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Saltus | Tara Gereaux

As it‘s the last day of January, it‘s time for the final #AuldLangSpine check-in!

Despite being the host, I‘m not a particularly swift reader (I tend to both dally and luxuriate). So, I‘m quite pleased with my total of 5 books read (3 print; 2 audio). It‘s more than I typically manage! I‘ll chalk it up to January being/feeling INTERMINABLE this year! 😅 I‘m thankful I had stellar picks from @JamieArc to see me through. Saltus was a standout. ✨

monalyisha Thanks to everyone who participated! I hope you had a blast, solidified a readerly bond, and enjoyed the picks from your list. I‘ll tag everyone here — both to remind you to make your final post (if you haven‘t already), and to say “thank you” for making this such an enjoyable event. As always, it‘s been a pleasure. 💓 2y

BarkingMadRead Thanks for hosting!! 2y

monalyisha @SingOut @TheBookHippie @katiekat311 @BarkingMadRead @MallenNC @Cinfhen @BookNAround @peaknit @BennettBookworm @Read4life @CBee @Sapphire @JenReadsAlot @Jerdencon @monalyisha @JamieArc 2y

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monalyisha @MeganAnn @xicanti @Clare-Dragonfly @MoonWitch94 @bthegood @Soscha @Mitch @rockpools @Liz_M @CarolynM @Librarybelle @thegreensofa @AbigailJaneBlog @wideeyedreader @TheKidUpstairs @Chelsea.Poole 2y

monalyisha @Billypar @ncsufoxes @MatchlessMarie @Moll @HOTPock3tt @mcipher @SueK @IndoorDame @Sharpeipup @Maria514626 @DebinHawaii @Laughterhp @FantasyChick @shadowspeak17 @Larkken @jhod 2y

Mitch As always - fabulous matching and it doesn‘t stop at January for me - ill@be reading from my list through the next few months! Thanks so much for hosting ⭐️ 2y

TheBookHippie I‘m slower due to migraines so I‘ll be reading more next month. ♥️ I love this challenge thanks so much for hosting! (edited) 2y

monalyisha @Soubhiville @sebrittainclark @peanutnine @shortsarahrose @Emilymdxn @Megabooks @ShelleyBooksie @Sresendez12 @Amandajoy @mrsmarch @JenniferW @AllDebooks 2y

Librarybelle Thanks for hosting this again this year! It‘s so fun to receive a list from a fellow Litten. I plan to continue reading @thegreensofa ‘s list this year! 2y

monalyisha @Birdsong28 @RebelReader @Amiable @Deblovestoread @Karisimo @BarbaraJean @DGRachel @Chrissyreadit @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @dariazeoli 2y

IndoorDame Thanks so much for hosting! I‘m also reading more next month 2y

Megabooks Thanks for hosting! I loved all 4 books I read from @Emilymdxn ‘s list, but the absolute standout was

Plainsong

RebelReader Thanks for hosting! I have Lessons in Chemistry to read yet, but enjoyed everything @Birdsong28 recommended! 2y

Clare-Dragonfly Thank you as always for hosting! I only got to one book from my list (and started another today), but I plan to read more of them and I definitely feel like @MoonWitch94 is one of my bookish soulmates. Thank you for connecting us! 2y

DGRachel Thanks for hosting! I finished 2 books from @Chrissyreadit ‘s list and plan to read more of them this year! 2y

CBee Thank you, @monalyisha ♥️ I‘ve read two from Amanda‘s list (@Sapphire), and am working on a third! I plan to try and read the whole list throughout the year. This was amazing and I can‘t wait to do it again! 2y

Singout Thank you for all the work you‘ve put into hosting this! I‘ve really enjoyed getting to know @TheBookHippie and listening to both The Two Gentlemen of Verona (hot tip: Shakespearean comedy is more fun to listen to than read) and Excellent Women, which I‘m going to share with others! 2y

TheBookHippie @Singout YAY ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2y

Karisimo I read 6 of @BarbaraJean ‘s books and plan to read a few more in Feb! Thanks for letting me join! It was a fun experience!!! 2y

Karisimo @Singout I was just talking to someone today about how Shakespeare was meant to be heard more than read. Our book club is reading #IfWeWereVillains 2y

SueK Thank you for hosting! I am planning to continue reading at least one book a month from @IndoorDame‘s list 2y

katiekat311 I finished 2 and am halfway through the 3rd from @BarkingMadRead! I moved the ones I didn‘t get to, to February‘s list! (edited) 2y

Larkken I was successful at reading sloowwwww this month and only read one off @jhod list but would like to keep reading one a month or so! They‘re outside my comfort range and the first was quite fun 🤩 thanks for setting it up! (edited) 2y

Sapphire I add my thanks for the matches. I only finished one from @CBee s list but have another in progress and will keep going through the year. 2y

CBee @Sapphire ♥️♥️♥️ 2y

xicanti Thank you so much for hosting this amazing event! I read eleven things from @MeganAnn ‘s list, with three more (hopefully) coming my way in February. It‘s been awesome. 2y

wideeyedreader Thanks so much for hosting! This is always so much fun 2y

Amiable I just this minute finished my third book from @Deblovestoread ‘s list! And I have a few more stacked in my library room to dive into in February. My favorite so far was an amazing 5-star read:

