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Amanda R's 2021 enchanted reading corner
Clear the Shelves Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
1. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
4 stars Completed 6/1/21
2. The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens
3 stars Completed 27/1/21
3. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
4 stars Completed 8/2/21
4. Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
2 stars Completed 11/3/21
5. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
4 stars Completed 20/3/21
6. Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
3 stars Completed 8/4/21
7. The Reunion by Simone van der Vlugt
3 stars Completed 26/4/21
8. If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
3 stars Completed 30/4/21
9. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
4 stars Completed 14/5/21
10. The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain
3 stars Completed 21/5/21
11. Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton
3 stars Completed 5/7/21
12. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
3 stars Completed 22/7/21
13. Tales of Ancient Greece by Enid Blyton
4 stars Completed 24/7/21
14. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
3 stars Completed 29/7/21
15. The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
3 stars Completed 2/8/21
16. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
4 stars Completed 8/8/21
17. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
5 stars Completed 26/8/21
18. Serpentine by Philip Pullman
4 stars Completed 29/8/21
19. Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency by Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie 3 stars Completed 13/9/21
20. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
3 stars Completed 16/10/21
21. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4 stars Completed 27/11/21
22. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 4 stars 12/12/21
23. Firestarter by Stephen King 3 stars 15/12/21
23/40
Serial ReaderDuration: January 1 to December 31, 2021
Finish series
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman completed
Once Upon a Time in the North #0.5
3 stars Completed 5/2/21
The Collectors #0.6
4 stars Completed 30/9/21
Lyra's Oxford #3.5
4 stars Completed 9/2/21
Serpentine #3.6
4 stars Completed 29/8/21
Start Series
Harry Hole by Jo Nesbo
The Snowman #7
4 stars Completed 6/1/21
Sally Lockhart by Philip Pullman
The Ruby in the Smoke #1
4 stars Completed 8/2/21
Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Very Valentine #1
2 stars Completed 11/3/21
London Below, The World of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere #1
4 stars Completed 3/5/21
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
The Trials of Morrigan Crow #1
3 stars Completed 9/5/21
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones #1
5 stars Completed 19/8/21
Billy Bunter by Frank Richards
Billy Bunter's Bargain!
3 stars Completed 24/8/21
Time Quartet by Madeleine l'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time #1
3 stars Completed 3/9/21
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops #1
4 stars Completed 6/9/21
Continue Series
Harry Potter re-read by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince #6
5 stars Completed 14/1/21
Oz by L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz #3
3 stars Completed 25/1/21
Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot's Christmas #20
3 stars Completed 30/1/21
The Murder on the Links #2
3 stars Completed 2/8/21
Seasonal by Ali Smith
Winter #2
3 stars Completed 19/4/21
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
The Revolving Door of Life #10
4 stars Completed 30/6/21
Famous Five by Enid Blyton
Five on Kirrin Island Again #6
3 stars Completed 5/7/21
20/20
Challenge completed
Colour ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
1. White
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4 stars Completed 20/3/21
2. Pink
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
4 stars Completed 6/9/21
3. Red
The Ruby in the Smoke Sally Lockhart #1 by Philip Pullman
4 stars Completed 8/2/21
4. Orange
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter #6 by
J. K. Rowling 5 stars Completed 14/1/21
5. Yellow
Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani 2 stars
Completed 11/3/21
6. Green
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum Oz #3 3 stars Completed 25/1/21
7. Light Blue
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 3 stars Completed 30/1/21
8. Dark Blue
The Snowman Harry Hole #7 by Jo Nesbo 4 stars Completed 6/1/21
9. Purple
The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 3 stars Completed 27/1/21
10. Brown
Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman 3 stars Completed 5/2/21
11. Black
Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 9/2/21
12. Metallic
If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern 3 stars
Completed 30/4/21
12/12
Challenge completed
A-Z Challenge: Character EditionDuration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Arthur Cleves
Winter by Ali Smith 3 stars
Completed 19/4/21
Brenda Brown
The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 3 stars Completed 27/1/21
Carrie Bradshaw
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell 3 stars
Completed 8/4/21
Daniel Mercier
The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain 3 stars
Completed 21/5/21
Eleanor Oliphant
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4 stars Completed 20/3/21
Fatima
