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January's #ReadOrDonate and #OffTheShelf

Read and Liked:
📚 The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
📚 Fresh Brewed Murder

Still Reading:
📚 Sisters of Heart and Snow

January was a very slow reading month for some reason. Maybe if I put these back on my bookshelf I'd like them more another time, but I just couldn't stick with these books:
📚 Hocus Pocus
📚 Far from the Madding Crowd
📚 Dorothy Must Die
📚 Flying Too High

@julieclair
@Librariana

julieclair Good for you for donating the ones that didn't speak to you! 👍 3h

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MariaW

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: the Life and Times of Hercule Poirot | Agatha Christie, Anne Hart

Reading the background information on Styles. A few weeks ago I bought the new „Poirot“ by Aldrigde only to realize I have an older version of this kind of background info book by Anne Hart already on my bookshelf. 🙈🙈🙈 Okay, this way I can check out the development of the Agatha Christie research from 1990 to 2022. 😜 #offtheshelf

MariaW

Agatha Christie�s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World

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maich

The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware

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#BookReview
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The first book I read this year is The Woman in Cabin 10. I had it on my shelf for a long time and finally decided to read it. I was immediately sucked into the story. With every chapter I was more surprised. I really did not see it coming. Especially not this ending. It was really quite a surprise. However, the story is missing a little something to give it a fifth star.
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maich This year I made a #bookjar. For every book I read, I will put 1€ inside. We'll see how many coins I'll save up. 2w

maich #25alive #1stBk25
@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs
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maich #ReadingChallenge
#JumpStart #ISpy @Lizpixie
#ReadOrDonate @julieclair
#OffTheShelf @Librariana
#OffMyShelf new to you author @wanderinglynn
#Read2025 #RushAThon @DieAReader
#Pantone2025 #london # viridiangreen @Lauredhel
#popsugar a book that fills yout favourite promp from the 2015
#52bookclub 300-400 pages long
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#ReadYourBooks @CBee
#ReadTheWorld @GatheringBooks
#AtoZ #author @Texreader 2w

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DieAReader 😏Excellent idea!! 2w

wanderinglynn Yay! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 And the jar is a great idea 2w

GatheringBooks Love the coin jar for every book read! Glad to have you #readtheworld too! 💕💕💕🌍📚 2w

maich @DieAReader @wanderinglynn @GatheringBooks thank you.💖 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w

maich @TheAromaofBooks 🥰🥰 2w

julieclair Love the Book Jar idea! Do you have any plans for the money you‘ll save? 2w

maich @julieclair I'll probably spend it at the book fair😄 2w

julieclair @maich That‘s perfect. The more you read, the more you get to buy! 😃 2w

maich @julieclair yes😄 it's a great motivation 2w

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galueth28

Accelerate!: A History of the 1990s | James Brooke-Smith

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It was a nice overview of pop culture during the 90's. It's a bit US/UK centered, but it covers a good range of topics: there's the first Iraq war, rave culture, the art scene, apocalyptic cults, Princess Di, the Internet starting to loom over everything. All in all, an interesting read.

#bookspinbingo #the52bookclub2025 #readyourtbr #offtheshelf

Librariana Does it essentially translate to "the delirious 90s: a history (story??) of the last decade of the 20th century"?? 3w

Librariana Congratulations on getting it read and off your shelf! 😁😊 3w

galueth28 @Librariana Thanks! And that's indeed the right translation. 3w

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CoffeeNBooks

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy | Megan Bannen

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Hart, a demigod, is a marshal in Tanria who delivers bodies to Mercy the undertaker at Birsdall & Son. The only thing Hart likes about going there is Mercy's dog Leonard. Hart is gruff and jaded, since his job also includes killing drudges (zombies) that take over the bodies of the dead. There's absolutely nothing Mercy likes about Hart whenever he shows up at Birdsall & Son.

CoffeeNBooks #LitsyLoveReads
#FourFoursin25: #SingleJingle @Lauredhel
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterU @TexReader
#OffTheShelf @Librariana 1mo

Librariana Congrats on getting a book "off the shelf"! ☺️ So what is the verdict? Will it go back on the shelf for an eventual reread? Or do you think you'll pass it on (gift/donate) to someone else? 4w

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MariaW

M'Hashish | Mohammed Mrabet

I went through my book shelves and came across this collection of Maroccan stories. Must have gotten it from a little free library and completely forgot about it. 🙈
#offtheshelf

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LitsyEvents

Off the Shelf Second Edition | Gerardus Blokdyk

repost for @Librariana:

In previous iterations, I believe #offtheshelf was a very low-key #readingchallenge that encouraged folks to read their own books and track which titles came “off the shelf“.

