2-3-4 Challenge discussion

March Plan
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2-3-4 Challenge
✔Barefoot with a Stranger (#2) by Roxanne St. Claire (Barefoot Bay Undercover) ★★★★1/2
✔Barefoot with a Bad Boy (#3) by Roxanbe St. Claire (Barefoot Bay Undercover) (AR) ★★★★★
✔Show No Fear (#7) by Marliss Melton (SEAL Team 12) (GR - TDD) ★★★★
Immortal in Death (#3) by J. D. Robb (In Death) (BR - JDR)
✔The Soul Catcher (#3) by Alex Kava (Maggie O'Dell) (GR - 2-3-4) ★★★★
✔Why Mermaids Sing (#3) by C. S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr) (GR - 2-3-4) ★★★★★
Forever Alexa (#4) by Cate Beauman (The Bodyguards of L. A. County)
✔Just Give Me a Reason (#2) by Rebecca Rogers Maher (NG) ★★★★
Wildest Dreams (#9) by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point)
☞ Whatever it Takes (#2) by Christy Reece (Grey Justice)
Wilde at Heart (#3) by Tonya Burrows (NG)
✔Running Blind (#3) by Cindy Gerard ★★★

Author Review Requests
✔Stripped Raw by Prescott Lane (AR) (Blog: March 8) ★★★★
✔Her Safe Harbor (#3) by Holly Bush (Crawford Family) (AR) ★★★★★
✔Tempting Mr. Townsend (#2) by Anna Campbell (Dashing Widows) (AR) ★★★★
Back Again by Susan May (AR)
Dangerous Games (#1) by Tess Diamond (O'Connor & Kincaid) (AR)

Group Reads/Other
✔What We Find (#1) by Robyn Carr (Sullivan's Crossing) (NG) ★★★1/2
14 Days to Die by A. B. Whelan (NG)
Mrs. John Doe by Tom Savage (NG)
✔In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White (NG) ★★★★

Audiobooks to Consider
✔What You Need (#1) by Lorelei James (Need You) (PR - Tantor) ★★★1/2
✔Hidden Bodies (#2) by Caroline Kepnes (You) (PR - Simon & Shuster) ★★★★1/2
✔Unlawful Contact (#3) by Pamela Clare (I-Team) (BR - TDD) ★★★★1/2
✔The Widow by Fiona Barton (PR) ★★★1/2
✔The Striker (#10) by Monica McCarty (Highland Guard) (PR - Tantor Audio) ★★★★1/2
☊Biting Bad (#8) by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires)
Tuesday's Gone (#2) by Nicci French (Frieda Klein) (Audible)
The Torment of Others (#4) by Val McDermid (Tony Hill/Carol Jordan)
Beneath the Bleeding (#5) by Val McDermid (Tony Hill/Carol Jordan)
I Am Pilgrim (#1) by Terry Hayes (Pilgrim) (GR - LOR)
Lord of Darkness (#5) by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane) (RA - Narrator)
After the Crash by Michael Bussi (PR - Hachette Audio)
Coming Home (#1) by Mariah Stewart (Chesapeake Diaries) (Romance Audiobooks)
Raven Black (#1) by Ann Cleeves (Shetland)
Between the Devil and Desire (#2) by Lorraine Heath (Scoundrels of St. James)
Midnight Bites (#8.5 & #10.5) by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires) (PR - Tantor Audio)
The Bourbon King (#1) by J. R. Ward (The Bourbon Kings) (PR - Penguin/RH Audio)
☊The Lost Girls by John Glatt (PR - Tantor)
Magic Breaks (#7) by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels)
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
Bound to Darkness (#13) by Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed) (PR - Tantor Audio)
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Kiss of a Demon King (#7) by Kresley Cole (IAD)
The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Reviews


Barefoot with a Stranger
Stripped Raw
What You Need
Why Mermaids Sing
Unlawful Contact
Show No Fear
What We Find
The Widow
The Soul Catcher
Her Safe Harbor
Hidden Bodies
Running Blind
Barefoot with a Badboy
The Striker
In the Waning Light
Tempting Mr. Townsend
Just Give Me a Reason

I'm now officially backed up! Time to get serious and catch up.

Amazing list!

Impossible. I've got some rescheduling to do but until then, I've got to keep them on this plan.

Yeah, it's embarrassing. I'm reading far under my normal monthly average and getting behind. I'll be paring it down once I reschedule some stuff:)

That is one LONG list, but it has some good books on it :0)

They're all calling to me!! But, when I look at the list I grow weary. I'm fixing this within the next couple of days.

Jonetta wrote: "when I look at the list I grow weary."

Toward the end of last year, I realized that I was reading fewer and fewer of the books on my plan, and planning was actually decreasing my motivation to read.

So this year, I've decided to keep my planning to a minimum (only group and buddy reads) and just read whatever grabs my fancy.

I've also limited my challenges as they were also forcing me to read books that I wasn't really into. It's working so far *crossing fingers*

I'm not sure what my issues are these days. I'm liking what I'm reading and what's next to read. Just finding myself getting distracted a lot. I've gone from about 17 books/month to 12 or 13. So, I'm now 10 books behind because of commitments I made.

The good news is I seem to be finding my mojo again. I'm halfway through the current book and just might finish today.

Jonetta wrote: "The good news is I seem to be finding my mojo again.."

Glad you've got your mojo back. It is really distressing to lose it.

Jonetta wrote: "I'm not sure what my issues are these days. I'm liking what I'm reading and what's next to read. Just finding myself getting distracted a lot. I've gone from about 17 books/month to 12 or 13. So, I..."

I'm in the same boat. I've been more and more distracted by t.v. I've become addicted to binge serial watching. Also, I made a decision to be more "present" this year, so I'm reading less while on the run.

Sunny, is it better?

Reading should be fun and something you escape to, not something you need to escape from.

Jonetta wrote: "Sunny, is it better?"

Yes, I'm more present in the world. It prompted me to join a women's jiu jitsu class on Women Empowered and I LOVE it. I'm finding that I'm liking the books I'm reading more as well.

@Laura, I agree. I let reading and reviewing start to become a burden. Not sure how that happened, but it snuck up on me.

Very true, Laura! I'll wear that as a mantra this month.

I'm determined to read 14 days this month.

I've seriously pared down this list (except for my audiobooks as I like being able to choose from those I've targeted for the year).

Feeling better. Still not realistic but I wanted to list the 20 books I'd most like to choose from.

Glad you're feeling better!

I am! Thank you, Tracey. Last night, I could not stop reading! Feeling better, thanks to all the encouragement here. Words matter and those above certainly made a difference.

Excellent! I think sometimes it helps to be told that it's OK that you don't feel like reading much and then that sparks off the reading again!

That's pretty close to what happened:)

You can do it, Jonetta!!!

Thanks, Kris:)

Ive been distracted too Jonetta. I hate when it happens but feel better now because I just finished Catch Me by Lisa Gardner Detective DD Warren Series #6. I loved it.

By the way I loved The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.