library at the moment but they all seem to have a certain theme and I'm all for it. Give me all the nature-oriented lit! <br /></span>Not joking. If you have recommendations, please leave them in the comments! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655754068i/61271694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655754068i/61271694.jpg" width="160" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629894278i/52623750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="463" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629894278i/52623750.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680713562i/123087784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="212" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680713562i/123087784.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature's Rythyms by Fiona Cook</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl</span></div></div><br /><br /></div></div></div><br /><u style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Off My Shelves</u><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I mood-read a lot of library loans last year and neglected my own physical TBR but I'm hoping to focus more on my own books in 2024. <br />Here are some of my winter-themed hopefuls! </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1482781736i/33597976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1482781736i/33597976.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442416348i/10920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="321" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442416348i/10920.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610436466i/53137992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610436466i/53137992.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey<br />Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier<br />The Lost Village by Camilla Sten</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /></b></div><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-20931283391276752322023-12-01T03:00:00.001-05:002023-12-26T06:34:57.682-05:00LazyDayLit's DECEMBER 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO DECEMBER</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Hello readers!<br /></span><br />I can't believe it's the end of the year already! <br />Can you? <br /><br />I expect to stay very very busy this month but here are a few books I hope to get to! <br /><br /><br /><b>What are you hoping to read in December?</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">MY DECEMBER HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><u>Nonfiction Picks</u><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629894278i/52623750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="463" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629894278i/52623750.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><b><u>Off My Shelves</u><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404479004i/20821023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="296" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1404479004i/20821023.jpg" width="148" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500364181i/35698350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500364181i/35698350.jpg" width="129" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327869942i/37034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="307" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327869942i/37034.jpg" width="129" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-65209038297988676162023-11-30T03:00:00.050-05:002023-12-26T06:48:25.133-05:00LazyDayLit's NOVEMBER 2023 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOODBYE NOVEMBER! <br /><br />I hit 200 books read at the beginning of the month. <br />Pair that goal smash with a few DNF's and a little post-spooky season slump and I ended up with very few books read this month. <br />Instead, I focused on a few art projects and the ever-important Autumn deep-cleaning to prep for Winter and the upcoming holidays.<br /><br /><br />What I did read this month:<br /><br /><br /><u>FICTION READS</u></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685356144i/65214434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685356144i/65214434.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656346347i/60097467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656346347i/60097467.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Started But Didn't Finish<br /></u></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1488508665i/31193426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1488508665i/31193426.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394456035i/20312461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394456035i/20312461.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><br />DNF - Will not be finishing<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655072543i/60784411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1655072543i/60784411.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Chapter Books I Read To/With My Child</u></b></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1692299661i/138959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="557" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1692299661i/138959.jpg" width="139" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620680853i/56917486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="312" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620680853i/56917486.jpg" width="156" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585515560i/52792587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="678" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585515560i/52792587.jpg" width="170" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHALLENGE PROGRESS<br /><br /></span></b></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b>NOVEMBER</b><br /><br /><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fiction:</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> <strike>O</strike> <strike>P</strike> Q <strike>R</strike> <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span><strike>V</strike><span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />22 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>D</strike> </span><b><strike>E</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>F</strike> </span><b><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><b><strike>L</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>M</strike> </span><b><strike>N</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <u>O</u> <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span><b>V</b><span><b> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />19 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span>G <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> O <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> <strike>U</strike> </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />17 / 26</span></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fiction:</b><br /><br /><b>Graphic Novels:</b><br /><br /><b>Nonfiction/Poetry:</b><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br /></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />4/24<br /><br />JAN: 0/24<br />FEB: +2<br />MAR: 0<br />APR: 0<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">MAY: +1<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">June: +1 or more<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">JULY: 0<br />AUGUST: 0<br />SEPT: <br />OCT: <br />NOV:</b></div></span></b></div><p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u><b><br />16 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +2<br />FEB: +6<br />MAR:<br />APR:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAY: +4<br />JUNE: +4<br />JULY: <br />AUGUST: 0<br />SEPT: <br />OCT:<br /></b>NOV:<br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Jan: +1<br />Feb: +4<br />MAR: <br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br /></b>JUNE: +2<br />JULY: <br />AUGUST: +2<br />SEPT: <br />OCT:<br />NOV:<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +3<br />Feb: +6<br /></b>MAR:<br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br />JUNE: +2<br />JULY: <br />AUGUST: <br />SEPT:<br />OCT: <br />NOV:<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Nonfiction Reader Challenge<br /></u></b><br />History:<br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Health:<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food:<br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sports:<br /><br />Relationships:<br /><br />The Arts:<br /><br />Published in 2023: <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>NOVEMBER:<br /></b>Taylor K Mejia<br />Johnny Compton<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-38852439438516843472023-11-01T03:00:00.002-04:002023-11-01T03:00:00.163-04:00LazyDayLit's NOVEMBER 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO NOVEMBER</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!