Wednesday, March 7, 2018

*Platypire Read-A-Thon* January/February 2018 Results

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So January is over, as is February, and I never posted a results post for January, so I'm just going to combine the two. My hopes and dreams for having more free time to get caught up on blogging while living with my parents just didn't pan out at ALL. Instead I got even further behind, and now that we've closed on a house and had our household goods delivered, I'm busy with unpacking nonsense to include washing all of our clothes and linens and all of our dishes because they have been in boxes on trucks and a boat for two months (yuck!).

But I've found a few minutes to sit down and try to sort all this out. Please bear with me as I try to figure out what I did in the past couple months. 

R - Read
C - Currently Reading
T - To Be Read
NR - Needs Reviewed

Read

Reviewed
*Titles link to reviews*
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (December)
How to Change a Life by Stacey Ballis (August)
Artemis by Andy Weir (August)
Living Ghost by Ginna Moran (November)
You Can't Spell America Without Me by Alec Baldwin & Kurt Anderson (December)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (December)
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor (June)
The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor (June)*
Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (July)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2015)*

Needs Reviewed

NR - Mary Ting Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Bicycle Thieves by Mary di Michele (March)
NR - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Mary Ting Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Damned by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor (July)
NR - ISAN by Mary Ting (2016)
ISAN by Mary Ting (October) (This was a re-read, but it should still count for my numbers)
NR - The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff (July)*
NR - Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray (July)*
NR - Son by Lois Lowry (May)*
NR - The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana (June)
NR - Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives (July)
NR - It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones and Gareth Worthington (Oct.)
NR - Crown of Draga by Emma Dean (September)
NR - A Very Mer-Merry Christmas by Ginna Moran (October)
NR - Jinxed by Thommy Hutson (September)
NR - Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (October)
NR - The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams (June)*
NR - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (2016)*
NR - Love's Embrace by Mary Reason Theriot (October)
NR - Back Blast by Mark Greaney (2016)*
NR - Charlie Foxtrot by Jillian Ashe (December)
NR - Precious Bones by Irina Shapiro (December)
NR - I Know I Am, but What Are You? by Samantha Bee (December)
NR - Between This One and the Next by Ginna Moran (December)
NR - Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett (December)
NR - Give Me Your Answer True by Suanne Laqueur (2015)*
NR - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (December)
NR - The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Dubois (December)
NR - You Can't Hide by Dan Poblocki (December)
NR - Jasmine of Draga by Emma Dean (November) 

NR - Seventh Decimate by Stephen R. Donaldson (Oct.)
NR - Devoted by Ginna Moran (January '18) 
NR - Bound by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor (February '18)
NR - Ginna Moran Proofread (February '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Ginna Moran Proofread (February '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Jonas Saul Proofread (February '18) (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas (January '18)
NR - The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (January '18)
NR - This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe (February '18)
NR - Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (February '18)
NR - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (February '18)
NR - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (February '18)
NR - Crosstalk by Connie Willis (February '18)

Currently Reading

C - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (2015)*
C - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (2016)*
C - Sweetwater: The Kihn by Rivi Jacks (2015)*
C - The Voyage by Tammie Painter (2015)*
C - Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder (2015)*
C - The Road Home by Kathleen Shoop (2015)*
C - Troll by Ashley C. Harris (2015)*
C - The Sanctum of Souls by R.K. Pavia (2015)*
C - The Travelers by Chris Pavone (2015)*
C - Back of Beyond by Neeny Boucher (2016)*
C - The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen (2016)*
C - Letter's From Paris by Juliette Blackwell (2016)*
C - An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur (2016)*
C - River of Ink by Paul M.M. Cooper (Jan)*
C - The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (Jan)*
C - My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni (Feb)*
C - Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz (Feb)*
C - Eleanor Roosevelt: The War Years by Blanche Wiesen Cook (Feb)*
C - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (April)*
C - The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck (May)*
C - Handbook for Mortals by Lani Sarem (Sept.)
C - Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid (Sept.)
C - The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones (September)
C - The Christmas Tree Guy by Rainy Stone (November)
C - The Gift by Cecelia Ahern (December)
C - Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle (August)
C - Every Dog Has His Day by Jen McKinlay (November)
C - The Red Umbrella by Christina Gonzalez (January '18)
C - Jillian Ashe Proofread (February '18)
C - Yes Please by Amy Poehler (March '18)
C - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (January '18)

