Lamilla's 2018 challenge(s)

Here I intend to track my challenges and progress. Releases and new books are tracked in the comment 8 and list of the books (TBR) in the comment number 4.

For 2018 I'm paying attention to:
- IN/OUT ratio. Targert value is 0 :), anything that is less than 1 is good enough. I also would love to stabilize audiobooks situation, need to think the best way to track
- KTM count. 2017 figure is 56, the goal is to surpass 52 (1 book a week average) - ABANDONED, as of May 2018
- Countries distribution. Target is to read authors from different countries, special attention to CIS countries, Germany, Austria. Probably France and Canada as well. I won't be participating in 666 challenge (my last year's figure is 14, with both Asia and Europe covered completely)
- Genres distribution. The goal is to have at the end of the year at least 2 books for every genre I read and at least a couple of genres I usually avoid, ex. poetry, mystery. Also would be nice to continue read middle-grade.
- low rating/DNF situation. In the ideal world all 1- and 2-star reads should be DNFed.

IN PROGRESS:
Die Entscheidung by Charlotte Link (Germany, DE, mystery) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461992/
Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by David Crystal https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15221994/

audiobooks:
-

READ
https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/10251851
https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2018/11249259

Total: 52

Countries tracker:
Russia (6), UK (13), Germany (2), USA (15), Australia (1), China (2), Canada (3), Finland (1), France (2), Iceland (1), Belgium (1), Armenia (2), Poland (1), Ukraine (1), Ireland (1)

ex-USSR (3): Russia (6), Armenia (2), Ukraine (1)
Europe (8): UK (13), Germany (2), France (2), Finland (1), Iceland (1), Belgium (1), Poland (1), Ireland (1)
Asia (1): China (2)
North America (2): USA (15), Canada (3)
Rest (1): Australia (1)

Genres tracke
contemporary (10), sci-fi (8), memoir (6), paranormal/fantasy (5), young adult (6), children's book (3), comic (3), non-fiction (4), thriller (2), m/m romance (1), history (1), poetry (1), romance (1), humor (1)

Languages:
RU (12), EN (38), DE (2)

Stars:
4-stars (20), 3-stars (14), 5-stars (9), 2-stars (9)

November (2):
52. 5-stars English Collocations in Use Advanced by Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy
51. 4-stars Strangeways By: Neil Samworth Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble (UK, EN, memoir)

October (6):
50. 2-stars Asking For It by Louise O'Neill, narrated by Aoife McMahon (Ireland, EN, contemporary)
49. 3-stars Everless (Everless, Book 1) by Sara Holland, narrated by Eileen Stevens (USA, EN, young adult fantasy)
48. 3-stars Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar by David Crystal (UK, EN, nonfiction) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222003/
47. 3-stars GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam by Mark Garrison, narrated by Eric Martin (USA, EN, military, memoir)
46. 5-stars The story of English in 100 words by David Crystal (UK, EN, nonfiction) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15193152/
45. 4-stars Down Among the Dead Men by Michelle Williams, narrated by Liz Holliss (UK, EN, autobiography)

September (0)

August (2):
44. 2-stars Little Fires everywhere (USA, EN, contemporary) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15158531
43. 3-stars Mort by Terry Pratchett (UK, EN, humor)

July (7):
42. 3-stars Любовь живет три года by Фредерик Бегбедер (France, RU, contemporary)
41. 5-stars An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (UK, EN, literary) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13173185
40. 4-stars A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson (USA, EN, historical romance)
39. 5-stars Агата смотрит вверх by Линор Горалик (Ukraine, RU, middle-grade, horror)
38. 4-stars Altes Land by Dörte Hansen (Germany, DE, literary) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15136733
37. 2-stars Scythe by Neal Shusterman, narrated by Greg Tremblay (USA, EN, young adult dystopia)
36. 4-stars One of us is lying by Karen M. McManus (USA, EN, young adult thriller) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15114173/

June (5):
35. 3-stars Would You Kill the Fat Man? by David Edmonds, narrated by Gareth Armstrong (UK, EN, non-fiction)
34. 4-stars Whichwood (Furthermore #2) by Tahereh Mafi (USA, EN, middle-grade)
33. 4-stars Ученик дурака by Дана Сидерос (Russia, RU, poetry)
32. 3-stars All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells, narrated by Kevin R. Free (USA, EN, sci-fi, short story)
31. 3-stars Сказка про собаку, которая умела летать by Мариам Петросян (Armenia, RU, children's book)

May (13):
30. 3-stars Вся кремлевская рать: Краткая история современной России by Михаил Зыгарь (Russia, RU, history)
29. 2-stars Мятная сказка by Александр Полярный (Russia, RU, contemporary)
28. 4-stars Ведьмак by Анджей Сапковский (Poland, RU, high fantasy)
27. 5-stars Пикник на обочине by братья Стругацкие (Russia, RU, sci-fi)
26. 3-stars Объекты в зеркале заднего вида by Олег Дивов (Russia, RU, speculative fiction)
25. 3-stars Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (Canada, EN, sci-fi) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827717/
24. 4-stars Задача трех тел by Cixin Liu (China, RU, sci-fi)
23. 2-stars Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (USA, EN, adventure) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14528414/
22. 5-stars Дом, в котором... by Mariám Petrosyán (Armenia, RU, magical realism)
21. 5-stars Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold by Margaret Atwood (Canada, EN, literary) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14831000
20. 3-stars Limp Wrist by Penina Gal, Scout Wolfcave (USA, EN, LGBT, graphic novel) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14723268
19. 3-stars Station 16 by Yves H (Belgium, EN, graphic novel) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13296733
18. 4-stars Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir #1) by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (Iceland, EN, thriller) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13859184/

April (4):
17. 4-stars Lullaby by Leïla Slimani http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017330/ (France, EN, contemporary)
16. 4-stars Finnish Nightmares 2 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14662417 (Finland, EN, comic)
15. 4-stars The Power by Naomi Alderman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14820291 - RING, sign-up is open! (UK, EN, sci-fi)
14. 4-stars Aprons and Silver Spoons: The Heartwarming Memoirs of a 1930s Scullery Maid by Mollie Moran, narrated by Nicolette McKenzie (UK, EN, memoir)

March (4):
13. 4-stars Sleeping giants by Sylvain Neuvel (Canada, EN, sci-fi) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461989/
12. 3-stars The River at Night by Erica Ferencik (USA, EN, thriller) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14503188/
11. 2-stars They both die at the end by Adam Silvera, narrated by Michael Crouch, Robbie Daymond, Bahni Turpin (USA, EN, young adult, LGBT)
10. 4-stars The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu (China, EN, sci-fi, short stories) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827708

February (1):
9. 2-stars Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal (USA, EN, fantasy)

January (8):
8. 4-stars Painting the Sand by Kim Hughes, narrated by Oliver Hemsbrough (UK, EN, memoir, military)
7. 5-stars It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedgwicks, #1) by Cat Sebastian (USA, EN, m/m romance)
6. 4-stars Murder on the Home Front: A True Story of Morgues, Murderers and Mysteries in the Blitz by Molly Lefebure narrated by Lucy Scott (UK, EN, memoir)
5. 2-stars Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden (Australia, EN, young adult) - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14431088/
4. 4-stars Artemis by Andy Weir (USA, EN, sci-fi) - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14848873/
3. 2-stars Liebe ist was für Idioten. Wie mich by Sabine Schoder, narrated by Sascha Icks (Germany, DE, young adult)
2. 4-stars Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough (UK, EN, paranormal) - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14848878/
1. 5-stars Географ глобус пропил by Алексей Иванов (Russia, RU, contemporary) - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14530906/

DNF: 17
17. Liebe mich nicht By: Marah Woolf Narrated by: Jodie Ahlborn, Patrick Bach
16. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (USA, EN, memoir) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14854074
15. Die Wand by Marlen Haushofer (Austria, DE, sci-fi) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12584408/
14. The House Swap (UK, EN, mystery) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15157386
13. Вся оставшаяся жизнь by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent (France, RU, contemporary)
12. Печенье счастья by Kerstin Lundberg Hahn (Sweden, RU, children's book)
11. Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson, narrated by Bahni Turpin (USA, EN, contemporary)
10. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, narrated by Bahni Turpin (USA, EN, fantasy)
9. How We Learn by Benedict Carey (USA, EN, nonfiction)
8. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, narrated by Maggie Hoffman (USA, EN, fantasy)
7. Up All Night: My Life and Times in Rock Radio by Carol Miller (USA, EN, memoir) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13300277/
6. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (UK, EN, chick-lit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14930716
5. I See You by Clare Mackintosh http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910447/ (UK, EN, thriller)
4. A Walk in the Park by Jill Mansell (UK, EN, chick-lit) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11887679/
3. Train Go Sorry by Leah Hager Cohen (USA, EN, nonfiction) - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11879267/
2. Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay (Canada, EN, historical fiction) - www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14831846
1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (USA, EN, fantasy) - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13618817/

I love to give recommendations. What kind of books do you like?