<br /></span><br /><br /><br />What are you hoping to read in November?<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY NOVEMBER HOPEFULS</span><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="229" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681076307i/69704901.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675879522i/102188677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="524" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675879522i/102188677.jpg" width="131" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685350237i/129927802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686928235i/123199043.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673129586i/62047926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="525" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673129586i/62047926.jpg" width="131" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><u>Nonfiction Picks</u><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><b><u>Off My Shelves</u><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446469353i/22822858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="527" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446469353i/22822858.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-7853356784308532862023-10-31T03:00:00.204-04:002023-11-05T14:52:43.546-05:00LazyDayLit's OCTOBER 2023 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOODBYE OCTOBER! <br /><br />I read 20 books this month! <br />15 fiction novels & <br />5 graphic novels<br /><br /><br />What I read this month:<br /><br /><br /><u>FICTION READS</u></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632936332i/58724626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632936332i/58724626.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348037773i/9917996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="243" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348037773i/9917996.jpg" width="122" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695671025i/1194303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="541" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695671025i/1194303.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher<br />'Salem's Lot by Stephen King<br />Stay Out of the Basement (Goosebumps #2) by RL Stine<br /><br /></b></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675328366i/60758294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675328366i/60758294.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320494854i/1091582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="299" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320494854i/1091582.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645390837i/60017819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645390837i/60017819.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><br /><b>Gallowgate by KR Alexander<br />The October Country by Ray Bradbury<br />The Thirteenth Cat by Mary Downing Hahn</b><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656358965i/61361706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656358965i/61361706.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1646668606i/59358268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1646668606i/59358268.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327878603i/228296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="140" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327878603i/228296.jpg" width="122" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia<br />Sign Here by Claudia Lux<br />Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1611848428i/48915818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="528" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1611848428i/48915818.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1181781597i/1194304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="321" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1181781597i/1194304.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663707732i/60521937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663707732i/60521937.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br /><b>The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling<br />Monster Blood (Goosebumps #3) by RL Stine<br />A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson</b></div></div></b><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="298" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684776200i/63251829.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></b></div><b><br />Christina's Ghost by Betty Ren Wright<br />The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving<br />Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (novelization) by Megan Shepherd <br /></b><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /><b style="font-size: medium;"><u style="font-size: x-large;">GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN OCTOBER<br /><br /></u></b></div><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328837790i/7293595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328837790i/7293595.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680077948i/63365751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="282" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680077948i/63365751.jpg" width="141" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1654630352i/60017792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="550" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1654630352i/60017792.jpg" width="138" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel<br />All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn & Pete<br />Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn & Pete</div></div></div></div></div></div></b></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681498895i/119989691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="389" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681498895i/119989691.jpg" width="156" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661863697i/61317665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="275" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661863697i/61317665.jpg" width="138" /></a></div></div><span><b><br />Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke<br />Ghost Book by Remy Lai<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567950921i/42527596.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Chapter Books I Read To/With My Child</u></b></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390970853i/271310.jpg" width="136" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1628267712i/24178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1628267712i/24178.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHALLENGE PROGRESS<br /><br /></span></b></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b>OCTOBER</b><br /><br /><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fiction:</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> <strike>O</strike> <strike>P</strike> Q <strike>R</strike> <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />21 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>D</strike> </span><b><strike>E</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>F</strike> </span><b><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><b><strike>L</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>M</strike> </span><b><strike>N</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <u>O</u> <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span><b>V</b><span><b> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />19 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span>G <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> O <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> <strike>U</strike> </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />17 / 26</span></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fiction:</b><br /><br /><b>Graphic Novels:</b><br /><br /><b>Nonfiction/Poetry:</b><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br /></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />4/24<br /><br />JAN: 0/24<br />FEB: +2<br />MAR: 0<br />APR: 