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DrNefario · 12-04-2023, 06:05 AM

Read twice as many books as I buy. (May: Excluding Bundles)

Bought: 10
Bundles: 1 (125 books)
Borrowed: 4
Free: 12

Read: 21

Books read:
1. The Last Blade Priest - W P Wiles (k) - 547
2. Titanium Noir - Nick Harkaway (k) - 261
3. The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell (k) - 488
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4. Blackstone Fortress - Darius Hinks (e) - 244
5. Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo (h) - 478
6. Roboteer - Alex Lamb (k) - 425
7. Master of the Five Magics - Lyndon Hardy (k) - 410
8. Newcomer - Keigo Higashino (p) - 322
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9. Home from the Sea - Mercedes Lackey (e) - 311
10. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter (k) - 167
11. The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (k) - 481
12. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (k) - 218
13. Round the Bend - Nevil Shute (h) - 362
14. The Siege of Skyhold - John Bierce (k) - 463
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15. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga (k) - 275
16. The Justice of Kings - Richard Swan (k) - 413
17. Provenance - Ann Leckie (k) - 438
18. The Spirit Thief - Rachel Aaron (k) - 352
19. Tokyo Express - Seicho Matsumoto (k) - 149
20. The Green Man's Foe - Juliet E McKenna (k) - 366
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21. Decision at Thunder Rift - William H Keith Jr (e) - 302

Monthly Breakdown:

Spoiler:

Achievements:

1. Buy It, Read It. Start at least 75% of the books I buy.
Current total: 6/10 (60%)

2. King of the Mountains. My 5 longest books should total over 3000 pages.
Current total: 2457

Spoiler:

3. Paper Chase. Reduce my unread paper book collection.
Out: 3
In: 2
Net reduction: 1

4. Never Gonna Be Respectable. Read a classic or literary-award-adjacent book.
COMPLETED
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga - Booker winner, 2008

5. He Scores. Read a book by Nevil Shute. This is a bit of an annual tradition since I inherited my father's collection, so I thought I would make it official. COMPLETED
Round the Bend - Nevil Shute (h) - 362

6. And Then. Series points challenge. 1 point for a sequel, 2 points if it's a serial rather than a disconnected sequel, 3 points for the last book in a serial or defined set. -1 for the first book in a series. 0 for the first book in a sub-series. Target: 15 points.
Current total: -5

Spoiler:

7. Comic On. Bonus graphic novel challenge. I don't usually track my graphic novels and comics here, but I need to catch up a bit. Read 10 comics on paper and 10 digital comics.
Paper total: 3
Digital total: 4

Spoiler:

Legend:
(p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook, (f) pdf, (a) audio
On target, Off target, Completed

12-04-2023, 06:05 AM	#5
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,103 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Read twice as many books as I buy. (May: Excluding Bundles) Bought: 10 Bundles: 1 (125 books) Borrowed: 4 Free: 12 Read: 21 Books read: 1. The Last Blade Priest - W P Wiles (k) - 547 2. Titanium Noir - Nick Harkaway (k) - 261 3. The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell (k) - 488 --- 4. Blackstone Fortress - Darius Hinks (e) - 244 5. Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo (h) - 478 6. Roboteer - Alex Lamb (k) - 425 7. Master of the Five Magics - Lyndon Hardy (k) - 410 8. Newcomer - Keigo Higashino (p) - 322 --- 9. Home from the Sea - Mercedes Lackey (e) - 311 10. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter (k) - 167 11. The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (k) - 481 12. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (k) - 218 13. Round the Bend - Nevil Shute (h) - 362 14. The Siege of Skyhold - John Bierce (k) - 463 --- 15. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga (k) - 275 16. The Justice of Kings - Richard Swan (k) - 413 17. Provenance - Ann Leckie (k) - 438 18. The Spirit Thief - Rachel Aaron (k) - 352 19. Tokyo Express - Seicho Matsumoto (k) - 149 20. The Green Man's Foe - Juliet E McKenna (k) - 366 --- 21. Decision at Thunder Rift - William H Keith Jr (e) - 302 Monthly Breakdown: Spoiler: January Free: 2 Read: 3 (£2.78) Pages: 1296 February Bought: 6 (£5.73) Borrowed: 3 Free: 2 Read: 5 (£5.27) Pages: 1879 March Free: 7 Read: 6 (£3.96) Pages: 2002 April Bought: 4 (£3.77) Bundles: 1 (125 books @ £23.78) Free: 1 Read: 6 (£7.28) Pages: 1993 May Borrowed: 1 Read: 1 (£1) Pages: 302 Achievements: 1. Buy It, Read It. Start at least 75% of the books I buy. Current total: 6/10 (60%) 2. King of the Mountains. My 5 longest books should total over 3000 pages. Current total: 2457 Spoiler: 547 - The Last Blade Priest - W P Wiles 488 - The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell 481 - The Rook - Daniel O'Malley 478 - Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo 463 - The Seige of Skyhold - John Bierce 3. Paper Chase. Reduce my unread paper book collection. Out: 3 In: 2 Net reduction: 1 4. Never Gonna Be Respectable. Read a classic or literary-award-adjacent book. COMPLETED The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga - Booker winner, 2008 5. He Scores. Read a book by Nevil Shute. This is a bit of an annual tradition since I inherited my father's collection, so I thought I would make it official. COMPLETED Round the Bend - Nevil Shute (h) - 362 6. And Then. Series points challenge. 1 point for a sequel, 2 points if it's a serial rather than a disconnected sequel, 3 points for the last book in a serial or defined set. -1 for the first book in a series. 0 for the first book in a sub-series. Target: 15 points. Current total: -5 Spoiler: -1 - The Last Blade Priest - W P Wiles - Last Blade Priest #1 -1 - The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell - Warlord Chronicles #1 -1 - Blackstone Fortress - Darius Hinks - Blackstone Fortress #1 of 2, Warhammer 40K 1 - Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo - Ninth House #2 -1 - Master of the Five Magics - Lyndon Hardy - Magic by the Numbers #1 1 - Newcomer - Keigo Higashino - Detective Kaga #2 (#6) -1 - Home from the Sea - Mercedes Lackey - Elemental Masters #7 (first read) -1 - The Rook - Daniel O'Malley - Chequy Files #1 -1 - The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner - Queen's Thief #1 2 - The Siege of Skyhold - John Bierce - Mage Errant #5 of 7 -1 - The Justice of Kings - Richard Swan - Empire of the Wolf #1 of 3 -1 - The Spirit Thief - Rachel Aaron - Eli Monpress #1 1 - The Green Man's Foe - Juliet E McKenna - Green Man #2 -1 - Decision at Thunder Rift - William H Keith Jr - Gray Death Legion #1 of 3 7. Comic On. Bonus graphic novel challenge. I don't usually track my graphic novels and comics here, but I need to catch up a bit. Read 10 comics on paper and 10 digital comics. Paper total: 3 Digital total: 4 Spoiler: Paper: Die vol 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker - Kieron Gillan, Stephanie Hans w0rldtr33 vol 1: Terminal - James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco Fine Print vol 1 - Stjepan Sejic Digital: Scott Pilgrim vol 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour - Bryan Lee O’Malley Astonishing X-Men vol 1 - Joss Whedon, John Cassaday X-23: The Complete Collection vol 1 - Various Superman: Birthright - Mark Waid, Leinil Yu Legend: (p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook, (f) pdf, (a) audio On target, Off target, Completed Last edited by DrNefario; 05-05-2024 at 05:36 AM.