That's a tough question!
Among my favourite reads for the last couple of years are
Under An English Heaven by Robert Radcliffe (fast-paced fiction in WWII setting)
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes (wonderful fictional account of the war in Vietnam from the Vietnam veteran)
The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman (wonderfully spine-chilling short story by the master of words)
The City & The City by China Miéville (mix of mind-blowing sci-fi and political thriller from the master of new weird)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (part memoir, part motivational book from a canadian astronaut)
Atonement by Ian McEwan (heart-wrecking love story told by unreliable narrator. Also, WWII settings)
and also some fiction in Russian that as far as I know weren't translated, which I love for beautiful language, author's imagination and ability to find interesting in the everyday life.

In general I tend to like sci-fi, paranormal romance, period biographies, esp. war-related memoirs, non-fiction on language, contemporary fiction, chick-lit, LGBT, middle-grade and young adult (esp. if paranormal)
The genres I'm not very fond of are historical fiction and cozy mysteries.

I'm particularly interested in recent books by German authors since I'm learning German.

ETA: and I also love manga and comics

BTW, I've already found a book I'd like to include in my 2018 challenge (and preferably finish before the end of March!). I was tagged by it in December and just got my hands on the copy

I set my goodreads goal to 40 books. Some of them will be new, some, hopefully, will come from this list.

Progress: 4/32

List
Dunkler Wahn by Wulf Dorn http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14791303 (Germany, thriller)
Er ist wieder da by Timur Vermes http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12601276/ (Germany, contemporary, humor)
Rossbreiten by Florian Naujoks http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13283643/ (Germany, contemporary, LGBT)

Дом, в котором... by Mariám Petrosyán (Armenia, magical realism) DONE
Москва: место встречи - (Russia, contemporary, short stories)
Дар огня by Екатерина Соболь http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14438582/ - (Russia, young adult fantasy)

The Colditz Story by P. R. Reid http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10208633/ (UK, autobiography, military)
Ветер в ивах by Кеннет Грэм (UK, children's book)
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13173185/ (UK, literary)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13590175/ - (UK, urban fantasy)
Anansi boys by Neil Gaiman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11666974/ - (UK, urban fantasy)
В поисках Джейка by China Miéville http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827716 - (UK, urban fantasy, short stories)
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14514273/ (UK, fantasy)
Felicity Gallant und Das Auge des Sturms by M. L. Welsh (UK, DE, middle-grade)
The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14236810/ (UK, chick-lit)

Up All Night by Carol Miller http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13300277/ (USA, autobiography) DNF
Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living by Bailey White http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7912687 (USA, nonfiction, short stories)
Дело не в кофе by Говард Бехар http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13930035/ (USA, nonfiction)
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3185016/ (USA, historical)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12601276/ (USA, middle-grade)
Gone by Michael Grant http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13206019/ (USA, young adult sci-fi)
Legend by Marie Lu http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14120041/ (USA, young adult sci-fi)
Shift (Silo, #2) by Hugh Howey http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13841188 (USA, sci-fi)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11857780/ (USA, sci-fi)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, book 3) by Sarah J. Maas http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14492248/ (USA, high fantasy)

Sleeping giants by Sylvain Neuvel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461989/ (Canada, sci-fi) DONE
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14557055/ (Canada, literary)

Норвежский лес by Haruki Murakami http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827715 (Japan, contemporary)

Тень ветра by Carlos Ruiz Zafón http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13937106/ (Spain, fantasy)

Призрак by Jo Nesbø http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827714 (Norway, thriller)

Trackers are moved to the comment number 1.

List 2 (tags and RR):
2. The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia (ring from travelina)
1. Starters/Enders (ring from rodespringbal)

Your reading taste is pretty different than mine, but let me try these genres for suggestions:

Contemporary fiction:
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Still Alice by Lisa Genova

LGBT:
The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto

War related memoirs:
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
Night by Elie Wiesel

Hope you like some of these!

I like manga, too, although I'm probably the oldest manga reader ever. My favorite series is Yotsuba!. I have an older son who is right now aboard a plane en route to vacation in Japan. He will be attending Komiket while there. :)

By the way, welcome to LibraryThing!

Thanks for the recommendations!
I actually own Still Alice by Lisa Genova, maybe it's time to give it a try.

Here I will track in/out counter. I stopped tracking KTM in May 2018.

IN/OUT, as of 31.12 (185/172)

December (3/11)
in:
185. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15235739/
184. Фандом by Анна Дэн https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15158523 - bought in Minsk
183. Sounds Appealing by David Crystal https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11691323 - ordered from BWB

out:
172. Bright Young Things by Alison Maloney https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222001/ - sweeps
171. Making Sense by David Crystal https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222003/ - RABCK
170. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14040837/ - RABCK
169. Jane and the Unpleasantness of Scargrave Manor by Stefanie Barron https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12310110/ - ring
168. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3718974/ - ring
167. Guards! Guards! (Discworld Hardback Library) by Terry Pratchett https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15157389/
166. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12226916/ - Christmas exchange
165. Популярные очерки о российских императорах by Э. Э. Камозин https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017343/ - sweeps
164. Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14842570/ - sweeps
163. The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14668969/ - sweeps
162. Comment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus ? by Pierre Bayard https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11691323 - sweeps

November (9/10)

in:
182. The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
181. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
180. Enders by Lissa Price https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14608060/
179. Starters by Lissa Price https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14608055/
178. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15219754
177. От Мане до Ван Гога. Самая человечная живопись by Паола Волкова - bought in Minsk
176. Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15221997/ - bought in Moscow
175. A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi" by Chloe Rhodes http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222000/ - ordered on BWB
174. The Good Immigrant http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15131930 - tag

out:
161. Civil War by Mark Millar https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14677456 - sweeps
160. I'm Not Here by gg http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15165530/ - HGG
159. Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15221997/ - ring
158. Bad Science by Ben Goldacre http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11824677/ - HGG
157. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12952790 - wishlist tag
156. The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14854309 - ring
155. Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15204404 - RABCK
154. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15158524/ - wishlist tag
153. Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch by Rodney Bolt http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15221991/ - RABCK
152. The Clothes They Stood Up in by Alan Bennett http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14160745/ - RABCK

ready to go:

October (25/16)
September (17/18)
August (16/21)
July (13/6)
June (18/0)
May (24/32)
April (20/17)
March (21/16)
February (8/7)
January (11/18)
details are moved to the comment №№11 and 14

moved from comment №7 to clear some space

October (25/16)
in:
173. Bridget Jones's Guide to Life by Helen Fielding http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14773260 - exchange
172. Prince Charming Vol. 3 (v. 3) by Akemi Takaido http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12833778/ - RABCK
171. Prince Charming Vol. 2 (v. 2) by Akemi Takaido http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12833772/ - RABCK
170. Prince Charming Vol. 1 (v. 1) by Akemi Takaido http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12833768/ - RABCK
169. Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland by Clamp http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13867559/ - exchange
168. Pedigree Mum by Fiona Gibson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13573599/ - sweeps
167. Little Book of Frogs by D. Thomas http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15130023/ - exchange
166. Bright Young Things: A Modern Guide to the Roaring Twenties by Alison Maloney http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222001/ - ordered from BWB
165. Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14842570/ - sweeps
164. Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15204404 sweeps
163. Wild by Cheryl Strayed http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13580890/ - ring
162. A Nest of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222009/
161. Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar by David Crystal http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15222003/
160. Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15221992/
159. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15158524/
158. The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul DIDIERLAURENT http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017341/
157. The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14854309 - ring
156. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14922399/ - wishlist tag
155. Ein Mann namens Ove by Fredrik Backman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13824824/ - wishlist tag
154. Oma lässt grüßen und sagt, es tut ihr leid by Fredrik Backman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15194948/ - RABCK
153. A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13580877/ - VBB
152. I'm Not Here by gg http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15165530/ - sweeps
151. La Recherche, october 2018 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15219324/ - bought in CDG airport
150. Science & Vie, october 2018 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15219323/ - bought in CDG airport
149. Yves Brayer by musee http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15219320/ - bought in Beau

out:
151. Outlander (Outlander, volume 1) by Diana Gabaldon http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13590641/
150. The Slitheen Excursion (Doctor Who) by Simon Guerrier http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7806884/
149. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12226919/
148. Little Book of Frogs by D. Thomas http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15130023/ - HGG
147. The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14592642/ - HGG
146. Beartown by Fredrik Backman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017338/ - ring
145. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6021467/ - RABCK
144. The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14669124/ - sweeps
143. The Vanishing Act Of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14921146 - sweeps
142. The Secret World of the Irish Male by Joseph O'Connor http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10397614 - sweeps
141. The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15193152 - RABCK
140. Monkey, A Journey to the West by David Kherdian http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14585009/ - sweeps
139. A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13580877/ - VBB
138. The Same Old Story by Ivan Goncharov http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15193149/ - sweeps
137. Der Gefühlsmensch by Javier Marias http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14919730/ - RABCK
136. Russendisko by Wladimir Kaminer http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13512509/ - sweeps

September (17/18)
in:
148. Hot Gimmick, Vol. 1 by Miki Aihara http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15070879/ - manga sweeps
147. Vampire Hunter D, Band 8 by Saiko Takaki http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15179463/ -manga sweeps
146. Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D Volume 7 by Saiko Takaki http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15179418/ - manga sweeps
145. BLACKOUT by Marc Elsberg http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15218001 - found in the hotel
144. Hitze by Jane Harper http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15158522 - bought in the Frankfurt airport
143. Passagier 23 by Sebastian Fitzek http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15203281 - bought in the Frankfurt airport
142. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017335 - bought in the Frankfurt airport
141. Eila ja Ossi by Mika Lammipää http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15016603 - RABCK
140. Codename: Sailor V, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15135220 - sweeps
139. Codename: Sailor V, Vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15135227 - sweeps
138. The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15193152 - bought in Moscow
137. Beartown by Fredrik Backman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017338 - bought in Moscow
136. The Same Old Story by Ivan Goncharov http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15193149 - bought in Moscow
135. Deviate: The Creative Power of Transforming Your Perception by B. Lotto http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15193148 - bought in Moscow
134. Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15180837 - sweeps
133. Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14639220 - sweeps
132. The Vanishing Act Of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14921146/ - alphabet VBB

out:
135. Why Not Catch-21?: The Stories Behind the Titles by Gary Dexter http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14987369/ - sweeps
134. The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wickham http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14918703/ - sweeps
133. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017335 - left in the hotel
132. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13205989
131. The Awakening / The Struggle (Vampire Diaries, Books 1-2) by L. J. Smith http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13924101
130. Mort by Terry Pratchett http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15190574
129. The Kindness of Strangers by Kate Adie - birthday group
128. Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson - wild release
127. Tschechische Märchen by Karel Jaromir Erben, Bozena Nemcova - wild release
126. The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler - wild release
125. Suomi – Humor und Herz by Ensio Rislakki, Kaarlo Marjanen (Bearb.) - wild release
124. The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan - wild release
123. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by fannie flagg - wild release
122. Географ глобус пропил by Алексей Иванов - RABCK
121. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi - RABCK
120. Das Druidentor by Wolfgang Hohlbein - sweeps
119. When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do by Hyde Flippo - wishlist tag
118. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay - ring

August (16/21):
in:
131. Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14319389 - VBB
130. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay - ring
129. Small Change by Elizabeth Hay http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9764311 - RABCK
128. Doll Bones by holly black http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15104616 - belated birthday present
127. Одиночество в сети - bought in Minsk
126. Радость малого - bought in Minsk
125. Почти идеальные люди - bought in Minsk
124. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - bought in Schiphol airport
123. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - bought in Schiphol airport
122. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - bought in Schiphol airport
121. Borne by Jeff VanderMeer - bought in Amsterdam
120. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab - bought in Amsterdam
119. Der Vogelgott by Susanne Röckel - bought in Amsterdam
118. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - bought in Amsterdam
117. The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet - bought in Amsterdam
116. Сплетение by Летиция Коломбани - bought in Minsk

out:
117. Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by GASTON LEROUX http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12439991 - RABCK
116. High Heels and a Head Torch by Chelsea Duke http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13739350 - RABCK
115. Die Wand by Marlen Haushofer http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12584408/ - RABCK
114. Четыре. История дивергента by Вероника Рот http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13289721 - wild release
113. A Widow for One Year by John Irving http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7748949 - wild release
112. Уголек в пепле by Саба Тахир http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461965 - wild release
111. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13102026 - wild release
110. Outside in by Maria V. Snyder http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12952784 - wild release
109. Прогулки с Евгением Онегиным by Альфред Барков http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13841187 - wild release
108. Город небесного огня. Книга 1 by Кассандра Клэр http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13289723 - wild release
107. Алая королева by Виктория Авеярд http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13915960 - wild release
106. The Fury and Dark Reunion (Vampire Diaries, #3-4) by L. J. Smith http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14120045 - wild release
105. Upstairs Downstairs by John Hawkesworth - wild release
104. Inu Yasha 35 by Rumiko Takahashi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14649655 - wild release
103. Inu Yasha 07 by Rumiko Takahashi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14649639 - wild release
102. Station 16 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13296733 - sweeps
101. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15158531 - ray
100. The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15157386 - RABCK
99. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14686370/ - VBB
98. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910451 - RABCK
97. A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Mccoy Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15130605 - RABCK

July (13/6):
in:
115. Любовь живет три года - bought in Minsk
114. Вся оставшаяся жизнь Жан-Поль Дидьелоран - bought in Minsk
113. Власть привычки. Почему мы живем и работаем именно так, а не иначе Чарльз Дахигг - bought in Minsk
112. Der Gefühlsmensch by Javier Marias http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14919730/ - RABCK
111. Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets, Ravenclaw edition - ordred on Amazon
110. A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Mccoy Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15130605 - ordered from BWB
109. Headhunters by Jo Nesbo http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14316922/ - crime VBB
108. Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827713/ - ordered from BWS
107. Mort by Terry Pratchett - bought in Saint-Petersburg
106. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K.Rowling - bought in Saint-Petersburg
105. A Hero of our time by M. Y. Lermontov http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827719 bought in Saint-Petersburg
104. On the eve by I.S.Turgenev http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017340 bought in Saint-Petersburg
103. Petersburg tales by N.V.Gogol http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017334 bought in Saint-Petersburg

out:
96. Altes Land by Dörte Hansen http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15136733 - RABCK
95. The Birthday Party by Veronica Henry http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11356068/ - sweeps
94. A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13580877/ - VBB
93. One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15114173/ - birthday group
92. A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827719/ - book and bookmark sweeps
91. On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017340/ - RABCK