0<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">MAY: +1<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">June: +1 or more<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">JULY: 0<br />AUGUST: 0<br />SEPT: <br /><br />OCT: </b></div></span></b></div><p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u><b><br />16 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +2<br />FEB: +6<br />MAR:<br />APR:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAY: +4<br />JUNE: +4<br />JULY: <br />AUGUST: 0<br />SEPT: <br /><br />OCTOBER:</b><br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Jan: +1<br />Feb: +4<br />MAR: <br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br /></b>JUNE: +2<br />JULY: <br />AUGUST: +2<br />SEPT: <br /><br />OCTOBER:<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +3<br />Feb: +6<br /></b>MAR:<br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br />JUNE: +2<br />JULY: <br />AUGUST: <br />SEPT:<br /><br />OCTOBER: <br /><br /><br /><b><u>Nonfiction Reader Challenge<br /></u></b><br />History:<br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Health:<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food:<br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sports:<br /><br />Relationships:<br /><br />The Arts:<br /><br />Published in 2023: <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>OCTOBER:</b><br />Francesca Zappia<br />KR Alexander<br />Doug TenNapel<br />Claudia Lux<br />Ira Levin<br />Caitlin Starling<br />Ben Hatke<br />ST Gibson<br />Remy Lai<br />Christopher Golden<br />Megan Shepherd<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-74269452585712467222023-10-01T03:00:00.091-04:002023-10-18T17:58:32.755-04:00LazyDayLit's OCTOBER 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO OCTOBER</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!<br /></span><br />I'm usually too much of a mood reader to theme my reading but I just can't help it when it comes to Spooky Season. I want ALL THE SPOOK at this time of year! <br />Of course, I've read plenty of spook leading up to now so maybe I'll share my favorites soon!<br /><br />Until then, here are <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY OCTOBER HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661863697i/61317665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="275" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661863697i/61317665.jpg" width="138" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>BOOK CLUB READS</b></u><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320494854i/1091582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="299" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320494854i/1091582.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-85303286600954337762023-09-01T03:00:00.060-04:002023-09-20T13:37:41.133-04:00LazyDayLit's SEPTEMBER 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO SEPTEMBER</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!<br /></span>August was a slower reading month for me so I have a lot to choose from still! <br /><br />I'm hoping to get to more witchy and spooky reads in September and October, especially since the months are flying by! <br /><br />What are you hoping to read in September?<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY SEPTEMBER HOPEFULS</span><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635779960i/55818283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635779960i/55818283.jpg" width="132" /></a> <img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656358965i/61361706.jpg" width="133" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1674941592i/62039227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648744814i/60652997.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685352188i/157108872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685352188i/157108872.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667233877i/60784412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667233877i/60784412.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673129586i/62047926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="525" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673129586i/62047926.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><u>Nonfiction Picks</u><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645110008i/56179377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="518" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645110008i/56179377.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446469353i/22822858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="527" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446469353i/22822858.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348037773i/9917996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="243" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348037773i/9917996.jpg" width="122" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><span><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /><br /><br /></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Q - R Reads for #TBRTACKLECHALLENGE</b><br /><b>+ @tbrtacklechallenge's September Bookstagram prompts:</b><br /><b>~ starts with Q or R: <br /></b><br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-85868401550163966172023-08-31T03:00:00.197-04:002023-09-12T12:32:05.493-04:00LazyDayLit's August 2023 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress<p> </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOODBYE AUGUST! <br /><br />I read 13 books this month! <br />10 fiction novels<br />2 graphic novels<br />2 nonfiction reads<br />0 poetry collections<br /><br /><br />What I read this month:<br /><br /><br /><u>FICTION READS</u></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675643224i/62310711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="281" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675643224i/62310711.jpg" width="141" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661872909i/62194599.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661872909i/62194599.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581436953i/51179238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="540" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581436953i/51179238.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div></div><br /><b>The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate<br />The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas<br />Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Bloom</b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668017771i/63077620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668017771i/63077620.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668181003i/62703226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668181003i/62703226.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557067877i/493816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557067877i/493816.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div></div><br /><b>Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano<br />The Only One Left by Riley Sager<br />The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King</b><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388515069i/484663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388515069i/484663.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388515070i/52548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388515070i/52548.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div><br />Tucket's Gold by Gary Paulsen<br />Tucket's Home by Gary Paulsen</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636647300i/58966216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636647300i/58966216.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661704060i/61440438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="527" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661704060i/61440438.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><br /><b>Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid<br />Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN AUGUST<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645390513i/56903806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645390513i/56903806.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1666624175i/63082952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1666624175i/63082952.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></u></span></b></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely<br />Serafina and the Black Cloak: The Graphic Novel by Robert Beatty +</b></div></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>NONFICTION READS</u></span></u></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><u style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645390513i/56903806.