Medieval-a-thon 2021

Medieval-a-thon 2021
hosted by Holly Hearts Books
January 10 to February 10, 2021
details: twitter | instagram | youtube | discord
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I will follow the Seamstress route and try to rise in the nobility ranks from a lowly Prisoner to an enchanting Empress.

Prospects per prompts:

Read a book you are unsure about:

The Betrayal of Trust
by Mystery, Crime, England
Published: 2011
Mystery, Crime, England | Goodreads | my rating: tba | my two-bits: tba

First book to a series:

The Bridal Wreath
(Kristin Lavransdatter #1)
by Sigrid Undset
translated by Charles Archer J.S. Scott
Published: 1987 (first 1920)
Historical, Classic, Scandinavian | Goodreads | my rating: tba | my two-bits: tba

A book embossed or foiling on the cover:

Legacy
by Cayla Kluver
Published: 2011
YA, Fantasy, Romance | Goodreads | my rating: tba | my two-bits: dnf

The last book you bought/borrowed:

Ariel
by Sylvia Plath
Published: 2010 (first 1966)
Poetry, Feminism, American | Goodreads | read: 1/26/21

Prettiest book on your shelf:

Breasts and Eggs
by Mieko Kawakami
translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd
Published: 2020
Literary, Feminism, Japan | Goodreads | my rating: 5 got me thinking: about the female body, children and meaning of life

Other prospects:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V.E. Schwab
Fantasy, Historical, Romance, (audio) | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: tba

Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells
SciFi, Novella | Published: 2018 | Goodreads | my rating: 5 my two-bits: loved the continuation of the mystery of this AI's past

Bad Debts
by Peter Temple
Published: 2005 (first 1996)
Mystery, Australia | Goodreads | my rating: 3| my two-bits: Fell for the protagonist and his circle of friends more than the story.

A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
Published: 2016
SciFi, Space Opera | Goodreads |my rating: tba | my two-bits: tba

Before the Coffee Gets Cold
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
Fantasy, Time Travel, Japan, (audio) | Published: 2019 (first 2015) | Goodreads | my rating: 5 got me thinking: the importance of the present

Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Contemporary, Africa | Goodreads | my rating: 5 got me thinking: religion, science, depression

The Memory Police
by Yoko Ogawa
translated by Stephen Snyder
Literature, Dystopia, Japan, (audio) | Published: 2019 | Goodreads | my rating: 5 got me thinking: long-term illness, death and dying

Heartstopper
volume 1
by Alice Oseman
Graphic Novel, Romance, LGBTQ | Published: 2016 | Goodreads | my rating: 5 my two-bits: Loved the start of this feel good romance.

Heartstopper
volume 2
by Alice Oseman
Graphic Novel, Romance, LGBTQ | Published: 2019 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
STATUS as of Feb 7: #7 Empress

RESULTS: Completed! Interesting to note that I ended up reading books off the prompts/prospects list.

ibc 2021

International Book Club
(my online book club 2021 pics)
complete list (here)
~*~ JANUARY:

The Paying Guests
by Sarah Waters
Historical, LGBTQ | Published: 2014 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
friendship and beyond
FEBRUARY:

Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy
Literary, Dystopia | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
letting go
MARCH:

The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
justice, ghosts

APRIL:

The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Fantasy, Contemporary | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
the what-if's, life lessons and perspectives to ponder
MAY:

The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright
Historical, Cambodia | Published: 2012 | Goodreads | my rating: dnf
JUNE:

The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
Historical | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
living true, what's it worth
JULY:

Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
Historical, England, Shakespeare | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
AUGUST:

Friends and Strangers
by J. Courtney Sullivan
Contemporary, Women's Fiction, New York | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
unlikable characters, but interesting slow-going story
SEPTEMBER:

White Ivy
by Susie Yang
Contemporary, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
ugly characters, selfish, depressing
OCTOBER:

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

NOVEMBER:

Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
Mystery | Published: 2020 | Goodreads | my rating: 3
DECEMBER:

The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
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Booked Kingdom Readalong

Booked Kingdom
a grisha readalong
January to April 2021
hosted by The Ravkan Historical Society
(details)
🌑 Reading Schedule 🌖

January: Shadow & Bone Trilogy

Shadow and Bone | my rating: 4 | good start, start of would-be heroes
Siege and Storm | my rating: 4 | shifting thoughts on characters and their motives
Ruin and Rising | my rating: dnf |


February: Six of Crows Duology

March: King of Scars

April: Rule of Wolves

April: Netflix series

Reese's Book Club 2021

Reese's Book Club
@ReesesBookClub

2021

JANUARY:

Outlawed
by Anna North
Historical, Western, LGBTQ | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 5

FEBRUARY:

Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: tba

MARCH:

Infinite Country
by Patricia Engel
Historical | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: tba

APRIL:

Northern Spy
by Flynn Berry
Mystery, Historical | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: dnf

MAY:

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

JUNE:

Seven Days in June
by Tia Williams
Chick-lit | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

JULY:

The Paper Palace
by Miranda Cowley Heller
Literary | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
AUGUST:

We Were Never Here
by Andrea Bartz
Thriller, Mystery, Travel | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
unreliable narrator, explores female friendship, dark
SEPTEMBER:

L.A. Weather
by María Amparo Escandón
Contemporary, Chick-lit | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

OCTOBER:

Sankofa
by Chibundu Onuzo
Literary, Africa | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

NOVEMBER:

The Island of Missing Trees
by Elif Shafak
Historical, Magical Realism | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
DECEMBER:

Lucky
by Marissa Stapley
Thriller, Canada | Published: 2021 | Goodreads