Saturday, June 1, 2024

LazyDayLit's JUNE 2024 TBR & Reading Goals


Hello readers! It's JUNE!

Can you believe we are almost halfway through the year?!

Summer is in full swing here and I'm in an outdoorsy / beachy mood and will be attempting to read any books that fit the theme! 


What are you hoping to read this month?
Got any good beachy read recommendations?


MY JUNE HOPEFULS



LIBRARY LOANS







Off My Shelves

I'm attempting to read at least 50 books off my shelves this year and here are a few I hope to fit between my library loans in June! 






June TBR Tackle Challenge

Starts with L or R
? Lore ?

Audiobook
I listen to plenty of these 

Blue on the Cover
Maybe Tomorrow (poetry)
Starfish
Barely Floating
Out of the Blue

Chunky book
Priory of the Orange Tree

Father Figure
?




What are you looking forward to reading in June?



You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram @LazyDayLit


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Friday, May 31, 2024

LazyDayLit's MAY 2024 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress


GOODBYE MAY! 

Hello readers!
Spring is on its way out and we've been in a drought for the majority of it so it already looks and feels like summer here. I've been fitting in as much outdoor time as possible before I'll need to hibernate inside thanks to the heat and humidity! 


What I read in May:

FICTION READS



If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Safe and Sound by Laura McHugh

Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
Bumps In the Night by Amalie Howard


Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A Craig



The Book of Thorns by Hester Fox
Where the Dark Stands Still by AB Poranek
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (reread)


Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese


NONFICTION READS



Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future by Daniel Lewis





CHALLENGE PROGRESS



ABC CHALLENGE
(My ABC Challenge Post)


Jan - May

Fiction:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
17 / 26
Graphic Novels:
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
8 / 26

Nonfiction/Poetry:
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
10 / 26

May ABC Reads:

Fiction: 
T - Tress of the Emerald Sea

Graphic novels:


Nonfiction:


May TBR Tackle Challenge
(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)

1. Starts with H or M:     👍
Hester
The House in the Pines

2.  Science Fiction   👍
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

3.  White on the cover  👍
If the Tide Turns

4. Maternal figure  👍
The House in the Pines
The Scarlet Letter 

5. Flowers on the cover  👍
The Book of Thorns

Challenge completed?
Yes 👍


Devour Your TBR
May prompt: __Mysterious May__
(all about reading mysteries!)

📖 Safe and Sound
📖 The House in the Pines

BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge
(my Read Harder blog post)

9/24

JAN: +5
FEB: +2
Mar: +2
Apr: +1


May: 

Prompt 23: Read a 'howdunit' or 'whydunit' mystery:
The House in the Pines 

The52BookClub Reading Challenge
(My 52BookClub Challenge blog post)

16 / 52

JAN: +6
FEB: +5
MAR: +5
APR: +2


MAY:

Prompt 26: Hybrid genre:
House of Roots & Ruin

Prompt 30: Picked without reading the blurb
Lore of the Wilds
Where the Dark Stands Still


PopSugar Reading Challenge
(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)

Jan: +6
FEB: +7
MAR: +3

April: +0

May: +0


Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge

Jan: +4
FEB: +9
MAR: +6 
April: +2

May: 

Books that have:
Blood: Safe and Sound
Pirates: If the Tide Turns
Friendship: Tress of the Emerald Sea

Books that made me feel:
Unsure: Poor Things
Adventurous: If the Tide Turns & Tress



2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE
(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)

History:

Memoir/Biography:

Crime & Punishment:

Science:
Twelve Trees

Mental Health:

Travel:

Food: 

Social Media:

Sport:

Relationships:

The Arts:

Published in 2024:


NEW TO ME AUTHORS

May:

Rachel Rueckert
Brandan Sanderson
Alasdair Gray
Amalie Howard
Ana Reyes
Analeigh Sbrana
A.B. Poranek
Laurie Lico Albanese
Daniel Lewis


Happy reading! 


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

LazyDayLit's MAY 2024 TBR & Reading Goals


Hello readers! It's MAY!

I've been in a garden/cottagecore mood lately and need to finish up my Spring TBR pile but it already feels like summer here so I'm starting to switch up my TBR list to reflect that.