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="513" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672574587i/60531406.jpg" width="128" /></a></div></div></div><br />Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall<br />Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr<br />Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson<br /><br /></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Chapter Books I Read To/With My Child</u></b></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1298440130i/99107.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330486849i/1973573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="180" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330486849i/1973573.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and more...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHALLENGE PROGRESS<br /><br /></span></b></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b>AUGUST</b><br /><br /><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fiction:</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> <strike>O</strike> <strike>P</strike> Q <strike>R</strike> <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />17 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>D</strike> </span><b><strike>E</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>F</strike> </span><b><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><b><strike>L</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>M</strike> </span><b><strike>N</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <u>O</u> <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span><b>V</b><span><b> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />19 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span>G <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> O <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> <strike>U</strike> </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />17 / 26</span></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fiction:</b><br />O<br />The One and Only Ruby<br />The Only One Left<br /><br />J<br />Juniper & Thorn<br /><br /><b>Graphic Novels:</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Nonfiction/Poetry:</b><br />N<br />Numb to This: A Memoir of a Mass Shooting<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br /></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />4/24<br /><br />JAN: 0/24<br />FEB: +2<br />MAR: 0<br />APR: 0<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">MAY: +1<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">June: +1 or more<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">JULY: 0<br /><br />AUGUST: 0</b></div></span></b></div><p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u><b><br />16 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +2<br />FEB: +6<br />MAR:<br />APR:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAY: +4<br />JUNE: +4<br /></b>JULY: <br /><br />AUGUST: 0<br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Jan: +1<br />Feb: +4<br />MAR: <br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br /></b>JUNE: +2<br />JULY: <br /><br />AUGUST: +2<br /><br />Prompt 7: Title has the word "Girl" in it<br />The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon<br /><br />Prompt 37: A book you should have read in high school<br />Are You There God? IT's Me Margarget<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +3<br />Feb: +6<br /></b>MAR:<br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br />JUNE: +2<br />JULY: <br /><br />AUGUST: <br /><br />Prompt 42: Featuring a friend group<br />Are You There God? <br /><br /><br /><b><u>Nonfiction Reader Challenge<br /></u></b><br />History:<br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br />Pageboy by Elliot Page<br />Numb to This<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br />Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving<br /><br />Health:<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food:<br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sports:<br /><br />Relationships:<br /><br />The Arts:<br /><br />Published in 2023: <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /><br /><b>FEB: +12<br />MAR: +12<br />APR: +12<br />MAY: +16<br />June: +18</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">July:<br /><br />August:<br />Jimmy Juliano<br />Kindra Neely<br />Kate Alice Marshall<br />Elliot Page<br />ANthony Doerr<br />Ava Reid<br />Cynthia Leitich SMith<br />McKayla Coyle<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-61756694262438440692023-08-01T03:00:00.117-04:002023-08-12T10:57:32.022-04:00LazyDayLit's AUGUST 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO AUGUST</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY AUGUST HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><br /><u><span style="font-size: large;">GIFTED/ARCS</span></u><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-40499474475876376192023-07-31T03:00:00.244-04:002023-08-12T07:47:47.455-04:00LazyDayLit's JULY 2023 Reading Wrap-up & Challenge Progress<p> </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOODBYE JULY! <br /><br />I read 20 books this month! <br />13 fiction novels<br />3 graphic novels<br />3 nonfiction reads<br /><br /><br />What I read this month:<br /><br /><br /><u>FICTION READS</u></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="254" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668191931i/45730983.jpg" width="132" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677756582i/60654349.jpg" width="132" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627510014i/58652649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="331" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627510014i/58652649.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large;">For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes<br />Weyward by Emilia Hart<br />The Fervor by Alma Katsu<br /><br /></b></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141i/43263680.jpg" width="132" /> <a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1679463153i/60784440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1679463153i/60784440.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629498651i/58818619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="519" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629498651i/58818619.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b>Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo<br />Into the Light by Mark Oshiro<br />Wild & Wicked Things by Francesca May<br /><br /></b></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677904512i/74881916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677904512i/74881916.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656326186i/61319750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656326186i/61319750.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1639618949i/58909880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1639618949i/58909880.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div></div><br />The Islands of Elsewhere by Heather Fawcett<br />Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell<br />The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager<br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662040413i/61884781.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662040413i/61884781.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680232637i/60758237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="540" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680232637i/60758237.