To Be Read

T - The Devil's Prayer by Luke Gracias (Feb)
T - Courage to Soar by Simone Biles (March)
T - In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett (March)
T - The Idea of You by Amanda Prowse (April) 
T - The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (April)
T - Betwixters: Once Upon a Time by Laura C. Cantu (June)
T - Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker (July)
T - Everything We Left Behind by Kerry Lonsdale (July)
T - Zoonauts by Richard Mueller (July)
T - Cooking for Ghosts: The Secret Spice Cafe by Patricia V. Davis (July)
T - The Scary Train Ride by Marlene Bischoff (July)
T - Skyward Bound: Hot-Air Ballooning by Alese & Morton Pechter (July)
T - Roxie the Doxie Finds Her Forever Home by Jody A. Dean, Ph.D. (July)
T - Gerome Sticks His Neck Out by L.S.V. Baker (July)
T - The Adventure of Thomas the Turtle by Stuart Samuel (GR) (July)
T - The Fable of the Snake Named Slim by Doug Snelson (August)
T - How to Behave in a Crowd by Camille Bordas (August)
T - Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice & Christopher Rice (August)
T - Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (August)
T - Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi (August)
T - A Thousand Rooms by Helen Jones (August)
T - The Border by Steve Schafer (August)
T - Berserker by Emily Laybourne (August)
T - Nemesis by Anna Banks (August)
T - The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus (August)
T - Sneak Peek: The Returning Tide by Liz Fenwick (September)
T - Sneak Peek: Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown (September)
T - Lords of the Underworld Sampler by Gena Showalter (September)
T - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (September)
T - Sneak Peek: Nadiyah's British Food Adventure by Nadiyah Hussain (September)
T - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry (September) 
T - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (September)
T - Sneak Peek: The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Oct.)
T - Sneak Peek: Children of the Fleet by Orson Scott Card (Oct.)
T - Sneak Peek: Origin by Dan Brown (Oct.)
T - A Darker Sea by James L. Haley (Oct.)
T - CS Wilde Proofread (November)
T - Skipping Christmas by John Grisham (December)
T - A Christmas Hope by Joseph Pittman (December)
T - Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews (December)
T - All I Want for Christmas by Jenny Hale (December)
T - Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair (December)
T - Christmas at the Vicarage by Rebecca Boxall (December)
T - A Festival of Murder by Tricia Hendricks (December)
T - The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (January '18)
T - Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown (January '18)
T - Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney (January '18)
T - Boys Keep Swinging by Jake Shears (January '18)
T - The 53rd Card by Virginia Weiss (January '18)
T - Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (January '18)
T - The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March (January '18)
T - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center (January '18)
T - The Italian Party by Christina Lynch (January '18)
T - Indecent by Corinne Sullivan (January '18)
T - The Lightning Stenography Device by M.F. Sullivan (January '18)
T - Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini (January '18)
T - A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn (January '18)
T - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (January '18)
T - A False Report by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong (January '18)


I didn't bother to add the new books for my TBR list yet as I've always saved those for the newest list anyway. They will be added to March's post which I should be getting posted later today (as it is just now after midnight for me on Thursday morning). In the meantime, I've turned into a popsicle while building this post in my unfinished basement where my office is now located, so I'm going to head upstairs to read. - Katie


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*Deja Revu* 26 February 2018

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*State of the ARC* February 2018


So I'm hooking up with AvalinahsBooks for this newish meme, State of the ARC. According to the lovely Evelina, this is a "fun way to share our ARC (advance reader copy) progress," but near as I can figure, it's just a way to self-shame for being greedy and getting behind on our ARC reading. I'm personally coming to the conclusion that I was born without a shame gene, so this may be an exercise in futility for me, but it's only a once a month post, so why not play along (also when I went on my graphics making spree, I created a header for it, so I've got to use it). 

