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Monthly Intent & TBR

Finish it February 2024 & TBR

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Hello and welcome to a bit of a challenge introduction. Finish it February is something I have been hearing a lot around the knitting scene, but I feel like it could really be great for all of my hobbies. Mainly, at least from what I have seen or heard, Finish if February is where you take all your WIPs (works in progress) and try your hardest to finish as many as you can. Now, I am going to be doing this with my knitting and crochet projects, but I am also going to be doing it with my current reads as well. So, since it is the start of February, here are the books I want to finish and the projects I want get of my hooks and needles.

The Books

As of writing this I am in the middle of two books, both of which I want to continue with and have been enjoying. The first is Holly by Stephen King, which I have mentioned in a post earlier this year. This one I have been “reading” for a bit, but I have not been keeping up with it so I might actually restart it since I am not too far along into the story. The second book is The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, this is a thriller I really am enjoying the over all setting of a lore from what I have read so far. I would really like two finish this book first since it is fresh in my mind and then restart Holly. Realistically, I don’t know if I will be able to finish both these books in February, but I would like to finish one and then make a good dent into the other.

The Projects

So, my WIPs are a bit out of control I am not going to lie. I am activity working on 7 projects, 2 pairs of socks, 1 clutch, 2 sweaters, 1 wrap, and 1 tree skirt. I think I would be thrilled if I finished the Teddy Bear Clutch I am more than halfway done with as well as the socks I am working on as well. One of which is just a plain sock and the other is a test knit I am in the middle of. Following that I would like to prioritize the tree skirt and get that packed up with the Christmas decorations and ready for next year. After that I am not quiet sure which one I would prioritize. Overall, I think I would like to just get my WIP number down and I wont be to mad if I end up casting on something else.

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Top 5 Tuesday: Top 5 Anticipated Reads for Q1 2024

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Hello and welcome to my little spice of the internet. Today I am going to be taking part in Top 5 Tuesday, which in the past has been hosted by Bionic Book Worm and is now hosted by Meeghan Reads. I am going to be attempting to do at least one of these a month, but I am hoping for more. If you are curious what the promts are for January – March 2024 you can find them here. Anyway, on to my top anticipated read for the first quarter of 2024.

To be honest, I have no idea what books are coming out this year, I am been in a book slump of sorts, but I decided I am going to use this post to share some of the books I am looking forward to reading in the first three months of 2024.

The Books

The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, now I know I am already cheating and using an entire series for my first book, but please let me explain. I actually started a reread of the series in December of 2023 just for some “easy reading”. So, I am just planning on finishing out the series.

Next up is The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, I am actually in the middle of this book as of writing this so I would really love to finish it ASAP. I am not to far into it, but I am really enjoying it so far. I actually went to a book event and met this author when it came out a few years ago and had a really great time and she was so kind and generous.

After finishing up that thriller I would like to complete Holly by Stephen King, this is one of King’s Mystery Thriller books that follows one of my favorite characters he has ever created Holly. We first meet Holly in the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and I have honestly been loving how this character has changed over the years. I am about 20% into this book as of writing this.

The fourth book I would love to finish during the first quarter of 2024 is American Prometheus by Kai Bird and  Martin J. Sherwin which I have been reading since August of 2023. It is a TOME and non-fiction so it is taking me a bit to get through. It is about J. Robert Oppenheimer, which I believe was the inspiration for the movie this past Summer.

Lastly, I would love to read a book that both my uncle and aunt both recommended to me without even realizing it, The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Both of them said it was a really intriguing read and didn’t say much more other than I needed to read it. I did notice while adding it to my wishlist that it is a historical fiction novel that follows a few generations where apparently with each generation there is one who unfortunately passes by drowning. I am curious to see where this book goes to say the least because I know so little about it.

Anyway, there are my 5 books I am lookin forward to to read during the first quarter of 2024. Changes are I will not get to all of these, but it is fun to come up with a bit of dream list. See you in my next post!

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Hauls & Unhauls

Barnes and Noble 50% Hardcover Haul

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Hello and welcome to a very surprising post. I had not expected this sale, but I was really happy that it came up because I was able to pick up some books I was putting off buying due to their price. If you did not already know, Barnes and Noble had a 50% off Hardcover sale starting on boxing day and the day after, as far as I am aware that is the length. I ended up going to BN for another reason and saw all the signs all over the store so I ended up picking up 5 books.

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Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon, this is the newest book in the Outlander series, book 9. This one is also a huge book and I have wanted to pick it up, but was waiting for it to come out in softcover.

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, this horror novella caught my eye and I have seen the cover around and I thought I would give it a shot. My understanding is this horror tale is a combination of lore from Japan and takes place in an abandoned building.

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, I have read about 3 of Jones’ work and have generally enjoyed his stuff. I had this on my list to pick up when the softcover released, but I didn’t need to wait anymore because of this sale. He tends to write horror fiction that reflects his Native American roots.

Billy Summers by Stephen King, I enjoy Kings novels, but there are only a few I will reread and because of that I never pay full price for them. I have been waiting for this book to have its softcover release or go on sale, which yay, it did! This work of his is more thrilled than horror based, but still has his horror roots. It follows a killer for hire that will only take jobs that target bad people.

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, talk about timing with this book. I was just recommended this book by a friend and I walked into BN and it was right in front so I scoped it up! When I first read the description it sounded like a fun fiction, but the more I read it turned into a mystery thriller, which really intrigued me.

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Books I Took On Vacation and Did I finish Them?

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Hello and welcome to a short post talking about the books I recently took with me when going out of state for the first time since everything went haywire in 2020. My household and I stayed in the middle of the woods, it was great to see different scenery and be in the middle of nature. Something I have not been able to do for a long time. Anyway, here is a list of the books I bought with me to read in the woods!

What I Took

Later by Stephen King

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella

What I Read

Later by Stephen King, finished, paperback, pictured

This is the first book I finished on vacation. I have a tradition of reading a King novel whenever I go away and this short one was perfect and did not disappoint. It was a great of traditional monsters in Kings writing. This book took it a bit further and sadly showed the monsters that humans can be as well. I read it within two days and I could not put it down once it really got going. I also really liked them POV that was used for this novel. I think it really lent itself to what King was going for.

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami, finished, ebook, not pictured

I don’t want to say too much about this novel because I am going to do a whole separate post about it soon. I will say that I really enjoyed reading this collection of short stories and was great to bring with me when I went on a walk or just sat outside for a bit.

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald J. Robertson, started , paperback, pictured

As the heading says, I only started to read this book, but I will say I am really enjoying it. I decided that I wanted to take my time with this one and not rush too much because I think I could take a lot from this and I don’t want to miss out on anything. I am about 88 pages into it and looking forward to reading more soon.

What book has been your favorite vacation read?

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