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593355938i/50892349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="537" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593355938i/50892349.jpg" width="134" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Big Tree by Brian Selznick<br />Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede<br />Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1665333143i/61884779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="522" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1665333143i/61884779.jpg" width="131" /></a></div></div><br /></b>The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>GRAPHIC NOVELS READ IN JULY<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317066615i/118944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317066615i/118944.jpg" width="136" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676307225i/60410191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="280" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676307225i/60410191.jpg" width="140" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663971796i/61961585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="544" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663971796i/61961585.jpg" width="155" /></a></div></div></div></div><br /></div></u></span></b></div><b>American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang</b><br /><b>Song of the Sea: the graphic novel by <br />Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe<br /></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>NONFICTION READS</u></span></u></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><u></u></span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684819758i/13167779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684819758i/13167779.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681453377i/131150655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1681453377i/131150655.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Through the Groves by Anne Hull<br />Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver<br /><br /><br /></div></div></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>What I Read To/With My Child</u></b></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429033424i/24727081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429033424i/24727081.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546075870i/34053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546075870i/34053.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon <br />Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling<br />and more! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHALLENGE PROGRESS<br /><br /></span></b></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b>JUNE</b><br /><br /><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fiction:</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> J <strike>K</strike> </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span><strike>N</strike><span> <strike>O</strike> <strike>P</strike> Q <strike>R</strike> <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />17 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>D</strike> </span><b><strike>E</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>F</strike> </span><b><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><b><strike>L</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>M</strike> </span><b><strike>N</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <u>O</u> <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span><b>V</b><span><b> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />19 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span>G <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span>N<span> O <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> <strike>U</strike> </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />17 / 26</span></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fiction:</b><br /><br />N - Ninth House<br />I - Into the Light<br /><br /><b>Graphic Novels:</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Nonfiction/Poetry:</b><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br /></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />4/24<br /><br />JAN: 0/24<br />FEB: +2<br />MAR:<br />APR: <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">MAY: +1<br /></b><b style="text-align: left;">June: +1 or more</b></div></span></b></div><p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>JULY:<br /></b><br />Prompt 14: Read a book w/ under 500 ratings on GR:<br />~ You: The Story by Ruta Sepetys <br />(332 ratings & 94 reviews at this time)<br /><br />Prompt 16: Read a book with bisexual representation:<br />Wild & Wicked Things by Francesca May<br /><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u><b><br />16 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +2<br />FEB: +6<br />MAR:<br />APR:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAY: +4<br />JUNE: +4</b><br /><br />JULY<br /><br />Prompt 36: Chapters have cliffhangers:<br />The House Across the Lake<br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Jan: +1<br />Feb: +4<br />MAR: <br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br /></b>JUNE: +2<br /><br />JULY<br /><br />Prompt 3: A book about a vacation:<br />The House Across the Lake<br /><br />Prompt 7: Set in or around Hollywood<br />Maeve Fly<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +3<br />Feb: +6<br /></b>MAR:<br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br />JUNE: +2<br /><br />JULY<br /><br />Prompt 23: Second-person narrative<br />For You and Only You<br /><br />Prompt 37: About history<br />The Fervor by Alma Katsu<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Nonfiction Reader Challenge<br /></u></b><br />History:<br /><br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br />You: The Story by Ruta Sepetys<br />Through the Groves by Anne Hull<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br />Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving<br /><br />Health:<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food:<br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sports:<br /><br />Relationships:<br /><br />The Arts:<br />Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver<br /><br />Published in 2023: <br />You: The Story by Ruta Sepetys<br />Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver<br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /><br /><b>FEB: +12<br />MAR: +12<br />APR: +12<br />MAY: +16<br />June: +18</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />JULY: <br /><br />Gene Luen Yang<br />Emilia Hart<br />Mark Oshiro<br />Samuel Sattin<br />Francesca May<br />Catherine Bakewell<br />Anne Hull<br />Sophia Bush<br />C.J. Leede<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-33611961763285383462023-07-05T03:00:00.019-04:002023-07-08T08:24:06.182-04:00LazyDayLit's Most Anticipated New Releases For the 2nd Half of 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello, readers! </b><br /><br />We are already halfway through the year and I need somewhere to keep track of what new releases are coming out in this half of 2023, so here they are! <br /><br /><br /><b>My most anticipated new releases for the rest of 2023:</b><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>MISC FICTION</u></b><br /><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678126802i/66087062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678126802i/66087062.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678616565i/81069444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="231" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678616565i/81069444.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686928235i/123199043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686928235i/123199043.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young</b><br />( October 17, 2023, from Delacorte Press )<br /><br /><b>Lilith by Nikki Marmery</b><br />( October 17, 2023, from Alcove Press )<br /><br /><b>Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown</b><br />( September 12, 2023, from William Morrow )<br /><br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686761095i/62919793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686761095i/62919793.jpg" width="134" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman</b><br />( August 15, 2023, from Atria Books )<br /><br /><br /><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">FANTASY</u><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1682477438i/75256818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1682477438i/75256818.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626i/65213543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678122626i/65213543.jpg" width="130" /></a> <img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676554049i/61884932.jpg" width="125" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bookshops & Bonedust (#2) by Travis Baldree</b><br />( November 7, 2023 from Tor )<br /><br /><b>Starling House by Alix E Harrow<br /></b>( October 31, 2023, from Tor )<br /><br /><b>Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher </b><br />( August 15, 2023, from Tor )<br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><u>YA HORROR</u></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685353555i/75283912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685353555i/75283912.