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4 stars
Completed 4/5/21
George Emerson
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster 4 stars
Completed 18/5/21
Harry Hole
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 4 stars Completed 6/1/21
Ivan
If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern 3 stars
Completed 30/4/21
Jupiter North
The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 3 stars Completed 9/5/21
K Sabine Kroese
The Reunion by Simone van der Vlugt 3 stars
Completed 26/4/21
Lee Scoresby
Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman 3 stars Completed 5/2/21
M Sebastian Makepeace
Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 9/2/21
Ozma
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3 stars Completed 25/1/21
P Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 3 stars Completed 30/1/21
Richard Mayhew
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 4 stars
Completed 3/5/21
Sally Lockhart
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 8/2/21
Tyrion Lannister
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 5 stars Completed 19/8/21
Valentine Roncalli
Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani 2 stars
Completed 11/3/21
W Ron Weasley
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling 5 stars Completed 14/1/21
20/20
Challenge completed
Big Fat Books1. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 550 pages 4 stars Completed 6/1/21
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling 607 pages 5 stars Completed 14/1/21
3. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 780 pages 5 stars Completed 19/8/21
3
Jane AustenEmma
Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
Persuasion
Emma by Alexander McCall Smith
Mansfield Park
Loving Mr. Darcy: Journeys Beyond Pemberley by Sharon Lathan
0/6
Author's WorksNicci French
0/3
Jodi Picoult
0/3
Alexander McCall Smith
1. The Revolving Door of Life 4 stars Completed 30/6/21
2. Bertie's Christmas 4 stars Completed 18/12/21
3. Doctors, Detectives, Common Sense 3 stars 18/12/21
4. A Precious Christmas 3 stars Completed 18/12/21
4/5
Enid Blyton
1. Five on Kirrin Island Again 3 stars Completed 5/7/21
2. Tales of Ancient Greece 4 stars Completed 24/7/21
2/5
6/16
Last Five Years' Leftovers2016
Oldest Books
The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 3 stars Completed 27/1/21
Mystery, Crime and Thriller
It was a Nominee
Fiction to Reality
TBR Randomiser
1/17
2017
Fiction to Reality
Big Fat Books: Listopia
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
5 stars Completed 19/8/21
TBR Randomiser
1/9
2018
Particular
German
French
The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain 3 stars
Completed 21/5/21
TBR Jar
Mystery, Crime and Thriller
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 4 stars Completed 6/1/21
Classics
A Room with a View by E. M. Forster 4 stars
Completed 18/5/21
Big Fat Books: Listopia
3/14
2019
A to Z book
A to Z author
Average Rating
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
4 stars Completed 14/5/21
TBR Randomiser
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4 stars Completed 20/3/21
Big Fat Book
2/5
2020
TBR Randomiser
Desperate to Read
Non-Fiction
0/18
Non-Fiction 21. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell 4 stars Completed 6/9/21
2. Trump's Enemies: How the Deep State Is Undermining the Presidency by Corey R. Lewandowski and David N. Bossie 3 stars Completed 13/9/21
Classics 6
1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4 stars
Completed 4/5/21
2. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster 4 stars
Completed 18/5/21
3. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
3 stars Completed 29/7/21
4. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie 5 stars Completed 26/8/21
5. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare 3 stars Completed 19/12/21
6. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 5 stars Completed 23/12/21
Fantasy 12
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling 5 stars Completed 14/1/21
2. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3 stars Completed 25/1/21
3. Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman 3 stars Completed 5/2/21
4. Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 9/2/21
5. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 4 stars
Completed 3/5/21
6. The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 3 stars Completed 9/5/21
7. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 5 stars Completed 19/8/21
8. Serpentine by Philip Pullman
4 stars Completed 29/8/21
9. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine l'Engle 3 stars Completed 3/9/21
10. The Collectors by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 30/9/21
11. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
3 stars Completed 16/10/21
12. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 4 stars Completed 8/11/21
Mysteries and Thrillers 10
1. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 4 stars Completed 6/1/21
2. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 3 stars Completed 30/1/21
3. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 8/2/21
4. The Reunion by Simone van der Vlugt 3 stars
Completed 26/4/21
5. Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton
3 stars Completed 5/7/21
6. The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
3 stars Completed 2/8/21
7. Billy Bunter's Bargain! by Frank Richards 3 stars 24/8/21
8. The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse 3 stars Completed 10/10/21
9. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 4 stars Completed 12/12/21
10. Doctors, Detectives, Common Sense by Alexander McCall Smith 3 stars Completed 18/12/21
Historical Fiction 5
1. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 8/2/21
2. The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain 3 stars Completed 21/5/21
3. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
3 stars Completed 22/7/21
4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4 stars Completed 27/11/21
5. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 4 stars Completed 12/12/21
Science Fiction 1
1. Firestarter by Stephen King 3 stars Completed 15/12/21
Contemporary 13
1. The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 3 stars Completed 27/1/21
2. Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani 2 stars
Completed 11/3/21
3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4 stars Completed 20/3/21
4. Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell 3 stars
Completed 8/4/21
5. Winter by Ali Smith 3 stars
Completed 19/4/21
6. If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern 3 stars
Completed 30/4/21
7. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
4 stars Completed 14/5/21
8. The Revolving Door of Life by Alexander McCall Smith 4 stars Completed 30/6/21
9. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa 4 stars Completed 8/8/21
11. Nanonovels: Five-Minute Flash Fiction by Jules Horne 4 stars Completed 23/10/21
12. Bertie's Christmas by Alexander McCall Smith 4 stars Completed 18/12/21
13. A Precious Christmas by Alexander McCall Smith 3 stars Completed 18/12/21
Romance 7
1. The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 3 stars Completed 27/1/21
2. Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani 2 stars
Completed 11/3/21
3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4 stars Completed 20/3/21
4. Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell 3 stars
Completed 8/4/21
5. If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern 3 stars
Completed 30/4/21
6. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 4 stars Completed 8/11/21
7. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4 stars Completed 27/11/21
Children's 9
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling 5 stars Completed 14/1/21
2. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3 stars Completed 25/1/21
3. The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 3 stars Completed 9/5/21
4. Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton
3 stars Completed 5/7/21
5. Tales of Ancient Greece by Enid Blyton
4 stars Completed 24/7/21
6. Billy Bunter's Bargain! by Frank Richards 3 stars Completed 24/8/21
7. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine l'Engle 3 stars Completed 3/9/21
8. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
3 stars Completed 16/10/21
9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss 4 stars Completed 28/12/21
Young Adult 5
1. Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman 3 stars Completed 5/2/21
2. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 8/2/21
3. Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 9/2/21
4. Serpentine by Philip Pullman
4 stars Completed 29/8/21
5. The Collectors by Philip Pullman 4 stars Completed 30/9/21
TBR Randomiser1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
3. The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
4. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
5. The Great Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
6. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
7. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
8. Swimming Pool Sunday by Madeleine Wickham
9. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
10. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
TBR Jar
1. Winter by Ali Smith 3 stars Completed 19/4/21
2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4 stars
Completed 4/5/21
3. Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton
3 stars Completed 5/7/21
4. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
3 stars Completed 29/7/21
5. Billy Bunter's Bargain! by Frank Richards
3 stars Completed 24/8/21
6. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
3 stars Completed 16/10/21
7. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 4 stars Completed 12/12/21
7/20
Around the Shelves
Marathon ChallengeDuration: January 1 - January 31, 2021
1. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 327/550 pages
4 stars Completed 6/1/21
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling 302/607 pages
5 stars Completed 14/1/21
3. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum 116/143 pages 3 stars Completed 25/1/21
4. The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens 309 pages 3 stars Completed 27/1/21
5. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 119/288 pages 3 stars Completed 30/1/21
In middle of
6. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman 27 pages read
7. Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman 71 pages read
1,271/2,000
1. Book read The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
Rating 4 stars
Read 6th January 2021
Language English
Pages 550 - read 327 in 2021
Type Paperback
Bought or Borrowed Bought at a book fair in Utrecht
Date added to Goodreads 26th February 2016
Last Five Years' Leftovers Mystery, Crime and Thriller 2018
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Set in the winter. Played a dice game to select books for December and this book was picked.
