MBS August 2023 Reading List Wrap Up

MBS 2023 Reading List - AUGUST

Code for the list is:
A = Audible; 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 2023
Favorites for the month:

5 Stars =
4.75 Stars = The Summer House
4.5 Stars = 1984, The Lost Librarian, The Marksman, and Etched in Bone

1. NG2023: #NetGalley Audio Book Review: For the Loot, Goblin Mode, Book 1 by Han Yang and Pearce Adams; Genre:Fantasy, GameLit, LitRPG; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.75 (due to language); Narration 4.25.
2. ATBR: Audible Book Review: 1984: New Classic Edition by George Orwell; Genre: Classic, Dystopian, Literary Fiction; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.
3. ATBR: Audible Book Review: A Springtime to Remember by Lucy Coleman; Genre: Family Life, Romance, Women’s Fiction; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
4. ATBR: Audible Book Review: The Summer House by James Patterson, Brendan DuBois; Genre: Crime Thriller, Military, Police Procedural, Suspense; My Rating: 4.75 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.75; Narration 5.0.
5. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Black Sheep by Rachel Aukes; Genre: First Contact, Space Opera; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5.
6. ATBR: Audible Book Review: The Ranch (A Legacy of Violence) by Sean Liscom; Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
7. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Eden's Gate: The Reborn A LitRPG Adventure, Book 1 by Edward Brody ; Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, LitRPG; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
8. NGA2023: #NetGalley Audio Book Review: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass; Genre: Books, Cat, Magical Fantasy, Middle Grade, Mystery; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5.
9. ATBR: Audio Book Review: The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen; Genre: Christian Historical, Historical Romance; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
10. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Robinson Crusoe 2244 by E. J. Robinson; Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Teen & Young Adult; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
11. eB2023: Book Review: The Marksman by Robin G. Mercier, Danny Kravitz, Chris Charles; Genre: Crime, Thriller; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0.
12. ATBR: Audible Book Review: Etched in Bone, A Novel of the Others by Anne Bishop; Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy, Shifters; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

This Month Total read = 12
TBR = 9
New Authors = 9
Audio/Audible = 11 (9 TBRs)
NetGalley = 2 (2 audio) (0 TBRs)
Author Review books (other than NG) = 1
Nonfiction = 0
eBook = 1 (0 TBR)
Print = 0 (0 TBR)
DNF - 0

Goal Progress (to Date meaning through the end of the given month)
Goodreads Goal Read to Date: 88 of 125
TBR to Date: 68 of 90
Audio to Date: 84 of 100
NetGalley to Date: 15 of 10
Author Reviews: 5 of 12
Nonfiction: 6 of 10
TBR ebooks or Print: 3 of 8
New Authors to date: 54

• Series: 63 of 75 (16 continuing, 47 new)
• New to me Series: 47 (23 Yes to continue; 9 likely to continue, 10 maybe, 5 unlikely)
• Finished for me Series: 2 (maybe? Not sure if the Bobiverse is done)

Special Goals
• Seasonal title: 3 of 4: Winter, Spring, Summer, (Autumn)
• Alphabet letters covered: (22 of 26) -- 9 January (A, C, D, F, H, L, P, R, S); 6 February (B, E, G, I, T, Y); 5 March (K, M, J, O, U) 1 April (W) 1 May (N) 0 June
NEED: Q, V, X, Z

Locations: 10 of 8
      River, Mountains, Kingdoms, Castle, Junkyard, Deadlands, Shore, Paris, Park, Ranch,
Numbers: 8 of 12
      Forging Zero, Cat o’ Nine Tales, Six Crimson Cranes, One Heart to Win, The Fifth Victim, The Fourth Monkey, 1984, Robinson Crusoe 2244

Groups of Five: (Places and Numbers above)
Times of Day: 3 of 5
      Moonshine, Morning, Midnight
Occupations: 7 of 5
      Warrior, Cowboy, Vet, King, Cop, Pirate, Instructor
Colors: 5 of 5
      The Far Blue Mountains, Six Crimson Cranes, Silver Dollar Duke; Altered Carbon, Black Sheep