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PERSONAL GOALS 2014



YEARLY GOAL: [28/240]

I have the HUGEST TBR list ever it seems & have tried to work on it by separating the books on to numerous shelves. This year, I'd like to read at least 8 books a month off of my TBR lists to whittle it down a bit.

TBR [7/?]

I'd also like to participate in the Read it & Reap Readings/Discussions/Reviews even though I am horrible at reviewing books.

RI&R [1/5]

1. The Writing on the Wall , https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Monopoly Game - (view spoiler)[
M:[Oriental Avenue; St. Charles Place; Virginia Avenue; B&O RR; Pacific Avenue; ]
R:[Mediterranean Avenue; Vermont Avenue; Connecticut Avenue; St. James Place; New York Avenue; Kentucky Avenue; Indiana Avenue; Ventnor Avenue; ]

UFG/Free: Baltic Avenue; Reading RR; States Avenue; Electric Company; Pennsylvania RR; Tennessee Avenue; Illinois Avenue; Water Works; Atlantic Avenue; Marvin Gardens; North Carolina Avenue; Pennsylvania Avenue; Short Line RR; Park Place; Boardwalk

Mediterranean Avenue - R - [Favorite Author] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Baltic Avenue - [Favorite Book] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.

Reading Railroad – Read whatever you want.
• If a player lands on an “owned” railroad, the owner will recommend a book for that specific railroad.

Oriental Avenue - M - [Mystery] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Vermont Avenue - R - [Romantic Suspense] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Connecticut Avenue - R - [Procedural Mystery] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.

St. Charles Place - M - [Urban Fantasy] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
States Avenue - [Epic Fantasy] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Virginia Avenue - M - [Fairy Tale Retelling] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.

Electric Company – Read a book where the characters have electric chemistry. Books have to be 150 pages or more.
• If a player lands on an “Owned” utility, then the owner will recommend a book a romance book or a book out of their comfort zone

Pennsylvania Railroad – Read a book set in the past.
• If a player lands on an “owned” railroad, the owner will recommend a book for that specific railroad.

St. James Place - R - [Author N-Z] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Tennessee Avenue - [Character N-Z] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
New York Avenue - R - [Title N-Z] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.

Kentucky Avenue - R - [Author A-M] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Indiana Avenue - R - [Title A-M] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Illinois Avenue - [Character A-M] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.

B&O Railroad - M – Read a book with less than 150 ratings.
• If a player lands on an “owned” railroad, the owner will recommend a book for that specific railroad.

Water Works – Read a book that has a body of water on the cover or in the title. Books have to be 150 pages or more.
• If a player lands on an “Owned” utility, then the owner will recommend a book a romance book or a book out of their comfort zone

Atlantic Avenue - [Vampire] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.
Ventnor Avenue - R -[Shifter] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.
Marvin Gardens - [Other] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.

Pacific Avenue - M - [Pub. Prior to 2000] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.
North Carolina Avenue - [Pub. 2000-2012] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.
Pennsylvania Avenue - [Pub. 2013/2014] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.

Short Line – Read a novella. 25 page minimum for the novella.
• If a player lands on an “owned” railroad, the owner will recommend a book for that specific railroad.

Park Place - [Shoujo] - Must read 3 book to own. Must read 5 books if the property is owned.
Boardwalk - [Shounen] - Must read 3 book to own. Must read 5 books if the property is owned.
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January - ㋀

Lover Eternal , 01/09/14 - 4✭
Heart of Brass
The Mane Attraction , 01/06/14 - 4✭
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, Vol. 01
About a Dragon , 01/02/14 - 4✭
Odd and the Frost Giants , 01/12/14 - 5✭
Alone , 01/13/14 - 4✭
Drop of Doubt , 01/23/14 - 5✭
Conquest , 01/12/14 - 3✭

Evolution <-PIFM

Completed: 7/10

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February - ㋁

Reading Binge!

❈ Dana Marie Bell, Halle Pumas
❈ Dana Marie Bell, Halle Shifters
❈ Dana Marie Bell, Poconos Pack
❈ Dana Marie Bell, Heart's Desire
❈ Dana Marie Bell, The Gray Court
❈ Dana Marie Bell, True Destiny
❈ Dana Marie Bell, Maggie's Grove
❈ Dana Marie Bell, The Nephilim

❈ Eve Langlais, Furry United Coalition

❈ Gena Showalter,Jill Monroe, Jessica Andersen & Nalini Singh , Royal House of Shadows

❈ Mandy M. Roth, Immortal Ops

❈ Mandy M. Roth, The King of Prey

❈ Mandy M. Roth, The King's Choice

❈ Michelle M. Pillow, Call of the Lycan

❈ Kaylea Cross, Titanium Security

❈ Julie Ann Walker, Black Knights Inc

(3/1) ❈ Dana Marton, Broslin Creek

Reviews Completed (❦): 0/53

March - ㋂

IN DEATH SERIES:

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Completed: 24/38

Reviews Completed (♣): 0/?

April - ㋃

IN DEATH SERIES:, Continued.



