The plan is for July to be a catch up month for my reading so I‘m not sure if I‘ll get to these but maybe I can at least get up to these and they‘ll be early reads for August.

Here are my #bookspin #doublespin picks for July. I got Pet Pick and An Orilium Read. So I had one of my dogs, Rosie, pick one of 3 Orilium reads and then I picked from the 2 that were left.

It took me all month but I finically finished a book.

This was one of my #bookspin #doublespin picks for June.

I really liked the first book in this series but everything after that has been just ok. This one picked up a little bit and I was intrigued by some of the part but for the most part we continue on the just ok path.

I do own the entire series so I will continue but I kind of just want it to be over already.

We‘re headed into July so you can see how very behind I am.

These are my June #bookspin #doublespin picks.

Hopefully I‘m caught up soon.

And we wait

Finally got up to date with the Red Rising Series. Red God, the next and final installment to the series should be put next year and I‘m intrigued to see how it all comes to an end.

I keep forgetting to post here so now I‘m working on getting caught back up.

This was just as good as every other time I‘ve read it.

100 pages in and I was confused on why things were happening and how we got there. Felt like we had things happening just to have them happen and not for any reason that was important to plot or character development.

May #bookspin #doublespin picks

Got Color Wheel (Red) and Small Book (under 300 pages)

Finally finished this one.

Jordan has a good start and a good end but the middle is just so boring.

One of my #bookspin #doublespin picks from March

I really liked this one. The set up to get us to the events of the original series were some of my favorite things to see.

I used this one for another Orilium prompt. This time was Inscription.

This one felt more like an introduction than being a full story on its own but I‘m interested to know more.

One of the picks for April‘s #bookspin #doublespin

Read for Lore during Orilium in April.

I haven‘t read the books in years. This was enjoyable to come back to after so long.

I read this during April‘s edition of the Orilium read-a-thon for Restoration.

I‘m back after taking a break while slumping. I really need to pick better books….

I was really bored during this one. More of the same and there was really no character development either. I‘m wondering if I would enjoy this series more if I didn‘t leave so much time between picking them up but I really don‘t know.

I have the next book Light Bringer so I‘ll be reading it and then see if I want to continue when Red God is finally released.

Reading plans for Orilium this month. Veta Mae is working on year 2 as a scribe.

#bookspin #doublespin picks for April

I got highest rated and another pet pick. This time I had one of the cats pick.

I really enjoyed this one. I look forward to continuing the series.

One of my March picks for #bookspin #doublespin

Very late with my pick‘s again but we‘re here and we‘re working with what we have.

Here‘s my March #bookspin and #doublespin picks

This months prompts were use a color wheel and use prompt cards. The color wheel said Orange and the cards said Animal On The Cover.

I was so bored I didn‘t even make it through chapter 1. I was here more for the history than the romance but even that ended up being a dud.

Finished book 4. Not much happened till around the last 100 pages.

While I‘m not enjoying this series as much as I‘d hoped I‘m still planning to continue as there‘s just something about it that makes me still want to know what‘s going to happen.

Well I finished the Uglies series.

They really were just a copy and past of each other. Even this one didn‘t share anything new. The only differences in this one were that it was set in Japan (but you wouldn‘t know till the last part) and it brought in the World Wide Web.

This was another of my #bookspin #doublespin picks, this time for February.

Look who finished a book

I‘ve been sick and obsessing about Disney Dreamlight Valley so this has been a long time coming.

Rise of the World Eater is the 3rd and final installment of the Frostheart series and I thought it was a good end to the series.

This was one of January‘s #bookspin #doublespin pick but I can‘t remember which.

I‘m really late in sharing but here‘s my #bookspin #doublespin picks for February.

My prompts were Pet Pick and Final Book.

@TheAromaofBooks

Currently Reading

My favorite way to read is by following along with the audio.

I was working on The Shadow Rising but wasn‘t able to finish before the audio had to go back to the library. Thankfully my hold for the audio of Dark Age came in just before so I can read that while I wait for The Shadow Rising to come back to me.

Continuing The Wheel of Time Series.

This is book 3 and of the three I‘ve read it‘s not my favorite but I still want to know what happens next.

This one felt very much like a set up book but we‘ll just have to wait and see. I do have plans to pick up book 4 The Shadow Rising very soon.