June (18/0)
in:
102. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - bought in Saint-Petersburg
101. The End of the Day by Claire North http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15110031 - bought in Saint-Petersburg
100. The Girl in the tower by Katherine Arden http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017337 - bought in Saint-Petersburg
99. One of us is lying by Karen M. McManus
98. A court of mist and fury by Maas - bought in Moscow
97. Persuasion by Jane Austin - bought in Moscow
96. Печенье счастья by Черстин Лундберг Хан - bought in Minsk
95. A Basket Brigade Christmas by Judith Miller, Nancy Moser, Stephanie Grace Whitson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13580877/ - ring
94. Whichwood by Mafi - ordered on BWB, finally arrived
93. В тихой ночи. Лирика by Тилль Линдеманн - bought in Minsk
92. Агата смотрит вверх by Линор Горалик - bought in Minsk
91. Ученик дурака by Лана Сидерос - bought in Minsk
90. Harry Potter 1, Gryffindor edition by J.K.Rowling - bought in Moscow
89. Harry Potter 2 by J.K.Rowling http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15026462 - bought in Moscow
88. A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sara Maas - bought in Moscow
87. Harry Potter 1, Ravenclaw hardcover edition by J.K.Rowling - bought in Moscow
86. Простите, я разрушил вашу компанию by Карен Фелан - bought in Minsk
85. Макбет by Ю Несбё - bought in Minsk

out:
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May (24/32)
in:
84. Никогда не ешьте в одиночку и другие правила нетворкинга by Кейт Феррацци, Тал Рэз - bought in Minsk
83. Вся кремлевская рать. Краткая история современной России by Михаил Зыгарь - bought in Minsk
82. Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition by Энди Макнаб - bought in Minsk
81. Что скрывает кожа by Yael Adler - bought in Minsk
80. The Goldilocks Enigma by P. C. W. Davies http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15026424 - ordered on BWB
79. Я выбираю жизнь by Стейс Крамер - bought in Minsk
78. Мятная сказка by Александр Полярный - bought in Minsk
77. Youtube: Путь к успеху - bought in Minsk
76. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11712518/ - chick-lit sweeps
75. Ведьмак by Анджей Сапковский - bought in Minsk, not yet registered
74. Пикник на обочине by братья Стругацкие - bought in Minsk, not yet registered
73. Объекты в зеркале заднего вида by Олег Дивов - bought in Minsk, not registered
72. The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14669124 - birthday group present
71. The Snowman by Jo Nesbo http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14957198 - wishlist tag
70. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14669125/ - birthday group present
69. The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14668969/ - birthday present
68. Upstairs Downstairs by John Hawkesworth http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8344983/ - RABCK
67. The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11456911/ - chick lit sweeps
66. Why not catch 21? by Gary Dexter http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14987369 - birthday present
65. Дом, в котором... extended edition, by Mariám Petrosyán - bought in Minsk
64. A Summer at Sea by Katie Fforde http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14420444/ - chick-lit sweeps
63. ODY-C #1, unregistered - manga sweeps (I'm the decoy)
62. Limp Wrist by Scout Wolfcave http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14723268/ - manga sweeps (I'm the decoy)
61. Station 16 by Yves H http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13296733/ - manga sweeps (I'm the decoy)

out:
90. Мятная сказка by Александр Полярный - wild release
89. Я путешествую одна http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461991/ - wild release
88. Объекты в зеркале заднего вида by Олег Дивов - wild release
87. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14528414/ - ring
86. Die Prophezeiung by Wolfgang Hohlbein http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13980789 - wild release
85. Limp Wrist by Scout Wolfcave http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14723268/ - wild release
84. Сотня by Кэсс Морган http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13841185 - wild release
83. Inu Yasha 30 by Rumiko Takahashi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14649634/ - wild release
82. The Butterfly House by Marcia Preston http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6929443 - wild release
81. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13398287 - wild release
80. A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse 11) by Charlaine Harris http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13593682 - wild release
79. Inu Yasha 26 by Rumiko Takahashi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14649646 - wild release
78. Inu Yasha 29 by Rumiko Takahashi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14649649 - wild release
77. Inu Yasha 24 by Rumiko Takahashi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14649642 - wild release
76. Border Crossings by Henry A. Giroux http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12624908 - wild release
75. I santi di Milano by Rino Cammilleri; Gianfranco Ravasi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11507832 - wild release
74. Le Mousquetaire du Général by Raymond Sasia http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9843450/ - wild release
73. Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir #1) by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13859184/ - sweeps
72. Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare) by Margaret Atwood http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14831000/ - ring
71. A Little Book of Language by David Crystal http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14940991 - RABCK
70. Ivy by Julie Hearn http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13683539/ - wild release
69. Intruder - Sechster Tag (6.) by Wolfgang Hohlbein http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6515823/ - wild release
68. Intruder - Fünfter Tag (5.) by Wolfgang Hohlbein http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6515818/ - wild release
67. Runaway by Alice Munro http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11023050/ - wild release
66. Engleby by Sebastian Faulks http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12411460/ - wild release
65. Fallen: Book 1 (The Fallen Series) by Lauren Kate http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13900920/ - wild release
64. After He Killed Me (The Emma Fern Series) by Natalie Barelli http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14907148/ - wild release
63. Until I Met Her (The Emma Fern Series) by Natalie Barelli http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14844939/ - wild release
62. Straight into Darkness by Faye Kellerman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4349449/ - wild release
61. Literatur für den Deutschunterricht by Bernard Rechtschaffen (Hrsg.) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13664210/ - wild release
60. L' AMANTE by Marguerite Duras http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14781533/ - wild release
59. Mein Herz so weiß by Javier Marías http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12049999/ - wild release

>5 SqueakyChu: Night by Eli Wiesel is a great read!

Hi Lamilla :-) Welcome to LT and to this group! Lovely to see you here as well and to read about your plans for next year.
If all goes well, we might even meet IRL next year: I noticed you're on the attendant's list for Bordeaux as well!

Woohoo! Would love to see you in Bordeaux! Fingers crossed :)

ETA: moved some old data from comment №7 to clear some space

April (20/17)
in:
60. Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827717/ - BWB order has finally arrived
59. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14528414/ - ring
58. Finnish Nightmares 2 by Karoliina Korhonen http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14662417/ - RABCK
57. The Birthday Party by Veronica Henry http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11356068/ - chick-lit sweeps
56. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017333 - bought in Amsterdam
55. Lullaby by Leila Slimani http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017330/ - bought in Amsterdam
54. Vicious by V. E. Schwab http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461993/ - bought in Amsterdam
53. Why Did Europe Conquer the World? by Hoffman, Philip T. http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14042882/ - took at the book buffet
52. When The Heavens Smile by Aki Senoo http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13799416/ - took at the book buffet
51. Das Druidentor by Wolfgang Hohlbein http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14930661/ - RABCK during the Bordeaux convention
50. Sie meinten's herzlich gut by Jörg Zittlau http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14985434/ - RABCK during the Bordeaux convention
49. Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13859184/ - RABCK during the Bordeaux convention
48. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15007960/ - RABCK during the Bordeaux convention
47. A Survival Guide to Finnish Cuisine: For Business People http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14937328/ - RABCK during the Bordeaux convention
46. Jeder stirbt fur sich allein by Hans Fallada http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14922175/ - NSS present
45. Der Mann, der kein Mörder war by Hans Rosenfeldt, Michael Hjorth http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12313367/ - NSS present
44. DÜRER http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14749219/ - NSS present
43. Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14828612/ - NSS present
42. Sleeping Beauties by Mavis Cheek http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11413186/ - chick-lit sweeps
41. The Power by Naomi Alderman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14820291/ - wishlist tag

out:
58. Lullaby by Leila Slimani http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15017330/ - RABCK
57. Finnish Nightmares 2 by Karoliina Korhonen http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14662417/ - RABCK
56. How to be a brit http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14500760/ - sweeps
55. The Power by Naomi Alderman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14820291- ray
54. Sleeping Beauties by Mavis Cheek http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11413186/ - wild release
53. Alone in the classroom by Elizabeth Hay http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14831846 - birthday group present
52. The Accidental Time Traveller by Sharon Griffiths http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13105494 - one book a month
51. Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13640636/ - present for my NSS partner
50. The Meaning of Recognition: New Essays 2001-2005 by Clive James http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12081687/ - present for my NSS partner
49. Indigo or Mapping the Waters by Marina Warner http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11742563/ - wild release
48. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12613834/ - wild release
47. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14626717 - ring
46. On Beauty by Zadie Smith http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14414708/
45. It Happened In Venice by Molly Hopkins http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14664816/ - global sweeps
44. The Enemy by Lee Child http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12517939 - military ring
43. To Kill a mockingbird http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11876364 - military ring
42. Up All Night: My Life and Times in Rock Radio by Carol Miller http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13300277/ - music sweeps