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685351743i/66087040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685351743i/66087040.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685350746i/61117854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685350746i/61117854.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea</b><br />( August 29, 2023, from Henry Holt & Co.)<br /><br /><b>The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan<br /></b>( August 15, 2023, from G.P. Putnam's Sons )<br /><br /><b>Holly Horror by Michelle Jabes Corpora</b><br />( August 15, 2023, from Penguin Teen )<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1688068232i/62919225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1688068232i/62919225.jpg" width="132" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1674836702i/66098772.jpg" width="132" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1671469345i/58712247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1671469345i/58712247.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><br /><b style="text-align: left;">Infested by Angel Luis Colon</b><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">( July 25, 2023, from MTV Books )</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><b style="text-align: left;">Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros<br /></b><span style="text-align: left;">( October 10, 2023, from Inkyard Press )</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><b style="text-align: left;">Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt</b><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">( August 29, 2023, from Viking Books )</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><b style="text-align: left;"><u>ADULT HORROR</u></b></div></div></div></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="529" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680293749i/69704909.jpg" width="132" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="528" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686092541i/62919162.jpg" width="132" /> <a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668565101i/63331415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668565101i/63331415.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div></div></span><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison</b><br />( September 12, 2023, from Berkley )</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><span>Whalefall by Daniel Kraus</span><br /></b><span>( August 8, 2023, from MTV Books )<br /><br /><b>Mister Magic by Kiersten White<br /></b>( August 1, 2023, from Del Rey )<br /><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1674045205i/63342933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1674045205i/63342933.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669840758i/63264519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669840758i/63264519.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667233877i/60784412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1667233877i/60784412.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Woods Are Waiting by Katherine Greene</b><br />( July 11, 2023, from Crooked Lane Books )<br /><br /><b>Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates</b><br />( July 11, 2023, from Poisoned Pen Press )<br /><br /><b>Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward</b><br />( August 8, 2023, from Tor Nightfire )<br /><br /><br />Do you see any of your most anticipated reads here?<br />What books are you looking forward to in the upcoming months?<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-49738893076916760852023-07-01T03:00:00.126-04:002023-07-01T03:00:00.150-04:00LazyDayLit's JULY 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO JULY</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Summer has really set in and wow has it been hot and humid. My plants and I are both loving and hating it. <br />There's also been a ton of rain, which means plenty of reading time, but we also did some adventuring so it balanced itself out a bit and I ended up reading 24 books in all. <br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">You can see my June read in my June Wrap Up! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY JULY HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><br /><u><span style="font-size: large;">GIFTED/ARCS</span></u><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653578326i/60784757.jpg" width="133" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661086099i/61271706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661086099i/61271706.jpg" width="125" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653578326i/60784757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></a><br />Many thanks to Farrar, Strous, and Giroux,<br />and Andrews McMeel Publishing<br />for the chance to read these! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><b><u style="font-size: x-large;">Library Loans</u></b></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1638135700i/59149026.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>BOOK CLUB READS</b></u><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656326186i/61319750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656326186i/61319750.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><u>Nonfiction Picks</u><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656932652i/61357090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1656932652i/61357090.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662733876i/62296519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662733876i/62296519.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div> <br /></div></div></div><br /><b><u>Off My Shelves</u><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141i/43263680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="526" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553102141i/43263680.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636647300i/58966216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636647300i/58966216.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645110008i/56179377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="518" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1645110008i/56179377.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580235339i/11564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="478" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580235339i/11564.jpg" width="120" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594662536i/54313045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594662536i/54313045.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div><br /></span></div><span><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>What are you looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /><br /><br /></b><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">M - N Reads for #TBRTACKLECHALLENGE<br />+ @tbrtacklechallenge's July Bookstragram prompts:<br />~ starts with M or N: <br />Ninth House and/or Magic Lessons<br />~ Red or white on cover:<br />For You and Only You | Flowerheart<br />~ Paperback:<br />Ninth House<br />~ Vacation:<br />The House Across the Lake<br />~Grumpy vs sunshine trope:<br />? No idea ?</span></b></div><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-34212214423041319492023-06-30T03:00:00.383-04:002023-06-30T22:07:10.735-04:00LazyDayLit's JUNE 2023 Wrap-up & Challenge Progress<p> </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOODBYE JUNE! <br /><br />I read 24 books this month! <br />16 fiction novels<br />4 graphic novels<br />1 nonfiction read<br />3 poetry collections<br /><br /><br />What I read this month:<br /><br /><u>FICTION READS</u></span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1634139994i/58724745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651163453i/60892292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651163453i/60892292.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660237339i/61322622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="530" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660237339i/61322622.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651622856i/60657589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651622856i/60657589.