To start with, I need to bloviate about what qualifies as an ARC for me. Obviously books on Netgalley count (this is scary all on it's own, you'll see for yourself in a minute just how scary). But sometimes I get "suckered" into reviewing non-Netgalley books too (or you know, I'm just so greedy because I want all of the books and the synopses sound good and I have no self-control), so those books should really get a place here too (probably even more than the Netgalley ARCs because they're usually physical copies). I will not be counting the ARCs that I win through Goodreads giveaways however, because I want to pretend that this list is still theoretically manageable.

So I missed my January State of the ARC post (after getting December's posted mid-January). Moving (or being a displaced person temporarily living with my parents) and working from my laptop rather than my much-preferred desktop just led to a whole mess of missed posts at the end of January, and I don't really feel bad about that. I probably should, but I don't. That means I'm technically on month 5 of this experiment, and I'm pretty sure that even though I wasn't getting blog posts built, I was still getting new ARCs at an obscene rate (if I was counting my Goodreads wins in this, it would definitely be obscene as I've already won like 380 books on Goodreads just since January 1st, but I'm not counting those.) 

So with all that in mind, where am I at right now? 

Netgalley

First of all, I got two reviews written and posted from my Netgalley ARCs since my last update! But, I found myself snagging more read-nows and requesting (and getting approved!) for a few books as well. So even though I got some reviews submitted, my numbers on Netgalley still rose the past two months. I currently have...

139 books

...to read. That breaks down to:

8 samples or excerpts.
11 children's or middle grade books.
4 books that I've already started or finished reading.
and 116 books that have yet to see the light of day. 

I went so far in the wrong direction it's ridiculous, especially since I've been in the process of moving (we have a house now and I've already made a significant dent in unpacking all of our stuff as long as we pretend my 102 boxes of books don't exist). 

Physical Books

Once again I saw no change in physical book ARCs, which means I still have...

6 children's books.
and 5 non-children's chapter books

...to read. While I packed the children's books in my luggage before we left Germany, the chapter books got shipped out by the movers, so I have yet to find any of them, so don't expect that number to change in the near future. With luck, I'll find some time to get the kids books read and reviewed before the end of this month, between unpacking and normal daily life (although I'm not going to hold my breath on that.) 

When I first started participating in this, I said it would possibly be an exercise in futility for me, and so far, my prediction is holding true. However, for the time being I'm going to maintain hope that things will turn around for me (and I'll learn something like self-restraint) now that we're getting fully settled in what should be our forever home. 

I guess my goal for the rest of March is just to not get any new books on Netgalley, because I just can't worry about trying to sit down and read ARCs right now with half a house to still unpack. I'm sure y'all understand. - Katie 
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

*Top Ten Tuesday* Favorite Book Quotes


Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Joood - Hooligan of Platypire reviews bossed me into doing this, so I guess this is a thing I do now. 

This weeks theme is favorite book quotes. Would you believe me if I told you that I honestly don't have any. Like none at all. And it's not that I don't find quotes in books and think "Oh my gosh, yes." It's more that I don't mark them when I do (because even highlighting on my Kindle feels like writing in a book to me, and that's pretty much sacrilege) and then I don't fixate on particular quotes, focusing more on the overall plot than anything. Maybe one day I will become a proper quote marking book nerd. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite quotes from movies that are based on books.

"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." - Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
"Toto too." - Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
"We all float down here." - Pennywise in It by Stephen King
"Obviously." - Professor Snape in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (This one is absolutely because of Alan Rickman's delivery of the line.)
"Whistle while you work." - The Seven Dwarves in Snow White by the Brother's Grimm.

Clearly I'm reaching at this point, so five is the new ten this week.