2. Book read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
Rating 5 stars
Read 14th January 2021
Language English
Pages 607 - read 302 in 2021
Type Hardback
Bought or Borrowed Bought. Pre-ordered it in 2005.
Date added to Goodreads 23rd August 2015
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Re-read of Harry Potter series.
3. Book read Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Rating 3 stars
Read 25th January 2021
Language English
Pages 143 - read 116 in 2021
Type Audiobook
Bought or Borrowed Bought 16th December 2020
Date added to Goodreads 25th November 2020
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Continuing the Oz series. Listened to it while going for walks in lockdown.
4. Book read The Tea House On Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens
Rating 3 stars
Read 27th January 2021
Language English
Pages 309
Type Paperback
Bought or Borrowed Bought Ebay 2006
Date added to Goodreads 23rd August 2015
Last Five Years' Leftovers Oldest Books 2016
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Oldest Books on shelf. Clearing the Shelves. Clean it Out Challenge: Oldest Books. A book added to GR in 2015. A book that was in my pile in August 2020 that got a second chance. Purple cover for Colour Challenge.
5. Book read Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
Rating 3 stars
Read 30th January 2021
Language English
Pages 288 - read 119 in 2021
Type Ebook
Bought 25th November 2020
Date added to Goodreads 25th November 2020
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Christmas vibes.
January reading logHooked on Books
01/01: 0
01/02: The Snowman 115 pages
01/03: The Snowman 32 pages
01/04: The Snowman 34 pages
01/05: The Snowman 30 pages
01/06: The Snowman 115 pages Finished
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 45 pages
01/07: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 46 pages
Ozma of Oz 15 pages
01/08: 0
01/09: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 64 pages
Ozma of Oz 20 pages
01/10: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 20 pages
01/11: 0
01/12: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 19 pages
01/13: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 18 pages
01/14: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 88 pages Finished
The Tea House On Mulberry Street 9 pages
01/15: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 13 pages
01/16: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 9 pages
01/17: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 32 pages
01/18: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 38 pages
Ozma of Oz 18 pages
01/19: 0
01/20: 0
01/21: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 17 pages
Ozma of Oz 10 pages
01/22: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 22 pages
01/23: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 47 pages
Ozma of Oz 17 pages
01/24: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 46 pages
Ozma of Oz 10 pages
01/25: Ozma of Oz 26 pages Finished
The Tea House On Mulberry Street 28 pages
Once Upon a Time in the North 20 pages
01/26: 0
01/27: The Tea House On Mulberry Street 47 pages Finished
01/28: Hercule Poirot's Christmas 29 pages
01/29: Hercule Poirot's Christmas 82 pages
01/30: Hercule Poirot's Christmas 8 pages Finished
The Ruby in the Smoke 27 pages
01/31: Once Upon a Time in the North 51 pages
Pages read: 1,267
Books Read:
6. Book read Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman
Rating 3 stars
Read 5th February 2021
Language English
Pages 104
Type Audiobook
Bought Bought 25th January 2021
Date added to Goodreads 25th January 2021
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Want to finish His Dark Materials series. A Polar Fantasy for Polarthon.
7. Book read The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
Rating 4 stars
Read 8th February 2021
Language English
Pages 230
Type Paperback
Bought Bought 16th December 2019 at a second-hand bookshop in Amsterdam
Date added to Goodreads March 23rd 2016
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Heard about this series. Wanted to read something else by Philip Pullman.