March (21/16)
in:
40. After He Killed Me by Natalie Barelli http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14907148/ - RABCK
39. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14856233/ - trade
38. Buried Angels by Camilla Lackberg http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14669114/ - wishlist tag
37. Monstrous Regiment http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14900928 - military ring
36. The Enemy by Lee Child http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12517939 - military ring
35. Straight into Darkness by Faye Kellerman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4349449 - thriller VBB
34. Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14831000 - rr
33. Best of Friends by Cathy Kelly http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6093771 - chick-lit sweeps
32. The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wickham http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14918703 - chick-lit sweeps
31. It Happened In Venice by Molly Hopkins http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14664816 - chick-lit sweeps
30. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14626717 - ring
29. According to Yes by Dawn French http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14778265/ - HGG
28. Until I Met Her by Natalie Barelli http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14844939/ - debut novels VBB
27. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13156029/ - trade
26. The River at Night by Erica Ferencik http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14503188/ - RR
25. A Little Book of Language by David Crystal http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14940991/ - bought in Munich airport
24. Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14757654/ - present from bluezwul (Munich meet-up)
23. Die Entscheidung by Charlotte Link http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461992/ - bought in Freising
22. The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14935784/ - bought in Freising
21. The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827708/ - bought in Schiphol airport
20. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14930716/ - bought in Schiphol airport

out:
41. How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12480432/ - RABCK
40. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7803404/ - sweeps
39. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14810357 - birthday group present
38. All I asking for is my body - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11521216/ - alphabet VBB
37. HENDERSON AND THE RAIN KING by Saul Bellow - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11800469 - sweeps
36. Shutter Island - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14861263/ - VBB
35. Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461989/ - debut novel VBB
34. The River at Night by Erica Ferencik - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14503188/ - ring
33. The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827708/ - RABCK
32. Pop goes the Weasel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14500764/ - wishlist tag
31. If I stay http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910480 - RABCK
30. Frostbite by Richelle Mead - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13105496 - trade
29. Percy Jackson and the lightning thief - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14119314 - sweeps
28. The underground railroad - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910526/ - RABCK
27. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14930716 - sweeps
26. Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas by Judy Parkinson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13479805/ - RABCK

February (8/7)
in:
19. The Butterfly House by Marcia Preston http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6929443/ - VBB
18. The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14467657 - trade
17. If I Stay by Gayle Forman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910480/ - bought in Saint-Petersburg
16. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910451/ - bought in Saint-Petersburg
15. I See You by Clare Mackintosh http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910447/ - bought in Saint-Petersburg
14. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14910526/ - bought in Saint-Petersburg
13. Shutter island by Dennis Lehane http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14861263 - VBB
12. The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14592642 - birthday group present

out:
25. New Ways to Kill Your Mother: Writers and Their Families by Colm Toibin - sweeps
24. I See You by Clare Mackintosh - sweeps
23. Train Go Sorry: Inside A Deaf World by Leah Hager Cohen http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11879267/ - RABCK
22. Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827710 - trade
21. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827709/ - sweeps
20. A room with a view http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13640742/ - sweeps
19. Fight Club http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13590167 - sweeps

January (11/18)
in:
11. Бабушка велела кланяться - not a BC book
10. Задача трех тел - not registered
9. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14686370/ - wishlist tag
8. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14737772 - wishlist tag
7. If On A Winter's Night A Traveller by Italo Calvino http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12339855 - HGG gift from alexotanil
6. Send in the Idiots by Kamran Nazeer http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827711 - ordered on BWB
5. Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14685085 - women in fiction VBB
4. Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14831846 - ordered on BWB
3. The Clothes They Stood Up in by Alan Bennett http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14160745 - present from 100% Secret Santa
2. The Kindness of Strangers by Kate Adie - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14160735 - present from 100% Secret Santa
1. Pop Goes the Weasel by Albert Jack http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14500764/ - ordered on BWB

out:
18. Doctor Who: Autonomy http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11875990 - trade
17. Tomorrow, when the war began http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14431088/ - sweeps
16. Wyrd Sisters http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12263132 - RABCK
15. If On A Winter's Night A Traveller http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12339855 - wishlist tag
14. Artemis www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14848873/ - one book a month
13. The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14325412/ - sweeps
12. Doctor Who: Sick Building http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13289043 - HGG
11. Send in the Idiots http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14827711 - wishlist tag
10. The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14500759/ - RABCK
9. The Wolf: The Mystery Raider That Terrorized The Seas During World War I http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14492603/ - non-fiction sweeps
8. A game of thrones http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13238522 - birthday group
7. The evil seed http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13964613 - birthday group
6. Behind her eyes www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14848878/ - bookray
5. The Night circus http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13618817/ - RABCK
4. Doctor Who: Feast Of The Drowned http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14528415 - birthday group
3. The Invisible Library http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14461988 - wishlist tag
2. Doctor Who: Kiss of Death http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13614630 - birthday group
1. Ich Will Es Doch Auch! http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13244395 - RABCK

>7 Amaryllys: Do give Still Alice a try. It’s a novel about early onset Alzheimer’s, but it’s one of those pieces of fiction that seems all too real. It’s a sad story but a great read.

>1 Amaryllys: I'm happy to see you here on LibraryThing. I hope you grow to love the site as much as I do!

I just realized that, since you're immediately ahead of me in the 2017 Favourite Books Roundabout, I'll have to be careful in tracking my reading here. I'll make sure I keep the title of my current roundabout book hidden until you've received it. :)

>13 mathgirl40: Actually I know more than the half of the titles of 2017 fav.RR, so no chance spoiling me before I do it myself ))

>14 Amaryllys: OK, thanks for letting me know!

I'd like to track how many books I sent out vs acquire

ETA: Found another one I definitely would love to read in 2018:
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14514273/
I own a copy - a real door-stopper ))

ETA2: and another one I'd like to give a try:
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14557055/
I loved Station Eleven, will see if this one will do it for me.
My edition is not that great though, looks like print on demand to be honest.

I also would like to track countries and/or languages of the books I read. Most likely I won't join 666 challenge this year (last year I aced Asia (yay!) and of course completed Europe, but that just about it).

>16 Amaryllys: I'm reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell right now, for a book club. It is indeed quite the door-stopper, but I'm enjoying it so far.

I'd love to hear what you think about Jonathan Strange. I ultimately gave it up... after a few tries. Yet... it always nags me. It's a book I wish I could have liked, and might have been "right book at the wrong time".

>19 PokPok: I've finished less than 20% of it, but I'll let you know when I'm through more of it. It helps to have a book-club commitment as motivation to read. :)

I'll also be reading The Invisible Library which I tagged rodespringbal with %) and Behind her eyes which I'm sending as a ray.
I've added additional section for tags/RR

>16 Amaryllys: Your first addition, Jonathan Strange... was a book I started and did not like. I'm not sure I finished it at all. Wish you a better reading experience than I had with this.

>19 PokPok: I didn't finish it either (or so I think). Still thinking about giving it a try in Dutch, if there's a translation. Sometimes English (or any foreign language) appears to be the cause for not fully understanding or missing crucial parts of a book. Despite the fact that I read in English & German a lot and a bit less in my other languages.

>23 BoekenTrol71: I read in English & German a lot
Can you recommend something in German?

ETA: Added some books non-BC books I bought in 2017

I need one more book to close on my goodreads goal. I might be able to finish The Invisible Library before the end of 2017.