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Mysterious Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges<br />The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden<br />Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett<br /></span><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668464476i/61030527.jpg" width="134" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668464476i/61030527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508066427i/35489159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1508066427i/35489159.jpg" width="134" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647547022i/59530862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647547022i/59530862.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie<br />Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1658752227i/61689659.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></div><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">Solitaire by Alice Oseman <br />The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas<br /></span>The Ruins by Scott Smith<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678637845i/61272184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="522" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1678637845i/61272184.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1661403262i/60035900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>What I Read To/With My Child</u></b></span><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386922914i/37191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386922914i/37191.jpg" width="157" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361121815i/37186.jpg" width="174" /><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1400876603i/20708766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="268" height="200" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1400876603i/20708766.jpg" width="134" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo<br />The Mercy Watson series by Kate Dicamillo<br />Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate Dicamillo<br /><br />& more<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHALLENGE PROGRESS<br /><br /></span></b></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABC CHALLENGE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b>JUNE</b><br /><br /><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fiction:</span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike><span> I J <strike>K</strike> </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span>N<span> <strike>O</strike> <strike>P</strike> Q <strike>R</strike> <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />16 / 26</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Graphic Novels:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><b><strike>C</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>D</strike> </span><b><strike>E</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>F</strike> </span><b><strike>G</strike> <strike>H</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>I</strike> <strike>J</strike> <strike>K</strike> </span><b><strike>L</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <strike>M</strike> </span><b><strike>N</strike></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> O <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> U </span><b>V</b><span><b> <strike>W</strike> X Y Z<br />14 / 26</b><br />Nonfiction:<br /></span><b><span><strike>A</strike> <strike>B</strike> </span><strike>C</strike><span> <strike>D</strike> </span><strike>E</strike><span> <strike>F</strike> </span>G <strike>H</strike><span> <strike>I</strike> J K </span><strike>L</strike><span> <strike>M</strike> </span>N<span> O <strike>P</strike> <strike>Q</strike> R <strike>S</strike> <strike>T</strike> <strike>U</strike> </span>V<span> <strike>W</strike> X <strike>Y</strike> Z<br />16 / 26</span></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fiction:</b><br /><br />S - The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, Solitaire, The Sunbearer Trials<br />T - This Poison Heart<br /><br /><b>Graphic Novels:</b><br /><br />W - Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure<br />N - Night Bus by Zuo Ma<br /><br /><b>Nonfiction/Poetry:</b><br /><br />Q - Queer: A Graphic History</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge</u><br /></span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />3/24<br /><br />JAN: 0/24<br />FEB: +2<br />MAR:<br />APR: <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">MAY: +1</b></div></span></b></div><p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b>June: +1 or more</b><br /><br />Prompt 12: Read a nonfiction book about BIPOC and/or Queer history:<br />Queer: A Graphic History<br />Beyond the Gender Binary<br /><br />Prompt 1 (might be a repeat) Trans MC written by a trans author<br />The Sunbearer Trials<br /><br />Prompt 4 (repeated): A recently banned/challenged book in your area:<br />Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison<br />Melissa by Alex Gino<br /><br />Prompt 12 (repeated) nonfiction about a queer or bipoc person:<br />Queer: A graphic History<br />Beyond the Gender Binary<br /><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">The52BookClub Reading Challenge<br /></u><b><br />12 / 52</b><br /><br /><b>JAN: +2<br />FEB: +6<br />MAR:<br />APR:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAY: +4<br />JUNE: +4</b><br /><br />Prompt 46: Script font on the cover:<br />Solitaire by Alice Oseman<br /><br />Prompt 23: An alliterative title:<br />The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone<br /><br />Prompt 34: Features mythology<br />Gender-Swapped Greek Myths & This Poison Heart<br /><br />Prompt 46: Script font on the spine:<br />Solitaire by Alice Oseman<br /><br /><br /><b><u>PopSugar Reading Challenge</u></b><br /><br /><b>Jan: +1<br />Feb: +4<br />MAR: <br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br /></b>JUNE: +2<br /><br />Prompt 16: A book with the MC's name in the title:<br />The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone<br /><br />Prompt 23: A book with a map:<br />The Sunbearer Trials<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge<br /></u></b><br /><b>Jan: +3<br />Feb: +6<br /></b>MAR:<br />APR:<br />MAY: +1<br />JUNE: +2<br /><br />Prompt 5: Includes a map:<br />The Sunbearer Trials<br /><br />Prompt 30: A B&N Monthly Pick:<br />The Lost Girls of Willowbrook<br /><br /><br /><b><u>Nonfiction Reader Challenge<br /></u></b><br />History:<br />Queer: A Graphic History<br /><br />Memoir/Biography:<br />Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure<br /><br />Crime & Punishment:<br /><br />Science:<br /><br />Health:<br /><br />Travel:<br /><br />Food:<br /><br />Social Media:<br /><br />Sports:<br /><br />Relationships:<br /><br />The Arts:<br />A Thousand Mornings<br />Pillow Thoughts<br />Pillow Thoughts II<br /><br />Published in 2023: <br /><br /><br /><br /><b>NEW TO ME AUTHORS</b><br /><br /><b>FEB: +12<br />MAR: +12<br />APR: +12<br />MAY: +16<br /><br />June: +18</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Audrey Burges<br />Katie Lumsden<br />Lewis Hancox<br />Heather Fawcett<br />Alok Vaid-Menon<br />Craig DiLouie<br />Jonathan Evison<br />Ellen Marie Wiseman<br />Zuo Ma<br />Pete Walker<br />Nicole Melleby<br />AJ Sass<br />Courtney Peppernell<br />Alexis Castellanos<br />Scott Smith<br />Karrie Fransman<br />Alex Gino<br />Kalynn Bayron<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Happy reading! </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-89798232697889944582023-06-23T12:59:00.008-04:002023-07-04T05:15:20.928-04:00The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman (Adult Historical Mystery Thriller Review)<p style="text-align: center;"> I won a copy of this historical mystery thriller from the publisher via Goodreads. All thoughts and opinions are my own. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647547022i/59530862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1647547022i/59530862.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Lost Girls of Willowbrook</b><br />by<b> Marie Ellen Wiseman</b><br />Published by<b> Kensington Books</b><br />on<b> August 30, 2023</b><br />Genre:<b> Adult, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller</b><br />Length:<b> 355 pages</b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59530862-the-lost-girls-of-willowbrook?