Welcome February! Valentines, chocolates, hearts, and roses month. Lovely way to brighten the winter blast and a perfect time to snuggle in, stoke the fire, heat some hot chocolate (see how I keep coming back to chocolate?), and grab a good book!
The CE and I pounded out eighteen reviews—so much for slacking back on the schedule this year! So glad to have his help now, as the schedule has gotten quite hectic. I wanted to write another article, but have only had time to write reviews. “Soon come,” as his Rastamon buddy character would say in the Road to Key West series by Michael Reisig. If you missed my full review of any of the January books, the links are listed under the pictures, and I sincerely hope you’ve read several of these–but let me know!
My book reviews for January included a number of amazing book we gave five stars:
Most of the Jan reviews were from NetGalley, four were audiobooks, and one was a direct author request. We binge-watched a couple more Netflix, this last one with Kiefer Sutherland, Designated Survivor. Deadly politics.
Certainly getting a great start on the NetGalley Challenge with eleven and with the CE contributions to those titles I might not normally read, including non-fiction.
Twenty-two books so far toward my ultimate Goodreads goal of 175 this year. I began keeping a Goodreads (and achieved the goal) in 2013, missing only 2015—a tough year for us living in the RV in Yuma and monitoring our mothers in California. I don’t know, however, how to get those completed badges.
Audiobooks – Five! I’ll be posting regularly on Thursday.
Historical Fiction – Two in January—and those were both read by the CE.
You can check out my challenges progress by clicking on my Reading Challenges page.
Hoping to see the Covid pandemic wind down—at least a little where you are. We are beginning to be “cautiously optimistic.” In the meantime, I’m armed with double and triple layer masks with removable filters—it’s like science fiction gone non-fiction.
As always, welcome to my new followers—and those who continue to support the blog through your participation, likes, and comments. You help me grow and keep me going. Thank you!
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Rosepoint Publishing 
GIN some fun books I see here. Checked my list. They are on my TBR. I am Slacking
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slacking? you? NOT. but i am glad you have some of the same on your TBR–i always appreciate corroboration.
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Hahaha yes… But I haven’t finished by 2020 reads. So have to get to them and then on to this year’s reads
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well, i’m not worried. you read more per week than both the CE and i.
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Some days. I am juggling too many oranges, and at the moment none are making my fav orange juice
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i hear yah–feeling overwhelmed–even with the CE’s help sometimes, it’s just too much. i don’t have the time to play with it anymore.
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Ya… I stopped doing too many tours. Yet I am behind .. Playing catch up
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yeah, tours and author requests. several of the last–the books were–ah, well, there i go about time again…
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Hahaha … Need to be proactive.
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