My statistics from the previous year:
total 36 books read (finished my GR challenge, hurray!), 19 of them in English, 4 in German. Liked (4 or 5 stars) about a third of them.
Main genres read are sci-fi (8), fantasy (6), contemporary (5). Out of comfort zone reading - poetry (1), short stories (2), mystery/thrillers (2)
Main settings (for non-fantasy/outer space books): UK (9), Russia (5), rest of Europe (5), North America (14). Rare countries setting - Israel (1), Uzbekistan (1), Armenia (1)
Favourite authors (one of the goals of the year) count: Ishiguro (2), Picoult (1), Mieville (1), Gaiman (1)

>26 Amaryllys: I too love Ishiguro, Mieville and Gaiman! I've not read any Picoult yet.

>27 mathgirl40: What is your favourite books by them so far?

>28 Amaryllys: Never Let Me Go is my favourite Ishiguro. For Mieville, it's The City and the City but Embassytown is a close second. I loved Gaiman's Sandman series, though I also have fond memories of The Graveyard Book because I listened to that on a long road trip with my daughters when they were young and the whole family loved it.

I agree with your comment in post 3 that The City and the City is mind-blowing. I was fortunate enough to see Mieville and Cory Doctorow together in conversation a few years ago at a book event.

>30 Amaryllys: Oh yes! I've read all the books you've mentioned(except for Sandman) and totally agree with you!

I'm playing with the idea to track the year the book was fist published. For example: new release (2018), recent (2015-2017), 2000-2014, XX century, XIX century, earlier.
Anyone done this? What's your experience/advice?

I've finished my first book of the year - and it's a five star read. Now to watch the movie!

>32 Amaryllys: Congratulations! Is this book available in English?

>33 mathgirl40: goodreads provides editions in Dutch, Lithuanian and Slovenian, if it's of any help %)

I have a feeling Behind Her Eyes will be a 2 stars read - so I should DNF it now instead of suffering through the rest. Then I can mail it to Icila this week :D

My first incoming book of the year Pop Goes the Weasel by Albert Jack | http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14500764/
I ordered it on BWB along with one other book in the beginning of December.

I also sent away first three books - 1 for wishlist tag, 1 as a RABCK and 1 book and 1 audiobook for the birthday group.
ration is 1/3 now, which is also good.

I've decided to continue with Behind her eyes for one more day, and then either finish and send away or dnf and send away

I'm unsure how I should classify Москва: место встречи. It's a collection of short stories by different authors set in Moscow in different time periods. Some of the authors I never heard of, some are big names like Людмила Улицкая. Btw, LOVED the illustrations. Now I'm thinking of getting another book of the series, В Питере жить. Also a collection of short stories, but set in Saint-Petersburg

Finished Behind her eyes - I'm really glad I decided to wait till the end.
I DNFed the Night Circus. If I'm not drawn to the story after 200 pages...

ETA: received a present from my 100% Secret Santa - two books are in!

>34 Amaryllys: Unfortunately, the only other language I can read is French. However, my older daughter, who's studying in The Netherlands, is getting more proficient in Dutch.

>37 Amaryllys: Well, 200 pages is a good attempt. Now that I've passed 50, I'm seriously thinking of following Nancy Pearl's "Rule of 50" more strictly.

two more books at the post: Alone in the classroom which I ordered through BWB in the beginning of December and a VBB book by Agatha Christie which were kindly sent by Bookworm-lady

I've sent two more books out and received one (my own order from BWB)

My reading progress:
Altes Land - slowly by steadily going through it. Москва: место встречи - only read one short story, by Ulitskaya so far. Artemis - seems to be your usual sci-fi, I'm about a quarter through. Tomorrow, When the War Began - have just started. Looks very intriguing so far.
audiobooks:
Murder on the Home Front - have just started.

Browsed through The Colditz Story a little. Seems to be not my kind of read. Will see if I try it nevertheless or pass on unread.

Listened to some reviews on Liebe ist was für Idioten which I've finished recently. A lot of five star ratings, which surprises me a great deal

ETA: got another book in the mail, Send in the Idiots. Turned out a bit different than I expected. Tagged rodespringbal with it.

ETA2: decided to sent a replacement for the HGG parcel that went MIA. Also, sent a tag book to rodespringbal and one book a month book to the lucky winner mcsar.

With this iN/OUT ratio for January become 0.5 which is good, or in absolute terms -6, which is perfect

Read a bit of The Colditz Story yesterday - will try to continue with it.

ETA3: bookish sweeps I'm participating in January/February:
1. T&M sweeps round 34
2. CLASSICS SWEEPSTAKES - FIRST ROUND IN 2018
3. Favourite book of 2017 sweepstakes
4. International Colour Sweeptakes - 6th Round
5. 2018 Australian Literature Sweepstakes
6. Movie Sweepstakes - Round 6

So potentially 6 books out in the near future

ETA4: I have a good progress on Artemis. Possibly finish it today, hurray. Only two people have it on their wishlist, both active and, unfortunately, outside Europe

Yess! Finished Artemis today (btw, does anybody know how to change the link to the correct book. Right now LT thinks I'm talking about Artemis Fowles, which is completely different story). Another 4-stars read (could've being 5, if not for the bland first half of the book)

>37 Amaryllys: I started my copy of The Night Circus a long time ago. It was so long ago, that I don't kno0w where my book is! I'm not sure I'll either find it or finish it! :D

>42 SqueakyChu: I presume you haven't finished it either? :D

Meanwhile I finished Tomorrow, When the War Began, which turned out to be a major disappointment since I went into it with wrong expectation (with synopsis like 'dystopia' and 'invasion' one can assume there would be some sci-fi in it, right? right? - Nope.) I really liked the writing style and how real teens were portrayed in that, though
I'm also quite deep into listening Murder on the Home Front, guess this one will be the one finished next

>42 SqueakyChu: Nope. I lost interest in it. I think I saved it since others recommended it so highly. I'll probably never get back to it even if I find it.

>41 Amaryllys: After you add the touchstone for a book, click on the link to "others" that shows up next to the book's title and author, at the right of your message. Then choose from the list that appears. I presume this Artemis is the one you're talking about. I've been thinking of reading this one myself, as I'd really enjoyed The Martian.

>45 mathgirl40: Oh yes, it works perfectly. Thanks for the tip!

3 new books today - one wishlist tag in the mail and 2 more are the result of me having no will for NOT visiting a bookstore.
I haven't touched Москва: место встречи and Дар огня for a while, so I'm removing them from Currently Reading! Added Rivers of London that I started yesterday. Loving it so far! I don't have a second book, but I do have a third. Wonder if one can read them out of order. Anyone tried this series?

>47 Amaryllys: Yeah. Books just tend to jump off shelves and into your arms in bookstores. :)

>47 Amaryllys: I wouldn't read the Rivers of London series out of order. One builds up to the next and there are many developments in each book. I think you will have to find #2 before you touch #3. On the plus side they are totally worth it. I've caught up to Aaronovitch's output in this series and impatiently waiting for another.

>49 gypsysmom: I guess I need to start looking for a trade - wouldn't want to put №3 away for long!

By the way, the January readathon starts in a couple of hours. I'm aiming for double digits, hope audiobooks will give me the needed boost :)

>50 Amaryllys: I would offer to trade but the copies I read were loans from my sister although I was the one who bought the first few for her. My local mystery bookstore had reviewed them just prior to Christmas one year and when I read the review I knew my sister would love them. And then when she finished reading them I snapped them up to read myself and was hooked.

>47 Amaryllys: I've read the first three Rivers of London books and really liked them. I agree with >49 gypsysmom: that it's best to read #2 before #3 to avoid spoilers.

Finished two books over the weekend - highly enjoyable m/m romance in historical settings and an audiobook military memoir. 5 and 4 stars respectively! Also, arranged a trade for the Peter Grant series to read them in order. Hopefully will get the second book somewhere in March!

ETA: sent the trade book and two more out! Also got some pretty stamps for my parcels - more baby birds and some ladybirds https://shop.belpost.by/Images/products/fcea40438da74b238ca3244632fea0b2.jpg !