8. Book read Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
Rating 4 stars
Read 9th February 2021
Language English
Pages 56
Type Audiobook
Bought Bought 25th January 2021
Date added to Goodreads 25th January 2021
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Watch to finish His Dark Materials series. Philip Pullman narrates plus full cast. Lovely to be back with Lyra.
9. Book read Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
Rating 2 stars
Read 11th March 2021
Language English
Pages 367
Type Paperback
Bought Between 2009 and 2015 at book fair in Utrecht.
Date added to Goodreads 7th October 2015
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Valentine's Day.
10. Book read Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Rating 4 stars
Read 20th March 2021
Language English
Pages 383
Type Paperback
Bought December 2018
Date added to Goodreads 27th December 2018
Last Five Years' Leftovers Random Pick 2019
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Group Read. White cover for Polarathon.
11. Book read Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
Rating 3 stars
Read 8th April 2021
Language English
Pages 228
Type Paperback
Bought Bought Edinburgh November 2017
Date added to Goodreads 27th November 2017
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading The series is coming back. Booktuber How to Train your Gavin read it.
12. Book read Winter by Ali Smith
Rating 3 stars
Read 19th April 2021
Language English
Pages 322
Type Paperback
Bought 16th December 2019 at a bookshop in
Amsterdam
Date added to Goodreads 16th December 2019
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Continuing Seasonal series. TBRvatar book with one word title. Polarathon cold word.
13. Book read The Reunion by Simone van der Vlugt
Rating 3 stars
Read 26th April 2021
Language Dutch De reünie
Pages 336
Type Paperback
Bought Bookshop 2015
Date added to Goodreads 20th August 2015
Last Five Years' Leftovers First 20 books added to Goodreads
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Book representing the Netherlands for Eurovisionathon.
14. Book read If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Rating 3 stars
Read 30th April 2021
Language English
Pages 330
Type Paperback
Bought Between 2007 and 2015 at book fair in Utrecht.
Date added to Goodreads 20th August 2015
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Book representing Ireland for Eurovisionathon.
15. Book read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Rating 4 stars
Read 3rd May 2021
Language English
Pages 372
Type Paperback
Bought or Borrowed Present from my sister.
Date added to Goodreads 4th May 2019
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Wanted to read another book by Neil Gaiman. 21 books to read in 2021. Book representing the UK for Eurovisionathon.
16. Book read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Rating 4 stars
Read 4th May 2021
Language English
Pages 177
Type Paperback
Bought Between 2000 and 2007.
Date added to Goodreads 23rd August 2015
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Book representing Spain in Eurovisionathon. Re-read.
17. Book read The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Rating 3 stars
Read 9th May 2021
Language English/Dutch Morrigan Crow en het Wondergenootschap
Pages 380
Type Ebook Bought/Hardback Borrowed
Date added to Goodreads 1st November 2020
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Book representing Australia in Eurovisionathon.
18. Book read A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Rating 4 stars
Read 14th May 2021
Language English
Pages 294
Type Paperback
Bought December 2017
Date added to Goodreads 29th December 2017
Last Five Years' Leftovers Average Rating 2019
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Book representing Sweden in Eurovisionathon.
19. Book read A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
Rating 4 stars
Read 18th May 2021
Language English
Pages 211
Type Paperback
Bought June 2019 at Waterstones in Amsterdam
Date added to Goodreads 28th June 2017
Last Five Years' Leftovers Classics 2018
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Book representing Italy in Eurovisionathon.
20. Book read The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain
Rating 3 stars
Read 21st May 2021
Language English
Pages 200
Type Paperback
Bought Utrecht Book Fair 2016
Date added to Goodreads 4th January 2017
Last Five Years' Leftovers 2018 Particular: French
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Book representing France in Eurovisionathon.
21. Book read The Revolving Door of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
Rating 4 stars
Read 30th June 2021
Language English
Pages 325
Type Paperback
Bought December 2016
Date added to Goodreads 27th December 2016
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Wanted to continue 44 Scotland Street series. Author's Works.