What are some of your favorite book quotes (or favorite quotes from movie adaptations). - Katie

*If you're stopping by from the linkup, please be sure to drop a link to your post below. I look forward to seeing your lists of favorite quotes.*
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Saturday, March 3, 2018

*Stacking the Shelves* 3 March 2018


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Stacking The Shelves is a feature/weekly meme created by Tynga’s Reviews in which you share the books you are adding to your shelves, both physical and virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

 Now, I already have a monthly post I do featuring the books I get in the mail (and it's a lot because I have a serious Goodreads First Reads giveaway addiction), and I'm posting my monthly Read-A-Thon posts again too, which covers the books I receive through Netgalley. And since I am currently technically a displaced person (all my things are packed up on a boat and I don't have a home to call my own at the moment), I'm not currently buying any physical books. So my STS post will feature all the books I've been one-clicking on Amazon. 

 So I missed the last three weeks of Stacking the Shelves, I was just too busy with other things to get my posts built, so this week I'm playing catch up. On that note, here are the books I've gotten in the past four weeks (all Goodreads wins unless otherwise specified, and I'm already regretting not doing the last three STS posts on time). 
Week One
February 3-9

 Not Gods But Monsters by Joshua Banker 
A Prison of Flesh by Joshua Banker (Kind of cool that I won both books in the duet)
No More Magic Wands by George Finney
Earth World - Neogenesis by Aigars Mahinovs
The Paloma Crossing by Randall Reneau
Pushback: Deficit Triggers Hyperinflation and Terrorism by Alfred Wellnitz
Time to Change by D.S. Cahr
Vancouver by Nick Earls
Two Birds One Stone by Simon J. Harrak
Frozen Storybook Collection - I got this audiobook for 99 cents as an Audible Daily Deal.
Necrotic Earth by SW Matthews
A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Marketing Strategy by Neil Kokemuller
The Retail Leadership Profile by Jon Dario
TheLoyal: The Story of Atwood and the Second Civil War by Christopher Wilde
Beacon's Spark by Jim Johnson
Taking Chances by Leah Busboom
The Wanderer and the New West by Adam Bender
Off Center in the Attic by Mary Deal
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty - I got this book on sale for just $2.99.
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick - Snagged this on sale for $1.99.
Strange Weather by Joe Hill - I snagged this on sale for $3.99. I've had a few people suggest I read some of Hill's work, so this seemed like a good place to start.
If I'm Found by Terri Blackstock - I got this on sale for $1.99. I listened to the audiobook of the first book in this series, so getting the second book on sale seemed like a great score.
Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire - Got this book on sale for $2.99. I'm a fan of Maguire's writing style so I really want to read this book.
Insert Groom Here by K.M. Jackson - I got this book on sale for $1.99 (Still on sale!) because one of the bloggers I follow recommended it (I think it was Celebrity Readers, but I'm not 100% sure about that.)
Killing Rain Killing Fire by Joseph Hullett
Junkyard Journey by James B. McGregory
Phobos Rising by Gavin E. Parker
The Ephialtes Shorts Collection by Gavin E. Parker
Dog Rough by John Minx
Saabrina by Seth Cohen
One Too by Sherrie Cronin
Speak of the Devil by Karla M. Jay (interestingly enough, the Kindle book is no longer available for this title).
Bark if She's a Keeper by Brian Orvik
Internet of Things: Digitize or Die: Transform your organization. Embrace the digital evolution. Rise above the Competition by Nicolas Windpassinger
Text Me Deadly by Brian Orvik
Postdiluvian: The Ancient Chronicle by J.D. Wise
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Used an Audible credit to get this collection.
Miramont's Ghost by Elizabeth Hall - I got this audiobook for free because I used a credit to buy Sherlock Holmes.
Asymptote by L. Anthony Skelton
Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens
Running in the Dark by Sam Reeves
Iron Will by James Maxwell
The Fire Opal by Sabrina Beretta
Shell Casings by Verge le Noir
The Man Who Loves Watches: But Hates What They Measure by Alexander Winzer
The Golden Dragon by Jay Gould
The Accidental Stuntman Screenplay: The Story of Jimmy Joe Payne: A Comedy Screenplay by Brian Orvik
Inheritance Hunt by Brian Orvik
Prophet of Doom by D.S. Murphy
Becoming Animals by Olga and Christopher Werby
Defiant Souls by Kathleen Chadwick
The Mystery of Julia Episcopa by John I. Rigoli
Alice Murphy's Preservation by Maria Kennedy
Trailer, Get Your Kicks! by Karen Musser Nortman
The Human Condition by Damion Hamilton
A Lonely Height by Brian Clegg
When I Let You Go by Lily Foster
Blue Skies: Beyond the Dark Clouds of Broken Thinking by Paula Masters
Exceptional Bloom: Coming Alive After Fifty by Paula Masters
The Wimbourne Twins by NC Paisley
Bad Analysis by Colin Knight
Lost Boy by Christina Henry - I got this audiobook as a daily deal for $2.95. I've already read the book, but I really enjoyed it so I felt it was worth it to splurge for the audio for that bargain price.
West Cork by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde - I got this audiobook for free (possibly because I'm an audible subscriber). It still shows up as free for me.
Where I Belong by Ann O'Barr
Mud Puddlers by Shaun Bailey
Zoysana's Choice by Gordon A. Long
The Burnout Cure by Jill Blake
Gull Soup by Lynne Carol Austin
Trinity - The Awakening by Anthony T. Jackson
51 Sleepless Nights by Tobias Wade
Lakeside by Amanda Linehan


