Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   2019 was a great year for discovering new authors and building an impressive five-star stack of books. I rekindled my love of comic books. I attended many book-related events. And I ended the year feeling that this was the best reading year I have had.    Without further chit chat, let's see those final numbers!   Off we go! Overall  Average Rating: 4 stars Number of Books Read: 10 4 Number of Pages read: 24 , 732 Favorite Book of 2019 Book Types Read Adult Fiction Novels:7 Children’s Picture Book:1 Comic Books/ Graphic Novels: 42 Contemporary Romance Novels: 3 Horror Novels: 8 Middle-Grade Novels: 3 Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller Novels: 37 Reference Books: Science Fiction: 1 Television Tie-In Books: Young Adult Novels: 2 Monthly Books Read Breakdown January- 10 February- 7 March-11 April- 15 May- 9 June- 6 July- 5 August- 4 September-1...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,    Welcome to t he 2020 Xepherus Reads Reading Challenge !  Have fun choosing your books and enjoy reading in 2020!    Rules:  Choose a book for each category. No need to go in numeric order; take each challenge in any order that you wis h .  Once read, add the book to your list. You may also read books, not in a category. There is a place below to add them . A running total is displayed at the begin ning of the reading challenge.  Share your challenge on social media, and let your friends know just how much fun y ou are having reading. Maybe you will encourage your friends to read more. Challenge dates are January 1, 2020 , to December 31, 2020 Book Challenge books read: (0/50) Books Read Not In a Category: (00) Total Books Read: (00) Up dated 00/00/0000   Xepherus Reads Challenge categories ( in alphabetical order) :   ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   T he year has reached the final days and I want to share with you how I did with my 2019 Reading Goals .  2019 Bookish Reading Goals Wrap Up : Tab all books that I read with removable flags : I have loved this option. It has helped me reach my reading goals faster having a visual marker.   Create a dedicated To Be Read pile : I created a 2020 TBR pile last month. Alphabetize shelves : This will never happen , but I do know where they are o n my disorganized shelves . Bu y more library sleeves to protect the books that I am reading : This seemed to be less of a priority this year since I began sel ling books i n my eBay store . I cover the books while I read them, but transfer the book into a protective bag after. I just reuse the library sleeve on the next book that I read.   Take a break from reading : This was what I did during the holiday season this year. I would rather not read and take c...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   From the depths of my bookshelf comes my Top 5 Stressful Books I Read in 2019. This includes books that I read that were stressful for various reasons, including bad plot choices and annoying characters. If you liked these books I am happy that you were able to. No one's opinion should ever dictate how you enjoy something. Many of these authors I have enjoyed in the past.    Without further ado, let's begin..... 5) The Night Before by Wendy Walker was a good novel. I enjoyed the story and some of the characters. What I was not a fan of was how soon the reveal came. In a flashback, we are told the truth. This made no sense to me due to the fact the reveal came again when the main character's sister found out the truth. I felt that the reader and the sister should have found out the killer's identity together.   4) Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Jaynes was all over the place. I trie...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Fresh slate. New Year. And I am ready to read even more than I did in 2019. After over 100 books read, my goal will be higher for this year. January 2019 saw me reading 10 books. Let's see if I can beat that record.    To start off the year right, I have several ARCs recently gifted to me from various publishers. Two of which are my most anticipated reads of 2020. Plus I have added some contemporary reads.   Here is my January TBR: A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Next Girl to Die by Dea Poirer No Exit by Taylor Adams The Outsider by Stephen King Son of Secrets by N.J. Simmonds Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent When You See Me by Lisa...