What are you hoping to read this month?




MY MAY HOPEFULS

FOR REVIEW



If The Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
(Many thanks to Goodreads & Kensington Books!)

LIBRARY LOANS






Off My Shelves



March TBR Tackle Challenge

Starts with H or M:
H - Hester
M - The Midnight Children

Science Fiction:
Acceptance (Southern Reach trilogy)

White on the cover:
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart

Maternal Figure:
Hester

Flowers on the cover:
Hester
The Book of Thorns





What are you looking forward to reading in May?



You can keep up with what I end up reading over on Bookstagram @LazyDayLit


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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

LazyDayLit's APRIL 2024 Reading WrapUp & Challenge Progress


GOODBYE APRIL! 

Hello readers!
April was another month full of outdoor adventures, gardening, and swimming but I fit in 20 books! 



What I read in April:

FICTION READS



Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Gregor and the Marks of Secret



Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins
The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The River by Gary Paulsen


Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
Brian's Hunt by Gary Paulsen


Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
Murder Road by Simone St. James


The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos




The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty
Authority by Jeff Vandermeer



POETRY COLLECTIONS


The Poetry of Charlotte Bronte
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart by Alice Walker
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Rey




CHALLENGE PROGRESS



ABC CHALLENGE
(My ABC Challenge Post)


Jan - Mar

Fiction:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
17 / 26
Graphic Novels:
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
8 / 26

Nonfiction/Poetry:
A B C D E F H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
10 / 26

April ABC Reads:

Fiction: 
H - Hatchet

Graphic novels:


Nonfiction:
T - Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
V - Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass


APRIL TBR Tackle Challenge
(hosted by @booksare42 on Storygraph)

1. Starts with G or N:     👍
Gregor the Overlander series

2. Borrowed book    👍
Murder Road

3. Young Adult   👎

4. Royalty     👍
Gregor the Overlander sequels

5. Yellow on the cover    👍
Annihilation

Challenge completed?
No 👎


Devour Your TBR
April prompt: __April Antiquities__
(all about reading books with a historic setting)

📖 The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox

BookRiot's READ HARDER Challenge
(my Read Harder blog post)

9/24

JAN: +5
FEB: +2
Mar: +2
Apr: +1


APRIL:

Prompt 3: Read a MG horror
Bumps in the Night 

The52BookClub Reading Challenge
(My 52BookClub Challenge blog post)

16 / 52

JAN: +6
FEB: +5
MAR: +5
APR: +2


APRIL:

Prompt 6: Women in STEM
Annihilation

Prompt 24: A cover without people on it
Murder Road



PopSugar Reading Challenge
(my PopSugar Challenge blog post)

Jan: +6
FEB: +7
MAR: +3


April: +0


Barnes&Noble ReadingChallenge

Jan: +4

Books that have:
Witches: After the Forest
Mountains: Cold Mountain

Books that made me feel:
Cozy: Bookshops & Bonedust
Shiver: Dead of Winter

FEB: +9

Books that have:
Twins  - The Daughters of Ys
Pirates - Fable
Mushrooms - What Feasts at Night
Music - Elvis & Me
Birds - The Comfort of Crows

Books that made me feel:
Cozy - Paladin's Grace
Laugh Out Loud - The Lonely Hearts Book Club
Adventurous - Fable & Namesake
Learn - Peace is a Practice 

MAR: +6 

Books that have:
Shapeshifters: Summerkin & Moonkind
Witches: The Curse of Eelgrass Bog
Birds: Owls & Other Fantasies
Pirates: Saint & Drift

Made me feel:
Adventurous: Saint & Drift
Think: The Last House on Needless Street

April: 

Books that have:
Blood: Murder Road

Books that made me feel:
Adventurous: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen



2024 NONFICTION READER CHALLENGE
(my Nonfiction Challenge blog post)

History:

Memoir/Biography:

Crime & Punishment:

Science:

Mental Health:

Travel:

Food: 

Social Media:

Sport:

Relationships:

The Arts:
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart

Published in 2024:


NEW TO ME AUTHORS

April:
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Jeff Vandermeer
Nicole Panteleakos
Lana Del Rey


Happy reading!