Week Two
February 10-16

The Queen's Opal by Jacque Stevens
Death by Circumstance by S. Patrick Prate
The Moonling by Tjaart Lehmacher and Paula Oelofsen
Wolf Spy by Bruce H. Markuson
Kinzua State: Earthshine by Dennis Geiger
Mad Days of Me by Henry Martin
Sanctum Sanctorum by Michael Burns
How to Earn From YouTube Videos by Rajamanickam Antonimuthu
Lorna vs. Laura by Cynthia Hilston
Lady Isabella's Ogre by Emily Larkin
King Sized Beds and Happy Trails by Cassie Mae and Tessa Marie - I snagged this as a freebie (no longer free). I'm not sure which blogger shared it, but it was probably either Celebrity Readers or Platypire Reviews. 
The Addiction to Win: Essays to Bheekri by Frank Morano (maybe I should read this one sooner rather than later.)
Kestrel Island by A.B. Martin
Just Like Ziggy by Julie Oleszek
All You Need is Life by Leonard Ryzman
Amer I CAN by Leonard Ryzman
Fallen Five by Erica Spindler
Liberty Landing by Gail Vida Hamburg
Freeda the Cheetah by JTK Belle
Nature's Confession by J.L. Morin
Scenes From the Hallway by Penny Reid - How could I NOT one-click this freebie (still free)?
In the Veil of Chaos by Logan Keys and Nadia Blake - I snagged this book on release day because I love the cover, and it's only 99 cents. 
No Diplomacy by Andrew Lafleche
Reese's Cowboy Kiss by Kimberly Krey
Eros + Psyche by Myrto Gkiouli
Nova Episodes: Survivalism by Shaawen E. Thunderbird
Motel California by Michael Carlon
Winning Streak by Michael Carlon
Swift Escape by Tara Jade Brown
The Weather War by Stephanie A. Cain
Reptoid Universe by A.Z. Banda
STAGES by Ginger Ellis
If Souls Can Sleep by David Michael Williams
Forgive Me, Alex by Lane Diamond
Star City by Edwin Peng
City Under Ice by TE Olivant
Pure Healing by Aja James
Potlatch by Bruce Hartman
Broken Arrow Revisited by E.L. Glenn
Sovereign's Pairing by E.L. Glenn
The Boy Who Swallows Flies by Michael F. Stewart
Rustkiller by Dean F. Wilson
Dragon Breath by Jarrod Edge
America Calling 911 by Vincent Armstrong
Computing Love by Allan Ramsay
Legal Seduction by Lisa Childs
My Mother's Secret by Sheila O'Flanagan
Echoes of a Storm by Alan Scott
two pairs of shorts by WC Clinton
Circling the Drain by BB Teeter