I'll be using the hashtag #offtheshelf2025 in the coming year to help track how many of my own books I read...

see original post for more info:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2822778

Librariana Thank you kindly for the tag ☺️ 1mo

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Librariana

Reading Challenge | Lesley Yates

In previous iterations, I believe #offtheshelf was a very low-key #readingchallenge that encouraged folks to read their own books and track which titles came "off the shelf".

I realize this is very similar to other "prioritize your own collection" challenges, but I'll be using the hashtag #offtheshelf2025 in the coming year to help track how many of my own books I read...

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Librariana (1 of 3) and how my collection changes, either through donation or a plan to reread in the future. 1mo

Librariana (2 of 3) I'm not entirely certain who hosted this in the past here on Litsy (Mr. @Andrew65 ?), but since I do not wish to assign any unwanted hosting duties or prompt responsibilities to anyone, I humbly offer this image I collaged and invite anyone who's interested in participating to do so. 1mo

Librariana (3 of 3) Feel free to tag me if you'd like to share which books you've read, what you thought of them, and what your plans are for the title OR feel free to keep your tracking completely confidential. Happy reading! 1mo

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TheBookHippie There‘s a #readordonate one in it‘s second year that‘s similar run by @julieclair 1mo

Andrew65 Wasn‘t me in this case. Thanks for this image - always love the ones you produce. This is a good challenge and I definitely need to get more off my shelves. 1mo

Librariana Ooohh! Thank you for letting me know about this one, @TheBookHippie! Wasn't in my radar and appreciate the info 😊 1mo

Librariana Thank you for the kind compliment, @Andrew65 ☺️ Like I mentioned, this is extremely low-key and meant more as a means of tracking my own commitment to reading more of my own books this year. 1mo

Tove_Reads @andrew65 I think we had something to do with this a couple of years ago 🙂 1mo

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Thinking deeper on it I possibly remember that now! 🙈 Do so many things you forget some of them. 😂 1mo

Andrew65 @Librariana I wish I had half your talent or creativity in producing backdrops. 1mo

Seabreeze_Reader @Librariana Does this include our digital bookshelves? I was hoping someone would offer an all inclusive tbr challenge. (I think julieclair's technically is for HB and PB books only.) I almost added a tbr challenge myself but didn't want to accidentally step on anyone's toes with so many challenges already available. (edited) 1mo

quietlycuriouskate I think I've just found the one reading challenge I want to commit to! This year it's felt like I've single-handedly been keeping the library catalogue in circulation, meanwhile my own books... 😶 1mo

Librariana @Seabreeze_Reader - Absolutely!! Please, please make it work for you and your reading! This is definitely an inclusive challenge and digital, audio, and physical are ALL welcome! 1mo

Librariana @quietlycuriouskate - I'm so glad this challenge will work for you! 😄😁 I work for the acquisitions department of a local library system myself and it's JUST like working in a candy store! The temptation is ALWAYS there. It's very difficult to keep my holds queue manageable, but I hope this will motivate me to just build lists and use my own books. 1mo

Librariana @Tove_Reads @Andrew65 - I'm glad my memory remembered some of the details! ?☺️ My apologies to you both as it was not my intention to step on any toes or "take this over"; it was more of a "gosh, I think I'd really like to participate in that challenge again/more earnestly" and I couldn't find a tag for this year! 1mo

Librariana @Andrew65 - You're very generous and kind with your compliments ☺️ Thank you! I'm very flattered ? Although I don't know if you'll feel the same after I tell you that I actually made an image for your "Series Love" challenge back in... 2023, I'd like to say?... I wanted to gift it to you for your use, but then I ended up keeping it to myself because I didn't want to be rude... and now here I am telling you about my ticky tackyness ? 1mo