>53 Amaryllys: Those ladybirds are pretty indeed!

>53 Amaryllys: What pretty stamps!

Cool stamps! We call those (the red ones) ladybugs.

>56 iwillrejoice: in Russian it's "божья коровка" which could be translated as "Lord's small cow" %)

>57 Amaryllys: Small cow - I like it!

Meanwhile, we had another another increase of postal rates %)

>4 Amaryllys: Er is wieder da is a wonderful book. Loved it!!

>19 PokPok: I feel the same way. Maybe it was the wrong book at the wrong time. So... I say to myself, that I may try it in Dutch. I read English quite well if I say so myself, but some books I still better tackle in my mother tongue.

I went on holiday this weekend and brought 5 books back with me *sigh*

>60 BoekenTrol71: I have it as an audiobook. Looking forward to listening to it!

>62 Amaryllys: Which books are they?! Did you buy them while you were away, or did you take them to read but never read them?

I have the same question as >64 SqueakyChu: but I'm guessing they're new books you bought. That's what happens to me on holidays too. :)

>65 mathgirl40: yes, you're right ))

I'm back home from another trip. Guess who brought another 5 books home LOL With one book gone I'm barely keeping an overall ratio of in/out below 1!

Don't keep us guessing! What books did you get?

>67 SqueakyChu: Curious, are you? :-) Actually I update the list of in/outs in the corresponding comment!

>68 Amaryllys: Are those the books for March in message #8?

>68 Amaryllys: Nice additions to the library. I do hope the two books I've sent you also make the "IN" list before too long!

Okay, I sent 6 books over the weekend - mostly sweeps/RRs - and now I'm back on ratio of in/out less than 1. Also, I've won chick-lit and chocolate sweeps, so I need to send the books out before all the winnings arrive here :-)
I also purchases 3 new audiobooks and renewed my membership.

ETA: I finished The Wandering Earth, which I started reading while abroad. Some stories from the anthology definitely stood out, and my general impression in good. I've already sent the book to the next reader (it was my pick for one book a month game for March). Now I need to finally get to The three-body problem from the same author.
I also went through two forgettable reads over the weekend. The first is They both die at the end, which was hyped on booktube. It has a sci-fi premise but in core is an adventure/lukewarm romance with representation, not something I enjoy. The second is a book from RR.

I finished Sleeping giants late at night and ordered continuation Waking Gods straight away. Now I'm continuing reading Peter Grant series - I have books 1-3 thanks to a trade on bc site.
I've also started another memoir, Aprons and Silver Spoons. I chose it since the last thing I've read about the life downstairs left me wanting more. Unfortunately, author decided to start with her childhood, so after an hour and a half of reading I'm none the wiser about the topic at hand...

I sent two books today (RR and debut novel VBB) and received two more, both for the chick-lit sweeps. Post is fast when it doesn't have to...

ETA: Got my NSS partner's name. Maybe will shop for a present over the weekend. Also, received and send some books - keeping in/out ratio below 1 is hard!

>71 Amaryllys: I liked The Three-Body Problem but I'm having trouble getting motivated to read the sequel, which has been sitting on my shelves for a while.

>73 Amaryllys: I also received my NSS-partner's name. I am still looking around for a decent book to give.

I have wild released 26 books these past days and sent out 2 by mail. It feels good :-) Only 1 book bought this year, so my ratio is good so far. I intend to keep it that way, because we're seriously decluttering.

When I am reading English books after Bordeaux, I intend to see if I can grant a wish with the book. Or post it in the reading it-want it thread. If both are no-no's then I think I'll have a spot to wild release these as well.

The weather is beautiful today. I took two books with me on the walk and wild released them in the park.

I'm back from the convention. Now to sort what I've got and what was released meanwhile...

I think I'll adjust my goals for the next 4 months a little. With my birthday coming in May I think it would be impossible for me to keep my in/out ration below 1 anymore. I will continue counting it, but won't upset if it's above 1 by the end of August.
ETA: Also, I stopped caring about KTM count when selecting the books to read next or to sent. I still count them in the KTM thread.
For May I'm trying to ease up on participation in sweeps and similar stuff and focus on integrating more reading time in my everyday routine

>78 Amaryllys: I've been keeping track of my in/out ratio too but after going to a huge charity book sale last weekend, this month is a write-off.

Participating in Dewey's readathon was the best idea ever. I'd love to do it a couple of times a month :) I've finished 2 books thanks to that and tried some newer arrivals, too.

>78 Amaryllys: Good to read that you're back. It was nice meeting you IRL finally :-), although I would have loved to have more time to talk with you. Who knows... Maybe next year in Mainz? (Hubby alreadyvexplored the brochures that were on the table and it seems there are good/nice hiking trails in the area.)

After Bordeaux I ended up with less books than I left home with. So my count is still below zero, despite that I bought 3 books in total and was given a few presents by some ever so generous BookCrossers.

I had a reading sprint before Bordeaux and now, after I've catalogued all books and edited my books-in-hand for the 1001-list, I'll be reading less frantically as well.
Still trying to read the oldest first and make a dent in the 1001- books, but I'll see where I end.
I won't be too harsh on myself.

Dewey's readthon is quite nice. For me the problem is, that I can't stay awake for 24 hrs straight (when there's no urgent need). I usually participate in the one on BC, every month a self-set hours-of-reading goal in 7 days. When it wouldn't be the last weekend of every month, I would be able to squeeze in some more hours...

>81 BoekenTrol71: Thank you, I would love to have a chat with you (maybe go somewhere to have a drink?) next time, too!
I participated in a less hardcode mode! It starts 3 PM my time, so I used the evening to read, then went to sleep, then used hours left to read again - perfect combination, if you ask me. Being home on working Saturday helped as well

I've been doing Dewey's Readathon for years. I don't keep up a blog anymore but now I post updates on Litsy. (I'm kwmg40 there.) Unfortunately, this time around, real-life commitments got in the way and I only managed a few hours. In past years, I've usually done 6-12 hours. I need my regular sleep, so I don't try to go around the clock. Anyhow, I'm glad to hear you had a good readathon day!

Mid-season analytics:
I've finished 17 books, so I'm on track with my goodreads challenge. Also, it's almost a half of 36 books from previous year

Countries distribution:
ex-USSR: only 1 so far (Russia)
Europe: 8
North America: 6
Asia: 1 (China)
Rest: 1 (Australia)
Not the ideal situation (esp. given how many of the books I've read were originally written in English!), but I still managed to visit some rare countries, such as China and Australia

Genres:
it's quite even at the moment, which is good. Sci-fi is leading as usual, not so much fantasy as last year, and I also have already read 3 memoirs which is nice. I also managed to read a thriller, but no poetry or short stories yet (I counted Wandering Earth as sci-fi)

Languages:
I read predominantly in English, would prefer to have more reading in German, same as last year

Stars:
I liked 9 out of 17 books and haven't rated 3 of them yet (the choice is mainly between 3 and 4 stars for those )), so DNFing is working

I haven't read anything by my favourite authors yet - in fact almost all of the books I read are from the new to me authors. I own several books that fit (written by Mieville, Gaiman, Ishiguro, Tan and Picoult) but have a hard time starting any of them at the moment :/

I'm impressed with your analysis!

>85 SqueakyChu: what do you track this year apart from the numbers, if anything?

Right now I'm reading what might as well be the best book of the year. Luckily, it is translated - but is is so damn huge! My two other 5-star reads (and the one that I downgraded to 4) won't fit either

Years break-down so far:
1955 (1), 1993 (1), 2005 (3), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (4), 2017 (4)

before 1945 (0)
1945-1991 (1)
90s (1)
2000-2009 (4)
2010-2015 (4)
new releases (8)

>84 Amaryllys: Thanks for sharing these stats. I should examine my own genre reading too. I never seem to read as much non-fiction as I'd like to. However, I'm doing well with short-story collections this year.

May turned out to be a fantastic reading month for me. I've finished 9 books already, 3 of them were 5-stars reads.