Week Three
February 17-23

ULOpia by Gary Troia
An Important Day by John J. Siefring
Dreams of Heaven by Elizabeth M. Herrera
Beginnings by Chris Hoffmann
Angels and Patriots by Salina B Baker
The Medievalist by Anne-Marie Lacy
Gauntlet Fall by Maddy Edwards
Doorway in Verona by Kate Wilton
Famous by Default by MK Harkins
Haladras by Michael Karr
Resurgence by A.J. Flower
Murder at Dead Crags by Bruce Beckham
Odyssey of Chaos by Alan Fleishman
The Golden Wand Trilogy by Russell Hasan
The Backseat by Claire Rye
Declared Hostile by Kevin Miller
The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
Fire and Bone by Rachel A. Marks
A Legacy of One by Kevin G. Chapman
Still Waters by Rebecca Addison
Make Your Own Rainbow by Leonard Ryzman
Dancing with Bulls by Alan Cook and Janelle Carbajal
Thresholds by Frederick Amrine
A Scandalous Husband by Bev Pettersen
Half Faerie by Heidi Garrett
Uncovered by JB Schroeder
From the Heart by Kuo Kenih
Pink by Stephanie Powell
Killing the Secret by Donna Welch Jones
Love Sick by Autumn J. Bright
When the Kingdom Falls by Meagan Hurst
Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol - I snagged this audiobook on sale for just $1.99 (or I bought the audible upgrade because I already owned the ebook, I'm really not sure which.)
Village of Secrets by Caroline Moorehead - I snagged this book on sale for $1.99 (still on sale!) because it's set during WWII. 
Faery Born by Donna Joy Usher
The Heart of the Garden by Victoria Connelly
A Woman Named Bagoo by T.E. Antonino
Twisted Dark Volume 1 by Neil Gibson
The Old Orchard by Tony Salter
The Adventures of Lola by Jade Harley
Voices in the Head by Satish Somasundaram
Sophie Washington: The Gamer by Tonya Duncan Ellis
Sophie Washington: The Snitch by Tonya Duncan Ellis
The Spy Game by Andrew Langdon
The Fylking: Omnibus by F.T. McKinstry
GameSweeper by Vincent Glenn
I Love You Today by Marcia Gloster

Week Four
February 24-March 2

The Lost Diary of a Centaur Prince by Frédérick S. Parker
Absolute Ambition: Memoria by David L Van Horne
Anatomy of a Felon by January Joyce
Waking the Dragon by Pamela Martin
The Secret Root by D.S. Cahr
Demand Generation by Gary Elmes
Green Kills by Avi Domoshevizki
Effra by Greg Roughan
Building a Trade Empire by Paul E. Horsman
Photogeist by JK Battaglia
Forsaken by Desire by S Shekar
The Poacher by Neilay Khasnabish
Pyrrhic Kingdom by Keith D. Jones
Driven by Desire by Nikita Slater
Emergence by Calvin J. Brown
Weedgalized in Colorado: True Tales from the High Country by Johnny Welsh (This may come in handy since I now live in Colorado.)
The Alien Club by Trel Sidoruk
Guitar for Kids by Gareth Evans
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly - I snagged this audiobook as the Audible Daily Deal for just $3.95. I even started listening to it yesterday while unpacking, so I will hopefully have a review posted for it before the month is over. 
Neighborly by Ellie Monago
I, Ninfa Artemis by Ninfa Artemis
We've Only Just Begun by Kathleen Ball
Chickadee Chick by Nerina DiBenedetto
Time After Time by Cynthia Luhrs
The Preacher Lady by Phyllis Cherry
How to Improve the Quality of Your Life by Dr. Joseph Adrien Emmanuel DEMES M.D. M.P.H. Ph.D. (c)
Canada - An Immigrant Homesteader Family by Thomas Edmund Mueller
Black and White by Brice Austin
Abandoned: MIA in Vietnam by Bill Yancey
Tangled by James W. Lewis
Life-Giving Prayer by Deborah Perkins
The Business of Writing by Kim Iverson Headlee
Toadmila Wartly by Diana Parparita
Sophie and Max by Antoinette Corum
The Back Room by Charles Dyner
The Spivey Spell by Esmae Browder
Little Miss Lovesick by Kitty Bucholtz
The Carbynarah Chronicles by Jon Franklyn
Shameless by Andrew Lafleche
Blueprint by Jay Prasad
For Ann by Shawn Sprague
Violent Leadership by Wesley Middleton
Need a Ride by Omar Farhad
Happiness and Success by Raphael Savoy
Brother Kings by Sandra Yearman
Beneath the Lion's Wings by Marie Ohanesian Nardin
Death be Blue by Katie Epstein
The Land Lord by Cheryl Colwell
The Old Man and the Princess by Sean-Paul Thomas
Knowing Joe by Cheryl Anne Gardner
Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee by Tonya Duncan Ellis
I Just Lost My Job, Now What? by David L. Blaydes
The Child of 100 Years by Cana Gauthier