#thewheeloftime

My dad came into town to visit and we took him to see the sights. We also had to stop at my local used bookstore and pick up some books.

#bookhaul

This one really fell flat for me.

The plot was a cut and past of the previous books in the series with only a slight variation in the exact location of where things went down. The characters have had no growth throughout the series and it‘s made extremely clear in this one. I wouldn‘t continue and read the last book in this series but as I own it and Specials was supposed to be the last in the series I do plan to read on and see what Extras adds.

Rumor has it this should be coming out this year but there is not info other than Briggs is working on it so it may not.

That being said this is my most anticipated release of whenever it ends up coming out.

2025 Priority Reads Stack

Lots of series continuations so I can keep the momentum up.

This year I am striving to post more consistently here and to actually participate in #bookspin #doublespin

I have chosen to make my list a list of prompts so as to not be forced to read something I don‘t want to or loose interest in a book because it becomes required reading.

January‘s prompts were Fiancé Pick and Poll Pick.

#bookspin #doublespin is hosted by @TheAromaofBooks

My most anticipated release of 2024.

Veta Mae read it for the Impling Summoning with the Demonology Professor at Orilium.

Veta Mae also decided to embark on the Lore quest in April since she finished her classes and had some extra time.

Here‘s her stack of books for that. She‘s really excited to continue the exploration in September.

During April I participated in the magical read-a-thon.

My character, Veta Mae changed her Calling to a Scribe and had much more success and more fun.

This stack of books was for my Classes.

Ummm……this is a thing that happened…….

Eeeeekkkk 😆🥰❤️💍

Book haul for the first 6 months of the year….

We‘re headed back to Orilium and Veta Mae has some big decisions to make.

She‘s thinking of changing her Calling and hoping to make a new friend or 2.

#oriliumreadathon

Here‘s my March #bookspin and #doublespin picks

So far Murtagh is pretty good.

Meant to post this at the beginning of the month and forgot but these were my February #bookspin #doublespin picks.

I still haven‘t gotten to them but I‘m hopeful to get caught up in March.

I was a little bored at the beginning but in the end I enjoyed this one a lot.

Read for my family‘s book club

Finished another one

Nothing special but not bad

Read for January‘s #doublespin

Look how finished a book….

Really liked this one.

First picks for this years #bookspin #doublespin

I‘m trying out a new list so reading the books doesn‘t feel so much like a chore and I can‘t wait to dive in.

@TheAromaofBooks

Since I haven‘t posted here in quite a while I thought I‘d reintroduce myself.

I‘m Gabrielle. My favorite genres are Fantasy and Historical Fiction. And when I‘m not reading I can be found playing Disney Dreamlight Valley (I‘m addicted) or stocking the shelves at Kroger.

I‘m also 34 today.

This one‘s my favorite in the series so far.

Class - Restoration: Induce Sleep

Prompt- Start a book before bed.

#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #magicalreadathonorilium

Finally finished another one…..I really do love having my bf read to me. This is my favorite Anita Blake novel so far.

Can‘t wait to continue the series with The Killing Dance.

#bloodybones #laurellkhamilton #bookreview

Best book I read so far this year.

#bestbookoftheyearsofar #bestbooksofar #bestof2023sofar #midyearcheckin #halfway

Mid-year check-in

18 books read so far

#midyearcheckin #halfway

I really enjoyed the urgles tale about the dragon and the tale of Murtagh made me more intrigued to pick up his book when it comes out later this year.

I very much enjoyed my time with this one.

#bookreview #christopherpaolini #theforkthewitchandtheworm

And 4 years later she‘s finally finished the series.

Mostly because I took to much time between books and forgot major things this one scraped a 4. Maybe I‘ll reread one day and not leave so much time between books that I forget stuff.

#asongoficeandfire #gameofthrones #got #adancewithdragons #georgerrmartin #finalbook #finalbooksupportgroup

I listened to the entire book at work yesterday. Very enjoyable series I plan to continue the series. Maybe I can finish book 2 during my next overnight shift.

Current Reads. Final books.

#thewinterofthewitch #thewinternighttrilogy #katherinearden #adancewithdragons #asongoficeandfire #gameofthrones #georgerrmartin #currentlyreading

Staying on that trend of continuing or finishing series this year. So far this one‘s my favorite in the series so far.

This will also complete my May #doublespin

@TheAromaofBooks

#morningstar #piercebrown #redrisingsaga