All the Young Men

FantasyChick Thanks for another great year and another great match! I'm going to be continuing what's left of my list over the year I think! 2y

DebinHawaii I echo the thanks for another wonderful match. 🤗💜I have had a slow start to January but I am hoping to finish my second book from @Laughterhp ‘s list either tonight or by tomorrow & I have plans to keep reading at least one book per month from her list. 2y

Deblovestoread I only managed to read one off my list from @amiable because I overbooked myself as usual, but I am looking forward to reading off her list all year. Thank you so much for your work and excellent matching skills. Next up

The Family Roe: An American Story

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mcipher I only read one off @HOTPock3tt ‘s list , but I do plan to keep going through it - there are some books she listed that I hadn‘t thought to try but that I definitely want to check out! It was so fun and a great match, I‘m just the worst mood reader… (edited) 2y

BarbaraJean Thank you so much for another great match and another great start to my reading year! Every year I‘ve participated I end up discovering books that land on my best-of at the end of the year, and I‘m sure that will be the case again this year (with the tagged book for sure)! I‘ve read three so far from my list from @Karisimo, I‘m 1/3 of the way through another, and I‘m looking forward to reading more from her list throughout the year.

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

Read4life Thank you for hosting 2y

BennettBookworm Thank you so much! A highlight of the whole year!! 2y

Cinfhen I really enjoyed@MallenNC list!! Im planning on reading a few more throughout the year!! Thanks for hosting & pairing 💕💕 2y

thegreensofa Thank you for hosting #AuldLangSpine I am having so much fun! I have a year-long plan for reading @Librarybelle ‘s list. I‘m going to read them all! 👏. I even started a challenge up on #Storygraph to make sure I don‘t miss any! 💛👩🏼‍💻 2y

peaKnit I need to make a final post. I was able to read 5 from @BookNAround - and I will continue on with several more. It was wonderful getting suggestions I hadn‘t considered that I really enjoyed. Thank you for putting this together. 2y

jhod Thanks so much! I have had a really bad reading month but a really good shopping month 🤣 - post imminent! And I intend to read several from @Larkken 's list throughout 2023. Such a brilliant idea, am loving it! Thank you again!! 2y

Jerdencon Thank you so much for hosting!! This has been so much fun!! And loved all my choices from @JenReadsAlot 2y

Chelsea.Poole My friends and family (NOT on litsy) have been hearing so much about how great #AuldLangSpine is, which books I found from @TheKidUpstairs ‘s list…they‘re like “I know I know!!” 😂 it‘s truly a great idea and executed so well @monalyisha! I plan to read more from the list throughout the year… I‘ve just finished my 3rd from the list, which is wonderful and I would have never picked up on my own —

Five Little Indians: A Novel

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BookNAround I love this event and although I only read two of @peaknit ‘s books, I intend to keep going throughout the year. And I will get to reviews eventually once the combo of work and sick pup allow. 2y

MatchlessMarie @Chelsea.Poole I love bugging people about Litsy too 🤣 2y

MatchlessMarie I read 2 off of @Moll ‘s list and I can see myself ready more down the line. I agree with @BarbaraJean about always finding a year‘s best read from these pairings so Thank you! 2y

Chelsea.Poole @MatchlessMarie glad I‘m not alone lol🤓 2y

TheKidUpstairs @Chelsea.Poole I've been telling so many people, too! Especially at work, they all love the idea of this event. Thank you @monalyisha for another great start to the year! Your matching powers struck gold again 😁 I read A LOT this month, including 6 solid reads off Chelsea's list. I know I'll read more as the year progresses! My faves were The Rabbit Hutch, and this one that wasn't even on my radar but I just loved:

Unlikely Animals

MeganAnn Thanks for being such an excellent host and matching extraordinaire as always! I look forward to January for this alone and this year was no exception.👏🏻😘🎉 2y

MallenNC Thanks so much for facilitating this match! I enjoy it every year. I love the list I got from @Cinfhen and read three from it in January. I plan to read more as the year goes on. 2y

Moll I have become utterly obsessed with Heartstopper thanks to @MatchlessMarie !! I'm about to read part 3 and 4😂❤️ 2y

AllDebooks Thank you so much for this great event. I'm going to stick with @jenniferw88 list and read more over the year x 2y

jenniferw88 Thanks so much for hosting again @monalyisha ! I only got to the tagged book from @AllDebooks , but I will be reading more from the list as the year goes on!

Jamaica Inn

Emilymdxn I‘m a much slower reader of fiction i get to choose than I used to be now I‘m in grad school lol but I adored the tagged book rec‘d by the incomparable @Megabooks ! Learnt my lesson about sticking to audio while I try to juggle reading and studying that‘s for sure

Sea of Tranquility: A Novel

Megabooks @Emilymdxn I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! I loved all four books I read that you recommended, but I‘m especially glad to be introduced to the Plainsong series in Holt, CO! I have this book by him up in my TBR for February.

Where You Once Belonged

Megabooks Thanks for the great match @monalyisha ! And good luck with your winter courses @Emilymdxn ! 😊🍀 2y

Maria514626 I read one, read/listened to one, and listened to two. The tagged was my favorite. Thanks @Sharpeipup and @monalysia I have more to read. They‘re overdue now so I‘ll have to check them out again. 😆

Let's Not Do That Again: A Novel

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