Nov 2019 Challenge Updates

Earlier today I posted a list of 5 challenges I’ll be working on in 2020.  Make sure you check that out. Here’s how I did on this years challenges ~

2019 Bingo Board 24/24 COMPLETE

Nov 2019 Challenge Updates

It has been way too long since I’ve done an update on my challenges, so without further ado ~

2019 Bingo Board 21/24

Demons ~ Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Picked By a Friend ~ Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Set in the Past~Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Warriors ~ The King by J.R. Ward
Billionaire ~ The Billionaire Boss Next Door by Max Monroe
Witches ~ Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
Mythology ~
Mafia ~ Violent Delights by Jessica Hawkins
A Book with LGBT character ~ Lover at Last by J.R. Ward
Retelling ~
Book to Movie ~ The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
Aliens ~ The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Enemies to Lovers ~ Well Met by Jen DeLuca
Made Me Cry ~ Bright Side by Kim Holden
Hyped Book ~ Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Shifters ~ Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
A Book Published this Year ~ Written With You by Aly Martinez
A Character Gets Kidnapped ~ Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
A Sequel ~ Trouble at Brayshaw High by Meagan Brandy
Buddy Read ~ Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Fantasy ~ Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Cooking/Foodie Love ~ Hold on to Hope by A.L. Jackson
Vampires ~ Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward
Graphic Novel ~

Big Bad Shhlut 2019 Reading Challenge 23/26

2019 Library Love Challenge 12/12 Complete!!

2019 GoodReads READING CHALLENGE

2019

READING CHALLENGE

Congrats!

You have read 164 books of your goal of 160!

2 Challenges complete and 2 more to go! I think I just might completely pull this off!! We shall see!! How are your challenges going this year???

Happy Reading,

Ali

Ali’s October 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up

Linking up with Monthly Wrap-Up Round Up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.

Happy November everyone!! I just can’t believe the end of the year is here and the holiday season is upon us!!

I read 16 books in October and 10 of those were 5 or 4.5 star reads for me, so that’s a pretty good reading month as far as I’m concerned!
I also participated in TropeAThon 2 this month. I finished 5 out of the 8 tropes. Not bad for 1 week!

The Burning Shadow~ Review

Ali here ~

Title: The Burning Shadow
Series: Origin #2
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: Oct 8, 2019
Genres: PNR
Blurb:When Evelyn Dasher crossed paths with Luc, she was thrown headfirst into the world of the Lux—only to discover that she was already far more involved in their world than she ever suspected.

Because the Luxen aren’t the only ones with a hidden past. There’s a gap in Evie’s memory, lost months of her life and a lingering sense that something happened, something she can’t remember and nobody is willing to tell her. She needs to find out the truth about who she is—and who she was. But every answer she finds only brings up more questions.

Her search for the truth brings her ever closer to Luc, the Origin at the center of it all. He’s powerful, arrogant, inhumanly beautiful, extremely dangerous…and possibly in love with her. But even as Evie falls for him, she can’t help but wonder if his attraction is to her, or to the memory of a girl who no longer exists.

#IMWAYR ~ 10/14/19

Ali here ~

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date. Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It’s Monday! a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels or anything in those genres – join them.

WWW Wednesday ~ 10/9/19

Ali here ~

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme is hosted by Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

 

#IMWAYR ~ 9/30/19

Ali here ~

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date. Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It’s Monday! a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels or anything in those genres – join them.

October 2019 Releases on my TBR

Ali here ~

Here are the October releases currently on my Goodreads TBR:

Top Ten Tuesday ~ Most Anticipated Reads for 2nd Half of 2019

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

Happy Tuesday everyone!! I hope your week has gotten off to a good start! Today’s Top Ten topic is Most Anticipated Reads for 2nd Half of 2019. This seems a lot easier than the last few topics for me. Let’s see if I can narrow my list down to ten. Also, this list isn’t in any particular order. All titles are linked up to Goodreads. There are some that would have made this list if the authors had released titles already…but they haven’t. And others that probably would have made this list if I was actually caught up with the series. But, I’m always behind…

 

Can’t-Wait Wednesday ~ 5/15/19 #CWW

Ali here ~

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released.

Here’s one of the books I’m waiting on ~