22. Book read Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton
Rating 3 stars
Read 5th July 2021
Language Dutch De Vijf weer op Kirrin-eiland
Pages 139
Type Hardback
Bought September 2018
Date added to Goodreads 30th September 2018
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Author's Works. Picked out of my TBR Jar.
23. Book read Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Rating 3 stars
Read 22nd July 2021
Language English
Pages 343
Type Paperback
Bought August 2018
Date added to Goodreads 13th August 2018
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Booktube Spin selection. Man Booker Prize winner.
24. Book read Tales of Ancient Greece by Enid Blyton
Rating 4 stars
Read 24th July 2021
Language English
Pages 104
Type Paperback
Borrowed June 2017
Date added to Goodreads 14th June 2017
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Keeping (children's)
Reason for Reading Origin prompt for Olympicsathon. Author's Works.
25. Book read On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Rating 3 stars
Read 29th July 2021
Language English
Pages 281
Type Paperback
Borrowed January 2019
Date added to Goodreads 5th January 2019
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Picked from TBR Jar.
26. Book read The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Rating 3 stars
Read 2nd August 2021
Language English
Pages 273
Type Paperback
Bought December 2020
Date added to Goodreads 29th December 2020
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Sport prompt for Olympicasathon: Golf.
27. Book read The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Rating 4 stars
Read 8th August 2021
Language English
Pages 180
Type Paperback
Bought December 2020
Date added to Goodreads 6th December 2020
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Host country prompt for Olympicsathon: Japan.
28. Book read A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Rating 5 stars
Read 19th August 2021
Language English
Pages 780
Type Paperback
Bought January 2019
Date added to Goodreads 15th January 2019
Last Five Years' Leftovers 2017: Listopia - Big Fat Books
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading Wanted to read this for ages.
29. Book read Billy Bunter's Bargain! by Frank Richards
Rating 3 stars
Read 24th August 2021
Language English
Pages 222
Type Hardback
Borrowed from home
Date added to Goodreads 14th June 2017
Last Five Years' Leftovers 2019: From home - old books
Keeping or Donating Keeping
Reason for Reading TBR Jar pick.
30. Book read Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Rating 5 stars
Read 26th August 2021
Language English
Pages 176
Type Paperback
Borrowed January 2019
Date added to Goodreads 5th January 2019
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Reason for Reading Have never read the book. Only seen the films.
31. Book read Serpentine by Philip Pullman
Rating 4 stars
Read 29th August 2021
Language English
Pages 69
Type Hardback
Bought December 2020
Date added to Goodreads 6th December 2020
Last Five Years' Leftovers No
Keeping or Donating Donating
Reason for Reading Want to finish His Dark Materials series.
2025 Reading Challenge
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My goals for this year are (results in brackets):
clear my shelves (23 books)
attempt some big fat books (3 books over 500 pages)
finish 6 series (1/6)
read 3 Jane Austen novels and 3 books related to Jane Austen (0/6)
read multiple books by Nicci French (0), Jodi Picoult (0), Alexander McCall Smith (4) and Enid Blyton (2)
read books from Last Five Years' Leftovers (7)
read a wide variety of books including non-fiction (2), classics (6), fantasy (12), mysteries & thrillers (10), historical fiction (5), science fiction (1), contemporary (13), romance (7), young adult (5) and children's books (9).
Goodreads Reading Challenge: 48/60
Yearly Challenges
Clear the Shelves: 23/40
Serial Reader: 20/20 completed
Colour: 12/12 completed
A to Z: Characters: 20/20 completed
Big Fat books: 3
Jane Austen: 0/6
Author's Works: 6/16
Last Five Years' Leftovers 7/63
2016: 1/17
2017: 1/9
2018: 3/14
2019: 2/5
2020: 0/18
Non-Fiction: 2
Classics: 6
Fantasy: 12
Mysteries and Thrillers: 10
Historical Fiction: 5
Science Fiction: 1
Contemporary: 13
Romance: 7
Children's: 9
Young Adult: 5
TBR Randomiser: 0/10
TBR Jar: 7/10
Monthly Challenges
January
Marathon: 1,271/2,000 pages