Completed: 12[36]/38, skipped #s 27 & 33



Reviews Completed (☂): 0/?

May - ㋄

I am seriously behind on the recent manga chapters released from Japan *sigh* I believe a majority of them could be combined in tankōbon format by now. I am going to catch up this month & while doing so re-read Skip Beat!, Vol. 01 / 1/2 王子 1 / Id_entity Volume 1 . Also, I hope to FINALLY get to writing my reviews, but I cannot seem to get an inspiration while trying. *sigh*

RR:
, V.1 ➠ V.34 ➠➠ c.211
, V.1 ➠ V.12
, V.1 ➠ V.9
, V.1 ➠ V.35

Current Chapters:
✔ , c.562 - c.582
✔ , c.879 - c.897
✔ , c.364 - c.386
✔ , c.659 - c.678
✔ , c.732 - c.749
✔ , c.207 - c.211

, V.1 ➠ V.8
, V.1 ➠ V.2
, V.1 ➠ V.17

Reviews Completed (❀): 0/?

June - ㋅

(view spoiler)[OK, I have given up on writing reviews for May. *sigh* I WILL devote 98% of June to writing reviews! Other than the new books being released & the book I ordered for my birthday, I will NOT read anything else! Well, except Skip Beat's newest chapter. So behold June! I shall break the writing wall & create amazing reviews! (hide spoiler)]

July - ㋆

August - ㋇

September - ㋈

October - ㋉

November - ㋊

December - ㋋

BONUS!: 20

1UP (5✭):
Platinum (4 1/2✭):
Gold (4✭):
Silver (3 1/2✭):
Bronze (3✭):

Monopoly Game - Yearly Joint Challenge (Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2014)

Robin's Turns

1. 9 Connecticut Avenue - [Procedural Mystery] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
The Bat , 01/12/14

2. 10 New York Avenue - [Title N-Z] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Odd and the Frost Giants , 01/12/14

3. 4 Indiana Avenue - [Title A-M] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Conquest , 01/12/14

4. 7 "Go to Jail" - Being in Jail – To get out of jail you would need to have one of the get out of jail free cards or read a book where a character works outside of law enforcement (PI, Thief, Lawyer, M.E, etc), but the book is in the mystery genre. Books for this would need to be 150 pages or more.
Alone (forensic anthropologist/ME), 01/13/14

5. 6 St. James Place - [Author N-Z] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Shelly Laurenston , The Mane Squeeze, 01/18/14

6. 5 Kentucky Avenue - [Author A-M] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned.
Shelly Laurenston , Beast Behaving Badly, 01/19/14

7. 6 Ventnor Avenue -[Shifter] - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned.
Big Bad Beast (wolf x wolf), 01/20/14
Bear Meets Girl (polar x tiger), 01/21/14

8. 9 Chance (4 Get out of Jail Free)

9. 5 Mediterranean Avenue - [Favorite Author] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Georgette Heyer , Frederica, 02/05/14

10. 7 Vermont Avenue - [Romantic Suspense] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Witness in Death , 03/12/14

11. 9 Community Chest (9 Advanced to St. Charles Place); St. Charles Place - M - [Urban Fantasy] - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned.
Judgment in Death , 03/13/14
Betrayal in Death , 03/15/14

Monopoly Game

Mom's turn

1. 7 Chance 10 It's Your Birthday - Read a book published the month or year of your birth: Rippler: Book One in the Ripple Series (published June 2011) finished 1/5/14

2. rolled: 5 takes me to St. Charles Place - urban fantasy - Must read 1 book to own. Must read 2 books if the property is owned reading Chameleon finished 1/7/14

3. rolled: 9 takes me to Free Parking – Read any book 100 pages or more Unfurl (302 pages) finished 1/10/14

4. rolled: 5 takes me to B&O Railroad – Read a book with less than 150 ratings Introductions (129 ratings) 1/14/14

5. rolled: 6 takes me to Pacific Avenue - Books published to 2000 - Must read 2 book to own. Must read 4 books if the property is owned. Fruits Basket, Volume 01 pub. Jan 1999 read 1/16/14. Fruits Basket, Volume 02 pub June 1999. 1/16/14

6. rolled: 2 takes me to Community Chest, rolled 10: 10. You Inherit $100 - Read a book that was recommended to you or with a character in it that has inherited something. Recommended: First Days 1/20/14

7. rolled 7 takes me to Go – Read any book of 200 pages or more Dark Lover (416 pages) 1/25/14

8. rolled 6 takes me to Oriental Avenue -regular mystery - Must read 1 book to own. Exit Strategy 1/31/14

9. rolled 8 takes me to Virginia Avenue - retelling of a fairy tale- Must read 1 book to own.
The World Above 2/3/14

10. rolled 6 takes me once again to Free Parking - Read any book 100 pages or more. (165 pages) Gerard's Beauty 2/8

11. rolled 3 takes me to Illinois Avenue - Character A-M- Must read 1 book to own. Must read 3 books if the property is owned. Blayne Thorpe Beast Behaving Badly