And that is ALL the ebooks that I've gotten over the past four weeks. 

So what new books have you added to your shelves recently? - Katie 

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Friday, March 2, 2018

*Book Blogger Hop* 2 March 2018



We are on to a new week for the Book Blogger Hop hosted by the lovely folks over at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. This weeks questions is:
Off the book topic...do you use a mouse pad? If so, what is on it? (submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews)
Normally yes. It's a Hufflepuff house crest mousepad that my husband bought me a few years ago for my birthday because I'm a nerd who is easy, but expensive, to shop for. Before that I had a lame gaming mousepad that I hated because it never seemed to work quite right with my Apple mouse. Of course my husband also bought me a trackball mouse for my desktop computer that I've never used because I got so used to just using a standard mouse even though I love trackballs, but maybe once we get set up in our new house I'll just keep the mousepad with my laptop and use the trackball with my desktop and then we'll both be happy.

What about you? Do you use a mousepad? What's on it? - Katie

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

*Top Ten Tuesday* Books I Could Reread Forever


Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Joood - Hooligan of Platypire reviews bossed me into doing this, so I guess this is a thing I do now. 

This weeks theme is books I could reread forever. Boy is this going to be a short list because I am just not much of a rereader.

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. This is one series that I find myself wanting to read every few years (I rarely get around to it, but the urge does arise, so that's something).

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - I've only read (listened) to this book once so far, but I immediately wanted to listen to it again right after finishing it the first time, so I'm counting it as a book I could reread forever.

It by Stephen King - I've only actually read this book once, but it's in my plans to read it again at some point. Honestly, I'd probably re-read most Stephen King books.

And that's really about it. I will drop some honorable mentions below that are books I reread more than once when I was younger though, just to flesh this post out a little bit more.

Matilda by Roald Dahl - I literally read my copy of this book to pieces I read it so many times.

A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary - It's kind of strange that the only book of Ms. Cleary's that I really remember reading is her memoir, and I know I read it a few times.

The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder - I found Ms. Wilder's life growing up in what became the midwest absolutely fascinating and read the entire series once ever year or so for a few years of my childhood.

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink - Caddie's story was similar to Laura Ingalls Wilder's and I often read it almost in connection with the Little House books.

Goosebumps by R.L. Stine - I'm not sure how many books from this series I really re-read, but I know there were a few (Night of the Living Dummy and Monster Blood for sure). There were so many books in the series and more every year that re-reading felt less necessary to get my fix.

So looking at my list of re-read books from my childhood, it's clear to me that I enjoyed stories about precocious girls, and I'm fortunate that there were so many available about girls who were a lot like me.

What are some books that you could re-read forever (or that you re-read a lot as a child)? - Katie

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