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_29" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><b> | </b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1496715888/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1496715888&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><b> | </b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-girls-of-willowbrook-ellen-marie-wiseman/1140573026?ean=9781496715883" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">B&N</a><b> </b><br /><br /><b>Synopsis:</b><br /><b>Fact, fiction, and urban legend blend in this haunting story about a young woman mistakenly imprisoned at Willowbrook State School, the real-life institution later shuttered for its horrendous abuses. </b><br /><br />Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary--awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears--seemed to need more protection from the world. <br /><br />Six years after Rosemary's death from pneumonia, Sage, now sixteen, still misses her deeply. Their mother perished in a car crash, and Sage's stepfather, Alan, resents being burdened by a responsibility he never wanted. Yet despite living as near strangers in their Staten Island apartment, Sage is stunned to discover that Alan has kept a shocking secret: Rosemary didn't die. She was committed to Willowbrook State School and has lingered there until just a few days ago, when she went missing. <br /><br />Sage knows little about Willowbrook. It's always been a place shrouded in rumor and mystery. A place local parents threaten to send misbehaving kids. Wish no idea what to expect, Sage secretly sets out for Willowbrook, determined to find Rosemary. What she learns, once she steps through its doors and is mistakenly believed to be her sister, will change her life in ways never could have imagined...<br /><br /><br /><b><br />My Thoughts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Lost Girls of Willowbrook is a historical thriller starring Sage Winters, a sixteen-year-old girl who thought her twin sister had died of pneumonia six years before. Having also lost her mom in a car crash, Sage lives with her not-so-friendly stepdad, Alan, in his Staten Island apartment. When she overhears a phone call about her twin missing from Willowbrook, a state-run mental institution, Sage runs off to join the search and finds herself mistaken for her very alive twin and is committed to one of the worst places a girl could find herself. <br /><br />The author based this story off of the very real state-run institution for mentally and physically disabled youth which was eventually exposed in the 1970s for severe neglect, overcrowding, abuse, unethical practices, and medical experiments. It was eventually shut down a decade later. <br /><br />This novel really captures the horror of what it was like to be a patient at Willowbrook but also has a thrilling plot that horror/thriller lovers would enjoy. It had me on the edge of my seat, tense, and disturbed the entire read. <br /><br />Additional thoughts: <br />I'm not sure how I feel about the cover. When I first saw it, I definitely thought of historical fiction and nothing more, and then promptly set it aside for preferred genres at the time. I'm beating myself up about it a bit now.<br /> On the other hand, I think this book ultimately blew me away because I really wasn't expecting it to go so dark and disturbing! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s);js.id = id;js.src = "https://www.bloglovin.com/widget/js/loader.js?v=1";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, "script", "bloglovin-sdk"))</script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-87016621267812676552023-06-09T03:00:00.009-04:002023-06-25T14:41:08.888-04:00The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges (Adult Contemporary Mystery Book Review)<p style="text-align: center;"> I won an ecopy of this book from the publisher via Goodreads. All thoughts and opinions are my own. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1650891705i/60881142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1650891705i/60881142.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone</b><br />by <b>Audrey Burges</b><br />Published by<b> Berkley</b><br />on<b> January 24, 2023</b><br />Genre:<b> Adult, Contemporary, Mystery</b><br />Length: <b>352 pages<br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60881142-the-minuscule-mansion-of-myra-malone?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Iysi7eQjeE&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593546474/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0593546474&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-minuscule-mansion-of-myra-malone-audrey-burges/1141388433?ean=9780593546475" target="_blank">B&N</a><br /><br />Synopsis:<br />A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges. <br /><br />From her attic in the Arizona mountains, thirty-four-year-old Myra Malone blogs about a dollhouse mansion that captivates thousands of readers worldwide. Myra's stories have created legions of fans who breathlessly await every blog post, trade photographs of Mansion-modeled rooms, and swap theories about the enigmatic and reclusive author. Myra herself is tethered to the Mansion by mysteries she can't understand--and rooms that appear and disappear overnight, music that plays in its corridors. <br /><br />Across the country, Alex Rakes, the scion of a custom furniture business encounters two Mansion fans trying to recreate a room. The pair show him the Minuscule Mansion, and Alex is shocked to recognize a reflection of his own life mirrored back to him in minute scale. The room is his own bedroom, and the Mansion is his family home, handed down from the grandmother who disappeared mysteriously when Alex was a child. Searching for answers, Alex begins corresponding with Myra. Together, the two unwind the lonely paths of their twin worlds--big and small--and trace the stories that entwine them, setting the stage for a meeting rooted in loss, but defined by love. <br /></b><b><br /><br />My Thoughts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Myra Malone has spent her life creating miniatures for the minuscule mansion that she inherited from her step-grandmother who taught her to sew and care for the mansion and its' miniatures since she was a little girl. <br />As an adult, Myra stays cooped up inside creating blog posts about the mansion that captivate readers all over the world, which is how Alex Rakes, who inherited a custom furniture business, steps in and helps unravel a mystery that Myra has waited for her entire adult life to find the details of. <br /><br />The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone is a lovely story that is perfect for loves of miniatures and doll houses (in a non-spooky way). Myra's miniature mansion is her entire world, filled with memories of her childhood and years of dedication. The story is filled with these memories and the history of the mansion while also unraveling a major mystery about the mansion and Myra's life and loved ones. <br /><br />There's a somewhat whimsical aspect to the story, and possibly a little magical realism, but it's also a mysterious tale about family secrets. <br /><br />There's also a little bit of romance but it's toward the end and is very light and subtle. Perfect for clean readers. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to Goodreads and Berkley for the chance to read The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges! </span></p><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s);js.id = id;js.src = "https://www.bloglovin.com/widget/js/loader.js?v=1";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, "script", "bloglovin-sdk"))</script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888044800068491334.post-38435596375535668602023-06-01T03:00:00.003-04:002023-06-01T18:56:53.656-04:00LazyDayLit's JUNE 2023 TBR & Reading Goals<div style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO JUNE!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May was another fantastic reading month!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I read 24 books in all!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">You can see which books in my <a href="http://lazydaylit.blogspot.com/2023/05/lazydaylits-may-2023-reading-wrap-up.html" target="_blank">May WrapUp Post</a>!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY JUNE HOPEFULS</span><br /><br /><u><span style="font-size: large;">GIFTED/ARCS</span></u><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>What are you most looking forward to reading this month?<br /><br /><br /><br /></b><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">K - L Reads for #TBRTACKLECHALLENGE</span></b></div><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lazydaylit/" target="_blank">@LazyDayLit</a>! <br /><br /></div></span><br /><center><a class="blsdk-follow" data-blsdk-counter="false" data-blsdk-type="button" href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/lazy-day-literature-7257915" target="_blank">Follow</a><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = </script></center>StacyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231353422036997210noreply@blogger.com2