Good morning! It is time to check out my TBR progress. On November 9, I wrote a status update: Keeping Track: The Status of My TBR.
Since then, my updated numbers show that I’ve read 117 books from my TBR Stacks this year…those purchased between July 2016 through December 2017 (so far).
Below, check out my books read and reviewed from the purchases in November 2017 and December 2017. Knowing how I compulsively buy, I will probably add a few more before the end of December.
The links (on book titles read) will take you to the reviews.
November 2017- Books Purchased: 12
Books Read and Reviewed: 6
December 2017 – Books Purchased (So far): 9
Books Read and Reviewed: 2
***
NOVEMBER 2017:
1.A Bella Flora Christmas (e-book), by Wendy Wax
2.A Hundred Small Lessons (e-book), by Ashley Hay
3.A Season to Lie (e-book, Det. Gemma Monroe), by Emily Littlejohn4
4.Bonfire (e-book), by Krysten Ritter
5.Dead of Winter (e-book), by Wendy Corsi Staub
6.Every Breath You Take, by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
7.Fragments of the Lost (e-book), by Megan Miranda
8.Little Broken Things (e-book), by Nicole Baart
9.Try Not to Breathe (e-book), by Holly Seddon
10.Unexpected Mother, The (e-book), by Susan A. Ring
11.What Happened, by Hilary Rodham Clinton
12.Wonder Valley (e-book), by Ivy Pochoda
***
DECEMBER 2017:
1.An Early Wake (e-book, Book 3 County Cork), by Sheila Connolly
2.Cruel Winter (e-book, Book 4 County Cork), by Sheila Connolly
3.Edible Woman, The, by Margaret Atwood
4.Fragments of the Lost (e-book), by Megan Miranda
5.Girl in Times Square, The (e-book), by Paullina Simons
6.I Am Watching You (e-book), by Teresa Driscoll
7.If You Only Knew (e-book), by Kristan Higgins
8.Snap Judgment (e-book, Book 3 Samantha Brinkman), by Marcia Clark
9.These Violent Delights (e-book), by Victoria Namkung
***
This morning I woke up at 4:00 a.m. I read in bed for a while, but then the day called to me. Once I was on the computer, I decided to take another look at my progress.
Today I’m reading one of my November purchases: Wonder Valley, by Ivy Pochoda…
***
Yesterday was Book Release Day…and I checked the available releases…and controlled myself a little bit. I downloaded The Girl in Times Square, by Paullina Simons
Description: Living in bustling New York City, Lily Quinn has plenty of distractions and is struggling to finish college as well as pay her rent. But that all pales in comparison when Amy, her best friend and roommate, disappears without a trace.
Spencer O’Malley, a cynical NYPD detective assigned to Amy’s case, immediately captures Lily’s attention. Though he is wary and wrestling with his own demons, he, too, is irresistibly drawn to Lily.
But fate has more in store for Lily than she ever expected. As she looks deeper into the mystery surrounding Amy’s disappearance, Lily finds answers she never imagined she’d find—answers that challenge everything she knows about her own life.
***
As with all new purchases, I might wait a while before plunging into this one. I have many purchases from earlier in the year, and even the previous one.
Instead of joining a challenge in 2018, I may try “mood reading” for a while. Time will tell.
What are your 2018 Reading Plans?
***
CURL UP AND READ 
I loved The Girl in Times Square, I have the paperback version and it holds a special place in my book reading heart.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Kathryn, I’m glad to hear that!
LikeLike
Although you buy a lot you do a great job of reading them close to the date when you purchase. Mine tend to hang around for years
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Karen, although I, too, have a few that have hung around. Maybe I will focus on some of those real oldies in 2018.
LikeLike
Sometimes mood reading is just what you need. I tend to choose challenges I know I’d pretty much master anyway, which just gives me a little extra boost of motivation without feeling stressful.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I agree that the right challenges can do just that. Thanks for visiting, Nicole.
LikeLike