I finshed 24 titles (2 up from last month, 5 down from last March), with an equivalent of 6,867 pages or the equivalent (1,503 up from last month), and gave them an average of 3.7 stars (two months in a row).
I read some great books, made some solid progress on reading goals…annnnd wrote very little. I think I said something about life getting back to a routine on the February wrap up…and I was apparently wrong.
I know, I know…I shouldn’t beat myself up about that kind of thing–this is a hobby. But the hobby is only fun when you’re doing it, and I haven’t done much lately. Gotta figure out how to fix that.
Anyway, here’s what happened here in March.
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| Average = | 3.7 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
| Audio | E-book | Physical | Goodreads Want-to-Read |
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| End of 2023 |
6 | 46 | 68 | 153 | 5 |
| 1st of the Month |
5 | 47 | 65 | 154 | 9 |
| Added | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Read/ Listened |
4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Current Total | 4 | 50 | 64 | 154 | 5 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 18
Self-/Independent Published: 6
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 3 (5%) |
| Fantasy | 4 (17%) | 10 (16%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 2 (8%) | 7 (11%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 8 (33%) | 18 (29%) |
| Non-Fiction | 4 (17%) | 7 (11%) |
| Science Fiction | 2 (8%) | 6 (10%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 2 (8%) | 6 (10%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 42 (8%) | 6 (10%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed by W. Bradford Littlejohn: A Handy Intro (that maybe could’ve used a little more detail)
- Strong Like You by T. L. Simpson: Love And Hate On The Edge Of A Knife
- The Body’s Keepers (Audiobook) by Paul L. Kimmel, M.D., Lane Hakel (Narrator): The Social History I Didn’t Realize I Needed
- Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter: Everything Changes
- Below the Falls by Ross McMeekin: A Mixed-Bag Worth the Effort
- Teaching Moments by Troy Lambert: A Tale of Horse Thieves and a Serial Killer
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 49: Light and Shadow by R. T. Slaywood: Well, that could’ve gone better
- Zwingli the Pastor: A Life in Conflict by Stephen Brett Eccher: A Look at The Reformer’s Most Important Work
- Rhythm and Clues by Olivia Blacke: A Locked-Town Mystery
- The Havana Run by Ace Atkins: Um, What?
- The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword by Dewey Conway & Bill Adams: A Would-Be Champion, A Would-Be Scribe, and a Fire-Burping Rooster
- Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church by Alan D. Strange: A Case Study and a Call to Act
- A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen: Mike Chen + Time Travel + Love = A Real Winner
- If You Give A Mouse Metformin by Nikhil Krishnan, i Cenizal (Illustrator): Think Schoolhouse Rock, Just Without the Music
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 50: What Goes Around by R. T. Slaywood: Magical Attack Dogs Would Make Lousy Pets
- Kay-9 The Robot Dog by J.M. Gulmire: The Name Says it All
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd Sat, and 30th), I also wrote:
- A Few Quick Questions With…Ian Robinson
- MUSIC MONDAY: Whisky Is the Life of Man by The Longest Johns
- Highlights from February: Lines Worth Repeating
- MUSIC MONDAY: Milhouse by Maisie Peters
- MUSIC MONDAY: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Mandy Patinkin
- So…this happened
- The “I’ll Get Around to it Later” Book Tag
- MUSIC MONDAY: The Eagle Has Landed by Avatar
- A Few Quick Questions With…J.M. Gulmire
- Opening Lines: Miracles by C.S. Lewis
- WWW Wednesday for March 6, March 12, March 20, and March 27, 2023.
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
Carol
What a great reading month!