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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

MBS August 2019 Reading List Wrap Up

MBS 2019 Reading List - AUGUST
Code for the list is:
A = Audible; ABJ = Audiobook Jukebox; ABB = Audiobook Boom
e = eBook; eA = eBook from Author; eT = eBook from Tour
NG = NetGalley
P = Print; PT = Print from Tour
LBC = Ladies Book Club
TBR = From the TBR shelves prior to 2019
I still have five reviews to post and link after posted. 
Favorites for August:
4.75 titles: The Ethereal Squadron and Death Cloud
4.5 titles: No Other Will Do; Preserving Liberty; The Beekeeper's Apprentice; The Lady in the Coppergate Tower; and The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens.
  1. The Mueller Report The Findings of the Special Counsel Investigation
  2. NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: Spring Skies Over Bluebell Castle:(Bluebell Castle, Book 1) by Sarah Bennett; Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Sweet Romance; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0.
  3. ATBR- Audio Book Review: No Other Will Do (Ladies of Harper's Station Series, Book #1) by Karen Witemeyer; Genre: Christian Romance, Historical Romance; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.
  4. NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: The Girl in Red by Christina Henry; Genre: Fairy Tale Retelling, Post-Apocalyptic, Sci Fi; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0
  5. ATBR- Audible Book Review: The Ember War, Books 1-2, by Richard Fox; Genre: Sci Fi, Space Fleet, Space Military; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5.
  6. ATBR- Audible Book Review: Sleeping Tiger by Rosamunde Pilcher; Genre: Novella, Romance; My Rating: 3.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.0; Narration 3.25.
  7. NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: You Don't Belong Here by Sean O'Toole; Genre: Novella, Romance; My Rating: 3.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.0; Narration 3.25.
  8. ATBR- Audio Book Review: Sins of the Past: A Romantic Suspense Novella Collection; Genre: Christian, Mystery, Romantic Suspense; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  9. eBTBR- Book Review: Preserving Liberty by Candice Sue Patterson; Genre: Clean Romance, Romantic Suspense; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0.
  10. ATBR- Audible Book Review: The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi; Genre: Galactic Empire, Space Opera, Sci Fi; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.25.
  11. NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: The Ethereal Squadron: A Wartime Fantasy (The Sorcerers of Verdun) by Shami Stovall; Genre: Action, Historical Fantasy, Historical Military; My Rating: 4.75 of 5.0.
  12. ATBR- Audible Book Review: The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #1) by Laurie R. King; Genre: Detective Mystery, Historical Mystery; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5..
  13. ATBR- Audible Book Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized) by Oscar Wilde; Genre: Drama, Humor, Theater, Victorian; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  14. NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen; Genre: Mystery, Steampunk, Victorian; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0.
  15. ATBR- Audio Book Review: Death Cloud by Andrew Lane; Genre: Detective, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Ages 12+; My Rating: 4.75 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 5.0.
  16. ATBR- Audible Book Review: I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore; Genre: Action, Alien, Sci Fi, Teen Romance; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  17. ATBR- Audible Book Review: Roman Holiday, The Chronicles of St. Mary's. Book 3.5 by Jodi Taylor; Genre: Drama, Humor, Theater, Victorian; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  18. NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens by Anne Kuo; Genre: Animal Husbandry, How To, NonFiction; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0.
  19. ATBR- Audible Book Review: The Coming Storm by Michael Lewis; Genre: Environment, Political/Policies, Science & Technology; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.75; Narration 4.0.
DNF:
Total read = 19, +1DNF; TBR = 12; New Authors = 15
Audio/Audible = 11 (11 TBRs)
eBook = 1 (1 TBRs)
NetGalley = 7 (0 TBRs)
Print = 0
Review books (other than NG)= 0

Goal Progress:
20 ahead on Goodreads Goal of 150
Total Read to Date: 120 of 150
TBR to Date: 58 of 100 total (I need to push this and the ebooks)
TBR ebooks: 10 of 24
Audio to Date: 65 of 75
NetGalley to Date: 42 of 40
Author Reviews: 5 of 12
Nonfiction: 7 of 12

• ebTBRs: 1 +2 +2 +2 +1 +0 +1 +1
• Author titles: 1 +0 +3 +0 +1 +0 +0 +0
• New to me Series: 5 +5 +8 +10 +8 +9 +9 +7
• Continuing for me Series: 3 +1 +2 +2 +2 +1 +2 +2
• Title with Month in it: 1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +0 +0 +0
• Seasonal title: Winter 1; Spring 2;
• Alphabet letters covered: 12 Jan + 3 Feb + 5 March + 2 April + 0 May + 1 June + 1 July + 1 August
(One letter left: X)

2 comments:

  1. Wow, awesome job! Happy September!

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  2. Your August was full of a nice variety! Hope September is full of great reads.

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