Seabreeze_Reader @Librariana Thank you. 🙂 This challenge will definitely work well for me this year. I need to tackle the books, ebooks & audiobooks I own but otherwise have horrible follow through with themed reads or reading specific books during specific months. I'm too much of a mood reader. I agree with Andrew's comment; love the graphic for this challenge. 👍 1mo

julieclair @Librariana As @TheBookHippie said, #ReadOrDonate is similar, but as @Seabreeze_Reader indicated, it really is meant for physical books. The concept: choose one book each month, and if you haven‘t read it by the end of the month, you are “required” to donate it. If you have read it, you‘re “allowed” to keep it if you want. It is meant to help folks clear space on their overflowing physical bookshelves. #offtheshelf seems more all-encompassing. 👍 (edited) 1mo

Librariana Much like you, @Seabreeze_Reader, I am also a mood reader and don't typically do too well with rigid challenges or specific reads. Having said that... I'm gonna contradict myself and admit that there will be (1) challenge I'll be participating in where there will be prompts... but it's Taylor Swift themed, so I couldn't help myself 😆 1mo

Librariana @julieclair - I'm glad @TheBookHippie mentioned the challenge you'll be hosting (and the similarity to this one 😁), but I'm grateful to you for also sharing the specifics 😊 I think, more than anything, I want to hold myself accountable when it comes to reading the physical books I purchase and listening to the digital audiobooks I download. If this 'challenge' can serve as a spot for people to track their progress, awesome! 1mo

Librariana @julieclair - Happy there are so many different options for all of us to enrich our reading lives and to engage with one another ☺️💜 1mo

TheBookHippie We‘re all just trying to tackle the piles ♥️😊 1mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie @Librariana Yes! The piles are a constant battle and it‘s nice to have support! 😘 I‘m planning to use the off the shelf hashtag to track every owned physical book I read this year. 😃🩵 1mo

Librariana @TheBookHippie @julieclair Oh gosh, are we ever trying to climb MountTBR and tackle all the other piles that arise from being readers! ? It truly IS nice to have people on your corner who "get it" because they understand the life of book dragons. It'll be lovely to see how we all make progress this year through all these dedicated efforts ? Happy reading to you both and a prosperous new year! ??? 1mo

julieclair @Librariana Same to you! 📚🥳🎆🎇💙 1mo

Andrew65 @Librariana No need to apologise at all 😊 Good to see it resurrected. 1mo

Andrew65 @Librariana Thanks for sharing the image ❤️ 1mo

CBee @Librariana this looks like something I should try 🤔 1mo

ElizaMarie I spent 2024 this year keeping track of my #FromYourShelves #AudibleBacklog and #KindleBacklog books I read. I must say, though, it didn't stop me from adding and adding and adding! Ha, the curse of a book lover! Anyway. I love this #HashTag that adds it all together! Thank you for this! I am joining in - I hope you don't mind the future tags! 1mo

Librariana @ElizaMarie I will not mind them at all! I welcome being tagged by folks if they'd like to share their progress ☺️ Add away to your collection if you purchase something new or if the title you brought "off the shelf" is going "back on"... subtract from it if you choose to gift, donate, or sell... and remember, physical, digital, and audio are all welcome ? 1mo

Librariana @ElizaMarie I'll also add that I hope you won't mind this being a very low-key, free range, "choose your own adventure" type of challenge with no prompts since I wanted each person to decide how this best fits them ☺️ 1mo

Librariana @CBee Aw, sis! I kinda have NO idea what I'm doing, but I mostly just wanted to give folks a place where they could track numbers/stats for their own books as well as their progress through the year. I want to treat it as like an "this book came off the shelf and it's going back as READ" or "I read it and now I'm passing it on as a gift" or "I'm gonna donate this", and so on and so forth ? 1mo

CBee @Librariana I just really need to read ALL these books that I own. Maybe this will help🤞🏻 1mo

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wanderinglynn

Mink River | Brian Doyle

bailed

It has a lot of positive reviews, but sadly, it‘s not for me.

If you‘re interested as to why, I explain why better in my GR review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4500324885

#hailthebail #offtheshelf

rockpools I think that‘s fair. I absolutely loved it, but I listened on audio and suspect that made all the difference. 9mo

wanderinglynn @rockpools yes, I can see how a good narrator could bring this to life. 9mo

dabbe #hailthebail! #betterbooks ahead 🤩🤩🤩 9mo

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