Book of the Month

Book of the Month
an on-going self-challenge
working my way through my tbr pile
started in 2016

Starting with...

The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave
Thriller, Mystery | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4


The rest...

Modern Lovers
by Emma Straub
Humor, Contemporary | Published: 2016 | Goodreads

Sleeping Giants
(Themis Files #1)
by Sylvain Neuvel
SciFi | Published: 2016 | Goodreads

A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
Historical, Russia, Mosco | Published: 2016 | Goodreads

The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Historical, Mystery | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4

Arsenic and Adobo
by Mia P. Manansala
Mystery, Cozy, Food, Filipino | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

The Heart Principle
by Helen Hoang
Romance, Contemporary, Asian American, Vietnamese | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

Fiona and Jane
by Jean Chen Ho
Short Stories, LGBTQ, Taiwan | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

The Maid
by Nita Prose
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2022 | Goodreads | my rating: 5

Vladimir
by Julia May Jonas
Literary, Dark Academia | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
see interview with author at The Bar and the Bookcase (here)

The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley
Mystery, Thriller, Paris | Published: 2022 | Goodreads | my rating: 4

To Be Read (TBR) Pile Challenge 2022

2022 To Be Read (TBR) Pile Challenge
hosted by Roof Beam Reader
January 1 to December 31, 2022 (details)
#TBR2022RBR
GOAL: Read 12 books on your TBR shelf. Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2021 or later (any book published in the year 2020 or earlier qualifies, as long as it has been on your TBR pile). Caveat: Two (2) alternates are allowed, just in case one or two of the books ends up in the “did not finish (DNF)” pile.

Mood reader that I am these days makes me hesitant to commit to a list. I have a tentative stack, but will post actual books read as I work towards the twelfth book.

JANUARY:

Camp Austen:
My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan
by Ted Scheinman
Memoir, Jane Austen theme | Goodreads | my rating: 4
FEBRUARY:

Made for Love
by Alissa Nutting
Literary, Humor | Goodreads | my rating: 4
MARCH:

My Holiday in North Korea:
The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth
by Wendy E. Simmons
Memoir, Travel, North Korea | Published: 2016 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
APRIL:

Compartment K
by Helen Reilly
Mystery, Canada | Published: 1964 (first 1955) | Goodreads | my rating: 4
MAY:

The Plotters
by Un-su Kim
Thriller, Mystery, South Korea | Published: 2010 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
JUNE:

Shelter
by Jung Yun
Contemporary Fiction | Published: 2016 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
JULY:

Miracle Creek
by Angie Kim
Mystery, Korea | Published: 2019 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
AUGUST:

Lucky
by Marissa Stapley
Thriller, Canada | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
SEPTEMBER:

Eligible
A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
(The Austen Project #4)
by Curtis Sittenfeld
Romance, Retelling, Jane Austen | Published: 2016 | Goodreads
OCTOBER:

The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
Historical, South Korea | Goodreads
NOVEMBER:
DECEMBER: