Goodreads Reading Challenge
Well, I’m not sure what’s going on with Goodreads as by my count I’ve finished 170 books, but suffice to say it’s going well and I’m nearly half way through my goal! I read 50 books in April, which is my best reading month yet. I’m very happy with that!
My Owned TBR
I’m actually quite impressed that despite getting 9 books in a bookshop crawl, and being given over a dozen for my birthday, my TBR has only gone up to 547 (from 536), which means my efforts to knock some things down are working!
I’m thinking about going on a book buying ban in May (apart from picking up pre-orders), as I’d like to get this back down to 500 at some point. I’d definitely like to read some of the books I bought at YALC last year before they hit their anniversary on my TBR, eek!
NetGalley
NetGalley books are up to 116, but over the course of the month they’ve been up to 126 and back down again, so progress is being made. I’m going to try not to request so much over the summer, and I hope that by June I can have this under 100.
Blog Tours
Just two this month, though the summer is booking up!
2nd May – Highland Crown by May McGoldrick
28th May – Becoming Mrs Lewis by Patti Callahan
The TBR
What I would most like to do this month is to get my pile of physical review copies cut right down. It currently has 20 titles in it, and I’d like to get it under 10 so it’s less loom-y.
Yes, I know, some of these are overdue… (Eek!). I’ve already started A Memory of Empire, which is stunningly thoughtful sci-fi, A Dress for the Wicked, which is the exact sort of contest-based, pretty-dress-wearing YA fantasy that I adore, and The Doll Factory, which is atmospheric gothic historical fiction, so I’ll definitely finish up those three, and then see what grabs me!
So, it’s been a very productive month – let’s hope I can keep it up! Any tips for a book buying ban?
Incredible progress on your goal! I’m interested to see what you think about a dress for the wicked
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How do you even manage to read a book a day? I am so impressed.
Re: Book buying ban… I unfortunately have no advice for you, because acquiring books is soon addictive.
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Tell me about it, haha!
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I am in awe of how much you can read in a month. I also have A Dress for the Wicked in my review pile, I’m excited to get to it.
Gemma @ Gemma’s Book Nook
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Thank you! I’m keen to know what you think!
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Book buying bans (for me) mean not walking into a book store and putting a temporary block on bookdepository.com!!
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Yes, avoiding the temptation is the best way!
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Wow, you’ve read so many!! Impressive 🙂 I also have a big NetGalley list xD but they’re mostly old, so now I’ve also embarked on a quest to knock them all off my shelf. Going well so far xD
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I definitely need to do the same quest! Good luck with yours!
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