Finally, a decent read - Ученик дурака by Дана Сидерос (Russia, RU, poetry), 4 stars. Also, first poetry book for this year

I've finished a first harry potter book - not marker here as I don't count the re-reads. Starting on the second one. I've ordered an anniversary edition, which comes out at the end of July, so I'll be able to get it somewhere in August, hopefully

I'm just catching up with the threads here. Congratulations on your fantastic May. I hope June was as good reading-wise.

July TBR:
already started, to finish:
Altes Land (only a handful of pages left!)
HP4 (so much better on the re-read!)
One of us is lying (seems to be fast paced enough)
Scythe - an audiobook

to start:
Vicious by V.E. Schwab - own
Shift (second book in Silo trilogy) - own

>93 Amaryllys: I really enjoyed Shift and hope to get to the third one soon.

>94 mathgirl40: I own both Shift and Dust, and I'm looking at them longingly for over a year now. Time to take action! :)
Finished One of us is lying (recommend) and Scythe (do not recommend) meanwhile
I'm planning to join Dewey's July readathon (light version)

ETA: and I did! Finished one book and started several others

Another good reading week (and month) for me, hurray.
I'm going to lift tag/sweeps ban, hehe.
I also hope to participate in booktubathon (starting July, 30th). I need to think of the list of books for it. Not sure if I participate in challenges, though - and I'm not on twitter or instagramm, so reading sprints also not an option, it seems

I came back from my vacation in Amsterdam with 7 new books :) Reading one of them, Little Fires Everywhere right now. It's brilliant!

>97 Amaryllys: I received Little Fires Everywhere for Christmas last year and read it earlier this year. I thought it was so good I recommended it to my book club.

>97 Amaryllys: I thought it sounded good & added it to my wishlist. Thanks!

>97 Amaryllys: I haven't read Little Fires Everywhere yet but I did like Celeste Ng's earlier book, Everything I Never Told You, quite a lot.

I think I can safely consider September finished.
My IN/OUT ratio is 148/135, which isn't exactly bad, but still more than I want it to be. For September it's 17/18 (and it was even better before I won the manga sweeps) ))
I haven't finished a single book this month, which is a pity - I had high hopes for the audiobook I've started.
for October I plan to participate in Dewey's readathon (which is starting October, 20th). This should in theory advance my reading ))

>101 Amaryllys: I'm hoping to do Dewey's readathon too!

>102 mathgirl40: What platform are you planning to use? I will be on goodreads, like the last time

>103 Amaryllys: I'll probably use Litsy. I've not been on Litsy the past few months and this will give me the motivation to get back on and catch up on things.

I've won another sweeps! I'm on a ban on participation in sweeps starting now :)

>105 Amaryllys: Is it appropriate or not for me to say "Congratulations"? :)

>106 mathgirl40: Ahaha )) Thanks

I've finished Dewey's, too. 1 book finished, hurray

>107 Amaryllys: Congratulations! I finished one book and got partway through a second, so I'm pretty pleased too. :)

I will be on a book-buying ban in November. For the rest of the year I would love to read some books from my end of the year TBR: books I own as audible downloads and books I've bought this year
3 books from the list would be enough, 5 - a great success ))

Physical books:
October:
Bright Young Things: A Modern Guide to the Roaring Twenties by Alison Maloney
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul DIDIERLAURENT

September
Hitze by Jane Harper
Passagier 23 by Sebastian Fitzek
Deviate: The Creative Power of Transforming Your Perception by B. Lotto

August
Радость малого
Почти идеальные люди
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
Der Vogelgott by Susanne Röckel
Сплетение by Летиция Коломбани

July
Власть привычки. Почему мы живем и работаем именно так, а не иначе Чарльз Дахигг
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

June
The End of the Day by Claire North
The Girl in the tower by Katherine Arden
A court of mist and fury by Maas
Persuasion by Jane Austin
В тихой ночи. Лирика by Тилль Линдеманн
A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sara Maas
Простите, я разрушил вашу компанию by Карен Фелан
Макбет by Ю Несбё

May
Никогда не ешьте в одиночку и другие правила нетворкинга by Кейт Феррацци, Тал Рэз
Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition by Энди Макнаб
Что скрывает кожа by Yael Adler
The Goldilocks Enigma by P. C. W. Davies
Я выбираю жизнь by Стейс Крамер

April
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Vicious by V. E. Schwab

March
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Die Entscheidung by Charlotte Link - CURRENTLY READING
The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch

February
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

January
Бабушка велела кланяться

Audiobooks
The Magicians By: Lev Grossman Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Furyborn By: Claire Legrand Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
The Poppy War By: R. F. Kuang Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
All the Ever Afters The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother By: Danielle Teller Narrated by: Jane Copland
Senlin Ascends By: Josiah Bancroft Narrated by: John Banks
Perception By: Terri Fleming Narrated by: Lucy Scott
Jugend ohne Gott By: Ödön von Horváth Narrated by: Till Firit
Passagier 23 By: Sebastian Fitzek Narrated by: Simon Jäger
Pines By: Blake Crouch Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
Anything for Her By: G.J. Minett Narrated by: Joe Jameson
Liebe mich nicht By: Marah Woolf Narrated by: Jodie Ahlborn, Patrick Bach - CURRENTLY READING
The Establishment And How They Get Away With It By: Owen Jones Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Kind aller Länder By: Irmgard Keun Narrated by: Jodie Ahlborn
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet By: Becky Chambers Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez
Feuer und Stein By: Diana Gabaldon Narrated by: Birgitta Assheuer
Touch By: Claire North Narrated by: Peter Kenny

I am also thinking about the goals for the coming year. I enjoyed tracking countries and in/out books a lot, so I think I will continue with them.
I hope to take a German test late this year, so it is likely that reading in German will be my focus during 2019 as well

I signed up for the birthday group 2019 and I plan to be a part of fav.book of 2018 RR - I have selected my best book of 2018 already (mathgirl40, don't peek if you plan to participate in it again :D ). I own it, so if no surprises it will be ready to travel already in December

I'm thinking about making December a "re-read" month with goal to reread 5 or 6 titles I own and liked. I guess it will depend on me making my goodreads reading goal already in November. I'm on a reading spree, so it might come to pass. I have several audiobook/hardcover pairs that I would love to revisit, such as Silber 3 and Smaragdgruen, both by Kerstin Gier. I read them a couple of years ago - wonder if I'd be able to feel the difference now, when my language skills are more advanced.

ETA: this year I spent more than 500 USD on the postage alone. I'll try to be more conscious with my expenses.
I also hope to pay attention to the year the book was published - I think I might select several categories, such as before WWII, XXI century, XIX century, new releases (2018-2019).

>110 Amaryllys: Good luck with your plans! Speaking of 2019, I will be launching the 2019 BC MTBR group a little later (probably early December), and I hope you and the others will join again.

>111 mathgirl40: Thank you! This group was a real blessing for me, enjoyed the participation in in so much

>112 Amaryllys: Glad to hear that you've found the group helpful!

I quite like the idea of reading the book you got (regardless bought or received) in a certain period - I saw one person aiming for 6 month. I believe for me in 2019 3 month will be more realistic, and I won't need to finish the book, but read at least a couple of chapters and decide if I'd like to continue with the book some time in the future or let it go, instead of sending it on unread

>114 Amaryllys: That sounds like a good plan. I really like Nancy Pearl's Rule of 50, especially now that I've passed the age of 50.

Some additional goals till the end ot the year: do not enter any more tags :) Postal jams are huge around the New Year anyway

I'm a big believer in the 50 page rule. Most of the time if I'm considering it, then I don't end up finishing the book. But sometimes, including the book I just read, I am very glad I stuck with it...I'll give this one an 8 stars. It just took awhile for me to engage with it.

I do try to give a book 50 pages, but every so often, I throw in the towel at 30 or so.

Though the winner was a book on the Barbary Plague, that I literally could only read 3 pages. The opening line? I never forgot it: Treasure Island was his castle and the San Francisco Bay was his moat. It was a dark and stormy night.