Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at http://www.wishfulendings.com/ to spotlight and discuss books we're excited about but haven't read, which may not even be released yet.
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Zabat's Comet promises a
stunning astronomical display as it narrowly passes our planet. Then a
solar flare nudges it hurtling toward Earth. Humanity crumbles during
the countdown to Doomsday.
But Zabat is more than just a comet.
The impact brings not swift extinction but a massive cloud of dust that
appears to have a mind of its own. A sinister intelligence. A force that
threatens to change what's left of humanity.
Jack, Colleen,
Lara, and Dan survived the violent chaos of the countdown. They survived
the threat of extinction. Now they're about to find out that after
Doomsday, there are horrors even worse than death.
I like the sound of sinister dust clouds! It sounds part apocalypse and part scifi so I want to take a look at this one. It came out on December 3rd so I'll pick this up soon!
The idea is to read books with a royal theme ie Kings, Princesses, Queens, Dukes, Knights, Castles, Kingdoms, Quests etc. This challenge is hosted by Adriana Garcia over at https://shesgotbooksonhermind.blogspot.com/ .
You can read any type of books for this challenge. Picture books,
graphic novels, manga, and audio books are allowed in this challenge.
- Re-reads are allowed as long as you don't use the same book twice.
- You may join whether or not you have a blog. You can join through Goodreads, twitter, or any other appropriate site.
- Every month there will be a wrap-up post available. You can add
reviews, discussions, and view other readers progresses through that
post. If you want you can just comment what you've read as well.
- You can use books you've read for other challenges for this challenge.
Here are the Levels you can choose from!
- Knight: 1-3 books
- Baron or Baroness: 4-6 books
- Earl or Countess: 7-9 books
- Duke or Duchess: 10-12 books
- Prince or Princess: 13- 15 books
- King or Queen: 15+ books
Here are the books from my tbr that I hope to get read this year for the challenge. I've picked 15 to try and get Queen status but if I do well, more may be added!
1) David Baldwin-Henry's Last Love
2) Shrabani Basu-Victoria and Abdul
3) Jane Bingham-The Tudors
4) Lady Colin Campbell-The Royal Marriages
5) Lady Colin Campbell-Diana in Private
6) Sharon Kay Penman-The Queen's Man
7) Dinah Lampitt-Pour The Dark Wine
8) E Knight-My Lady Viper
9) Elizabeth Fremantle-Sisters of Treason
10) Katherine Longshore-Tarnish
11) Laurien Gardner-Plain Jane
12) Margaret Campbell Barnes-My Lady of Cleves
13) Diane Haeger-The Queen's Mistake
14) Judith Arnopp-Intractable Heart
15) Kate Emerson-The Pleasure Palace
This challenge is hosted by Lori over at https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/
. The idea is simple-read a book with an author first name or surname for each letter of the alphabet. Read
any genre and format you want, any book length, and crossovers to other
challenges are fine too. Join in by blog or use a Goodreads shelf. For more details
check out the sign up post here. https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/reading-challenges/2019-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/
I
used to do a challenge like this on my Goodreads Group but haven't
really bothered since I closed it down. I've noticed a few blogging
friends are taking part in this so it'll be fun to connect with them by
taking part.
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This challenge is hosted by Lori over at https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/ . The idea is simple-read a book for each letter of the alphabet. Read any genre and format you want, any book length, and crossovers to other challenges are fine too. Join in by blog or use a Goodreads shelf. You can drop the A's and The's from the title, and for the letters Q, X and Z, any word in the title can start with that letter. For more details check out the sign up post here. https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/reading-challenges/2019-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/
I used to do a challenge like this on my Goodreads Group but haven't really bothered since I closed it down. I've noticed a few blogging friends are taking part in this so it'll be fun to connect with them by taking part.
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These are the books I read in 2018 but never got a review done for before the end of the year and I really do need to write them as I read some of these books back in August! I want to be no more than a few weeks behind, not half the year! I've written the date that I read them and when I finally review them I'll mark that too!
1) Vivian Shaw-Strange Practice (read Aug)
2) Cynthia Hand-My Lady Jane (read Aug)
3) Rajan Khanna-Falling Sky (read Aug)
4) Orlando A Sanchez-Tombyards & Butterflies (read Aug)
5) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty's Big Trouble (read Sept)
6) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty Steals The Show (read Sep)
7) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty Rocks The House (read Sep)
8) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty In The Underworld (read Sep)
9) Carrie Vaughn-Low Midnight (read Sep)
10) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty Saves The World (read Sep)
11) Carrie Vaughn-Kitty's Greatest Hits (read Sep)
12) Martha Wells-Rogue Protocol (read Sep)
13) Martha Wells-Exit Strategy (read Nov)
14) Michael Bray-Feed (read Sep)
15) Rick Chesler-The Tank (read Sep)
16) Chris Jameson-Devil Sharks (read Sep)
17) Greig Beck-Fathomless (read Sep)
18) Jamie Hutchison-Black Spawn (read Sep)
19) Carolyn McCray-Shark Station Nyet (read Sep)
20) Carolyn McCray-The Shayu Situation (read Sep)
21) Curtis Richards-Halloween (read Oct)
22) Russell James-Cavern of the Damned (read Oct)
23) Gerry Griffiths-Cryptid Zoo (read Oct)
24) Jeff Menapace-Wildlife 2 (read Oct)
25) Anne McCaffrey-Dinosaur Planet (read Nov)
26) Anne McCaffrey-The Survivors (read Nov)
27) Christopher Brookmyre-Bedlam (DNF Nov)
28) Elizabeth Briggs-Future Threat (read Nov)
29) Elizabeth Briggs-Future Lost (read Nov)
30) William H Weber-Surviving America's Collapse (read Dec)
31) G Michael Hopf-The End (read Dec)
32) James Wesley Rawles-Patriots (DNF Dec)
33) Valerie Anand-The House of Lanyon (DNF Dec)
34) ML Brennan-Generation V (DNF Dec)
35) Dean Koontz-Icebound (read Dec)
36) Sue Fortin-Sister Sister (read Dec)
37) Benjamin Percy-The Dark Web (DNF read)
38) LD Goffigan-The Beast of London (read Dec)
39) Amie Kaufman-Illuminae (DNF Dec)
49) Tom Harper-Zodiac Station (read Dec)
